Rewind time to an hour ago.
Almost at the same time as the battle outside Wenshan City, the Central Army led by Shi Wansui also moved.
Throughout the entire Yunnan war, the Central Army was the most low-key. Since the beginning of the war, they had been stationed at the eastern border of Tengyue County. Overall, they advanced slowly, focusing on defense and surveillance, followed by breaking through the city.
With the eruption of the battle in Wenshan City, it was time for the Central Army to reveal its edge.
On that day, the two field armies of the Central Army changed their usual cautious style and began to rampage through Tengyue County. They headed straight for Tengchong City in the middle of Tengyue County.
The various cities in Tengyue County were already on guard. They had received orders from the High Command to 'defend the city to the death and delay the battle'. Their goal was to cooperate with the allied army in the encirclement battle outside Wenshan City.
The problem was that the Central Army was not the only one attacking Tengyue County.
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Tengyue County, deep in the mountains southwest.
It was the same morning on the 6th of January. The same mountains, valleys, fog, and the cold morning light.
Similar to the Hundred Thousand Mountains near Lianzhou Basin, there were mountain barbarian tribes of various sizes living in the mountains southwest. They were scattered all over the mountains and valleys.
The mountain barbarians made a living by hunting. Occasionally, they would go down the mountains to trade with the villages and towns at the foot of the mountains, exchanging game, herbs, and other mountain specialties for some daily necessities.
Other than that, there was no other interaction.
It was not that the player lords near the mountains did not think of recruiting these mountain barbarian tribes. After all, in the first year of Gaia, Shanhai City's mountain barbarian heavy infantry was already unparalleled in the world. It was the envy of the lords.
However, Chiyou's appearance made the lords' plans fall through.
During the period when Chiyou descended into the wilderness, the mountain barbarians from all over the country had either resolutely embarked on a long journey to Chiyou City to follow the Barbarian King, or were waiting for an opportunity to set off on their journey.
As such, the lords' attempts to recruit them naturally fell through. Occasionally, there were lords who were lucky enough to lure them with great benefits, but they only managed to recruit one or two small tribes. It was not enough to form an organized army.
When Ouyang Shuo personally led the army to defeat Chiyou's army and beheaded Chiyou, activating the Fiendgod bloodline and ascending to the position of Barbarian King, the situation changed again.
Knowing the importance of the mountain barbarians, Ouyang Shuo naturally would not ignore the various mountain barbarian tribes. After appeasing the mountain barbarians of Chiyou City, the first thing Ouyang Shuo did was to send out the mountain barbarian representatives to various mountain barbarian tribes.
The first was to announce to the tribes that a new [Barbarian King] had been born and let them pledge their loyalty to the new king. Secondly, it was to maintain contact with these tribes in preparation for Shanhai City to occupy this region in the future.
Before the war in Yunnan began, when Ouyang Shuo passed by Chiyou City, he even specifically sought out Elder Mu Yao of the Mountain Barbarian Tribe from Southern Cloud Province. He asked Mu Yao to once again head deep into the mountains of Yunnan and contact the various Mountain Barbarian tribes.
As it turned out, the effect was quite good.
Through the propaganda of the Mountain Brute liaison officer, in addition to the earth-shattering changes in Wuzhou County, the various Mountain Brute tribes had an initial recognition towards Shanhai City, towards Ouyang Shuo, the [Brute King].
When Bai Qi led the Left Army to attack Mengding County, he had secretly arranged for the troops in charge of transporting rations and supplies. They transported batches of rations and weapons deep into the mountains and distributed them to the tribes for free.
Along with the supplies, there was also a brigade of instructing officers.
With rations, equipment, and officers, in addition to the summons of the [Brute King], as well as the generous promises after the war was won, there was no tribe that would not be moved.
Just like this, when Bai Qi led his troops to attack Mengding County, the Mountain Barbarian soldiers that were originally scattered throughout the mountains slowly gathered together without the knowledge of the [City of Yunnan].
Just a few days ago, groups of Mountain Barbarian soldiers equipped with the latest weapons and equipment gathered from the various mountain villages. The soldiers were like small streams that gathered one by one, finally forming a large river.
These soldiers were not only equipped with the sharpest weapons and the toughest armor, but more importantly, they had undergone preliminary military training. They were no longer the unorthodox hunting teams of the tribes.
The difference between the two was like heaven and earth.
Around ten in the morning, a total of fifty thousand Mountain Barbarian soldiers had gathered. Under the command of the instructing team of Shanhai City, they cooperated with the central army and suddenly launched an attack on Tengyue County.
Such a pincer attack from the east and west caused Tengyue County to sink into the flames of war.
This was why Qin Fen and the others panicked and lost their heads, as well as Wu Qi's action of increasing the number of troops. However, there was one thing that Qin Fen and the others still did not know, which was what kind of troops were attacking Tengyue County.
In Qin Fen's opinion, they probably only encountered a group of hunting teams wearing simple leather armor.
In a war, a small detail could very likely be the end of the war. The entire battle of Yunnan was originally interlinked, and there were opportunities everywhere.
Just when [City of Yunnan] decided not to return to the rescue of Tengyue County, [City of Yunnan] and [Yan Huang Alliance] lost their last opportunity, and were destined to fail miserably.
Wen Shan City, Dragon Xiang military camp.
