How was this possible? How was this possible?!
Søren's 15,000 troops were all at Sky Wolf Pass. How many people could he have sent to attack Tianshui City from the sea? At most, it would be amazing if there were only 1,000 people. The garrison troops on Stony Island did not even add up to 3,000 people.
Even if he spent a large sum of gold coins to hire more than 10,000 ruffians, they were still a complete mob.
Moreover, the previous messenger hawk had clearly stated that Suo Hanyi's shout had scared the ten thousand mobs to the point of wetting their pants. Then, he had led his two thousand cavalrymen to slaughter them, leaving corpses strewn all over the field.
Then, Suo Hanyi led 2,000 cavalrymen to chase after Søren. And the fleeing Søren only had a little more than 100 warriors with him.
Closing his eyes, even if he used his toes to think, Suo Hanyi was bound to win. Søren would either die or become a prisoner, there was no other outcome.
Sure enough, the messenger hawk flew over the next day, and it clearly stated that Suo Hanyi had returned victorious, and Søren had been captured alive and would be brought to Sky Wolf Pass in a few days. (This messenger hawk was forced to be sent, because Zhi Ning's entire secret stronghold had been destroyed.)
As a result, no one put Tianshui City and Søren in their eyes, and all their energy was focused on Yan Yan's army at Sky Wolf Pass.
How did the situation suddenly change to Suo Hanyi's death and Søren's capture of Tianshui City?
And Søren was leading thousands of troops south to attack Sky Wolf Pass from behind.
How could this be?
There were only 100 people around Søren, how could he defeat Suo Hanyi?
Was he a god?
Not only Jinning, but all the people in Sirius Pass seemed to be completely stunned. They could not believe this result at all.
As a result, they immediately sent out spies to verify the authenticity of this news.
Without waiting for these spies to report back, the surviving spies in Tianshui City also fled to Sky Wolf Pass, confirming the authenticity of this news.
Søren had taken complete control of Tianshui City, and the six thousand city guards had pledged their loyalty to him. The 4,000 troops left by the rebel lords in Tianshui City had also been captured, and all the officers above the rank of centurion were killed, including Nurdan's son, Nudahai.
After hearing this news, Nurdan's vision darkened and he spat out a mouthful of blood. He roared, "Søren, you and I are irreconcilable. I will tear you to pieces."
In a short period of time, the entire Sirius Pass was in a state of panic, and their morale was low.
Because the messenger was on his last breath when he rushed into the Heavenly Wolf Pass, he didn't have time to report to Zhi Ning, so many people heard the news of the fall of Tianshui City and the death of Suo Hanyi.
One to ten, ten to a hundred, a hundred to ten thousand.
In the end, all of the soldiers in Celestial Wolf Pass knew of this news, and it had already spread like wildfire.
They said that Søren's martial arts were extremely high, that he alone defeated two thousand cavalrymen and killed Suo Hanyi.
In short, Søren was described as a god descending to earth. For a time, people were in a panic, and the whole situation had fallen into an extremely unbearable situation.
… …
As soon as Princess Zhi Ning woke up, the first thing she did was to convene a meeting of the four people.
Nurdan, Guiqinqu, Turin Duo, and Zhi Ning.
"No matter how shocking it is, it has already happened." Zhi Ning said, "What should we do next?"
The other three fell into silence.
"Søren is less than two hundred miles away from us." Zhi Ning said, "In a day at most, he will appear behind us. Where to go, we need to decide. "
Still no one spoke.
Zhi Ning named: "Nurdan, here you are the only person from Tian Shui City, you speak."
Nurdan took a deep breath and said respectfully, "We don't need to do anything, we will still defend the city and wait for Søren and Yan Yan's army to attack."
Zhi Ning said, "That is being attacked from the front and the back."
Nurdan said, "Yes, we are being attacked from the front and the back. But we still have nineteen thousand people in our hands, Søren and Yan Yan added up is only nineteen thousand. "
Zhi Ning said, "Then don't forget how weak the defense of Celestial Wolf Pass is. When we are attacked from the front and the back, it will be too late! "
Nurdan opened his mouth and wanted to continue to say something, but in the end he nodded and said respectfully, "I am stupid."
"Turin Duo, what did the officers you brought say?" Zhi Ning asked.
Turin Duo said, "We think we should send elite troops to attack Søren."
Zhi Ning said, "Who should be sent to attack Søren?"
Turin Duo said, "Four thousand Black Uniform Army and five thousand Lin Hai Army. These nine thousand troops will attack Søren. Nurdan and the other lords' ten thousand troops will stay in Celestial Wolf Pass. "
Zhi Ning said, "Nine thousand against five thousand Søren, can they win?"
Turin Duo thought for a while and nodded, "Maybe."
Zhi Ning asked, "Can they kill Søren?"
Turin Duo shook her head and said, "Very difficult, it can only solve the temporary crisis and prolong the war."
Zhi Ning nodded and looked at Guiqinqu, "What do you think?"
