Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 2 The Eve

The Fielding man who walked on the city wall to inspect the defense layout seemed to have lost weight, and his eyes were a little black, but what troubled him in front of him was not the menacing Kaman army, and the intelligence had already reflected the attack There are about 70,000 enemies, and the coach is actually the Duke of McLeary, known as the Kaman Twin Pillars, who was stolen and replaced, but all this is still not enough to make him full of worries.

What worries him is Jiayuguan, which still seems to be as indestructible as an iron tower. Behind the crazy and desperate attack of the enemy, there must be a huge conspiracy hidden. Fielding is sure of this, but what kind of situation is this? Conspiracy, but he knows nothing, and has no clue. No matter how much he guesses and calculates from various angles, there is still no result that really satisfies him.

It was difficult for him to deal with the plans of the Fourth Division of the Northwest Army Corps, which was advancing rapidly towards his territory. The situation of peaceful coexistence is maintained, but he knows that the nominal boss in the west is thinking about how to truly bring Taixuan Mansion into his palm all the time, and all of his subordinates are loyal implementers of his policies. Li Wufeng has not yet answered Northwest, but even so. Will they help themselves sincerely? Or do you want to take the opportunity to take over the ruling power of Taixuan Mansion in one fell swoop?

Asking them to stand by outside the city, I am afraid that I cannot make such a decision. At least in name, the Northwest Military and Political Governor's Mansion is still my direct superior, not to mention that they are ordered to come to reinforce me to ensure the stability of Taixuan Mansion. . But if they were allowed to enter the city, what would happen when the Kamanans retreated? Fielding didn't want to think about it and didn't dare to think about it. This was an almost unavoidable question. What should he do? Looking at the endless fertile fields under the city wall, Fielding was full of worries.

After receiving the letter handed over by the speeding messenger, Mai Li's face changed slightly, "It came so fast."

"My lord, is there any change?" The lieutenant general who followed closely asked hastily.

"Hmph, Li Wufeng has finally dispatched troops, and his Fourth Division of the Northwest Army has officially crossed the border and entered the Taixuan Mansion." A trace of worry flashed across Mai Li's ruddy face, "Ling Tianfang has also brought The three main divisions are pressing eastward from Qingyang, it seems that they don't want our plan to be implemented smoothly."

"But the information says that Li Wufeng has just left Zhongzhou City." The deputy general was a little surprised.

"Don't underestimate the guys under Li Wufeng, they are not weak, and that Ling Tianfang is not a good person, it seems that our plan may not be able to fully achieve the goal." A sneer flashed across the corner of Mai Li's mouth, " If you can't be friends, it's good to be enemies."

The lieutenant general looked at the Duke who was staring forward with a puzzled expression, not knowing what the two sentences he said without beginning and end meant.

Ignoring the lieutenant general's face, Duke Mailey issued an order decisively: "Order the first, second, and third ten thousand troops to speed up their progress immediately, be sure to seize the high ground north of Taixuanfu City before the enemy's reinforcements, and pay attention to the enemy. Keep your distance and don't touch casually."

The orderly next to him repeated an order accurately before galloping away.

"My lord, why did we take advantage of our cavalry superiority to attack the enemy's reinforcements first? The Taixuan Palace's troops dare not go out of the city at all. We can use this opportunity to dampen the enemy's spirit first." The lieutenant looked at the coach in front of him in puzzlement. Although he had great respect for Mailey, he still couldn't help asking.

"The situation has changed. I estimate that the enemy's garrison division in Guide will soon go to Taixuan. Although that troop is a garrison division in name, it is all composed of Gaoyue barbarians. They are cavalry, and they have been trained for a long time, and those two generals are not weak, if our cavalry encounters them, they may not be able to gain an advantage."

It is obvious that Li Wufeng has studied the various ministries under Li Wufeng's command for a long time. Even the garrison is well aware of it. It is the military principle that Mailey believes in not fighting uncertain battles. What's more, he has a more important reason that he did not explain. It is supposed to be this time The main goal of the battle is Jiayuguan. As long as Jiayuguan is taken, the task is more than half completed. As for Taixuanfu City, it is good to be able to take it easily, but if the price is too high, Mai Lin would rather give up. After all, Jiayuguan can be easily taken Going south at will, this Taixuan Mansion is a burden no matter whether it is controlled by Li Wufeng or other people from the Tanghe Empire. It needs to be stationed with heavy troops to defend against the Kaman army that will rush down at any time.

In the long run, Mai Li hoped that Li Wufeng could control him more. In this way, at least three elite divisions of Li Wufeng could be restrained. This would be a huge burden for Li Wufeng, who is not too strong. , It can also greatly reduce Li Wufeng's ability to interfere in the upcoming Kansai Taiping Rebellion, which is also a good result for his own side.

