Chapter 220 [Bottom line]

Above the city gate, Du Wei held his hand on the city wall and looked at not far from the city. The 20,000 cavalrymen of the Northwest Army were showing off their might, with flags all over the sky and filled with murderous intent. There was no emotion or anger on his face, but he pressed the button on the city wall.

But his hands squeezed tighter and tighter, and a spark flashed faintly in his eyes!

This is a provocation! A naked provocation!!

Du Wei was no longer a military idiot. He came to the northwest and started from scratch. He at least had some understanding of the army under his command. Among other things, he also had an understanding of the army's formation.

At first glance, how could he not see that the other party was openly attacking?

"Dardaniel." Du Wei suddenly shouted in a low voice.

Dardaniel was standing behind Du Wei. As the city guard of Loulan City, Dardaniel commanded the garrison of Loulan City. This former warrior of the Liszt family had a look on his face when faced with the arrogance of the Northwest Army under the city.

Looking angry, he heard Du Wei's call and whispered: "Sir."

"Let people show their flags! Look what they want to do." Du Wei sneered.

Not long after, the flags went back and forth, and the people below reported: "Sir, the other party told us that they asked us to open the city gate and make way for a city wall. They need to use the city defense to stage an offensive and defensive battle..."

The person who made the report was a deputy commander under Dardanelle. Before he could finish speaking, he saw Du Wei's face turning pale. As he finished speaking, his voice dropped silently.

Du Wei sneered twice: "Give up a city wall for them to perform offensive and defensive performances? Okay! Okay! Do they want to take the opportunity to demolish one of my city walls? The Northwest Army... what a Northwest Army!"

"Sir...how should we answer?" the deputy commander asked in a low voice.

Du Wei had no expression on his face and said coldly: "No need to talk nonsense, just raise a flag and tell them: No!"

After saying that, Du Wei left his followers and walked towards the tower on the city wall.

Northwest Army. Do you really think I am easy to bully?

Du Wei sneered.

When I asked for money or food before, I had the mentality of spending money to buy peace, so I tolerated it for the time being. I gave all the money and food... these bastards, they still set a trap for me behind my back! That time in Niuli Town, those thousands

The cavalry on the grassland were secretly put in by the Northwest Army!

Are you trying to test my bottom line? Then let me show you what "bottom line" is!

Walking into the tower, the small rooms in the tower seemed extremely quiet. Du Wei was not humble. He sat in the middle, and then glanced at Dardaniel: "Dadaniel, there are still many people in our city.

How many soldiers are there?"

"An infantry regiment of four thousand people...does it have combat strength? Loulan City is our capital. Half of these four thousand infantry regiments are from the Royal Guards that you conquered in Dayer City. Combat strength

In terms of performance, it shouldn't be bad! As for the cavalry, there is a cavalry regiment led by General Longbottom, but the establishment has never been full. More than 2,000 people. And..." Dardaniel seemed to see the anger in Du Wei's heart and couldn't help it.

He whispered: "Sir, if you really want to start a fight... in a siege battle, cavalry will not play a big role. Moreover, the opponent's cavalry has too many people. If it is a field battle, no matter how strong General Longbottom's warriors are,

If two thousand people go out, they will only be eaten..."

Although he was a little disrespectful to Longbottom after saying this, the 250-year-old general was not unreasonable. He had been silent in the room, but at this moment he whispered: "The northwest army has good combat power, and the cavalry is also very good."

Can fight... It's a pity that we have few people. If I were given two thousand more people, I would take the people out to charge for a while while they are not stable. It is not impossible to win for a while. Those guys are showing off their strength.

Racing all the way here, the horsepower consumption looks great, but now it is just a showpiece... Sir, if you want to fight, it is now, otherwise, when they have enough horsepower, it will be difficult to fight again."

Du Wei suddenly smiled and looked at Longbottom: "My general... I'm just asking. Who said we must fight? After all, they are also the army of the empire. I think they are just threatening us and cannot fight.

You just want to embarrass me and test my bottom line."

Longbottom grinned: "Of course... But the Northwest Army has made a big investment this time. The 20,000 cavalrymen, I think, should be the elite of the Northwest Army... They were put here with us for no reason.

, there must be a purpose!”

At this time, suddenly beside Du Wei, Du Wei's current chief staff officer, Philip, spoke.

After more than a year of baptism in government affairs, this young man's temperament has become calmer and calmer. His originally handsome face has lost its original simplicity and revealed a hint of femininity. He gently reminded: "

Sir, I have thought of a possibility."

"speak!"

"I heard that General Lu Gao of the Northwest Army was one of the loyal admirers of Marquise Liszt... In the past few days, the relationship between the Northwest Army and us was not bad, but after the day of your adult ceremony, my lord,

, their attitude towards us has undergone subtle changes."

When these words came out, everyone in the room was silent. After all, Du Wei's personal affairs were involved. No matter how many of his generals joked and joked with Du Wei on weekdays, it was hard for them to speak out at this moment.

Du Wei narrowed his eyes, and then sighed: "Philip, what you said makes sense. Hehe... Marquise Liszt has caused me a lot of trouble!"

"This is just one of them." Philip rolled up his sleeves, bowed slightly, and whispered: "Sir, although I don't have a military strategy, I can see that the opponent's army has a vague siege posture.

I'm worried... I'm afraid they won't really fight. After all, the Northwest Army has not yet made up its mind to rebel against the empire. However... besieging our capital for a period of time will cause us a great embarrassment, but it is not impossible! Moreover, from now on,

Spread the word... My lord, your capital city was besieged by the Northwest Army for ten or eight days, but you were unable to leave the city. You were a coward and allowed the enemy to show off their power at your doorstep... Then your majesty will be greatly damaged!

