nycdaug Chapter 91 The Battle Situation in Southern Qi
Chapter 91 The Battle Situation in Southern Qi
The battlefield of Southern Qi.
This is a small county town that the Marquis of Zhennan has just conquered.
This county town was an inconspicuous little town in the Southern Qi Dynasty, but even this little town took the Marquis of Zhennan a lot of time to traverse.
Marquis Zhennan also noticed something was wrong.
"My lord, His Majesty just sent word that the major powers of Southern Qi have joined forces, and we must be careful when we send troops in the future."
A guard entered the commander's tent with a secret letter and reported to the Marquis of Zhennan.
When the Marquis of Zhennan heard this news, and considering the situation in this small county town, he was deeply moved.
He then knew the news was true.
After all, it's impossible for a small county to gather an army of 5.
Moreover, the various forces in the Southern Qi were constantly at war with each other. If they hadn't united, no single force could have mustered so many troops to gather in a small county town.
"It seems we're in trouble. Summon all the generals for a meeting."
The Marquis of Zhennan gave the order.
Before long, six deputy generals and twenty-four brigade generals gathered in the commander's tent.
"Master Hou."
The generals bowed to the Marquis of Zhennan.
"No need for formalities, please sit down!"
Marquis Zhennan nodded to his generals.
"I just received a message from His Majesty that the major powers in Southern Qi have joined forces."
After all the generals were seated, the Marquis of Zhennan spoke.
The generals were all somewhat surprised to hear this. They had only taken less than one-tenth of the territory of Southern Qi, yet the various forces in Southern Qi were already getting restless.
They originally estimated that the major powers of Southern Qi would not unite until they had conquered at least one-fifth of the country.
"My lord, this is a difficult situation. We have deployed a million troops this time, which seems like a lot, but many of them are currently stationed in various places. We only have 600,000 troops here. If all the forces in Southern Qi unite and mobilize the entire strength of Southern Qi, 600,000 troops may not be enough."
One of the lieutenants spoke up.
This person is named Quan Gaojie. He is a mid-stage Grandmaster who has followed Marquis Zhennan for decades and is one of Marquis Zhennan's most trusted and beloved generals.
As a general who had fought against the Southern Qi for many years, he was very clear about the situation in the Southern Qi.
"Indeed, I did not expect that Southern Qi would unite so quickly. It must be because a high-ranking person has stepped forward."
Marquis Zhennan also had a solemn expression.
He guessed that a powerful figure must have intervened to get all parties to join forces, otherwise, given the discontent among those forces, it would have been impossible for them to unite so quickly.
"Indeed, an important figure has come forward."
A general dressed in heavy silver armor spoke up.
This person is the commander of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry this time, named Li Ziyu.
He is a powerful expert at the late stage of the Grandmaster realm.
If his cultivation level hadn't fallen below the peak of the Grandmaster realm, he could have ranked as the fifth-ranked general.
"General Ziyu, have you received any news?"
The Marquis of Zhennan inquired.
Although this person is a small realm lower than him, he has witnessed his combat strength and it is no weaker than his.
Moreover, the heavy and light cavalry he led were invincible in battle and unconquerable in attack.
The Marquis of Zhennan and the generals in the army respected him greatly.
"Yes, according to the information from the prince's secret guards, the Grandmaster of the Southern Qi royal family has made his appearance this time. All the forces in Southern Qi have no choice but to unite. They are currently mobilizing their troops, and we don't have much time left. This small county town is not enough to face the Southern Qi army. We must seize the time to take over an important pass."
"Dragon Rider General Li Ziyu spoke up."
The secret guards Qin Wu sent to Southern Qi are currently in contact with him.
Therefore, although his intelligence was not as detailed as that of the Imperial Shadow Guards, his advantage lay in speed.
The main problem was that the intelligence network of the Southern Qi's Imperial Shadow Guard was disrupted due to the Southern Qi's supervisor.
Otherwise, the Marquis of Zhennan would have received the news immediately.
Upon hearing this, the Marquis of Zhennan was puzzled as to why he had not received the message.
It should be noted that the Imperial Shadow Guard had been infiltrating Southern Qi for countless years, and their intelligence network had long covered the entire Southern Qi, yet such important news had not been sent back.
"My lord, you need not doubt that the reason you did not receive the news was because there was a problem with the Southern Qi governor. Now that the prince has taken down the Southern Qi governor in the capital, it should not be long before the Imperial Shadow Guard returns to normal."
Li Ziyu noticed the Marquis of Zhennan's confusion and then spoke up to explain.
Marquis Zhennan never expected that the Imperial Shadow Guard would run into trouble.
Moreover, it was one of the six chief supervisors, the Southern Qi chief supervisor, who had run into trouble.
However, he didn't ask any further questions, since the affairs of the Imperial Shadow Guard were not something he could concern himself with.
"General Ziyu, is there any other news? I would be grateful if you could enlighten me."
Marquis Zhennan looked at Li Ziyu.
The only way to get the news quickly now is probably through the Divine Martial King's secret guards.
"My lord, rest assured, I will provide intelligence to the army during the period when the Imperial Shadow Guards are recovering."
"According to the information I have received, the first batch of reinforcements from Southern Qi will arrive in no more than half a month, so we only have half a month to take down a city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack."
Li Ziyu said.
This was also Qin Wu's order; there absolutely could not be any accidents during this attack on Southern Qi.
Even if we cannot conquer the entire Southern Qi in one fell swoop, we must preserve the territory we have now seized.
"Alright, I understand. Thank you very much, General Ziyu."
Marquis Zhennan expressed his gratitude.
The group then went to the sand table and began to replan their attack route.