The empire's 270,000-strong army gathered together, and the soldiers stationed in Nangan City collapsed like ants before the flood. Ying He captured Feng Le alive and locked up with the other surrendered troops.
It took Yinghe another day to capture Qijun City, but Qijun could only hold on for less than half a day despite all his strength.
The Ying He who entered the city did not massacre them wantonly. As long as they were willing to surrender, they were all temporarily locked up.
The preparations for Bladeless Kingdom were also completed, but they changed their original strategy and chose to abandon Qi County.
They did not send any soldiers for reinforcements, but stayed all in the cities of the dynasty. They gathered 200,000 warriors, and they did not count the soldiers in training.
In less than ten days, the entire Qi County was returned to the hands of the empire, and all the imprisoned people were released. The empire did not force them to join the ranks of the empire, but instead let them all go home and continue their normal lives. .
But where the light does not reach, a new coup is taking place. Wang Hu sent people to lobby in Qi County. The Wuren Kingdom has signed an agreement with the empire, using Qi County in exchange for peace. Even though many people do not believe it, But the inaction of the Bladeless Kingdom caused the people to lose their trust in it. They had no ability to resist, and they found that it was right not to resist and settle for the status quo. After all, the empire did not only bring about the consequences as rumored. Disaster and pain.
So Qi Wei became the "leader" of this group of comfortable people, but no one, including Qi Wei, knew that their ultimate goal was to rebuild the Bladeless Kingdom, a Bladeless Kingdom under the leadership of Wang Aldehyde, who seemed to have anticipated the empire. He will be defeated, but he wants to be a fisherman in the fight between snipe and clam, so now, he only needs to face one enemy - time.
The empire did not stay in the Holy Light Continent for too long. All 250,000 troops gathered at Songlai Port. However, the energy tower was destroyed and the gems in the tower were missing. However, this could not stop the empire at all. The pace of progress, because they have something they themselves do not know the principle of - a compass.
"Of course I brought them this compass. The magnetic pole of this planet is stable, so our ships need to keep heading 45° west-south."
With the help of Qijun's wood and the previously dismantled wood, the huge team began to head to the real battlefield.
Although Qin Jingru who stayed in Fengya City did not understand his father's request, he still stayed in the city obediently and took over the position of city lord again, because Gao You and his son Gao Guo became deputy lieutenants and commanded Fengya City. Soldiers from Yacheng.
Another twenty days (ten hours) later, the empire landed at Beifengtai in Qin County. Although the energy tower here was not destroyed, all the gems were taken away and there was no garrison.
Despite this, Yinghe arranged a defensive formation to prevent the Bladeless Kingdom from sneaking attacks.
However, the Bladeless Kingdom did arrange a surprise team, a cavalry team of only a thousand people. When they saw Ying He at the forefront, they immediately wanted to retreat. However, they knew the rules in the army, so they could only wait. A good time.
"Sir, the empire seems to have missed one issue - food. Although they have prepared enough food for all crew members on each ship, it is only enough for the duration of the voyage. The rest of the food is behind."
"Is the news accurate?"
"My lord, it is absolutely true. The Shadow Empire's food and fodder are still on the way, and they can be completely unprepared."
"Okay, pass the order and raid the empire's reserve grain."
The empire's so-called reserve food and grass are actually baits. Even the people who transport these baits are not imperial soldiers, but felons in prisons in various cities in Qi County. In addition, many races in the empire can only rely on shadow energy and do not need food. .
This cavalry team was attracted by the bait without exception, and they galloped towards the rear of the imperial camp. The cavalry captain simply observed and then ordered the charge.
Their purpose was very clear, which was to destroy as much food as possible. For this purpose, they also prepared torches. Although it was already dark, the fire was still so dazzling. The people transporting the food could see the approaching sea of fire from a distance. .
They wore imperial armor, and the imperial flag was planted on the carriage, but they were shackled under their feet. Due to their inconvenience in movement, they could not hold on for a while even with weapons in their hands.
The horse pulling the cart was taken away, and the "food" was set on fire. The captain led the cavalry to do what bandits did, feeling very happy in his heart.
When they burned these carriages, they did not confirm the contents inside. The captain thought that he had done a big thing and would be promoted to a noble rank after returning. Little did he know that the imperial army had surrounded them.
The captain smiled and said: "Let's go quickly, the Shadow Empire must be furious now."
The area where they were operating was a depression, surrounded by low peaks. Imperial soldiers were waiting behind the peaks, and rows of anti-horses had been deployed.
The cavalrymen returning from the original route all had smiles on their faces. Suddenly, a soldier was shot through his light armor by an arrow and fell off his horse while screaming.
"There is an ambush, attack quickly." the school captain shouted quickly.
However, just a few seconds after he spoke, several more warriors were hit by arrows and fell from their horses, and the arrows still flying in the sky fell like raindrops.
