Chapter 1594 Extinct Household

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A pair of boots embroidered with auspicious beast patterns in gold thread stepped on a piece of scorched earth. The man in the Chinese robe was ashen-faced, and his two fists were tightly clenched together. Looking at the past from the man's line of sight, there are ruins in front of him. It used to be a bustling city. Its unique geographical advantages coupled with the painstaking management of several generations of leaders have made this city a shining pearl in the southern border of the empire. Especially after the battle between the princes, because the city stood in the right team, its momentum became even more prosperous. Today, however, it has become a ruin. Looking around, there are broken tiles, thick smoke billowing everywhere, and almost no intact buildings. Especially the castle where the lord lived, which was once called the White Castle, is now left with a lot of waste soil and rubble under the artillery fire.

This city is called Ark Harbor.

After resisting the invaders for more than three months, it shed its last drop of blood and declared itself dead. However, the invaders from the east had nothing to gain, and they paid a very heavy price just for this ruin.

"My lord..." An officer knelt down beside the man in the Chinese robe.

"I want to be alone," the man said.

The officer sighed, bowed his head and retreated.

King Pingxi!

Originally titled King Anyang, for this Western Expedition, he specially asked the Ninth Five-Year Supreme to change his title to Pingxi, in order to calm down Xiyi, so as to surprise the old people who looked down on him in the ruling and opposition parties. For this reason, in addition to the soldiers and horses sent by the empire, he spared no effort to invest in a well-equipped private army. He was originally full of ambitions, but he never expected that when he crossed the ocean, the stormy waves did not stop his pace, but he forcibly stayed in this harbor city for three months!

Those barbarians in the west did almost everything they could. First, they self-destructed the corridor to prevent his army from landing, and then used the cliff as a barrier to hold on. When he attacked this lonely sea cliff, thinking that he could flatten the city with one foot, the opponent deployed defenses step by step and invested a lot of manpower and material resources. From the outskirts of the city to the center, and finally to the White Fort, a total of thirty-four lines of defense were arranged front and back. When all the lines of defense were breached, the city would naturally be reduced to ruins, but his army was also severely damaged, especially the private army that had been reduced by 30%. Originally, in his calculation, the private army had to see the barbarian imperial capital to suffer any damage, but unexpectedly, it suffered a big tussle here.

How does this not annoy him?

How not to be angry!

Annoyed is that the barbarian is hateful, stubbornly resisting, destined to be unable to change the outcome, but he had to consume a lot of his troops, and in the end he ended up losing both sides; what is angry is that the other prince ignored his battle situation and should have cooperated in the battle , but casually found an excuse to prevaricate, and ran to another battlefield to kill the Quartet, which is the so-called soft persimmon.

That one is titled King of Extreme Martial Arts.

He has been famous for a long time, regardless of his combat power and prestige, he is above him. Among the eight kings of the empire, he was also ranked among the top three dragons and phoenixes. Although he was angry, he didn't dare to speak up. He could only break his teeth and swallow blood in his stomach. Not daring to speak, but it doesn't mean not daring to complain. King Pingxi's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he greeted that King Jiwu three hundred times in his stomach.

Now that the army is camping in an open field outside the city, they must rest for a while before they can push further inland. Now that several teams of scouts have been sent to investigate the enemy's real situation, King Pingxi faintly feels that there is a greater threat behind this city. From the previous three months of fighting, the opponent has always been able to withstand waves of pressure You can know that they have a strong backup. So the smugness that I thought before has now turned into deep worry.

In this Western Expedition, three of the Eight Kings of the Empire were dispatched. Besides him and King Jiwu, there was also a King of Great Victory. That prince's military power is not as strong as the King of Extreme Martial Arts, but he is famous for his name, otherwise he would not be awarded the title of Great Victory, because he must win every battle. But when he arrived here, he still had his last defeat, and the army he led had penetrated deep into the inner abdomen, and was about to point his sword at the imperial capital. Although King Jiwu did not expand as much as he did, he has already conquered many cities, and is now besieging the big city of Mosel, which is located at the junction of the north and the south.

He is the only one who has lofty ambitions, but he is held back by stubborn enemies, so that King Pingxi, who only built an ark port in three months, has never even stepped a step inland. Every time he thought of this, King Pingxi became extremely annoyed, thinking that the momentum he had managed to create was like snow in spring and winter, and it melted cleanly.

The more I think about it, the more I hate these western barbarians.

So after resting for three days, the army set out to press inland behind the Ark Harbor.

To his surprise, Manzi actually gave up a dozen large and small towns along the road, allowing him to occupy these towns without any effort. On the other hand, the people in these towns have been evacuated. Not only that, but all valuable things have been transported away, let alone food and equipment. So King Pingxi occupied more than a dozen towns in one go, but what he got was only some unattractive stones. At most, it has some symbolic meaning.

