It doesn't matter what the lord is.

Finally, Prince Shenghe knelt down in front of the lord's mansion and begged, and the Huaiwang Territory finally agreed to send 10,000 troops to assist in the defense. Compared with the Huaiwang Territory, the Qiming Territory was much more generous and sent 50,000 troops at a wave of the hand. Prince Shenghe also went to lobby many small territories around, but Yunyang's diplomat Yunye had already promised those small territories many benefits, so Prince Shenghe could only return empty-handed.

Something has happened in Qiming Territory recently. After the crown prince Norn was promoted to the middle of the sixth level in the capital, he has not made any progress and has shown a tendency to decline. The Lord of Qiming has invested too many resources in Norn and is unwilling to replace the crown prince, so he asked famous doctors from all over the world to diagnose him.

During this period, they naturally had to do their best to avoid wars within their own territory. It would be best if they could transfer any future wars to Shenghe Territory. However, Lord Qiming still underestimated a little. It would be good to transfer the wars abroad, but the local military strength would also be reduced accordingly. With the increasing conflicts, it only takes a spark to make the powder keg explode.

The rebels have never lacked people to create Mars.

Prince Shenghe carefully prepared for the defensive battle, summoned all the generals, and did his best to arm the Shenghe territory. In Yunyang, Lide was holding the troop report and said to Baicao, who was also a member of [Potian]:

"I estimate that the number of casualties may be more than 100,000. In the spirit of humanitarianism, I feel it is necessary to tell you. If more people come, more doctors will be sent, so that fewer people will die."

Baicao, the young leader of the private medical organization Renxin, looked embarrassed:

"But now the plague has begun in the north, and we have to send a large number of people to help. Moreover, will there be so many casualties? With Yunyang's current strength, it shouldn't cost so many people."

Lid shook his head:

"I mean that the other side will probably have to die so many people."

Baicao had a bitter face. When they first met in Nanchu, he was still a handsome boy. Now he was obviously tanned and looked a little haggard. During this period, he first went to the south to rescue the people invaded by the ocean tribe, and then went to the north to rescue the survivors in the hands of the dragon tribe. [Benevolence] Originally, Baicao was not a wealthy family, and it was difficult for him to support himself.

Lid handed him a document and said:

"Regarding the prevention and control of the plague, we have a complete set of scientific methods. I have already written to the Lingwu Lord, asking her to help promote it within the scope of her influence. The plague is terrible, but as long as the prevention and control are effective, it can still be controlled. In addition, I can invest 50,000 gold coins in [Benevolence] as funds for you to purchase various medicinal materials."

Baicao's frown relaxed slightly. He carefully read the report handed over by Lid and asked:

"What is your purpose? It's hard for me to imagine that you helped us so much just to let us help you treat unrelated people. Lid smiled and said:

"Then I'll be frank. I hope to have closer cooperation with you [Ren Xin]." Baicao answered seriously:

"We are a non-governmental organization, or what you call barefoot doctors. The idea of ​​our organization is not to serve you, but to serve those patients who cannot afford to see a doctor. So we will not belong to a certain territory, nor will we obey your orders. I can accept the investment.

But I accepted it as a member of [Potian]

Rather than accepting it as a gift from the Young Master of [Ren Xin]."

Lid did not argue with him, but just said:

"I don't have the idea of ​​monopolizing medical care. If I have to say cooperation, I plan to provide a series of training for your people. While retaining your existing model, try to improve the capabilities of each barefoot doctor and give them some more effective drugs."

Baicao looked at Lid doubtfully:

"How does this benefit you?"

Lid did not give a direct answer, but said calmly: "You will understand later."

13. The War Begins

Although everyone knew that Yunyang was going to fight Shenghe next, Yunyang still declared war on Shenghe very seriously. And it was not that the war was declared yesterday and the war started today. After the declaration of war, Lide also gave Shenghe a week to prepare.

Of course, rather than saying that this week is reserved for Sheng He, it is better to say that it is reserved for all the audiences in the world. It takes some time for the audience to buy tickets and enter the theater to watch the show. Especially for those audiences who live far away, it is not easy to come all the way here, and Li De has to consider them.

