Above the city gate, Du Wei supported the city wall with his hands, and looked at the place not far below the city, where the 20,000 cavalry of the Northwest Army were showing off their might, with banners all over the sky, full of murderous aura. He couldn't see any joy or anger on his face, but the hands pressing on the city wall became tighter and tighter, and a spark flashed faintly in his eyes!
This is provocation! Naked provocation!
Du Wei is no longer a military idiot. Coming to the Northwest to start from scratch, he at least had some understanding of the army under his command. Among other things, I also have an understanding of the formation of the army.
When he took a look, how could he not see that the other party was blatantly posing as a naked attack
"Dardanelle." Du Wei suddenly called out in a low voice.
Dardanelle stood behind Du Wei. As the city guard of Loulan City, Dardanelle commanded the defenders of Loulan City. This former warrior of the Liszt family, facing the Northwest Army's bravado under the city, also had a look of anger on his face. Hearing Du Wei's call, he said in a low voice, "My lord."
"Let people show their flag! See what they want to do." Du Wei sneered.
Not long after, the semaphore came back and forth, and the people below reported: "My lord, the other party told us that they asked us to open the city gate and give up a part of the city wall. They need to use the city defense to conduct offensive and defensive exercises..."
The person who made the report was a deputy commander of Dardanelle's. Before he finished speaking, he saw Du Wei's face turned livid. After speaking, his voice dropped.
Du Wei sneered twice: "Give up a city wall? For them to conduct offensive and defensive exercises? Good! Good! Do they want to take this opportunity to tear down one of my city walls? The Northwest Army... What a Northwest Army!"
"My lord... how should we answer?" the deputy commander asked in a low voice.
Du Wei was expressionless, and said coldly: "Don't talk nonsense, just put a banner and tell them: don't let it go!"
After finishing speaking, Du Wei left his followers and walked into the tower on the city wall.
Northwest Army, do you really think I'm an easy bully
Du Wei sneered.
Before asking for money and food, I had the mentality of spending money to buy peace, so I endured it for the time being. All the money and food have been given... These bastards are still playing tricks on me behind my back! That time in Niuli Town, the thousands of cavalry on the grassland were not secretly let in by the Northwest Army!
To test Lao Tzu's bottom line? Then I'll show you what a "bottom line" is!
Go into the tower. In the small room in the city tower, it seemed unusually quiet. Du Wei was not humble, so he sat in the middle, and then glanced at Dardanelle: "Dartaniel, how many soldiers are there in our city now?"
"An infantry regiment with 4,000 soldiers...is it capable of fighting? Loulan City is our capital, and half of the 4,000 infantry regiments are members of the royal guards that you recovered in Daer City. In terms of combat effectiveness, it should be Not bad! As for the cavalry, there is a cavalry regiment led by General Longbottom, but the establishment has not been full, more than 2,000 people. And..." Dardanelle seemed to see the anger in Du Wei's heart, and couldn't help whispering: "My lord, if you really want to fight... cavalry won't be very effective in a siege battle. Moreover, the opponent's cavalry is too large. If it is a field battle, no matter how strong the warriors under General Longbottom's command are, 2,000 people will go out." , it’s just to be eaten…”
Although there was some disrespect for Longbottom when he said this, the 250th General was not unreasonable. He had not spoken in the room, but now he said in a low voice: "The combat power of the Northwest Army is not bad, and the cavalry is also very good." We can fight... It's a pity that we have few people. If you give me two thousand more people, I will take people out for a while now, and it is not impossible to win for a while while they are not stable. Those guys showed off their force, all the way The Mercedes-Benz came over, the horsepower wasted, it looks powerful, it's just a show now... My lord, if you want to fight, it's now, otherwise, it will be difficult for them to fight when they have enough horsepower."
Du Wei suddenly smiled and looked at Longbottom: "My general... I'm just asking, who said that we must fight? After all, they are also the army of the empire. I think they are just threatening us. They can't fight. I think Give me an embarrassment, and try my bottom line by the way."
Longbottom grinned: "Naturally...but the Northwest Army has invested heavily this time. The 20,000 cavalry, I think they should be the elite of the Northwest Army... It must be put here for no reason. There is still a purpose!"
At this time, suddenly beside Du Wei, Philip, Du Wei's current chief aide, spoke.
