Chapter 289 The War Begins
In the blink of an eye, two months passed quickly.
In the past two months, Fengguo, where Wang Zhifan is located, has changed a lot.
First of all, he sent the army to the north to complete the task of conquering Kui, brought Kui country into the rule of Feng country, and trained several armies with acceptable combat effectiveness through actual combat.
Then Huan and Lu on the southern front were furious and launched several more powerful attacks since the invading army two months ago was completely wiped out. However, because Wang Zhifan had been personally watching In the south, the troops sent by these two countries never came back, so Huan and Lu later learned the lesson. They knew that Feng Guo was not easy to mess with, so they temporarily suppressed their thoughts of revenge.
Finally, in the past two months, players have come to Wang Zhifan one after another, giving him a group of cutting-edge forces, allowing Fengguo to deal with all the players from other countries without him.
Now, two months later, after some preparations, in the royal palace of the southern capital of Feng Kingdom, Wang Zhifan decided to launch the next plan to complete the great cause. After all, he had spent almost half a year on this copy. He didn't want to drag on any longer.
"Liu Aiqing, how many capable soldiers do I have now?"
Wang Zhifan, who was standing on the throne at this moment, asked a tall and tall thirty-year-old general below.
“Reporting to your Majesty, our country of Dafeng now has 120,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry, but less than half of them are excellent.”
General Liu was a little unsure about what Wang Zhifan said about the standard of soldiers who could fight, so he reported the upper limit of the number of soldiers that had been recruited recently and the number of real veterans.
"One hundred thousand soldiers... If I want to conquer Huan and Lu, I don't know if it will be enough..."
Wang Zhifan immediately muttered after hearing this, he said in recent months He has been exploding troops, but after all, his foundation is not very good, and he has not been able to exploding the million-strong army he wanted.
"Your Majesty, if you only rely on a hundred thousand strong troops to conquer Huan and Lu, it will be like throwing an egg against a rock. However, Your Majesty's magical power is unparalleled. As long as you lead us to destroy the main forces of Huan and Lu first, we will definitely achieve our great cause."< br>
Another heroic figure in the hall looks like a god general After hearing this, the young general immediately replied that he was Feng Xian, a foreigner who had outstanding performance in Fengguo's recent expedition to Kwai. He had been promoted to a general. At the same time, he learned about Wang Zhifan's deeds of blocking the Huan-Lu coalition in the south. He admired him greatly, so he was full of confidence in the conquest.
"Your Majesty! You must think twice before making war! Huan and Lu are powerful countries in chaos. Even if our army can defeat them, I am afraid it will be difficult to rule their land..."
General Liu's opinions are quite similar to those of General Feng. Because of the difference, he not only considered the success or failure of the war, but also considered the follow-up issues of the war, that is, the issue of effective governance after the territory was established, which was a very troublesome matter.
But Wang Zhifan laughed directly after hearing his words.
"Haha... Who said that I must occupy their land? As long as they are willing to make me their overlord, I don't mind letting them continue to exist in the world."
This is very critical. One point, hegemony does not actually mean dominating all the territory. As long as you are stronger than other countries and can make other countries admit that you are the boss and obey your orders, the status of hegemon will be achieved.
"If the lord just wants to dominate, it is very possible."
After hearing this, General Liu frowned and thought about it. He felt that this goal was much simpler than complete occupation, because he only needed to win a few battles. This is basically ok, and you can also ask for compensation from the defeated country after the war, which is conducive to maintaining the sustainable development of your country.
"Your Majesty, the national treasury is becoming increasingly empty due to the expansion of the army. When conquering other countries, you can occupy some fertile fields and mineral deposits to supplement the needs of the national treasury..."
Old Xiangguo couldn't help but intervene at this time. After a few words, as the veteran who has followed Wang Zhifan for the longest time, he knew very well that Wang Zhifan had always asked him to prepare for the subsequent war, so he did not consider whether to fight at all, he just wanted to let the army occupy more capable areas for him. A good place to produce resources.
"What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true! Now that you all understand my intention, go down quickly and prepare! I will personally conquer Huan and Lu within three days!"
