Vol 5 Chapter 271: The final battle is coming

From Dali to the south is Sichuan. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jianchang Mansion of Dali State, which is now Xichang, was nearly 500 kilometers away from Chengdu. In ancient times, this area was sparsely populated and densely populated with mountains and forests. It was impossible to station border troops.
The Nanzhao barbarians have lived in the vast mountains of southwestern China since they were young. They were used to fighting in the mountains, walking through the mountains and forests just waiting. After entering the border of the Chinese Empire, they have been marching in the mountains and forests, avoiding the sight of the flying sword scouts, and went straight to Chengdu. Under the city, only then was the defender caught off guard.
After taking the Chengdu Mansion, the Nanzhao Army was busy catching the people and refining Gu, and its march gradually slowed down. Otherwise, Yuzhou City, not far from Chengdu Mansion, might not be able to wait for the Chang'an reinforcements, for fear that it would have to follow in Chengdu Mansion's footsteps.
The Nanzhao Army stationed in Chengdu Mansion seems to have missed the opportunity, but its commander-in-chief also has his own reasoning.
There is a saying that sharpening the knife and not chopping wood by mistake, the Central Plains martial arts masters are like clouds, and there are several major immortal sects sitting in town. If the Nanzhao barbarian army relies on the water and beasts to charge into the battle, the plan to attack the Central Plains will never succeed.
Although the water monster is tyrannical, it is extremely difficult to control. Once it loses control, it will backfire its owner. Each time the control of the monster consumes a lot of time, the time to summon the monster is limited.
Of course, if the Lord of the Moon Worships is willing to be a man, and simply combine himself with the water monster, there will be no restrictions, but then he will also lose his self-awareness, and the desire to be violently killed by the ancient monster will obliterate his spiritual wisdom. The water monsters are out of control together, and will not give up unless the flood will destroy the world.
The Lord of Worship is an ambitious man, but not a lunatic. He just wants to use the power of the water monster to dominate the world, not to destroy the colorful world frantically.
Because of this, not all battles of the Lord of the Moon Worship can be solved by the water monsters, and the Nanzhao Barbarians also have to undertake at least more than half of the conventional combat tasks.
Only the treacherous and mysterious Miaojiang Gu technique was the biggest backing in the Nanzhao Army's war. The Gu technique was not inferior to the immortal law, and it was more vicious and vicious than the immortal law, and its lethality was even greater.
The Lord of the Moon Worshiping Master decided to first raid Chengdu Mansion and slaughter the local people to breed millions of Gu worms, give the army Gu Masters an epic enhancement, and then continue to march north to confront the main force of the Central Plains.
At that time, every Gu master in the army will have countless various types of Gu worms in the pots, and the vicious spells can be littered at will, and the Nanzhao Army will have the confidence to fight head-on with the Central Plains army.
His plan went quite smoothly. Using living human flesh and blood souls as fodder, Gu worms are growing gratifyingly. Every day they are stationed in Chengdu Mansion, the strength of the Nanzhao Army's Gu Masters along with the army is constantly increasing.
It takes a lot of time to capture the people to raise Gu and refine Gu. The suddenness of the Nanzhao Army’s undeclared warfare has disappeared with the passage of time. The spies from the front sent back intelligence, and the Chinese Imperial Crusade Army was rushing from Chang’an City. Come here, there will be a tough battle next.
In this regard, the leader of the worship of the moon is not too regretful. The grand strategy is not about the gains and losses of one city and one place. If the Nanzhao army blindly rushes and fights, even if they continue to fight and win, they will fight for a long time under Chang'an. , Was pushed back by the Zhongyuan elite who was waiting for work.
In this way, the Nanzhao Army was entrenched in Chengdu Mansion to cultivate Gu, and the Nanzhao Army became a side waiting for work. The huge amount of Gu worms accumulated can also give the crusaders who rushed in a big surprise.
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The 120,000 crusade army, led by the envoy Jing Xiaolou and the supervisor Li Xiaoyao, spent a month rushing to Chengdu North Road and entered the territory of Chengdu Prefecture.
Chengdu is more than 700 kilometers away from Xi’an. It can be reached within two or three hours by high-speed rail in modern times. However, in ancient times, the road conditions were extremely poor. The army marched to clear the mountains and build bridges in the water. The Shenji Army also carried a large amount of heavy ammunition, just to establish transportation. The supply line is a major project, and the marching speed is extremely slow, but it is too urgent.
The melee combat ability of the soldiers of the Shenji Army is relatively poor. If they don't have guns, artillery, or carry enough bullets, they will have no combat capability, and they are no different from a group of civilian men.
In addition, not long after the new army was formed, most of the soldiers were recruits, and the amount of training was far from enough. I did not know how many people were lost in the forced march.
Both Jing Xiaolou and Li Xiaoyao were anxious, but they had no choice but to leave the army and lead a group of Shushan Feijian Camp from the air. However, due to the strict orders of the Luo Guoshi, they had to follow the crusade army of the Turtle Speed ​​March to rush slowly.
Jing Xiaolou was impatient, because the Chengdu Mansion fell and Yuzhou was exposed to the Nanzhao army's front. He was worried that the marching speed would be slow. When the army arrived in Shu, he could only watch his hometown being harmed by the black Miao barbarians. a mess.
Yuzhou is the foundation of the Jing family. There is also Tangjiabao, the hometown of Jing Xiaolou’s mother, outside Yuzhou. If the two places fail, even if the war is won, all the invading barbarians will be killed, but the relatives will die. In the disaster, Jing Xiaolou will also leave a lifetime regret.
Li Xiaoyao was worried that Shushan would be captured by the Nanzhao Army. Although he now serves for the court, he still recognizes his identity as a disciple of Shushan. Under the influence of Master Jiujianxian, he values ​​the instructions of the ancestor of Shushan.
In Li Xiaoyao's view, Shushan is the node of the six realms, an important gateway connecting the two worlds of monsters. If it falls into the hands of the Nanzhao barbarians, the enemy will break the seal of Shushan and lead the army of monsters into the world, which will cause a battle. An irreparable disaster.
Although the march took a full month, it seemed to the two commanders to be slow, but the crusade soldiers actually consumed a lot of money and showed a state of exhaustion.
After all, the two commanders are masters of masters, and their physical fitness is far beyond that of ordinary people. Moreover, the two do not have to carry heavy ammunition like ordinary soldiers. One of them is a knight and the other is a businessman. They are not familiar with military affairs. This led to a cognitive bias, ignoring the actual situation that soldiers need to be groomed before they can enter the battlefield, and hurriedly sent envoys to hand over the battle book to the enemy in Chengdu.
As for Li Xiaoyao, a general manager who served as the supervisor of the army, why did he become an important commander of the crusade army, and he was on the same level as Jing Xiaolou, the recruiting officer?
This is because the Chinese Empire has adopted the Great Song Army system, and the eunuchs supervise the army with great power. Although Li Xiaoyao is not an eunuch, he is an official of the eunuch, and accordingly has the authority of the supervising the army.
After receiving the war note, the leader of the worship of the moon did not worry about the absolute superiority of the crusade army. On the contrary, he was overjoyed. He knew that his opponent, the commander of the Central Plains Army, was a war boy and did not know the art of war. He immediately sent someone back to the book and agreed. On the second day, troops lined up in the wilderness outside Chengdu, and the two armies confronted each other for a final battle.
Jing Xiaolou and Li Xiaoyao received a letter from the Lord of the Moon Worship, and were not in a hurry to fight. They called the Lieutenant General to discuss the battle and changed the decisive battle from tomorrow to the final battle three days later. They also saw through the small plan of the Lord of Moon Worship. , Set aside some rest time for the soldiers.
If they were replaced by Luo Feng’s army, it would never be possible for them to follow the ancient war etiquette and engage in battles and fights on the battlefield. The military knowledge of Hanai Li Xiaoyao and Jing Xiaolou was provisional from the ancient military books. Learning from the Buddha's feet, even the two of them have no practical command experience, making mistakes is inevitable.
Of course, Luo Feng arranged for them to be the commander-in-chief, and did not expect them to win the battle. It is nothing more than sharing a scapegoat and making them bear the blame for the incompetent and exhausting the army. Don't come to Luo Feng to claim his life at night.