Monarch of Evernight: Total War Twenty-Two
bsp;Qianye raised his head and saw Wei Bainian's expression. His thoughts changed and he understood what he meant.
The Expeditionary Force Headquarters is still deploying the war zone here according to conventional warfare, but the strength of the dark army has obviously far exceeded expectations. With such a front sweep, several divisions stationed in this area of Sanhe County will be severely damaged. There may even be one or two divisions whose designations have been cancelled.
If Wei Bainian's strategy of defending the fortified city can be successfully overcome, he can preserve his strength to the maximum extent. When this war is over, Wei Bainian's 7th Division will be the only one in Sanhe County. At that time, with Qianye's military exploits and taking the opportunity to expand the size of the mercenary group, he would have the qualifications to occupy a city alone.
Qianye let out a long sigh and admired Wei Bainian very much. Song Hu once told him that Wei Bainian's military skills were better than defense, so he was not famous. Most of the warriors in the fierce empire were praised by people for their powerful generals who charged into battle. But it wasn't until today that Qianye truly understood the meaning of the word "defense".
And Song Hu is indeed not a good person. He once had the opportunity to sit as the Chief of Staff of the First Division of the main army, so he guessed Wei Bainian's intention from clues. Listening to his previous words, he treated Wei Bainian like this I also agree with the ruthless layout.
As expected, none of these people can be fuel-efficient when they reach this position.
Qianye suddenly felt a headache. If he followed the current trajectory and started to move forward step by step, just like Wei Bainian promised him, if he occupied a city after the war, he might be able to gain another land or even a county in the future. Impossible. When the time comes, the enemies and friends he will have to deal with will be people like Wei Bainian and Song Hu. Compared with them, no wonder Song Hu felt disapprovingly from the beginning and felt that Gu Liyu was not good enough.
It’s just that although Qianye can understand and understand this layout, he still feels a little unspeakably depressed.
Looking at the empire, there may be only one Zhang Boqian who never engages in such roundabout things. He is truly unscrupulous and does whatever he wants. Most of the time, even the imperial family does not look down upon him. But no matter what Zhang Boqian did, he would only win overwhelming applause. Those who dared to risk their lives to accuse Zhang Boqian would really die.
Qianye didn’t know why he thought of Zhang Boqian, whom he was not familiar with and had only heard rumors about, at this time. Perhaps like many passionate young people in the empire, before their passion is wiped out by reality, they subconsciously yearn for Zhang Boqian's style of behavior.
Zhang Shuai kills people and never shows mercy.
The current situation was just as Wei Bainian expected. The dark army was unstoppable and directly swept away all the towns between Heiliu City and the border. Tens of thousands of cannon fodder and thousands of regular soldiers, including all major races from werewolves to demons. Such an army has no weaknesses at all. It is not afraid of any sneak attacks and ambushes, and can only attack them head-on.
Wei Bainian contracted the front line in advance and gathered all the people and objects that could be evacuated to Heiliu City. All the civilians who were willing to retreat with the army entered Heiliu City. Those who refused to evacuate had no time to persuade them, so they were all left where they were. When the dark race army crosses the border, the fate of these people goes without saying.
The entire 7th Division retreated to Blackstream City. Not even many scouts were released, and the scope was only around the city.
Every corner of the city is busy working day and night. Large machinery that has not been used for a long time is spitting steam. White mist covers most of the city from morning to night. A fortress is gradually taking shape.
All daily life revolves around defense, and all materials as long as they are military supplies are requisitioned unconditionally. Naturally, there are many people in the city who rely on their status and background to resist the requisition, and there are even some people who hoard things and want to take advantage of the turmoil to make a fortune. At this time, Wei Bainian showed his thunderous methods and killed several young men of various kinds, which shocked everyone at once.
Now the entire population of Heiliu City has reached more than 100,000. The entire 7th Division is stationed here, and an additional 20,000 temporary soldiers have been recruited. Blackstream City is like a hedgehog curled up in a ball, waiting for the beast to come to its door.
Wei Bainian's move was tactically impeccable, using the weak to block the strong, but it was not without consequences. Among the imperial laws, the duty to defend one's territory is one of the top ten. Wei Bainian's approach of letting go of the defense zone and allowing the dark race to pass would be highly criticized, and he might even be dismissed from his post on the spot.
However, Wei Bainian was very calm. The military merit of killing two generals was enough to offset the penalty of retreating without fighting. This was also his intention to gather troops in the black mud to suppress the front line from the beginning.
Seven days after the celebration reception, Blackstream City finally ushered in the army of the dark race.
When tens of thousands of dark troops appeared outside the city, all the people who had clamored to go out of the city to fight and fight for every inch of land silenced. The numbers don't make people despair, but what really makes people dare not look directly is that above the dense battle formation, the thick clouds have turned into a huge whirlpool, slowly rotating with the dark army as the core.
At the center of the vortex, you can see five faint light pillars rising into the sky, connected to the center of the vortex. This is a shocking scene that occurs when a powerful person from the dark side unleashes his momentum and causes the force between heaven and earth to move. In other words, there are actually five warrior-level warriors leading this army!
