Chapter 178: Deer Horn Light Cavalry
The wind howled and the sky was covered with dark clouds.
The rumbling thunder woke up the dark night like a war drum.
Zhang Yang stood tall on the city wall, his hair flying and his eyes gleaming with lightning, as if he was going through a calamity.
But in fact, it was his royal city and his power that were undergoing the tribulation.
Even though a rainstorm is approaching, everyone, from Zhang Yang to every craftsman, even Zhang Liang, a cowardly guy, has burst out with a terrifying desire to survive.
That’s right, ever since Zhang Yang sneaked back, the entire royal city has entered a state of super combat readiness.
Now, there are three official roads built in the royal city. The first one leads to the outside of the mountains, but it is not smooth and only goes for 500 miles.
The second official road extends to a mountain peak just south of the royal city, a distance of forty miles. From a geographical point of view, this is the South Gate of the sixth-level royal city. It was reserved for the outer city when Zhaozhou designed it.
The third official road extends to thirty miles due west of the royal city, where there is also a big mountain, which is also the West Gate of the royal city.
These two mountains and two military buildings will constitute the iron triangle core defense system of the level 6 royal city. At this moment, Zhang Yang is personally supervising the construction of these two fortresses. According to the construction schedule, it will take at most 15 days to complete.
In the central area of the iron triangle defense, there were also soldiers working overnight. They needed to flatten all the high hills and valleys, and then lay square stones. Eventually this area would become a huge battlefield 100 miles long from north to south (a part of it extended to the north of the royal city) and 30 miles long from east to west.
This is the main battlefield specially built for the Iron Lion Field Heavy Cavalry.
In addition, there will be 3,000 Elk Heavy Lancers as assistance.
That's right, although Zhang Yang was bankrupt, his family was very wealthy and he could still come up with 5,000 giant elk mounts, 5 adult ground wood monsters, and a large amount of weapons and equipment.
The problem now is that the 3,000 giant elk heavy cavalry are destined to be consumables (they can be directly upgraded with captain-level sword and shield infantry and captain-level spearmen). If they can all be trained to become extraordinary before the demons discover and besiege them, then the chances of winning will be the best.
But Zhang Yang really has no money now, and time is so tight.
By now, the demon army must have surrounded the level 4 royal city of the red-skinned monster. Considering the combat effectiveness of the red-skinned monster and the defense of the level 4 royal city, they need at least two months to resolve the battle, and then two months to explore the surroundings, and finally find Zhang Yang's level 6 royal city. It will take at least another three months for the army to move south and surround it.
After all, the location of the forest chosen by Zhang Yang was steeper and much more hidden than the one chosen by the red-skinned monster.
Zhang Yang was able to build a level 6 royal city in this forest, all thanks to resources, terrifying resources.
"My lord, I have a plan."
Zhang Liang ran over in the storm. He really didn't dare to be negligent during this period and was very busy. Thanks to his extraordinary level of internal affairs management, the 3,000 soldiers recruited later were able to serve as engineers.
"I was absurd when I was young, and I did many absurd things. At that time, I had an aide named Ma Jinzhe. He was a natural cavalry commander and was best at light cavalry. If my lord is worried about the next battle, I may be able to ask him to come out and do something."
“Crack!”
A flash of lightning struck the sky, and raindrops as big as beans fell. Zhang Yang did not look at Zhang Liang, but waved his hand and ordered all the craftsmen and soldiers to stop working. No matter how urgent the matter was, there was no reason to work in the heavy rain.
After everyone retreated back to the royal city, Zhang Yang went to see Zhang Liang, who had become a little shifty.
Well, a guilty conscience.
In fact, Zhang Yang could not have imagined that Zhang Liang could actually summon his former subjects.
"How many more can you summon?"
"Just - just one thing. My lord, please understand. My loyalty to you is as clear as the sun and the moon. My extra summoning ability is actually a means I have reserved for half my lifetime of caution. My lord may not know that I once gave myself a nickname called Zhang Yishou, which means that I will always keep a hand." Zhang Liang howled.
"Then let's call Ma Jin over. He will be responsible for training the 3,000 Great Corner Cavalry. What will be the effect?" Zhang Yang did not pursue the matter too much. He still made a profit by recruiting one more historical figure without consuming the royal energy. As for whether Zhang Liang, the great-great-grandson, would gain the ability to cause trouble, that was impossible.
"I'm not sure, but please rest assured, my lord. This Ma Jin was once Lei Ming's deputy general. Lei Ming's heavy armored Mo Dao captain actually has weaknesses. Without the support of cavalry, even if he defeats the enemy, he can't catch up."
"When will Ma Jin arrive?"
"It only takes three days."
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Three days later, Zhang Yang really met Ma Jin, Zhang Liang's former minister. However, this person could not be counted in the village construction order, which means that he did not belong to Zhang Yang's pocket and could only be regarded as Zhang Liang's retainer.
But there is no need to worry about it at this time.
Zhang Yang directly summoned out 3,000 giant elk mounts, because Ma Jin said that he had to look at the mounts first before making any conclusions.
This is the most important key to cavalry.
When the 3,000 giant elk mounts appeared, before Ma Jin could make any judgment, Wu Ya, who was training the Iron Lion, was alarmed.
"My Lord, you have kept this from me for a long time. Although this mount is far inferior to the Suanni beast, it is still far better than ordinary mounts."
Wu Ya walked over boldly and knocked Ma Jin to the side with his shoulder.
"My lord, this mount has three advantages and two disadvantages."
"Advantage one: they charge fast. The bighorn deer are a demon race, and their blood can naturally communicate with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, so they are better at running than war horses. When they charge, they can run twice as fast as war horses."
