Zhao Feng's eyes flashed, and he said: "Your Highness, after several years of rigorous training and the real test of blood and fire, I have absolute confidence in the Sea Dragon Corps. I don't need to bother you to take action. However, for the morale of our army, I hope When we are fighting the enemy, you can bring encouragement to our soldiers on the top of the city. I think that if everyone knows that the most admired hero is standing side by side with the king to supervise the battle, it will be more powerful. According to us The spies reported that the enemy has completely occupied several other frontier cities. The supply line composed of 300,000 cavalry and more than 100,000 soldiers will reach the outside of Rongyang City at noon tomorrow at the latest. As soon as we arrived, we blatantly attacked. At that time, as long as we can completely crush their charge, the battle will be settled. Your Highness, can you stay for a day? I hope you can see with your own eyes how your Sea Dragon Legion reacts Enemy. Then, I will have a surprise for you."
Hai Long smiled and said: "It's okay to stay for one day, you can let everyone pass on the news of my arrival now. And tell them that in tomorrow's battle, the ten bravest fighters will be rewarded by me. And be promoted to the vanguard job."
Zhao Feng was taken aback, and said, "Is it no exception even for soldiers? Your Highness, there is too much difference in rank between vanguards and ordinary soldiers. You must know that at least you have to be a general to be qualified for the vanguard position."
Hai Long said indifferently: "General Zhao, you can't be so rigid, you know, you must use talents without sticking to one pattern. If all are restricted by rules, many talents will be buried. Do as I say. I I am sure that the ten people selected are completely qualified for the position of vanguard. You must know that what a vanguard needs is bravery."
Zhao Feng seemed to understand something, and after paying a standard military salute to Hai Long, he turned to look at his generals, and said, "Your Highness, everyone has heard what you said. Tell your generals and soldiers at all levels, whoever has a chance at one stop tomorrow Those who make special contributions will be rewarded. This is the first group action of our Sea Dragon Legion, and it is different from the previous bandit suppression. If there is a mistake in whoever is in charge, please come and see me." His voice was full of blood Stimulated by Hai Long's promise of rewards earlier, all the generals agreed with a bang and left their tents one after another.
Zhao Feng sighed softly and said: "Tomorrow there will be a big battle. I really don't know how many people will die in this battle."
Hai Long frowned and said: "General Zhao, as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, you are used to seeing the world, how can you have such kindness as a woman? This seems to be your style."
Zhao Fengdao: "I wasn't like this before, but since I took over the Sea Dragon Corps, these sturdy young men are all elites selected from a thousand! To be honest, I really don't want them to have any damage." Hai Long stood up and said calmly : "If you want them to reduce their damage, the most important thing is that you command properly. Well, we are a little tired from the journey, please arrange a room for us."
Zhao Feng withdrew his melancholy, turned his head to look at Tian Qin, and said, "Your Highness, I haven't asked for advice yet, who is this?"
Hai Long put his arms around Tian Qin and said with a smile: "This is my other wife. Originally we wanted to go to Northern Xinjiang, but we heard that Zhao Song State and Yuan Meng State were at war again, so we came to see it together."
Zhao Feng was stunned for a moment, a funny feeling rose in his heart, and he thought to himself, the word is shoulder to shoulder with His Royal Highness that there are so many wives, it's really a playful heart! But he said: "So it's His Majesty's Madam."
Tian Qin glared at Hai Long, but did not refute, feeling sweet in her heart. Hai Long said: "You are busy with your work, just find someone to take us to a place to live. I hope we can really see a surprise tomorrow."
Zhao Feng smiled confidently: "It will definitely."
After many years of rest and reorganization in the Yuan Dynasty, this time a total of one million cavalry were assembled, divided into two groups on the left and right, and attacked Zhao Song and Li Tang at the same time. After invading the first frontier city of Zhao Song State, Marshal Zuolu divided his forces again. He took 200,000 cavalry who did not directly participate in the war, and took down three cities in three days at a lightning speed. At that time, the momentum of the entire left legion surged, and the momentum was like a broken bamboo all the way. Using circular attacks like waves, they had captured all the border cities of Zhao Song Kingdom in more than a month.
