Chapter 265

As the lord of a city, although it cannot be said that the emperor is far away, Zhang Yuan also has absolute rights in Xilan City, and that right is supreme in Zhang Yuanyi's opinion, and it is that right that gives Zhang Yuanyi a glorious and rich life.

As the lord of Xilan City, it is also necessary for Zhang Yuan to ensure the stability of the city, and now it is Zhang Yuanyi's duty to protect Xilan City from being broken by the night army, once Xilan City is broken by the Snow Army, then his position as the lord of Zhang Yuanyi City will no longer exist.

The position of temporary commander-in-chief of the three armies is just a trivial matter, and Zhang Yuanyi still values his original position the most, so no matter what, Zhang Yuanyi doesn't want Xilan Pass to be broken by the night army. In this case, Zhang Yuan also has to express his attitude to Qingyuan joining the army, only in this way can he sit firmly in the position of commander of the three armies and be qualified to protect Xilan City.

"Okay," Seeing that Zhang Yuanye said so simply, and his attitude towards resisting the night army was so clear, Qing Yuan joined the army with a smile on his face and agreed, and he almost didn't applaud on the spot. Now with Zhang Yuanyi's support, he Qingyuan doesn't have to worry about anything when he joins the army.

"Marshal, I don't know what strategy there is for the night army to come over, but there is any strategy for retreating from the enemy?" After Zhang Yuan's assurance, Qing Yuan's attitude towards joining the army was better than before.

"At present, the strength of Xilan City is limited, and our army cannot open the city gate to meet the battle, as long as it cannot be defended. ”

"What if the Night's Army calls?"

"As long as you deploy some more troops in the city to deter the enemy, the enemy will never dare to attack easily. In a few days, as soon as reinforcements arrive, our army will be able to go out of the city to meet the battle. "Zhang Yuan also didn't have any good solutions, but Zhang Yuan also knew very well that they could only defend the city now, and could not go out of the city. The longer they drag on with the Night Army, the safer they will be.

On the other hand, Qing Yuan didn't have a good way to join the army, and since Zhang Yuan said so, this person had no choice but to push the boat. "This matter is all up to the marshal, if the marshal can hold Xilan City for a few days, He will definitely write to the royal family of the Qingyuan great country and add officials to the marshal. With a smile on his face, Qingyuan really put all his hopes on Zhang Yuanyi when he joined the army.

"The night army is on its way, and will soon be under the city. Without further ado, our army should do a good job of deployment," with a straight look, Zhang Yuan also showed a bit of commanderial demeanor and began to give orders to the generals.

"General Zhang, you take 10,000 archers to deploy on the left side of the tower, and General Li, you take 10,000 archers to deploy on the right side of the tower. ”

"The last general commanded. ”

"The last general commanded. ”

The two generals were ordered to retreat, and the rest of the people waited for Zhang Yuan to give orders.

"General Qin, General Wu, the two of you go to assist General Zhang. ”

"General Zhao, General Lin, the two of you go to assist General Li. "As the city lord, although Zhang Yuanyi's status is extremely high, he rarely has the opportunity to give orders, and now he is really a little uncomfortable commanding a group of seventh-order martial cultivators, and as a result, it was originally a military order, and Zhang Yuan also had to pass on the complete order twice.

"The last general commands," although the four generals felt a little awkward, no one dared to point it out, and they were ordered to retreat one by one.

In a blink of an eye, six generals had already left, and after a period of embarrassment, Zhang Yuan also felt a sense of pride, and Zhang Yuan also felt that his behavior just now was very majestic. As a result, the temperament given by the commander-in-chief naturally became prominent, and Zhang Yuan really had the feeling of being a commander.

I remember that when the night army was guarding the city, they still deployed troops under the city, and Zhang Yuan also ordered eight generals to lead an army of 50,000 to wait in the city. The remaining 30,000 soldiers, once the war began, were to be made to support the archers in the city, just like the night army in the beginning.

In a blink of an eye, only Na Qingyuan and the five generals were left next to Zhang Yuanyi. On the tower of the city, the seven people looked to the east from afar, it would take some time before the night army arrived at the city pass, and the existence of the night army could not be seen now.

A gust of cold wind blew, and there was more or less tension on the faces of the seven people. Then, after Zhang Yuan also greeted him, the seven returned to a large hall on the city tower. Before they were sure of the Night Army's intentions, they also had a lot to discuss.

Time passed little by little, and at this moment, Lin Xuanzhong and Da Hu were in the center of the infantry queue. It's a good position, first, don't run in front when charging, and second, if the situation in front is wrong, they still have a chance to escape. Of course, the infantry behind them was the safest.

In fact, despite being in the middle of the team, several people were still a little nervous, and it was not a normal drill at the moment, but a departure with some life-threatening conditions. As ordinary soldiers, many people always feel a little scared.

Lin Xuanzhong is no exception, he has long seen the cruelty of war, if it weren't for the last resort, Lin Xuanzhong really didn't want to participate in the war.

Before, when they lined up in formation, the general above did not explain whether to fight or not, so according to their own ideas, many soldiers felt that they were going to fight each other.

