Lord of the People: My Talent is 100 Million Points Strong

Chapter 649: Prologue to the Great War

Chapter 649: Prologue to the Great War

Chapter 650 The Prelude to the Great War

The scorching sun is in the sky, and the outer suburbs of Kongqing Town are empty.

The plain trembled faintly, as if the earth was sinking and howling.

Under the bright sunshine, the instigator slowly appeared at the junction of the sky and the earth, and an army with flags unfurled and neatly formed was marching forward.

The unsheathed sharp blades reflected icy rays of light, making this peaceful and warm afternoon suddenly cold and dangerous.

thump! thump! thump!

The uniform stamping of combat boots, mixed with the crisp sound of armor colliding, resounded through the sky like a mourning song.

Every time the combat boots landed, there were a large number of wild flowers and weeds embedded in the hard soil, just like those free farmers who were as light as a feather, no one would care.

This is an army mainly composed of so-called new citizens.

These tyrannical vested interests are usually above the lowest level of free farmers. In addition to contempt and humiliation, wanton beating and scolding are commonplace. With such privileges, they have naturally become brutal nobles. The most loyal vassal.

Somewhere in this murderous army, two middle-aged men who looked like ordinary infantry were mixing with a team of infantry, advancing slowly under the protection of the elite heavy armored soldiers around them.

"Is it finally here?"

I saw a middle-aged man with a relatively strong figure, squinting his eyes slightly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help evoking a smile mixed with murderous intent and anticipation,

This person is the lord of Velen City, Baldwin, and the commander of the vanguard army sent by the great prince.

Looking at the city in the distance, Baldwin seemed to be seeing a prey, and the smile on his face grew stronger and he said: "Hehe, it's finally time to do meritorious service for His Royal Highness, as long as we conquer Kongqing Town, we must It will be appreciated by His Royal Highness!"

"Your Excellency, according to that lord's order, we only need to siege the city and test the opponent's strength. When the main force behind us comes, we will take Kongqing Town in one go."

Another obese middle-aged man heard Baldwin's strong killing intent, and quickly said: "According to the latest information, Kongqing Town has been preparing for war and strengthening the city's defenses. Sitting with the two generals of the kingdom, the strength should not be underestimated."

After a pause, the fat middle-aged man added: "And there is also the mysterious and unpredictable Princess Keqing. With the strength of a legion combined from our two cities, it seems a bit too reckless to capture Kongqing Town." Already."

"Viscount Anzem, you are so timid, no wonder your family has been huddled in a remote corner of the poor mountain in Zem Town."

Baldwin cast a glance at the other party, snorted coldly and said: "When passing through Mailan Town, the Earl wanted to capture it, but it was inevitable. Could it be that you still want the Earl to miss this place already here?" A second chance? The Earl doesn't want this to fall on other people's heads!"

"Your Excellency, after all, the enemy just defeated the Holy Night Army not long ago, and there are also fifth-level magic powerhouses who are suspected to be Wushuang appearing on the battlefield. With our strength, I am afraid..."

Looking at Baldwin's displeased expression, Ansem's fat face was full of caution, reminding him.

Although in the one-third of an acre of land in Zem Town, as the Viscount of the Kingdom, he is the absolute master, singing and singing every night, but if he is placed outside, he will naturally not be ranked. He still has this self-knowledge. of.

What's more, this Baldwin is still a genuine fourth-order powerhouse, and he is definitely not a powerful existence that he can deal with.

"Ansem, are you questioning the Earl's decision? If the fifth-level powerhouse is truly innocent, he will naturally not interfere with our actions. This point can already be seen in the dispute in the capital. "

Baldwin's sly eyes rolled, and he analyzed: "If the opponent's camp does not have a fifth-level powerhouse, and this is just false news, then how can we give up this opportunity just because of a smoke bomb released by the opponent? An excellent opportunity to be promoted? That would really make people laugh!"

"Ten thousand steps back, even if the opponent really has a fifth-tier powerhouse, it will not be too late to retreat by then. After all, there is still a cavalry vanguard army guarding the second prince's forces nearby. No one can stop one The charge of the 10,000-thousand cavalry regiment is not enough even for the fifth-order powerhouse."

