Qu Ping spoke very straightforwardly, but the listeners knew that he cared deeply, so no one felt angry.
Jiang Yuan said: "Thank you, General Qu, for the reminder. Can General Qu tell you as much as possible about the situation of the Tattoo Army?"
Qu Ping said: "I have had some minor battles with the Ninth Army of the Tattoo Army. Its combat power is among the best among the second-class Army Corps of the Tattoo Army. It is not only well-equipped, well-trained, and brave in combat, but also equipped with a lot of equipment."
There are a few combat monsters, such as the black-winged raptor, the flaming peacock, the sharp-toothed armored tyrannosaurus, the black giant tiger, the rhino-armored unicorn, etc., and there are some mysterious black wizards to assist... In short, it is very difficult to deal with!
I don’t know much about the situation of the Eleventh Army, but its combat strength should be slightly lower than that of the Ninth Army.”
King Qi sighed and said slowly: "These combat beasts mentioned by General Qu are already very powerful, but they are not considered advanced in the tattoo army."
Qu Ping said: "The monarch is right. There are not many of those extremely terrifying high-level combat monsters. They are only equipped in the seven first-class legions of the Tattoo Army."
Due to the dangerous situation, the atmosphere in the meeting hall was very depressing.
Jiang Yuan said: "No matter how powerful the two legions of the Tattoo Army are, the strategy of "concentrating our forces and defeating each one" we just mentioned is still the best choice and does not need to be changed. But in order to deal with the possible disadvantages in combat, we must
Be prepared to retreat."
King Qi nodded and said: "Yes, if the battle is unfavorable, the main force of our army can retreat to Julang Pass. Although Julang Pass has been in disrepair for a long time, the terrain is dangerous, and after 150,000 migrant workers working day and night for a month to repair it,
It should be strong enough. Our army can use this to defend against the Eleventh Army Corps that came in at that time. However, if the main force of our army is concentrated at Julang Pass in the north at this time, how can we deal with the south?
Where is the stronger Ninth Legion?"
Qu Ping said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. Since Chu has formed a military alliance with Qi, it will definitely keep its promise and help your country. Before I came to Qi, the commander-in-chief told me that if the Tattoo Army attacks Qi from the south,
The Chu army will send out troops no less than the Tai army to contain and attack the Tai army. If the monarch allows it, the Chu army is even willing to enter Qi and fight in coordination with your army."
King Qi nodded to express his thanks.
Because of the promise from the Chu army, the originally very depressing atmosphere relaxed a little.
The blond girl suddenly said: "Your Majesty, on our way to the palace just now, we saw many people in Qi who were opposed to fighting the Tattoo Army and were even more afraid of the Tattoo Army massacring the city. I think their worries are justified.
So I thought: If our army's war situation is unfavorable and we can't even defend the Langguan Pass, then in the next step, can we just give up guarding the capital Linzi and retreat to the seaside and islands, so as to avoid the Tatman army's usual attack after they break through Linzi City?
Is it customary to massacre the people of Qi to vent their anger?"
King Qi looked at Sylvia, frowned, remained silent, and his breathing became heavy.
Lu Jing looked at Sylvia's stunningly beautiful face and felt excited. He stretched out his hand and placed it on her thigh. Sylvia lowered her head slightly, held the back of Lu Jing's hand tightly with one hand, and then raised her head
, staring intently at his handsome face full of concern. Lu Jing felt that her palms were a little nervous and sweaty.
Wei Wushuang, who had been silent, nodded and said: "Wei Chen thinks that although Linzi City has strong walls, it occupies a large area, and the terrain outside the city is flat and there are no dangerous places. The main force of the Qi army must have lost its strength after losing Julang Pass.
Heavy damage. At that time, it was really difficult to defend such a large city of Linzi with such a small force and have no chance of winning!"
Jiang Yuan also said: "Linzi City is much more difficult to defend than Julang Pass. With the weak military strength after losing Julang Pass, it is very unwise to defend a large city like Linzi from a military point of view."
