On April 15th, it was already spring in the Broken Cauldron World.
Flowers were in full bloom in the jungle, and the mountains were covered with a layer of lush greenery.
In the early morning, a drizzle had just fallen on people.
It was cool and cool, and the jungle was filled with the sound of weapons rubbing armor and horseshoes trampling mud.
Looking from a distance, it was densely packed with trees.
The army of the Black Stone Empire has filled the entire jungle.
The front line is all iron cavalry, with trophies hung around the necks of their horses.
Those are the heads of the empire's people.
Unarmed civilians were slaughtered and tied to the horses with their hair.
Under the neck, as a count of military achievements, it dangles like a string of cruel bells.
"call out" In the air, a figure fell rapidly.
It was Fu Yun, the leader of the Dragon Riders and one of the core figures of the remnants of the Blackstone Empire known as the Northern Expedition.
"How is it, Master Fu Yun?"
Lu Yan asked, reining in his horse.
Fu Yun said respectfully: "It has been cleaned up.
It seems that the people guarding the border of Great Qin have smelled our scent, so they sent a lot of troops to spy on us.
Unfortunately, they underestimated our Black Stone Empire.
There is a hundred scouts in front of us."
The team has been dealt with by the subordinates, just lead the army to march directly. " "good."
Fu Yun smiled slightly and raised his arms: "Continue marching north."
After the iron cavalry, there is a group of soldiers holding heavy shields.
Most of them are recruits who have just been trained by the southern barbarian tribes.
Their combat prowess has yet to be verified, but regardless of whether they can participate in the battle, the impatient Lu Yan can no longer wait and must let them He quickly entered a state of war because his group had been hungry for many days. , the Southern Barbarian tribe was poor.
Lu Yan’s 150,000 troops plus the Yihe Kingdom’s 100,000 troops almost ate up all the food that the Southern Barbarian tribe had saved for many years in one winter.
At this time, when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, it is necessary to The Northern Expedition went to find more food to serve as military rations, otherwise everyone would starve to death in the resource-poor forests.
When the soldiers walked by, they saw a faint smell of blood lingering in the wilderness.
Looking from a distance, they saw corpses lying there in the depths of the jungle.
These corpses were all soldiers during their lifetime, and the copper on their arms was faintly visible.
The emblem of the purple and silver purple flowers is the scout team of the Imperial Army, and it is a garrison army affiliated to the Mingshan Province.
Lu Yan took a deep breath.
God-level masters are indeed ruthless.
One person can kill hundreds of people silently, and not even one of these hundreds of people escapes and goes back to report the news.
Bailiyan frowned, he was worried, but he couldn't explain why.
While grabbing the reins and riding the horse forward, Lu Yan turned sideways, glanced at Bai Liyan, and said, "Commander, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing."
Bailiyan smiled slightly.
"The military advisor seems unhappy.
Is he worried about Qin Yi's army?"
"That's not true" Bai Liyan frowned and said: "Now we are on the road to the Northern Expedition, but there are some things that I don't know whether to say or not.
If I say them, it may shake the morale of the army.
If I don't say them," Lu Yan laughed loudly: "Tell me why you are so troublesome today, military advisor.
You are a descendant of Marshal Baili Qin.
If you have anything to say, you can say it directly.
And I, Lu Yan, am the only one who can hear it.
No one will shake the morale of the army."
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"Um."
Bailiyan nodded, looked at the new grass blades on the ground and the horse hoof prints in the mud, and said: "We now have 150,000 people, nearly half of whom are new soldiers, with unknown combat strength, and there are also 100,000 Qin Yi's troops. , Qin Yi, an old fox who has been ill for a long time and has not died, must be a delaying strategy, and our commander thinks that our 150,000 people, who are both good and bad, can really capture the four major provinces of Lingnan."
"What do you think, the military advisor?"
Lu Yan looked startled.
"I don't think so."
Bai Liyan said with a pair of cautious eyes: "We have all seen the strength of the Great Qin Empire.
Lin Muyu, Qin Yin and others are even more terrifying.
Especially Lin Muyu and Feng Jixing, they can be said to be powerful.
It's civil and military An all-rounder, he is both a master of the gods and a talented general with great ideas.
I am afraid that we are far inferior in terms of military strength and strategy.
Once the Qin Empire crushes it with its overwhelming power, I am afraid that we will be defeated in less than a month. end."
"Hey," Lu Yan smiled slightly and said, "The most important thing that the military advisor did not mention is that although the Qin Empire is strong, it is not in harmony.
What's more, the Congress has made the entire Lanyan City a mess.
Qin Yin, Lin Muyu, Tang Xiaoxi, etc.
It is said that people are also closed It's closed, but there is still a rumor that they have ascended.
In this case, who the master of the world is is another matter.
If we don't take this opportunity to retake Lingnan, I'm afraid there will be no more in the future.
Such a God-given opportunity.”
"So the commander has decided to deal with the Qin Empire in Lingnan," Bai Liyan asked.
"Yes."
Lu Yan took a deep breath: "We received the domestic feather letter half a month ago.
Now the Tianjue Empire has been defeated miserably.
Nearly a million troops have been killed in the battle and their vitality has been severely damaged.
However, there are still hundreds of thousands of their strong troops on the border.