"

After saying this, Dardanelle suddenly said angrily: "Philippe! Who do you think is a fool? As a staff member, you disrespect your superiors and dare to insult the Duke!"

Du Wei waved his hand: "Dardaniel, Philip just made a metaphor. But what he said makes sense. The Northwest Army will not really attack the ground, but it will besiege the city for a few days and block our door to prevent us from entering or exiting.

, if this spreads out, I will be humiliated!" He paused, looked at Philip: "What you said is very good, Dardanelle is not targeting you, neither of you need to take it to heart.

"

Philip's face was calm and composed, he took a step back, bowed and said, "Yes."

It had been a full hour since Du Wei had signaled his rejection of the Northwest Army's request, but the Northwest Army had not made any further excessive moves. Only a few thousand-man troops were separated to form a patrol, but the siege posture was not at all

Covered up.

Although the opponent did not make a real frontal attack, the Tulip family on the city wall did not relax at all!

Everyone rationally believes that although the Northwest Army is arrogant, it should not engage in open rebellion: after all, the Northwest Army has been relatively peaceful for so many years. Now there is no reason to turn against it for no reason. Moreover, judging from the timing, it is also

Not a good opportunity for rebellion.

However, after all, the opponent Chen Bing's 20,000 cavalry troops are right in front of him! This kind of thing is always uncertain.

Time passed by minute by second. On the city wall, the soldiers of the Tulip family were all standing ready. Dardaniel was fully armored and patrolling back and forth with his own soldiers. Longbottom also went to rectify the cavalry in the city and make sure everything was ready.

In preparation, Du Wei simply had a chair brought over and sat on top of the city gate, with his legs crossed and looking coldly at the northwest cavalry who came out not far from the city.

The cavalry of the Northwest Army is indeed worthy of its reputation. The cavalry lineup of 20,000 people is rigorous and lined up under the city. They don't seem to be slacking at all. They just quietly maintain their horse power and confront the city.

When the sun turned slightly to the west, Lao Yan behind Du Wei suddenly changed his face slightly. Looking at Du Wei again, he frowned and stood up from the chair. He held the city wall with both hands and looked into the distance...

On the horizon, a faint black line appeared, and then turned into a continuous, dark cloud! Accompanied by the sound of "rustling" and "rustling"! The collision of armor, military boots, and shields are like walls.

, swords like a forest!

Five infantry regiments, more than 20,000 infantrymen, lined up and marched towards Loulan City!

The giant shield soldiers were in front, the pikemen were behind, and behind them were all the elite northwest infantry. And behind them were several thousand-man archers, all lightly dressed, carrying imperial military standard longbows behind them.

…

As the saying goes, with over 10,000 men and horses, the sky can block out the sun! These more than 20,000 new infantrymen came from afar, but they still have a strong lineup. Judging from their temperament, they are actually several divisions directly under General Lu Gao, the commander of the Northwest Army.

The best of the group!

Seeing the arrival of a large number of infantry from the northwest army, the northwest cavalry guarding the city suddenly cheered loudly. Countless cavalry raised their lances in the air, and twenty thousand people shouted long live.

The infantry targets slowly came to the city, and then fell into silence!

At this moment, a suffocating scene formed above and below the city. There was no sound of people in the air, only the silence that made it difficult to breathe!

At this moment, the northwest army's array suddenly separated, revealing a row of archers at the back. These archers took off their longbows and lined up in a densely covering volley array. They opened their bows and set arrows, but the arrows were aimed at Loulan City!

The Tulip family's garrison on the city immediately changed their colors, and under the command of the garrison officer, everyone picked up their shields.

Only Du Wei still supported the wall and sneered.

Sure enough, these archers then lowered their arrows and did not aim at the city. After lowering their arrows, after a round of volleys, the arrows rained down like locusts, densely hitting the walls of Loulan City for about twenty people.

Meters away! But above the open space, the ground was covered with dense arrows!!

Then, the infantrymen of the Northwest Army below the city burst into laughter, as if on purpose. This unscrupulous laughter made everyone in the Tulip family defenders on the city furious.

These defenders were once the defenders of the imperial capital who had high aspirations. Being able to become the defenders of a country's capital, they are naturally elite! Although they ended up being criminals and rebels, their inner pride...

They cannot tolerate the domineering behavior of the Northwest Army in front of them! In their hearts, they still feel vaguely: I am the Central Army, and these guys are just local armies!

After a round of volley fire, the archers retreated, leaving behind a forest of arrows under the city. Then a thousand-man team of engineers was separated from the infantry of the Northwest Army, and they fired unscrupulously right under the eyes of the Tulip family defenders on the city.

Work began, digging fortifications, cutting down trees, pitching tents, erecting fences, and finally we set up camp here!

At this time, the Northwest Army called a flag that made people furious!

The deputy commander under Dardanelle received the other party's semaphore, his face turned red, and he seemed to be afraid to speak in front of Du Wei.

"Just say it." Du Wei waved his hand.

The deputy commander took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and said: "Sir, they said..." He seemed to have a hint of anger in his voice and his voice was hoarse: "They said... Your Excellency, the Duke Mingjian, hereby has the Third Cavalry Division of the Northwest Army.

The Fifth Infantry Division conducted actual combat drills under Loulan City. Based on this order, from now on, the area covered by the anti-Northwestern Army's bows and arrows is a wartime restricted area. No one, including local dignitaries of the empire, may disobey military orders or act without authorization

Anyone who enters the restricted area and violates the order will be subject to imperial military orders, and the Northwest Army has the right to kill them on the spot."

After Du Wei heard this, he was not angry but laughed. He looked up to the sky and laughed, pointing to the forest of arrows stuck on the ground under the city, and said with a smile: "What they mean is that these arrows are the scope of the restricted area... Let us
To be continued...