Since the war broke out, the busiest people in Yunxia City are naturally the local troops stationed there.
In addition to resettling the refugees and gathering all the tenant farmers outside the city into the city, He Muhua also strengthened the patrols of the sentries, requiring the sentries to patrol hundreds of miles away to prevent any changes, so that they could first-hand The news will be sent back as soon as possible!
With He Muhua's level, he should not have access to the truth behind this battle, but as a soldier stationed on one side, when a war breaks out, his duty is to protect the country and the people!
Therefore, it can be said that He Muhua commanded the army day and night, turning Yunxia City from a large commercial port on the border into a ferocious war machine! Even if the army of sand pirates can break through the border, it is impossible to capture Yunxia City in a short while!
At such a busy time, He Muhua did not forget to go to Kong Mansion and visit Kong Ming. The reason why He Muhua came to Kong Mansion in person to meet Kong Ming was because he wanted to ask Kong Ming for advice on how to defend the city!
During the conversation at Bingyi that day, He Muhua admired Kong Ming's military genius. Naturally, he wanted to ask Kong Ming to see if he had any unique insights in defending the city.
Faced with He Muhua's request for advice, Kong Ming did not hide his secrets, but discussed it with He Muhua politely. According to the point of view that Kong Ming instilled in He Muhua, the key point of defending the city is the power of weapons! Only with the help of city defense equipment can we kill the enemy more effectively and reduce our own losses. Naturally, He Muhua strongly agrees with this point. Otherwise, there would be no defensive formation restrictions on the walls of Yunxia City.
However, apart from the Yuanli Formation, considering the military quality of Tianyuan Continent, other means of defending the city are very limited. Basically, there are only the most primitive methods such as rolling logs and beating stones. The reason for this is not to say that the people on Tianyuan Continent are ignorant of changes and inventions, but because of the existence of Yuanli practitioners, the city wall without the protection of the formation prohibition is simply unbearable in front of the strong. One blow, and in such a normal state of war, how many people would deliberately study the equipment to defend the city
Kong Ming was already proficient in agency information. If he were to create a weapon for defending the city, it would be extremely powerful. However, it was impossible for Kong Ming to personally help He Muhua. He just told him the principles and production methods of "bed crossbow", "rolling mine", "fire dragon gun" and other city defense equipment.
He Muhua was always a thoughtful person. After hearing this, he immediately slapped his thigh and praised: "General Kong, such a fantastic idea is really a magical weapon! With the help of these magical weapons, as long as there is no powerful Yuanli practitioner attacking Even if thousands of troops attack the city, I am confident that I can defend Yunxia City! I will return to the army, summon the skilled generals, and ask them to quickly make these city-defending artifacts! If General Kong is free, please Move to the military camp and give some guidance on the spot!"
Kong Ming naturally nodded in agreement, and said clearly to He Muhua: "Since General He has invited me, I should obey. But there is another thing, I want to ask General He for a favor, that is, in the recent period, I have trained some We have formed a group of private troops. They are not many in number, only about 800 people. They can be regarded as a force to protect our Kongfu. In order to equip this private army with some better weapons, I wonder if General He can sell part of the weapons to This private army? Although weapons can be purchased in the market, the quality is much inferior to that of ordnance. I hope General He will make it easier!"
According to the regulations of the Cangnan Empire, nobles with titles are qualified to organize private soldiers. With the title of Viscount Kong Ming, the upper limit of the number of private soldiers he can recruit is 3,000. However, Kong Ming now admits that he has only trained 800 private soldiers. The number of people was already very small, so He Muhua absolutely believed that Kong Ming would not have any disloyal intentions. As for the eight hundred sets of ordnance, it was not an extraordinary amount for Yunxia City, which had an army of 200,000. He Muhua naturally wanted to give Kong Ming this face. So He Muhua smiled and agreed that Kong Ming could directly arrange for people to go to the military camp and receive the ordnance from the quartermaster without having to pay any fees. It would be treated as a reward from the Yunxia City military to Kong Ming for designing the city defense equipment.
Regarding this, Kong Ming was not polite to He Muhua, but accepted it calmly.
For the next ten days or so, Yunxia City has been in a very tense state. The reason for this is that the battle situation ahead is not ideal. It is said that the sand bandit army is coming menacingly, and the number of three million troops is no exaggeration. , have already breached several acropolis on the border, and their troops are pointing directly at Sanfeng City, the first fortress on the northern border!
