In the blink of an eye, countless soldiers from the border garrison came out of the city to meet the enemy. The soldiers wearing leather armor and holding light shields built multiple lines of defense under the city. Behind them were the figures of spearmen, and then
Then there was a phalanx of strong archers. In less than a cup of tea, at least 50,000 defenders had already left the city to set up defenses.
Veteran Zhou Yan gritted his teeth, clenched his fists and looked down at the defense situation below the city. It was clearly a freezing cold day, but his hands were already covered with sweat, and his heart was even more worried.
He had to worry.
The border garrison was said to have a strength of one hundred thousand, but only 80,000 people were actually sent to Zhou Yan. As for where the remaining twenty thousand people were going, he dared not say anything. The imperial court reported that the strength was one hundred thousand.
, the food and salary that was used to free up 20,000 troops has obviously been eaten up by the people above. Zhou Yan, the commander of a mere third-class corps, has no right to question it.
As for the 80,000 troops in hand, most of them were adapted from the surrendered soldiers. Among them were nearly 30,000 troops from Dongwu Kingdom. In addition, there were also some destroyed countries in the west and south, which were reduced to vassal dynasties of the Great Shang Dynasty.
The soldiers surrendered, and a group of ragtag soldiers formed a border garrison that had to guard the north of the Fusu Great Wall. You can imagine how powerful it was.
Moreover, it is snowing in Dongwu State now, but the soldiers only wear a thin piece of leather armor, and the weapons they use are leftovers from the treasury. The shields are round light shields, which are used to beat the barbarian wanderers.
It's okay if the soldiers are scattered, but forget about the regular army. The war spears used by the spearmen have wooden handles and rusty spear heads, which have no proper deterrent effect on the cavalry. The war bows used by the archers are eliminated by other legions.
The arrows are weak after being shot. How much combat effectiveness can such a regiment of 80,000 people have?
Zhou Yan frowned and felt embarrassed, but he had to stay here and it was hard to disobey the king's order.
He looked behind him. Inside the city, 15,000 cavalry were on standby. These 1.50,000 cavalry were the only trump card in his hand. Some of them were his original subordinates, and some were formed from the elite soldiers of Dongwu Kingdom.
These 1.5 thousand cavalrymen were commanded by Xu Sheng, a famous general from the Dongwu Kingdom. If they could win, they could only rely on them.
…
In the wind and snow, the sound of horse hoofbeats was getting closer and closer, becoming clearer and denser at the same time. Several military advisers pricked up their ears to listen, and the more they listened, the heavier their hearts became.
It is impossible for a cavalry of tens of thousands to have such a momentum. In fact, there may even be more enemies, and they come from the north. They definitely cannot be human cavalry, so there is only one answer.
"coming!"
Zhou Yan gently grasped the hilt of the sword, pulled out the long sword, raised his hand and pointed to the north, and roared with the energy of a ninth-level warrior: "The enemy is the demon cavalry, but there is nothing to be afraid of. Back then, I
The soldiers of the Great Shang Dynasty killed half a million demon cavalry in the snowy Tianchi. When they heard our name and saw our flag, they were as frightened as a bird! Brothers, fight to the death!"
Under the city, countless soldiers raised their swords.
"Fight to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
Between heaven and earth, there is only the endless aura of killing.
A few seconds later, a large number of figures appeared in the snow. Demon cavalry at least three meters tall, including people and horses, appeared in everyone's field of vision. The people and horses were covered with armor and held spears.
, sharp swords, etc., looked like huge monsters moving at high speed, and a terrible sense of oppression suddenly enveloped everyone's hearts.
"artillery!"
Zhou Yan roared: "Continue firing!"
Under the city, the border garrison's only dozens of artillery spit out tongues of fire, and explosions of light bloomed among the crowd of demon cavalry, but the power was not ideal, and the casualties were simply not worth it to the demon army.
Mention it!
"Archers, shoot the arrows!"
Under the city, archer formations began to fire volleys one by one, but the wind and snow were too strong, and the wind happened to be blowing from the north. Many human archers could not shoot very far when facing the wind. As a result, the lethality of the archery formations was not even as good as artillery.
The next second, a tide of demon cavalry rushed in front of them, engaging the human warriors at hand-to-hand combat!
"Pengpengpeng——"
The sound of violent collisions continued, and the spears piercing the front line were broken like dead branches under the heavy impact of the demon cavalry. The round light shield was even more vulnerable, and was broken by the demon cavalry.
The lance and the long sword were easily pierced, and puffs of blood bloomed in the crowd. Each demon cavalry was like plowing the ground, and the first wave had already rushed to the front of the bow and arrow array.
"..."
The result of this battle was even worse than Zhou Yan imagined.
"what to do?"
The voice of a counselor began to tremble when he spoke. Just one meeting had already explained everything. It was impossible to defeat him. The demon cavalry was still coming in dense numbers from afar. The number was at least 40,000 to 50,000. This was not true at all.
The border garrison could resist it. He looked at the commander-in-chief of the three armies and murmured: "The demons... seem to have used an entire cavalry army!"
Zhou Yan held the war sword with cold eyes. Any decision he made at this time would be responsible for it.
"Send the order to withdraw!"
Zhou Yan said in a deep voice: "The rear army is heading south. The left and right armies hold down their position to avoid being broken through by the demon cavalry. The front army retreats slowly, using bows, arrows and spears to contain the demon attack. The whole army retreats towards Yecheng.
