Xing Luo didn't have any tactics or teachers to guide him, but he still understood the basic tactics. The artillery had previously blasted the city wall, and after paying a heavy price, a huge crack was blown out of the city wall of Gengxin City.
Subsequently, tens of thousands of black-armored knights also began to charge.
The artillery fire fell on the charge formation of these black-armored knights, but the effect was very little. Often one cannonball could only kill three or four people. This profit was undoubtedly too low compared to the current number of people. Only the two The giant cannon forged by Lou Gao himself can achieve the expected profit ratio of artillery, and one cannon can kill dozens of people.
The black-armored knights charged with guns and cannons, and soon reached the breach in the city wall. Just as they were about to rush over at one go, dozens of heavily armored soldiers holding big swords stood in front of them.
Of course, Lou Gao is not a person who fully embraces the new era. As one of the best blacksmiths in the world, his collection of armors can be said to be some of the best in the world. These armors are superior to the equipment of the black-armored knights. It was more advanced and directly blocked the gap in the entire city wall. For a moment, these knights who had rushed up were caught in a dilemma.
Taking advantage of the higher buildings and lower walls in the city, the garrison kept pouring firepower downwards, attacking the vulnerable points of the black-armored knights as much as possible.
"Damn it! As expected, Lou Gao has been rebelling for a long time, and he actually hid his secret!" Dai Hua said angrily, looking at the battlefield where he had invested a lot of troops but had no actual effect.
In this battle, Emperor Xingluo was personally driving the army, so it was impossible for him to leave the command of each army in the hands of others. The top command of each legion must belong to the royal Dai family.
Dai Hua is a member of a branch of the Dai family. Because he has studied military science since he was a child and is proficient in suppressing bandits, he was promoted to the commander of a 50,000-person legion during this all-out war.
Military achievements on the battlefield are undoubtedly the biggest temptation, not to mention that Gengxin City gives people the impression of a group of blacksmiths. Who would have thought that it could have such combat effectiveness? A few dozen people can block an attack path of hundreds or thousands of people?
"General Dai! You must not rush forward in the pursuit of success at this time. You should withdraw your troops and start a protracted battle. Otherwise, you may be in danger of being attacked from both sides." A general dissuaded with a sad expression.
Dai Hua looked at the map. One side of Gengxin City was close to the mountains that produced ore. It was too small for the army to retreat. To the north was a big river, but to the south was a large plain. The Xingluo Army had no defense against this.
This is the strategy of encircling three and letting one go in the art of war. Failure to encircle and kill means that there is a possibility of escape. Once the war lasts for a long time and the morale of the army is dispersed, these people will escape along the south gate and eventually fall into the star. The offensive line formed by the Luo Empire's army.
It is indeed the best strategy to besiege without attacking and put enough pressure on him, but this is Gengxin City, and in the northeast is Dai Mubai's occupied area. If Dai Mubai's army takes advantage of Xingluo during the siege, If the main force directly attacks the headquarters before reaching the front line, it will probably result in the total annihilation of the entire army.
Withdraw in despair? How can we satisfy His Majesty the Emperor? For the current plan, the only way is to quickly break through Gengxin City, thereby forming a rivalry with Xingluo's main force, and resist the impact of Dai Mubai's armored corps here.
"Impossible. If the army withdraws, it can certainly resist possible sneak attacks, but have you ever thought about how we should respond if we don't continue the attack and the two sides merge? Do we have to retreat thousands of miles back to His Majesty? "Dai Hua slapped the table hard: "The only solution for now is to massacre the city!"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding generals suddenly fell silent.
This massacre of the city does not mean to kill and plunder the people after entering, but to drop the virus to ensure that all living creatures are killed.
A long time ago, Xingluo did not have such sophisticated equipment. He could fight against Tiandou and relied on his ability to control beasts. Of course, those poisonous things were also indispensable.
If those poisonous insects could be projected into Gengxin City and the terrifyingly lethal plague spread, the city would be considered defeated.
"General, this must not be done. The Wuhun Palace and the Nine Provinces Empire are the most hypocritical. If we don't give them a chance, we can't intervene personally. But if we use such cruel methods, then the Nine Provinces Heavenly Army will personally intervene. I'm afraid our Xingluo country is about to be destroyed!" When the general who had previously dissuaded Dai Hua heard that he wanted to poison him, he immediately knelt down and said with tears.
