Fulu Rubik's Cube

Chapter 866 Zhao He
Just as Master Mingxin had guessed, the war potential displayed by the Suzaku Kingdom was deeply feared by other forces.

The ninth day of August in the third year of the lunar calendar.

By the Weak Water River in the Northland.

midnight.

Ding Shao, the lieutenant on duty on the city wall of Ruoshui City, was wearing heavy armor and led two followers around the city wall to investigate and defend.

When they reached the city wall facing the Ruoshui River, they could faintly hear the sound of armor colliding outside.

Ding Shao's heart skipped a beat, and he listened carefully for a moment, but there was no sound again.

He squinted his eyes and looked up the Ruoshui River. Since it was the first quarter moon tonight, the moonlight was weak, and 'Ruoshui City' was a full [-] feet away from the Ruoshui River, so he couldn't see the outside scene clearly.

After pondering for a moment, Ding Shao suddenly said:

"Rocket!"

An attendant beside him immediately took out a unique red arrow from his back quiver and handed it to Ding Shao.

Ding Shao lit the white phosphorous at the tip of the arrow on the torch in the hand of another entourage.

Immediately afterwards, the bowstring was fully drawn and an arrow was shot towards the direction of Ruoshui River.

Ding Shao is a lieutenant officer. According to the rules of the army, only those who have practiced the "Wrestling Practice Method" and reached the level of "moving mountains" can serve as lieutenant officer and above.

With the power of nine bulls, he can shoot arrows six hundred feet away, and this is the main reason why Ruoshui City was built six hundred feet away from Ruoshui River.

Why the Suzaku Kingdom can be invincible in foreign wars, one of the magic weapons for victory is this ultra-long-distance bow and arrow shooting.

'Whoosh! '

A white light flashed across the air quickly, and when it flew over Ruoshui River, it exploded suddenly.

'Snapped-! '

The sound was not loud, but a white light with a size of one hundred feet exploded in midair.

And this white light also illuminates part of the surface of the Ruoshui River.

I saw countless strange straw rafts floating on the fluffy weak water river.

Countless tall human races with full armor stood quietly on the grass raft, which slowly floated towards the direction of the 'Weak Water City'.

The white light that exploded in the air lasted for a long time. Under the illumination of the white light, the surface of the Ruoshui River, which was usually empty, was completely covered with grass rafts at this moment.

But in the place where the white light can't shine, there are vague shadows on the river surface, and there seem to be countless figures swaying.

The moment Ding Shao saw the scene on the river, his heart suddenly tightened.

In the next second, he uttered the loudest and last cry in his life.

"Enemy attack!"

After a few breaths, the beacon smoke shining red rose from the 'Weak Water City'.

'Red Alert' is the highest alert.

When the red beacon smoke was quickly discovered by other cities, pillars of the same beacon smoke generally rose all over the north.

After receiving the warning, the soldiers of the various battalions of the Suzaku Kingdom placed on the northern defense line quickly assembled northward.

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In the middle of the summer of the third year of the lunar calendar, the Lihun Mountain tribe in the North sent 600 million troops to cross the Tiandan Ruoshui River in the North on a floating straw raft woven by 'empty reed grass' for seven days.

From north to south, attack the cities along the Suzaku Kingdom.

'Empty Reed Grass' is a special plant that only exists in the northern regions. It exists in the air one foot above the ground, and its rhizomes can absorb the free vitality between the sky and the earth to grow.

Rafts woven with this special plant can stand a foot in the air.

Generally speaking, hanging a foot off the ground is useless and has no practical value.

However, when it is used on weak water rivers, it has achieved unexpected results.

Relying on this 'empty reed grass' raft, the Lihunshan tribe forced 600 million soldiers and horses to cross the natural dangerous Ruoshui River.

In the dark, Ding Shao only thought that the countless people were sailing on weak water, but he didn't know that the raft was still a foot above the water.

It was only because of the distance and the problem of viewing angle that they mistakenly thought that the enemy's straw raft was floating on the surface of the weak water.

