The destruction of the Guards shook the foundation of the empire and severely weakened the ruling order of the nobles and slave owners. At this point, the gateway to the imperial capital, Jiye City, was wide open, directly exposed to the front of the slave rebels. .
Even though Jiye City is surrounded by water on three sides, with mountains at its back, and is secure and has high walls, the lack of defenders has already made it in danger. Although the empire has an elite naval fleet on the sea, the slave army will not easily fight against it. If they want to fight, they will choose to march to Jiye City by land, which also makes their navy almost useless.
But the navy is not completely useless. They will provide fire cover for the defenders of Jiye City near the coast.
There is another unfavorable factor, that is, the previous personal expedition of Emperor Busozzi mobilized nearly 70% of the troops in Jiye City. Currently, there are only 60,000 troops guarding the city, including the escorts of the nobles.
The situation is extremely unfavorable for Jiye City.
Although King Qin's troops from all over the country were constantly gathering, they did not rush into Jiye City before the Guards Corps was destroyed. At this moment, the 5th King Qin Army was still a hundred miles away. As expected, they would arrive at Jiye City within one day. of the periphery.
Although Luo De seized the opportunity to attack Jiye City, it is still difficult to capture the city within one day, not to mention that the elite navy will provide fierce fire support. The 60,000 defenders were enough to decimate the slave army.
However, the fighter opportunity was fleeting, leaving only one day at most for Luo De to capture Jiye City.
After a short rest, Luo De led his army to attack Jiye City on a starry night...
The dawn of Feida Star has arrived. This is the darkest moment of the day. The darkness is like a giant blanket wrapping the earth tightly. When a ray of light breaks through the sea fog and spreads out from the sea level, a red sun slowly rises. rising.
The majestic and prosperous Jiye City regained its vitality. It woke up from the morning light. The majestic palaces were bathed in golden light. Rows of buildings and buildings stretched into the distance in the morning light and mist. The magnificent six-sided towers Like a sharp arrow piercing the sky, it overlooks the entire city.
The strong and generous city wall is lined with defenders and flags fluttering, while under the city wall there is dust and hustle and bustle...
Lot's slave army came to the city.
Accompanied by bursts of noisy footsteps, Luo De's nearly 150,000 troops formed four square formations and appeared at the foot of Jiye City with majestic momentum.
Located in the front is a heavy cavalry force of more than 5,000 people, whose weapons and baggage came from the destroyed Guards Corps, followed by an air force composed of 3,000 large birds.
After the air force is the main force of the slave army, the 140,000 infantry, and at the rear is the long-range throwing force composed of 2,000 catapults, whose weapons also come from the Guards Corps.
Facing the slave army with high morale, there didn't seem to be many military deployments in Jiye City. Except for some warships that were gradually gathering towards the shore, there were only a few more troops deployed on the city wall, and nothing else changed much.
In these sporadic military deployments, there was neither ordering air troops to hover on the city wall to resist the aerial assault of the slave army, nor organizing crossbowmen and long-range throwing troops to wait for opportunities to destroy the attacker's will to siege. Everything was calm.
Maybe they were waiting for the arrival of the 5th Army of King Qin.
The Luode side was not in a hurry to attack the city. Facing the impregnable Jiye City, they would definitely not be able to capture it for a while. This would be a battle that coexists with psychological warfare and a war of attrition. Attacking the city rashly without preparation or opportunity would inevitably lead to disaster. You will lose everything.
At the moment, what he wants to deal with is the five groups of King Qin's army that are arriving one after another. Three of them are advancing from the land route.
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page)
In the canyon area where the Guards Corps fights, they will appear behind their own troops for up to half a day. At that time, they will face the danger of being attacked from behind.
The other two armies of King Qin are currently rushing in from the sea. Once they merge with the elite navy guarding the sea defense line of Jiye City, plus the three armies of King Qin behind the slave army and the defenders of Jiye City in front. , the Lotus side will face the dangerous situation of being attacked on three sides.
But Lot has a huge advantage, that is, the feat of annihilating the Guards Corps and marching to Jiye City has boosted the morale of the slave resistance to an unprecedented height. Now, all he has to do is to transform this morale In order to use the surging fighting power, he used the strength to fight and let the rebels from all over the country help him destroy the 5th Army of King Qin.
Lord quickly mobilized some troops from the air force. He divided these troops into more than 20 squads, each with about 50 people. They flew to various places on Feida in big birds. Their purpose was to The news of the elimination of the Guards Corps and the arrival of troops at Jiye City spread to more rebels, and at the same time led the rebels from various places to march towards Jiye City.
At the same time, Rhodes mobilized two more troops from the infantry to form two engineering troops, each with a strength of 30,000 people. One of the engineering troops rushed towards the canyon area where they had previously fought fiercely with the Guards Corps, and the other An engineering force advanced toward the coastline, where the Imperial Navy was deployed.
An hour later, the first engineering unit arrived at its destination first. At this moment, the 3rd Qinwang Army had not arrived yet, and was still 20 kilometers away.
The engineers immediately started working. They were divided into 10 waves and dug continuously in a wheel battle. They would dig a huge trench across the canyon. This trench ran from one side of the canyon to the other, equivalent to The canyon is divided into two, with a depth of about 8 meters and a width of 30 meters.
