Chapter 915: Secret Sneak Attack on the Night of the Mid-Autumn Festival
Fan Moyou heard Qu Yunyang's rhetorical question, and he replied after a moment of silence:
"The subordinates think that this matter does have advantages and disadvantages, but after weighing, I feel that the advantages should outweigh the disadvantages, the so-called surprise, attack it unprepared, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the soldiers of the Xiyu country are homesick, and the defense should be relaxed, therefore, the subordinates suggest that it is best to launch a fierce attack on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival!"
Qu Yunyang said with a solemn expression:
"However, when they react, they must fight back with anger, and that kind of counterattack will be very fierce!"
Fan Moyou analyzed with a different view:
"Anger can indeed enhance people's combat effectiveness, but at the same time, it is also easier to make people lose their minds, people are prone to make wrong judgments and decisions when they lose their minds, according to their subordinates, no matter how fierce the counterattack is, when their formation is disrupted by us, it is also vulnerable."
Hearing this, Qu Yunyang couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
He also knows that there is no such thing as the best of both worlds, that everything has advantages and disadvantages, and that the greater the opportunity, the greater the risk.
After thinking about it for a long time, Fan Moyou finally nodded and said:
"Then we have decided to launch an attack tomorrow night, and the three armies will go together to see how much combat effectiveness Mu Qianmei's three armies have!"
After making a decision, Qu Yunyang immediately conveyed his military order and made final preparations for tomorrow night's attack!
On the morning of the second day when Qu Yunyang made his decision, in the Heavenly King Hall of Xiyu Kingdom, Mu Qianmei was discussing the current situation.
Mu Qianmei sat on the throne of the Heavenly King, her expression was calm, but she was not angry, and the powerful aura of the king enveloped the entire Heavenly King Palace, and the ministers had just reported the situation of various departments, Mu Qianmei groaned slightly, and then said slowly:
"Today is the annual Mid-Autumn Festival, which should be a day of family reunion, but at present, the situation is tense, and countless soldiers are guarding the border and cannot reunite with their families."
"In such a tense atmosphere, the people are also very unsteady, naturally unable to spend the festival with peace of mind, the lonely king hopes that today next year, they can sit at home with peace of mind, and the family reunion to celebrate the festival, instead of panicking all day long."
"It is our responsibility that the people cannot live in peace and contentment."
Speaking of this, Mu Qianmei paused for a moment, then looked at Leng Yuanqing and asked:
"Commander Leng, what is the latest news from the Demon Realm that you received here?"
Leng Yuanqing immediately stepped out and replied respectfully:
"Back to the Heavenly King, the rectification work of the Demon Realm has been completed, and the deployment of the army is basically in place, they may attack at any time!"
Mu Qianmei nodded slightly with a calm face, and after a little muttering, she looked at Prime Minister Lu Zimo and asked:
"Prime Minister Lu, our army, have the preparations been completed?"
Lu Zimo also walked out of the queue slowly, and replied respectfully:
"Heavenly King, our army has also been prepared, and the three armies are ready to meet their attack at any time!"
Mu Qianmei thought for a moment, and then asked in a more casual tone:
"When do you think the Demon Realm will attack?"
A moment later, a scholar came out and replied:
"Weichen thinks that they should choose to launch an attack after the Mid-Autumn Festival, after all, the demon army has just been deployed, and it will take a little time to make the final preparations, probe the reality of our army, and understand the specific defense of our army, so that they can formulate an attack strategy in a targeted manner."
Many people also nodded slightly, indicating that they agreed with this view.
Mu Qianmei looked at Zhou Yunxi, who had not spoken for a long time, and asked slowly:
"What does Dean Zhou think?"
After Zhou Yunxi also came out of the line to salute, he replied in a calm voice:
"I think that they are very likely to choose the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival to attack!"
When the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty heard this, they all looked at Zhou Yunxi together, wanting to hear the reasons for his judgment.
was concerned by everyone, Zhou Yunxi still seemed very calm, and he continued unhurriedly:
"Chen remembers that last year today, the Demon Realm also suddenly launched an attack on the North Moon Country, and the attack was unprepared, and the North Moon Country was caught off guard."
"In Qu Yunyang's mind, our people in the fairy world have always attached great importance to this festival, and the border soldiers will definitely look at the moon and miss their relatives on this special day, so the defense will naturally be lax."
"Everyone thinks that he will not launch an attack on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and he will probably choose this day to raise troops and take us by surprise, won't he be able to seize the opportunity?"
"Therefore, I thought that they would attack tonight."
A year has passed, because there are too many things that have happened this year, many people have forgotten about the attack on the North Moon Country on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the Demon Realm, after Zhou Yunxi said this, everyone was suddenly awakened, and the Demon World is indeed very likely to launch an attack tonight.
Mu Qianmei showed an expression of appreciation on her face, and she nodded slowly and said:
"The Lone King also thinks that the Demon Realm army is very likely to choose to raise troops tonight!"
"Now that we have the experience of the Northern Moon Country, then we can't repeat the mistakes of the past, what do you think we should do?"
A military general immediately came out of the queue and said loudly:
"Since we guessed that they would come back to attack, we should be prepared in advance, wait for the battle, come one to kill one, come to two to kill a pair, three armies come together, I will beat his three armies to the ground, let them also know the combat effectiveness of my Xiyu country!"
