Chapter 1260 - 311: Siege Warfare (Part 3)

Chapter 1260: Chapter 311: Siege Warfare (Part 3)

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"Direct Thief, this is pointless, pointless indeed. What kind of battle is this? We haven’t even charged, and they’re already retreating?"

Li Fusheng was clearly dissatisfied; this was not the battle he wanted.

He shamelessly asked Zheng Fan for the opportunity to charge, but before he could take his turn, the opponents had already withdrawn.

This wasn’t even a battle; it was more like herding sheep.

"I say, Brother Zheng, with opponents like these, do you really have to complain to the Prince, to Ying Capital City, and to the court every time you write a memorandum about the difficulty of defending the borders against the wild people?"

Lord Zheng chuckled, "The child who makes a fuss gets the candy."

With Li Fusheng, Zheng Fan had nothing to hide. As the blind man once said, people with mental disorders are often very pure.

"However, the Jin Army did perform quite well this time; their momentum surged instantly," Li Fusheng pondered, "Back when we fought them, once they got beaten, the rest of them just collapsed."

"The Jin people don’t need mobilization when fighting the wild people."

Actually, the Three Jin knights weren’t bad at all, but unfortunately, they got ambushed from behind, collapsing their main force and then getting completely routed through continuous pursuit, which shattered their spirit.

However, when dealing with the wild people, the confidence of the Jin army’s men and horses was quickly regained.

After all, for hundreds of years, except for those few years with the wild people’s king, it was always the Jin people who easily suppressed and toyed with the wild people.

Once this psychological advantage is established, it has a profound impact on both parties engaged in the battle.

"Brother Zheng, I see your net is missing one side, are you really going to herd sheep?"

"Yes, drive them east."

War,

to be precise, the chase, continues.

Looking down from above, one can clearly see a black mass engulfing the multi-colored center moving eastward.

And at this moment,

Jin Shuke approached Sang Hu.

Sang Hu asked, "The king, is he with you?"

Jin Shuke shook his head and said,

"I don’t know."

Sang Hu asked again, "Can I see the king?"

"This, I also don’t know."

"What’s the difference between you Yan people and them, just threatening me with death?"

"Come with me."

After saying this, Jin Shuke turned and walked out.

Sang Hu’s warriors immediately stepped forward to stop Sang Hu,

Sang Hu pushed them aside,

and said,

"Even if the Yan people want to kill me, they wouldn’t go through all this trouble."

All around,

were endless Yan cavalry.

After speaking,

Sang Hu followed Jin Shuke outside, arriving at a tent.

Jin Shuke did not enter but stood outside with his arms crossed.

Sang Hu hesitated for a moment, lifted the tent flap, and went inside.

He saw a man with a horrific scar on his face, sitting on a rug in the middle of the tent.

Beside the man stood a giant of a man with a pair of huge axes, who smiled broadly when he saw Sang Hu enter.

"Sang Hu."

Gou Moli spoke.

Underneath his clothes, he was actually bound by many chains; to be precise, the wild people’s king was shackled in the center of the tent, as a large iron ball was also tied under the rug he sat on.

Sang Hu smiled,

then knelt before the man in front of him,

and said,

"King."

Gou Moli smiled too, looking very happy.

"King, it’s great that you’re still alive."

"I am living quite well," the wild people’s king replied, "I have surrendered to the Yan people."

"When I saw the king’s letter, I knew it."

"Sang Hu, do you still trust me?"

Sang Hu shook his head and said, "Not anymore; we really can’t beat the Yan people."

"If we can’t beat them, we join them."

"Wise decision, King."

Gou Moli sighed, "I have let it go."

"I have also let go."

Gou Moli pointed southward with his finger, in the direction of the Snow Sea Pass.

"I asked that Lord Pingye for a small position; he refused."

Sang Hu shook his head and said, "Stingy."

"No, no, no, that Lord Pingye said he technically has the command of seven town armies, but the only one missing is the First Town; the army and civilians of Snow Sea Pass assume this town is reserved for the Lord’s own command in the future.

But that Lord Pingye told me,

as long as I help him take down Town South Pass,

he will give me the First Town."

Sang Hu said, "I don’t know much about these things, but from the King’s words, it sounds like a great thing."

"Yes, if I help him capture Town South Pass, with Town South Pass to the south and Snow Sea Pass to the north, if he controls these two passes, over time, he is equivalent to having half a Situ Family revitalized under him.

At that point, he would indeed have the strength and capital to keep me as his dog."

Sang Hu nodded.

Gou Moli wanted to lift his hand to pat his forehead, but he couldn’t raise it; the chain was too heavy, so he said,

"But, we probably will have to sacrifice many lives, sacrificing the lives of our sacred tribe."

Sang Hu laughed,

and said,

"That’s okay, after all, our sacred tribe’s lives aren’t worth much."

The wild people’s king lifted his head,

then lowered it, licking his lips, said,

"Yes, not worth much at all."

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By the time dawn broke, Li Fusheng, marching all night, looked like a frosted eggplant, dispirited.

Reports kept coming in,

that the wild people troops driven by the Yan army had entered the two previously vacant cities to the east;

The wild people really had nowhere to retreat, so they could only rely on the castle that the Situ Family had built on the snowfield years ago.

At the same time, leaders from several divisions sent representatives to Lord Pingye to plead for mercy, loudly proclaiming that they knew their mistakes, hoping Lord Pingye would spare them.

Lord Pingye listened to their pleas attentively,

and expressed his deep sympathy for their plight,

and then,

executed them all.

Riding on a Pixiu, Lord Zheng arrived beside Li Fusheng, the Pixiu under him snorted arrogantly at the Pi Beast under Li Fusheng.

"Brother, cheer up."

"Brother Zheng, what are you planning?" Li Fusheng asked in confusion.

They could have resolved everything last night.

Lord Zheng pointed behind him,

Li Fusheng looked back,

seeing siege towers, battering rams, and catapults being pushed towards them.

Li Fusheng’s eyes immediately lit up, glowing red once more.

"This, this is going to..."

Lord Zheng nodded,

and gently said,

"Use them to practice siege warfare."