Hu Yanqiu's existence was the key to Ouyang Shuo's strategy of using war to nurture war.
The current Great Plains was like the back garden of Shanhai City.
Once Di Chen's troops leaked their whereabouts, they wouldn't be able to escape Ouyang Shuo's pursuit. With the Xiong Nu soldiers as the frontlines, Di Chen's troops' every move couldn't be hidden.
Soon, an ambush plan for Di Chen's troops was drawn up.
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On the morning of the tenth day of the battle.
Di Chen was leading his troops on the Great Plains.
After the ambush, Di Chen, Battle Wolf, and Military Kill Ripper went their separate ways.
The other lords were either defeated and left the battle, gave up and focused on the side missions, or continued to lead their troops forward. There were no other lords that traveled together on the prairie.
Everyone knew that the battle had reached a critical moment. The so-called allies could become enemies at any time. If that was the case, it was better to go alone.
The problem was, not every army was as strong as the Divine Martial Guards. Not every army had an experienced guide like Hu Yanqiu. Not every army could copy Huo Qubing's genius tactics.
The ferocious Xiong Nu cavalry caused the mutant armies to taste the bitter fruits of their labor.
Along the way, at least six lords were defeated by the Xiong Nu cavalry and completely left the battle.
Even the most dazzling Army Killer was eliminated because of Zhou Yafu's death and the three thousand Mongolian elite cavaliers suffered heavy losses when they fought against the Divine Martial Guards. In a fight against the Xiongnu cavaliers, they were unfortunately wiped out.
Similarly, after breaking out of the encirclement with great difficulty, Seeking Dragon Point encountered another group of Xiong Nu cavalry like Ouyang Shuo. After a fierce battle, they were defeated and helplessly eliminated.
Even Zhang Liao's troops were struggling at death's door.
Because of this, they didn't rush to the designated location to meet up with Ouyang Shuo.
On the other hand, Di Chen was lucky.
Under the command of the old general, Lian Po, his troops had overcome many obstacles and still had around two thousand men left.
Di Chen's cunning was part of this.
In the previous battle, Di Chen's troops didn't have the heart to stop them. The truly tough ones were eaten by the alliance army that was bribed with money.
Di Chen just sat back and enjoyed the fruits of others' labor. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so free.
Now, Di Chen's luck had finally come to an end.
A scene similar to the encirclement and suppression was reenacted on the prairie.
Three thousand Xiong Nu soldiers, along with the almost full Divine Martial Guards, suddenly attacked Di Chen's troops.
"How can you say that you have no clothes!"
Di Chen recognized the Golden Dragon Flag of Shanhai City at once, and couldn't help but feel shocked. His first thought was the same as Ouyang Shuo's, and that was to lead his troops to break out of the encirclement.
Unfortunately, Ouyang Shuo didn't give him the chance.
The ambush location that Huyan Qiu had chosen was extremely ingenious. There were small hills on both sides, and not far ahead was a lake. As for the rear, that was where the Xiong Nu cavalry was fiercely attacking.
Immediately, the Emperor Dust Tribe fell into a tight encirclement, unable to escape.
Lian Po was indeed an experienced general. He immediately sensed the unfavorable situation on the battlefield and reported to Di Chen, "My Lord, the terrain is extremely unfavorable for our army. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to break through."
Hearing this, Di Chen's face turned pale.
His first reaction was to think of Zhou Yafu, who had been forcefully killed by He Yue Wuyi not long ago. Could it be that Who Says Who Has No Clothes is going to be ruthless again this time?
Thinking of this, Di Chen frowned.
If Lian Po was killed, Di Chen couldn't imagine what kind of impact it would have on Handan City.
Although Handan City had recruited a few more King level generals during this period of time, the old general Lian Po was still the pillar and backbone of Handan City's army.
Once Lian Po fell, the Handan City army would have to retreat for at least half a year.
This heavy price was something that Di Chen couldn't bear.
The problem was, 6,000 against 2,000.
No matter how brave Lian Po was, Di Chen's troops were still being beaten back.
"No, I won't allow it." Seeing that the situation was not right, Di Chen's eyes flashed with determination. He gripped the sword at his waist tightly in his hand.
"General, do you have the confidence to break out of the encirclement?"
Di Chen asked Lian Po, as if making a final confirmation.
Lian Po wasn't a reckless person. He knew that there must be a deeper meaning behind his Lord's question. He didn't dare to lie and said bitterly, "My Lord, the probability of breaking out of the encirclement is less than 30%."
"Is that so?" Di Chen muttered to himself.
30%. If it was two years ago, when Di Chen was still in high spirits, it might be possible. But now, with Di Chen's cautious character, he didn't dare to take the risk.
"If that's the case, then retreat!" After Di Chen finished speaking, he flipped the sword in his hand and committed suicide.
His decisiveness was so decisive that Lian Po couldn't stop him.
With Di Chen's death, the rest of Handan City's troops were automatically sent out of the battle map. Di Chen used such an extreme method to save Lian Po's life.
In comparison, Military Kill Ripper was ferocious, but he lacked Di Chen's decisiveness.