Guiqinqu thought for a while and said, "Right now Tian Shui City is empty, we should send a large force to leave Celestial Wolf Pass, avoid Søren's army, and take a detour to attack Tian Shui City."
"Detour? Is there a road? "Zhi Ning asked.
Nurdan said, "There is a road, but it is a mountain road, very difficult to walk, warhorses can't pass at all."
Zhi Ning closed her eyes, these three plans were very, very bad, each plan had the danger of being destroyed.
"Nurdan, do you think we should defend Celestial Wolf Pass and wait for Søren and Yan Yan to attack from the front and back?" Zhi Ning said, "What do you think the chances of winning are if we do this?"
Nurdan closed his eyes and thought for a while, "Thirty percent chance of winning, after all we have three armies, it is difficult to unite, and my ten thousand troops are not strong enough."
Zhi Ning said, "Turin Duo, do you think we should send nine thousand elites to attack Søren, Nurdan's ten thousand weak troops to stay in Celestial Wolf Pass? What are the chances of winning with this plan? "
Turin Duo closed her eyes and thought for a while, "Less than thirty percent, this is full of uncertainties, no matter which part goes wrong, we will all be wiped out. If Søren's thousands of city guards can hold on for a longer time, or if Nurdan's ten thousand troops can hold on for a shorter time, we will all die. "
Zhi Ning asked again, "Guiqin canal, your idea is to take a detour to attack Celestial Water Main City, what is your chances of winning?"
Guiqin canal: "Less than thirty percent, maybe even lower."
Zhi Ning closed her eyes in pain, all three plans had less than thirty percent chance of winning, must they be destroyed, must they be defeated?
As the supreme commander of this Celestial Water Main City battle, what did she do wrong?
From the art of war, she did not make a mistake, she chose the safest plan with the lowest loss. Defend the city and exhaust Yan Yan's army.
But who would have thought that Søren was so unpredictable, daring to enter the heart of Celestial Water Main City with more than a thousand people?
At the beginning of the battle, there were three plans.
The first plan of Nurdan and others was to take the initiative to attack when Yan Yan's army was tired after a long journey and had not built any fortifications.
This plan was rejected by Zhi Ning, she felt that the price was too high. Yan Yan's army was good at field battles, this plan was completely to use their weakness to attack the enemy's strength.
The third plan was Suo Hanyi's, let the Celestial Water City Guards take a detour to Baiyun County, go behind Yan Yan's army, and attack from the front and back with the Tianlang Pass army.
This plan was also rejected by Zhi Ning, she was worried that the Celestial Water City Guards would be fooled by Søren.
She chose the second option that seemed to be the safest and most perfect, which was to defend the city and exhaust Yan Yan's army to death.
At present, it seemed that this conservative mentality was the root cause of today's crisis.
If they followed the first plan of Nurdan and others, although they would use their weakness to attack the enemy's strength, they would still win in the end.
If they followed Suo Hanyi's tactics, Yan Yan's army would have been completely wiped out, and the casualties of the allied forces would be very small.
Now, because of her own cautiousness, the allied forces actually entered a terrible situation.
Sometimes, a good hand can also kill people. You are not willing to play four bombs, and you are also not willing to play a king bomb. In the end, the other side finished playing, and you are holding all the good cards in your hand.
Zhi Ning gritted her teeth and said: "The reason why we have fallen into today's situation is entirely my fault. I made the mistake of being cautious, trying to be perfect."
"I dare not." Nurdan hurriedly said: "It is all my fault that I did not do my job well, causing the situation to become so unbearable."
Zhi Ning said: "Now, it is time to burn the boats. We have just discussed, whether we sit still, take the initiative to attack Søren, or take a detour to attack Celestial Water City, there is only less than a 30% chance of winning. "
Seeing the fanatical expression and determined gaze on Zhi Ning's face, Turin Duo's heart suddenly jumped.
Zhi Ning said: "That day, I was too cautious, which led to today's situation. Then today, we need to burn the boats and attack Yan Yan's camp at night! Once we win, not only will we save the dangerous situation, but we can also obtain a decisive victory. "
As soon as these words came out, the three people present were shocked.
Turin Duo said: "But, Yan Yan's army is best at fighting in the field, and they have been recuperating for many days. It will be very difficult to take the initiative to attack now."
Zhi Ning said: "I see that those fortifications are just wooden fences and some barricades."
For a moment, the few people present did not know how to answer. Although these simple wooden defenses did not seem to be much, even if it was only to slow down the attack, it was very useful.
Zhi Ning continued: "Moreover, if we want to avoid being attacked from the front and back, this is the only way, right?"
This was true. Whether they continued to stay in Sky Wolf Pass or took the initiative to attack Søren, they could be attacked from the front and back.
Because Yan Yan's army was too close, as soon as Zhi Ning's allied forces moved, he also moved immediately.
Take the second plan, for example, the Black Cloth Army and Waterfront Army would attack Søren, while Nu Erdan and the others' 10,000 weak troops would stay in Sky Wolf Pass.
In this way, the most likely outcome was that not long after the 9,000 elites left, Yan Yan's 15,000 troops would attack Sky Wolf Pass.