At the same time, a few days later, thousands of huge sea ships with a size of hundreds of feet appeared in the natural danger "Sunken Sea" on the west side of the Suzaku Kingdom.

At the forefront, on a flagship that was three hundred feet long, a large purple flag was waving in the wind.

On the flag, a strange three-faced figure of greed, anger, and ignorance manifests in it.

Numerous people and monsters with strange faces shouted crazily on each ship, making ghosts and wolves howl.

In the Western Regions, the Wanling tribe assembled 800 million soldiers and horses across the sea.

The four most powerful forces in the 'Mountain and Sea Realm' today, Lihun Mountain and Wanling Tribe among them, launched an attack on the Suzaku Kingdom from the west and north at the same time in [-].

At the beginning, the strategic deployment of the Suzaku Kingdom was mainly in the east and north directions.

The reason for this is because the Suzaku Kingdom is adjacent to the vast and endless desert six thousand miles to the south, forming a natural barrier.

No living being can cross this unfathomable desert on a large scale.

Eight thousand miles to the west of the kingdom is the boundless "sea of ​​empty space", which is also a natural danger.

Therefore, the Suzaku Kingdom initially stationed only two battalions of sailors and hundreds of warships here, namely "Shuiwan" and "Fujiao".

Later, with the expansion of armaments, the three battalions of "Danghai", "Fubo" and "Dinghai" and a thousand large and small warships were added here.

When the Wanling Tribe came across the sea, they met the 36 warships of the "Dinghaiying" Lieutenant General Huangzi who were patrolling the sea.

In just half an hour, 36 of Suzaku Kingdom's 34 'Lake' class warships were sunk.

Only two warships managed to escape from the encirclement of the sea battle, and at the same time passed on the information that the Wanling Tribe was attacking across the sea.

When the news of the enemy's invasion in the west and north at the same time was sent back to the Suzaku Kingdom, the whole country was in an uproar.

The Chinese who are accustomed to the invincibility of their soldiers outside the country can hardly believe that they will be attacked by the enemy one day.

We have always been the ones who take the initiative to beat people, but we have never encountered the situation of being beaten at the door.

This is not bad, the citizens of the Suzaku Kingdom, who possessed extreme self-confidence, pride and a sense of honor, immediately filed a petition, demanding that the country resolutely attack the invading enemy.

Vientiane at this time has just rushed to the front of the Eastern Front with the 'Suzaku Battalion'.

Hearing that the Lihunshan tribe in the North had invaded, he was going to lead the headquarters camp to fight in the north.

Unexpectedly, an imperial decree suddenly came from the capital, ordering it to guard the eastern front and guard against the invasion of the Luo Kingdom in the Eastern Region.

This imperial decree is a suggestion from the "Prime Minister's Mansion" and the "Taiwei's Mansion" to contribute to the monarch at the same time.

In the "Prime Minister's Mansion", a group of civil officials headed by Yuan Jiang did not want the "Princess Suzaku" Vientiane to make further military exploits, which led to an increase in his prestige.

The "Taiwei Mansion" is also the same reason. Vientiane used to be in charge of the tenth battalion of the Peking University Camp, and its prestige in the army is too high.

And because Wanxiang is a child of the royal family, not from the general system.

The generals headed by the 'Taiwei's Mansion' do not want the royal family to have a commander who has a strong influence in the army.

The two governments played at the same time, and even the monarch had to weigh the consequences, so he could only issue an imperial edict ordering Vientiane to be stationed on the eastern front.

In order to enhance the influence of the two major systems of the civil official group and the generals group among the people.

The 'Prime Minister's Mansion' and 'Taiwei's Mansion' regard the attack of the two major forces from the west and the north as a good opportunity to increase their reputation.

After some games, the 'Prime Minister's Mansion' launched Zhao He, the most outstanding talent of the younger generation in its own system, as the commander of the Ten Northern Battalions.

Lead three hundred princes to the front line of the Northland to fight against the Lihun Mountain tribe who invaded the north.

The "Taiwei Mansion" sent Huo Wugou, the most powerful junior of the younger generation of generals, as the commander of the western front.

