Cao Du, who was in Mizhou, soon received news that a Shuangzhou fleet had left Duzhou.
He immediately realized that the opponent he had to face this time was different from the one encountered in Mizhou, and I was afraid it would bring him a lot of trouble.
Shuangzhou has a big advantage over Qingyang Military Palace, that is, they have secret box skills. They can carry mysterious soldiers and stay in the wasteland for a long time, which is currently difficult for Qingyang Fleet to do.
This means that as long as this fleet goes a little further, they will not be able to encircle and annihilate it in the wild.
And in this way, when they attack Duzhou, they must allocate part of their strength to prepare for this generation's surprise attack.
He thought for a moment and then summoned all the military academies and counselors to discuss how to resolve the matter.
Colonel Zhan, who was in charge of the North Road, said solemnly: "General, we must not let such a fleet be outside, we must find a way to destroy them!
If we leave them alone, then they can rob our retreat, or attack our cargo spacecraft, or even attack the Mizhou we just captured, so we will be very passive."
Cao Du nodded, looked at everyone and said, "If you have any opinions, you might as well share them."
A counselor suggested: "General, in the current situation, we can only place our hopes on those Xuanfu monks. These monks have powerful personal weapons, can roam outside for a long time, and can attack thousands of miles away.
Besides, it happens to be responsible for intercepting this fleet."
A military academy said: "According to my observation, even among these monks, there are only a dozen or so people with such abilities, and the Shuangzhou fleet has nearly two thousand in number. I'm afraid it will be difficult to intercept this fleet, right?
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The counselor did not think so: "Although their number is small, the threat they pose is real. We need to pay special attention to this fleet that is far weaker than ours, and the Shuangzhou fleet is facing these monks."
Wasn't it the case when the time came?"
The middle-aged counselor thought for a while and said seriously: "General, this matter can only be left to the Xuanfu monks. We may be able to set up communication sentries on the outermost periphery, and then invite those true practitioners of the Mysterious Realm to
Help us keep an eye on the enemy's tracks so that we can be prepared for a surprise attack to the greatest extent."
Cao Du did not draw a conclusion immediately, but asked everyone for their opinions one by one. Seeing that everyone supported this proposal, and he himself was also leaning towards it, he said: "I will try to write a letter to Zhang Xuanzheng and ask him to help contain Shuang.
Continental Fleet, but we must also make our own preparations."
After Zhang Yu sent Shi Yue out, he himself had been sitting at the front of the military base. Because the light transmission was extremely fast and the military government's actions were not slow, he received Cao Du's message from the rear after only one night.
Xunguang translation book.
After reading it, he put the translation book away.
He looked at the sky. It was not an easy task to deal with a fleet of nearly two thousand airships, but it was not as difficult as everyone thought.
It can be seen from the previous battles that Shuangzhou's side has almost no power to counterattack them thousands of miles away, and the fleet speed is not as fast as theirs, which means that he can lead the monks to hang the fleet from a distance
, and can launch attacks anytime and anywhere.
If the opponent has ground support from a large number of creations and local military fortresses, it will not be so easy for them to do this.
But now that this fleet has left Duzhou, it has lost these protections, and they can take action calmly.
But he also thought that people here in Duzhou should also know the various disadvantages when fighting monks, so they dare to pull the fleet out like this, so they should be somewhat dependent on them, but as long as they act more cautiously and don't seek to be radical
, I believe there will be no problem.
After thinking about it, he immediately called all the Xuanhe monks. After a few words of concern, he led everyone into the sky and followed the clues left by Shi Yue and others in the direction of the Shuangzhou fleet.
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Almost a day after they left, Cao Du led the large fleet to the forward base and began the final adjustments before the attack.
After learning that Zhang Yu had already led the cultivators to chase him yesterday, he felt a little relieved.
Not to mention annihilating this fleet, as long as this fleet is unable to play its intended role, then there will be no suspense in this battle.
This time, Yu Fu and other monks from the Ling Miao Xuan Realm also responded to the request of the military government and dispersed their manpower and stationed themselves in various directions to prepare for possible raids by the Shuangzhou fleet.
This time, Taoist Chu was placed due south. That night, he was sitting cross-legged in the shed, and when he was sitting quietly with his eyes closed, he noticed a slight movement.
He opened his eyes and saw an empty soul standing there, bowing to him and saying, "Fellow Taoist Chu."
Taoist Chu stood up, returned the salute, and said, "Fellow Taoist Gongsun, what's the matter?"
Gongsun Min said: "Fellow Daoist Chu, I'm here to ask why you haven't taken action here for so long?"
Taoist Chu said: "I was about to tell fellow Taoist Gongsun that due to the current war, we have set the date for the battle in the month after. Please wait a moment, fellow Taoist Gongsun. I think it won't be far away in these few days, right?"
