The threat from the [Yan Huang Alliance] wasn't completely useless.
After learning that the 200,000 strong allied army of Dali had attacked Dongchuan Prefecture, Great Xia only sent 30,000 Tiger Leopard Cavalry, personally led by General Ma Chao, from Lingxi City to Dongchuan Prefecture to "rescue" the commander of the Imperial Guards, Bai Qi.
More than 80% of the Imperial Guards remained in Shanhai City, intimidating the entire wilderness.
Hearing this news, Di Chen, Wang Meng, and the others all heaved a sigh of relief.
From Di Chen's point of view, it would be strange if Great Xia did not send troops to rescue Bai Qi. There must be a trap. The fact that Great Xia sent the Imperial Guards to rescue Bai Qi meant that Great Xia was really caught unprepared.
"The show is about to begin!"
In the study of Handan City, Di Chen was excited, his eyes flashing with unconcealable excitement. Di Chen was already imagining the wonderful future of Great Xia with the battle of Yongren City as an opportunity.
Peerless Elegance saw this and smiled.
The entire plan of the Yan Huang Alliance was made by Peerless Elegance.
When a woman was ruthless, it could make people's hearts turn cold.
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Wang Meng was at ease because in his view, the 30,000 Imperial Guards were not enough to turn the situation around.
At night, the army that had been looting for an entire day was resting in the wilderness.
In just one day, more than 10,000 innocent people in Dongchuan Prefecture lost their lives under the butcher knife of the allied forces. The gold, silver, and jewelry looted were innumerable. Shops, treasuries, and even private residences suffered a calamity.
With the satisfaction of the looting, the vast army celebrated in the military camp. For the Yan Huang Alliance, this was a great achievement and was indeed worth celebrating.
In the central military tent, Wang Meng and the others gathered again.
Because of the "victory" during the day, Little Mu Tuo and the others could not hide their pride and excitement.
Especially Little Mu Tuo, who was just a small lord. He was too proud to be on such a big stage, so he got carried away with the victory. During the day's looting, the territorial army of Cloud City was the ugliest.
It was the Cloud City army that broke into the residences.
Even the members of the Xiao Alliance weren't so unscrupulous. They looked at the Cloud City army with disdain, and there were even people discussing in secret. "No wonder Cloud City can only hide in Dali Prefecture. This kind of trash isn't even qualified to carry the shoes of the Great Xia army."
These words were so vicious that the surrounding players burst into laughter.
"What kind of lord leads what kind of soldiers. This saying is true."
"Haha ~ ~"
Another burst of laughter rang out.
Adventurer players were unscrupulous by nature. They said whatever they thought. Although they were members of the [Xiao Alliance], they admired Not Clothes, who was an ambitious and ruthless person in this chaotic world.
Of course, admiration was one thing, but he still had to do what he had to do.
Seeing that everyone had settled down, Wang Meng sat on the seat of honor and gestured for everyone to be quiet. "Everyone knows, right? Great Xia has already sent thirty thousand Tiger Leopard Cavalry to Lingxi City, and they will catch up in a few days. "
Xiao Nianying and the others nodded, and their expressions gradually changed from relaxed to solemn.
They knew that even though the imperial guards of Great Xia were still in Lingxi City, the ones who came this time around were the famous Tiger Leopard Cavalry. Their speed was extremely fast and they would be able to catch up very quickly.
They didn't have much time left.
When Wang Meng saw this, he didn't waste any time and said directly, "Since everyone understands the crux of the matter, I won't say anything more. In order to save time, we won't enter the city from tomorrow onwards. We'll try to reach Yongren City within two days. "
Xiao Nianying and the others nodded in agreement with Wang Meng's arrangement. "General, rest assured, we know what to do." Although looting along the way was carefree, Xiao Nianying and the others weren't short-sighted people. Taking down Yongren City was the top priority.
Otherwise, everything would be over.
Only the small wooden tuo was somewhat unwilling, but no one cared about it.
Wang Meng looked at the commander of the imperial guards of Great Li and said sincerely, "General, please lead the troops as the vanguard and surround Yongren City in advance. It's best to take down Yongren City before the imperial guards of Great Xia arrive. "
"Yes!"
The commander of the imperial guards was extremely cool. He cupped his fists and didn't say anything else. Born in the imperial guards of Royal City, this general didn't like the matter of the army slaughtering the people, so naturally, he didn't give Wang Meng and the others a good look.
If it wasn't for the fact that the imperial order couldn't be disobeyed, this general would have already flared up.
It was precisely because of this that Wang Meng named the imperial guards of Great Li as the vanguard. From this, it could be seen that Wang Meng could see through the psychology of everyone present.
With the plan settled, everyone dispersed.
Early the next morning, the army really did speed up, running along the official road, circling around the city and heading straight for Yongren City. On the evening of the fifth of the tenth month, the vanguard of the allied army had already arrived at Yongren City.
The battle of Yongren City was about to begin.
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October sixth, Yongren City.
As a border city, Yongren City had suffered many disasters. Even now, the 'scars' left over from the previous battle were still visible on the walls, giving it an air of vicissitudes.
Atop the walls, the banners of the Dragon Stallion Army fluttered in the wind. The thirty thousand soldiers of the Dragon Stallion Army were arrayed on all four sides of the walls, their armor cold as ice as they stood ready for battle.
