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In the morning siege of the Huaxing Kingdom, there were seven or eight charges, after which Liu Guanfeng ordered the soldiers from Little Star Village who were participating in the defense to leave for Starlight Village with ten thousand men.
The afternoon siege continued, and by then, there were only over seventy thousand soldiers left in Little Star Village. Meanwhile, the enemy had increased their forces by another ten thousand, putting pressure on the defending troops.
Moreover, the enemy's soldiers had already attempted to scale the walls five or six times, but fortunately, the defenders on the walls managed to repel them.
As dusk fell, all the soldiers of the Huaxing Kingdom returned to their barracks. After a full day of siege warfare, Huaxing Kingdom had lost nearly ten thousand soldiers, but they still had over thirty thousand remaining.
Taking advantage of the night, Liu Guanfeng sent another ten thousand men away from Little Star Village. Adding this to the soldiers who died in battle during the day, there were now sixty-three thousand soldiers left in Little Star Village. This meant that after a chaotic battle and a whole day of defense, Starfall Kingdom had lost nearly ten thousand men, while Huaxing Kingdom had lost almost forty thousand.
Liu Guanlei knew that the enemy would not give up easily and that tomorrow's siege would be even more intense. He gathered all the generals together and said, "Gentlemen, we currently have sixty-three thousand soldiers in Little Star Village. The enemy still has thirty-one thousand troops. Tomorrow will be an incredibly brutal battle; some may leave us. Do you have confidence in holding the city?"
"Rest assured, Grand Marshal. We will defend Little Star Village to our last breath." Only two Grand Marshals knew about Liu Guanfeng's troop movements; the other generals were unaware and believed they only had these sixty thousand men left. Each one was determined to fight to the death.
Just as they were discussing this, Liu Guanfeng received news from Little Black. Due to the presence of two powerful Divine Knights on the enemy side, it was difficult for ordinary people to infiltrate and gather intelligence. However, Little Black's strength far exceeded that of those two Divine Knights, making it suitable for him to go.
At that moment, Little Black reported that Wu Ta was currently holding a meeting with his generals. They were discussing a nighttime raid on Little Star Village.
Upon receiving this news, Liu Guanfeng immediately interrupted his brother: "Brother, I have new intelligence."
"What is it?"
"Reliable information indicates that they plan to launch a strong attack on Little Star Village tonight."
"What should we do? The soldiers are exhausted after a whole day. They still have ten thousand men who haven't moved yet; if that's true, it will be very difficult for us to hold this village."
Liu Guanfeng smiled and replied, "If we can't hold it, then we won't."
As soon as Liu Guanfeng's words were spoken, they were met with opposition from other military leaders: "Grand Marshal, we cannot hand over our homeland to outsiders; otherwise, we would have no face to meet our ancestors."
At this moment, Liu Guanfeng smiled slightly and said, "Generals, please remain calm. We are only making a strategic retreat and will not lose the opportunity to reclaim what is ours in the future. As long as you believe in the strength of the two Grand Marshals, there should be no further objections."
All the military generals in the tent were loyal followers of Liu Guanlei and Liu Guanyu. They understood the capabilities of the two Grand Marshals very well, but they only knew that Liu Guanfeng was quite formidable without knowing the extent of his abilities. However, since Liu Guanfeng had brought up both Grand Marshals, they could only continue to listen to his explanation.
"Third Brother, are we really retreating like this?" Liu Guanyu expressed some reluctance, as they had been gaining the upper hand for several days.
"Second Brother, it's best to know when to stop. We have already taken significant advantage; if we don't leave now, we might end up losing everything."
Liu Guanlei slammed his hand on the table and said, "Alright, we will follow General Liu's advice. The entire army will prepare to pack up and leave immediately after dinner."
"Grand Marshal, can you leave a few people for me?" Liu Guanfeng smiled at his two brothers.
Liu Guanlei and Liu Guanyu understood that Liu Guanfeng wanted to keep a few people behind for some sabotage, so they nodded in agreement. "Which people do you want?"
"Just leave me those Longbowmen who have mounts."
"Alright, Third Brother, you must be extra careful."
"Don't worry, I'll be fine."
After returning to his tent, when dinner was over, Little Star Village began to quietly retreat. Troops left the village through the back gate in groups, while on the city wall, all were replaced with scarecrows made by Liu Guanfeng's orders. These scarecrows were filled with kerosene.
At the same time, Liu Guanfeng ordered his soldiers to sprinkle some kerosene on the ground of the city wall and placed jars filled with kerosene on top of it. Each jar was tightly covered, leaving a small piece of cloth soaked in kerosene on the ground to create a firebomb.
He also instructed all Longbowmen to prepare two firebombs each at the entrance of Little Star Village. Liu Guanfeng had someone dig a large pit there. Once everything was ready, he gathered all the Longbowmen together; they were now at a distance where they could shoot arrows onto the city wall while the enemy archers could not reach them.
After ensuring everything was prepared, Liu Guanfeng led over a thousand Longbowmen sitting on their mounts. Each held a longbow in hand, with firebombs hanging beside their mounts.
Just past midnight, Liu Guanfeng faintly heard sounds from outside the city. He opened his senses and became fully aware of what was happening outside the walls.
At this moment, thousands of soldiers from Huaxing Kingdom were preparing to attack outside the city. Liu Guanfeng took a longbow from a nearby soldier.
At this moment, the first person had quietly climbed up the city wall. Without saying a word, he raised his hand and struck the scarecrow with a knife, cutting open the bag of kerosene hidden inside. The kerosene sprayed out, and due to the darkness, the others did not realize it was oil instead of blood. Moreover, he was quite nervous and did not even notice the straw.
