Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 792

[Chapter 792 Thunder Array]

night wind blows.

The willows on the river bank rustled.

The armies of both sides confronted each other like beasts about to fight, but no one took any action throughout the day.

At dusk, Luther observed that the royal family’s troops seemed to be burying pots and cooking food around the camp.

But when he couldn’t see his fingers, he sent a small team of 200 people to row across the river and go to the camp of the Yanzhou army.

In order to prevent the Yanzhou army from attacking, they blew up all the bridges on the Yuntai River.

The team went ashore and headed towards the Yanzhou army camp under the cover of night.

When they were three hundred meters away from the camp, the leading mercenary took out a telescope to observe.

They dare not continue to approach, for fear of being discovered.

This distance is neither far nor close, just right for observation.

Under the binoculars, the camp of the Yanzhou army is quiet at this moment, only some Yanzhou soldiers are training.

Moreover, these soldiers were lazy, as if they were not worried about the other party’s sneak attack at all.

Between the tents, there was a bonfire burning.

Through the light of the bonfire, they found that each other’s artillery was arranged in an irregular manner.

The muzzle is not uniformly aimed outward.

What surprised them most was a row of muskets leaning on a wooden stand by the campfire.

In front of every tent, there is basically such a wooden frame.

This means that the soldiers of the Yanzhou army are by no means resting on their guard, and are sleeping defenselessly at this time.

In general, the opponent’s defense is very loose.

After detecting this, the mercenaries quickly returned and reported the news to Luthor.

“General Luther, this is an excellent opportunity.” Wang Xie hasn’t slept yet, just waiting for the result, “Obviously, King Yan’s army is too conceited, it’s called arrogance, and if you miss this opportunity , It will be difficult to fight another turnaround.”

Luther was also ups and downs at the moment, and his heart skipped a beat.

Even if it was a trap, as long as their army could reach within 300 meters of the camp, the soldiers could rush in.

When confronted with King Yan’s firearms, he lost some confidence.

Depending on the number, he might be able to win a hand-to-hand battle with King Yan.

Thinking of this, he nodded to Wang Xie, “Immediately ordered the soldiers to cross the river, take off their shoes, and quietly surround their tents. When the cannons fired from here, they attacked the tents.”

Worried that his number was not enough, he said again: ” Go to Jinling City and ask for another 50,000.”

They retreated to the second ditch, Xie Duan, Han Zheng and Wang Zi’an transferred soldiers from the eastern front to the western ditch, increasing their strength to 200,000.

Only about 50,000 people were left on the eastern front to prevent the king of Yan from splitting up his troops for a sneak attack.

After all, King Yan and his generals have always been tricky in using troops.

But in order to ensure the success of the sneak attack this time, he felt that it was not enough, so he borrowed another 50,000.

After all, there are 100,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Jinling City, and it is useless to keep them.

The trenches are lost, and Jinling City cannot be defended.

Wang Xie nodded and immediately sent people into the city.

Not long after, Xie Duan, Han Zheng, and Wang Zi’an arrived, accompanied by fifty thousand soldiers and horses.

This incident shocked the three of them.

Niutautan was defeated, and they lost about 70,000 people.

When the news reached Jinling, the three felt restless.

They thought that Luther and his 20,000 mercenaries were there, but they didn’t expect that they were still defeated.

Moreover, King Yan’s army only took two days to take Niutautan, which made them feel desperate.

Therefore, I learned that there is a way to determine the outcome of a battle right now.

They immediately came to the trench work to watch the battle in person.

“General Luther, these 50,000 are all elites of my Xie family, and I have given them all to you. We must annihilate this King Yan’s army and kill their prestige.” Xie Duan said.

Clenching his fists, he continued: “Furthermore, King Yan is in the camp. If you kill King Yan, Da Song will be ours.”

When Xie Duan said this, his whole body trembled with excitement.

During the battle at Niutautan, Wang Xie found King Yan across the river through a telescope.

Therefore, he was sure that King Yan was in the camp.

This was also the reason why he, Han Zheng and the other three were so excited.

In their view, since King Yan went to Yanzhou, he has never been defeated in any battle, big or small, and his arrogance is also reasonable.

But this time, they will let him die in their arrogance.

“I will do my best.” Luther said solemnly.

He also wanted to destroy this King Yan.

The battle at Niutautan made him realize that King Yan was a powerful enemy.

This is a huge threat to Britain’s interests in the East.

Taking advantage of the civil strife in Dasong to contain him, this is the best opportunity.

After fighting each other, Luther summoned the generals to deploy a surprise attack.

“Let those who can swim directly swim across the river, and those who can’t take a boat to cross the river.” Luther ordered.

It takes a lot of time for the 250,000 troops to cross the river.

He estimated that after completing the siege, he would be able to launch an attack before dawn.

The generals nodded one after another, and each received the deployment position of their soldiers.

After that, he returned to the army, led the soldiers across the river, and at the same time asked the soldiers to take off their shoes according to Luther’s order.

After crossing the river, the barefoot soldiers headed towards the Yanzhou army camp with swords or bayonets and muskets.

Because of their bare feet, they walked without a sound.

The night was still silent, and the darkness concealed the figures of the powerful soldiers.

Walking around the camp, the army of 250,000 powerful tribes surrounded the camp of the Yanzhou army.

The encirclement was completed, and soldiers immediately returned to the trench fortifications to tell Luther the news.

Hearing this, Luther took out his pocket watch from his pocket and glanced at it, it was now the time of Da Song.

Since it is still spring, the days are short and long, and the sky is still dark.

Nodding his head, he gave orders to the artillery.

Immediately, three thunderous gunshots from the trench fortification resounded through the sky.

“Kill!”

At this moment, the soldiers of the power clan who surrounded the camp shouted and rushed towards the camp of the Yanzhou army.

Two hundred meters away from the camp, the patrolling soldiers of the palace immediately ran to the barracks.

However, these palace soldiers did not take a straight line, but a zigzag route.

But the powerful soldiers who rushed over obviously didn’t think much about it.

Under the general’s order, they just wanted to rush into the barracks and kill all the Yanzhou soldiers.

However, just as they entered within 200 meters of the barracks, a soldier running in the front suddenly felt that he had stepped on something.

The thing was still sunken, he didn’t think about it, he raised his foot and continued to look at Chong.

But at this moment, there was a loud “Boom!”, and a huge flame burst out from the ground.

The soldiers at the center of the explosion were instantly splattered with flesh and blood, and the nearby soldiers were also blown away by the shock wave. The eardrums of many soldiers were almost shattered, leaving only tinnitus in this world.

This is just the beginning, and then around the entire camp, there will be strings of explosions everywhere.

The sudden explosion made the soldiers of the Shizu stunned and slowed down their pace.

At this moment, the soldiers of the palace rushed out of the camp, picked up their rifles, and went to their positions in an orderly manner.

At the same time, the artillery quickly moved the artillery to the designated position, preparing to fight back against the sneak attacking powerful army.

(end of this chapter)