This was the first time Xia Fan saw the princess in military uniform.
Different from Qi Guo's standard armor, Ning Wanjun's armor was obviously specially customized for her. Only the chest, shoulders and arms were covered with metal armor, and underneath were a white short robe, black trousers and A pair of tall moccasin boots.
If it were just like this, it could only be regarded as ordinary. At most, it could be said that a certain degree of defensiveness was sacrificed for convenience.
But on her right shoulder, a bright red sleeved cloak robe made the armor come alive - half sleeveless, half robe, with a single hem from the chest to the waist belt, dividing the wearer into red and white. The two distinct parts are as dazzling as they are.
Coupled with Ning Wanjun's own dazzling look, Xia Fan couldn't help but think of a red meteor.
If she charged into the battlefield, her cloak that opened in the wind should be like a meteor that split the night, right
Although there are certain safety risks in being too conspicuous, there are risks in the princess's appearance in person, and dressing up has become a trivial matter.
As the person leading the charge, naturally the more distinctive the better.
After passing through the east gate, the large army split into two groups. The 600 men led by Xu Sanzhong turned to Nancheng District, targeting the weapons depot there. The princess led more than 1,500 people to the north, intending to capture the Jinxia Granary before the enemy.
The remaining two hundred people were handed over to the command of Zhao Dahai and Li Xing. Their main task was to evacuate the people in the city and place them in temporary camps outside the city.
This is also the rough plan for responding to the enemy that was formulated in the short pre-war meeting.
The east wall is farthest from the west, so it's not a problem to hold it in your hand. As long as the Nancheng District takes over the weapons depot and distributes the crossbows, spears and armors inside, the strength of the princess's troops can be greatly enhanced, and the southern city wall can naturally be preserved.
The west wall and the north wall are both within the attack range of the gunboats and are parts that can only be abandoned for the time being.
Therefore, the granary in the north became the top priority in seizing the city.
If the enemy comes across the sea, supplies must be limited, so the best way is to obtain them locally.
In other words, as long as we can capture the granary, we can severely damage the enemy's logistics.
Because of this, the team led by the princess is the largest among the three troops and is also the main force in this battle.
"Reporting to your highness, the scouts found signs of enemy activity at the entrance of the ancient street. The number of people is about two hundred!" Suddenly a spy reported back.
"Have they all come here?" Ning Wanjun kept walking, "It seems that these people are no less familiar with Jinxia City than we are."
"It seems that the enemy may have been targeting the granary from the beginning." Qiuyue looked worried.
"So what? Whether we can occupy this place will ultimately depend on our strength. But there is one thing we at least have an advantage over."
"What?"
"The number of Qi sensers." Ning Wanjun said with a smile, "In the past, alchemists were a treasure in the border army, but now we have less than two thousand soldiers, but there are as many as ten alchemists, not to mention the help of demons, so relax some."
"Your Highness, are you serious?" Xia Fan couldn't help but twitch his lips, "Those alchemists I recruited... no, they are temporary workers. At most, they have only dealt with evil spirits. You'd better not have expectations for them."
Not to mention Master, Sun Haotian and others, even he himself didn't have much confidence.
"How is that possible? Even the worst Qi senser is still a Qi senser. Besides, the battlefield is always the most training place. You will know after you experience it once."
"Okay, what should I do later?"
"It's very simple. Just find a way to use the spell on the enemy." Ning Wanjun raised her eyebrows and said, "Look, the opponent is waiting for us. Give us the order to stop advancing!"
"Your Highness has ordered us to stop advancing!"
"Your Highness has ordered us to stop advancing!"
There were shouts and shouts in the team, and they quickly spread from the front row to the back.
This is Xia Fan's first time to participate in a battle of this era - it sounds like there are not many people with two hundred people, but when he stood on the street, it was completely dark. The bright sword pointed straight ahead, like a wall of sharp blades, and the momentum was no better than that of the princess. How much difference.
In fact, a street is only wide enough for a dozen people to stand side by side at most. In addition, we have to be careful of enemies coming from rooftops and other street intersections, so our numerical advantage cannot be reflected.
The two sides faced off against each other, so close that they could see each other's faces. Once they fought, there would be people behind them, and it could be said that there was no way out. The so-called "meeting on a narrow road, the brave prevails" may be a true portrayal of street fighting in this era.
"I will break through from the front, and the roof will be left to you, Xia Fan."
Ning Wanjun raised her spear so that everyone could see the brown tip of her spear, "Send the order, five teams will be formed, follow me to attack!"
"His Royal Highness has given an order to form five teams and follow them to attack!"
When the order spread, she slowly tilted the gun barrel, and when the tip pointed at the enemy, she shouted, "Charge!"
The twenty-five people at the front roared in unison and rushed towards the opposite side -
The enemies also responded at the same time, raising their swords and moving forward without any intention of retreating.
At this time, momentum and will will play a decisive role.
The two streams of people collided together in an instant, and the whole street suddenly boiled!
Although it seems to be a battle between cold weapons, the existence of Qi Sensers increases the killing efficiency to a new level. Ning Wanjun rushed out of the crowd and plunged straight into the enemy's formation like a sharp blade. The surging air condensed heat waves in the gun barrel and her hands. It would hurt if she touched it, and die if she hit it. The high temperature could even ignite clothes and hair.
Xia Fan couldn't help but recall the scene when everyone was fighting against the Blood Crow in Gaoshan County.
At that time, I only felt that the situation was extremely critical, and Ning Wanjun was the only one in the audience struggling to support him. But if he were to think from the perspective of Blood Crow, the experience of facing this fierce offensive would not be much better.
But what surprised him more than Ning Wanjun was the maid Qiuyue - she was also a Qi sensor, and she also used a long bow.
Street fighting should not be a good place for long-range weapons, but this is not effective against Qiuyue. She flexibly uses every high platform - sometimes it is a stone lion on the street, a long table, sometimes it is a protruding eaves and beams, to accurately send each feather sword into the target's neck and unarmored parts, within twenty meters Almost no arrows were missed.
"Brother Xia, be careful!" Wei Wushuang reminded.
Xia Fan withdrew his attention and looked at the other end of the row of rooftops - he saw about twenty Dongsheng Kingdom warriors holding light crossbows coming from both sides.
The team was led by two masked swordsmen wrapped in black tights.
This is probably a ninja.
Privy Council Alchemist vs. Dongsheng Ninjutsu... It's really a dramatic battle.
Although he was so slanderous in his heart, he still raised his vigilance to the highest point - the loss he suffered when he competed with Qingzi was still vivid in his mind, and Xia Fan decided not to come within five steps of them unless necessary.
Seeing the opponent raising the light crossbow, Luo Youer, who was following Xia Fan, took the lead in casting the spell.
"Xun Shu Gui Chen, Fu Liu!"