Heaven's Formula

In front of the granary in Jinxia City, Satoshi Hojo was setting up the final line of defense.

The order given to him by his superiors was to ensure that the troops held this place until all the food was transported, and there was no room for loss.With Jinxia City losing its resistance, this task sounds easy and comfortable, but the news brought back by Maku Nin made the development of things changeable.

An army that does not belong to the government entered Jinxia City from Ximen.

They didn't use their troops to take risks, and they didn't even hide their intentions. Not only did they hold high the banner and swagger across the city, but they also evacuated the local residents along the way.

Judging from the flags displayed by the other party, this team belonged to Princess Quang Binh and the Privy Council, but the information obtained from An Jia did not mention the possibility of the existence of an army between these two.

If this is not a temporary force, then there must be a mistake in Anjia's intelligence.

But now is not the time to pass the buck.

Just in case, Hojo Sasuke immediately called in two artillery teams to strengthen the defense line - after all, the opponent has the home field advantage, and it is easy to suppress the number of soldiers in a small area.

A lion fighting a rabbit will also do its best, which is also a Yongchao proverb that he appreciates very much.

"My lord, Bancho Sakurai's blocking team has suffered heavy losses and has retreated to the position." At this time, a subordinate brought news from the front.

"So fast?" Satoshi Hojo couldn't help but be a little surprised - the failure of this team is not unexpected, or the purpose of Sakurai leading the team is to slow down the speed of the opponent's advance and buy time for himself to set up a position.After all, the numbers of the two sides are very different, and it is difficult to defeat the opponent head-on.But even so, there are more than four Maku ninjas in the team, as well as a large number of crossbowmen, no matter what, it should make the enemy suffer a little bit, so that they dare not bury their heads in advance.

As far as fighting will is concerned, Hojo Sato has full confidence in his troops.

Even if they die in battle, they will never surrender.

"The enemy has a lot of cultivators, and our side is caught off guard! And..." the subordinate hesitated for a while, "It is reported that there may be alchemists at the guarding level of Qiguo among the opponent!"

"What did you say?" Hojo Sato glared, "What about the technique he used? It can't be Lijutsu, right?"

According to An Jia, none of the alchemists who can rise to the third rank is easy to deal with. The cultivators at this level have been able to integrate one or more spells and endow them with new characteristics, some of which can even be described as weird and unpredictable.

He glanced at the gunpowder packs placed behind the position, if the opponent is good at leaving...

"My lord, it seems to be a shock technique."

Is it related to lightning, Satoshi Hojo breathed a sigh of relief.

This category is absolutely restrained against evil spirits, and it is also very powerful when used to hack people, but it is not good at long-distance combat, and it will not let your own ammunition explode suddenly.

Although he has already made preparations to guard against the Riders, and the gunpowder box has also undergone explosion-proof treatment, it is better not to encounter it if he can avoid it.

And artillery is the best weapon to suppress close-range alchemy.

Just considering that the strength displayed by the opponent was somewhat unexpected, Sato Hojo decided to mobilize two more artillery teams from the rear to support the granary.

In this way, even if the enemy breaks through the position by chance, they can immediately organize a counterattack and take the granary back into their hands.

……

"I knew you would be fine."

Ning Wanjun threw the slippery spear to Qiuyue and walked up to Xia Fan.

After a battle, the princess was stained with the blood of the enemy, and the white robe and the red cloak were now mixed together, making it difficult to distinguish each other.

Xia Fan noticed that her breathing was slightly short of breath.

"Is the enemy... difficult to deal with?"

"It can be described as tenacious," Ning Wanjun calmed down, "After I pierced them, they still wanted to use their bodies to restrict my movement, and I could be regarded as an elite team if I put them on the border. If it weren't for you We have taken advantage of the roof, and we must pay more.”

So, as Princess Quang Binh, it's better not to take part in such high-risk matters.

Although Xia Fan wanted to say that, he took it back when he got to his lips, because he saw that the princess's eyes were not only not tired at all, but instead had a fiery look.

Chapter 149

She is enjoying the risk.Xia Fan realized.

Then they encountered several scattered waves of enemies along the way, but most of them were residents who escaped from the northeast.From these populations, Xia Fan also had a more detailed understanding of the situation in the occupied city.

According to the refugees, the intruders have blocked several main streets in the north, looted and looted the houses, and even kidnapped many residents who had no time to escape.

The east wall and pier facing the beach had changed hands half an hour ago, and before they fled, there was still a steady stream of people and items unloaded from the boats being transported into the city.

"Not out, but in?" Ning Wanjun frowned, "What about the things they looted? Where did they go?"

"Cao Min doesn't know! But... Cao Min thinks it's a little strange."

"Say."

"The first place they go to when they enter the house... is the kitchen, and they get food and rice noodles."

This is very unusual.The invaders from Dongsheng Kingdom came by boat, and the number of people must be limited. If they want to take away a large amount of supplies, of course they must maintain the search and use the remaining manpower to carry the goods onto the ship.After all, no matter how poor Jinxia City is, it is also the capital of a state. If you want to maximize your income, it is not uncommon to move for ten and a half months.Now that the other party is doing the opposite, the motive for looting is very suspicious.

