Chapter Ninety-Four: The Siege
When Wang Baobao and the others climbed the city tower, what they saw was that the elven army appeared densely five miles outside the city. When they arrived, they did not immediately set up camp, but quickly formed a huge phalanx and spread out on the plains outside the city.
There are thousands of people, let alone hundreds of thousands of troops.
As far as the eye can see, pieces of various military flags are displayed, forming a phalanx under the guidance of military flags.
Xu Huai gasped, he had never imagined that the picture of nearly a million troops spreading out was so shocking.
"They didn't set up camp, they thought they were going to immediately enter the siege!" Wang Baobao was also shocked by the scene in front of him, after many years of experience in the military formation, he immediately judged the intention of the elven commander.
It's just that, why, in spite of the fatigue of the long journey, these elves want to attack the city immediately!
Could it be that there is a change behind them, and they have to immediately plunge into a big battle and break through the Pingban City!?
"General, is the Shenji Battalion in place?" Wu Yangping stood behind him, looked left and right, and did not see the banner of the Shenji Battalion.
"Hmm!?Shenji Battalion?" Wang Baobao was a little stunned, he didn't understand why Wuyangping wanted to mention those weak Shenji Battalion soldiers. Although those were all Holy Dao monks, he really couldn't see what role he could play in this kind of military defense.
"Let the Shenji Battalion prepare immediately, and once the elves launch a magic attack, immediately arrange a holy power defense barrier! Although the sergeants of the Divine Machine Battalion of the Seventh and Ninth Legions have low cultivation, they can always reduce the damage of ordinary soldiers! Alas!" Because of the original Marshal Huangfu, the disciples of the Holy Academy were unwilling to come to serve in the two legions, which caused the strength of the Shenji Battalion of the two legions to be low.
"According to General Wuyang's intentions! Xu Huai, give the order, the Shenji Battalion will immediately enter the city!" Wang Baobao has no other advantages, and his biggest advantage is that he is good at listening to opinions. Since the professional has come up with a reasonable proposal, then of course he has to accept it.
"Whoa!" After coming to Pingman City, he only slowed down slightly, allowing the garrison to breathe a little. Yu Wu arranged for the armies to line up in a neat formation and prepare for the siege.
It's not that she doesn't want everyone to rest more, but the soldiers are fast, and they must do their best to take Pingman City and break the defense line of Pingman City.
The news that Zhou Yi led the army south had been learned by her, and there were hundreds of thousands of cavalry troops from Chahan behind her. If you can't attack the city and pull out the fortress in one go, then once Zhou Yi's reinforcements arrive, coupled with the cavalry behind him, I am afraid that his hundreds of thousands of troops will be crushed in this Pingban City.
"Your Highness! All the armies are ready, please give your order!" "Kao Bloodfury walked over quickly and asked for his life. He is the most trusted Grand Knight Captain in the hands of Prince Hicks, and he is also one of the three royal knights, so he naturally followed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the northern expedition.
Yu Wu raised his hand and glanced at Pingman City not far away, this city was far less dangerous than Manchuan Pass, and it was not a big city, so the city defense was not solid.
"This battle is not to kill or injure the enemy, but to break through the defense line of Pingmancheng and force the Qinling people to withdraw from Vientiane County! Leave the north, surround the south, south, and west, and launch an attack at the same time! The first battle is a decisive battle, forcing the defenders in the city to retreat!" Yu Wu said in a deep voice.
Since she chose to attack as soon as she arrived, given the long journeys of the various armies, they were already at the end of their crossbows. In order not to damage morale, you must attack with all your might, and success or failure is here!
Jia Nan was quite surprised in his heart, he thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was just going to launch a surprise attack to test the strength of the city's guards. Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanted to take Pingman City in one go.
After hesitating for a moment in his heart, Jia Nan still opened his mouth and admonished: "Your Highness, all the armies are tired, should you set up camp and rest for a day, and then launch a general attack tomorrow!"
Don't I know that everyone is very tired, and I need you to remind me! Zhou Yi's reinforcements are heading south, and the exact location is not yet clear. He is now fighting against time, and if he captures the city of this line a moment earlier, he can gain a stronghold in Vientiane County for the army. If you rest for a day, it just so happens that Zhou Yi's reinforcements will rush to the vicinity of Pingman City in such a day, and it will be a situation from which there will be no return. There is no way to do this risky trick yourself.
"Needless to say, this is His Highness's military order! Hurry up and carry it out!"
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Jia Nan knew that it was useless to say more, so he had to go down to give orders.
"Your Highness, what the Grand Knight Commander of Jia Nan said is not unreasonable! The sergeants are tired, and we only brought a ladder, I'm afraid the casualties will not be small!" When Jia Nan walked away, Xue Qin whispered on the side. She and her sister Xue Ling, dressed in military uniforms, followed the crown prince.
"I know he's right, and it's also reminded in the Art of War, we're a tired army! If we fail to open up the situation, we will be completely annihilated. Zhou Yi, you two still remember!" Yu Wu nodded, there were no outsiders around, and she spoke with a tired look.
"Hmm!" his two sisters and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were captured outside Wanghai City, and the subject at that time was this Zhou Yi, no matter how much Xueqin forgot it, he couldn't erase the humiliation in his heart. His Royal Highness, the crown prince of the dignified Kunya Elf Empire, was actually captured alive in the rear, and the lord humiliated the ministers to death, how could they, as the close attendants of Yu Wu, forget about this matter.
