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Chapter 387- The Situation in Leizhou

Translator: ryangohsf
Editor: Nora

5th month 12th day, Ouyang Shuo returned to Shanhai City.

After Little Green and Little White became protector beasts, they were all the more unwilling to leave the Spirit Beast Hall. Ouyang Shuo went to take a look at both of them and Xue'er before returning to Shanhai City.

Ouyang Shuo looked forward to the future achievements of these three.

The moment he returned, Ouyang Shuo called for Du Ruhui, Zhao Kuo, and Cobra. Half a month had pa.s.sed since he asked them to come up with a plan, so Ouyang Shuo felt that they should have made some new progress.

Cobra was the first to report, "The Leizhou Region is of similar size to the Lianzhou Basin. There are twenty-seven territories, twenty-two grade 2 counties, and five grade 3 counties. There are no grade 1 counties."

When Ouyang Shuo heard this information, he nodded his head.

If he took down Leizhou, not including Qiongzhou Island, his territory would double in area.

Six months had pa.s.sed since the Battle of Changping.

Even if no new battle map showed, the ranks of the lords would rise from killing raiders and bandits. Most had basically reached rank 2 earl and above.

With this conjecture, the ranks of Di Chen and the others should not be far from rank 3 Marquis.

Ouyang Shuo remembered that the fourth battle map in his last life activated with the birth of the fifth prefecture. The current China region already had three prefectures. As long as two more from the Yanhuang Alliance ranked up to Marquis and upgraded, they were really close to the fourth battle.

The prefecture quests were nothing to the big powers.

Cobra paused before he continued, "The territories in Leizhou have pretty much all hit their upper limit, which means that a grade 2 County has two regiments of around five thousand. The five grade 3 counties all have a city protection regiment. The entire Leizhou region has around 180 thousand troops. If we add the subsidiary territories, to be safe, we can say there are around two hundred thousand troops."

Two hundred thousand men. If they all grouped up together, it was enough to destroy the Dragon Legion.

Luckily, the situation had not escalated to such a bad state.

Song Wen had already replied Ouyang Shuo. Eight territories in Leizhou had joined the Tianshuang Alliance, all grade 2 counties.

As for these territories, when they saw that his army had gained the advantage, Ouyang Shuo believed that they would know what to do.

Black Mamba reported that they had completed their infiltration of five territories.

With that, it was the same as nullifying a third of the enemy.

Even so, based solely on the Dragon Legion's 2nd division and the Guards division, it was hard to smoothly take down Leizhou, not to mention the casualties.

Ouyang Shuo was confident that under the buffs of the territory, thanks to their elite equipment and overpowered generals, Shanhai army could take on three times their number.

If one considered Baiqi, Shanhai City Army could go one against four. More would be a huge test.

Furthermore, considering that the Battle of Leizhou would mainly consist of sieging, it was even more difficult. Hence, conservatively speaking, he needed to throw in another one or two divisions to successfully take down Leizhou.

Out of the four divisions of the Dragon Legion, the 1st division needed to go past the hundred thousand mountains, and the 3rd needed to guard Mulan Stronghold. As such, only Mu Guiying's 4th division could move.

Moving them would involve a certain amount of risk.

The moment he used the 4th division, in addition to the Guards division taking part in the attack, the entire Shanhai City defence would lie in the hands of the city protection division. Without any reserve forces, this was a very dangerous prospect.

Ouyang Shuo thought about it and decided to keep the three thousand palace Guards in Shanhai City. Although he did not feel that the Yanhuang Alliance would choose to attack at this point, he still had to defend his territory.

Playing safe was always the best virtue.

At the same time, the Dragon Legion 1st division would push back the time that they would cross the hundred thousand mountains. They would temporarily camp in Tianfeng House, near the hundred thousand mountains.

When the situation in Leizhou stabilized, s.h.i.+ Wanshui would lead them on a long and arduous journey to deal the killing blow to Chiyou City.

With that, the city had the city protection division and the palace Guards, while on the outside, they had the 1st and 3rd divisions defending. There should be no problems.

Even if Yanhuang Alliance tried to attack, they could not take down Shanhai City.

Moving the 4th division was only to equal the numbers.

Ouyang Shuo's goal was to quickly take over the entire Leizhou. Hence, the best method was to throw in another division.

Once he thought about this, Ouyang Shuo raised his head and looked at Du Ruhui, "Send orders to the Tiger Legion, order the 1st division to prepare to enter the Leizhou battlefield. The 2nd division will prepare to defend Shanhai City at any moment."

"Yes, my lord!" Du Ruhui nodded.

"Leizhou is near the ocean, so there might be sailors. During the Battle of Leizhou, the Beihai Bay Squadron's 1st division will join in to monitor the ocean situation."