After the matter was discussed here, or the people below were notified of his plan, Wang Zhifan ended the discussion and did not discuss any more details. That is what the people below should worry about later.
“No!”
Several generals and the old prime minister also bowed and left immediately, without showing any fear of war, because they already knew the strength of their kings when they arrived today. Comparable to ghosts and gods, with this great king, he doesn't worry about the success of his great achievements, but only cares about how long it takes.
After leaving the royal palace, Wang Zhifan turned around and entered a side hall on the side. There were more than 20 players gathered here, all of whom had defected to him in the past two months. These people were not arranged. High-ranking officers such as generals are all integrated into special combat formations as the top force in Fengguo's army.
"Did you all hear the meeting just now? In three days at most, I will personally lead troops to attack Huan and Lu. By then, everyone will have to contribute."
As soon as Wang Zhifan came in, he said to the players gathered in the side hall, and found that they all had excited or cautious looks in their eyes.
“Boss, leave the intelligence to me! Whether it’s Huan’s Divine Pattern Soldiers or Lu’s Dragon Riders, I know their respective stations and I guarantee to figure out their marching routes. "It's clear."
A yellow-haired assassin professional player was the first to say to Wang Zhifan. He was a friend of Wu Bin, the gunman player who was once scared by Wang Zhifan.
At first this person came here to challenge Wang Zhifan to see how strong he was, but what he saw later made him glad that he did not do anything randomly.
"You must be careful if you go to investigate. My intelligence shows that both Huan and Lu have some players working for them, so wars at the player level also exist." Wang Zhifan seemed to be dissatisfied with this yellow man He was somewhat familiar with him, so he directly reminded him to pay attention to safety issues when detecting intelligence.
"I'm afraid my fire spells are only suitable for use on the battlefield. They will probably be targeted by gunner players on the opposite side. It's best to have someone help me."
A man wearing blue The mage professional female player in the robe then expressed her needs. She was already thinking about what she should do in the upcoming battle.
"I happen to be a shield fighter and am better at protecting people. If you don't mind, I can join you."
A male player who looked a bit tall and fat then suggested to her, thinking To act with her.
In this way, after a discussion in the side hall, all players have reached a preliminary consensus and are ready to face the subsequent battle.
In this dungeon, their choice of power, personal strength and luck determine whether they can successfully pass the level. Fengguo is not very strong in terms of national strength at present, and the only thing that can attract them is Wang Zhifan is an incredibly strong player. This result can be said to be an unexpected surprise as Wang Zhifan fought against the Huan and Lu coalition forces alone in the past two months, making his name known to the player groups in the nearby area.
In the next few days, undercurrents hidden under the calm surface surged. Fengguo began to make final preparations for the war, and there was no chance of any news from Huan and Lu. There is no way to find out. After all, there is no airtight wall in the world, not to mention such national-level actions. A thoughtful person can infer a lot of information even from some details.
Exactly how many people are plotting in the undercurrent is unknown to outsiders, but time soon and irresistibly reached the point of the war, kicking off the war.
At this time, multiple armies totaling more than 100,000 people had gathered in the southern border of Feng Kingdom. Wang Zhifan was giving his final lectures to General Liu and General Feng.
"My dear friends! You should pay attention to conceal your identity during the march, because assassins may appear at any time! These are the guards assigned to you by me, and they will secretly protect your safety! Without further ado, each of you will Start marching as planned! I will join you and fight if necessary!"
The identity that Wang Zhifan arranged for himself in this war was relatively complex. He said that he was the imperial commander, but he would not really follow the army all the time. Most of the time, the army was led by several of his generals, and then he arranged Some players were recruited to secretly protect these generals and prevent the tragedy of the Battle of Fengtao from happening again.
The affairs he arranged for himself were actually quite complicated. It could be said that he had to be the main force in the war but also had to provide some auxiliary services, and even had to guard against the situation in the base camp. For these multiple responsibilities, he had to rely on the Dream Sword Sutra. The mastered dreams and my clones are connected together, achieving information contact and spatial transfer at any time and anywhere.
