Chapter 306: Taking advantage of the situation

Outside Hongya Cave, the battle is still going on.

After the first line of defense was broken through, in order to prevent the army inside from not seeing the order, the herald ordered the surrounding drummers to assist, and switched to the method of flag language + drum language.

After all, Lin Shan only commanded the army and broke through the outermost formation. Breakthrough does not mean cracking.

The great formation of Demon King Yuanlu was not something that Lin Shan, a half-hearted person like Lin Shan, could decipher. He just used the calculations from the virtual star disk to command the army to fight a bloody road.

Communication is very important on the battlefield. It is very dangerous to fight alone. Without the central control of the general behind you, it is easy to fall into passivity and allow the enemy to find opportunities to encircle and annihilate.

Fortunately, with Lin Shan as the commanding officer, the army was as powerful as a rainbow and invincible. It advanced to the second line of defense in less than a quarter of an hour.

At this time, the generals under Demon King Yuanlu could no longer stand it any longer. They found that their own mountain-protecting formation was ineffective and could not sit back and watch the other party break through at will. They had to hurriedly take up positions at each exit node and began to block the attack layer by layer.

Even with a large formation to assist the defense, they were still beaten to a pulp.

The morale of Demon King Kuihu is high, and he is already an elite warrior who has fought ten battles. With the support of Lin Shan behind him, he can attack fiercely without fear, and forcefully pull out each stronghold.

At the end of the day, five lines of defense in Hongyadong were directly broken, and corpses were piled up on the front line.

“Danglanglanglang~~~”

The sky was filled with blood, and the setting sun was covered with red clouds and slowly falling, and Demon King Kuihu retreated his troops.

The high-intensity attack for a whole day was a bit too much for the jackals, tigers and leopards, and the opponent's cattle and sheep on the road gradually started to attack later. Therefore, Lin Shan and the other two knew very well to take advantage of their own advantages. After a wave of fierce attacks during the day, they made a profit. Withdraw, be stable when it is time to be stable.

Attacking a city is like chewing a hard bone. How can anything be accomplished overnight?

Take your time, sooner or later you can kill Demon King Yuanlu

……

At night, in the king's tent.

Demon King Kuihu listened to the report, his face lit up with joy.

"Your Majesty, during the daytime battle, our army broke through five lines of defense one after another, killing a thousand enemies and inflicting less than 200 self-inflicted losses. It also cleared various roadblocks, filled trenches, buried rivers with soil, and blocked horses and iron caltrops. , trip ropes, ground spikes and other defensive facilities were all destroyed! ”

"Not only did the Yuanlu Demon King's army suffer heavy losses and shed blood, but their morale was already low and the demons were panic-stricken. The battle during the day cast a shadow over it, greatly damaging their confidence in defense."
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"And after this battle, our army has all seen how powerful the second brother's formation skills are, and everyone knows what they are doing. They are even more looking forward to the next siege battle. With the goings and goings, we can capture the city in less than ten days. Hongya Cave!”

"I am here to congratulate the king in advance. The journey to the forbidden land is just around the corner!"

……

Zhong Shenxiu's tone was ups and downs, sonorous and powerful, and all the generals in the tent nodded their heads and smiled happily.

It was a hearty fight during the day. Although there were various formations and defensive fortifications on the opposite side, after all, they were all old, weak, sick and disabled. How could they compare with the elites under Demon King Yuanlu before?

Isn’t it easy to abuse food?

Facts have proven that food abuse is really addictive.

Below, a group of mindless demon generals were wailing and screaming, meaning that they still wanted to fight, indicating that they had not fought enough during the day and now they were full of energy and had nowhere to vent.

Demon King Kuihu couldn't help but feel proud when he saw everyone's enthusiasm, and secretly sighed that he had indeed seen the right person.

Lin Shan and the other two are much better than Mr. Yan!

As the saying goes, a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.

However, Demon King Kuihu still knows how to be considerate of his subordinates. After fighting so intensely during the day, he should have a good rest at night. After all, his subordinates are all veterans and teams accumulated over many years. The original cannon fodder has been used up long ago. If it is reckless, every soldier is its precious asset.

However, at this time Lin Shan stepped out again.

"Your Majesty, I think that since the generals are full of fighting spirit, it is better to help them."

"Oh? What does Military Advisor Lin mean?"

Demon King Kuihu saw Lin Shan's ability during the day. Although he couldn't destroy Demon King Yuanlu's formation, he was already very powerful if he could break it, so he was very polite at this time.

Lin Shan held the pearl of wisdom in his hand and looked at the dark night sky outside the tent, where there was the faint outline of Hongya Cave.

"Your Majesty, during the day our army broke through five lines of defense one after another, severely damaging the defenders, and completely destroying the defense facilities inside. However, it failed to completely destroy the five formations. So if it were you, Yuan Lu, Demon King, what will you do?”

Demon King Kuihu brought him in unconsciously, twirling his beard and said: "If it were me, I would naturally take advantage of the opponent's withdrawal at night, then return to the first five lines of defense, dig ditches again, lay out traps and obstacles, and repair the malfunctioning positions. , to regain the lost defense depth.”

