Chapter 961: Own Country Begins Invasion (Continued)
At the east gate of the royal outpost, a group of people stood on the highest platform to watch the situation at the pass, including Ding Chuan, Qian You, Fei Ze, Lei Feixiang, Shaodianye, Mo Jun, etc.
Lei Feixiang is currently the top commander of the outpost, but Ding Chuan, Qian You and Fei Ze are all close to Ding Kui and have a higher status in the territory than him, so he humbly stands behind the three of them.
Outside the east gate, our own army has set up an offensive formation. Archers, infantry and trebuchets have been lined up, preparing to enter the attack area.
"It looks like they are serious about it." Shao Dianye held his hand on the hilt of his sword, a little excited.
"There's a bit of trouble this time." Mo Jun put down his telescope and said, "The enemy drove many civilians out of the camp."
Ta, tap, tap, there were rapid footsteps coming from behind.
"Are you sure?" Fei Ze turned around and saw that the person coming was Gong Le, who was here to inquire about the news.
"It has been confirmed. There were smoke rising from the ferry. News came from the county that Jiman was missing. Our country was going to search the Chunlu Bay Water Village. Our country's envoy was killed in front of the county governor's house." Gong Le went. Eagle Room.
"Get ready to fight, our country is officially going to war with our country!" Fei Ze said to Ding Chuan.
"Commander Lei, I have given orders. You are the commander of the outpost. I am here to assist you in defending this place. Please give me the order."
In fact, Ding Chuan told Lei Feixiang as soon as he arrived at the outpost, but he just emphasized it once in front of everyone.
"Okay, the first battalion and Captain Xiao's 500 men will guard the first wave first. The cavalry brigade will be ordered to familiarize themselves with the horses and immediately rush to the location designated by Lord Dutong." Lei Feixiang was not ambiguous at all, and together with the city defense brigade from the port city, he and command.
The outpost contained the first and second infantry battalions, the cavalry brigade, the port city defense brigade and a thousand auxiliary soldiers, as well as some escorts from the Chinese horse and carriage shops, some escorts from the trading houses and the security teams from the surrounding villages and towns, a total of five Most of the people who are in their early years are young men with fighting ability and training.
"Captain Xiao, please go back to Port City and introduce the situation here to Lord Wucheng. This place is as important as the county. I hope Lord Wucheng will send more troops to assist, and also ask the Magic Guild for help, and spread the help information. ." Ding Chuan pulled the captain of the port city defense army aside.
He is Ding Kui's steward and a representative of the Ding family. It is best to come from his mouth when asking for help.
"No problem, I'll go right away." Captain Xiao was very serious and left immediately after saying that.
"The first battalion fires arrows!" Shaodianye quickly arranged his men to get into defensive positions, "Don't let the enemy get into formation easily!"
The outside of the east gate of the outpost is wider than the outside of the city gate of Hengfu City. When the archers enter the position, they are protected by shieldmen. There are also shieldmen around the trebuchets. Attacks at the city gate are less likely to cause casualties.
However, Hengfu City is in a different situation than the outpost. Behind the outpost is Port City, and further away is Qinglan City. Consumable ordnance can be replenished, and bows and arrows do not need to be used sparingly like in Hengfu City.
The regular soldiers in Juyang City all have good archery skills, and they take advantage of being condescending. The shooting of the first battalion suppressed the archers of our country, but unfortunately they could not suppress the trebuchets. From time to time, huge stones would be thrown. Chengguan.
At first, there would be riots at the city gate because of the boulders. The city defense troops in the port city lacked actual combat experience and paid the price of more than a dozen casualties. However, with the help of the officers and soldiers of the first battalion, they quickly stabilized their position and began to use trebuchets to fight back.
"Oops, the civilians have been caught up, what should we do?" Shao Dianye came over and asked Lei Feixiang anxiously, his eyes constantly glancing at Fei Ze.
"Anyone who approaches the city gate will be killed without mercy!" Fei Ze's tone was full of helplessness. "If the outpost is lost, the port city behind will not be able to defend at all. The residents there have not been transferred. Once the city is destroyed, it is unimaginable. We cannot just because of these few things in front of us.
A hundred people killed hundreds of thousands of people.”
"Mr. Fei is right! Execute the order. Anyone approaching the city gate will be treated as an enemy and will be killed without mercy." Lei Feixiang's face was flushed, and veins appeared on his neck and behind his ears.
Ding Chuan watched Shao Dianye take the order and left, and couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, we have already asked them to move. They didn't listen and just wanted to stay at home. Now they are being used by the enemy to attack the city. If they die from us,
It’s your own fault.”
Upon hearing this, Lei Feixiang's face looked a little better, and his secretly clenched fists relaxed a little.
"My lords, I'm going to go down and rest first. The enemy's attack on the city will last for a long time." Mo Jun gave a military salute and then left the high platform.
In view of the enemy's uncharacteristic attack on the city, and even the use of civilians, they will definitely not be as pretentious as before. With the enemy's strength, they will inevitably attack the city day and night. As the commander of the defenders, they need to take turns to rest and conserve their physical strength.
"Fortunately, they don't have high-level magicians. I can still deal with it before the people from the Port City Magic Guild arrive." Qian You pointed his magic staff at the dozen black-robed magicians flying up opposite.
"A high-level magician? It should be over there at the ferry." Fei Ze said slowly.
He guessed well. There was a battle between magicians above the ferry. The attackers were undoubtedly brought by the Le family and the Gong family, while the defenders were from the 201st Division and the County Magic Guild.
