Just as the assassins from the three vassal states launched their attack, an army of tens of millions besieged the city. The scene was incredibly awe-inspiring, and the morale was so high that the heavens and earth seemed to darken, the sun and moon losing their light.
This terrifying army had a clear objective and strategy: to wear down the Northern King's forces. Rather than waiting to be conquered piecemeal, they chose to strike first.
Although this outcome had been discussed beforehand, the sheer pressure was immense when faced with the reality.
However, Qin Chuan also had two million troops, giving him a defensive advantage, and he believed he was not without a fighting chance.
The massive city walls were already teeming with soldiers. Qin Chuan and Yu Qing's talents had been activated, and Qin Chuan also deployed an array.
Kill!
Without any warning, the attack began.
Divine Eyes and Celestial Might!
Arrows rained down, a true storm of arrows. Assassinations also occurred amidst the attack, as these assassins continuously targeted commanders of ten thousand and above.
Qin Chuan bestowed the array divine position and array positions upon key personnel, while the Northern King's palace also dispatched assassins.
However, with both sides deploying such a large force, assassination is extremely difficult. Concealing one's presence doesn't mean disappearing, but rather becoming invisible, but with such a massive crowd, concealment is practically impossible.
Therefore, assassination will be very challenging. Qin Chuan has deployed several of his magical beasts, and he has also brought out his mysterious heavy bow.
This is a brutal battle. The saying goes, "To shoot a man, shoot his horse first; to capture a thief, capture his king first." The disparity in troop strength is significant; a direct confrontation offers no chance of victory.
Therefore, they must simultaneously hold off the enemy's massive attack and find an opportunity to eliminate their generals. Killing their commander or even a feudal lord would be even better.
However, the enemy has a very detailed intelligence network. After Qin Chuan's side gathered their information, they discovered that the enemy commander was merely a figurehead, not the real leader.
Assassination attempts are rarely successful, but in the blink of an eye, they are ambushed and killed by a powerful enemy lying in wait.
Soon, the supposedly dead general revives—not resurrected, but simply replaced by another person, still not the real leader.
As long as the enemy's commander survives, their morale remains high. This puts the Northern King's side in a very passive position. The enemy has done their homework; their strategy is to wear you down with an army exceeding thirty million.
The Northern King and his men fell silent. The enemy's tactic wasn't clever, but it was very effective. The longer the battle dragged on, the worse it would be for the Northern King's side.
Qin Chuan had already severely wounded several warriors capable of defeating ten thousand men with his mysterious heavy bow. This was no exaggeration; warriors capable of defeating ten thousand men were meant to kill. So, with his current strength, Qin Chuan used the Tyrannosaurus Arrow Technique in conjunction with his dragon cub to severely injure one at a time.
Qin Chuan didn't intend to kill anyone; severely wounding them was enough. Each warrior capable of defeating ten thousand men was extremely valuable. Killing them all would be a huge loss, and in the future, if war broke out with the surrounding dynasties and empires, they would suffer from a lack of generals.
*Pfft pfft pfft…*
This was quite effective, directly causing the enemy warriors capable of defeating ten thousand men to not dare to show themselves.
The Northern King's forces, with all their elite warriors wounded, managed to hold their ground beneath the city walls thanks to Qin Chuan's formations, talents, and divine position within the formation, along with the weakened enemy forces.
Qin Chuan, alone and with the help of Long Baobao, completely overwhelmed the enemy's generals, leaving the soldiers demoralized.
Although the Northern King's forces only had two million soldiers, their combat power was indescribable. Qin Chuan and Yu Qing's talents made their fighting strength off the charts.
This also made Qin Chuan truly understand the meaning of "quality over quantity" in warfare; facing an army more than ten times their own strength was not insurmountable.
After all, they weren't surrounded, and the enemy wasn't coming from all sides. More than half of the enemy's army was temporarily unable to participate in the battle, given the long battle lines.
Therefore, the Northern King's forces didn't face much pressure. With their elite troops and fierce generals, they were like a harvesting machine, reaping the enemy's targets in front of them.
The Northern King's Palace continuously dispatched men to search for the enemy's highest-ranking general. This time, all three vassal states had mobilized their entire armies, so it was almost certain that the three vassal kings were present.
Additionally, they searched for the enemy's fake generals, finding hidden figures with influence to control the situation. However, these individuals wouldn't be vassal kings, as such a connection was too dangerous.
Having held their ground, the vassal alliance retreated, realizing they couldn't wear down the Northern King's army quickly enough, and instead suffered heavy losses.
This wasn't a major issue; they had intended to wear down the Northern King's forces, but their movements were being discovered, forcing them to retreat for their own safety.
They knew that once they retreated, the future situation would be uncertain, but they had no other choice.
The Northern King's Palace breathed a sigh of relief. The intense, high-intensity combat had severely depleted their physical strength; they were only human, not made of iron.
Most of the enemy's formidable generals were temporarily incapacitated, and retreating now meant they would lack capable commanders for either offense or defense.
The importance of military generals goes without saying. They boost morale and are the soul and leader of the army, ensuring the troops don't become chaotic and disorganized during attacks.
The saying "A thousand soldiers are easy to find, but a good general is hard to come by" perfectly illustrates their importance.
The disparity in troop strength between the two sides, coupled with the heavy losses suffered by the Northern King's forces in the previous battle, makes it unsuitable to pursue the enemy. Besides, the enemy's main force is still intact, and their casualties haven't been too great.
In the previous battle, the enemy's casualties were only a few hundred thousand, less than a million. Divided among the three vassal states, the loss would be only around 300,000, while each vassal state
has an army of no less than ten million. 300,000 is negligible. The enemy's invincible generals are no longer needed, which makes their fighting ability much more valuable. Without such generals, even a large army loses its fighting power; they aren't necessarily easily defeated, but even a force ten or even dozens of times larger wouldn't be a threat.
The three vassal states were forced back and camped together to discuss countermeasures. They refused to separate, because if they did, the Northern King's forces could easily wipe them out.
Even if they joined forces, they weren't confident now, having already clashed once before and been defeated.
They had prepared for both scenarios, but they never dreamed they would be defeated so easily.
They remembered standing on the city wall, wielding a golden divine bow and accompanied by a small golden demon beast, capable of instantly killing anyone.
Without a life-saving item, death was inevitable. Two of their side were dead, and most of the others were severely wounded.
This was only because the enemy had changed their strategy, preventing the activation of life-saving treasures when severely wounded, thus eliminating most of the invincible generals.
One man, suppressing three kingdoms.