Chapter 220 The Morning Light Shining in the Dark Night (Part 2)
Chapter 220: The morning light shining in the dark night (Part 2)
Ji Rentu looked at the iron cavalry that was instantly slaughtered by the demon-breaking crossbow, and the shock in his eyes flashed away.
"How is that possible? How is it possible that there is a magic-breaking crossbow in Yinren Village? Even Ji Shenfu purchases this kind of strategic material in a fixed amount every year in Luo Yun Country, which is under the unified control of Luo Yun Sect."
The bald man was shocked and uncertain. He knew the advantages of his attack on Yinren Village this time: on the one hand, it was to catch his opponent off guard. The man knew that no matter which force wanted to destroy Tiexin Village, it would require huge investment, let alone in such a short period of time.
time. On the other hand, it was Ji Shen who allocated the two thousand Demon-Destroying Crossbows to him.
This is ten years of savings for the entire Luoye County!
The Luo Yun Sect strictly controls the number of demon-breaking crossbows every year, and controls the quotas for the four major counties of the Luo Yun Kingdom in a year. Luo Ye County, as the bottom of the four major counties, gets a pitifully small quota of only 300 crossbows per year.
Even if Ji Shenfu lived frugally and excluding daily losses, there would only be a surplus of two hundred Demonic Crossbows every year.
At this time, nearly a hundred demon-breaking crossbows suddenly appeared in Yinren Village, which was unimaginable for Luoye City.
"We must find out their details! If the other party pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger, and masters a large number of magic-breaking crossbows, then wouldn't the thousand of them be in vain?" Thinking of this, Ji Rentu immediately ordered a group of iron cavalry to retreat a hundred feet to camp.
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"puff!"
Yi Xifeng raised his sword and killed a wounded soldier who was about to attack him. These soldiers in black armor were undoubtedly well-trained warriors. When the young man was performing the cleaning task, he was still wondering whether he should kill the prisoners or surrender.
When he was entangled, the reaction of these black-armored soldiers dispelled his entanglement.
Even the soldiers who were nailed to the ground and unable to move, when they discovered the appearance of their group of iron-clad guards, their first reaction was either to attack or to use self-destructing magic crossbows.
Looking at the man whose neck he touched, he was not much older than himself. Yi Xifeng murmured: "When you step onto our territory with weapons in hand, you should be prepared for this kind of awareness!
Maybe in your opinion, this is a shortcut to becoming a marquis, but since ancient times, there has been no such thing as a free trade. You will naturally have money and power, but if you fail, you will have to pay for it!"
It was as if he had strengthened his beliefs and his reasons. After that, the fair boy no longer hesitated in his sword!
In just half an hour, these nearly a hundred men in black armor were cleared away by a few people. After a simple calculation, the seizure of nearly fifty magic-breaking crossbows this time is considered a good harvest.
However, their actions here naturally fell into Ji Rentu's eyes.
The bald man did not take the opportunity to attack them, mainly because he did not think it was a good opportunity. However, the action of Yinren Village gave Ji Rentu some confidence.
Looking at the middle-aged people in the audience, the bald man said softly: "Mr. Zhang, you don't have to be polite, but it doesn't matter!"
The middle-aged man in the audience was dressed as a scribe, and he was none other than Zhang Heng, the army staff officer accompanying the expedition. Hearing what Ji Rentu said, the middle-aged scribe bowed and said: "General, I thought that the demon-breaking crossbows from Yinren Village appeared a bit strange.
Weird! But there is no way they could hold a large amount of it."
"Oh? Sir, tell me what you think?" Ji Rentu said calmly.
Zhang Heng stroked his long beard under his chin and said slowly: "As for the origin of this magic-breaking crossbow, I really can't guess. Before, I thought it was seized from General Yao Qi, but looking at the number of them, it turned out that
No. But from their actions in the afternoon, we can see that they don't have many magic-breaking crossbows, otherwise they wouldn't be so blatantly plundering us."
Ji Rentu touched his bald head, nodded and said: "Sir, what you said is reasonable and well-founded, but the origin of these magic-breaking crossbows should really be found out. But in this way, can you, sir, have two strategies to defeat the enemy?
"
The middle-aged scribe rolled his eyes. As a qualified staff officer, there are many things he can do, and there are some things he should not do. Zhang Heng can clearly understand the divisions. So he immediately said in a deep voice: "In this confrontation between the two sides, both sides
With the Demon-Breaking Crossbow, we have lost our absolute advantage in mid-range and long-range. In terms of offense and defense, this battle is difficult to attack and easy to defend. If we attack with a strong force, even if we win, the loss of troops will outweigh the gain."
Having said this, the middle-aged scribe raised his hands and said: "I believe that this battle can be defeated with a surprise attack!"
As the saying goes, in any battle, we must cooperate with each other and win together! Zhang Heng's statement was a kind of universal answer, which made Ji Rentu feel helpless for a moment, so he could only continue to ask: "What kind of special force should be used to deal with it?"
Zhang Heng thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "Night attack!"
The bald man thought for a while, nodded and said: "At this time, the battle situation seems to be the only method, but... I am worried that the other side's generals will be prepared."
Ji Rentu's intention is very obvious. If the two sides do not want to face the enemy head-on, the night attack will become the next necessary route. And the people in Yinren Village are all cunning foxes.
Will they be unprepared?
The middle-aged scribe smiled and explained: "The night attack is a conspiracy! Moreover, in the dark night, we have a large number of people, and the number of magic-breaking crossbows is far greater than that of the opponent. Even if we fight hard, we will not suffer any loss.
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Hearing what the other party said, Ji Rentu obviously understood the truth and murmured: "It is said that the individual soldiers of Yinren Village have extremely high fighting qualities. It seems that we will have to see it tonight!"
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After an afternoon of small-scale friction, all the strong men in Liangchen Gang were less nervous than before. After all, more than a hundred casualties were caused in one fell swoop. This was also a big victory for three hundred warriors.
So throughout the afternoon, the atmosphere in the camp was much more relaxed than before.
However, in a huge camp, the faces of everyone present were not as good-looking as those of the strong men engaged in the work.
"The other party still didn't take action?" Zhao Yunming asked with an ugly face.
Teng She shook his head, obviously he was also aware of the problems faced by everyone.
The tall, thin middle-aged man took a breath and said slowly: "Ji Rentu is indeed a famous general. I wanted to anger him and let him launch more attacks to consume more of the opponent's troops. Unfortunately..."
Zhao Yunming didn't say the rest.
Qingzhu frowned and said nothing: "This is not what I am most worried about. The battle tonight seems inevitable, but what is really scary is that we don't know how much the other side will invest?"
In this night battle at night, Yinren's side will fall into a greater passive position, and the advantage gained by one's own hundred demon-breaking crossbows will also be lost. Because once it enters late at night, it will be difficult for Yinren's side to determine the enemy's position.
Naturally, the power of the Demon-Breaking Crossbow has dropped a lot. For these thousand iron cavalry, the Yinren Liangchengang Camp is the target, and those men holding iron shields for defense are naturally the target.
Fighting under such a disadvantageous situation, Qingzhu had to consider his side's investment in the next battle.
Because if all is invested, and the opponent only attacks a few times, then tomorrow morning, the people who have been holding on all night will face a fierce attack by the enemy who is full of energy.
So no matter what, tonight's night battle will be a hurdle that Yinren Village must overcome.