The sun was setting.
Outside the city, in the Ming army camp.
Lan Yu sat on the commander seat.
Zhu Di, Zhu Gui, Zhu Zhi, Zhu Quan, and Song Sheng were all gathered in Lan Yu's tent.
Zhu Di and the others had already heard about what happened during the day. Even Song Sheng had heard about it later on.
Song Sheng was also extremely shocked by the changes in the Starting City.
After hearing what happened to Lan Yu during the day, he was even more shocked.
A hundred light hearse carriages and over a thousand heavy infantrymen were gone just like that.
As for the Initial City, they were completely unscathed.
This was enough to show how powerful the Initial City was.
Zhu Di, Zhu Gui, Zhu Quan, and Zhu Zhi were equally shocked.
Everyone's expression was solemn.
Lan Yu looked at everyone and was silent for a moment before saying,
"By the way, the princes and General Song have already heard about what happened during the day.”
"During the day, I was testing the waters. My goal was to see the strength of this Starting City.”
"I have achieved my goal, but unfortunately, my losses are not small.”
"However, all of this is not important. After what happened during the day, I already have some ideas on how to conquer this Initial City.”
The moment Lan Yu said this, everyone's gazes turned to him in unison.
The scale and strength of the Starting City were already displayed here.
Everyone was uncertain.
But he did not expect that Lan Yu actually had a way after experiencing a small defeat during the day.
Lan Yu didn't hide anything and said directly,"
"I'm sure all of you have heard of it, and Song Sheng, you've seen it for yourself. The crossbow formation of the Starting City is extremely powerful, and the arrows they shoot are extremely powerful and terrifying.”
"Not even the light hearse can block it."
"However, from the 1,000 heavy infantrymen we lost during the day, I can basically deduce one thing.”
"That is because their crossbow formation is still unable to penetrate the thick iron shields.”
"Therefore, we need a large number of iron shields to defend against the threat of the enemy's crossbow formation!”
"I have less than 50,000 shieldbearers. It's obvious that it's not enough.”
"Based on the situation observed during the day, there are at least 400,000 to 600,000 guards in Starting City.”
"And judging from the scale of the few short confrontations.”
"The number of crossbows in the city is far beyond our imagination. I even suspect that the defenders in the city might have one each.”
"Therefore, my lords, I need all the shieldbearers under your command. If the number is insufficient, I also need you to immediately make a batch of iron shields from your fiefs and send them over in time.”
"I will report this matter to His Majesty in a timely manner.”
After Zhu Di, Zhu Gui, Zhu Quan, and Zhu Zhi heard Lan Yu's words, they were all extremely shocked.
Zhu Di said in disbelief,
"Great General, are you sure? There were so many guards in Starting City?”
Lan Yu said with certainty,
"Most likely."
Zhu Gui, Zhu Quan, and Zhu Zhi looked at each other and saw the astonishment in each other's eyes.
Zhu Quan said in shock,
"Who are these people in Starting City? When did they appear? Why have we never heard of this faction before?”
One had to know that Zhu Quan and the other two, including Zhu Di, were all Sai Kings. They had to deal with the Mongolians all year round.
They had heard of the forces on the grasslands.
However, he had never heard of this Starting City.
A force with hundreds of thousands of troops had risen up in the plains, and as the Sai King, they actually didn't know about it?
Undoubtedly, they were shocked.
When Lan Yu heard this, she sighed softly and said,"
"Don't say that you can't imagine it, even General Song and I couldn't believe it when we saw this Starting City.”
"If all of you knew what the Initial City looked like a few months ago, you would probably find it even more unbelievable.”
"However, no matter what, this Starting City has appeared. Their strength is enough to threaten my Great Ming. Then, what we have to do is to resolve this threat.”
Zhu Di and the others heard this.
They didn't object and nodded.
Zhu Di said first,"
"Great General, don't worry. I'll send a letter to Beiping tonight and get someone to transport a batch of large shields from Beiping. At the same time, I'll get the craftsmen in Beiping to work at full speed to make these iron shields.”
Zhu Di was the leader of the four brothers. When the other three saw that Zhu Di had agreed, they did not say anything and agreed.
He might have to consider his own strength, but if he had to work, it was not a problem at all.
After all, they were both Great Ming Sai Wang. Even if they had their own plans, they were still in the same direction.
At this moment, Song Sheng cupped his hands and said,
"Great General, I will also have people from the northwest make a batch of iron shields and send them over in time.”
"However, before that, I suggest that Great General retreat!”
When Lan Yu heard this, she frowned and said,
"Retreat? Why?"
Song Sheng pondered for a moment and said,
"If this Starting City is really like what the Great General said, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and all of them equipped with crossbows, it will be extremely dangerous for us to set up camp outside of Starting City.”
"Great General has seen the might of the crossbow formation in the Starting City. To be honest, it is not that I am afraid, but it is just a precaution.”
"With the power and range of the enemy's crossbow formation, if the enemy sets up an army in the surroundings and has an ambush, Great General, have you thought of the consequences?”
"That's a crossbow that can pierce through a light carriage from 300 steps away!”
Song Sheng's words shocked Zhu Di and the others.
That's right! If the people of the Starting City set up an ambush outside the city…
Once the people from Initial City came to attack at night.
They didn't need to get close.
As long as they were a few hundred meters away from their camp, they would be able to cause huge losses in a short period of time!
Zhu Di stood up immediately and looked at Lan Yu.
"Great General, what General Song said is not without reason. A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. It is indeed not safe for us to set up camp here.”
Zhu Gui, Zhu Quan, and Zhu Zhi also stood up and looked at Lan Yu.
"Great General, we also feel that this is not a suitable place to set up camp. The risks are too great.”
Lan Yu looked at the four vassal kings who stood up and smiled faintly.
"Your Highness Ji Ji, please calm down. I have naturally considered the problem that General Song is considering. Therefore, I have already sent people to conduct a carpet search within a 200-mile radius.”
"Don't worry. There are no ambushes within a two hundred mile radius of the Initial City.”
"At the same time, I have also set up countless hidden sentries around the Starting City. Once there is any movement in the Starting City, we will be the first to know.”
"Therefore, it is very safe for us to set up camp here.”
Lan Yu's words made Zhu Di and the others and Song Sheng feel slightly more at ease.
However, just as Lan Yu had calmed everyone down.
Outside the camp, a mournful voice sounded,"
"Enemy attack!"
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