Zither Emperor Chapter 566 Chapter 177 Blowing Wind and Trampling Part 1

566: Chapter 177 Blowing Wind and Trampling (Part 1) 566: Chapter 177 Blowing Wind and Trampling (Part 1) Contrary to Ye Yinzhu’s excitement, at this time within Flore’s Army’s marshal’s tent, there was an atmosphere of despair and gloom.

The defeated soldiers transporting food supplies had just entered the camp when Marshal Kusler was informed that the food supply was intercepted again by an unknown enemy, and he almost fainted.

What was the Blood Color Guard doing?

That was an alliance made up of a whole battalion of the Blood Color Guard and five thousand heavily armored cavalry, plus twenty thousand ordinary soldiers.

Were they all that powerless?

After receiving the report, Kusler’s first reaction was to reassess the special military force— People of Qin City, who had managed to penetrate Flore’s territory and caused them a lot of trouble.

However, it was already too late.

The supply line was cut off again, plunging the Flore army of 500,000 into an absolute dilemma.

Kusler slammed his marshal’s case in anger, “It’s my fault!

I should not have been overly confident in the Blood Color Guard.

I should have sent a support force earlier.

Now that we’ve lost our food supply, how am I supposed to continue the attack on Milanese?

How long can we still hold on?”

A logistic officer quickly stepped forward, “Our army has been out of food for two days.

Out of necessity, we’ve had to slaughter the unicorns responsible for transporting the supplies, but there are still many soldiers going hungry.

Marshal, we have a full half million men, and our daily consumption is astronomical.

You need to decide quickly.

If this goes on, instead of fighting with the Milanese, we will starve to death first.”

“I know, but where can I possibly find food now?

Even if there’s a next supply shipment, it wouldn’t be able to reach here within ten days.

This journey has already exhausted all the national resources.

You lowlifes from Milan, you’re trying to stop my advance by such despicable means?

I will not ply with your wishes.

If you cut off my food supply, you’re asking me to return to our country for resupply, right?

I will not give you that chance.

If we don’t have food, we will eat Milanese instead.

Someone, convey my order.

The entire army should proceed to Spirit City.”

“Yes, Marshal,” they replied.

Kusler’s expression was somewhat distorted, “You all listen to me, go back and tell your soldiers that the attack on the Spirit City can only succeed and not fail.

If you want to eat, show me your best efforts.

The food is in the city.

Whoever is the first to break into the city, I will make him a legion mander.”

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“The people of Flore have made their move.” Even though Sura was reluctant, she had no choice but to wake up Ye Yinzhu, who had just entered the cultivation state.

As soon as he opened his eyes, two sharp glimmers of light flashed in them.

Ye Yinzhu sprung to his feet, stared at the rising dust from the east with a cold gaze, “So they finally decided to make a move.

Florebians, you didn’t disappoint me.

The best choice for you is to advance as you retreat, but, how many more days can you hold on?”

“Marshal Ye, Flore people are ing.” Ancelotti, acpanied by a group of generals, quickly arrived at the city tower, observing the Flore’s army which was rapidly approaching from miles away.

Ye Yinzhu spoke in a serious tone, “Everything is ready, right?”

Ancelotti nodded firmly, “We are prepared to die rather than fail.

We will not let the Flore people cross the line.”

Faced with an army several times larger than their own, faced with Flore’s élite 500,000-strong army, the Milan Eastern Legion united as one.

They all knew, holding Spirit City was not only their only chance to survive, it was also the last barrier preventing the Flore people from entering Milan territory.

They absolutely could not lose this battle.

With a deep voice, Ye Yinzhu said, “The Flore people’s first wave of attack will undoubtedly be the fiercest.

Marshal Ancelotti, tell everyone not to let the Flore people climb onto the city’s head at any cost.

Leave their leaders to me.”

Ancelotti agreed, and mands were quickly dispatched.

The entire Spirit City was put on high alert, defense deployments getting into places one after the other.

The air seemed to solidify, the immense pressure suffocating.

From afar, Ye Yinzhu used all his might to gaze into the approaching Flore army.

pared to the initial Milan Northern Corps of 300,000 heading to Qin City, the Flore Army was not any more outstanding.

However, their various preparations were undeniably much more plete than the initial Milan Northern Corps.

Large numbers of siege instruments were advancing rapidly under the escort of the leading troops, with a 500,000-strong army divided into left, middle, and right sectors advancing in tangent.

The central army lay in the middle, making the red-dyed Blood Color Guard stand out spectacularly.

The number of the Flore central army was around 300,000 with the Blood Color Guard at their core, while each of the left and right sectors had about 100,000 soldiers.

