Chapter 696 Melee and Deadlock
Soon the senior officials of all countries understood that Skywalker deliberately attracted Yan Yin's troops in the Kingdom of Grass, and then concentrated 200,000 troops in the west to launch a sneak attack on the weak Tu Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Bird should be just a cover.
At this time, Sakai Village had been monitored by the Fire Temple, so Rose Tree was not afraid that they would suddenly turn against the water. Without any worries, he directly attacked the north with all the troops in the western region.
In fact, he had no intention of launching an attack from the Grass Kingdom from the beginning, because the situation in that area was very complicated, and the Thunder Kingdom might intervene at any time. Moreover, in that direction, the Land of Earth and the Fire Kingdom were separated by the two allies of the Rain Kingdom and the Grass Kingdom. Even if they were captured by Konoha, they were just an enclave. The Bird Kingdom in the northwest was completely bordered by Konoha, and all the territory they captured could be connected into one!
So Rose Tree used the strategy of "Speaking East to Attack the West" and deliberately stayed in the Grass Country for three months. After everything was ready, he secretly transferred the 10,000 Sandian who surrendered to the west, and then used the Flying Thunder God technique to transfer it, leading a 200,000 army to launch a raid.
In order to keep it absolutely confidential, Roseki did not disclose this strategic plan to anyone. Even the senior officials of Konoha headquarters thought that he joined forces with Cao and Yu to launch an attack from the southeastern border of the Tu Kingdom. With his current status, he has the right to dominate this war. Even if the senior officials of the main officials themselves were concealed, they would have no right to responsibilities.
Although Yoshiki once mentioned the thirty-six strategies to a few people in Konoha, the entire ninja world knew very little about this strategy from another world, so Iwahidun Village was indeed fooled.
The Kingdom of Bird, which was soon occupied half of the territory, made a voice internationally and expressed strong condemnation of the Kingdom of Fire's invasion of them for no reason. The Kingdom of Tu also expressed support at this time, saying that Konoha's ambitions were finally revealed and that sooner or later it would launch an invasion against all countries, calling on the entire ninja world to unite and attack Konoha.
Because Konoha's performance is too strong, all the ninja countries, including small countries, have developed strong fear of Konoha. Didn't Konoha always take it as their responsibility to maintain peace? Today, you can invade the Bird's Kingdom to attack the country of earth, so can you destroy them tomorrow?
In order to avoid falling into a diplomatic crisis, Konoha finally issued an announcement: Konoha has always loved peace, and this will never change. The reason for attacking the Kingdom of Bird was because in the last war, the Kingdom of Bird and the Kingdom of Ghost provided a large amount of food aid to the Kingdom of Wind at a critical moment. There is evidence provided by the Kingdom of Wind. Therefore, it can be concluded that the Kingdom of Bird and the Kingdom of Ghost and Konoha are hostile. Konoha will not actively attack the countries that strictly adhere to neutrality.
Although the reason is a bit far-fetched, Konoha has already provided certain evidence, so other small and medium-sized countries that believe they have not had any guilt on Konoha are completely relieved. And the Ghost Country, which is also identified as an enemy, has provided assistance to the Bird Country in order to protect itself.
Rope Tree had long expected the reaction of the Kingdom of Ghost, but this was also in line with his wishes, because in addition to the Kingdom of Earth, the Kingdom of Bird and the Kingdom of Ghost are also the goals of Rope Tree. If the contradiction is expanded, he will have even more excuses to occupy these two countries.
After the diplomatic crisis was resolved, the 150,000 Konoha army quickly occupied a large area of territory with the help of 10,000 Iwagenin. However, because the civilians of the Land of Earth did not give up their own country, the Rose Tree was dragged into the quagmire by guerrilla tactics. They did not go too deep, but stopped after a brief taste. When the occupied area reached the limit of control, they stopped the offensive and began to slowly digest the territory.
Faced with the fierce Konoha Ninja Army, Iwahidun Village only sent Lao Zi to lead 50,000 Ninja Army to defend the western border. The mere 50,000 Ninja Army seemed too weak for the 15th army with Rose Tree. It was not that Iwahidun did not want to send more Ninja Army, but that the border of the Land of Earth was too large, and the Rain Country and Grass Country in the southeast were also ready to move, Iwahidun could not draw too many people.
Fortunately, Iwaiya and the Kingdom of Bird and the Kingdom of Ghost formed an alliance. The combined forces of the three parties were 110,000, and the harassment of guerrilla tactics finally barely blocked the offensive of the 200,000 Konoha Ninja Army. The two sides entered a confrontation stage in the northwest of the ninja world.
Although the attack was temporarily blocked, Roseki was not in a hurry at all, but began to digest the occupied area step by step. With the experience of capturing the Wind Kingdom last time, the governance of the General's Mansion went very smoothly. As for the Konoha Ninja Army, with the help of 10,000 Iwagen, he became familiar with the environment of the occupied area quickly, so Iwain's guerrilla tactics did not cause too much casualties to Konoha.
In this way, the two sides have been confronting each other for several months, and they have come and go. Although Lao Zi is a man, the shadow-level combat power of Rose Tree is generally superior, and the two captured hearts appear shadows, so she is not cautious. She never collided head-on and has been hiding in the dark for command. Even Rose Tree cannot catch traces, which disappointed Kushina, who was eager to fight with her kind. However, this also caused very little casualties on both sides. In addition, the number and personal combat power of Konoha Ninja are generally superior, so in general, Konoha still has the advantage. However, due to the failure of local civilians, Konoha Ninja's army has never expanded and has been taking a defensive position.
The Konoha Ninja Army did not have any impetuousness this time, because they had achieved great results from the beginning. This occupied half of the territory of the Bird Kingdom and the towns of the Earth Kingdom, and the area they were almost the same as that of the Rain Kingdom. Even if they had not made any progress in their territory, they had already expanded their territory. Moreover, they believed that their commander, Skywalker, would have a backup plan to lead them to continue to win.
After experiencing the tempering of the Wind Kingdom War, the 200,000 ninja troops in Xidu Territory have become truly elite troops. They are not arrogant when they win or lose, and this is the army that Rope Tree needs most.
The rope tree has indeed had a way to break the deadlock long ago, but this opportunity to break the deadlock was not controlled by him, and he still needs to wait.
Based on the plot known to Rose Shu and combined with the information sent back from the dark station, Rose Shu inferred that Yunyin Village couldn't help but launch an attack, but their attack was a bit special.
In addition to attacking the Kingdom of Fire on the surface, Yun Yin was also secretly preparing to launch a raid on the Kingdom of Earth. Yes, Yun Yin Village is preparing to go to war with two countries at the same time this time, and the Kingdom of Earth seems to be their real target. This is a plan to attack the east and the west.
After the Three Kingdoms enters the melee, the situation in the ninja world will inevitably change significantly again, and this is the opportunity for Yoshiki to break the deadlock.
Chapter completed!