empire wars

Chapter 108
"We really can't bear the price. Should we just let the Zhendi Guard go?"

Gongsun Chi said a little discouraged.

"Of course we can't let it go, but unless Wei Zeyuan took the initiative to go out of the city, we have a chance. Otherwise, relying on the advantage of the city wall, we have to pay a heavy price to cross the barrier of the city wall."

Qin Yuan waved his hand, "In addition, we can only find opportunities to raid the city gate and find a breakthrough, or we can surround them without attacking and engage in a war of attrition with the enemy. But this situation is not realistic."

"Well, well, it seems that we can only retreat first, this place is the territory of the Heavenly Dao Army after all."

Gongsun Chi swept Qin Yuan, feeling that Qin Yuan's dispatch of troops this time was like soy sauce.

His Beidi Raiders fought against the Zhendiwei, but Qin Yuan's Dragon Scale Army never made a single move. He had no choice but to understand the strength of the Dragon Scale Army.

Now, the enemy is hiding in Liubo Town and it is even more impossible for the Dragon Scale Army to take action.

The vanguard army attacking the city must be cannon fodder, and Qin Yuan is not Gongsun Chi's subordinate, so how could he agree.

"Well, then we retreat to Maplewood Town?"

Qin Yuan asked, just now Gongsun Chi said that Fenglin Town is a town occupied by imperial forces.

Looking at Gongsun Chi's expression, it was obvious that he didn't want to let the town guard go, but he didn't want to attack the city, so it was a good choice to temporarily retreat to Fenglin Town and wait for the opportunity.

Qin Yuan also had a plan in his heart. It is impossible to attack the city. He doesn't want to be cannon fodder, and neither does Gongsun Chi. It seems that he can only use other court forces as the vanguard of the siege, and Qin Yuan doesn't want to retreat to Youjiang City, at least He had to go to see the situation in Wuyou Village first, and then make plans for the next step.

"Well, wait until it gets dark, if there is no progress, then go to Fenglin Town for a night."

Gongsun Chi looked towards Liubo Town, and the sharp arrows were still shining on the city wall.

Wei Zeyuan stopped the battle and did not stop at the top of the city. He asked the generals who defended the city to prepare meals. After a defeat, the ground guards needed time to recuperate, replenish their physical strength and restore their morale.

As for outside the city, Gongsun Chi was not idle. While collecting information about Liubo Town, he sent troops to raid. Of course, it was not a forced attack. It was to harass the enemy and look for opportunities. On the other hand, he also contacted the armies of various imperial forces and communicated with them. Come together.

After all, it was not just Gongsun Chi's idea to win Liubo Town and defeat Zhendiwei.

Other forces also want to do the same. Once they successfully defeat or annihilate Zhendiwei, in addition to their basic merits, their reputation will also be spread.

When I introduced my identity to others in the future, I gained more achievements and more capital. When I mentioned that I participated in the battle to defeat the Heavenly Dao Army Zhendiwei, others would look at me with high regard.

Outside Liubo Town, following Gongsun Chi's call, more and more forces gathered, and there was a tendency of black clouds to overwhelm the city, but the attack on Liubo Town only stayed at the level of confrontation with bows and arrows.

Although no less than 8 troops gathered outside the city, three times the number of the defenders inside the city, if they were determined, it would be enough to launch a siege battle and capture Liubo Town.

However, first, Liubo Town has no strategic significance or value, and it is not worth spending a huge price to capture it.Second, their goal is only to suppress the defenders, and they do not want to attack the city. It is best to fight with the defenders outside the city.Third, although there are many troops, they belong to various forces. Everyone wants to capture Liubo Town, but they do not want their own troops to be used as cannon fodder.

Under various factors, although everyone has the same goal, it is difficult to reach a strategic consensus.

"Changjian prefect, I heard that your heavy infantry is good at attacking cities. It has captured many cities and has a great reputation. If you win Liubo Town, this battle will be the first."

"Hmph, why don't your shield soldiers come up, you rush ahead first, as long as you block the rain of arrows, I will do my part and attack the city gate."

"It's better for you to join hands and go together, and the general's crossbow army will hold the battle for you."

"Shut up for me"

Led by Gongsun Chi, a group of officials and generals gathered together. They were all arguing with each other, and they were very good at talking, but when they were really asked to contribute, they all shrank.

Gongsun Chi also had a headache. Originally, all forces were gathered to discuss the siege of the city, but everyone was very excited when they heard the news of Zhendiwei, and they wished to enter the city and capture Wei Zeyuan alive.