At this time, Liu Guanfeng shot his first arrow from his longbow. Since it was a lob shot, his aim was quite off, but he still managed to hit the opponent in the shoulder. Because this person was closer to the city wall, he fell down to the ground below.
Following closely behind, a second person climbed up and was also shot down by Liu Guanfeng. At this moment, those below might have thought that they had been discovered by the people above, so an all-out attack commenced immediately. A large number of torches were lit, and rows of people jumped up from below the wall. The city gate was also being battered and was on the verge of collapse.
As the scarecrows were being cut down one by one, Liu Guanfeng sensed that the opportunity had come. He ordered the Longbowmen to ignite their fire arrows. Subsequently, a series of fire arrows were shot onto the wall, igniting flames instantly. The incendiary bottles exploded one after another. The top of the wall became a blazing sea, and at this moment, the city gate was also broken down, allowing a large number of soldiers to surge in and fall into the pits that Liu Guanfeng had prepared for them.
Fortunately, Liu Guanfeng did not leave any short swords or similar items in the pits; however, many soldiers were still injured. After admiring his handiwork, Liu Guanfeng ordered all soldiers to retreat. Just as they were preparing to leave, a general charged in and immediately led his men in pursuit. However, by the time they reached the back gate, Liu Guanfeng and his group had already stood outside the city.
The general shouted loudly to stop them: "Thief general, do not escape."
Liu Guanfeng pulled on his horse's reins and replied: "I won't play with you anymore. Next time we meet, Brothers will throw Fire Oil Bombs."
Immediately after, Fire Oil Bombs were thrown from the hands of the Longbowmen. The entire back gate caught fire instantly, separating Liu Guanfeng and his Longbowmen from their pursuers. Liu Guanfeng then left without any hesitation with all his men from Little Star Village.
By dawn, Liu Guanfeng had already arrived at the next village—Lixing Village—with his men. Meanwhile, Liu Guanlei and others had arrived at Lixing Village earlier.
Upon returning to the village, Liu Guanfeng recounted everything that had happened to his two older brothers, making Liu Guanyu laugh so hard he slapped his thigh.
After arriving at Lixing Village, they did not see Huaxing Kingdom's flag until the fifth day. During these days, Wu Ta had been busy dealing with unexpected losses during what he thought would be an easy capture of an empty city. He did not anticipate that while taking over an empty city, he would suffer significant damage. Especially since all fires were fueled by kerosene and were difficult to extinguish; thus, they burned until dawn. To avoid further casualties among his soldiers, Wu Ta decisively ordered all troops to withdraw from Little Star Village until after the fires were extinguished before entering.
In the village, they began tending to the injured and sent severely injured soldiers to the rear. It wasn't until the fifth day that they managed to bring their army to Lixing Village.
Meanwhile, Liu Guanfeng had already sent those soldiers from Little Star Village to safety while leaving some experienced soldiers as defenders for Lixing Village. However, subsequent actions by Starfall Kingdom became much simpler because their defensive personnel decreased each time, leading Huaxing Kingdom's forces to feel that they were lacking in manpower.
Wu Ta took a week to successively conquer Lixing Village and Xingruo Village. Currently, Wu Ta's Hua Xing team was only five kilometers away from Starfall City's final barrier—Starlight Village.
Liu Guanfeng had achieved all his objectives; all new recruits had undergone baptism by war and transformed into a true iron pride with a total strength of 230,000 men but only lost 20,000 troops. On the other hand, although Huaxing Kingdom had attacked Starlight Village successfully, their numbers had decreased sharply to 250,000—losing a full 100,000 troops along the way.
However, Huaxing Kingdom remained unaware of these developments; Liu Guanfeng's smoke screen made Wu Ta believe that there were at most only 70,000 people left in Starlight Village. Thus even though they only had 250,000 remaining troops left now, they still felt confident about capturing Starlight Village; if successful, it would break through Starfall Kingdom's last line of defense.
Next, as long as they conquer Starfall City, the entire Starfall Kingdom can be declared destroyed.
At this moment, within the main tent of both armies, discussions were underway on how to respond to the enemy. Inside the Huaxing Kingdom's main tent, Jiang Xingshi made his first appearance at the generals' meeting. Wu Ta was animatedly explaining the favorable situation before them.
"Generals, after several battles in recent days, it is clear that the number of troops from Starfall Kingdom is dwindling. Although we have also lost one hundred thousand soldiers, we still have a fighting force of twenty-five Ten Thousand People. On the other hand, Starfall Kingdom is already at a disadvantage. What we need now is for all of you to work together to capture Starlight Village, and then we can achieve victory and return home."
Na Kuang stepped forward: "Commander, I am willing to lead a team of Shield Soldiers to besiege the city. I humbly request your approval."
"I am willing to accompany General Na," Zhong Yi added.
Both of them were still carrying their past crimes, so they urgently needed an opportunity to make contributions. In previous attempts to attack villages, the enemy had initially put up a decent fight but their numbers continued to dwindle. Eventually, Huaxing Kingdom's villages would fall without a fight, leaving both men without any chance to earn merit.
Today was the attack on the last village. If they did not seize this opportunity, it was likely that their good days would soon come to an end with the destruction of Starfall Kingdom. Thus, both men volunteered one after another for battle.
Wu Ta looked at his two favored generals and nodded: "This time I hope you both can redeem yourselves through merit."
"Rest assured, Grand Marshal. We will not retreat until we capture Starlight Village."
"Good, that sounds encouraging. Tomorrow's battle relies entirely on you two."
Just as Wu Ta was discussing the plans for tomorrow's deployment, someone called out from the entrance: "Report to Grand Marshal, there is an urgent letter from the imperial capital."
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