Chapter 286: The beginning of the invasion
Chapter 286 The beginning of the invasion
Near the border of the ghost country of the bear country, the ninja troops of the ghost country army have already secretly assembled.
There are only a hundred ninjas assembled here.
The difference is that the one hundred ninjas here belong to a very special unit.
That is, all of them have aircraft, which is a relatively special air combat unit in the army of the ghost country.
While holding the aircraft, they will also be equipped with detonating symbols, gas bombs and other high-altitude attack weapons, which can fully cover the enemies on the ground from the remote air.
Due to the high cost of aircraft, many resources cannot be effectively utilized under the existing technology. Therefore, the production of aircraft in the military of the ghost country has not been high.
So far, the air combat unit has only 300 official members.
Those assembled here have one-third of the air force.
It can be said that they attach great importance to the ninja troops in Hidden Sand Village.
The captain leading this unit is Ayane.
The enemy army they dealt with is the Sand Hidden Army including a thousand ninjas.
After the survey a while ago, it has been discovered that the anti-air weapons they possess are basically long-range ballistas, supplemented by bows and detonators, which are specially used to restrain the air forces of the ghost country.
However, Ayane didn't pay much attention to these things.
That kind of ballista is a bit troublesome for the air force, but it is not enough to suppress the air force head-on.
And the role of the air force, for the time being, is to harass, disrupt the enemy's formation, and create favorable fighters for the rest of the frontal forces, which is their job.
If you exchange fire with the enemy head-on, if you damage too many aircraft, the loss outweighs the gain.
"Master Ayane, the third team has finished patrolling."
A ninja from the Oni Nation came to report.
He is the squadron leader of this air combat unit.
Air combat units, with ten people as a team, set up a captain and deputy captain, with eight members.
The one hundred air combat ninjas here are divided into ten teams, led by the squadron leader.
"How's it going?"
Ayane knows the importance of fighter jets.
In Konoha in the past, I was fortunate enough to see many battles. For the commander, when to launch an attack and when to hide the team are very important things.
Although she is not very good at commanding, Baishi gave her a very clear reminder that the hidden sand village can directly attack the hidden sand troops after crossing the national border.
The Kingdom of Ghosts had already publicly announced that any foreign troops with armed force would not be allowed to enter the borders of the Kingdom of Ghosts in any form without permission.
The Kingdom of Bears is a small country isolated from other countries by a long and narrow valley. This long and narrow valley is the Valley of Hell, which is perennially poisonous.
As long as the hidden sand troops cross Hell Valley and attack the hidden sand troops, the kingdom of ghosts is legitimate.
The timing that Ayane was waiting for was the time when the Sand Hidden Troops crossed Hell Valley and marched towards the land of ghosts.
"They are gathering troops and preparing to cross Hell Valley. It seems that they have already planned to take real military coercion."
Oni Ninja Jonin reported.
There are flying ninjas monitoring every move of Hidden Sand Village in the air. For the kingdom of ghosts, the ninja army in Hidden Sand Village has already exposed its position.
All their actions are also under the surveillance of the Kingdom of Ghosts.
"As expected, be careful to temporarily evacuate the residents on the border, and don't attack Sand Yin."
The corners of Ayane's mouth curled up.
The commercial channels between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Ghosts have been unilaterally closed by the Kingdom of Ghosts, and the supply from the Kingdom of Ghosts has been lost. After this month of fermentation, various problems must have occurred in the commercial chain within the Kingdom of Winds.
Although it is not fatal, it will definitely affect the economic output value of the Kingdom of Wind, which means that the tax revenue of the nobles will be reduced.
At the same time, food, water, medicine and other commodities are heavily dependent on imports from the land of the wind, and many people secretly hate the ignorance of the land of ghosts.
Looking at the current actions of Sha Yin, it seems that they don’t intend to cover up, and directly adopt the most direct means to put pressure on the ghost country, so that the ghost country reopens the trade route to the wind country.
After more than a month of deliberation, the time has finally come for both sides to use force.
At this time, it is necessary to ensure that the surrounding residents evacuate safely and stay away from this battlefield of gunpowder, so as not to be affected by the battle.
"Yes, arrangements are already being made over there. In an hour, those border residents will be evacuated."
"Very well, after that, let's evacuate as soon as possible."
"Huh? Don't we have to attack directly?"