Gongsun Min said: "It's okay to wait a few days, but if fellow Taoists see an opportunity, they shouldn't miss it."
Taoist Chu asked in surprise: "Where is the opportunity?"
Gongsun Minyan said: "Yesterday I was looking outside and saw those Xuanxiu running into the distance, chasing those Shuangzhou flying boats. It seems that Zhang Xuanzheng was also among them. This person will definitely fight with those Shuangzhou flying boats later."
He smiled and said, "There are more than a thousand war boats, and mysterious soldiers are raining down like rain. If something unexpected happens under such circumstances, it is reasonable to think about it, right?"
Taoist Chu thought for a while and said cautiously: "Since my junior brother has already agreed to fight with him, why should my fellow Taoist do anything extra?"
Gongsun Min said: "But if we can gain something during the war, why delay it? If it doesn't work, then it's not too late to count on the next battle."
Taoist Chu frowned and said, "But apart from myself, there are many mysterious cultivators around me. It's really difficult for my fellow Taoist to ask for anything."
Gongsun Min said leisurely: "It's not difficult to say. The people of Shuangzhou are happy to see such opportunities. We can take advantage of them."
Taoist Chu immediately understood what Gongsun Min meant. He looked at the latter and said with a slightly solemn expression: "Fellow Taoist Gongsun, I and the Shuangzhou people are enemies. Please forgive me for not being able to do this."
Gongsun Min looked at him for a few times, then suddenly smiled and said, "Since Taoist friend Chu doesn't want to, then let it be." After saying this, he bowed his head and disappeared.
Taoist Chu looked at the dark night and shook his head. He felt that Gongsun Min would probably not give up as easily as he said, but as long as he did not involve himself, what Gongsun Min did had nothing to do with him.
On the wasteland, Zhang Yu led everyone to fly northwest for a day before catching up with Shi Yue and others, and at the same time saw the rear of the Shuangzhou fleet.
He asked about the situation, and Shi Yue said: "Xuanzheng, I have been keeping an eye on this fleet. There has never been any separation among them. All the flying boats leaving Duzhou are here, although they will send out creations to intercept us from time to time.
But the threat to us is not great."
Zhang Yu observed for a while and said: "Fellow Taoist Shi, you and a few fellow Taoists can try to attack first to see what this fleet can rely on."
Shi Yue nodded in agreement.
After a while, several rays of golden light penetrated the heavy clouds and shot forward quickly.
In the main ship of the Shuangzhou fleet, Qi Li has been sitting in the main cabin since he left Duzhou. The main thing he did was to emphasize over and over again that there was a way to win this victory in the continent, and asked the commanders everywhere to protect him.
The army calmed down the morale of the soldiers below.
Originally, a large number of signaling outposts were placed in the wasteland to facilitate the movement of the fleet. In fact, he originally wanted to disperse the fleet and then gather it together at the agreed location.
It is possible to do this with these messaging posts, but he does not dare to do so now. He is afraid that once the fleet disperses, it will be difficult to gather in one place. In the end, it will only be defeated one by one, and it will fall into chaos.
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Therefore, he could only forcibly combine the fleet, but it looked bloated, and in order to maintain a whole, he had to take care of the carrying spaceships, so the speed could not be increased.
The deputy came over at this time and said: "General, those monks started to attack us. Just now, several flying boats responsible for guarding the rear were destroyed."
Qi Li said calmly: "Sooner or later, fortunately, their numbers are small. As long as we keep a certain distance and keep using mystical weapons to deal with them, with the number of our flying boats, we will be able to stalemate them for a long time."
The deputy officer worried: "But we can only be beaten but cannot fight back. This will greatly damage the morale of the army. I am worried that if this continues, the fleet may not be able to withstand it."
Qi Li said in a deep voice: "Go and tell all the squadron guards. As I said before, there will be a turning point, and it will not take long. You tell them that the existence of Shuangzhou lies in this battle."
, and the key to this battle lies with us, we must hold on to them!"
In the next three days, the monks continued to launch attacks on the fleet. Although Shuangzhou continued to send squadrons and creations to intercept and protect the fleet, it did not have much effect. No less than 300 airships were defeated before and after.
The losses were extremely heavy.
Only with Qi Li's efforts to comfort and maintain, the fleet was able to maintain itself without collapse.
After entering the fourth day, a huge roar of sand suddenly rolled up in the wilderness. In just a dozen breaths, the sky was covered by sand and dust, and the entire wilderness was plunged into darkness.
Qi Liben had not rested for several days, only taking a nap occasionally. But at this time, he suddenly opened his eyes, the light in his eyes was brighter than ever before, and loudly said: "Order all fleets to turn to the southwest!"
He stood up immediately, turned around, looked at all the counselors and marching commanders in the main cabin, and said with bright eyes: "Everyone, the transfer has arrived!"
