The entire port was in chaos.
Wang Feng led the Divine Martial Guards and stepped onto the wooden planks from Flying Cloud.
Jiaozhou Port was similar to North Sea Port, a port for both military and civilian purposes. The navy of Jade Buddha County still had about two hundred soldiers stationed at the military camp at the port.
The rest were fishermen.
Ouyang Shuo's army wasn't a pure killing machine. Their opponents were the defenseless civilians. Unless they had no other choice, they wouldn't kill for no reason.
Thus, the moment the Divine Martial Guards landed, they went straight to the navy's camp.
The navy soldiers also had combat power on land. Just like the two fleets, apart from leaving a portion at the port, the rest were going to fight on land.
Otherwise, the Divine Martial Guards alone wouldn't be able to take down Jade Buddha County.
While the two sides were still 'fighting on the sea', the navy soldiers had already assembled. Facing the menacing enemy, Ying Zheng wanted to retreat into the city, but he didn't dare.
Desertion was a capital offense.
Of course, even if they stayed, they would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. In front of the Divine Martial Guards, they couldn't resist at all. After clearing out the navy at the port, the entire fleet disembarked.
Every navy formation was equivalent to a division. The two formations, apart from those stationed at the port, could gather eighteen thousand elites to fight on land.
Adding on the Divine Martial Guards, the twenty thousand army rested for a while before heading straight for Jade Buddha County.
At this time, Jade Buddha County was heavily guarded, the city gates tightly shut. The city guards were waiting on the city walls. If it was a pure navy fleet, they really wouldn't be able to do anything to Jade Buddha County unless they had cannons.
Shanhai City had planned this for a long time, how could they not be prepared? Moving archer towers and siege ladders were unloaded from the ships and assembled on the spot.
The hundred moving archer towers were the key to this battle.
Among the soldiers of the navy, other than the sword and shield soldiers, the most important were the archers.
With the help of the moving archer towers, they suppressed the firepower of Jade Buddha County's city gates. The Divine Martial Guards acted as the vanguard, and with the help of the siege ladders, they reached the top of the city walls in less than an hour.
Jade Buddha County's city guard division, He Fu took five thousand elites with him, leaving eight thousand soldiers. Facing more than 20,000 attacking troops, they shouldn't have been in such a sorry state.
Unfortunately, their opponents were the Divine Martial Guards who had defeated the Tyrant's River East warriors. Every Divine Martial Guard could fight against ten Divine Martial Guards.
Once this group of Hell warriors charged up the city wall, the consequences could be imagined.
By eleven in the morning, the Divine Martial Guards had completely occupied the city wall.
Jade Buddha County was officially conquered.
After conquering Jade Buddha County, Zhao Kuo followed Ouyang Shuo's instructions before he left. He did not destroy the territory's stone tablet. Instead, he arranged five hundred Divine Guards to guard the teleportation formation.
Outside the perimeter, two thousand archers were on standby.
If Buddha He dared to lead his troops back to rescue them, he would be turned into a hedgehog before he could even walk out of the teleportation formation.
Apart from that, Zhao Kuo also assigned ten thousand soldiers to control the city gate of Jade Buddha County, the arrow towers, and all other important places, such as the lord's mansion, the treasury, the treasury, the granary, the armory, and other important places.
The entire Jade Buddha County was under the supervision of the army.
The rest of the soldiers left the city under the command of a thousand Divine Guards and continued to sweep through the affiliated territories of Jade Buddha County. They swept through the entire territory.
When Jade Buddha County was under attack, Buddha He, who was thousands of miles away, had already received the system notification.
At that moment, Buddha He's face turned pale.
His first reaction was to lead his troops back to rescue them.
Just as he was about to look for Di Qing, he stopped before he could walk out of the room.
He could not go.
Once they returned, the entire Alliance Army would probably fall apart.
What was more troublesome was that Yun An County was only a city that had been occupied by Shanhai City. There was no teleportation formation there. If he wanted to return, he had to rush to the rear to teleport back.
This was the brilliance of Bai Qi.
When the allied army moved south, Bai Qi began to shrink the battlefront. He even took the initiative to retreat from the cities that he had occupied. He was determined to build a defensive chain around their headquarters in Cangcheng City.
In this way, the allied army could not directly teleport their troops over without Bai Qi noticing. If they wanted to send more troops from the rear, they would not be able to escape the detection of the Military Intelligence Department.
Now it all depended on whether the allied army had the courage to cut off all means of retreat.
...
When Di Qing was summoned by Buddha He, he was a little confused.
After probing again in the morning, Di Qing could basically confirm that the enemy's headquarters, Cangcheng City, was the weakest point of the three cities.
Killing God Bai Qi had a good strategy.
Unfortunately, Di Qing did not fall for it. The reputation of Killing God did not intimidate him. This time, Di Qing wanted to touch the butt of the tiger.
Di Qing was already planning to adjust the deployment of the troops from tomorrow onwards. He would concentrate his forces to attack Cangcheng City. Once Cangcheng City fell, the defeat of the enemy would be right in front of him.
Di Qing was very confident about this battle.
