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Gu Changqing's 100,000-strong army was not all in the capital. Only 20,000 elite troops were allocated to the capital. The rest were sent to various cities along the way, where local garrisons supplemented the army. These local troops also had to bring their own rations for a few days, which was essentially a subsidy from the local government.

Although the local army's combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of the capital's elite troops, there was nothing that could be done about it, as the capital had to leave behind elite troops to garrison it.

When the army finally reached the border of the Kingdom of Gaoli, the 100,000-strong force had been assembled.

When Gao Liguo learned that Da Long was serious this time, the small court was in chaos.

Little Palace of Gauley

"The Great Dragon has actually sent 100,000 heavenly soldiers this time. How should we deal with this?"

King Gaoli was no longer as arrogant as he had been recently, and the crowd below remained silent in response to his question.

That's how Gao Li people are. When they encounter an opponent stronger than themselves, they like to bark like dogs when they don't make a sound, thinking they are invincible. But as soon as the other party reacts, they immediately pretend to be cowardly.

"Your Majesty, how about we stick to the old custom and send some gold and silver?"

Someone suggested suing for peace, but this suggestion was immediately met with opposition from the crowd.

“That won’t do. If we do, Da Long will think that I, Gao Li, am really afraid of them.”

"That's right, how can I, Gao Liguo, so easily bow my head and admit my mistakes?"

King Gaoli had a headache watching his ministers shouting. He asked them for a feasible suggestion, but they remained silent and only roared loudly.

"enough!"

Gao Liwang couldn't hold back any longer and shouted, which worked; the scene immediately fell silent.

An elderly minister with gray hair stepped forward at that moment.

"Your Majesty, this old minister suggests that we take advantage of the favorable weather and terrain, keep the city gates closed, and not engage in battle. If we can hold out until winter, when the mountains and forests will be covered in snow, the Great Dragon soldiers will be defeated without a fight."

This strategy wasn't exactly new, but Gao Liguo found it very effective. During the previous dynasty, the emperor of the Central Plains sent 300,000 troops with overwhelming force. At that time, the entire Gao Liguo nation thought it was going to perish, but unexpectedly, a winter snowfall caused the loss of most of the 300,000 soldiers, ultimately leading to defeat.

This unexpected natural disaster was interpreted by Gao Liguo as a sign that his strength had defeated the Central Plains Dynasty, giving their pitiful pride an endless boost.

"I believe that the Prime Minister's suggestion is feasible."

"I also think it's feasible."

The others couldn't think of a better solution either, so they could only agree, because the old minister who made the suggestion was Park Ke, the prime minister of the Kingdom of Gaoli. Park Ke was extremely powerful in the Kingdom of Gaoli, and even the King of Gaoli dared not offend him easily.

"Then let's do everything according to the Prime Minister's wishes."

Without the slightest hesitation, King Goryeo handed the matter over to Prime Minister Park. He was more than happy to be free of worries and to enjoy himself with the beauties in his harem.

. . . . . .

Zhou Wu's logistics fleet, carrying a navy of three thousand men, traveled from the South China Sea islands, replenishing supplies in cities along the way in accordance with the imperial court's orders.

However, because Zhou Wu's fleet was too fast, several times the local supplies were not ready before the fleet arrived.

Dengzhou City.

"My lord, we are five days ahead of the deadline set by the imperial court."

The logistics fleet has arrived at the designated assembly point, but this is not at the forefront of the battle line. To prevent the theft of supplies, the logistics point has been set up in another coastal city a hundred miles from the front line. From here, supplies can be replenished to the front line in a timely manner by both land and sea.

"Since we've arrived early, let's start preparing and unload all the supplies from the ship."

"Yes."

According to the pre-arranged plan, the main force will meet up with the logistics team here in five days, then replenish supplies, rest for a day, and then set off for the front line.

Three days later, Gu Changqing led an army of 100,000 to Dengzhou ahead of schedule.

"Big brother."

"Haha, good lad, I thought we were here first, but I didn't expect you to get ahead of us."

Before Gu Changqing could speak, Lu Da slapped Zhou Wu with his palm.

"good."

Gu Changqing glanced at the logistics camp and uttered two words without making a sound.

"Third brother, that's impressive. Big brother rarely praises people when it comes to military matters. You're a newcomer, yet you've been praised by him."

They had already arrived at the logistics camp, and it would only take a day to get to the front line, so Gu Changqing decided to hold a pre-battle meeting first. Although Zhou Wu was the logistics and supplies officer, he was also allowed to attend the meeting.

"Gentlemen, you are all basically aware of Gao Li's situation. He is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and our ground troops can only face him head-on. According to intelligence from our scouts, the enemy has a total of about 200,000 troops along the entire border. However, you are all veterans in the military, so I won't comment too much on the combat effectiveness of Gao Li's soldiers. I hope we can finish the battle as soon as possible, after all, winter is just around the corner, and winter is not an advantage for us in long-distance operations."

"Brother, give me 50,000 troops, and I'll just capture that dog of an emperor, Gao Li."

The crowd seemed to have grown to enjoy Lu Da's shouting and ignored him, leaving Lu Da with no choice but to sit down, bored.

"General Gu, I think that if we want to win this battle quickly, we must use an unconventional strategy."

Pei Yuanfei was younger than Gu Changqing and Lu Da, but he had extensive military experience, was good at strategizing, and was more of a wise general. This is why Li Tiancheng appointed him as the military advisor for this mission.

"Does Yuan Fei have any good plans?"

When Gu Changqing heard the other party say this, he knew that they must have some ideas.

"The Gaoli people think we will attack head-on, so let's cooperate with them. We'll arrange for one team to launch a feigned attack from the front, while another army will secretly land on Lord Zhou's ships and launch a surprise attack from the rear."

"Good, good, good."

Gu Changqing strongly agreed with the plan. Before coming out, Gu Changqing had specifically studied the details of the previous dynasty's battle against Gao Li.

The imperial court at the time wanted to rely on its large numbers to overwhelm the enemy, but the terrain held back the advance. In winter, the soldiers could not adapt to the extreme cold, and the lack of logistical supplies led to the defeat.

Therefore, Pei Yuanfei's surprise attack plan was very much in line with Gu Changqing's ideas, and they immediately began to discuss the details.

Zhou Wu also had a new task: to plan the flight path in advance and then secretly send all the soldiers there.

. . . . . . .

"My lord, how will you see it?"

"We've got a job. We need to deploy soldiers to the coastline for a landing, so we need to hurry up and scout ahead."

The waters of the Kingdom of Gaoli have never been explored before, so the routes and landing points are completely blank. In order to prevent any accidents, we can only send a ship to explore the way first, and time is very tight.

"I'll get ready right now."

Zhou Wu was determined to personally visit this number one country in the universe.