Chapter 290 Distant and close attack

The quiet dawn whitened the dividing line between the earth and the sky.

At six o'clock in the morning, the air force of Ghost Kingdom attacked Windmill Town again from the air.

The various buildings in the town have long been turned into uninhabitable ruins after repeated bombings in the past few days.

But Sand Shinobi is still very tenaciously stationed on the ruins of the town.

"Again?"

Maki looked at the sky with a headache.

The air force of the ghost country will start to attack here at night and morning on time every time.

And each time the scale is a standard 50-man army.

After these few days of intense consumption, the bows and detonating symbols in the sand ninja troops are about to bottom out.

If the Kingdom of Ghosts launches another air strike tonight, then tomorrow morning, they will not have enough bows and arrows and detonators to deal with the air forces of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

By that time, the sand ninja troops that have lost their air-to-air capabilities will definitely become live targets for the air troops of the Kingdom of Demons.

Ghost country air force, compared to the so-called air strikes, they are more like taking a thousand sand ninjas as stakes for their actual combat practice.

Their air strike capabilities are increasing day by day, and they are becoming more skilled in operation.

During yesterday's air strike, Oni Land only lost six aircraft, but Sand Ninja paid the precious lives of dozens of ninjas.

So far, less than half of the sand ninjas survived, and half of the sand ninjas were wounded. There are very few sand ninjas who can retain their full combat effectiveness.

The roar of the humming aircraft resounded in the air, and they started a new round of high-altitude bombing.

"Don't relax, as long as we resist the morning attack, reinforcements will arrive in the afternoon! That's the best time for us to fight back!"

Maki yelled at the sand ninjas around him. This sentence boosted the morale of the sand ninjas.

After several days of repeated bombing, they have already had a great psychological shadow in their hearts about the country of ghosts.

Now that they heard Markey say that reinforcements would arrive in the afternoon, hope was rekindled in their hearts.

As long as you survive the morning bombing, the days of humiliation and poverty will come to an end.

At that time, their sand ninjas will attack the capital of the ghost country directly, proudly.

Maki saw that everyone's morale had been mobilized by himself, so he nodded, picked up the radio communicator, and began to direct the battle.

Soon, Markey discovered something was wrong.

A hoarse and sharp sound suddenly came out from the communicator. This sound was like the sound of a stone passing through the glass, and it was exactly the same as that sound.

"The third group, how is the situation on your side? Can you hear it? Please answer if you hear it!"

Maki asked quickly.

The hoarse and sharp voice became louder, but there was no report, which was covered by the sound of ferocious artillery fire.

Maki stared blankly at the southeast direction, where the three groups of teams were located, covered by endless flames, flying sand and falling into a dead silence.

Radio... out of order?

Markey had to accept this fact that made him feel desperate.

Why does the radio fail?

He hurriedly picked up the spare radio device, but there was still only a hoarse noise, and the voices of himself and the rest of the team were completely blocked by something, unable to convey information, let alone command operations.

"This, what's going on here?"

Markey couldn't figure out why the radio failed at such a critical time, and even the backup radio failed together.

This kind of thing is definitely not a coincidence.

But no coincidence, he also doesn't know what the ninjas in Oni Nation did to cause their radios to fail at the same moment.

Without his unified command, what would happen to Sand Ninja in the ruins of Windmill Town? Just thinking about it made Markey shudder.

His eyes glowed red, and he looked at the Air Force of the Kingdom of Demons, who were still projecting and detonating kunai, into the air. The strong anger accumulated in his heart could not be vented.

Because the detonating arrows on the ground are shooting towards the sky without any rules, for the air force of the ghost country, the sand ninja's air-to-air capability is greatly weakened, and it cannot form effective air-to-air combat effectiveness.

"Lord Maggie, be careful!"

A kunai wrapped in a detonating talisman suddenly fell to the ground, very close to Maji's body.

Maki, who was in a state of extreme fright and anger, lost his mind for a moment and could not accept such a result.

A sand ninja quickly threw Maki down to prevent him from having an accident.

Boom!

The two were swept away by the impact of the detonating talisman, disgraced and embarrassed.

Maki coughed, blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, he gritted his teeth and stared at the ghost country troops in the sky, his heart was full of unwillingness and bitterness.

Reason told him that the sand ninja troops who cannot be united will only be defeated one by one in the next air strike.

The overall situation has been decided.

He had imagined many times that the sand ninja troops here would be defeated because of insufficient food and water, or the rapid consumption of bows and arrows and detonating symbols, leading to the loss of combat ability.

But he never expected that the root cause of his failure would be that the radio device could not communicate normally.

The sand ninja troops were perfectly divided by the ninjas of the ghost country. They fought independently in front of the offensive of the unified ghost country air force. There was no second result except being defeated individually.

