Rebirth and Reversal of Fortune

Chapter 485 War Crisis, Victory Through Ingenious Strategy

On the frontier battlefield, smoke filled the air and shouts of battle were deafening. The enemy army, like a raging torrent, launched wave after wave of fierce attacks on Xiao Ling's troops, relying on its superior numbers and equipment.

Xiao Ling stood at the front of the formation, his face grim, his eyes fixed on the enemy's movements. His armor was stained with blood, and the longsword in his hand gleamed coldly in the sunlight.

"Brothers, hold the line!" Xiao Ling shouted, encouraging the demoralized soldiers.

However, reality proved incredibly harsh. The enemy cavalry charged in like a whirlwind, instantly breaking through our defenses. Under immense pressure from the enemy, the infantry suffered a crushing defeat.

"General, the enemy is too strong, we can't hold on much longer!" a lieutenant shouted anxiously, his face covered in blood.

Xiao Ling gritted his teeth and personally led a squad of his personal guards to charge at the enemy, attempting to turn the tide of the battle. However, the enemy archers unleashed a volley of arrows, and the rain of arrows caused heavy casualties to Xiao Ling's troops.

On the battlefield, corpses littered the ground, and blood flowed like rivers. Xiao Ling's army was in dire straits.

Worse still, the shortage of food supplies became a fatal problem. The soldiers had not had a proper meal for days, and hunger and exhaustion were eroding their fighting capacity.

"General, the provisions are running low. If this continues, the soldiers won't even have the strength to hold a sword," the official in charge of provisions reported to Xiao Ling with great concern.

Xiao Ling frowned, his heart filled with anxiety.

Meanwhile, the number of soldiers killed or wounded continued to rise. The heartbreaking groans of the wounded echoed through the camp.

"Medic! Where is the medic?" the soldiers cried out in despair, but the medics were already too busy to take care of every wounded soldier.

"I can't just sit here and wait to die!" Xiao Ling secretly vowed in his heart.

He summoned his generals for an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.

"The situation is critical now. Does anyone have any good ideas?" Xiao Ling's voice sounded slightly tired.

"General, why don't we retreat and preserve our strength?" a general suggested.

"No! Our homeland is right behind us, how can we retreat!" another general firmly objected.

Amidst the ongoing debate, Xiao Ling fell into deep thought.

Just then, the enemy launched a new attack.

"Kill them!" The shouts were deafening.

Xiao Ling's army's defenses were on the verge of collapse under the enemy's onslaught.

"Hold on! Hold on!" Xiao Ling brandished his longsword and personally led the charge to kill the enemy.

But the enemy's offensive grew increasingly fierce, and Xiao Ling's army gradually found itself in dire straits.

Su Jinxiu, stationed at the rear, was constantly monitoring the situation on the front lines, her heart filled with anxiety. Leveraging her connections in the capital and the Marquis's intelligence network, she gathered a wealth of information about the enemy forces.

In her study, Su Jinxiu meticulously studied the maps and intelligence reports, her brow furrowed as she racked her brains for a way to defeat the enemy. Finally, a bold and ingenious plan gradually took shape in her mind.

"Someone come here!" Su Jinxiu summoned her trusted confidant.

"lady."

“Select some clever and highly skilled individuals and have them secretly infiltrate behind enemy lines,” Su Jinxiu said firmly.

"Madam, what does this mean?" the confidant asked, puzzled.

Su Jinxiu smiled slightly, "I want them to spread rumors behind enemy lines, saying that enemy generals are embezzling military pay and causing soldiers to complain. They also want to say that enemy supplies are being illegally sold by high-ranking enemy officers and that the enemy is about to run out of food."

The confidant suddenly realized, "Madam is brilliant! In this way, the enemy's morale will surely be thrown into chaos."

Meanwhile, Su Jinxiu also arranged for another group of people to sabotage the enemy's supply lines. Under the cover of night, they attacked the enemy's grain transport convoys, burned the supplies, and put the enemy's supply lines in a difficult situation.

Xiao Ling, who was at the front lines, received Su Jinxiu's plan and was overjoyed.

"Madam's plan is brilliant!" Xiao Ling decided to take the opportunity to adjust his tactics.

He summoned his generals and devised a counterattack plan.

"We'll feign a retreat to lure the enemy deep into our territory, and then set up an ambush," Xiao Ling said, pointing to the map.

The generals nodded in agreement and began to act according to the plan.

Seeing Xiao Ling's army retreating in defeat, the enemy thought victory was assured and blindly pursued them.

As they entered the ambush area, Xiao Ling gave the order, and the ambushers sprang into action.

"Kill!" The shouting screamed loudly.

The enemy troops were thrown into disarray, and the rumors and news of the disruption of their supply lines that came from the rear only added to their panic.

"What's going on? Are we really going to run out of food?"

"Did the generals really embezzle military funds?"

The enemy soldiers were demoralized and had no will to fight.

Xiao Ling led his troops in a fierce battle, like tigers descending a mountain, unstoppable.

The enemy began to collapse, and Xiao Ling pressed his advantage, giving them no chance to catch their breath.

"Don't let a single one escape!" Xiao Ling roared.

On the battlefield, Xiao Ling's army was in high spirits, and their battle cries shook the heavens.

After a fierce battle, the enemy suffered heavy losses and fled in disarray.

"We won!" the soldiers cheered.

However, the enemy did not give up. They regrouped their forces and prepared to attack again.