Text Chapter 857: Wolves Besieging the City

On May 7, 7742 in the Imperial Calendar, it was snowing in the north.

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Heavy snow fell over the icy Muyu City. Although it is very common for Muyu City to snow, it is no longer unusual for snow to fall in May at this time. The city is full of noise. The sound of voices, orders, and the cries of the civilians became one. The news of the fall of the four major passes in the north of the Yunzhong Province came one after another. The people in the city had heard the news of the massacre of the Lingkong Province before. The legend made many people cry every night, and now there is no chance to escape. Dusk Rain City, known as one of the seven famous cities of the empire, does not look like a prosperous city, but like a tomb.

On the city wall, flying snow fell, and the snowflakes fell messily on the shoulder armor.

Luo Xin brushed the snow off his shoulders, put his hand on his saber, looked anxiously at the people who were blocked on the main street in the city and planned to flee, and couldn't help frowning.

"The people are in a mess." Su Changyan, the deputy commander of the Iron Blade Army, said.

"Yeah, it's all messed up."

Luo Xin said indifferently: "Deputy Commander Su, immediately take someone to appease the people and tell them that the 200,000 Iron Blade Army will live and die with Muyu City, not to mention that the three His Highnesses will send reinforcements soon. You won't lose it."

"Yes, this subordinate will do it now."

Su Changyan galloped down the city wall. Luo Xin looked at his back and couldn't help sighing. Su Changyan is the distant nephew of his adoptive father Su Muyun, and one of the few remaining generals of the Su family. Overcome this difficulty, otherwise the Su family in Yunzhong Province may become history, and I am one of the cornerstones of this history.

Outside the city, the sound of horseshoes came, and a light cavalryman stopped quickly, grabbed the rope on the edge of the city wall, climbed up like an ape, knelt down on one knee respectfully, and said, "My subordinates will see Mr. Xin."

"You don't have to be polite, do you have any news?"

"Yes." The cavalry said in a low voice: "They have already arrived fifty miles away, there are at least one hundred thousand people, and there are about fifty dragon knights. Another alien army has arrived."

"Whose army."

"Northern desert wolf soldiers."

"What." Luo Xin's body trembled slightly: "You mean the wolf soldiers from Beimo are with the people from Tianji Empire."

"Yes." The cavalry frowned, and said, "The Long Ji Corps disappeared without a trace for nearly half a month after they wiped out the demons in the northern polar region. The subordinates guessed that they must have been waiting for reinforcements during the half month. While destroying Bei Mo, now it seems that Bei Mo has surrendered to Tianji Empire, otherwise those wolf soldiers would not obey Tianji Empire's orders."

"A group of weeds."

Luo Xin punched heavily on the battlements, causing gravel to splash everywhere, and said angrily, "Damn Bei Mo, we send them so many gold and silver gifts, brocades and satins every year, and they are so easily killed. They surrendered to the Tianji Empire, damn it, I should have asked for orders to go to Beimo and uproot them if I knew it was like this."

After speaking, he paused, calmed down his emotions, and said, "How many wolf soldiers have you seen?"

"It's hard to see at a glance, and it covers the entire wandering plain. If there is no accident, the number of wolf soldiers is at least 100,000. These beasts burned, killed and looted along the way. Our four states and 23 counties in the north have been killed." I was deeply hurt by it, and the place where the wolf soldiers passed was devastated, and there were countless casualties."

Luo Xin was so angry that she trembled all over, she closed her eyes and said calmly to the sky: "Father, Luo Xin has let you down, I can't even protect your people, I'm too incompetent."

As she spoke, Luo Xin flicked her sleeves, turned to look at the group of generals behind her, and said in a low voice: "Send the order, prepare for battle, I would rather die than surrender."

"yes."

Everyone knelt down on one knee, looked up at Luo Xin, and said in unison, "I will serve the country to the death. The city lives and the people live, and the city dies and the people die."

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At dusk, the snow fell more and more heavily, and fell to the ground like a goose feather, rustling. Outside Muyu City, more and more troops gathered in the distance. They did not receive any resistance, and they did not attack. The attitude of the city is just that hundreds of camps have been set up outside Muyu City far away, encircling this famous city.

This night, it seemed that the Long Ji Corps did not intend to attack the city.

In the big tent, snow drifted continuously from the hole on the top of the tent, and a bonfire inside the tent provided warmth for everyone. A roasted cow on the bonfire was almost cooked, and oil stars creaked.

Sitting on the commander's seat was a middle-aged general, wearing a commander's uniform. It was Fang Lan, the commander of the Long Ji Corps. On the same level as him, a seat was arranged. The person sitting there was none other than the Dragon Rider General Lin Tongtian.

As the ranks descended, there were several deputy commanders of the Long Ji Corps, the Chief Wan, and then several aliens in leather robes, and one of them was the leader of the Beimo tribe wearing a crown. , the big wolf master mo-du.

"The siege will begin tomorrow morning."