Selected soldiers and horses from each city formed twelve battalions of soldiers, and led eight hundred vassals to the "sea of ​​empty space" to stop the Wanling tribe.

These one hundred and one hundred vassal states are the relatively large tribes and countries that the Suzaku Kingdom has conquered since its foreign wars.

Because its strength is far stronger than that of ordinary tribes, the Suzaku Kingdom gave these tribes great autonomy and allowed them to establish their own vassal states.

So far, the kingdom has accommodated more than [-] vassal states, large and small.

Except that most of them are forces supported by people from all walks of life, the rest are all tribes born and raised in the 'Mountain and Sea Realm'.

Shi Gandang, the president of the 28th Battalion, sits in the capital and takes charge of the overall situation.

This time the Suzaku Kingdom dispatched 22 battalions and [-] vassal states to fight against the powerful enemies from the west and north.

But the Suzaku Kingdom, which has never fought against Lihun Mountain and Wanling Tribe, even though it has repeatedly raised the strength of the two major forces in its heart.

But at the end of the day, because of countless victories in the past, they ultimately underestimated their opponents.

On the seventh day of April in the [-]th year of the lunar calendar, Zhao He, the newly appointed commander of the Northern Tenth Battalion, rushed to the windless plain at the front line of the northern land.

The windless plain has flat terrain and fertile land, which is very suitable for grain cultivation. Therefore, there are no cities built on the plain for nearly [-] miles, and it is full of grains.

Because the terrain here is flat, the field of vision is wide, and it has a large enough depth.

After the tribe of 'Lihun Mountain' struggled to break through more than 30 cities in the Northland, they decided to make a short repair here.

After eradicating the planted crops, the 'Lihun Mountain' tribe built a forward camp here, planning to use this as an important transit point for the troops and horses of the headquarters.

At this moment, the large forces of the 'Lihunshan' tribe are still engaged in a tug-of-war with the fortress city of the Suzaku Kingdom in other parts of the Northland.

Because the Suzaku Kingdom built fortresses and cities everywhere, and the nodes like piles of ground were connected to each other, it made it impossible for all the troops from the 'Leaving Soul Mountain' to launch an attack.

In the dream, there is a saying in the art of war: Ten rules surround it!

In other words, if you want to capture a heavily fortified city and fortress, you need at least ten times more troops.

Although the individual combat ability of 'Lihun Mountain' is extremely strong, this place is not the world in the dream.

But the fortresses separated by hundreds of miles are like nails stuck in this vast land.

When a team of small organizations attacked a certain fortress, they always had the feeling that reinforcements would surround them at any time.

Therefore, although the 'Lihun Mountain' tribe dispatched 600 million people this time, limited to the terrain and various reasons, they have been here for several months, but they have only won less than a hundred cities and fortresses.

Under such circumstances, it is actually extremely unfavorable to the 'Lihun Mountain' tribe.

Not to mention anything else, logistical supplies alone cannot be supplied.

With 600 million soldiers and more than 200 million domestic animals, the daily consumption is an astronomical figure.

At the same time, this kind of fighting situation also surprised the high-level officials of the 'Leaving Soul Mountain' tribe.

In their imagination, they should sweep forward like flames over dry grass, reaching the capital of the Suzaku Kingdom.

Unexpectedly, in reality, my own advancement is like climbing stairs, I can only advance step by step, and every step forward, I will feel huge pressure.

There are as many cities and fortresses in the Suzaku Kingdom as there are stars. Naturally, it is impossible to remove all of the 'Lihun Mountain', so we can only choose one direction to advance.

But in this way, the further you go south, the more you feel that people from other fortresses may appear in all directions at any time to surround you.

This is not an illusion. As the 'Lihun Mountain' tribe continued to march southward, more and more scouts and scouts appeared outside the army.

Although it didn't dare to attack itself, it was like a wolf wandering outside the flock, which made people feel uneasy.

In view of this, some high-level officials of the 'Lihun Mountain' tribe began to question whether the attack this time was a bit hasty, and some even suggested retreating to the Ruoshui River.

