Chapter 1447
Siege, Alternative
Chapter 1447 Siege, Alternative
Thump thump thump, thump thump thump!
On the opposite bank of the moat from the North and South city gates, two enemy troops were beating their drums, but they were not attacking; instead, they were retreating.
They retreated quite quickly, which shows that even flesh and blood are afraid of death.
Standing atop the high slope, the Rong royal family member watched the Eastern Desert army retreat relentlessly. His face beneath the leather mask had turned completely black as he angrily shouted, "What kind of princes are you, all cowards who dare to fight!"
"Be careful what you say, member of the royal family." The guard beside him reminded him, "Although you are the leader of the Divine Envoy's Supervision Team, you are just a member of the royal family, not a prince with a rank or a powerful maternal clan. You cannot openly insult princes."
The Rong royal family felt humiliated and was extremely angry... He had red feathers, the purest bloodline, and excellent abilities. He was capable of commanding millions of troops in multiple battlefields and was also a divine messenger, representing the gods to oversee the war. What was wrong with him scolding the useless princes a couple of times?
"Send divine orders to the Second Prince, Fifth Prince, and Sixth Prince, instructing them to accompany me to see the Divine Prince to discuss how to proceed with the upcoming siege." The Rong royal family member specifically instructed, "Be gentle with the Second Prince and Sixth Prince."
The Fifth Prince's maternal clan is not doing well anymore, so there's no need to give him too much face.
He further instructed: "Order the generals of the Right Army to transport the body of the Third Prince and the remains of the Heavenly Thunder Weapon back to see the Divine Prince."
"Yes." The general immediately dispatched four groups of divine messengers to supervise the soldiers, instructing them to carry the divine messenger's token and deliver the order.
The right-wing generals, including Lalto and Litaile, were at a loss when they received orders from the divine messenger's supervisory team to immediately dispatch slave soldiers and dead soldiers to the two locations where the extremely poisonous substances had been dropped. They then carried out the bodies of the third prince, the first vanguard general, and other officers of rank, whose deaths were unknown, whether from explosions or poisoning.
Fearing that the corpse might still contain traces of highly toxic substances, they rinsed it twice with a solution.
“Laldo, I’ll leave the Right Army to you. I’ll take the Third Prince’s body to see the Divine Prince,” Litaire said.
Lalto was overjoyed, feeling that he had escaped the 'misfortune of being blamed for delivering bad news'.
He also felt that Litaire wasn't so kind; by taking on such hard work, he must have some kind of conspiracy against him.
Look, even within the Eastern Desert, there is no unity; everyone is selfish and unwilling to take responsibility.
If such an enemy can defeat the Great Wei, then the Great Wei is doomed.
"Hmph, why don't you go deliver the news of the death, and I, Litaire, stay here to look after the Right Army?!"
Seeing that Litele was displeased, Larto hurriedly said, "Second Vanguard General, go and return immediately to apologize to the First Prince of Divine Power on my behalf. It was our incompetence that allowed the Third Prince to be harmed by that bastard from Liangwei!"
After speaking, he stretched out his hand towards the air and waved it wildly, performing a ritual of worship.
Ha, what a pretentious act!
Litaire, disdainful, summoned his guards and dead soldiers, and led the bodies of the Third Prince and the First Vanguard General, along with the wreckage of the exploding weapons, toward the heart of the army.
After hearing the divine messenger's order and arranging their troops, the second, fifth, and sixth princes, along with their princely guards, royal soldiers, and tribal kings such as Xiqinerqin, went to the heart of the army to request an audience with the powerful eldest prince.
Outside the Red Feather Royal Court camp and the Great Emperor's tent, a large number of people were kneeling, and corpses were laid out.
The headless corpse of the fourth prince was placed at the very front, directly facing the gate of the imperial tent.
"Greetings, Your Highness, the Crown Prince! Your brothers have been ordered to come and apologize!" The Second, Fifth, and Sixth Princes stood at the entrance of the Imperial Tent, bowing and calling out.
I called out three times, but there was no response from inside.
