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Chapter 523 Dark clouds threaten to destroy the city

December 3rd.

Wild King, the guards on the city wall watched from afar.

On the northeastern horizon, long lines of troops appeared, the howling north wind blowing the military flags, the manes of the warhorses, and the red tassels on the soldiers' spears.

"Enemy troops! The enemy troops are coming!"

Someone on the city wall shouted something, and the soldiers guarding the city wall, who were already under constant pressure due to the approaching army, were made even more frightened by this shout.

There was a sound of rapid footsteps.

Clad in armor, Chilie Yanqing arrived at the city wall with a solemn expression and hurried steps.

His face grew increasingly grim upon seeing the large army gathered outside the city.

The soldiers conscripted from Shandong, Hebei, Yan, and Youzhou totaled 50,000, and with the accompanying auxiliary soldiers, the number reached over 100,000. They all gathered outside Yewang City!

Only when an army of tens of thousands, and an elite one at that, is arrayed before you can you truly understand the meaning of phrases like "advancing in a wall formation" and "dark clouds pressing down on the city, threatening to crush it."

They also realized why so-called martial arts masters, with their individual bravery, were so pale and powerless in the face of elite troops.

Chi Lieyanqing gripped the city wall with one hand, then clenched his fist!
The intense sense of oppression is suffocating.

He had seen his share of grand scenes, having fought his way through countless battles, but even he was deeply shocked!

This elite army pressed down like a wall. He had no doubt that after the soldiers in front fell, the soldiers behind would fill the gaps with expressionless faces until they reached the city wall and took Yewang City!
but……

A sense of greed inevitably arose in his heart: if only he could keep all the elite soldiers outside the city outside Yewang City.

Even though Gao Yu currently controls Hebei, Henan, Shandong, half of Shanxi, Yan, You and other places, which can be said to occupy most of the country of Wei, if he loses 50,000 elite troops in one battle, he will definitely suffer a great loss of vitality, and may even collapse instantly!
The commander who led this battle will surely be remembered in history!

By then, even Erzhu Rong would probably have to greet him with a smile and treat him with utmost courtesy, and might even go so far as to marry his daughter to win him over.

There was a clang.

Bringing the once-dominant Yanqing back to reality.

He turned his head and saw that it was a soldier not far away who had accidentally dropped his weapon.

Then look at the expression on his face.

Nervous, confused, and at a loss.

The city's garrison was not composed entirely of veterans. While holding the city firmly was indeed a good strategy, simply defending and passively taking hits was not a wise approach.

Therefore, Chilie Yanqing assigned a large number of elite troops to Hebasheng to keep Gao Yu's army at bay outside the city.

The city's garrison consisted of elite troops, soldiers conscripted from nearby counties, and able-bodied men forcibly taken from surrounding villages.

Those defending the city walls were mostly garrison soldiers from the prefectures and counties. These were peasant soldiers who farmed on weekdays and only received military training occasionally, making them no different from the refugee armies in the chaotic times.

A small number of elite troops led the new recruits, while the rest of the elite troops were gathered together and waited for orders at the foot of the city walls.

They waited for the enemy to retreat after attacking the city, then quickly left the city to pursue and kill them.

………………

Outside the north gate of Yewang City.

A massive army was advancing, positioned slightly in the center.

There is a specially designed command vehicle, which is a mobile elevated platform.

Gao Yu, clad in finely polished gleaming armor and a red cloak, held his sword in front of him, exuding an imposing aura. From his high vantage point, he had a clear view of his elite soldiers.

This look reminded him of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

Surely a one-armed swordsman wouldn't suddenly appear in Yewang City and kill him with a "Heartbreak Palm" move, would he?
But when he looked at the fierce and powerful army guarding all around him...

Humph.

Even the most skilled martial artists could only sigh in despair when faced with such a military formation!
The command vehicle slowly came to a stop. Gao Yu looked at Yewang City from afar. Its city gates were tightly closed, and the city walls were crowded with people. He could even vaguely see the tense expressions of the soldiers guarding the city walls.

"Pass on my order: the front rank soldiers continue to stand guard, while the rear rank soldiers take this opportunity to rest..."

As Gao Yu spoke, General Duan Shao beside him relayed the order, and the flags on the command vehicle rose one after another. The messengers went back and forth, passing the order down layer by layer!
On the city wall.

Chilie Yanqing watched from afar.

The deputy general suggested.

"General, the enemy has come from afar and must be exhausted. Perhaps we can take advantage of their situation and launch a surprise attack, thus weakening their morale!" "Fool...who do you take us for?"

Chilie Yanqing turned around and glared at him, then pointed at the army outside the city.

"Such elite soldiers are skilled in both advance and retreat; they would not easily give us an opportunity to take advantage of them. Look at the outer perimeter again!"

The lieutenant took a closer look.

Only then did I discover...

It turned out that on the outermost edge of the army, countless cavalrymen were patrolling back and forth, responsible for guarding and keeping a close eye on the movements of the city's garrison.

If we were to rashly leave the city...

I fear they may never return.

"No one is allowed to leave the city without my order!"

Chi Lieyanqing gave repeated instructions, but his gaze was fixed on the distance, where true hope lay!

Several days ago, after Gao Yu personally came to scout outside the city, Chi Lie Yanqing knew that Gao Yu would definitely make a move within a few days.

Gao Yu didn't bring tens of thousands of troops here for sightseeing.

Despite all the extravagance, the ultimate goal is to seize the Wild King!
After several months of preparation, Gao Yu has arranged everything.

therefore……

Two days ago.

Chilie Yanqing then sent his personal guards to contact Hebasheng's army stationed outside the city, instructing them to closely monitor the movements of Gao Yu's army and to report any advances by Gao Yu's army that would come to press Yewang.

Hebasheng then led his elite cavalry to launch a raid from the outside!

Once he could incite unrest in Gao Yu's army, he would then take the opportunity to send out the elite troops from Yewang City to launch a pincer attack from both inside and outside.

Not to mention annihilating Gao Yu's army.

This is certainly not possible.

But if we only need to destroy most of the siege equipment that Gao Yu brought, then... Gao Yu will have to retreat.

Building siege equipment takes time.

Without the assistance of numerous siege weapons, conquering the Wild King would be as difficult as climbing to the sky!
Whether it's harassing supply lines or destroying siege equipment.

Chi Lieyanqing and even Erzhu Rong's strategy was to delay Gao Yu's offensive and force Gao Yu to withdraw his troops.

They never even considered that they could annihilate Gao Yu's army in open field battles.

At least they can't do it now.

Everything is just to buy more time for development.

On the command vehicle.

Gao Yu looked down at his own soldiers from his high vantage point.

The soldiers in the front ranks, clad in armor and wielding sharp blades, stood ready for battle, showing no sign of carelessness.

And at the rear of the army formation.

The auxiliary soldiers who came with the army had already begun to take action, unloading wooden stakes, chevaux-de-frise, and deer antlers from the transport vehicles, and taking out tools such as shovels, picks, axes, saws, and hemp ropes to prepare for setting up camp.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

The city's garrison could only watch helplessly, not daring to come forward to stop them.

However, Gao Yu knew very well...

The city's defenders were waiting for an opportunity.

His gaze also turned north!
It seemed as if one could vaguely see, to the north, two armies, each composed of their own elite knights, clashing and fighting each other!
Gao Yu was well aware of the important intelligence that Hebasheng had stationed his elite troops outside.

How could we not be on guard?

He had prepared a 'surprise' for Hebasheng.

(End of this chapter)