Chapter 149 Players' War
Not long after Shang Ji arrived, a player rushed over. I saw him from a distance and said with a smile on his face: "The general came with the army, what's the matter? Is there anything we can do to help?"
Shang Ji's black-armored black knight is not easy to mess with at first glance, this player mistakenly regarded Shang Ji as some high-level NPC.
"Who are you?" Shang Ji rode on the Lilong horse, looking down at the person coming.
"General, my name is Hu Kuang, and I'm the deputy leader of the Tiger Club. The president of my family, Tiger Xiaotian, is the head of a hundred people in nearby Lingping County. He has accepted the task of the county and came to encircle and suppress Niujiao Mountain!" The visitor said with a smile.
Kuanghu is very smart. He pointed out the official identity of Tiger Xiaotian from the very beginning, trying to use the official as a basis to force Shangji not to intervene in their mission at will.
"Encircle and suppress Niujiao Mountain?" Shang Ji was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "The centurion has the ability to encircle and suppress Niujiao Mountain? Then, does the county captain of Lingping County have the ability to conquer Xianbei?"
Back then, Heifengzhai in Wangquan County did evil things, but in the end Shangji joined Baiyun Township and dispatched thousands of troops to wipe it out. At that time, Shang Ji's official position was already Ying Sima. Now this little centurion dares to utter wild words to encircle and suppress Niujiao Mountain, which is stronger than Heifengzhai.
After hearing Shang Ji's ridicule, Hu Kuang couldn't help but blush. They did accept the task of encircling and suppressing Niujiao Mountain, but this task was an open task in Lingping County. In other words, anyone can pick it up, but there is only one reward, and whoever completes it first will get it. Hu Kuang just wanted to fool Shang Ji away, but Shang Ji was a knowledgeable person and was not fooled.
Hu Kuang didn't dare to say anything, although he didn't know the origin of Shang Ji, but just looking at the black armor Xuanqi behind Shang Ji, he knew that the person who came was not something he could mess with, so he didn't dare to speak disrespectfully.
"Okay, you guys do what you want, I won't interfere. If you succeed, give me the head of the bandit leader on Niujiao Mountain, and I will exchange it with an advanced martial arts cheat book. If you fail, I will do it myself Do you have any opinions?!"
"No objection, no objection, thank you general!" Hu Kuang was overjoyed when he heard the words, and nodded repeatedly.
"Wang Hu, follow me. The others will set up camp here first. Let's go over and have a look." Ignoring the ecstatic Hukuang, Shang Ji turned and told Wang Hu and others.
"Yes, my lord!" Several people saluted in unison.
"Do you mind if I watch your battle?" Shang Ji turned to Hu Kuang and asked.
"Of course, of course, it is our honor to have a general here!" Shang Ji ordered the black-armored Xuanqi to station on the periphery, which is already giving them face. Tiger Kuang is very good at life, and immediately led Shang Ji into the core of the war zone.
Under the leadership of Tiger Kuang, Shang Ji and Wang Hu entered the edge of the battlefield smoothly, and watched the "battle" with many spectators.
Of course, Shang Ji didn't have nothing to do to watch the excitement. He needed to understand the specific strength of the players at this stage in order to make corresponding policy adjustments.
There is no better test of true strength than war. Although Shang Ji has always attached great importance to player information, the things on paper are not reliable after all. Given this opportunity, Shang Ji certainly does not intend to let it go.
When Shang Ji arrived, the two armies were confronting each other.
One side is all NPCs, about 2,000 people, most of them are around the third level, and they are well-trained by appearance. The leader is a rough man with a big knife. Tiger Kuang, who accompanied him all the time, introduced in a timely manner: "This person is the King of Niujiao, named Zhang Feng, and he is a third-rate general!"
"In addition, the second-in-command on Niujiao Mountain is also a third-rate military general, the silver-armored general in command of the cavalry!"
Just relying on the fact that there are two third-rate generals, it is far superior to the original Heifengzhai.
Shang Ji nodded, and then looked at the player alliance.
The number of player alliances is even greater, at least 3,000, most of them are players, only a small number of about 500 NPCs, with a messy formation and various equipment, which are very player-like.
"There are two third-rate generals on Niujiao Mountain. I wonder how you plan to deal with them? Could it be that you also have two third-rate generals?" Shang Ji asked with interest.
"Haha, the general was joking. We don't have such strong third-rate generals. The few third-rate generals among the players are all in the hands of Yanhuang. How can our small temple hold such a big Buddha!"
Hu Kuang laughed at himself, and then continued: "We have prepared a group of masters, at least 20 of whom are mid-level generals, who specialize in besieging and killing the enemy's third-rate generals!"
It's no secret that players must prepare a group of masters in battle, responsible for besieging or pinning down the enemy's high-level combat power. This is a well-known fact, and there is no need for Hukuang to hide it.
"Is it effective?" Shang Ji himself is not optimistic about the so-called master group, and he also doubts the effect of this.
"Hehe, you have to use it if it doesn't work. You can't let them wreak havoc." Hu Kuang explained with a wry smile.
Shang Ji immediately understood that this so-called master group was actually high-level cannon fodder, responsible for restraining the enemy's high-level combat power.
"Oh, it's war!" Seeing the two armies moving slowly, Shang Ji was shocked and focused on observing the battlefield.
And Tiger Kuang shut up immediately, staring at the battlefield quietly, his hands trembling nervously.
He is not a combatant, and he is mainly responsible for handling the daily affairs of the gang on weekdays. He is a logistical talent. But he is well aware of the importance of this war.
The three major forces, including the Tigers, have been busy for a month to make various preparations. I don't know how much financial and material resources were spent to bring about this great battle.
Victory naturally earns a lot of money, but defeat means nothing. As the core executives and shareholders of the Tiger Club, how can Hukuang not be nervous.
The war between the two sides is different from the previous one on the grassland. Both sides are based on infantry as the main force. The Niujiaoshan camp still has a cavalry of hundreds of men, but the player's coalition camp has no organized cavalry at all, it is all infantry.
Both sides have sword and shield soldiers in front, pikemen on the two wings, and long-range troops such as archers at the rear. A well-regulated formation, but also the simplest and most effective formation.
With the quality of the two sides, there is no advanced formation.
The two armies moved slowly, and within a short time each entered within range of the archers.
"Shhhhhh..."
The archers on both sides exerted their strength almost at the same time, and the arrows shot directly at the local camp.
The sword and shield soldiers in front immediately raised their shields to defend, and the arrows shot on the shields and made a clanging sound. A few arrows passed through the gaps in the shield, but were blocked by the armor of the sword and shield soldiers. Only a handful of arrows managed to inflict damage on enemy personnel.
The rain of arrows continued, and from time to time, players or bandits fell to the ground with arrows, making screams.
The Horned King moved slowly with the army behind the sword and shield soldiers. He did not charge hastily, but chose to act with the army steadily. From time to time, a series of orders were issued to fine-tune the army formation to fill the vacancy caused by the rain of arrows from the players' coalition forces.
The Cavalry Legion of Niujiao Mountain has been hovering on the edge of the battlefield, and has not attacked rashly. The forest of pikemen on both sides of the player coalition army kept reminding the second village master that this is not a good time for the cavalry to cut in.
As the army continued to move, the two sides finally began to fight each other!