Chapter 270 Night
Three days passed slowly and it was night.
Thirty miles away from Fengyu City, the wind was howling, blowing the vast wild grass. In the depths of the night, the stars were dim. It was the time when everyone fell into sleep and was most sleepy.
The hoofs clattered, and suddenly, the earth trembled, and a dense sound of horse hooves suddenly came from a distance under the starry night.
With the dim starlight, tens of thousands of cavalry can be seen in the darkness, all wearing black armor and looking indifferently.
"Soldiers, obey orders!"
A sharp shout came, and at the forefront of all the iron cavalry, a divine horse was as black as ink, and its limbs and hoofs were as red as blood. On the horse was Xia Zhigao. He raised one arm and exuded a wave of aura. The ocean-like aura of the Bobo Mountains twisted even the void within a radius of dozens of feet.
He looked forward, his expression extremely cold:
"Ahead is Fengyu City, the last main city of Fengzhou Alliance. Our mission is to harass Fengyu City and prevent them from sending troops to support Fengjing and Fengchao cities. Let's play with them tonight."
The loud sound spread throughout the cavalry regiment that was running at high speed.
"yes!"
The wind blew, and everyone responded in unison, in unison, with a terrifying momentum.
Black Flood Dragon Legion, 60,000 Black Flood Dragon Cavalry, the strongest cavalry legion under King Ming, commanded by Xia Zhigao.
In three days, King Ming had led his army to approach the three border cities.
The Fengzhou Alliance deployed its final defenses in the three border cities. The right city, Fengjing City, was guarded by an army of 120,000 led by deputy leader He Mingchang and several small and medium-sized forces. The left city, Fengchao City, was guarded by Shenglong Villa, the two top forces of the Fengzhou Alliance. and the Huo family were guarded by a total of 120,000 troops.
The central city, Fengyu City, is guarded by two top power leaders, Shi Lifeng and Luo Jinyao, with a total of 140,000 troops.
In Fengyu City, although it is late at night, the vast and oversized city wall is filled with blazing fire, and thousands of bonfires illuminate the sky into daylight. Around the bonfires, thousands of farmers and craftsmen are busy on the city wall, doing good work. Defense work.
"Be careful, don't make any mistakes."
"Get out of the way and prepare to pour iron juice!"
"Formation team, check the defensive formation again!"
“The craftsmen assembled it quickly!”
"You move quickly!"
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Generals walked around the city wall and issued orders one after another. They looked into the distance from time to time, with a trace of anxiety in their eyes.
They didn't know why the top leaders of the alliance were hiding in Fengyu City for defense, but they knew that the arrival of the Ming army was not far away, and they had to do a good job of defense as soon as possible.
On the high building of the city gate, all the soldiers gathered around a Confucian general in the center, who was alone and looking at the night sky in the distance. For some reason, he felt an inexplicable sense of solemnity in his heart.
This feeling is very familiar, and I will feel this way every time I am about to encounter the Ming army.
Is the Ming army coming so soon?
Our side retreated directly from the thirteen cities in Fengjiang County to the three cities on the border. It would take at least ten days for the Ming army to go from taking control of the ten cities in Fengjiang County to here.
The general of the Fengzhou Alliance is named Fan Zhijing. He is the son-in-law of the Shi family. He has talents in the military field and has always been valued by Shi Lifeng. He made outstanding contributions in resisting the Ming army and convinced the entire Fengzhou Alliance. .
"Report, General, the Third Scout Team and the Seventh Scout Team have gone out on patrol and there is no news yet!"
At this time, a commander with a serious face rushed to Fan Zhijing to report.
Fan Zhijing's face froze. Fengyu City was now heavily guarded, and the security range around the city had been expanded several times.
"Where did they lose the news?"
"Twenty miles outside the city!" the general said quickly.
"Something's wrong. The third scout team is led by Yu Changjun. He is very powerful and always cautious. He shouldn't have failed to deliver the news on time." The deputy general next to him also looked solemn.
"General, should we send someone out immediately to check?" The surrounding generals heard this and quickly suggested.
"Everyone listen to the order and be on alert immediately for enemy attack!" Fan Zhijing did not hesitate at all. The sound was like a falling meteorite, instantly causing huge waves in the sky above Fengyu City.
Uh-huh!
On the Fengyu City Wall, tens of thousands of farmers and craftsmen who were originally busy suddenly stopped and looked nervously at Fan Zhijing on the high building!
"Quick, farmers and craftsmen quickly get off the city wall and take shelter!"
When the commanders supervising everywhere heard Fan Zhijing's figure, they reacted instantly and called for them to come down from the tower.
Immediately, the drums were beating loudly, and the cold horns sounded, waking up the soldiers below the tower. One by one, the elite soldiers below the tower suddenly woke up. As the captain shouted, their strong bodies quickly rushed up the city wall, and each team advanced quickly. In sequence, advancing and retreating in one, there are swordsmen, spearmen, and swordsmen. The swordsmen and shieldmen are at the forefront. The cloud iron shield is covered with a thick layer of animal skin. The body is slightly bent, and the shield is raised high to block the enemy. In front of you, hold the shield with your hands and body.
Behind them is a row of spearmen, with two long and extremely sharp spears protruding from the gap between the sword and shield hands. Behind them, rows of archers hold arrows in their hands, holding their big bows tightly, ready to fire at any time. Shoot arrows.
The farmers and craftsmen had put down their tasks, and each of them turned pale and hurriedly fled towards the city.
One by one, the generals were already standing on various parts of the city wall, looking indifferently at the farmers and craftsmen rushing down.
It's not that they don't want the farmers and craftsmen to continue doing defensive work, but if the enemy attacks, these people will easily fall into panic, which will lead to chaos on the tower and have a negative impact on the army's defense against the enemy.
At this time, the stars twinkled in the night sky, the breeze caressed, and from time to time there were the sounds of insects outside the city.
Time passed slowly, the night got deeper and deeper, the dark night sky became colder and colder, and the city wall was silent except for the bonfires around it that danced from time to time.
Everyone stared quietly at the dark night sky outside the city gate.
"What happened?"
On the city wall, a white light flashed, and Shi Lifeng instantly appeared at the top of the city. Almost at the same time, the wind howled, and another upright figure also appeared next to him. Luo Jinyao's bright eyes were also looking at Fan Zhijing!
At this time, the drums of Fengyu City were ringing loudly!
"Leader of the Alliance, Head of the Luo Family!"
Seeing the two men appear, everyone around them lowered their heads and bowed in salute.
"There is no news about the scouts we sent out to patrol!"
Fan Zhi stared into the distance in shock, his expression solemn and his brows furrowed tightly.
Shi Lifeng and Luo Jinyao's expressions froze, and they suddenly floated to the sky above Fengyu City. The spiritual consciousness of the Dharma Master Realm spread wildly outside.
After a while, they felt an unabashedly powerful momentum approaching at great speed from a distance!
"This breath?"
Shi Lifeng and Luo Jinyao suddenly opened their eyes,
"It's the Black Dragon Legion!"
"The vanguard army sent by King Ming?"