"Moreover, in this vanguard army, there are only 3,000 soldiers from Guzem Town, and 7,000 first-tier elites from Velen City!"

Baldwin looked at the fat nobleman in front of him contemptuously, and said lightly: "Once something goes wrong, I will lose the most soldiers in Velen City, and if we occupy this city, you will be the only one who can take down the city besides the Earl. The second hero of Kongqing Town!"

Hearing Baldwin's words, the small eyes on Ansem's chubby face rolled away, obviously already moved.

Although he is cautious by nature, he has a bright mind.

If he can be appreciated by the eldest prince and then rewarded, wouldn't it be possible for Ansem to become a phoenix directly and become a high-ranking nobleman with greater power?

This is something that his viscount family has dreamed of for generations!

If this is the case, even if it takes all 3000 soldiers under his command, it would be perfect!

As the saying goes, as the saying goes, one will succeed and ten thousand will die! When they become famous, how many of these pawns will they have in the future?

Looking at Anzem's greasy and fat face that had begun to waver, a smile appeared on Bird Wensensen's face immediately, and continued: "Besides, the Marquis has already said that we are not the only one The legion, the cavalry legion that guards against the forces of the second prince on the outer embankment, arrived at the predetermined position last night."

"The Earl has already made an appointment with them. As long as Kongqing Town can't hold on, the large number of cavalry on the outskirts will be able to enter directly, and then everything will be fine. Kongqing Town has been taken, what else can the other party do with us?"

The smile on Birdwin's face gradually grew stronger, and he continued: "Then again, the Earl is not stupid, so naturally he won't attack at will. He just needs to act according to the Marquis' plan for a while."

After speaking, Baldwin did not hesitate, and told Anzem all the plans he had already planned in his heart.

"That's why! Your Excellency the Earl is indeed extraordinary. With this, taking down Kongqing Town is a piece of cake!"

After listening to Baldwin's words, Anzem's eyes lit up, and he immediately said with admiration: "His Royal Highness will be assisted by such talents as the Earl in the future. Isn't it just around the corner to aspire to the throne?"

"Hahaha, the courageous and resourceful Viscount Anselm also contributed a lot!"

After boasting to each other, Baldwin's stern face showed an uncontrollable killing intent, and he said slowly: "I heard that Kongqing Town has developed well recently, and the City Lord's Mansion is even richer. Oil, its time for these huge wealth to change hands.

"Hey, you're right, what a bastard, I'm a magic master at the peak level of Tier 3, and I will hang it on the city wall with my own hands!"

Anzem's chubby face was filled with murderous intent, and he said grimly, "I want to step on their heads hard and climb to a high position. By then, wouldn't it be nice to go to the wider world to be drunk and rich?"

After speaking, the two lowered their voices, looked at each other and laughed.

It didn't take long for this well-trained army to reach the outskirts of Kongqing Town.

Looking at the ten-meter-high city wall, Baldwin looked as expected, and then looked at the soldiers beside him who were eager to try.

Before the expedition, Birdwin exaggerated some rumors about the wealth of Kongqing Town, saying that Ariel, the fifth princess, had brought a large amount of royal treasures from the capital. Those who can get it.

As a result, these red-eyed soldiers were already like hungry wolves, full of murderous intent, wishing to tear Kongqing Town to pieces immediately.

"Okay, let's start to follow the plan."

Nodding to Ansem, who was also impatient, Baldwin smiled grimly and hid in an inconspicuous corner again.

In a short time, under the secret command of Baldwin, this murderous vanguard army was divided into four, and the small Kongqing Town was surrounded by water, and there were catapults and other siege equipment. , was slowly pushed out.

On the towering city wall, the other party's series of actions are naturally all under the sight of Lei Xiao and others.

"My lord, judging from the opponent's flag, this is a mixed army composed of the garrison of Velen City and Zem Town. According to the news from the scouts, it is undoubtedly the vanguard army of the prince's faction."

