In the next few days, Lehman discovered that Fang Jie might have been fooled.
It has been nearly half a month, and the Black Banner Army has not moved at all. Laiman really wanted to take a break, because there are some things that he needs to deal with recently, and he knows that he can't be distracted in this kind of war, if he is distracted, Fang Jie will take advantage of it. He really valued Fang Jie and knew how terrifying Fang Jie's mind was.
In his opinion, Fang Jie's mind is far more terrifying than the rumored Chinese Fang Xie's cultivation base.
After all, the latter's horror Lehmann now feels capable of dealing with it. But the former is terrible and hard to guard against.
"Report!"
An Opuru man wearing a soldier's uniform ran in quickly from outside, his face was very urgent.
"What's up?"
Lyman sealed an envelope addressed to a certain general of the empire, handed it to the attendant beside him and told him to send someone back to the mainland immediately. Native's gaffe has gotten a little out of control, and he needs to finally show his tough side from his generals now.
"It seems that there is something wrong with the Han people opposite."
The soldier said in an incomprehensible tone: "The scouts just came back, and according to their observations, it seems that there have been great changes in the Black Banner Army camp. In the past few nights, there have been some changes in the Black Banner Army camp outside the Phoenix Terrace." The mobilization of men and horses is more frequent than before, but there is no sign of going out to fight. Last night, the scouts ventured closer and found that the defensive strength of the Black Banner Army camp was obviously thinner!"
Hearing these words, Leman's expression changed suddenly.
"I'll see for myself."
He strode out of the tent, rode on his horse and led a group of elite personal guards to the front. Lehman didn't stop until he was less than 300 meters away from the Black Banner Army's camp after leaving the Opuru camp. This distance was already quite dangerous and within the range of the Black Banner Army's artillery.
But obviously, Lehman's mind is not on this at all.
He raised his clairvoyance to observe the opposite side, and his eyes changed after a while.
On the wooden wall outside the camp of the Black Banner Army, it seems that there are quite a lot of defensive troops. But after observing, Lehman can confirm that at least two-thirds of the defenders are fake! Because those soldiers stood too firmly, there was no movement at all. According to the theory, even the most qualified fighters would not be motionless when standing upright, but would shake slightly. But what Lehman saw now was that most of the defenders on the wooden wall were motionless.
So Leman can be sure that those soldiers are all fake.
He heard the horn sounded in the camp of the Black Banner Army, and then saw a group of cavalry coming from the camp towards the gate. It seemed that the number of the group should be around five or six hundred, and it was obviously theirs. The appearance has already aroused the vigilance of the Black Banner Army. But it was this vigilance that made Leman feel even more wrong.
"Go back first."
After all, he didn't have many guards with him, so he turned around and retreated towards the camp.
The cavalry of the Black Banner Army had already left the gate. Seeing that Leman and the others had retreated, they did not pursue them. They bluffed around the gate for a while, and then returned inside.
"Rerington."
After returning to the camp, Lehman immediately made a decision.
"Take your army and attack immediately. Not to test, but to attack with all your strength."
Leilington, one of his most important generals, immediately agreed.
Raylington, led the direct army of Lyman. This army has made great achievements in the nearly five years of battle. So far, this army has never lost a battle in a direct confrontation.
"But, Your Majesty... have you not waited for Manwell's cavalry?"
asked Raylington.
"No."
Lehman shook his head: "Originally, I wanted to bring Manwell's cavalry army over quickly, but the situation seems to have changed now. I wrote to Fang Xie to delay for a while. When conquering the Aegean Empire, the last The most difficult thing to deal with is the Yak tribe, because the Yak tribe has very powerful cavalry. This is why, until later, I have not used troops against the Yak tribe. I just accepted them and gave them rich benefits to make them betray Aegean empire."
"I originally planned to use that cavalry army until the people of the Yak tribe were familiar with the empire and became loyal after giving them enough benefits. Because the previous intelligence showed that the Han people in the Central Plains did not have a large-scale cavalry army. However The Black Banner Army has a good cavalry, this time is the reason why I decided to take a break and transfer the Manwell Cavalry Corps."
"But now, it seems that there is no time to wait for Manwell to come."
Lehman said: "You attack immediately, without the slightest reservation."
Leilington agreed loudly, turned and left the big tent.
"Poorline."
Leman continued to order: "Let your army divide into two teams to protect Leilington's flank when his army attacks. Be careful that this is a trap set by the Black Banner Army, maybe this is just a trap deliberately set by Fang Jie... He's just trying to get me to attack, and then charge my flank with his very fast hussars."
"I obey!"
Purlain took the order and left quickly.
"Order the entire army to be on alert, and increase the search range of the scouts by 20 miles. Once you agree to find traces of the Black Banner Army around you, immediately warn the police!"
Even though Lehman was a little impatient, he still arranged all the arrangements he could think of.
"I only thought that I needed to delay the time, but I forgot that Fang Jie might also be facing the same problem as me."
Lehman said with a solemn face: "He may... have some problems in the rear."
