Hui Country, end of year 218, Black River Fortress, Konuma Province.
The Golden Lions had been in charge for more than a month. Yang Jinglong was arranging the entire army to modify the defense line on the city wall. He knew that the war would start soon, and Dream Tears would not cross Water Ghost Mountain and go straight into the hinterland of Akiha Province. The opinions expressed at the meeting were just a smokescreen that he and the king had long discussed with the mole in Konuma Province. This smokescreen was also a smokescreen that only the three of them knew about. When Akiha Province saw this smokescreen, they would definitely launch the fiercest attack on Black River. He had to be prepared to withstand the fiercest first attack from Akiha Province. The first spurt of energy, the second decline, the third exhaustion.
"General! There are six conscripts in Akiha Province, and three main battle legions are already in front of Black River. Leading them is the Ye Qiu Corps of Akiha Province, "the captain of the Golden Lions's reconnaissance team reported to Yang Jinglong.
When Yang Jinglong heard about the Ye Qiu Corps, he was stunned.
The Ye Qiu Corps was the main force of Akiha Province. They had fought against each other several times. Of course, due to the Dynasty Treaty, no major war had broken out. But the small conflicts between the two countries had never stopped. The Golden Lion, which often changed its border, had many dealings with the Ye Qiu Corps. Hunting of humanoid beasts in the wild, and the strange disappearance of scouts, were as normal as eating and drinking at the border. It was the Golden Lion, which had never suffered a loss in the Ye Qiu Corps, that had suffered a setback. It was also the Golden Lions, which had caused countless Konuma Province's legions headaches at the border, that had met with a snag.
"Old enemy! Tell our brothers to be careful, and don't cross the border for investigation. "Yang Jinglong said to the captain of the reconnaissance team and looked at Black River.
Suddenly, a scout ran over and reported to Yang Jinglong, "Marshal, a message from the Fortress at the upper reaches of the Black River states that the Red Earth of the Eastern Ryukyu Empire has suddenly launched an attack on the fortress. There are two main battalions and four conscript battalions."
"What?! The Eastern Ryukyu Empire doesn't care about the Dynasty Treaty anymore! " Yang Jinglong was shocked. It wasn't that he didn't think that the Eastern Ryukyu Empire would make a move. Lan Sheng had already sent a letter to warn the Eastern Ryukyu Empire that there would be a move, but he didn't think that the Eastern Ryukyu Empire would send troops directly. No one, except for the kings of the Eastern Ryukyu Empire and Nocturne, as well as some of the vassal states who were on the move.
The capital of the Longhui Empire, Ninedragons City, the Imperial City.
"Your Majesty, the Empire's First Legio IV has finished resting and is awaiting your orders!"
"Let's go! Attack the Dongryuu Empire from the south and reinforce the river! "
The Eastern Ryukyu Empire, the border between the Red Earth and Konuma Province.
"Lord Inoue, the fortress's garrison will resist. If we attack by force, it will take at least five days, and our army will suffer heavy casualties. Please take action, Lord Inoue!" A man in armor reported to a man in black. He was the commander of the Red Earth's First Legion, Wang Nanqiu, and the man in black in front of him was the Eastern Ryukyu Empire's famous commander of the Night Shade, Hiroshi Inoue, Rank-9 Hsun Wushi. The Night Shade Legion was the most difficult legion to discover in the Divine Dragon Continent's southwest region. All of them were made up of Hsun Wushi, and their assassination ability was unparalleled.
"That fortress's officer will not live past tonight. Tomorrow! I'll give you one day, or else you'll be buried with them! "With that, Hiroshi Inoue disappeared in front of his eyes. Stage Nine Martial Master was no longer someone an ordinary person could resist.
Night falls …/p
"What …" The fortress was guarded by the Legio IV of Konuma Province, and the Legion Commander was naturally an expert of the Stage Seven Martial Master. However, when facing the Stage Nine Martial Master, he only had time to react when he was unprepared, and didn't even have time to finish speaking. Hiroshi Inoue covered his mouth, and he didn't make a sound.
In one night, all the legions above the captain level died, and the entire Legio IV was filled with the aura of death.
"Listen up, the people of the stronghold. Your Legion Commander, Phalanx Leader, and Captain are all gone, and you still want to go to Europe to resist! Hurry up and surrender. Not only can you live, you can also protect your family! If you don't surrender, you'll lose your life! In the early morning, Wang Nanqiu sent people to the garrison of the stronghold to surrender. In his opinion, the small captain's army was no longer able to resist his iron hooves, so it was naturally best to be able to break down the enemy's fighting strength to preserve his own strength.
