Chapter 180 Northwest
It's better to go back to Renjin City, after all, there is a protagonist here, because he is now contained in Renjin City, and Xinguo has not completely messed up, so his role is a little less.
Chu Jing flew in the air on the Sky Splitting Tiger, looking down on the earth, it was not the first time he had flown in the air, and he had used high-level cards many times, which made him adapt to flying quickly.
Speaking of which, he hasn't practiced his swordsmanship for a long time, it's not that he's lazy, the most critical reason is that the golden spar and red spar are gone, unless he goes to the secret realm again, otherwise, he has no way to cultivate.
The internal force can't be improved, and there is no way to improve the sword, which is more closely related to the internal force, the internal force is high, the control of the flying sword is more, the changes are made, and even the sword can fly.
As for the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Dafa, Chu Jing didn't have time to cultivate, so he could only let Yue Jun in the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Illusion Realm wait for him, maybe when the sky was idle, he would go inside and complete the task.
At this time, the earth is not lifeless, but there are many of them, because Meng Shu is teaching his subordinates to control demon beasts, and his army of demon beasts is to be created, only demon beasts are not enough, and these soldiers are also needed.
When ordinary soldiers face demon beasts, they will have a heartfelt fear in their hearts, which is instinct, not to mention that these demon beasts tamed by Meng are not good.
The black-backed white bear, a slap can smash an adult's head, Tanan Tiger, this is a meat-eater, the barbarian demon cow, those petrified soldiers are good examples, although after returning to Renjin City, Qin Yue adjusted the potion, and after soaking, the petrification phenomenon was lifted, but no one dared to look directly into the eyes of the barbarian demon cow.
It is quite difficult to train a group of soldiers who can flexibly control demon beasts like Chu Jing.
Meng Huo rode on a black-backed white bear, brandished a large iron spear, and commanded a group of soldiers riding a wild demon bull to do various actions.
In ancient mythology, Chiyou's mount was an iron-eating beast, which was somewhat similar to the current Meng Shu.
It stands to reason that Meng Huo should ride a bigger and more majestic Tanan Tiger, but the Tanan Tiger is too big, more than three meters tall, even if it is a big Meng Huo, riding on it will look very awkward, and he can't show his hands and feet.
The Tanan Tigers are more valuable than being mounts, but they are allowed to charge freely on the battlefield.
The barbarian demon cow is supposed to be a herbivorous demon beast, and it should be easier to tame by the black-backed white bear, but the cow is an animal, which is usually used for transportation, and if you want to go to the battlefield, in addition to blindfolding, igniting the buttocks, and making a fire bull array, there is really no particularly good way.
Even the wild demon bull monsters, their speed is too slow, inferior to ordinary horses, and they are sometimes bold and sometimes small, many times they turn a blind eye to the people around them, but sometimes they are frightened by a small mouse, releasing petrified rays everywhere.
Now all of the barbarn of the Savage Demon Cow has become made of stone, and the grooves where the stones are placed have been changed three times, and each time they are petrified with the stones, and they cannot be used.
Fortunately, with the potion prepared by Qin Yue, there have been no casualties so far.
The only unlucky thing is that Meng is obtained, every time he is swept by the petrified light, it has no effect on him, but for his clothes, the thin stone chips are easy to break, so he is often seen wearing stone armor, but the rest of the place is naked.
"Stand upright!"
Meng Yu let out a loud shout, and all the knights grabbed the reins of the Savage Demon Bull and stopped steadily.
"Ready...... Charge!"
The wild demon bull began to run under the command of the knight, but the speed was not fast, and it looked a little nondescript, and it did not have the momentum of the bison herd in the movie at all.
Maybe there are too few wild demon cows, only ninety-six, lined up, and only a hundred meters away.
If it was the barbarian demon cow herd that Chu Jing saw in the Nameless Mountain Range's Five Finger Mountain, if they could tame them, this army would definitely have a very visual impact.
Chu Jing sighed when he saw this: It's not enough, how long does it take for him to cultivate a group of powerful troops of his own, if it's just like this, Chu Jing feels that there is no need to establish a Heavenly Apocalypse Country.
Back in Renjin City, the guards came with good news, it turned out that the Overlord Wave Armor created by Chu Jing had finally been completed, and it was sent over, ready for acceptance.
It is made of black gold as the main material, with three sharp corners on each shoulder, and a cloak with a red background and black face behind it, which is very large and can completely wrap the body.