Nominally, the moment Hidden Sand Village crosses Hell Valley, the Kingdom of Ghosts can attack Hidden Sand troops to prevent Hidden Sand ninjas from entering.
"It's not enough. A border conflict is not enough to give us an excuse to launch an attack on the land of the Wind Country. Moreover, if it is resolved at one time, it will only let the hidden sand village weigh the pros and cons. Maybe it will simply give up fighting with us and end up with a compromise. Well... let's fight them evenly at that time, and let them firmly believe that the home court is still in the Wind Country."
"..."
When is this fishing? The kingdom of ghosts couldn't bear to complain.
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Maki ordered people to build a wide stone bridge at both ends of Hell Valley using earth dungeon techniques, then pushed the ballista, put on various important military supplies, and set off towards the territory of the ghost country.
The ballista has been filled with a large number of bows and arrows that can be fired continuously. The detonating symbols are attached to the bows and arrows, and the angle is also adjusted to point to the sky, so as to deal with various crises in the air at any time.
Maki moved forward with the team, but his eyes were fixed on the sky vigilantly. As long as there was a change in the sky, he would let the sand hidden ninjas around him pull out their crossbow carts and launch a covering attack to the sky, shooting down the air ninjas in the ghost country, ensuring that the team can cross the border of the ghost country safely and without mistakes.
Because of the need to pay attention to the problem of air strikes, the marching speed of a thousand sand hidden ninjas is very slow.
It took more than half an hour for a thousand sand hermit ninjas to cross the Hell Valley, which is less than 500 meters wide, before they crossed the Hell Valley and officially entered the territory of the ghost kingdom.
The imagined air strike did not happen, which somewhat surprised Markey.
Judging from the previous performance, the Kingdom of Ghosts seems to be ready to go to war with Hidden Sand Village, but when they crossed Hell Valley just now, it is the best time for the Kingdom of Ghosts to stop.
Lost that best period, no matter how hard Machi thought, he couldn't think of what the ghost country should do to defeat the frontal forces in the hidden sand village.
Could it be that the kingdom of ghosts is just lip service?
Markey had to think so.
After all, the comprehensive national strength of a big country is far above that of a small country.
Under the pressure of all aspects, even though Ghost Country is very tough in its mouth, its actual actions may not be as vigorous and resolute as its words.
Maybe because of the question of whether to formally start a war with Sayin, their military has already been in trouble.
That's why they crossed Hell Valley so easily.
Maki felt confident in this battle, and the moment of shame finally arrived.
He also lived up to Kazekage-sama’s expectations, as long as the road to Hell Valley is opened, the door of the ghost country has been completely opened to Sand Hidden Village without any effort.
Just when Markey was in a good mood, a buzzing sound was suddenly heard in the air.
Everyone looked up subconsciously, only to see ten small black shadows flying over their heads, and the sound came from them.
The sand hidden ninja next to the ballista changed his expression immediately. He was about to use the ballista to launch a bow and arrow into the sky, but Maji immediately stopped him and shouted: "Wait, don't be impulsive!"
Hearing Maji's order, the sand hermit ninja put down the ballista at hand and waited for the order.
The ninjas in the ghost country in the sky saw that the sand ninjas had stopped attacking the air, and they didn't care. Instead, they continued to hover over the sand army, and continued to put pressure on them.
"They should have come to check on the situation."
Maki frowned, aware of the intentions of the ninjas from the ghost country in the sky.
If it was for air strikes, they must have launched an attack on the Sha Yin army first, instead of waiting for the Sha Yin to take the lead.
"Master Machi, what shall we do now?"
"Well... as long as they don't do it, we don't need to do it, so as not to waste bows and detonators. Let them check."
Maki ordered.
The sand hidden ninja took the lead.
After circling over the sand hidden troops for more than half an hour and disappearing, the ten ninjas of the ghost country flew into the sky and disappeared into the sight of the sand hidden ninjas.
Maki took a deep breath. The flexibility of this army seems to be stronger than expected.
And it is not sure how many such air combat units there are.
But according to Markey's estimation, the Kingdom of Ghosts will not have too many such special arms.
When the kingdom of the sky declared war on the five major powers, the proportion of ninjas with flying ninjas was actually very small, and not everyone had flying ninjas.
Otherwise, the kingdom of sky would not have been quickly destroyed by the kingdom of fire.
Seeing the ninjas of the ghost country flying away, many sand hidden ninjas were also relieved. If these guys have been flying over them, they probably won't even be able to sleep soundly.