This has to mention the results of his training for many months. Although his level of Dameng Sword Sutra on the player panel is still Lv5 and has not been upgraded to Lv6, he can be more obvious. I really feel that my efforts in the past few months have not been in vain. Specifically, the strength of the skills has been greatly improved. The combat effectiveness of Yume's clone has become stronger, and the distance within which his main body can control the clone has also become further. , perhaps if this improvement is further expanded, it will reach a critical point of qualitative change.
As the horns sounded, the scene of thousands of horses roaring together appeared, and the army began to dispatch. Their first batch of attack targets were several Huan Kingdom cities, because according to intelligence, these places were stationed with the divine patterns of Huan Kingdom. Soldiers, these troops that Huan Guo relies on must be severely attacked in order to deter the opponent.
Wang Zhifan himself chose to set off with one of the armies, but he had already prepared a dozen dream self clones scattered and hidden in various key locations. At the same time, he was always paying attention to the feedback of these clones.
The operation of such a number of clones will still pose some challenges for him, but as long as he does not control multiple clones to fight at the same time, it will not be a big problem. He usually only arranges for each clone to hide underground and observe secretly. It's not too troublesome if it's just a ward position.
The first two days were quiet due to the distance. They encountered many scouts from Huan and Lu on the way, but no real battle took place.
However, when the news of the first battle broke out two days later, Wang Zhifan was still shocked and surprised, because the location of the first battle turned out to be in Fengguo, which was relatively north of Xinjiang. All nearby!
“Burn the capital of Feng Kingdom for me! Kill all the Feng people!”
On this day, what appeared outside the new capital of Fengguo, that is, outside the walls of Yindu, was a group of Huan and Lu combined forces of about 3,000 people. Among them were both running dragon cavalry and divine pattern infantry, and they were very strange. Arriving at the northern border of Feng Country, he relied on his huge and heavy body as soon as he appeared. The triangular running dragon collapsed the city gate that had not been fully repaired, and then these behemoths began to run rampant on the streets inside the city gate and wreak havoc. At the same time, the agile divine pattern soldiers launched a massacre that wiped the ground. The defenders of the new capital There is no way to resist the attack of this elite force.
“The king of Feng Kingdom would never have imagined that we would rely on the help of outsiders to march here in secret. When he starts to attack our land, the news of the destruction of his capital will definitely shock him. !”
Planned this surprise attack It is a general of the Lu State. Because he has more contact with the player group, that is, more contact with the foreigners in his mouth, he fully relies on the group concealment method provided by a player to march here in advance, in order to He gave a profound lesson to Fengguo's recently arrogant king.
In the recent border war, the two countries discovered that the king of Feng Country was indeed incredibly powerful. Almost all the troops they invested were wiped out by him. However, the pride of being a powerful country prevented them from giving in so easily. As soon as they obtained the information about the war, they planned this secret operation, hoping to catch Wang Zhifan off guard.
However, although these people's plan succeeded, it was only half successful. This is because Wang Zhifan had long expected that some hostile players would come to his base camp to cause damage, so he arranged three clones to look after the house. , one of which is in the capital of Fengguo.
Therefore, when the city suddenly fell into chaos, Wang Zhifan's clone that was originally hidden underground as a fixed eye was immediately alerted, and then transmitted some information through the spiritual connection with the original body, letting Wang Zhifan know that his lair suddenly arose. On fire.
"Someone actually invaded my capital?! Fortunately, I have arranged clones in every area!"
Wang Zhifan was indeed a little shocked to discover this situation, because his clone was not there He was near the city wall, so when he discovered the situation, the enemies had already begun to massacre in his capital, but their massacre did not last long and he had time to carry out remedial work.
This led to the fact that General Lu Guo, who led the surprise attack, had not had enough killing. He had just defeated the defenders of Xindu and burned a street near the city gate. Someone they least expected The figure of the man they saw suddenly appeared in front of them.
“The source of ice!”
The angry Wang Zhifan then unleashed his powerful ability that had made countless achievements in this dungeon, extinguishing the enemy's fire in an instant, turning the three thousand enemy troops into ice slag, leaving only their leader for subsequent torture.
(End of this chapter)