The one hundred and fifty thousand experienced craftsmen in the city might have been laying bricks and adding tiles to the walls, but in battle, these one hundred and fifty thousand pairs of eyes would serve as the best scouts and scouts. No one would be able to escape their eyes and stealthily infiltrate the City of Steel.
But the truth was that before Dayan Mangpoje had truly launched his sneak attack, there had been nothing strange in the city. To put it simply, Dayan Mangpoje had not climbed the walls to get in, but had infiltrated the City of Steel beforehand.
From a certain perspective, this was simply inconceivable.
"This … Time was short, and we didn't have time to investigate. But according to Marquis's usual practice, after the incident, we took stock of everything and discovered several broken wooden chests.
"Those chests all have large holes in them, and at least half of the steel and steel modules are missing."
Behind Wang Chong, a young man of twenty-seven or twenty-eight reported the results of his investigation.
Wang Chong's brow creased, but then he understood.
I truly underestimated him. He actually used the goods transported from the capital to the various prefectures to tamper with them. This Ouzan madman seems to be much more meticulous than I imagined.
Wang Chong quietly said to himself.
For the sake of secrecy, Wang Chong had sealed many of the steel modules in wooden chests so that outsiders would not be able to see what was inside. The fact that someone had made a hole in these chests wasn't too big of a deal, not enough to make anyone think too much of it. But the fact that quite a few of the steel modules were missing was not as simple as it seemed.
If his guess was right, this was probably why they had been able to hide from him and the one hundred and fifty thousand craftsmen in the city.
"I understand. Let's end this matter here! Increase security. In addition … "
Wang Chong took two steps back, but then he suddenly thought of something and stopped.
"In addition, have someone come and clean this place up!"
After glancing behind him, Wang Chong quickly left.
The winds howled, and the thick stench of blood wafted through the air. Behind Wang Chong, the ground was strewn with the corpses of Ouzan White Braves. There was nothing that didn't require a price.
Dayan Mangpoje had retreated, but the two-hundred-some elite Ouzan White Braves were the price he had to pay.
…
Di da da!
The warhorses galloped through the darkness as the Ouzan White Braves fled toward the Tibetan Plateau. Next to Dayan Mangpoje was an Ouzan White Braves deputy general, his face bewildered.
"Sir, what do we do now?"
The adjutant's eyes revealed a trace of deep worry.
A force of more than two thousand White Braves had lost two or three hundred men in the siege. Such a loss had never occurred to the elite White Braves before. This tiny City of Steel had lost more White Braves than an entire country.
At the very least, the White Braves had never suffered such casualties when they attacked Greater and Lesser Balur.
And when they thought about how Lord Dusong Mangpoje was still waiting on the edge of the plateau for news of their victorious return, they began to tremble in fear and unease.
"I truly didn't think that we would be defeated in that small city with less than a few thousand soldiers!"
"I didn't think that that brat from the Tang Dynasty would be even more formidable than the legends say. Milord's attack was wise, and he was able to conquer the city and pull out the ground. I didn't think that not even Milord would be able to deal with him."
"Moreover, that city is unbelievably sturdy. Tsongka and Zangba's metal-attribute superpowers can easily turn a city gate into iron filings or into a steel giant. In previous battles, this move has always been successful. But this time, the two of them only managed to dig out a few inches. I truly can't believe it. "
"General has always been proud. Now that he was defeated by a youth from the Tang Dynasty, he must be feeling very uncomfortable."
… …
In the darkness, beneath the stars, the Ouzan White Braves all had different expressions on their faces as they thought about the battle just now, but none of them dared to say what they were thinking.
They had already made ample preparations for this operation. The Great Snow Mountain Holy Land had deployed siege awls, the five-clawed grappling hooks that could scale the walls, the hooves of horses, the Metal element ability users, and the infiltration of the city ahead of time … To deal with a city that was still under construction, this was more than enough to kill a chicken with a butcher's knife.
But who could have imagined that their opponent would be even more formidable?
Moreover, even their leader, Dayan Mangpoje, had been defeated by them.
In Ouzan, although Dayan Mangpoje did not often lead troops into battle, he held an extremely high prestige in the hearts of the White Braves, not one bit inferior to the famed generals of the empire like Huoshu Huizang.
In truth, Dayan Mangpoje had already used the conquest of the surrounding small countries to prove himself. In those countries, Dayan Mangpoje's name was even more famous than all the other great generals of the empire.
But no one had expected that the mission would fail. Not even their general had personally taken action and failed to kill that brat!
"Hahaha, that brat is smarter than I imagined. I underestimated him!"
An amused voice suddenly rang out in everyone's ears. Dayan Mangpoje smacked his lips and grinned. There was not the slightest hint of dejection or dejection on his face. On the contrary, it was brimming with a strong will to fight.