"Qingfeng, I heard them say that General Zhao is going to take us to deter the enemy, not to fight. The big bull who finally got some inside information decisively talked to Lin Xuanzhong.

"What?" Suddenly hearing this important news, Lin Xuanzhong, who had been tense his nerves, felt a sense of relaxation, and was no longer as scared as he was just now.

"I don't know exactly what's going on, I just know that it's possible that we're not going to war. "Da Niu is very helpless, now I have waited a long time to get the news from afar, if you want to talk about the specific situation, how can Da Niu know.

Is it true that the 100,000 army is pointing directly at Xilan Pass to fight, Lin Xuanzhong is a little confused, after all, it is impossible for them to mobilize the army without any purpose. As he thought, he looked at the cavalry in front of him.

Those cavalrymen sat on the high horses, advancing at a fast or slow speed, very neat and orderly, making Lin Xuanzhong feel a sense of fear. Lin Xuanzhong knew that it was Zhao Xu who led the troops, and there were not a few generals in the same company, so from this point of view, the night army did not look like they were going to attack the city, of course, the purpose of their trip was not to visit the magnificent gate of Xilan City.

Regarding the purpose of the real army, the more Lin Xuanzhong thought about it, the more confused he became. Lin Xuanzhong, who knew nothing about the art of war, couldn't guess the intention of sending troops from above.

On the other hand, Zhao Xu and other generals have been discussing the rhetoric of persuasion along the way, Zhao Xu himself cannot be regarded as a rough person, but when it comes to diplomacy, he is really not strong.

Persuasion is a kind of word game that chews words, and it is not Zhao Xu's fort at all. Letting Zhao Xu take on this position was a test for Zhao Xu by Zhao Wu, and Zhao Wu felt that it was necessary to train Zhao Xu's diplomatic ability.

Based on this, it reflects Zhao Wu's idea of the main battle from the side, because Zhao Wu did not expect Zhao Xu to convince the other party. And they had an army of 100,000 going together, more like Zhang Yuanyi and they guessed, the night army was going to force surrender. Perhaps, in Zhao Wu's view, only by truly relying on war can the Snow Country's resistance be destroyed. If the Night Army wants to take down the Snow Country, there will be many difficulties to overcome along the way.

Time passed little by little, and Xilan City was finally visible, and the high city walls looked no different from Huangyan Pass from a distance.

When the army advanced a little further, the flags of the two countries fluttering on the tower became more and more visible, and by the time everyone could see the flags clearly, the soldiers on the tower gradually appeared.

There are some differences from the city wall of Huangyan Pass, the width of the battlements on the city of Xilan City is very neat, and the snow army above can be said to be two steps and one post from a distance, and the personnel deployment is intensive.

There was also a small circular hole in the raised position of the battlement, which was the safest place for the Snow Army to observe the enemy's movement from the city, and it was safer to fire arrows from those positions.

Unlike the Night Army, the Snow Army did not prepare any rockets, but prepared stones and rolling logs, once the Night Army attacked the city with a ladder, those stones and rolling logs would be thrown from the city by the soldiers to block the Night Army's siege. But there was not much time, and they didn't have much to prepare, so Zhang Yuanyi and they still hoped that the night army was not here to attack the city.

On the city tower, Zhang Yuan and the previous six people were waiting for him. The Night Army is getting closer and closer, and they have learned more definite news just now, the Night Army does not bring siege equipment and large beasts used in the siege.

Standing on the tower and looking down, everyone's view is very good. When the night army was about to advance, there were no siege beasts, no siege equipment, from this point of view, the night army did not come to attack the city, so there was only the possibility that was guessed before. Now Zhang Yuan was also curious about how the Night Army planned to force them to surrender.

Without letting everyone wait, the night army soon arrived at the city, and the 100,000-strong army stretched a long front. In front of the generals of the Dry Snow Army, only half of the strength of the Night Army was displayed, and the 100,000 troops were uniformly dressed and fully equipped, and the formation was very large from a distance.

It was the first time in Zhang Yuan's life that he saw such a large formation, and his heart was strongly impacted, and he soon became less calm than before.

Even Zhang Yuan couldn't keep calm after witnessing the lineup of the Night Country's powers, not to mention the ordinary soldiers of the Snow Country in the city, they only hoped that the Night Army was not here to attack the city. The Night Army is the victorious side that is far superior to them in momentum, which can be seen from the way the Night Army stands.

There were some archers in the city who had seen the power of the Night Army, and if they could, they would not want to face the Night Army's attack again.

"Woo ......" Zhao Xu sat down and slowly stopped, and the 100,000 army followed and stopped.

A stone's throw away, Zhao Xu looked at the city tower in front of him. The figures of seven people on the city tower appeared in Zhao Xu's eyes, and according to the previous descriptions of Zhang Yuanyi by others, Zhao Xu concluded at a glance that Zhang Yuanyi was located. As for the others next to Zhang Yuanyi, Zhao Xu didn't need to know, of course, Zhao Xu knew that the Qingyuan Great Power must be among the seven people who joined the army.