But when they heard that they were going to lead an army to attack the city, they were all old foxes, not idiots, so how could they make wedding dresses for others.

What's more, attacking a city is a very low-yield thing. If you expand your own territory, you can barely attack the city. But you can't occupy Liubo Town forever, and the credit for wiping out the town guards has to be given to other people. Everyone is divided equally, and no one wants to do this hard work.

"As night falls, why don't we give up today and plan the attack on the city tonight."

Gongsun Chi said to everyone, stopping other people's discussion.

"What the general said is very true. We have a lot of siege equipment, but we can provide one or two. You can also call in the siege army, unite and make complete preparations, and strive to take Liubo Town with minimal loss."

Deng Zixun, the prefect of Ningyang, said with a smile, and suddenly his expression became very serious, "Everyone, if you want to stay in Fenglin Town for a night, you can tell me, but when you enter the city, you need to abide by the rules of the city, ugly words first, If you break the rules and act without authorization, don't blame me for being rude."

"The guest is up to the owner. If someone causes trouble, I, Gongsun Chi, will be the first to refuse."

Gongsun Chi reminded.

Knowing that Gongsun Chi was going to retreat to Fenglin Town, some forces followed him to Fenglin Town. After all, the Yiyou battlefield at night is much more dangerous than during the day.

Some of them left on their own, and they had their own place to belong to. Many of the cities and towns in the Yiyou battlefield were occupied by imperial forces, forming a chaotic battlefield criss-crossing.

In the end, a small group of forces returned to Youjiang City at night, but Youjiang City was extremely far away, and it would take a whole day to go back and forth. It seemed that they did not want to participate in the battle in Liubo Town.

After all, it would take half a day for the cavalry to arrive at Liubo Town, while the other armies, mostly infantry, would take even longer.

Of course, there are also some troops who have been fighting for many days and need to return to Youjiang City to replenish their military supplies and recuperate.

Gongsun Chi also arranged some troops to inspect the situation in Liubo Town. If there is any trouble, he can report it in time to prevent the town guard from leaving at night.

Qin Yuan followed in the middle of the team, and met Bai Qi's killing god army on the way.

After some exchanges with Bai Qi, Qin Yuan made a decision in his heart.

Fenglin Town is only ten miles away from Fenglin Town. As a small town in the enemy's sphere of influence, it is like a tightly guarded closed fortress under the management of Ningyang Governor Deng Zixun.

The towering and solid city wall has a wide and deep moat dug outside the city, leaving only a road less than five meters wide, leading directly to the tight city gate, and the city wall is built with piers, towers, and arrow towers at regular intervals. and other facilities.And outside the city, there are moats, moats, horse formations and various obstacle equipment, which can be said to be fortified and fortified.

It's no wonder that Fenglin Town can stand firm in the northern theater where the Heavenly Dao Army is rampant. With this defensive method alone, the enemy wants to take a detour when they see it.

The defense strength is much stronger than that of Liubo Town. If the food and supplies in the city are guaranteed to be sufficient, the enemy will never even think about taking down this strong fortress.

"Everyone, this is my Fenglin City. I have already arranged your respective locations. Please restrain your soldiers and do not leave the designated camp. When you want to leave Fenglin Town, please notify me in advance. Otherwise, if you are accidentally killed by the patrol army, this officer will not be responsible."

Deng Zixun declared his sovereignty. After all, this is his sphere of influence. It can be seen that Fenglin Town is well managed by him, and he must have spent a lot of money.

Of course, Deng Zixun relied on the fortress-like Liubo Town to serve as a temporary shelter and supply station in the Yiyou battlefield. He gained a lot of benefits and made friends with many important people. He has some face.

"Don't worry, if someone stirs up trouble, it's a rebellion. You just have to say it, Zixun, and the general will suppress it himself."

It was Gongsun Chi who took the lead in entering Fenglin Town this time, so he also had a great responsibility.

Deng Zixun was also willing to let other forces settle in Fenglin Town because of Gongsun Chi's face and strength.

After all, if unknown forces entered Fenglin Town, if the Heavenly Dao Army sent them, they would cooperate with each other inside and out, and the fortress like a copper wall and iron wall would be captured.

Having said this, some people also hesitated. After all, entering Fenglin Town will inevitably restrict their personal freedom. Although it is for safety reasons, it will also make them lose the initiative.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yuan took the opportunity to express his willingness to leave, greeted Gongsun Chi, and led the Dragon Scale Army to leave.