"Milord …"
In a flash, everyone was dumbfounded. They had anticipated Dayan Mangpoje's various reactions: dejection, dejection, depression, but they had never imagined this.
"Hehehe!"
Dayan Mangpoje sneered, paying no attention to the people around him. Instead, he was thinking about the battle that had just concluded.
His mind was in turmoil as he recalled many, many things. It had been a long time since he had encountered such an interesting opponent. Dayan Mangpoje could sense that his opponent was clearly weaker than him. In the past, the first time he had attacked while hiding under the walls, he would have been dead.
But that fellow's senses were extremely sharp, and he had actually failed that time. This sort of thing had never happened before.
Dayan Mangpoje's original intention had been to prevent Wang Chong from hiding in the crowd and using the hundred thousand craftsmen as a cover to avoid battle, or perhaps even abandon the city and flee. In that case, his actions would have been meaningless. That was why Dayan Mangpoje, with his strength of a Brigadier General, did not directly charge into the city. Instead, he quietly approached and hid, waiting for the best opportunity to ambush and assassinate.
Dayan Mangpoje had used such an ambush many times when dealing with the small countries around Ouzan such as Little Balur. The other side's generals did not even get a clear look at their opponent before they died in Dayan Mangpoje's hands. But Dayan Mangpoje did not expect that everything would go smoothly this time, and that Wang Chong's attention would also be attracted by the soldiers he had sent to the city. The only surprise was that … the operation had actually failed!
Ever since Dayan Mangpoje left the Great Snow Mountain Temple, this was the first time he had encountered such a formidable opponent in terms of strategy and tactics!
"… However, this was a coincidence. There won't be such a good opportunity next time."
Dayan Mangban said, his eyes bright and his expression like that of a ferocious beast, sending chills down one's spine.
The White Braves were skilled in fighting in the open, and when charging in the open, the White Braves could look down on the world, capable of dealing with five to ten times their number of cavalry. But the City of Steel that Wang Chong had built was so sturdy and tall that even a full-strength attack from a Brigadier General like Dayan Mangpoje had failed to destroy this city that had been hastily constructed in a month. This was something he had never imagined.
Dayan Mangbomangjie had two or three thousand subordinates outside the city, but they were kept out of the city walls, unable to help him in his battle with Wang Chong. On the other hand, Wang Chong had summoned more than two hundred of his subordinates and divided them into small groups. Using the strength of these small groups to attack him in an orderly manner, they were able to consume his Stellar Energy and internal energy. Dayan Mangbomangjie had never encountered such a situation before.
It could be said that none of the opponents Dayan Mangpoje had encountered before had this ability.
But this only served to further agitate Dayan Mangpoje's killing intent. Right now, even if the Tsenpo gave the order, he still wouldn't let go of this mission.
"There's no need to worry about the Tsenpo and Lord Mangpoje. I will explain things to them myself."
Dayan Mangpoje sinisterly smiled, his gaze deep in thought as he looked into the distance.
"In addition, get ready. For the time being, we won't need to worry about the City of Steel. We'll go to the plateau in a little while. Right now, come with me to the camp of the Qixi Protectorate! Haha, since we can't deal with that brat from the Wang Clan, we'll go collect some interest first! "
“！！！”
Everyone in the surroundings was stunned at first, but soon, they all started cheering.
"Yes, Milord!"
With a thunderous galloping of hooves, the two-thousand-some Ouzan White Braves suddenly changed direction. Instead of returning to the Ouzan Plateau along the usual path, they galloped off in a different direction under the starry night.
This night was bound to be a restless one!
… …
Flapflap?!
Not long after Dayan Mangpoje left with his elite cavalry, a pitch-black pigeon with golden eyes flew through the air and into the main hall of the Qixi Protectorate headquarters. Bzzz! For a moment, time seemed to stop, the Qixi Protectorate headquarters plunging into a deathly stillness, as if all the air in a radius of several hundred li had been sucked out.
But a moment later, boom! The earth quaked and the entire Qixi Protectorate began to tremble and crack. An enraged and irrepressible voice resounded through the heavens.
"Bastard!"
"Useless thing! You can't even do something as simple as this! "
"This one spent so much effort in vain! How infuriating!"
… …
A vast and mountainous energy swept out like a storm, shaking everything within a radius of one hundred li. Fomonlința was like an enraged beast, his frenzied, hurricane-like energy causing everyone to tremble in fear.
On the border between Qixi and the Ouzan Plateau, Fomonlința had taken a great risk to open up a gap for the Ouzan soldiers to pass through. Dusong Mangpoje was a smart man and should have understood his intentions.
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