Once the army is defeated on the battlefield, even if there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers, not many can survive in the face of such a situation.
However, in two big countries with vast territories and sound military and political systems, it is impossible for the attacking side to attack faster than the defending side's disarming speed.
In one's own country, as long as there is the will to resist, the defender will definitely be able to form an effective defensive front at the next suitable location after the initial failure to resist the next onslaught of the attacker.
However, due to the pressure of logistics and transportation on the offensive side, and the burden of dividing troops to occupy various places, it is impossible for the army to advance without stopping.
This is why Mullen was able to fortify the front line of Mulu City.
Therefore, a large country with a vast territory and strong combat power will not be destroyed in one battle.
"The army has excellent foot strength and is making rapid progress. It took less than a month for Mu Lun to build a defense line in Mulu City from the very beginning to the army's attack. Although the defense line is well-arranged, in terms of depth and firmness, it has not been achieved. Perfect. Otherwise, given the terrain on the edge of the plateau, it would be really difficult for us to attack."
In front of the Copet Mountain Range, Li Ye and King Qi observed the defense line of Mulu City.
To the northeast of the Kopet Mountains is the Karakum Desert. Mulu City was built in the oasis at the northern foot of the southeastern end of the mountains, facing the Murgab River. The vanguard of the Chang'an Forbidden Army, the Xiaocai Army, has already set up camp not far away.
"Overall, the topography here is similar to that of the four towns of Anxi. Except for the difficulty of attacking the plateau fortress, the topography of the desert oasis is nothing." King Qi stroked the hair on his temples, and the wind here also Dry, blowing her hair a little messy.
Because there were big cultivators waiting on the mountain tops ahead, the two of them didn't stay in mid-air all the time.
They didn't get too close to Mulu City, after all, Ma Lun was there, and Li Ye's cultivation was still in the Immortal Realm, so there was no reason to send themselves to the other party's lips. The two soon came to a pasture in front of a hillside near the Xiaocavalry Army, where they waited for the follow-up army to arrive.
The pasture is not small, and the water and grass are quite luxuriant. It's a pity that until now, the original shepherds, cattle and sheep are nowhere to be seen. I don't know if they escaped the military disaster or were swallowed by the military disaster.
Right now wandering the pastures are the herds of cattle and sheep driven by the Xiaocai Army. This is their main ration, which comes from various pastures of the Black Khanate.
Li Ye and King Qi found a place with a good view, set up a fire, caught a lamb that looked very cute and docile, and liked to look up at them and bleat, and prepared to slaughter and skin it for roasting.
The person working today is not Li Ye, but King Qi who has always been very bad at cooking.
Since practicing singing and dancing ended in failure, King Qi diverted his attention, gave up the long sleeves of the feather coat that she really couldn't handle, and plunged into the kitchen unable to extricate himself. Up to now, she claims that after many days of painstaking practice, she has been able to cook seven or eight exquisite dishes, each of which is full of color, flavor and taste, and will definitely make the eaters full of praise.
Li Ye is accustomed to King Qi's boasting, and he firmly believes in it out of goodwill.
Until I saw the other party face to face with the lamb, whispering and bleating, no one stopped, as if they were having a deep soul communication or negotiation, I felt that things might not be like As King Qi boasted.
The water in the cauldron next to it was almost boiled dry, and Li Ye didn't see King Qi slashing the knife. Instead, he began to caress the lamb's head and body, his movements were as gentle as smoothing his hair, as if he was too intimate. This doesn't seem like they want to kill the other party, pluck their hair and eat meat
The marrow seems to be keeping it as a pet.
Li Ye, who was sitting and waiting for dinner, finally couldn't help it anymore, and joked: "His Royal Highness, it's getting dark, and when will you talk about life with a lamb? Could it be that it doesn't want to?" Put it in the pot, and you can't convince it to be your food willingly?"
King Qi turned his head, smiled awkwardly, and said without confidence: "I think it is quite spiritual, and it can also ask and answer me, and seems to understand what I say, so I can't do it for a while... "
Her so-called one-question-one-answer means that when she says a word, the lamb will bark twice, without interrupting or choking, and knows the rules very well.
Li Ye asked solemnly: "Then have you ever understood what it said?"
King Qi nodded seriously: "I can see from its eyes that it doesn't want to die, it really wants to live, and it's trying to convince me."
Seeing that King Qi said something serious, Li Ye opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer, he could only wave his hands, and said helplessly: "Then put it away, and quickly change it, I'm still hungry."
King Qi smiled coyly, stroked the lamb's head a few times, and let it go from his arms as expected, got up and went to look for the next prey. The lamb seemed to really know that he had been released, and it barked happily, bouncing around at King Qi's feet, and never left, as if it had changed its appearance and looked like a pet.
When King Qi brought back the second sheep, he cut the neck cleanly and threw it into the boiling water pot to pluck the hair without communicating with him before death.
When the sky was full of stars, Li Ye finally ate the roast lamb made by King Qi himself. When he took a bite of the meat, the mysterious taste made his face wrinkle into a bun.
"How is it?" King Qi held a lamb leg in his hand, but did not eat it, but looked at Li Ye nervously and expectantly.