Xia Fan and the princess looked at each other, and the same thought came to mind—maybe they didn't intend to grab it and leave.

"Even in the face of Qi Kingdom's army that is a hundred times larger than your own?" Ning Wanjun said coldly, "Dongsheng Kingdom's appetite is too great!"

Previously, their assumptions were only within the scope of Shenzhou, but if it turned into aggression between countries, the situation would become completely different.

Not only the Shenzhou army, but also the surrounding garrisons will be transferred to support, not to mention Qiguo and the navy - crossing the sea is not possible, and it is not difficult to block inland rivers and offshore operations.At that time, there must be no people and goods, no matter how you look at it, it will be a loss-making business.

Why did the other party dare to make such a decision?

Fortunately among the misfortunes, the princess' decision is the only correct one among many choices.

Just the enemy's tenacious resistance for a few days will bring too many uncertainties to Jin Xia, not to mention that they want to use this place as their own ocean-going springboard?

Regardless of whether it can be achieved in the end, Dongsheng Kingdom will turn Jinxia City upside down.

"We have to send some people to rescue the trapped residents in Beicheng District." Xia Fan said, "The enemy's blockade will definitely not be too strict, they can't guard so many people!"

"The situation over there is unknown, and small teams are easily surrounded and eaten." Qiuyue objected, "We can't afford to lose the alchemists, but without the support of alchemy, it is difficult for a small number of soldiers to resist those who are sensitive."

"Or I'll lead the team—"

"No, just follow me!" Ning Wanjun interrupted him without hesitation, "I can't take care of you if you are far away."

Xia Fan paused slightly.

"If something happens to you, where can I find another Qing—well, such a knowledgeable and talented enlightened alchemist?"

Why does the other party's compliment sound so insincere?

"I'm going."

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded from behind.

Li squeezed through the crowd and walked up to Xia Fan, "Of course, my subordinates are also with me."

Fox demon's men?Xia Fan saw Shan Hui who was beside her who was unresponsive, and immediately understood——Emotional Tengu has accepted and adapted to this statement deep in his heart.

"Xia Fan's guess is right. I just came back from there. There are indeed guards at the entrance of the street, but usually there are only three or four people. If the residents hug each other tightly and pick up hoes and shovels, they can actually make a way out by themselves. "

"It can't be done." The princess shook her head and said, "As long as the families do it one by one, those who don't get their turn will be lucky. This is the human heart."

"How is the situation outside the wall?" Xia Fan asked.

"There are more than 30 ships, and half of them have not landed yet." Li told the information he had detected one by one, "The guards on the east wall were all killed, but judging from the signs, they are not dead. Fighting over the city wall. In addition, all the people kidnapped by the other side were transported to the north."

The north side is close to the inner river, and the Wang family's salt field is also nearby.

However, based on this alone, it is impossible to guess Dongsheng Kingdom's intentions. If they want to snatch the population and bring them back to their hometown, it is obviously faster to go directly to the east gate.

It's just that the situation is still unclear, and the princess's troops can't take care of those who have been taken away for the time being. It is already trying their best to fight against the enemy to rescue the residents trapped in Beicheng District first.

Thinking of this, Xia Fan nodded towards Li, "Be sure to come back before the sun sets."

"You too." The fox demon took a deep look at him, turned and left the brigade.

A quarter of an hour later, the forward line of the princess army finally advanced to the granary, but before launching an attack, it was suppressed by a burst of artillery fire and returned to the street.

Accompanied by a few rapid roars, clusters of fragments suddenly shot out from the corners of the houses beside the street and the ground, as if they were quickly run over by something.

The soldiers who walked out of the street first fell down, and the rest immediately fell to the ground and shouted to the rear, "Go back quickly! There are iron cannons ahead!"

Obviously this is not the first time this team has seen a hot weapon, and the way to deal with it can be described as experienced. Wave after wave of warnings spread, and the chaos spread in just a few breaths before calming down.The personnel behind retreated into the alleys on the spot to make room for the soldiers retreating in front.

Seeing that the team was blocked, Ning Wanjun dragged Xia Fan and others up to the surrounding roofs.

From the perspective of climbing, Xia Fan actually saw a complete artillery position!

The Dongsheng Kingdom used sandbags to build several low walls on the open space in front of the warehouse to defend against crossbow arrows. There were pikemen on both sides, and eight dark cannons were facing the four streets in the southeast. No matter which route they attack from, they will be bombarded repeatedly from multiple angles.

The most important thing is that the area of ​​this open space is really not small. If you want to run from the street entrance to the warehouse, you have to rush at least 200 meters away. There is no cover in the middle, or the bungalows that are a little closer have also been demolished by the enemy. Cleaned up.

He didn't know whether it was because the granary was too far away from the residential area, or because the wooden houses of this era were too easy to be demolished.

Although Xia Fan had expected such a day when he was attacked by the Donghai Gang with pistols in Fenghua County, he did not expect it to come so soon.

