If you're made a fake emperor, why did you change the country's name?

As dawn broke and the first rays of sunlight appeared, the sky began to brighten.

The area inside and outside the imperial city was teeming with people, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

On the city wall, a royal guard in full golden armor carried a dragon palanquin to the center, flanked by fluttering yellow dragon banners, exuding an imposing and majestic aura.

After the imperial carriage left, several guards carried a golden dragon throne to the center of the city wall.

Zhao Yu, dressed in the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Emperor Armor, sat imposingly on the dragon throne, staring directly at the Wolf Kingdom army with an air of superiority.

It was quite a grand affair!

Normally, he wouldn't bother with these fancy tricks, but now he has to, because he has to make sure the Wolf Lord doesn't charge into battle with the army.

Now that I've put on such a show of power, I don't believe the Wolf Lord on the other side would stoop to charging with the army.

"His Majesty."

Meng Qianshan, dressed in full armor, walked to Zhao Yu's side, his voice steady.

"What's the next step?"

Zhao Yu watched as the Wolf Kingdom set up a platform, and a middle-aged man wearing a wolfskin coat sat on it, revealing a smile.

It seems my preparations weren't in vain; the other side has successfully entered the face-saving competition!

Zhao Yu turned to Meng Qianshan and began to give instructions: "Two points. First, move all the cannons to the front of the formation. All soldiers, line up behind the cannons. Also, remember to pass down the order to listen carefully to the drumbeats. The order to fire and retreat must be precise."

Meng Qianshan was stunned after hearing this.

They are going to have a decisive battle with the Wolf Kingdom. They are already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. Now they want to drag the cannons from the city wall down to the front of the wall. Isn't this just throwing away their own military strength?

Meng Qianshan immediately knelt down, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Majesty, artillery is cumbersome and inconvenient to move, which is already a disadvantage for our army. If it is placed at the forefront, once the Wolf Kingdom cavalry launches a charge, our artillery will not have time to change formation, and I'm afraid..."

"I understand."

Zhao Yu interrupted him, speaking calmly.

"Not only should it be placed at the very front, but the gunners should also be reminded that they can only carry one shell!"

"What?"

Meng Qianshan was completely dumbfounded. Only one shell? Wasn't that the same as sending an expensive cannon out to the enemy?

"Your Majesty, this..."

Do as instructed.

Zhao Yu didn't choose to explain further to Meng Qianshan, but instead instructed him:

"The second thing is to have the civilians in the city who are helping in the battle prepare rolling stones and logs on the city walls. Then have them stand by below the city walls at all times, and tell them that if this battle is won, everyone will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Qianshan's face became even more bewildered.

Isn't this supposed to be a decisive battle? Then why are we preparing all this stuff on the city walls?

and many more!

Meng Qianshan suddenly realized what the Emperor was about to do.

"Your Majesty, you're not trying to trick me...."

"Shh! Just know this, and tell everyone to do as instructed, but make sure nothing gets revealed."

"Yes!" Meng Qianshan responded excitedly. He had been worried about the Emperor's decision to fight, but now that he knew it was just to deceive the Wolf Kingdom, his worries vanished.

Meng Qianshan quickly began to organize his troops and form ranks. Five thousand imperial guards soon assembled outside the north gate, forming a sizable military formation.

But compared to the vast, imposing Wolf Kingdom army in the distance, this was simply insignificant.

As the Imperial Guards looked at the enemy force that outnumbered them tenfold in the distance, their hearts pounded with anxiety, and their palms sweated with nervousness.

If it weren't for Zhao Yu leading them to three consecutive victories against the Wolf Kingdom, they would have already collapsed by now.

Even so, some people couldn't help but murmur to themselves.

"With so many people... can we really win?"

"Yeah, a single spit from across the street could probably drown us."

"What is Your Majesty thinking? Wouldn't it be safer on the city wall?"

.............

"Quiet down!"

Meng Qianshan's loud voice silenced all the commotion.

Following Zhao Yu's orders, he pushed the cannons to the very front of the city wall and, from an angle out of sight of the soldiers, secretly arranged the best formation for them to retreat back to the city gate.

"Listen up, all of you! Gunner, when you get the order, bombard the enemy once, then everyone listen carefully to the instructions! Don't you dare mess things up!"

Everyone was completely bewildered by Meng Qianshan's words, just like Meng Qianshan had been on the city wall just now.

But Meng Qianshan didn't plan to tell them, since Zhao Yu had spoken, and he dared not disobey.

But he still lowered his voice and gave instructions to several trusted generals.

"This time, Waibbab... understand?"

"Baba Bo Yi!" Several trusted generals all showed expressions of admiration.

Those who can become generals naturally know how difficult a decisive battle of five thousand against fifty thousand is. Now that they know they don't need to fight, but only need to defend, they are naturally relieved.

At this moment, the military formation was complete. Meng Qianshan looked at the red-clad cannons at the forefront and felt a pang of heartache.

These are all treasures.

But then he thought about it again and felt relieved.

Your Majesty is a god descended to earth. What are a few hundred cannons, these divine artifacts, to you? You can have as many as you want in the future.

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Wolf Kingdom army formation.

On the high command platform, the Wolf Lord stared at Zhao Yu's heroic figure on the city wall, feeling somewhat displeased.

At this moment, Xiaoyue Jinquan also came up.

"Father, the army is in formation and ready to attack at any time."

"Hmm." The Wolf Lord nodded without saying anything more.

Following the Wolf Lord's gaze, Xiaoyue Jinquan immediately spotted Zhao Yu's figure.

There was no way around it; with bright yellow flags standing on both sides and a gleaming golden dragon throne in the middle, anyone could immediately focus their attention on Zhao Yu.

"Hmph, even facing death, you still dare to be so arrogant!"

Xiaoyue Jinquan was indignant; he had absolutely no good feelings towards Zhao Yu.

The Wolf Lord asked calmly, "Quan'er, look at the Liang army's formation, do you see anything wrong with it?"

Xiaoyue Jin Quan glanced over and his expression changed drastically. He asked in confusion, "Why are the cannons placed at the very front? What kind of tactic is this?"

The Wolf Lord said calmly, "I don't know either, but I think the Emperor of Liang shouldn't be so ignorant as to not know how to use what he created."

Xiaoyue Jinquan frowned, thought for a moment, and tentatively asked, "Father, could it be that it's not a cannon, but some other weapon?"

The Wolf Lord's expression froze for a moment, then he nodded. "Quan'er's words make sense; that should be the case. Last time you said that the Emperor of Liang had dropped another kind of black lumps that emitted a lot of miasma, making it unbearable for the soldiers. So, what kind of power do you think the weapon placed at the forefront this time will possess?"

Xiaoyue Jinquan frowned and pondered for a moment, then said, "In my opinion, this thing is so similar in shape to a cannon, so the principle is probably not much different. They both shoot out to attack, but if you want to win the battle, it's really hard to determine the power of this thing."

However, one thing is certain: the people controlling the weapons at the front of the Liang army are all post-natal martial artists. Therefore, the cannons' weakness remains: they cannot be aimed or loaded properly. If the cavalry can quickly split into three or even four ranks, following a zigzag path, the weapon's power will naturally be significantly reduced.

"Hahaha, my son is clever. Although this will slow down the cavalry, it will also disable the enemy's weapons. Excellent!"

"Send the order down to have the cavalry split into three columns and proceed along a winding path!"