It's very exciting, but everyone knows that it's not that easy. The army of the Demon Realm is prepared, how can it be defeated by the West Rain Country.
Mu Qianmei didn't speak immediately, but was thinking, she didn't speak, and the ministers were all waiting quietly.
After a long time, Mu Qianmei lightly opened her lips and said slowly:
"Pass the order first, let the three armies be ready for battle, and the whole army must be on alert tonight, ready to meet the big battle at any time!"
After a pause, Mu Qianmei continued:
"It's not enough to just wait for the battle, since the army of the Demon Realm wants to give us a surprise, then we also have to exchange him for a surprise, so that we can be regarded as courtesy, and we don't owe each other."
Hearing Mu Qianmei say that she wanted to return the other party by surprise, the ministers all showed puzzled expressions, now it is a situation where the two armies are facing each other, and the other party is going to attack, in addition to being ready for battle, what else can they do to surprise them?
In the expectant eyes of everyone, Mu Qianmei continued:
"The three armies of our army are guarding three counties, and the three armies of the other side are divided into troops, and they will launch attacks in three places at the same time, and our army has a certain advantage in defending the city, and it is fully prepared, and it will definitely be able to hold the city, and it will not be broken by the other party in the short term."
"However, in this way, even if we are passive, we seem to be more conservative after all."
"Since they are going to attack suddenly, then we will give them a surprise attack and let them experience the taste of being attacked by a surprise attack."
Hearing this, everyone was even more confused, or the general was more direct, and immediately said loudly:
"Or a surprise attack on them? What the Heavenly King means is that the Demon Realm army should choose to attack at night, why don't we take the initiative to attack during the day and attack their camp? ”
When everyone heard this, they all felt unreliable in their hearts, but no one spoke, but waited quietly for Mu Qianmei to answer.
Mu Qianmei shook her head and said:
"Of course not, since they are all ready to attack at night, we don't have any advantage in attacking during the day, on the contrary, taking the initiative to leave the city, but without the protection of a city wall, that is more than worth the loss, and it will not have the effect of any surprise attack!"
Seeing that everyone was waiting, Mu Qianmei continued:
"The sudden attack that King Gu said is that after they attack, we have to secretly send an army to sneak behind the enemy to launch an attack, and attack the army in our city on both sides, and catch them off guard, so that such a sneak attack will be effective."
Zhou Yunxi frowned slightly and said:
"It's not much of a problem to mobilize another army, but our generals already have their own tasks, and there is a lack of a suitable leader for the time being!"
Mu Qianmei groaned for a while, and then said:
"General Liu Tingfeng and Bai Xiaolong have secretly returned to Magnolia City, in addition, the second prince Wu Changkong also found an opportunity to escape in the chaotic state of the battle between the Demon Realm and the Longxiao Kingdom, he is willing to atone for his sins and serve the Xiyu Kingdom."
"King Lone remembered that he was a royal bloodline, and he did have a piece of loyalty to Xiyu Kingdom, so he promised to give him a chance to atone for his sins and let him be General Liu's lieutenant, I don't know what the Qing family thinks about this?"
This news surprised everyone, but everyone seemed to understand Mu Qianmei's embarrassment, and this arrangement was really the best way, and they all immediately replied in unison:
"The King of Heaven is merciful, and the ministers second!"
Mu Qianmei immediately nodded and replied:
"Okay, then the Gu King appointed General Liu Tingfeng as the main general, Bai Xiaolong and Wu Changkong as the deputy generals, led three million troops to make a detour, set off from the nearest Wuqu County, sneaked into the dense forest outside the city, and waited for the opportunity to carry out a surprise sneak attack from the rear of the Demon Realm army."
After making a decision, Mu Qianmei immediately announced her withdrawal from the DPRK and urgently went to make arrangements and deployments.
It's night, the moon is in the sky, and everything is quiet.
Qu Yunyang's three armies quickly approached the three counties of the Western Rain Country at night, preparing to quietly carry out a surprise sneak attack.
Ye Wuyue attacked Nanxing County, Tang Luo attacked Tianlei County, and Qu Yunyang led a large army with Yuwen Junxiong, who had just surrendered, and Fan Moyou, a military advisor, to personally attack Wuqu County from the middle.
Nan Buyi and Wei Wuji guarded Nanxing County, Lei Zhentian and Han Qi guarded Tianlei County, Baili Hefeng and Tiger King guarded Wuqu County, on the surface, they all seemed to be unprepared, and they couldn't see how tight they were, but the three county guards who had already received military orders were already in strict formation, just waiting for the army to attack.
The Demon Realm army didn't know that the three armies still launched an attack on time in the early hours of the morning according to the previously agreed time.
As soon as the battle began, the three city walls were immediately lit up with long dragon-like torches, illuminating the entire city inside and outside as bright as day, although Qu Yunyang could not see the other two counties, he could also guess from this that the other party was obviously fully prepared, and it was impossible to succeed in the intention of sneak attack.
However, the arrow was already on Xuan, and it was impossible for him to withdraw it, so he immediately ordered a fierce siege battle.
One side came prepared, the other side was ready for battle, and the big war quickly entered a white-hot state.