Mullen mused.
The outcome of the war seems to have become very simple at this time. The decisive factor is whether the monks and supplies he recruited can reach the battlefield in the east as expected. For a truly big country, the deployment of personnel and materials in the country is a matter of hand, and nothing seems easier than this.
At least it was much simpler than fighting Tang Jun head-on on the battlefield.
"The survival of the country is in this battle. The true God is watching each of us, and the order will go on. For the glory of the true God, every soldier of the true god must swear to defend Mulu City! I will fight side by side with the soldiers. We will take half a step back from Mulu City!" Mu Lun's military orders were very strict and conservative.
In order to let all the soldiers fight with all their strength and keep the defense line of Mulu City as long as possible, Mu Lun didn't mind creating an atmosphere where the country was in peril and could not retreat even half a step.
Mu Lun's plan is very clear. As long as he sticks to the defense line of Mulu City for one and a half months, when the monks and supplies recruited by the first three batches are in place, and enter the pre-set city to build the second front, he will lead the soldiers of Mulu City. The severely damaged first line of defense retreats, and enters the intact second line of defense to continue fighting.
Of course, this is just the bottom line, the worst-case scenario.
Mullen hopes that the defense line of Mulu City can be defended longer, so that the second line of defense can have more time and operate more firmly.
When the army retreats depends on the Tang army's offensive.
As long as Tang Jun can't break through the defense line of Mulu City within one and a half months, before the personnel and materials of the second line of defense are ready, and before the fortifications are constructed, Mu Lun believes that the final victory will belong to Dashi.
And this, for Dashi, is really not difficult.
Coming to the sky above Mulu City and looking southeast, there was a brightly lit camp in front of a foothill dozens of miles away, like a sea of stars. Ma Lun knew that it was the camp set up by the vanguard Xiao cavalry army of the Tang army.
The vanguard has arrived, which means that the main force is not far away. After a period of peace in the war, the two armies will once again fight bloodily on the battlefield.
"Xi Luchi, if you are the coach of the Tang army, how long will it take you to conquer Mulu City?" Ma Lun suddenly asked the deputy chief emir Xi Luchi who was following him.
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Xi Luchi pondered for a long time. Since the battle to this day, both Dashi and Datang have a deep understanding of each other's combat power. This question is not difficult to answer, "At least three months!"
Mullen shook his head, "It won't take three months. You don't have to flatter me when it comes to this. In my opinion, two months or so should be reasonable. That is to say, before the cold winter comes, they It can break through the defense line of Mulu City."
Xi Luchi nodded and did not speak again. Mullen's conclusion was actually in line with his cognition.
After Li Ye and King Qi finished eating the roasted lamb, they sat on the grass on the ground, with their heads resting on the sea of stars, and they drank alcohol one by one. The lamb that had finished eating its companion's leg lay contentedly beside King Qi's feet, with its two small eyes open, it didn't even cry, it looked very interesting.
King Qi has compassion for this lamb, but he doesn't like him sticking to her. After staying with the sheep for a long time, he will also have a smell of sheep on his body. This is not in line with King Qi's preferences, so Several times, he kicked it away in disgust.
Perhaps King Qi's strength was a little weaker,
The lamb didn't feel threatened, and after rolling down the hill, it always stood up and continued to run back to King Qi's feet, and then fell down again after bleating twice.
Li Ye was so amused that he couldn't help teasing King Qi, saying that she did it on her own, in exchange for King Qi's angry eyes, and kicked the lamb so that it rolled down the grass slope.
"How is the situation in the Immortal Domain?" King Qi turned his head and asked.
Li Ye shrugged and said helplessly, "At present, we are still evenly matched, and no one can do anything to anyone. The same is true for me and True God."
King Qi frowned with his narrow, long and beautiful eyebrows, "The Daoist Immortal Court used to be the only one in the Great Tang Immortal Territory, but now it has the help of the Buddha Realm and the Yaozu. Together with the Buddhist monks and the monster warriors, their strength is much stronger than before. Such strength can't help the New Moon Sect immortals?"
Li Ye shook his head and said: "The Daoist Immortal Court is indeed profound and powerful, but today, they are actually very rotten. If not, I would not have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation;
"The Buddhist monks, after experiencing the defeat of Tianzhu, their power has been greatly reduced, and this is why Feihong became the new holy Buddha; as for the demon clan, they are trapped in a corner, and they are not as good as these two. Although the three of them are now United, but the time is still young, I haven't had time to stimulate the turbidity and raise the clear, so the power is far from as strong as you imagined.
"And the New Moon Sect in front of you is the largest sect in this world at the moment. It is powerful and unparalleled, and it is led by the true god himself. After training for a long time, it is now united and high-spirited.
"If I hadn't assembled the Taoist fairy court, Buddhist monks, and monster masters, it would be impossible to draw with them. The current situation is already hard-won."
King Qi kicked the lamb that came close to him again. This time, she was not in a good mood, and the force was stronger. The lamb let out a mournful cry, and the distance of the dripping and rolling was also very far, and the whole body was like a jar.
