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- Chapter 21: Soldiers with black horns
Now that Sikong Wu has made a decision, Lei Meng and Wu Pei cannot object. However, how many troops to send, who will lead them, how the remaining sergeants will defend Qin Tian City, how the following counties and towns will supplement their defenses, etc. all need to be discussed carefully. .
In addition, the remuneration for sending troops is also a problem. Qin Tiancheng cannot waste troops and horses supporting Black Horn City in vain.
Of course, Sikongwu and the others did not have much time to study. The bandit coalition might launch an offensive against Black Corner City at any time. At noon, Sikongwu and the others discussed everything. The remuneration given by Black Corner City is also generous. For first-level warriors, one to three hundred silver taels per person, and for second-level warriors, the amount is ten times that. Once injured or killed in battle, Black Corner City will also cover the pension. In addition, , you can get extra bounty for killing the bandits. Even if Qin Tiancheng dispatches a thousand soldiers, all calculated as first-level warriors, there will still be more than 100,000 taels of silver.
A poor family of three can barely survive a year with only 10 taels of silver, and a small family can live very well with at most a hundred taels of silver. The Wuwei Marquis Mansion has extremely strong financial resources, and three hundred thousand taels of silver is not a small sum of money. In order to resist the invasion of the bandit alliance, Black Corner City paid a huge price.
???????????????? But don¡¯t be stingy in Noire City, Green Grass City is a lesson learned from the past. Without generous rewards, who would help Noire City to resist the invaders with more than a thousand murderous bandits? Once Black Corner City is breached, Black Corner's billions of wealth will give the enemy an advantage.
The number of troops to be dispatched has also been decided. One-third of the troops will be allocated among the active sergeants and new recruits. About 1,500 people will go to Black Corner City. Among them, there will be about 50 second-order, fourth- and fifth-grade martial arts masters. But who will Leadership is a problem.
According to Lei Meng's intention, it was Xia Kaibang, deputy commander of the city guard army, who would lead the army, but Wu Pei disagreed. Although Xia Kaibang was the deputy commander of the city guard army, he lacked actual combat experience, and all the experienced generals were taken away by Sikong Ba. Moreover, Xia Kaibang did not have enough prestige to command troops and horses. If he were to lead the army, if they encountered a strong enemy, I am afraid that not many of this army would be able to return to Qin Tiancheng.
Although there are many outstanding generals in Black Corner City, the problem is that Wu Pei will never hand over the command of Qin Tiancheng's sergeants to the other party. Who knows whether Black Corner will treat Qin Tiancheng's sergeants as cannon fodder. The relationship between fiefdoms It's not that pure and simple. Even if Heijiaohou and Wuweihou have a good relationship, it is a great temptation for him to be able to weaken Qin Tiancheng's military strength and repel bandits.
If it weren¡¯t for the fear that Black Corner City would fall, Qintian City would be the next one, and Sikong Wu would not send troops to help him.
If the vitality of Black Corner City is severely damaged, Qin Tiancheng may have the opportunity to expand his fiefdom and even annex Black Corner City. As long as the fights between these princes and kings are not too excessive, the empire will not pay attention to it, and may even Secretly instigated to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Warriors.
In fact, the second-level empire of Emperor Qingtian also started from a fiefdom, slowly expanded its strength, and annexed the fiefdoms of other princes and lords to reach its current scale. Once a fourth-grade and twelfth-grade Yanghun Martial Saint appears, they can begin to annex nearby second-grade empires and open up territories. In the end, powerful powers will stand side by side. Internal disputes within the empire will continue, and each will be divided into kings. The cycle continues.
Emperor Qingtian also knew that ceding land and enfeoffing lords would weaken the empire's control over princes and princes in various places, but no one dared to change this. Finding land and enfeoffing lords was the driving force for most generals, and it was also the foundation of the empire. Once the princes and princes were deprived of their power, With the power of the fiefdom, there is no need for foreign enemies to invade. Thousands of princes in the empire can instantly form an army of millions to pull Emperor Qingtian from the throne of the empire.
"Drinking doves to quench thirst" is a suitable term to describe the situation of major empires. On the one hand, it is necessary to use feudal lords to increase territory to stimulate the generals, princes and kings to serve the empire. On the other hand, they are afraid that the power of princes and kings will have too much influence on the rule of the empire. Countless empires collapsed and were rebuilt amid such contradictions.