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Lin Shan took his time and flattered him a little, then offered his advice:

"Although Demon King Yuanlu is far less intelligent than the king, he must have been able to think of this method of making amends after so many years of fighting. In order to delay time and gain defensive space, we will definitely send troops to the front line tonight to make secret arrangements."

Zhong Shenxiu reacted quickly and immediately understood what Lin Shan meant and began to pick up the slack for his brother.

"In order not to alert the snake, the Yuanlu Demon King is afraid that we will be alerted, so he will only secretly repair it in the dark, and will not dare to make a big splash, then."

Young Master Jiuyou immediately understood, stood up and took advantage of the situation:

"Then we can send out surprise troops to rob the camp at night and devour their troops who have deployed fortifications and repair formations! This will not only damage the effective forces on the opposite side again, but also make their plan to repair the first five lines of defense go to waste. , to reduce the pressure for tomorrow’s attack, it can be said to kill three birds with one stone”

"Okay!"

Demon King Kuihu suddenly stood up and laughed.

"The three military advisors are right. I will send troops now to rob the camp tonight!"

"Wait!"

Lin Shan stood up again at this time and stopped Demon King Kuihu in time.

"Your Majesty, although this plan is reasonable, there is still a loophole that needs to be filled."

Demon King Kuihu had already been sincerely convinced, and now he obeyed his words and asked with a pleasant look.

"If Military Advisor Lin has any other wise ideas, you might as well tell them together!"

Lin Shan was pacing in the tent at this time, slowly talking about his thoughts.

"If your Majesty only wants to deal with Demon King Yuanlu, then there is nothing wrong with attacking the camp directly tonight, but don't forget that Mr. Yao is also on the opposite side now, so we have to take it into consideration!"

Zhong Shenxiu was puzzled and asked directly: "Second brother, Mr. Yan has just defected to us. Even though he has the ability to lead troops, he has no training time at all and can only be regarded as a polished commander. How can he pose a threat to us?"

Lin Shan patted his brother on the shoulder and began to analyze it from a human perspective.

"Third brother, you have to think about a question, what is Mr. Yan's greatest characteristic?"

"The biggest feature?"

Zhong Shenxiu and Young Master Jiuyou looked at each other, and Demon King Kuihu on the side almost said one word in unison without thinking.

"Stable!"

Lin Shan clapped his hands and laughed.

"That's right! Mr. Yan's characteristic is stability!"

Young Master Jiuyou was thoughtful and touched his chin to roughly guess what he meant.

"Second brother, you are saying that with Mr. Yan's stable character, it is very likely that he would suggest to Demon King Yuanlu that instead of sending only one army to repair the defense line, there would probably be another army left behind to support him?"

"Brother, you are still too conservative!"

Lin Shan's tone contained determination, certainty, and affirmation.

"I'm 80% sure that Mr. Yan will set up an ambush tonight and wait for us to rob the camp!"

"What???"

Demon King Kuihu and the generals in the tent were shocked, as if they had been poured cold water on them. They were all at a loss. They didn't even know why Lin Shan was so sure. Lin Shan was still speaking slowly and clearly.

"As everyone knows, if Mr. Yan's characteristic is stability, then the characteristic of our three brothers is strangeness!"

"We all know the characteristics of Mr. Yi, so since Mr. Yi has taken refuge in the Yuanlu Demon King, how can he not study our characteristics as an opponent?"

"As long as it puts itself in its shoes, it will think that we will probably come up with a strange plan tonight and suggest that the king sends troops to attack the camp at night. This is not a difficult task for Mr. Yao."

"Then, it will definitely seize this opportunity. It is recommended that Yuanlu Demon King be prepared, send out bait soldiers to repair the defense line and the formation, and wait for ambushes in the rear defense lines and surrounding areas, hoping to catch us off guard and lose the day. Get your place back!”

"At night, the field of vision is not wide, and instructions and flags cannot be communicated clearly in the dark. Once an accident occurs, chaos can easily occur. At that time, the Yuanlu Demon King takes the opportunity to launch a large formation and ambushes are everywhere. It is very likely that we will fall into the trap and be defeated. Return!”

……

As soon as these words came out, all the demons broke out in cold sweat, and all their previous excitement was gone.

Demon King Kuihu is also terrified. As Mr. Yi said, Demon King Yuanlu is not afraid of wearing shoes even if he is barefoot. He can make a comeback after countless failures, but Demon King Kuihu will be doomed if he makes one mistake. After all, the demons from both camps are The number of clans is there!

Racial reproduction is the weak point of Kuihu Demon King's camp. Its subordinates are all elites and cannot afford to lose!

"Commander Lin, you previously suggested that I attack the camp"

Lin Shan nodded and told Demon King Kuihu that he heard it right.

"The minister did suggest that the king send troops to attack the camp, but he also sent a small group of bait soldiers to sneak attack, release smoke, bluff, and use bait to attack the bait, and the army was waiting for the opportunity to move!"

"When the opposite side sees the bait soldiers being eaten, they must think that we have taken the bait. Thinking that they have a trick, the ambush soldiers emerge from the water. After they all leave the protection of the rear defense line and formation, we will lead the main force to charge forward!"

