"The Northern Army must have set up a formation when they camped under Weining City to attack the city. Even if Jing Guo suddenly mobilized several extraordinary soldiers to outflank them, and pressed the entire army from the front, the Northern Army would not be defeated so quickly."

In Utopia's conference room, the discussion about the Jingwu War continued. The map on the wall was filled with flags. The blue flag representing Jingjun surrounded the red flag representing Wujun. But Jin Nanzhou couldn't figure it out.

Why did the Northern Army collapse?

Utopia has fought wars with Wu State, and Utopia has often used this strategy of cutting off the battlefield to allow extraordinary strong men to outflank them from behind.

The Wu army would prepare formations when marching to attack a city. Even if Chaofan broke into the battlefield from the rear, it would be of no use if he could not instantly break through the formation protection.

Hundreds of thousands of troops are equipped with nearly ten extraordinary troops. Even if Jingguo has new extraordinary support, even if the military army is surrounded and attacked, it will not be defeated so quickly.

Unless the commander of the Northern Army is a pig.

"Is there any way to know how injured Jing Guo was in this battle, and who was Chaofan who died in Wu Guo and who was captured?" When everyone was thinking, Jiang Tao's voice suddenly sounded.

Jin Nanzhou did not answer, but looked at a young man named Chu Liang sitting next to Liu Mingjiang.

"The latest news is that a Chaofan of Jing State was killed in battle, and he was killed by Prince Wu Jing of Wu State. Wu Jing himself fought until his body exploded and died. The other two Chaofan of Wu State who died in battle were Prince Wu Lie and Wucang.

The four captured people are Princes Wu Qing and Wu Xian, Qinghuishan Lu Ying and Guiyun Zong Yunmiao. The two Chaofans whose whereabouts are currently unknown are Princes Wu Tong and Wu Jin.

There is currently no accurate information on the damage to the army, but judging from the number of injured soldiers returning to Weining City from the front, it should not be too serious.

After Jing’s army defeated Wu’s army, the main force is currently heading towards Zhenbeiguan. According to our estimation of the strength of both sides and Wu’s response speed, Zhenbeiguan should not be able to survive for more than 1 day.”

Zheng Zeyu stood up and faced Jiang Tao, telling him the latest news he had received from Jingguo. The trade between Utopia and Jingguo had been going on for many years, and the intelligence network that needed to be laid had already been rolled out.

The Chaofan of Wu State were all famous people. Jing State had won a great victory and wanted to show off the results. The spies in Jing State easily obtained the information.

Jiang Tao heard that Wu Jing was dead. When Wu Qing was captured, he clenched his hands tightly and then slowly released them.

"Chaofan has strong mobility and abundant means on the battlefield. According to common sense, the prisoner-of-war rate cannot be so high, so at least one of Qinghuishan Lu Ying and Guiyun Zong Yunmiao has already turned to Jingguo.

"

Jiang Tao stood up from his seat. He spoke in a low voice. As he spoke, he walked to the map. Everyone in the conference room was looking at him. He picked up a few small flags representing the extraordinary martial arts and put them on the map.

One of them was changed to blue.

"The military army is attacking the city. According to the standard military formation, high-level martial arts cultivators lead the heavy-armored sergeants in the front formation, and high-level spiritual cultivators are behind the martial arts cultivators' positions. They are the main force using magic to attack the city.

The smaller main force formations will be deployed on both wings. The rear of the military army is the supply line and Zhenbeiguan. In theory, there is no possibility of being surrounded, so the weakest military formations will be placed in the rear."

Liu Mingjiang and others nodded while listening. Wu State has the highest proportion of military practitioners. Judging from their experience in fighting against Wu State, most of the time they set up their formations according to this habit.

"Wu Guo invested 9 extraordinary people in this battle, four from the Northern Army, three from the Western Army, and two extraordinary people from the sect. This ratio is actually very unsatisfactory. The extraordinary people from the Northern Army cannot have absolute command, and the extraordinary people from the Western Army

There are no subordinates who can cooperate easily.

It's okay for such a joint army to fight with the wind going smoothly, but if the situation falls into a desperate situation, some people will prioritize self-protection, not to mention that there are insiders inside."