Zhao He is only 31 years old this year, and he comes from the southern city 'Sicheng', one of the five largest cities in the Suzaku Kingdom.

The Zhao family has existed since the establishment of the "Silk City". After more than 300 years of development, the Zhao family has become one of the twelve major families in the "Silk City".

Zhao He is very talented. Although he is young, he has cultivated the "Three Meridians and Seven Wheels Conception" to the seventh level, which is equivalent to the "Three Flower Realm" of Yuanshen, and awakened seven kinds of innate supernatural powers.

In addition, he has also practiced the "Wisdom Cultivation Method" to the state of "Picking the Stars", possessing the power of a dragon.

Zhang Ke had countless opportunities in his life, but he was already over two hundred years old when he reached the Yuanshen realm.

In addition to Zhao He's outstanding aptitude, and the idea of ​​"Three Meridians and Seven Wheels" is also particularly suitable for the human race in this world, which gave Zhao He an opportunity.

The more important reason is that this world is undergoing great changes that cannot be seen in a million years. Naturally, some darlings who uphold the will of heaven and earth will be born into this world, which is what people often call the sons of planes.

From childhood to adulthood, Zhao He grew up surrounded by the praise of countless people, and naturally formed a self-admiring and supercilious temperament.

However, Zhao He hid this very well, and always showed an image of a humble, humble and polite gentleman to the outside world.

Zhao He is a very ambitious person.

Since Shan Qiao was able to seize the position of monarch from Flame Red Silkworm back then, it is all right to replace him himself.

His original plan was to use the "Taiwei Mansion" to be promoted all the way to Taiwei, and finally seize the kingship.

After all, the country has been in war since the day he was born, and the line of generals can not only cultivate wings, but also gain military power, which is a good way out.

However, the Zhao family and the current Shi family, which is in charge of foreign wars, had a lot of rifts in the early years, so that they could not develop from the "Taiwei Mansion".

In desperation, Zhao He had no choice but to switch to the "Prime Minister's Mansion". He worshiped Zuo Prime Minister Yuan Jiang as his teacher, and married his daughter Yuan Furong.

Relying on his own strength, and under the recommendation of Yuan Jiang and others, he gradually became the leader of the new generation of "Prime Minister's Mansion".

Zhao He is not in a hurry. He is only thirty years old, and he is already in the realm of the primordial spirit. Although the "Three Meridians and Seven Wheels Contemplation Idea" in this realm does not cultivate the soul, he still has a lifespan of 600 years in this realm.

Compared with Zhang Ke and others who can live up to [-] years once they enter the Yuanshen Realm, the idea of ​​"Three Meridians and Seven Wheels" still has many disadvantages.

But this is also normal. It only took Zhang Ke more than [-] years to deduce this exercise.

And at the last moment of the derivation of the kung fu, he encountered the 'Zaojiao', and he fought against [Qi Ban], which resulted in the failure of this kung fu to be completed.

Perhaps in the future, after continuous revision of this practice by practitioners in this world, it may be possible to finally achieve a lifespan that is as long as that of the primordial spirit.

This time Zhao He was able to lead 300 million soldiers and [-] vassal states to fight as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Ten Battalion, thanks to the help of Prime Minister Zuo Yuanjiang.

As long as he can defeat it in one fell swoop in this battle against the 'Leaving Soul Mountain' tribe.

When Yuan Jiang becomes an official in the future, the position of Prime Minister Zuo will definitely not be out of his palm.

This step is extremely important to Zhao He's future planning, and it is also a test for the Korean and Chinese official system to intervene in the general system.

Therefore, before Zhao He set off for the expedition, Yuan Jiang gave him detailed instructions.

In times of war, you must not rush into the waves, but fight steadily according to the strategy formulated by the kingdom, and rely on your own strong national power to consume the tribe of 'Lihun Mountain' to death.

But Zhao He sneered at Yuan Jiang's tactics. If he just fought defensively like a tortoise or a hedgehog, how could he show his abilities.

Moreover, in Zhao He's heart, he wanted to prove one more thing.

In the capital, when people talk about the most outstanding people of the younger generation, they always mention two people.

