At noon on March 18, the fourth year of Tianxuan, Qu Mao and Kong Ming led 800,000 reinforcements to successfully join forces with Su Yan's troops under the wall of the east gate of Liu Wanggong's royal city. Then the two armies launched a direct battle under the east wall of Liu Wanggong's royal city.

Dinner.

Qu Mao asked the two armies to have a dinner. On the one hand, it was to ease Su Yan's embarrassment. On the other hand, it was also to bring together the army heroes who were besieging Prince Liu's royal city. During the dinner, they discussed a strategy to capture the royal city quickly and with low losses.

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon on March 18, the fourth year of Tianxuan, more than 30 expeditionary army heroes and more than 20 new heroes brought by Qu Mao and Kong Ming gathered in the expeditionary army camp outside the east gate of Liu Wanggong's royal city, because the Chinese army

The large tent could not accommodate a total of more than 50 heroes, so Qu Mao simply asked the soldiers to move the gathering place outside the tent.

A group of heroes from the Yicheng territory were sitting on the ground outside the Chinese army tent, eating a simple military lunch.

Qu Mao brought together more than 20 heroes who had newly joined the battlefield this time and more than 30 heroes who had participated in the early battles of the expeditionary force, and exchanged feelings while eating.

Su Yan, Kong Ming, Su Buqing, Xu Tan and other army heroes were called to his side by Qu Mao.

After casually eating a few mouthfuls of food, Qu Mao said: "Su Buqing, Xu Tan, you are also veteran army heroes in the Yicheng territory. You have fought in many wars, big and small. Let me share your opinions."

Compared with Su Yan, these army heroes appeared more rational, and they all expressed their opinions on the fact that the expeditionary army had besieged Liu Wanggong's royal city for a long time and could not capture it.

Qu Mao nodded while listening, and then said after a long time: "Su Buqing, please explain your thoughts in detail."

Su Buqing bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "Sir, the city wall of Duke Liuwang is a sixth-level city wall, 24 meters high, and the thickness of the bottom layer should be about six meters.

With the strength and weapons of the expeditionary force soldiers who besieged Liuwanggong's royal city in our Yicheng territory, it would be difficult to cause effective damage to the walls of Liuwanggong's royal city. Therefore, Her Royal Highness did not rush to forcibly attack the city. Not only was she reluctant to bear the casualties of the soldiers, but also

An inevitable military choice.

Facing such a strong wall, there are not many options left for our expeditionary force. Cloud ladders and siege vehicles are all feasible strategies. We have also made some attempts, but the results are not particularly good.

Because the remaining garrison soldiers in the King's City of Liuwang, the main force soldiers who escaped, plus the miscellaneous troops temporarily recruited by the King of Liuwang, total more than 1 million, our expeditionary force does not have enough troops to besiege the King's City of Liuwang.

It’s only 600,000.

Although Her Royal Highness the Princess has more than 5 million expeditionary troops throughout the Kingdom of Ryūo, it costs about 1 million to occupy the territory that has been captured. The five cities and their affiliated villages in the northwest region have the main forces of the Prince Warring States and the Abyss Kingdom.

, also involving more than 3 million expeditionary troops.

There are about 400,000 remaining soldiers of the expeditionary force who are confronting the main forces of the Jir, Bai Tier and Lianhe kingdoms at the southwest, western and northern borders respectively.

The Royal City of Prince Liu has more than one million troops guarding it. If it were a field battle, even if our expeditionary army did not have 600,000 troops, it would not be afraid of the rabble temporarily recruited by Prince Liu. However, in the battle to defend the city, these rabbles would not be able to lead our expeditionary force.

It’s enough of a threat.”

Kong Ming shook his goose feather fan and said calmly: "Master Su Buqing, I have no intention of holding your princess accountable for her incompetence in fighting. You don't need to excuse Master Su Yan.

What Your Excellency asked you to elaborate on is the strategy you just mentioned to attack the royal city after the arrival of 800,000 reinforcements."

Qu Mao nodded and said: "If you explain the specific situation in detail, I will understand it more deeply, but the strategy to defeat the enemy is more important."

Su Buqing had no choice but to continue: "Now that we have the 800,000 reinforcements brought by the Lord, our total force to encircle Prince Liu's King's City has reached 1.4 million. Even if we attack the walls of Prince Liu's King's City by force, my subordinates believe that we should be able to capture it regardless of casualties."

Down.

But if we don’t want too many casualties, maybe we have to think of other ways.”

Qu Mao nodded calmly again, but didn't say anything.

Kong Ming shook his goose feather fan and smiled without saying a word.

Xu Tan said: "Sir, the other methods mentioned by Su Buqing were actually discussed with my subordinates.

If Lady Sophie Trani is willing to provide a few magicians, it will be much easier for us to take down the royal city of the sleazy prince, and there will be many fewer casualties.

Unfortunately, Lady Sophie Terrani is leading the magic legion to confront the main force of the Kingdom of Gil."

Qu Mao asked doubtfully: "Oh? How did Su Buqing discuss this with you? Why do you say that if Sophie supports a few magicians, there will be fewer casualties?"

Xu Tan said: "Your Excellency, you don't know. Even if there were magic legions here in the early days, we would not dare to easily try to attack the royal city. After all, our 600,000 troops would not have an advantage in strength against the 1 million defending troops.

Now that you have 800,000 soldiers reinforced by your lord, it will definitely be much easier if we have a few magicians to support us and storm the walls of the royal city.

Sir, just imagine: Several earth magicians and water magicians use ice and earth mixed magic to temporarily build a ramp leading to the city wall of the Prince of Liu. Maybe our cavalry can directly charge up the city wall on war horses.

If there are still air magicians here and a few lightning group attack magics are thrown in, we won't even need long-range troop cover."

Su Buqing said: "To achieve this effect, you need at least a seventh-level senior magician, and there must be more than five in each department.

Even if you don’t need a high-level water magician and a high-level earth magician, you can still have a high-level fire magician and a high-level water magician. First fire and then ice, and you can blow up the city wall in minutes."

Qu Mao shook his head and said: "Su Buqing, this strategy is not good. It will blow up a section of the city wall at every turn. After Su Yan takes the royal city, doesn't it have to be rebuilt?"

Kong Ming shook his goose feather fan and said somewhat speechlessly: "Sir, it seems like you have taken over Prince Liu's royal city.

Alas, it would be great if Mafi Trani left a few recruitment tickets for high-level magicians from Sophie Trani before he went to find her."

Qu Mao glared at Kong Ming and asked: "Su Buqing, Xu Tan, how many seventh-level senior magicians are needed?"

Xu Tan said: "Sir, the city wall is 24 meters high. If a magician is to release magic safely, he will probably need at least a seventh-level air magician to cover him, and a seventh-level high-level water magician and a seventh-level advanced earth magician to build a ramp.

, the number must be at least 5 each, otherwise the magician’s safety cannot be guaranteed.”

Su Buqing said: "If there is a seventh-level space magician, the warriors can be teleported directly up. Unfortunately, the number of warriors teleported at one time is too small."

Qu Mao thought for a while and said: "As long as the casualties in capturing the royal city will be reduced, I'll think of a way, magician."
Chapter completed!