Chapter 950: Repel the Enemy
Ling Xiao, the lord of Li City on the top of the city, was extremely worried.
"What can we do? If they attack, the entire city of Li will be swallowed up!"
Although Licheng was the capital of the Qing Kingdom, its military strength was limited and was simply not enough to resist the Qing Kingdom's army.
The guardsmen were also trembling with fear.
One person advised: "Lord, city lord, it's better to abandon the city and flee! There are so many armies, and the generals in the army are all masters. With our ability, we can't resist it!"
Ling Xiao said angrily: "That's not possible! The city is still alive, but the city is dead. How can I, as the city lord, escape before the battle! Give the order and evacuate the city residents immediately. The guards are not allowed to retreat. If anyone escapes without permission, they will be shot to death!"
Since the Lord of the City gave the order, the guards could only defend the city.
As for the citizens of Li City, they had already dispersed like birds and beasts and fled for their lives.
After a while, tens of thousands of Qing troops came to the city. The dense army was so dense that it made people feel numb.
After Duan Xuan's death, the Qing army's military pay was cut off. The army was leaderless and many people were scattered. But even so, the Qing army only had 10,000 or 20,000 people left.
The number of troops was in sharp contrast to the Licheng Guards, which only had a few hundred people.
Ling Xiao was helpless. The Qing army had a large number of people. Even if they were leaderless, it would be easy to capture Li City.
Just when he didn't know what to do, a voice sounded from beside Ling Xiao.
"Are you the Lord of Li City? Is your father blind?"
Ling Xiao looked at the speaker in surprise. He was not a guard soldier, but an ordinary city citizen.
"Who are you? Why don't you run away?" Ling Xiao asked curiously.
"You don't have to worry about who I am, just answer my questions."
Zhou Ran responded without telling Ling Xiao his identity.
"What's your problem?" Ling Xiao was a little confused, "I am indeed the lord of Li City. My father was humiliated in the palace and lost his eyes. This is something everyone knows. The whole city knows it, so why do you need to bother with it?" ask."
Ling Xiao felt uncomfortable when Zhou Ran mentioned something sad.
Zhou Ran added: "Lord of Li City, I think the people in Li City are simple and the people are good people. You, the city lord, are also upright. It would be a pity if Li City perishes. Therefore, I plan to help you resist Qing." How about an army attack?"
"You give me a helping hand?"
Ling Xiao was stunned and looked Zhou Ran up and down.
No matter how you look at it, you can't tell that Zhou Ran is very powerful.
There were tens of thousands of people on the opposite side. How could Zhou Ran resist them on his own?
"Friend, you'd better run for your life! I am the lord of Li City, and I should live and die with Li City. You are just an outsider, and you should live."
Ling Xiao smiled bitterly and had no intention of accepting Zhou Ran's help.
Zhou Ran smiled and said: "Don't worry, I won't go to battle personally. As long as we set up a formation here, no matter how large the Qing army is, they won't be able to attack the city!"
"Array?"
Ling Xiao was confused, but Zhou Ran had already started to set up the formation.
On the top of the city, Zhou Ran drew some runes. These runes contained power, and Ling Xiao was immediately dumbfounded.
After drawing the runes, Zhou Ran added: "This formation is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is enough to withstand tens of thousands of troops. As long as the guards soldiers inject true energy into it, the formation will take effect!"
Ling Xiao couldn't help but believe Zhou Ran's words.
If the Licheng Guards were unable to withstand the Qing army's attack, in this case they would have no choice but to become a living horse doctor.
Ling Xiao immediately called all the guards soldiers over,
Injecting true energy into the formation set up by Zhou Ran.
Although there are few soldiers in the guard, their true energy is enough.
The formation took effect and enveloped the entire city of Li.
The Qing army under the city has launched an attack on Li City.
The densely packed Qing army was like a swarm of locusts, frantically attacking the walls of Li City.
If it was Li City before, it would have been absolutely unable to stop the Qing army from attacking like this. But now, Zhou Ran had set up a wonderful formation in Li City, making the walls of Li City as solid as a rock. It was impossible to break through the Qing army's fierce attack.
The Qing army had no military pay, so they could only survive by attacking the city. If they could not capture the city for a long time, all the Qing army soldiers became anxious.
Wave after wave of more violent attacks came towards Li City.
Unfortunately, no matter how fierce the attack was, Li Cheng remained motionless.
There are not even cracks on the city wall.
Ling Xiao and the soldiers of the Li City Guards were all dumbfounded. What kind of formation was this? It was so powerful that it could withstand the attack of thousands of troops.
Zhou Ran, however, sat firmly on the Diaoyutai without any sign of panic and allowed the Qing army to attack the city.
The soldiers of the Qing army attacked fiercely for a while, and one of them shouted loudly: "This is the formation used by the Jingguo Imperial Guards. They relied on this formation to trap us in Echo Valley! This formation is impossible to break." Yes, if we continue to attack, we will die!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Qing army soldiers stopped attacking the city.
The formation of the Jingguo Imperial Guards was a nightmare for the Qing army.
Countless soldiers of the Qing army died under the formation of the Imperial Guard. Unexpectedly, this time, Li Cheng also used the same formation.
Duan Xuan was dead and the Qing army had no one to command, so it was naturally impossible to attack Li City.
Tens of thousands of Qing army soldiers had already lost their spirits and all fled in despair.
The Qing army retreated, and Li Cheng won the victory without any effort.
Ling Xiao came to Zhou Ran tremblingly and asked: "Friend, just now the soldiers of the Qing army shouted that this formation is the formation of the Jingguo Imperial Guard. Are you from the Jingguo?"
"The two formations are somewhat similar, but they are not the same."
Zhou Ran's understatement did not tell Ling Xiao the truth.
In fact, what Zhou Ran used in Li City was the genuine Wanxiang Senluo Formation. As for the Imperial Guards, the Wanxiang Military Formation derived from the Wanxiang Senluo Formation was used.
The two formations have the same origin, but they are essentially different. One is used for objects, and the other is used for soldiers.
Ling Xiao saw that Zhou Ran didn't answer directly, but there was nothing he could do.
In any case, Zhou Ran saved Li Cheng. As the city lord, he naturally wanted to thank him.
"Friend, if you have something to hide, I won't bother you anymore. Please move to your humble home. I must thank you properly!"
Zhou Ran was about to refuse when a guard soldier reported immediately.
"Lord City Lord, the enemy is here again!"
"What? Here we go again!"
Ling Xiao was shocked. The Qing army had just retreated. Why did it come back again?
The Qing army attacked the city again, so Ling Xiao naturally did not dare to neglect, and he gave the order to the guards again.
"Continue to set up the formation, and we must not let the Qing army invade Li City even half a step!"
Under the order of the Lord of the City, the Li City Guards were ready to go.
Everyone was full of confidence. After all, they had just repelled a wave of enemies. This time, they would naturally be able to do the same and drive the Qing army far away.
Just as they were preparing to defend the city, dozens of people dressed as guards came to the gate of Li City. .
"It's not Qingjun!"
Ling Xiao immediately recognized that the person coming was not a Qing army soldier, but a palace guard.