Although they could not help with the sieging, they could act as a great special surprise force. Counting in the sailors, Shanhai City would send seventy thousand troops to this battle.

Shanhai City was destined to stun the world once again.

After the military meeting ended, the war machine which was Shanhai City started to turn.

The 2nd and 3rd divisions of the Dragon Legion left their camps and did not gather in Shanhai City. Instead, they boarded s.h.i.+ps disguised as merchant s.h.i.+ps along the Friends.h.i.+p and Qiushui rivers. From there, they went down the stream to Beihai Harbor.

The Guards division made use of the darkness to leave the city and rush to Beihai Harbor.

As Beihai City developed, they had built a commercial harbor at the other side of the territory. The merchant s.h.i.+ps could not come close to Beihai Harbor. As it was a military harbor.

The 1st division of the Tiger Legion would board wars.h.i.+ps from the South Mountain Harbor and head straight to Leizhou.

The wars.h.i.+ps prepared for the Yashan Squadron had already left from Beihai Harbor. After they received supplies in South Mountain Harbor, they would send the 1st division toward Leizhou.

Just like this, before anyone knew anything, Shanhai City had gathered all their men and resources.

The navy would play a large and important role in the upcoming battle.

The entire Beihai Bay was the territory of the Shanhai City navy. Here, they could do whatever they wanted.

His plans for becoming the overlords of the sea were finally coming into fruition.

Since the army they moved was too huge, the Beihai Bay Squadron 1st division could only send one division at a time. Hence, they needed to build a sentry base in Leizhou.

Luckily between Leizhou and Lianzhou, the shortest route was only a day, while the longest route was four to five days.

Although they were both besides the ocean, Leizhou was very different from Lianzhou Basin. Lianzhou Basin only had one ocean entrance, and it had a limited sh.o.r.eline.

Leizhou was like a carrot; a huge half or it laid in the ocean. In terms of geography, it was east and west small, while north and south long.

Based on this strategic geography, Baiqi decided to split the troops into three and attack together.

The north would be the 4th division of the Dragon Legion that Mu Guiying led, while the middle was the Guards division that Lin Yi led. Baiqi would follow them and act as the commander. The south was the 1st division of the Tiger legion that Fan Lihua led.

Lastly, the 2nd division of the Dragon Legion that Luo s.h.i.+xin led. It was the only cavalry division. It used its huge mobility to act as backup.

Baiqi planned to sweep up a huge half of Leizhou before anyone could react.

If not, once the twenty-seven territories worked together, it would be a huge problem.

For this battle, Ouyang Shuo had no choice but to break the alliance rules; he bought one thousand trebuchets from Consonance City.

Mu Guying and Fan Lihua both took three hundred, while the Guards division took four hundred.

Ouyang Shuo had basically swept up three to four months of Consonance City's trebuchet production.

Apart from the trebuchets, Ouyang Shuo also bought a hundred siege chariots and five hundred siege towers. In addition to the thousands of scaling ladders that Shanhai City made, this would totally change the face of the Battle of Leizhou.

Buying this set of siege weapons alone had used up 35 thousand gold.

Toward Ouyang Shuo's actions, as the military coordinator and contacter, Zi Luolan grumbled a lot.

As for why he bought so many at once, although his allies were curious, they did not ask. Even Zi Luolan just randomly sprouted words and did not mean it.

Toward the understanding from his allies, Ouyang Shuo naturally felt very thankful to them. The Battle of Leizhou was a battle that Shnahai City could not afford to lose. He had to be careful.

Apart from siege weapons, Ouyang Shuo also bought a huge amount of grain from the various Chamber of Commerces.

When the troops gained a footing in Leizhou, the various merchant s.h.i.+ps would transport millions of units of grain to Leizhou.

It was the same as saying that the Chamber of Commerces would help to solve half of the grain transport problem.

Once the grain was transported to Leizhou, how it was transported internally would depend on Shanhai City. For this, the Combat Logistics Department arranged fifty prisoners to enter Leizhou.

Fortunately, the spring sowing season had just ended. Otherwise, it would be difficult to ama.s.s such a huge prisoner force.

One must know that the construction projects in Lianzhou Prefecture had never stopped, and the demand for labour was terrifying.

Based on rough calculations, solely on the logistics, Shanhai City had spent sixty thousand gold. As a result, they had used up the fifty thousand that Ouyang Shuo had saved up in his storage bag.

This amount did not consider the costs of the military workshops and factories. If those were considered, the sum would easily pa.s.s a hundred thousand.

If not, why would one say that war was based on one's economic ability.

