Chapter 316 The Gray Clothes Attacking Army
One day in the late winter of 555 in the Bran calendar.
This day will eventually leave a mark in history, because the Gray Army, the largest independent force in Bran's history, officially switched from running around on the run to taking the initiative to attack.
The first person to get the news was undoubtedly the Northern Arms Department. Several big bosses had different reactions. Some of them sat blankly behind their desks, unable to digest it for a while. Some smashed teacups and shouted loudly about what these untouchables wanted to do. Some simply asked the person who conveyed the news repeatedly to confirm whether they heard correctly...
Attacked? Actually attacked...
For a long time, the vast majority of Bran nobles and military leaders have the impression that the Gray Army is on the run or preparing to flee!
The big bosses naturally feel that they are on the strong and righteous side. For the inconspicuous Gray Army, just hit them. If you can't kill them, then let them go and fight later... It's like hunting. There is always more to kill in the field than can be killed in one go. But it doesn't matter, just have fun.
But now that the gray-clothed army has officially launched its army with thunderous momentum, they were suddenly stunned. Yes, since the opponent defeated nearly 200,000 troops here, why can't they take the initiative to attack?
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After receiving this message, Josiah probably had this kind of emotion. However, unlike the other bosses, after she came to her senses, an uncontrollable strong sense of self-confidence surged in her heart.
This matter does not need publicity at all. People in the cities around Shiwandashan can easily find that the atmosphere in the city is changing. First of all, the city gate has been opened for a limited time and people are not allowed to go out. Immediately, the nobles dragged their families and fled out of the city and moved inland. Immediately afterwards, large numbers of regular soldiers gathered at an extremely fast speed, and then dispersed towards various arteries leading to Shiwan Mountain.
This was the soldiers prepared by the Armament Department to support the front line, but now they no longer cared about this and hurriedly transferred them to block the possibility of the gray-clothed mobs attacking the city.
The Gray Army attacked... The people were savoring the news, and it was a bit complicated for a moment. To sum it up, it was a sense of uneasiness caused by the unreality, and a sense of excitement of anticipation.
The Gray Army led by Luo Sha has been in the public eye for more than ten years. The propaganda work of Josiah's secret agency has also been laid out in various cities for more than half a year. These are very close to the people, but sometimes they feel far away. After all, their impressions of the Gray Army are from hearsay. Even though they know that there may be propaganda personnel of the Gray Army around them, they have never seen it with their own eyes. Coupled with the continuous darkening of official newspapers, it is inevitable to feel uneasy and uneasy about speculation.
As for expectations, that's simple. In any case, for so many years, the image of the Gray Army to the lower class people has been mostly good. If the Gray Army really breaks into the city, they will become one of them willingly or unwillingly. In this case, does it mean that I don’t have to pay tax? Or, can we stop looking at the nobles’ faces...
Of course, there are also people who firmly believe that the Gray Army are the rioters mentioned in the newspapers, claiming that once they enter the city, uncontrollable chaos of burning, killing, looting, etc. may occur...
However, no matter how complicated the people's thoughts are, they cannot leave the city like the nobles can, and can only passively welcome the results.
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The army is moving forward with overwhelming force!
This is the perfect way to describe the army launched by the Gray Army. Of course, this is also the inevitable result. The checkpoints in the Hundred Thousand Mountains can only play a reconnaissance role. Can we still expect more than a hundred soldiers to resist an army of tens of thousands? Don't be kidding, they started running away in a hurry when they discovered it on the first day of junior high school.
Oh, it can't be said to be an escape, it should be said to be a strategic retreat. At least they brought back various information about the Gray Army. Gradually, the information was quickly gathered and passed to the Northern Arms Department.
"Damn it, where did they get so many people?" In front of the tactical map, a big boss yelled, holding his head.
Now on this map of the Northern Arms Department, the army sent by the Gray Army is divided into about six or seven groups, each with nearly 10,000 soldiers. Such a number is staggering. You must know that the last time the three major legions sent people to chase the gray-clothed army away, the opponent's combatants were only more than 20,000. This shocked them at the time, and they were greatly complained by Ralph and the others.
Moreover, although the gray-coated army had defeated a total of nearly 200,000 regular soldiers before, they did so in batches, and in the opinion of the boss, there was a lot of luck involved. Just like the last time, the opponent killed the coach with one shot, so how can he be invincible next?
But now it seems that it is hard to say whether it was a fluke or not. At least the number of Gray Army soldiers should be 80,000.
Eighty thousand... The big guys looked at each other and sat back on their chairs feebly. This matter has become a big deal...
The Armaments Department can't afford the equivalent number of soldiers, but when is it now? There is still a war on the front line. How can we throw hundreds of thousands of troops to start another war here? Needless to say, they could no longer deal with this matter. People from the capital will definitely come, and then they will bring punishment orders for their inaction...
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If you take the mountain road, Shuguang City is about two days away from surrounding cities. The movement of a large army would be much slower, taking about twice as long.
One level after another quickly retreated after returning the latest situation.
The gray rioters divided their forces and went to Berwick City... The gray rioters divided their forces again, this time it was Stan City... The gray rioters joined forces...
All kinds of messy information was sent back to the rear, forcing the soldiers who came to rush back and forth between cities.
Just as no one knows how many mountains there are in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, no one knows how many mountain roads there are. Winding and twisting, thousands of turns. It only takes a few hours for the Gray Army to divide their forces and then rejoin them. But the soldiers on the periphery may have to march for a day for this purpose.
By this time, no matter how stupid the people in the Armaments Department were, they knew that the Gray Army was playing with them. Of course, while they were cursing, they had to take the initiative. There is no other way, as long as Ren Yi protrudes from the Hundred Thousand Mountains and captures the city, their fun will be really great.
On the fourth day, the soldiers on both wings of the Gray Army moved closer to the center on the winding mountain road. After a pause for a long time, an army of about 70,000 to 80,000 people was formally formed, and then without hesitation, it approached the periphery.
At this time, regardless of whether the Arms Department wanted to fight or not, they could only bite the bullet and send troops to fight. There is no way, the garrison strength where the Gray Army is going is not enough. If time cannot be delayed, this point will be directly broken through.
In the morning, we were eighty kilometers away from the nearest city. Five thousand Bran regular soldiers faced off against 80,000 Gray Army soldiers...lost!
At noon, seventy kilometers away. Eight thousand regular soldiers...defeated!
At night, sixty kilometers away. Fifteen thousand regular soldiers...defeated!
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Even low-level students in the military academy know that this kind of fueling tactic is taboo on the battlefield. But now the big bosses of the Armaments Department can only frantically gather soldiers scattered around while secretly swallowing this bitter pill and adding this most stupid decision to their resumes.
Three battles and three victories!
The next morning, fifty kilometers away. Under the gaze of the 30,000 Bran soldiers who arrived, the gray army suddenly stopped, and then began to cut down trees, move stones, etc. to construct fortifications, as if they wanted to stay here permanently.
The confrontation is officially formed... (To be continued.)