As Jiang Tao spoke, he speculated on the map about Wu Guo's extraordinary distribution in the military formation. Wu Qing and Wu Tong of the Western Legion would most likely be responsible for the two wings, Wu Jing would be in charge of the front army, Wucang would be in charge of the rear army, and others

People are centrally dispatching and providing support at any time.

Although Jiang Tao was not at the scene, there was basically no big difference between the situation he guessed and the reality. Except that the person in charge of the rear army was not Wucang but Wu Jin, the other arrangements were the same as Jiang Tao's guess.

Most people in the conference room knew something about the war and nodded while listening to Jiang Tao's analysis.

"It's still too fast." Jin Nanzhou frowned, "Unless the mole happens to have control of the formation?"

With such a formation distribution, if you are surrounded by front and rear, it should normally be four in the front and four in the back, plus one person in the middle to take charge of the formation. If the mole is in the front or rear army, there will be a certain amount of chaos, but it is also possible

It will not cause the military to collapse.

"It's unlikely. The formation must be controlled by the extraordinary hands of the military." Jiang Tao shook his head and denied Jin Nanzhou's guess. The military of Wu State did not fully trust the sect, not to mention the recent attack on Wei State by Jing State.

, a sect defection just happened.

"There must be a reason for the collapse of the military formation. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. It is difficult for us to restore the actual situation without being on the scene. However, I have experienced a similar situation once, so maybe we can refer to it."

The similar experience Jiang Tao mentioned was the Jingwu War eight years ago. At that time, Wu State was still the strongest in the world. Jing State's strength was gradually increasing, and it developed a desire to resist Wu State, so Wu State launched an offensive.

Fang, casually found a reason to attack Jingguo.

At that time, the emperor of Jing State was guarding the country. Jing Congyun's father, Jing Yao, personally led an army to set up a fort on the border to confront the Wu army. However, the Wu army was far superior to Jing Jun in terms of military strength and skill. After half a month of fierce fighting, Jing Yao fought

Death, the military army won a great victory.

After the great victory, the military army took advantage of the opportunity to pursue and attack Weining City. Jiang Tao and Wu Ziyi's father Ye Haoran were at the forefront as the vanguard.

According to the momentum of Wu State's victory at that time, not to mention the destruction of Jing State, at least three or five counties of Jing State would be conquered, and then a city alliance would be signed with Jing State, and a few princes would be sent to the imperial capital to serve as protons. This was all normal.

things.

However, they encountered an ambush under Weining City. Ye Haoran sacrificed his life and entrusted Beining City and Beining College to Jiang Tao.

"If you look back carefully, you will find that these two 'reversals of the situation' have many similarities. They were both commanded by Xia Wujiang, both were not far outside Weining City, and they were both ambushed and surrounded.

Although we were the vanguard at the time and were suddenly attacked, we were at the peak of our momentum and would be the generals. I thought back to the scene many times afterwards. If we persisted for a short period of time, we might be able to survive the follow-up reinforcements.

If you arrive, you shouldn’t fall into collapse so quickly or even need to cover the rear.”

Jiang Tao's face was calm as he recounted what happened eight years ago, but his clenched left fist showed that his heart was not so peaceful.

"I know Wu Qing and Wu Jing, and I also know this army with the Zhenbei Army as the main body. They are not an army that will collapse and flee when it is at a great disadvantage, so this time it has further verified my suspicions.

Jing Guo should have a way to amplify the fears in others, or directly spread fear and panic.

It may be a spell, a treasure, a special ability like ours, or something else. It has a large range of effect and its effect is very subtle. It may have miraculous effects under certain circumstances."

As soon as Jiang Tao finished speaking, Lu Chuan thought of Tian Luyuan, and there were many people who thought of Tian Luyuan like him.

However, everyone who knows Tian Luyuan's ability knows that Tian Luyuan's own ability is possible, but he is in Utopia today, and his talisman cannot be effective on hundreds of thousands of people.

There was some discussion in the conference room. Jiang Tao gave a very reasonable possibility based on his own personal experience. There are many mysteries and unknowns in this world, and a unique ability can only be used if it is fully prepared and used well.

, it is likely to change the direction of the war.

"Xiao Jiang's analysis is very reasonable. Chu Liang, the intelligence team needs to collect more targeted intelligence in Weining City to verify the information he mentioned." Liu Mingjiang said, and Chu Liang, who was sitting next to him, immediately

Nod in agreement.

