Since its rise, the Shang State has rarely adopted defensive tactics; as a result, the first time it adopted defensive tactics on a large scale, it was in a mess! The battlefield in the north of Longcheng had only been open for half a day, but it was pierced through three places by the Holy Land, and more than 300,000 troops were cut off and half surrounded.
Seeing that the Holy Land Legion was marching quickly and the Shang Kingdom was unable to rescue its troops before they were surrounded, anxiety spread among the upper echelons of Dragon City.
Xuantian Zhenren and others from the Tianwai Tian Legion who had just arrived in Longcheng had no better solution.
The only solutions that can be thought of now are: sending experts to raid, large-scale decisive battles, air force support, etc., all of which are head-on battles. But obviously, in the current situation, head-on battles are exactly what Shang State needs to avoid, and what the Holy Land wants to see the most!
If they really had to fight head-on, the current strength of the Holy Land would be enough to sweep away Dragon City. The Holy Land, with its long history and unity, has no doubt about its ability to fight head-on. The fact that the Shang Kingdom can now vaguely compete with the Holy Land is already the limit at this stage.
Moreover, Shang State is now confronting the forces of several continents in the Holy Land and the Immortal Realm. The result of a head-on confrontation will inevitably be that Shang State will be the first to be crippled.
The emergency situation spread to Anyang City of Shang State and also to Li Xian.
At the critical moment, the wise king still needs to take action! Li Xian analyzed and judged the current situation, and considering the various arrangements made by the Shang Kingdom in the Holy Land before, he immediately decided: Although the opponent almost half surrounded the 300,000-man army, it was more to prevent the Shang Kingdom army from moving south and joining. In comparison, the northern defense is very weak.
Therefore, the 300,000-man army should pack up and travel to the north. Don't forget to clear the land before leaving.
The legion went to the north, went deep into the Holy Land to sabotage, made alternative propaganda, liberated the mind, encouraged reaction... cough... pursued freedom and democracy; and contacted the secret forces left by the Shang Kingdom. During the honeymoon period between the Shang Kingdom and the Holy Land, the Shang Kingdom did not do nothing honestly, but made a lot of preparations.
It's time to put these preparations into play.
"Attack to the north?" In the north of Longcheng, Tang Tianhai was given a mission in a critical moment; just now he received an order from Longcheng, and was temporarily appointed as the commander-in-chief by the state, temporarily commanding 300,000 troops in the north, breaking out to the north, going deep into the enemy's rear to carry out sabotage, and trying his best to form a guerrilla warfare.
There were three names who signed the order: Xian Wang, Yan Ze'an, and Li Chengyang.
Tang Tianhai was a little excited. He was just a relatively good general. If he calculated according to the normal accumulation of military merit, he would not be able to become a commander in chief within ten years, because there were really not too many talents in Shang State now. But now, an opportunity has put him within reach of the position of commander in chief! As long as he can win this war, or bring back 300,000 troops, he will be able to get the position of commander in chief.
But, that's easier said than done.
Breaking through to the north is easy, but what happens next? The information says that the north has made a lot of arrangements. For example, the Shang Kingdom secretly left a large amount of military supplies in certain places, and left special signs and satellite coordinates, etc. As long as they are found, they can complete the supply for the army; there are many such storage locations.
In addition, the Shang State has secretly instigated many bullied native people of the Holy Land to rebel. None of them are from the Mutur tribe - the main tribe that now rules the Holy Land is the Mutur tribe. The Holy King, the Prime Minister, the generals, etc. are all from the Mutur tribe. Naturally, those who are not from the Mutur tribe will be oppressed, and these oppressed people are the targets of the Shang State's rebellion.