Jingchu Province, Dan Yang City.
Upon receiving the news, Lord Chunshen was furious and blurted out, "A bunch of softies!"
The ambiguous attitude of the two city-states made Lord Chunshen very unhappy. Shanhai City's signal of reconciliation to the two city-states made him feel even more uneasy.
It must be known that Xiangnan Province was Dan Yang City's last barrier against Shanhai City. Once Xiangnan City and Shanhai City reached a settlement and began trading, it would be very embarrassing for Dan Yang City.
This move by Shanhai City really surprised Lord Chunshen.
Lord Chunshen did not believe that Wu Yi would truly want to reconcile. It was just a delaying tactic.
But the lords of the two city-states did not realize this and were still digging into Shanhai City's trap. How could Lord Chunshen not be angry?
"No, we absolutely cannot let Shanhai City succeed!" Lord Chunshen's expression was gloomy. "Men!"
"Daren!"
The one who came was the head of Dan Yang City's intelligence organization, Chun Xiao, codenamed "Xiao".
"Activate all our hidden chess pieces in Xiangnan City and do our best to prevent Xiangnan City from handing over Guilin County and reaching a settlement with Shanhai City." Lord Chunshen ordered.
Hearing this, Xiao said hesitantly, "Daren, Shanhai City's intelligence organization has always been active in Xiangnan City. Once we activate these hidden chess pieces, our arrangements in Xiangnan City will be completely exposed."
Xiangnan City, as an important 'neighbor' of Dan Yang City, had always been Chun Xiao's main target. In order to plant these hidden chess pieces, Xiao had expended countless manpower and financial resources.
From time to time, there would be bloody conflicts with Shanhai City's intelligence organization. Battles in the dark world were cold and merciless. They were unknown, but even more cruel.
Now that all of these hidden chess pieces had to be activated, Xiao naturally had some misgivings.
Lord Chunshen sighed deeply and said: "This can't be helped. If we don't do this, it will be difficult to succeed. "
In reality, even if they were all activated, Lord Chunshen was not certain of victory.
"Since we are going to do it, we must go all out!" Lord Chunshen was not someone who did not dare to take a gamble.
Xiao nodded, his expression grave. "This subordinate understands. I will definitely arrange it properly." The purpose of intelligence was to serve the territory's strategy. Since the lord had made up his mind, Xiao would definitely execute it.
In the next three days, under the operation of [Spring Dawn], the voices in the two city-states, especially [Xiangnan city-state], that opposed to handing over Guilin County suddenly increased and became stronger.
The situation was treacherous.
As such, the South of Rosy Clouds was even more reluctant to take a stand, and even Lord Ximen began to hesitate.
Because of [Spring Dawn]'s intervention, the originally clear situation suddenly became complicated and confusing. A layer of fog shrouded the sky above the two cities, making it impossible for people to see the truth inside.
This great show in the Southern Border gradually attracted the attention of the entire world.
Players who knew a little about the inside story realized that this was a battle between Shanhai City and Pill Sun City over Guilin County, and the two major cities involved were actually just pawns.
It was still unknown whose chess skill was better.
It seemed like Rising Sun City had the upper hand, but no one believed that Shanhai City would not make a move.
That was the truth.
October 28th, Gui Ping Pass.
[Xiangnan city-state] was hesitant, so Shanhai City was ready to give them a strong medicine.
As Han Xin, the commander of the Leopard Army said, "The other side is a group of miserable wretches. If we don't hurt them, they won't know the depth and what is justice."
On that day, the first corps of the Leopard Army officially set out for Gui Ping Pass.
The eight P1 cannons that had been used to attack Xuanwu Pass were all transported to the front overnight. The vast army did not hide its whereabouts and moved forward on the rugged mountain road.
It was the coalition army of the [Xiangnan city-state] that was stationed at Gui Ping Pass, with a total of 50,000 people. The general who guarded Gui Ping Pass was the commander-in-chief of the allied forces of the two major cities in Guilin County, General Li Mu of the Warring States Period.
And in Guilin County behind Gui Ping Pass, Li Mu also arranged 30,000 regular troops, which could support Gui Ping Pass at any time. The garrison of the three passes, together with the 30,000 regular troops, just happened to be 150,000.
When Li Mu got the news, he immediately announced that he would bury the Leopard Army in Gui Ping Pass.
In detail, Li Mu was the meritorious general of the allied forces who captured Guilin County. For the garrison of Shanhai City, especially for the Leopard Army, he was a mortal enemy.
The peak duel between Han Xin and Li Mu, a pair of peerless generals, attracted the attention of the world.
Compared with Xuanwu Pass, it was more difficult for Shanhai City to capture Gui Ping Pass.
It was not because Gui Ping Pass was steep, magnificent, or indestructible, but because there was only a narrow mountain road in front of Gui Ping Pass, which was difficult to accommodate the vast army.
It was a place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
For the attacker, it was a dead land. Even if more troops were sent, under the reasonable defense of the garrison, they would be defeated.
Therefore, Li Mu's bold words were not without reason.
To be honest, without the P1 cannons, Han Xin had no confidence to take Gui Ping Pass. The Leopard Army had been stationed in the withered fortress for nearly a year, and it was not without reason that they did not think about attacking Gui Ping Pass.
