Chapter 1147 Before the Siege

The first night spent in Hecheng was very peaceful, the subject of surveillance did not show any abnormal behavior, ghosts and snakes seemed to be dormant, and nothing happened.

But this made Fang Chen even more vigilant.

The same is true of the so-called calm before the storm.

early morning.

Soldiers were busy on the city wall, under the leadership of officers at all levels, making final preparations before the battle.

Chen Fang stood at the top of the city and looked into the distance. Wenren came to him with a worried look on his face.

"The griffin scouts sent out are back."

"The Hucheng army has already stationed at a place five kilometers away, with at least 80,000 troops, which is much more than the information obtained before. Among them, the long-range troops are equipped with core rifles, and the number has reached 30,000..."

"And three core energy cannons were also discovered."

"..."

Thirty thousand core rifles, three core energy cannons?

This lake city is rich and powerful.

"How many long-range soldiers did we bring this time?"

"two thousand."

"The gap is too big."

"If I knew it earlier, I would have brought all the Griffin troops here, mastering the air supremacy, washing the floor, at least it will make it less easy for the long-range troops to play a role."

"This battle is not easy to fight."

Chen Fang rubbed his eyebrows, feeling very headache.

There is a huge gap in strength between the two sides. Melee units can still use the city wall to contain them. Ranged units are in trouble. If the gap is too large, they will be suppressed by firepower.

Looks like I'll have to go for a walk.

Chen Fang asked, "How much did the cavalry bring?"

Hearing people said depressedly: "Why don't you know anything? I clearly sent you a report on the number of troops before I set off in Nirvana City. I didn't read it."

Chen Fang was embarrassed, he really didn't watch it, it was too late to accompany his wife, who would watch that stuff.

"One thousand cavalry." Wenren said helplessly.

Chen Fang's eyes lit up, although it wasn't much, it was still a lot, and it could be used flexibly.

"In this way, you will be in charge of defending the city this time. I will lead the cavalry out of the city to ambush, find an opportunity to take out the core energy cannon, and then cause trouble for the long-range troops in Lake City, preventing them from stabilizing their output."

Hearing that Chen Fang was going to hand over the task of defending the city to himself, Wen Ren was shocked, and said anxiously: "But I... I don't have the confidence to defend it well, you should come, I will take the cavalry to ambush and attack."

Chen Fang patted Wenren on the shoulder and encouraged him: "It hasn't started yet, why do you think you can't defend well, you have to have confidence in yourself, I am optimistic about you."

Wenren said dumbfoundedly: "It's useless for you to look after me, I really don't know how to guard."

"You'll know when you hit it, it's okay."

"..."

For entrusting such an important matter of defending the city to his inexperienced self, Chen Fang's casual attitude of not taking it to heart made Wen Ren not know what to say.

Chen Fang didn't care what Wenren thought, and continued: "By the way, when defending the city, remember to pay attention to the situation inside the city. If Li Ao and Laurent want to act, they must do something during the siege."

Wen Ren felt even more headache.

If you don't defend the city, you can't win, and you have to pay attention to the situation in the city. She is under a lot of pressure.

"Can't we imprison them now, or let the soldiers guard them? I'm afraid I won't be able to do it by then." Wen Ren suggested.

Chen Fang thought for a while and said: "It's not enough now, we don't know their purpose, and we don't know if they have any accomplices. If they act rashly, there will be hidden dangers, but don't worry, I have made arrangements, and they will be fine if they don't show up." , If you dare to stand up, you will die, I let you pay attention, just in case."

Wenren was relieved to hear that Chen Fang had made arrangements, but he was still uneasy.

Seeing her like this, Chen Fang talked to her about the things to pay attention to in defending the city, as well as some tactics to use, to boost her confidence.

Originally, Chen Fang didn't intend to do this, he wanted Wenren to understand these truths in the flames of war, but seeing her about to collapse, he could only speak out.

While the two were talking, a griffin flew over, and the knight on it brought news of the movements of the Lake City army.

"Report to the commander, after the enemy troops stationed, they sent a force of 5,000 people to our side."

Wen Renwen looked at Chen Fang and said, "Are they going to start attacking the city?"

Chen Fang squeezed his chin and said, "It should be a tentative attack, aiming to find out the real strength of our defense. I think the real attack will be tomorrow."

The Hucheng army had just arrived, and the soldiers were exhausted, and they set up camp. They must let the soldiers rest and attack the city when they are full of energy. Now the troops are sent out, most likely to test the truth.

"It's just right, I can lead people to eat this army, so that they can't figure out our situation."

"Wenren, I will not come back when I go out this time, and I will leave Hecheng to you to guard."

"But remember, don't stick to it. If the situation is not good, give up Hecheng and lead your troops to retreat." Chen Fang instructed.

Hecheng can abide by the rules, but cannot abandon the rules. This is the tone that has been set before.

Wenren, who was kicked out of the shelves, could only nod.

After Chen Fang gave a few more instructions, he left the city with a thousand cavalry.

Wenren stood on the city wall, watched the cavalry leaving, and whispered, "Be careful, I hope you come back safely."

...

On the side of Hucheng, the troops dispatched were marching forward on the road.

The leading commander was constantly complaining to the adjutants around him.

"It's a hard life. After three days of driving on the road, when I arrived at the place, I didn't even have to rest, so I was sent out."

"I really don't understand. It's just a small city with less than 10,000 soldiers. If there's anything to try, just go directly to it and it's over. I don't know why Commander Hai Lie is so cautious."

The adjutant heard the complaint from his superior, but he dared not speak up.

The boss has his own family platform behind him, he can complain about Commander Hailie, and he doesn't have to be afraid of being retaliated by the narrow-minded Commander Hailie, but he is different. If he says something that shouldn't be said, it will be heard by Commander Hailie , Dismissal and disability are considered light, and the serious ones are directly dragged away and cut down.

So the adjutant changed the subject and said, "My lord, how should we arrange this time to test Hecheng?"

The commander said weakly: "Rush up and it's over."

"ah."

"Is this wrong? Many people will die."

The commander said indifferently: "If you die, you will die. Anyway, what you bring is cannon fodder."

The cannon fodder in the commander's mouth is all people who have suffered a lot. They were deprived of their freedom and property in Hucheng because they couldn't pay the taxes, and they were forced into the army.

The adjutant looked at the poorly equipped soldiers with pity, and silently mourned for them.

At this moment, a soldier ran over.

"My lord, I found a group of enemy cavalry ahead, the number is about one hundred."

The commander cheered up.

"How dare you come out to die."

"Just give me a wave of achievements."

"Order the troops to move forward quickly, let's catch this dying army." The commander ordered.

Soldiers take orders and leave to give orders.

After a while, the soldiers of the army began to speed up. After walking forward for one kilometer, they saw a group of cavalry from a distance, lined up, stationed on a hill, watching them.

"Hey, seeing that we still don't run away, you are brave enough."

"Kill me."

The commander drew the weapon on his waist and gave the order to attack.