"That's enough! Do you have any tricks up your sleeve? If not, just do as I say! If the Gengxin City area can be stabilized, Your Majesty will definitely not be blamed for this!" Dai Hua was a little panicked, but he still insisted on his decision. .
For him, if this battle cannot be won quickly, or if the army is defeated and flees, due to the harshness of Emperor Xingluo, half of his life will be lost even if he does not die, so it is better to fight to the death!
Although some of the generals complained about such beastly behavior, the other party was the top officer of the twelfth legion, so they went down to prepare.
This poisonous attack strategy has always been one of Xingluo's methods of conquering cities and territories, and this war is no exception. If he cannot gain an advantage on the frontal battlefield, the Emperor of Xingluo will not mind turning all three provinces into a human hell. .
The emperor had this idea, so each legion had backups. These poisons were now encapsulated in special cannonballs, which could be poisoned by firing them at the destination, which could be regarded as replacing the original trebuchets.
Lou Gao speculated with great malice on how the Star Luo Empire Army might launch an attack, but in the end he still failed to anticipate this move.
In his opinion, even if the army is defeated in the end, the blacksmiths should still be captured. As long as he leads the way and kills them, most of the followers will not be affected, because the empire still needs them.
But it is obvious that Xingluo's people are extremely crazy. In order to prevent them from succeeding, they are willing to directly eliminate hundreds of thousands of people in Gengxin City.
The Xingluo people were obviously very good at poisoning. In addition to arranging bombardments from multiple angles to ensure that the entire Gengxin City was polluted, Dai Hua also sent a team of cavalry to poison the upper reaches of the river in the north of the city and directly cut off the poisoning. Main water source.
After doing this, the Xingluo Army retreated their troops and began to surround the entire city without attacking. They watched the destruction of Gengxin City.
The facts are indeed as Dai Hua expected. Gengxin City's medical system is extremely backward, and there are very few healing soul masters. They are vulnerable to various poisons like Xing Luo that have been refined for thousands of years. In just one day, It spread rapidly and many people were infected with these poisons.
At first, they were weak and unprepared for war, but within two days, large-scale deaths began to occur, and corpses were the best carriers of the plague. Soon, the shadow of death shrouded the entire Gengxin City, except for the souls. Except for soul masters with king strength or above who can try their best to offset it, no one can be spared.
But how many soul masters are there in Gengxin City who are above Soul King?
"Teacher, I'm afraid we can only stop here."
An atmosphere of panic spread everywhere in Gengxin City. The shortage of medicines and the intensity of poisoning made everything feel like a purgatory on earth. In order to curb the spread of the plague, they could only adopt the policy of burning.
Cutting off water and food is also a huge problem. Most of the water sources for hundreds of thousands of people have been contaminated in one day. Only a few wells are still clean. However, under the contamination of some crazy people who are dying, what is drinkable Well water is also getting less and less.
"There is no other way. Let's organize the common people and blacksmiths who can still move to retreat. We are familiar with the mountains to the west of the city and it is difficult for the Xingluo army to pass. If we can bypass this place, we can cross the river to Dai Mubai's territory. By then, it will be There is hope for survival." Lou Gao said sadly.
It's easy to say that, but the mountains in the west are dangerous places. It is difficult for the elites of the Star Luo Empire to pass, let alone the weak refugees like them. I'm afraid only three out of ten will pass in the end.
Among the 30% who survived, 20% must be soul masters, which shows the danger.
But other than this, there is no other way.
The news spread quickly, but there were only a few followers. As Lou Gao thought, the people in Gengxin City relied on mining and metals for a living, so they naturally knew the hardships and dangers there. In comparison, It would be better to die at home and dig a grave for yourself in advance, which would be more dignified.
However, there are about 10,000 ordinary people who are still in good health and are willing to embark on this difficult and dangerous road with Lou Gao.
After delivering a despairing speech in the city, Lou Gao led his troops and those people who were willing to leave together from the west of the city and entered the mountains.
After they set off, this unsupervised city also ushered in its most desperate moment. People who were seriously ill and lost their water sources were dying in large numbers every moment. In other words, people who could survive these two days were dying in large numbers. God is already very strong.
