Shrike led ten national workers and gathered everyone in the capital to work together to repair the destroyed section of the city wall overnight. In the emergency, of course, there was no time to organize the civilians to build the city with stones and rammed earth, so they directly used the method of moving objects.
It was filled with dirt and gravel, and reinforced with mana. Finally, this section of the city wall was repaired overnight.
The ten national workers did not rush to the gap to fight directly during the day. They retreated in time to avoid being caught in the strangulation of the rebel army. They were effective again at this moment. However, after a night of casting spells, they were exhausted together with the other workers.
It may take a long time to recover your energy and mana.
All kinds of people in the city invisibly merged into a huge war ordnance, running all night long and busy until dawn of the next day. After working hard all night, the shrike and Chang Ling stood on the high platform in the center of the city outline, overlooking the distance.
He walked outside the city and said, "If Xiangqiong launches another wave of attacks like this, Batu City may not be able to defend itself."
Changling shook his head and said: "Another wave? I don't think Xiangqiu can organize an attack of this scale!"
The words were analyzed with spiritual thoughts. Xiangqiong used soul-eating smoke during the attack on the city, which was obviously a desperate move. According to the information obtained by the young minister from Mingsha, Xiangshi's national arsenal contained sixty
Seven pieces of soul-eating smoke. Although it is not clear how many pieces Xiangqiong brought in total, thirty-six pieces were shot in one go today.
It's possible that these soul-eating smokes are all, or there may be more in Xiangqiong's army, but in any case, this is the strongest blow to Xiangqiong's army. Only the soul-eating smokes are useless, and there must be someone who can rush to the battlefield.
The people on the front line of the formation who fired the Soul-Eating Smoke gathered thirty-six Fourth Realm monks at one time during the attack on the city. They were caught off guard and suddenly fired out the Soul-Eating Smoke at the same time. This was an astonishing feat.
Even if Xiangqiong can use more soul-eating smoke at the same time, it will be difficult to gather more monks from the four realms. It is impossible to try again. On the other hand, Xiangqiong has also suffered huge losses in soldiers and ordnance.
It's a heavy blow, not to mention the blow to morale if you can't attack the city.
Just as I said this, I suddenly saw thick smoke rising from the distant sky in the northeast. That place was far away. But the billowing smoke could be seen even in the capital, indicating that the fire on the ground was not small and stretched.
The range is very large. Shrike said in surprise: "The secret move left by the master has been activated. General Beidao finally succeeded!"
Changling let out a long breath and said: "Brother Shrike, you can have a good rest. If you continue to hold on like this, you may damage your cultivation." With their cultivation, it is of course more convenient to talk with spiritual thoughts, but just now Shrike just
When he opened his mouth to speak, he was so tired that he couldn't even send out his spiritual thoughts.
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Xiangqiong's army was quite good. Xiangqiong's army carried fifty soul-devouring smokes, and only thirty-six of them were used in this attack. In fact, according to Xiangqiong's plan, it would be best to use them all in one round of attack.
But he really couldn't gather so many monks above the fourth level. He also couldn't put all the soldiers who were with him at the forefront of the battle formation in one attack, attack with thirty-six soul-eating smokes, and then take the opportunity to form a formation and cast spells.
Blow down the city wall, this is already the limit.
Xiangqiong indeed severely damaged the defenders of Batu City. All the casualties suffered by Bashi Kingdom since the war began, including the battle to defend the pass, were not greater than the losses on this day. But at the same time, Xiangqiong's army could not
Also suffered a heavy setback? Xiang Qiong originally issued a death order to break through Batu City in this battle, but still failed.
Xiangshiguo's army also needs to rest and recuperate. It cannot launch an offensive of the same scale in a short period of time. Xiangqiong's face is extremely gloomy, and he even feels that his body is going cold and hot, and he can hardly suppress his irritable mood. All the generals under his command are not
I dare not talk to him. Even if I am reporting military information or asking for your orders, I always keep my head down and speak briefly.
Of course, Xiangqian didn't fall asleep that night. He was in a state of extremely high spirits and extremely depressed emotions. His eyes were bloodshot. When it was almost dawn, he was confused for a while under the persuasion of his attendants. He had just laid down.
After a while, another sergeant came to report: "My lord, it's bad, there is a lot of thick smoke rising in the direction of the pass between Pengshan and Zhangrenshan!"
The sergeant who reported the message was kicked out by the bodyguard before he finished speaking. This kind of news was delivered at this time. Xiangqiong, who was awakened, probably had the intention of killing people, so he put the master's sword on the bed without looking at it.
Side?
Xiangqiong rushed out of the house without even putting on his clothes. Looking up, there was indeed thick smoke in the distance, and it was flying higher and higher...it didn't gradually dissipate until after noon.
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What was destroyed by the fire were the grain team vehicles at the rear of the Xiangshi Kingdom's army. They arrived at the Pengshan and Zhangrenshan Passes last night.
It is impossible for everyone to have the magical ability to see at night. The oxcart team transporting grain and grass needs to travel overnight and be escorted by military formations along the way. The resting place at night is a pre-selected fortified camp. But if you want to ensure the safety of the grain road,
The most important thing is not to send military formations to escort, but to have a stable rear area to clear away the remaining enemies in the occupied area.