"Pity."

Gongsun Chi looked at the [-] elite cavalry leaving, and couldn't help sighing.

When the Bai Qi army came over to meet up, Gongsun Chi could tell at a glance that the God-killing army was extraordinary. This is an elite force with experience in hundreds of battles, and its aura of murder is stronger than that of Bei Di, who is bloodthirsty under his hands. The Raiders are ten times higher.

If the ordinary army meets the God-killing army, as long as the aura of the God-killing army is released, the soldiers of the ordinary army may be frightened, and even lose their morale and fighting spirit.

If the army under Gongsun Chi is united with Qin Yuan, they will definitely be able to take down Wei Zeyuan's Zhendiwei.

"Hey, during the day when the town guards fight against people, could it be the cavalry under Qin Yuan's command?"

Gongsun Chi couldn't help guessing in his heart, after all, an all-in-one cavalry team is extremely rare, and the strength of the Killing God Army is just in line with the situation of the Zhendiwei confrontation.

There are too many things, he has been arranging various forces and thinking about siege strategies, but he forgot to ask Qin Yuan.

As for Qin Yuan's departure and his plan to part ways, Gongsun Chi had no reason to stop him. Although his official position was relatively high, Qin Yuan was not his subordinate after all. The relationship between the two parties was considered a cooperative relationship, not a superior-subordinate relationship.

"Ahem, General?"

Seeing Gongsun Chi muttering, Deng Zixun couldn't help coughing lightly.

"It's troublesome, arrange the barracks, and I will lead the army into the city."

Gongsun Chi looked around, and after such a short period of time, he left the two forces again, and the remaining forces either had a good relationship with Gongsun Chi, or trusted Gongsun Chi's reputation.

"Okay, your barracks are right behind the city gate. If the enemy attacks the city at night, you will need the help of the general."

Deng Zixun smiled and said, "I have asked people to prepare a banquet and invite the general to attend the dinner with you."

"Okay, thank you then."

Just in time, Gongsun Chi took a look around and found that the forces left behind were trustworthy and relatively easy to mobilize. He just took the opportunity to discuss the matter of attacking Liubo Town and Zhendiwei.

Qin Yuan, who left, soon arrived at Wuyou Village.

Wuyou Village was originally a very ordinary village, but it was surrounded by dense bones and blood, giving people a scene of hell, just like a ghost village.

Qin Yuan first made a defensive arrangement. After all, this was not Liubo Town or Fenglin Town. There were no city walls to defend, only some mountainous forest highlands outside the village to rely on.

If you don't pay attention to defense at night, the enemy may take advantage of it.

From Bai Qi's mouth, I learned that the Tiandao Army already knew that Wuyou Village was occupied by them. Given the importance of Wuyou Village, Qin Yuan didn't believe Wei Zeyuan's words at all, and it was not the Tiandao Army's style to give up easily.

The Dragon Scale Army is deployed on the outskirts of the village, because the energy and blood in the village is too strong, not only is it useless to the Dragon Scale Army soldiers, but it will erode their minds and seduce their inner rage.

In the village, the God-killing army was stationed. Because of the God-killing formula they practiced, the energy and blood became the energy for the soldiers of the God-killing army to practice.

Along the way, Qin Yuan discovered the improvement in the strength of the Killing God Army. Judging from the realm alone, it has reached the scale of the Dragon Scale Army. If converted into system arms, both the Dragon Scale Army and the Killing God Army have reached the fourth level. For the specifications of the arms, all soldiers have reached the fourth level of body training at the lowest level.

After arranging the soldiers on duty, Qin Yuan and Bai Qi arrived at the center of Wuyou Village.

"The qi and blood are indeed very strong."

Qin Yuan could not help but feel his heart beating faster, and even many unexplained emotions flooded into his mind, affecting Qin Yuan's state of mind.

Qin Yuan looked at Bai Qi next to him, he was not affected in any way, and he even swallowed his qi and blood very comfortably. The change in momentum was very small. If he didn't observe carefully, he couldn't find it at all, but he can be sure, every time he vomited his qi and blood After that, Bai Qi's strength has been improved.

Qin Yuan tried to practice his cultivation methods. He had two kinds of exercises, Qin Huang Xin Dharma and Zijin Dilong.

