thefictionvixens Chapter 164 Lack of people
Chapter 164 Lack of people
The defenders launched continuous counterattacks, which caused great trouble for Gao Lan's army in manufacturing siege equipment.
In particular, their carefully planned four-man sneak attack team specifically targeted the small unit in Gao Lan's army that was responsible for cutting wood and transporting drinking water, making Gao Lan's army unable to defend themselves and suffering terribly.
Not only that, as time went on, Gao Lan's army suffered increasing casualties.
Faced with such a difficult situation, Gao Lan decided to listen to the advice of his adviser Tian Feng and started to build city walls and lookout towers to the north of Tiprano City.
According to the custom in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, before attacking a city, it was necessary to build a lookout tower higher than the enemy's city wall. This way, one could look far away and gain insight into the situation in the city, thereby achieving the goal of flexibly mobilizing troops and commanding battles.
However, this time when he was on an expedition to a foreign country, Gao Lan saw that in many battles, the enemy and our side were only able to defeat a few thousand people, and the fighting was still going on back and forth, and he couldn't help feeling a little tired.
In addition, this time our side had siege weapons that the enemy did not have, so this feeling of underestimating the enemy became even stronger.
Gao Lan, aware of the seriousness of the problem, took the initiative to make a profound self-examination at the military meeting and expressed his willingness to personally ask Zhang Wei for punishment after the war, in order to warn everyone to avoid repeating the same mistakes.
"General, please don't blame yourself too much!"
"First, we are in a foreign land, so it is natural for us to compare this place with our hometown, especially in terms of the number of people involved in the war. It is normal to feel lazy."
"Secondly, this place has both magic and goddesses and other strange things, none of which exist in my hometown, so it is inevitable to encounter battles and obstacles."
“Third, there are many reasons for the obstacles we encounter in siege today. The siege strategies we used in our hometown may not be applicable here. Let’s just try all the methods for the time being.” Tian Feng comforted Gao Lan earnestly. At this critical moment of the war, Gao Lan, as the commander-in-chief of an army, must not lose confidence.
Gao Lan knew very well that as the commander at the moment, his every word and action would determine the outcome of the battle, so he no longer emphasized the idea of apologizing to Zhang Wei and decided to wait until after the war to make a decision.
However, the work at the watchtower is currently progressing quite slowly, the main problem being the shortage of manpower, with everyone having to take on multiple duties.
Although the army led by Gao Lan had already undergone military reforms, complaints gradually arose among the army in the face of the increasing heavy workload and the difficult siege process.
Tian Feng looked at the soldiers training outside the tent and couldn't help feeling worried.
The morale of the army has been at a low point since it was constantly harassed by the defenders, while the enemy has shown signs of becoming more courageous as the battle goes on.
In desperation, he decided to write to Zhang Wei again, describing in detail the difficulties the army was currently facing and requesting Zhang Wei to send reinforcements as soon as possible.
The reason why Tian Feng wrote the letter was because he knew that Gao Lan and Qu Yi would not be so embarrassed as to ask Zhang Wei for reinforcements.
Gao Lan didn't say anything, but he was still thinking about finding Zhang Wei to apologize.
As for Qu Yi, it would be more convenient for him to die on the battlefield than to ask Zhang Wei for reinforcements.
Just as Tian Feng was racking his brains over how to express himself to Zhang Wei with appropriate words, a dark shadow suddenly flashed by and appeared in the room.
Tian Feng looked closely and found that it was a vampire. The vampire said respectfully, "Master Tian, I am here on the orders of my master to help you through this difficult time."
The vampire went on to say that he had brought nearly a thousand zombies with him this time and expressed his willingness to obey Tian Feng's orders.
After hearing this, Tian Feng felt a little hesitant.
He knew that in the human army led by Zhang Wei, only some core members knew that they were supported by alien forces such as vampires and ghouls, but for most ordinary soldiers, these were strange and terrifying existences.
If these aliens were allowed to suddenly show up at this time, they would not only fail to be of any help, but might also cause chaos and panic within the army.
After a moment's silence, Tian Feng decided to speak candidly about his concerns.
The vampire listened to Tian Feng's concerns patiently, smiled slightly, and comforted him: "Don't worry, sir, I have a plan to deal with this matter." As he said, he took out two mysterious scrolls from his arms and handed them to Tian Feng, and told him that he only needed to use these two scrolls in front of the defenders of Tiprano City and Gao Lan's army tomorrow.
Tian Feng took the scroll, looked at the vampire in confusion, and asked about its specific purpose.
However, the vampire just smiled mysteriously without further explanation, and seemed to be confident about it.
Although he still had doubts in his heart, there was no other way at the moment. Tian Feng could only choose to believe what the vampire in front of him said and hope that his so-called solution would work.
The next morning, the sun shone brightly on the earth. Tian Feng ordered his men to act quickly and build three tall and sturdy wooden platforms at the place where the two armies were confronting each other.
One of them is located in the middle, which is particularly eye-catching, and the other two are on both sides, echoing each other.
Gao Lan and Qu Yi looked from afar and saw Tian Feng wearing a typical Eastern Han Taoist costume, which was elegant and free.
The two of them secretly wondered what Tian Feng was up to. Although they were full of suspicion, they did not expose his behavior on the spot.
After the three wooden platforms were completed, Tian Feng stepped steadily onto the platform in the middle, muttering something as if he was performing some mysterious spell.
After a lot of trouble, he stopped and faced the empty wooden platforms on both sides. He secretly used the two magic scrolls given by the vampire last night.
In an instant, two crisp sounds were heard, and the two magic scrolls shattered and disappeared without a trace.
At the same time, two extremely rich lights emitting a holy aura suddenly emerged and formed two huge and dazzling portals on the two wooden platforms.
The portal on Tian Feng's right side was the first to move, and teams of human officers and soldiers filed out.
What is amazing is that these officers and soldiers are all shrouded in a layer of faint holy light, appearing sacred and solemn.
As they stepped off the wooden platform, the holy light gradually disappeared.
It turned out that these human officers and soldiers were the elite forces specially dispatched by Zhang Wei to assist Gao Lan's army, with a total number of as many as 553 people!
Many of the soldiers in this support team were familiar with Gao Lan's men, so the two sides started chatting and laughing as soon as they met, and enthusiastically shared their wonderful feelings when they passed through the portal.
When Gao Lan's subordinates heard their sharing, they were either surprised or envious, and they all hoped that they could have the opportunity to experience the wonders of the portal.
At this time, Tian Feng was still standing on the platform, motionless, apparently waiting for another portal to be activated. The city's defenders had already begun to mobilize urgently, preparing to launch an assault on Tian Feng, the platform and the two portals...