As the commander-in-chief of the city guard, Wu Pei absolutely cannot leave. Although Lei Meng has rich war experience and has followed Sikong Ba on the battlefield for many years, it is even more inappropriate for Qin Tian City not to be guarded by a strong Martial Emperor, in case it is infiltrated by other Martial Emperors. The city was filled with blood and blood, and the gap between the second-level martial artist and the third-level martial emperor was extremely difficult to fill with numbers.
After thinking about it, Sikong Wu said in a deep voice: "Boss Lei Lao and Commander Wu Pei can't leave Qin Tiancheng. I think it's better for me and Commander Xia Kaibang to go together."
Lei Meng's expression changed and he said loudly: "Absolutely not! The young Marquis is of a very delicate status, how can he step into dangerous territory? If anything goes wrong, how can Lei Mou explain to the Marquis!"
Wu Pei also hurriedly dismissed Sikong Wu¡¯s idea.
Sikong Wu made up his mind, shook his head and said: "My father fought on the battlefield and went through life and death before he earned the title of Marquis of Wuwei. As the son of Marquis of Wuwei, how can I hide in the Marquis' mansion fearing death?" According to Sikong's family legend, Liyun Jue and Cloud Splitting Spear are both battlefield combat skills. I stayed in the Hou Mansion to practice. I have obviously felt stagnant recently. It¡¯s time to go out.Only by practicing it can you truly understand the essence of the technique and improve your strength! "
What he said is true. Ever since Golden Bell Gauntlet reached the second level, he continued to soak in the medicinal solution, but his speed has obviously slowed down. In addition, the Turtle Breathing Technique and the Cloud Splitting Technique both focus on strengthening the soul cave and cannot open it. New soul cave.
Although for ordinary people, the speed of cultivation is already extremely fast, for Sikong Wu, it is still far behind what it was before. Moreover, how can the martial arts that he cultivated in the secret room and the combat skills that he competed with the guards can achieve? Compared with the real battlefield killing martial arts, the Cloud Splitting Technique is extremely thick, and the Cloud Splitting Spear kills with every move. It is a martial art that is practiced on the battlefield and can support long-term battles. Sikong Wu wants to improve his strength as soon as possible, and the battle is the best choice.
Lei and Wu Pei wanted to say something more, but Sikongwu waved his hand to stop them, and then said: "I have made up my mind, you don't need to say more. Besides, I have Han Yun to protect me, and I have soul armor to protect me. As long as we don't encounter the three Emperor Wu, there will be no problem."
Wu Pei and Lei Mou were also helpless. Sikong Wu was the master of the Hou Mansion after all, and they made up their mind. Lei Meng still tied him up and refused to let him out. However, in the end Lei Meng decided to follow Sikong Wu to Black Corner City. He stayed The biggest task here is to protect Sikong Wu. Even if the entire Qintian City is taken away, it is not as important as Sikong Wu alone.
Without further ado, Sikong Wu immediately went to the city guard in person, selected 1,500 sergeants, and dozens of martial arts masters from the Hou Mansion, and hurried towards Black Corner City. The affairs between the Hou Mansion and Qin Tiancheng are decided by Sikong Ba's wife Shen Bingxia.
In order to prevent the bandit alliance from knowing that Qin Tiancheng sent troops to assist Black Corner City and intercept them halfway, Sikong Wu brought several red-eyed eagles to explore the road. This is what Qin Tiancheng can do with such a foundation. It is difficult for ordinary forces to cultivate fifth-grade flying monsters for investigation. It is extremely difficult to encounter a martial artist like Xu Xutian who is good at controlling beasts.
Heijiao City is more than three hundred miles away from Qintian City, and there are still mountains and rivers blocking the road. However, under the quick work of Qin Tiancheng's sergeants, Heijiao City was clearly visible in one day.
The bandit coalition naturally sent people to investigate near Black Corner City. Qin Tiancheng's soldiers had been discovered by the coalition when they arrived near Black Corner City. However, it was too late for the bandit coalition to intercept Qin Tiancheng's soldiers and horses. There were not many of them, so they did not dare. If the troops are easily divided, if the soldiers in Black Horn City break out, they will probably suffer the consequences.
Heijiaohou was overjoyed when he heard that Qin Tiancheng had sent reinforcements. Originally, he estimated that Qin Tiancheng would not send troops if Wuweihou was not around. Sikong Wu's previous reputation was so bad that even Heijiaocheng knew that such a playboy would most likely be All the sergeants in the fief were gathered in Qin Tian City to protect their own safety to the greatest extent. The Lord Black Horn sent people to Qin Tian City just in case something happened.
Now, not only are people coming from Qin Tiancheng, but they are also personally led by Sikong Wu, the young marquis, and there are also powerful Martial Emperors like Lei Meng, which immediately increases the strength of Black Horn City by 20 to 30%. How can Heijiao Hou not be overjoyed!
