The night breeze blew across the plains. After the harsh winter, the willow trees outside Heaven Connect City had turned green again. A dense cavalry formation swept across the official road and headed straight for Heaven Connect City.
What made Lin Muyu relieved was that the Purple Yinghua Flower War Flag was still flying above Heaven Connect City, and not the Red Cloud War Flag of the Tianji Empire.
The city gate opened slowly, and a horse galloped in. It was Wei Chou.
"Your Highness!"
Wei Chou's expression did not look good. He squeezed out a smile and said, "Your Highness and Princess Xi are finally here. If you didn't come, I would have abandoned the city!"
Lin Muyu did not say anything. Wei Chou's words were not alarmist, but the situation had indeed developed to this point. Facing the powerful Tianji Empire, it seemed that defending the city was not a rational choice.
"Stop talking. Enter the city first and gather all the officers above the rank of Captaincy to discuss the war."
"Yes!"
…
An hour later, King Qin's Mansion was in a hubbub. The Captaincy, Deputy Commander, and the executive officers of the various prefectures of Heaven Connect Province had almost all arrived. Everyone had their own opinions, and they were arguing non-stop.
"King Qin's Highness has arrived!" The guard announced loudly.
Everyone quieted down. Lin Muyu and Tang Xiaoxi walked side by side into the meeting hall from the side hall, while Wei Chou, Situ Sen, Situ Xue, and Fengxi followed behind. This group of people was the real ruler of Heaven Connect Province.
"Greetings, King Qin! Greetings, Princess Xi! Greetings, Duke Wei! "
After everyone bowed, Lin Muyu raised her hand and said, "Dispense with the formalities. Map!"
"Yes!"
The two captains held the map together, and their expressions were a little ugly. Obviously, they already knew a lot of things.
"I just arrived at Heaven Connect City. Tell me, how's the war going?"
"Your Highness, three days ago, an army of the Tianji Empire's Liuji Army came ashore from Huwei Valley on the east coast. In just four hours, they took down Mu County in Chengzhou. In the following three days, they split into two groups, one from the west, and successively took down Qinglu County, Cangzhou County, Xiangzhou County, and so on. According to the news we received this morning, they began to attack Dingzhou's Shangyuan County last night. Shangyuan County is less than 200 li away from Tongtian City, which is very close to us."
Lin Muyu fell silent.
Wei Chou slammed his palm heavily on the table and said angrily, "Are all the garrisons in each region made of mud? A dignified imperial city had been taken down in just four hours? In just three days, Cheng Province, Xiangzhou Province, Dingzhou Province, and Cang Province had been seized. Out of a total of thirteen provinces in Heavenspan Province, four had been lost in three days. They were all a bunch of good-for-nothings! Are the people from Chengzhou and Xiangzhou here? "
Among the crowd of officials, two people walked out shakily, and said in a trembling voice, "The patrol of Chengzhou Province, the patrol of Xiangzhou Province are …"
"Take them away!"
Wei Chou's face was livid, "Your Highness, these incompetent people are not fit to be officials, what do you think?"
Lin Muyu waved her hand, and said, "Forget it, the Liuji Army is too strong, it has nothing to do with them, just forfeit their salary for a year."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Situ Sen said, "The urgent matter at noon is what to do now, how to deal with the next attack of the Tianji Empire. Tomorrow night at the latest, they will definitely launch an attack on Heaven Connect City. Once we lose Heaven Connect City, I'm afraid the six provinces in the south, Luzhou, Junzhou, and Hengzhou will definitely not be able to defend."
Wei Chou was the only one who had confronted the army of the Tianji Empire head-on. He thought for a moment and said, "Their Dragon Rider Regiment's tactics are too powerful, our magic crystal cannons are simply powerless. I am helpless in this regard."
Situ Sen looked at Lin Muyu.
Everyone's eyes also fell on him.
"Your Highness, please say something …" A county hall adviser said carefully.
Tang Xiaoxi's eyes were like water, she looked at Lin Muyu worriedly, everyone was helpless against the tactics of the Tianji Empire, could it be that Lin Muyu had a way? She was really worried that such a huge pressure would completely crush him.
After nearly half a minute, the smoke from the incense burner in the hall lingered around Lin Muyu, he finally raised his head, and said indifferently, "How many troops are there in Heaven Connect City?"
"There are more than fifty thousand people in the Longdan Army Camp, in addition to the hundred thousand people that Your Highness has brought, in addition, there are the garrison troops from the various provinces, the total number is about one hundred and thirty thousand." Wei Chou said respectfully.
"Enough."
"What's enough?" Wei Chou was stunned.
Lin Muyu glanced at everyone, and said, "I've thought about it for a long time. Although the Tianji Empire's Dragon Knights are powerful, their numbers are limited, they can't guarantee that every scattered army has the protection of the Dragon Knights. Moreover, they have conquered four provinces in a row, so they will definitely send troops to guard, and they have won all the battles along the way, so they must be very arrogant and domineering."
One of the garrison generals was stunned, "Your Highness, you want to … attack?"
"Yes, turn the tables. If we blindly defend, and fight a positional battle with them with the protection of the Dragon Knights, we will lose completely. Instead of that, it is better to hide ourselves. "
"Hide?" Situ Sen was confused. "How do we hide?"
