As Chu Tianxiao's last words fell, the light of "As if I were here in person" suddenly disappeared, and it fell back into his hand with a whoosh.
This grand chess game involving hundreds of thousands of Zhou troops also kicked off.
"Well, we have invited hundreds of thousands of friendly troops to set up the stage. If we still can't achieve anything, it would be a failure!"
Chu Tianxiao turned to look at the people around him and said, "No matter how fierce the wind and rain outside are, they are mostly feints. The killer move will eventually fall on our side, so we must take down Zhaodu as soon as possible to lay the foundation for this battle!"
“Yes!”
Everyone felt excited and agreed without hesitation!
Even Xueyan, who was the calmest man, had a burning desire to fight in his eyes at this moment!
"very good… "
Seeing this, Chu Tianxiao nodded with satisfaction: "Time is tight, the whole army only needs one night to rest, and will set out at dawn tomorrow! According to the original plan, two to five people in a team, split up into small groups, disguised to break through the blockade, and meet up in Zhaodu in half a month!"
You know, it's impossible to keep the fact that the gates of Great Zhao have been opened secret for long, so if we go to Zhaodu in groups at this time, our target will be too obvious and we may be held back by the opponent's means of "trading space for time"... The emptiness of Zhaodu is really an extremely accidental event caused by many factors. If the opponent reacts to it, I'm afraid there will be no chance to capture this mighty city!
Therefore, it is necessary to conceal the intention of "joining forces in Zhaodu" and use surprise attack tactics to capture the city first, then hold on and wait for reinforcements while surrounded by the enemy, and cooperate with friendly forces... This is the reasonable approach.
Therefore, it is necessary to divide the troops.
The difficulty of this battle lies more in the gathering after the division of troops, but with the voice transmission Gu refined by Feng Luoer, Chu Tianxiao can control the status of the entire army at any time. If there is danger, he can respond flexibly, and the possibility of reunion is greatly increased. In addition, during this period of time, the Tianxue Imperial Capital Flag will also be in an activated state, locking the entire army and ensuring the safety of the three thousand defeated armors - although doing so will inevitably consume a lot of energy, but for this raid, everything is worth it!
Just as everyone brainstormed and patched up several loopholes in the divided troop routes, Chu Tianxiao suddenly spoke up: "Xue Yan, you and Feng Luoer are a team. Make sure to ensure the safety of that woman! Along the way, you can do something with her face so that it is not too conspicuous. You can discuss these things with Luoer."
Hearing this, Xue Yan frowned and said, "Young Master, are you going to go alone? Isn't this too risky? The entire Zhao territory is full of enemy troops..."
"It's not like we're going to fight them head-on..." Chu Tianxiao smiled and interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "I've made up my mind. The woman over there is very important. I won't feel at ease if I don't let you two lackeys protect her closely."
“…Yes.” Xue Yan heard the determination in Chu Tianxiao’s words, and after a moment of silence, he finally lowered his head and said.
"Well, let's do it this way. Everyone, get ready! Three thousand defeated soldiers are about to turn the tide!"
“Yes!”
…
In the next few days, many shocking wars took place in the vast land of China! First, an unknown general under the command of Emperor Zhao attacked several second-class cities in Da Zhou by surprise, and captured two large cities in just two days, shocking China! But when he wanted to continue to make great plans, he was strongly blocked by Da Zhou - the other party seemed to have received the news in time and sent heavy troops to reinforce the cities, so that this man failed to complete the miracle of taking 19 cities in a row, and had to withdraw his troops in resentment to consolidate the front line...
At the same time, seemingly for "revenge", the Great Zhou actually sent troops to capture the gateway to the southeast of the Great Zhao, and successively captured the two cities of Liyang and Qianxia. Hundreds of thousands of the Great Zhou soldiers entered the Zhao territory! Soon, the cities of Guyang, Kaiyun, Guanding and other cities of the Great Zhao fell one after another...
The entire southeastern territory of Da Zhao was in turmoil!
The rest of the countries were so excited to see this war, and they wished that the two powers would fight to the death so that they could reap the benefits! However, anyone with a discerning eye knew that was impossible - although the fighting was fierce everywhere, in fact both sides were very restrained. Unless there was a major accident, the full-scale war that some gloating people were looking forward to would be extremely unlikely to break out... To put it bluntly, the two countries were just competing to see who would give in first.
However, such a major event still attracted too much attention. Many high-ranking officials in the empire were studying this matter, but few people noticed that a powerful army lurking under the deep water was slowly approaching the heart of Da Zhao like a shark, intending to give it a bloodthirsty blow...
…
Four days later, the defeated army split up.
A remote mountain village.
It was sunset, and the golden afterglow cast a harmonious picture of the countryside... Men and women returned home at sunset, children chased each other and played, and even chickens, ducks, cats and dogs walked freely on the street...
Chu Tianxiao traveled all the way here.
Actually, this mountain village was not on the planned marching route. He was able to get here only because of some "accidents" on the way... Although Chu Tianxiao managed to escape safely after a fight, he was still forced to deviate from the original route to avoid being exposed.
He came here by accident.
Then... At just one glance, Chu Tianxiao was attracted by the harmonious mountain village in front of him.
The reason was simple: he had read Peach Blossom Spring, and the village before him had some of the artistic conception of Peach Blossom Spring...
“… The roads are connected, the chickens and dogs can hear each other. Men and women are walking around and working, and their clothes are all like those of outsiders. The old and the young are all happy and content…”
Chu Tianxiao muttered to himself.
"Where exactly is this place?"
"elder brother… "
Before Chu Tianxiao could figure it out, a little boy about ten years old saw Chu Tianxiao and ran over without any fear of strangers. He asked, "Brother, are you from another place?"
Chu Tianxiao was stunned at first, then nodded.
"Wow! That's great! Finally a stranger is here!" The little boy didn't even ask about Tian Xiao's origins, but held his hand and said, "You must be tired, right? I'll take you to my house to rest, and then ask mom to cook for you, and then I'll take you around so that everyone can get to know you!"
As he spoke, the little boy kept dragging Chu Tianxiao away, as if he was afraid that he would run away.
Even a young boy is so hospitable, which shows that this village is indeed unusual. Chu Tianxiao did not resist, and followed the little boy while asking: "Little brother, where is this place? Where is it in Dazhao? How far is it from Zhaodu?"
The little boy looked confused and asked, "What is Da Zhao? What is Zhaodu? I've never heard of it! Is it the outside world?"
Hearing this, Chu Tianxiao was even more surprised. Could it be that... this place is an isolated village like the Peach Blossom Spring
But this surprise was only for a moment. Soon, he came to his senses, shook his head and asked, "Then you must know the name of this village, right?"
"Oh, of course I know that! This place is called—Emperor's Daughter Village!"