"Think about it? They're too strong. The Legion Commander is an expert of the seventh step, and he was assassinated before he could even make a sound. "
"That's right, a few square formation leaders are at least Stage Five Martial Master, and they're all gone!"
"Shut up!" The Legion Commander and the Phalanx Leader are staying here. We are their soldiers, and this is how you become a captain! "
"That's right!" I want to fight the enemy to the death! "
"If you fight to the death, who will command and dispatch you? None of you have learned these things. The enemy is strong to begin with, so how can we fight? Bring our brothers to die!"
A group of captains were arguing endlessly in the conference room. Some said they wanted to surrender, while others said they wanted to fight to the death. No one could convince the other.
"I'll take command!" At this time, a youth in linen clothes walked into the conference hall accompanied by a few soldiers.
"Who are you? Is this a place where a commoner like you can come to! "The captain who advocated for surrender looked at the newcomer with an unfriendly expression.
"Humph!" The youth in linen clothes took out a gold medal from his pocket and placed it in front of the captains. There were three words engraved on the gold medal.
"Royal Token!" The captains were surprised when they saw the gold medal. The royal family of Konuma Province often went out in plain clothes, but they would always carry the special gold medal of the royal family of Konuma Province on them to prove their identity when necessary.
"Greetings, Your Royal Highness!" The captains present immediately knelt down and paid their respects.
"Rise!" The Third Prince signaled for the captains present to stand up, and then directly called out, "Guards, come and behead the two people who stood in front of my soldiers' morale!"
"Your Royal Highness, have mercy!" The two captains who advocated for surrender immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Your Royal Highness, have mercy!" However, the Third Prince did not care. Amidst the wails of the two captains, four guards came in and dragged the two captains out of the door, then threw them off the city wall.
"Third Prince …" A captain was about to ask the Third Prince for instructions, but was interrupted.
"There's no need to call me Your Royal Highness. Right now, I'm acting as Commander Zhang who died in the line of duty. You can call me Commander Xitang." The third prince of the He Clan, Meng Xitang. A year ago, Stage Five Martial Master graduated with the fourth place in the Military Strategy Academy, and then went out to patrol in plain clothes. No one knew where he was. He only wrote a letter to the king every month, or reported corrupt officials, or promoted outstanding people.
…/p
"Lord Commander, they seem to have surrendered! The city gates are open. "In front of the fortress walls, a square leader pointed at the fortress and reported to Wang Nanqiu.
"I saw it! Let the heavy armored infantry advance into the city first. "Wang Nanqiu glanced at the fortress. Although the garrison had shown signs of surrender, his many years of experience as an army commander made him feel that it was better to be careful.
"Acting Commander, the heavy crossbowmen are in place, and the heavy cavalry has also been changed!" Meng Xitang was squatting on the city wall, using the wall to hide. There were also countless heavy crossbowmen and longbowmen hiding together with him. He had already arranged the next battle deployment, and was waiting for Wang Nanqiu's troops to enter.
The heavy armored infantry of Red Earth were getting closer and closer to the fortress walls. Fifty meters, thirty meters, ten meters. They began to enter the fortress.
"Kill!" Meng Xitang shouted, picked up a heavy crossbow beside him, and began to shoot at the heavy armored infantry outside the city. Countless longbowmen and heavy crossbowmen also began to rain swords at the soldiers of Red Earth. For the heavy armored soldiers who were entering the city, they could only speed up and squeeze into the city gate to avoid being shot. However, the city gate was only so big, and although the armor of the heavy armored infantry could protect them, it seriously hindered their movement. People began to step on people in front of the fortress. In fact, for these fully-armored soldiers, as long as they weren't unlucky enough to be shot in the face or throat, the rest of their armor would be able to defend against arrows. However, they had forgotten that when the first soldier was shot and stomped into meat paste, these soldiers had already begun to panic. They just wanted to leave this place of death.
"Attack!" Seeing this scene, Wang Nanqiu was so angry that he almost crushed his teeth.
"Send the signal! Heavy cavalry attack, drive the heavy armored infantry out of the city gate, we will close the gate! " Seeing Wang Nanqiu's army attack, Meng Xitang immediately said to the captain with a longbow beside him.
"Yes!" The captain took the order, put a red arrow on the bow, and shot it into the city.
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