Chapter 1725? Dilemma
In the previous battle, the Void camp took the initiative.
Now, on the contrary, the Tianwu Dynasty has taken the initiative.
Yue Fei has never advocated a quick battle when the enemy is evenly matched.
Although the effect is immediate, the final losses will exceed the gains.
Of course, that means one's own side has the initiative. If not, then it's a different matter.
Yue Fei, Wang Jian and Li Mu all have a common understanding, which is to gradually encroach.
They don't need to actively contact the enemy, and they don't need to rush forward quickly.
Even though the enemy has retreated to the area around the imperial city, they are still advancing forward unhurriedly.
A solid foundation allows them to have no worries.
At the same time, Xiao Tianyang's goal is to seize 80% of the opponent's territory, not to annihilate the opponent's main force.
Therefore, it is better for the enemy not to fight them.
Wherever he goes, the territory is immediately taken into his pocket.
As for the other party's movements... they want a decisive battle, does Yue Fei have to help them?
Now unless they take the initiative, Yue Fei, the commander of the Central Army, will not even pay attention to them.
However, it was precisely because the other party took the initiative to give in that Yue Fei and others were able to push the progress to 70% within ten days.
From then on, Xiao Tianyang had to arrive at the front line and take charge.
Because they have now reached the opponent's doorstep, or it is more appropriate to say the area near the imperial city.
But now if they want to advance, they can only capture the imperial city, otherwise the tug-of-war here will never stop.
Frontline military camp, inside the commander's tent.
Yue Fei and others are making a very important decision.
Those are the two choices before you now.
First, wait for the top and bottom lanes to capture the remaining 5%, and then support them.
Second, concentrate all engineering equipment and heavy firepower to attack the city.
The former is safer, but the time has to be postponed by five days.
Because, although the upper and lower roads do not have the same barriers as the imperial city, their terrain is also very difficult to break.
And the other party seems to be deliberately trying to delay time, and has been entangled in a guerrilla way from beginning to end.
It’s not yet clear what the means are.
In war, the evaluation of means is whether they are useful or not, rather than whether they are good or evil.
Moreover, the guerrilla style of play had already been used when the Tianwu Dynasty dealt with the coalition forces of the Elemental Kingdom and the Evil Sea.
If they are ridiculed now, what were they then?
Therefore, regardless of the means, both the upper and lower routes may not be able to escape from the flames of war in five days.
The latter is more risky and the losses will be relatively large, but the advantage is that it can promote the attack on both sides.
The total number of Yue Fei's four main legions plus his own is about 12.
Together with other auxiliary legions, the total strength is about 20.
As for the elite, Yue Fei is even less worried.
Because Xiao Tianyang handed over the command of his Ten Thousand Heavenly Martial Dragon Guards to Yue Fei.
However, the opposing lineup should not be underestimated.
First of all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and Kankuli's elite troops are still at the top level.
Secondly, within ten days, the Will of the Void also released about [-] elites into the Elemental Kingdom.
According to this calculation, the main force on the opposite side can be counted as one hundred thousand.
Moreover, it must be supplemented by a large amount of cannon fodder to constrain the actions of Yue Fei and others, and their military strength is basically similar to that of Yue Fei.
The Art of War goes like this: Attacking the city is the bottom priority, and attacking the heart is the top priority.
But how easy is it to defeat the opponent's psychological defense?
Furthermore, the cannon fodder on the other side is all mindless and emotionless cannon fodder. Is attacking the heart useful?
And the Art of War also says: Surround an enemy three times, attack it ten times.
When the forces are not equal, the attacker is still at a disadvantage.
When the forces are equal, the situation of the attackers becomes even worse.
To put it simply, the besiegers need three times the number of troops in the city to surround a city.
If you want to attack the city, you must have more than ten times the strength, so as to ensure the expected results.
Even if there are cannons, planes, tanks, and combat vehicles today, the results will not change much.
After all, if you have it, the other side must also have it.
Moreover, the last battle has proved that the opponent's technological power is stronger than that of Douluo Continent.
Even if it's not much stronger, it's still strong.
To sum up, if one's own side attacks the city, it will not gain any advantage and may be defeated.
But if you wait, there are too many variables, which will also affect the battle situation of the other two groups.
The current situation is what I said before. It's not that the conspiracy cannot be broken, but the conditions required are too harsh.
Kankuli is a smart guy and a tough opponent.
He is now putting all his chips on the gambling table.
If he wins, he can regain the lost ground and at the same time shatter Xiao Tianyang's original idea.
But if he fails, he will lose everything and will no longer have any chance of comeback.
To use the old saying, his behavior is a typical example of 'win or lose depends on one move'.
Now that Kankuli has paid the price, although Yue Fei's plan will not be broken, it will definitely not go as smoothly as expected.
Have I now encountered a fork in the road that I can't decide on?
And just when Yue Fei and others were undecided, Xiao Tianyang took the initiative to get up and come to the sand table.
"Since he dares to suppress all costs, we cannot be overwhelmed by his momentum!"
Xiao Tianyang stood up at the right time and said coldly: "Prepare for war today, attack the city tomorrow!"
"promise!"
Yue Fei and others naturally had no objections to this.
In fact, what they lack is someone who truly recognizes their ideas.
They were not holding their own opinions before, but were discussing which option was more suitable for the moment.
Yue Fei has what he is good at, but he also has an ability that Xiao Tianyang does not have, and that is appeal.
His command ability and battlefield adaptability are definitely not as good as Yue Fei's.
On the contrary, when it comes to combat power, Yue Fei and others are no match for Xiao Tianyang.
As soldiers, they only admire two kinds of people.
One is people who are better than them, and the other is people who are better than them.
The former represents professional ability, while the latter symbolizes personal strength.
Yue Fei obviously has both.
Xiao Tianyang, on the other hand, crushed them with his extraordinary qualifications.
To take a step back, their concepts are relatively traditional.
When Xiao Tianyang didn't issue an order, they would take Yue Fei as their leader.
But if he gave an order, Yue Fei had to carry it out.
Not to mention that the Tianwu Dynasty was established not long ago, Xiao Tianyang's remaining power is still there.
Even if it has been established for thousands of years, as long as Xiao Tianyang is here for one day, the people below will never have second thoughts.
On the one hand, the system is on the one hand, and on the other hand, because he sits on the throne of the emperor, he cannot find any faults.
In front of the sand table, Xiao Tianyang turned and left, while Yue Fei and others had to stay and arrange the follow-up matters.
"Tomorrow's siege will be fought with Beidou as the main force, and the Sun Army will be responsible for covering it."
After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and said: "Two generals, we will definitely not be able to defeat each other in one go."
"What follows is a hard battle. We must take turns attacking the city before we finally have a chance to capture the city."
"As for the Tianwu Dragon Guard... I am prepared to use it as the key to victory."
"As long as we want one side to have a chance to seize control of the city wall, the Tianwu Dragon Guard can join the battle group."
Yue Fei said in a deep voice: "Remember, we don't have many opportunities and our troops are limited. We must not make unnecessary sacrifices."
"promise!"
The two of them did not delay and immediately gave a positive answer.
Besides, Xiao Tianyang was supervising the battle behind them, who dared to mess around?