Chapter 1012 The port city covered with war clouds
Confident Tan Shang flew straight to Port City, only flying a little higher when passing through Sancha Town, condensing his breath and releasing clouds to cover his whereabouts.
He arrived at Port City without any hindrance, but was unexpectedly discovered before he could show his face. Seeing the three people shooting out of the city, he quickly dispersed the clouds and mist, and even raised his hand to shoot a magic light bomb.
"Oh, it turns out to be Master Tan. You're welcome from afar!" Ding Kui naturally recognized Tan Shang.
"Haha, the prince is making rapid progress!" Tan Shang couldn't believe it, but he had seen Ding Kui and knew there would be no lies.
"Please go to the city and tell us in detail. The enemy is besieging the city."
In the morning, our troops came out from the Tuofeng Mountain Pass one after another. They first led the army to the south of Port City and cut off the road leading to the Great Swamp. Then they divided a group of troops to the north and camped along the Chunlu River.
Haotong, Lang Chun, Xia Fan and Biyan Mask flew around the city specially, fearing that others would not know that they were accompanying the army to fight. Ding Kui finally persuaded Ao Yu and General Shi from leaving the city to challenge them.
"They came out to show their faces because they didn't want to fight with us. Otherwise, it would be better to wait until the army attacks the city and attack suddenly. The main force of the Eighth Army is coming to help soon, so we can save some energy and defend the city."
"Having said that, the faces of those defeated generals are very abominable." General Shi was indignant. His personality was inherently aloof, and he did not like to see his family being bullied, so he especially hated the behavior of showing off their force at home.
However, the more low-key Ding Kui was, the more cautious Yu Di, who personally took command of the battle, did not immediately order an siege after his own troops deployed.
"Oh? Qinglan City has been lost!" Yudi listened to the staff report with a dark face, "I ordered Gong Jun to divide 10,000 troops and go to Sancha Town. The remaining troops camped in the east and south of Port City, and the 21st and 22nd Divisions reinforced in the north.
Camp, and also notify the Chunlu City defenders to cross the river and go south."
He realized that he would soon face the most difficult battle since the invasion of Shaodian.
Shaodianye led his troops to guard the northern city wall and patrolled the city wall all morning.
"Chief of Business and Operations!" (It is customary for royal family members to call each other by their first names)
Looking back, it turned out that Shao Diancheng and others were visiting.
"Captain Cheng, there is no movement from the enemy. I didn't send anyone to invite you." Shao Dianye smiled and went up to greet him.
The cavalry brigade serves as a reserve force under the city, supporting the troops defending the city at any time.
"I know, I have nothing to do anyway, so I came here to talk to you, brother." The cavalry brigade was still commanded by Shao Diancheng.
"Yes, we haven't gotten together since the war began. You are still cool and have the opportunity to lead the army alone." In this regard, Shao Dianye envied Shao Diancheng and Shao Dianfei.
"Speaking of this, you have gained more military exploits than Brother Fei and I combined. You are the one who will be promoted to captain the fastest among the three of us."
"How is that possible! Fei Ge's current subordinates may be at least a few thousand people. In fact, they are just one leader."
Shaodianfei worked brilliantly on Huatong Mountain. When news came back to Hengfu City, he recruited five to six thousand militiamen, covered tens of thousands of people hiding on Huatong Mountain, and repelled his own troops who went up the mountain to search several times.
"To be honest, I admire Brother Fei very much. He went to work in an unfamiliar environment by himself. If I were asked to go there, he would not be able to do as well as he did." Shao Diancheng put his arm on Shao Dianye's shoulders, and the two of them climbed up the tower.
"I admire you even more, Commander-in-Chief, for sending one person to create such a situation with just one order. Fei Ge didn't expect it when he first received the order."
"Yes, the three of us have followed you for nothing. When we left the capital, we never thought about the current situation. No wonder the Ding family can build the Eighth Army. Our red army to protect the country may be stronger in the future." Shao Diancheng sighed with emotion.
Quite a lot.
"Definitely! I didn't know how strong the crossbowmen were until yesterday!" Shaodianye's blood boiled as he thought about yesterday's battle. "If I were to command 10,000 crossbowmen, I would definitely not be afraid of the 71st Division."
"Shh, we can just say this in private. Although I believe you, spreading it will affect unity." Shao Diancheng is more like a political commissar than Shao Dianye, "Weapons are dead and can be used by anyone. The key is
Who is more skilled?"
"Hey." Shao Dianye suddenly took off the crossbow on his back, stepped on the railing of the tower, raised the crossbow and aimed at the city.
Shao Diancheng looked down and saw a group of scouts searching under the city, apparently checking whether there were any traps on the ground.
Bang, Shao Dianye pulled the trigger and fired a crossbow arrow. One of the scouts was hit by the arrow and it hit the ground, more than 1,500 steps away from the city wall. The other scouts were startled and quickly turned around and ran back. No one paid attention to what was happening on the ground.
Companions.
"How's it going? Hit wherever you can within the range. You're not much worse than the guys from the special operations battalion." Shao Dianye was quite proud.
Seeing their boss take action, several platoon commanders of Qiangnu's 1st Battalion also raised their crossbows and aimed at the scout who was struggling on the ground, and shot a few arrows.
"Huh?" Shao Diancheng did not answer, but his eyes fell in the direction of his army's camp.
A figure rushed out of the camp gate, his hands kept pulling, and five black spots that were difficult to identify with the naked eye shot out.
Bang bang bang, the crossbow arrows fired by several platoon leaders were intercepted in mid-air.
