The night wind blowing over Dushuo Mountain was filled with the pungent and unpleasant smell of blood.
The battle at the harbor is basically a foregone conclusion.
Although the sudden attack by the 50,000 to 60,000 Siyou Army fast cavalry caught the Jiuyou Army off guard at first, it also caused considerable losses to the defenders under the command of King Yama. But on this night with dark clouds, those
From the moment they attacked, the Hao Gao cavalry were destined to become the snacks of the Jiuyou Army, a snack that would fill their teeth.
The small round shields held by some of the ghost soldiers in their hands were unable to block the fierce shots fired by Jiuyou Kingdom's fire cannons.
In addition to being flanked by the Jiuyou Army from both front and back, the enemy's elite Haogao cavalry also had to use their own flesh and blood to catch the muskets fired from the sea.
The warships of the Nine Nether Kingdom did not retreat blindly. After staying a certain distance away from the coast, the muskets and artillery on the deck all aimed at the enemy troops on the beach, and then opened fire resolutely and without hesitation.
The flaming muskets and cannonballs shuttled back and forth in the open area to the north of the harbor. The explosions raised clouds of smoke and dust, billowing up on the beach. The diffuse smell of blood was also mixed with the choking that flowed in the wind.
People's smoke.
The screaming Haogao cavalry fell to the ground one after another under the flames of the firearms. Facing the fierce warriors and advanced firearms of the Jiuyou Kingdom, these enemy cavalry never launched another suicide attack on the Jiuyou Army.
Opportunity and courage.
The harbor and beach, which were stained red with ghost blood, can be considered defended.
The Jiuyou Army fighting on the beach was red-eyed. King Yama on the top of the mountain also had murderous intent in his eyes, and was filled with ghostly aura. The air around him gradually became cold and gloomy; listening to the sound of guns and cannons one after another, the sky and the earth were shaking.
King Yama, who screamed for death, focused most of his attention on the east side of the sand table, which is also the east side of Dushuo Mountain.
The generals and counselors surrounding the sand table became quiet after listening to what the fungus man said, and they all looked at the sand table at the eastern foot of Dushuo Mountain.
"The garrison at the eastern foot of the mountain has 16,000 troops. The bunkers are dotted from the mountainside to the top of the mountain, alternating with each other, and can attack and defend each other. On the hillside, in dangerous places, open trenches are built according to the terrain, and there are underground tunnels like spider webs.
After the artilleryman disassembles the artillery, he can quickly maneuver to any point anytime, anywhere with the artillery attached."
After a long silence, a middle-aged human soul general not far from King Yama pointed at the sand table with a slender bamboo pole in his hand: "Commander, you can rest assured, as long as the enemy dares to come, our defenders at the east foot will definitely let them go."
They never come back!".
This confident soul is the defender responsible for the defense at the east foot.
He was also a member of the Xiao family army who followed Xiao Shizhu on his expeditions east and west.
"Twenty falling star cannons have been set up east of the top of the mountain. From the mountainside to the top of the mountain, there are sixty sky-shattering cannons and forty large and small poisonous fire cannons." The human soul general paused and said to him again.
King Yama added: "The artillerymen are also three-body ghosts, quite
They have experience. And their three bodies and six arms can make the interval between cannon shots never exceed one breath. They can carry out covering fire within ten miles of the Donglu Mountain at any time. Whether they attack Siyou or temporarily set up camp at the foot of the mountain, we can do it.
Those who beat up the enemy."
As the commander-in-chief of this place, King Yama naturally knew the strength and firepower of his subordinates. What he was worried about was not that he could not hold the eastern foot, nor that the enemy would continue to move south. The rolling river running across the cliffs and steep slopes in the south of the mountain was a barrier.
The natural danger of living in Siyou's southward movement. King Yama was just secretly worried that once Siyou attacked the eastern foothills, the two armies exchanged fire, and the artillery support from the warships on the west was ineffective because of the tall Dushuo Mountain across the way, then the battle at the eastern foothills would be very serious.
fierce.
Even though King Yama has many hidden trenches and fortresses all over the mountains and plains, the most advanced firearms in the underworld, and ghost soldiers with strong fighting will, King Yama has no numerical advantage.
And his enemy Si You has a numerical advantage in terms of military strength.
Now it's night again. Under the dark clouds, there is darkness between heaven and earth. Any stone scattered on the hillside at the east foot, or behind any lush tree, can hide the enemy tightly.
These natural geographical advantages are disguises that even the night eyes of the demon spirits cannot penetrate.
As long as Si You takes advantage of this, he can quietly send part of the enemy troops up the hillside under the gunfire of the Jiuyou Army, and then take advantage of the opportunity for the Jiuyou Army to reload their bombs to launch a surprise attack on the Jiuyou Army in the Ming trench.
.
When the time comes, we will definitely be able to catch the Jiuyou Army by surprise again.
The most important thing is that King Yama has limited troops and cannot suffer too many casualties.
Otherwise, it will create a victory for Si You.
