Chapter 168: Occupation
There are only more than 30,000 old, weak, sick and disabled left in the camp of the Great Prince, but even these 30,000 people are definitely not what Renjin City can match.
These Blood Wolf Legions, which originally belonged to Xinyang City, were not at the same level in equipment and strength as the defenders of ordinary cities at all.
And of course, the eldest prince will not easily expose the fact that he only has 30,000 people.
Whether it was a campfire or a tent, it was still the same number, and each soldier was only a little busy, but it created the illusion that the camp was very full.
Qi Lin led an army of 150,000 to set off overnight, although he was only a civil official, but after practicing "Nine Lives and Nine Deaths Xuangong", in the eyes of the eldest prince, he was a genius who could write and martial arts, and handed over the army to him, the eldest prince was even more at ease.
The night was dark, and under the shadows, the army feared being exposed, so they had to advance in the dark.
The soldiers lined up in a neat line, quietly shuttling through the wilderness paths and dense forests in the mountains, and the strong ones led the way ahead, and they did not encounter a lot of trouble.
Time was passing minute by minute, and the speed of the spies in Juyun City was definitely a hundred times the speed of the army, and Qi Lin had to feel Juyun City before Juyun City could react, and take them by surprise.
It was already thirty miles away from Renjin City, although they had only traveled twenty miles, but there was a camp to block the view, and the passages were also cut off, and now they were completely out of sight of Renjin City.
Qi Lin gathered the soldiers in an open space, his eyes turned away from Ren Jincheng, who had long since disappeared from sight, he looked at his team majestically, and said with a solemn expression:
"My soldiers, Your Majesty has given us a great and formidable figure, and now that we are on the road to conquer Juyun City, we have only two choices: take Juyun City by surprise, or we will have to fill Renjin City with our own lives. Everyone has seen the defense of Renjin City, and it is no different from sending it to death. ”
"Soldiers, we have no choice, let's start fighting towards Juyun City!"
The whole army was silent, thinking of the tragedy of the attack on Renjin City, the soldiers couldn't help but clench the weapons in their hands, and their eyes were full of hope and stared at Qi Lin quietly, which looked extremely bright in the dark night.
The people who let them get rid of the fate of attacking Renjin City are here, and now they are going to Juyun City. Hopefully that will go well.
Qi Lin gave an order: "Now, in order to facilitate movement and not be discovered, I have decided to divide the troops into parts, divide them into three routes, and act separately, be sure to rush to Juyun City before dawn the day after tomorrow, soldiers, act!"
The soldiers quickly divided into three routes, and under the leadership of their respective unit commanders, they rushed towards Juyun City in an orderly manner.
These soldiers are absolutely trustworthy, and good training allows them to perfectly complete the tasks assigned by Qi Lin.
Qi Lin always stood quietly, seeing that the figures of the soldiers had disappeared in the heavy twilight, he led the rest of the soldiers to embark on a rugged path, and under the cover of twilight, marched all the way towards Juyun City.
He had to get to Cloud City before the other soldiers, and it was best to find out the details of Cloud City.
At this time, Renjin Fortress was still in full swing carrying rolling logs and stones, rescuing the wounded, repairing the city walls, and patiently waiting for the next siege battle.
However, there was no movement last night, and during the day there was still no preparation for the siege.
This made Chu Jing feel incredible, yesterday he invested a lot of troops and left more than 10,000 corpses, could it be that the little results that were finally achieved were counted like this?
It stands to reason that the physical strength of the soldiers defending the city and the materials of the defending city should be consumed in the way of wheel warfare, after all, the number of opponents occupies the vast majority.
"Do you think they're going to besiege the city and wait until we run out of food and water?" Zi Rui analyzed on the side.
Chu Jing shook his head: "It's unlikely, the battle for the throne of Xinguo won't last long, otherwise other countries may be involved, which is even more inconsistent with the interests of these princes." ”
Looking at the smoke rising slowly in the camp of the great prince, it seems that the other party has really given up the plan to attack the city in a short time.
