Chapter 507 The war begins
"What's your name, little brother? You don't look like you're from here."
The other party nodded, clasped his fists and replied: "I am Shi Qing'an. As Mr. Qi said, I am from Luo Yun Kingdom."
"Luo Yunguo?" Qi Chengcheng and Her Royal Highness the Princess were both stunned. The former did not expect to meet fellow soldiers here, while the latter did not expect that there were people from Luo Yun in his army.
After coming back to his senses, Qi Chengcheng instantly became wary, frowned, and asked again: "Are you a reinforcement from Luo Yunzong?"
Shi Qing'an noticed the displeasure on the other person's face, and he naturally understood the reason. He explained: "To be precise, it should be the abandoned cannon fodder."
Afterwards, Shi Qingan briefly described his experience. After hearing that he was rescued by Yi Xifeng, the two of them lowered their guard.
Everyone quickly got down to business, and the three parties discussed how to build traps. The princess had a few ideas, but they were all rejected. The reason was that these methods can catch animals, but they are easy to expose when dealing with people. Once the other party notices, these traps will be destroyed. All previous efforts have been wasted.
Shi Qing'an took out a map, simply drew a few circles around the royal city, and then said: "Dig some deep pits in the circled areas, insert wooden thorns, and don't need to cover them."
Her Royal Highness the Princess frowned lightly and said, "If I don't block them, why don't they take a detour?"
"Just let them take a detour." Shi Qing'an explained calmly: "If you want to bypass these places, you must pass through the gaps in the traps. The 180,000 people passing through these places will definitely become denser. By then, our The crossbowmen gather on these walls so they can shoot the opponent more effectively."
Shi Qing'an drew a few more circles on the city wall in the picture, stopped writing and said: "Traps are not necessarily for killing enemies, they can also be used as auxiliary effects."
Shi Qing'an's strategy was both simple and effective. After hearing this, Qi Chengcheng and Her Royal Highness the Princess expressed their admiration and understood why Yi Xifeng wanted to arrange this person.
Shi Qingan put the map on the table and said:
"Of course, I'm just talking on paper. The specific steps have to be discussed by the two of you."
Shi Qing'an knows how to advance and retreat so well because he is afraid of being hated by others. After all, he has encountered this kind of thing in Luo Yunzong.
Qi Chengcheng shook his head and said: "Since it is your idea, you can plan it. However, as Yi Xifeng is the general manager of the entire plan, this matter must first obtain his consent."
Her Royal Highness the Princess nodded and said: "Let me inform Marquis Zhenbeiting. The mansion he lives in is closer to the palace, so it is more convenient for me to go."
Shi Qingan smiled slightly, said goodbye and continued patrolling.
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In the evening, Her Royal Highness the Princess first left a copy of the plan to the Queen, and then passed the news to Yi Xifeng. Yi Xifeng's evaluation was: It can be executed, but don't move the area in front of the trap. He has other uses.
As for what it was used for, he didn't say.
Late at night, Yi Xifeng came to Dongqian Chamber of Commerce again with the secret order of Zhenwu Dark Palace in hand.
"How many people do you need?" asked the housekeeper.
"The more the merrier, we only have one night."
Late at night, a hundred men in black quietly left the city and started working in the area in front of the trap.
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There is a large camp stationed fifty miles northwest of the Floating Tower Kingdom. The red lion painted on the yellow flag of the camp shows that the visiting family is the Andre family in the endless wilderness.
"Lord Marquis, a spy has come to report that there is a ground thorn trap in front of the gate of Futa City. Should we move to the west gate to attack?"
On the throne, a blond middle-aged man with a big beard and a golden lion robe heard this and replied:
"It's just a few traps, and you want my 180,000-strong army to bypass the West City?"
A thin general said: "Lord Andre, I have seen those thorns. All you have to do is pass through a land without thorns."
Andre nodded, waved his hand, and said: "Attack the city tomorrow!"
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The next day, an army of 180,000 troops came to the north gate of the Futa Kingdom. A few months ago, the endless barbaric army of 60,000 troops was defeated here. After such a long time, there is still a bloody atmosphere lingering in this land. It won’t go away.
Andre was walking in front of the formation, and sure enough he saw rows of ground thorns not far away.
"The Earl of Keyo led 30,000 troops, bypassed the thorns, and attacked the city!"
A young man holding a sword as tall as a man agreed and led an army of 30,000 people towards the pagoda king's city.
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"Lord Tinghou, the other party has sent an army of 30,000 to attack the royal city and is passing through the assassin group."
Yi Xifeng nodded and ordered: "Let the archers prepare."
"yes!"
The 30,000 troops of the Endless Wilderness came to the ground and stabbed the mouth one after another. Halfway through the march, when the army was at its densest, the crossbowmen on the royal city appeared at the same time, shooting countless arrows at the dense army at their feet.
The 30,000-strong army led by the Earl of Kyo was shot in three consecutive rounds, and soon suffered 8,000 casualties. There were more corpses in the road, and the army behind became more crowded. Several people even accidentally fell into the ground and were impaled on the spot.
"Open the city gate, the shield soldiers go first, and the crossbow soldiers follow." Yi Xifeng ordered again.
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"Your Majesty, Lord Marquis, Count Keyo was first shot and killed by archers in front of the city gate, and then chased by crossbowmen. More than half of them were killed or injured."
Andre waved his hand and said directly: "Instruct the Marquis of Keyin to increase his troops by 50,000, and they must attack the city gate for me!"
An army of 50,000 people rushed up the road, but the road was full of dead bodies. Ke Yin could only let the shield soldiers step over to resist the bows and arrows, while the spearmen moved the corpses behind.
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"Lord Tinghou, the other side has added 50,000 troops. The shield soldiers have passed through the passage first and are resisting the bows and arrows."
Yi Xifeng nodded and asked, "How many arrows are there left on the top of the city?"
"There are still thirty thousand. The rest will be moved to the fortress according to your instructions."
"The crossbowmen withdraw and the cavalry charges."
The archers at the top of the city retracted their arrows, and the crossbowmen below the city returned to the city. Three thousand cavalry from the Futa Kingdom immediately rushed out of the city gate and directly broke through the enemy's shield array.
Human feet could not block the iron hoofs. Under the impact of the cavalry, the shield soldiers could only retreat passively and collided with the spear soldiers who were carrying corpses in the rear. Thousands of people were unable to stand firm on their heels and were pushed to the ground and stabbed.
The army retreated in panic. Marquis Keyin ordered the archers to shoot, but the cavalry did not pursue them after they reached the intersection. Instead, they turned around and withdrew into the city.
The two armies collided head-on for the first time. Only over 200 people from the Futa Kingdom were shot dead, but the Marquis of Keyin suffered casualties of 5,000 people. Most of them were squeezed by his own people and fell into the ground and were stabbed. dead.
His 50,000-strong army was actually pushed back by 3,000 cavalry. Ke Yin was furious and directly ordered: "Throw all the corpses into the ground thorns, form a whole team, and charge again!"
Tens of thousands of troops rushed onto the road again. Ke Yin looked up and saw a young man wearing a war robe on top of the city.
(End of chapter)
