latelenovela Chapter 332 Profound Schemes
Chapter 332 Profound Schemes
"Your Majesty, this..."
Upon hearing this, Su Yu was startled and quickly followed Di Beizun's gaze to look at the sand table. However, after a long time, he still couldn't see anything amiss and couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty agreed to Dayong's request so readily. Is it because you want to make some kind of deal with Dayong?"
"Lord Su, do you think that my decision to lend troops to the Great Yong is a benefit or a drawback?"
Emperor Beizun asked in a deep voice, his gaze towards Su Yu very profound.
Su Yu remained silent for a while before clasping his hands in a fist and bowing, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive my frankness, but I and many other ministers in the court believe that lending troops to Dayong in this matter seems somewhat hasty..."
"You are mistaken, Lord Su."
Emperor Beizun abruptly withdrew his gaze and looked at the sand table in front of him. "I have always asked you to think unconventionally. If I told you that lending troops to Dayong this time is a godsend for our Great Zhou, would you believe me?"
Upon hearing Emperor Beizun's words, Su Yu was taken aback. He stared at the sand table in front of him for a long time before shaking his head and asking with great doubt, "I would like to hear Your Majesty's opinion!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Beizun suddenly smiled, reached out and pulled out a flag from the side, planted it in a certain spot on the sand table, and said calmly, "In that case, Lord Su should understand my intention, right?"
Upon seeing this, Su Yu's eyes lit up. He looked up at Di Beizun in disbelief, his eyes instantly filled with admiration and respect. He exclaimed with wild joy, "Your Majesty! I truly... truly admire you to the point of prostration!"
Emperor Beizun also raised a charming and beautiful smile, "The troops led by General Feng Yang are 200,000 troops under my Third Legion. In addition to being highly capable light cavalry, they are also almost all crossbowmen specially trained by Prince Yi. They were originally prepared by me to deal with the enemy's cavalry. Moreover, the Thunderclap Battle Formation in the army is a new secret weapon that Prince Yi has always been proud of. I am also looking forward to seeing who is stronger if this army encounters Xifeng Lie's iron cavalry."
"Furthermore, before Feng Yang set off, I secretly ordered the Wing King to return to Guanzhong and transfer another 200,000 troops from the eastern border. This entire force was divided into smaller units and sent to the border of Tiansheng. Once the main army breached Hangu Pass, Feng Yang would lead his army directly south through Hangu Pass. At the same time, the 200,000 troops led by the Wing King, together with 100,000 troops from the Yuezhi Kingdom, would form a total of 300,000 troops. They would swiftly cross the northeastern part of Tiansheng and head straight for Hanyang City on the border of the Liao Dynasty. The reason given for the expedition was to punish the army of Xifeng Lie, and then..."
"Then our Great Zhou will launch a two-pronged attack on the Xifenglie army. The Xifenglie army will inevitably retreat to the Jiangxi Fortress of Tiansheng. Our army will launch a feigned attack, and in this way, the Xifenglie army and the Tuoba Yu army stationed at the Jiangxi Fortress will definitely have a battle. After they finish fighting, they will be severely weakened, and our army will continue to launch a fierce attack. In this way, Hanyang City and the Jiangxi Fortress will fall into the hands of our Great Zhou!"
Before Emperor Beizun could finish speaking, Su Yu, already overwhelmed with excitement, finished the sentence, "Your Majesty, such a grand undertaking, if it succeeds, will open up the entire northwest avenue of the Fengyun Continent, and so on... and so forth..."
"This is a crucial step. If necessary, I may very well have to lead the army in person. Lord Su, what you need to do now is to take my secret letter and immediately set off for the western part of the Liao Dynasty to contact the major noble tribes. They can then take action."
"Yes, Your Majesty! I will depart immediately!"
Su Yu couldn't wait any longer and immediately responded excitedly.
"This matter is very confidential, and you don't need to return to the manor. I have already arranged everything for you, and the secret guards will secretly accompany you all the way."
"The minister obeys the order!"
...On the ninth day of the ninth month of the 468th year of the Red Moon Calendar, in the cool autumn season.
The sky was a hazy gray, the cool breeze was exceptionally bleak, and heavy clouds rolled in the sky. A fine, desolate autumn rain drifted down from the distant horizon, shrouding the entire world in a hazy, desolate atmosphere.
Outside Hangu Pass, a massive, dark mass of Ge Su's army was ready to storm the city at any moment. A suffocating atmosphere permeated the air, and the soldiers waiting for reinforcements seemed to have lost all hope. The shouts and cries from outside the city gates pierced the heavens and the earth.
Gosu's army had already set up their formation. The square formation of hundreds of thousands of soldiers was like a surging tide. As soon as the order was given, this temporarily suppressed tide would break through its restraints and surge toward Hangu Pass. The square formation was neat and orderly, and the atmosphere was extremely solemn and murderous.
"There are a total of 450,000 troops below. Not counting the troops that are retreating from the flanks, they are waiting for news from their right flank. As soon as the troops on the right flank attack our south gate, they will launch an attack immediately!"
On the city wall, Ji Wuge looked down at the vast, dark mass of hundreds of thousands of Liao soldiers and spoke with a grim expression.
"They've been waiting for this for a long time, so I'm afraid they won't have to wait until then."
Commander Yukiaki Ten, who was leaning against the cold city wall and looking down, spoke in a very heavy tone.
I woke up early this morning to a light, cold drizzle. When I heard the scouts report that they had climbed the city wall, I saw that Ge Su's army had already set off at dawn and was approaching Hangu Pass. They were now right below the city wall.
The sheer size of the force, including the troops on the left and right flanks, meant that the army numbered at least five or six hundred thousand. Even Yukiaki Ten had never seen such a massive formation before. His heart sank, and for the first time, he felt utterly powerless in the face of such a situation.
"My lord, they are already challenging us from below, and this Gesu is a master of formations. Even I can't figure out what kind of formation they've set up."
Ji Wuge gripped the swift sword at his waist, frowned as he looked at the strange formation set up by the Ge Su army below, and asked in confusion.
Xing Qitian's gaze also suddenly sharpened as he looked at the rapidly moving Liao army formation below. A deep look crossed his refined and handsome face. After pondering for a long time, he said in a deep voice, "Judging from their posture, it resembles the Nine Dragons Qiankun Formation, one of the more powerful ancient formations. The one they are using now is probably not the complete Nine Dragons Qiankun Formation. As far as I know, the true Nine Dragons Qiankun Formation has long been lost. If they use this formation, we probably won't gain any advantage. Look at their formation; it's almost watertight. As long as our troops break through one corner, they can simply retreat from both sides and change to a new formation."
As soon as Xing Qitian finished speaking, Ji Wuge's handsome brows furrowed deeply. "Does Your Excellency have a way to break the formation?"