Outside the walls was yet another wondrous sight.
Early in the morning, besides the fifty thousand vanguard troops that had arrived the night before, the official road leading to Yongren City was now filled with a steady stream of armored soldiers.
Due to the sheer number of soldiers, the entire road was filled with them. They were like a huge black dragon, twisting and turning as they headed into the distance.
Mixed in with the regular army were mutants in various colors. The equipment of the adventurers was custom-made, so they naturally did not wear the same uniform as the regular army.
At first glance, they looked like a group of beggars.
In terms of military might and appearance, these mutants naturally could not compare to the regular army.
As time passed, more and more troops gathered outside Yongren City, first in the southern outskirts, and then the southern wilderness was quickly filled with soldiers.
Seeing this, the army began to move to the east and west, as well as the northern outskirts.
By eleven o 'clock in the morning, the wilderness surrounding Yongren City had been completely surrounded by soldiers.
From east to west, from north to south, there was a dense army, sabers, spears, banners, clanging armor, all of them exuding an invisible pressure.
The two hundred thousand soldiers were like the emissaries of the devil, intent on swallowing Yongren City.
Because they had just arrived, the barracks outside the city were bustling with noise, like a bustling market.
The southern outskirts, the central barracks.
After settling down the various troops, Wang Meng once more gathered everyone for a final mobilization before the battle.
"Strange, why hasn't Bai Qi withdrawn?"
As soon as he sat down, Little Mu Tuo voiced his doubts. If it were him, he would have long since abandoned the city. Using himself as a measure, Little Mu Tuo asked, "Could there be a trap? Or has Bai Qi already quietly left?"
Xiao Nianying and the others were also bewildered and looked at Wang Meng, waiting for him to make a decision.
Wang Meng, on the other hand, was rather calm. He smiled and said, "Bai Qi is definitely still in the city."
"Why?" Little Mu Tuo asked.
Wang Meng explained, "Yongren City is not only the frontline command center of the Great Xia army, but also the main logistics base of the Dragon Stallion Army. Once Bai Qi abandons the city, Yongren City will fall into our hands, and the Dragon Stallion Army that remains in Shu will starve and be defeated without a fight.
"Given Bai Qi's arrogance, he definitely won't abandon the city."
Little Mu Tuo and the others finally understood, and their worried hearts were once again put at ease. This battle was truly of great importance. Although these core figures seemed to be enjoying themselves, they had actually been under tremendous pressure.
Seeing this, Wang Meng suddenly smiled and said, "Let's not just sit here. Let's go out and take a look!" With that, he took the lead and walked out of the camp.
Wang Meng was doing this to reduce the pressure on everyone.
In order to make it easier to command, the central camp was set up on a small hill in the southern suburbs of Yongren City. From a high vantage point, one could clearly see the entire camp at the foot of the hill.
Tens of thousands of camps rose and fell according to the terrain, neatly arranged. Seeing such a formation, everyone couldn't help but feel a sense of lofty aspiration.
Wang Meng pointed at the army below and said with a smile, "With such an army, what is there to worry about?"
"That's right, the one we should be worried about now is Bai Qi!"
Little Mu Tuo echoed, a trace of delight flashing across his face.
Xiao Nianying's eyes flashed with disdain when he saw this. Xiao Nianying came from a prestigious aristocratic family, and he looked down on people like Little Mu Tuo.
Even towards Ouyang Shuo, who was already famous all over the world, Xiao Nianying didn't have much admiration in his heart. He often said to his family, "How can he say that he has no clothes? He just got lucky, and now he's stepping on our aristocratic families."
Just as Xiao Nianying was lost in thought, the voice of the commander of the Great Li Imperial Guards came to his ears, "Look, what are those protruding things on top of the city walls?"
Everyone looked in the direction the general was pointing at, and sure enough, on top of Yongren City's city walls, there was a huge protruding thing every two meters or so. It was just that these things were covered by sackcloth, and no one knew what they were.
Since they were covered, who would know what they were. Little Mu Tuo pretended to be disdainful and said, "Hmph, who cares what they are, they're just deliberately mystifying things!"
Although he said this, it wasn't hard to hear the nervousness and uneasiness in Little Mu Tuo's voice.
Bai Qi was a Divine General, how could he do such a senseless thing, he must have some secret weapon.
Little Mu Tuo had already faintly guessed what might be under the sackcloth, but out of the mentality of an ostrich, Little Mu Tuo didn't want to think about it in detail, and was even more afraid of saying the answer.
Xiao Nianying might have also guessed it, but he didn't say it out loud.
The only one present who didn't understand was probably the commander of the Imperial Guards. He widened his eyes, trying to get an answer from Wang Meng and the others.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became strange.
"Cough." Wang Meng's expression was also a bit awkward, he broke the silence, pretending to be relaxed and said, "Don't worry about them, the army has gathered, the arrow is nocked on the bowstring, we have no choice but to release it. War is a competition of strength, our army has the numbers to crush the enemy, the enemy can't play any tricks. "
"What the general said is right."
Little Mu Tuo and Xiao Nianying agreed, their nervous mood also slightly eased. Only the general of the Imperial Guards was still frowning, but no one answered his questions.
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