Li Ye swallowed the meat with great perseverance, gave a thumbs up, and praised without blushing, "It's delicious, it's really rare in the world!"
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King Qi's eyes lit up immediately, and he laughed happily and said, "Sure enough, I am still talented in the way of cooking. If you want to eat roast lamb in the future, just come to me. I will cook as much as you want... . .. ”
After making the promise, King Qi patted his chest, then bowed his head contentedly, and without using a knife to cut it, he opened his mouth and bit on the leg of yellow-orange-orange lamb, tearing off a large piece of meat neatly, and eating it proudly cloud.
There was no accident, just chewed two mouthfuls, King Qi's triumphant expression suddenly froze on his face, his eyes widened, he turned his head mechanically, and looked at Li Ye in disbelief, full of doubts.
Li Ye just pretended he didn't see anything, picked up the wine bag and drank on his own, he had already done what he could do, since King Qi couldn't eat it himself, then he couldn't be blamed. During the barbecue, Li Ye tried to instruct the other party several times, but she confidently said no.
After hearing the sound of King Qi spitting out food and howling in despair, Li Ye handed the wine bag to the other party, motioning for her to rinse her mouth. After taking a few sips of wine, King Qi threw the leg of lamb in his hand aside, and said with a hurt face, "Why can't I do such a simple thing well?"
"You have mastered the heat very well. This is the most difficult thing. The so-called taste is not very good, but the condiments are not particular."
Li Ye stood up, beckoned, took a sheep over from the air, twisted its neck, threw it into the boiling water pot to remove its hair, and encouraged King Qi who looked at him with pity and pity: "Let's do it again, it's guaranteed to be the best in the world
taste. "
King Qi hesitated and said, "Just now you also said that the world is delicious."
"This time it's true."
King Qi quickly got out of the shadow of failure, and followed Li Ye to pluck hair with an indomitable temperament. This time, she planned to humbly accept Li Ye's teaching. The lamb that was let off by King Qi was currently munching on the leg of lamb she had discarded, eating it like a rattle.
"Sheep also eat meat?" King Qi poked Li Ye's arm curiously.
Li Ye looked at the strange lamb and thought about it, "Maybe it's not that they don't eat, but they couldn't eat it before?"
The two ignored the little white sheep that they thought they had been recruited, and worked together to roast a really delicious roast sheep. This time, both of them ate heartily and shouted happily.
Especially King Qi, after confirming that the mutton tasted good, he laughed and announced that he was the master of roasted mutton, and repeated the previous sentence that as long as Li Ye wanted to eat mutton, she would arrange it.
When Li Ye and King Qi were leisurely roasting and eating sheep, and accidentally adopted a strange lamb that ate meat, in Mulu City, Ma Lun was listening to the monks of the Great Temple about the recruitment with a serious expression and a serious look. A report on the progress of the implementation of the order.
"As long as the first three batches of monks and supplies can arrive at the predetermined location within one and a half months, I can turn the defense line here into a strategic zone with a depth of four hundred miles. By then, even if the Tang army captures Mulu City, they will never be able to break through our defenses." War zone!"
After listening to the report from the monks of the Great Temple, Ma Lun expressed affirmation of the progress of their tasks, and especially praised the plan of the Great Temple to "lead the snake out of the hole" to trap and kill the secret workers of the Tang Dynasty. After that, he talked about the battle on the front line of Mulu City Deduction, in order to strengthen everyone's confidence in the war.
Through the war with the Tang army in the Seven Rivers Basin, Mu Lun has a full understanding of the Tang army's combat power. In particular, I have a personal experience with the strong bows and crossbows of the Tang army, as well as the capabilities of the military generals, especially the Spike Army led by Shangguan Qingcheng.
Now his battle deduction does not show any sign of belittling the Tang army or exaggerating the combat power of the Dashi army.
After the call-up order is issued, it will take about two months for all the expected monks and supplies to arrive at the scheduled location. With the strength of the Crescent Sect, millions of monks will join the battle, and the strategic depth formed will reach 800 miles, with a total of four lines of defense. Relying on the terrain advantage of the plateau, it will inevitably form a war zone like a swamp and quagmire.
"If the Tang army can't capture Mulu City, that's of course the best. The battlefield will only be on the eastern border, and the impact on the country will be limited to a small extent; but if the Tang army captures Mulu City, it will enter the strategic depth of eight hundred miles. , that is the life-and-death struggle between Daqin and Tang Dynasty, and if the Tang army wants to withdraw at that time, there will be no chance!"
When Mullen said this, he seemed full of confidence.
This is of course different from the previous determination. His current speculation on the battle situation is in line with the combat power of the two armies, including the influence of the Lingnan Fleet.
Deep down in his heart, Mullen is actually very painful, because at this point in the battle, he has only room for full defense and no room for offense. It can be said that the initiative on the battlefield is completely controlled by Li Ye.
But at the same time, Mullen is also very clear that once the Tang army fails to break through the eight hundred miles of strategic depth, it will be defeated.
At that time, it will be easier to attack and defend, and the development of the war situation will usher in a new look. Everything is still unknown, and the New Moon Sect may not have the possibility of regaining the Seven Rivers Basin, or even marching into the Western Regions.
In all fairness, this possibility is still very high.