The dark wind poured into the hall, blowing the cloaks of the generals and the mysterious robe on Xiao Shizhu. The generals still stared with admiration at Xiao Shizhu, who had a determined face.
Xiao Shizhu's move not only contained the enemy troops that were about to arrive outside the city, but also brought infinite courage and firm belief to the generals present.
"We will win!" Xiao Shizhu, after a moment of silence, slowly spit out four words from between his teeth. The ghost generals around him didn't say much, they just nodded their heads a little heavier, and the determination in their eyes only increased instead of decreasing.
"Go and get ready. From now on, the generals, every soldier, and every young and middle-aged ghost left behind in the city must perform their duties and must not neglect their duties." Xiao Shizhu put away his solemn expression and calmed down.
While waving his hands for the ghosts to retreat, he said in a sonorous and forceful voice without any delay: "Take care, everyone. After defeating the invading enemy, we will see you at the celebration banquet!".
"No." There was no need to say anything; Zuo Fan led the ghost generals and bowed to Xiao Shizhu before exiting the hall.
Xiao Shizhu stood there, watching their retreating figures without saying a word; many of these warriors were about to embark on a road of no return.
But they still left resolutely after the military order was issued. Carrying a heavy mission and a sense of honor, they set foot on the battlefield that was about to be filled with smoke and death.
In Xiao Shizhu's eyes, they looked so tall.
They and the soldiers in the city who are about to go to the battlefield are the backbone of Jiuyou Kingdom. They use their flesh and blood to lift up the chest of Jiuyou Kingdom. This allows the ghost people in the rear to live a stable and peaceful life.
That is why Xiao Shizhu and his family have the power above all ghosts in Jiuyou Kingdom, and a life of fine clothing and fine food.
At this point, Xiao Shizhu also respected them.
Xiao Shizhu held the hilt of the Moon-Destroying Sword tightly at his waist. After standing blankly in the hall for a long time, he finally opened his legs and walked out of the hall slowly.
The ghostly aura from the sky was already heading towards Manjiang City. The sky was gloomy and getting darker and darker. The gloomy ghostly aura spread over Manjiang City, completely blocking the light of the dark sun.
Xiao Shizhu raised his head and glanced at the dark ghost energy squeezing the sky above his head, his face still fearless. The fierce wind passed over the top of the city wall, shuttled through the streets and alleys between the houses in the city, and made bursts of shrill howls like ghost cries.
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Xiao Shizhu headed towards the north gate with Shen Ji who followed him silently. Ghosts could be seen everywhere in the city, and ghosts performing their duties were busy, but there was no trace of panic or panic. Everything was in a hurry.
It is proceeding in an orderly manner.
Xiao Shizhu and Shen Ji walked towards the north gate and walked straight for more than half an hour before they arrived at the north gate.
Xiao Shizhu stood at the foot of the stone steps climbing the city wall, lowered his head and glanced at Shen Ji beside him, and said slowly: "Let's go, old friend, let's see what the mighty millions of Fengdu troops are like.
It looks like that." After saying this, Xiao Shizhu resolutely stepped up the stone steps and walked slowly towards the city wall.
Shen Ji nodded and followed.
When King Xiazhou fled, although he took away all the food in the city, he did not take away all the arrowheads. He took away all the garrison, but did not destroy the city walls and all the defenses in the city. Instead, these things became Xiao Shizhu
Weapons that will be used against the Fengdu Army.
As the former capital of the Xiazhou Kingdom, Manjiang City is not only located at the intersection of waterways and land routes. It has convenient transportation. It can reach all directions outside the city via waterways and land routes. It also sits on the dangerous river.
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The Zonghengxi Rivers scattered outside the city are not narrow, and the water depth is not shallow. They can very well hinder the advancing speed of the invading enemy, and also allow the defenders in the city to defend in danger.
One day ago, the Jiuyou National Army destroyed all the pontoons and stone bridges across the rivers and rivers within a radius of fifty miles outside the city. Although this would allow the enemy's warships to pass unimpeded on the rivers outside the city, the army
The infantry and cavalry will march slowly due to the obstruction of the river.