Another half day passed, and the bustling city was completely reduced to a dead city. There was no longer any sign of life. There were corpses everywhere. Even the crows and rats that liked to surround the corpses could not survive the poison. The city was suffocatingly quiet.
The tens of thousands of Xingluo troops who had the antidote successfully moved into Gengxin City, occupied the place, and began to disperse the plague here and dispose of the corpses, trying to eliminate their own beastly behavior. Little did they know that all this was seen by Dai Mubai. Clear as day.
"Damn it! How dare these beasts do such a crazy thing!" After receiving the report from his subordinates, Dai Mubai slammed the table, extremely angry.
For him, war can be cruel or bloody. He can accept these, but the only thing he cannot accept is attacking innocent civilians. He feels that this should be a purely domestic war. Confrontation in military power.
Dai Mubai, who had learned correct values and war concepts from Leng Xiyue and Nishizumi Miho, could not accept the slaughter of an entire city for the sake of a staged victory.
But he could only watch and had no choice at all. Even if his current medical power was completely enough to eliminate such tragedies, his military power was still far behind. Now millions of Xingluo armies are coming one after another, forming a huge Under pressure, he could only disperse the armored divisions to form a defense line along the mountains and surrounding rivers to prepare for defense in advance. He was unable to organize enough teams to rescue Gengxin City and could only sit back and watch the tragedy happen.
Tiandou's 300,000 troops are still on the way. If these 300,000 people fill the line, his armored division like a sharp knife can penetrate left and right and give the enemy a severe blow.
Zhu Zhuqing stood next to Dai Mubai and said softly: "I heard that Master Lou Gao has led a team to cross the Gengjin Mountains and come to our side. I have organized a medical team and a escort team to greet us. It should be possible to the greatest extent possible. to reduce casualties.”
That being said, the mountain roads are rugged and difficult to travel, and mechanized troops cannot move at all. The troops who go to support can only rely on walking. In this way, how high can the rescue efficiency be?
Dai Mubai slumped on the chair. Of course he knew this, and he didn't hold much hope in his heart. He just waved his hands and didn't want to think about the scene of these refugees dying in despair on the road.
The war will continue, and the situation is still not optimistic. The Star Luo Empire's Beast Legion has not yet been dispatched. The mobility of this army is not worse than that of its armored divisions. There is also a legion composed entirely of griffons. This aerial The army can attack any place behind Dai Mubai's rear. The tragedy in Gengxin City made him even more worried about whether these people would carry out the poisoning mission and massacre the people behind him.
At this moment, Li Mengdie came over with an excited expression: "Young Master! We have won!"
Dai Mubai raised his head blankly: "Victory? Which troops repelled the enemy's attack?"
"No, no, no, it's this war. The war has been won!" Li Mengdie excitedly placed a projection device on the table in front of Dai Mubai, and then Leng Xiyue, dressed in formal clothes, appeared on it.
"Everyone, the problems in the Star Luo Empire cannot be ended through mediation. The Pope and I have called on all parties to exercise restraint, but just today, a tragedy occurred in the Star Luo Empire."
"Gengxin City is a city dominated by merchants, craftsmen, and miners. The people here are hardworking and willing to work hard. They still maintain an enviable vitality under the harsh system of the Star Luo Empire. But at this time, this A city whose people no longer exist.”
Leng Xiyue in the picture stretched out her hand and angrily yelled at the camera: "The Xingluo people dared to risk the disapproval of the world and use poisonous gas warfare to massacre hundreds of thousands of people. Such evil deeds are outraged by both humans and gods. It is also a disservice to our Kyushu Empire and the Wuhan Empire." The huge provocation of the Soul Palace's joint announcement regards the Mainland Convention as useless paper. In order to repay such beastly behavior, the Nine Provinces Empire will officially declare war on the Star Luo Empire!"
"This battle will avenge hundreds of thousands of lives and completely eliminate the Xingluo royal family. We will fight until death!"
Dai Mubai understood.
No wonder Li Mengdie is so happy. If Sister Xiyue ends up personally, then this war will indeed not last long.
If the Star Luo Empire army and Dai Mubai and the Tiandou Empire reinforcements can still fight, then facing the army directly sent by the Kyushu Empire, the result will be that no one will be left. (End of chapter)
