She's enjoying the risk. Xia Fan realized.

Along the way, they encountered several more scattered waves of enemies, but more often than not, inhabitants who had fled from the west. From these populations, Xia Fan also had a more detailed understanding of the situation in Xicheng District.

According to the evacuees, the intruders have blocked several main streets, looted and looted homes, and even kidnapped many residents who did not have time to flee.

The northern walls and piers facing the beach had changed hands half an hour earlier, and before they fled, a steady stream of people and goods unloaded from the ships was still being seen entering the city.

"Not shipped out, but brought in?" Ning Wanjun frowned, "What about the things they looted, where did they go?"

"The grass people don't know, but ...... The grass people thought it was a little strange. ”

Say. ”

"The first place they go when they enter the house...... It's the kitchen, and it's all grain, rice, and noodles. ”

This is unusual. The invaders of the Dongsheng Kingdom came by boat, and the number of people must be limited, and if they want to take a large amount of supplies with them, of course, they will use the remaining manpower to carry goods onto the ship while maintaining the looting. After all, no matter how barren Jinxia City is, it is also the capital of a state, and if you want to maximize your profits, it is not uncommon to move for ten days and a half months. Now that the other side is doing the opposite, the motive for the looting is very suspicious.

Xia Fan and the princess glanced at each other, and the same thought was born in their hearts - maybe they didn't plan to grab a handful and leave.

"Even if you face an army that is a hundred times larger than you?" Ning Wanjun said coldly, "Dongshengguo's appetite is inevitably too great!"

Previously, their assumptions were only within the confines of Shenzhou, but if it turned into invasion between countries, the situation would be completely different.

Not only the Shenzhou Army, but also the surrounding garrisons will also be transferred to support, not to mention that there is also a naval army in Qiguo - it is not possible to cross the sea, and it is not difficult to block inland rivers and fight near the sea. At that time, it will be empty of people and goods, and no matter how you look at it, it will be a loss-making transaction.

Why did the other party dare to make such a decision?

Fortunately, the princess's decision was the only one that was correct.

Just a few days of stubborn resistance from the enemy will bring too many uncertainties to Jin Xia, not to mention that they want to use this place as their own ocean-going springboard?

Regardless of whether it can be achieved in the end, Dongsheng Kingdom will turn Jinxia City upside down.

"We set aside a portion of our people to rescue the trapped residents of the North City district. Xia Fan said, "The enemy's blockade will definitely not be too tight, they can't take care of so many people!"

"The situation over there is unknown, and small teams are easy to surround and eat. Qiu Yue objected, "We can't afford to lose Fangshi, but without Fangshu support, it is difficult for a small number of soldiers to resist the Qi-sensitive. ”

"Otherwise, I'll lead the team—"

"No, you just follow me!" Ning Wanjun interrupted him without hesitation, "I can't take care of you if it's far away." ”

Xia Fan paused slightly.

"If something happens to you, where am I going to find another one of you—well, an enlightened man so knowledgeable?"

Why does this compliment from the other party sound so insincere?

"I'll go. ”

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded from behind him.

Li squeezed through the crowd and walked in front of Xia Fan, "Of course, there are also my subordinates." ”

Xia Fan, the fox demon's subordinate, saw the unresponsive Shanhui next to her, and immediately understood—deep down in his heart, the emotional tengu had accepted and adapted to this statement.

"Xia Fan guessed right, I just came back from there, and there are indeed people guarding the street entrance, but there are usually only three or four people. If the residents hold on to a clump and pick up a hoe and shovel, they can actually break a way themselves. ”

"It can't be done. The princess shook her head and said, "As long as the family does it one by one, those who don't have their turn will be lucky." This is the human heart. ”

"What is the situation outside the wall now?" Xia Fan asked.

"There are almost 30 seagoing vessels, and half of them are still undocked. Li released the information he had detected one by one, "The guards of the western city wall were all killed, but judging from the signs, they did not die in the battle for the city wall. In addition, the captives were all transported to the north.

To the north, it is close to the inland river, and the Wang family's salt works are also nearby.

However, this alone could not guess the intentions of the Eastern Ascension Kingdom, if they wanted to snatch the population and bring it back to their own lair, it would obviously be faster to go directly to the West Gate.

It's just that the situation is still unclear, and the princess's troops can't take care of those who have been captured for the time being, and it is already the best attempt to rescue the residents trapped in Beicheng City with the enemy in time.

Thinking of this, Xia Fan nodded towards Li, "Be sure to come back before the sun sets." ”

"You too. The fox demon took a deep look at him and turned to leave the group.

A quarter of an hour later, the forward line of the princess's forces finally advanced near the granary, but before they could attack, they were suppressed back into the alley by a burst of heavy artillery fire.

With a few rapid roars, the corners of the houses and the ground next to the street suddenly burst into clumps of debris, as if they had been quickly run over by something.

The soldiers who were the first to walk out of the street immediately fell to the ground, and the rest immediately fell to the ground and shouted to the rear, "Hurry back!

Obviously, this is not the first time that this team has seen hot weapons, and the response method can be described as experienced, and the warning sound spreads one after another, and the chaos only spreads for a few breaths before calming down. The people in the back retreated into the alley alley on the spot to make room for the soldiers who were retreating in front.

Seeing that the team's march was blocked, Ning Wanjun pulled Xia Fan and the others onto the surrounding rooftops.

From the perspective of ascending, Xia Fan actually saw a complete artillery position!

Dongshengguo used sandbags to build several low walls in the open space in front of the warehouse to defend against the stray arrows of bows and crossbows, and pikemen pressed on both sides, and eight blackened guns faced the four streets to the southeast.

The most important thing is that the area of this vacant land is really not small, and if you want to run from the street entrance to the warehouse, you have to rush to a distance of at least two hundred meters, and there is no cover on the way, or the bungalows that are a little closer have also been completely demolished by the enemy.

He didn't know whether to blame the granary for being too alienated from the residential area, or to blame the wooden houses of this era for being too easy to tear down.

Although Xia Fan had long expected such a day when Fenghua County was attacked by the Donghai Gang with pistols, he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

"It's a problem. He Guicai, who was the last to climb up, frowned after looking around, "The border army is equipped with cavalry and fast horses, as well as Fang Shi who can restrain long-range projectile weapons...... There's nothing here, and I'm afraid it's going to be a tough battle next. Your Highness, Wechen suggests that you stay away from the edge for the time being, and wait until our side breaks the formation before entering the battlefield. Otherwise, even a sentimental person like you may be affected by artillery fire in the chaos of the battle......"

Speaking of the back, his voice became quieter and quieter—because Ning Wanjun was looking at him with a strange look.

Then He Gui found out that not only Her Royal Highness the Princess, but also Qiu Yue and Xia Fan.

"Ahem......" He cleared his throat a little stiffly, "That, did Weichen say something wrong?"

"No, it's not your problem. Ning Wanjun shrugged, "After all, you haven't seen it, it's normal to be worried." I'm not going to lead the charge this time, and certainly not my men. ”

After speaking, she patted Xia Fan, "The main force in breaking the formation this time is the one in front of you." ”