The second, fifth, and sixth princes were terrified and resentful... However, the eldest prince possessed supernatural powers, divine assistance, the approval of his father, maternal clan, and the divinely bestowed physician, making it impossible for them to defeat him. They could only suffer in silence.
After nearly two quarters of an hour of frustration, the eldest prince's voice finally came after the Rong royal family arrived with the divine envoys and supervisory team: "Come in, all of you. Bring in the bodies of the princes and the fallen heroes." "Yes!" the second, fifth, and sixth princes responded, and after disarming themselves, personally pushed the bodies of the third and fourth princes into the royal tent.
Inside the royal tent, rows of oil lamps were lit, along with a large bonfire over which meat was roasting. On either side sat a row of princes, each with a leather blanket in front of them, upon which sat roasted meat and wine.
They do nothing all day but eat, drink, and have fun.
Even when the corpse was brought in, they didn't remove the drinks and barbecue... What, do you find eating more appetizing in front of a corpse?
Thump, thump, thump, Xiqinerqin, Litaile and the others knelt down one after another, begging for forgiveness once again: "It is our incompetence that we beg the Great Prince Shentong to punish us!"
Seeing this, the second, fifth, and sixth princes had no choice but to apologize again.
The eldest prince, who seemed to be welded to his leather couch, finally stood up, stepped down from his throne, and went to the corpses of the third and fourth princes. He stroked and touched their bodies, and even kissed them a few times...
Oh no! If there are still extremely poisonous substances on the Third Prince's corpse, you pervert will be poisoned to death!
Upon seeing this, the enemy soldiers did not think the charlatan prince was insane. Instead, they were moved to tears and shouted, "The divine prince is benevolent beyond compare, clearing away the remnants of fallen heroes and helping them ascend the path to the divine realm!"
Help! They have a lot of crazy things to justify their abnormal behavior.
The charlatan prince put on a show, making the enemy soldiers weep uncontrollably and utter many words of repentance before the so-called 'ceremony to see the gods' finally ended.
The enemy soldiers were excited again, shouting: "The benevolent Crown Prince, who helped the heroes to see the Gods first, before dealing with worldly affairs, truly deserves to be a powerful being recognized by the gods!"
???
Seriously, you guys should take some medication to fix your brains.
But the charlatan prince was very satisfied with their performance and continued to slowly dance a so-called "divine dance"... Even the old folk healers in the mountains couldn't dance it as well as him.
In short, after his outburst, the charlatan prince sat back on his leather couch and inquired about the battle, focusing on the death of the third prince.
Li Taile gave a detailed account, and when he mentioned that the new weapon contained an extremely poisonous substance that could potentially kill the Third Prince, the charlatan clearly paused.
But the charlatan remained calm and asked, "Where are the remains of the weapons that Liang Wei stole from my Divine Protector of the Eastern Desert?"
Don't ask! If your followers ask you for the recipe and you can't give it to them, your amazing deception will be exposed!
Heh heh, the trick won't be exposed. The charlatan will say, "You have been defeated several times, incurring the wrath of the gods, and the gods have not yet responded to this prince." A lie will be enough to fool everyone.
question?
How dare you! This is blasphemy! Send him to God so he can apologize to God in person!
"Here, please take a look, Your Highness." Litaile opened a box and laid out pieces of the remains of a heavenly thunder weapon on the ground.
With a wink from the eldest prince, the prince who was just filling in the numbers hurriedly brought the items to his eyes, holding them up one by one for him to inspect.
The charlatan was quite capable; he quickly noticed the difference: "The previous weapon wreckage only contained cardboard, raw materials, and sharp nails... but this weapon seems to have an extra circular piece of metal. Is that what increased the weapon's range?"
He really hit the nail on the head... The long, sharp weapon is assembled from bundles of sharp weapons using a compression structure in small iron tubes, so that detonating one section of the weapon increases the thrust of the preceding section, thereby increasing the range.
It's like a nesting doll, nesting dolls from back to front, except the gunpowder pouch at the bottom is larger than the one at the front, so the long gunpowder pouch that killed the Third Prince was shaped like a doll with a wide bottom and a pointed top.
It was a very simple and crude hand-made cannon, but the enemy didn't understand it, so they were completely baffled, as if reading a book written in a foreign language.