But this has finally relieved the urgent need, so that he can add a lot to his military merits, so that he will not lose an inch of merit in March.

But it didn't feel so good after that.

Pushing forward, King Pingxi saw a scorched land. The farmlands and forests were almost completely burnt to the ground. He was dumbfounded and at the same time grasped the barbarian's strategy.

This is a trick!

Thinking about it this way, during the three months of hard fighting, during that time, these western barbarians probably evacuated the residents of the dozen or so towns they occupied before, and took away everything they could. Then burn fields and deforestation, and those crops that cannot be taken away would rather destroy themselves than leave them as food. This is to cut off their food, and after three months, the military rations they brought have almost been used up. Now that there are no crops, and the burning of forests has driven away animals, it is difficult to find food within a hundred miles. Then there is the weather, the weather has begun to turn cold, and a large amount of wood is needed to light a fire at night, which is an indispensable fuel for heating and cooking.

Now, the lack of crops and timber means that soldiers can only cut back on food and clothing.

"Those damned fellows!" King Pingxi's angry cry sounded from the tent.

There were more than 20 military officers, large and small, in the tent, all of them were frowning, the enemy had put up an outrageous plan, and the current plan was to ask the other two princes for food. Otherwise, not to mention continuing to advance, it would be difficult to maintain an army of hundreds of thousands of people, which is an embarrassing situation where there is no way to advance or retreat. A general said: "My lord, why don't you send a letter to the King of Dasheng. The King of Dasheng and the old prince often have a good time with each other. I would like to borrow money for a small favor, and he will not refuse."

King Pingxi also knew that his subordinates gave him a step down. If he chose someone between King Dasheng and King Jiwu to ask for help, he would not want to see King Jiwu's expression on the old prince's face, so he nodded immediately and said: " That's the only way to do it."

Suddenly one came in from outside, and knelt on the ground and said, "It's not good, my lord, the soldiers have been poisoned. We suspect that there is something wrong with the water source."

"What's going on?" King Pingxi turned pale with shock, and then he ran out of food and grass, and was poisoned again.

He lifted the tent and walked around the barracks. Indeed, many soldiers were poisoned. Careful investigation revealed that there was a problem with drinking water. The water for the barracks was drawn from a nearby river, and someone apparently poisoned it upstream, causing the soldiers to be poisoned after drinking it. Now the poisoned soldiers are gathered together and treated by the military medical squad. Fortunately, it is only a case of diarrhea, and the soldiers' lives are not harmed, but it still affects morale.

King Pingxi returned to his tent, but he couldn't even get angry.

After the Ark Harbor was razed, Dawn Castle became a frontline base against the eastern invaders. Materials from the lesser half of the southern border were transported into the city almost every day, and then distributed to the frontline cities after unified distribution. The three-month war at Ark Port was extremely difficult. If it weren't for Tiesongling and Edward who kept sending people and food, let alone three months, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to last even one month.

And these three months have bought precious time for Edward's next series of layouts. Under Edward's insistence, Ark Port gave up the next few towns, and even the neighboring towns under Edward's jurisdiction were also included in the list of empty cities. Hundreds of thousands of people in more than a dozen towns evacuated in an orderly manner, taking away food, equipment, minerals and other valuable things. Really do not leave a blade of grass, leaving only empty cities for the enemies of the Eastern Kingdoms.

The next step is to destroy the fields and burn the forests, and then poison the water sources to damage the morale of the enemy to the greatest extent and pave the way for the next battle.

Everything is going according to Edward's plan.

Residents who were evacuated from Ark Harbor and other towns were accommodated in Dawn Castle and other cities, and they were all guaranteed food and clothing. But even so, after all, leaving the city where they have lived for a long time is still difficult for many residents. This includes Ruola. For this woman who grew up in Ark Harbor, she is now lying on the big bed in the VIP room of Dawn Castle, tossing and turning.

Orlando had already gone to the front line, and she might not be able to return today, so she looked at the strange city outside the window, feeling a lot of emotion.

Originally, after the prince's dispute, she could settle down and be a good wife and mother. Not wanting the sudden appearance of the Eastern Dragon to make all this come to naught, she had to put on armor and go into battle with her husband to protect their territory. In the past three months, every day there were familiar faces unable to sleep, from the initial sadness to the current numbness, Ruola couldn't tell which one was better.

Now that her belly was slightly protruding, Orlando did not allow her to continue fighting, so she stayed in Dawn Castle, becoming an ordinary woman cheering for her husband who was fighting on the front line. Browse and read the address: