The night wind outside the big tent became violent again.
The whirring sound kept echoing outside the tent wall.
Xiao Shizhu in the tent nodded and agreed with his wife Guimu's words.
As long as Qingqiu Fox King knows that he is 'dead', his trip eastward will be much safer.
Xiao Shizhu also decided to give Qingqiu Fox King a smooth sailing.
Since the Qingqiu Fox King was so looking forward to his death, he might as well 'die' one time.
Xiao Shizhu, who had made up his mind, was already ready to start this plan.
"Let's ask Lin Cong to handle this matter." Seeing that her husband had made up his mind, the ghost mother thought for a moment and gave Xiao Shizhu a personal suggestion: "It would be best to leave this kind of matter to him.
. He was originally engaged in confidentiality work, and he was also quite good at this kind of things that could blind the eyes of the enemy."
Xiao Shizhu and Ghost Mother hit it off right away. He originally planned to do so and accepted the suggestion without hesitation.
The reason why Xiao Shizhu thought of Lin Cong was also because of this kind of deception, which Lin Cong had done countless times against the enemies of Jiuyou Kingdom. Practice makes perfect, and with experience, he also has the ability.
The most critical point is that if Lin Cong plans and executes this plan, it is very likely that the secret will not be exposed. Moreover, he trusts Lin Cong very much.
Lin Cong has always been loyal to him.
Thinking of this, Xiao Shizhu reached out to pull the silk hanging down on the side.
There is a bell hanging on the silk satin. Once it is rung, the fungi will come in.
But as soon as his hand reached deep, the ghost mother stopped him and gave him a look, indicating to Xiao Shizhu that there was the Qingqiu Fox King's tent not far away. As a fox ghost, the Qingqiu Fox King had poor hearing.
It is several times stronger than the human soul. Now when the bell rings, it is not afraid of ten thousand but just in case. It alerts the Qingqiu Fox King, and the other party may think too much and bring trouble to them.
Xiao Shizhu looked at the beautiful eyes of the ghost mother and understood in an instant. He also silently gave his wife a wink and motioned for her to run over and call the fungus who was in charge of communications next to her.
The ghost mother immediately stood up, silently walked to the side door, gently lifted the curtain, and whispered to the disciple Su Tianju who was standing guard at the door, amidst the sound of the wind: "Please come over tonight."
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After saying that, he lowered the door curtain.
The ghost mother returned to the tent again, and did not return to Xiao Shizhu first, but went behind the screen.
After a while, the ghost mother came out from behind the screen holding a large cloak made of white feathers twisted into velvet.
After arriving at Xiao Shizhu's side, he put it on Xiao Shizhu's body.
If we put it in the past, the ghost mother would not have worried about Xiao Shizhu catching cold due to the sudden cold wind in the wilderness. After all, Xiao Shizhu's body was different from that of ordinary ghosts at that time. But since Xiao Shizhu came back from the underworld
Later, he was assassinated by the Queen of the Underworld. Not only did he lose his life, but his body was also far worse than before.
The ghost mother is always thinking about what needs to be taken care of and never forgets it.
"Since you have made up your mind to go east without taking me with you, I can't convince you, but don't be brave along the way." The ghost mother who sat down next to Xiao Shizhu sighed softly and couldn't help but say,
He started nagging: "When it's cold or hot, you have to pay attention when encountering wind or rain. Don't be like before, not knowing whether it's cold or hot, and not knowing how to take care of yourself."
In the past, Xiao Shizhu would have found this nagging a bit annoying. Today, he had a lot more patience. When his wife finished speaking slowly, Xiao Shizhu patiently nodded in agreement.
And keep it in mind.
Although the ghost mother kept repeating these words over and over whenever he was alone these past few days, he still didn't feel any impatience today.
He is now very patient with the ghost mother's nagging.
Only then did Xiao Shizhu respond. Not far away, the door curtain opened a small corner. The fungus who was on duty tonight and was responsible for communication for Xiao Shizhu ran in along the opened corner. He will be here soon.
Arriving at Xiao Shizhu's side.
"Remember, you have to sneak into the city before dawn." Juncai stood next to him, and Xiao Shizhu had already given the order: "Tell Lin Cong to find me at the hunting ground after dawn, come quietly, and leave quietly.
, don’t alarm anyone.”…
Xiao Shizhu had not rested yet. He was far away in Dongyingzhou to visit King Yama of Shuo Mountain, but he took a break from his busy schedule and went to the back hall of the military government office to take a nap.
The air raid army secretly sent by King Yama has already set off. No matter what happens next, the Battle of Dushuoshan will come as scheduled.