Claudia stood on a small piece of high ground in front of the pass, calm as a mountain, her cold eyes staring ahead without any expression. Except for the two 10,000-man teams of the Royal Guards, the other 10,000-man teams have already taken turns.

Now the 30,000th unit of the Royal Guards is launching the offensive, which is also a trump card in Claudia's hands. First of all, the long-range strike weapons are still used as early cover, accompanied by waves of arrows and boulders, followed by waves of golden soldiers rushing towards the city wall wave after wave, scattered into skirmishers Under the cover of a huge shield (Note 1), the soldiers of the team finally approached the city wall. After several of the heavy siege vehicles were destroyed by the giant catapult on the city wall, the remaining few were finally pushed to the city wall forward.

In the face of these huge and heavy guys, the soldiers on the defensive side were also prepared. Although they were hit by dense boulders and arrows, the soldiers had to get out of the fortifications and risked their lives. Bucket after bucket of tung oil that had already been prepared was poured on these behemoths, followed by rockets pouring out, and soldiers fell from time to time, but when one fell, the other immediately picked up, otherwise Once these huge siege vehicles are all set up smoothly, the danger of the city breaking will be quite great.

Although special fire prevention preparations were made, with the help of the extremely flammable tung oil, some siege vehicles soon ignited raging fires, but only a while and time is enough. Stepping on the towering stairs leading directly to the city wall, hundreds of soldiers shouted slogans and swarmed up. In an instant, countless golden figures flashed on the city wall. Rao Claudia knew that it was not so simple, The body couldn't help but lift up slightly.

Immediately afterwards, wave after wave of enemy soldiers appeared at the top of the city wall, and the top of the city wall turned into a **** Shura field again. The soldiers who fell into madness knew that this was a battle of life and death, and they had no other thoughts, only the silhouettes of the opposing soldiers, machetes, long spears, giant axes, short halberds, all kinds of weapons collided with each other, their stumps were broken, and their blood and flesh were gone. It has become the most worthless thing in the world, shouts, calls, mourning, and muffled roars, all of which play a vivid and cruel struggle march.

Seeing the golden figure on the top of the city gradually decrease until it disappeared, Claudia sighed lightly, and waved her hand to signal the messengers to withdraw. , The royal guards who received the order also obeyed the order and stopped fighting, quickly merged with the forward shield, and retreated in an orderly manner. Seeing the scene in front of him, even Viscount Dominic, who has always been quite proud of the fighting power of his Seventh Corps, had to nod his head, even though his Seventh Corps was not inferior to the Royal Guards in terms of combat effectiveness and fighting will. , but he also had to admit that his subordinates were halfway behind in terms of discipline.

"Master Marquis, if we continue to fight like this, I'm afraid we won't have a chance of winning. The location of Jiayuguan is really not conducive to us. Although we have used almost all the siege equipment in the past few days, our soldiers have also tried their best. I tried my best, but the effect does not seem to be good. The enemy still retains at least 70% of their combat power, and they can also temporarily recruit young and middle-aged men in the fortress. I am worried``````" Viscount Dominic looked worried , This is the third time he has spoken to the coach Marquis Claudia ~IndoMTL.com~ Although he opposes such a storm that does not count sacrifices and sees no hope, as a soldier, he still resolutely obeys the command of the coach. In the world, his Seventh Corps has lost more than 40%.

Claudia can understand Dominic's intentions. The Viscount has always been known for loving soldiers like sons, so his prestige in the Seventh Corps is also quite high. The soldiers are all willing to serve. He did not ask the Viscount To reveal the key points of this plan, but now he can tell the other party, because the arrow book presented by the soldiers just now has determined the outcome of this battle and will be announced tonight.

The perplexed but enlightened Viscount Dominic read the letter handed to him by the coach several times. There was only a short sentence on it, "Three more tonight", but he still couldn't fully understand it. Looking at Claudia with somewhat excited eyes: "Master Marquis, you mean tonight, we have an internal response?!"

Claudia's stern face was also flushed with excitement, and he nodded, "Yes, the city will be broken tonight! Your Excellency, Viscount, please go and make arrangements immediately, so that the 1st and 20,000th soldiers of the Seventh Corps The 10,000-man team is the reserve team, and you are responsible for leading the team. Tonight I will personally lead my 10,000-20,000-man team to attack, and the outcome depends on it!"

"My lord, ``````"

"No need to say more, I have made up my mind." Waving to interrupt the Viscount, Claudia took a deep breath and calmed down, "The glory of the empire is tonight, I hope our soldiers His blood was not shed in vain."

There was silence in the big tent for a while, only the fiery red candlelight was dancing tirelessly, reflecting the two vicissitudes of life in front of the case.

Note 1: Shields, siege tools, are generally made of giant wood, five meters high and six meters wide, with pulleys on the bottom, cowhide outsourcing, brackets inside, secret doors, and can be operated by six people for cover Infantry attack.