The walls of this city are all six feet high and more than two feet thick. They are made of stone walls. Solid stone towers on the walls are dotted around, supporting each other and forming a complete strategic defense system.
Xiao Shizhu had already ordered the three-bow crossbow bed left by King Xiazhou and the sophisticated artillery from his Jiuyou Kingdom to be mounted, waiting for the arrival of the Fengdu Army.
In addition, Xiao Shizhu also had the weapons supervisor bring in sixty new fallen star cannons. He had already assigned them, each with ten falling star cannons, plus the sky thunder cannon, the poisonous fire cannon, and the continuous blunderbuss.
The fire cannons were enough to make Fengdu's army bleed like a river under the city.
Xiao Shizhu, who had climbed to the top of the city, cheered up and stood in front of the city gate tower. He supported the female wall with a long iron shield embedded in it and looked out of the city.
All I could see was that the sky, which was originally clear, was densely covered with ghosts. The sky and the earth were dark, and visibility was extremely low.
Outside the city, there were rivers of water and muddy ground everywhere. This was the result of the rain the day before yesterday. But such terrain was enough to make it difficult for the Fengdu army to organize a large-scale siege.
The icy cold wind whistled and danced from the eaves of the city tower, causing the flower flags hanging on the other side of the city to sway and make a sound. The wild grass on the bank of the stream outside the city swelled with the blowing wind.
Xiao Shizhu raised his eyes and looked further into the distance. He could only see about ten miles away, tents made of silk leather dotted on the plain between the rivers. Strict camps had been built, and countless flags were fluttering. Swords and guns were displayed.
Ge Rulin, shining with a dazzling cold light in the darkness, was so conspicuous.
Xiao Shizhu took the telescope handed over by his subordinates, pulled it open and looked towards the north outside the city. Looking around, he could see neatly dressed and well-equipped ghost soldiers walking through the enemy camp.
Ten miles ahead there was a crowd of ghosts, millions of ghost soldiers making the originally vast riverbank plain look crowded.
Chariots rattled and horses rustled. Chariots pulled by Qilin or Qingsi were already lined up in front of the enemy camp. Most of them were soul-killing chariots from the underworld. Each chariot drove two armored beast souls.
, there are three ghost soldiers in the car, two in front and one in back.
In the front of the two, one ghost drives the car, and the other holds a spear or spear, mainly stabbing, and has the responsibility of clearing obstacles for the chariot. The ghost soldier in the back is on top of the empty chariot, and can fire hundreds of rounds at a time.
A large repeating crossbow with a crossbow.
Next are nest vehicles and ram vehicles, as well as ladder vehicles and other siege equipment. Among them, there are also many trebuchets and vehicle-mounted bed crossbows.
Xiao Shizhu moved his telescope and looked elsewhere, and saw that the elephant soldiers, air cavalry and road cavalry of the Fengdu Army had also formed up, guarding the left and right sides of the car formation.
"The chariot is driving on the plain. The enemy coach doesn't seem to be a straw bag. But he is a fool." Xiao Shizhu put away the telescope and sighed leisurely: "There are so many rivers, can the chariot be used as a boat?".
In addition to Shen Ji, there was also a surrendered general from the Fengdu Army. He was the ghost who took the initiative to stay and help the Jiuyou Kingdom fight. After hearing Xiao Shizhu's sigh, the ghost general couldn't help but sigh,
Youyou said: "The Northern Yin Dynasty obviously has the richest resources in the underworld, but it cannot cultivate outstanding generals who can never follow the script and can perfectly execute the cunning of Emperor Fengdu. It is only a matter of time before they perish."
"Yes." His words hit the mark and were recognized by Xiao Shizhu. Then he slowly said to the ghost general: "It's useless to talk more. The enemy will attack soon. Go and prepare."