At night, the barracks that stretched for dozens of miles were quiet, except for the patrolling guards, all other Yuanmeng warriors had rested. In the large tent of the Chinese army, Prince Tuochi, Marshal of the left side of Yuanmeng Kingdom, was watching the sand table carefully. He is the most famous general in the Mongolian Kingdom of Yuan Dynasty. As a commoner, he has made great military exploits in the past ten years since he joined the army. In the end, he was named the prince because of his outstanding achievements. Together with Marshal Chaerha on the right, they are called Yuanmeng Shuangshi. This time he led the army to attack Zhao Song. The same is so weak that he couldn't resist the impact of his iron cavalry. The tall city wall that Zhao Songguo relied on originally had no effect at all under the siege weapon he brought. For this territorial expansion, Yuan Mengguo developed dozens of huge boarding vehicles wrapped in iron sheets. This kind of cart is more than ten meters high and tens of meters wide, and is pulled by dozens of horses. The top can be raised and lowered according to the opponent's city wall. Hundreds of archers can be hidden inside the boarding vehicle, and they can attack the targets on the city from the holes through the crossbow. At the same time, there can also be hundreds of people on the roof of the siege vehicle. With the plank down, these soldiers can attack the enemy's city at the fastest speed. With the fierceness of the Yuanmeng people and the power of this siege vehicle, so far, except for the artillery that destroyed one siege vehicle, almost Haven't failed yet.
"Report to the marshal, and our spies will report back."
Tuo Chi's eyes lit up, and said, "Let him in."
A man dressed in black with agility walked in and said respectfully, "See Marshal."
Tuo Chi waved his hand and said, "You don't need to be too polite. What's the situation in Rongyang City? How many defenders are there?"
The spy said: "According to my observation, there are about 100,000 defenders in the city, but there are also 100,000 people who are in charge of supplies, and their actions are very secretive. They have not stopped even at night. There are many very large wooden boxes not long ago. Arrived at Rongyang City. The defense was extremely tight, and the subordinates could not find out what was inside. But I can be sure that these Zhao Song soldiers should be the best of their elite. According to my observation, these soldiers not only all Wearing armor, and being very capable in all aspects, I am afraid that it will be the most stubborn obstacle in my Dayuan's progress."
Tuo Chi frowned. He wasn't worried about the other side's soldiers. He believed that no matter how powerful the other side's soldiers were, they were far inferior to his cavalry. It was those wooden boxes that made him a little puzzled. As a commander in chief, he must be careful in everything. Shen Sheng asked: "Approximately how many are those boxes, and how big are they?"
The spies thought for a while, and said: "There are about tens of thousands of boxes, and there are obvious differences. Among them, there are thousands of boxes with wheels under them, which seem to be very heavy. It takes four or five people to assist two horses to move them." The height of this kind of box is about 1.5 meters, the length is 2 meters, and the width is about 1.5 meters. Each box is guarded by ten elite fighters. There is another kind of box that is smaller. Left and right, pulled by a carriage. According to the judgment of my subordinates, it should be some military supplies."
Tuo Chi nodded, and said: "You go down first." Swiping the spies away, Tuo Chi walked to the sand table and looked at Rongyang City, which was in the middle of the two mountains. A deep voice sounded, "The geographical location of Rongyang City is very important. As long as we can take this place and defend against danger, all the cities we got before will become very safe. This place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. We must fight Let’s go down. Rongyang City is like the horn of Zhao Songguo’s fat sheep, as long as the horn is cut off, the remaining fat and tender lamb will be left for us to taste.”
Tuo Chi nodded, and said: "I understand this, Meng Lie, what do you think those wooden boxes are?" He said, looking at the dark corner of the big tent.
The previous voice sounded again, "According to my judgment, it should be a defensive weapon, and it is likely to be a large-scale crossbow machine. Although this kind of crossbow machine consumes a lot of resources, with the national strength of Zhao Song, thousands of It is still possible to come out of the stage. As far as I know, the range of a large-scale crossbow machine can be as far as 1,500 steps. With heavy-duty arrows, the penetrating power is extremely strong, and I am afraid it will cause us a lot of damage. Therefore , I suggest that for tomorrow's attack, we should use the fastest speed to directly attack, use siege vehicles to block the front, try to avoid losses, and let their crossbow machines not play any advantage and rush to the city. The power of the crossbow machine is not as good as the bow and arrow. So, you don't need to worry too much."
