By the time he returned to Shanhai County, it was already four in the afternoon.
Ouyang Shuo did not rush back to the Marquis's Residence. Instead, he went straight to the military office to listen to Ge Hongliang's report. Ouyang Shuo's gloomy mood was somewhat alleviated after learning of the 3rd Brigade's fruitful results.
General E Lai did not disappoint him. Just this battle alone was enough for E Lai to gain a firm foothold in the army and establish his prestige in the 3rd Brigade. With E Lai overseeing the eastern barracks, Ouyang Shuo felt at ease.
Ouyang Shuo instructed Ge Hongliang to place all the captives in reserve.
In this battle, the eastern and western barracks had captured a total of two thousand eight hundred soldiers. These captives were regular soldiers and did not need to change their occupations. Ouyang Shuo naturally would not waste them. When the time was right, he would transfer them to active duty.
Ouyang Shuo then informed Ge Hongliang of the western barracks' military operation and got the military office to cooperate with him.
"Commander Ge, pass down my orders!" Ouyang Shuo continued to issue military orders. "Order the 2nd Brigade's 2nd Battalion to immediately report to the main camp. Order the Pool Water County's City Defense Camp to assist the 3rd Brigade in moving east to eliminate Yishui Town and Gushan Town. The Divine Arms Battalion will split into two groups to assist the western barracks and the eastern barracks in completing this mission. "
Ouyang Shuo was truly enraged this time. He did not want to give the enemy any chance of survival.
"Yes!"
After leaving the military office, Ouyang Shuo rushed to the barracks in the city without stopping. He found the Divine Arms Battalion Commander Wang Yuanfeng and gave him some instructions before returning to the Marquis's Residence.
The news of the battle had already spread throughout the territory.
The moment Ouyang Shuo returned, the residence immediately became lively. Song Jia and Ying You had been worried about Ouyang Shuo's safety. Now that they saw him return safely, they could finally relax.
Ouyang Shuo gave a simple report of the battle in Shanhai County to his allies through the alliance channel, reminding them to take precautions to avoid encountering any troublemakers in the territory.
Through this battle, Ouyang Shuo realized that the territory's early warning of the borders was far from enough. After the territory expanded, they did not build any sentry towers at the borders, which gave the enemy an opportunity.
"Military Kill Ripper is really shameless. He tried to gain an advantage only to end up worse off!" The Siege Lion condemned.
"Wuyi, is this the actions of Military Kill Ripper alone or is the Yan Huang Alliance behind this?" Bai Hua asked.
Ouyang Shuo shook his head and said, "Baseless guesses are meaningless. Let's wait and see." Just as Peerless Magnificence was worried, Ouyang Shuo did not want to start an all-out war between the two alliances so soon.
With Bai Hua's intelligence, he immediately understood Ouyang Shuo's words and said, "Understood."
Gaia first year, 4th day of the ninth month, Shanhai County.
At six in the morning, Ouyang Shuo led his personal guards, the Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Song San, and the Divine Strategy Battalion Commander, Wang Yuanfeng, to meet up with the Second Battalion of the Second Brigade. Then, they left the city again and headed for the western barracks.
Ouyang Shuo made a short stop at the Western City Barracks to regroup with the Personal Guard Battalion and the Second Brigade's First Battalion before setting off again. This time, his destination was Tianfeng Town, which was located at the westernmost part of the Lianzhou Basin.
According to Song San, the Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Tianfeng Town was 300 kilometers away from Shanhai County and 240 kilometers away from the Western Barracks. It was built on the lakeside of Shila Lake.
Ouyang Shuo's strategic intent was very clear. He wanted to use this opportunity to completely eliminate the threat to the west of his territory. He wanted to uproot the three most important player territories to the west of Lianzhou Basin in one go.
To achieve this, he did not hesitate to lead the army on an expedition.
Tianfeng Town's Feudal Lord, Dawn Wind Waning Moon, definitely would not expect Ouyang Shuo to lead the army on an expedition. Hence, Shanhai County mobilized all the cavalry troops this time, intending to catch Tianfeng Town off guard.
Under the blazing sun, under the guidance of a spy from the Military Intelligence Bureau, a 1,500 elite cavalry unit entered the vast wilderness, officially embarking on a journey of revenge.
To increase the speed of the march and shorten the marching time, Ouyang Shuo specially conscripted 1,500 Cyan Beetle Horses from the pasture in the west of the city, ensuring that every cavalry unit had two Cyan Beetle Horses so that they could take turns riding them.
The route chosen by the Military Intelligence Bureau deliberately avoided Eternal Night Town and Guangshui Town to avoid unnecessary trouble. That afternoon, the army successfully crossed Eternal Night Town and entered the depths of the western wilderness.
Along the way, all evil creatures avoided them.
For this expedition, Ouyang Shuo made ample preparations. Not only did he bring enough tents, but he also brought military rations pills and two Three-Bow Eight-Bull Bed Crossbows provided by the munitions factory, filling his storage bag to the brim.
On the 5th of September, Ouyang Shuo heard a series of system notifications.
"System notification: Congratulations to player Not Wearing Anything for conquering Eternal Night Town. Reward: 200 merit points."
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"System notification: Congratulations to player Not Wearing Anything for conquering Yishui Town. Reward: 200 merit points."
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"System notification: Congratulations to player Not Wearing Anything for conquering Guangshui Town. Reward: 200 merit points."
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"System notification: Congratulations to player Not Wearing Anything for conquering Solid Mountain Town. Reward: 200 merit points."
