The Dragon family's Grand Marshal's camp.
"Report!"
"Enter!" Dong Xiuxian frowned. It was so late, what major event could have happened again.
"Reporting to the Marshal, our rear army has been attacked by the enemy and suffered heavy losses," the soldier reported.
"What! The rear is attacked by the enemy again!" Dong Xiuxian's heart trembled again, and then he asked, "How many losses this time?"
"This..." The soldier saw that Dong Xiuxian's face was a little grim and seemed very hesitant.
"Speak, I can handle it."
Dong Xiuxian sighed. Even if attacked, the losses wouldn't be too great, and they only needed to focus on defense from now on.
"Then I will speak." The soldier was still a bit hesitant.
"Speak." Dong Xiuxian nodded.
"Our rear army was annihilated, with no survivors."
Dong Xiuxian: "Pfft! ▄█▀█●"
"Marshal! Marshal! What's wrong, quick, someone come, the Marshal is not doing well..."
...
Dong Xiuxian suffered another psychological trauma.
If Dong Xiuxian knew that the force that annihilated his million-strong infantry was only Wei Qing and Qin Qiong with over thirty thousand soldiers, he would have been even more devastated.
In Sun Wu's tent, Sun Wu and Guo Jia also heard the news.
"What! The enemy's million-strong infantry was routed with a single blow by Wei Qing and Qin Qiong!" Sun Wu was also extremely shocked, finding it unbelievable.
"Our Wei Qing can be deified for this battle!" Guo Jia couldn't help but sigh.
"Over thirty thousand men infiltrated the enemy's interior, and not a single one was harmed. This Wei Qing deserves to be first for this battle."
Qin Qiong: What about me?
Sun Wu was also very surprised. Although he thought Wei Qing could succeed in the surprise attack, no one expected Wei Qing to be so ruthless as to annihilate the enemy's entire million-strong infantry.
The Dragon family had dispatched a total of two million and forty thousand troops. Three thousand were killed by Wei Qing at the beginning, then another million were annihilated, and fifty thousand were eliminated by Sun Wu's stratagem.
Including other strategies that eliminated enemies, a total of about 1.6 million enemy troops were annihilated.
The enemy now had only 800,000 troops left.
The gap in the number of enemy soldiers and Sun Wu's forces was getting smaller and smaller.
...
This was only Sun Wu's side's battle achievements.
On the other side, Bai Qi, while changing his marching route, also arrived outside the enemy's territory that night.
Siege warfare was a war of attrition. If one of the dozen or so territories was attacked, reinforcements from the other twelve territories would be dispatched.
The distance between the twelve territories was only a hundred meters, arranged in a row.
In response, Bai Qi and others gathered together and began to discuss.
"We don't yet know the exact number of enemies, but as long as we move quickly, taking the first territory should not be a problem."
"However, attacking the second territory will not be so easy, and we are very likely to be besieged by enemies dispatched by their lord," Bai Qi expressed his opinion.
Zhang Liang pondered for a moment, looked at the simulated sand dunes in the tent, and suddenly had an idea. "I have an idea."
"Please, Military Advisor, speak freely," Bai Qi said quickly.
Zhang Liang pointed to the sand dunes representing the enemy's territories and said, "The enemy's territories are twelve in total, arranged in a straight line, with an interval of about a hundred meters between them. The distance from the first territory to the last is about eight kilometers."
"As long as we attack the first territory, as the Marshal said, we will definitely catch the enemy off guard and take it."
"However, if we attack the second territory, the enemy will have already gathered their army. Therefore, my suggestion is that at this time, we should delay these reinforcing enemies."
"Of course, before we attack the first territory, we should dispatch an army to attack the last territory."
"At this time, the enemy will have definitely dispatched all their soldiers for reinforcement. And with such a close distance, they would never have imagined we would attack their territory."
"As long as our soldiers can hold back these enemies in front, giving our soldiers enough time to attack, we will definitely be able to break through several enemy territories consecutively."
"Once these enemy territories are captured, the enemy's troop numbers will surely decrease significantly. Those soldiers who have lost their territories will definitely not continue to fight us. This way, we can break them one by one."
Zhang Liang outlined his general plan, which immediately earned the admiration of countless people. As expected of Zhang Liang, his schemes were indeed impressive.
However, although Zhang Liang knew this method was excellent, he also said, "The prerequisite is that the soldiers left in the territory are not too many or too strong. If the number of enemy soldiers is too large and too strong, our losses will inevitably be great."
"In war, there are never absolute wins or losses. Our element of surprise has already given us a few more points of victory. Coupled with our planned actions against their unpreparedness, we can increase our chances by another few points. This time, we will proceed according to the Military Advisor's plan," Bai Qi made the decision.
"To launch a surprise attack on the enemy's rear, we must dispatch legions skilled in siege warfare, and they must be fast. I suggest that Chen Qingzhi's [White Robed Ghost Army] and Gao Shun's [Trapped Formation Camp] be sent to attack the enemy's rear."
Zhang Liang expressed his opinion.
Upon hearing this, Bai Qi nodded and said, "Chen Qingzhi, Gao Shun!"
"Your subordinate is here!" The two quickly stepped forward.
"I order you to lead your subordinates to ambush the enemy's rear territories. Once the enemy reinforcements have left their territories, destroy them as quickly as possible."
"I will personally lead the army to delay the enemy reinforcements outside from returning. As for how much we will lose, it will depend entirely on how quickly you attack those territories."
Bai Qi entrusted this important task to Chen Qingzhi and Gao Shun.
"Marshal, rest assured, we will go all out and take the territories at all costs!" Both were outstanding generals and naturally understood how important and heavy their mission was.
"Rest assured, I will dispatch half of the Flying Dragon Legion to cooperate with you. I believe with these Flying Dragon Legions, your siege speed will be significantly increased," Bai Qi added.
"Thank you, General. With the Flying Dragon Legion, we have a greater certainty of taking the enemy's territories at a faster pace."
The two were well aware of the value of the Flying Dragon Legion. With them, their pressure would indeed be reduced considerably.
"Meng Tian, you will lead half of the Flying Dragon Legion to accompany Chen Qingzhi and Gao Shun on this mission," Bai Qi said again.
"Yes." Meng Tian nodded.
"Alright, there's no time to delay. You should depart now," Bai Qi said.
"Your subordinate takes his leave." The three immediately left the camp.