The absence of war is in line with Chu Jing's wishes, watching the living die painfully one by one, even if his heart is as big as Chu Jing, he will feel a burst of discomfort.
If the eldest prince dares to attack the city, he will defend seriously, and if he does not come to attack the city, he will not bother to pay attention to him.
After a day, enter the night.
After a night of tossing, the stars had closed their eyes tiredly, and a fish's belly white began to appear in the east, and the giant cloud city was shrouded in a gray morning light, and there was silence.
Outside the city, by the edge of the woods, there were occasional flashes of metal.
Qi Lin couldn't catch up with the soldiers even if he walked the sheep's intestine path, and these steely soldiers were not afraid of fatigue and arrived at the assembly point first.
Qi Lin was proud of these soldiers, with such soldiers, Juyun City would no longer be an obstacle.
Simply give up the investigation, surprise is the key, and they have no way out.
After resting for half an hour, everyone was highly nervous and excited, and they couldn't wait to draw their weapons and land on the city of Juyun City.
Due to the rapid march, there were no siege equipment in the army, only long ropes and wooden poles tied together from local materials.
This is the siege apparatus!
At dawn, after a loud rooster crow in Juyun City, with a sharp charge, a huge number of troops rushed out of the woods outside the city, tightly surrounding Juyun City in the middle.
The most powerful man in the army took the lead in climbing the towering walls of Juyun City with ropes and long wooden poles, and 150,000 soldiers bent their bows and arrows and waited for battle.
"The people in Juyun City, listen! Xinguo Qin Yuying's Blood Wolf Legion has arrived with Lord Qi Lin of the Left Capital, and you are limited to opening the city gate immediately to greet you!"
Accompanied by the deafening sound of drums, shouts, and the impact of various metal weapons, 150,000 people took turns shouting outside.
Suddenly, the sleeping Juyun City was awakened and fell into a sea of sounds, crumbling.
The city lord of Juyun City was still on the big bed in the city lord's mansion, with the head card of the Qinglou beside him, sleeping comfortably, but the huge shouts of 150,000 people still woke him up.
"Someone, what's going on outside?"
The lord of the city did not have time to get dressed, so he put on a nightgown and walked out.
The soldier on duty hurriedly stepped forward, but he didn't know what was going on outside.
The City Lord's Mansion was in the very center of Juyun City, and when the news came, the daylilies were all cold.
The city lord didn't dare to think about it, so he immediately spread his steps and hurried towards the city tower, what clothes are not clothes, nothing is more important than his own life at this time.
At this critical moment, who will attack Juyun City?
A hundred miles away, the Great Prince personally supervised the battle and attacked the Seven Princes' Renjin City, and an unusually tragic battle just happened, it was only two days, it was impossible for an army to come around to Juyun City?
The second prince? Impossible, he relied on nepotism to have a bargaining chip to fight for the throne, and if he didn't feel at ease to manage his own land and get one acre and three points of land, how could he have time to find trouble with the third prince.
Kill him, he didn't expect that the army of the Great Prince would make a detour to Juyun City on the night of the attack on Renjin City. It's almost impossible.
The soldiers who had just prepared to rotate the city were also blinded by the sudden attack, and their spirits were still in a trance, and when they were half-asleep, a rain of arrows shot at the city, and there were shouts like waves.
The people of the city also woke up from their slumber, and rushed to the castle tower in a panic in the face of the bitter autumn wind, which caused it to be cold to the bone.
The cries of children and the scolding of women filled the streets and alleys, and the great fear and panic almost crushed Juyun City.
Juyun City is not unprepared for war, and even they are well prepared.
When the eldest prince occupied Renjin City, the next target would definitely be Juyun City, and the third prince sent a warning early in the morning, and the city lord also made detailed arrangements.
However, Juyun City and Renjin City are completely different.
There are only 50,000 people in Renjin City, and there are 70,000 in Juyun City, and the first target of the Great Prince is Renjin City, and the siege losses are absolutely heavy, and there will basically be no more strength to attack Juyun City.
What's more, the battle between the Great Prince and Renjin City has just begun, and the first round of siege has only been two days.