Han Xin had the reputation of "Soldier Immortal". He was good at seizing opportunities, but he was not a reckless person.
In addition to the P1 cannons, Han Xin had other preparations.
Taking Guilin County was planned together with the territory's military strategy for the second half of the year. It was not an impromptu idea, but a set strategic goal that Shanhai City must achieve.
For this, the General Administration of Military Affairs worked with various departments to prepare various plans to deal with different situations.
In the words of the emperor: "It is naturally best if Guilin County can be recovered peacefully. If not, then we will not hesitate to start a war. Therefore, the Leopard Army must be ready to go to war at any time. "
In order to take Gui Ping Pass, Han Xin had put a lot of thought into it.
… …
At about ten o 'clock in the morning, the first corps of the Leopard Army was marching on the mountain road.
Walking in front of the army was the first division of the first corps of the Leopard Army. It was also one of the few mountain barbarian heavy infantry divisions in the three armies.
When it came to hatred for Li Mu, no one could compare with the mountain barbarian soldiers.
In the battle of guarding the pass a year ago, it was the first mountain barbarian independent division that had not yet received an official designation, led by the mountain barbarian young general Shi Hu, who was guarding the two passes of Xuanwu Pass and Gui Ping Pass.
In that battle, the entire mountain barbarian independent division was almost crippled, and even its designation was revoked.
Therefore, the mountain barbarian soldiers had a blood feud with Li Mu and the allied army led by Li Mu. Not being able to participate in the battle against Xuanwu Pass, the mountain barbarian soldiers were already dissatisfied.
Now that they had the opportunity to fight against the allied army led by Li Mu again, every mountain barbarian soldier's blood was boiling.
At this moment, the "ta ta ta" sound of horse hooves came from the front of the mountain road.
After turning a corner, the figure of a cavalryman appeared. Upon closer inspection, it was the vanguard who was scouting ahead.
"Urgent report, the enemy is attacking!"
The cavalryman looked anxious, constantly waving the flag that represented warning.
Seeing this, the division commander of the first division, Liao Kai, immediately ordered: "Stop advancing!"
Before Liao Kai could go forward to ask what was going on, he saw a sharp arrow suddenly pierce through the air. With a "puchi" sound, it hit the chest of the vanguard. He immediately fell off the horse, and it seemed that he would not survive.
Accompanying the sharp arrow was an even more earth-shaking sound of horse hooves.
The rumbling sound made the ground tremble, dust flew, and pebbles jumped up and down.
"Enemy attack, get into formation!"
Almost subconsciously, Liao Kai issued an urgent military order.
The well-trained mountain barbarian soldiers immediately formed a formation on the mountain road, huge shields held in front of them.
Before they could stand firm, the enemy cavalry had already charged over like a whirlwind.
"Li Mu!"
He really did not take the usual route. He actually took the initiative to launch a surprise attack while the Leopard Army was still marching. This kind of tactic of letting the defending side take the lead and launch a long-range surprise attack was really unheard of.
Li Mu's intention was very simple. He wanted to find an opportunity to destroy the enemy cannons that were still being transported while the enemy was still marching.
At the very least, he wanted to give the enemy a show of strength.
Li Mu had conducted a detailed study of the fall of Xuanwu Pass in the past few days. He had been thinking of ways to destroy the cannons in the hands of the enemy.
This time, the surprise attack midway was Li Mu's bold attempt.
As for the effect, he would have to wait and see.
It was almost impossible for Li Mu to destroy the cannons on the way. With Han Xin's ability, he naturally placed the cannons in the safest center of the army. How could he give the allied army a chance?
But the show of strength was indeed a success.
Because even Han Xin did not expect that the allied army would launch a surprise attack at this time.
When the First Division stopped advancing, the divisions following behind them were baffled.
At this moment, there was a deafening roar in front of them.
"What's going on?"
In the center of the army, Han Xin called for the messenger.
"Reporting to the commander, the front army has been raided by the enemy cavalry and is desperately defending."
"Raid?" Han Xin's expression changed, and he immediately guessed the enemy's intention. "Good lord, they are here to show us their strength."
"Pass the order to the First Division. Be sure to take down the enemy." Han Xin made a prompt decision.
Han Xin was quite confident about the Mountain Barbarian Heavy Infantry Division.
This time, thanks to the First Division at the forefront, if it were an ordinary infantry division at this time, they would probably be in a mess.
Han Xin did not know nothing about Li Mu.
As a matter of fact, Li Mu was Han Xin's senior. This general of the Warring States Period had stood out in the war against the Xiongnu, and eventually became a good general of the Zhao Kingdom.
Li Mu's cavalry corps was one of the top ten corps in history.
Therefore, Li Mu's use of cavalry tactics could be said to be ingenious. According to the intelligence investigated by the Military Intelligence Department, the cavalry under Li Mu's command was very fierce, very much like the cavalry of the Zhao Kingdom in the past.
Even the weapons they used were the machetes of the Zhao Kingdom.
In the territory, perhaps only Huo Qubing, the God of Cavalry War, could compete with Li Mu.
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