Seeing the team rushing up the short mountain, their will was instantly wiped out by the scene in front of them. Countless imperial soldiers stared at them eagerly, and the horse-rejecting stakes were neatly arranged.
"Turn around and retreat quickly." The captain shouted in panic, but as soon as he turned around, an energy arrow pierced his body.
The cavalry were frightened by this scene and ran in panic, only to bump into the soldiers who were still approaching from behind. The team of more than a thousand people was in a mess, or died under the arrows. , or die under the hooves of one's own people.
Since several lieutenants could not communicate, they could only control their subordinates as much as possible. As a result, hundreds of people charged towards the enemy's formation, hundreds of people fled in the opposite direction, and even more were in a dilemma and were killed one after another. Shoot.
This first battle lasted less than half an hour, and the empire did not waste even a single soldier.
The vanguard of the Bladeless Kingdom was destroyed, and no more people were sent to die in a short period of time. The empire also gained sufficient preparation time.
However, just a few days ago, a stone wall was quietly built around the royal capital, which could completely seal the royal capital. Tens of thousands of manpower participated in the construction, which shows the speed.
In the capital, the soldiers are training at an accelerated pace, and the energy awakeners are no exception. Some of them have experienced the wars in the Hao Hecheng era. They train in groups of three to ten people, and then fight in groups.
Among them, there is a group that is the most special. Their combat power is extremely high, and each member also has a very high rank. Logically speaking, their rank should discuss the tactics with the marshal, because the weapons in their hands are They are the five swords forged by the God of Creation - the iron-cutting sword, the ice-connecting sword, the explosive flame sword, the earth-shattering sword, and the forest-breaking sword.
The five legendary long swords have different shapes, and they are all top-notch weapons with their respective attributes.
As for their opponents, they are the Hao family brothers and sisters.
Although it was two against five, it showed an evenly matched effect. The most important thing was that Hao Yuexing did not use shadow power and only relied on attributeless energy and close confrontation to attack.
The battle between the seven lasted for a long time. After all, it was not a real battlefield. They just stopped after exhausting their energy.
"Your Majesty, the time is ripe to send out troops."
"Okay, let's set off immediately."
Although they were ready for war, their primary target was not the royal capital. For this desperate battle, the empire left more food in the Shadow Continent. Shadow He originally thought that the Bladeless Congress would invest its troops to fight for Qi County, so their army food
To go to Zhou County, you must occupy the main cities along the way. The first one you encounter is Baihu City, one of the Four Phase Cities. Tens of thousands of soldiers are stationed in it, but all the people in the city have fled, and almost all the shops in the city have been demolished. Transformed into a device.
The empire also brought a large number of siege engines from Qijun, but the shape was different from those made by Qijun - a hammer head like a bull's horn, yes, it was not a bull's head, but a bull's horn, and the horns were at the bottom.
Following the siege engine were several rows of warriors holding heavy shields. It would not be an exaggeration to say that this shield was a stone slab. It required two people to hold it forward, one behind the other.
The guards on White Tiger City were stunned by this strange shape, but they still did not forget to give orders. The arrows were shot from the top of the city, barely killing anyone.
At this time, a gap appeared in the stone slab next to it. It turned out that there were archers hiding in it. They had opened their bow ropes. As soon as the stone slab opened, random arrows flew out. The soldiers on the wall were unprotected and fell to the ground one after another.
It wasn't until the siege engines approached that the defenders reacted and shouted: "Pour oil, pour oil quickly."
Unfortunately, it was too late. Dozens of energy controllers jumped out of the shields. With the help of energy, they quickly reached the city wall. Among them, there was a figure that was even bigger. The guard also felt his power and hurriedly wanted him to get closer. In panic, he ignored the threat behind him and was pierced by a spear before he could make a move.
Without the general, the defenders were like scattered sand. In less than an hour, Baihu City, one of the Four Phase Cities, was captured, but the gains were very little.
"Your Majesty, it is obvious that the Bladeless Kingdom has gathered its main combat forces in the Royal Capital. We can divide our troops into multiple routes to cut off the connection between the Royal Capital and the counties and at the same time move closer to Zhou County."
"If the forces of each department are dispersed in this way, wouldn't they be attacked one by one?"
"The Bladeless Kingdom does not know the strength of our troops entering this time, and I assert that they will not act rashly."
"Then how many soldiers should I leave to garrison here?"
"Leave the Third Governor's troops behind."
"There are as many as 90,000 people stationed in White Tiger City alone. I'm afraid there will be some trouble in future wars."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The soldiers have been fighting continuously for ten days. No matter how long their physical strength lasts, they will not be able to withstand such wear and tear. Moreover, there are many wounded soldiers, so they must stay and recuperate."
"It's really time to take a break."
