Chapter Thirty-Four: The Verge
One of the officers of the Haotian army was still eating breakfast when he was interrupted by an urgent report from his subordinates.
Of the eleven captains under him, only six came, and the remaining five did not come. The officer's face turned pale, and his subordinates had just reported that the captain had been assassinated, and it seemed that more than one had died.
After counting and confirming, five team leaders were indeed killed. The tent suddenly exploded, this is the barracks. Those captains are all fought by strength, and their cultivation usually reaches the pulse or pulse stage, how can they say that they are dead when they die?
People in the pulse stage have no power to fight back in the face of assassination, and they don't even make a sound, how powerful should the assassin be?
They angrily threatened to catch the killers and punish the night watchmen for dereliction of duty. Those comrades who were killed, let them become excited. If the killer is in sight, they will pounce on it and tear it to pieces.
Everything comes from the fear of the heart.
Five people died overnight, silently. Will it come back tonight? Is there a way to defend it? Is the next target yourself?
Fear is like air, seeping into everyone's pores and into the bloodstream. Go on and the person will become hysterical.
"Quiet! Tonight, each brigade will add a squad to be on duty for the night. My escort team will also go out to patrol in batches. Last night's incident is not to be reported by the whole army, and I will report the matter immediately!" the school officer gave the order and quickly walked towards the lieutenant's tent.
Feng Luo killed five captains in one night, and most of his pulse qi was consumed, so he didn't continue and chose to leave. He also wanted to kill some high-ranking officers, but he lacked internal response and could not find a target.
The quarters of the captains and captains, as a rule, together with the barracks of ordinary soldiers, were not set up separately. And the school officers and above will not have a fixed residence, they often change, only their personal guards know where to live, and they are closely guarded.
Therefore, Feng Luo had no intention of killing high-ranking officials. With his own efforts, it was very difficult to find out. Just kill a few more captains and create some chaos.
This was Feng Luo's first official assassination, with the cultivation of the pulse, the assassination of the person who practiced the pulse or the pulse practice. The "assassination" of cultivation with such a huge disparity is probably rare in the history of the mainland.
True Assassins are usually ashamed to do so. If the strength is strong, kill directly. Feng Luo didn't think about it that much, and tried to kill as many opponents as possible before revealing his strength.
Half a day later, all the people at the rank of lieutenant commander of the Japanese army were ordered to strengthen their defenses and guard against the enemy's sneak attack. Because the big war was imminent, the matter was not announced so as not to affect morale.
Feng Luo went back to rest for half a day, and then set out again in the evening. Although the opponent's camp was on increased alert, it should be the most difficult time to attack, Feng Luo chose such a time.
Because this was the most unlikely time in everyone's opinion, and he launched it. Including the generals in the Haori army, it was also generally believed that the vigilance had been strengthened, and the enemy would not continue to sneak attack, at least for a few days.
That night, three group leaders were killed. It's not that I missed, but I spent more time sneaking in and hiding, because there were a lot more people watching the night.
In some of Haori's troops, panic finally arose. If only one or two officers were killed, it was the result of negligence. But now there are eight captains, and they have been killed in two days!
It seems that there is a sharp sword, hanging over the barracks, which will fall at any moment and cut off someone's head. The only thing the generals were thankful for was that the sword was relatively close to the edge.
The captain of the dead brigade belonged to the area stationed on the edge of the camp. The innermost is not more than 100 zhang. Those troops who are more close to the inside are very happy in their hearts.
Haori's army is not out of the question, and in such a situation, some of the masters who have recuperated have become night watchmen. Trigger reels are placed on the edge of the camp, which is a big pay. Because after the scroll is placed, it is only valid for three days as the pulse qi contained in it is gradually lost. After three days, the reels will turn into waste paper and be replaced.
Feng Luo took a rough look outside, and knew that he would have to wait for a while before he could dive back in. Hopefully, Foottown can resist it, otherwise it will be meaningless.
Two days later, the gates of the Japanese camp were opened, and a large number of troops swarmed out. Stop around two miles from Foote City and set up a position.
The dispatched soldiers, a total of 60,000, occupied nearly half of the open space under the city of Foot. That means that Davao's army can only send out sixty or seventy thousand, and the two sides will have an evenly matched battle.
It's evenly matched, it's numerical. Haori's 60,000 troops need about 100,000 troops in Davao to compete.
The distance of two miles is not close, but it is not far. But if you want to siege the city, the ranged strike will not work. Similarly, the city's long-range devices are not capable of effectively attacking the armies below.
The arrangement of the Haori army in this way lies in the creation of momentum. They let go of half of the space, so that the other party can put on a position and have a face-to-face battle!
Their approach comes from their own strength, and even more from the prestige that General Zhenguo has accumulated over the years!
Invincible and invincible, the name of the general of Zhenguo has a great impact in the surrounding countries. Therefore, in conventional warfare, his army has abandoned the trivial matters and attacked in the most direct way.
I'm not going to play tricks with you, I'm going to have a fair fight. The number of people does not take advantage of you, 10,000 against 10,000, 20,000 against 20,000. If you think you can't beat it, you can get one or two thousand more.
It is this kind of self-confidence that creates a momentum of victory before the outbreak of the big war!
Not to mention anything else, just looking at Davao Nation's exchange of 15,000 for 10,000 and thinking that he has taken a big advantage, it can be seen that such a power has penetrated deep into his heart. Fight head-on, defeat before fighting.
After waiting for nearly half an hour, there was no response in Foote City.
Haori's generals seemed to expect this from the other side, and ordered the two infantry phalanxes on the left and right to move forward and advance to about a mile. Ten zhang away from the middle space, a group of cavalry plugged in.
Provocation, they are going to carry out naked provocations next!
After the army moved forward, the people behind were disbanded on the spot and buried in the pot to cook!
Yes, eat right in front of you, or even lie down and sleep. If you have the ability, you come out to fight. If you don't come out to fight, I'll have a cup of tea first, take a nap, and continue to wait for you.
The advancing army, however, will not be so lax. Half a mile further ahead, the cavalry was already very close to the city walls.
Among the cavalry, some shouted loudly at the head of the city. The content is very simple, it is nothing more than a satire that the defenders of Foote City are not men and dare not come out to fight. The person who stands at the front does not necessarily have a high cultivation, his voice must be loud, and he knows a lot of dirty words.
Although the city also used swear words to fight back, its momentum was weak, and it was inevitable that he would lack confidence when scolding.