Chapter 240
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Chapter 240: City Breached
“Urgent report from the front line!”
“West Plains City, West Plains City has been breached!!”
West Plains City, which was originally Sacred King City, Luo Ji disliked the name for being too vulgar, so he casually changed it to a normal name.
The moment this urgent report reached Luo Ji’s ears, his entire heart convulsed fiercely.
Then he quickly looked up at the sky.
Immediately after, Luo Ji grabbed the scout and pulled him up.
“Impossible! It’s only just past midday.”
“In other words, the enemy only took less than half a day to breach West Plains City?”
“Where is Sun He?”
“Was he sleeping while the enemy attacked the city?!”
Sun He was one of Luo Ji’s many excellent generals, with a single leadership attribute cap of 4-stars.
Luo Ji had appointed him as the defensive general for the western flank of the civilization, which was West Plains City.
West Plains City’s defensive forces were not weak, deploying a large number of slingers skilled in siege defense, coupled with Sun He, a highly capable general.
Yet, it was breached by Zhou Dongnan in less than half a day?
How could Luo Ji remain calm?
For a moment, his expression appeared somewhat terrifying, scaring the scout quite a bit.
“R-report, Leader, the outsider invader’s leader directly pushed 6 repeating crossbows and aimed them at West Plains City’s gate, opening fire.”
“After 5 volleys, their large shield soldier unit began to advance with siege engines and infantry.”
“Their forces are estimated to be, probably, probably over 4,000!”
6 repeating crossbows?
Plus over 4,000 troops?!
Luo Ji’s face instantly changed color upon hearing this.
That Zhou Dongnan was definitely a ‘Zongheng Tianxia’ player, no doubt about it.
Otherwise, how could an ordinary Bronze-tier player spend over 100,000 in military expenses to attack an unfamiliar newcomer like him?
Was he crazy?
Only players who clearly knew that Wang Luzong had died here would raise their vigilance against him and strike so mercilessly from the start!
“Then Sun He, he…”
“When West Plains City’s west gate was breached, General Sun was leading the defending forces to block the city gate entrance and fight desperately with the enemy, and at the same time…”
“At the same time, what?”
“At the same time, General Sun ordered his subordinate to burn down the armament warehouse and the three-bow repeating crossbows on West Plains City’s walls before leaving!”
The scout bit the bullet and spoke, his voice full of difficulty.
“Well done!”
Luo Ji took a deep breath upon hearing this, trying to calm his emotions.
After the city fell, those military equipment were almost certainly beyond saving, especially the three-bow repeating crossbows.
Rather than letting them fall into enemy hands, it was better to burn them down!
After a few deep breaths, Luo Ji, whose emotions had slightly calmed, spoke again in a deep voice.
“Did you get a clear look at the enemy’s specific troop types? Besides the repeating crossbows and large shield soldiers, what else was there?”
“Following behind the large shield soldiers were likely shield-axe soldiers. Behind them were archers, and further back were spearmen, but those spears seemed much longer than ours…”
As he spoke, the scout gestured.
“They are pikemen.”
Luo Ji immediately reacted.
Due to limited resources in the early stage, he hadn’t specifically formed a pikemen unit, choosing instead to form halberdier units.
They could fight in close combat and counter cavalry.
Although they lacked some of the devastating effectiveness against cavalry units that pikemen had, they were versatile and cost-effective.
Back to the main topic, that Zhou Dongnan brought a very complete set of infantry troop types.
He didn’t bring cavalry.
It was unclear if he didn’t have cavalry, or if he was worried about terrain limitations, so he simply didn’t bring them.
But no matter what, the opponent’s intent to counter cavalry was already obvious.
“Liu Kai.”
“This subordinate is present!”
Hearing Luo Ji’s voice, a man in leather armor, who looked about 28 or 29 years old, quickly stepped forward.
After sending Luo Cheng to the front line, Luo Ji had specifically transferred an excellent general back, considering that Mirror City’s cavalry unit had no one to command them.
Unlike Luo Cheng, who had a dual 4-star cap in bravery and intelligence, Liu Kai was an intelligence-type talent with a single 4-star cap in intelligence.
He was considered one of the more reliable generals under Luo Ji’s command.
“Liu Kai, you take 300 light cavalry and rush to Giant Wood City. Remember, if you encounter the enemy, unless it’s absolutely unavoidable, just maneuver, do not engage in a head-on battle.
“Also, those seemingly spearmen in their battle formation are pikemen, they are the natural enemies of your light cavalry. Be careful to avoid them. Now go!”
“This subordinate obeys!”
Liu Kai, having gathered 300 light cavalry, immediately galloped out of the city at full speed towards Giant Wood City.
And here in Mirror City, Luo Ji also began to rapidly assemble infantry units.
He didn’t intend to stay in Mirror City waiting for the enemy to come.
If Zhou Dongnan went straight for Mirror City, that would be fine, but what if he set his sights on Giant Wood City?
West Plains City had already been breached, and the city was likely in ruins.
Giant Wood City was currently only undergoing integration work.
In other words, its defenses were not even as good as West Plains City’s.
Once Zhou Dongnan’s army approached, Giant Wood City probably wouldn’t even have the power to resist!
At that point, letting that group of beasts burn, kill, and plunder all the way to his Mirror City’s gates?
How disastrous would his losses be after that battle?
And West Plains City and Giant Wood City, after being plundered, would probably not recover for the next 1 or 2 years.
Thinking of this, Luo Ji couldn’t help but feel more anxious.
Although it might sound a bit unfair to the people of West Plains City, he only hoped that the enemy army would stay in West Plains City for a longer period.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the light cavalry unit led by Liu Kai, having set off first, galloped all the way to the outside of Giant Wood City.
The outsider invaders’ forces didn’t seem to have advanced this far yet.
Liu Kai, having confirmed this, quickly approached with the light cavalry unit.
Their appearance immediately caught the attention of Giant Wood City’s defending forces.
As Mirror City’s neighbor, Giant Wood City’s soldiers could not possibly fail to recognize this light cavalry unit, as they often trained on the plains outside.
Allowing the light cavalry unit, who had ridden hard, to rest for a bit, Liu Kai stepped forward to confirm the situation.
After learning that West Plains City had been breached by the outsider invaders’ army, Giant Wood City had clearly entered a state of full alert, but they were powerless to assist.
After all, according to Luo Ji’s original plan, even if West Plains City was attacked by other players’ siege units, Mirror City would be able to arrive as support at the first opportunity.
And as long as this outer defensive line existed, Giant Wood City, located diagonally behind West Plains City, naturally wouldn’t need to worry about any attacks, and thus wouldn’t specifically deploy a large number of defending forces.
However, who would have thought that West Plains City’s walls and defending forces couldn’t even hold out for half a day before being forcibly breached by other players’ armies?