Just when Juyun City relaxed its vigilance, Qi Lin led the army to descend like heavenly soldiers, and outside the black city, it seemed that there were crowds of human heads, bright swords and guns.
The soldiers looked out of the city with trepidation, frightened by the sudden calamity, and just ran and screamed on the towers.
The defenders on the walls of Giant Cloud City were rushed up the walls under the first attack, and one by one the soldiers climbed up, brandishing their weapons and brutally killing the defenders.
In the absence of the lord of the city, and without a leader, many soldiers simply threw away their weapons and fled without a trace among the frightened people.
When the city lord of Juyun City arrived at the city tower, it was already over, and seeing that the general trend was gone, he had no choice but to open the city and surrender.
He is just a city lord, not a confidant of the third prince, his defection to the eldest prince may make him lose power, but he will definitely not lose his life, and even the eldest prince will reward him heavily, so that the city lord of the weak side can follow his example and return the city in time.
Qi Lin looked at the city lord who was escorted by the soldiers, did not speak, and went directly into the city to take over everything in Juyun City.
At this time, a red sun had appeared in the east, and the sky was bright.
From the siege to the takeover, Qi Lin didn't even spend an hour to do it.
After breakfast, Qi Lin left Juyun City with a small number of soldiers, he wanted to go to the Great Prince to report the results of the battle, and then find a way to recover Yuanwang City and Black Sheep City.
The soldiers stayed in Juyun City for the time being, and Renjin City was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so now was not a good opportunity to attack the city.
Hurry up, march on the road again, and a few hours later, Qi Lin came to the camp of the great prince.
The eldest prince sent someone outside early to wait for the news, and after hearing that Qi Lin was back, the eldest prince immediately went out of the camp to greet him.
"How's it going?"
Qi Lin nodded excitedly and said, "Juyun City has been taken, now we only need to let Yuanwang City and Black Sheep City know the news, and then send someone to persuade them." ”
"Haha, God help me!" The eldest prince said with a high spirit: "As long as we unify the forces of the three cities, we can easily take Renjin City!"
Qi Lin did not discuss the issue of Renjin City more, but discussed the matter of Yuanwang City and Black Sheep City having three princes.
"Yuanwang City and Black Sheep City are both wall-to-wall grass, as long as the news reaches their ears, they should obediently descend the book, but because of the relationship between Juyun City, we may have to take the lead in facing the trouble of the three princes. ”
The third prince is the most formidable rival, and he was supposed to be left until the end, but now the plan has been disrupted, which has caught the eldest prince a little off guard.
After pondering for a moment, the eldest prince asked, "What about the troops, and you didn't bring them back?"
Qi Lin briefly introduced the situation in Juyun City, and then said: "There are too many soldiers who have surrendered, and the third prince may have thoughts about Juyun City, I personally think that Juyun City should be regarded as a temporary stronghold, and there must be no mistakes, and I want Your Majesty to move Juyun City as well." ”
"Big Camp ......"
"Don't worry about the affairs of Renjin City, they are going out of the city to seek death, if Chu Jing chooses to evacuate, it will give us a chance to take Renjin City. ”
The eldest prince finally nodded, so many soldiers died in vain under Renjin City, and it was definitely unwilling for him to give up, but now he should really focus on the overall situation.
The camp opened under Chu Jing's nose, revealing only more than 30,000 soldiers, and then marched towards Juyun City.
Such a scene surprised Chu Jing slightly, but he was not annoyed by the teasing, his task was originally to defend Renjin City, and what happened elsewhere had nothing to do with him.
Seeing that Chu Jing did not send troops to pursue them, the eldest prince felt slightly regretful.
Even if the army here is less than the other side, the combat effectiveness is definitely not comparable to the soldiers of Renjin City, if Chu Jing dares to attack, it will definitely be Chu Jing's side that fails, and then he can successfully take Renjin City.
Soon, what happened in Juyun City was spread by spies to various places, and even the scouts sent by Ren Jincheng learned this information under the deliberate leakage of the Great Prince.
