Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "Right, that's what I meant. Therefore, I called you over this time. We have hundreds of thousands of troops here, and it's hard to guarantee that there won't be any spies among them. Therefore, we cannot let the enemy know about this matter. We can let the enemy know that we have a barrier formation, but we can also let them know that we have a lightning formation. But whether it's a barrier formation or a barrier formation, there are only a few of them. Moreover, all of them are under the control of people we trust. Therefore, I don't need to worry about this matter. But this matter is more important than the lightning formation and the barrier formation. If we can't keep this a secret and can't capture the four cities in the shortest time possible, then when the enemy's reinforcements arrive, it would be very troublesome for us." Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "Yes, that's what I meant.
Everyone nodded, then Zhao Hai said, "South Flower City must be captured. Once we capture it, our soldiers will receive a huge boost. At the same time, it will also be a huge blow to the Holy Academy. Therefore, we must capture South Flower City. Even if we have to rest after capturing it, it's fine."
Chen Yonghe sighed and said, "Right, there's a trace of arrogance in the army, but there are still a lot of people who are tired of fighting. They want to rest."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "I know. After fighting for such a long time, everyone would want to take a rest. After all, the soldiers are very tired. But even if we are tired, we still need to capture Southflower City. Then we can rest and reorganize. This matter depends on everyone." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright.
The group nodded, then Shi Chui said, "Young Master, please give the order."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright, then I won't be polite. After a few days, a batch of lightning formations will be sent to the camp. I don't want to tell anyone about this matter, and I also don't want to give the formations to others. You need to select some trustworthy people and have them use the formations. After we attack South Flower City and attract the enemy's main force, you need to find an opportunity to send Wu Kongs to attack the cities with the transmission formations. After that, you need to assemble the formations and then follow up with the army using the formations. You must use the fastest speed to capture those cities. After capturing them, immediately use the formation and disable the transmission formations in those cities. This way, we can control those cities."
The group nodded, then Zhao Hai looked at them and said, "When we attack those cities, I'll see if we can use our portable transmission formations. I think it should be possible. Ask the people of Wyvern City, they should know the coordinates of the cities in South China. As long as we get those coordinates, we should be able to capture those cities." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright.
The group nodded, then Zhao Hai said, "You should prepare this matter in secret. I'll talk to the people of Inferior Dragon City about the coordinates. Alright, you can go now." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright.
The group stood up and cupped their fists towards Zhao Hai. Then they turned around and got off the carriage. After they left, Zhao Hai returned to the carriage and looked at the advancing army.
Although the army was in a hurry, their formation wasn't messed up. Zhao Hai looked at the army and was very satisfied. Compared to the armies of this era, this was very good.
Zhao Hai looked ahead and saw the outline of a city in the distance. Although he couldn't see it clearly, Zhao Hai knew that it was South Flower City. They were about to arrive at South Flower City.
After traveling for a day, the army arrived outside South Flower City. They set up a camp about five li outside the city. Although this camp wasn't as good as before, it could still be used. After all, the army had been on the road for a day and were very tired. If they were to ask the soldiers to set up a strong camp, then it would be unreasonable. Therefore, they just built a simple camp.
After the camp was set up, Zhao Hai had the soldiers rest. There were still soldiers on night watch. Zhao Hai didn't want to be ambushed at night. Although the army seemed to be in good condition, Zhao Hai knew that if they were ambushed at night, then the army would surely explode. This wasn't a joke.
After arranging everything, Zhao Hai went to rest. He wanted to spend more time with Laura and the others. Although he could only see them and couldn't speak, Zhao Hai was still very satisfied.
Just as Zhao Hai was sleeping soundly, a sudden battle cry was heard. Zhao Hai woke up and snorted in annoyance. Then he slowly put on his clothes and went outside the camp. At this time, a soldier ran over and cupped his fist towards Zhao Hai, "Alliance Lord, an enemy ambushed us. However, they were repelled."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "How many people?"
The soldier immediately replied, "About 5000 people. They couldn't even get close to the camp before they were repelled."
Zhao Hai waved his hand and said, "Go back and prepare your defenses." The soldier nodded before he turned around and ran away.
Zhao Hai looked at South Yu City and coldly snorted. Then he returned to his tent and went to rest. Zhao Hai was still very annoyed about South Yu City's ambush. This was because the enemy had disturbed his time with Laura and the others.
Early the next morning, Zhao Hai began to beat the drums and gather the generals. He called all the generals to the command tent. When everyone was outside, Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, "Last night, the enemy lost their camp. I think everyone should know about it. Five thousand people dared to attack our camp, hehe. They really think highly of us." Zhao Hai nodded.
Everyone didn't make a sound. They were also somewhat angry. They had an army of several hundred thousand people. Only 5000 people dared to attack their camp. This was simply looking down on them. They couldn't help but feel angry.
Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, "Alright, let's not talk nonsense. No matter what the enemy thinks, we still need to attack. Pass down my orders, attack immediately. Pay attention, only 1000 lightning formation soldiers will be sent out today. Don't attack South Yu City. I want to lure the other four cities to South Yu City and then destroy them in one fell swoop." Everyone nodded. Then they cupped their fists towards Zhao Hai before they turned around and left.
Zhao Hai also came out of the tent. Zhao Hai's commanding style was different from Year 19. Zhao Hai would formulate a battle plan and then arrange the order of attack. He wouldn't say too much. He would try to give the generals some freedom to command. Although he would divide the attack into echelons, he wouldn't order them to attack continuously like before. He wouldn't allow them to retreat until they suffered heavy casualties. Zhao Hai didn't do this, he gave the command to the generals. In other words, Zhao Hai would let them attack and then tell them who to attack. However, he wouldn't interfere too much.