In a war, if a team loses cohesion and unity, the speed of defeat will be very fast.

Whether it is to integrate the queue or disperse the enemy, it is necessary to make reasonable arrangements as soon as possible. A delay of one point may cause a sudden change in the situation. The kingdom of ghosts has fundamentally cut off the tactical configuration of sand ninja, and this is where Maji is most desperate.

Even if the sand ninjas are scattered now to disperse the firepower of the ghost country, it seems a bit late to arrange it at this time.

Maki looked at the Air Force of the Demon Country, and he was able to bombard it with detonating kunai from the outside with ease, and kept reducing the range of activities of the sand ninjas, just to prevent the sand ninjas from being scattered, and planned to gather them together to end the battle in one go.

Can cut off the connection of communication equipment, how could the kingdom of ghosts not think of this step?

They have already made a perfect plan, and they will not give Sand Ninja any chance to fight back.

In Windmill Town, which was trapped in gunfire and dust, no place was intact.

In order to end the battle this morning, this time we adopted high-intensity firepower suppression, and the attack will not be stopped until the sand ninja completely loses the ability to resist, instead of time-limited military training activities like the previous few times.

Ayane looked at the smoking Windmill Town from a distance with white eyes, and the original appearance of the town had long been changed beyond recognition.

On the charred ruins, countless corpses of sand ninjas fell down, some of them were still alive, writhing and struggling on the ruins, dying.

"Order to go on, and the final net collection can be carried out. Those who are not dead don't need to attack. They will all be brought back to Ziyuan City and put back in prison for custody. Dead people are worthless."

"yes."

After hearing this, the Jonin Squadron Leader disappeared from Ayane's side and took people to Fengche Town to collect the net.

Back to Ziyuan City, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.

In less than a week, Ayane's troops killed 731 enemies, captured 269 people, and some supplies. They lost 47 aircraft, 31 people were slightly injured, and 3 people were seriously injured. The sacrifice rate was zero.

Although it took a long time, killing 731 enemies on the basis of zero sacrifice is an achievement to be proud of.

This can also prove that the containment and air strike capabilities of the air force are outstanding.

The high maneuverability can also make people have unlimited beautiful reverie about the future of this army.

After reading the report made by Ayane, Shiraishi nodded slightly, basically not deviating from his own expectations, and the time-consuming and results were very close to his own speculation.

The only regret is that the official establishment of the Air Force is only 300 people.

Not only because of the cost of the latest combat aircraft, but also technical limitations.

After all, unlike the low-tech light weapons like the Kunai gun, the cost of military combat aircraft is very expensive.

Follow-up training of flight personnel is also a considerable amount of time and cost.

Such troops, before developing more powerful bomb-throwing weapons, are used as a surprise attack, which can bring many unexpected results.

Once the enemy is familiar with the mechanism, the threat ability will be greatly reduced.

"Overall, this is a beautiful victory, thank you for your hard work. By the way, there is nothing wrong with those prisoners, right?"

Shiraishi mentioned this matter.

"Don't worry, on the way back, there are medical ninjas to follow, and the wounded prisoners have stabilized. Now I have sent people to put them in prison. After the war is over, let Sha Yin come over and get money to redeem them."

Ayane has already figured out how to have a good meal for Zaisha Yin when the time comes.

Especially Sand Hidden's Jonin Maki, this time was once again captured alive by their ghost kingdom.

This celebrity around the fourth generation of Fengkage must be able to sell a lot of money by then.

"Don't worry about this kind of thing. With these captives in hand, the advantage will be on our side. Even if we negotiate at the negotiating table, we will dominate."

Baishi Rational Analysis.

"If we want to turn the battlefield to the negotiating table, we still need to deal a painful blow to Sagakushi... Well, how is Ruri going? Have you killed the fourth Kazekage?"

Ayane asked.

Shiraishi looked at Ayane helplessly and sighed.

"Hey, where are you thinking? After all, he is one of the five shadows. If he dies, the problem will become very serious."

"What's serious? The third Raikage, didn't he die on the battlefield of Yanyin back then."

Ayane disagrees.

"Now is no different than during the Third Ninja World War. All countries are in a state of peace in order to cultivate their health. For a village, Kage is not only the responsibility of strength, but also the core of the leadership. In order to avenge Kazekage, Sand Gakushi will do everything in his power to attack us, and the situation will be bad."

"There are only more than 10,000 people. With the cooperation of the three of us, it will not be a problem to block it."

Ayane made a simple comparison of strengths. The three of them, together with seven clones, can fight head-on even against 10,000 ninjas, and even win the final victory.

