Darius's army swarmed Wright and poured into the imperial city. The heavy gates were immediately slammed shut, and hundreds of archers fired at Lydia with a barrage of arrows, forcing her to retreat.

The anger in Lydia's heart grew a little stronger. An order that she had imagined for a long time had already appeared in her mind: "The whole army obeys the order and forcibly attacks the city!" ”

But just as she raised her spear and was about to give the order, what was left of her reason suddenly rained down and extinguished her anger.

Lydia forced herself to calm down: Siege warfare is the worst option of all tactics. It usually takes five to ten times as many casualties to capture a city. Such a painful price is also something that Lydia definitely does not want to see.

Maybe we should think of something else first.

Lydia pondered for a moment, and finally made up her mind: "The whole army obeys the order, temporarily withdraws the troops, and sets up camp!" ”

……

The whole army set up camp outside the imperial city. After settling in the army, Lydia hurried to visit Maya.

In the tent of the barracks, Maya lay on a simple marching bed, her face pale, and the bandages on her shoulders were bright red and dazzling.

Lydia gently took Maya's hand, "Are you alright?" ”

Maya barely managed to squeeze out a smile, "Thank you princess for caring, I'm fine." ”

The medics on the side reported, "The enemy's hidden arrows are not poisonous, they just shoot through the flesh, and it is good to rest for a while." ”

Hearing this, Lydia breathed a sigh of relief, "That cunning guy dares to hurt people with a secret arrow, it's too vicious. I'm going to make him pay. ”

But just after Lydia had finished saying this, the second, third, and fourth days, every day Lydia went to the city to provoke, but strangely enough, Darius never opened the city again.

"That's a strange thing." Lydia paced back and forth anxiously in the barracks, "What is the reason why they injured a Maya and hid in the imperial city and didn't come out?" Do you have to force the siege before us? ”

"Your Royal Highness, don't be impulsive yet." Hei Ningxue persuaded on the side, "They should be holding back a big conspiracy, and rashly marching is afraid that they will fall into their trap." ”

"Don't worry, I won't take any chances." Lydia pursed her lips. She knew very well that now was not the time to be rash, and that it was impossible to blast the walls open with recklessness and brute force alone. She had to lure Wright out and fix him hard.

Hei Ningxue lifted the hem of her skirt, and suddenly a vicious look flashed in her eyes, "If I'm not mistaken, it seems that the corpse of the golden scorpion is still in the Imperial Castle." Otherwise, if we bring his body and hang it outside the city, we will surely anger Darius and them. ”

Lydia's jaw almost fell to the ground, "Sister Beauty, Wright's use of dark arrows is already vicious enough, don't refresh the lower limit of the battlefield." ”

Hei Ningxue was a little unhappy, "Her Royal Highness the princess's sense of honor is too strong, but it's just a corpse." I also want to fill the corpse with explosives and blow up those bastards. ”

"Too ...... It's too vicious......" Several people on the side were so frightened that they retreated.

Hei Ningxue had another plan, "Then let's fight a war of public opinion, prepare some leaflets, and use trebuchets to break into the city walls, so that the residents of the city will riot?" ”

Lydia coughed, reminding her that most of the common people in this world were illiterate. It was only in the Red Pavilion that schools were opened to achieve universal education.

"Then you have to use a stupid strategy." Hei Ningxue shook her feather fan, "I'll go and pretend to surrender, Black Emperor Ji, as one of the three beauties of the demon clan, should always give me some face." ”

Lydia frowned, "In front of the two armies, you ran to surrender for some reason, even if Darius is an idiot, you will suspect it, right?" ”

Hei Ningxue smiled, "It's not simple, just like in the story you told to the adults who don't laugh, find some excuse to whip me in public." With my acting skills, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle that reckless man? ”

Saying that, she had narcissistically raised her smiling face and said to herself: "A beauty like me enters the game, should this be regarded as a 'bitter meat plan' or a 'beauty plan'?" ”

Lydia had to shatter her illusions: "You are too naïve, if this method can deceive people, I might as well build a wooden horse at the gate of the castle and fill the belly of the horse with soldiers." ”

Just when they were at a loss, Finks suddenly arrived from the Prince's Castle and delivered a letter.

Lydia was shocked when she saw this document: "The Royal Castle has been attacked? ”

"yes." Finks didn't hide it, "A few days ago, a red-haired female general led someone out of the secret passage. ”

Lydia was taken aback: "It turns out that they have avoided fighting for the past few days, and it is for this!" ”

……

For several days in a row, General Darius's men and horses had been huddled in the castle without fighting. Just as Wright was returning to the city in victory, they suddenly received a secret letter from the golden scorpion.

The letter stated that the vanguard of the Golden Scorpion had occupied a tower of the Imperial Fort, and that a reinforcement was urgently needed to bypass the main force of the Red Pavilion from the tunnel, and to break through the Imperial Fort together to cut off the retreat of the Red Pavilion army.

At that time, the two armies will attack from the Imperial Fort and the Imperial City at the same time, and the Red Pavilion army will inevitably be in chaos!

Darius was so pleased with this plan that he immediately sent his loyal subordinate, General Sidewinder, with 5,000 elite soldiers, to secretly attack the prince's fortress from the tunnels.