All kinds of soldiers in this 500,000-strong army were fully equipped, almost all types of soldiers Ye Yinzhu had seen in military books were present.

The most elite soldiers among the Florebians were undoubtedly the 50,000 heavy cavalry in the central army.

They were bined with two battalions of the Blood Color Guard, collectively protecting the marshal’s tent and the wizard squads.

As Ye Yinzhu had judged, the Florebians had no other choice in their situation without supplies, they wouldn’t dare to easily break into the Milan Empire.

Now, their only chance was to take over Spirit City, acquire enough supplies from inside the city and push forward.

The Flore army continued to advance until they were about 20 kilometers away from Spirit City before halting their progress.

Silence reigned, creating brief moments of tranquility.

The generals of Milan’s Eastern Legion on top of the Spirit City wall knew that after the hurried march, the enemy had entered recuperation status.

After they have finished recuperating, that would be the moment they launch their attack.

Siege towers, Cloud ladders, Ballistas — various types of large weaponry began to slowly advance toward Spirit City.

The sandbag filling team that consisted of tens of thousands of people was already prepared with plenty of sand and stone to deliver a devastating strike on the moat in front of Spirit City.

Kusler sat on his giant dragon, his face icy cold.

From the outside, Flore’s Army had cornered Milanese, who could only hide within the city walls.

There was an apparent difference in the situation, but he alone knew his struggles.

If he couldn’t capture Spirit City in a short time, he would have to return without achieving anything.

Nobody could predict the losses he would have to face then.

Just like Ye Yinzhu knew the importance of this battle, Flore’s Marshal was aware too.

It’s not just a battle in the campaign but a strategic one as well.

It concerned the overall situation of the war on the continent.

In a matter of a few days, it would be clear whether it was a breakthrough or a hard nut to crack.

“Kill the mounts, kill all the mounts of the Light Cavalry.

They serve no purpose during the siege.

Let our soldiers feast.

An hour later, the attack shall begin.

Without my mand, the attack shall never cease, until Spirit City falls.”

With Kusler’s death order, the mounts of the light cavalry fell one after another.

The flash of blood, the wisp of cooking smoke, the bleak sorrow of death pervading the entire Flore Army.

The nearly frozen atmosphere made every soldier of Flore understand that they absolutely cannot lose this battle.

This is the effect of burning their bridges.

Devoid of a retreat route, the only way is forward.

Ming and Zi silently took their places behind Ye Yinzhu, each with a grave look upon their face.

Though they were divine beasts with far superior bat ability pared to humans, they were still individuals after all.

In front of an army of half a million that stretched as far as the eye could see, this was a sight they were facing for the first time.

How could Ye Yinzhu not feel the same?

But at this moment, he knew that he couldn’t show any signs of fear.

At noon, the warmest time of winter, the distant wisps of cooking smoke gradually dissipated, and a faint smell of blood was carried by the wind into Spirit City.

Marshal Ancelotti sighed, “They’re killing their mounts.

It appears that Flore has resolved to fight to the death.”

Ye Yinzhu indifferently responded: “They burn their bridges, but do we have a retreat route?

Milanese warriors, remember, behind you is the vast territory of the Milan Empire, and you constitute the last defense.

No more, we only need to hold on for five days.

Without any supplies, Flore will certainly retreat.

Five days, regardless of the cost, we have to hold on.”

“Yes!” The generals of the Milan Eastern Corps responded in unison.

After both sides had had their fill, Flore’s army finally moved.

From both left and right, two groups of twenty thousand each, with their siege equipment, charged towards Spirit City at the highest speed.

“Catapult,” Marshal Ancelotti bellowed.

On the city wall, hundreds of catapults simultaneously pulled back their cords.

Amid the creaking sound, giant stones with a diameter of one meter were loaded into the catapults.

Watching the enemy approach, everyone was quietly waiting.

“Ballista.” Ancelotti shouted once more.

A hundred and twenty ballistas, each capable of simultaneously firing eight heavy bolt arrows of a meter length, were strung.

pared to the catapults, their range was evidently much longer, extending up to eight hundred steps.

Behind the forty thousand Flore soldiers, another forty thousand appeared.

They seemed to be ready to immediately fill any gaps if the first forty thousand failed in their assault.

For survival, for strategic purposes, the people of Flore had grown somewhat mad.

“Look, what is that?” An officer standing next to Marshal Ancelotti exclaimed in alarm.

Following the direction he pointed, more than a dozen blood-red figures emerged among the frontmost forty thousand Flore soldiers.

Ye Yinzhu’s expression change.

“Blood Mages!

Quickly, Divine Archers, shoot them down.”

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