While Ouyang Shuo was planning for the position of Protector-General, the war in the southeast had entered a critical period.
On the second day of the seventh month, the War Wolf Army formed an alliance of 120,000 soldiers from more than 20 territories in the Jianye District. They crossed the border of Wannan Province and headed straight for Huang Chao's stronghold — Fengyang City.
The mysterious middle-aged general of the Red Blood County finally came out of seclusion and became the commander of the alliance. Under his command, the alliance suddenly appeared in front of Fengyang City on the morning of the eighth day of the seventh month.
The Huang Chao Rebel Army was caught unprepared.
Learning from the previous lesson of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Huang Chao did not attack in all directions. Of the 110,000 soldiers, he only sent 60,000 soldiers to the south. The remaining 50,000 soldiers were all stationed in Fengyang City.
Compared to Hong Xiuquan and Zhang Jiao, who had risen from sects, rebel leaders like Huang Chao and Chen Sheng were a notch weaker in terms of instigating the refugees.
The difference in the number of troops of the four rebel armies was vividly reflected.
The Yellow Turban Rebellion that had been destroyed once reached 150,000 soldiers. After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom occupied Zhen 'an County and Guilin County, their total troops did not decrease but increased to a terrifying 180,000. The rebel armies of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang only had 120,000. And Huang Chao was even worse. He only had a pitiful 110,000 soldiers.
Even so, for the Jianye Alliance to attempt to use 120,000 soldiers to attack a sturdy city guarded by 50,000 soldiers was quite unbearable. Everyone couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
No one thought that the alliance could successfully take down Fengyang City.
It should be known that Huang Chao was a complete lunatic. In history, when the rations were cut off, Huang Chao brazenly carried out large-scale and organized cannibalism in the city, using human flesh as food.
Such behavior was simply unheard of, and it was unprecedented in the history of the world.
In the first three days of the war, the alliance launched a series of fierce attacks, but the results were minimal.
Fengyang City was still unmoved.
Just when everyone thought that the Allied Forces were going to suffer a crushing defeat, a turning point suddenly appeared.
The one who broke the balance of the war was the [Red Blood Army] that the War Wolf Army had secretly trained.
[Red Blood Army] currently only had one division, and the soldiers were all retired military officers. They were all equipped with the same armor, and they were disciplined and fought in an orderly manner.
The fierce attacks in the past three days were just a smokescreen. The goal was to confuse Huang Chao's army and make them lower their guard.
On the morning of the fourth day, the [Red Blood Army] that had been hidden all this time finally moved out.
After three days of probing, the general had thoroughly grasped the patterns of Fengyang City's defenses. He had found the weakest point of the city's defenses.
The [Red Blood Army] was attacking the most fatal point.
The vast army quickly approached the city walls in an orderly formation, braving the rain of arrows. The three days of attacks were not in vain. At the very least, the moat outside the city had been completely filled up.
The army moved as if they were walking on flat ground. Paying a minimal price, they soon arrived at the foot of the city wall.
At the foot of the city wall, what the soldiers of the Red Blood Army did next shocked everyone.
The soldiers at the frontmost row after row tossed out the stones that had been cut neatly from their storage pouches according to the routine they had rehearsed in advance.
Soon, huge slabs of stone were laid out on the ground at the foot of the city wall with a rumbling sound.
Then, the soldiers of the first battalion retreated and were replaced by the soldiers of the second battalion. Then, they piled the stones from their storage pouches to the second layer.
Just like that, the third layer, the fourth layer, the fifth layer …
In less than half an hour, the [Red Blood Army] braved the rain of arrows, and with steel-like discipline and a fearless spirit of sacrifice, they built a flight of stone stairs at the foot of the city wall.
The entire flight of stairs extended from the bottom of the city wall to the top, like a stairway to heaven.
The Huang Chao Rebel Army on the city wall was dumbfounded. With their pitiful knowledge, how could they understand such a dream-like construction process? It was as magical as the magic of immortals.
Even the allies were dumbfounded.
Just like that, the [Red Blood Army] used the storage pouches of the players to create a new siege strategy. [0↑ 9 △ Small ↓ Say △ Net]
As soon as it appeared, it stunned the world.
Obviously, this strategy had been designed long ago to catch the enemy off guard.
Others were shocked, but the [Red Blood Army] wasn't stunned. Groups of soldiers climbed up the stairs one by one, easily attacking the city wall.
The following battle was easy to imagine.
In a city defense battle, once one point was taken, it would lead to a complete collapse. As the [Red Blood Army] displayed their invincible might, the morale of the allies soared. Taking down Fengyang City was right in front of them.
After a hard battle in the morning, Fengyang City was officially taken!
