Phew, the cups and saucers on the coffee table jumped up, and a splash of hot tea fell on several sides, "How can Jiman be so shameless? Fortunately, he kept calling his father and uncle, but now he dares to pretend to be missing and blame our country. How shameless is he?"
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When news of what happened in the county reached Hengfu City, Shaodian Luan became furious after hearing Ding Zhong's report and analysis.
“Chilling!”
"Madam, please calm down. This may not be Jiman's intention. It is not the prince's decision to attack a kingdom where we are related by marriage." Ding Kun has been guarding Shaodian Luan.
In the face of a formidable enemy, the safety of Ding Kui and his family is the most important. Almost everyone is surrounded by level 6 warriors, and the most critical one is protected by a legendary knight.
"What? You mean, how is it possible?" Shao Dianluan's mind was a little confused.
She decided on the candidate for the consort relatively early, and she is the eldest daughter. Her younger brother is the eldest son. She has only heard of the open and secret fights among the concubines in the harem, but has never experienced the dirty tricks among the royal family members. She cannot understand that a noble person will use dirty tricks.
s method.
"This is a common method used by royal families in various countries, Shaodian Kingdom," Ding Kun paused for a while, "is no exception." Finally, he said it in front of the eldest princess.
"Impossible! Those are my aunt and uncle. My father just left not long ago. How could they do this?"
"Aunt and uncle, well, how was your uncle back then? What about your cousin now? I don't mean to blame the late king. The family ties in the royal family are very weak." Ding Kun simply went a little deeper.
"Uncle, he, didn't he commit suicide?"
"Why did the first heir to the throne commit suicide when the late king passed away? If Prince Ji had temporarily tolerated it and waited for the return of the Eighth Legion before questioning the legitimacy of the late king's throne, it would be hard to say who would win in the end. A civil strife would have been inevitable.
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Shaodian Luan was silent after listening. She needed time to digest it. She didn't understand everything Ding Kun said, but she agreed with the first sentence. How could the heir to the throne commit suicide because of the death of the previous king.
"The nobles know etiquette and observe etiquette, because etiquette is greater than benefit. The royal family also knows etiquette, but some benefits are far greater than etiquette. Just like now, if you can forcefully occupy the territory of other countries, it doesn't matter if Jinan has a little infamy."
Ding Kun is a child of an ordinary family, but he was favored and promoted by Ding Dao and became the steward of the Marquis of Protector. From his perspective, it is that simple to see the nobility.
"Is this bullying my father who is no longer here?" Shao Diangluan said this after thinking for a long time.
"The current civil strife in the kingdom is unprecedented. Of course, the source of this situation is the assassination of the late king. You may think so."
"I want to put down this civil strife!" Shao Dianluan suddenly realized that he had a responsibility.
"Madam, there are many people in the Shaodian royal family. No one can take your turn. You are now a member of the Ding family."
"I am a member of the Protector's family, and I have the responsibility to protect the country!" Shao Dianluan had already made his own decision.
"This," Ding Kun could not refute, "you can discuss this with me."
At this time, Ding Kui naturally didn't know what his wife was thinking. He and Ao Yu were secretly observing the regular army of their country.
"The Third Northern Army Corps is in a bit of trouble this time." Ding Kui saw the enemy's flag in the telescope.
"I've never heard of it." Ao Yu's answer was simple.
"Those are our country's elite legions. Our country claims to have five glorious legions. In fact, according to our standards, there are only two that can truly be called elite legions. One is the Northern Third Legion and the other is the First Legion of Glory.
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Ding Kui put away the telescope, retreated to the back of the grassy slope, sat on the ground, looked at the leopard-body running thunder horse grazing down the slope, and said: "It's a bit tricky. There are masters in the Northern Third Army of our country, and they will not delay time.
After tonight, there will be a strong attack tomorrow, and it will be difficult to defend the county."
Ao Yu gestured with his fist at Ding Kui, "Am I not a master?"
"Yes, you are. If you are not afraid of using the dragon claw in front of everyone, it is possible to kill a sixth-level combatant. The problem is that you can't use it." Ding Kui was too lazy to argue with the angry Ao Yu.
"But this is fine." He pinched his chin and looked at Ao Yu.
Ao Yu shuddered and asked, "What do you mean?"
"How about you secretly protect Lao Zhang? If the county falls so early, the enemy's follow-up troops will definitely not have time to catch up. Their encirclement will not be too tight, and the chance of cooperation inside and outside will be greatly increased. I can help you out. Now, as long as you prevent Lao Zhang from
As long as Zhang is killed by a master." Ding Kui's purpose has not changed.
"Why don't you protect me?"
"I'm leaving. You will lead the special operations battalion? You will command the cavalry brigade? There are thousands of old comrades in the city. It is not as dangerous as you think." Ding Kui looked at Ao Yu with sincere eyes.
"I don't know why, but I panic when I see you like this." Ao Yu in the seal will not get goosebumps.
"Don't be cowardly, master, I will leave my life to you." Ding Kui stood up and walked over to pat Ao Yu on the shoulder.
The Northern Third Army Corps lived up to its reputation as an elite force. The forward troops followed Le Pi's army and reached the outside of Nanqiu County in the evening, forcing back the 201st Division that had left the city to attack Le Pi's private army.
