Chapter 149 Dragon Blood Pain
Chapter 149 Dragon Blood Pain
The next day, the army outside the city broke camp and set up camp.
Jiang He brought his two animal companions with him, while Lao Hei was still leading the wolf pack on the way south.
It takes a day and a half for cavalry to march from Daming Prefecture to the Ink-colored Great Wall. If an army of 50,000 were to advance and also transport food, fodder, and weapons, the speed would be forced to slow down a lot.
The ink-black Great Wall is the most important defense barrier in the northern part of Yizhou. Of course, relying on just one Great Wall is not enough for the Anbei Army to compete with the Northern Barbarians given its disadvantage in military strength and numerous internal concerns.
With the ink-black Great Wall as the main trunk, the Anbei Military Governor's Office built six citadels around it, four inside and two outside, to jointly bear the defense pressure. Among them, Haihun City is one of the inner cities. Now 6,000 soldiers have been transferred to be stationed near the Great Wall.
Along the way, Jiang He fiddled with the strange mechanism box that Wuhe found in Fenglei Bao Manor. This thing was hidden in the study of the previous owner of the manor, the Grey Knight. The craftsmanship was exquisite and complex, and it was not hard in itself, but without the key, forcing it to open would cause the mechanism box to self-destruct.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Damingfu has long disappeared.
A magnificent city wall a thousand miles long lies majestically on the ground and hills, stretching endlessly as far as the eye can see. On average, there is a beacon tower every three miles, where a team of one hundred households is stationed. The person in charge of guarding this place is General Hao, the sworn brother of King Anbei, who has more than 30,000 elite soldiers under his command. As the only general who remained silent in the previous confrontation between the governor's office, he has become a grandmaster, and has mastered the Great Grinding Pan Fist in the army.
The 50,000-man camp of the provincial capital arrived at Anbei City behind the Great Wall. The city looked completely like a military town, with a wide parade ground, military camps and a racecourse. Only the palace tent in the middle looked a little imposing.
Inside the big tent, there were rows of armored soldiers.
General Fu of the provincial camp received an order to retreat.
Jiang He walked in and saw King Anbei sitting behind the desk.
"How long can you last against Long Cheng?"
Jiang He sat down and replied, "It depends on the situation."
Based on previous observations, Long Cheng's four basic attributes should be close to 20, and he has all kinds of secret skills at his fingertips. He only hastily displayed one of the three ultimate skills. Moreover, the opponent is in the prime of his life, with surging blood and energy, so there is almost no possibility of exhausting him to death.
Objectively speaking, the odds of winning and losing are 90-1.
If you master the three gun techniques thoroughly, the odds of winning or losing are 70-30.
In comparison, the total gap between the four basic attributes of the two sides is at least more than twenty points.
Dragon City almost reached the pinnacle of Bronze Age life.
However, Jiang He did not tell King Anbei about his estimate, because it was meaningless. In the eyes of most people, Long Cheng was the pinnacle of martial arts besides the grandmasters. It was universally recognized that the Third Spear King could hurt Long Cheng, and the speed of the Lord of Yanyu Tower could rival that of Long Cheng. However, once a fight broke out, both of them would die, there was no doubt about that.
If it were the past generations of martial arts, Gun King No. 3 and Misty Rain Tower Master would both be the clear number one, and the current No. 5 in the world would not be their match at all.
It’s a pity that a monster like Long Cheng appeared in this generation of martial arts. He even mastered the grandmaster’s power in advance. This alone is enough to make ordinary masters despair.
In the king's tent, King Anbei handed over a transfer order. "There are two mountain fire citadels outside the Ink Great Wall. The Northern Barbarians are about to launch an offensive. These two cities cannot be defended, but according to my expectations, a large number of barbarian lives must be consumed before the cities are captured."
"Long Cheng has returned to the outer border. The Governor's Office has not yet received any definite news about him, but he is best at attacking the city first, so the defenders must be experts."
