Chapter 363: The Beginning of the War (Part II)
As soon as Duanmuqi spoke, everyone stopped talking. Duanmuqi is old and serious, and he has no last resort, so now the big guys are very respectful.
Even those unruly female warriors are very respectful when they see Duanmu Qi, not to mention that Duanmu Qi is still the husband of Yu Hui, the original lord of Lingyue Mountain, so now Duanmu Qi's prestige in Lingyue Mountain is quite high, not inferior to Zhu Xiaobao!
"Mr. Duanmu, you must ensure Xiaobao's safety, as well as yourself, be careful!" Yu Qianhe was silent for a while before she spoke, in fact, she was quite embarrassed when she faced Duanmuqi, Duanmuqi was a few years older than her! That's why she keeps calling Duanmu Qi Mr.! It's just that this kind of old and young match is normal in this era, and Yu Qianhe is not too entangled!
"Huh! Don't worry, we're here to see the strength of the eldest prince and King Zuo, as well as the development of the situation, there will be no danger! Besides, there is a great martial artist next to Xiaobao, who dares to be presumptuous? Duanmuqi said with a smile.
But despite that, Duanmu Qi still made very careful arrangements, and asked Yu Shuang and Yu Xue to select more than a hundred of the strongest female warriors from their entourage, all of whom were female warriors whose martial arts had reached the realm of a first-class martial artist. At the same time, Tong Wuxin and several other Duanmu Eleven Lang also accompanied him. The number of people in the group was about 200. Such a battle is enough to eliminate any hidden dangers! Unless two Great Martial Venerables appear on the other side at the same time.
It took two days of preparation before the 200 men and horses began to set off. No way, Zhu Xiaobao is too particular about the preparation of eating and drinking, not only bringing enough dry food, but also ensuring the taste and nutrition, even the pots and pans have not fallen, but it seems to be traveling! Duanmuqi who watched it was also dumbfounded, this guy is a prince!
Speaking of which, in addition to Yu Shuang and Yu Xue, the happiest ones are Jumei and the old apprentice, in order to go out this time, Zhu Xiaobao has developed a new delicacy--- air-dried chicken! This made the old apprentice very excited, and also made Jumei's big copper stick full of air-dried chickens one by one, which were not dead at the beginning, and kept making cooing sounds.
But once they set off, they weren't slow. They are the most divine horses in Lingyue Mountain, more than half a meter longer than ordinary horses, fast speed, good endurance, and Zhu Xiaobao's sweat and blood BMW is even more extraordinary, can carry Zhu Xiaobao and Jumei at the same time, because Jumei has always been a step-by-step general, and no horse can bear her weight, even the copper stick together more than 400 catties, the average horse really can't stand it, only this batch of sweat and blood BMW doesn't care at all!
And this sweaty BMW recognizes Zhu Xiaobao and Jumei, Zhu Xiaobao is to raise it, and Jumei is to subdue it, Jumei has been herding cattle and horses since she was a child, so it is very experienced in subduing these livestock, at the beginning, this sweaty BMW did not let Jumei touch, but was hugged by Jumei's neck, it was a hug and fall, and then an old fist, a few times to beat this sweaty BMW to obey, see Jumei will also put his head over and rub it, to show closeness! It also knows that this giant beauty is too fierce, and if she doesn't go along with her, she will definitely be beaten!
Along the way, Duanmuqi didn't seem very relaxed, he was always a little distracted, he was thinking about the current situation.
"Hey! I said, brother-in-law! We're not going to war, why are you so sad? Zhu Xiaobao sat on the horse and asked very comfortably, of course he was very comfortable, and behind him was Jumei and him
Riding the same horse, so he has a natural backrest, and it's soft! The pile on Jumei's chest is not an ordinary majesty, which is equivalent to containing all the little treasures in it!
"Hmmm! Who do you think will be the ultimate beneficiary of this battle? Duanmuqi looked at Zhu Xiaobao and suddenly asked.
"Do you need to ask? Of course, it is the eldest prince, although he has lost some territory, but he can quickly take the fiefdoms of King Ming and King Wen, and his territory can be more than doubled at once! Zhu Xiaobao said as a matter of course, not understanding why Duanmuqi asked like this.
"I can't see it! Eating such a large territory at once, I'm afraid he won't be able to digest it! And King Zuo is at most to help him lay down the fief of King Ming, and it is impossible to help him invade the interior, and the rest of the things must be completed independently by the eldest prince, and the variables in this are not small! Duanmu Qi shook his head and said, he still has a long way to see this kind of big thing.
In such a small place as Lingyue Mountain, Duanmuqi is really a little disdainful! That is, he managed it for the sake of Zhu Xiaobao, but he didn't fancy such a small place as Lingyue Mountain, at best, it was just a place to stay!
"Could it be the Sixth Highness? It won't be the Seven Princesses anyway! Zhu Xiaobao asked a little puzzled.
