Stand-in eunuch: I pamper the harem for the emperor

Chapter 806
It is only half a day's journey from Ding City to Xunyang City, but even so, it is at least about two hundred kilometers.

The first main army of the Chinese Empire marched towards Xunyang City in a mighty manner. Naturally, they couldn't hide it from the scouts sent by Xunyang City, and the news quickly reached Zheng Yuanjie's ears.

The entire Xunyang City began to become tense and busy. The Ministry of War, headed by the Minister of War, took the lead. Everyone was preparing various materials for city defense, as well as food and grass mobilized from various places.

The Prime Minister Ling Zhongxian also sent three waves of people in succession to urge the coalition forces of the Zhou Dynasty and the Yue Kingdom.

When Zheng Yuanjie heard the news, he couldn't sit still and his temper seemed a little irritable.

After Lu Hao said goodbye to the Ninth Princess, he led his army through a morning of rapid march. After noon, he finally saw the legendary Xunyang City.

The towering city wall is more than 20 meters high, and the wide city wall can accommodate eight carriages side by side, which can transport a variety of city defense weapons.

On the current city wall, many crossbow carts and crossbows have been installed, and small trebuchets, as well as various stone sleepers and tung oil have also been transported to the city wall.

It is conceivable that if you want to capture such a strong city in the cold weapon era, the casualty ratio will be at least ten times more.

Therefore, even the three most powerful dynasties in a capital like Zheng would be difficult to break. After all, each of the three dynasties only had more than 100 million standing troops.

It would be good for these smaller countries to have a standing army of 30.

A country like Zheng Guo has a standing army plus a temporary patchwork of more than 50 troops. The real elite division is the [-] troops led by Zheng Guohua.

However, even with this small amount of troops, it is still enough to deal with Jin and Shu. It can be imagined to what extent the strength and national power of the two countries have declined. Even if the Zhou Dynasty did not plan a rebellion, the two countries would collapse on their own.

Lu Hao was riding on a war horse, looking at Xunyang City in the distance, his eyes flashing with blazing flames.

"Your Majesty, are we going to attack?"

Xuanyuan Lingyu asked.

"No need for the moment. Set up separate camps on several mountains opposite the west gate to form a cross fire network. When Cao Ming and General Ding arrive, it will not be too late to attack the city."

Lu Hao responded in a deep voice.

"Go down with the order, rely on the big mountain behind, set up camps separately, send out scouts to pay attention to the enemy's movements, and build simple defenses..."

Xuanyuan Lingyu gave the order.

"General Xuanyuan, send an order to Cao Ming and General Ding to rush to Xunyang City to join our army."

Lu Hao said loudly.

"As ordered!"

Xuanyuan Lingyu responded loudly.

Lu Hao felt a little troubled when he looked at such a tall and solid city wall and the huge iron gate.

After all, if the city gate cannot be opened and the enemy is suppressed by firepower alone, with more than 30 troops, it will take until the year of the monkey to kill them all.

It would be much easier if the city gate could be blown open, but with so much defensive material, once the tung oil was poured down and a fire started, it would be difficult to even get close to the city gate.

Of course, if he can take action, he can destroy the city gate with one move and naturally lead the army into the city.

At this time, on the city wall, the Minister of War and a group of generals guarding the city had spotted the flag of the Chinese Empire in the distance.

"The Chinese Empire is coming!"

The sound soon spread throughout the city walls, and many soldiers took up arms and immediately went on guard.

"Master Shangshu, they have no intention of attacking the city. It seems they are planning to set up camp on the opposite side." General Wu Lao said in a deep voice.

This is the only remaining veteran general in the Ministry of War. He has been on the battlefield all his life and is particularly good at defensive warfare. Therefore, he was reused by Zheng Yuanjie.

Because the troops mobilized from various places were too good, there were at least hundreds of generals in Xunyang City at this time, and there were more than a dozen generals accompanying the old general.

"They are waiting for reinforcements from the north and south. Once they join forces, it will definitely be their time to attack the city."

"General Wu, send more scouts and keep a close eye on the movements of the Chinese Empire. Don't let them sneak attack you!"

Huang Zhengming saw through Lu Hao's intention at a glance and warned.

"Don't worry, Lord Shangshu, this general will be careful and will not be attacked by them."

General Wu is confident.

"Master Shangshu, they are hiding in the mountains. Do you think they can be attacked with fire?"

Another general asked.

"Don't be smart. This is a real war. The enemy will be very well-prepared. Basically there is no sneak attack or fire attack. If we abandon the strong city and fight outside the city, we will be seeking death!"

General Wu saw things very clearly.

"General Wu's words are reasonable. We must rely on strong city walls and use our own strengths to overcome the enemy's weaknesses in order to block the new weapons of the Chinese Empire."

Huang Zhengming, Minister of War, also echoed.

"Master Shangshu, the rifle held by the soldiers of the Chinese Empire is a long-range firearm. It is very powerful and lethal. It can kill enemies from a thousand meters away, and it can be used repeatedly..."

General Wu has obviously collected a lot of information.

"Sigh... Such powerful firearms, if we can make them, will not only be able to stop the Chinese Empire's army, but also be able to sweep across the entire Western Region. The Chinese Empire has such talented people who actually created such a terrifying weapon and forcibly changed the entire continent. If they follow the rules of war, they will be able to attack the city without fear!"

Huang Zhengming was filled with emotions.

"This time, we prepared a lot of shields and iron pots, hoping to block the rifle bullets and allow them to engage in hand-to-hand combat with us. When the time comes, we can rely on our numbers to win."

General Wu said in a deep voice.

"I'm afraid they won't give us a chance!"

Huang Zhengming had a sad face and felt helpless.

Lu Hao looked at the generals on the city wall. Not only could he see them clearly, but he also heard their words clearly and knew that they had prepared many shields and iron pots for defense.

If the defenders hide behind shields and iron pots, rifles really can't do anything to them. And now that there are no artifacts like cannons, it's really not easy to attack a strong city.

However, all this was in vain in front of Lu Hao.

The most important thing is that he is not going to attack Xunyang City now, but to encircle the area for reinforcements and kill the coalition forces of the Zhou Dynasty and Yue State first.

Xuanyuan Lingyu's First Legion is only here to contain the enemy and attract their attention.

The sky was gradually getting darker, Xunyang City was brightly lit, and the city walls were covered with various lanterns and oil lamps. Apparently they were worried about a sneak attack from the Chinese Empire.

Lu Hao returned to the camp to deploy the defenses, and after meeting with Xuanyuan Lingyu for instructions, he disappeared quietly.

(End of this chapter)