110: Siege

Han Huohuo was a bit awkward; he had long known that Mu Jiu's identity was not simple, and since her surname was Mu, there was an eighty percent chance she was related to the royal family. He hadn't expected her to actually be a Princess.

This bandits of mine was quite bold, actually kidnapping a Princess to be his wife.

Mr. Gao cautiously observed Han Huohuo's expression.

Seeing Han Huohuo's strange expression, he instead breathed a sigh of relief.

Mr. Gao had met countless people, but just by looking at Han Huohuo's expression, he knew this young man had no intention of rejecting the idea.

Han Huohuo continued reading.

".......Haha, none of that matters. I acknowledge you as my son-in-law. You are young and have great potential; I admire you greatly. Just thinking about how the thousand-year-old arch-enemy, the King of the Barbarians to the north, has suddenly become my son-in-law, I laugh myself awake in the middle of the night.

Mr. Gao is my secret envoy. Believe me, I have no ill will towards you. Mr. Gao will make a trade with you on my behalf..."

A trade?

Han Huohuo put down the letter and looked up at Mr. Gao: "What kind of trade does that Emperor want to make with me?"

Mr. Gao cupped his hands: "Li Dingbei defeated the Barbarians, and his influence has greatly increased. Now eighteen feudal Lords recognize him as their alliance leader. Of course, among these Lords, there are also people from your Highness. Our Emperor feels it is still necessary to be friendly with the Barbarians; there is no need to fight to the death. You see, isn't this consistent with your goal?"

Han Huohuo suddenly stood up from his chair.

He looked at Mr. Gao in shock.

He wasn't stupid; Han Huohuo understood the hidden meaning immediately. This Emperor wanted to join forces with him to take down Li Dingbei!

A classic line suddenly popped into Han Huohuo's mind: "Your Majesty, why do you want to rebel?"

He understood in an instant.

To the Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty, these warlords were even more dangerous than the Barbarians.

"This business..... I am very interested!"

Mr. Gao and Han Huohuo, like two foxes, looked at each other and smiled brilliantly.

Han Huohuo despised these humans who only knew how to fight amongst themselves, but it didn't stop him from smiling like a flower.

......

After sending Mr. Gao off, Han Huohuo wrote a secret letter to Han Xin.

Han Xin received the message from the Lord, opened it, and read it. He almost couldn't control his emotions. What was this?

The letter Han Huohuo wrote to him!

After reading it, Han Xin was completely stunned!

How did the Lord know when the enemy would attack, how many troops they would use, who the commander was, and even all the subsequent plans?

I know the Lord is amazing, but how can he be this amazing? It's like he is Li Dingbei.

Is this really so absurd?

Of course, the specific response wasn't written; Han Huohuo trusted Han Xin's ability and didn't need to worry about it.

Han Xin thought for a long time, then picked up his pen and wrote a reply to Han Huohuo.

Since we're going to play, let's play big!

Han Xin thought to himself.

After the failure of the water route attack.

Li Dingbei no longer dared to underestimate this group of banditss and began to formulate a meticulous attack plan.

The Great Qian Dynasty was not good at naval warfare. The Tongtian River was also narrow after all, and no matter how many naval forces there were, they couldn't deploy effectively. Bombarding with land artillery was clearly a disadvantage.

But the land was the domain of the Great Qian Dynasty!

The strategic Yanmen Pass.

One man can hold the pass against ten thousand!

Li Dingbei prepared a large amount of siege equipment, including trebuchets, ballistae, large siege ladders, and also mobilized a super-large Griffons unit.

To prevent surprise attacks, a large number of Glory Cavalry and Crusader warriors guarded these siege weapons.

Hundreds of thousands of archers, thousands of Monks units.

The wild wolves of the Rattan Armor Soldiers became the first wave of cannon fodder.

Li Dingbei and the other Generals had simulated it dozens of times and found no possibility for Tongtian City to win!

Finally, they concluded.

"Tongtian City absolutely cannot hold out for more than seven days!"

Han Xin sat on the highest tower of Yanmen Pass. Intelligence reports flew in like snowflakes. Even with a letter written by the Lord himself, Han Xin wouldn't completely believe it. What if the Lord was deceived?

His scouts were still constantly monitoring the enemy's every move.

Finally, Han Xin came to a conclusion.

"Without external aid, Tongtian City can only hold out for three months!"

His judgment seemed a bit different from Li Dingbei's judgment...

Han Xin's gaze was deep as he looked towards the direction of Wanqing City. Li Dingbei's main army had already set off!

The defensive battle was on the verge of breaking out!

As expected, when the wild wolves appeared all over the mountains and plains, it was clear that this was a probe by the Rattan Armor Soldiers to test the firepower system of Yanmen Pass.

"Fire!"

Han Xin didn't hide anything and immediately unleashed fierce firepower. Countless cannonballs exploded among the wolf pack, and within moments, the wolf pack was completely wiped out.

The cannons on the artillery platforms had a longer range and began bombarding the Rattan Armor Soldiers directly. The Rattan Armor Soldiers had no choice but to charge forward.

As soon as they engaged, they caught Li Dingbei off guard.

He quickly adjusted his tactics, and the Shield Soldiers rushed forward first.

The Shield Soldiers could only defend against Floating Turret, but they couldn't defend against the artillery. The cannons continuously bloomed with brilliant firelight in the mountains and fields.

Although Li Dingbei had long known that Tongtian City was not to be trifled with.

Seeing such fierce firepower with his own eyes still surprised him. What kind of puppets were these? Did they also have the support of the Mo Family behind them?

Thinking of the terrifying behemoth that was the Mo Family, even Li Dingbei gasped.

He didn't want to be an enemy of the Mo Family.

Fortunately, the Mo Family was more involved in business and developing puppet technology; there had never been any reports of them supporting a certain regime.

Putting aside distracting thoughts, Li Dingbei personally took command and began directing the battle.

A total of 500,000 troops were dispatched, with government soldiers covering the mountains and plains, just to defeat a small bandits force.

This was quite absurd.

Tongtian City had only a few tens of thousands of people in total!

This was enough for Han Huohuo to brag about for a lifetime, if he could survive!

Archers within range!

Ballistae within range!

Artillery carts within range!

Siege engines and siege ladders, guarded by Crusader warriors, rushed towards the city walls.

Overhead was a dense black army of Griffons!

Han Xin's expression remained unchanged as he commanded his troops to meet the enemy.