The scouts were the first to discover Le Pi's troops and rushed to the county town. Zhang Jie immediately led the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th brigades out of the city, with the cavalry as the forerunner and the infantry and bow troops as the main formation, to confront the unsteady 3rd corps.
Wanlepi's private army launched an attack.
Le Pi never thought that a few thousand people from the county would dare to attack his 30,000 troops. The vanguard was immediately dispersed. It was not until the main force of his Chinese army arrived that he could stabilize the position. It didn't take long for the vanguard of the third northern army to arrive.
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Zhang Jie discovered that the flags of the Third Army of the North decisively withdrew into the city.
"The Third Northern Army is an elite army." He returned to the city and immediately climbed up the tower to observe the enemy's camp. "The soldiers who built the camp had a clear and orderly division of labor, and their movements were very fast. It doesn't look like they were fake."
"How about my subordinates sneak attack on the enemy camp tonight? We won't know until the elite attack." Feng Liang also followed the tower.
"If you have Ding Kui's ability, I'll let you go. Look at the dust behind it. I guess their main force is coming soon. It's a legion. Are you going to die?" Zhang Jie said unceremoniously.
Feng Liang was not ashamed to be compared to Ding Kui. Not everyone has the ability to attack at night. Ding Kui was second to none in the 21st Army Corps. "The north and east have been sealed, and the enemy troops in the south are also building military camps.
If we block the west side, we will be surrounded on all sides. The enemy has no intention of letting us go, and we will all die anyway."
"Then we'll fight them in the streets. I don't believe our people will massacre the city." Zhang Jie no longer considered being able to defend the city wall.
An elite legion means those with level 6 combat power, and they are masters with rich war experience. It is not difficult to open a gap in the city wall. The defender's strength disadvantage is so obvious that if there is a gap, it means losing the battle.
"If you can't hold it, break out." Feng Liang hadn't given up on persuading Zhang Jie.
"You," Zhang Jie put his hand on Feng Liang's shoulder, "Once the street fighting turns into street fighting, you will lead the first brigade to break out from the west.
If I unfortunately die in battle, you will be the acting commander of the 201st Division and order the entire county to form a militia, and Ding Kui will be responsible for commanding the militia to resist the invading army."
"grown ups!"
"Those who disobey orders will be killed!"
"But the power of the militia lies with the county governor."
"If I die in battle, will he still be alive?"
At this time, Hou Bing, who received the news, hurried over, climbed onto the tower and shouted: "General Zhang, how is the situation? Can the county and city be defended?"
"Fight to the death." Zhang Jie turned around and continued to observe the enemy camp.
People in Nanqiu County are in panic. Due to the street ban, ordinary people cannot visit and cannot know the situation outside the city. I only heard that the entire army of the 201st Division has retreated to the city. Including the city defense army, there are about 12,000 people defending the county.
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The Magicians Guild received Zhang Jie's notice and sent the latest battle situation to all the cities in the county and Nanjing City. They immediately dismantled the magic communication array, concentrated all important materials on the three magicians, and then arranged for them to fly out of the county at night.
As the president said, what the guild's predecessors did more than five years ago is what the guild's magicians should do now. Precious things cannot fall into the hands of intruders.
There was a tragic feeling in the city, but people outside the city were ready to take action.
Tang Qi, commander of the Northern Third Army, waited for the military camp to be built and then held a military meeting to discuss whether to attack the city at night.
There are 80,000 local troops belonging to Beiguan County. Military camps have been built in the north, west, and south of Nanqiu County. Because the north is taken over by the troops of the Northern Third Army, they are only responsible for defending the west and south, with 40,000 people in each direction.
The Northern Third Army was divided into 50,000 men to guard the north, and the main force of 50,000 remained in the east. From the looks of things, Nanqiu County had been surrounded. According to reports in the city, Shaodian's army could not break out from any direction.
"Starting the siege in the middle of the night can contain the defenders. They will not be able to concentrate their troops and consider breaking out. After daybreak, the main force will rest, and our army can attack the city in one go." Tang Qi set the tone for the meeting at the beginning.
"Can you lure the enemy out of the city to rob the camp? Eliminate their troops outside the city, and our army will be able to reduce resistance when attacking the city." the army chief of staff suggested.
"Haha, with me here, there will be resistance to the attack on the city?" A white-robed magician next to Tang Qi laughed.
The magician's skin turned blue, a bit like he was poisoned, but people who knew him wouldn't find it strange, because he was the forbidden water magician Banda, and his blue skin was caused by practicing magic.
"Hahaha, what Master Ben said makes sense. We should take the initiative in our hands and lead the enemy by the nose. It is not safe to lure the enemy out of the city." Tang Qi laughed heartily.
"Huh?" Ban Tu's expression changed, and his mental energy quickly swept away.
Tang Qi immediately raised his index finger in front of his mouth. Others did not dare to say anything when they saw this, and closed their mouths to observe Ban Tu's expression.
Ban Tu frowned and looked confused. After a while, he said, "It's okay. Maybe it's my misunderstanding."
Tang Qi asked with concern: "What's the matter?"
"Just now, I suddenly felt like I was being spied on, but I searched the surroundings carefully and found nothing wrong. I had that feeling during the afternoon march, but I didn't find any problems." Ban Tu said about his mental strength.