Chapter 387 Double Strategy (10000/20000)

Chapter 387 Double Strategy (1000020000)

Zhennanguan.

Cheng Qixiao, Han Qiannuo and others walked up to the city wall and looked at the Xingluo Empire army on the battlefield, and couldn't help but feel their hearts sinking.

On the battlefield filled with yellow sand, the crowded army seemed boundless, with flags raised and fluttering in order.

Tens of thousands of people marched forward on the vast plains, like a torrent of steel.

The heavy cavalry, both men and horses covered in thick armor, was in front of the army. On both sides were heavy infantry legions composed entirely of strong soldiers. In the center was the largest infantry army.

At least two light cavalry regiments galloped back and forth on the left and right sides of the army, responsible for reconnaissance, scouting, guarding the center, and marching forward in a mighty manner.

Behind the army is a huge army of grain and grass troops. As the saying goes, before the troops and horses move, the grain and grass go first.

The number of these logistics supply troops alone definitely exceeds 50,000, and they are constantly transporting logistics supplies.

In fact, from the number of civilians providing logistics, we can roughly guess how many troops the Star Luo Empire sent this time!

With 50,000 civilians, the number of the army must be more than 200,000!

Cheng Qixiao and others also saw ten siege vehicles in the center of the Xingluo army, protected by layers of heavy armor, slowly pushing towards Zhennang Pass.

Zhennanguan has no intention of going out and engaging the Star Luo Empire on the plains. After all, their defenders only number about 100,000.

The combat strength was one hundred thousand versus more than two hundred thousand, and the advantage undoubtedly lies with the Star Luo Empire.

Zhennanguan had lost his mind and chose to go out of the city to fight the Star Luo Empire army head-on.

"Generals, what can you do now?" The generals of the Zhennanguan garrison were very respectful to Cheng Qixiao and others.

Although he is the highest officer of the Zhennanguan garrison, in terms of military position and noble title, he is far inferior to Cheng Qixiao and others.

After all, Cheng Qixiao belonged directly to the royal family, and the status of local and central generals was completely incomparable.

"Under the absolute suppression of troops, there is nothing we can do, and our baggage is on the way with the general's main army." Han Qiannuo said in a deep voice.

"General? Which general is it?" The general of the Zhennanguan garrison was immediately overjoyed and asked.

"General Tianying." Cheng Qi said respectfully, "The army is marching, and it will take about two days before the general and the others arrive."

"Is it the youngest marquis in the empire, Tianyinghou General Lu Yuan?" At this time, General Zhennanguan looked a little ugly, but he asked with a forced smile.

"That's right!" Gao Kai frowned, then looked at him, "What? Do you have any questions?"

Gao Kai's eyes were fierce. In the past two years, the 10th Division of the Royal Knights had already become Lu Yuan's diehard loyalist.

After all, Lu Yuan's reward and punishment system and his behavior have already convinced these elite soldiers of the empire - the most important thing is that they are treated very well by following Lu Yuan.

The wages are high, the treatment is good, and the rewards and punishments are clear. Which worker would not kneel down on the spot and shout, "If you don't give up on me, I will be my adopted father."

Gao Kai was promoted by Lu Yuan, so he was naturally very loyal to Lu Yuan and would not tolerate any disrespect from others.

General Zhennanguan thought that the person rushing to help was a veteran general of the empire, but he did not expect that it was Lu Yuan, the youngest marquis in the history of the empire.

Although it is rumored that this young Marquis is a genius among geniuses. Not only has he reached the Soul Emperor stage at the age of fifteen for the first time, he has also made many extraordinary achievements before that.

But after all, he was still too young, and practicing and fighting were different.

Moreover, it only took two years for Tian Yinghou to form his own army. Can this be compared with those armies that have experienced hundreds of battles?

But in front of Gao Kai and others, does Zhennanguan dare to express his inner thoughts?

Of course... I don't dare.

He said angrily, "There is no problem, I just feel that... maybe Tianyinghou alone will come to help, and the current crisis in Zhennanguan cannot be solved."