Zhao He, Huo Wugou!

But when someone mentions Vientiane, people will forget about the other two.

In the hearts of the people of the Suzaku Kingdom, Vientiane has already broken away from the level of being compared by others.

The arrogant Zhao He echoed the praise on the surface, but he was extremely unconvinced in his heart.

He believed that if he was in the position of Vientiane, he would definitely be able to do better than her.

The only thing in Vientiane that is better than him is that he comes from a royal family.

Isn't the reason why I can't compare with Wanxiang in the eyes of others because I have no record?

So, this time, he wants to take advantage of this opportunity to crush the invading enemy with lightning force, and he wants everyone to understand one thing.

There is not only one 'Valkyrie' in Suzaku Kingdom!
Therefore, Zhao He was obedient to Yuan Jiang's orders on the surface, but in fact, he was ready to crush the enemy with an upright attack.

However, he did not dare to underestimate his opponent, and immediately sent people to investigate the enemy's situation after arriving on the windless plain.

After some investigation, Zhao He learned that there were only 60 people in the forward camp stationed locally in the windless plain.

Zhao He keenly found that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

After some deduction, Zhao He decided to take the initiative to attack. With the advantage of his own strength at the moment, he launched a decisive battle with the 'Lihun Mountain' tribe.

When he made his opinion public, the generals of the battalions immediately went into an uproar.

Qiu Zexian, commander of the 'Panshan Battalion', directly denied Zhao He's strategy.

He believes that the country now occupies a geographical advantage, and with its many fortresses and cities, it can consume the 'Lihun Mountain' tribe to death little by little.

Even if they want to attack, at least they have to wait until winter comes, when the 'Lihun Mountain' tribe is short of supplies, they are launching a counterattack.

Now that he has broken hundreds of cities in half a year, it is the time when the soldiers are sharp and the morale is high, so it is not easy to fight head-on.

Zhao He refuted this point of view.

The tribe of 'Lihun Mountain' set up a forward camp in this [-]-mile windless plain, clearly intending to establish a transit base here.

Once it is rooted here, its follow-up army can use this place to repair and launch continuous attacks to the south.

At this time, there are only one and a half battalions of soldiers and horses in his camp, not only can he take the opportunity to destroy these enemy troops, but also destroy his forward camp.

More importantly, the kingdom has lost more than a hundred cities and fortresses in the past six months. The morale of the soldiers is low, and a victory is needed to boost morale.

And if the army of the 'Lihun Mountain' tribe waits to settle in, such a god-sent opportunity will never be encountered again.

It has to be said that Zhao He's words also made sense.

Some younger generals felt that Zhao He's strategy was in line with their own wishes, and expressed their support for it.

Active attack and defensive combat, the two concepts collided at this moment.

When neither of the two sides could convince the other, Zhao He, as the commander of the Tenth Battalion in the North, decided on a tactic.

Head-to-head!

Seeing that he issued an order in the name of the commander of the tenth battalion in the north, the commanders of each battalion had no choice but to obey the order.

But at this time, Zhao He made another decision that surprised everyone.

He wants to send an envoy to issue an official announcement to the forward battalion of the 'Leaving Soul Mountain' on the opposite side.

The Suzaku Kingdom will send two battalions of 'Panshan' and 'Fushan' to attack the forward battalion of 'Lihun Mountain' on the tenth day of April.

This decision not only shocked the commanders of the battalions, but even the soldiers of the army were horrified.

Soldiers who, deception also!

Zhang Ke's military books all stated that war is to weaken the opponent at all costs, and then encircle and suppress it with superior forces.

In addition, all intrigues and strategies are only used as a last resort.

The soldiers are fierce and at stake!

In such a serious and cruel war that concerns everyone's life and death, Zhao He actually proposed to use only two battalions of soldiers and horses to fight the enemy, and also agreed on a time to give the other party a chance to adjust their strategy.

When Zhao He made this suggestion, he encountered strong opposition on the spot.

But Zhao He had made up his mind, and he forcefully issued orders in the name of the commander-in-chief of the Northern Tenth Battalion.

(End of this chapter)