There was a clear sound of armor colliding, and in an arrow tower on the wall of Kongqing Town, Burt, who was fully armed, stroked his white beard thoughtfully and said: "And come up from the opponent's siege formation and complete siege equipment." Look, they obviously want to test the specific defense capabilities of our Kongqing Town."

"Senior Burt is right. Temptation is one aspect. It keeps us on high alert at all times, and it is also a means of mental exhaustion."

Wearing a white battle robe and a tall figure, Tangerine also murmured and said: "The opponent's commander's strategy must be to make us tired of dealing with it, and then wait for the follow-up main army to arrive and attack in one fell swoop."

"The analysis makes sense."

Looking at the black and orderly formation of soldiers outside the range of the city, Lei Xiao nodded and said, "However, the possibility of the other party's forcible attack cannot be ruled out."

"Siege the city by force?"

Jubai leaned on his fair chin with one hand, and said with a frown, "Your lord is right, besides this vanguard infantry regiment, the opponent also has a cavalry regiment, which is currently in the middle zone between us and the second prince's forces. If we rush to help, we will be able to arrive at the location of Kongqing Town soon."

"When Guanzhong recruited new recruits, the concealment work was very good. From the perspective of others, the standing army of Kongqing Town would not exceed four thousand. If there is a five-fold difference in strength between twenty thousand and four thousand, from a historical point of view, there is indeed a large number of troops. A classic case of success."

Burt lightly stroked his short gray beard, and echoed: "It seems that we have to pay close attention to the opponent's movements and defend with all our strength."

"That's true. It is obviously not a wise choice to open the city to fight. After all, the opponent still has a cavalry corps not far away that is ready to go."

Ariel, who had been listening attentively, also nodded and said: "As the lord said, it is also our important goal to let the opponent realize that Kongqing Town is a piece of steel and iron."

"Well said."

Casually touching the head of the fifth princess of Leng Yan, Lei Xiao smiled lightly and said, "Paying close attention to the opponent's movements is of course essential, but it is not necessary to defend with all your strength for the time being."

"ah?"

Feeling the heat from Lei Xiao's palm, Ariel, whose cheeks were flushed, couldn't help but wondered: "My lord, do you mean that we take the initiative to attack? But Kongqing Town is surrounded by plains, and there will be a lot of trouble if we take the initiative to attack." It is beneficial for the enemy's cavalry to charge."

"Your Highness, please be calm and calm."

While the long orange-white eyelashes flickered, he said in a deep voice, "My lord's intention is not that we take the initiative to attack, but that we want to lure the enemy into rushing forward and strike hard!"

"That's right, although our magic cannon has a longer range, once the opponent leaves the range, we will also be helpless."

Burt's old face couldn't help showing a touch of excitement, and continued: "And if we show weakness first, not only can the opponent relax his vigilance, but also let him get closer. At that time, we can use magic cannons and arrows If the arrows are sent together, the other party is the fish on the chopping board."

"So that's the case. After all, the other party is very likely to be greedy for merit and make a real attempt to attack the city!"

Ariel's starry eyes lit up, and she suddenly realized: "As long as we can completely annihilate this vanguard army ~, it will definitely have a deterrent effect and a morale blow to our two opponents." !"

"If the opponent advances greedily, we will wipe them out completely, and if the opponent is only pretending to attack the city, then we can also preserve the real strength to the maximum extent, and deal with the follow-up army, no matter which one it is, it will be beneficial and harmless. "

Lei Xiao still maintained a faint smile, nodded and said, "Let's see, whether the other party will obey the order and follow the rules, or go to the grave by himself."

After Lei Xiao finished speaking, he nodded slightly to Bert and Jubai. The two generals of the Kingdom understood, and hurriedly split up to carry out the orders.

It didn't take long. On the towering city walls of Kongqing Town, apart from the large number of archers hidden in the sturdy archery towers, there were only a few heavy infantry in heavy armor and holding anti-magic shields.

And under the city wall, the soldiers of the opponent's Vanguard Legion, who were lined up neatly in four directions, had already borne the brunt of the heavy infantry, and slowly marched towards Kongqing Town with a murderous intent.

At this point, the huge battle destined to sweep across the entire eastern area of Lengyan officially kicked off.