0p0 Chapter 277 Rushing to the Battlefield
Chapter 277 Rushing to the Battlefield
"Yes, Master, what should we do? We have no rations left. If the Northern Army attacks the city again, we won't have the strength to fight them.
The Zhou family army might take this opportunity to push all of us to our deaths so they can retreat back to three or five counties."
The Lady of Sanliu County gritted her teeth. Although she was in the same group with Zhou's army, they didn't care about the life and death of their city defense army at all.
"Now we can only rely on the Fourth Princess. I heard that the Queen has handed over 200,000 royal troops to the Fourth Princess to command. The royal troops are now in the third and fifth counties. I just don't know when the Fourth Princess will arrive?"
"I just want to know if the Fourth Princess will send us military rations~"
Princess Sanliu sighed. If there were no military rations, the Fourth Princess would starve to death. This was a common trick used by the old guys in the dynasty.
Just as the master and disciple were sighing, the war drums sounded again.
"Sir, the Northern Army is attacking the city again." A guard came running to report.
The Sanliu County Lady was furious. "How could I not know about the siege? It's already this late and you can't get to the point!"
She felt that she might die soon, so her temper became bad. Fortunately, the Queen was kind enough to let all the military families flee.
"Three hundred thousand Northern Army soldiers are attacking the city!" The guard's voice was trembling and sorrowful. He obviously thought that they were doomed this time unless a miracle happened.
They only have 200,000 troops in Sanliu County, and the reinforcements have not arrived yet. More than half of the city defense troops are almost fainting from hunger. How can they resist the 300,000 elite troops from the Northern Kingdom?
"Damn it! Aren't the Northern Kingdom's troops also short of food? Why are they suddenly attacking the city again? They should know that our Sanliu County is actually an empty city."
Even if we attack, it will be of no use unless the Northern Army suddenly has food supplies.
But how could that be possible? The Northern Kingdom’s army had invaded the Eastern Kingdom all the way, and the beastmen had received the news early, and many of them had already fled.
It can be said that apart from the huge benefits the Northern Army gained at the beginning of the surprise attack, afterwards all they had left was an empty city or some large items.
The deeper they went into the east, the more food shortages they faced.
The Northern Army needs to transport food from their own country, which slows down the speed of the Northern invasion. No matter how powerful their weapons are, the soldiers still need to eat, right?
But who knew that this time, the Northern Kingdom's military rations were replenished ahead of schedule? Strange! What went wrong?
Princess Sanliu couldn't figure it out, but she didn't have time to think about it. Instead, she put on her helmet and went to the battlefield with the soldiers.
I just don't know if she can dodge the Northern Army's marbles this time. I'm afraid she doesn't have the strength to dodge anymore.
The Northern Army's tactics included using muskets as cover, heavy cart pillars to ram doors, and catapults to destroy pools.
Coupled with the large number of people, all the troops in Sanliu County were unable to fight back, and even the Zhou family army, which was used to being sneaky and cunning, suffered heavy casualties.
The situation on the battlefield became one-sided as soon as the fighting started. Seeing that the city was about to be breached, the Zhou family army had already begun to retreat.
However, just when Lady Sanliu was waiting to die in despair, a cavalry team from another force suddenly appeared from the slope.
Those men were dressed in black, with black faces, fully armed with armor, and equipped with sophisticated knives. Even their horses were well-packed.
The three leading figures carried a majestic banner on their backs, with the word "black" written in golden letters.
"It's the Black Dragon Guard!"
"Sir, the Fourth Princess' Black Dragon Guards have arrived!"
The city guards shouted excitedly, as if they had seen the light of day. They were saved! Sanliu County was saved!
Sanliuxian wiped the blood off her face, revealing a strange expression on her face, "I saw it~"
Just as they were talking about the fourth princess, the Black Dragon Guards appeared in time, like divine soldiers descending from the sky.
But! Could she be blind and seeing things? The Black Dragon Guards were here, but judging by their appearance, were there a hundred of them?
Even if he only had a hundred men, that was all? Could he possibly be able to deal with the Northern Army's 500,000-man army?
The Black Dragon Guards wouldn't think that the Northern Army would be as easy to deal with as the Western Army that just suffered a snowstorm, right?
After all, the Fourth Princess only needed three people to drive away the 100,000-strong Western Army. Based on this, the 100 Black Dragon Guards are more than enough to deal with the Northern Army.
But, but, the Northern Army has firearms! Those things can penetrate a soldier's armor. Once hit, death is inevitable, it's just a matter of time.
It's over! The Sanliu County Lady had a sad face. It would be better if the 100 Black Dragon Guards didn't come.
You know, the Fourth Princess' Black Dragon Guard is the last guarantee of the East Kingdom. If the Black Dragon Guard fails in Sanliu County today, it means that the entire East Kingdom cannot defeat the Northern Army.
This will undoubtedly crush the beastmen's last hope, and the demise of the Eastern Kingdom is only a matter of time.
The person who arrived at the battlefield was naturally Xuan Qing. Looking at the battle situation in the distance, he made deployments immediately.
"Brothers, use your spiritual power to protect yourselves. One team will follow me to attack the heavy weapons, and the other team will attack those shooting teams."
"Yes!"
The Black Dragon Guards answered in unison, with no fear in their hearts or eyes.
Those who were able to follow Xuan Qing to the battlefield in the first batch must be the elite of the elite among the Black Dragon Guards.
The faster they cultivate, the more resources they can enjoy, so everyone is eager to work for the princess.
Everyone is even eager to try it out and wants to know how big the difference is between themselves now and before.
In the past, when they faced the Northern Army, they could defeat a hundred of them alone.
So what about now, after cultivating spiritual power? Anyway, they are getting younger and younger, feeling full of strength. They only hope to become useful to the princess, so as not to let the princess down.
The Black Dragon Guards lined up in a row, using their spiritual power to protect themselves, and launched an attack on the Northern Army.
Of course, in addition to large bows and arrows, they can also attack with spiritual power.
Especially Xuan Qing, whose bow and arrow contained powerful spiritual power, and he shot down the huge battering ram with one arrow.
The Black Dragon Guards followed suit, targeting the large catapults.
However, there are not many heavy machinery in the North Country, and even a few dozen of them would be enough for the Eastern Dynasty to handle.
The Black Dragon Guards hit the target one after another, and the rest of them attacked the attacking guards or generals.
Xuan Qing led the Black Dragon Guards to work together. At the beginning, when the Northern Army saw the Black Dragon Guards appear, they subconsciously jumped for joy.
After all, the Northern Army had suffered too many losses at the hands of the Eastern Black Dragon Guards. But then they thought, that's not right! They now have the most advanced weapons, muskets, so why should they be afraid of the Black Dragon Guards?
"Trebucket team, listen up! Change direction and attack the Black Dragon Guards."
"Fire Gun Team, listen up! Massively fire at the Black Dragon Guards!"
With only a hundred people, you dare to fight against the strong with an egg. You are overestimating your own ability!
The Northern Army was full of confidence and thought that they could not only capture Sanliu County today, but also eliminate the Black Dragon Guards who came to their doorstep.
But who would have known that the attack power of the Black Dragon Guard's bows and arrows was even longer-range and more powerful than their Northern Kingdom's catapults and muskets!