Qin Huang's heart method is his greatest reliance, and the Nine Realms of Acquired Heaven are completely brought about by this exercise, while the Zijin Emperor Dragon needs to swallow the emperor's purple energy to improve its strength. It can be regarded as a secondary exercise, and its additional function is training Zijin Dragonguard.

Qin Yuan tried it for a while and found that both kinds of exercises can effectively resist the erosion of Qi and blood and the traction of formations, but they cannot use Qi and blood for their own use like Bai Qi and Killing God Army.

"No, I still have Qi and Blood Coagulation Technique, I wonder if I can use it?"

Qin Yuan's heart moved, and he stretched out his hand to grab it forward. It was like a whirlpool, and the blood around him rushed towards him, condensing little by little.

As the energy and blood increased, Qin Yuan had a blood gun about two meters long in his hand. It was bright red and dazzling, revealing the smell of death.

Chi!
Qin Yuan brandished the blood gun and made a roar. Bai Qi drew out his long plume knife and collided with the blood gun. There was a loud bang, and the two stepped back at the same time, creating a hole one meter deep in place.

The long feather knife was unharmed, but there was a gap in the tip of the blood spear, but soon the blood gathered to fill it up and restore it to its original state.

And there is an extra blood mark on Bai Qi's body, which seems to be eroding his body and mind, causing insurmountable damage. However, Bai Qi is very experienced and can directly use the Killing God Art. Not only can the blood mark with murderous intent no longer be able to It posed a threat to Bai Qi, but instead became Bai Qi's tonic and was sucked into his body.

"I didn't expect that Qi and blood coagulation can manipulate the blood that is free from the body."

Qin Yuan said with emotion, this time was an eye-opener for him.

Qin Yuan took the secret formation control method handed over by Bai Qi and read it with relish.

"Wei Zeyuan actually handed over this book to you, it's really unbelievable."

Qin Yuan exclaimed, and the book introduced the function of the refining formation and the location of the formation's eyes.

The position of each eye of the refining formation is fixed, and must be arranged according to the light spots on the star map above.

Then, as long as the positions of the main formation eye and the transfer formation eye in Wuyou Village are determined, the positions of the other 100 formation eyes can be deduced accordingly.

Among them, the function of the array eye operation is described in detail, as well as the method of activation. As long as the strength is sufficient, it can be used at will.

But it is not without flaws, that is, the main formation has absolute control over all the formation eyes. If the Heavenly Dao Army finds something unusual, it can cut off the connection with the transfer formation eyes. At that time, the transfer formation eyes will lose all functions and completely become one Pile of discarded runes.

Of course, this is the worst outcome, and it is of no benefit to either party.

Putting away the books, Qin Yuan began to try the functions of the formation one by one.

"My lord, general, the teleportation function of the eleven eye formations we have mastered has been turned off, and we can no longer obtain blood energy from the remaining formation eyes."

Yan Zhengquan, the cavalry capital of the Killing God Army, said to the two of them.

The third-level authority array eye can also unilaterally cut off the channel for transmitting blood energy. Even if it is turned on, as long as the third-level authority array eye does not cooperate, it cannot forcibly extract blood energy.

This is the same as the fact that the eyes of the main formation cannot forcibly adjust the energy of the eyes of the transfer formation. Only with the cooperation of both parties can the entire formation work normally.

Of course, cutting off the channel will not benefit both sides.

The ultimate function of the array eye is to enhance the strength of the warrior, and other functions are for it.

The pure energy after refining also needs a transmission channel for transportation.

The eleven third-level authority array eyes voluntarily disconnected from Wuyou Village, so apart from absorbing energy and blood, the other functions are just for display.

Similarly, Wuyou Village does not provide blood energy to the main formation eye, nor can it obtain the pure energy of the main formation eye.

However, Qin Yuan and Bai Qi didn't care, because the qi and blood energy in the berserk state was simply a holy medicine for the soldiers of the killing god army.

"If this is the case, then if other forces occupy the formation, they will either destroy it so that neither party can benefit from it, or they will join in the conspiracy and use 'secret transactions' to obtain pure energy and enhance the strength of the warriors."

Qin Yuan thought for a while, I am afraid that the Heavenly Dao Army did not expect that the Killing God Army could directly absorb Qi and blood energy, and did not need to exchange benefits with the main formation of the refining formation.

The eyes of the transfer formation also have the refining function, but the effect is extremely poor. I don't know whether it is the reason of the refining formation itself, or when someone set up the formation, weakening the refining function, which caused this state.

(End of this chapter)