"It's hard to say now, the reason why I agreed to come over and have a look is because Xiang Kan is more clear, because according to my information, the reaction of the Sixth Highness seems to be a bit abnormal! Not like his previous character. There must be something strange in the middle! Duanmuqi still shook his head and said.
"What does this have to do with us? It's not Lingyue Mountain that attacked me! Zhu Xiaobao pursed his lips and said.
"Humph! When you see such a large-scale battle this time, you will know! Duanmu Qi snorted very dissatisfied, everything else is good here, but he doesn't have a little bit of ambition, so he is satisfied with such a small place as Lingyue Mountain! It's a bit disappointing!
After walking for a day, at noon the next day, the spearhead soldiers sent out had already captured several spies and secret sentinels of King Zuo and King Ming. This means that they have entered a place not far from the battlefield!
And through these secret agents, they also know the development of the battle situation, it has just begun, and the two sides have not yet fought in the real sense, and are tentatively launching an attack!
Mu Chun unfolded the map she carried with her, in the past two days, she had marked all the mountains, forests, grasslands and deserts in detail in the places she passed, and now she needed to find a hidden place to observe the battle between the two sides to the greatest extent!
It was really a bare rocky mountain, on which there was no grass, but it was quite high, and it was condescending to climb up, and through the telescope, you could see the situation of the two warring sides. And the fire and smoke on the battlefield in the distance can also be faintly seen with the naked eye!
But this is also a place where those mobile sentinels and secret agents often pass by, so Duanmuqi also sent out dozens of groups of spies to ensure that they can be annihilated by their own spies before other spies find out about the situation here!
Several of these groups of spies are headed by Duanmu Shilang! Duanmu Shiyilang's ability to conceal reconnaissance and ambush is far above that of ordinary spies!
Duanmuqi had already seen King Zuo's camp through the telescope, although there were not many people now, less than a million. But Duanmu Qi was still a little surprised, now
The men and horses of the Western Turks are also very orderly in fighting, not as scattered as before, but arranged neatly, advancing and retreating in an orderly manner, which shows that their tactical literacy has also improved a lot!
And the strength shown by King Ming also made Duanmu Qi amazed, he didn't expect King Ming to hide so many instruments and people, and the ironclad army he was proud of alone was more than twice as many as before. It turns out that King Ming has always been known as the 200,000 ironclad army, and now it seems that there is quite a lot of hiding!
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At the same time, King Zuo Jialanga was also a little surprised, he didn't expect King Ming's strength to be so strong, although the two sides had not yet fought on a large scale, but just from the number of catapults, it was far more than his own! And the number of people and horses of King Ming is not as good as the number provided by the great prince, but much more!
"Withdraw first, and then attack when my second group arrives! In addition, let the eldest prince send me all the food that should be sent, as well as the necessary siege equipment! "King Jialanga withdrew his army a little depressed, and after two days of fighting, they did not take advantage of it at all, and suffered more than 10,000 casualties. It was a little different from what she expected!
The eldest prince was also a little surprised, he didn't expect the troops of King Ming and King Wen to be so tough, and they didn't mean to back down at all. And the strength shown by the other party also shocked the eldest prince very much, he didn't expect that the other party's catapults and strong ballistae would be so many. The eldest prince also lost 20,000 horses in the past two days. But the offensive did not make any progress!
"King Zuo stopped? Why? She doesn't want to fight? The eldest prince asked a little annoyed.
"It's not! She's waiting for the second group of men to arrive, and I think it's mainly the Thunderbolt missile! "Murong Feng also rushed back from Ximei County at this time, and now that it has been carried out, the construction of those bathrooms and toilets has to be put aside first!
"What about the sixth brother? Why didn't he do it yet? "The most dissatisfied with the eldest prince is His Royal Highness the Sixth, which is different from what he said, there is no movement at all!
"I've already sent someone to ask, and he said that he won't attack until King Zuo really attacks!" Murong Feng said in a low voice.
"Bastard! This kid doesn't want benefits anymore? Are you playing tricks with me at this time? The eldest prince suddenly shouted angrily.
"I think I'm just waiting! Those missiles of Saoh should be of great use! Murong Feng slowly shook his head and said.
"Good! Just wait! What else can I do with this kid? "The eldest prince can't help it, after all, His Royal Highness the Sixth has his own strength, and he doesn't have to rely on him!
"Hmmm! We should also wait, I hope that those missiles of King Zuo can catch King Ming and their left hand, and then it will be the best time for us to attack! Murong Feng still whispered his suggestion.
"Humph! Come on, bring the fourteenth princess to the camp tent for me, and I'll let her give me some obligations first! If you don't cooperate well, Lao Tzu will send his sister's head to him! The eldest prince yelled a little upset, and then had the fourteenth princess brought to his room......
Murong Feng looked at the back of the eldest prince in the distance a little sluggishly, originally she was indifferent to this, but after returning from Lingyue Mountain, she suddenly found that she had become a little sympathetic! Now she didn't want to see the fourteenth princess humiliated......