Huang Chao was indeed a famous vagabond. He was very experienced in escaping. As soon as the [Red Blood Army] attacked the city wall, he had already led a group of soldiers and abandoned the city.
As long as the Southern Punitive Army was still there, Huang Chao would have a chance to rise again.
Before he left, Huang Chao ordered his men to burn all the provisions in the city.
Because it was a long journey, the allies couldn't guarantee their rations. Seeing that Huang Chao had led his troops to escape, the allies could only give up on the idea of chasing after him. After wreaking havoc in Fengyang City, they retreated with their troops.
As for Fengyang City, it was sold to the [Wannan Alliance].
Although it wasn't a complete success, the [Red Blood Army] still became famous overnight in the China server.
When the lords heard the news, they were enlightened. They couldn't believe that there was such a siege tactic. From the looks of it, adventure-type players were even more popular.
Immediately, many lords became ambitious and prepared to establish a similar player army in their territory. Of course, it was almost impossible to be as fearless and disciplined as the [Red Blood Army].
Unfortunately, a system announcement completely shattered the lords' fantasies.
"System Announcement: Due to the fact that the players used their storage bags or communication channels to play an extraordinary role in the war, severely affecting the balance of the war, the game will be updated with a temporary patch."
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"System Announcement: During the war, players are prohibited from using storage bags. Players are prohibited from using the guild channel, the Alliance channel, and all other communication channels. Players are prohibited from logging into the forums."
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The moment the announcement came out, the players were in an uproar.
The [Red Blood Army] and the [Red Blood Army] were truly famous. It was the only one in the world to make the powerful Gaia God update the game at the last minute.
It had to be said, amazing, really amazing.
Compared to the adventure-type players who were watching the show, the lords seemed to be a bit resentful.
Once the patch was released, the Gaia God completely eliminated the players' advantage in the war. This kind of tactic disappeared as soon as it appeared. It was truly unprecedented and unrepeatable.
It had to be said that it was a pity.
This time, Gaia was really ruthless. Not only were the players prohibited from using storage bags and communication channels, but even the forums were blocked. In other words, in the future on the battlefield, the players were no different from the NPCs.
The only difference was that after the players died, they could be reincarnated. Unfortunately, with the harsh death penalty, even if they reincarnated, it was no different from dying in a battle.
When Ouyang Shuo heard the system announcement, he had a complicated expression.
When the [Red Blood Army]'s tactic was announced to the public, Ouyang Shuo had already expected such an ending.
This series of actions was almost the same as in his previous life.
No matter who thought of this tactic first, Gaia would release a patch in time to plug this loophole.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo was not surprised at all.
His rebirth had changed some things. At the same time, there were some things that were still stubbornly continuing on their original path. Even Ouyang Shuo could not change this.
Presumably, when Wolf Warrior had designed this tactic, he had already been prepared.
That was why he decided to use this trump card in the most crucial battle.
At the same time, Wolf Warrior also received generous rewards. With the achievement points from destroying the Huang Chao Rebel Army, Wolf Warrior finally surpassed Lord Chunshen and was the first to be promoted to a Rank 3 Marquis.
The advancement of the Red Blood Army was right in front of them.
At the same time, it meant that the fourth battle was about to start.
Gaia's patch would definitely have a profound effect on future territorial battles. Any lord with the slightest bit of knowledge would be able to understand that this patch didn't just put an end to exaggerated tactics.
Some details on the battlefield would also change.
Just like before, Ouyang Shuo, Di Chen and the others used storage bags to transport a small number of siege weapons. Even such a small trick would be banned.
And the tactic that Ouyang Shuo used in the Mu Ye battle would also become a masterpiece.
Apart from this, there was also the impact of the channel ban on battlefield communications.
In the Lianzhou battle, the Yan Huang Alliance used the Alliance channel to achieve real-time communication across regions. Such a scene would no longer appear in future battles.
The only way was to honestly establish a system of messengers.
At this time, the Hummingbird network established by Shanhai City was especially precious.
In the future, similar communication networks would definitely be unearthed by the lords. After all, the creatures in the game were much more abundant and magical than in the real world.
Other than hummingbirds, there could also be regular pigeons, insects, mice and other magical creatures. Wasn't the black bird in Chiyou City another living example?!
According to Gaia's logic, in future battles, there would be fewer and fewer ways for players to cheat. Just like the current mail system, at some point in the future, it might be banned by Gaia.
Wars would become closer and closer to reality.
Whether it was a lord or a general, there would also be more and more factors to consider.
The simplest one, just a logistics guarantee, would be a headache for the army. In ancient times, logistics was the key to determining the success or failure of a war. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a lifeline.
What followed would definitely be a series of adjustments.
Whoever could adapt to the rules set by Gaia earlier would stand out! (To be continued.)
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