"Ah ha, here comes the master." Shao Dianye put down his feet and picked up the crossbow.
The one who rushed out was an officer, who looked like a captain from his clothes and armor. He was holding a longbow in his left hand and holding three arrows in his right hand. He ran quickly towards the injured scouts, cursing those who escaped.
"Stop shooting." Shaodianye knew that continuing to shoot would be a waste of crossbow arrows, so he ordered his subordinates to stop shooting.
The escaping scout was scolded by the officer, so he had to turn back and run to rescue his injured companion.
The officer changed his running direction and aimed straight at Shaodianye, his eyes fixed on the tower.
"Interesting, I heard that below are our country's elite regiments." Shao Dianye lay on the railing and looked at the officer.
"Be careful, that's the Sunset Archer." Shao Diancheng folded his arms and deliberately took a step aside.
At this distance, it is impossible for the sunset archer at any stage to hurt Shaodianye.
The officer moved his hand and pointed the longbow at Shao Dianye. When he rushed to a thousand or two or three hundred steps away from the city wall, he released his finger on the string and shot three sharp arrows. In fact, he did not expect to do much harm to Shao Dianye.
To injure someone, they just need to establish their authority in front of the two armies and tell the defenders on the city that they have the power to fight back.
Three sharp arrows flew in the shape of an inverted triangle, pointing at Shaodianye's eyes and throat.
"Okay!" Several scouts who were rescuing their companions couldn't help shouting.
The defenders on the city all looked at their leader.
"Hmph!" Shao Dianye's right shoulder shook, and a red light swept out from his armpit. The long sword emitting radiance drew an arc of light and chopped three arrows into six pieces.
"Okay!" "The battalion commander is mighty!" "Boss, kill him!"
The officers and soldiers of Qiannu 1st Battalion started shouting.
The military officer of our country stopped, pointed at Shao Dianye, and then raised his index finger.
"Hahaha, he wants to challenge you to a duel, doesn't he see that you are a knight?" Shao Diancheng found this scene very funny.
"Your sister is so arrogant, I'll go down and teach her a lesson." Shaodianye was furious.
Unexpectedly, the situation on the field suddenly changed. A man who looked like a general ran out of the camp gate on horseback and shouted a few words to the sunset archer, who retreated angrily.
"Hahaha, don't bother. The north gate has just been blocked. If you want to challenge him to a duel, and he has to help you hang your horse down, the division commander will save you trouble."
The north gate of Port City was smashed the night before yesterday. Shao Diancheng led people to block it in the morning, making it impossible to enter or exit the north gate for a short period of time.
"This Northern Army Corps is able to enforce orders and prohibitions, and it deserves our serious treatment."
After a simple round of fighting, Shao Dianye found that the enemy forces under the city were more powerful than the ones he encountered yesterday.
"It's okay, you have a cavalry brigade to back you up. The northern city wall is so impregnable that no matter how elite the army is, it won't be able to attack it." Shao Diancheng slapped Shao Dianye on the buttocks.
"Get out of here, you piece of glass!"
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Tan Shang followed Ding Kui to the meeting hall and briefly introduced the situation of the Eighth Army.
"No wonder Gong Jun sent some troops to the west, probably to strengthen the defense of Sancha Town. The enemy only surrounded the north, east, and south, and only let go of the west. This move is very sophisticated." Ding Kui.
Trying to figure out Yudi's intentions.
"My subordinates believe that the enemy is planning to fight us here." Kong Wei also listened to Tan Shang's introduction in the conference hall.
"Tell me about it." Ding Kui encouraged Kong Wei to speak.
"Judging from the flags under the city, we have about 40,000 local troops, 20,000 troops from the Third Northern Army, and four masters. They are strong enough to lock us in the city.
Even without other reinforcements, the enemy army in Sancha Town has more than 30,000 troops, and the line from Baiting City to Xixuan City is an enemy-occupied area, and there are troops and horses available at any time to support Sancha Town.
The Eighth Army has 70,000 soldiers and horses in the Qinglan City area, and another 20,000 people are escorting baggage, so it will not be able to enter the battlefield in the short term.
In other words, from Qinglan City to Port City, the enemy's troops are superior in strength, and they can also actively choose the battlefield and have tactical initiative.
Compared with the passive defense of the occupied area, the enemy has every reason to seek a decisive battle here." Kong Wei did not look at the map when analyzing, indicating that he had already memorized it.
"Well, in the decisive battle on this front, the enemy's strength must be superior. They have two legions that can be assembled in one day. We can only hold on to one legion. We also have to divide our troops to protect the grain road. The key depends on how long the port city can be defended.
"Ding Kui grasped the key point.
"When I passed Sancha Town, I found a large number of enemy troops marching towards it from the northeast, estimated to be ten or twenty thousand people." Tan Shang interjected.
"Then it is obvious that the enemy intends to stick to Sancha Town, and the purpose is to capture our place first. The main force of the enemy's three northern armies will arrive soon." Kong Wei made a judgment.
"There is a forbidden law in the enemy's third army in the north, so I will stay." Tan Shang found that the situation in Port City was not good.
"Okay, I will try to ask the magic guild in the neighboring county to send more manpower to support the Eighth Legion. By the way, I will inform the Nanmo Branch and the Nanqi Branch. There is no reason why we have fewer level 6 combatants than the enemy." Ding Kui said.
The method is very simple, just pass a few passwords to Ao Yan.
"Can we sneak attack Sancha Town together? The Eighth Army plus five of us can defeat it in one night." General Shi proposed a radical plan.