Tuochi said in relief: "I hope so. As long as we can rush to the city, it's okay to pay the price of ten thousand people. After all, there are only one hundred thousand defenders, but this time we brought three hundred thousand cavalry. In this way, for insurance For the sake of consideration, you should send an order now to transfer the remaining 200,000 cavalry over in a short time. As for the occupied cities, let our follow-up infantry guard them. Success does not allow failure. Also, if the battle falls into a stalemate tomorrow, it will be up to you to assassinate the enemy's general. After all, you are now the Lord of the Temple of Enshrinement, and I believe you have the strength."
In the early morning, the gates of Rongyang City were opened wide, and groups of soldiers of the Sea Dragon Legion came out in line. Now the Yuanmeng Kingdom's iron cavalry had not yet arrived, but the Sea Dragon Legion came out in full force. At the front are the heavily armored infantry with a number of 40,000. Their equipment is better than the soldiers Hai Long saw yesterday. The heavy armor on their bodies protects every inch of their skin. Each of them holds a three-meter-long weapon in their hands. After the heavy spears were lined up in front of the city, they all stood in the same posture, inserting one end of their heavy spears on the ground, pointing the other end sharply and obliquely, and then sat down in unison to rest. Immediately afterwards, two pairs of iron cavalry rushed out from Rongyang City, each with 15,000 men, and lined up on the two wings behind the heavy armored infantry. In the end, a large number of wooden boxes were transported out by the army in charge of supplies. As Yuanmeng State spies said, there were ten Sea Dragon Legion infantry guarding those large wooden boxes. Behind each large wooden box, a small wooden box was placed by the supply troops, and all the soldiers rested in place under the orders of the generals. In the 100,000-strong Sea Dragon Legion, there is a murderous aura. Since the announcement of the arrival of Wang Hailong who stood shoulder to shoulder yesterday, these fighters have high morale and vowed to show their might in today's battle.
At three poles in the sun, Hai Long and Tian Qin came to the top of the city accompanied by Zhao Feng. Today, Hai Long wore a sea dragon army standard armor at Zhao Feng's request. The whole body was blue light armor, with a five-clawed golden dragon embroidered on the chest. It is the symbol of the emperor, but as the one-word side-by-side king, he is the only one who can enjoy this honor except Zhao Ji, the emperor of Song Dynasty. According to Zhao Feng, in order to show respect for him, the Sea Dragon Corps will always wear such a set of armor, waiting for his arrival at any time. It is undeniable that Hai Long looked very heroic in this gorgeous armor. When Tian Qin helped him change the armor, she couldn't help but marvel. When Hai Long saw the soldiers lined up in the city, he couldn't help but froze, and said with a frown: "General Zhao. The iron cavalry of the Yuan Meng Kingdom seem to be the best at attacking on the plains. You might as well rely on the precipitousness of Rongyang City to defend them." Although he has never led troops to fight, he still knows a little about strategy.
Zhao Feng smiled mysteriously and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I have already made arrangements. Today will be the most important day in the history of Zhao Song Kingdom. You just wait for the surprise I bring to you. You see the array Are the 40,000 heavy armored infantry in front of me? I prepared them for the Yuanmeng cavalry. Although they are very strong, it may not be an easy task to rush into this steel camp. What's more, my supply troops themselves It's soldiers, there are at least 60,000 infantry in charge of defense in the city, taking a step back, even if the opponent can break through the blockade of the Sea Dragon Legion, it will not be so easy to rush to the city."
Hai Long still had some doubts in his heart, "However, such a direct confrontation will bring great losses to the Sea Dragon Legion."
Zhao Feng shook his head and said: "No, you will understand later. If the Sea Dragon Legion can defeat the enemy in a single battle today, you have made great contributions!"
Tian Qin pulled Hai Long and said: "You don't know much about war, so just listen to General Zhao."
Hai Long nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll encourage the soldiers of my own legion." Then, he took a step forward and jumped onto the wall at the top of the city. , released a milky white light, combined with his mighty armor, it was like a god of war descending into the world. "Soldiers of the Sea Dragon Legion, I am Hai Long." The clear voice was transmitted far away under the influence of mana, and every soldier below could clearly hear it. Without the orders of the generals, all the soldiers of the Sea Dragon Legion turned to the head of the city at the same time. When they saw Hai Long's body floating in mid-air, they couldn't help but kneel down at the same time, with respect shining in their eyes, and shouted madly: " One word shoulder to shoulder His Highness, long live, long live, long live." With the sound of the sound, even the solid walls of Rongyang City trembled slightly, which startled Hai Long.