Chapter 292 Battle of Kikyo Mountain

Naruto Office.

The Third Hokage coughed a few times, his face was obviously haggard, but he still sat upright on the chair, looking at the scroll in his hand.

Opposite him, there were still three Anbu ninjas half kneeling.

And in the scroll, there is Konoha's battle report on Kikyo Mountain.

Half a month ago, that is, the day Chiba was discharged from the hospital, the Battle of Kikyo Mountain broke out. According to Chiba and Nara Shikohisa's deduction, it turned out that the elite troops of Sagakushi raided Kikyo Castle with the poison.

However, according to Chiba's arrangement, an ambush had already been ambushed in Kikyo Castle, and when Sand Hidden's elite troops rushed into the city, the ambush troops dealt a head-on blow and were caught off guard.

However, the elite sand hidden troops also caused huge losses to the ambush troops by relying on the poison in their hands, and the battle situation turned out to be stalemate.

When the battle was at its most intense, Konoha's frontline troops came to aid on time, and attacked the elite Sakai troops from the two wings of Kikyo Castle. They successfully caught the elite Sakai troops by surprise. Our own side also captured a large number of young ninjas from Sand Hidden Village.

And that night, the news spread in Kikyo Castle that the elite troops of Sand Hidden Village nearly paralyzed the ambush troops and Konoha frontline troops, half of them were poisoned, and the city was in chaos.

Also that night, the troops gathered at the border in Shayin Village, who had inquired about the news, also divided into two wings and bypassed the retreat of the Konoha frontline troops for more than ten kilometers, marched towards Kikyo Castle, and successfully attacked Kikyo Castle again that day.

However, what greeted them was 80% of the troops of Kikyo Castle Konoha frontline troops and ambush troops,

It was another bloody battle, which lasted from midnight of the day to noon of the next day. The Shayin border troops were defeated and scattered, and fled in all directions.

Some people disappeared, some people panicked and crashed into the trap zone set between the Konoha frontline troops and Kikyo Castle according to Chiba's arrangement, and no one survived.

The Battle of Jugen Mountain lasted only two days and one night, and Sha Yin Village was defeated. The elite troops that made a surprise attack on Mount Jigeng were wiped out, and 90% of the border troops were wiped out. In this battle, Shayin Village was directly damaged.

Even, many young ninjas who were regarded as seeds were captured, which was a heavy blow.

Now, in less than half a month, the escaped Sagakushi troops were also captured under Konoha's rigorous search. A dozen Chunin Jnin committed suicide on the spot, and several Jnin committed suicide after being captured.

Apart from the juvenile ninjas, Konoha doesn't have any adult captives.

In this battle, Konoha also suffered a lot of losses. Although precautions were taken, after all, the number of temporary antidote was too small. About 30 Chunin were killed and eight Jnin were killed.

Ninjas who have lost their combat effectiveness account for 30% of the total ambushe troops and frontline troops.

While Sand Hidden Village lost its combat power, Konoha also suffered a great loss. Originally, Konoha's vitality had not been fully recovered. As a result, Konoha's available combat power was lost by almost 10%.

"Mizutori, take good care of those young ninjas. Don't eat less. Whether they are enemies or not, they are still children. As long as they are not threatened, ensure their safety." Third Hokage put down the scroll and said.

"Yes!" After one of the three Anbu ninjas nodded yes, he disappeared in a flash.

After the order, Sandai Hokage unconsciously picked up the scroll again, and in his mind was Nara Shikahisa explaining the tactics on this map to him.

First of all, Konoha Village's defenses were exhausted, replacing those Kikyo City troops that were transferred, and carried out an ambush, and dispatched less than ten excellent medical ninjas to move with the army with the antidote. There is no logistics station. And let the frontline troops set up traps between their barracks and Kikyo City.

When the time comes, Sha Yin Village will attack by surprise, head on. At that time, the Hidden Sand Raiders were ambushed. Knowing that the plan had been exposed and used, the army’s morale would be in turmoil, and their combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced. The frontline troops would attack from both sides to ensure that all the Hidden Sand Raiders were killed, and no news would leak out.

After the victory, spread the news, saying that the death-defying counterattack of the Sand Hidden Raiders paralyzed the defenders in the city. Leave a small amount of space where it is not critical.

At that time, the sand-hidden frontier troops were unwilling to suffer such a loss. Seeing this good opportunity, they must join forces and rush forward. The route of advance is either to attack from the two wings, or to go straight from the central palace.

Generally, the chances of attacking from the two wings are higher. If the middle palace goes straight, then after waiting for them to rush into the trap zone, the whole army will be exhausted and encircled and wiped out.

If it is the two wings, three ambushes will be secretly ambushed outside the city. The number does not need to be too many. Except for the trap belt, one ambush will be ambushed in each of the three directions of Kikyo City. After the Shayin border troops rush into the city, they can be used to attack from the rear. Disrupt the enemy's position and disturb the morale of the army.

It is also possible to wait for it to disperse, and then raise up soldiers to drive away the defeated army and disperse them to the trap belt.

At that time, Sandai Hokage was very surprised. According to Lu Jiu, this was entirely Chiba's idea, and this kind of strategy was simply unprecedented. He never knew that wars could be fought like this.

Chiba's move eclipsed the various ninja tactics perfected in World War I and World War II.

What's even more frightening is that Shayin Village's actions completely fell into Qianye's trap.

I didn't expect... to pay such a small price to wipe out 70% of the vitality of Shayin Village...

The Third Hokage looked at the map with the black and red arrows.

This child Chiba... Could it be...

The Third Hokage took a deep breath, but after this breath, he coughed violently. He looked at the two Anbu ninjas and said, "Zongzheng, go find Chiba."

"Yes!" One of the Anbu ninjas took the order, and the figure flashed and disappeared in place.

"Xianichi, this matter, this battle plan, must not let people know that Chiba is also involved. All of this is Nara Shikahisa's plan, you know?" Sandai Hokage said again.

"Yes! I will notify everyone who knows, and Mr. Shikahisa." The remaining Anbu ninja said.

"Approximately how many insiders are there?" Third Hokage asked again.

"There are five people, except you and me." Anbu named Kenichi said.

"Well, there is one more thing, this is my secret order, you keep it. If I have an accident, you must give this secret order to Sannin, and then Captain Anbu."

Saying that, Sandai Hokage handed a scroll to Kenichi.

Xianyi took the scroll and put it close to him.

"From now on, there is only one task for you, to protect this secret order. Before I die, no one can read this secret order. Do you understand?" Third Hokage ordered.

"Yes!" Xianyi nodded solemnly.

"Well, step back, you know how to do it." Sandai Hokage said.

"Know."

As he said that, Xianyi stepped away and disappeared in place. At the same time, at this moment, in a sense, there was no such person as Xianyi in Muye Village.

After finishing the order, Sandai Hokage opened his hand, and the eagle behind him fluttered, flew up and landed on his arm.

The Third Hokage took off the letter paper on its leg, shook it lightly, and the eagle flew out knowingly, wandering into the blue sky.

But when the Third Hokage spread out the letter paper, his expression changed, and he immediately coughed excitedly.

Actually...