"The second advantage is that they have high endurance and are good at long-distance raids. They are absolutely essential mounts for light cavalry. As for the reason, I just said it. The bighorn deer are a demon race. The demon race's greatest advantage is that they can communicate with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. This means that they don't need to replenish grass or water, and they can still raid long distances for a whole day. With such a large physique, they can raid 3,000 miles a day, like a piece of cake."
"Advantage three: extremely high charging power. Due to the body shape of the giant deer, their center of gravity is lower than that of war horses, and they have sharp antlers on their heads. So when they encounter the enemy's light infantry, they can transform into heavy-armored cavalry and charge into battle without any weakness."
"As for the disadvantages, there are two. First, we must not let the big-horned deer cavalry fight against the demon tribe. They will immediately turn against us."
"Secondly, the consumption of food by the giant horned deer is extremely high. After all, they are a demon race. Once the spiritual energy stored in their bodies is consumed, if they cannot be replenished quickly, they will age and die quickly. Therefore, although the giant horned deer are good at long-distance raids, the maximum daily raid distance should not exceed one thousand miles. In addition, all kinds of food cannot be cut off. In a combat state, 300 kilograms of food per day will drag down all logistics."
"In summary, I would like to make a bold suggestion. Please let me command this light cavalry. After all, this light cavalry exists to cooperate with the 500 Iron Lions. I only need three months to build an invincible force for you."
"It's ridiculous. How dare you, a traitor, do such a thing!"
Zhang Liang was so angry that he was shaking all over.
"Shut up!"
Zhang Yang shouted in a deep voice, but he was thinking in his heart that he had to quickly harvest some royal energy, otherwise he would not be able to suppress these extremely unruly guys, because each of them was a king-level talent, and they were all heroic emperors who created their own eras in history, and he could not give them the opportunity to stab him.
"Wu Ya, if you really have this ability, you will be responsible for these 3,000 giant deer mounts, and you can choose the soldiers, but my requirement is that you must form an army in three months, otherwise -"
"I am willing to pledge my life as a military warrant!"
Wu Ya was full of confidence, and Zhang Yang certainly agreed. After all, Wu Ya had trained such a powerful and extraordinary soldier like the Iron Lions, so it was only natural for him to also train a light cavalry.
He didn't believe Ma Jin on this point.
After solving the training problem of the light cavalry, Zhang Yang had to come back to comfort Zhang Liang.
"Send your retainers in to recruit refugees."
"My lord, Ma Jin is not qualified to go to the other world to recruit refugees. Only we can go, but our qualifications to go to the other world have been exhausted by Wu Lei and Wu Ya, father and son."
Zhang Liang gritted his teeth and said, "When the royal city was first built, there were two opportunities to go to the alien world for trials. However, these two warriors simply wasted this precious opportunity given by God. One only brought back 10,000 refugees and 3,000 new soldiers, and the other only brought back 500 alien beasts. I want to impeach the Wu family father and son for embezzling military funds."
"That's enough. What other conditions do you think are needed to go to the trial in another world?"
Zhang Yang was having a headache. He didn't have enough royal energy, so with the addition of Ma Jin, the situation immediately became different.
"My lord, it is impossible to cross the border illegally. I have lived an upright life and would not do such sneaky things. But if my lord is willing to sacrifice enough treasures, perhaps I can get the qualification for the trial in another world." Zhang Liang's eyes turned.
"What kind of treasure is suitable?"
"I don't know."
"Then you choose it yourself!"
Zhang Yang was speechless and threw out a bunch of items. He was already bankrupt and the remaining items were of no use to him for the time being.
So Zhang Liang rushed over, his eyes wide open like light bulbs, emitting terrible light, and soon he picked out three items.
"I only let you pick one." Zhang Yang frowned slightly, because Zhang Liang picked a complete village construction order (the one for the demon clan), a handkerchief embroidered with a female ghost, and a black dagger without a sheath.
"I dare you to declare me emperor!"
Who would have thought that Zhang Liang would not play by the rules.
Zhang Yang just looked at him, wondering what tricks he was playing.
"Of course, this is not the time to become emperor, but I am willing to assist you in becoming emperor. There is only one condition. Please give me this gift."
Zhang Liang was kneeling on the ground. He was referring to the village construction order. There was no doubt that when he touched the village construction order, he received some kind of information, but this village construction order belonged to Zhang Yang and needed to be transferred to him by Zhang Yang.
"Really? Duan Jiusi must have gotten the village construction order."
Zhang Yang looked calm. He did it on purpose to see what effect it would have, and it turned out to be as expected.
Standing in the human force field, he certainly didn't mind. What's more, Zhang Liang was his great-great-grandson, so it was nothing to give him the village construction order.
"What can you offer me? I'm not interested in becoming an emperor right now."
Zhang Yang asked with interest. He found that these historical figures were really the kind that would not cry until they saw the coffin. They were very cunning.
"Within one year, 100,000 refugees and 20,000 new soldiers. This is my promise, but you will also need your Majesty to provide 500,000 tons of food and fodder."
"Okay, but I'm curious, what are you doing with that handkerchief?"
"Thank you, my lord. There is a female ghost on this handkerchief. You can summon her and enjoy her. Well, if my lord is interested, I dare not steal her away." Zhang Liang said with a little regret.
"Take your uncle away!"
Zhang Yang was so angry that he laughed. He grabbed the handkerchief, and with a change of mind, a ball of fire burned the handkerchief to ashes.
A woman of unknown origin is a disaster.
Zhang Yang looked up to the sky, still feeling frightened.
(End of this chapter)
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