C173 Expedition
C173 Expedition
"How's the situation with Gong Lei?" Chu Tian asked.
"Things aren't looking good. Currently, Cloud Rising Country has lost half of its territory. If this continues, I'm afraid that our Cloud Rising Country will be destroyed in less than half a month. The enemy's army is over a million. To be honest, there is a huge gap in their numbers. " Gong Lei said.
When they heard the number of soldiers, the surrounding people were shocked. However, this was very normal for Chu Tian. One should know that the enemy was a joint army of several countries. It was normal for such an army to be gathered.
"But it's not like we don't have the advantage. Our equipment is much better than theirs. I'm not boasting about the soldiers raised by the Hundred Treasure Chamber of Commerce. Those weapons are very good. There are no shortcuts. " Gong Lei said confidently.
Chu Tian nodded, but even so, it was still too naive to think that he could use such a small advantage to fight against an army four times stronger than himself.
"Gong Lei, our advantage is not only on the surface. You have to know that this is our country. Is there any reason for us to lose?" Chu Tian said with a smile.
Gong Lei was stunned. He looked at Chu Tian deeply and then his eyes lit up as if he had thought of something.
"The so-called war is naturally to win by surprise. Even if we are outnumbered, as long as we use the terrain, we can catch them off guard." Chu Tian said.
Gong Lei nodded his head and then took out a precise map from his chest. This was not an ordinary map, but the last move that Chu Tian had asked Gong Lei to prepare.
"These past few days, I've sent out all of my Hundred Treasure Chamber of Commerce members to investigate, I've finally drawn out the map of the entire underground. This place recorded all of the underground rivers that West Liang King dug. If you want to use these underground rivers, then it's possible." Gong Lei said.
Chu Tian nodded his head. Although this thing belonged to West Liang King, he naturally couldn't let go of such a natural advantage.
"Is the thing I asked you to prepare ready?" Chu Tian asked.
"Since you asked, I have naturally prepared it. To be honest, it cost me a lot of money to build this thing." Gong Lei sighed and said.
It was obvious that this thing was worth a lot of money to be able to make the Hundred Treasure Chamber of Commerce's chairman feel so sorry for it.
"I have already prepared the item in the underground river. It will be done according to your request. There won't be any mistakes." Gong Lei said confidently.
Chu Tian nodded. He was also relieved about Gong Lei's skill. After that, he led the army to a quiet place on the official road.
Chu Tian looked at Gong Lei. The latter nodded. Gong Lei walked forward and put his hands into the ground. After that, a series of loud noises could be heard from the ground. Gong Lei let out an angry shout. Then, he forcefully opened a black steel plate from the ground.
A huge passageway that was 30 meters wide and 200 meters long appeared in front of everyone. Gong Lei threw the steel plate to the side.
"Everyone, follow me into the underground river. We have to catch them off guard." Chu Tian said.
This was the first time most of the soldiers had heard about the existence of the underground river. At this moment, everyone was very curious, and their army gradually moved forward.
Even in the depths of the underground, they could still feel that their surroundings were quite bright, and they did not feel bored. After that, everyone discovered that there was an underground river in the depths of the underground.
At this moment, there were a few colossi on the surface of the underground river. It was actually a huge ship, and it was likely that such a ship could already carry over ten thousand people.
It was just like what Gong Lei had said. Even the Hundred Treasure Chamber of Commerce couldn't help but feel sorry for such a huge ship.
"The effort is naturally rewarded. I believe that when we return later, His Majesty will definitely reward you handsomely." Chu Tian smiled and said.
"Forget it. This is my own free will. Chu Tian, I have already modified the ship according to your wishes. However, this ship doesn't have any means of attack. It has been replaced by an even larger ship. Is there really no problem driving such a ship in such an underground river? "Gong Lei said in puzzlement.
Not every underground river was so spacious. For such a huge warship, it was impossible for it to travel in some narrow places. In this way, the advantage of the underground river passage would disappear.
" Don't worry. We have to go somewhere far away. I have already prepared the route. Next, you will lead the fleet forward. " Chu Tian said.
Gong Lei was slightly stunned, but he could only nod his head. After that, Gong Lei started to command the army, because most of the 250 thousand men were the subordinates of Hundred Treasure Chamber of Commerce. Therefore, Gong Lei was able to lead the army with ease.
Before long, all 25 warships were ready to depart. At this time, Gong Lei had found 25 small dots on his map. This should be the place where Chu Tian wanted him to bring his men.
Gong Lei looked carefully and found that these 25 small dots were the places that the warship could go. But what he really couldn't understand was that these warships had deviated from the battle line. The enemy's army would never appear where they were.
Gong Lei glanced at Chu Tian, but Chu Tian had already closed his eyes and started cultivating. Gong Lei could only sigh helplessly when he saw ___'s reaction. However, he believed that Chu Tian would never act recklessly. Since the latter had made such a request, there must be a motive behind it. It was just that he couldn't understand it.
After that, the warship had already started moving. Under the escort of the turbulent current in the underground river, the entire army of 250 thousand travelled thousands of miles a day.
It should have taken them four to five days to travel, but they arrived in just half a day.
"Chu Tian, we have already reached the first place. What should we do now?" Gong Lei reminded Chu Tian.
"Leave a warship behind. We will proceed to the next place." Chu Tian said.
"Leave behind a warship?" Gong Lei frowned and looked at Chu Tian, but when he saw Chu Tian's determined look, he could only helplessly nod his head.
After that, a warship was left on the spot, and Gong Lei led the rest of the troops forward. After that, Gong Lei followed Chu Tian's instructions. Every time they arrived at a place, he would ask Yi Liang to stop the warship.
Just like that, the 250 thousand troops led by Chu Tian were weakening bit by bit. Half a day passed. The enormous warship troops behind Chu Tian had completely disappeared. They had all stopped at the things that Chu Tian had pointed out.
"Chu Tian, now that you have completed the task you have ordered, what should we do next?" Gong Lei looked at Chu Tian with a puzzled look. To tell the truth, up until now, he still didn't quite understand what Chu Tian was doing.
The places where those warships stopped didn't look like an encirclement formation. In Gong Lei's opinion, Chu Tian was just scattering his forces. Those scattered soldiers wouldn't be able to do anything.
"Nothing. What we need to do now is to wait patiently. Let your spies investigate the enemy's movements more quickly. I need detailed information." Chu Tian said.
After hearing Chu Tian's words, Gong Lei gave Chu Tian a deep look. Then he nodded and went to work. He believed in Chu Tian's ability. Since the latter had already won, he did not need to say anything else.