On May 20 of the first year of Gaia, Shanhai Town.

When the first rays of the morning sun shone on Shanhai Town, this sleeping war beast had completely awakened, baring its fangs into the silent and dead wilderness.

The 1st Battalion of the North Sea Fleet went to the river at the junction of the moat and the Friendship River to hold the choke point of the waterway and prevent the bandits from attacking along the moat.

The officers and men of each battalion, under the leadership of the battalion, rushed to their respective defense areas and waited for the battle. They know that a fierce battle awaits them.

In the backyard of the Lord's Mansion, Qing'er walked around the courtyard anxiously, which was very different from her usual temperament, "Sister, do you say that the eldest brother will be able to block the attack of the rogues this time?" ”

Yingyu sat in the pavilion in the courtyard, took the white tea that the piano had just brewed, took a sip, and said calmly: "You must be able to block it, when has the eldest brother failed." ”

In fact, Yingyu is also nervous, but as a sister, she can't show it.

"Yes, but I'm still a little worried. Stinky big brother, he didn't even allow us to go out. Qing'er complained about Ouyang Shuo on the surface, but she was actually very moved in her heart.

This rogue attack is not as good as the previous monster siege, once the city is broken, then Shanhai Town will be sacked. Therefore, for the sake of safety, Ouyang Shuo deliberately did not arrange anything for Yingyu and Qing'er, so that they could stay in the Lord's Mansion with peace of mind.

Ouyang Shuo had already greeted Lin Yue of the Martial Pavilion, and asked him to lead the disciples of the Martial Pavilion to temporarily enter the Lord's Mansion and take on the heavy responsibility of guarding the Lord's Mansion.

At half past seven in the morning, five allies, Phoenix Prisoner, Bai Hua, Dragon Seeking Point, Mulan Yue, and the Siege Lion, appeared in the Shanhai Town Teleportation Array.

Ouyang Shuo, dressed in military uniform, greeted them in the teleportation array. They came to Shanhai Town this time as observers, observing the whole process of Shanhai Town's defense of the city, and accumulating experience in advance for the promotion of their respective territories.

The reason why the five Phoenix prisoners were able to make the trip was also thanks to Mulan Yue.

Mulan Yue learned that Shanhai Town was going to welcome the Liukou siege today, and shouted on the Alliance Channel to see the excitement.

After all, Mulan Yue was young, innocent and cute, and she would say whatever she wanted, and she didn't think about whether this kind of request would make Ouyang Shuo embarrassed. Like the white birch and the phoenix prisoner, they would never make such a request.

Ouyang Shuo admired Mulan Yue's frankness, and after a little consideration, he nodded and agreed. Since he promised Mulan Yue, he naturally can't favor one over the other.

Among the five people, only the phoenix prisoner came to Shanhai Town for the first time. It's just that time is urgent now, and there is no extra time for her to visit.

Leaving the teleportation array, Ouyang Shuo took Bai Hua and the others to the west tower. Shi Wansui, the chief general in charge of the western defense, and Zhao Sihu, the deputy general, had already climbed the city tower one step ahead of them.

The lord flag of Shanhai Town is waving in the wind in the morning light, and the golden dragon is shining brightly in the sunlight. All the people of Shanhai Town will unite under this banner and defend the territory to the death.

At eight o'clock in the morning, billowing wolf smoke rose from the guard tower in the distance. Everyone knows that the rogue is coming.

In Ouyang Shuo's ears, the system prompt sounded on time.

"System prompt: The siege test of the mountain and sea town has officially begun. The rogue of this attack is a total of 6,700 people, so please prepare for battle in advance. ”

Ouyang Shuo scolded secretly, 6,700 people, 200 more than yesterday's Freedom Town, I really don't know what the system is based on, it is difficult to arrange such a huge number of rogues just because Shanhai Town had exterminated too many rogues before? It's a real headache.

The mighty army of rogues appeared on the vast plains west of the city. When the army reached three kilometers west of the city, it stopped and began to set up camp.

and he commanded six thousand seven hundred nobles, three chiefs. The big leader, Huo Kui, commanded 2,000 elite rogues and 3,000 ordinary rogues, all of whom were infantry; The second leader, the Black Cavalry, commanded a thousand elite rogues, all of whom were cavalry; The three chieftains, Huo Liu, Huo Yu's younger brother, commanded seven hundred water bandits.

Appearing to the west of Shanhai Town were the six thousand Liukou of the great leader Huo Kui and the second leader of the Black Cavalry. As for the three leaders, Huo Liu, naturally took seven hundred water bandits and went south along the Friendship River.

After setting up the camp, the black horse came to Huo Kui's camp and asked, "Big brother, how should this battle be fought?" ”

Huo Kui was a middle-aged man, about thirty-five or sixteen years old, and his appearance was extremely gentle, not at all like a rogue leader. Only the brothers of the Liukou camp know how cruel this leader of their own family is.

Huo Kui frowned, "You have also seen that the town in front of you is not simple, not only does it have tall city walls, but even the moat has been dug up." ”

The black rider nodded, "Yes, I rode around just now and found that only the west side could attack, and the other sides were very difficult. I think that the other side must also be confident, and will definitely deploy heavy troops to defend us in the west, and it may not be easy to successfully take the city gate. ”

Huo Kui shook his head and said, "The art of war is cloudy, and disadvantage is advantageous. Since the other party has arranged it like this, then we don't have to think about it any other way. Simply concentrate all your forces and concentrate on attacking Simon. I don't believe it, with our six thousand sons, we can't take a broken city gate. ”

"Big brother is smart!"