At that moment, Lord Black Horn went to the city in person to greet Sikong Wu and others. Five or six miles away, there were a few bandits riding strange beasts looking at them, but they did not dare to act rashly.
Due to the invasion of bandits, a large number of people belonging to the Heijiao City fiefdom poured into the city, making the city extremely crowded. However, Heijiao Hou still set aside a large area to accommodate Qin Tiancheng's sergeants, and then warmly received Sikong Wu, Lei Meng and other generals. .
Because Lei Meng personally led the team out, Xia Kaibang, the deputy commander of the city guard, did not come. Even Commander Wu Pei was far inferior to Lei Meng in terms of leading the army in combat.
The bandit alliance consists of five relatively large-scale bandit groups, plus some who took advantage of the autumn wind. The real number is still higher than the description of Hou Noire, which is more than two thousand people. On the one hand, Hou Noire cannot find out the true strength of the coalition. , In addition, they are also afraid that the number of bandits will be too large, which will make the friendly forces who originally wanted to support Noire City give up their thoughts.
Each of the five commanders of the coalition forces led hundreds of bandits, but the main one was Zhu Tian, ??the ghost mandrill. Not only was Zhu Tian an eighth-grade combined Martial Emperor warrior with the strongest cultivation among the bandits, but also because he was a meticulous and cunning man. The reason is that they have the largest number of people and are the strongest.
Due to the invasion of bandits, most of the people in the fiefdom outside Black Corner City have fled. Apart from the bandits, there are no people nearby. The five bandit leaders have taken the Buning County Government under the Black Corner City seal as their base, and are now discussing How to capture the refined iron ore in Black Point.
Peng Linyu, the iron-armed black ape, is thin and has a simple and honest appearance, but everyone who knows him knows that he is extremely ferocious in nature. He likes to tear his enemies into two pieces during fights. He has five hundred loyal bandits under his command. Among the five people, Ranked second in power, if his own cultivation was not inferior to Zhu Tian, ??I am afraid that Zhu Tian would not be the leader of this coalition of bandits.
He is also the person who is most dissatisfied with Zhu Tian. This position originally belonged to Zhou Chenghan. Although Zhou Chenghan is only a seventh-grade Martial Emperor, he is not very old.?The potential is astonishing, and the Green Scorpion Bandits under his command are very powerful, and they are most valued by the Blue Moon Empire. Now that Zhou Chenghan has lost his life and Zhu Tian has taken the decision, Peng Linyu is naturally dissatisfied. His Demon Ape Gang is not much worse than Zhu Tian's Feitian Alliance.
He could only hear him say in a muffled voice: "Zhu Tian, ??I told you that after capturing Green Grass City, we would immediately attack Black Corner City without giving Black Corner City time to prepare. Look, the reinforcements from Qin Tian City are coming now. Black Corner City is coming." The city will definitely be able to dedicate more soldiers to guard the iron mines, wouldn't it be even harder for us to capture it!"
Feng Dongrou is the only woman among the five. She is not as ruthless as the others, but her appearance is no different from that of an ordinary woman. She wears a close-fitting white rhinoceros leather armor and a lotus war skirt, and her heroic spirit is even more charming. No one could tell that she was the feared bandit leader near the border.
She said with a smile: "Brother Peng, why do you do this? I believe that Brother Zhu must have his reasons for doing this."
Peng Linyu snorted: "What makes sense! If it is to lure them to Black Corner City, we can go to other places to fight, but now the Blue Moon Empire asks us to clear the frontier logistics line within a month. This Black Corner City must be pulled out, do we have to go against the Blue Moon Empire¡¯s words? Don¡¯t forget, there is that damn tenth-grade Martial Saint Xunya watching in his lair!¡±
Jin Hanjiang from the Iron Blood Gang also nodded and said: "Brother Peng is right. We have received so much supplies from the Blue Moon Empire in vain to form an army. If we cannot take Black Corner City, I am afraid that everyone in the family will be killed by Xunya!" "
Zhu Tian was tall and glanced at everyone with a cold gaze. The crisscross scars on his face made him look extremely sinister. He said in a hoarse voice: "Everyone, even if we attack Black Corner City with all our strength, what do you think we have a chance of winning? What are your own casualties?¡±
No one knows Zhu Tian's age, but the only thing that is certain is that he is definitely over a hundred years old. His hoarse voice is because he fought with others in his early years and was stabbed in the throat. He almost died, while his opponent was forcefully killed by him. He turned his head and received a cold look from him, which made even a ruthless person like Peng Linyu tremble secretly.