Once the war begins, King Yama will not have much time to rest; take advantage of now, the moment of peace before the war, to have a good rest so that when the war begins in the future, he will have enough energy to fight side by side with the soldiers.
Rough snoring echoed in the back hall of the Junfu Yamen, lit only by a solitary lamp.
The rising and falling sounds echoed around the beams. Sometimes they were dull, sometimes they were loud.
King Yama, who was sleeping soundly, stopped snoring after sleeping for a long time. He had not yet woken up, so he unconsciously raised his hand and scratched the thick beard on his face.
Then he turned over and fell asleep again, snoring loudly.
King Yama himself didn't know how long he had been sleeping. Suddenly, his deputy general shouted from outside the door: "Commander, Commander."
The shouts were urgent and loud, and could be heard clearly in the back hall across the door.
"Yes." King Yama suddenly woke up from his sleep when he heard the sound, and continued to close his eyes.
Although the snoring stopped suddenly, King Yama was still not fully awake.
He instinctively raised his hands and rubbed his eyes, trying to dispel his sleepiness and wake himself up quickly.
"Commander." The lieutenant general standing across the door saluted and said: "Our soldiers who were ordered to carry out the night attack are back."
After hearing this, King Yama immediately woke up and lost all sleep. He stood up and sat up from the bed.
King Yama, who stood up too violently, suddenly felt dizzy the moment he sat up. But he soon got better and asked hurriedly: "How is the battle going?"
Having just finished speaking, King Yama had already put his feet down on the bed, put them on the shoes on the ground beside the bed, stood up impatiently, and strode towards the door.
The lieutenant outside the door did not rush to answer, but waited quietly for King Yama to open the door before speaking.
As soon as the door opened, King Yama saw his lieutenant standing at the door with a face full of joy. When King Yama saw it, he had a premonition that this attack must be fruitful.
He immediately picked up his lieutenant and headed towards the front hall along the corridor with white cloth lanterns hanging in front of the house.
Along the way, King Yama, who had not taken a few steps, could not help but asked with concern: "How is the battle situation? How many soldiers have we killed or injured?".
"No one was killed, but about a hundred soldiers were injured." The deputy general who was reporting to King Yama followed King Yama to the front hall: "There are no casualties in the beast soul, and the injured soldiers are not seriously injured, they are all minor injuries.
, just treat the wound a little and bandage it.”
After hearing the report, King Yama called the guard at the door and asked the guard to pass some hot tea.
"Sit down and talk slowly." King Yama, who was sitting behind the commander's desk, also asked his lieutenant to sit down and said, "Tell me in detail."
"Yes." The lieutenant general who sat down in response said, "I have already gone to see the wounded, and they are all fine. According to their reports, the enemy is only about thirty miles away from us. Tonight's air raid indeed hit the opponent."
They were caught off guard, but the enemy's response was not slow. They quickly stabilized their position.
Feet, use the repeating crossbow in hand to fight back at the sky. Most of them use the three-foot crossbow in Dongyingzhou. This kind of crossbow has a long range and is powerful. Moreover, the enemy is equipped with a large number of this kind of repeating crossbow. Once they all fire, it will be a rain of arrows.
.The more than 100 injured soldiers of ours were scratched by such crossbow arrows."
When King Yama heard these words, he thought for a moment and thought that Si You's arrangement was probably to deal with the fire cannons of Jiuyou Kingdom.
The three-foot crossbow in Dongyingzhou has a long history. The crossbow body is three feet long, the string is also three feet long, and it is square. It is also called a square crossbow.
Moreover, the crossbow string is made from Suanni's hamstrings in the underworld. It is not only tough, but also has good elasticity and is not afraid of water or fire.
The crossbow has a shooting range of five hundred steps, can easily penetrate most iron armor, and can fire five arrows in a row. It is a sharp weapon among the many cold weapons in the underworld.
In Japan, most of the ghost kingdoms are equipped with a large number of this kind of repeated crossbows.
If it weren't for the large number of advanced firecrackers and artillery in Jiuyou Kingdom, King Yama might be afraid of this kind of repeating crossbow. But he knew that in front of Jiuyou Kingdom's firecrackers and artillery, this kind of repeating crossbow would not be considered a weapon.
He thought about it for a while in deep thought, and already came up with several countermeasures to deal with this kind of repeating crossbow.
Over there, his lieutenant general continued to report: "Our army's air attack killed at least about 30,000 people and injured 30,000 to 40,000 of the enemy. Although this did not damage the enemy's main force, it also reached the point where we consumed the enemy's strength.
purpose."
King Yama put away his thoughts, and after listening to the report, he nodded slightly with satisfaction.
After killing about 30,000 enemies, King Yama was satisfied.
