This is where the Parthian army is stationed. In the large tent of the Chinese army, there is an exotic woman sitting.
The woman is tall and thin, with brown eyes, fair skin, a tall nose, and a plump and hot figure. She is in her twenties, and although she is not very old, she looks very mature.
This woman's name is Princess Olivia.
She is the princess of the Parthian Empire.
This time the attack on Tianzhu was led by Olivia.
She is the commander-in-chief of the army.
Olivia was sitting cross-legged, flipping through the information in her hand. At this time, there was a burst of rapid footsteps, but it was a middle-aged man with a strong back and a bearded face, and short hair that fell to his ears.
The middle-aged man's name is Shamir, a tiger general of the Parthian Empire, and a general under Olivia.
Shamir bowed and said: "Dear princess, we attacked Lan's City today, but we still failed to capture it. The opponent's defense is very tight and cannot be broken at all. But I estimate that with two more days of anxious attack, we can capture it."
Let’s go to Lan’s City.”
"too slow!"
Olivia shook her head and spoke.
Her voice was cold and very pleasant.
She looked at Shamir in front of her and said in a deep voice: "General Shamir, you have to be clear. The key to our attack on Lan's City is surprise. If we don't win by surprise, reinforcements from the other side will come. Your approach,
As a result, I have to activate the backup plan to block the enemy's possible reinforcements and waste more troops."
There was a hint of respect on Shamir's face, and his expression was even more awe-inspiring, and he quickly said: "Your Highness, please rest assured, I will definitely break the city within two days."
He knew how powerful the princess in front of him was.
The Parthian Kingdom was already in decline, but the princess in front of her had shown extraordinary abilities since she was a child. She had extraordinary wisdom in both local governance and military strategy.
Ardashir, the powerful governor of Fars in the Parthian Empire, was extremely capable and scheming, but he was tightly controlled by Princess Olivia.
Now, Ardashir's family members are all serving as hostages in the imperial capital of Parthia.
If you make Olivia dissatisfied, you may be targeted by Olivia at any time. The key is that her targeting is always an upright conspiracy, which you cannot refute.
Olivia thought for a while and said slowly: "It won't take six or seven days to get from Hua's City to Lan's City. It took us four days to attack Lan's City. Once the people in Lan's City ask for help from the south,
Reinforcements from the other side are definitely coming."
A hint of unruliness appeared in Shamir's eyes, and he said loudly: "Dear princess, even if the opponent comes, we are not afraid at all with our elite troops. We have 10,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry. Although this attack
Lan's City has lost a considerable part of it. However, we still have an absolute advantage."
After hearing this, Olivia did not express her position.
She thought quickly.
Olivia stood up and said, "We can't place all our hopes on you. Once we are attacking Lan City, a large number of enemies suddenly appear in the rear, which will be a disaster for us."
"If you want to use troops to fight, you must think carefully."
"If you don't do everything carefully, once an uncontrollable incident occurs, especially on the battlefield, it will be completely over."
Olivia walked to the sand table in the camp.
This is a sand table she arranged by asking the soldiers to investigate the surrounding terrain, ensuring that Olivia knew the nearby terrain, which was beneficial to her in planning the war.
Olivia held a slender stick next to the sand table, pointed at a mountain range south of Lanshi City, and said: "This is Lugu Mountain, a mountain range under the rolling mountains. It is twenty miles away from Lanshi City.
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"Going north from Huashi City, if you want to rush to support Lanshi City, you must pass by the road under Lugu Mountain."
"I have personally explored the terrain of Lugu Mountain."
"The terrain here is not special, but Lugu Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
"You arrange an elite force to go near Lugu Mountain and choose a main peak to station. The army strength is mainly to garrison the mountain, and there is no need to garrison the foot of the mountain. The number of troops is to arrange five thousand people to go."
Olivia said solemnly: "This force must be elite, not ordinary elites. At the same time, it must be equipped with a thousand cavalry to facilitate coordination and arrangements."
Shamir said: "Your Royal Highness, I have also investigated the situation in Lugu Mountain. There is no problem in being stationed. However, if we are stationed on the mountain, or halfway up the mountain, once we are surrounded by reinforcements from Huashi City, we will be cut off from the mountain.
Aren’t the people who have become a lone army? Even if there is water and supplies on the mountain, it won’t last long?”
Olivia asked: "Why does it have to be so long?"
Shamir was stunned for a moment.
The look on his face showed that he didn't understand, and he asked: "Your Highness, since you have arranged for people to go, don't you need to defend for a long time?"
Olivia said calmly: "Shamir, you need to use your brain and think more about everything. For example, what is the purpose of arranging five thousand people to go near Lugu Mountain?"
"They are responsible for holding back the reinforcements from Fahrenheit City."
"As long as this support force holds us back, our next attack on Lan's City will go smoothly and there will be no difficulties."