Russell frowned on the side, pulled the young and energetic Gao Kai, and said lightly, "The Tianying Army is the closest army to here. It will take more than ten days to wait for the reinforcements from other armies of the empire, so I just We can be the first to come to support.”

"It's because of my humble position that I don't know about this..." General Zhennanguan now wished he could slap himself in the mouth.

He really didn't know that the only ones who could quickly rush to Zhennanguan in a few days were the Tianying Army.

If he knew, how could he say that.

He has provoked Gao Kai and others in vain. If Lu Yuan finds out again, he may not be able to protect his position as guard!

At this moment, the Star Luo Empire's army suddenly moved. They pushed the siege vehicles and arrived at the city wall.

About to take the siege ladder and prepare to attack the city!

"Get ready to meet the enemy!" the Zhennanguan garrison general shouted.

"Yes!" The defenders on the city wall responded in unison.

Cheng Qixiao also shouted at this time, "Royal Knights! Cooperate with the Zhennanguan garrison to defend the city! Our target is the soul masters who climbed up!"

There is no doubt that although the Royal Knights have no equipment and cannot go out of the city to fight, they are still elites, and more than five of their captains are soul masters.

And they should have no problem dealing with the attacking soul masters.

The soldiers of the Star Luo Empire climbed up the Zhennang Pass like locusts along the siege vehicles and siege ladders.

But the defenders at Zhennanguan were already prepared. Rolling logs, falling rocks and boiling water kept hitting and falling on the enemy soldiers.

Although the Star Luo Empire's military strength is strong, the vast majority of their grassroots soldiers are ordinary people.

Ordinary people were exposed to these rolling logs, falling rocks and boiling water, and either their bones were broken, their skin was torn, and blood flowed out, or they were burned by boiling water until their skin turned red and they couldn't open their eyes.

"Fire arrows!" After summoning his martial spirit, the guard of Zhennan Pass tore an enemy soldier to pieces with his hands, and then shouted an order.

The elite archers of the Zhennanguan garrison immediately fired arrows to shoot down the incoming enemy troops.

"The opponent's soul master is coming!" At this moment, a voice came.

"Don't be afraid, we are here!" Cheng Qixiao said in a deep voice, holding the Wuhun Tide-breaking Spear, directly piercing the throat of the enemy soul master.

The fifty-level soul king was sitting here, which immediately made the defenders of Zhennanguan feel at ease.

Gao Kai and others also responded to the challenge, and suddenly fifty soul masters of the Soul Sect level appeared on the city wall. In an instant, the siege army of the Star Luo Empire was really driven back.

It was completely different from the previous battle situation where the disadvantage was obvious. This time, the morale of the Zhennanguan officers and soldiers was greatly boosted.

In the main camp at the rear of the Star Luo Empire army, Dai Mubai looked at the battle on the city wall and frowned, "Has the support from the Tian Dou Empire arrived? This is completely different from before."

"General Baxia, what should we do?" He couldn't help but look at General Baxia who was standing beside him.

This strong and well-known Star Luo Empire general did not panic at all at this moment, "Your Highness, there is no need to be anxious. The current situation is still within our plan."

"But... if the current situation continues, our casualties will be heavy!" Dai Mubai took a deep breath and said.

General Baxia's eyes flashed with disapproval, "Today our casualties are only 4,396 people. Your Highness, those who achieve great things must make sacrifices, especially in wars. If we can capture Zhennanguan, even if we sacrifice 50,000 people, , it’s all worth it!”

"More than four thousand casualties are nothing to worry about! Your Majesty's order to send out three hundred thousand troops this time means that even if one third of the soldiers are sacrificed, it will be worth it as long as Zhennanguan is captured! "

"Okay, I understand." Dai Mubai looked confused for a while, then nodded.

His personality has always been like this. When faced with the battle for the throne with his brother Davis, he was indecisive and even wanted to escape.

In the end, he escaped to the Tiandou Empire. If Zhu Zhuqing hadn't come to find him, he would have been able to hide for the rest of his life.

In fact, in the final analysis, Dai Mubai's character is still kinder than Tang San's.