Originally, he did not launch a night attack just to make a surprise attack and completely defeat the enemy's combat effectiveness. His purpose was to eat as much of the enemy as he could.
As long as you eat a little bit, the pressure on Dushuo Mountain to start a war in the future will be less.
"Through this calculation, Si You still has at least 500,000 people who can be mobilized." King Yama, who pondered for a moment, slowly said: "The place we are holding is more than 20 miles wide in the north, and the enemy can
Completely launch an all-out attack and attack any position in the northern foothills."
The deputy general nodded in agreement.
"Let the navy prepare for reinforcements. Once the war starts, first bombard the enemy forces facing the sea in the northwest. The star-falling cannon on the ship is also ready to provide us with fire support at any time." King Yama said the tactical countermeasures he had already thought of.
He gave the order to the deputy general so that the other party could quickly pass his order to all the generals in the area: "Flying thunder vehicles and air cavalry must also be ready at any time. When the war begins, follow my orders and attack wherever I direct."
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"No." The deputy general responded without hesitation.
The guards came in, served them all tea, and then left.
King Yama picked up the tea cup, slowly scraped the tea powder, blew on the hot air rising in the cup, and took a sip of tea.
The warm tea tasted sweet in the mouth, and after swallowing it, King Yama felt warm all over, and the last bit of sleepiness in his body disappeared.
On the other side, the lieutenant general, who had just taken a sip of tea, slowly frowned while holding the tea cup. After thinking about it for a moment, he said to King Yama: "Commander, there is one more thing. When I give you the order, I sent
I hired a few scouts to follow the army, mainly to conduct high-altitude reconnaissance of the enemy and get a feel for the enemy's situation."
"Yeah." King Yama grunted, spit out the tea leaves stuck between his teeth, and spit it out on the ground beside him.
"After these scouts came back, they reported something strange." The lieutenant general who put down his tea cup continued to King Yama and said: "Although these scouts did not participate in the battle, they were in the air, after our army dropped bombs and exploded.
The fire and flames clearly observed the enemy's situation. They discovered that there was something slightly different from the previous intelligence in Si You's camp."
King Yama, who had not paid much attention to this matter, casually asked: "What's the difference?".
"There are at least 50,000 to 78,000 fast cavalry missing, and even the mounts are missing at least 50,000 to 78,000 horses." King Yama's deputy general took this very seriously. He Susehui reported: "I also
I asked people from the Intelligence Department and found that no support troops sent by Si You have appeared in other war zones in the past few days. These tens of thousands of cavalry seem to have suddenly disappeared."
After he said these words, King Yama began to pay attention.
Although he only had this little information, King Yama did not know where these enemy troops had disappeared. However, King Yama, a veteran on the battlefield, had an ominous premonition rising in his heart.
He always feels that there must be a monster when things go wrong.
Moreover, it is not like these fast cavalry are going to transport supplies and food.
What will that do?
"Around 50,000 to 70,000?"
After asking the question, King Yama stood up, strode to the left wall of the lobby and stood in front of it. He looked at the map hanging on the wall, and after a quick scan, he found the location of Dushuo Mountain.
His lieutenant general also followed and stood side by side with King Yama. After finding the location of Dushuo Mountain on the map, he raised his hand and pointed to the north of Dushuo Mountain on the map and said: "Siyou's army is probably here now.
, if he ignores the wounded, he will break camp before dawn and arrive at the foot of our northern foothills in the early morning."
But King Yama just glanced at the place where his finger was and continued to meditate.
He was thinking whether the disappearing enemy cavalry were also sneak attacks.
If so, where in Dushuo Mountain did Si You let the enemy attack?
With this thought in mind, King Yama focused his eyes on the Dushuo Mountain area on the map. He turned slightly and scanned the area several times before finally settling on the northwest entrance of Dushuo Mountain on the map.
There is a trumpet-shaped opening connecting the ports to the west of Dushuo Mountain.
On the flat, unobstructed beach, King Yama has never arranged a garrison.
Since he had no support to defend, he ordered the garrison on the harbor to stop garrisoning on this trumpet-shaped beach with a radius of about three miles.
In this way, this place can allow the enemy to pass quickly, and the troops can reach the port directly.
Even if King Yama built a fortress and a secret passage on the cliff in the northwest mountain, and stationed more than two hundred soldiers to defend it according to the danger, the enemy would not be able to successfully attack the mountain from here, but if the enemy is extremely fast, he will be able to do so at the cost of
With minimal losses, attack the harbor.
Even if the defenders in the port can resist the enemy's attack, they will pay a heavy price.
"Quickly, mobilize some air cavalry and be ready to support the port at any time." King Yama thought of this and gave an urgent order.
Just as he finished speaking, a sudden loud roar came from down the mountain.