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Chapter 624 Take the initiative
"Commander, the arrow rain mechanism in this fortress is too powerful, we can't let the imperial soldiers make unnecessary sacrifices!" Seeing that a thousand-man brigade on our side was instantly shot into hedgehogs and nailed to the hard ground , a senior officer's face was very ugly, he hesitated for a moment, and persuaded Long Qian beside him.

"The arrow rain mechanism of this fortress is indeed very powerful. I don't know how many imperial soldiers' lives will be consumed if we want to break through the arrow rain mechanism of this fortress. We can't waste the lives of imperial soldiers at will and let imperial soldiers do unnecessary things. Sacrifice, we must think of other ways to solve the arrow rain mechanism of this fortress!" Hearing what the senior officer said, Long Qian nodded lightly and said.

As soon as the two thousand-man brigades approached the walls of the fortress, they were instantly shot to death as hedgehogs by the dense arrow rain. This shocked Long Qian, and he didn't want the imperial soldiers to make unnecessary sacrifices.

Of course, if Long Qian continues to send people to die, it is likely to cause a mutiny in the army!After all, no one is willing to die. Knowing that they must die, these soldiers would rather rise up and resist than die tragically under the dense arrow rain.

"Commander, this fortress is the entrance of Qingfeng Valley and the last line of defense of the steel factory. It must be valued by the Zhao family. Not only is the private guard of the Zhao family stationed there, but it also hoards a large amount of supplies. We want to use it It cannot be captured in a short time, so we can temporarily withdraw our troops and station nearby, while waiting for the arrival of imperial reinforcements, we can find a way to solve the arrow rain mechanism of the fortress!" As soon as Long Qian's voice fell, a A senior officer suggested softly.

"Let's retreat for the time being. When we think of solving the Arrow Rain mechanism of the fortress, we will launch an attack on this fortress, capture Qingfeng Valley in one fell swoop, and nationalize the steel factory!" Hearing the senior officer's words, Long Qian made a slight move. Hesitating, he nodded slightly.

It is very difficult for them to capture the fortress at the entrance of Qingfeng Valley today. Instead of spending time in front of the fortress, making unnecessary tentative attacks and wasting the lives of the soldiers of the empire, it is better to retreat temporarily, wait for a favorable opportunity to attack, and capture Qingfeng Valley in one fell swoop. !
Following Long Qian's order, more than [-] imperial troops set off immediately, retreated to the rear, and stationed at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain.

Not long after, Zhao Hu received the news that Qingfeng Valley was attacked by the imperial army, and learned that the imperial army was stationed at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain and that imperial reinforcements were coming.

Looking at the information returned by the spies, Zhao Hu lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and said softly to himself: "It's time to show off the strength of our Andy City, lest the empire think that our Andy City is only capable of defending the city and has no attack power." It cannot pose a threat to the empire!"

After muttering to himself for a while, Zhao Hu sent someone to call Zhou Ming, the leader of the city guard army, and Zhao Fei, the leader of the guards of the Zhao business group, into his study, and prepared for Zhou Ming and Zhao Fei to lead the city guard army and the guards of the business group to take the initiative Striking out, defeated the more than [-] imperial army stationed at the foot of Qingfeng Valley.

"I have seen the young master!"

"I have seen the young master!"

As soon as they entered Zhao Hu's study, Zhou Ming and Zhao Fei greeted Zhao Hu one after another.

"I called you here because I want you to lead the city guards and merchant guards to take the initiative to attack and completely defeat the imperial army stationed at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain, making it impossible to form a fighting force!" Hearing Zhou Ming and Zhao Fei With the sound of greetings, Zhao Hu nodded gently, and said with a calm expression.

"Master, will our [-] city guards be dispatched for this operation, or only a part of them?" Hearing Zhao Hu's words, Zhou Ming asked loudly first.

"Your 3 city guards left [-] people to guard the walls of Andy City, and the other [-] people were all dispatched! At the same time, the [-] business group guards and the [-] powerful guards just accepted were also dispatched to help the city guards defeat them. The imperial army, strangle or capture them as much as possible, so that they can no longer pose any threat to our city of Andy!" Hearing Zhou Ming's words, Zhao Hu said calmly.

After finishing speaking, Zhao Hu cast his eyes on Zhao Fei, and asked his opinion with searching eyes.

"Master, most of the [-] powerful guards are very satisfied with joining our business group guards. They think that joining our business group guards means joining the Zhao family. It is a very promising thing. They are also willing to serve Andy City for Zhao You don’t have to worry about the [-] powerful guards, young master!” Seeing Zhao Hu’s probing gaze, Zhao Fei immediately knew that Zhao Hu was asking about the stability of his [-] powerful guards, so he quickly responded loudly.