Maki couldn't guess what the intention of the ghost country was, so he sent a dozen sand ninjas out to spy on intelligence, most of the sand ninjas camped in place and spent the night here.
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"All the people have withdrawn?"
The next day, Maggie received information from the ninja who went out of the sand, that the nearest ghost country border town was empty, and the evacuation operation was completed at some point.
"This is strange, the kingdom of ghosts... what do you want to do?"
Since crossing Hell Valley, except for being under surveillance at the beginning, the sky has been quiet since then, and no ninjas from the ghost country have come to visit.
Not only that, but also did not see the garrison of the ghost country at the border.
Now even the people in the border towns have been evacuated.
Are you afraid of the powerful soldiers in Hidden Sand Village? Markey felt that only this reason could explain it clearly.
"Go over and have a look, all camp out."
"yes."
Lead the sand hidden ninjas to continue marching forward.
Soon came to the deserted border town that the intelligence said.
There is nothing wrong with what was reported in the intelligence report. There is no human eye in the town, it is empty, and occasionally there is a slight sound of wind blowing, but it makes the town even more quiet and abnormal.
There was no damage or attack, and all the people in the town disappeared.
This is the first time Markey has encountered such a thing.
In the past, on the battlefield of the Land of Rain, many villagers of the Land of Rain, in order to defend their land, would take up arms and fight the ninja even if they knew they were not the enemy of the ninja, and died in battle on their own land, which touched Maji a lot.
The Kingdom of Ghosts seemed to lack such desperate determination, and chose to evacuate directly...Maki felt a little uncomfortable.
It seems that it is easier than expected to overwhelm the kingdom of ghosts in terms of momentum.
Already prepared for a hard fight, I didn’t expect the Kingdom of Ghosts to give up the land so easily. No matter how you look at it, it proves that the military of the Kingdom of Ghosts is not active in combat, and can’t even do a passive counterattack.
"Master Maji, what should I do next?"
"Search carefully to see if there is any problem in this town, but be careful not to cause damage."
"yes."
Fifty sand hidden ninjas lined up and began to sweep the entire town.
Maki is also worried that the Kingdom of Ghosts will use this town as a bait to plant some terrible explosive weapons in the town to surprise the Sand Hidden Army.
Although this possibility is unlikely, it still needs to be guarded against.
An hour later, the sweeping team came back.
proved that Markey's concerns are unnecessary.
There is no problem at all in the town. No explosive devices, monitors or anything were found.
Not only that, the mopping up team also found a small amount of important supplies such as food and medicine in the town's residential houses.
And these materials were naturally accepted by the troops that Ma Kei belonged to one by one.
Holding the parallel map of the town, Maggie thought about it, and began to issue orders to turn the town into a temporary sand ninja station.
A large number of ballistas began to be pushed up and placed in important positions in the town, making it possible to attack and retreat.
When the arrangement was completed, it was also dark.
Looking at the sky full of brilliant sunset, Ma Ji still didn't see the ninja from the Kingdom of Ghosts appearing in the sky, so he smiled coldly, with a sense of sarcasm.
If the ghost country ninjas came to stop him before he invaded this town, it might cost him a lot of effort to stop his troops from moving forward.
Unfortunately, when crossing Hell Valley, the future of the ghost kingdom stopped.
Now, when leading an army to invade this small town, the kingdom of ghosts still hasn't stepped forward to stop it.
Losing major fighters twice in a row, Maji had to think that the high-level military in the Kingdom of Ghosts was a group of idiots who didn't understand war and were operating behind the scenes.
During the Third Ninja World War, the ninja villages of the five major countries, for the sake of the important geographical environment, can be said to be racing against time and attacking each other in order to occupy more geographical advantages and gain the upper hand.
But Markey felt relieved after thinking about it.
Although the Kingdom of Demons has ninja troops, they have never participated in a ninja war. When encountering a war, they probably don’t know how to command them at all.
Maki felt that he had discovered the biggest weakness of the Kingdom of Ghosts.
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After two days in the small town, everything was calm, and there was still no trace of the ghost country ninja in the sky.
Although many sand hermit ninjas have lowered their vigilance, Maji still maintains a high degree of vigilance to face the next possible situation.
Contempt is one aspect, but the Kingdom of Ghosts is well-equipped, which cannot be ignored.