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Rellington's attack left no room from the start, and this army was one of Lehmann's trump cards. Not only is the fighting quality of the soldiers far stronger than that of the Black Morning Glory of Schulence, but they are also much stronger than the Black Morning Glory in terms of weapon configuration. The number of artillery in this army is extremely astonishing.
At least one hundred cannons fired at the same time, and the shells exploded continuously on the wooden wall of the Black Banner Army camp, causing pieces of wood to fly.
In fact, when this scene appeared, Lyman, who was observing from a distance, knew it clearly. If the main force of the Black Banner Army is still there, it is absolutely impossible to allow their own artillery to attack the camp. Just like the first battle not long ago, in order to prevent the siege beast from approaching, the Black Banner Army fought back with all its strength. That's because the Black Banner Army knows very well that once the Opulu people form a suppression in terms of firearms, it will be difficult for the Black Banner Army to fight.
If the main force of the Black Banner Army is still there, it must be dispatched and countercharge.
In fact, the counterattack of the Black Banner Army is also a last resort. Only continuous counterattacks can prevent the advantage of the Opuru people.
The seemingly solid wooden city gradually collapsed under the attack of the artillery, and the stone walls of the defenders standing on the wooden wall fell down one after another, breaking into several pieces. This also confirmed Lehmann's previous speculation that most of those soldiers were fake.
After about half an hour, Leilington stopped firing after the barrels of all the cannons in his team became too hot to fire.
The black Opulu soldiers began to attack in the direction of the Black Banner Army camp, but even the previous cavalry team of hundreds of people disappeared. After pouring so many shells, it was discovered that there were no defenders in the outer camp at all. Perhaps at the moment when Lehman retreated after observing, the few remaining soldiers in the battalion also withdrew.
"His Majesty!"
The orderly came running quickly and knelt down on one knee: "The outer camp of the Black Banner Army is empty!"
Leman's face became more and more ugly, and he suddenly felt that he was being played. He thought that letter could give Fang Xie an illusion, but who would have thought that Fang Xie would actually give him an illusion. Although it is not clear why the Black Banner Army suddenly withdrew, it is certain that they withdrew safely.
This kind of confrontation, in fact, is facing the situation that whoever turns around and flees first will be beaten.
Leilington's army quickly entered the outer camp of the Black Banner Army, and found that there was no one in the camp.
After the artillery fire, a new layer of soil emitting wisps of smoke was sprinkled on the ground. The soldiers of the Opru Empire wearing leather boots stepped on these new soils and entered the outer camp of the Black Banner Army. The enemies who had resisted them here for so many days had disappeared. Apart from the embarrassing place that was bombarded by artillery fire, the other places in the camp were very orderly. It can be seen that the Black Banner Army did not withdraw in a hurry, and it was obvious that they were preparing early.
It can be speculated that the Black Banner Army must have ordered the soldiers and horses of the outer battalion to slowly withdraw into the Phoenix Terrace within a few days at night, and then leave the city from the Phoenix Terrace. In this way, as long as the outer camp is still brightly lit, the Opuru people will not be able to find anything as long as they don't get very close.
"There is not a grain of food left."
Seeing that Leman had already entered the camp, Lei Lington hurried up and said, "Everything has been taken away, as if the people and horses evaporated overnight. Except for the tent, everything that can be taken away Nothing left. I saw some pots and stoves not far away, which should have been left behind by the left-behind people when they were eating. Only these people withdrew hastily, so the pots and stoves are still there. Judging from the number, the left-behind outer camp There are less than 1,500 people in the army."
Laiman's face was cloudy and uncertain, he really couldn't understand why the Black Banner Army suddenly withdrew. Although he had previously thought that something might have happened behind Fang Jie's back, leaving Dong Jiang like this, no matter how he analyzed it, it didn't look like Fang Jie's character.
"Go ahead and try to attack the Phoenix Terrace."
Lyman ordered.
Leilington immediately dispatched troops to attack, and soon, the cannons rang out again.
"Report!"
The messengers rushed over from a distance: "The defenders of the Phoenix Terrace are still there, and the resistance is extremely strong. Moreover, they transported the artillery to the city wall and installed a large number of ballistas. The attacking team in front is blocked!"
"The defenders of Phoenix Terrace are still there?"
Lyman frowned, lost in thought.
"Send more troops to attack!"
He suddenly ordered: "Lei Lington, you lead the troops to attack in person."
Leilington responded and led the people up in person.
Half an hour later, Leilington came back with a livid face, saying that the Phoenix Terrace defenders had a lot of troops and the resistance was extremely strong. Moreover, Fang Jie seemed to have left all the equipment of the Firearms Battalion behind, making it difficult to attack for a while. Because the artillery of the Black Banner Army was installed on the city wall, the firing range was slightly increased, but it was just enough to bombard Leilington's artillery position, so that it was difficult for the Opuru army to approach without artillery support.
"Fang Jie was indeed in some trouble, so he took advantage of my letter to leave. He left all the firearms at the Phoenix Terrace, and he also left behind heavy guards to prevent me from chasing him."
Lyman muttered a few words, and then ordered: "Attack day and night, you and Purlain's army alternately attack, don't count the cost, you must break the Phoenix Tower!"