20th day of the fifth month of the first year of Gaia. Shanhai Town.
When the first ray of sunlight shone on Shanhai Town, the slumbering war beast had completely awakened. It bared its fangs at the silent wilderness.
The first battalion of the North Sea Fleet headed to the intersection of the moat and the Friendship River. They guarded the waterway and prevented the water bandits from attacking along the moat.
The soldiers of the various battalions rushed to their respective defensive areas under the leadership of the battalion commander. They knew that a fierce battle was waiting for them.
In the backyard of the lord's residence, Qing'er paced around anxiously, which was very different from her usual temperament. "Sister, do you think Big Brother can stop the bandits this time?"
Ying You sat in the pavilion of the courtyard and took a sip of the white tea that Si Qin had just brewed. She said calmly, "He can definitely stop them. When has Big Brother ever failed?"
In fact, Ying You was also nervous, but as an elder sister, she could not show it.
"Yes, but I'm still a little worried. Smelly Big Brother actually doesn't allow us to go out. "Qing'er complained about Ouyang Shuo on the surface, but she was actually very touched.
The bandits this time were different from the previous monster attack. Once the city was breached, Shanhai Town would definitely be plundered. Therefore, for safety reasons, Ouyang Shuo did not arrange anything for Ying You and Qing'er, letting them stay in the lord's residence.
Ouyang Shuo had already informed Lin Yue of the dojo and asked him to lead the disciples of the dojo to temporarily stay in the lord's residence and take on the heavy responsibility of guarding the lord's residence.
At half past seven in the morning, Feng Qiuhuang, Bai Hua, Dragon Seeking Acupoint, Mu Lanyue, and Siege Lion appeared at the teleportation array of Shanhai Town.
Ouyang Shuo was dressed in military attire and welcomed them at the teleportation array. This time, they had come to Mountain Sea Town as observers to observe the entire Mountain Sea Town defense battle and accumulate experience for their respective territories in advance.
Feng Qiuhuang and the others had to thank Mu Lanyue for coming.
When Mu Lanyue learned that Shanhai Town was going to be attacked by the bandits today, she said in the alliance channel that she wanted to come and watch the show.
Mu Lanyue was after all young and naive. She said whatever came to her mind and did not think that such a request would put Ouyang Shuo in a difficult position. People like Bai Hua and Feng Qiuhuang would never make such a request.
Ouyang Shuo admired Mu Lanyue's straightforwardness. After some consideration, he nodded in agreement. Since he had promised Mu Lanyue, he naturally couldn't favor one over the other.
Among the five of them, only Feng Qiuhuang was here for the first time. It was just that time was of the essence, and there was no extra time for her to visit.
After leaving the teleportation array, Ouyang Shuo led Bai Hua and the others to the west gate tower. Commander Shi Wansui and Deputy Commander Zhao Sihu, who were in charge of defending the west side, had already ascended the city gate tower a step ahead of them.
The Lord Flag of the Shanhai Town fluttered in the wind, and the golden dragon shone brightly under the sunlight. Everyone in Shanhai Town would unite under this flag and pledge their lives to defend their territory.
At eight in the morning, billowing smoke rose from the sentry tower in the distance. Everyone knew that the bandits were here.
The sound of the system notification resounded in Ouyang Shuo's ears.
"System Notice: The Mountain Sea Town's Roving Bandits' Siege Test has officially begun. There are a total of 6,700 bandits attacking this time. Player Who Says That Has No Clothes, please prepare for battle. "
Ouyang Shuo cursed in his heart. 6,700 bandits, 200 more than yesterday's Freedom Town. He really didn't know what the system was based on. Could it be that the Mountain Sea Town had exterminated too many bandits before, so it arranged for such a large number of bandits? This was really a headache.
The mighty bandit army appeared on the vast plains west of the town. When the army arrived three kilometers west of the town, they stopped and began to set up camp.
There were a total of three leaders leading the 6,700 bandits. The first leader, Huo Yang, led 2,000 elite bandits and 3,000 ordinary bandits, all of whom were infantrymen. The second leader, Black Cavalry, led 1,000 elite bandits, all of whom were cavalry. The third leader, Huo Liu, was Huo Yang's younger brother, led 700 bandits.
The first leader, Huo Yang, and the second leader, Black Cavalry, led 6,000 bandits to the west of Shanhai Town. As for the third leader, Huo Liu, he naturally led 700 bandits along the Friendship River.
After setting up camp, the Black Cavalry came to Huo Yang's tent and asked, "Big Brother, how should we fight this battle?"
Huo Yang was a middle-aged man about 35 or 36 years old. He looked extremely refined and didn't look like a bandit leader at all. Only the brothers of the bandit camp knew how fierce this leader of theirs was.
Huo Yang frowned. "You saw it too. This town isn't simple. Not only does it have a tall city wall, but it even has a moat."
The Black Cavalry nodded. "That's right. I rode around and found that only the west side can be attacked. The other sides are very difficult. I think the other party must be confident and will definitely deploy a large number of troops to defend against us. I'm afraid it won't be easy to successfully take down the city gate. "
Huo Yang shook his head and said, "The art of war says that disadvantages are advantages. Since the other party has made such arrangements, then we don't have to waste any more time thinking about it. We might as well concentrate all our forces and focus on attacking the west gate. I don't believe that we can't take down a broken city gate with just 6,000 men. "
"Big Brother is brilliant!"
