Chapter 1196 must be taken

Over the next few days, Lyman discovers that Fang Xie may have been fooled.

It has been nearly half a month, and the Black Flag Army has not made any moves. Lyman really wanted to take a break, because there were some things that he needed to deal with lately, and he knew that he couldn't be distracted in a war like this, and if he was distracted, he would be able to take advantage of it. He really values Fang Jie, and knows how terrible Fang Jie's mind is.

In his opinion, the horror of Fang Jie's mind was even far more terrifying than the rumored Fang Jie's cultivation.

After all, the terrible Lyman of the latter now feels that he is capable of coping. And the former is terrible, and it is impossible to prevent it.

"Report!"

An Opru man dressed in a personal soldier costume ran in from the outside, his face very urgent.

"What's the matter?"

Lyman sealed a letter addressed to one of the Imperial generals and handed it to his attendants, telling him to send someone back to his homeland immediately. The homegrown gaffe is already getting a little out of hand, and he needs to finally show the tough side of his generals now.

"It seems that something is wrong with the Han people on the other side."

The soldier said in a tone that was difficult to understand, "The scouts have just returned, and according to their observations, it seems that there has been a big change in the Black Flag Army camp. A few nights ago, there were some changes in the Black Flag Army camp outside Phoenix Terrace. The movement of men and horses was more frequent than before, but there was no sign of going out of the camp to fight. Last night, the scout ventured a little closer, and found that the Black Flag Army's defense strength was visibly thin! ”

Hearing this, Lyman's face changed suddenly.

"I'll see for myself."

He strode out of the tent, mounted his warhorse and led a team of elite guards straight to the front. Out of the Opru's camp, Lyman did not stop until he was less than three hundred meters away from the Black Flag camp, which was already quite dangerous, within the range of the Black Flag artillery.

But apparently, Lyman's mind was not on that at all.

He raised his clairvoyance to look across him, and after a moment his eyes changed.

On the wooden wall outside the camp of the Black Flag Army, it seems that there are a lot of defensive troops. But after observation, Lyman was able to determine that at least two-thirds of the defenders were fake! Because the soldiers were standing so steady, they didn't move at all. It stands to reason that even the most qualified warrior will not stand still, but will shake slightly. But what Lyman saw now was that most of the defenders on the wooden wall were motionless.

So Lyman can be sure that those soldiers are fake.

He heard the horn blowing in the camp of the Black Flag Army, and then he saw a group of cavalry gathered from the camp towards the Yuanmen, it seemed that the number of that team should be about five or six hundred, obviously their appearance had aroused the alarm of the Black Flag Army. But it was this vigilance that made Lyman feel even more wrong.

"Let's go back first."

After all, he didn't have many guards with him, so he turned around and withdrew in the direction of the main camp.

The cavalry of the Black Flag Army had already gone out of the gate, and after seeing Lyman and their retreat, they did not pursue, and after bluffing at the gate for a while, they also returned inside.

"Ryrington"

Immediately after returning to the camp, Lyman made a decision.

"Take your regiment and attack at once. It's not a temptation, it's an all-out attack. ”

One of his heavy generals, Ryrington, immediately agreed.

Ryrington, who led Lyman's direct army. This army has made great achievements in the past five years of campaigning, and so far this army has never lost a battle in front of each other.

"But, Your Majesty...... Don't wait for Manwell's cavalry corps? ”

Ryrington asked.

"No"

Lyman shook his head: "Originally, I wanted to quickly transfer Manwell's cavalry legion over, but now the situation seems to have changed. I wrote to Fang Xie with the intention of delaying for a while. When conquering the Aegean Empire, the most difficult thing to deal with was the Jacques, because the Jacques had very strong cavalry. That's why, until then, I didn't use troops against the Jacques, I just accepted them, gave them a lot of money, and made them betray the Aegean Empire. ”

"I had intended to use that cavalry legion until the Jacques were familiar with the Empire and had done enough to benefit them. Because previous intelligence showed that the Han people in the Central Plains did not have a large-scale cavalry army. However, the Black Flag Army has a decent cavalry, and this was the reason why I decided to take a break and bring in the Manwell Cavalry Corps. ”

"But now, it doesn't seem like there's time to wait for Manwell to come."

Lyman said: "You attack immediately, without the slightest reservation." ”

Rington said yes loudly, and turned to leave the tent.

"Poollane"

Lyman continued, "Divide your legion into two teams and protect Rylington's flanks while his army attacks. Strictly guard against this is a trap of the Black Flag Army, maybe this is just a trap deliberately set by Fang Jie...... He was trying to lead me to the attack, and then use his very fast light cavalry to storm my flanks. ”

"Obey orders!"

Poollane took the order and left quickly.

"Order the whole army to be on alert, increase the range of scouts by twenty miles, and warn as soon as the traces of the Black Flag Army are found around!"

Even though Lyman was a little anxious, he still arranged all the arrangements he could think of.

"I just need to procrastinate and forget that Fang Xie may be facing the same problem as me."