Peng Linyu subconsciously raised his voice and said: "There are only ten thousand soldiers in Black Corner City, and there will be no more than a hundred second-grade martial arts masters. Even if we can't capture Black Corner City quickly, those iron ores will definitely not be a problem!"
Zhu Tian sneered: "Don't think that Black Corner is easy to deal with. This person has been running Black Corner City for many years and is also an eighth-grade Martial Emperor himself. How can he be compared with Green Grass City? Even if we heroes are brave and want to take down Black Corner, It is impossible to attack Jiaocheng without losing 1,800 people."
He glanced at everyone again: "Don't think we are so strong. If we really capture Green Grass City and Black Corner City in succession and attract the empire's ideas, we only need to send two high-grade Martial Emperors from the border army to gather them. The soldiers of Black Corner City can completely trap us to death in Black Corner City!"
Peng Linyu said unconvinced: "There are dozens of strong men of grade 8 or above in the border army, and the only Martial Saint of grade 10 is currently being restrained by the Blue Moon Emperor's army. Every Martial Emperor is a lieutenant general in the army, How could he command thousands of soldiers and horses to come for us? Besides, can¡¯t we just stay in Black Horn City and wait for them to encircle and suppress us?¡±
Zhu Tian cursed in his heart, but although he was nominally the commander of the coalition forces, when it came to fighting, the bandits would only listen to his boss's orders, so he had to explain patiently: "Since we captured Black Corner City, we will not stay." Inside, why waste manpower and fight with Noire?"
"I won't let you massacre the people of Black Corner City. I just want them to go to Black Corner City. As long as we don't leave here, Black Corner City's food reserves will be exhausted soon. Then it will be Black Corner City." It would naturally be much easier to abandon the city and come out to fight with us than to forcefully capture Black Corner City."
Man Shui, who had been silent all the time, nodded and said to Wei Zhuoning: "Brother Zhu is right. We are valued by the Blue Moon Empire not because of these brothers. Although we are not many in number, we are basically fourth and fifth grade martial arts masters. , rich in combat experience and strong in mobility, in a real battle, we can definitely withstand ten thousand troops. Once we lose too much, we will not have the confidence to negotiate with the Blue Moon Empire in the future, let alone find land and become a lord!"
Feng Dongrou frowned and said, "The Blue Moon Empire asked us to clear the border army's logistics supply lines in one month. If we do this, will it"
Zhu Tian shook his head and said: "Clearing the logistics supplies of the border army does not mean that we have to pull out Black Corner City. As long as we are here, we can pose a threat to the entire logistics line. Our greatest advantage lies in mobility. Abandoning advantages and black corners In the siege of Corner City, we will be the ones who suffer."
"The Martial Saint Xunya can't stay in our hometown for a long time. There are only a dozen or so Martial Saints in the Blue Moon Empire. As long as our troops are intact, even if we can't take Black Corner City, he won't dare to do anything to our family! It would be troublesome to provoke us and let us enter the territory of the Blue Moon Empire.It's them! "
Ma Tianfeng then interrupted and said, "Then what should we do now?"
Zhu Tian said in a serious voice: "Wait! The more people come to Black Corner City, the harder it is to support the food reserves. We have strengthened our investigation and sent several squads of hundreds of people to roam around. No one dares to come to support Black Corner City!"
He paused for a moment and took a deep breath: "I can't believe that Sikong Wu of Qin Tian City, who is rumored to be just a loser, could have such courage! Not only did he plan to ambush Zhou Chenghan, but he also personally led people to Black Corner City. It seems that the rumors are not credible!¡±
Feng Dongrou nodded and said: "Yes, this boy made us all guess wrong, otherwise Qin Tiancheng's reinforcements would not have easily entered Black Corner City! What a pity for Zhou Chenghan, considering his qualifications, he is the most likely to achieve a true martial arts body. "
Wei Zhuoning said: "Do you want to send some people to Qin Tiancheng?"
Zhu Tian waved his hand: "No, there are fewer people going and it won't have much effect. There are too many people going, and it's difficult to suppress Black Corner City. Qin Tiancheng's family fortune is not small, the fiefdom only has a population of three hundred thousand, and the sergeants are no better than Black Corner City." The city is much different, and there are a lot of cloud-piercing divine crossbows placed on the city walls. Even if I go there in person, I have to be careful."
Zhou Chenghan also sneaked into Qin Tian City secretly. If he led the Green Scorpion Bandits to Qin Tian City openly, he might not be able to enter the city safely.
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