Chapter 1427
Siege, Assassination
Chapter 1427 Siege, Assassination
Bang! Boom!
The enemy's massive iron rollers, with the force of crushing mountains, reaped everything on the outskirts of the city.
Houses, sentry posts, barricades, grass, vegetables, and crops were all crushed.
Boom boom boom boom!
When the large iron roller rolled over the deep pit of the trap, the camouflaged grass shed on the pit could not withstand the weight of the large iron roller and fell into the trap.
Snap, snap, snap—the sharp objects in the trap were smashed flat; whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—the medicine packets were smashed, and the powder flew out, forming a medicinal mist.
The sharp blades and medicinal mist failed to harm the enemy, but the deep pit of the trap imprisoned a large iron roller, preventing this heavy weapon from damaging the buildings of the Great Wei and allowing the enemy to wade through the trap.
Thump thump thump!
"Iron Butcher's heavy weapon is trapped, the slave soldiers muster their weapons!" Enemy messengers scattered throughout the battlefield shouted upon seeing this.
Upon hearing this, the slave soldiers immediately rushed towards the trap site like worker ants, carrying iron crowbars, long iron chains, shovels, and other tools.
They dug a long slope in the pit with a loud bang, then laid out a long iron chain, used crowbars and other tools to pry up the large iron roller, and pushed it from behind to the front. The large iron roller rolled again, heading towards the capital city.
clap clap clap!
"Get out of the way, you slave soldiers! Don't hinder the heroes of the Eastern Desert from charging and destroying Wei!" The western and northern soldiers charged forward on horseback, knocking several slave soldiers away and wielding long swords to strike them.
The slave soldiers hurriedly knelt on the ground, dodging the blows while quickly crawling towards a more open area to avoid being trampled to death by the horses' hooves.
The enemy's sweep was as powerful as thunder and as swift as the wind; in just a couple of hours, they had advanced ten miles!
Looking around, the area swept by the enemy was full of pits and craters, resembling a ruin... It was burned and smashed by the enemy, and also the result of heavy weapons detonating buried firearms, causing them to explode.
"Good news! Reporting to the Fourth Prince Hongyu, our army has advanced ten miles, destroyed more than four hundred traps set by the grain garrison, and detonated more than one hundred heavenly thunder weapons. Our army is now close to the grain garrison's barricade camp. The Fourth Prince can stay in the grain garrison camp tonight!" Xiqin Erqin reported.
The Northern King, Bei Qi Demo, who was serving beside the Fourth Prince's chariot, said upon hearing this, "Fourth Prince, I think it is not appropriate to stay at Liang Wei's barricade camp tonight."
"My brothers and sons, including Xiduo and Xihe'er in the west, have all perished here. This shows that the land of the Liangwei barbarians is not so easy to conquer... Please, Fourth Prince, wait a night or two. Let Beiqi Dekui in the north and Xiyan in the west stay overnight to confirm that there are no Liangwei ambush troops before you can invite Fourth Prince to enter the chevaux-de-frise camp."
Xiqin Erqin, flattered by the Eastern Queen, became somewhat arrogant and mocked, "Beiqidemo, have you been scared out of your wits by the disastrous defeat of the northern heroes?"
"We'll push forward, and apart from the traps, no Wei soldiers will come out to stop us. Wei is so scared that they've closed the city gates and won't come out. We can push all the way to the moat, throw the fire and poison into the water, and we can finish the job in a day. After that, we can eat, drink, and have fun, and just wait for Wei to die of illness. Isn't that great?!"
When Bei Qidemo saw Xi Qinerqin farting, he simply bowed to the Fourth Prince and awaited the Fourth Prince's judgment.
The Fourth Prince stood atop the war chariot, gazing towards the direction of the barricade camp, and said, "Speed is of the essence in war. While the grain supply troops inside the city are in a state of panic, accelerate our advance and throw fire poison. Otherwise, the grain supply troops will react and create obstacles to block the fire poison!"
"The Fourth Prince is wise!" Xiqin Erqin's eyes lit up. He raised his chin at Beiqi Demo and said, "The Northern King should sleep with more women to boost his virility, lest he run out of courage and be too afraid to charge into battle, hahaha!"
