Real Cthulhu Running Game

   "So Zhang Jingxu, did you pass the exam today?"

Looking at the curious faces of Liu Xing and Yin En, Zhang Jingxu nodded and said, "I'm lucky, I passed the Zhangjiamen entrance exam in one go, and now I'm a member of the Zhangjiamen, and I am Zhang Ran on the bright side. My apprentice, in fact, the old master will give me pointers at the right time! Of course, the most important thing is that I triggered a new exclusive task this afternoon—the old master's mind. The task requirement is to let me know about the old master. The past of the Sect Leader, and helping the Sect Leader to let go of the worries that have plagued him for decades, but the problem is that the Sect Leader is usually reclusive and elusive, so I don’t have much chance to talk to him, let alone get to know him past."

"Then still go to Zhang Ran and the others? Or do you go to the current head of the Zhang family to inquire about the old head's past? But I think the worries that have plagued the old head for decades are likely to be the same as where he was originally from. It is related to the family. After all, although the old master has no contact with his father, he will eventually have some obsessions; the second is related to He Yunguan, because the old master was already half an inner disciple. , in the end, he chose to leave, so some stories should have happened during this period, such as being trapped by love or something, which is a standard plot in martial arts novels."

Liu Xing thought about it for a while, and then raised a possibility, "This old head's mind may also be related to Zhang's family, because with the old head's resume, he can choose the big and small schools in Boyang City. Even the Shuiguanmen have to give the old head a face, and the elders can choose whatever they want; not to mention that Boyang City is a sad place for the old head, and for him, he has nothing to worry about, so why does he Do you want to go back to Boyang City? Is it just to take over as the head of the Zhang family? Or is it just to use this position as a cover? I think Zhang Jingxu, you just need to figure out why the old head returned to Boyang City, then you can enter the second stage of this mission."

"That's true, this Heyun Temple is still quite far from Boyang City, so the old head must be there for Boyang City, and having said that, the old head is also the second term of Zhang's family. Sect Leader; if what Zhang Ran said is true, Zhang Family Sect also has a rigid condition since the second Sect Leader—the Sect Leader must have the surname Zhang, and the old Sect Leader’s real name is not Zhang, so there may be There is some talk."

   Having said this, Zhang Jingxu seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and slapped his thigh and took a map from the table next to him.

"This is the map of the New Dragon Empire, but you also know that the maps in ancient times are not so accurate, especially such a simple map that I don't know who drew it, so the specific locations of these towns and those famous sects may be, No, it should be said that there will be some deviations, so this map is for reference only, but for us, it is more reliable that it marks the areas controlled by each prince, and also divides them into The nominal control area and the actual control area, so you can see that the location of Boyang City is quite special." Zhang Jingxu said seriously. …

   Liu Xing took a look at the map and found that the location of Boyang City is indeed very special, because it can be either the hinterland area or the front line of the war zone!

   So why is this?

Because there is a big river near Boyang City, and the other side of the river is the territory of another prince, the sixth prince, so from the map, if the sixth prince wants to fight the third prince, then Boyang City may become The highest priority attacking target.

However, the problem is that the city across the river from Boyang City is called Oolong City, because the local terrain is very suitable for growing tea, and in addition, Oolong City has not lacked master-level oolong tea making in the past two hundred years. Characters, so everything in Oolong City can be said to revolve around Oolong tea.

   So the question is, where does this tea usually grow?

   That, of course, grows in the mountains and hills.

   So Oolong City is a mountain city, surrounded by tea leaves, and the nearest city to Oolong City, another city controlled by the Sixth Prince, Tea City, is also more than 100 kilometers away from Oolong Tea, and there are only some small villages in the middle.

And this tea city, as the name suggests, is also a tea-based city. It is also the largest tea distribution center in the Xinlong Empire. It can be said that famous tea leaves from all over the world will be shipped to the tea city for sale, and even every August there will be a tea city. A tea trade fair!

   Of course, the tea city will also send a lot of imperial tea to Xinlongdi every year, because Xinlongdi is also a tea lover.

Therefore, whether it is Oolong City or Tea City, they are not under the actual control of the sixth prince. First, because these two cities are built around tea, so for the sixth prince, as long as these two cities are as long as Just send him the taxes on time; secondly, both cities have formed their own unique atmosphere. Among them, Oolong City is a super-large Oolong tea company, so the people responsible for managing this company are those living Oolong tea. Grandmaster! As for the essence of the tea city, it is a market, so those famous tea shops have formed a tea alliance, which is responsible for regulating the price of tea and the quantity of goods entering and leaving.

   So the six princes have no way to actually control the Tea City and Oolong City, because they are not cities in the traditional sense.

Therefore, if the sixth prince wants to launch an attack on Boyang City from Wulong City, in Liu Xing's opinion, it is no more than a dream, because the sixth prince needs to start gathering the army in the tea city more than 100 kilometers away, and then walk hundreds of kilometers. Mountain Road to Wulong City!

  After arriving at Oolong City, the sixth prince had to send people to start building boats to prepare for crossing the river, but the problem was that there were tea trees all around Oolong City, so there was no way to get materials locally, so they could only go to a distance to collect wood.

Then the problem came again. Although this Oolong City also has a wharf by the river, there are usually some merchants going up and down, so this wharf does not undertake the transportation business at all. After all, the tea in Oolong City is sent to the tea city; Therefore, there are not many craftsmen who can build boats in Wulong City, and the only few boatmen can make some wooden boats.