When the dragons invaded, Yunyang joined the human coalition and showed its strength, which even made other territories feel afraid. When the roaring shells blew open the dragons' hard armor, other territories finally realized that the Huaiwang coalition that "evaporated" in Tiancheng's territory might not have been killed by magic.

As a result, almost all territories sent their secret organizations to Yunyang, wanting to steal the core technology at all costs. However, the secret organizations in Yunyang now have the style of Lingwu, and it is difficult for any suspicious person to survive in Yunyang. In particular, the new law promulgated by He Yue also mentioned

For any suspicious person who is trying to get information,

Citizens can report to the patrol team. Once it is found that the spy is from another territory, the informant can get a generous reward.

The era of universal vigilance against spies has arrived.

There is no point in forcing a breakthrough. With Bai Ye and Skadi in the lead, there is almost no chance that Yun Yang's secrets will be stolen.

Gradually, other territories also accepted that if they didn't have it in their target, they couldn't get it. But seeing that the war between Yunyang and Shenghe was about to start, they still sent a large number of spies to closely monitor it. Since they couldn't get those technologies, they at least had to study what they were, how destructive it was, and how large the attack range was, otherwise they would still be passive when it was their turn to be beaten.

Lid didn't mind them watching. Rather, Lid hoped they would take a good look.

With time to prepare, Shenghe Territory also carried out a series of defenses in an orderly manner. Including strengthening the city walls, setting up ambushes, digging traps, etc. Anyway, Yunyang was the only one who could attack Shenghe during this period, so Shenghe drew all its forces to guard against the attack from Yunyang. A territory should have defenses on all four sides, but Shenghe now drew all its forces to defend against Yunyang, changing the siege from all four sides into a shield against one direction, defending the only opponent.

No matter which territory's spies came to Shenghe, they had to admit that Shenghe had already exceeded everything a mid-level territory could do: more than 100,000 garrisons, cleared the fields, stored food and grass, and looked like they were determined to defend to the end. It would be impossible to defeat a territory of the same level. Even for a slightly stronger territory, it would take at least a year to exhaust them. Even if a top territory wanted to gnaw on this bone, it would probably take some effort.

And Reed only gave Fang Shisan seven days.

On the day of the war, Fang Shisan was in charge of the front battlefield, and the Yunyang soldiers attacked Shenghe territory in three directions.

At the beginning, Zhixing, the general commander of Shenghe Territory, was also full of confidence, and even boasted to the Lord of Shenghe:

"At present, our army's weapons and equipment are quite good, and there is sufficient food and grass. The city defense formation is well prepared, and the morale is also very high. I heard that when Fang Shisan led the army in Yuxi City, he was best at defending the city. Now the conditions in my hands are comparable to hers back then, and I will definitely not disappoint the Lord and the Prince."

The battle situation on that day seemed to confirm his judgment: the Yunyang army's northern and southern armies attacked swiftly, because these two armies were mainly composed of members of the Zhaochen and Tiancheng territories, who were eager to make achievements and therefore fearless of death, but Shenghe's defense was watertight, rolling stones and falling trees were prepared early, and the city defense formation was also effective, which blocked all attacks.

People in Shenghe Territory also breathed a sigh of relief, but they still didn't dare to relax too much.

Because Yunyang’s main force has not yet been dispatched.

Moreover, the pressure on Shenghe's defenders was not small. Although the battle to defend the city could make up for the difference in numbers to a certain extent, the northern Yunyang army had 60,000 soldiers and the southern Yunyang army had 90,000 soldiers, which was more than three times the number of defenders. Even if Shenghe mobilized all its people to participate in the defense, the number of soldiers who could actually climb the city walls was still insufficient. This led to the fact that on the first day, although the attackers suffered heavy losses, the defenders were also very exhausted.

