After Bai Qi's gaze swept over them, the three intelligence chiefs felt ashamed. = Updated Fastest
The 200,000 strong army seemed to have vanished into thin air in the mountains of Yunnan. No matter how they searched, they couldn't find a single trace.
If they hadn't confirmed that the allied army had already arrived in Yunnan, they would have suspected it to be fake news.
The secrecy had been done well this time. The intelligence organizations had displayed a counter-investigation ability comparable to the Black Snake Guards.
Ouyang Shuo asked in confusion, "200,000 strong army will have to consume rations. Did the intelligence organizations find any clues from this aspect?"
Shen Buhai shook his head, "All the intelligence agencies are keeping an eye on the situation. There are no signs of large scale mobilization of rations. I suspect that the cities had already prepared rations long before the allied army arrived. "
They were really careful.
The lesson in blood made them even more careful this time. They had considered all aspects. Only a small number of people knew where the allied army was.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have to keep guessing.
Ouyang Shuo nodded and looked at Bai Qi, "Then send out an aerial squad to conduct a carpet search in the mountains." Ouyang Shuo was prepared to use his trump card.
Currently, only Ouyang Shuo could mobilize the aerial squad. After the battle at Guiping Pass, he had already returned to Shanhai City's aerial base to rest.
Ouyang Shuo didn't believe that they could escape the detection of the 'air force'.
"That couldn't be better." Bai Qi also had no choice. The battle was about to begin, but he didn't even know where the enemy was. This was the first time he had encountered such a predicament.
Ouyang Shuo changed the topic, "Commander Bai, how are the six great armies of the Western Punitive Expedition planned? Tell us everything. If there's anything you need help with, tell us. "
The General of Military Affairs was only responsible for formulating the overall strategy. They wouldn't interfere with the specific tactical arrangements. As for the Western Punitive Expedition, Bai Qi was in charge of the battle in Yunnan.
Even Ouyang Shuo wouldn't interfere with the arrangements of the Western Punitive Expedition. He asked this to first be prepared, and second to express his support for Bai Qi.
This was an incomparable war. It wasn't just the front line that was bustling. The rear also needed cooperation.
Ouyang Shuo was stationed at Lingxi City to oversee the rear of the army. Lingxi City had just been annexed, and Ouyang Shuo was worried that Bai Hua's coordination with the Western Expedition Army might have deviated.
With him around, the situation would naturally be different.
When Bai Qi heard this, he understood the meaning behind His Lordship's words and began to explain the pre-war arrangements in detail.
Currently, it occupied three and a half counties. Other than Mengding County in the south, Tengyue County in the west, and Dongchuan County in the north, the remaining half was Dali County, where the capital Dali was located.
The four counties were all bordered by Kunming County. If one were to refer to the map of China, then Kunming County was equivalent to the "Central Plains", a veritable land of four wars.
The Western Punitive Expedition planned to divide into three groups and attack Mengding County, Tengyue County, and Dongchuan County respectively.
According to the territorial strategy, Dali County was not within the scope of this Yunnan war. Ouyang Shuo didn't want to provoke Dali for the time being. Otherwise, he would probably end up badly bruised.
The million imperial guards of Royal City were not to be trifled with.
Apart from the army, the players had to be taken into consideration when attacking the Royal City. This was because once the Royal City was attacked by the country's feudal lords, a war mission would be issued in the city, conscripting the Royal City's players to participate in the war and resist the enemy together.
Just the thought of only half of the eight million players accepting the mission was enough to make one's scalp tingle. Even in Gaia's fourth year, the Royal City was an absolute forbidden zone for feudal lord players.
No matter how arrogant Ouyang Shuo was, he never thought of entering such a minefield.
The 200,000 strong allied army was still stationed in Mengding County. Mengding County was also the predetermined main battlefield for the Yunnan war. If there were no accidents, it would be a bitter battle in Mengding.
As for the 200,000 strong allied army, although it was impossible to determine their whereabouts, from the way they tried their best to hide their tracks, the allied army probably wanted to launch a surprise attack on the Western Punitive Expedition.
The teleportation tactic was used well and was still a very sharp assault tactic.
From the successful concealment of the army's tracks before the war, it was clear that they were very confident and wouldn't be stupid enough to repeat the same mistakes.
Unlike Lingnan, Yunnan's terrain was more complicated. A county could not accommodate too many troops. The Western Punitive Expedition had split into three groups due to strategic considerations and also out of helplessness.
The roads in the three counties were difficult to traverse. Once one of the armies was ambushed, the other two armies would not be able to provide reinforcements and could only resolve the situation on their own.
As such, the allied army's teleportation tactic provided them with a geographical advantage. It was impossible for the Western Punitive Expedition to replicate the Eastern Punitive Expedition's method of encircling them.
Therefore, Bai Qi would arrange for a corps to be stationed in Lingxi City to provide support. The corps he chose was the recently formed Second Imperial Guard Corps, also known as the famous Tiger Leopard Cavalry.
The Tiger Leopard Cavalry was Shanhai City's first pure cavalry corps and had the highest mobility.
According to the latest military reports, the Tiger Leopard Cavalry had already crossed Zhen 'an County and would arrive at Lingxi City in the next few days. The other corps, the Dragon Stallion Army's Fourth Army, would take another four to five days to reach the border of Zhen 'an County.
"According to the High Command's opinion, which county will the allied army set up an ambush in?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
Bai Qi shook his head. "Any one is possible. I'm guessing that the allied army has set up three ambush points. During the process, they will be able to choose an ambush point according to the course of the war and our army's arrangements. "
"In that case, we should guide them appropriately?" Ouyang Shuo's eyes flashed.
"That's right. There are too many uncertainties in the three ambush points. The only way is to deliberately expose a flaw in one of the counties and draw the snake out of its hole. This way, we can once again seize the initiative in the war. "
Uncertainty was a fatal threat to a war. Any famous general would do their best to eliminate these uncertainties. Even a small sacrifice would be worth it.
Ouyang Shuo nodded. It was good that Bai Qi knew what to do.
Shanhai City wasn't to be trifled with, and they had their own spies. It was just bad luck that they couldn't find any traces of the allied army, but the ones who knew the inside story weren't Shanhai City's' friends'.
"I predict that the enemy will take the initiative to go on the defensive in the early stages of the war and even abandon a few cities. Their goal is to force the Western Punitive Expedition to penetrate deep into the enemy's territory and test their ability to transport supplies. "
The mountain roads in Yunnan were rugged, and maintaining the long transport routes was a huge test. The long transport routes could also be attacked by the enemy at any time.
Any of the elite mountain troops that came out of the forest could deal a fatal blow to the grain transport team.
The enemy would definitely not let go of this fatal weakness of the Western Punitive Expedition. Unlike the Battle of Lingnan, the Western Punitive Expedition was not launching a surprise attack. The cities would have enough time to move supplies.
At the very least, he would be able to burn all of the rations in one go.
Thus, the greatest test for the Western Punitive Expedition in the war in Yunnan was provisions. This was precisely why Ouyang Shuo had rushed to Lingxi City.
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