So no matter it is day or night, Maji will ask the working sand hidden ninjas to pay full attention and stare at the sky.
The Sand Hidden troops, which have taken the lead, cannot give the Ghost Kingdom any opportunity to take advantage of. Before the Sand Hidden reinforcements come, try to occupy as many advantages as possible until the Ghost Kingdom has no resistance at all.
At dusk, Markey inspected the deployment of the town, and when he was about to eat, suddenly a buzzing sound appeared in his ears.
He and the sand hidden ninjas around him looked up.
I saw a ninja from the ghost country flying in the air with the help of an aircraft, and the sound came from there.
"Are you alone?"
Maki looked at the sky calmly, wanting to see the purpose of this ghost country ninja.
Not long after, a large amount of snow-white paper suddenly floated down from the sky. They were leaflets printed with words one by one, which was dropped by the ghost country ninja in the sky.
Maki didn't pay attention, he casually took a flyer that was about to pass by, and looked at it intently.
Sincerely,
Your side is now occupying our land for no reason. In order to pray for the safety of the country, if you don’t return Fengche Town within three hours, our army will launch an air strike on Fengche Town.
After reading this letter, please think twice before acting, so as not to accidentally damage the friendship between the two countries.
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After releasing the leaflet, the ninja of the ghost country did not stop, and flew directly to the sky and returned to his command.
As for the sand hidden ninja not taking this threat seriously after seeing it, it has nothing to do with him.
Maki quickly read the contents of the flyer, sneered, the flyer in his hand was torn from the middle, and drifted away with the wind.
"Is it finally here? How can you spit out what you have, and you only come to ask for it at this time, don't you think it's too late? Prepare for combat operations and let them see the power of our Hidden Sand Village!"
"yes!"
The surrounding sand ninjas looked excited, ready to give the kingdom of ghosts a head-on blow.
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Night, eight o'clock.
In the forest of the Kingdom of Ghosts, a series of black shadows, accompanied by the roar of the machine and the powerful electric light, rushed to the sky in one breath, and flew towards the windmill town where the sand hermit ninja was located.
The wings of the aircraft dragged light, and gradually began to accelerate in the air, flashing electrified, fleeting.
Crossing the forest, saw the plain under the night, and then saw the border town standing on the plain.
There is Windmill Town, a border town of the ghost country with simple folk customs and affluent life, but it is now under the control of Sand Hermit Ninjas. The purpose of their operation tonight is to carry out a surprise attack on the Sand Hermit Ninjas in the town above Windmill Town.
There are only fifty air combat ninjas in action.
That is, the number of five teams.
The opponent is a thousand experienced sand ninjas. Not only does it not make them afraid, but it also cheers them up.
They have extremely high confidence in the aircraft on their backs.
Although the prototype of the aircraft is the aircraft of the Kingdom of the Sky.
However, after improvements by the military, the aircraft has already changed several generations.
Although the number is rare, they far surpass the aircraft of the Kingdom of the Sky in terms of flexibility, stability, defense, and durability.
The air combat unit composed of fifty people saw the town of Windmill, and the sand hermit ninjas in the town of Windmill who had already been waiting for battle naturally saw the enemy target through military binoculars.
The security area of Windmill Town was divided into more than 30 small areas by Maji.
Each area is equipped with anti-air ballistas, sufficient detonators and bows and arrows, which are effective weapons against the air combat troops of the Kingdom of the Sky.
Each area is in charge of a captain, each captain wears a radio, and Maggie can command them at any time, linking a thousand sand hidden ninjas into a whole, instead of fighting individually.
Seeing that fifty ghost country ninjas were about to arrive in the sky above Windmill Town, Maggie's face became serious.
"All attack!"
Maki's voice was transmitted to the captains of each area through the radio, with a delay of about one to two seconds. Countless bows and arrows with detonating symbols attached to them flew into the sky like black raindrops.
Boom, boom, boom boom...
The dark and calm night sky was suddenly replaced by the sound of explosions, and the entire sky seemed to be on fire.
Whoosh—
Such a voice also came from the sky.
Kunai flew down, also attached to the detonating talisman, touched buildings and people, suddenly released a terrifying flash and explosion, and detonated with a bang.
Not only that, but accompanied by Kunai, there are also a large number of projectiles, which also exploded on the ground.
A terrifying lavender poisonous mist spread over Windmill Town.