"What if they divide their troops and directly attack the ghost country? The situation you mentioned is the ideal state for them to go their own way and confront us head-on. But if they have a brain, they will not do this. Instead, they will directly attack the ghost country. Countless towns will be completely destroyed, a large number of refugees will be created, and the economy will shrink directly to the state of ten years ago... This is very fatal."

After Shiraishi's explanation, Ayane was a little dumb.

"This is not the most serious thing. What I am most worried about is that when fighting Sand Yin, other major powers will intervene in the battlefield, which will trigger the fourth ninja world war. Yun Yin and Yan Yin have unclear attitudes. If Konoha will join hands with Sand Yin to get rid of us at that time."

Shiraishi's words made Ayane look a little more serious.

Indeed, regardless of the other Ninja villages in the big country, Konoha is the village that most wishes for accidents to happen to them.

Once an opportunity is found, those Konoha executives will definitely not mind coming over to add insult to injury.

In this war, it is not only Sand Hidden that needs attention, but Konoha also needs to be on guard.

"If Konoha wants to intervene in the battlefield, due to distance and supply problems, it may be unrealistic to send out large-scale troops against us. However, it must not be difficult to send out a small-scale elite force to join Sand Hidden and execute our decapitation operation."

"Hearing you say that, the pressure is really increasing, Shiraishi-kun."

Ayane smiled on her face, but there was no sense of relaxation at all.

"Because we can no longer use rebellious thinking to deal with conflicts of interest between countries. This is a change of identity. To get what we want without breaking the rules, we should abandon the previous set of practices as soon as possible. From the dark to the clear, we have to act according to the rules on the surface."

This is a limitation, but also an opportunity.

"If that Fourth Kazekage found out that he escaped a catastrophe because of this reason, he would probably die of depression."

"No, I sincerely thank the Fourth Kazekage, because he is alive and earnestly fulfills the obligations of a good Kazekage, so that we can control the direction of this war to the extent we need, instead of fighting to the death with more than 10,000 sand ninjas, we will also suffer heavy losses."

An all-out conflict-style war is not advisable.

The worst thing is that without the Kazekage Rasa and no candidate for the next Kazekage, Hikishashi Sa is unpredictable in what kind of actions he will make in a fit of rage.

Shiraishi was also worried that the Chiyo siblings would come out of the mountain again at that time. They were two old antiques who had survived from the initial establishment of Ninja Village.

If it is said that among the hidden sands, who makes him fear the most, it is undoubtedly the pair of siblings.

Fengying Luosha is still inferior to the two.

"Based on this situation, it is more valuable than him to leave four generations of Kazekage behind. Therefore, my instruction to Liuli is to kill as much as possible the living forces other than Kazekage himself. Reducing the military power of a ninja village is not the only way to kill Kage. Annihilating their top ninja and middle ninja can also achieve the desired effect."

Five Kages are able to achieve the so-called so-called one ride as a thousand in regular battles.

But in the face of the alliance of dozens of Jonin, even the Five Kages will suffer hatred in battle.

In a ninja village with the size of sand hidden, the number of ninja is far more than a few dozen people.

Kazekage is just the top ninja of Sand Hidden.

There are also many Jonin who are one level below Kazekage.

Just because Kazekage stands at the top, you can't ignore the role of the rest of the ninja.

These jounin are scattered on the battlefield, and their role is immeasurable.

"So that's how it is, to get the greatest benefit at the least cost?"

Ayane understood very well.

"It's almost like this. Next, adopt the strategy of making long-distance and short-term attacks, sending missions to Yunyin and Wuyin, and selling their benefits to them so that they can remain neutral internationally."

Needless to say about Kirigakure, the so-called dispatch of missions is just a formality, pretending to be seen by others, so as not to be suspicious.

What Baishi wants to see most is Yun Yin's neutral attitude.

As long as Yunyin is appeased and kept neutral, half of the victory for the Kingdom of Ghosts will be won.

"Then my next task is..."

Ayane seems to have guessed something.

Shiraishi nodded and said: "You stay here to prevent Yan Yin. Konoha can't win over, and it is very likely that they will secretly support Sha Yin and kill people with a knife. After reaching a neutral agreement with Yun Yin, I will immediately go to the Land of Winds and Liuli to rendezvous to further expand the advantages of the Land of Winds battlefield and ensure that there will be no accidents. The last thing is to negotiate at the negotiating table."

Although he also wants to take Ayane to the battlefield of the Kingdom of Wind, but in that case, the domestic defense force will become very weak.

Iwagakushi's Dokage Onoki is an old man who is very good at stealing, **** and tricks, so he needs to be on guard.

Besides, even if a neutrality agreement is reached with Yunyin, they cannot retain too much trust in them. The importance of Ayane staying in the country is highlighted.