"At that time, without the protection of the complete fortifications behind Hongya Cave, how could this ragtag group of people fight head-on with the king's elite troops at night?"

"The consequences of hitting an egg against a stone are nothing more than death!"

……

"That's it!"

After hearing this, Demon King Kuihu began to feel relieved again, and even started to joke.

"Commander Lin's words are always full of twists and turns, which makes me feel up and down. It's really too much!"

"I know I'm guilty, but I won't dare to do it next time!"

Lin Shan handed over his hands and confessed, lowered his head and looked at the two brothers, raising the corners of his mouth.

Zhong Shenxiu and Young Master Jiuyou also nodded, recognizing the wisdom of this plan.

If it were anyone else, their night attack would be just to take advantage and disgust their opponents.

But if it were Mr. Yan, it would really be possible to take advantage of his plan and hit him hard again!

Even if the ambush is really empty, it is just a waste of time. Anyway, you can still destroy the opponent's defense line and repair it. No matter how you look at it, it is not a loss!

Next, Demon King Kuihu and his generals will distribute tasks. There is nothing to worry about when serving as a bait soldier. There will always be loyal people who will take the initiative to take over the job, so there is no need for Lin Shan and the others to worry.

After all the arrangements were made, Demon King Kuihu hung up his sword and armor, looking high-spirited.

"Everyone, let's have a good hunt tonight!"

"Roar!"

All the generals roared in unison, but not too loudly, for fear of being heard outside the camp by Xizuo.

It was night, behind the camp, groups of soldiers and horses quietly left and disappeared into the night.

……

Late at night, in Hongya Cave.

Demon King Yuanlu had already reviewed today's battle with his men. After realizing that the situation was not optimistic, he discussed countermeasures with Mr. Yi.

"Originally, sir, you need three to five days to train your troops. I didn't expect Mr. Kui Hu to advance the troops so quickly. Today, we were caught off guard. We lost thousands of troops and horses all at once. When did he become so decisive?"< br>

"Otherwise, in my opinion, it should be the three human strategists who are trying their best to persuade Demon King Kuihu to invade. I have long seen that they have evil intentions in this trip!"

Mr. Yao knew that the three of them like to take risks and take risks, so he guessed without thinking that it must be the three of them who were causing trouble.

Demon King Yuanlu frowned: "It doesn't look like this. If we continue to fight as we did during the day, we won't be able to survive for ten days and we will become prisoners!"

Mr. Yan made a suggestion: "Your Majesty, how about this, let's take a two-pronged approach. You first allocate three thousand soldiers and horses to the veteran. As long as you can buy me three days, I can use the large formation to stop the enemy's army after I successfully train the troops."< br>

Demon King Yuanlu knew that this was a top priority and had nothing to hesitate about, so he immediately agreed.

If you insist on it for three days, it will be no problem, even if the loss will be greater.

However, if you want to last longer, you must improve your defense depth!

Those five lines of defense that were breached during the day are not allowed to be repaired at night?

The tug-of-war, Demon King Yuanlu is very good at it.

In previous battles, there were often cases where positions were lost during the day and regained or rescued at night. It was naturally impossible for Demon King Yuanlu to abandon his existing defense line.

Immediately, it prepared to send troops overnight to find a replacement. This matter was relatively secretive, and it decided to send its adopted son, the Gray Deer Demon General, to go.

"Your Majesty, please wait!"

Mr. Yan's character of always seeking stability emerged again.

"Repair the position at night. It is better to put another army in the rear to prepare for emergencies. In case the other party makes a sneak attack at night, Prince Gray Deer can also have a response."

Demon King Yuanlu nodded and called another demon general, asking him to keep an eye on Gray Deer and respond in time if necessary.

But, that's it.

Mr. Ao suddenly had an idea and his head was clear. Combined with the personalities of the three humans in Kuihu Demon King's camp, he instantly thought of a countermeasure. Perhaps he could take the opportunity to severely damage his opponent and buy time for himself to train his troops.

"No, Your Majesty, it's not enough for others to go tonight, we still need you to lead the army to respond personally!"

"Huh?"

Demon King Yuanlu was a little confused. He just sent his adopted son to repair the front line of defense and buy some space and time for the next defense. Is there any need to make such a fuss?

Mr. Yao's eyes flashed with light. He knew that with the adventurous and aggressive personalities of the three Linshan people, he wanted to rush into Hongya Cave immediately to seek out the ulterior secrets. I am afraid that he would probably come to rob the camp tonight!

So, since they want to rob the camp, why not just set a trap, put a fish bait for them to eat, and then cook it all in one pot!

When Mr. Yao expressed his thoughts, the Yuanlu Demon King did not doubt that he was there. He trusted Mr. Yao very much and obeyed his words.

"Okay, I will follow what my husband said and personally lead the troops to ambush the enemy. If the enemy dares to come and rob the camp, he will never come back!"

Mr. Yan nodded with satisfaction, full of expectations.

It's ridiculous that those three humans thought they were on the second floor for a sneak attack, but they didn't know that I was already waiting on the third floor!

Tonight, I'll give you a big fall!

(End of chapter)