"What will be the final result?" King Qi asked.
Li Ye drank the last sip of wine in his wine bag, put the wine bag far away, lay down on the grass slope with his hands on his head, looked at the mysterious and vast bright galaxy, and said calmly: "No matter what the result is, it will be impossible for you." It can't be concluded in a short period of time, before that, ten battles in the mortal world have also been fought."
One day in the Immortal Realm, one year in the mortal world, right now the Immortals of the Great Tang and the Immortals of the Great Food are indistinguishable, fighting for a few days is nothing but commonplace. But for Datang, it only takes at most three months to decide the outcome of the mortal battle. It doesn't even take that long.
Whether the Tang army can break through the eastern border of Dashi within two or three months, break through the plateau and reach the two river basins before the opponent's defense line is deep and have not had time to complete the deployment, is the decisive factor for the Tang army to win.
This speed is much faster than Xianyu.
"In the mortal battle, the key to victory or defeat lies in the time when the Dashi formed a deep defense line, compared with the time when the army captured Mulu City. Whoever wins early wins, and it is simple and straightforward to say."
King Qi emptied the wine bag in one breath, followed Li Ye's example, and threw the wine bag far away, not surprisingly, farther than Li Ye. She raised her eyebrows proudly at Li Ye, and then happily put her hands on the pillow , lay down beside Li Ye and looked at the stars.
Li Ye then continued: "After the army arrives, the time to break through the defense line of Mulu City and capture Mulu City is actually predictable.
Fang Junli is there. And this battle is a real collision, there is no possibility of tricks.
"So in the final analysis, a large part of the winners and losers of this battle lies in the Western Regions Trading Firms. Whether or not Mullen's call-up order can be delayed. Since we lifted the crisis of attacking Tang from the whole world and defeated the Xizhou Uyghurs to march into the Western Regions, the New Moon Sect and the The infiltration of Dashi has been going on, and the layout can be said to be early.
"For the current battle, the Western Regions Commercial Firm has been running non-stop and fighting for many years. Now, it's time to test the results."
King Qi looked at the night sky and nodded slightly, the quiet galaxy fell in her clear eyes, making her pupils look like a miniature universe, indescribably quiet and moving.
But such a pair of beautiful eyes can only be seen by staring at the night sky at this moment. No matter who it is, anyone who wants to see these eyes must face her eyes, and that will definitely cover the stars.
Of course, King Qi didn't know how beautiful her eyes were. She noticed that the big sheep's face was close to her eyes, and the pores on the reddish nose were so close that she could see it. Put on an easily recognizable smiley face that can't tell if it's ugly and funny or cute and funny.
Slapping the sheep's face aside, King Qi turned to Li Ye and said, "Can you go and preside over the overall situation of the Western Region Commercial Firm?"
Li Ye shook his head: "No. Everything depends on them. In fact, what I can do, I have done for them these years. Right now, I can only trust them and my own efforts."
King Qi showed a bright smile, "The moment of flowering and fruiting is determined by the time before flowering and fruiting. We have reached the limit of what we can do, and I believe we will not be disappointed in the end."
Li Ye hummed, but didn't say much.
The sea of stars on the foot of the mountain was shining brightly, and the grassy slope in front of the foot of the mountain was as quiet as water. Li Ye and King Qi didn't speak any more, and the lamb also lay at King Qi's feet, yawned for a long time and then closed its eyes.
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The midnight lights in Baghdad were dim, Zhang Changan heard a rhythmic knock on the door, and opened the courtyard door to let Sai Dianchi in. The latter's face was flushed, the smell of alcohol was spitting out of his mouth, his eyes couldn't hide the excitement, and he couldn't wait to say to Zhang Chang'an before entering the room: "I know who is going to Nissa City!"
Nissa City, the largest city in the country of Dashi, is the closest to Mulu City, and is an important town in the northeast of Dashi. Sai Dianchi has been troubled for a long time in order to get out of Nisa City from Mohad without any trace.
"Let's go in and talk about it." Zhang Chang'an was also excited by the good news Sai Dianchi brought, but he remained stable after all and did not show any abnormalities. As long as they know who is going to Nisa City from the Great Temple and when they will go, the merchants from the Western Regions can keep an eye on the other party, and cooperate with Nisa City's eyeliner to easily grasp the other party's movements.
What Zhang Chang'an and Sai Dianchi didn't know was that when they entered the house to secretly discuss important matters, outside Sai Dianchi's house, in a dark alley across the street, suddenly Nadine and Satuk looked gloomy, He was staring at the door of the house with unkind eyes.
"Are you sure there is something wrong with Sai Dianchi?" Sutuk confirmed the problem to Kusu Nadine for the last time.
Su Nadin's eyes flashed brightly, "Didn't you also suspect him a long time ago? I have been watching him for so long, and I found that his behavior these days is indeed quite abnormal. To confirm whether there is something wrong with him, you only need to Now... ... "