Zhao Hai's way of doing things was very good. Every general's attack style was actually different. Their use of siege weapons was also somewhat different. This wasn't good or bad, it could be said that each of them had their own merits. Giving them the greatest freedom would also allow them to rest as much as possible.
At this time, the army was already in formation. The attack had also officially begun. The attack this time was the same as before, nothing more than ballistas and catapults. However, there was one thing that was different this time. Zhao Hai's ballistas and catapults were all protected by formations. The enemy's ballistas attacks were almost useless. Because of this, the advance of the army was very fast.
Naturally, the enemy also noticed this. They were somewhat alarmed and even prepared to send Void Experts to attack Zhao Hai's ballistas and catapults.
Fortunately, Zhao Hai's ballistas and catapults weren't too close to the city walls. This couldn't be helped. If they were too close, then the ballistas' lethality would increase. Barriers like the ones they used that could only absorb energy from the world couldn't block the ballistas' close range attacks.
Because of this, the Void Experts in the city didn't come out. However, Zhao Hai's lightning formation was officially displayed in front of the defenders of Nanyu City. Rows of lightning were shot out, causing the defenders who hadn't seen lightning formations to suffer a big loss. Rows of them fell down. This situation made the defending general startled. He had his soldiers hide behind the battlements while he sent people to rescue Liu Kaide.
However, in the end, the siege still depended on whether or not the city walls could be breached. Zhao Hai and the others had already discovered that the enemy had blocked the city gates with stones. It was impossible for them to use lightning formations to open the gates. They could only attack from the top of the walls. The most tragic siege battle had finally begun.
Although the enemy suffered a big loss due to the lightning formations, they weren't at a disadvantage when it came to the battle for the city walls. Moreover, the enemy sent Void Experts to deal with them. Moreover, they were able to destroy several siege towers.
Now that the siege towers were destroyed, the siege naturally came to an end. However, Zhao Hai's ballistas and catapults continued to attack, causing the defenders to suffer.
Liu Kaide wasn't prepared to fully support Nanyu City. He also knew that if they fully supported Nanyu City, then what would happen if the other cities were attacked? Because of this, Liu Kaide decided to first send 5000 people to Nanyu City and see the situation.
However, he didn't expect that on the first day, Nanyu City's casualties would reach 5000 people. Most of these people died under the lightning formations. The lightning formations were too ferocious. Every time a white light flashed, people would immediately fall. Facing this situation, the defending generals started to panic.
After Liu Kaide understood the situation, he immediately ordered the other four cities to send 5000 people to support Nanyu City. At the same time, after arranging the defenses of the city, he immediately rushed to Nanyu City.
Upon arriving at Southern Yu City, Liu Kaide understood why the garrison lost nearly five thousand people on the first day. Zhao Hai's attack was too ferocious. The stones thrown by the catapults flew all over the sky, and the arrows rained down from the sky like rain. All the soldiers didn't dare to attack, so they hid in their fortifications. Even so, from time to time, there were still soldiers who were hit by arrows or stones and were killed by stones.
Liu Kaide braved the rain of arrows and arrived at the city walls. He discovered that many of the battlements on the walls were damaged. Moreover, it seems like they weren't damaged by the catapults.
Liu Kaide immediately called the general of the city guards over and said, "What was it that destroyed the city walls? It doesn't look like it was hit by a catapult. "
The general replied, "General, the walls were damaged by an unknown weapon in the hands of the enemy. This weapon is very powerful, it emits a white light. Even if it's a li away, the white light would still be very lethal. If it hits the battlements, then the battlements would be destroyed. If it hits a person, then they would surely die. A lot of our soldiers died under this weapon."
Liu Kaide knit his brows, then he nodded and said, "Alright, let the soldiers take turns to rest. The enemy's siege towers have been destroyed. I think they might attack again today, but it won't be as fierce as the first time. Go and prepare."
The general immediately nodded, then he turned around and left. On the other hand, Liu Kaide frowned as he looked at Zhao Hai's camp. Regarding the weapon used by Zhao Hai, Liu Kaide had received some information. He heard that this weapon was called the Lightning Formation. However, he didn't know how powerful it was. The only reason he knew about the existence of the Lightning Formation was because of the remnants of the Clan Alliance. However, this information was from a long time ago. At that time, Tang Zhong was still alive. After Tang Zhong's death, they didn't receive any more information. It seems like the die-hard members of the Clan Alliance had already been cleaned up by Zhao Hai.
Originally, the Holy Court didn't know much about the Lightning Formation. However, the siege this time allowed Liu Kaide to experience the might of the Lightning Formation. Looking at the destroyed battlements, Liu Kaide couldn't help but admit that he underestimated Zhao Hai's Lightning Formation.
At this time, although Zhao Hai didn't let the soldiers attack, the ballistas and catapults didn't stop attacking. This made the soldiers feel a lot of pressure. Liu Kaide was worried that the soldiers wouldn't be able to handle it. However, he had no other choice but to take turns.
At this time, in Zhao Hai's camp, a general was standing in front of Zhao Hai with an ashamed expression. This general was the one who commanded the attack. He was the commander of Boulder City, surnamed Liu. It must be said that Zhao Hai had been to Boulder City before. However, the people there didn't know that he was Zhao Hai, they thought that he was Crane Grass.
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "General Yu, there's no need to be so polite. It's impossible to take down a city in one go. Although you weren't able to take down Nanyu City, you still let us know the actual situation of the city. Moreover, you also gave Nanyu City a show of strength. This is already very good. Go and arrange for the soldiers to be treated as soon as possible."
General Yu nodded, then he cupped his fist towards Zhao Hai with a grateful expression. Then he turned around and left.
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