There is also a white bone mask decorated with wave patterns, although it is a bone product, but it is the skeleton of an ancient demon beast, which is still as bright as new after thousands of years, and it is very light, and the blue waves are in the right eye, which looks a little weird.
There was no need to try, when he saw it for the first time, Chu Jing knew that the hardness of this armor was enough, but he didn't know if it had other effects.
As a result, the blacksmith didn't know, it seemed that Chu Jing was thinking too much, although there were many magical things in this world, but more of them were normal people, how could they easily create an artifact.
The legend of Chu Jing is dressed in an overlord wave armor suit...... It really doesn't seem like anything has changed.
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It is said that Qi Lin and Huang Qiu, with a large amount of gold and silver, built a golden platform in the major cities belonging to the eldest prince, and selected strong martial arts to serve the eldest prince.
The final victor, regardless of his status, was rewarded with a hundred taels of gold, and then given the position of commander.
Most warriors come for gold, and as for the commanders, they don't want to do the kind of thing that will kill people on the battlefield.
As the so-called martial arts training is mainly for the purpose of strengthening the body and prolonging life, how can a person who regards his life as so important have the fearless spirit of shedding his blood for the country.
But Qi Lin and Huang Qiu did not cancel their rewards because of this, and gave them a hundred taels of gold and let them go.
Then, through propaganda, Qi Lin and Huang Qiu made a promise that as long as they could make great contributions on the battlefield, they would also be rewarded with one hundred taels of gold, and they would get an unequal bounty for killing the enemy.
Because of the previous events, the people believed in the promise made by Qi Lin and Huang Qiu, and they enthusiastically signed up, and in a short period of time, Qi Lin and Huang Qiu recruited a total of 300,000 recruits.
It is impossible for these 300,000 recruits to compete with veterans on the frontal battlefield, but standing on the city wall, condescending, and occupying an absolute advantage, it is still a very huge boost.
At this point, Qi Lin and Huang Qiucai led 300,000 recruits to Anping City, and the 300,000 mobilized by the Great Prince had already arrived, and the strength of Anping City at this time reached 600,000.
The third prince will definitely gather soldiers along the way, but I don't know how many of his troops will reach when he arrives at Anping City.
At this time, the second prince and the city lord of Fuchun City had secretly entangled the army and began to surprise attack Linshui City.
As the saying goes, the opportunity cannot be lost, and the loss will not come again, everyone's attention is focused on Anping City, the first confrontation between the third prince and the eldest prince, who would have thought that the second prince would make such a big move at this time.
The city lords who supported the second prince could be regarded as pouring into the nest, and a full 600,000 troops were all invested in this battle.
There is no way, the walls of Linshui City and Green Water City are thick, the emperor has long taken precautions, and specially sent two generals who know military affairs as the city lords, without absolutely crushing troops, it is impossible for them to take it.
Moreover, as long as the Green Water City and Linshui City were taken, the entire northwest of the Xin Kingdom would become an isolated island, and there would be time to slowly close the various cities, and at that time, the city lords in the northwest had no choice, they could only choose to support the second prince.
In fact, the civil war of Shinkoku has been fought to the current situation, and it seems that only the third prince and the eldest prince are interested in the throne, but what the second prince and the seventh prince are doing is self-preservation and splitting the country.
Waterfront City and Green Water City are not far away from a turtle mountain, but they are definitely not close, and attacking one of them, if the speed is fast, it will definitely not be able to get the support of the other city.
Of course, with the absolute superiority of the two princes' troops, even if they really have support, it may be easier for them to encircle the point and send reinforcements than to attack the city.
When the second prince came to Linshui City with several city lords and the 600,000 troops behind him, the gate of Linshui City was closed, and thick black smoke was lit above.
The city lord of Fuchun City pointed to the black smoke and said: "That is the wolf smoke burned with wolf dung, it seems that the city lord of Linshui does not know our detailed information, and he actually tried to ask for help from Green Water City." ”
"It's really self-inflicted. The second prince said, his current absence is here, and no one will stop him from speaking, "Even if they let them concentrate their forces, they can still beat my 600,000 army." ”
"Idiot!"