Sand hidden ninjas who have been prepared for a long time are also ready to understand the poison and resist the invasion of the poisonous mist, but they still feel unwell and feel dizzy in the brain. They can only wake up with firm willpower.
The wind was blowing, and some of the sand hidden ninjas used the wind escape technique to blow away the poisonous mist.
The sound of the explosion was still resounding. A sand ninja who was using the wind to disperse the poisonous mist accidentally dropped a kunai at his feet. The detonating symbol on it burst instantly, and the flames engulfed the body.
Maki was shocked and angry.
Probably because the first two times, Hidden Sand Village took the lead, which gave him the idea that the ninjas in the ghost country were vulnerable.
But seeing this scene, the contempt in his heart slowly disappeared, and he began to take the enemy's tactics seriously.
There is no doubt that the maneuverability of the air combat troops in the Kingdom of Ghosts is terrifying, and because they are in the air, their range of movement is much more flexible than the sand ninjas on the ground.
Because of this, they were able to fight more with less, and with a small number of people, they contained a thousand sand hermit ninjas in Windmill Town.
The town is full of collapsed buildings due to the explosion, and gray dust is blown up on the streets.
Boom boom boom!
The sand hidden ninja's counterattack was also more ferocious than imagined. Countless bows and arrows flew into the air. Although the attack trajectory was easy to see through, but there were too many of them, which also caused a lot of trouble for the ghost country ninjas who carried out surprise attacks in the air.
The surrounding area was covered with flames, and seeing that there was no way to escape, a blue gem suddenly lit up in the center of the front of the aircraft.
A light blue protective mask immediately surrounded the ghost country ninja and the aircraft.
The flames and impact were resisted by the light blue mask, which also caused the aircraft to show signs of instability. However, under the skillful control of the ninja of the ghost country, it quickly regained its balance, rushed to a safe zone, and looked at the sand ninja on the ground with lingering fear.
thought that they were not incapable of fighting back, and were almost beaten down.
"Damn! Can that kind of flying ninja produce a protective barrier!?"
Maki stared at the sky, the ghost country ninja who narrowly escaped death.
He never knew that that kind of aircraft could also have the protection function of an enchantment.
In this way, it will be more difficult for Hidden Sand Village to fight back.
Maki was not discouraged, and started to direct calmly.
Many ninjas in the ghost country have started to activate the protective devices of the aircraft.
Under Maji's careful observation, he also gradually discovered that the protective barrier of the aircraft is not omnipotent, and the flying speed of the aircraft will decrease as the number of times it is used.
It is estimated that the energy supply in the aircraft is insufficient after using the protection device.
Finally, as the first ninja of the ghost country followed the aircraft emitting black smoke and flew crookedly into the dark forest, the sand ninja was very excited.
Then, the second, and the third also appeared one after another, and the air strike ability of the ninjas in the kingdom of ghosts was reduced again.
The battle lasted for a full hour, and a total of 21 aircraft were shot down by the sand ninjas. Although no hostages were captured, it greatly encouraged the sand ninjas to fight.
Seeing that Sand Hidden’s anti-air firepower has completely surpassed his own, the remaining Oni Ninja ninjas also knew that there was nothing to be done, and immediately withdrew from the air battlefield.
As a result, the sand hidden ninja was slightly better and ended the first battle.
However, there was no joy on Maji's face. According to the statistics of the people below, at least 200 people were killed or injured on the Sand Yin side in this air strike, while the ghost country only lost 21 aircraft. As for the pilots, all of them should be slightly injured.
And no one was captured. Under the cover of intensive firepower at high altitude, all escaped safely, that is, zero battle damage.
This is the result of the victory only on the premise of sufficient preparation on their side.
If the Ghost Kingdom did not give any warning at all, and directly launched a surprise attack on Windmill Town, Ma Ji would not dare to imagine.
Shayin’s battle damage is likely to reach more than 400 people by then.
Although on the fighter planes, the kingdom of ghosts is seriously insufficient, but the advanced flying equipment they have is more difficult than the kingdom of the sky in the past. It makes up for the immaturity of tactics.
Based on this, Maji knew that Windmill Town wouldn't last long before it would be captured by the air combat troops of the Kingdom of Ghosts.
"It is necessary to report the battle situation here to Lord Kazekage. The Kingdom of Ghosts is not without the power to fight. The reinforcements must not only be fast, but also increase the number of troops..."
Maki looked at the starry sky that had been burned red by the previous war, and muttered to himself.
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