eurekapd Chapter 264: Warning from the 9th Tower
Chapter 264: Warning from the 9th Tower
The news and orders from the Kun Kingdom court reached Nie Bei and Shen Changgong at an extremely fast speed.
After receiving the order, Nie Bei sighed to the sky, but he was helpless and could only immediately order the entire army to break camp and set off to Ziyang County as quickly as possible.
They were further south than the Yan army, chose the battlefield in advance, and still had time to build some defensive fortifications.
After receiving this news, Shen Changgong laughed out loud three times.
God really helps me!
At the junction of Yangbei County and Ziyang County of Kun State, in Gaotong City, the army was resting.
The news was detailed intelligence sent by spies from Kun Kingdom at full speed, not the kind of news sent by carrier pigeon.
This was thanks to the official that the Yan State had bribed before. Doctor Fang passed the news to the Yan army in time. He was the one who helped frame Yu Huatian in the court last time, resulting in Yu Huatian's military power being taken away.
This man was named Fang Lu, and he served as Zhong Daifu (an official position equivalent to Guanglu Dafu in the Han Dynasty). He was in charge of discussions and was a minister who helped to come up with ideas.
He is a third-rank official and is qualified to attend court meetings.
It is because of him that Shen Changgong is able to know every move of the Kun Kingdom court.
Of course, apart from the Skynet spies, only Shen Changgong, Tu Que Ling and Gongsun Wan'er knew of his existence. The generals and marshals were unaware of it.
Shen Changgong placed the letter in his hand on the table and said with a smile,
"If we were to be attacked from both north and south by two large enemy armies, it would be a tough battle for our army and it would be very difficult to defeat them.
But Emperor Kun was really timid. He was afraid that Shengjing would be left empty and his life would be in danger, so he asked the Queen to order Nie Bei to stop our army.
This queen is stronger than Emperor Kun. She even proposed a pincer attack from the north and the south, but was rejected by Emperor Kun.
Sometimes I really feel that Emperor Kun is our undercover agent planted in Kun Country.
He is not as courageous as a woman."
Hearing this, Zhang Yide laughed out loud.
"Yes, Your Majesty, even our Majesty dared to send the nation's elite troops to the front lines to fight when foreign enemies invaded, and she even led the troops herself.
This Emperor Kun is so cowardly. It is unjust that the Kun Kingdom must be destroyed."
As soon as he said this, the generals who were about to speak fell silent instantly, and looked at him with frowns on their faces.
Guan Shou gave him a long look and said,
"What do you mean by 'even'? Do you mean that Emperor Kun is worthy of being compared with His Majesty? Our Majesty is a wise ruler, especially compared to the foolish Emperor Kun?"
"Yes, yes, I, Old Zhang, said something wrong. Your Highness, please don't be angry."
"This king is very angry. I will punish you by killing the enemy general on the battlefield to atone for your sins."
"Ah? No credit again?"
Zhang Yide was shocked.
Everyone laughed.
A map of Ziyang County was placed before everyone. Spreading it out, the Southern King pointed at the map and said,
"According to enemy intelligence, Nie Bei received an order to engage in a corps battle with our army to deplete our manpower.
To put it bluntly, these 400,000 people are all cannon fodder.
There are mostly flat deserts in Ziyang County, with occasional hills but few in number. Cultivated land is scarce and all are strictly protected.
The combined forces of both sides number nearly one million people, so the battlefield required must be a flat area of at least the size of a county.
Look at this area."
The Southern King pointed to a wide area in the middle of Ziyang County and said,
"This area is located directly north of Ziyang County, with Qiongming City to the west and Xiagu County to the east.
This is the only large desert area without arable land. When fighting here, there is no need to worry about injuring civilians or wasting food.
The enemy will definitely deploy their troops in this area and rely on the two cities to fight against our army.
Here we can attack or defend. If we fight a decisive battle with our army, the cities on both wings can provide support and attack our army from both sides. Even if the enemy is defeated, they can retreat to the county city of Ziyang County.
This is the most reasonable place for a decisive battle, and at the enemy's speed, they will arrive here a few days earlier than us.
Nie Bei will definitely have those soldiers dig trenches again to block our artillery fire."
Shen Changgong looked at the map, thought for a moment, and asked,
"The enemy is all local troops. There are no cavalry, right?"
"No."
"In that case..."
Shen Changgong smiled brightly and said to the King of the South,
"I'll trouble His Royal Highness the Southern King."
King Nan sneered and said,
"You mean, when the enemy arrives, we'll start digging trenches, and then I'll lead the cavalry to charge them, and then run away after the fight. That way, we won't let them dig trenches in peace, right?"
"Yes, first set up camp a hundred miles away, then go over to fight, and then come back after the fight. Even if the enemy wants to pursue, they can't catch up a hundred miles in a day.
We expect to arrive in the desert four days later than them. If you hold on for two days, we will be able to catch up with your camp."
"No problem. After the enemy arrives in a few days, our Zhennan Army will set off."
"it is good."
Just as everyone was about to leave, a Skynet employee suddenly walked in and said,
"Your Highness, this is a letter from Jiutian Tower sent to you by carrier pigeon."
"Nine Heavens Tower?"
Shen Changgong was stunned when he heard this, while the generals around him all showed expressions that all men understood.
It must be Fairy Meiyan who misses the prince and is sending him a letter to express her feelings.
Shen Changgong took it, opened it and looked at it, and his brows immediately frowned.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty?"
"The letter sent by carrier pigeon said that Jiutian Tower has captured a group of rangers from Kun Kingdom's Yan Extermination Society, and the leader is a hall master.
The hall master said that the Mie Yan Society had gathered a large number of experts at its Kun Country branch, preparing to assassinate the king and the Southern King.
The location is in Boyang City, south of us."
Everyone heard this and looked at the map. Yu Huatian said,
"Boyang City is located just north of the Ziyang Desert, facing Qiongming City to the west, Xiagu County to the east, and Ziyang County to the south, forming the perfect east-west, south-north direction.
This is also the place we want to take as our base and fight a decisive battle with Kun’s army. A war involving millions of people cannot be fought in one or two days. We need to stay in this city for many days.
If we send all our troops out to fight, the city's defenses will be weak. If the two princes stay in the city, these assassins disguised as civilians will suddenly attack, which will be really hard to defend against."
Guan Shouchang took over and said,
"The key is how to find them. We're not afraid of them gathering together, but we're afraid of them hiding in groups of two or three in the homes of ordinary people, disguising themselves as ordinary people. We can't massacre all the people in the city."
Su Wuan smiled and said
"That's easy. We just need to post a reward notice. If anyone knows of a stranger suddenly appearing at a neighbor's or someone they know's house, suspected to be an assassin, there's a reward for reporting. There will definitely be people rushing to report them."
Yu Huatian shook his head and said,
"There will also be many people who kill innocent people to gain credit. Money is attractive to people, and it's a good opportunity to report enemies or neighbors and get a reward."