When the 9,000 elites and Søren's thousands of city guards collided head-on and fought, Sky Wolf Pass behind them had already fallen, and Yan Yan's army would directly attack from behind.
And if they took the initiative to attack Yan Yan's army, Søren's army was still 200 miles away, and it would take at least a day and a night for them to arrive. In this day and night, the battle with Yan Yan would have long ended.
Turin Duo said: "If that's the case, then it will be a head-on clash."
Zhi Ning said: "We have 19,000 people, and Yan Yan only has 15,000. We have three armies, and Yan Yan's army is formed from the merger of many mercenary armies. I feel that our chances of winning are at least 40%. "
Nu Erdan, Tu Lingduo, Gui Qinqu and the others looked at each other, wanting to persuade her again.
"Don't try to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind!" Zhi Ning said resolutely: "There is no way out now, only by cutting off all means of retreat can we be reborn in a hopeless situation. Søren dared to attack Tianshui City with a thousand people. We have 19,000 people, don't tell me we don't dare to attack Yan Yan's 15,000 people? "
Then, Zhi Ning suddenly stood up and said: "I order all the troops in Sky Wolf Pass to come out and attack Yan Yan's army."
"Yes!" Nu Erdan, Gui Qinqu and Tu Lingduo shouted in unison.
The whole battle had gone around in a big circle and returned to the original point.
Soon, Nu Erdan and the others thought of another possibility, to take the initiative to attack Yan Yan's army. It would be good if they could win, but even if they could not win, they would still be able to escape with most of the troops. After all, it was a field battle, and a night battle.
And if they were to defend Sky Wolf Pass, once they lost, they would be completely wiped out, and they would not even have a place to escape.
However, this reason could not be said.
However, at this time, a huge silver wolf horn sounded from outside, followed by the heaven-shaking sound of war drums.
A moment later, the whole ground seemed to tremble, and there was the sound of dense and rumbling footsteps.
Then, a guard outside rushed in and said in a hoarse voice: "Princess, Lords, Yan Yan's army is attacking Sky Wolf Pass!"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the four people present changed dramatically.
Good Yan Yan, just when the four of them had decided to take the initiative to attack, Yan Yan took the initiative to attack Sky Wolf Pass.
Tu Lingduo said coldly: "Yan Yan wants us all to be wiped out."
Zhi Ning gasped for breath, walked out of the castle balcony, and looked out.
Yan Yan's 15,000 army lit up countless torches, like a sky full of stars, at this time, like a surging tide.
In these ten days, it was enough for Yan Yan to create a large number of siege weapons, such as a huge battering ram, and countless wall scaling ladders.
"Peng peng peng peng …" 15,000 soldiers, fully armed and fully armored, marched in orderly steps, the sound of metal hitting the ground made everyone tremble in fear.
The equipment of this army cost more than 100,000 gold coins. This amount of money was enough to arm 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers, but now it was only used on 15,000 people, be it weapons or armor, they were all the best.
… …
Yan Yan rode another liger, walking at the front of the army, narrowing his eyes as he looked at the tall walls of Sky Wolf Pass.
A few hours ago, he had also received news from Søren. Sky Water Main City had been taken, Søren was leading 5000 soldiers south, attacking Sky Wolf Pass from the back. (Four thousand city guards and one thousand elites from Stony Island. Originally, this army was responsible for robbing and killing messengers from Sirius Pass. When Sauron went south to Sirius Pass, they met up with Sauron halfway.
At that time, Yan Yan's heart was indeed greatly shaken.
Søren really did it, he really took Sky Water Main City with just 1000 people, and killed Suo Hanyi.
This person was really like a monster.
Originally, Yan Yan's safest strategy was to stay in the camp and wait for Zhi Ning's coalition to attack. This way, the losses would be minimal, and there would be a 90% chance of victory. The only drawback was that most of the enemy would escape, unable to be annihilated.
And these escaped enemies would become the so-called Sky Water Opposition Army, supported and armed by people, and become long-term trouble for Sky Water Main City.
Therefore, Yan Yan made a prompt decision to attack Sky Wolf Pass. This way, the enemy could be sealed inside Sky Wolf Pass, and then wait for Søren's army to attack from the back, completely annihilating the enemy.
In this way, Yan Yan's army would suffer great casualties.
But he didn't care, he wanted to tell Søren that he was very strong, but he was not to be trifled with. My Silver Wolf Army has never been afraid of death.
The risk was great, but the reward was even greater.
In just half an hour, Yan Yan's army had gathered less than a kilometer in front of Sky Wolf Pass.
"Everyone says that my Silver Wolf Army is good at fighting in the field, and not good at attacking cities." Yan Yan said in a clear voice, "My voice has spread to every corner. Then today, let us tell the world that my Silver Wolf Army is not only good at fighting in the field, but also can attack cities, even if we have to use blood and corpses."
"Yi …" Yan Yan suddenly pulled out his sword and roared, "Attack the city!"
Immediately, thousands of strong men carrying huge siege ladders rushed up like a tide.
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