"In addition, send out the orders. Apart from assembling the siege equipment, send a portion of the men to the moat and start building pontoon bridges," Huo Yang said.
The Black Cavalry looked puzzled and asked, "Big Brother, didn't you say to gather all our forces to attack the west gate? Why did you send people to build pontoon bridges? "
Huo Yang smiled mysteriously and said, "The art of war is the path of deception. False is real, and true is false. We are going to attack the west gate with all our strength, but we can't let the other party see through our intentions so easily. The other party will definitely not relax their defenses on the north side after seeing us build pontoon bridges. This way, we can effectively restrain the other party's forces. "
The Black Cavalry said with a look of admiration, "Big Brother is still the brilliant one. Alright, I'll send out the orders right away."
Huo Yang waved his hand and said with a smile, "Go."
Outside the tent, the bandits had already started to assemble all kinds of siege equipment, including ladders, catapults, and assault vehicles specially used to break through the city gates.
If Ouyang Shuo saw these equipment, he would definitely be dumbfounded. The system was too deceptive. How could a group of bandits have such professional siege equipment?
First was the scaling ladder, which was not a simple wooden ladder. The ladder assembled by the bandits had wheels at the bottom that could be pushed. It was equipped with defensive shields, winches, grappling hooks, and other equipment. It was very sharp.
The catapult was a great weapon in siege warfare. It used the principle of leverage to throw stone projectiles. The catapult assembled by the bandits was not the most primitive kind that required dozens of people to pull the rope to throw the stone. Instead, it was a catapult with its own weight. When it was thrown, as long as one held one end tightly and placed the stone ball on it, the weight would sink after releasing it. Then, through the principle of leverage, the stone ball would be thrown out rapidly.
When the battle began, the west side of Shanhai Town was abnormally calm. The bandits made their preparations unhurriedly, with no intention of attacking immediately.
The first place to erupt into conflict was the Friendship River.
The third leader, Huo Liu, led 700 bandits down the river on more than ten warships. When they sailed to the junction of the Friendship River and the moat, they unexpectedly encountered the North Sea Fleet stationed here.
The five warships of the North Sea Fleet formed a formation of one, two, and two, guarding the Friendship River, completely sealing off the river. Pei Donglai's flagship was at the front. Seeing the approaching pirate fleet, Pei Donglai did not hesitate at all. He immediately ordered the messengers to signal and give the order to attack.
In the era before warships were equipped with cannons, there were not many ways to fight on the water. It was nothing more than long-range archers shooting or boarding battles.
Ever since the establishment of the Crossbow Department, the crossbows of the Shanhai Town army were far stronger than the bows used by the bandits in the wilderness. Therefore, with the advantage of range, before the bandits could react, the North Sea Fleet had already launched an attack. Row after row of arrows rained down on the bandits' warships.
The bandits' warships were just ordinary ships with limited defense capabilities. Most of the bandits were out in the open, and there was no canopy above their heads. Therefore, the few rounds of arrows from the North Sea Fleet immediately caused heavy losses to the bandits.
The third leader, Huo Liu, was also a ruthless character. Facing the attack of the North Sea Fleet, he did not retreat but advanced. He ordered the fleet to accelerate and close the distance between the two sides so that he could launch a counterattack.
These bandits were naturally also ruthless characters. Howling, they piloted their warships and charged toward the North Sea Fleet.
Pei Donglai himself had stayed in the water bandits for a long time. In fact, many of the soldiers in the North Sea Fleet were captives of the water bandits who had transferred over. Naturally, they were very familiar with the bandits.
Facing the charging bandits, Pei Donglai did not panic at all. He ordered the troops to continue shooting. When the distance between the two sides was about to enter the bandits' shooting range, Pei Donglai decisively ordered the fleet to accelerate.
At this moment, the superior performance of the Meng Chong warship was fully displayed. Before the bandits could react, it had already charged in front of the bandits' warships.
The powerful Meng Chong warship smashed the bandits' warships into pieces. Taking advantage of the other side's panic, Pei Donglai decisively ordered them to start boarding battles.
The soldiers of the North Sea Fleet were originally transferred from bandits. After a long period of training and battle, their individual combat strength could already completely crush the bandits. Moreover, a Meng Chong warship could carry 100 soldiers of the navy. And a bandit warship could only carry 60 bandits at most.
Therefore, in a one-on-one boarding battle, the North Sea Fleet had the upper hand, be it in terms of quantity or quality.
The Friendship River was only 35 meters wide. It was unable to accommodate too many warships. Therefore, although the bandits had the advantage in terms of number of warships, there were not many warships that could actually face the North Sea Fleet head-on.
In less than half an hour, the North Sea Fleet had crippled the five warships in front of the bandits. Seeing that the situation was not right, the bandits at the back immediately turned around and fled.
Pei Donglai did not give the order to pursue them. Instead, he completely destroyed the five warships that had already been crippled. (To be continued.)
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