Defend, the defense of Yecheng is strong, and the food in the treasury is sufficient. The whole army retreats to Yecheng, and three flying fish letters are sent to Da Zhige urgently to report the military situation and ask for help!"
"yes!"
Under the wind and snow, the land of Dongwu Kingdom was once again ignited by the flames of war. The 80,000 border garrison troops withdrew from the border cities and headed straight for Yecheng. The demon cavalry began to split up to pursue and kill them. They could be seen almost everywhere in the northern territory of Dongwu Kingdom.
The figure of the border garrison being chased by the demon cavalry.
Until early in the morning, the demons stopped chasing, and a group of demon generals looked at the outline of a city in the distance.
"Prince."
A general looked at the map and said with a smile: "That should be Ye City. Zhou Yan wants to defend Ye City. Should we continue to pursue him? If we pursue him, we can kill thousands more of his troops.
!”
"No need."
Yu Feng smiled faintly and said: "Yecheng has been plundered a long time ago. How much food and grass can we have? The more people Zhou Yan brings to Yecheng, the better. I want to see what he eats? Send the order and surround him.
Yecheng, send more sentries to find out whether there are reinforcements, their number, and their combat strength. If the opportunity is right, we will kill them and return north."
"Yes, the prince is wise!"
…
In the early morning, the snow-covered Tianchi Lake was sunny and windy.
"Whoosh!"
A figure walked out of the teleportation array. It was Shanhaiguan Palace Commander Han Yetang. She was dressed in military armor, followed by two Ten Thousand Cavalry Commanders. She said in a deep voice: "I want to see Commander Lin!"
"Sir, please follow me!"
Inside the handsome tent.
Lin Zhao took Han Yetang's military report and read it for a long time, then said: "A demon clan cavalry of at least 50,000 people? This is strange. The demon clan actually went south before the monster clan. What do you think?"
"have no idea."
Han Yetang said: "Early in the morning, Da Zhige's military order has arrived, ordering the garrison from all over the north to send troops to Yecheng for reinforcements. However, I think there may be something fishy in it, so I want to hear your suggestions."
"Everything is changing rapidly on the battlefield, and I can't figure out the reason just by relying on battle reports."
Lin Zhao stood up and said, "I will take some troops and go to Dongwu Country with you."
"good."
Han Yetang nodded happily. It would be best to have Lin Zhao following him.
The Xueyu Tianchi family had a weak foundation, and Lin Zhao did not dare to squander it. This time he ordered a thousand Xueyu cavalry, led by Chu Yu, who followed Lin Zhao to Shanhaiguan, while Han Yetang brought 2w of the Suzaku Cavalry.
The cavalrymen joined forces with Lin Zhao and set out from Shanhaiguan in the early morning to the Fusu Great Wall. Early in the morning, Qin Ran, who was having breakfast with green onion noodles at the city gate, looked up and saw countless human cavalry entering the city, and even among them
There was another person who looked familiar.
"Brother in white!"
Qin Ran stood up and cheered a little. Lin Zhao was now the commander of the Snow Region Army in a snow-white armor. Behind him was Chu Yu who was traveling to the sea. Qin Ran had to look at him with admiration. He put down the noodle bowl and picked it up.
Pei Jian said: "Going to fight? I'll go with you!"
"You stay."
Lin Zhao glanced at him: "Practice your sword well at home, and then talk about it when you reach the fifth realm!"
"Ran'er!"
Not far away, Qin Yu, the head of the Qin family, frowned and then smiled at Lin Zhao with his fists clasped. At this moment, Qin Yu already knew Lin Zhao's true identity.
The moment Lin Zhao left the city, Lin Wanhua's words came from his heart: "Do you need me to follow you?"
"Don't, don't, don't..."
Lin Zhao felt a little numb and said: "The demons have appeared in the north of Fusu Great Wall. I'm afraid they have other plans. It's better for you to stay at Fusu Great Wall. At Fusu Great Wall, you are a Thirteenth Level sword cultivator.
It's even more dangerous to follow me. Besides, you helped me warm up so many sword-lighting talismans last time, so it'll be fine."
"Um."
Lin Wanhua had already flown away from the city, but after hearing Lin Zhao's words, she flew back. She stayed and continued to refine her sword obediently. The matter of the demon cavalry was left to the human army, unless it was the four northern tribes.
She had reached the fifth level, otherwise she, the peak swordsman of the twelfth level, would not have had any need to take action.
She lowered her head and looked down and saw the back of Lin Zhao leading 1,000 snow-covered cavalry on horseback flying across the wilderness. She couldn't help but smile. She seemed to have imagined that he led the Tianchi army to fight against the monsters in a bloody battle. It should be like what she saw in front of her.
So fascinating!
…
Near noon, the army arrived ten miles away from Yecheng.
Looking from a distance, a large number of demon cavalry wearing golden armor were speeding outside the city, surrounding the entire Ye City.
A scout from the Suzaku Camp flew over, clasped his fists and said respectfully: "Commander, we have found out, the leader of the demon clan is called Yu Feng, one of the ten divine cavalry captains of the demon clan, the heir apparent of the Yu Dynasty, known as both civil and military.
The strategy is outstanding among the demons, and they are currently surrounding Yecheng, hoping to use up Yecheng's food and grass and intercept the human reinforcements."
Han Yetang frowned slightly and looked at Lin Zhao: "What do you think?"
Lin Zhao smiled lazily: "The advantage of the cavalry is to quickly loot and attack them unprepared, but he uses them to siege the city. Fortunately, he can think of it and is not afraid of starving to death first... He is indeed a civil and military expert among the demons.