Today is a rest day, and everyone has been discussing in the conference room for a while. After most of the topics had follow-up people, Liu Mingjiang announced the adjournment of the meeting.

Lu Chuan went home on the same route as Jiang Tao, but he followed Zhang Sanwen back to the Science Department first.

"Boss, it seems that this incident has nothing to do with us."

Lu Chuan asked with some confusion. Until the meeting ended, no one asked him to help with divination, and basically everything had nothing to do with the Science Department. He just came to listen.

"It really doesn't matter. I just want to take you to see the world and get to know more people." Zhang Sanwen nodded and admitted frankly.

Zhang Sanwen didn't think there was anything wrong. If you say that the Science Department is here to do soy sauce today, then the Administration Department and the Finance Department are also doing soy sauce.

A major event such as the defeat of the Northern Army of the Wu Kingdom is likely to affect the final direction of the Wuhan War in this scene. Being able to play a role in this matter is also participating in an important process of history.

"Boss, you haven't had dinner yet, let's go have something together." When Lu Chuan, the future star of the Ministry of Science, heard what Zhang Sanwen said, he was even more sure that the boss was deliberately cultivating him, and felt that he still needed to take a picture of the leader.

Flattery.

Zhang Sanwen shook his head, "No, I'll go back and eat with Thirty and the others. You'd better go home and take a look. Xiao Huo and the others should also know the news."

They have deeper feelings for Beining City than you do, and they may need someone like you who has shared experiences with them and can understand their feelings to accompany them for a while."

...

Lu Chuan finally understood that Zhang Sanwen was an old arrogant person who valued Jiang Tao's feelings. On the surface, he despised, disliked, and ignored Jiang Tao, but in fact he still cared about their family.

He sent a message to Huo Changge during the meeting, telling him that he was in the meeting with Jiang Tao. Huo Changge replied that he should go to the opposite door first and stay with Li Qian and Jiang Mo first.

Lu Chuan jogged for a few steps but failed to catch up with Jiang Tao. When he took the elevator to the fifth floor, the door of room 501 was not completely closed. As soon as he opened the door, he could see Lao Jiang's family and Huo Changge silently.

Sitting on the sofa.

He was actually a little scared when faced with such a situation. He could understand the reason for Jiang Tao's pain. They had lived in Beining City for a long time. Huo Changge had lived in that city for the shortest period of more than six years.

There is almost everyone they know in this world.

And under such a war trend, the people they know will all face or have already faced tragic disasters.

But Lu Chuan himself could not feel such pain. He had only lived in Beining City for more than a month, and he had no feelings for the northern border of Wu Kingdom or Beining City.

From a small perspective, everyone who was important to him in Beining City has come to Utopia, and Jiang Mo's sixteen-year-old problem has now been solved.

On a larger scale, the Wu Kingdom will be Utopia's most direct enemy. A Wu Kingdom that is gradually losing blood and weakening after losing in the northern border is more in line with Utopia's interests. If there is a chance, they will not mind taking the opportunity to inflict additional damage on this mortal enemy in the western border.

The intensity of bloodletting.

"Actually, when I first got the news today, I was thinking, luckily we all came to Utopia, otherwise you would all be on the battlefield in the north. What would Momo do if something happened?"

Lu Chuan closed the door and spoke softly. The people sitting on the sofa with expressions of disbelief were also attracted by his voice and turned their heads to look at him.

He didn't want everyone to be immersed in useless sadness. Even if they were still in Wu Kingdom, they couldn't change anything and would only die in vain.

This is an easy thing to figure out. Their abilities are not to the extent that they can help the world. It is very rare to be able to stand alone in the face of such a general trend.

"Xiao Lu is right, we are lucky." A smile appeared on Jiang Tao's face. His smile was a bit stiff and ugly. "Even Chaofan suffered heavy casualties in the battle. If we had not left, we might not have escaped death.

.”

"You two have been meeting so late and haven't even had dinner yet. I'm going to make something to eat. It'll be ready soon."

Li Qian also stood up and walked to the kitchen. Although she had always hoped that her family would go to Utopia as soon as possible when she was in Wu Kingdom, now that the northern border has really suffered bad news, she feels very uncomfortable.
To be continued...