As for Si You, although he is not a very powerful general, he is not mediocre or stupid, and he is even very good at creating conspiracies. Si You will not be unwilling to do anything that King Yama is worried about. And King Yama is sure that
, Si You must have wanted to get this trick, so he couldn't wait to head south quickly.
Si You must take advantage of tonight's favorable time and place.
"Luo Qing." Thinking of this, King Yama quickly thought about countermeasures. At the same time, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the human soul guard at the east foot: "You put the focus of defense on the front of the hillside and concentrate your firepower to eliminate all enemies on the mountain.
Tell all the trenches and bunkers to be alert to sudden enemy attacks at any time. The guns and artillery should take turns to fire and reload, so that they can maintain suppressive firepower against the enemies attacking up the hillside at any time. As for your two wings, I will make other arrangements.
”.
King Yama's method is simple and effective, that is, to concentrate all the defenders at the east foot to deal with all enemies who dare to attack from the front.
"In the secret passage, surprise troops must also be arranged. Once the open trench and the secret bunker are captured by the enemy, the surprise soldiers must immediately launch a surprise attack to recapture the trench and the bunker as quickly as possible." There was a pause, not waiting for the guard named Luo Qing to respond.
, King Yama’s serious eyes have swept across the two ghost generals beside him:
"The Southern and Northern forces are divided into two parts, and they are stationed on the slopes of the northeast and southeast. They are not the left and right flanks of the army in the east. No matter which direction it is, it must be defended, and once the war breaks out, you must beat the enemy without mercy.
Destroy the enemy as much as possible and weaken their fighting spirit and morale."
"Yes." The two ghost generals and Luo Qing responded together.
The sound is sonorous and powerful, and has a ring to the earth.
After saying that, the three ghosts turned around and left immediately, trying to get to the position they were responsible for as soon as possible to arrange the mission.
The enemy army is already on the way to invade. Time waits for no one, and the generals of Jiuyou Kingdom are also racing against time.
"Luo Qing, please wait a moment." But Luo Qing, who had just stepped out after being stopped by King Yama, said to the man next to him: "You first pass the order to Donglu for him."
After the fungus nodded, he gathered his energy and conveyed King Yama's order to Donglu. Luo Qing turned back and faced King Yama again: "Commander, what else do you have to say?".
"You go to the arsenal; I will send you 300 more rounds of Poison Vulcan Cannon shells, plus 200 rounds of fire oil bombs." After saying this, King Yama took a white sheet from the edge of the sand table at hand.
paper, picked up the pen again, and wrote down the order of the pen on the paper.
Then he picked up his commander's seal, stamped the signature on the paper, handed the order to Luo Qing, and at the same time ordered: "Once Si You attacks, these 500 rounds of artillery shells are for you to use."
The base camp at the foot of Siyou Mountain. Use your best fungus scouts to locate it, and then
Afterwards, the target location was passed to the artillery, and these shells were used to attack the enemy, giving them a targeted attack and burning the company camp. This also let Si You know that not only are we not easy to mess with, but we also have many ways to deal with the intruders.
It’s not just about trenches and fortresses and dangerous places in the mountains.”
Sufficient ammunition and supplies are also the advantages of King Yama.
In the past few months of the rainy season, King Yama has been continuously receiving supplies from the sea. Today, the number of troops in Dushuo Mountain is a bit small, but the troops and horses are strong and the ammunition is sufficient.
If Si You had this information in hand, he might regret attacking Dushuo Mountain and launching this battle.
Si Youhui will use the advantages that are beneficial to him, and King Yama will also make full use of his own advantages.
When two armies fight, the outcome of winning or losing is not just a comparison of who makes the fewest mistakes, but also a comparison of who can use more advantages to achieve the most results.
King Yama also knows this very well, so he must give full play to all the advantages he has.
Luo Qing, who was holding the military order, was very excited. He was so excited that he did not forget to salute King Yama again after answering.
As long as he has a solid family background, Luo Qing can let go of his hands and beat Si You's army happily.
After Luo Qingxing left happily with the military order, King Yama looked down at the sand table in front of him again. He put his hands on the edge of the sand table again and asked the deputy general beside him: "Have all the bridges across the river in the south been demolished?
Already?".
After nodding without hesitation, the lieutenant general added: "Three months ago, as per your request, all the bridges within a radius of a hundred miles were quietly demolished. All supplies coming from the south were removed.
Instead, air transportation was carried out by waterway terminals, aerial cranes, and flying thunder trucks.”
"That's good."
King Yama frowned for a long time and slowly relaxed his brows.
As long as there is no bridge, it will be difficult for the enemy to move south. According to intelligence, Si Youjun did not bring any means of forcible crossing.
Moreover, the rainy season has just passed, and all the rivers in Dongyingzhou are still at high water levels and the waves are rough. A small boat on a river more than a hundred feet wide will most likely capsize in the rapid current.
In this way, King Yama's rear is stable, and he can take a risk in the front without any worries.
"Ask the garrison troops from the cities near the south bank within a radius of fifty miles to mobilize some artillery, carry ammunition and long-range artillery, and rush to this place before dawn."