"The cavalry will circle around, and when their head enters Tong Province, we will hit their tail, and when they turn back to bite, we will hit their waist, and attack where there are fewer Dragon Knights. Everyone will carry enough Magic Crystal Crossbows, and use them to attack ordinary troops without the protection of the Dragon Knights. We won't be at a disadvantage, right?"
Wei Chou's eyes lit up, "Your Highness's move is brilliant!"
"No!"
An old voice came from the crowd. It was the Earl of Dingzhou, who had guarded Dingzhou for many generations. He walked forward with the support of his walking stick and said, "Your Highness's plan is brilliant, but it is a dangerous move. If the Tianji Empire doesn't split up and they concentrate their forces to attack Tong Tian City, then this city that we have managed for many years will probably be destroyed in the blink of an eye."
Lin Muyu said, "The Earl of Dingzhou is correct, but if we don't split up and use harassment tactics, Tong Tian City will probably fall, and we will also lose a large number of soldiers."
The Earl of Dingzhou trembled all over and said, "Although the King of Qin is unparalleled in both literature and martial arts, he is taking human lives too lightly. Once Tong Tian City falls, how many people will die? Is this what Your Highness wants to see?"
"What good idea does the Earl of Dingzhou have?" Lin Muyu asked with a smile.
A bright light shot out of the Earl of Dingzhou's eyes as he said, "Order all the armies in the provinces to gather and raise the royal banners to pretend to be the main force of our army. There is a cliff between Tong Province and Dingzhou called Greedy Wolf Cliff. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as we hold Greedy Wolf Cliff, we will be able to stop the Tianji Empire's attack. We can hold it for at least three to five days, and we can use these three to five days to move the people in Tong Tian City. What does Your Highness think of my suggestion? "
Lin Muyu thought for a moment and then raised her head. "Very well, then I will appoint the Earl of Dingzhou as the commander of the provincial armies. I will leave the moving of the people in Tong Tian City and the blocking battle at Greedy Wolf Cliff to you."
The Earl of Dingzhou was overjoyed. He raised his hands and said, "I will not disappoint Your Highness!"
Lin Muyu turned and said, "All right, everyone go and make arrangements. The Longdan Army Camp will be split into 10 groups of 10,000 people. Bring enough rations and magic crystal cannons and leave Tong Tian City at night. Tomorrow, everyone will start fighting on their own. In half a month, if Tong Tian City still stands, we will meet there. If Tong Tian City has fallen, we will meet at the Luo River Estuary Fortress."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
…
In the gilded corridor, the palace lanterns flickered with a faint light. A row of guards stood motionless like statues.
"Your Highness."
Situ Sen rubbed his nose and said, "Just now, that old man, the Earl of Dingzhou, was so arrogant and publicly criticized Your Highness's strategy. Why didn't Your Highness take the opportunity to kill him? I have long said that the Earl of Dingzhou preyed on the people and amassed a lot of wealth in Dingzhou. Yesterday, when he came to Tong Tian City, there were 10 chests filled with jewels and gold!"
"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't." Lin Muyu explained, "The Flowing Spirit Army is coming aggressively, and we are in need of people. Although the Earl of Dingzhou is greedy, he can be considered useful among the officials in Tong Tian Province. As long as he can block the main force of the Tianji Empire at Tanlang Cliff, this will be a great service for us."
"Mm, I understand."
Lin Muyu turned to look at Situ Sen and Wei Chou. "We set off tonight. You two will each lead an army. Afterwards, you will have to act according to the situation. Remember, you must avoid the main force of the Flowing Spirit Army as much as possible. No matter what method you use, whether it is a diversion or a diversion, our strategic goal is to completely delay the Tianji Empire in Tong Tian Province and buy as much time as possible for the defense of the Lingdong Province's borders."
Wei Chou was stunned. "Your Highness has already determined that we cannot repel the enemy in Tong Tian Province?"
"Mm." Although she didn't want to admit it, Lin Muyu still nodded and said, "The Flowing Spirit Army is one of the four main forces of the Tianji Empire. Moreover, they have Gong Shangming, such a shrewd person, to give them advice and suggestions. It is already impossible for us to end the battle quickly. We can only seek for further strategic development, give them Tong Tian Province, and then isolate them."
"Yes, I understand."
Lin Muyu smiled. "You all have to be careful … Tonight, I will also lead a ten thousand men Longdan Army Camp to attack. Xiao Xi will be with me."
Situ Sen smiled. "Princess Xi's ability is enough to lead a ten thousand men team. Your Highness is really biased. He insists on keeping the beautiful princess by his side, while we can only fight with a bunch of uncouth men."
Tang Xiaoxi's face turned red. "General Sen, don't talk nonsense!"
Lin Muyu explained, "It's not completely out of selfishness. I was thinking that the key to turning the situation around is still to kill the Dragon Knights. They also have a limited number of Dragon Knights. If we kill one, there will be one less Dragon Knight. If Xiao Xi is with me, I can attack when they only have five or less Dragon Knights. This is my real intention."
Wei Chou and Situ Sen were shocked. A look of admiration appeared on their faces. If someone else said such words, it would be arrogant, but when Lin Muyu said it, it was completely different.
…
The Empire State Building was already collapsing. Under such circumstances, the only person who still had the courage to kill a God Tier Dragon Knight was probably Qin Wang, who was once one of the Four Heroes of Lanyan.
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