The old village chief showed a sincere smile:

"My lord laughed."

"Isn't it a win-win?"

Xuan Yuan was speechless.

Soon, all fighters were strengthened, equipped with weapons and armor.

Send 200 armed villagers to escort the young and old who cannot fight, and before the final result is known, take the men to a safe place outside the border to avoid being captured and taken hostage by the king's forces.

In addition, it is also to relieve the fighters of worrying about their families when fighting.

Now Xuanyuan has 1,100 armed villagers in his hands, including 23 armed villagers on horseback; There were also 324 professional soldiers, including 80 cavalrymen who returned to their horses after surrendering.

The total number of troops at his disposal reached 1,424 people.

After counting the troops.

Xuanyuan asked the old village chief again, the reserve of troops in the royal capital

The other party told that there were a total of 1,500 armed soldiers, 500 cavalry, and about 300 reserve troops in the royal capital.

Counting the losses of the tax collection team, the total strength of the royal capital is still about 2,000 people.

In terms of numbers, it is basically the same.

However, there is a big difference in the combat effectiveness of professional soldiers and armed villagers.

The villagers were not trained in militarization, so it was difficult for them to establish a command, and they did not know how to set up military formations, resulting in poor transmission of orders.

Whether it is a positional battle between the two armies or a jungle battle, it is definitely difficult to beat a professional soldier in terms of strength.

Fortunately, there is still a lot of muscle essence left over, and there is no need to return these essences to the old and young villagers.

As a result, the fighters gain additional muscle essence and become more physically strong.

There are still some issues with flexibility, but it doesn't hurt.

Previously, Xiao Pa Ji could fight hundreds of enemies at the same time, and after a battle, the long health bar barely changed much.

Although it was an ambush battle, it was enough to show the strength of Xiao Pap.

The gap in the comparison of forces is not particularly large, and there is no overwhelming advantage, but the number of troops on their side is small, and they are at a greater disadvantage.

One blow of strength, then decline, three and exhaustion.

Take advantage of the villagers who have just won a big victory, and have received reinforcements and weapons and equipment.

At this moment, they are full of confidence in the future.

Taking advantage of this momentum, Xuanyuan took everyone and went straight to the royal capital.

If you want to fight with the regular army, you will definitely not be able to beat it, but because of the large number of people who surrounded the tax collection team before, you don't know the details of your side.

The other party did not dare to send a small force out to be eaten by himself.

Last time, I just took it by surprise, and if I still want to continue to set up an ambush, maybe the other party will find out the details, and then come up with a plan.

Xuanyuan thought about it.

He knew very well that he had no experience in commanding large-scale battles, and instead of comparing his command ability with the enemy, it was better to directly bring people and block the door of other people's homes to fight directly.

Swarm up all of them to have a hard-fought final showdown.

With Xiao Pao's strength and his own operation, Xuanyuan is confident that he will influence the direction of the battlefield to a considerable extent.

It's just that you have to fight a tough battle.

At this moment, Xuan Yuan was like sitting in front of a gambling game, and he had already pressed all the chips in his hand.

In fact, you can also choose to stop at this time.

He already had a considerable amount of muscle essence in his hands, and if he didn't care about the life or death of these local residents, he only needed these muscle essences to be completely absorbed.

Xuanyuan estimated that there was a high probability that the ruby would be filled.

But if you keep gambling, you're likely to lose nothing.

Even if he wins, this world that only lasts for three days has little to do with him in the future.

Xuanyuan looked around, and the villagers who were high-spirited and talking and laughing gathered around him, singing happily and imagining the soldiers of the future.

Maybe they're just game NPCs driven by rules and settings, or maybe even this world is just a boring world that constantly resets, and no matter what he does, he can't change anything.

However, Xuan Yuan felt.

After blocking everything, even if he loses, he will not regret it.

At least, worthy of their own conscience.

Whether this world is true or false, and what the decisive battle will be, is no longer important to Xuan Yuan at this moment.

He recognized.

More important than the result.

What kind of state of mind are you in at this time, and what are you acting for?

Is your heart on the path of spiraling upwards more and more easily, or is it falling into the abyss of malice that is getting darker and darker?

Got it.

Xuanyuan suddenly felt in a good mood, so he sang loudly with everyone.

With the singing, go to the final battlefield.

Soon, a large army came to the outside of the royal capital.

At sunset, you will see a tall castle perched on top of a hill.

The castle is surrounded by a large wall about 20 meters high, and outside the castle is a large moat.

Beyond the moat is a large area of farmland and scattered farmhouses.

This is a kind of castle layout that Xuan Yuan had seen in his previous life, a more typical castle layout of the people in the inner city and outsiders.

However, whether it is the area of the living area, the height of the city wall, and even the size of the castle, it is far larger than the castles that Xuan Yuan had seen in his previous life, and it looks quite magnificent up close.

The soldiers guarding the wall on the watchtower saw Xuanyuan and their team coming from a distance, and they should have received the news that the deserters had brought back in advance.

The soldiers defending the city sounded the alarm bell and quickly pulled up the wooden bridge above the river to the outside world and pasted it directly to the wall.

The entire city quickly turned into an impregnable military fortress.

Xuanyuan saw a large number of soldiers hurrying up the wall.

Start arming.

Xuanyuan was not in a hurry, and led the soldiers to stop at a certain distance from the royal capital and rearrange the formation.

Some men were sent to the rear to cut down trees, while others used the timber they had brought to the ground and began to build camp quickly.

It can be said that it is quite arrogant to set up a camp directly in front of the other party, and to be ready to take root here and fight for a long time.

To Xuanyuan's surprise.

Although it can be seen that the guards on the city wall have been strengthened and the number of defending soldiers has increased greatly, the other party has no idea of bringing troops to fight, and he has not even asked people to pass on a word or a message to communicate.

Wait outside the city with people until it gets dark.

The camp had been built, the defenses on the perimeter of the camp had been laid, and there was still no reaction from the enemy.

This made Xuan Yuan a little confused.

Could it be that the other party is waiting for him to bring people to attack the city?

After some discussion with the village chiefs, they decided that it would be better to rest for the night today.

By this time it was too dark to see clearly, and the soldiers had been on the road for another day, looking a little sleepy as night approached.

Fearing that the enemy might go out of the city tonight and attack at night.

After some discussion with the village chiefs.

Xuanyuan called one of the highest-ranking commanders among the soldiers who had already chosen to surrender and asked about the various arrangements for the camp to defend against night attacks.

It was decided that the four village chiefs would take turns with the commander to take charge of tonight's vigil.

After arranging the vigil, Xuanyuan lit a candle and observed the layout of the royal capital provided by the village chiefs.

I was thinking about how to build this city.

(End of chapter)