It's just that his character is not really tough.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will not let my soldiers die in vain." General Baxia said calmly at this time, "Their sacrifices are valuable. As long as the other party has not discovered our plan, the suppressing Nanguan is within easy reach!”

He looked at the hanging map, which showed a rugged road painted with red paint, and that road... would lead directly to the Principality of Hel behind Zhennan Pass!

…

Looking at the sun blooming with endless light and heat in the sky, Ma Hongjun licked his chapped lips.

He stretched out his fiery red soul power wings, and his bloated body flew in mid-air, always looking absurd and funny.

And beneath his bloated body was an abyss.

If Ma Hongjun was in a trance and fell, he would really be doomed.

But at this moment...

"ah……"

Huge screams spread throughout the valley.

Ma Hongjun turned around and saw that a figure had fallen. He couldn't even react to save him.

"Everyone, be careful." Like Ma Hongjun, a middle-aged man wearing light armor flying in the air said in a deep voice.

I saw that in addition to Ma Hongjun and the middle-aged man, there were more than a dozen soul masters flying in the air, and behind them were continuous mountains.

From mid-air, you can see a series of black spots on the continuous mountains. If you look closely, you can see that these black spots are all soldiers wearing armor and holding weapons.

It's just that they are close to the mountain at the moment, stepping on the extremely narrow path under their feet, and they may fall into the abyss if they are not careful.

This is downright terrifying.

But they have to do this, and for this they have sacrificed most of their companions.

Although no one had time to count the number of people who fell out of the 10,000 people who set out, it was estimated that more than 6,000 people died in the mountains even though the team was already two-thirds smaller.

Most of these people were ordinary soldiers, but there were also many soul masters who fell.

This was despite the fact that the flying soul master had explored and opened the way in advance to avoid the situation where there was no way forward, but so many people still fell and lost their lives.

This shows how difficult this road is to walk.

"Xiao Ao, bring some big recovery sausages." Ma Hongjun couldn't stand it anymore and said to Oscar at the front of the team.

"No problem!" Oscar nodded, "I have a big sausage!"

Dozens of large recovery sausages appeared in his hand one after another, and he threw them one by one to the flying soul masters flying in the sky.

Ma Hongjun was the first to take one, and his nearly exhausted soul power and physical strength recovered a lot in an instant, making him feel much less tired.

Then he handed it to those who were about to lose their physical strength. This is what flying soul masters do.

The middle-aged man at the head couldn't help but take another look at the handsome Oscar. His Highness's friend is really not to be underestimated.

Originally, he thought that bringing a food-type soul master with no fighting ability during the march would be purely cumbersome.

I didn’t expect Oscar’s big sausage to be so useful!

It can be said that without Oscar's recovery sausage, more people would probably have been sacrificed!

As for how many people will be left in the end, it's hard to say...

If this plan of "smuggling across Zhennan and heading directly to Hull" succeeds, the biggest contributor will definitely be Oscar!

For this reason, he couldn't help but said, "Oscar, if you are tired, I can hold you and fly together."

Oscar was a little stunned, then looked at the Jackdaw General of the Star Luo Empire and shuddered.

"No... no, I can leave by myself." He quickly waved his hand and refused.

"Okay." General Jackdaw did not insist and shouted loudly, "Everyone, keep on going!"

This surprise attack force belonging to the Star Luo Empire started moving again, and what was visible was that at the end of the mountain range, the outline of a huge city slowly appeared.

But in this last stretch of the journey, there were still people who didn’t stick to it until the end.

After spending the last ray of noon sunlight, General Jackdaw finally landed on stable ground with only one-third of his surprise attack force.

"There are 3,812 people left..." Jackdaw took a deep breath. There were only more than 3,000 people left in the army of more than 10,000 people, which meant that more than 6,000 people died on the road.

You must know that this is not the number of casualties, but the number of deaths!

More than 6,000 people died. This two-thirds mortality rate is indeed terrifying.

General Jackdaw couldn't help but glance at Oscar at this time. If it weren't for Oscar, it is estimated that more than a thousand people would have died in this army.

But now is not the time to think about that, because their real mission has not yet been completed.

