readytorunbook Chapter 647 3 Elite Soldiers
Chapter 647 3 Elite Soldiers
Wu Tiancheng, being the Minister of War, was quite efficient. He quickly selected 10,000 elite soldiers and rushed back to Yingtian Prefecture with Lin Ping.
On the other hand, Pang Xingji also rushed to Jiangcheng to deliver Lin Ping's message.
He was originally a commander of a thousand men in Jiangcheng. Even if the city lord of Jiangcheng did not agree, he would lead his thousand disciples to fight to the death to help Lin Ping.
Furthermore, the relationship between the city lord of Jiangcheng and Lin Ping has shown signs of improvement, and he will spare no effort to help Lin Ping, a talented individual.
Besides the Lord of Jiangcheng, the Lord of Shancheng will also do everything in his power to help Lin Ping.
Ever since Lin Ping helped him seize the position of city lord, he knew Lin Ping's abilities and decided to become a loyal lackey.
Meanwhile, Yingtian Prefecture was surrounded by the Ningguo City Lord's large army, and the situation inside the city was in complete chaos.
The main force of the Three Thousand Battalion has been transferred away by Lin Ping, leaving only two thousand soldiers to guard Yingtian Prefecture.
Even if you add up the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Court of Judicial Review, and the guards at all the palace gates, the total number of guards is no more than 20,000.
The enemy force numbered at least 30,000, including several experts from the Lotus Palace.
To defend against the powerful enemy, almost all the soldiers in the city went up to the city walls, except for the Lin residence, which was surrounded by three thousand elite soldiers.
"My lord, you don't need to protect me. Defending the city is the most important thing," Zhou Xiyin earnestly advised.
From the moment the enemy appeared, these three thousand elite soldiers not only did not resist, but also entered the city immediately.
The king thought they would guard the city gates, but unexpectedly, they were to guard the gates of the Lin residence.
They were all Lin Ping's confidants, and only listened to his orders; even the king's words had no effect.
Before leaving, Lin Ping gave them a death order, instructing them to protect Zhou Xiyin at all costs.
The area around the Zhou residence was filled with kneeling court officials, all weeping and pleading with Zhou Xiyin to send troops.
This was clearly an envoy sent by the king, who was sure the young girl was soft-hearted.
Upon seeing this display of force, Zhou Yecheng was not arrogant or complacent; instead, his legs went weak with fear.
This is going against the monarch and the entire court.
Once the war is over, if even one person holds a grudge, it will be enough to cause trouble for the Zhou family.
Although Zhou Xiyin was not a heroine, she knew what righteousness meant and kept persuading the soldiers.
Unfortunately, these soldiers seemed deaf, standing motionless on the ground like iron rods.
"Hmph, let's see who dares to leave. If anything happens to my sister-in-law, she will be dealt with according to military law," Lin Xiaomei said, adding fuel to the fire as she gripped her longsword.
She was exactly the same type of person as these soldiers, a perfect example of Lin Pingnu.
"Sister-in-law, it's windy outside, let's go inside and rest," Lin Xiaomei said, holding Zhou Xiyin's hand.
Zhou Xiyin was also helpless!
How did we end up with such a pair of lively siblings?
Although they said they were angry, they were actually warm-hearted inside.
This is enough to prove that in Lin Ping's heart, the fate of the Wu Kingdom is not as important as her alone.
She couldn't bear to watch the gates of Yingtian Prefecture be breached, so she strode out of the gates and headed straight for the city wall.
The three thousand soldiers were only responsible for protecting Zhou Xiyin's safety, but could not hinder her actions.
Lin Xiaomei dared not get physical with her sister-in-law.
What else could I do but go along?
So, the three thousand soldiers marched towards the city gate, always keeping Zhou Xiyin in the middle.
Lin Xiaomei drew her long sword and looked around warily, fearing that someone might try to harm Zhou Xiyin.
With so many eyes and ears in the palace, news of the Lin family's situation quickly reached the emperor's ears.