   Finally, and most importantly, does this Oolong City look like a place to grow food? What about the tea city? …

That's right, the food self-sufficiency rate of these two cities is almost zero, so the food they usually need must be shipped from other cities, and they will not store too much food in the city, because the two cities and the outside world The commercial exchanges are too frequent, so they usually let the caravan bring some food by the way.

   Therefore, if the sixth prince wants to attack Boyang City through Wulong City, there are so many things that need to be prepared, not to mention that this battle across the river is very unfavorable for the attackers.

   And this Boyang City can't be regarded as an important target. In other words, although this area is a hinterland for the third prince, it can play a role in providing stable supplies for the front.

"As long as the sixth prince has enough brains, it is impossible to launch an attack from the tea city, because the risk is too great, and the cost to be paid is also very high, and in the end, even if you win, you won't get much. The advantage; what's more, there are so many sites between the third prince and the sixth prince that are directly connected, and these places require a lot of manpower, so I think Boyang City is quite stable, and the sixth prince will at most send some spies to come to ask for information. "Zhang Jingxu said with certainty.

"Yeah, although there will be chaos in the world in a month, the chaos will have different levels, so unless they are red-eyed in the later stage, these princes will still talk about martial arts, so winning an opponent's city is actually the opposite. It will be quite a burden." Yin En also nodded.

However, Liu Xing looked at the map, shook his head and said: "In those days, France also thought that their Maginot line was indestructible, but they didn't expect the opposite side to make a sneak attack directly; so this Oolong City does not seem to be suitable as a springboard for launching an attack. But the tea gardens nearby are all good places for Tibetans, and the river between Boyang City and Wulong City is too wide, so just prepare some simple boats to cross the river.

   If there is a player on the Sixth Prince’s side to give him advice, I suspect they will choose to attack from Wulong City! Because they can pretend to be a caravan to send food and grass into Oolong City, and the carriage that transports food and grass is the material for making ships! "

"If I were the player on the opposite side, then I would propose to turn the construction of the ship into a modular assembly, that is, to turn the original one-piece ship into a piece of wood, which can be assembled into a carriage first, some with edges and edges. The horns are hidden in the food and grass, so that it will not take long for a sufficient amount of food and grass and ships to be stored in Wulong City; during this process, it is difficult for us to detect anything wrong, unless we send martial arts masters to observe the entry and exit secretly Wulongcheng's team, but the other side should also think of this, so they will also arrange for martial arts masters to **** them secretly."

When Zhang Jingxu heard what Liu Xing said, he frowned and said: "Liu Xing, the plan you mentioned is quite good, and the success rate is still very high, but the problem is that it is still time-consuming and laborious, so the effort and return are It's not proportional."

Liu Xing shook his head and said with a smile: "This is because you are too deeply involved in the play, and you completely deduce this as an ancient war! That's right, logically speaking, this is a success for the sixth prince. Without much benefit, at most Boyang City and the nearby Far West City and other cities can be taken down, which is not good for the overall battle situation; but didn’t I just say it? If you let players replace the sixth prince If you make a plan, then the army after crossing the river is very likely not to attack Boyang City directly!"…

   "Blitz!"

Yin En suddenly said: "Yes, we can't completely deduce this war with the thinking of the ancients, because the appearance of players brings more variables! If the sixth prince and his NPCs are used for consideration, they will Like we just thought, we think that taking so many manpower and material resources to win a few unimportant cities is a big loss; but if there are players, it will be different, because in their opinion, this team is crossing the river. Pawns can play a role no worse than a car! If the number of soldiers crossing the river is small, they will wander around, attacking convoys or reinforcements carrying supplies, and causing chaos in the enemy's hinterland."

"And if the number of soldiers crossing the river is large enough, there will be more things that can be done! You can have a blitzkrieg battle, and after winning the city, you can take food to attack the next city. The cities in the hinterland will also have many troops, so several cities can be captured in a month; the most important thing is that after the city is captured, only enough food is left for the city. It's a burden, because not only can they not provide supplies to the front, but they also need to feed back a lot of food."

"If you don't give it to the third prince, then your reputation will be finished, so unless you have been red-eyed in the middle and late stages and start to sacrifice everything for victory, the third prince can only grit his teeth and put it in his stomach. Swallow; but at this time, the soldiers who cross the river can start to encircle the point for reinforcements, so if the third prince only sends a small number of soldiers to **** the transport team, then this is not enough for the soldiers to cross the river! And if the third prince sends If the main force comes back to annihilate these river crossing pawns, then the river crossing pawns can be broken up into pieces and go around doing things in order to achieve the purpose of containing the main force of the enemy.

   One thing to say, if there is such a powerful player to serve as a military adviser to the sixth prince, and the sixth prince completely trusts him, then this strategy of crossing the river Wulong City can be compared with Wuhou’s six out of Qishan. "

Liu Xing sighed, nodded and said: "Yeah, this attack plan to cross the river from Wulong City is tasteless to the sixth prince and his NPCs, but it is a big stage for experienced players. , and it’s a sure-fire deal! Of course, the most important thing is that our NPCs think the same way, so it’s unlikely that the third prince will send someone to strengthen the defense of Boyang City, and at most, they won’t be able to take advantage of Boyang City’s defense. Yangcheng dispatched too many troops to the front line.

  If we can successfully establish an alliance, then we have to find a way to get the appointment to be stationed in Boyang City, so if we can do it halfway, then this is a great achievement! "

   As soon as Liu Xing finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

   "It should be Zhang Ran! Because he promised to invite us to dinner."

   Zhang Jingxu packed up his clothes, sighed and said, "I really haven't been an apprentice to anyone before, because my previous cheap master didn't teach me a few days."