Chapter 405: Chapter 259 Night Raid on Barbarian Tribe Camp_1

After the Tianqi King’s massive army retreated to a safe distance, they no longer continued the retreat. Although the Barbarian Tribe soldiers were terrified by the scene they had just witnessed, with the Tianqi King present, they did not dare to flee directly.

The Tianqi King immediately ordered his soldiers to set up camp, as he still had no intention of giving up on attacking North Country.

Inside the Main Commander’s tent.

The Tianqi King and his accompanying Military Generals were seated on the ground, and for a long time, no one spoke.

After a while, a Master General under the Tianqi King finally broke the silence, “Your Majesty, the North Country soldiers did not pursue us, which proves that the weapon they used, although powerful, is difficult to move or perhaps the explosive iron spheres they have are extremely limited in number.”

“If we capture Ningbei City, the weapons used by North Country will fall into our hands. With such weapons, no dynasty’s citadels could withstand our Cavalry.”

Upon hearing these words, the Tianqi King said, “You make a good point. I’m thinking the same way. North Country’s weapon is something I’m determined to obtain.”

“Let the soldiers rest for two days; in two days’ time, we will continue our attack on Ningbei City.”

The Tianqi King was certainly not willing to just retreat like this. They had just suffered a setback in the Da Yue Dynasty, and if they were to hit a snag again in the Great Xia Dynasty and return without any achievements, wouldn’t other Barbarian Tribes laugh at them?

Taking hundreds of thousands of men out only to wander around, losing so many lives, and in the end, gaining nothing—how could he stand firm among the Barbarians thereafter?

Meanwhile.

Inside the Main Commander’s quarters in Ningbei City.

Mu Changtian and others were discussing how to fight this battle.

The plains were too vast, it was difficult to surround and annihilate the Tianqi King’s army of four hundred thousand. Moreover, from the first attack by the Barbarians, they could basically tell that the Tianqi King was a cautious person.

For the first siege, the Tianqi King only sent out a Grandmaster Military General with about a hundred thousand Barbarian Tribe soldiers and did not rush in all at once.

Their methods of attacking with divided forces also made it impossible for Lu Chen and his men to eliminate the four hundred thousand Barbarian Army in a short period of time.

Just then, the scouts sent out by Lu Chen returned, “Prince, as expected, the Tianqi King has not retreated; they have already set up camp.”

Upon hearing the scout’s words, Lu Chen smiled and said, “It seems the Tianqi King is quite reluctant to give up.”

At that moment, Xiao Pengthian said, “Prince, if the Tianqi King has settled in camp, then this is an excellent opportunity for us. We can take advantage of the night to move out the cannons, bombard their camp, and then launch a Cavalry attack on the fleeing Barbarian soldiers.”

Hearing Xiao Pengthian’s suggestion, Li Feng also said on the side, “Prince, I think General Xiao’s plan is good. The Barbarian Army has marched such a long way to reach Ningbei City, and the Barbarian soldiers are tired. Most of them will be sleeping deeply, so tonight is the most suitable time to attack the Barbarian camp.”

Xuanyuan Chen advised, “After being attacked by the cannon in broad daylight today, they are probably still cautious about Ningbei City. If we attack the enemy camp by leaving the city under the cover of night, I feel it’s not quite appropriate.”

After contemplating for a moment, Lu Chen then said, “General Xuanyuan is right. Tonight will certainly be when the Barbarians are most vigilant. If we attack tonight, our soldiers might be discovered by the Barbarian scouts just as they leave Ningbei City.”

“Since the Tianqi King has not retreated, they are certainly going to continue the attack on Ningbei City. So, we don’t need to be too anxious; we can think of a way to deceive them, to make them gradually lower their guard.”

War is not a matter to be rushed. Although Lu Chen may not have much military talent, he understood that haste does not bring success.

Lu Chen continued, “For the next few days, if the Barbarians continue to attack, we’ll use fewer cannonballs each day and also deploy catapults and archers, to make them think our cannonballs are running low and to make them relax their vigilance as much as possible.”

Hearing this, everyone spoke in unison, “Yes, Prince.”

Two days later.

Seeing that his soldiers had recovered, the Tianqi King once again led the vast army to the outskirts of Ningbei City, intending to launch another attack.

Of course, it was still a probing attack. He wanted to know if North Country’s mysterious weapons had run out.

If they had not, why, after setting up camp not far from Ningbei City for two days, had the North Country forces not pursued them? Surely, it meant that the weapon was running out or there weren’t many left, which is why the North Country soldiers did not dare to counterattack rashly.

Lu Chen stood on the city wall, looking out at the dark mass of the Barbarian Army in the distance, the corners of his mouth curving upwards slightly. It seemed their guess was right; the Tianqi King truly hadn’t been scared off by their cannons. They were still intent on attacking Ningbei City.

Just then, the horns of the Barbarian Army sounded, and a General under the Tianqi King led a hundred thousand Barbarian troops to launch the attack again.

As the Barbarian Army approached the city gates, the cannons of Ningbei City roared to life once more. Cannonballs exploded among the Barbarian soldiers, mercilessly reaping their lives.

However, amidst the cannonballs, there were also stones and arrows—not like the last time the Barbarians besieged the city, which was completely with cannon fire.

Seeing this, the Tianqi King rejoiced. He laughed and said, “I knew it; North Country couldn’t possibly have too many of such terrifying weapons. It looks like I guessed correctly. They’ve used stones and arrows this time, most likely because those iron balls are running low.”