Chapter 699: Unstoppable, Provoking

And one day, when Qin Niu and Niu Mo were discussing in the conference room how to deploy defenses and wait for the enemy to tire themselves out, they unexpectedly saw a dusty messenger stumbling into their sight. The battle report in his hand was as heavy as the verdict of the god of death.

"General, it's bad! The Hengzhou army... the Hengzhou army's vanguard has broken through many of our defenses and captured dozens of cities!"

The messenger's voice trembled, and he almost squeezed out these words from between his teeth. Then he collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.

When Qin Niu received the battle report, it was dusk and the setting sun was as red as blood, filling the entire conference hall.

He stood up suddenly, the battle report in his hand trembling slightly due to excessive force, the light in his eyes dimmed instantly, replaced by an unbelievable astonishment.

"This...how is this possible?"

Qin Niu's voice was a little hoarse, as if it had been honed by the dust in the wind.

Niu Mo was standing aside, glancing at the battle report seemingly casually, and was secretly shocked.

He had already known about Wu Qi's attack on Hengzhou's vanguard army, and many details of this scene were the prelude directed by Wu Qi.

"Brother Qin, don't worry, let's take a look at the specific situation first."

But he pretended to be shocked and spoke in a rough voice.

Red Boy stood quietly in the corner, his eyes flickering and a barely perceptible smile on the corner of his mouth.

The battle report describes in detail the actions of the Hengzhou vanguard army.

Wu Qi, the commander-in-chief of the Hengzhou vanguard army, used 10,000 elite soldiers as chess pieces and the land of Wuzhou as the board, and staged an amazing strategic layout.

Wu Qi divided the 10,000-strong army into three parts, with about 3,000 men in each part, and the remaining 1,000 men served as mobile forces, ready to provide support at any time.

These three armies were like three sharp daggers, piercing straight into the heart of Wuzhou.

The first army, led by Wu Qi himself, took Jia Fu, Fan Lihua and others and chose the weakest northwest defense line of Wuzhou.

In Wu Qi's opinion, although the Yellow Turban Army in Wuzhou was large in number, most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, with low combat effectiveness and lack of effective organization and command.

Therefore, he took advantage of this point and adopted the strategy of "avoiding the strong and attacking the weak", specifically targeting the weak points of the Yellow Turban Army and leading his army to quietly approach a small city on the northwest defense line.

The Yellow Turban Army defenders in the city were mostly cowards. When they saw the enemy coming in full force, they were so scared that they abandoned the city and fled overnight.

Wu Qi took over many small cities without any effort, and then used them as springboards to successively conquer many surrounding cities with great momentum.

The second army was led by Xue Gang, Xue Kui and his son, Bai Wenbao and others from Wu Qi's army, and they chose the northeastern defense line of Wuzhou.

This army adopted the strategy of "making a feint to the east and attacking in the west". They first assembled in a conspicuous location, pretending to attack a major town, which attracted a lot of attention from the Yellow Turban Army.

However, when the Yellow Turban Army mobilized heavy troops for defense, this army suddenly turned around and attacked another city with weak defenses.

The Yellow Turban Army was caught off guard and the city was soon lost.

Next, the army followed the same method and captured several cities in succession, catching the Yellow Turban Army in Wuzhou off guard.

The third army was led by Zhao Gongming and war gods such as Shebi Shi and Xia Gengshi, who had outstanding individual combat power. They were the most cunning group. They did not directly participate in the siege, but broke up into small groups and lurked in every corner of Wuzhou.

Lead this army to secretly collect intelligence and provide support for the first two armies.

At the same time, they continued to create chaos and destroy the Yellow Turban Army's supply lines, further reducing the Yellow Turban Army's combat effectiveness.

Under Wu Qi's skillful command, the three armies were like three ferocious tigers, tearing apart the land of Wuzhou wantonly.

Within ten days, they captured dozens of large cities and dozens of small cities and were invincible.

The Yellow Turban Army in Wuzhou already had low morale and poor equipment, and this situation became even worse, resulting in complete defeat.

"Wu Qi... When did this damn military strategist show up?" "How could he be so powerful?"

After reading the battle report, Qin Niu's face turned pale, his fists clenched tightly, as if he wanted to crush the report in his hands, and he cursed with gritted teeth.

"Brother Qin, from Lao Niu's point of view, Wu Qi is a man of both wisdom and courage, and is proficient in the art of war. He should not be underestimated."

"But don't be anxious or too worried. Our Yellow Turban Army also has its own advantages. As long as we make good use of our numerical advantage, we may be able to defeat him."

Niu Mo stood aside and said in a thoughtful tone.

"General Niu, that's easy for you to say."

"Look at the current situation. We can't even stop their vanguard army. How can we fight them?"

Qin Niu was slightly stunned when he heard this, then smiled bitterly.

"General Qin, victory and defeat are common in the military. We cannot be discouraged by a temporary setback."

"As long as we find Wu Qi's weaknesses and formulate corresponding strategies, we may be able to defeat him."

Niu Mo patted Qin Niu on the shoulder and spoke in a profound tone.

When Qin Niu heard this, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

He knew that now was not the time to be depressed, but he needed to find ways to deal with the current crisis.

When Niu Mo saw that Qin Niu's expression had eased up a little, he was secretly happy, knowing that it was time to throw out the "clever plan" that he and Red Boy, the two little geniuses, had discussed.

He pretended to frown deeply, and then a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, as if a flash of inspiration came to him.

"Brother Qin, after much thought, I feel that we can no longer remain in this passive position."

"You and I are both military commanders. How can we sit back and watch the enemy act so arrogantly?"

There was some excitement in Niu Mo's words, as if he was infected by Qin Niu's frustration.

Upon hearing this, Qin Niu looked up at Niu Mo, with a hint of doubt in his eyes, as if he was waiting for the other party to continue.

"General Qin, you are an excellent warrior and a leader in our Yellow Turban Army. Why don't you lead the troops into battle and give Wu Qi a head-on blow? With your bravery, you will surely be invincible on the battlefield and terrify the enemy!"

Niu Mo's words were full of affirmation of Qin Niu's fighting ability, and his tone was so sincere, as if Qin Niu's participation in the battle could immediately turn the tide of the battle.

After hearing this, Qin Niu couldn't help feeling a little elated.

To be honest, ever since Niu Mo made his mark in the Yellow Turban Army, he has always been known as the "No. 1 General of the Yellow Turbans."

Although Niu Mo himself has never admitted it, most of the lower-level Yellow Turban Army still agree with it.

Even with the addition of the three monsters from Lion Camel Ridge and the three war kings of the Beast Tribe, they were unable to shake Niu Mo's position.

After all, the battle record of the three monsters in Lion Camel Ridge was not outstanding strictly speaking, and it was even a bit disappointing!
Kong Jin, the strongest among the three monsters, was seriously injured by a sword from Si Yan on the opposite side because of his carelessness as soon as he appeared.

After their injuries were healed, the three brothers ganged up on the war gods of the rival Daqian and beat them up.

Therefore, the three people's performance on paper looks quite eye-catching.

At least for now, Kong Jin's reputation is definitely not worthy of his strength as a 108-level heavenly general.

Therefore, Qin Niu felt somewhat pleased with himself now that his own martial arts strength had been recognized by Niu Mo, the "No. 1 General of the Yellow Turbans."

(End of this chapter)