"In addition, I ordered to go down, in addition to assembling siege equipment, and then take out some of the sons, rush to the other side of the moat, and start building a pontoon bridge." Huo Kui said.

The black knight looked puzzled and asked, "Big brother, didn't you just say that you should concentrate all your forces and attack Ximen?" Why do you arrange people to build pontoon bridges? ”

Huo Kui smiled mysteriously and said: "Soldiers, treacherous ways, fiction is real, reality is fiction." We are going to attack Simon with all our might, but we can't let the other side easily see through our intentions. When the other side saw us building a pontoon bridge, they would not dare to relax their defenses in the north. In this way, it is possible to effectively contain the opponent's forces. ”

The black rider looked appreciative and said, "It's still the eldest brother who is smart, okay, I'll give the order." ”

Huo Kui waved his hand and said with a smile: "Go ahead." ”

Outside the tent, the rogues were already assembling the various siege equipment they had brought with them, including ladders, trebuchetsets, and ramours designed to break through the gates.

If these instruments were seen by Ouyang Shuo, he would definitely be dumbfounded. The system is too cheating, how can a bunch of sub-rogues have such professional siege equipment.

The first is the ladder, which is not a simple wooden ladder. The ladder assembled by the Liukou has wheels underneath that can be pushed to drive, and is equipped with anti-shields, winches, grappling hooks and other equipment, which is very sharp.

Catapults, a mass killer in siege warfare, use the principle of leverage to throw stone projectiles. The catapult assembled by the rogues is not the most primitive kind of catapult, requiring dozens of people to pull ropes to throw stones. It is a catapult with its own counterweight, when throwing, as long as you hold one end, put the stone ball, after loosening, the counterweight sinks, and then through the principle of leverage, the stone ball is thrown out quickly.

At the beginning of the war, the west of Shanhai Town was unusually calm. The rogues prepared unhurriedly, with no intention of attacking immediately.

The first conflict to erupt was the Friendship River.

The three leaders, Huo Liu, led 700 water bandits, took more than ten warships, and went down the river. Sail to the junction of the Friendship River and the moat, and meet the North Sea Fleet guarding here.

The five Mengchong fighters of the North Sea Fleet adopted a formation of one, two, and two to guard the Youyi River and completely block the river. Pei Donglai's flagship is at the front. Seeing the sailor fleet coming from the opposite side, Pei Donglai did not hesitate at all, and immediately ordered the heralds to play the flag and order all to attack.

In a time when warships were not yet equipped with artillery, there were not many ways to fight on water. It's nothing more than long-range archer shooting, or broadside combat.

Since the formation of the Bow and Crossbow Division, the bows and crossbows in the Shanhai Town Army have been far stronger than the bows and arrows used by the rogues in the wilderness. Therefore, relying on the advantage of range, before the bandits could react, the North Sea Fleet had already taken the lead in attacking. Rows and rows of arrows rained down on the bandit warships.

The bandits' warships were just ordinary ships with limited protection capabilities, and most of the bandits were in the open air, with no canopy over their heads. Therefore, several rounds of arrow rain from the North Sea Fleet immediately inflicted heavy losses on the water bandits.

The three chiefs, Huo Liu, are also a ruthless character, in the face of the attack of the North Sea Fleet, they do not retreat but advance, and order the fleet to speed up, and be sure to close the distance between the two sides in order to launch a counterattack.

These bandits, naturally, are also ruthless characters, driving warships with a roar and rushing towards the North Sea Fleet.

Pei Donglai himself has been in Shuizhai for a long time, and even many of the soldiers of the North Sea Fleet are prisoners of Shuizhai who have been transferred, so they are naturally very familiar with the water bandits.

In the face of the rushing water bandits, Pei Donglai did not panic and ordered the troops to continue shooting. When the distance between the two sides was about to enter the range of the bandits, Pei Donglai decisively ordered the fleet to speed up.

At this time, the superior performance of the Mengchong fighting ship was fully revealed, and before the water bandits on the opposite side could react, they had already rushed to the water bandits' warship.

The powerful Mengchong fighting ship smashed the water bandits' warship to pieces. Taking advantage of the other party's panic, Pei Donglai decisively ordered and began to engage in broadside battles.

The soldiers of the North Sea Fleet themselves were transferred from the bandits, and after a long period of training and fighting, they were able to completely abuse the bandits in terms of individual combat effectiveness. Moreover, a Mengchong fighting ship can carry a hundred sailors and soldiers. And a water bandit warship can only carry a maximum of sixty water bandits.

Thus, one-on-one broadside battles, both in quantity and quality, the North Sea Fleet had the upper hand.

The Friendship River is only thirty-five meters wide, and it can't accommodate too many warships. Therefore, although the bandits had an advantage in the number of warships, there were not many warships that really confronted the North Sea Fleet head-on.

In less than half an hour, the North Sea Fleet crippled the five warships in front of the bandits. When the bandits behind saw that something was wrong, they immediately turned the bow of the boat and fled.

Pei Donglai did not give the order to pursue, but completely cleared the five warships that had been destroyed. (To be continued.) )