After a huge war, if one could not achieve their goal, it was enough to cause the economy of a territory to collapse.

Chapter 388- Cool Vanguard

Translator: ryangohsf
Editor: Nora

They needed to make an outpost. At the same time, they needed a place to act as the logistics base of the army. Hence, the first goal of the army was the grade 3 counties.

The target of the north troops was the grade 3 County, Hengshan County. It laid on the north-west side of Leizhou. The target of the middle troops was Leishan County, which sat in the middle of Leizhou. The south troops target was Hai An County, which stood at the southmost point.

With that, out of the five grade 3 counties, three were removed. They had taken out the hard bones of Leizhou.

Most importantly, these three counties were located at the border of Leizhou. After the army landed, they did not need to make any detours. They could just launch their attack. If not, Baiqi would have rather chosen to attack a grade 2 county.

A lone army behind enemy lines was what a military strategist worried the most about.

As the plan was set, the troops set out.

5th month, 15th day, the Guards division acted as the vanguard force and attacked first.

As the overall commander, Baiqi set out together with the Guards division. Ouyang Shuo, on the other hand, returned to Shanhai City after sending the troops off at Beihai Harbor.

As a lord, he also had his responsibilities.

At the current moment, the most important matter was for him to manage Shanhai City. With him there, he could calm the ma.s.ses, and others would not dare to make any moves.

Beihai Harbor was still a certain distance away from the middle of Leizhou.

5th month, 18th day, the Beihai Bay Squadron 1st division reached their destination. They stopped in a place known as Motu Harbor Bay. Nearby, apart from a small fis.h.i.+ng village, there were no military personnel present.

One week earlier, the Black Snake Guards had investigated this small fis.h.i.+ng village with three hundred to four hundred people. The village consisted entirely of NPC villagers, and there were not any players.

To prevent adventure gamemode players from accidentally entering the fis.h.i.+ng village, the Quanzhou intel station even arranged a snake guard to standby. Hence, the squadron could come to sh.o.r.e at ease.

To dock an olden wars.h.i.+p was not as simple as finding a spot. These wars.h.i.+ps needed a harbor or a bay. If not, there was a chance for the s.h.i.+p to be stranded, especially in the case of huge wars.h.i.+ps like the turreted s.h.i.+p.

After the divisions docked, the Guards division followed and sneaked ash.o.r.e.

Apart from the army, they also needed to unload the siege weapons and logistic supplies.

They got busy all the way till noon before they completed this task. At this time, the division returned. Now, they were in charge of sending Mu Guiying's 4th division toward the second destination in the north of Leizhou.

At the three landing points, the Black Snake Guards made specific arrangements.

Black Mamba had given an order for them to show the value of the Black Snake Guards during the Battle of Leizhou.

After the army gathered up, they prepared themselves for a day in the fis.h.i.+ng village. For many of the soldiers, this was the first they had traveled on a boat. It was unavoidable that they would feel uncomfortable and could not directly head to battle.

Appear from that, there were the war horses that were transported along with the troops.

Compared to soldiers, the Qingfu horses were much more valuable, and they needed a good rest.

As the big army rested, a group of people could not. They were the patrol squadron of the division.

Under the leaders.h.i.+p of their captain, all the patrol members walked toward Leishan County.

Their mission, apart from confirming a correct route, was to clear obstacles along the road.

After all, the Military Intelligence Division had only spent half a month in Leizhou, so they could only investigate the rough geography of the area. For the specific geography of a region, the various divisions had to depend on themselves.

The first day of the Battle of Leizhou pa.s.sed peacefully.

Fifty kilometers away, Leishan County did not even know that a huge army had snuck under their noses.

Early morning of the next day, the army had rested for a day and a night. They were fully energized.

The real war was about to start.

In the wee hours of the morning, the moment they formed up, they did not waste anymore time. They rode on their Qingfu horses and rushed toward Leishan County.

At this time, any further delays would mean a chance of being exposed.

The most difficult part was the transportation of siege weapons.

Although these weapons were really amazing, they were a pain to transport.

Baiqi made the decision to leave two units to take charge of the transportation, while the main force rushed forward.

The morning air of Leizhou was foggy and really humid.

The Guards division made use of the dim light and the cover of the fog. Like a spectre, they swiftly proceeded under the leaders.h.i.+p of the scouts.

Baiqi never used his troops in an orthodox manner.

The way he saw it, to attack the enemy so that they could not react, he needed to send a vanguard forward to take down the city gate. This would allow him to prevent a siege battle.

If the entire army charged forward, the sounds of the rumbling hooves would be enough to shock the enemy. Hence, the vanguard force had to be a small group, ideally a unit.

With the strength of a unit, it seemed impossible to take down the city gate of a grade 3 county even if they sneak attacked.