When Military Kill Ripper was still hesitating, when he was still hoping that he could lead his troops to save Zhou Yafu, when he was still holding out hope for Huo Qubing, Zhou Yafu had already been killed by Ouyang Shuo.
This was the difference between them.
It was a taboo for a Lord to hold onto hope and not give up hope.
Seeing Di Chen's troops suddenly disappear, Ouyang Shuo naturally knew what had happened. He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart at Di Chen's decisiveness.
An opponent who knew how to give and take, who could pick up and let go, was very terrifying.
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The battle against Di Chen had ended, but it wasn't the end of Ouyang Shuo's plan.
Because of this, Ouyang Shuo had other ideas.
At this point in the battle, he wasn't in a hurry to chase after Huo Qubing's troops. Ouyang Shuo's plan was to carry out a large-scale encirclement at the rear of Huo Qubing's troops.
If they could surround and kill all the Lords, the final victor would naturally be Shanhai City.
This logic wasn't too simple.
Ouyang Shuo was relying on the Xiong Nu soldiers.
Other than Huyan Qiu, Ouyang Shuo had discovered many talents from these Lords.
Some were good at tracking.
Some were good at concealment.
Moreover, these Xiong Nu soldiers were the local tyrants of the grasslands.
With Little White's cooperation, Ouyang Shuo was confident that they could surround Huo Qubing's troops and find the other Lords.
After listening to Ouyang Shuo's plan, Zhao Kuo was speechless.
Zhao Kuo had to admit that there was still a huge gap between his vision and that of a Marquis.
This kind of strategy had already surpassed the scope of 'nurturing war through war'.
Next, Ouyang Shuo's plan was officially carried out.
Up until this point in the battle, there were no more than four mutant armies on Huo Qubing's route that had survived, excluding Shanhai City.
That was why Ouyang Shuo could afford to waste time.
On the first day of the plan, an entire mutant army was destroyed.
On the second day, there was no news.
Ouyang Shuo wasn't in a hurry. While looking for traces of the enemy, he approached Huo Qubing's troops.
There was no contradiction between the two.
This was because the ultimate target of all the mutant armies was Huo Qubing's troops. Without the commander of Huo Qubing's troops, no one was confident that they could pass through the vast grasslands and reach Wolf Storey Mountain.
Huo Qubing had become Ouyang Shuo's bait.
If this Divine General knew about Ouyang Shuo's actions, what would he think?
On the third day, Battle Wolf's troops were found.
Unlike Di Chen, Battle Wolf was a hot-blooded man. In the encirclement battle, Battle Wolf gave his all and displayed the demeanor of a soldier. Along the way, he had fought many battles of various sizes and never retreated.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo was only facing the remnants of his troops.
Seeing the golden flag of Shanhai City, a hint of bitterness flashed across Battle Wolf's mouth.
When He Yue Wuyi broke out of the encirclement, Battle Wolf had a premonition that they would meet again. What he didn't expect was that when they met again, the situation had already been reversed.
In terms of decisiveness, Battle Wolf wasn't inferior to Di Chen.
It was just that the way they chose was slightly different.
Di Chen committed suicide, while Battle Wolf chose to die in battle. A soldier's home was always the battlefield. Battle Wolf led his troops and personally killed his way into the Divine Martial Guards. For a moment, he was unrivalled.
Facing such an opponent, Ouyang Shuo gave him the greatest respect.
The two lords started a general versus general duel on the prairie.
Ouyang Shuo fought to his heart's content in this battle.
Battle Wolf was worthy of being an opponent worthy of respect. Although he couldn't cultivate multiple Emperor-level martial arts like Ouyang Shuo, his combat strength was also extraordinary.
The two of them fought for more than 300 rounds.
Even the soldiers on both sides unconsciously stopped and watched this battle.
In the end, Ouyang Shuo relied on the endless True Qi of the Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon and the sharpness of the Red Night Sword to finally kill Battle Wolf with half a move.
"Awesome!" Battle Wolf looked at the Red Night Sword that had pierced into his abdomen and grinned. It was pure and hearty. "Yue Wuyi, if it wasn't for the fact that we're from different camps, maybe we could be friends."
Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly and said with a slight meaning, "That day will come."
"Haha!!!"
Battle Wolf laughed three times and died of exhaustion.
…
The death of Battle Wolf made Ouyang Shuo emotional.
He said before that one day they might become friends, and it wasn't a joke. Compared to Battle Wolf, Ouyang Shuo naturally knew the future of the game better.
Gaia's three years were coming soon.
The most exciting thing in the game, the national war system, was about to be activated.
Although the [Mountain and Sea Alliance] and the [Yan Huang Alliance] were fighting to the death. When the national war came, the two alliances might have to join forces to fight against the enemy.
What they were fighting for now was the future national war and the leadership of the China region.
For Ouyang Shuo, who was familiar with the direction of the game, he naturally couldn't tolerate the leadership falling into the hands of Di Chen and the others. He wanted to personally lead the lords of the China region to show their power to the four countries.
And for Di Chen and the others, who were born arrogant, how could they easily hand over the leadership?
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo could only use force to convince them.
If they were not convinced, he would beat them until they were convinced.
And this was the root of all the conflict between the two alliances.
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