"So, it can only be delayed for a few days at most."
"If the reinforcements from Huashi City want to besiege Lu Gushan's troops, let him besiege them. Once we take Lanshi City, we can send troops south to sweep away the opponent directly."
Olivia said solemnly: "Can't your people be able to defend it for just two or three days, or three or five days?"
"Of course I can keep it."
Shamir held his head high and spoke.
He looked confident and said firmly: "Your Highness, please rest assured that we will definitely defend the defense line of Lugu Mountain. In addition, we will definitely capture Lanshi City in two days at most. Although the leader of Lanshi City arranged by the Ming Dynasty is powerful, but
, he can’t stop our army.”
A smile appeared on Olivia's cold face, and she praised: "As long as you have this confidence, give me two days to capture Lan's City. It must be captured at all costs. If you fail,
Come and see me."
"As you command!"
Shamir bowed and saluted.
He was also a little nervous, obviously angry at Olivia's arrangement.
If you can't take Lan's City again, you will really be punished.
Olivia waved her hand, and Shamir turned around and retreated. However, a look of solemnity appeared on Olivia's cold face.
These days, she has been learning about the situation in Lan's City.
Earlier, Olivia found out that the Chaori King of Tianzhu controlled Lan City, which is the area of Tianzhu. But in a blink of an eye, an army from the Ming Dynasty came and defeated the Chaori King and captured Lan City.
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The reason why Olivia came here now was because she had just received news from Lan's City. She thought that the Ming Dynasty had just arrived and had not really established a foothold yet, so she could catch Lan's City by surprise.
Unexpectedly, they encountered unprecedented resistance.
The untouchables of Lanshi City fought desperately.
In the battle on the city tower, even though the elite soldiers under Olivia's command were all elite, they were still defeated and failed to capture Lan's City.
These situations made Olivia a little nervous.
The situation is very bad.
It's not that the war is bad, it's that the Ming Dynasty, which came from China, has gained the support of the people of Tianzhu in a short period of time. This is Olivia's biggest headache.
When the people's support is there, it is difficult to attack.
If the people of the Ming Dynasty had no popular support, many things would be easy to handle.
Unfortunately, that's not the case.
Another point is that Olivia led the army to Lan's City, and there was no turning back when she fired her bow. She could not retreat at this time. Once she retreated, the tens of thousands of people who died would have been wasted.
Although the current Parthian Empire is also growing in power, its national power is once again flourishing.
However, the loss of more than 10,000 elite soldiers was not a small amount.
When Olivia looked at the sand table, her curved willow-shaped eyebrows were raised, and there was still a hint of sadness between her eyebrows. Because of this war, Olivia felt that it would not be so simple.
Don't take it lightly.
Olivia looked at the sand table and thought for a long time, then suddenly gave an order: "Send an order to inform Gusta to come see me."
"As you command!"
Olivia's female soldiers received the order and immediately went to deliver the order.
After a while, Gusta entered.
Like Shamir, he is a general under Olivia, but Gusta is mainly responsible for the cavalry and controls the most elite troops.
Gusta was wearing armor, long boots on his feet, and a long sword hanging on his waist. He put one hand on his chest, bent down and saluted: "Your Highness, your Royal Highness, why did you summon me?"
Olivia looked at Gusta's serious look and said, "Gusta, I'm telling you to come because I'm giving you a task."
Gusta said respectfully: "Please make arrangements with Your Highness the Princess."
Olivia pointed her hand in the direction of Lugu Mountain and said: "Here in Lugu Mountain, I arranged for Shamir to dispatch four thousand infantry and one thousand cavalry to guard against reinforcements that might come from Hua Clan. However, I thought about it.
I feel it is still inappropriate, and we need to arrange someone to deal with it.”
Gusta said: "My beautiful princess, are you too worried?"
Olivia looked serious and said: "In battles on the battlefield, there is never any over-worry, only insufficient preparation. This time, you personally lead three thousand elite cavalry and lurk near Lugu Mountain. If it is Fahrenheit
There are too many reinforcements in the city, so you only need to harass and reduce the pressure on the troops guarding Lugu Mountain. If the opponent's troops are not large and you are sure of victory, defeat the opponent in one battle."
Gusta thought that here in Lan's City, he actually had nothing to do.
Sieges are carried out by infantry.
Cavalry does not attack cities.
The cavalry has always been the best branch of the military and cannot be used as cannon fodder.
Gusta nodded and said: "My charming Princess, I will strictly follow your instructions. I will mobilize three thousand soldiers and quickly set up an ambush."
"Thanks a lot."
Olivia nodded solemnly.
Gusta shook his head and smiled, then bowed politely and left.
Olivia thought further.
From the current point of view, the current arrangements are sufficient. After the army takes a short rest, it can continue the attack early tomorrow morning.