After more than a year of baptism in government affairs, this young man's temperament has become more and more calm. The originally handsome face has washed away the original simplicity, revealing a bit of femininity. He gently reminded: " My lord, I have thought of a possibility."
"speak!"
"I heard that General Lu Gao of the Northwest Legion is one of the loyal admirers of the Marquis Liszt... A few days ago, the relationship between the Northwest Legion and us was pretty good, but just after your coming-of-age ceremony, my lord, Their attitude towards us has changed subtly."
When these words were spoken, everyone in the room was silenced. After all, Du Wei's personal affairs were involved, no matter how much the generals under his command joked with Du Wei on weekdays, they couldn't make a sound at this moment.
Du Wei narrowed his eyes and sighed casually: "Philip, what you said makes sense. Hehe... Marquise Liszt, you have caused me a lot of trouble!"
"This is just one of them." Philip rolled up his sleeves, bowed his body slightly, and said in a low voice: "My lord, although I don't understand military strategy, I can see just now that the opponent's army is faintly besieging the city. I'm worried...they won't really fight. After all, the Northwest Army hasn't made up their minds to rebel against the empire. But...besieging our capital for a period of time will give us a big embarrassment, but it's not impossible! And, in the future, spread the word... My lord, your capital city has been besieged by the Northwest Army for ten days and eight days, but you can't leave the city, and you have become a turtle, allowing the other party to show off your power at the door of your house... Then, your majesty will be greatly damaged!"
After saying this, Dardanelle suddenly said angrily: "Philip! Who are you calling a coward! As a staff member, you disrespect the officer and dare to insult the Duke!"
Du Wei waved his hand: "Dardanelle, Philip just made a metaphor, but what he said makes sense. The Northwest Army won't really fight, but they have been besieging the city for a few days and blocked our gates to prevent us from entering or leaving." , If this spreads out, I will lose face!" He paused for a moment, then looked at Philip: "You are very good, and Dardanelles is not targeting you, neither of you need to take it to heart. "
Philip looked calm and composed, took a step back, bowed and said, "Yes."
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It took a full hour for Du Wei to reject the request of the Northwest Army, but the Northwest Army did not take any further excessive actions. It was just that several thousand-man teams were divided up to patrol the city, and the siege was not in any way. covered up.
Although the opponent didn't really attack head-on, the side of the Tulip family on the city wall didn't let up in the slightest!
Everyone rationally thinks that although the Northwest Army is arrogant, it should not commit open rebellion: After all, the Northwest Army has been fairly peaceful for so many years, and now there is no reason to turn their faces for no reason. Moreover, from the timing point of view, it is not a good opportunity for rebellion.
However, after all, under Chen Bing's city, 20,000 cavalry are right in front of your eyes! This kind of thing is always uncertain.
Time passed by every minute and every second. On the city wall, the soldiers of Tulip's family were all ready for formation. Dardanelle was fully armed with armor and led his personal officers to patrol back and forth. Longbottom also went to rectify the cavalry in the city and made full preparations. Only Du Wei simply asked someone to move a chair, sat on the city gate, crossed his legs, and looked coldly at the northwest cavalry not far below the city.
The iron cavalry of the Northwest Legion really lived up to their reputation. The cavalry lineup of 20,000 people was rigorous, and they were lined up below the city.
And when the sun was a bit westward, Lao Yan's face behind Du Wei suddenly changed slightly. Looking at Du Wei again, he stood up from his chair with a frown, leaned on the city wall with both hands, and looked into the distance...
On the horizon, a faint black line appeared, and then it turned into a continuous, dark cloud! Accompanying it was a sound of "rustle" and "rustle"! Armors collide, military boots curl up! Shields are like walls, swords are like forests!
A total of five infantry regiments, more than 20,000 infantry, marched towards Loulan City!
The giant shield soldiers are in front, the pikemen are behind, and behind them are all elite northwest infantry, and behind them are several thousand-man archers. …
As the saying goes, if there are more than ten thousand people, the sky will be covered by the sun! The new arrivals of more than 20,000 infantry came from afar, but they still have a strong lineup. Judging from their temperament, they are actually the elite of several divisions directly under General Lu Gao, the head of the Northwest Army!