Lyman said with a solemn face: "He may ...... There are also some problems in the rear. ”

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Ryrington's offensive left no room from the start, and this army was one of the trump cards in Lyman's hands. Not only is the soldier's combat quality much stronger than that of Thurence's Black Petunias, but also in terms of weapon configuration, it is also much stronger than the Black Petunias. The number of artillery pieces in this army is extremely staggering.

At least a hundred pieces of artillery began to fire at the same time, and the shells continued to explode on the wooden walls of the Black Flag Army camp, scattering wood and scattering wood.

In fact, when this scene appeared, Lyman, who was observing from a distance, knew very well in his heart. If the main force of the Black Flag Army was still there, it would be absolutely impossible for its own artillery to attack the battalion. Just like in the first battle not long ago, the Black Flag Army fought back with all its might to prevent the siege beasts from approaching. That's because the Black Flag Army knew very well that once the Opru formed a suppression in terms of firearms superiority, the Black Flag Army's battle would be difficult to fight.

If the main force of the Black Flag Army is still there, it will inevitably be dispatched and counter-charged.

In fact, the counterattack of the Black Flag Army is also a last resort, and only a continuous counter-charge can stop the advantage of the Oprus.

The seemingly sturdy wooden city gradually crumbled under the attack of the artillery, and the stone walls of the defenders standing on the wooden wall fell down one after another, breaking into several pieces. This also confirms Lyman's previous speculation that most of those soldiers were fake.

After about half an hour, Ryrington stopped when all the guns in his team were so hot that they could no longer shoot.

The Black-pressed Opuru soldiers began to attack in the direction of the Black Flag Army's camp, but even the previous cavalry team of several hundred men was gone. After pouring so many shells, it was discovered that there were no defenders in the outer camp at all. Probably, at the moment when Lyman retreated after observation, the few remaining soldiers in the battalion also withdrew.

"Your Majesty!"

The herald came quickly and fell to one knee: "The outer camp of the Black Flag Army is empty!" ”

Lyman's face became more and more ugly, and he suddenly felt that he had been tricked. He thought that letter could give Fang Xie an illusion, but who would have thought that Fang Xie would actually give him an illusion. While it's unclear why the Black Flag Army withdrew all of a sudden, it's certain that they did so uneventfully.

In such a confrontation, in fact, the situation faced is that whoever turns around and flees first will be beaten.

Ryrington's army quickly stormed the Black Flag camp, only to find the camp empty.

After the artillery fire, a layer of new soil was sprinkled on the ground, with wisps of smoke coming out. Wearing leather boots, the soldiers of the Opru Empire stepped on these new soil and entered the outer camp of the Black Banner Army, where the enemy who had resisted them for so many days had disappeared. Except for the place where the artillery bombardment was very embarrassing, the rest of the camp was very orderly, which shows that the Black Flag Army did not withdraw in a hurry, and it was obviously preparing early.

It can be speculated that the Black Flag Army must have let the soldiers and horses of the outer battalion slowly withdraw into Fenghuangtai in a few days at night, and then leave the city from Fenghuangtai. In this way, as long as the outer camp remained brightly lit, the Oprus would not be able to detect anything as long as they did not get very close.

"There is not a grain of grain or grass left."

Seeing that Lyman had entered the camp, Rylington hurried up and said, "Everything has been taken with us, as if the centaurs had evaporated out of thin air overnight." Except for the tent, there was nothing left that could be taken away. The minister saw some pots and stoves not far away, which should have been left by the people who stayed behind when they were eating, only these people withdrew in a hurry, so the pots and stoves were still there. In terms of numbers, there were less than 1,500 people left behind in the camp. ”

Lyman's face was cloudy, and he really couldn't understand why the Black Flag Army had suddenly withdrawn. Although he thought that there might be something wrong behind Fang Jie, but leaving Dongjiang like this doesn't look like Fang Jie's character, no matter how you analyze it.

"Keep moving forward and tentatively attack Phoenix Terrace."

Lyman ordered.

Ryrington immediately sent his men to attack, and soon the cannon fire rang out again.

"Report!"

The herald rushed from a distance: "The defenders of Phoenix Terrace are still there, and the resistance is extremely fierce. And they carried artillery up the city walls, and they also installed a large number of ballistas, and the attacking team in front was blocked! ”

"The defenders of Phoenix Terrace are still there?"

Lyman frowned, lost in thought.

"Send more troops to attack!"

He suddenly commanded: "Lei Lington, you personally lead the troops to attack." ”

Rington answered, and personally led the people up.

Half an hour later, Ryrington came back with a little blue face, saying that the defenders of Phoenix Terrace had a lot of troops, and the resistance was extremely strong. Moreover, Fang Xie seemed to have left all the equipment of the firearms battalion behind, and it was difficult to attack it for a while. The Black Flag Army's artillery was installed on the city wall, so the range was slightly increased, but it was just enough to bombard Ryrington's artillery position, so that it was difficult for the Opru army to get close without artillery support.

"Fang Xie is really in trouble, so he took the opportunity of my letter to leave. He left all his firearms at Phoenix Terrace, and left heavy guards because he was afraid that I would catch up. ”

Lyman muttered a few words, and then ordered: "Attack day and night, you and Poollane's army attack alternately, don't calculate the price, you must break through the Phoenix Terrace!" ”