"But our mission is not completed yet! Now! Take Hull City!" He pointed at Hull City ahead and roared loudly!

"Take Hull!"

"Take Hull!"

…

Suddenly, more than three thousand soldiers roared in unison.

Jackdaw directly gave the order, "Charge!"

In an instant, more than 3,000 soldiers rushed towards the undefended city of Hull.

Jackdaw was quite confident that the Star Luo Empire's main force at Zhennang Pass was enough for the Principality of Hel to send all its defenders to the front line.

Otherwise, the Xingluo army on the front line would be enough to break through Zhennanguan. This is actually a double strategy.

If the Principality of Hel puts all its troops on the front line, it can naturally temporarily prevent the main offensive of the Xingluo army.

But their rear area was completely empty. They only relied on the rugged and difficult mountains to defend themselves against the enemy. As long as they could get through these mountains and ravines, the Principality of Hel would be a lamb to be slaughtered!

But if the Principality of Hel still leaves some defenders in the rear, the front line will definitely not be able to hold on until reinforcements from the Tiandou Empire are breached.

The Principality of Hel, which has lost Zhennan Pass and has no natural danger to defend, even if it retains some defenders, is still a lamb to be slaughtered in front of the wolf-like and tiger-like Star Luo Empire army!

More than 3,000 soldiers rushed into the city of Hull in an instant. In the terrified eyes of the residents of the city, they waved their weapons and began the cruel side of war - killing!

"Why...how did you show up here?!" An old law enforcement officer in the city looked at the sudden appearance of Star Luo Empire soldiers with fear in his eyes.

But before his doubts were answered, he saw a ferocious smile and a flash of sword light!

Hull City, which has lost most of its defense strength, is now a sandbag that is allowed to be ravaged by the Star Luo Empire's surprise attack army!

…

"It's over..." Duke Hel, who was in the Duke's Mansion, turned pale when he learned that the Star Luo Empire's army of divine soldiers descended from the sky and suddenly appeared in the city of Hel.

His strength is not high. The title of Duke is passed down from his ancestors, but his strength is not passed down from his ancestors.

In other words, as the generations passed down, their family's strength gradually weakened.

Now, this generation of Duke of Hull is in his forties, but he is just a soul master.

It can be said that he is similar to Emperor Xueye of the Tiandou Empire who only has the strength of the Soul Sect.

"Your Majesty the Duke, why don't we surrender..." the butler said with trembling lips.

Duke Hel bit his lip, actually thinking about whether to surrender.

In fact, he had no intention of sacrificing his life for the Tiandou Empire. This was just a matter of completing his work.

After all, how much money did the Tiandou Empire give him to make him work so hard?

"Protect the Duke!" There were only a few weak guards in the Duke's Mansion standing in front of Duke Hel, looking at Jackdaw, Ma Hongjun and others who were gradually approaching.

"You don't overestimate your capabilities!" Ma Hongjun snorted coldly, and then the first soul ring behind him lit up, "The first soul skill! Phoenix Fire Wire!"

The violent flame rays rushed directly towards the remaining guards, burning them until they screamed repeatedly. Then, in Ma Hongjun's unique evil fire, they were burned until only white bones were left.

The cruelty of his methods almost made the jackdaws on the side frown.

Jackdaw knew that Ma Hongjun and Oscar turned out to be from the Tiandou Empire.

They are so ruthless against their own people.

This is probably why the so-called "two devils" are more hateful than the devils.

Ma Hongjun looked at the high-ranking Duke of Hull, with a ferocious smile on his fat face that had become extremely obscene due to his addiction to sex, "It's your turn next..."

Duke Hull's face turned pale and he was about to shout, "Don't..."

But at this moment, a series of screams came from outside!

Everyone outside was from the Star Luo Empire, and it was obvious that the only ones who were screaming were the people from the Star Luo Empire.

In an instant, everyone's attention was diverted.

"The giant scythe swept across!" The wall of the Duke's Palace was directly blasted to pieces, and then as a figure holding a giant scythe spun and broke through the wall, countless flesh and blood and screams also "flyed" with his movements!