Inside the royal study, the king slapped his thigh and lamented, "Why doesn't my daughter receive this treatment? No, this marriage must be settled as soon as possible, lest we let a sure thing slip away!"
Since ancient times, the title of "驸马" (驸马) has been a symbol of a man who lives off a woman, since a princess is the daughter of the king and the most powerful woman in the world.
But now it seems that the king thinks Xia Linglong is trying to climb the social ladder by marrying Lin Ping, and is even afraid that she won't be able to.
You should choose your consort early, or you'll be snatched away.
The outcome was ultimately good; the three thousand elite soldiers successfully scaled the city wall.
At this moment, the city lord of Ningguo has dispatched five thousand men to launch a strong attack, along with dozens of experts from the Lotus Palace to assist him.
Seeing the enemy's serpentine movements, the defending soldiers panicked a little. This was the kind of movement that could be climbed up without ladders!
"Fire arrows!"
"The Left Commander of the Former Army said loudly."
Despite both being commanders of the five armies, his treatment differed greatly from Lin Ping's, and now he had no troops to lead.
For these five thousand iron cavalry, ordinary arrows were somewhat weak; thousands of arrows rained down but failed to kill even a hundred men.
The dozens of Lotus Palace experts easily dodged the attack.
"As long as we can open the city gates, we will surely be highly valued by the Peak Master!"
These are all disciples of Beidou Peak, and most of them are disciples of Gu Qingyun. They are eager to take credit and are willing to be the vanguard.
Upon hearing the news of the enemy's attack on the city, the king rushed over and personally guarded the city walls.
The generals hurriedly kowtowed, and the soldiers felt reassured.
"What's the situation?" the king asked urgently.
As the commander-in-chief, the Left Commander of the Vanguard Army naturally only reported good news and not bad news, even though the enemy was right outside the city gate.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, this humble general will fight to the death to defend the city gate!"
"Don't worry! If fighting to the death were effective, there would be no lessons in the history of dynasties' demise." The king thought to himself, barely uttering the curse aloud.
"My lords, if you make another move, the enemy will rush up, and my life will be in danger." Zhou Xiyin threatened her life again.
The three thousand elite soldiers looked at each other, and realized that this made sense, so they drew their crossbows.
Then they killed over a thousand enemy soldiers, including a dozen or so experts from the Lotus Palace.
The order of troop type counters is roughly as follows: cavalry counters infantry, archers counter cavalry, heavy cavalry counters archers, and crossbowmen counter heavy cavalry.
The reason is simple: the thick armor worn by the cavalry could be penetrated by powerful crossbows.
In this era of cold weapons, the crossbow was virtually invincible, and the number of crossbowmen directly determined the strength of a nation.
Of course, crafting a powerful crossbow is not only time-consuming and laborious, but the materials required are also scarce, and the quantity is often pitifully small.
Three thousand crossbowmen suddenly appeared in the Wu Kingdom?
The city lord of Ningguo was completely dumbfounded; this wasn't what was said before the war began.
"Elder Lü, you never said that the imperial court had three thousand crossbowmen!" the Ningguo City Lord said angrily, clearly accusing Lü Yan of having incorrect information.
Lu Yan was also somewhat puzzled. For the past twenty-odd years, he had been secretly investigating the situation of the imperial army.
Lu Zhan had only a thousand crossbowmen, but now that Lu Zhan has been killed, many of those crossbowmen have also been lost. How could there be three thousand of them at the same time?
Little did he know that Lin Ping had a full eight thousand crossbowmen.
For others, forging a powerful crossbow would require rare wood, but for Lin Ping, it was simply a matter of using a spring.
Let alone 10,000 crossbows, even mass production would be easy. If it weren't for the fear that mass production might lead to the enemy stealing the technology, the soldiers of the Wu Kingdom would probably all have a crossbow right now.
It's not necessarily for killing people; it's also impressive to use it to show off one's authority.