This is like a competition on the field, first ensure that you don't lose points, and then think about scoring. This is Baishi's usual way of thinking.

Fortunately, Ayane is not a very belligerent ninja. If she and Ruri were replaced, and Ruri defended, and Ayane was in charge of the main attack, the situation would be very different.

The meeting room was oppressed by a dignified atmosphere.

The 2,000-man army led by Fengying Luosha suffered heavy casualties after being ambushed. The large amount of supplies carried by the troops were also thrown away and obtained by the enemy.

It can be said that it was a bad start.

Because no one expected in advance that there would be a surprise attack in the Kingdom of Wind.

Moreover, the culprit of the sneak attack was the ninja who had betrayed Konoha more than ten years ago.

Such a ridiculous scene was actually staged in the ninja world.

Assuming the role of the clown on the stage, it is their country of the wind.

"Declaration of war on the Kingdom of Wind... This group of traitors are really brave."

A high-ranking sand ninja held a piece of paper into a ball and gritted his teeth.

For a small country to formally declare war on a big country, it is a great shame and humiliation for the big country.

The representative of the declaration of war is a rebellious ninja who broke away from the ninja village system, which is more like a slap in the face of sand ninja.

"Konoha! The kingdom of ghosts! We must let Hokage and the maiden of the kingdom of ghosts give us a reasonable explanation for this matter, otherwise this matter will never end!"

Another high-ranking Sha Yin also had a pale face and gloomy eyes.

Letting rebellion and tolerance for more than ten years has not been cleared up. This is undoubtedly Konoha's dereliction of duty.

Similarly, the miko of the Oni Land allowed Rebel to act in the country and also acted as a representative of the military. This is even more ridiculous than Konoha's indulgent rebellious attitude.

When will Renegade be able to speak out internationally?

"Regardless of what Konoha can say, conniving the rebellious witches of the ghost country is obviously the practice of the previous generation of witches. Going to this generation of witches... I am afraid that the effect will be minimal. Moreover, the witches of the ghost country have a special status. They don't want to explain anything about this kind of thing. No matter what the result is, the witches can stay out of it."

Luo Sha frowned in distress.

Thinking about it now, all of Sha Yin's actions are passively led by the nose.

From the very beginning when the debt collectors made troubles in the Daming Mansion of the Land of Winds, the Kingdom of Ghosts has been setting up a situation.

They thought in a daze that the kingdom of ghosts had no power to resist the great powers, so they carried out a series of wrong policies. For such a loss, all high-level officials cannot escape the blame.

Since there was an accident on their side, then, most of the troops belonging to Maji who stayed in the ghost country are already in danger.

Such a heavy sacrifice made Luo Sha feel very bad.

"What is Kazekage-sama going to do?"

"Next, I will lead the troops again and try to drive Uchiha Ruri out of the Land of Wind."

When it comes to the word 'as far as possible', Luo Sha bites heavily.

It can be seen that he himself does not have much confidence in this matter.

"Then Konoha Hokage and the Priestess of the Oni Country aren't planning to negotiate?"

"Naturally, we need to negotiate. It is estimated that it will be difficult for the priestess of the ghost country to achieve results. In the end, they will use force to speak. But Konoha may be our help."

"Konoha... help?"

Regarding Kazekage's remarks, all the high-level officials of Sayin were thoughtful.

"As far as I know, Konoha has never given up looking for Chiba Shiraishi, Uchiha Ruri, and Hyuga Ayane. The Kyuubi Rebellion that happened seven or eight years ago led to the death of Konoha's fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, and these three people are also inseparable. Therefore, compared to our sand hidden, Konoha is the village that is least willing to see these three people stand up internationally."

Once the three of Chiba Shiraishi completely stand firm, then Konoha will not only lose face, but also have a terrible enemy in the world.

It can be said that Konoha is now more anxious than Sand Yin, wishing that the kingdom of ghosts will perish immediately, and destroy everything about the three of them, as if nothing happened.

As the saying goes, the enemy of an enemy is a friend.

If Konoha can become Sa Yin's help at this time, Luo Sha doesn't mind reaching a temporary cooperation with Konoha.

"What if Konoha refuses to intervene?"

A high-level apprehensive inquiry.

"Then tell them that Sha Yin is willing to negotiate peace with the Ghost Kingdom, and recognize the legal status of Chiba Shiraishi and the three in the Ghost Kingdom."

This is a lie.

Because the current conflict with the kingdom of ghosts cannot be resolved through simple peace talks.

He will not agree, and the daimyo will not agree either.

But Luo Sha doesn't mind using such rhetoric to threaten Konoha and launch an aid operation to Sa Yin.

Because, the current Konoha cannot afford to gamble.

(end of this chapter)