Guan Xiaoxi's troops of the First Army of the Great Xia Army, which Fu Xiaoguan was concerned about, were still staying in the city of Ephesus.
However, the city was currently under siege by a million-strong army of the Seleucid Empire.
In the city guard's mansion, Marquis Wellis was very anxious.
He has learned some of the Daxia language these days. Although it is a bit difficult to pronounce, basic communication no longer poses too many problems.
At this moment, he was speaking in broken Daxia dialect to Guan Xiaoxian, who looked relaxed:
"Your Excellency, the great commander, the million-strong army outside is led by Count Arista himself!"
"Count Arista has an army of 300,000 spearmen, and they've also brought cannons... Your Excellency, are you really not worried at all?"
Guan Xiaoxi grinned. He walked up to Marquis Wellis and patted him on the shoulder affectionately. Instead of answering Wellis' question, he asked, "Tell me, did he receive the letter sent to you, Seleucus I?"
Wellis was stunned, calculated the time, and shook his head: "Not so fast. It will take at least two months to get to the imperial capital, Antioch."
Guan Xiaoxi raised his eyebrows, "That's a bit regrettable."
"What's the regret?"
"I can only destroy his million-strong army first!"
Wellis was stunned. He thought that General Guan would go to the city wall to take a look, but he didn't expect that Guan Xiaoxi sat down instead.
Is this commander so confident?
Wellis thought again, there are now 400,000 troops in the city of Ephesus. If he uses those things that can fly into the sky to blow up the city, Count Arista's million-strong army seems to pose no threat.
This is exactly how Guan Xiaoxi arranged this battle.
This was an unprecedented expedition. After discussing with Peng Yuyan and others, Guan Xiaoxi made the decision to minimize the casualties of the troops as much as possible, because no one knew how far the road ahead was and how many enemies were ahead.
However, the bombs used in this bombing were not those brought by the army, but incendiary bombs modified from the gunpowder in the arsenal of Ephesus.
Guan Xiaoxi certainly had no worries about the outcome of this battle. He made a pot of tea and started chatting with Peng Yuyan:
"After this battle, we have to set off. We also know where that guy is now. He took the sea route, and if everything goes smoothly, he will be much faster than us."
"We've been delayed here for two months. We need to speed up our march. It would be best if Seleucus I received my letter and allowed us to pass smoothly. I don't have the heart to capture his city of Antioch again."
Peng Yuyan thought for a moment, "Once the outcome of this battle reaches Seleucus I... I doubt he'll stop us."
If Seleucus I's million-strong army was also wiped out, how could Seleucus I have the courage to stop this invincible army!
He would probably also think of the prophecy.
The army's destination is Frankie, so why should he be Frankie's goalkeeper?
The atmosphere in the City Defense Mansion was very relaxed. After spending two months with Guan Xiaoxi and others, Wellis suddenly found that his hostility towards this army had completely disappeared. He felt that this was a great army, and he even hoped that he could become a member of this army to witness their miracle of conquering Europe.
Guan Xiaoxi and the others did not have the idea that those who were not of the same race must have different hearts. Wellis had cooperated with them very well in the past two months, told them everything about this strange world, and even helped them to calm the city of Ephesus. Therefore, Guan Xiaoxian did not regard Wellis as an enemy.
What's more, the army needs a guide and someone to communicate with the countries along the way. Wellis now knows the language of Daxia. He is the most suitable guide and the most suitable diplomat.
The three of them sat in the city defense house, and Bai Yulian began to formulate the next marching plan. Before the sound of gunfire could be heard outside, outside the city of Ephesus, Count Arista stood on the chariot of the central army, holding a telescope and looking at the heavily guarded city.
Of course, the people standing on the city wall were the Daxia soldiers wearing silver armor.
It didn't seem like there were that many people. According to Count Arista's estimation, there were only about 100,000 people on the city wall... He already knew that this was an army coming from the East, but he didn't know how powerful this army was.
According to his war experience, it was not difficult to use an army of one million to capture a city with a defender of 100,000... ten times the number. What's more, he had 300,000 spearmen at his disposal.
The other party also had a gun in his hand, which looked like his own and was obviously captured from the city of Ephesus.
I don’t know how Marquis Wellis defended the city. Such a magnificent city and so many defenders were unable to defend it.
Once we capture this city, I will definitely file a complaint against him in front of the king!
After careful observation, Count Arista found nothing unusual except the enemy's silver armor. He felt relieved and gave the order:
"All troops... attack the city...!"
The roar of war drums sounded, and the mighty army flowed forward like a torrent.
The people in Ephesus were panicking, and something strange was happening in their hearts - Count Arista was supposed to come to rescue them, but in the past two months they had unknowingly accepted the soldiers of Daxia!
These soldiers are very good and they never bully any civilians.
After their arrival, the security in the city of Ephesus was better than before. They won the welcome of the people in the city with their strict military discipline and smiles on their faces, so much so that they felt that these soldiers were not invaders at all, but seemed to be there to help them.
But now the city is about to be attacked, so of course these soldiers in silver armor have to go to fight. I heard that the one coming is Count Arista, and I heard that there are millions of troops outside the city...
They don't know who to help.
But at least they didn't stab the Daxia soldiers in the back.
They could only watch and didn't even pray for either side to win.
Count Arista's army advanced, and his gunners pushed their cannons into range.
Just then.
Count Arista suddenly raised his head, his pupils shrank and his brows tightened. Through the telescope, he saw the airship rising slowly from the city of Ephesus!
"boom……!"
The cannons on the city wall opened fire first under the control of the Great Xia Army. They were masters at using this stuff, and this shot happened to fall into the enemy's front camp.
The shell exploded, and more than ten enemy soldiers were covered in blood.
Count Arista's army was still advancing, and the four square turrets on the city wall roared at this moment.
However, Count Arista did not look at the battlefield in front of him. He still looked up, paying close attention to the flying things, and suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
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