Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2687 Everything is in motion, chaos reigns throughout the land (Part 1)

Chapter 2687 Everything is in motion, chaos reigns throughout the land (Part 1)

Wang Yu looked at Su Dingfang kneeling on the ground, remained silent for a moment, then stepped forward and helped him up with both hands.

"Su Qing, get up."

Su Dingfang raised his head, about to speak again, but Wang Yu stopped him with a raised hand.

"The combined forces of Da Wu and Da Shuo are several times larger than yours. Sheng Lan Road is a plain with no natural defenses, and the enemy cavalry can move like the wind."

Wang Yu looked directly into Su Dingfang's eyes and continued, "Under these circumstances, it's impossible for anyone to be perfect in every aspect. You've already fulfilled your duty as a general by holding down the cities and stabilizing the lines."

"I was attacked; it was not your fault, so there is no need for you to blame yourself."

Su Dingfang's lips moved, but in the end he only clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is benevolent, your subject..."

"Alright." Wang Yu interrupted him, turned and walked towards the huge map. "Let's talk about the present. Now that I'm here, it's time to give an explanation for this battle."

Su Dingfang followed and stood beside him, pointing to the west and north sides of the map.

"Wu Bing'er's 300,000 troops and Da Shuo's 200,000 troops, after joining forces, are called a million-strong army, approaching our army from the west and north."

"Before General Li Jing arrived, for the sake of complete safety, I took the liberty of temporarily abandoning several unimportant small towns on the outskirts and concentrating our forces to defend the cities along the main troop transport routes."

"However, the Wu-Shuo allied forces did not launch a large-scale attack rashly for the time being. After all, Da Wu has mobilized a million troops this time, and the amount of supplies to be mobilized in the rear is unimaginable. It cannot be prepared in a short period of time."

Wang Yu remained noncommittal regarding Su Dingfang's claim that several cities had been released. A few small cities were nothing to the Han Dynasty; their presence or absence was insignificant.

However, if the troops are insufficient, a forced defense will only make the Han Dynasty bogged down and even risk total annihilation.

How can a general or commander be so fixated on the gains or losses of a single city or battle?

"Furthermore, what are the developments on the Dajin side?" Wang Yu continued to ask.

According to the operating principles of the Luo Wang (a secret police organization), news from the Jin Dynasty is always sent in duplicate: one copy is sent directly to the front lines, and the other copy is sent to the emperor.

Prior to this, Su Dingfang, who was much closer to the Jin dynasty at the front, had more timely information about the situation on the grasslands than Wang Yu.

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, the Great Jin has now divided its forces into three routes. In the east, the Great Jin general Hubushi has completely cut off Tuoba Gui's retreat after Tuoba Gui entered the homeland of Dajian, so that he cannot obtain any supplies from the grasslands."

"However, in my opinion, this move will likely have little effect," Su Dingfang sighed.

Wang Yu nodded, acknowledging Su Dingfang's assessment. The other side might no longer be able to obtain supplies from the grasslands, but obtaining supplies from Da Wu would be just as effective.

"Furthermore, Hubushi has also gathered most of the Jin's troops in the east. However, Tuoba Zongzheng on the western front of Dawu is a famous general of the grasslands, as cunning as a fox. I'm afraid this battle will be difficult to resolve," Su Dingfang continued.

Although Hubusi was also a famous general on the grasslands, and his reputation was not much less than that of Tuoba Zongzheng, it was naturally not easy for either of them to defeat the other before their forces were significantly superior. "It's alright. With Hubusi here, at least we can ensure that the number of Da Shuo troops here will not continue to increase," Wang Yu nodded.

For the Han Dynasty, if it can use the Jin Dynasty to tie down a significant portion of the Shuo Dynasty's troops, preventing them from fully cooperating with the Wu Dynasty against the Han Dynasty, then this ally has already fulfilled its purpose.

"His Majesty Helian, the ruler of the Great Jin, has recently arrived in person outside the northern border of the Great Wu. However, although the Great Wu has gathered nearly a million troops in the three armies in the east, it has allied with Gaul in the west, greatly reducing the pressure in the west. There are still a large number of troops in the country."

"I'm afraid His Majesty Helian won't really make a move this time. His trip is more about helping our Great Han to restrain Great Wu." Su Dingfang pointed to the northern part of Great Wu on the map and explained in detail.

Previously, the Persian Empire, in alliance with the Qin Dynasty, wanted to take advantage of Napoleon's recent rise to power and the resulting internal turmoil to launch a pincer attack on the Gallo Empire.

However, it was in this war that the Qin Dynasty suffered heavy losses, making it arguably the Qin Dynasty's most devastating battle in recent decades.

The entire nation waged war, yet suffered a crushing defeat. After this battle, the Qin Dynasty was truly on the verge of collapse.

The Qin Dynasty has not perished; on the contrary, it has survived that war. Firstly, under the external crisis, the native faction of Qin temporarily put aside their struggles and played an active role, especially the Qin royal family, which unleashed tremendous power.

Secondly, the ruler of Qin swore an oath by pointing to the Tianshan Mountains, offering a series of sacrifices, including becoming a vassal state, sending a hostage to Wu, and paying tribute every year, which ultimately convinced Wu to send troops to help.

It was during this period that Great Wu and Gaul formed an alliance, agreeing not to invade each other's territory.

After all, although the Gallic Empire had already defeated the Qin Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty and the Wu Dynasty were completely different things, and the meanings they represented were completely different.

At that time, Napoleon urgently needed to stabilize the domestic turmoil caused by his rise to power, and although they had defeated the Qin Dynasty in the east, there was still the Persian Empire in the south that had not yet been defeated.

At that time, the Gallo-Gallic Empire would naturally not refuse such a peace treaty.

For the Gallo-Gallic Empire at that time, maintaining peace in the eastern part of the empire was crucial for their future development.

Of course, the fact that the two sides have entered into such an alliance does not mean that they can truly guarantee the peace they have. From the very beginning, this alliance has been destined to break apart one day.

But at least in the last few years, given the internal and external environment of the Gallic Empire, they will not easily provoke such a huge enemy in the east.

Even if Napoleon resolved the internal problems, his best next step would still be the Persian Empire.

Therefore, given that the Great Wu still has sufficient military strength, the Great Jin would certainly not wage such a war that threatens the entire nation without sufficient confidence.

Of course, just like in the east, even if the Jin dynasty doesn't actually attack the Wu dynasty, it would be enough to tie down such a large portion of the Wu forces and prevent them from appearing on the western front of the Han dynasty.

Even his brother-in-law, Helian Xuan, personally went to the front lines to oversee things, which was beyond Wang Yu's expectations.

After discussing the northern part of Da Wu, Su Dingfang turned his gaze to the western part of Da Jin.