The elite guards of the 36 powerful families in Andy City are very satisfied with joining the Zhao Business Group, because the treatment of the guards of the Zhao Business Group is better than their previous treatment, the strength is stronger, and the future is broader. There is no resistance to joining the Zhao's business group, but I hope to gain a foothold in the Zhao's business group, get higher questions and better treatment, and it is best to enter the eyes of the Zhao family, so as to make a fortune.

"Since you have no problems, go back and prepare! I hope to hear the news of your victory tomorrow!" Hearing Zhao Fei's words, Zhao Hu nodded slightly and said.

After receiving Zhao Hu's order, Zhou Ming and Zhao Fei greeted Zhao Hu one after another, left the study, returned to the station of the army under their command, announced Zhao Hu's order, and made preparations for the expedition.

Soon after, Zhao Hu's order to take the initiative to attack spread among the city guards and merchant guards, and a large amount of war materials were continuously sent to the city guards and merchant guards from various warehouses under the command of the City Lord's Mansion. stationed place.

"Boss, we just joined the guards of the Zhao family's merchant group, and the Zhao family sent us to attack the 10,000+ elite imperial army. Isn't this using us as cannon fodder?" A big man wearing the armor of the merchant group's guard, Said loudly with an angry face.

"What do you know, kid! If the Zhao family really used us as cannon fodder, they wouldn't have given us armor and weapons worth thousands of gold! You know, the armor on your body and the weapon in your hand are worth thousands of dollars." For two taels of silver, the armor, weapons and other equipment on our 5000 guards are worth 5000 million taels of silver. If the Zhao family uses our [-] guards as cannon fodder, they will give us weapons, armor and equipment worth [-] million taels of silver. As soon as the man's voice fell, a man with a scar picked up the sharp long knife in his hand, tapped lightly on his hard armor with the back of the knife, and yelled loudly.

"Boss, are you saying that the Zhao family didn't treat us as cannon fodder, and this expedition is an opportunity for us to make meritorious deeds?" As soon as the scarred man's voice fell, the big man's eyes lit up and he said excitedly.

"Of course! This is our chance to make meritorious service! It is the first and most critical battle for us to join the Zhao Merchant Group. Difficult! Therefore, for the sake of everyone's future, everyone must perform well in this battle and make enough contributions, so that we will have the opportunity to enter the field of vision of the Zhao family and thus jump out of the circle of the Zhao business group. Enter the city guards or guards!" Seeing that his subordinates understood what he meant, the scarred man nodded slightly and said.

This man with a scar is named Zhong Zida. He has great ambitions and has never had a chance to realize his ambitions. He was trapped as a guard among the rich and powerful in Andy City. Now that he joined the guards of the Zhao Business Group, his ambitions were released immediately. Ready to hug the Zhao family's thigh tightly and realize his ambition to be a general and a marquis.

In the early morning of the second day, the [-] city guards and the merchant group guards, which had just expanded to a size of [-], left Andy City in a mighty way, heading towards the place where the Emerald Empire's army was stationed.

The actions of the city guards and merchant guards were not concealed at all. The spies of the imperial army immediately found out about the situation of the city guards and merchant guards, and passed the information on the city guards and merchant guards to Among the imperial army.

After learning that the [-] city guards and the [-] merchant group guards in Andy City voluntarily left Andy City, which has a strong city wall, and approached the place where our own army was stationed, and wanted to defeat the general army in the field , Long Qian was startled for a while, and then disdainful.

Long Qian looked down on the city guards and merchant group guards at all. The city guards were better. They had at least a few years of rigorous training, and their combat effectiveness should be pretty good. Not interested.

And Long Qian, the guard of the [-] merchant group, didn't care much at all. Even if there were a large number of guards from the merchant group, they were worthless in front of the regular army.

"Since the head of the Zhao family in Andy City was kicked by a donkey and sent a large army to fight with us in the field, we cannot disappoint the Zhao family in Andy City. Everyone in the Zhao family and the entire empire knows the great strength and combat effectiveness of our imperial army!" A burst of astonishment and disdain, Long Qian said loudly to the senior officer beside him with a smile on his face.

Afterwards, Long Qian gave the order to assemble and fight. Under the command of the legions at all levels, a number of imperial soldiers gathered in one place, formed a neat queue, left the station, and approached in the direction of Andy City.

(End of this chapter)