wild trail

Chapter 354
After the dragoons arrived in the capital, they immediately went to the Ministry of War. After Lin Huo learned what had happened, he hurriedly led the dragoons towards the palace.

After rushing to the palace, the dragoons told Wang Lang what had happened and the situation of the enemy in detail.

When Wang Lang learned that those soldiers died tragically at the hands of the enemy, Wang Lang was distraught, and in anger, he pulled out the sword hanging on the wall, and cut off a corner of the table with one sword.

"The barbaric aliens humiliated my Great Xia warrior, and I will behead him by the sword to avenge my warrior."

Lin Huo looked at the furious Wang Lang and quickly persuaded him, "Your Majesty, the enemy is aggressively attacking our country. What should we do now?"

Wang Lang snorted coldly and said, "What should I do? Hmph, it's just wishful thinking that 10 people want to destroy our human inheritance. They ordered Li Mu to reinforce the Harbor City, and ordered the coastal garrison to guard the port and not allow the enemy to set foot on land. "

Lin Huo bowed and said, "Your minister receives the decree!"

"Come here, order all ministers to come to Qinzheng Hall to listen to the discussion!" Wang Lang said loudly.

Not long after, the various ministers who got the news rushed to the palace, and they knew the situation. Although the army was overwhelming, they didn't panic when they heard that there were only 10 people.

Xia Guo now has 10,000+ soldiers and tens of thousands of auxiliary soldiers. Besides, the enemy is working hard on an expedition, trying to break through fortified cities and conquer China, which is simply a joke.

Wang Lang waved his hand to stop the discussions of the ministers, and said in a deep voice: "You know the situation, right? The enemy has invaded our country on a large scale, and we humans are facing the threat of extinction. In the future, when the situation in China is known to more dinosaurs, we will no longer face hundreds of thousands of enemies, but hundreds of thousands of millions of enemies. In this battle, we must show our national prestige and let those dinosaurs Don’t dare covet our homeland.”

At this moment, Lin Jianya clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to invite you to fight!"

Ever since he was deprived of his military power that time, Lin Jianya's chief soldier was basically a nameless one. Although he stayed in the capital for so many years, he lived comfortably, married more than a dozen concubines, and raised seven or eight offspring for himself. After so many years of precipitation, today's Lin Jianya has lost the irascibility of the past, and has become a lot calmer, but he always hopes to return to the army, watching his former subordinates make contributions one by one, and now many He was very envious of the high-ranking officials who had already managed to stand alone.

Wang Lang looked at this subordinate who had followed him for more than ten years, pondered for a while, nodded and said, "Lin Jianya obeys the order!"

Lin Jianya was shocked when he heard the words, and quickly said loudly: "The minister is here!"

"Lin Jianya is now appointed Marshal of Zhengbei University to lead the northern army!"

Wang Lang's voice came to Lin Jianya's ears, and his blood boiled with excitement, and he said: "My minister Lin Jianya takes the order."

Lin Huo nodded in relief as he watched this brother who had grown up with him and finally regained Wang Lang's trust.

After Wang Lang asked Lin Jianya to step back, he continued, "Lin Shupi listens!"

"Chen is here!"

"Fenglin Shupi is the deputy marshal of Zhengbei, assisting Marshal Zhengbei in a decisive battle with the enemy!"

Lin Shupi glanced at Lin Jianya, nodded and said, "Minister! Take the order!"

"Now that the enemy is at hand, all ministries must fully cooperate. The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry must ensure the supply of food and grass. This battle is my Great Xia Liwei's. We can only win and not worship!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Lin Jianya and Lin Shupi, and said, "I hand over the army to you. If you lose, you will not only fail my expectations, but also the expectations of mankind. If you lose, please come and see me." !"

When the two of them heard this, their faces became extremely serious, and they clasped their fists together and said, "I will definitely not let the enemy cross Guiyu City half a step!"

"Okay! The two of you will set off tomorrow, and you must arrive at Guiyu City within half a month!"

"According to the order!"

"According to the order!"

When the top officials of the Xia Kingdom were preparing for a decisive battle with the enemy, the news from the north finally spread to the people.

When they heard that the soldiers in the northern stronghold resisted the enemy's 300+ army with 10,000 troops, the people were sincerely impressed.