"He is now the king of Zhenguo Wucheng of the Qinling Empire, and his subordinates are commanding nearly 600,000 troops of the five major armies of the Qinling Mountains, and they are rushing to Pingman City in the starry night. You say, in such a situation, can we not work hard!?" Yu Wu's tone became more and more low, although her hatred for Zhou Yi had been resolved because of the tragedy in Manchuan Pass. But in his heart, he was still a little frightened by Zhou Yi. This is a famous general who has fought in and out of Prince Hicks's army of millions! She is not much better than Prince Hicks in terms of military strategy, and she still knows this self-knowledge. So when it comes to Zhou Yi, what are the chances of winning, and I don't know the bottom of my heart.
"Well, His Highness's concern is indeed justified. We now have a strong city in front of us and a half-elf cavalry army in the back, if we let Zhou Yi's reinforcements arrive, the situation will be even more dangerous!" Xue Qin thought carefully in her heart, and naturally understood her own situation.
"You two immediately inform the Magic Legion and let them get ready! After they have rested and released the magic attack, the army will immediately attack the city with all its might!" Feather Dance nodded, and then ordered the second daughter to go to the Magic Legion to give orders.
"Woo woo woo ......"
The shrill sound of the horn sounded throughout the city of Pingman, and there was no sound except the sound of the horn. This is the case with the elven army, which has no tradition of cheering or shouting to boost morale.
"Whoa......
After the horn, under the command of the banner of the Chinese army, the armies began to move forward in accordance with the instructions, which was a precursor to the imminent attack.
With a wave of Yu Wu's hand, the herald beside him immediately raised the red order flag in his hand.
The sky above the magic legion that the Chinese army had prepared before suddenly swelled with thick magical energy, and the green life attribute energy surged, and then a large number of green magic arrows appeared in the air, and then gathered together.
On the upper floor of Pingman City, Wang Baobao and Wu Yangping carefully watched the elf army set up, and Wu Yangping saw a green glow flashing in the sky above the direction of the elf army, and shouted in his heart. With this rich color, you can imagine that the elves have concentrated a large number of magicians. The Holy Dao monks of the Divine Machine Battalion on their side don't know if they can resist the attack.
"Shenji Battalion! Defense!" Wu Yangping was in a hurry, and shouted above Wang Baobao to the herald beside him, his tone was anxious and fast.
This herald was an old man of the Ninth Legion, so he naturally recognized Wuyangping, and without a trace of delay, he immediately waved the yellow Holy Dao Order Flag.
"Shield!" The two thousand newly replenished Holy Dao monks on the city tower immediately shouted in unison.
It is said that they should recite the seven-character mantra, but some people do not know how to defend the mantra at all, and if they can't join forces, it is better to simply recite the word of the main defense.
With a bang, the entire sky above Pingman City was suddenly covered by huge shields.
As soon as the defense was laid, the magic arrows in the direction of the elves had already flown over, creating ripples on these giant shields, like raindrops falling to the ground.
Wang Baobao only came back to his senses at this time, and glanced at Wu Yangping beside him gratefully, and was greatly relieved. It was really a shot just now, if it wasn't for Wu Yangping preemptively ordering the Shenji Battalion to deploy defenses, just this round of magic attacks, his side would have suffered a big loss, and I don't know how many soldiers were lost.
It turned out that the war here was fought like this, and he had already begun to muttered in his heart, he had never seen this kind of combat method.
"General Wuyang, please don't shirk, hurry up and take over the command!" Wang Baobao took advantage of the moment when the elven magic attacks continued, and bowed down to invite the main army of Wuyang Ping again.
At this time, Wuyang Ping also saw that Wang Baobao really would not fight with the elves, and in order to defend the Pingman City, he had to usurp it again!
Therefore, he did not shirk, stepped forward and pressed Wang Baobao's shoulder with one hand, and said: "Okay! Wuyangping usurped the Yue, General Wang should not blame!"
Wang Baobao was overjoyed when he heard that he was willing to accept it, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don't blame it! If it is Shangfeng to blame, Wang Mouyi will bear it!" After speaking, he handed the tiger talisman in his hand directly to Wu Yangping. When the latter saw it, he hurriedly solemnly gave the result.
Wuyangping has been influenced by him all the year round under the hands of Huangfu Lesheng, although he is a little feminine, but after all, he still has the style of a general, otherwise he would not be promoted by Huangfu Lesheng as the head of the division.
"Trebuchet ready!" he said, and no more polite words were spoken. Walked straight to the corner of the castle tower and ordered the trebuchet phalanx to prepare under the city.
Then he stared at the phalanx of the elven army, silently calculating the distance in his heart.
Wu Yangping saw his blank look, and immediately smiled bitterly in his heart. It seems that this general Wang is really not familiar with the way of the battle array! There must be a magic legion in the elven army, and according to the convention of the army's warfare, they will definitely carry out a magic attack before the ant annex attacks the city.
"General, this elven empire is very good at magic attacks, and there must be a large number of magic legions in their army, if we don't let the Shenji battalion quickly arrange it to resist magic attacks, I'm afraid that this first wave of offensives, we will suffer a big loss!"