The city lord of Fuchun City cursed secretly, and then explained: "If the support of Green Water City chooses to fight us in the field, it will naturally be the best, but I am afraid that the city lord of Green Water City or the city lord of Linshui City will abandon one of them and concentrate on defending the other city, and then we will be more uncomfortable." ”
"Ah, why, how can we be uncomfortable when we get a city for nothing, isn't it earned?" the second prince wondered.
The city lord of Fuchun City patiently explained: "Green Water City and Linshui City are both passages into the northwest, as long as one is not under our control, then the entire northwest will not be absolutely safe, only by taking both cities and sending troops to guard these two cities, we can get enough time to develop slowly." ”
"Shouldn't we go to Xinyang City to fight for the throne? The third brother has already gone, and there will be no chance if it's too late. ”
The city lord of Fuchun City didn't bother to explain to the second prince again, and directly ordered: "200,000 soldiers go to besiege the city, and the other 400,000 quietly approach Green Water City to see if there is a chance to annihilate the reinforcements of Green Water City in one fell swoop." ”
The army began to divide into two groups, and the 200,000 troops did not attack the city first, but completely blocked the passage in and out of the waterfront city, and then stood by on the spot.
The remaining 400,000 were quietly groped for the only official road in Green Water City and Linshui City and hid it.
After waiting for a day and a night, the wolf smoke of Linshui City rose high until the evening, but there was no sign of any support from Green Water City.
The city lord of Fuchun City slapped his head and shouted, "We were fooled." ”
The second prince hurriedly stepped forward, but it was the first time he saw an extremely smart uncle with such an expression, and he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”
The city lord of Fuchun City glared at the second prince fiercely, but the other city lords were also listening attentively, so he had to explain: "The city lord of Linshui City is deliberately delaying time, the wolf smoke he released is not a distress signal at all, and the city lord of Green Water City will not send any rescue troops at all, the reason why he did this is to make us believe that the tactics of encircling and sending reinforcements will be successful, and it has never delayed our siege time and given them a better chance to prepare." ”
Only then did the city lords react, and they all held back and regretted that it was an excellent surprise attack, but they were misled by the wolf smoke and gave them a night to prepare.
"But what if you give them one night. ”
The city lord of Fuchun City reinvigorated, morale is very important at this time, how can everyone lose confidence because of a small mistake.
"Green Water City now knows the news of our attack on Linshui City, but he has no place to ask for support, they have chosen neutrality, naturally they will not ask for assistance from the cities of other princes, then the people he can find help are thousands of miles away, haha, they are still alone. ”
He strode outside, called for the herald, and ordered him to bring news to the 400,000 soldiers who were lying in ambush on the road, and began to come back and prepare to attack Linshui City.
The 200,000 troops were not idle, they began to make siege equipment in large quantities, and their preparations were not as adequate as those of the three princes, but fortunately, they were fighting on their own soil, and all kinds of material supply points were very close, and they also carried a lot of small tools.
After a while, the army of 400,000 returned, and the soldiers reported: "Lord of the city, a hundred small trebuchets have been built, and the ladders and carts are ready. ”
The city lord of Fuchun City was overjoyed and said, "Okay, let's start attacking the city now, take Linshui City as soon as possible, and we will go to Green Water City!"
The tragic siege battle begins!
There are also 100,000 soldiers stationed in Linshui City, and the city lord is even more proficient in military affairs, the defense is tight, and everything is arranged in an orderly manner, which can be regarded as fully prepared.
There are also powerful ballistas in the city that shoot wrist-thick crossbow arrows, which can pierce several siege soldiers with a single arrow.
This siege battle was even more tragic than the one in Renjin City.
No further ado.
Finally, after three days and three nights of fighting, the army of the second prince finally stormed the city wall at a huge cost of 200,000 soldiers, and then relied on the numerical advantage to slaughter one-sidedly.
The soldiers defending the city of Linshui City all died in the massacre, because the siege was difficult, no one was willing to accept their surrender, if it were not for the strict order of the city lord of Fuchun City not to slaughter the city, I am afraid that the people in the city will also suffer the fate of nursery rhymes with the soldiers.
The city lord of Linshui City died in battle, and killed six or seven hundred people before he died, and after all, he was outnumbered and sacrificed his life in this civil war.
After the battle, the lord of Fuchun City began to count the losses.
"What!" he slapped the table hard, making the second prince on the side tremble, and asked sharply: "You said that there are only 300,000 soldiers who can still be used now?!"