Yue Xuan, the general of Xiangshi Kingdom, was stationed in Yeliang City. There were no remnant troops of Bashi Kingdom within the city walls, but he did not expect that an army formation suddenly appeared to attack the grain team. The organization of this army formation
They were not uniform, with only about thirty people in total, but they were all monks of the fourth realm, and the leader was General Beidao who had a ninth-level cultivation of the fifth realm.
Beidao led the monks on duty in the Pengshan forbidden area and lurked nearby in the darkness. After dawn arrived, the garrison at the pass made a fire and made breakfast as usual, and the convoy transporting military rations had already finished breakfast and set off. The vehicles in front gradually
After leaving the Guanfang Pass, the last bullock cart carrying military rations had just started to move, and the Beidao clan suddenly launched an attack.
Although the combat effectiveness of these monks was far stronger than that of ordinary soldiers, the Beidao clan did not forcibly seize the pass, or even engage in a melee with the guarding army. Instead, they led the crowd to set fire to the vehicles. The tactics they used were also unconventional.
The main purpose is to attack grain trucks rather than to kill the enemy. They work together to break giant trees at high places, ignite raging fires and smash them onto the vehicles.
The grain truck was overturned, and the frightened cattle and horses rushed around, mixed with the burning giant trees, blocking the road outside the pass. It was difficult for the military formation to rescue them. They first had to pass through the huge burning trees that were blocked in all directions.
Even if you rush through the road, you will be helpless in the face of the fire - there is no water source on both sides of this road!
The casualties were not serious, but all the military rations were burned. The ashes and debris of grain trucks and trees blocked the road. It took a long time to send many people to clean up before smooth traffic could be restored. The Hokuto clan not only burned this large amount of military rations
, also temporarily cut off the road between Pengshan and Zhangrenshan passes, making it impossible for subsequent large numbers of people and materials to pass through in a short time.
After this task was completed, the Beidao clan did not want to fight, and led the monks to retreat to the deep mountains and forests in time. The general said to everyone: "Next, you can go back to the Pengshan forbidden area to clean up, and if you want, you can also wait for Xiangqiong.
After the defeat, continue to follow me and serve the Lord's army."
If you take action this time, you can get the reward promised by the young minister. If you are willing to continue to serve the army, the young minister will certainly welcome it. But now is not the time. These people need to wait until Xiang Qiong is defeated before coming out. With this premise,
, of course, it would be a new achievement after the great victory of Bashi Kingdom, and everyone present expressed their willingness.
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When Xiangqiong saw the thick smoke in the distance, he immediately sent someone to inquire about the situation. Before the people sent here came back, the people reporting from the Guanfang Pass arrived.
At noon on this day, Xiangqiong received two battle reports at the same time, sent by the same person. This person came from the capital and was an elite warrior who had practiced Wu Ding Gong and was very good at driving chariots. He came from the capital of the prime minister's office
We came all the way, changing many horses along the way, and came to see Xiangqiong at the fastest speed with almost no delay.
Coincidentally, the messenger who reported the news was also at the pass between Pengshan and Zhangrenshan in the early hours of this morning. He had an urgent military situation and set off ahead of the team of horses and carts transporting grain and grass. It is also the only pass from that pass at present.
A car escaped from the pass, so he also knew what happened in the early morning.
A large amount of military rations were burned outside the rear fortified checkpoint, which not only meant that the frontline army would be out of food, but also dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the entire army, not to mention that it happened just after the siege suffered a heavy setback. It is not clear who Xiangqiong is.
They attacked the grain team, but the fact that something like this happened meant that the rear was not stable. It was likely that the enemy's reinforcements had arrived and were trying to cut off their retreat.
If such news spreads in the military camp, frustration, disappointment, and panic will inevitably spread among the frontline officers and soldiers. Xiangqiong's first reaction was to curse Yue Xuan.
The most important task of sitting in charge is to supervise the possible reinforcements of the Bashi Kingdom and keep the logistics transportation routes safe and smooth.
Someone made a surprise attack on the Pengshan and Zhangrenshan passes, burned all the military rations, and blocked the road with burning ration trucks and huge trees. How could General Yue Xuan not notice and take precautions in advance?
But Xiangqiong no longer had the intention to scold Yue Xuan, because there was another news that shocked him. In front of all the generals, he jumped up with a loud shout, vomited blood and fainted on the spot!
This messenger came from the capital and was urgently dispatched by Bingzheng Yuxuan. The message he originally wanted to deliver was: Yuxuan assembled an army and met with Bashi led by Shaowu on the plain at the junction of the capital and Taihe City.
The main force of the national army formed a decisive battle. After a day of fierce fighting, Yuxuan was defeated and fled back to the capital with his remaining troops.
Master Bing Zhengyuxuan, who stayed behind to supervise the country, believed that after the defeat, the capital would be difficult to defend and it would be inevitable to be besieged by the Shaowu. I am afraid that it would be broken by the Shaowu soon. By then, Longma City in the south and other cities in the country would
The connection between the two sides will be cut off, which also means that the retreat of the Xiangqi army will be completely cut off. (To be continued)