In the midst of lightning and flint, King Yama thought of another clever plan.
He picked up the slender bamboo pole that was standing next to the sand table and pointed on the sand table one by one on the south bank of the great river that runs east to west, southeast of Shuoshan Mountain. After drawing a circle, he then ordered: "As soon as daybreak, we will
Conduct artillery bombardment based on the location of Si You's army reported by the fungus scouts, and then withdraw after the attack."
King Yama is going to attack Si You and take advantage of your illness to kill you.
The messenger next to him became busy again, transmitting this military order from King Yama to the ghost towns in the south designated by King Yama.
And this is King Yama’s first move against Si You!
Si You obviously chose the wrong opponent.
When the fungus continued to send the message regardless of his sweating, the deputy general of King Yama suddenly admonished King Yama: "Commander, the reinforcements rushing to help us will arrive at the fastest in three days. Do you need to send us
First tell them about the situation of the battle here and ask them not to rush to Dushuo Mountain to reinforce Dushuo Mountain, but to continue going north along the coastline and attack the southwest coast of Dongyingzhou Laominguo."
After the deputy general said this, he moved his eyes away from King Yama and looked at the Yiyi area on the sand table, far away from the Dushuo Mountain area.
Because the sand table is too small, only the southern corner of the Yiyi area was made.
When the lieutenant general looked at this corner, he added: "This can relieve the pressure of the cold spring and distract the enemy. As long as our army can achieve good results behind enemy lines, it can also deter multinational forces.
From the Youjun."
King Yama smiled faintly and did not agree to this. He simply explained to the deputy general: "The Lord will make arrangements for other matters. We just need to do our part, guard Dushuo Mountain, and defeat the invading Si You army.
That’s fine.”.
King Yama's words dispelled the deputy general's idea of continuing to admonish him.
If Xiao Shizhu has already made arrangements, or will make arrangements, then the deputy general does not need to worry about other things.
He nodded slightly and said nothing more.
The shouts of killing at the bottom of the mountain gradually stopped. The previous sound was like thunder, and the sound of cannons one after another also stopped abruptly.
Only sporadic gunshots remained, echoing in the night wind.
The battle along the coastline seems to be over.
As for those sporadic gunshots, it should be that the Jiuyou Army was cleaning the battlefield.
This is a battle with almost no suspense.
Even if the enemy forces that surprise attack take advantage, it will not change the final result.
Therefore, King Yama's attention was all concentrated on the east side of the sand table, which was also the area east of Dushuo Mountain.
"Assemble ten Xuanwu sea falcon boats and enter the river from the mouth of the sea." After glancing at King Yama who was contacting the fungus people, he continued to issue orders while using the bamboo pole in his hand to cross the river across the southern foot of Shuo Mountain on the sand table.
, moving gently from west to east: "Bring as many cannon shells as possible on the ship, and sneak here quietly under the cover of night."
King Yama, who had just finished speaking, fixed the tip of the bamboo pole in his hand firmly on the river southeast of Dushuo Mountain.
This will be the second ax given to Si You by King Yama!
The Jiuyou Kingdom Xuanwu-class Sea Falcon ship is slightly larger than the general model Sea Falcon, and its deck and cabin are equipped with more powerful firepower.
Although the firepower of the two Falling Star Cannons, a total of ten Sky-shattering Cannons installed on the left and right, and the ten Poison Vulcan Cannons slowed down the ship, it could still sink an enemy ship more than ten feet long in an instant.
"You can either prevent Si You from crossing the river quietly, or you can use ship-borne artillery to rush to the battlefield at Donglu!"
King Yama looked at the place where the bamboo poles were fixed on the sand table, and his eyes became calm.
But with this arrangement, he solved Si You's plan to attack from the east side and the naval fleet at sea would not be able to support the east side with artillery fire.
Si You's plan may be surprising to a ghost general like King Yama who is also a veteran on the battlefield, but it will never make him unable to do anything!
The fungus man accepted the order, concentrated his energy again, and passed the news to the navy general.
At the same time, the sound of cannons suddenly rose from the east side of the mountain, like thunder from the sky, deafening and shaking the heaven and earth.
The sound of cannons that shook the world came one after another, and the mountain and the earth trembled slightly again.
The roaring sound of artillery made the night around Dushuo Mountain no longer peaceful, peaceful and peaceful.
Immediately afterwards came the shouts of killing, amidst the sound of cannons.
King Yama, whose eyes became deeper, knew that this was the signal for the battle of Dushuoshan to begin, and it was also the signal for Siyou to launch a fierce attack overnight.
The Battle of Dushuoshan began here.
"It came so fast." King Yama said this, put down the bamboo pole in his hand, turned around and walked aside and sat on a chair.
"Send a few more messengers here, we will be very busy tonight." King Yama, who was sitting on the chair, picked up the tea cup at hand: "I want to know any situation of the battle situation at any time."
Having said that, King Yama took a sip of strong tea to cheer himself up amidst the sounds of gunfire and shouts of death.