"This is troublesome." He Guicai, who was the last to climb up, looked around and frowned, "The frontier army is equipped with cavalry and fast horses, and there are alchemists who can restrain long-range projectile weapons... There is nothing here, and I am afraid It will be a tough battle. Your Highness, I suggest that you stay away from the front for the time being and enter the battlefield after our side has broken the formation. Otherwise, even a person as strong as you who senses Qi may be affected by artillery fire in the chaotic battle... ..."

After speaking, his voice became weaker and weaker - because Ning Wanjun was staring at him with a strange look.

It was only then that He Gui discovered that not only Her Highness the Princess, but also Qiuyue and Xia Fan.

"Ahem..." He cleared his throat a little stiffly, "Well, did Weichen say something wrong?"

"No, it's not your problem." Ning Wanjun shrugged, "After all, you haven't seen it before, so it's normal to have such worries. I won't take the lead in the charge this time, and of course neither will my subordinates."

After she finished speaking, she patted Xia Fan, "The main force breaking the formation this time is the one in front of you."

1 Chapter Fifty Humanoid Weapons

The team stagnation seems to be a little too long.

Half a quarter of an hour passed, and the princess still did not give the order to attack.During the waiting process, the soldiers began to whisper to each other—after all, according to His Highness's past habits, no matter how bluffing the enemy seemed, he would have to charge once or twice to test the opponent's true level before it counted.

Until a strange "monster" came behind them.

This thing immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The body of the monster is made of wood, it looks like a beast, it only has two legs; it looks like a human, it has nothing but legs and half of its body.And that half of the body is also very strange, it has no hands or arms, but instead is supported by a long iron bar.

But even so, no one laughed at how ugly it was.

Especially when it passes by soldiers who have to look up at it.A huge creature that resembles a human form can give people a feeling of oppression by nature.

"I delivered the thing, but do you really plan to use it to fight?" Mo Yun's control mechanism beast walked in front of Ning Wanjun and Xia Fan, "This is just a trial product."

On the way she came from the rear, she already had a general understanding of the situation on the front line.

The original intention of the Mechanism Beast is indeed for war, and its main function is not to replace the logistics, but to carry the artillery to accompany the army. In most places, it can transport hundreds of catties or even a thousand catties of artillery to commanding heights such as hillsides.

But use it to fight?

Both speed and sensitivity are too poor.

At the same time, the astronomical instrument is not very shock-resistant, not to mention that this trial product is still made of wood.In case of eating a solid shell from the enemy, not to mention the mechanism beast itself, I am afraid that the controller on it will be turned into a meat paste together.

Of course, Mo Yun was not so naive as to think that the two of them would use this thing to break through the ground formation. The key core lies in the extra iron-like thing on the top of it-when she just finished splicing her legs, Xia Fan had already taken it out. A schematic diagram of the superstructure is clearly prepared for irons.

It's a pity that this invasion came too suddenly, and she hadn't really seen the purpose of the iron rod, so she just reminded the princess and Xia Fan that the mechanism beast is a vehicle, and don't have too high expectations for it.

"Do you know what the best way to deal with a cannon is?" Xia Fan asked.

Mo Yun ordered the organ beast to squat down, and jumped down lightly, "I guess your answer is not alchemist."

"It's a cannon with a longer range." He took over the other's seat and injected air into the astronomical device.

The organ beast trembled twice, and stood up again with a hiss.

In order to reduce the difficulty of manufacturing and improve the versatility of the bipedal mechanism beast, Xia Fan considered the possibility of modularization from the beginning, that is, separating the upper body from the traveling mechanism, and matching different "bodies" according to actual tasks.For example, this experimental mechanical beast has only one gun mount above the legs, and the rotation and pitch are all controlled by hand, which saves the consumption of the astronomical instrument to the greatest extent.

"Cannon?" Mo Yun was a little confused - the bronze cannons that the Ministry of Industry tried to cast would occasionally explode, let alone the long iron pole on the mechanism beast?No...it's not all sealed, what kind of gun is it?

And Xia Fan has already controlled the mechanism beast to walk towards the entrance of the street.

He knew in his heart that although the technical principle and design concept of this heavy weapon surpassed the solid iron cannon by several planes, the two were still at the level of "mutual destruction". It was obviously not a good idea to go out swaggeringly.

His biggest advantage lies in the range and the flexibility of the two-legged mecha.

That's right, even if it walks slowly, not as good as a five or six-year-old child, it depends on the object of comparison.Compared with the enemy's front-mounted guns that rely on fixed gun mounts placed on the ground, this thing can be called elusive.

Xia Fan turned to the right, and the mechanism beast crashed into the houses on the street with a bang!

The wall mainly made of thin wood boards can't stop the huge force of this monster. In layman's terms, the speed of the astronomical instrument is not high, but the torque is huge. As long as it is stable enough, it wants to move along this long street. Go anywhere.

While the soldiers watched dumbfounded, Xia Fan stepped forward all the way, using the row houses on the street as a new passage.

So when he arrived at the house at the end of the street, the enemy didn't even realize that someone was watching him.

In other words, the other party doesn't care.

There is no possibility of a sneak attack at an unobstructed distance of 200 meters.

Xia Fan stretched the guide rail out of the window, and then put a new bullet into the slot.