Fang Lan took the warm wine from the handmaiden, and said with a smile: "This Muyu City is an important town in the Qin Empire. It is rich and strong. It is known as one of the seven famous cities. The generals guarding the city are Luo Xin and Su Muyun. Hey, hey, he is said to be a famous general of the Qin Empire, so who will fight in the first battle?"

A group of ten thousand commanders of the Long Ji Corps stood in awe, and no one said a word.

Fang Lan said with a smile: "Lord Maodun, you are the patriarch of the Northern Desert Wolf Clan and an ally of our Tianji Empire. Now that we have made an alliance, it is time for your ministry to implement it. How about... How about attacking Mu Yu?" Let your 150,000 wolf soldiers execute the first battle in the city, what does Wolf Lord Modun think?"

Mao Dun was slightly taken aback, and several generals under him also showed shock and unwillingness. After a few seconds, Mao Dun bowed respectfully and said: "Master Fang Lan, our wolf soldiers came from a long way, and we are quite immature. If you don’t accept it, besides, many wolf soldiers haven’t even eaten a full meal for many days, so it’s better for your ministry to attack first, and we will take a short rest to serve.”

"Yeah."

Fang Lan smiled lightly and said: "I heard that your tribe in Beimo grazes in summer and autumn, and plunders in spring and winter. It must be a difficult life. You see, there are thousands of hectares of fertile land around Muyu City. If you treat it as a fief for your wolf soldiers, you can farm here. How good it is to farm, and have the women of Middle-earth to warm the tents."

Mao Dun gritted his teeth and remained silent.

Fang Lan continued: "Since your Beimo wolf clan has decided to serve the Tianji Empire, why are you prevaricating like this? Lord Maodun, this commander hereby promises that as long as you can take down Muyu City, I will take down this city." I will give it to you, and I will also give you half of the fourteen states in the cloud province, how about it?"

Mao Dun was shocked at once, Beimo has been coveting the Yunzhong Province for thousands of years, what a temptation this is, but Mao Dun also knows that the defender of the city is Luo Xin, a famous general of the empire, and the two hundred thousand people under his command The Iron Blade Army is the main force in the Imperial Army. How could it be possible to win Muyu City from Luo Xin with its own 150,000 wolf soldiers.

"Give me a word." Lin Tongtian seemed a little impatient, and said, "Don't let our Tianji Empire think that our allies are useless, they can't do anything, they will only consume food and grass."

Mao Dun gritted his teeth: "I'll go, my 150,000 wolf soldiers will attack the city with me, but you must provide us with siege equipment, and in addition, you must feed my wolf soldiers, even I want them to die, and I want them to be dead ghosts."

"Don't worry about that."

Fang Lan smiled: "Come here, order the military supply department to slaughter cattle and sheep. Let the wolf soldiers have a good time tonight. Tomorrow morning is the time for them to go to battle to kill the enemy."

"Yes, Commander."

Mao Dun's face turned livid, and he didn't say anything else.

...

In the middle of the night, deep in the wolf camp, inside the main camp of the big wolf.

Mao Dun didn't say a word, and he looked very old.

The faces of several generals were also pale, and one of them said: "Lord Wolf, the walls of Muyu City are more than 20 meters high, and there are enough soldiers and food in the city, and there are those terrible cannons that can spit out murderous fire. , We rashly attack the city like this is sending the wolf soldiers to die, hmph... The people of Tianji Empire have their hearts to be punished. They just use the wolf soldiers to consume the number of cannons in Muyu City. We have been used as tools, why have we been treated as allies."

Mao Dun said indifferently: "I know, I know everything, there is no need to say any more, the siege will start tomorrow morning, let the first battalion and the third battalion go up, if the siege can't be captured until noon, then retreat, if... If the number of people lost exceeds 50,000, we will also withdraw."

"Then how should we tell Fang Lan?"

"snort."

A cold light flashed across Mao Dun's eyes, and said: "Our wolf clan is wolves, and Fang Lan just treats us as dogs. Don't worry, Fang Lan only has 150,000 troops in his hands. After they plunder the city, they always leave people behind." Defend the city, and our wolf soldiers are the best city defenders, if Fang Lan is not stupid, she won't watch all 150,000 wolf soldiers go to die."

"Yes, this subordinate understands."

"Go to bed early, tomorrow is the day we go to battle." Mao Dun said with a cold face, "One day I will make Fang Lan and Lin Tongtian, these two bastards, regret it."

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In the early morning of the next day, the snow finally stopped. When the morning light fell on the snow-covered city pool of Muyu City, the sound of conch horns sounded in the distance, and the densely packed wolf soldiers pushed the siege equipment straight to the city wall, and the battle was imminent.

"when."

Luo Xin drew out his saber and shouted in a low voice, "Ready to fight."

The city wall got busy, and the archers quickly opened their bows and arrows, while the magic crystal cannon began to calibrate, aiming at the pre-set attack position under the city, waiting for the opponent to enter the range.

The wolf soldiers had a round shield in one hand and a scimitar in the other. They were all wrapped in fluffy armor. While roaring, they hit the round shield with their scimitars, making a clanging sound that shook the heavens.