General Zhi Xing of Shenghe had to meet with Lord Shenghe alone to state his opinion:

"Yunyang's attack is quite swift, but the threat is not that great at the moment. It's just that Yunyang's main force has not yet been dispatched, and I'm a little unsure... I think the most urgent things are, first, to continue to seek external aid. As long as we can hold on, we will always attract more territories to join us; second, to continue recruiting soldiers in the territory, seize the time to train new troops, and let more soldiers perform rotational defense, so as to avoid our army being exhausted for a long time."

Lord Shenghe approved these two things. The prince of Shenghe secretly went to Wanze Territory and other large territories to seek assistance, while Lord Shenghe personally mobilized the people to actively join the army. However, this time was very awkward. It was already halfway through the summer and the autumn harvest was just around the corner. The enthusiasm of the people to join the army was not very high. After all, the soldiers of Yunyang had never harmed the people, and the autumn harvest was related to the survival of every household.

The next day, Yunyang continued to launch attacks on the north and south sides, while the main force in the center seemed to be preparing something and had not taken any action.

Zhi Xing sent a general with a small number of cavalry to attack Yunyang

The main army camp wanted to find out what was waiting over there, but ended up being ambushed on the outskirts, and only fourteen of the 120 cavalrymen returned.

Zhixing could only continue to focus on the offense and defense on the other two fronts, and the second day seemed to pass peacefully.

Until the next night, thousands of flames lit up the long night, like rising and falling meteors, all hitting the Jinye City that Zhixing was defending with all his might.

The sudden attack made it impossible for the night watchmen to notify their companions to help defend, and the huge impact knocked everyone to the ground. No one could tell what happened, but within a few minutes, cracks began to appear in the city defense formation, and the shouts of Yunyang's regular army finally rang out.

It is a torrent running through the long night, and also a fire burning through the long night.

After a round of bombardment, the city wall defense was already shaky. Zhi Xing climbed up the city wall under the protection of the guards, and what he saw was a scene full of despair. He heard rumors about the "Yunyang Cannon" from the generals participating in the human coalition. It is said that even the simplest shells can produce a force similar to the power of a sword of a fifth or sixth level swordsman. He also

We were well prepared, but we didn't expect the enemy to have so many of them - the number of heavy and light artillery combined could reach thousands.

The damage of each cannon's bombardment was indeed not outrageous. Even if it hit Zhixing's surroundings, the masters around him could block the shells before they exploded, or even simply block the explosions with their own strength. But the problem was that firearms would not get tired, and as long as they were not overheated, they could continue to vent their power.

It was like thousands of tireless kendo masters, swinging their swords at the city in unison.

The violent storm-like attack came in an instant. But for Yunyang, this was just an appetizer.

14. Magic, Artillery, and Cavalry

Amid the roar, Fang Shisan, sitting in a wheelchair, still had a peaceful smile on his face as he carried out the combat command at a leisurely pace.

She couldn't see the night illuminated by the fire, but she still remembered what Lid said to her when Yuxi City first started making firearms:

"Firearms are not so useful in a world where everyone can be a superhero. So if we need to make more, we should make more and use our numbers to take out the superheroes. That's our money power."

Therefore, Fang Shisan will not be stingy with ammunition, because this is the purpose of this operation - to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

After the artillery bombardment stopped, Jinye City, which was Shenghe's front line against Yunyang, began to crumble. Although the defenders were still tenacious, the translucent defensive formation covering the city was already in ruins. Because of the three-way attack, Shenghe's territory's formation could not fully support Jinye City, which meant that if there was a problem with Jinye City's defensive formation, it would not be able to be repaired quickly.

Zhi Xing noticed that the Yunyang artillery had stopped roaring and guessed that this terrible weapon of war was temporarily unusable.

The losses on his side were more serious than he expected, but Zhi Xing still forced himself to calm down quickly. He had a psychological expectation. After all, the generals who were fighting against the Dragon Clan had reported to him that the Yunyang firearms could even effectively kill the Dragon Clan's army. So when the guns were turned to Shenghe, Shenghe would have to pay the price.