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Just when Manjiang City was enveloped in the tense atmosphere of an imminent war, Wei Huohu also led 700 large and small warships, carrying an army of 100,000 and heading north.
The roaring sound of artillery fire gradually faded away, and the fleet from the Beiyin Dynasty continued to sail northward, riding the wind and waves.
There is a fishing village fifty miles north of Junzi Port. Because the terrain is unsafe to defend, it has not become a military port. The target of Weihuohu is this inconspicuous small fishing village.
One hundred thousand Fengdu troops carried by his fleet will land here, then go south along the land route to attack Junzi Port.
This move was indeed good, but it was still far from perfect. Di Tu raccoon could not imagine how shameless his opponent Xiao Shizhu would be.
But when the Fire Tiger's fleet arrived in front of the fishing village, they found that there was no one to defend it. Not only that, even the residents of the village had already fled.
Neither the Fengdu Army nor the Wei Huohu thought much about it, thinking that they were getting a huge advantage. They quickly ordered the warship to enter the port quickly, lowered the sampan and allowed the infantry on board to disembark quickly.
In less than a cup of hot tea, the entire fishing village and the coast in front of the fishing village were crowded with ghosts.
The Fengdu troops who got off the boat quickly lined up and marched towards the back of the village.
They marched in neat steps, making the ground tremble. Even the stones on the roadside were beating with their steps.
But when the forward-moving vanguard of the Fengdu Army stepped onto the road leading to the north and south of the village, there were continuous roars and sudden bursts of roaring flames, and flying earth and rocks suddenly appeared around them.
In the explosion, hundreds of Fengdu soldiers were instantly blown to pieces in the explosion.
How could Xiao Shizhu let Fengdu's army in without any defense? The entrance to the sea outside the fishing village is undefeated, but that doesn't mean there is no danger behind the fishing village.
On the official road behind the fishing village, Xiao Shizhu had already sent ghosts to bury the corpse. And to the east of the official road, there were rolling hills. The mountains of these hills had been destroyed by the craftsmen of Jiuyou Kingdom and led the ghost people.
They dug out the hollows and transformed them into tunnels and bunkers.
Among the Tianyong Army brought by Li Tianying, there was a brigade of ghost soldiers stationed among them with hundreds of artillery pieces. And it was these ghost soldiers who fired the gun just now.
Just when the ghost soldiers on the ground were suddenly attacked, Taihuo Hu, who was still on the fleet flagship, saw a naval fleet flying the flag of the Nine Nether Kingdom to the west on the sea and rushed out towards his fleet.
Coming at a gallop.
On the hills behind the fishing village, artillery fire was already being fired, and the sound of artillery sounded like thunder one after another. Red shells shot out from the bunker, causing the Fengdu army on the shore to become a mess.
The Fengdu Army warship closest to the coast was torn into pieces of fireless wood and broken boards.
The Tail Fire Tiger, like many others, fell into astonishment and could not recover for a long time. At this moment, the Jiuyou Kingdom fleet that suddenly appeared on the sea was a few meters away from the Beiyin Shui anchored on the sea outside the fishing village.
The division's warships can only travel five or six miles by sea.
It looked still far away, and even the huge warships seemed small, but the warships of Jiuyou Kingdom were already lined up on the sea, and the cannons on the bows were already firing vigorously. The falling star cannon of Jiuyou Kingdom fired.
roared in anger.
Long cannonballs were shot out one after another, whizzing and landing on the warships of the Beiyin Navy.
Waves of flames and fire roared furiously, and the sound of cannons roared like thunder. The majestic and sturdy warships of the Beiyin Navy were bombarded by the dense artillery of Jiuyou Kingdom one after another. The masts and boards of the ship burst into pieces under the rising flames, and the decks also exploded.
Collapsed and shattered in the billowing smoke.
The artillery roared continuously on the shore. The hundreds of Beiyin Dynasty warships here and the 100,000 Fengdu troops on the shore were attacked from the front and back by the Jiuyou Kingdom. They could neither advance nor retreat. (To be continued)