Of course, Chu Jing still firmly defended Ren Jincheng, and those things didn't seem to have anything to do with him.
The two city lords of Yuanwang City and Black Sheep City also heard about it, and they got together to hold a luxurious feast in Yuanwang City.
The two city lords have been in contact for a long time, and this is not the first time such a banquet has been held, but this time it is even more important.
In the noisy banquet, the rich, nobles, and officials talked about it below, and the two lords of the city talked about the most important thing in the corner.
"Juyun City has been captured by the Great Prince, it's true. The Black Sheep City Lord said.
The lord of Yuanwang City took a sip of bright red wine, there was no such thing as liquor at the banquet, it would only drive the ladies who came to the banquet, and the men would have no fun.
"And then, my friend, we don't belong to the Third Prince, there is no need to worry about this kind of thing, nor do we belong to the Great Prince, there is no need to be happy about this kind of thing. The city lord said.
"But...... We have to choose one, they won't let us continue to be neutral, we are just the lord of the city, we are the subordinates of the future emperor, even if the princes will not do anything to us now, but what about the future? When one of them ascends to the throne, will they hate us in their hearts, and then settle accounts after the autumn?"
The city lord of Yuanwang wanted to come for a long time before he said in frustration: "Old friend, you are right, we should make a choice. ”
"Then which one are you going to choose? The eldest prince who just took Juyun City, or the third prince who has a heavy army, or the seventh prince behind Renjin City, the second prince is also a choice, but we don't know him well enough. ”
The Black Sheep City Lord had already discussed these things with the Yuanwang City Lord, but at that time, the attention of several princes was on their respective chassis, and they had not yet been involved.
Now that the Great Prince has conquered Juyun City, maybe the next target will be the two of them, even if they don't attack them, they need to come up with the wording to reply to the Great Prince's envoy first.
If they boldly reject the 'kindness' of the Great Prince, they may no longer be able to choose the camp of the Great Prince.
The lord of Yuanwang suddenly stood up and beckoned to one of the officers who were talking, who quickly stopped talking and trotted over.
"Tell me about the information of Renjin City and Juyun City today. ”
This officer is in charge of intelligence and knows a lot about recent events.
"Yes, Lord Castle. ”
The officers met the army of the Great Prince with stubborn resistance in Renjin City, and then, Qi Lin led the army to fight in Juyun City overnight, and the information about the rapid capture of Juyun City at dawn came one by one.
The other guests fell silent and turned their heads in surprise as they listened to the intelligence officer's report to the two city lords.
Silence, deathly silence.
The guests who were drunk and dreamed of death did not expect such a big event to happen in the past few days, and they were suddenly stunned by the news, this is the rhythm of a big event, and the action of the eldest prince is fast, so fast that it makes people's hearts beat.
"Will they also suddenly attack Yuanwang City?"
"The eldest prince is the prince of the prison country, he won't kill people from his own country, right?"
"Enough!"
Looking at the city lord from afar, he let out a loud shout, so that the noisy guests were quiet again, seeing such a scene, he already had a method in his heart.
"Now the only one who has the strength to disadvantage us is the Great Prince, and if we don't want to fight him, it seems that I have only one way to go. ”
The Black Sheep City Lord was stunned for a moment, "We are not Juyun City and Renjin City, our army is more than them, and they are relatively close, so we can support each other." ”
However, he underestimated the courage of the city lord who looked at the city from afar, or the courage of most people who were comfortable and enjoyable, like those guests who were frightened.
Yuanwang City alone is similar to Juyun City, and the Great Prince has a way to take Juyun City in a short period of time, which means that he may also pocket Yuanwang City.
The city lord didn't want to take this risk, he didn't want his current comfortable life to suddenly become a mess.
"He is the crown prince of the prison country, the heir to the righteous name of the country, I think we should choose the eldest prince, there is no reason to give up orthodoxy, go to the near and far, and go to other princes. ”
The Black Sheep City Lord thought about it for a while, and felt that it seemed to be reasonable, so he didn't argue anymore, the two cities are so close that it is necessary to be firmly tied together, and choose the eldest prince to be the eldest prince.