thefictionvixens Chapter 162: Lionheart Knight's Ambition
Chapter 162: Lionheart Knight's Ambition
There was a reason why Yuan Shao had to thank Henry the Lionheart for his reward.
Who could have imagined that this brave and fearless Lionheart Knight would personally lead his troops westward and launch a thrilling surprise attack on Xinna Port when Zhang Wei and the Lionheart Duke were fighting fiercely!
Originally, Yuan Shao never thought that the Xina Port where he was located would be attacked.
From any angle, it seems that this place is difficult for the enemy to reach.
However, fate is always full of drama. This time, Yuan Shao was lucky and successfully summoned three capable generals: Zhang He, Xin Ping and Tao Sheng.
Just as Yuan Shao gave a few instructions as usual and was about to send Zhang He and three others north to assist Zhang Wei, something unexpected happened - Zhang He and three others returned.
The first thing Zhang He said when he returned to Yuan Shao was: "General, why do you think Xinna Port will never be attacked? That's why you failed to make the necessary preparations for war!"
Then, Zhang He asked a more pointed question: "Have you forgotten the painful lesson of burning Wuchao and ruining all your previous efforts? Isn't Xina Port today just as fragile as Wuchao in the past? If this place is lost, Zhang Wei's financial resources will be exhausted and he will be in dire straits!"
Zhang He's questioning was like a wake-up call, waking Yuan Shao up from his dream.
He realized that he had indeed underestimated the enemy and ignored potential threats.
Faced with Zhang He's frankness, Yuan Shao felt deeply ashamed and began to reflect on his own wrong decisions.
At the same time, he was secretly glad that he had summoned such a loyal and sharp-eyed subordinate to give him a timely reminder, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
Therefore, Yuan Shao decided to review the war situation and strengthen the defensive fortifications of Xina Port to ensure that nothing could go wrong.
All this was thanks to the surprise attack by Henry the Lionheart, which made Yuan Shao understand the importance of being prepared for danger in times of peace.
After Yuan Shao accepted Xin Ping's proposal, he decided to go with the flow and carefully planned a scam to make Xinna Port appear peaceful and defenseless.
This strategy of being loose on the surface but tight on the inside is intended to confuse the enemy and make them believe that their plan has been successful, thus causing them to despise them.
Unfortunately, Henry the Lionheart fell into Xin Ping's trap.
When they arrived at Sina Port after many hardships, they were surprised by what they saw: Sina Port had no fortifications at all, the city gates were wide open, and the soldiers on the city walls were either chatting lazily or dozing off.
Henry's tense nerves relaxed instantly, and he became lazy. He thought victory was within reach, so he rashly launched a surprise attack on Xina Port without knowing the real situation of Xina Port.
However, the ending was unexpected.
Just as Henry led his army into the city gate, they were dismayed to find that they had only broken into a huge urn.
At the same time, the government troops on the other side had already heard the alarm and quickly closed the other gate of the city.
At this moment, Henry looked at the archers and magicians who continued to pour onto the walls of the city, and a wave of despair surged in his heart.
Faced with such a situation, he gave the order to withdraw without hesitation.
However, although it is easy to enter the city, it is extremely difficult to leave the city.
To make matters worse, Lionheart Knight Henry was horrified to find that someone was trying to close the gate they had just entered! Perhaps God had blessed Henry and saved him from a desperate situation. He was not afraid at all, leading several brave knights with him, relying on his extraordinary martial arts and courage, to fight his way out of the city gate.
However, the army behind them was not so lucky.
As the outer gate of the city wall slowly closed, the fate of these soldiers who were trapped in the city like turtles in a jar was already determined - either choose to surrender or face a cruel death.
However, whether or not one would get the chance to surrender depended on whether Yuan Shao was willing to accept prisoners of war.
This defeat was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Duke of Lionheart.
After all, what they sent out this time was not a traditional knight team, but a light cavalry.
In the Kingdom of Holy Light, where only knights and certain nobles were qualified to ride horses, forming such a light cavalry army was simply a violation of the will of the world and would inevitably cause strong dissatisfaction among the knight class and certain noble classes.
If Henry succeeded in this operation, it would not only quell these disputes, but would also allow the Lionhearted Duke to build a large cavalry unit.
But now, Henry has suffered a crushing defeat, and what awaits him will surely be overwhelming accusations and condemnations.
As the saying goes, some are happy while others are sad!
While the Duke of Lionheart was busy dealing with the overwhelming accusations and difficulties from the knight class and special nobles, Zhang Wei, Duke of Dragon Wing, Duke of White Tiger and the Blood Moon Cult were extremely excited as if they had opened the door to a brand new world.
Since the Duke of Lionheart dared to be the first to create a precedent and build a powerful cavalry team, other forces would naturally not lag behind and would follow suit.
Especially on Zhang Wei's side, there were not many knights willing to come and serve him, let alone special nobles.
So after successfully overcoming this little difficulty, Zhang Wei had a series of good things happen to him: first, his fleet successfully purchased the extremely valuable siege equipment design blueprints from the remote Desert Scimitar region;
Soon after, a mysterious fleet arrived at the port of Sina. According to the experienced captain, they were merchants from the powerful empire of Whakatani.
If Zhang Wei can successfully build a stable and prosperous trade channel with the empire, then for him, the Duke of Lionheart and his forces will no longer be a threat, and he can directly withdraw from this fierce and cruel battle for hegemony!
Time flies, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, Zhang Wei's increasingly powerful group once again joined forces with the Blood Moon Cult to launch a fierce siege on the Lionheart Duke's Diprano City.
This time, Zhang Wei generously threw all the siege weapons he had built before into the battlefield.
The attack and defense of Tiprano City was extremely difficult. As the gateway to Antiphis City, the official territory of the Duke of Lionheart, the importance of Tiprano City is self-evident.
In order to ensure that the city of Tiprano would not be lost, the Duke of Lionheart even sent troops from Lionheart Castle to the south to attack Zhang Wei's Newt City for the first time, hoping to force him to rescue the city.
At the same time, in order to ease the pressure from the capital, Duke Lionheart took the initiative to send people to contact the Blood Moon Cult in the capital, hoping that the Blood Moon Cult could withdraw from Zhang Wei's coalition forces...