The young and energetic students were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood. These warriors who shed blood on the battlefield, just like those in the legends, made people's blood boil after hearing it.

Now the real deeds happened around me. These young students gathered together and cheered loudly. Some students held their swords and sang heartily, wishing to fight the enemy for the country with those warriors.

But unlike those excited people and students, in a courtyard in Yancheng, a woman looked at the document sent by the Ministry of War with a dull expression, and two lines of tears fell involuntarily.

A ten-year-old boy next to him carefully tugged on the woman's sleeve and said, "Mother, don't cry."

The woman heard the words, looked at her child, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, opened her red eyes, and said, "God, kneel down and kowtow to your father!"

The ten-year-old child has reached the age of understanding. His father died in battle. Although he was very sad in his heart, the boy seemed to have grown up a lot at this moment. Looking at the North, he kowtowed heavily.

A few days later, when Lin Jianya and Lin Shupi led hundreds of personal guards to Guiyu City, an official from the Ministry of Rites and soldiers knocked on the door of the woman's house.

The woman wore a white cloth on her head and opened the door.

After seeing the woman, the officials of the Ministry of Rites opened the imperial decree and said loudly: "Lin is accepting the decree!"

Upon hearing the words, the woman quickly brought out her eldest son and stood aside respectfully listening to the official's announcement.

"Your Majesty has a decree to join General Lin Ping and make meritorious service in killing the enemy. Lin Ping is now conferred the title of General Dingbei, the official worship of the second rank, and buried in the warrior's tomb. Lin Ping's wife, Lin Shi, is now canonized as the fourth-rank wife, with a monthly salary of two hundred. Guan, his eldest son, Lin Tian, ​​was granted the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Forest Army, with a monthly salary of fifty guan, and his second son, Lin Di, was granted the title of Chief of the Imperial Forest Army, with a monthly salary of ten guan!"

After the official of the Ministry of Rites finished speaking, he put away the imperial edict, held it up in front of Mrs. Lin and said, "Mrs. Lin, accept the edict!"

The woman's eyes turned red, she took the imperial decree with trembling hands, and said respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Mrs. Lin!"

"Madam Lin, please forgive me!"

The woman nodded and said: "Thank you, sir. As a general of the Great Xia, the late husband is also his destination to die on the battlefield. His Majesty can give him such an honor. I think the late husband can rest in peace in heaven."

The official nodded and said: "Mrs. Lin, these are your official uniforms. These two belong to your son, and the imperial documents are all inside. Please keep them well."

After the woman took the documents, the official said slowly: "Madam Lin, please forgive me, I will not disturb you."

The woman nodded and said: "Sir, go slowly, I will see you off soon."

The official nodded and said, "Mrs. Lin, stay!"

After all, he took the soldiers away slowly.

After closing the door, the woman finally couldn't help crying.

The ten-year-old today hugged his younger brother, knelt beside the woman and comforted him in a low voice: "Mother, father is a warrior, and he doesn't want you to cry in heaven. The child has grown up, and I will protect you."

The woman touched Lin Tian's head and said with relief: "God, your father is a hero of the Xia Kingdom, and your mother will not remarry. From now on, you will be the man of the family. Don't let your father down!"

Lin Tian nodded solemnly and said, "My child knows!"

north!

Since the dinosaurs broke through the stronghold, they left a large army stationed here and dispatched small groups of troops to attack everywhere.

However, Lin Ping's blockade bought precious time for the surrounding small villages. When the dinosaurs rushed towards these villages with murderous intent, they found that the buildings were already empty, and not even a grain of food was found.

The commander of the dinosaurs didn't show any special expression when he heard about this situation, and sent spies to search for traces of humans along the way.

Fighting on this strange continent, it has to be cautious. This expedition has used one-third of the empire's army. If there are too many losses here, then after he returns home, what awaits him will be An extremely miserable end.

The army is its political capital. It thought that conquering the New World would allow him to gain more voice in the country and trample those superior guys underfoot, but the current situation is completely different from what he imagined. The strength of human civilization is far more than expected.

He is likely to face failure in this war, which makes him have to stop his hasty pace, first stand firm on the New World and talk about other things.

After more than ten days of exploration, the spies sent out hurriedly returned.

They have already discovered the gathering places of human beings. When they heard the scale of the human city, the generals of the dinosaurs were surprised.

A city of this size is comparable to a medium-sized city in China.