He was very clear about this, and he also knew that Yunyang's artillery could not bombard indefinitely. After all, Fang Shisan could not do this when he fought against the dragon clan. So Zhixing breathed a sigh of relief and said to the deputy general:

"The enemy threat has been eliminated. Gather the troops to defend the city again!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he found that the deputy general's eyes were not looking at him at all, but staring at the sky above in amazement. Zhixing looked up in confusion and suddenly his eyes widened.

A magic circle, a complex magic circle, was lighting up above Jinye City. Zhixing turned around and said sternly to the subordinate in charge of intelligence:

"What's going on? Didn't they say that Skadi would remain neutral and not go to the battlefield?"

The subordinate in charge of intelligence did not answer. Instead, the sentry who had been looking out on the city wall said, "No, General, it was not done by a magician. Look over there—"

Zhi Xing looked in the direction the sentry said. Behind Yun Yang's army, there was also a magic circle on the ground. Hundreds of magicians chanted in unison. Everyone's magic power flowed to the center of the magic circle and then projected to the sky above Jinye City. Zhi Xing immediately said to the people around him:

"Notify everyone to find shelter nearby and avoid open areas!"

At that distance, the bow and arrow cannot reach. Moreover, even if it can reach, Yunyang's ace army will certainly block all the arrows. Since Fang Shisan can make the magician start chanting, he must have made extremely thorough preparations. If you want to threaten the opponent at this distance with bows and arrows, you must find a nuclear bomb sword fairy with tenth level of archery.

The magic was accumulated for about five minutes, and these five minutes were extremely torturous for everyone in Jinye City.

When the golden thunder struck down densely, the already tattered defense formation of the city completely collapsed. The army below could still huddle together for warmth, but the people responsible for transporting supplies had no way to resist. All the order between life and death no longer existed. All the people left their original positions and began to flee in all directions.

The thunderstorm only lasted for two minutes. It was not known whether the magic power was exhausted or Fang Shisan ordered it to stop, but the thunderstorm dissipated shortly after it completely destroyed the city defense formation.

Zhixing was unharmed under the protection of the guards, but he knew that Jinye Castle might no longer be able to be defended.

Are you kidding? Not a single enemy soldier died, but our own army suffered heavy losses. Apart from the armies of Western Qin and Southern Chu Lingwu, which army could maintain morale in such a situation? So after Zhixing gave instructions on the next combat arrangements, he made a prompt decision to leave Jinye City.

It's a smart choice, although it's hard to say whether it's wise.

After the magic bombardment, tens of thousands of burning arrows flew through the night and fell into the city, and the flames instantly ignited many houses in the city. Ordinary people had no intention of defending the city, and the order was already in chaos. Yunyang's siege troops had already arrived at the city, and with another round of artillery fire, they easily blew open the city gate.

After the city defense formation disappeared, the simple city walls and gates were like a thin piece of white paper in the eyes of Yunyang's army.

The defenders of Jinye City put up a brief resistance, and then the city fell.

The fall of Jinye City, which served as a bridgehead, was just the beginning of the war.

Without any rest, Fang Shisan played the next card - Yunyang's cavalry.

This card had never been used even during the Yunyang Civil War. It was a sharp sword that had been constantly sharpened. Its number had also slowly expanded from a few thousand to twelve thousand. Chen Yu led the team personally and recklessly charged into Shenghe's territory that night.

Even faster than Zhixing's retreat.

Although they failed to capture Sheng He's main general, they quickly defeated many of Sheng He's troops before the news of Jinye City's fall spread. This was the tactic Fang Shisan had decided on before the war:

"Shenghe's formation is exquisite, but lacks variety. Once it is broken, many weaknesses will be exposed. At this time, the cavalry will enter the field, quickly cut off the connection between the formations, and destroy their original structure, which will paralyze the city defense formations of most cities..."

This set of tactics was not invented by Fang Shisan. When the Lingwu Iron Cavalry was still there, Yu Qingzhao also used this method.

With the help of the high mobility of cavalry, the defensive formations of the territories were quickly and effectively destroyed. The cities without barriers were attacked by infantry, and most of the territories that could not respond in time would collapse instantly. The only way to defeat martial arts in the world is to be fast. No matter how strong the force is, once the opponent finds an opportunity to destroy the key meridians, the martial arts will be useless.