The army hurried through the dark tunnels all night and arrived at the main hub of the secret passages. The attendants were exhausted and panting, and complained.

The rattlesnake was annoyed: "You waste, you still have the heart to be tired? ”

The attendants complained that the hole was already dark, and that it was a long time to travel. Both physically and mentally, they have reached their limits.

The rattlesnake scolded angrily: "A group of brainless fools, a great credit is in front of you, and you actually pick and choose?" ”

Where did the squires understand the rattlesnake's thoughts, and only cared about complaining. The rattlesnake was in a hurry, and suddenly showed a piece of parchment: "Do you know what this is?" ”

She said mysteriously, "This is the Golden Scorpion General's reconnaissance report. Generalissimo Darius had already sent him from this tunnel to reconnoiter the situation in the Prince's Castle. Now their main force is attacking the Imperial City, if we enter the Imperial Castle, we will cut off their retreat......"

The attendants immediately understood: "Can we outflank the Red Pavilion bandits before and after?" ”

Rattlesnake snorted, "Now you understand?" Follow me, it must be a fat trip. If anyone thinks it's not worth it, go back the way you came. ”

Who wants to give away this low-hanging fruit?

Those attendants hurriedly shouted that the rattlesnake was wise and brave. The morale of the whole army was greatly boosted, and they ran wildly again in the darkness.

The sound of heavy breathing was like a trumpet, and the nervous heartbeat was as rapid as a war drum. The gate at the end of the tunnel was already clearly visible, and the rattlesnake was overjoyed, raising its arms and shouting: "The vanguard of the Golden Scorpion has occupied this place, rush!" Capture the castle! ”

The soldiers rushed out with cheers!

But it was not the vanguard of the Golden Scorpion that greeted them, but a dense rain of arrows.

The rattlesnake had just burst out of the tunnel gate when an arrow shot at her shoulder with a breaking sound. She couldn't dodge, and the arrow pierced her shoulder, nailing her to the wall.

Most of the soldiers around him were killed and wounded in an instant, and they all fell in pools of blood.

The rattlesnake was frightened, and when he looked up, he saw that Dennis and Nabino had already occupied the exit of the secret passage, and a large number of archers were divided into three sections, and took turns to shoot arrows. Arrows rain down like an endless stream!

"Golden Scorpion! Have you betrayed us? The rattlesnake roared, her face full of anger and unwillingness.

"Betrayal?" Dennis sneered, "That's not true, after all, the dead don't betray." ”

"Dead people?" A hint of surprise flashed in the rattlesnake's eyes. She knew very well the combat power of the Golden Scorpion, as one of the five war gods of the Wild Sands, how could he die so easily?

Nabino didn't bother to speak, but asked the squire to bring a helmet and raised it high, "The golden scorpion you are talking about, it should be this, right?" ”

That's the helmet of the golden scorpion!

The rattlesnake was shocked. She never thought that the Golden Scorpion would be defeated, and she was defeated so completely: "Then the secret letter he sent me?" ”

"I wrote it." Dennis raised an eyebrow at her, "You've fallen for the unsmiling boss's scheme, and now you have no way to escape." Here's a chance: lay down your arms, it's too late to surrender! ”

"Do you think you'll be able to catch me?" Rattlesnake snorted, her eyes glinting, "Don't forget, I'm a rattlesnake one of the 'Five Gods of Wild Sands'!" ”

"Then give it a try." Dennis and Nabino ordered at the same time, and their troops immediately attacked Rattlesnake and her cronies. For a time, the sword light and sword shadow, the sound of killing shook the sky.

The rattlesnake is proficient in knife skills, and there is a poisonous snake on its body, which is very domineering. But she still has a bow and arrow stuck in her left shoulder, and under such a serious injury, she can only barely exert fifty percent of her combat effectiveness.

Her cronies resisted desperately, but were forced back by Dennis and Nabino's forces. Their bodies were covered in scars, and blood stained the entire tunnel.

"Rattlesnake, you've lost." Dennis killed the guards and rushed to Rattlesnake, his eyes shining with triumph, "Now, do you have anything else to say?" ”

Rattlesnake looked up, her eyes flashing with reluctance and anger, "I lost, but I won't give up." ”

"That's a nice point," Dennis' axe pointed at her throat, "and there's no way back." ”

A hint of determination flashed in the rattlesnake's eyes, "That's just that you think I have no way out." ”

With that, the rattlesnake jerked out the arrow stuck in her shoulder, and threw it at Dennis with all his might. Dennis didn't expect the rattlesnake to have this hand, he couldn't dodge it, and the arrow pierced his thigh.

"You guy!" Dennis roared in anger and covered the wound on his leg in pain.

In just this moment, Rattlesnake did not hesitate to lead the remaining guards into the mouth of the tunnel.

It was her only way to survive.

Dennis and Nabino didn't expect Rattlesnake to have such a hand, they were stunned for a moment, and then immediately led their troops in pursuit. However, they were still a step too late, and Rattlesnake and her cronies had already rushed out of the tunnels and disappeared into the darkness.

"Dennis?" Nabino glanced back at Dennis.

Dennis pulled out the arrow from his thigh and tied the wound neatly, "Leave me alone, you go after it." ”

Nabino nodded, beckoned to the soldiers, "Go." ”