The chips in Baiqi's hands were the unstoppable elite of the Guards division. These soldiers were war elite soldiers chosen from each division. Each individual could take on five times their number.

Baiqi was highly confident in them.

After Baiqi spoke of his plan, Lin Yi volunteered to lead the charge.

"Commander, I'm willing!"

When Baiqi heard his words, he decided right away, "Okay, you will lead the personal Guards unit to act as the vanguard. The 1st regiment will be the frontline and follow closely behind. I'll lead the rest."

The personal Guards unit, the most elite unit in the Guards division. No other unit was more suitable to act as the vanguard.

Lin Yi was also a really strong general.

The combination of the two made Baiqi really confident.

"Thank you, commander!"

Lin Yi bowed and leaped onto his horse. He led the personal Guards unit, breaking away from the main force and charging quickly ahead.

Closely behind them was the 1st regiment. Their duty was to ensure that after the vanguard unit took down the city gates, they could reinforce them.

If not, everything would be wasted.

Under the command of Baiqi, the huge army was like cogs in a machine, relying on and helping out one another.

At 9 AM, the personal guards unit led by Lin Yi rained down on the city gates. They were like soldiers from the heavens; the enemy did not even have time to react.

The city protection forces even thought that they were their men who were returning from patrol.

When they were less than five hundred meters away, the city protection force saw the s.h.i.+ny Mingguang Armor. Finally, they realized that the enemy was attacking.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" The guard shouted.

The originally peaceful city gate instantly grew busy. The commoners that were queuing up to enter were pus.h.i.+ng their way in, fighting for their lives to enter the city.

"Close the gates. Quick, close the gates!"

The general in charge of guarding the gates shouted.

"General, the city gates are blocked by the people. We can't close it!"

"Chase them away. If they won't leave, kill them!"

His face instantly turned cold. If they lost the city gate, he would be beheaded. At that point, there was no mercy left.

"Yes!"

The soldiers immediately spread the orders.

"Archers, ready!"

The general still was not at ease. He asked the archers on the city walls to prepare themselves.

"Yes, general!"

The moment the military orders were sent, the city gate grew even more chaotic.

At the start, the guards told the commoners that the enemy was just aiming for the gates. They would not harm them, so the guards asked the commoners to just stay outside.

However, the commoners did not even listen to these words. Instead, they tried to squeeze into the city.

When they saw such a scene, the guards were helpless. They could only use their blades.

"Ah, the military is killing people!"

At this point, the situation totally blew up.

Such a deterrence made a portion of the civilians terrified. They really start to leave.

Just as the guards were ready to pull up the bridge, the personal Guards unit arrived.

The five hundred meter distance was just a short charge.

"Personal Guards unit, charge!"

Lin Yi unsheathed his Tang Blade and led the troops.

"Kill!"

The personal Guards unit would not bother about the lives of the civilians. Whoever stood in their way, they would kill. At this point, they were rus.h.i.+ng against time, and they could not show any mercy.

"Shoot the arrows! Don't let them come over!"

The enemy general was shocked when he saw such a scene. How was there such an elite army?

The Guards division, iron soldiers.

The personal Guards unit, the strongest iron of them all.

Under the leaders.h.i.+p of Lin Yi, their hearts were like stone. They did not bother about the arrows and resolutely rushed straight for the city gates. Nothing could stop them.

Finally, right before the gates were about to close, Lin Yi's forces managed to arrive.

"Kill!"

As Lin Yi waved his blade, a light s.h.i.+mmered as heads fell to the ground.

"Kill!"

In less than five minutes, the hundred city gate guards were all slaughtered. None were left alive.

The personal Guards unit had successfully taken down the city gate.

"Cut the ropes!"

After taking down the city gates, Lin Yi remained as calm as usual.

"Yes, general!"

"We can't let them cut the ropes. City protection unit, follow me, kill them!" The city protection general was also a vicious character. He led the guards down the city walls to welcome the battle.

"Ants!"

When he saw the enemy charge over, Lin Yi did not even look them in the eye. He simply waved his hand, "Kill them!"

"Yes, general!"

Five hundred personal Guards facing around one thousand city protection guards. Despite the numerical difference, the personal Guards showed zero fear.

The moment they engaged, the difference in strength was obvious. The normal city guards were totally not their opponents.

The city protection force was beaten badly; their corpses piled up all around the city gate.

Lin Yi did not partic.i.p.ate in this ma.s.sacre. He rode on his horse and looked at the horizon, only to see a huge army rumbling toward them.

Under the s.h.i.+ne of the sun, they reflected a bright golden glow.

The 1st regiment of the Guards division had arrived.

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