The city lord in charge of the statistics below said carefully: "There are 100,000 people who are injured and overworked, and I am afraid that they will not be able to go to the battlefield again in a short time." ”
"300,000 ......" The city lord of Fuchun City paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, "300,000 what do you let me let me attack Green Water City!"
"Uncle......" the second prince shouted.
"Shut up for me!" the city lord of Fuchun City scolded, "I don't care what you come up with, give you three days, I will see 300,000 soldiers in three days." ”
"Uncle......" the second prince shouted again.
The city lord of Fuchun City turned his head, glanced at the second prince deeply, and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"
"Actually...... In fact, we can let the people of Linshui City attack the city. The second prince whispered, the more he talked, the more confident he became, "Actually, we don't need to let them attack the city, as long as they keep consuming arrows, stones, and wood in Green Water City, and give our soldiers less obstacles, the 300,000 troops are still enough to break through Green Water City." ”
The city lord of Fuchun City looked at the second prince in disbelief, he couldn't have imagined that this stupid guy could come up with such a vicious but practical method.
"Where did you learn this?" asked the Fuchun City Lord.
The second prince said without hesitation: "In the book, this is how the ultimate king deals with those aliens. ”
“......”
The city lord of Fuchun City didn't know what to say, he originally learned it from the Ultimate King, but the war between humans is the same as the war of the alien race, and now the existence of the alien race is basically invisible on the Divine Continent, why? Because of the alien slaughter policy implemented by the Ultimate King.
Those aliens who are not soldiers are also going to die, and expelling them to attack the city is naturally free of psychological pressure and burden.
As for the reason why the Ultimate King carried out the extermination of the alien race, it was because he had the foresight to see that it was impossible for humans to coexist with aliens, especially those alien races with low IQ and ugly appearance, if it wasn't for the Ultimate King to destroy them, maybe the human race would be completely wiped out in a war with the alien race.
For the time being, let's not mention the matter of the ultimate king and the alien race, it is not something that can be said in a few words.
The city lord of Fuchun City did not praise the second prince, but he definitely asked him to have a reliable teacher after he went back.
He had already decided to use the method of the people to attack the city, and if the people wanted to complain, they would complain about this damn war.
Several other city lords disagreed at first, and no one would agree to such a brutal atrocity.
But after the city lord of Fuchun City said a word, everyone agreed.
"If you don't agree now, when Greenwater City gets support or takes refuge with other princes, it will be you and your family who will be hung on the gallows!"
The city lords were scared, and between their own lives, and letting the people of Linshui City or, the city lords chose themselves.
The people of Linshui City escaped the slaughter, but they still did not escape the fact that they were victims of war.
Greenwater City was attacked.
This is not a great victory, not even a light, the war is always shrouded in a dark fog, only here the fog is stained with the blood of innocents.
At this point, the northwest of Xinguo was completely cut off from Xinguo, and the two gates became important places guarded by heavy troops, and this time it was definitely not possible to attack hundreds of thousands.
It always takes a long time for the news to spread on the road, and even the city that receives the message of Green Water City for help will not get the exact news until a few days later.
And on the other side, Anping City.
The army of the third prince finally arrived in this city, and by this time his army had swelled to 800,000 people, and 600,000 in Anping City, including 300,000 untrained recruits.
Qi Lin and Huang Qiu stood on the observation tower of Anping City, looking at the military camp of the three princes that stretched for hundreds of miles.
"What do you think of them?" Qi Lin asked.
"The man who runs the army is a handsome man. Huang Qiu replied.
"Gao Song, General Zhenxi, veteran. Qi Lin sighed and asked again, "What else?" ”
"A rabble. ”
Huang Qiu gave a very bad evaluation.
"800,000 people, the soldiers of the third prince at the beginning were only 300,000, except for those 300,000, aren't the others a rabble. ”
Qi Lin slowed down for a moment, and then said: "Even if it is a rabble, it will win the battle, as long as it does not fail, these rabble can be used as ordinary soldiers, I have to admire the courage of the third prince." ”
"Then let's rub their sharpness!" Huang Qiu said categorically.
If there weren't 300,000 recruits in Anping City who had never been on the battlefield, Huang Qiu would have been eager to directly lead his troops to rush over.
It's a pity that there is no if, even if there are 500,000 rabble in the 800,000 army of the third prince, it is not something that the 600,000 defenders of Anping City can touch, the number of people, except for the elite division, this is the tendency of the balance of victory.