Li Wei, who led his soldiers all the way south, was unstoppable.
Moreover, what was interesting was that the time it took for Li Wei to conquer each of the bases was three days from the time he attacked the last one.
He looked like he was at ease. It didn't look like he was fighting a war at all, but like he was on an outing.
There was no exception to this, even when Li Wei was facing the first city of the picts.
Buken City, the military town of the Kingdom of Pitt in the north, not only guarded the only road leading to the mountains in the north, but it was also the most determined guardian of the capital city of Pitt. The city wall that was dozens of meters high was the best proof of this.
Rather than calling it a city, it was more like a fortress. A fortress built against a mountain, and behind it was a vast plain, the most fertile area in the territory of Wales.
Therefore, even if there were no actual enemies in the north of the city, the picts still stationed an entire legion here just in case. Moreover, it was personally guarded by an experienced warrior.
In this era, such a configuration could definitely be considered luxurious. After all, the picts were famous for their ability to fight in wars. Now, when 5,000 pict elites, a warrior energy expert, and a fortress-like city were combined, the reaction was definitely not as simple as one plus one plus one equals three.
According to the art of war, if both sides had the same basic conditions, if they wanted to attack the city from the front, the number of people attacking the city had to be at least ten times the number of people defending the city. For a fortress like Buken City, it was at least twenty times more expensive.
20 times 5,000, what kind of concept was that?
That was an army of 100,000 people!
Then the question was, who could gather an army of 100,000 in this land called Britain?
Was it the White Dragon King, Voltigeng? Or those Saxons who came from the other side of the sea?
I'm sorry, none of them can.
In other words, anyone who could gather 100,000 troops would have unified Britain long ago. Why did they have to compete with their small Buken City?
Therefore, during the time he was guarding Buken City, the commander-in-chief of the picket army lived a very leisurely life.
Compared to his brothers, he did not need to do anything. No matter how much the wild beasts outside caused a ruckus, they would definitely not be able to climb up the tens of meters high city wall. Perhaps in his opinion, the purpose of him guarding this place was to announce to the whole of Britain that this was the territory of the picts.
However, he was a little depressed recently.
"General."
The general's attendant walked into the general's residence, but the commander of the army did not even lift his eyelids.
"What, another refugee escaped into the city?”
"Yes, General. As of now, more than 3,000 people have escaped into the city.”
For a month, almost every day, someone would escape into the city from the outside, saying something stupid like " there are demons out there " and " those demons will destroy everything they see ".
From the initial difference to the current disdain, although the general did not think that those demons really existed, he was not an idiot.
He sent out a team of scouts to look for the traces of those " demons ". In the end, they found out that those demons were actually a well-trained army that came out of nowhere.
However, the funny thing was that they only had 300 people.
"So, General, shouldn't we take the initiative to attack?”
To be honest, the attendant was a little anxious.
Although life in the north was indeed very stable, there was a downside to stability. The commander of the army was not in a hurry. After all, he had already been promoted to the top. However, as low and middle-level officers, they needed a large number of military workers in exchange for higher positions.
Therefore, when faced with the sudden appearance of the 300-man army, the army stationed in the fortress had already been in an uproar.
Every chiliarch treated this foolish enemy as a hot cake, and everyone wanted to use their sabers to chop off the enemy's head to earn some fame.
What they were most afraid of now was that the enemy would suddenly turn around and escape.
Therefore, a considerable number of people believed that rather than passively waiting for the enemy to attack, it was better to take the initiative to attack and catch a turtle in a jar. Under the encirclement of 5,000 troops, there was absolutely no reason for the small troop of 300 people to escape!
However, the general did not see it that way.
"I can understand your feelings, but…are the ears of those three hundred people really enough for you to share?”
The attendant was a little embarrassed, but he still braced himself and replied.
"Well, let's just rely on our own abilities."
"Hmph, it's all based on your own abilities.”
The general snorted coldly and looked at the attendant's confused expression. He directly cursed,
"Idiot, let me ask you, if you had 300 people, would you attack the city?”
"Of course not."
Wasn't this obvious? Whoever thought so was a fool.
Therefore, up until now, the attendant still did not understand where the enemy's confidence came from. They actually dared to say that they would attack all the way south to the palace!
Of course, the general beside him didn't understand either, but this didn't stop him from making a fuss about this matter.
"Then let me ask you, if someone sent you a report saying that 300 enemies were going to attack your city from the front, what would you think?”
"He must be joking!"
At this point, the attendant had already vaguely understood.
That's right, he didn't believe that those 300 enemies would attack the capital. Would their king believe it?
If this report was published, it would definitely make people laugh their heads off!
So...
"So, as long as the enemy really attacks the city, we can report more of the enemy's numbers.”
"Do you think the number of three thousand is reasonable?”
Hearing this, the attendant's mouth fell open.
As expected of a general. His brain worked really fast. With just a light raise of his hand, the credit had increased tenfold!
Moreover, it was so perfect that it made people speechless.
Indeed, a 300-man army was not presentable. However, if it was an army of 3,000 people…although it was a little small for a fortress, it was at least something.
However, the attendant had one last question.
"If we report 3,000 people…where can we find those 'ears'?”
The enemy's ear, or more accurately, the right ear, was the proof of military merit. If there was, there was. If there wasn't, there wasn't. It couldn't be faked.
Regarding this question, the general sighed."
"Those people who escaped from the outside…I suspect that they are spies that the enemy let into the city!”
Upon hearing this, the attendant's heart instantly trembled. He no longer had any doubts about this general who planned everything. All that was left was deep admiration.
"General is wise."
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