When Mike heard Cave say this, he suddenly remembered the special place of the other party's territory.

He asked Kev in shock and expectation, "His Excellency Kev, you are not going to withdraw the troops of the Harteng Sea Fortress in the north for defense."

"Hahaha, how wise, Lord Oz?" Cave laughed and replied to the shocked Mike, and then said proudly to everyone present, "Although the Harteng Sea Fortress in the north is very important, the lord has communicated with Viscount Lannipak, the lord of the Nanshan Corps outside the fortress."

Seeing that many lords were looking at him with anticipation, Cave coughed and continued, "I have explained to Viscount Parker about the situation in our Hartendaohai Basin. Although Viscount Parker did not send troops to support him, he also made a guarantee to the lord that he would not invade during this period."

After Mike and the others learned about the north, they were still very happy. Although the other party did not send troops to support him, it was good to have this guarantee.

Kev looked at the expressions of the people and smiled slightly, raising his glass and said, "Lords also know that the Harteng Sea Fortress has stationed the most elite army of the lord. They are all very good at defending, including heavy infantry and bed crossbows for defense. With such an army, you don't have to worry about whether this city can be defended."

When Quill heard that he had the support of this army, he felt relieved and laughed and praised, "Your Excellency Kef is really very wise. Isn't it a wonder that he can make money so well?"

"Yes, Lord Kave is really smart." Chalibig immediately praised.

Chalibig was the lord of the territory that first proposed to surrender in the last war, and also initiated the surrender practice of 100,000 kilograms of food.

In order to obtain the support of the business leader Kev, he had been to the business leader several times in two years. Without the support of the business leader, he would not have been so easy.

It can be said that he is the best lord among the four small territories. Of course, this has a lot to do with the reason why he is shameless and wants support.

"Haha, don't worry, don't worry," Kave felt very happy when he heard the praise from the lords.

In fact, Kave has his own plans for participating in this incident so actively. In his opinion, as long as he can survive this time, the south of Harteng Taohai Fortress will be the final decision.

Quill's participation was to expand his territory, because his territory was all in the mountains. Although it was large in area, there was no place to cultivate. Hunting alone would not give him much wealth.

Mike is for his ambitions, and he also wants to become a force like the Xia territory in the south, even bigger and stronger.

"Report to the Lord Lord, the enemy outside the city calls us to surrender." An officer came to the hall and reported to Kave, who was chatting and laughing in the hall.

"Everyone, the enemy wants us to surrender. Do we need to surrender?" Kave heard his subordinates' report and laughed and said, "Tell the enemies outside the city and let them attack casually. The lord will not surrender."

"Report to the general, the artillery positions have been laid out." The messenger reported to Di Qinghui.

Di Qing was on the war horse, holding a monocular telescope and looking at the defense at the top of the city. After hearing the report from the messenger, he seriously ordered Lu Su, "I will persuade you to surrender first."

"Yes, I'll let the intelligence personnel accompanying the army go." After Lu Su took the order, he went to arrange specific personnel.

Di Qing watched someone rushing out of the city and began to shout loudly. He briefly explained to Zhang Wei, who was a little confused on his left, "Our Xia Kingdom emphasizes first rituals and then troops."

After hearing Di Qing's explanation, Zhang Wei nodded clearly, then picked up the monocular lens and looked at the movements on the city wall, but he disagreed with it, thinking that this was just a waste of time.

Sure enough, not long after, the intelligence personnel who called for surrender came back and forth to report, "Report to the general, the enemy refused to surrender, and said that we would attack casually, and they would not surrender."

"Yeah, I understand." Di Qing nodded at the intelligence officer, turned around and ordered loudly, "Ring the War Drum"

"Dongdong", the familiar sound of the war drum made the soldiers of Xia Kingdom know that this was a signal of war. The enemy also knew that this was the sound of Xia Kingdom's army starting to attack.

"fire"

With a command, the artillery, which had been ready for a long time, bombarded the enemy's city wall.

The walls of Shangdao City are very different from those of the other four small cities. Although they are also made of stones, they are much taller and more sturdy.

The walls of Bill City are only five or six meters high, while the walls of Shangdao City are eight or nine meters high, and the corresponding thickness is much thicker.

Therefore, Di Qing saw that the attacks of more than 100 artillery were not very effective. The shells that were implemented could only collapse some shatters when they hit the city wall.

After several rounds of artillery bombardment, the Shangdao City had no other results except for the city gate being blasted open, which made Di Qing frown fiercely.

"This is really a strong city." When Lu Su saw that the shelling had no effect, he sighed very much. He touched the beard on his chin, turned to Di Qing and suggested, "General, it seems that this city cannot be captured in a short time. My subordinates recommend setting up camp first to wait for the fighter to take action."

Lu Su's suggestion was because after they arrived at this place, they started to arrange troops as soon as possible and had no plans to confront each other.

Di Qingsong frowned and agreed, "Okay, let's stop here today."

Then he loudly ordered, "Get out and retreat five kilometers to set up camp."

The reason why Di Qing frowned was because they could not open up the situation immediately. This was the first time that Xia Guo’s army was blocked from attacking.

In the past, it was not possible to open up the situation immediately, but it has never happened like now.

In addition to giving Di Qing a step to retreat, Lu Su's suggestion also made it clear by himself.

In his opinion, it was a matter of time before they could break through this city, and he was about to complete Yang Song's second mission, so he didn't have to rush for a moment.

As long as you break through this city and occupy the northern barrier, this large area of ​​land in the south belongs to the Xia Kingdom.

And Di Qing will take this opportunity to go to the next level, gain more honors, and consolidate his position in the hearts of the emperor.

Under Di Qing's order, the entire army began to retreat, left the outside of the Shangdao City, and began to camp in the open space five kilometers away.

In the castle hall of Shangdao City, after hearing the sound of artillery sounds, these lords began to worry about whether the city could really defend.

Even Cave began to worry. Although he knew that the enemy had a weapon with great sound and power, he did not expect that the sound was so loud. Even in the castle in the middle of the city, two kilometers away, he could hear the attacks of the enemy outside the city.

But not long after, an officer came to report that the enemy had retreated and set up camp five kilometers outside the city.

Cave asked about his losses again, but the report he received made him very happy.

It turned out that the city gate was destroyed, and several houses in the city were damaged, and more than a dozen people were killed or injured, there was no damage.
Chapter completed!