Everyone was silent for a while, and then King Qi sighed and said: "What you said is not unreasonable, but maybe the strength of the Tattoo Army at that time had also been greatly damaged? Let's put this matter aside for the time being!"
Although King Qi had previously said that he was preparing to move the capital, he knew that once Linzi was lost, the ancestral temples dedicated to the kings and ancestors of the past dynasties would be completely destroyed by the tattoo army. As the king of a country, it was really difficult for him to face this cruelty.
situation, so I don’t like to discuss this topic.
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Two days later, the generals returned to Julang Pass.
The training of the 57,000 Qi army has not stopped. Jiang Yuan also ordered to recruit 3,000 strong men from the migrant workers who built the city to join the army, making up the round number of 60,000.
After the fourth batch of twenty-two elixir girls arrived at Julang Pass, Jiang Yuan and Lu Jing stopped letting the six Qingyun Cranes fly to the "Arctic Wonderland" because of the imminent war, and stayed in the army. Lu Jing captured
With the consent of the commander Jiang Yuan and several other generals, 60 of the total 88 elixir girls were left at Julang Pass, while the remaining 28 elixir girls were taken away by a small group of handsome soldiers.
The capital of Qi is Linzi.
In order to prevent the elixir girl from turning to the tattoo army during the war, Jiang Yuan and Lu Jing ordered that all handsome men who come into contact with the elixir girl must constantly tell them how brutal the tattoo army is, and describe the men of the tattoo country in exaggerated ways.
How ugly and wretched they are, sexually incompetent, and fond of abusing women... Soon, they succeeded in making all the elixir girls hate and fear the people of the Tsing Kingdom.
Lu Jing and Sylvia began taking turns flying cranes for high-altitude reconnaissance. Seven days later, the project of repairing and strengthening the fortifications was basically completed. After receiving their wages, the vast majority of migrant workers did not dare to stay in this place where a war was about to break out.
, they all said goodbye and evacuated southward.
Jiang Yuan, the supreme commander of the Qi Army, promised: "Any migrant workers who are willing to stay, regardless of whether they have any work to do or not, will receive five times their wages!" Only then did 20,000 bold migrant workers look at the steep and solid fortifications, and their morale was high.
The officers and soldiers were willing to stay and continue to make the equipment to defend the city and prepare to repair the fortifications and equipment during the war. The other 130,000 migrant workers still left Julang Pass.
On the eighth day after returning to Julang Pass, there are still two days left before the day when the King of Qi said that "the Eleventh Army will arrive outside Julang Pass in twelve days at the earliest." Jiang Yuan issued an order early in the morning: 60,000 Qi troops will start from today
, greatly reducing the amount of training to save energy and cope with the possible upcoming war.
In the evening, a communications soldier rushed into the commander's tent and reported to Jiang Yuan: "General Xi in the sky sent a message that 20,000 black armored cavalry appeared seven hundred miles away from the northwest, as well as four small and six large cavalry.
The ten flying monsters are probably the vanguard of the 11th Legion of the Tattoo Army!"
Jiang Yuan immediately summoned the generals, and after a short discussion, they quickly unanimously agreed: If the tattooed cavalry continues to break away from the infantry and go deep alone, it will be a great opportunity for the Qi army to annihilate the enemy!
That night, the signal trooper reported again: Sylvia discovered that the 20,000 tattooed cavalry were camping and resting six hundred miles northwest of Julang Pass.
Throughout the next day, Lu Jing and Sylvia, who were working in shifts for reconnaissance, sent multiple reports: The 20,000 tattooed cavalry rushed south for 450 miles in one day, and by dark they had advanced to Lijulang Pass.
One hundred and fifty miles away, the camp was set up again. In addition, there is a very important point: no other tattoo troops were found behind.
After receiving this news, Jiang Yuan ordered: The entire army came out to fight and wipe out this enemy force as much as possible!