This trench was like a natural moat that would block the three armies of King Qin and cut off their path to Jiye City.
At the same time, the engineers built a high wall about 3 meters high with stones on one side of the trench. The high wall also ran through the entire canyon. There were not only high platforms but also crenels on it, just like a simple city fortification, with everything you need. .
At that time, the engineering troops will transform into garrison troops. They will rely on the two barriers composed of trenches and high walls to stifle the attempts of the three Qin Wang armies to advance towards Jiye City.
When bursts of flying dust filled the far side of the canyon, the trench that ran through the canyon had been dug. When the three-way Qinwang army appeared in neat lines and densely packed in front of the engineers, the high wall It has also been built to a height of two meters.
The army of King Qin of the Third Route was forced to stop in front of the trench. They looked at the trench and the high wall that was gradually being built, and they were stunned for a moment.
After a brief hesitation, the three armies responded. They sent an aerial force composed of 5,000 large birds, which rushed over the trenches and high walls to the sky above the defenders, covering the sky.
Suddenly, a dense rain of arrows was shot from the side of the high wall. The rain of arrows was like dense dark clouds and flew straight towards the big bird in the sky. The sudden attack caught the soldiers controlling the big bird off guard and they screamed loudly. Amidst the screams, the big birds and the soldiers on their backs were shot down one after another.
The dense clusters of arrows pricked the big birds like hedgehogs. They howled and fell to the ground like raindrops.
After the attack, the defenders' 1,000 big birds took to the sky. They were divided into 10 queues in groups of 100. Behind each queue was a huge net made of rattan. Wherever the net passed, it was like a broom sweeping in the remaining big birds from King Qin's army.
Afterwards, the big birds in each queue exchanged airborne
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page)
Position, the prey in the net was tightly wrapped in the big net, and the 10 queues dragged the prey and flew quickly over the high wall. As they flew past their own positions, they slowed down and lowered their altitude.
"Swish, swish, swish!" Waves of arrows flew into the air like raindrops, and the targets of the arrow clusters were exactly the objects in the nets that arrived in the shooting area in 10 queues.
The sound of arrow clusters was mixed with the screams of the big bird and the soldiers on its back, and it was like the ghostly voice from the demonic realm echoing above the canyon...
The three-route Qinwang army on the other side of the trench watched helplessly as their own air troops were slaughtered like prey. They had no strength but were powerless.
After 10 minutes, the air power of the three-way King Qin's army was slaughtered. At this point, they lost 70% of their air power. Facing the opponent's high walls and numerous crossbowmen, they were forced to cease their activities.
Soon, a commander of the Third Army Qinwang set his sights on the mountains on both sides of the canyon. After a commotion, two troops of about 10,000 people secretly lurked into the mountains.
They tried to break into the rear of the slave troops from the mountains on both sides and catch the latter by surprise, but their attempt failed. When the two sneak attack troops had just advanced to the middle of the mountain, two groups of ambush troops suddenly appeared from the upper part of the mountain. , the sneak attack force was caught off guard.
After a fierce fight, the sneak attack troops were completely wiped out.
The army of King Qin of the Three Routes was caught in a dilemma. When retreating, there was no way to retreat. When advancing, they were blocked by deep trenches and high walls. There were ambush handles on the mountains on both sides, and they could not break in from the air.
After several unsuccessful attempts, the three armies set up camp and waiting seemed to be the best option.
After this slave force successfully blocked the three-way King Qin's army advancing overland, another slave force also built a high wall on the coast outside Jiye City. The wall was about 8 meters high and about 3 kilometers long. From the wall of Jiye City The roots extend along the coastline to the other end of the fjord.
This high wall that emerged from the sky was like a barrier that separated the sea from the land. Its construction made the empire's navy useless. At the same time, they also became a living target for the long-range throwing troops of the slave army.
After a sound of rolling wheels, nearly 2,000 catapults of the slave army were pushed to the side of the high wall. Following Lot's order, nearly 2,000 burning fireballs were ejected into the air. They were like a ball falling from the sky. The rain of fire hit the Imperial Navy gathered at the fjord.
The fire reflected the sky and the sea red, and even half of Jiye City was reflected in the fiery red. Just a few seconds later, more than 2,000 fireballs hit the warships on the sea.
The high wall protected the movement of the projection troops and also caught the Imperial Navy by surprise. After the "Rain of Fire", nearly half of the navy's ships were hit and set alight, turning the sea into a sea of fire.
The attack continued. Upon seeing this, other ships began to flee. In the chaos, nearly 20% of the ships collided and sank in the process of panic escape. The remaining ships were forced to flee far into the deep sea.
The threat from the Imperial Navy was removed, and it lost its combat effectiveness.
At the same time, the other two troops of King Qin who relied on the navy to advance into Jiye City by water lost their sea protection. They were exposed to the attack range of long-range weapons thrown by the slave army, making it difficult to enter Jiye City.
The defeat of the Imperial Navy forced the ships carrying the two Qinwang armies to turn around. After drifting aimlessly, they docked at an island about 70 kilometers away from Jiye City to wait for the opportunity.
At this point, the attempts of King Qin's army to rush to Jiye City failed, and they were exposed to the front of the slave army.
Jiye City became a veritable island.
(End of chapter)
7017k
