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nChapter 540: Lightning Battle, Shocking the World!_l

nTranslator: 549690339

nIn the early spring of the 7869th year of the Great Zhou Royal Calendar, this was a season where all things burst forth.

nUnder the warm spring breeze, the temperature in Northern Ice River Town began to rise slowly. At the same time, the plants buried under the snow could not wait to sprout.

nEverything was celebrating this hard-won early spring.

nAt the same time, the Northern Ice River, which was already able to see the dry riverbed during winter, also welcomed the annual flood season.

nAlthough the temperature of the extremely cold snow mountain would not change with the increase or decrease of the temperature of the outside world, the Northern Ice River did not only have one source. The rivers in other parts of the Hundred Thousand Mountains also had water sources.

nTherefore, during spring and summer, the Northern Ice River would also gallop like other rivers. However, under normal circumstances, the fluctuation of water volume would not be as rapid as other rivers.

nOn a sunny spring day, the Star Moon Army soldiers were riding on the warships that had been cast long ago, ready to drift down the Northern Ice

nRiver.

nIf they went down the river, they could avoid being blocked by the pass that

nKing Yu had set up on land.

nThis was the benefit of living upstream.

nAs long as there were enough warships, the countries upstream could send troops to attack the cities and countries downstream at any time.

nWhether it was the supply of rations or the mobility of the soldiers, the consumption of water was much lower than that of land.

nA few years ago, there was a courtier in the Great Zhou who proposed to build a pass in Wing City downstream of the Northern Ice River to prevent the Star Moon Army from threatening the safety of the northeast.

nAt that time, this memorial had caused quite a stir.

nMany people with insight felt that this city was very necessary to be built. After all, although the strength of Northern Glacier Town had not reached a level that could threaten the Great Zhou, it had already reached a level that could not be underestimated.

nBuilding a mountain pass downstream of the Northern Ice River was not a big deal, especially to curb its development.

nOf course, some people felt that this was unnecessary.

nIn their view, no matter how powerful the Star-Moon Army was, it was just a

nrebel army that occupied an area. Although the Great Zhou’s plan to lead a large army to attack Northern Ice River Town did not succeed completely, it had also caused the Star-Moon Army of Northern Ice River Town to pay a huge price.

nAfter this battle, the Star Moon Army would be able to stay quiet for a long time.

nThe two sides argued endlessly in the court.

nIn the end, it was the emperor who personally came down to be the referee.

nAfter thinking for a long time, the emperor confirmed the worries of the construction party. The Star Moon Army of Northern Ice River Town was indeed not to be underestimated. He had to think of a way to stop them from expanding to other places.

nBut at this moment, the Zhou Dynasty was plagued with internal and external problems, and it had yet to stabilize itself. Moreover, the eastern region was at war with the Great Qi, and the south was similarly not peaceful. It was still doing its best to help the Great Tang resist the attacks of the Ming and Qin.

nThey simply couldn’t afford to dispatch a large amount of money and grain to build a pass that wouldn’t produce much economic income in the lower reaches of the Northern Ice River.

nTherefore, although this plan had been finalized, the Great Zhou Dynasty had only come up with a rough plan in recent years and had not had time to implement it. After all, no matter how much the Great Zhou Dynasty thought highly of the Star Moon Army, they did not expect that the Star Moon Army, which only occupied the northwest, would be able to completely recover in just over 20 years. Just from the number of troops, it was even much more than in the past when it was at its peak.

nThe time difference was undoubtedly a great convenience for the Starmoon Troop to advance eastward.

nThe Star Moon Troop drifted along the North Ice River for half a month, bypassing the Great Zhou defenders who were in charge of guarding the cities and passes on land. After drifting for thousands of miles, they finally arrived at the waters around Wing City.

nAfter they found out that they had reached their destination, as the commander in chief, Huang Li ‘er and the others immediately organized people to protect the soldiers on the ship.

nThis plan was highly confidential.

nMany soldiers only received orders from their superiors when they were about to send out their troops. Even if they received orders, they were only told to prepare for battle at the beginning. They did not reveal in detail what they were going to do.

nIt was only when they were about to set off that Northern Glacier Town revealed their true strategic goal. The buffer time was very short, leaving no opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of.

nIn order to prevent a long night from having too many dreams.

nThe Star-Moon Troop got off the warship and rushed towards Wing City in the middle of the night.

nIn the battle strategy that Ding Yi and the others had jointly formulated, Wing City was obviously a very important city.

nThis town, like North Glacier Town, was situated on both sides of North Glacier Town.

nIf they couldn’t take Wing City, not only would the Star Moon Army have no foothold on the east coast, but they might also be attacked from both sides by the soldiers of Wing City when they retreated or were defeated.

nThis kind of accident was naturally not allowed by Ding Yi.

nHence, the Star-Moon Troop’s first mission after entering the northeast was to occupy Wing City and provide a platform for North Glacier Town to transport rations and reinforcements down the river.

nCurrently, Wing City’s defense was very strong.

nThere were nearly a hundred thousand soldiers defending the city, and in addition to the ten thousand elite troops of King Yu’s lineage, the total number of soldiers was close to a hundred and fifty thousand.

nThese were the numbers of soldiers that the Great Zhou had carefully considered when rearranging the defense of the remaining territory after the loss of the two northwestern regions.

nUnder normal circumstances, the difference in strength between the defending and attacking sides would not exceed double. It would be very difficult for the attacking side to break through the defending side’s city head-on. Therefore, the Great Zhou had arranged more than 100,000 troops in Wing City, and many of them were elites..

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