Another hour and a half had passed since Wu Qi increased the number of troops and launched an attack. Reality proved that as long as the attacking side was willing to be ruthless and disregard the sacrifices, the siege would still be effective.
Under Wu Qi's personal supervision, the siege did indeed progress smoothly. In just an hour and a half, they had taken down the center of the camp, leaving only the inner camp standing there alone.
Victory was in sight.
On the tower of Wen Shan City, Di Chen and the others who received the battle report from the frontlines were all excited.
"If I had known that it would be so effective, I would have given the order earlier," Di Chen thought to himself as he chatted with the other lords. He could not help but feel regret.
Lord Chunshen laughed and said, "The Dragon Stallion Army is nothing special!"
"That's right. The wilderness has made Bai Qi sound like he's a god, but he's still being beaten back by us." Echoing Lord Chunshen was a lord of the Yunnan City State. He could be considered Lord Chunshen's "trusted aide".
Seeing that there were people joining in the fun, Lord Chunshen became even more enthusiastic, and his words were not without criticism towards Shanhai City.
As such, there were even more people who echoed him. Most of them were city lords, and among them, the lords whose territories had fallen were the most numerous. These people were the most pitiful. Without their territories, they were like rootless duckweed, and could only act according to the wishes of the big shots.
Lord Chunshen, the big shot of [Yan Huang Alliance], was undoubtedly a big shot. Seeing that there was an opportunity to curry favor with Lord Chunshen, and that it did not cost them anything, how could these lords not be willing?!
When they spoke flattering words, they all had their own set, and did not repeat any of them. If the subordinates of their former territories were to see the flattering appearance of their lord, they would probably be so shocked that their eyeballs would explode.
The more they spoke, the more ridiculous it became.
According to what they said, the Dragon Stallion Army led by Bai Qi was basically made of paper, and even Shanhai City was a paper tiger. Sooner or later, it would be taken down by the [Yan Huang Alliance].
The more they spoke, the more ridiculous it became.
When Battle Wolf saw this, he frowned. As a soldier, Battle Wolf could not bear to see this.
"The war has not yet been won, and you have already lost your sense of measure?"
Don't be fooled by Lord Chunshen's relaxed words. In order to break through the first two defensive lines of the Dragon Stallion Army, the allied army and the allied army had paid the price of more than fifty thousand casualties.
To say that the Dragon Stallion Army was nothing special, only Lord Chunshen could think of such a thing.
It was only because the morale of the army was flourishing that Battle Wolf restrained himself and did not pour cold water on them. When Xiong Ba saw this, he gave Battle Wolf an understanding look.
Xiong Ba laughed coldly in his heart at Lord Chunshen's' clumsy performance '.
Naturally, Lord Chunshen was not such a shallow person. He would really believe the nonsense of these lords. Even what he had said just now was just a witty remark to liven up the atmosphere.
Lord Chunshen's true purpose was to take the opportunity to test the 'loyalty' of the lords of the [Yunnan City State], and lay the groundwork for when the [Yan Huang Alliance] divided up the [Yunnan City State] in the future.
"They are really impatient." Xiong Ba shook his head.
Lord Chunshen probably thought that the [Mountain and Sea Alliance] had not attacked Pill Yang City in their 'backyard operation', and thus had built up a psychological advantage.
Although they were allies, who knew what Lord Chunshen thought of the [Mountain and Sea Alliance]'s' backyard operation '. It was impossible to worry, but it was fine as long as he did not gloat.
When he thought of Yizhou Island being besieged by the army of Shanhai City, Xiong Ba's mood turned sour.
Even so, because the battle was going smoothly, the atmosphere was still very lively.
Among the lords present, the only ones who were depressed were the two or three lords of Tengyue County who were being besieged by the army of Shanhai City. Urgent reports kept coming in, making them very anxious.
But at this time, no one cared about their lives.
When it was time to abandon a chess piece, there should not be a trace of hesitation. When a chess player played, when did they ever consider the feelings of the chess pieces?
As long as they could win the entire game, abandoning, exchanging and other tactics were all part of the game.
Just as Di Chen and the others were filled with anticipation, the inescapable net that Shanhai City had set up finally began to close.
At noon, the blazing sun rose high into the sky.
On the mountain road to the west of Wenshan City, the sound of horse hooves could suddenly be heard. Huo Qubing led the First and Second Imperial Guard Legions, filled with a thirst for revenge, and majestically charged towards Wenshan City.
In the north, the City Guard Legions led by E Lai were also slowly approaching Wenshan City.
In the south, the Feng Yi Legion, which had been biding its time, suddenly walked out of its barracks and began to move towards Wenshan City.
The three armies advanced from three different directions. Together with the Dragon Stallion Legion that was originally guarding the east of Wenshan City, they quickly surrounded Wenshan City.
Besieged on all sides.
The secret behind the appearance of the City Guard Legions and the other two field legions near the main battlefield was in Yuan Yang City, which was not far from Wenshan City. The Lord of Yuan Yang City, the fake Burmese Little Six, was the most important chess piece that Shanhai City had buried in Yunnan City. He was also the 'black chess piece' that Bai Qi spoke of.
When the black chess piece appeared, the world was shocked.
Late last night, when the allied armies and allied armies had teleported to Wenshan City, the Imperial Guard Legions and City Guard Legions had also teleported to Yuan Yang City and disappeared into the boundless night.
The three major legions spent the entire morning taking shortcuts to surround Wenshan City.
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