Yenogu turned to Erisnu and said, "What's the meaning of this small human force? Isn't this suicide?"
Erisnu looked at the bolt in his sniper crossbow and, after careful thought, shook his head. "These crossbow bolts are exquisitely made, and I can feel a strong wind element within them. They are clearly high-quality weapons. Aside from the elite legions at the main battlefield, other human armies wouldn't be equipped with such bows and arrows. It appears that those who have intruded into our plane must hold a very high status among humans. From these circumstances, it seems like an unthinking child from some family, eager for merit, has come to wage war against us without their elders' knowledge."
Yenogu nodded in agreement and asked the scout general, "Did you see the leader of the humans?"
The scout general thought for a moment and replied, "My King, I don't know which of them is the leader. However, I did see a young human, not yet an adult, on the city wall, surrounded by several middle-aged men. It was this youth who spoke to a human general beside him, after which our warriors were attacked by crossbow bolts."
Erisnu exclaimed with excitement, "Yenogu, gather all our warriors, surround the human fortress, and break through it as quickly as possible. Capture this young human lord alive. Then the humans will surely negotiate with us to ransom this young master."
Yenogu nodded and said, "Yes, this is a brilliant idea. Erisnu, you truly are the most intelligent among the Gnolls. We will have thirty million warriors assembled here at midnight, and we can launch our attack on the humans tomorrow."
Erisnu was taken aback, then said helplessly, "Yenogu, what kind of plan is that? Don't concentrate the warriors here. Instead, gather them at that great Red Mane tribe one hundred li away from the humans. We two can lead our clan's warriors there first. Wouldn't that allow us to launch our attack on the humans sooner?"
Yenogu blinked, then happily said, "Erisnu, you are truly too clever."
On the other side, Jiang Zheng looked at the retreating gnoll warriors and nodded at Huo Qubing.
Huo Qubing sighed, somewhat helplessly, and led the Hussar Legion out of the city again to begin their patrol.
Jiang Zheng said to the Engineer Commander beside him, "Go, lay mines. Get all the Type 2 mines deployed."
Thirty thousand engineers marched out of the city and skillfully laid various types of Type 2 mines all around the fortress. Jiang Zheng, in his frenzy, created a massive minefield three kilometers in diameter around the fortress.
As night fell, Huo Qubing, returning from his patrol, looked at the enormous minefield in front of him, utterly bewildered. "My God, how am I supposed to get back? Is this a joke? I went out fine, but now I can't get back. This must be the legendary 'Barbie-Q'."
Fortunately, the Hussar Legion had high levels, with an average strength of Platinum high-tier. Huo Qubing directly ordered everyone to dismount, and then... they carried their horses and flew into the city.
Upon seeing Jiang Zheng, Huo Qubing said helplessly, "You tell me, you kids, you all look like decent people, but why don't you do decent things? I initially thought that brat Lin Zhan had corrupted all of you, but now I realize that you, you dog-headed strategist, are not so good yourself."
Liu Che said to Huo Qubing with a mischievous grin, "Great nephew, you're only just realizing what these kids are like? You're too naive. These kids could form a legion just by kidnapping people. Can they really be good people? Hurry up and tell us what you discovered."
Huo Qubing said with a serious expression, "About a hundred li to the southeast, there is a large tribe. Gnolls are continuously gathering there in organized units. My Hussar Legion charged in and beheaded over a hundred thousand. They pursued me for a distance before turning back. They are likely waiting for their main forces to assemble, along with the arrival of those two gnoll kings."
Wei Qing said with relief, "Then there's nothing to worry about. Everyone go back and rest. Tomorrow morning should be when the gnolls launch their all-out assault."
Jiang Zheng said to the four of them, "Four Old Ancestors, please come with me."
The group curiously followed Jiang Zheng to a spacious area within the fortress. Jiang Zheng waved his hand, and twenty Type 4 missile launchers, complete with missiles, materialized. "Old Lin gave me twenty launchers and a hundred missiles, but that's minor. The most important thing is this."
He then opened a large spatial equipment, and a wheeled launch platform, three times the size of a Type 4 launcher, appeared. A massive missile, thirty meters long and five meters in diameter, stood vertically on the launch platform.
"Holy crap, that brat Lin actually made this thing? Who would dare mess with this? If this thing goes off, even we Kings would be heavily injured!" Liu Xiu exclaimed in shock.
Jiang Zheng shook his head and said, "If it were that simple, it would be good. The enhanced Type 5, personally manufactured by Old Ancestor Ying Zheng and the fifth Old Heavenly Master, two Human Kings. Each Type 5 contains a large amount of high-grade spatial stones and a high-grade energy stone with a diameter of half a meter. Oh, and the casing of this missile was manufactured by the Iron Eater Beast, a clan-ruling king-tier creature. Inside, it contains 10 kilograms of high-grade thunder crystals and flame crystals, along with nearly a hundred kilograms of mid-grade thunder crystals and flame crystals. The cost of this thing can only be measured in King Crystals. Each enhanced Type 5 missile is equivalent to 100 king-level crystal cores, or equivalent to 8 million lord-level resources. Its power is more than ten times that of the previous Type 5. Old Ancestor Ying Zheng affectionately calls it the Black Hole Missile."
Liu Che, Liu Xiu, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing looked at this great weapon with dumbfounded expressions, appearing very anxious.
"Jiang kid, you've been rambling on about a lot. What do you mean by that? You're not planning to ask me for a firecracker, are you?" Liu Xiu said with fear.
Liu Che nodded in strong agreement. "Well done, Xiu'er. You truly are a good son of the Liu family. Since you've volunteered, this difficult task will be entrusted to you."
Liu Xiu said, dumbfounded, "Holy crap, Old Ancestor, when did I agree? If this thing explodes, for high-level Kings like us, if we're too close, we'll all die, no matter how many there are. By seniority, it shouldn't be me, the youngest, who has to do this."
Liu Che shook his head and said, "Xiu'er, you need to learn to respect your elders. You can't have this old man with my frail bones doing such a dangerous thing, so you must listen to your Old Ancestor."