With his cautious character, he would not leave any opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of.
Once the weakness of the enemy was determined, Di Qing was also a person who would stake everything on one throw. He wanted to annihilate the other party before they could react with the force of a thunderbolt.
Even if he was Killing God, if he had no troops, he was still a tiger without claws.
When he thought about how he could defeat Bai Qi in a head-on battle, Di Qing's calm heart could not help but ripple.
At this moment, his master urgently summoned him.
Di Qing suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. He was able to obtain the command of the army because of his master. Logically speaking, his master should not be interfering with the affairs of the army at this time.
Unless, something extraordinary had happened.
Di Qing's premonition came true. When he heard from his master that Jade Buddha County had fallen, he was also dumbfounded. His expression was no different from Buddha He just now.
"Brilliant!"
Di Qing no longer had a trace of complacency in his heart.
Jade Buddha County was thousands of kilometers away from Shanhai City. Even by water, it would take more than ten days. In other words, Shanhai City had already planned to attack Jade Buddha County at the beginning of the battle.
In terms of strategic layout, the allies had already lost a city.
"What do you mean, my master?"
Di Qing looked at Buddha He, his thoughts unfathomable. Based on his experience, sending troops to rescue them now would not only be of no help, but they might even fall into the enemy's trap.
Jade Buddha County had been attacked, but there was no news of it being occupied. Why?
There were only two reasons.
First, the enemy had been attacking for a long time, and Jade Buddha County was still under the control of the city guards.
Second, Jade Buddha County had fallen, but there was no final blow.
Di Qing did not need to think carefully to directly rule out the first possibility. The generals of Shanhai City were not fools. Since they had been planning for a long time, how could they not bring enough troops for the expedition?
If they did not have full confidence, why would they make such an unnecessary move?
Therefore, Di Qing was almost certain that Jade Buddha County must have fallen. If they were to teleport back at this time, what awaited them was not the welcome of the people, but a vast rain of arrows.
Even so, Di Qing did not dare to directly persuade his master to give up the idea of rescuing them. He was very clear in his heart what a territory meant to a lord.
In Buddha He's heart, wasn't he struggling too? He called Di Qing over so that he could come up with a plan. Hearing Di Qing's question, Buddha He sighed in his heart. This matter still needed him to make a decision.
"If you don't return, are you confident that you can defeat the army of Shanhai City?"
Buddha He raised his head and looked at Di Qing solemnly.
Di Qing's heart trembled when he heard this. He knew that his lord was going to bet her entire life on this battle.
After weighing the pros and cons, Di Qing said cautiously, "With the current military strength and my judgment of the battlefield, it should not be a big problem to defeat the army of Shanhai City. But to defeat or even annihilate the enemy, it will be beyond our power. "
Di Qing's answer did not contain a trace of exaggeration.
Any bit of misleading information could affect the Lord's judgment.
Hearing this, Buddha He's expression was complicated. Di Qing did not disappoint him. In less than two days of commanding the army, he had already grasped the key to victory.
However, it was far from enough to defeat the enemy.
If he wanted Buddha He to give up Jade Buddha County, the only way was to establish a foothold in the southern part of Zhaoqing County. In this way, it was not a loss for him to exchange Jade Buddha County for half a county.
In order to establish a foothold in the southern part of Zhaoqing County, he had to defeat the army of Shanhai City so that they could not organize a second expedition in a short period of time.
In this way, Buddha He would have time to take over the southern part of Zhaoqing County, reorganize the army, and build fortifications to fight against Shanhai City. It was even possible for them to take back Jade Buddha County.
After listening to his master's plan, Di Qing was speechless for a long time.
His master's move was indeed extraordinary. She had put herself in a desperate situation to survive.
The key now lay in Di Qing's hands.
After a long silence, when he had calculated all the factors in his mind, Di Qing spoke again, "My master, give me another fifty thousand soldiers. I will definitely be able to defeat the enemy and drive them out of Zhaoqing County."
"Good!"
Buddha He slammed the table and stood up, full of heroic spirit. "I will solve the problem of military strength. I will leave the matters of the battlefield to you, General. I hope that you can do what you say and do not disappoint me. "
"I am willing to make a military pledge. If we do not win this battle, I will bring my head to see you!"
Di Qing's expression was solemn as he risked his life.
Buddha He shook his head. "I don't want your head. I want victory, understand?" At this moment, Buddha He was like a gambler who had lost all his money.
"Understood!"
Di Qing nodded.
"Go!" Buddha He waved his hand tiredly, his voice hoarse, "Latest the day after tomorrow, fifty thousand soldiers will definitely arrive at Cloud An County."
When Di Qing heard that, he bowed and took his leave.
After sending Di Qing off, Buddha He walked out of the room. He wanted to gather the members of the [Southern Alliance] for an urgent meeting. He also needed to find a suitable reason to convince his allies to send more troops to Zhaoqing County.
It was not easy to imagine how difficult this would be.
Mobilizing three thousand soldiers was already the limit.
Now he had to mobilize another thousand soldiers, it was like cutting off his own flesh! (To be continued.)
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