After thinking about it for a long time, it still decided to take action on this city, as long as it occupies there, it can be said that it has a firm foothold in the New World.

With the protection of the strong city, he can send the news back to the country. As long as the reinforcements arrive, no matter how tenacious human beings are, they will only be wiped out in the face of the iron hooves of the empire.

The horns sounded, and the Dinosaur army began to gather.

Returning to Yucheng, Shi Yue and Zhao Jian have already prepared for the defense, quietly waiting for the arrival of the enemy.

The dragoons had sent back Wang Lang's orders, and knowing that Lin Jianya and Lin Shupi were coming soon, they immediately felt a lot more at ease.

There are nearly 7 troops in the north. As long as these troops are mobilized, the human side will have the confidence to fight the enemy.

But the dinosaurs didn't give the humans time to gather their troops. After discovering Guiyu City, the dinosaurs' [-] troops marched in the direction of Guiyu City.

"Report!"

A dragoon hurriedly descended from the sky and reported loudly.

"General, we found traces of the enemy, less than twenty miles away from our side!"

When the two heard this, their hearts sank.

"Explore again!" Shi Yue said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

The dragoons turned over and rode on the pterosaurs soaring into the sky.

"Damn monster, it came so fast, order all armies to prepare for battle!" Zhao Jian immediately ordered.

"Brother Zhao, it seems that this battle is inevitable." Shi Yue smiled wryly.

Zhao Jian nodded and said, "It's not so easy for the enemy to break through Guiyu City, if they dare to come here, let them taste the taste of shells."

The dragoons kept sending back the latest information about the enemy, and at noon the next day, the soldiers on the city wall finally found the enemy's traces.

In the pale green jungle, a silvery line suddenly appeared, which was very conspicuous under the sunlight.

The two hurriedly took out the binoculars and looked over there, and saw piles of troops lined up all over the mountains and plains, and the banners of the dinosaurs were fluttering in the breeze.

"This army of dinosaurs is really extraordinary, and the level of discipline is no less than that of my Great Xia army!" Shi Yue said in a deep voice.

Zhao Jian grinned grinningly and said, "I want to see what these dinosaur beasts can do!"

Having experienced the power of artillery, the army of dinosaurs set up camp five miles outside Guiyu City after arriving.

Looking at the majestic human city, the dinosaur general's slender eyes narrowed slightly. The height of the city's walls far exceeded his expectations.

Facing such a fortified city, it immediately felt extremely difficult. This was the first human city it had seen after setting foot on the mainland of China.

To break through such a fortified city, the casualties suffered are immeasurable, but if the city is not broken, then the empire's new continent plan will face bankruptcy.

Expeditions of laborers across the ocean can only become the laughing stock of other countries. If they withdraw from the New World in despair, their status in the empire will plummet, and it cannot afford this price.

Order the craftsmen to build siege equipment with all their strength. As long as they take this fortified city, the New World will basically fall into their own hands.

Watching the enemies outside the city set up camp in an orderly manner, the two generals Shi and Zhao dared not go out to fight in the wild.

After the dinosaurs prepared for three days, a large number of siege equipment was built.

The humming horn echoed on this vast plain, the flags were flying, and the silver armor was slowly surging like a silver tide in the sun.

"It seems that these guys are going to attack, I'll leave the back to you, take care!" Shi Yue said in a deep voice.

Zhao Jian cupped his hands and said, "Take care!"

Shi Yue hurriedly ran down the city wall and returned to her defense area. The archers and artillerymen on the city wall were waiting in full force. Below the city, the infantry lined up neatly and gathered at the steps of the city, ready to stand on the city wall and fight the enemy at any time.

After three days of observation, the dinosaurs have already figured out the general situation of the city. The structure of the city is a very ordinary square city, divided into four gates in the south, east, and north. Among them, the south gate looks the strongest. The perimeter of the city is very long, and it is difficult to surround the city with the force of dinosaurs.

Therefore, after investigation, the general decided to concentrate his forces to attack the relatively weak west gate.

To attack this kind of big city, it is unrealistic to blow down the city walls like before. The main thing to attack in the siege war is the city gate. Once the city gate is broken, the city will basically fall.

The two of Shi and Zhao naturally knew this too, and the troops placed at the gates of each city were several times that of other places.

(End of this chapter)