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Chapter Thirty-Six: The Night Raid is Successful

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    Tianlao City, the second line of defense of the Shengyuan Empire against the Mowu Continent, is located in the grand canyon in the middle of the unattainable Yunwu Mountains running north-south.  Because the east of Tianlao City is the entire eastern Fairview Plain, and the north and south are the towering mountain walls of the canyon. Only the west side has a city wall to prevent the invading enemy.  The Imperial Yuanwu Army has only 100,000 troops.

    　　A legion with 100,000 troops is more than enough to defend the sky prison city with only one wall, and it is as stable as a rock; if you use iron cavalry to go out of the city to fight back, such a combination of offense and defense will be even more indestructible.  However, Marquis Huicha, marquis of Yuanwu Army, who has always been known for his cautious and conservative use of troops, ignored the proposals of his generals such as Baihu to attack proactively, and advocated steady defense and waiting for reinforcements.  defense.

    　　The Shengyuan army's full defense made the Mowu army no longer have any scruples, and concentrated their superior forces to attack day and night; while Tianlao City has only one wall, which has an advantageous side for defense, but also a disadvantageous side-one-time investment in defense  The number of troops is no more than 30,000.  In this way, 70,000 troops of the Yuanwu Legion were idle, and all of them swarmed into the city of Tianlao, which only increased the chaos.  However, under the repeated attacks of several regiments of the Mowu Army, the Yuanwu Army has been in a passive situation, with heavy casualties. The soldiers could not see the dawn of victory at all.

    　　On October 10th, 925th year of the Holy Yuan Calendar, the Marquis of Yiyi, the "Generalissimo" of the Shengyuan Empire, who commanded 300,000 soldiers of the Holy Army, arrived at Tianlao City.  On the evening of the 12th, taking advantage of the end of the day's offensive of the Mowu Army, the soldiers of the Shengwu Army immediately and methodically replaced the exhausted soldiers of the Yuanwu Army with more than half of their casualties, and took over the defense of the entire Tianlao City.

    　　 Marshal Yiyi entered Tianlao City with the 50,000 holy warriors who took over. Since Tianlao City could not accommodate too many troops, the remaining 250,000 soldiers and horses of the Holy Army, led by Xuanwu, were stationed in the east of Tianlao City.

    　　Marquis Huicha led the senior officers of the Yuanwu Army to greet Marshal Quyi at the entrance of the East City.  After the exchange of greetings between the two parties, Marshal Qu Yi immediately ordered Marquis Huicha to station the retired soldiers of the Yuanwu Army on the side of the Shengwu Army in the east of the city to rest and wait for orders.  Without stopping thereafter, Qu Yi and Hao Bo immediately entered the city.  As the two entered the city, they observed the state of the soldiers of the Yuanwu Army who had retreated. They saw that the second imperial army was severely damaged, and the soldiers' uniforms were tattered, thin and weak, with dark complexions and a lack of morale;  In the blood-tested army, the eyes of the soldiers are firm and strange, which belong to the kind of eyes that can take the life of the enemy at any time, and are ready to sacrifice their own lives at any time. Such an army is undoubtedly better than one that has never experienced war.  A tested army is a hundred times more terrifying.

    　　Qiyi and Haobo glanced at each other, and saw the satisfaction in each other's eyes——such an army, after a short rest, will go into battle again, and it will be unstoppable.  It is a hundred times easier to use.

    　　Entering the council hall in Tianlao City, Qu Yi immediately announced the convening of a military meeting of the senior generals of the Shengwu and Yuanwu armies.

    　　Beside the long table, on one side sat the generals of the Shengwu Legion, headed by the Chief Military Division of Haobo;  Obviously, his initiative to attack was contrary to Marshal Huicha's conservative defense theory, so he was left out in the cold.  Marshal Qu Yi sat in the middle of the table.

    　　 Marshal Yi Yi glanced at the senior officers, and said coldly: "I am now the 'Marshal of the Holy Yuan Empire', in charge of all important military affairs of the empire. Before the meeting, I announced that the Huicha of the Yuanwu Legion  Marshal, the ineffectiveness of the battle has caused serious losses to the Yuanwu Army, and now he is relieved of his position as Marshal, escorted to the capital, and sent to a military court."

    　　At first hearing of this news, all the officers of the Yuanwu Army Corps were stunned, looking at each other in blank dismay, at a loss for what to do.  Marshal Huicha "Teng" stood up and said angrily, "You have no right to dismiss me. I will report to His Majesty the Emperor to accuse you of abusing your power and framing a meritorious general."

    　　Marshal Quyi looked at him coldly, threw a piece of paper casually, and said: "This is your letter of dismissal. You fought conservatively, blindly defending and not attacking, so that more than half of the Yuanwu Army was lost, and the empire fell into a state of crisis.  In such a passive state, the morale is lost, but the morale of the Mowu army is so high that it is invincible—how can you still talk about meritorious service? What awaits you is a severe trial by a military court. Now that you are a prisoner, you can be escorted to Beijing.  "

    　　Marquis Huicha's complexion was pale, knowing that the matter was irreversible, he immediately showed good military qualities, stood up calmly, took off his marshal's uniform, and said in a trembling voice: "I, I obey the order."

    　　Looking at the Marquis Huicha who was taken away, the generals of the Yuanwu Army were afraid, especially the generals who usually joined the Marquis Huicha in defensive operations.If the attack fails, the consequences will be disastrous.  He frowned and muttered: "Military Master, what do you think the chances of winning this matter are? If the sneak attack fails, the blow to our morale will be too great."

    　　 Hao Bo said confidently: "This is not my temporary idea, I have considered it for a long time. I think this battle is absolutely 70% sure."

    　　Qi Yi gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, follow the advice of the military division and launch an attack on my own initiative. Baihu, go down and prepare."

    　　 Hao Bo said categorically: "No! 'There is a will to die, and no one wants to live'. This time, you will lead the army yourself."

    　　Baihu and the generals were stunned: Is there any reason for the coach to take the initiative to lead the army to attack?  Qu Yi was also stunned, but immediately understood Hao Bo's good intentions: she used iron and blood to forcefully subdue the generals of the Holy Army, which made most soldiers not really admire her. This is undoubtedly a hidden danger in the war  , I don’t know when it will happen; and if I win this war, firstly, it will boost morale, and secondly, it will also show my own strength, which will undoubtedly help to improve my prestige, establish my own prestige, and at the same time strengthen  The generals' sense of dependence on themselves.

    　　Qi Yi said solemnly: "Please ask the military master to take over the seal of the Grand Marshal for me temporarily, and let me lead the army to teach the Mowu army a lesson." As he said, he went down the city wall and stepped on the oolong horse.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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