After mocking them, Xiqin Erqin spurred his horse forward and relayed the order: "The Fourth Prince's latest military order: accelerate forward and take advantage of the panic in Liangwei to accomplish the great task!"
Soon, hundreds of enemy soldiers rode back and forth on horseback, shouting the new military order.
Bei Qidemo looked at Xi Qinerqin's retreating figure with disdain and said to the Fourth Prince, "Fourth Prince, your status is noble. I implore you to camp at the rear of the vanguard tonight and not enter the area of the barricade camp... Since the Western King likes it, let him stay there first." The Fourth Prince chuckled silently, not replying, but saying only, "Go see the Divine Prince and request the Fire Seed Poison Seed; the vanguard needs it today."
"Yes." Bei Qidemo accepted the order and rode his horse to the Red Feather Royal Court area in the middle of the army, where he requested an audience with the First Prince.
After hearing this, the eldest prince nodded: "The fourth prince did a good job today; the vanguard was lightning fast."
He then asked, "Did the heavy iron weapons collapse the tunnel?"
Bei Qi Demo replied, "Your Highness, no, but they did create hundreds of deep pit traps. The cowardly and cunning Liang Wei dared not engage our army in direct combat, and only wanted to use traps to harm us. Unfortunately, Liang Wei was foolish and did not expect that we had the Iron Slaughter Heavy Weapon!"
The Iron Slaughtering Weapons are heavy, but not difficult to transport; just roll them forward and they can run.
Upon hearing this, the enemy's eldest prince remained silent. After Bei Qi Demo reacted, he bowed his head and adopted a humble posture while awaiting further news before saying, "Pass down the order: after attacking the chevaux-de-frise camp and releasing the poisonous flames, the heroes who released the poison can remain stationed at the chevaux-de-frise camp. The other heroes should retreat five miles to prevent a surprise attack by the grain supply depot, which could result in the loss of our heroes."
That's a contradiction, isn't it?
If they were worried that the enemy forces in the Eastern Desert would suffer losses from a surprise attack by the grain supply depot, why would the hero who threw the fire poison stay overnight at the barricade camp?
Bei Qide Mo wasn't stupid; he quickly understood and looked up at the First Prince: "Has the Divine Prince received another divine message?"
Damn it, all they do is spout this mystical nonsense all day long. Have they even seen a god before?!
The charlatan prince nodded and said, "This batch of Fireball Poison is a divine gift, extremely ferocious, and capable of decimating the grain supply of Wei. Therefore, we must protect the heroes of the Eastern Desert... Tell the heroes who released the Fireball Poison that the gods are already waiting for them to serve."
Haha, even Old Man Xun would laugh at his poor acting skills if he heard that.
But this beast is truly vicious.
Last night, the secret poison-making room five miles away delivered two batches of Fire Flame Poison to him, but he felt it wasn't enough, so he sent slave soldiers to transport ten more cartloads.
Ten carts are now piled up at the very back of the army.
"God is merciful and spared the lives of too many heroes of the Eastern Desert. We are willing to serve God!" Bei Qi Demo didn't really believe in these things, but the Eastern Desert did, so everyone cooperated in the performance.
Can't I just not perform?
Alright, alright, your tribal king can go and apologize to the gods himself.
"Twelfth Prince, go and have the divine physician and the slave soldiers bring the Fire Poison to the front lines to help the gods destroy Wei and expand their territory!"
This is outrageous, so superstitious!
"Yes!" The twelfth prince was very excited. After bowing to the eldest prince, he thanked him and said, "Thank you for your guidance, eldest prince. I am very grateful and will definitely do my best to complete the mission!"
After spouting nonsense, the twelfth prince hurriedly went to do it. The other princes in the imperial tent, who were just there to make up the numbers, were very envious and all begged the first prince for a chance.
The eldest prince was quite pleased with what he heard, but to maintain his air of mystery and authority, he did not reply to the princes. He simply waved his hand slowly, signaling Bei Qidemo to leave.
"I take my leave." After performing a strange salute, Bei Qidemo retreated from the imperial tent, mounted his horse, and galloped towards the vanguard's location.
"Fourth Prince, the First Prince of Divine Power has already sent the Twelfth Prince to retrieve the Firefly Poison. It will arrive in an hour or so."