The fall of Jinye City happened on the second night. On the morning of the third day, Yunyang's northern and southern armies learned the news and launched a fierce attack at the same time. Shenghe's army still resisted stubbornly, but it was obvious that the feeling of divine help on them disappeared quietly, and morale began to decline, further forming a vicious cycle. On the afternoon of the third day, the southern army took the lead in breaking through with its numerical advantage. On the night of the third day, Shenghe's northern city also fell.

The speed was so fast that Zhixing had no time to adjust the army and change the formation. Bad news came from all three fronts. There was even a period of time when Shenghe could not spread the news as fast as the speed of the city falling. Just after hearing that the Yunyang army had attacked a certain city, the defense plan had not yet been transmitted to the front line, and other cities had also fallen. The whole Shenghe territory was anxious, and this anxiety came from having no way to deal with it.

Finally, Lord Shenghe said to Zhixing, the commander:

"Prince Huai, Qiming and other territories have already thought about withdrawing their troops, and are ready to flee when disaster strikes. It is meaningless to continue dragging it out. It is better to mobilize all the troops and seek a decisive battle while they are still here."

Zhixing said awkwardly:

"But Yunyang has three armies..."

Lord Shenghe looked unhappy, but the heroic spirit of his youth was still there, and his voice was also somewhat resolute:

"Let's fight their main force. This is not a breakout, so we don't need to pick on the weak. Only by defeating their main force can we delay their invasion of us and other territories. Go and prepare, I will go to the front line myself. I want to see what the army that made us so embarrassed looks like."

15. I will give you two ways

When the first ray of light breaks through the darkness, it means dawn is coming. No matter how weak the initial light is, the sky will soon brighten.

The news that Yunyang will defeat Shenghe within three days spread like wildfire in various territories through those "audiences". Although the final battle has not yet taken place, everyone in the world is in danger now, and those spies are also staring at the battlefield of the final battle more seriously, for fear of missing any key intelligence.

Shenghe Territory chose to go all out, which was a very honorable act. But for Yunyang, this was something they had anticipated before the war. The Yunyang Anbu organization had already infiltrated Shenghe very seriously, and they had figured out what kind of person the Lord of Shenghe was a long time ago.

So when Shenghe Territory sought a decisive battle, Yunyang also gave them such an opportunity.

On that day, Yunyang's northern and southern armies arrived. They formed a battle formation, one in the north and one in the south, but did not launch a fierce attack. They simply formed a battle formation on both sides like a steel wall, leaving a wide road in the middle. This decisive battle had a bit of the momentum of an ancient martial arts duel. One side was willing to die in glory rather than live in disgrace, while the other side wanted to fulfill this mentality. So this battle, which should have been one-sided, now seemed to have a certain tension of the brave winning in a narrow road.

Because both sides were surrounded by water, the spies of each territory were naturally panicked. Their idea of ​​getting a glimpse of the truth was thwarted, and they didn't know what to do. At this time, the short assassin named Xi Luo from the Yunyang Anbu organization accurately pulled them out from the shadows one by one, and said the same thing to everyone:

"Our Lord invites you."

A group of people followed Xi Luo to a nearby mountain with trepidation. On the cliff, Lid sat cross-legged quietly with a pot of wine beside him. When spies from various families gathered here, Lid still did not look back, but poured himself a glass of wine.

Without Alayya by his side, Reed looked very vulnerable.

It seemed that just a slight push would be enough to push him off the mountain, dooming him from everlasting destruction and leaving Yunyang leaderless.

Of course, the spies from each family only dared to think so. It was already known that Lid's realm was not ordinary. There were two people in the middle of the ninth level who could not sense Lid's realm, and the others had no way to start. In this situation, everyone tacitly chose to follow their heart - that is, to be cowardly.

Lid took a sip of wine and spoke calmly:

“This place has a great view, you can see everything below.”

The spies looked at each other, only to feel the weight on their shoulders getting heavier and heavier, and their legs gradually began to tremble. Lid put down his glass, turned his head, smiled, and said to them: