Inside the fortress, there is a temporary meeting venue set up with tents.

After receiving the frontline battle reports from Konoha and Iwagakure, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa summoned all Sunagakure Jonin stationed in the fortress to start a Jonin meeting.

The atmosphere was solemn and dull. There were more than thirty jounin in total, constantly summoning the battle reports between Konoha and Iwagakure that came from Rasa's hands.

The Sunagakure jounin who had seen these two battle reports had gloomy expressions and frowned, as if they couldn't believe that these two battle reports were the results of Konoha and Iwagakure, who were both from the Great Country Ninja Village.

At the beginning of the battle report, it was stated that everything went well. Konoha successfully pulled out a stronghold in the eastern part of the Bear Country. Iwagakure's demolition troops sneaked into the Bear Country area and blew up the railway connecting the Bear Country to the Demon Country, causing a large number of people to attack the Demon Country headquarters.

Resources and troops cannot be concentrated in the Bear Country in a short time, creating a favorable opportunity for Konoha to annihilate the war.

Then, Iwagakure led his troops to directly attack the eastern part of the Demon Country.

Sunagakure attacks the Demon Country forces from the southwest.

They were to contain the main forces on both sides of the Demon Country for Konoha.

As a result, the remaining forces of the Ghost Country within the Bear Country will inevitably be sharply reduced, and the supporting troops will not be able to arrive in time.

Then, in the territory they imagined, the lost northwest land of the Kingdom of Wind would be quickly recovered under the iron heel of Sunagakure.

All areas of the Bear Country will be occupied by Konoha and turned into long-term supply points, launching a long-term tug-of-war with the Demon Country from the east.

In the end, Kirigakure attacked the west coast of Oni Country from the sea and landed from there, further consuming the main force of Oni Country in the coastal area.

The four ninja villages each contained a main force of the Kingdom of Demons.

After successfully containing all the main forces of the Kingdom of Ghosts, the internal areas where the Kingdom of Ghosts' strength belongs will have unprecedented gaps in defense.

At that time, all countries will gather all highly mobile elite jounin teams to lurk within the territory of the Kingdom of Demons, further destroying their transportation routes, further delaying their support and combat readiness supplies, and even completely destroying the support system of the Kingdom of Demons.

Paralysis is not a bad idea.

It should be such a good situation.

But what is the situation now?

Konoha did successfully pull out a fortress in the eastern part of the Bear Country, and Iwagakure later blew up the railway connecting the Bear Country to the Oni Country, cutting off the support from the Oni Country and providing Konoha with a good assault environment.

However, what happened next shocked the Sunagakure jonins.

The 3,000-strong rear support force was attacked by a squad of 11 people from the Kingdom of Ghosts. 627 people died on the spot, 106 people were missing, 131 people were seriously injured, and more than 400 people were slightly injured...

...the casualties were almost half.

In the end, the enemy's 11-man team retreated unscathed.

Is this a support force or a request for help?

Is the position of support and rescue reversed?

If the battle report from Konoha is like this, the battle report from Iwagakure is not optimistic either.

After successfully pulling out the fortress in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Demons, they encountered a surprise attack by Hyuga Ayane and the Demon Kingdom's mechanized armored troops on the way. They were both 3,000-man troops. Although no accurate data was given regarding casualties, you can guess between the lines.

It’s not easy to hide in the rock...

Commander Huang Tu was injured and decided to retreat to the stronghold, and proposed to rethink the strategy.

The current situation is completely different from the blueprint they had conceived in their minds before.

At the same time, it also conveyed a message to Sunagakure, that is, to start a war with the Kingdom of Demons, and not to fight it using the traditional war model.

Its adventurous style of play is similar to Kumogakure.

The general is allowed to rush forward at the front and appear in the most dangerous areas of the battlefield to disrupt the opponent's formation, and then the large forces press forward.

Although this would put the general in danger of a near-death situation, it also effectively boosted the morale of his subordinate ninjas, making the ninjas who followed him become fearless and unafraid of death, completely suppressing their opponents in terms of morale.

Generally speaking, Konoha and Iwagakure had an advantage in occupying the strongholds.

But in the field battle, there were serious losses.

Not only did he misestimate the military power of the Demon Country, he also seriously underestimated the organization and mobility capabilities of the Demon Country's ninjas.

After encountering a surprise attack the night before, a rapid counterattack began the next day, reviving the originally dead situation in the Bear Country.

Today, it is no longer possible for Konoha to swallow up all the Demon Country ninja troops located in the Bear Country.

"Everyone, you have almost understood the battle report from Konoha and Iwagakure. What do you think we should do next?"

Sitting in front of the conference table, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa solemnly asked all the jounin for answers, even some pertinent suggestions.

In this case, for a person to make a breakthrough, he must brainstorm and re-draw up a feasible and practical strategic plan.

After all, the war has begun. In order not to be underestimated by other countries and to regain the homeland of the Kingdom of Wind, now we have to face the difficulties.

"Hyuga Ayane appeared on the Iwagakure battlefield, and now only Chiba Shiraishi and Uchiha Ruri need to be restrained..."

"Not only that, Chiba Kazuhime, the daughter of Chiba Shiraishi and Uchiha Ruri, is also a problem. Judging from the battle report given by Konoha, although it has not reached the level of her parents, it is not surprising that this is also a problem.

A difficult character. If you underestimate her too much, you will suffer big losses at her hands."

"If there is only one person, it is not difficult to contain us with the strength of Sunagakure. I think that although Konoha and Iwagakure failed, it is far from the extent of breaking their muscles and bones. If we can concentrate our strength next, we can

It can break the deadlock.”

"That's what I said, but the action plan must be modified to some extent. Since I'm not sure who will be in charge of the southwest, Chiba Shiraishi or Uchiha Ruri, I don't think it's appropriate to act rashly. Only by knowing who the opponent's commander is can we prescribe the right medicine.

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The Sunagakure jonins kept expressing their opinions and opinions, and carefully considered the next strategic layout, attack route and time, and needed to make certain adjustments.

Because Konoha and Iwagakure showed them a bloody lesson, at this time, they must not be greedy for success and rush forward, they need to be cautious and steady.

All the Jonin expressed their own opinions, and Luo Sha listened to them. However, these people's suggestions were too complicated. Although there were many solutions that were indeed feasible, they were difficult to operate and the conditions were too passive.

"No matter what, from now on, the number of personnel in the reconnaissance force will be doubled. No matter on land or in the sky, no one will be missed to monitor everything."...

The tactical plan of the Kingdom of Ghosts undoubtedly gives people an unconstrained feeling.

Therefore, Luo Sha believes that the intensity of reconnaissance on land and in the sky must be increased again, and no corner can be spared.

What happened to Iwagakure Village was a wake-up call for Rasa. He was afraid that the Kingdom of Demons would repeat its old tricks and conduct a so-called 'airdrop' of combat power against Sunagakure's camp.

Luo Sha decided that every time he marches in the future, he must further strengthen the surveillance of the air and expand the scope of aerial reconnaissance to prevent similar "airdrop" incidents from happening to Sunagakure using the same method.

Although Hyuga Ayane is not known for causing mass destruction, if she is in the current formation, she is enough to disrupt the formation of an army and break it up.

This was the case against Iwagakure this time. Hyuga Ayane cleverly used her advantageous strength suitable for single-target assault. The main purpose was not to rush into the crowd and cause large-scale destruction, but to break up Iwagakure's formation, supplemented by Oni's attack.

The long-range firepower coverage of the country's mechanized troops caused Iwagakure's troops to be completely confused.

Otherwise, in terms of the speed of annihilating the enemy, Rasa thought that her sand gold ninjutsu was stronger than Hinata Ayane.

But the deterrence of top ninjas has never been based on causing mass destruction as the absolute standard.

In Rasa's view, as long as an aggressive ninja like Hyuga Ayane, who is similar to the Raikage of Kumogakure, can break into the enemy formation and create chaos, the deterrent effect will not be lower than the former, but the efficiency of annihilating the enemy will be slightly lower.

It's a little different, but the shock value is almost the same.

"yes!"

After receiving Rasa's order, the Sunagakure jounin stood ready to further strengthen the surveillance of the land and sky.

Regardless of whether we can gain the upper hand in the next confrontation, we must at least effectively prevent the enemy's surprise attack so that we won't be in a hurry.

Konoha and Iwagakure were caught off guard by such tactics, and Sunagakure would never follow in their footsteps.

From this point of view, the Sunagakure jounin here are grateful for the 'sacrifice' of Konoha and Iwagakure. If it weren't for them, if Sunagakure moved forward according to the original plan, it is very likely that Sunagakure would also encounter the same problems as Konoha and Iwagakure.

Hidden the same situation.

At the end of the meeting, the Sunagakure jonins left one by one. In the end, only Rasa was left sitting in his seat without moving. His expression was deep in thought. He closed his eyes and began to think hard about how to proceed next.

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The eastern part of the Bear Country is a fortress occupied by Konoha ninjas.

Like the Sand Ninjas, they were also holding a Jonin meeting on the battlefield at this time, which was personally presided over by the Jonin squad leader Nara Shikaku.

The personnel of the support force have been successfully introduced into the fortress, which can temporarily calm the panic of the support personnel.

There are now more than 3,500 Konoha ninjas gathered in the fortress and rooted in nearby camps. Nearly 200 of them are seriously injured, while those with minor injuries have basically recovered under the treatment of medical ninjas.

Combat capability and can perform tasks.

When such news came, the Jonin on the front line couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although this kind of news is not good compared to the current situation, it can also be used to enjoy the hardships and relieve some of the pressure on the body.…

However, this good mood did not last long, and another piece of bad news came, which gave Konoha's jounin a big headache. It was also the main reason for convening a jounin meeting immediately——

All outgoing patrol teams, those operating on land, have lost contact.

Even when the air troops were out patrolling or delivering messages, they were attacked in the air.

Five people were dispatched, one died, the flying ninja crashed, and a charred body was found on the snow.

The two disappeared, and only the crashed flying ninja tool was found, but no body was found. It is very likely that they were captured by the Kingdom of Demons.

The conditions of the other two are unknown. No bodies were found, and no traces of the crash of the flying ninja tool were found. The message may have been conveyed, or it may not have been conveyed. They were also captured by the Kingdom of Ghosts, or they were dead and not discovered.

In short, Sunagakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and the contact with Konoha headquarters have all lost contact.
To be continued...