"I have paid attention to the matter of Black Prison Mountain."
"From the start of the official offensive, I hope you and the Beihun City troops can hold out for at least three days. If you have any requests, please feel free to ask."
At the same time, Jiang He heard the prompt sound.
[Tip: The side quest has been opened]
[Task content: Defend the city for three days under the attack of the Northern Barbarians]
[Task Reward: Two Skill Points]
[Mission failure penalty: None]
[Executive Officer Exclusive Merit Store Temporarily Opened]
[Tip: Executor Hunter occupation has been detected]
[Hint: Executor Alchemist occupation has been detected]
[Ordinary Rubik's Cube Bionic Alchemy Doll: 10 Merits/name]
[Ordinary Wild Primal Beast Servant: 10 Merits/Head]
[Rare Hunter Directional Skill Scroll·Shooting: 150 Merits/Scroll (up to three)]
[Rare Hunter Targeted Skill Scroll Eye: 150 Merits/Scroll (up to three)]
[Excellent Wild Hunter Armor Technology: 1000 Merits (unique)]
[Excellent Grade Cube Doll Alchemy Recipe: 1000 Merits (Unique)]
[Hint: Killing a Northern Barbarian enemy will earn you 1 Merit]
A series of prompt sounds continued.
Jiang He seemed to be looking down in deep thought, but he was actually browsing the information of the executive's exclusive store. This module had appeared as early as when he just became an executive, and it was only now that it was temporarily opened for the first time. As for the side quests, they could only be opened once per world exploration, and it was the same as last time, with two skill points.
"I want your Dragon Blood Sword." Jiang He said bluntly.
King Anbei was a little surprised. Military supplies, soldiers, and city defense equipment were nothing surprising, but the other party's request for the sword's dragon blood was really beyond his expectations.
"During wartime, the importance of the royal palace's military orders ranks before other orders. There is no need to use the sword's dragon blood as a token of trust. Moreover, Du Chang, the garrison commander of Beihun City, is very capable. He has already commanded the six thousand soldiers, who are now stationed near the Great Wall. You can just take up the post directly."
"I just want to know the prince's determination to fight the enemy." Jiang He said calmly.
King Anbei laughed dumbly: "Forget about a knife. As long as we can defend Yizhou, it doesn't matter if we abandon the concubines in the palace."
As soon as he finished speaking, King Anbei stood up and took down a bright red sword from the weapon rack next to him.
"Three days, if you hold out for more than an hour, even if all your soldiers are annihilated, you will still be the first to achieve this victory."
Jiang He took the Dragon Blood Knife, as well as a series of other things including military orders, command flags, etc.
"According to what the prince said, there should be changes that can affect the war situation in three days at the latest."
King Anbei did not hide anything and replied, "The halberd bearers from the capital are on their way along with the winter transport. They are the best of the best in the world. These 10,000 halberd bearers are all skilled and can make the Ink Great Wall as solid as a rock. To be honest, this support was made possible thanks to the approval of Prime Minister Yan. With the death of the eldest son of the Yan family, my old friend has become much more docile."
Jiang He remained silent. The Yan family had two legitimate sons. He had heard about this when everyone went out to welcome the princess. It was the magic technique that helped the Yan family to give birth to a grandmaster. The death of the eldest son did not mean that the second son was completely unqualified. This matter might not be as simple as it seemed.
Jiang He said goodbye and left Anbei City, riding straight to the Beihun military camp. The executive officer's exclusive store was only open for three days of defending the city, and two of the excellent items were must-haves.
While running, Jiang He fed the Dragon Blood Knife to the Changhen Spear, which immediately gained a new ability. The originally not-so-sharp tip of the spear began to faintly flash with edge.
[Pain of Dragon Blood: The attack causes an intermediate tearing effect, the wound contains continuous severe pain, and the tip of the spear gains an intermediate sharpness]
(End of this chapter)