In the center of the battle formation, five figures of different heights and shapes, but equally powerful, slowly rose into the sky, looking at the waiting Black River City in the distance.
"A little troublesome."
"What kind of trouble is this? It's just a small town."
"But how many casualties will our soldiers suffer?"
"They only have one general."
"Don't forget, both Brahms and Sodo died at the hands of this man. You can't stop him, and neither can I. Despicable human strongmen will leave the battlefield if the situation is unfavorable. If this city is captured , but letting him run away is completely meaningless."
The four dark warriors among them quickly exchanged views, but they all had trouble with the Black Current City, which was armed to the teeth. Conventional siege methods would inevitably come at a certain price.
It was difficult for them to agree on their opinions, and in the end their eyes fell on the thinnest figure in the center, only he remained silent.
This powerful earl from the Monroe family has lived for seven hundred years. Regardless of his blood background or personal strength, he has steadily overwhelmed the other four. He was silent for a long time, and then said in a hoarse voice: "We still have a long way to go, and this is just the first stop."
The remaining four generals were silent for a moment. If too many troops are consumed in Blackstream City, it will inevitably affect the subsequent battle situation. They all knew some of the real background of this war, and they were deeply amazed by the troops mobilized this time. Not to mention anything else, there were nine members of the Evernight Council alone!
No one can bear the responsibility for a war of this scale if something is lost due to their delay.
At this time, the count said: "Also, don't forget that the mission of our operation is not to occupy cities and lands."
The other four generals nodded. The circumstances of this battle were special. As for why they received such an order, they were not even qualified to know the inside story.
Seeing that the others had no objection, the Blood Count said slowly: "That's it, let's go to the next city."
The dark army did not stay long before a new order came, but it was not to attack the city, but to retreat. This made many violent dark warriors very dissatisfied. The human city is right in front of us, and it is full of fresh flesh and blood. Why not fight such a small city?
Many races in the Evernight camp are irritable and impatient by nature, but they have forgotten that the vampires who appear gentle and indifferent are also ruthless, and the Monroe clan, whose emblem is the mandala, the flower of fear, is even more famous for its bloodthirsty. At that moment, dozens of noisy warriors were dragged out of the team and killed on the spot directly in front of the formation.
The count's blood and brutality finally overcame all objections and allowed the army to return to his will.
When the dark army finally left, countless people in Blackstream City could hardly believe their eyes. They finally knew that they should respect the new master of the 7th Division, the gentle-looking general who came from a noble family.
The dark race also left a small force stationed on the spot, obviously to monitor the movements of Blackstream City. At this time, most people in Heiliu City have returned to 'reason', and no one proposes to go out of the city to annihilate this army.
From this moment on, the flames of war ignited throughout the Evernight Continent. The dark race mobilized an army of unprecedented scale, divided into dozens of groups, and invaded human territory from all directions. In just a few weeks, dozens of divisions of the expeditionary force were defeated, nearly ten counties were lost one after another, and the same number of counties were in danger. The defenders had been severely damaged, and the defense line might collapse at any time.
In an instant, the expeditionary force as a whole suffered an extremely serious blow. If this trend continues, in less than two months, the imperial expeditionary force will be completely defeated, and then the human forces will be cleared out for the first time in a thousand years. Evernight Continent.
The empire finally responded. One month after the war began, the Ninth Legion entered eternal night. Another week later, the leading troops of the 17th and 21st legions arrived in Yongye. Two months later, elite legions such as Broken Wing Angel, Red Scorpion, and Flame Soldiers all sent teams into the Evernight.
Among the four great clans, the Bai family and the Zhao family began to send strong men into the eternal night to fight to the death with the strong men of the dark race. In the most brutal battle, a total of eleven warrior-level warriors were killed by both sides.
This is a full-scale war. The entire empire, and even the two camps of Yongye and Dawn, are involved in the situation and begin to take action.
Lin Xitang, who has always been mild-mannered, suddenly launched a large-scale attack on several rebel-held cities in Western Xinjiang by his Beifu Corps. He also adopted high-pressure policies for the first time in some areas where rebels were active, imposing curfews in all cities after dark. Shooting someone out on the street without warning.
Thunder methods naturally brought huge results. In just a few days, tens of thousands of rebels were captured and killed, almost more than in the past year. Of course, accidental injuries were inevitable, so some of the imperial ministers criticized Lin Xitang at the court meeting, saying that he was indifferent to human life. However, it didn't take long for this person to be imprisoned for corruption and other corruption while serving abroad five years ago.
As soon as the situation in Western Xinjiang was stabilized, Zhao Weihuang's Wolf Smoke Legion in the same town moved. Nearly half of the main force left the defense zone and rushed to the Evernight Continent.
The other marshal of the Empire, Zhang Boqian, has never liked this roundabout method. He led a small number of elite troops and disappeared without a trace. A few days later, the battle report came that they had brazenly invaded the Twilight Continent, the base camp of the Blood Tribe.