Seeing the arrival of a large number of infantry from the Northwest Army, the Northwest cavalry guarding the city immediately cheered loudly. Countless cavalry raised their lances high, and 20,000 voices shouted long live.
The infantry phalanx slowly came to the city, and then fell into silence!
At this moment, a suffocating scene was formed above and below the city. There was no human voice in the air, only the breathless silence!
At this moment, the formation of the Northwest Army suddenly separated, revealing a row of archers behind. These archers took off their longbows and lined up in an array of dense covering volleys. They stretched their bows and set their arrows, but the arrows aimed at Loulan City!
The defenders of the Tulip family on the city immediately changed their colors. Under the order of the chief of the city, everyone took up their shields.
Only Du Wei still supported the wall and sneered.
Sure enough, these archers then lowered their arrows, and instead of aiming at the city, they lowered their arrows. After a round of volleys, the rain of arrows was like locusts, and they shot densely about 20 meters below the wall of Loulan City. ground distance! But on the open space, the ground was covered with dense arrows! !
Afterwards, the infantrymen of the Northwest Army under the city laughed loudly as if on purpose. This unscrupulous laughter made the defenders of Tulip on the city burst into anger.
These defenders used to be the defenders of the imperial capital with their eyes above the top. To become the defenders of the capital of a country, they are naturally elite! Although they were all guilty and rebels in the end, the pride in their hearts could not tolerate the domineering Northwest Army in front of them! In their hearts, they still feel vaguely: Lao Tzu is the central army, and these guys are just the local army!
After a round of volley, the archers retreated, leaving a forest of arrows under the city. Then, a thousand-man team of engineers was separated from the infantry of the Northwest Army. Right under the eyes of the defenders of the Tulip family on the city, they began to work recklessly, digging fortifications, cutting down trees, building tents, and erecting fences. Set up camp here!
At this time, the Xibei army called a semaphore that made people angry!
The deputy commander under Dardanelle got the semaphore from the other party, his face flushed, and he seemed a little afraid to say anything in front of Du Wei.
"Go ahead." Du Wei waved his hand.
The deputy commander took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and said, "My lord, they said..." There seemed to be a tinge of anger in his voice, and his voice was hoarse: "They said... Your Excellency has learned from you, the third cavalry division of the Northwest Army, the fifth The infantry divisions are conducting actual combat drills under Loulan City. Based on this order, from now on, all areas covered by the Northwest Army are restricted areas during wartime. No one, including the local political leaders of the empire, is allowed to disobey the military order and enter the restricted area without authorization. Those who disobey the order, in terms of the imperial military order, the Northwest Army has the right to kill them on the spot—Northwest Army Command.”
After Du Wei heard this, he smiled instead of anger, looked up to the sky and laughed, pointed to the forest of arrows pierced on the ground below the city, and said with a smile: "What they mean is that these arrows are within the restricted area... Let us be obedient Stay in the city, otherwise as long as you leave the city, you will break into the restricted area, and you can kill people freely, right?"
"... Yes, my lord." The deputy commander's face was almost bleeding, and he couldn't help but shouted: "My lord duke! When have we ever had such a mess! What kind of thing is the Northwest Army? Come on our heads... My lord, if you order, I will lead people out to kill!!"
But Du Wei smiled, patted the officer on the shoulder, and said softly: "No rush, no rush, they have military orders, so I have no countermeasures? Hmph... and I'm playing the card of wartime regulations, I don't want to eat it." This set."
After a pause, Du Wei said with a smile: "Okay, pass on the order, everyone will strictly guard their posts and not leave without permission... Close the gates of the city, and no one can enter or leave. Aren't they going to set up a restricted area? Let's just stay in the city." , Let them toss around outside the city. Huh, 20,000 cavalry, 20,000 infantry, so 40,000 people eat and drink... don't you want to besiege the city? Let them besiege!"
After Du Wei finished speaking, he waved his hand and let the officer go down.
Others didn't understand what the duke meant... Could it be that he was so patient
Du Wei then ordered that all the academies of the magic academy be mobilized to the city.
The twenty-eight students all came to the top of the city according to Du Wei's request. Du Wei suddenly smiled and said, "Among you, there are probably no one who knows the wind-type flying technique?"
The students all looked at each other in blank dismay. Indeed, with their current level, the flying technique of the wind element could not be used yet.