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The territories of the four allies of the Heavenly Blade Alliance were breached one after another, causing Dawn Wind Waning Moon and Overlord Blade to be anxious. The only consolation was that their territory was too far away from Shanhai County, so there was nothing to worry about for the time being.
The defeat of the allied forces in the western route was sufficient proof that even if they asked for help, they would not be able to fight against the powerful Shanhai County. Instead, it would attract even crazier revenge from Not Wearing.
They could have survived in Eternal Night Town for a period of time, but now they had no choice but to retreat early.
On the night of the 6th of September, the expeditionary army arrived at the outskirts of Tianfeng Town.
Ouyang Shuo was prepared to give them a taste of their own medicine, launching the attack at dawn the next day.
At five in the morning the next day, the sky had just begun to brighten, and the fog had not completely dispersed. The air was moist, and as time passed, water stains slowly formed.
The outskirts of Tianfeng Town were quiet. Even the most diligent farmers were still sleeping. Not a sound could be heard.
The clattering of hooves suddenly rang out, breaking the silence of the outskirts.
The sound of hooves woke up the farmers who had settled outside the town. A middle-aged farmer opened the courtyard door, muttering to himself. When he raised his head and saw the cavalry passing by, he could not help but be dumbfounded. He was so frightened that he quickly hid in his house.
"Father of the child, who is outside?" the person in the house asked.
"Shh, don't make a sound." The farmer was shocked, and he said while trembling, "Army, an endless army. Looks like we have to wander again. Sigh, it was not easy for us to settle down, why did we encounter such a thing again? "
"My husband, let Sir Lord worry about the war. Who knows, maybe we can win the war?"
"Woman, what do you know? Wang Wu's son next door, the one who joined the army. Three days ago, he went to war with the feudal lord and never came back. I heard that the territorial army was defeated outside, and none of the children they brought back came back alive. "The farmer was obviously not as optimistic as the woman.
"What should we do?" The woman turned pale with fright.
"What else can we do? Hurry up and pack up, prepare to run! "
At six o 'clock in the morning, an orange-red sun slowly rose from the eastern horizon. The fog began to disperse, and the small town that had slept for the night gradually woke up.
At this moment, the army was less than two kilometers away from Tianfeng Town's city wall. The patrolling guards on the city wall saw the approaching army from afar, and couldn't help but turn pale with fright, and hurriedly sounded the alarm.
The ear-piercing alarm broke the peaceful atmosphere of the town, and the guards in the town rushed out of the barracks and rushed to the city wall. A horse galloped through the town's streets, and a knight shouted, "Out of the way, quickly out of the way!"
The knight stopped in front of the feudal lord's mansion, and didn't even have time to count the horse, and hurriedly ran into the mansion, shouting as he ran, "Urgent military news! Urgent military news! "
The feudal lord of Tianfeng Town, Dawn Wind Waning Moon, hurriedly rushed from the backyard to the meeting hall, and shouted, "What's the situation?"
"Reporting to my lord, several thousand cavalrymen have appeared outside the town, and they have come with ill intentions!"
"What? Say it again? "Dawn Wind Waning Moon was so scared that he dropped the teacup he had just picked up.
The knight didn't dare to be negligent, and obediently repeated what he had said.
Dawn Wind Waning Moon sat down on a stool, and he was in a daze, mumbling to himself, "If the heavens want me dead, how can I say that I have no clothes? I didn't expect you to be so ruthless, actually chasing me all the way here."
"My lord, what should we do next?"
Dawn Wind Waning Moon was stunned, but he recovered and forced himself to calm down. "Order all the troops to defend on the city wall. They are cavalrymen, and they aren't good at attacking cities. We still have a chance."
"Yes!"
After the knight retreated, Dawn Wind Waning Moon could no longer remain calm. He knew his own situation, and he knew that with only three hundred temporarily put together guards, they wouldn't be able to stop the cavalrymen no matter what.
Dawn Wind Waning Moon opened the alliance channel, and he contacted the last ally of the Heavenly Saber Alliance, Ba Dao. "Brother Dao Dao, that demon Wei Yue Wuyi has attacked my territory, and I hope that Brother Dao Dao can send troops to help no matter what."
Ba Dao was so scared that he shivered. His first reaction wasn't to go to help Tianfeng Town, but to order the guards to investigate and see if there were any troops from Shanhai County outside his territory.
"Brother Dawn Wind, it's not like you don't know that the main force of Duanren Town has been annihilated, and I can't do anything about it." What a joke, Ba Dao didn't dare to go to help Tianfeng Town now.
Dawn Wind Waning Moon was extremely angry, and he said fiercely, "Brother Dao Dao, you don't need me to explain this to you. The black cloak and the others have already been killed by Shanhai County, and now the only people who can rely on each other are the two of us. If you don't help me get through this, then Shanhai County's next target will be you, Brother Dao Dao. "
How could Ba Dao not understand what Dawn Wind Waning Moon said? However, every family had its own difficulties, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Dawn Wind, don't worry. When I confirm that there are no troops from Shanhai County in my territory, I will immediately go to help Tianfeng Town. What do you think? "
Dawn Wind Waning Moon knew that this was the best result he could fight for, and he said bitterly, "Then I'll wait for you, Brother Dao Dao." After saying that, he turned off the alliance channel and started to prepare for war.
Dawn Wind Waning Moon knew that they definitely couldn't hold the city walls, and if they didn't want to be conquered, they had to defend the Lord's Mansion until Ba Dao's reinforcements arrived. (To be continued.)
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