"Report, our country's warships were found in the east." A scout came quickly from the east.
Han Kai took a deep look at the lower reaches of the Chunlu River, his eyes struggled for a while, and said: "Retreat, set fire to the fortifications and camps, and we will return to the county town!"
With the help of warships, the enemy's strength advantage can be brought into play, and it will be difficult for the second group to compete.
Zhang Jie told Han Kai that he would retreat to the county if he couldn't defeat him.
At this time, Zhang Jie was in the county governor's mansion, having urgent discussions with Hou Bing.
"How about ordering the city defense troops from each city to gather in the county town?" Hou Bing was anxious.
"This depends on the progress of our own troops. If the enemy surrounds the county before reinforcements arrive from each city, it will be difficult for them to rush into the city." Zhang Jie is most worried about the Chunlu Bay Water Village.
The time it took for the enemy troops to surround the county city was related to the time the water fortress was able to hold on. There would be at most tens of thousands of people coming from the ferry, and they would not be able to surround the county city.
A clerk hurriedly walked into the meeting hall and handed Hou Bing a document.
After Hou Bing read it, he said feebly: "Nanjing City has sent an order to stand firm and wait for help."
After the envoy from his country was killed, Hou Bing immediately sent a message to Nanjing City, and then Dongxiong City also sent the news of the attack on the water village to Nanjing City. Shao Dianxi immediately summoned his men for discussion.
Since Juyang City was attacked, Zhou Muxingyuan has been paying close attention to the situation in Nanqiu County. Everyone has made various analyzes of the situation. Unscrupulous and knowledgeable people pointed out the country's ambitions and prepared a response plan for a possible invasion. Shao Dianxi
A decision was made quickly.
In addition to ordering the regular army and naval forces stationed in Nanzhao Prefecture to rescue Nanqiu County, Nanjing City notified the court immediately and also ordered the nobles in the state to organize local troops to quickly rescue Nanqiu County.
Shao Dianxi took a big risk this time. The current situation is not yet clear how many troops our country has to attack Nanqiu County. If they really lost their prince and just wanted to search Chunlu Bay Water Village, then his reaction would be too much.
If the situation becomes fierce, it may become the reason why the two countries actually start fighting.
However, if his country's army really presses the border, his response may be able to keep Nanqiu County intact, or at least curb the enemy's invasion.
He got it right!
At noon on the 20th, Chunlu Bay Water Village fell. A large number of giant transport ships entered the water village to unload people and goods. Groups of heavily armed soldiers quickly assembled and moved. The largest military flag read "Northern Route Army Third
Legion".
Le Pi left 20,000 people to extinguish the fire and clean the battlefield. He led 30,000 people to attack Nanqiu County City and cut off the rescue channel to the north of the county city in accordance with Yudi's order.
The ferry also fell into the hands of our own army at about the same time. The Flying Tiger Division did not stop after crossing the river, nor did it chase the fleeing second group. Instead, it rushed to the west of the county. This heavy cavalry division was responsible for cutting off the west of the county.
rescue channel.
Hou Bing and Zhang Jie received bad news one after another. The only good news was that Wenguo County had formed the Kong Family Army and would soon head south to rescue Nanqiu County.
The Kong family has many interests in Juyang City, and the Le family's declaration of war has hurt their interests. Kong Ci once had a long talk with Jiang Li, predicting that his country would launch an invasion sooner or later, and had already ordered the family members to prepare to reorganize the Kong family army. The order from Zhou Mu had just been conveyed.
In Wenguo County, the Kong family army began to assemble. Since it was disbanded a few years ago, this reorganization was effortless and could be completed in two days at most.
"The Kong family army is in the north of the state. It takes half a month to get here. We can't count on them." Zhang Jie poured cold water on Hou Bing.
"Where is the 20th Army Corps? Where are the other divisions of your army? How many days can the county be defended?" Hou Bing almost cried.
He turned out to be the general secretary of Zhou Mu. He had never seen a war scene and knew what happened to his predecessor. He was scared to death.
"It depends on what kind of enemy you are looking for. If it is our country's ordinary army, if you can organize the people in the city to help defend the city, I can ensure that the county city will not be breached for ten days." Zhang Jie was confident about this.
The 201st Division's combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the ordinary regular army. With the help of hundreds of thousands of people in the city, it can defend for ten days in the face of twenty times the force.
"Ten days!" Hou Bing cheered up. "The food and ordnance reserves in the city are enough for three months. Can we relieve the siege if reinforcements arrive within ten days?"
"If there is a chance, if the 20th Army reacts quickly, they can arrive in ten days." Zhang Jie did not dare to attack Hou Bing, already seeing that the county guard did not have much mental endurance.
Our country has occupied Juyang City for more than ten days, and we should have completed preparations to attack the county. Even if reinforcements arrive within ten days, it will be difficult to break the siege. It will be good if we are not eaten by our army.
"Ah!" Hou Bing suddenly remembered something, "Then if the elite troops of our country come, how many days can you hold on?" He put all his reliance on Zhang Jie.
"If it's an elite army," Zhang Jie paused, "Master Hou, prepare for street fighting."
"What do you mean?" Hou Bing screamed, "Can't you hold on for a day?"
Zhang Jie gritted his teeth and said, "I will not let the enemy occupy this city within three days."
Not allowing occupation does not mean keeping the enemy outside the city. Defending the city is most afraid of forbidden magic, but forbidden magic is useless in street fighting.