Du Wei thought for a while: "That's it, then all of you immediately put on magician robes... stand on the city gate for me, stand against the wall, and stand as eye-catching as possible! The more eye-catching the better!"
Then Du Wei invited the leader of the team who brought these magic students to the Northwest for internship: two disciples of Master Ali Ke, both of whom are genuine seventh-level magicians.
Du Wei called Vivian again.
"In a while, you don't need to do anything else, just use the flying technique and fly to the mid-air above the tower, that's all right..." Du Wei said with a smile: "Uh, two mages, if possible, I hope you can help me a little bit." , cast a little magic. It doesn’t need to be too exaggerated, and it doesn’t need any offensive magic. A little wind element or light technique is enough, anyway, the effect is more gorgeous and more eye-catching.”
The two disciples of Master Arico both had a good relationship with Du Wei and agreed.
"Vivienne." Du Wei glanced at the little silly girl, "Would you make some magic that looks dazzling but doesn't actually have much practical effect? For example, a magic circle, or something that makes a ball of light. It's for scaring people."
Vivienne seemed to understand, and nodded: "I... I know a blessing technique of the light system. The range covered by the blessing technique can double the courage of our people and increase the fighting spirit, is that okay?"
Du Wei smiled: "Very good!"
Afterwards, Du Wei gave an order, and three figures gradually rose above the top of the city!
Vivienne is in the middle, and the two disciples of Master Ali Ke are on both sides!
The three of them floated gently into mid-air under the gaze of tens of thousands of Northwest Army troops below the city! The disciples of Mage Aili Ke on both sides are all wearing gray mage robes, so that's all.
But Vivian among them is a genuine white-robed mage! That white robe is a symbol of power and majesty!
Vivienne flew in the air, shaking her hands lightly, slowly drew a circle in the air, and chanted a spell clearly in her mouth. Soon, above her head, a golden hexagram pattern flashed in the air! Countless golden light spots fell like raindrops, falling on the top of the city! The light of the six-pointed star became brighter and brighter, and finally almost covered the entire city wall below!
The disciples of Master Aili Ke on both sides, how could they not know the opportunity? Hurry up and use their mana to fully cooperate with Vivienne's actions.
How gorgeous and gorgeous such a huge blessing technique must be cast! And in the magical light, the majestic sound of the two gray-clothed mages chanting spells, using magic. Word by word was clearly transmitted far away...
In addition, on the city wall, a whole row of magic students in robes stood impressively... At first glance, this posture is really scary!
The general of the Northwest Army below saw it in his eyes and couldn't help being surprised!
So many magicians
The three enclaves in the sky don't count, so why is there a row on the city wall? Damn it... one, two, three... shit! Why so many! !
At this time, Du Wei had already pulled over a soldier who was in charge of displaying the flag with his own hands, and said gently: "I have something to convey to the opposite side, but the meaning is a bit complicated, I wonder if I can use the flag language to express it clearly."
The soldier looked at the Duke and said excitedly, "My lord, it's all right!"
"Okay! Let me say, you fight!" Du Wei's face became serious.
"Learning from the generals of the Northwest Army: There is the Roland Continental Magic Society and Magic Academy. One white-robed mage, two gray-robed mages, and twenty-eight magicians! Ordered to go to the Northwest for business! From now on, in the name of the Magic Society , The special rules and regulations for magicians in the Imperial Law Code have been approved by the Lord Duke of the Northwest. The special order is as follows: Immediately after the delivery of this order, three hours later, within ten miles of Loulan City, large-scale magic weapon experiments will be carried out! Magic is a spell of mass destruction. During the experiment, anyone, etc., please stay away! If you do not do anything, anyone who is covered by my magic and suffers any damage, according to the special provisions of the Imperial Code of Magic, the Society of Magic will not be responsible for any damages. responsibility!!"
The semaphore was sent out, and the Northwest Army was shocked!
Large-scale magic weapon experiment? what is this
It sounds like something very dangerous!
Looking at the three magicians floating in the sky, and the long row standing on the city wall, I can't help but sweat!
Du Wei stood on the wall, sneering in his heart: Northwest Army, Northwest Army, do you want to test my bottom line? I'm afraid you can't afford it! Hmph, if you can try me, can't I try you! Let's see if you have the courage to really turn your face and rebel now!