Moreover, there is a variable such as Bai Ze mercenaries in the north.
Sikong Yao's appetite is not small.
Sooner or later, he will go south to attack the Blackstone Empire.
Therefore, His Majesty has also made a decision.
Instead of fighting with the hungry wolves, it is better to fight with the injuries.
The tigers are fighting each other.”
Bai Liyan was stunned: "Your Majesty means that the Tianjue Empire and the Baize mercenaries are hungry wolves, while the Great Qin Empire is a painful tiger."
"That's right.
The Great Qin Empire has experienced so many years of war, and its national strength has long been exhausted.
They can no longer withstand a war.
As long as we attack, we can capture these mountains and rivers.
And His Majesty promised that as long as we capture Lingnan, Black Stone The empire’s second fleet will arrive soon and move to the Broken Cauldron Realm with overwhelming force.”
"immigrate" Bai Liyan's eyes were full of amazement.
This idea is too crazy.
Does the Blackstone Empire really want Broken Cauldron Realm to be a colonial territory?
"Where does your Majesty's confidence come from?"
Bailiyan asked after pondering for a long time.
Lu Yan smiled lightly and said: "Long Xi, the leader of Leiyan Sect, and He Song, the leader of Langyou Valley, have made a secret agreement with Your Majesty.
As long as we capture the two provinces of Lingnan, they will go all out to compete with the Qin family.
The fertile land of Broken Cauldron Realm.”
"Why have Lei Yan Sect and Wolf Valley decided to participate in the war?"
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"Yes."
Bai Liyan's face was full of surprise and he said: "I never thought that even the Wolf Valley, which has been dormant for many years, would involve me in the war.
I really never expected that."
Lu Yan patted Bai Liyan on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother, there are still many things you haven't thought of.
The situation is changing.
Lei Yanzong and Lang Yougu also have to think about the future for themselves, right?"
Bailiyan remained silent and said, "Commander, where is the first step of your attack?"
Lu Yan's eyes were full of fire and he said in a deep voice: "First seize Niujiao City in the southernmost part of Mingshan Province, then attack Yucheng and Liecheng on the left and right sides, forming a horn force to attack Shangyang City in one fell swoop within ten days.
Take Shangyang City and occupy the entire Mingshan Province within half a month."
"Okay, it turns out the commander has already planned it."
Bai Liyan nodded: "I hope everything goes well."
One day later.
The heavy rain has stopped.
After a spring rain, everything is more blooming.
Niujiao City is a county town with blooming flowers.
The pear and peach blossoms dozens of miles outside the city are pleasing to the eye.
To the south of Niujiao City is a jungle.
On the edge of this jungle live There are many hunters, but there are no hunters deeper into the forest, because the spiritual beasts in the forest are rampant and too dangerous.
Therefore, for ordinary civilians, the depths of the jungle are unpredictable and forbidden places.
No one has been there, unless they are court death.
But on this day, a group of Death Gods came to this forbidden land.
When the giant dragon hovered in the sky, the iron cavalry crisscrossed the ground, and the black army of the Blackstone Empire swept across the entire south of Niujiao City like a dark cloud, the city defenders were defeated without even having time to resist.
Fu Yun led a small team of dragon cavalry to blast open the city gate, and Lu Yan led the troops to march straight in.
The cavalry army surrounded the entire Niujiao City.
All the defenders in Niujiao City were killed, and even the messenger birds they released into the air were killed.
One by one, they were hunted by dragon knights and wolf falcons, and people in the distance could not receive any message at all.
After leaving 500 troops to defend the city and opening the granary of the government to replenish the army's supplies, Lu Yan and Fu Yun divided their forces into two groups.
Fu Yun led tens of thousands of people to attack the city, while Lu Yan led the army to attack long distances along the official road.
Attack the legendary city of Yu.
Three days later, the army arrived in Yucheng.
There was little resistance along the way.
The strongest resistance army only had 3,000 troops.
They were killed to pieces and had no power to resist at all.
Yucheng is a city that stands among the mountains.
The surrounding terrain is very steep and the mountains and forests are continuous.
However, the area around Yucheng is flat and suitable for farming.
Therefore, after thousands of years of reproduction, a city was formed here.
It was named Yucheng by the ancestors of the Qin family.
Over the countless years, Yucheng has given birth to countless capable people and people with lofty ideals.
Among them, Lin Yu, who proposed the "Green Coop Crossing the Ridge" plan, and the late Yihe Kingdom Marshal Long Qianlin is both from Yucheng.
However, on this day, Yucheng was about to face a disaster in his life.
Before Lu Yan's army arrived, the four city gates of Yu City had already been tightly closed.
The soldiers on the city were in full formation one by one.
The dragon-hunting crossbows and magic crystal cannons had also been pushed up the city walls.
Compared with Niujiao City, they were caught off guard. , Yucheng at least had foresight, although it was only for a long time, but it seemed to be enough.
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On the city, the general of the garrison was an old general of the Yihe Kingdom, named Man Jie.
It was said that he was the distant nephew of Sunset Marquis Manning, but it could not be verified.
Man Jie was a good leader of troops and was well-known in the Yihe Kingdom.
He was known as "Jiu".
General", and it was precisely because of this that Xiang Yu could safely entrust such an important city as Yucheng to him to guard
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