The northern border of the Cangnan Empire is said to have a million troops stationed, but they are scattered across thousands of miles of border and are obviously not as concentrated as the Sand Bandits army. The total number of troops in Sanfeng City is only between 40,000 and 500,000 at most. The left and right are far inferior to the army of sand pirates. If it were not for the convenient location, with such a huge disparity in strength, would this battle still be necessary
Sanfeng City blocks the southward route of the sand bandits army. As long as Sanfeng City is not lost, Yunxia City will not be greatly threatened. However, with the help of some narrow mountain roads in the Mitsumine Mountains, the sand pirates can completely bypass the defense of Mitsumine City and directly enter Izumo County. When war broke out in the past, both the defenders of Sanfeng City and the garrisons from various places would pay attention to patrol the Sanfeng Mountains to prevent sand thieves from sneaking around the trails to attack!
This was the method used by the sand thieves to sneak attack on Yunxia City back then. But after the border guards strengthened their patrols, it would not be so easy for the sand thieves to attack again. But this time, the defenders of Sanfeng City were firmly suppressed in Sanfeng City by an army of millions of sand thieves. How could they still have the strength to send troops to patrol those mountain roads? As long as the sand bandit army is willing, they can send their troops directly to Izumo County through those narrow mountain roads!
The only problem is that the mountain road is too narrow to allow a large army to pass through. Even if thousands or tens of thousands of troops can be transported to Izumo County, they will not pose any threat to the defenders everywhere.
But this time, an unexpected change happened!
Originally, there were three alternating peaks in the Sanfeng Mountains, and there were only two grand canyons that could be used as passages for the army to march. But that day, after a loud noise of the earth shattering, a whole mountain range in the Sanfeng Mountains collapsed, just like in the mountains. A new canyon has been dug, leading directly to Izumo County! And at the end of this new "canyon", there is no fortress like Sanfeng City to defend it!
As a result, the army of sand pirates naturally poured into Izumo County like a tide. It is said that in addition to dividing the two million troops and surrounding Sanfeng City, another million sand pirates army all invaded Izumo County. Within Yun County, there are more than ten cities or important towns close to the border!
Except for Yunxia City, which has a garrison of 200,000 troops, the other cities or important towns only have tens of thousands of troops at most. How can they compete with the army of sand bandits
In just three days, two important towns were attacked and bloodbathed by sand bandits. It is said that the number of civilians killed and injured has exceeded one million! And this fact also tells people that the so-called "rebellion" of the sand bandits is indeed just a swindler, and their real purpose is to kill and plunder!
The reason why the Sand Pirates army caught the Cangnan Empire defenders off guard was entirely because there was no prior warning for the collapse of the Sanfeng Mountain Range. And why did a "canyon" happen to be formed after the collapse that the army could pass through
Such magical powers that can move mountains and seas can only be achieved by emperor-level experts, and the prohibition that emperor-level experts are not allowed to compete in the world is not allowed to be violated on the battlefield. Could it be said that this time the Sand Pirates army has already risked their lives? Even if they attract the condemnation of all the powerful people in the world, do they still want the emperor-level powerful people to participate in this battle
If there really is an emperor-level powerhouse who ignores the ban and participates in the secular war, then is there any suspense about the outcome of this war on the border
The border defenders who had suffered such a heavy loss naturally sent the news back to the imperial capital as quickly as possible, hoping that the Hu royal family could send emperor-level warriors to guard the border. At the same time, the border defenders also sent a distress signal to the Yunxia Faction, hoping that the Yunxia Faction could intervene in this battle, and at least contain the emperor-level experts in the sand bandit army until reinforcements from the imperial capital arrived. But it is a pity that this time, the Yunxia Sect did not respond at all, as if because the outer sect's foundation was taken away, they planned to ignore any worldly affairs again, and outsiders did not know the existence of the Yunxia Hidden Sect, how could they invite Yunxia? Where are the emperor-level experts sent by the Great Elder to contain the army of sand pirates
Fortunately, after the collapse of the mountain, the sand bandit army did not do anything shocking again, and the emperor-level experts that everyone had guessed did not take action one after another. It seems that these sand pirates have restrained themselves, knowing that if their emperor-level experts go too far, they will most likely attract the hostility of all the powerful people in Tianyuan Continent, and this result will not affect even the sand pirates who are not afraid of anything. I dare not bear it!
In any case, it is a fact that the army of sand pirates has invaded Izumo County. In addition to strengthening the defense, is there any other way to deal with it? He Muhua personally led 100,000 main troops to garrison Yunxia City's military post, preparing to keep the Sand Bandits army at bay as much as possible. When it became impossible to do anything, the entire army would retreat to Yunxia City. As for Yunxia City, it can be said that the whole city is mobilized. Even if houses are demolished to collect materials, as many city defense equipment as possible must be produced!
But what no one expected was that in such a dangerous situation, Kong Ming actually led his eight hundred private troops, lightly packed out of the city, and disappeared into the vast wilderness...
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