However, under the leadership of the Dragon City officials, Abyss City is gradually getting back on track.
A month passed in the blink of an eye, and Abyss City was completely stabilized. Hao Yun then set his sights on Meereen.
"Let's all share our thoughts on Meereen."
Sitting cross-legged at the head of the table, Hao Yun held a cup of fragrant tea and slowly savored it.
Below, Wang Shouren, Lei Hu, Lei Bao, and the newly appointed commander of the reserve army, Gao Yi, remained silent.
Seemingly feeling too embarrassed, Lei Bao coughed lightly, stood up and reported to Hao Yun.
"Lord of the City, according to intelligence, Meereen City has hired the Golden Mercenary Group, one of the top mercenary groups on the continent. This mercenary group is currently on its way to Meereen."
"Is there any other intelligence?"
In response to Hao Yun's question, Lei Bao continued to answer.
"There's a piece of news, I don't know if it's true or not, that is, Meereen City is currently trying to hire another mercenary group, the Second Son Group."
The Second Sons Group is also very famous on the mainland, with absolutely formidable combat power, but their reputation is not so good.
"Hmm, is there anything else?"
Hao Yun remained calm and unhurried. He wanted to see if Wang Shouren and his men could conquer Milin without his intervention.
"The walls of Meereen are high, and it would be difficult to take them down by force. Even if we did, our casualties would be extremely heavy. In my opinion, it would be better to deceive them into surrendering the city."
Lei Bao was quick-witted and had his own unique understanding of military strategy.
"Then tell me, how should we deceive the city?"
Hao Yun continued to ask questions, and Lei Bao chuckled.
"Lord of the city, we need your help, otherwise we can't handle this."
Lei Hu glanced at Lei Bao but didn't say anything. He knew Lei Bao very well; this guy never acted until he saw a clear benefit.
As for Wang Shouren, he was only suited to be a knife, obeying orders and following commands. Asking him to think for himself was simply too much to ask of him.
The remaining commander of the reserve army, Gao Yi, had only been promoted not long ago, and he dared not say much for fear of making a mistake.
Hao Yun smiled, put down his teacup, and was eager to hear Lei Bao's plan.
"Okay, you go first. If it's feasible, then I'll proceed according to your plan."
"Thank you, Lord City Lord."
Lei Bao chuckled and revealed his plan.
Chapter 166 Ambush
After Lei Bao's explanation, Hao Yun realized that this kid really did have some tricks up his sleeve.
"Okay, proceed according to your plan. I will fully cooperate."
Hao Yun slapped his thigh, indicating that it was feasible.
Everyone left to prepare, and Hao Yun rode Moonlight, followed Lei Bao out of the city, heading straight for Meereen.
This time, Hao Yun only brought 20,000 cavalrymen from the new army; he didn't bring anyone else.
Just as they were about to reach Meereen, the cavalry turned around and sped off in another direction, bypassing Meereen.
Upon arriving at a pine forest, Lei Bao signaled to the cavalry to stop and rest.
"The Golden Legion is about to arrive, and we will need Lord City Lord's assistance in a while."
Hao Yun rolled off Moonlight and waved his hand to indicate that he understood.
Lei Bao's plan was actually quite simple: intercept the Golden Legion en route, defeat them, change into their clothes, lure them out of Meereen City, and seize the city.
It sounds simple, but this tactic has never been seen before on this continent.
In most battles, the two armies would gather, agree on a time, and then fight to the death. There were no conspiracies or tricks; at most, they would hide and launch a surprise attack.
Hao Yun felt that any third-rate strategist from ancient China could become a military genius here.
After waiting for about ten minutes, a scout returned with an urgent report.
"Report! Target spotted, expected to arrive in ten minutes."
"Okay, I understand. You can go now."
After Lei Bao finished speaking, he turned to look at Hao Yun.
"Why are you looking at me? Just do what you're supposed to do. I'm just sending Little Black out to scare them a bit."
Hao Yun's task was simple: to use the three young dragons to scare away the enemy's elephant cavalry mounts.
The reason why the Golden Company was so famous on the mainland was because they had five hundred elephant cavalry.
Imagine, on ancient battlefields, riding elephants into battle—what's the difference between that and driving tanks? Basically, once they started charging, they would just sweep through everything in their path, and no one could stop them.
"Here they come! Here they come!"
The cavalrymen, hidden in the pine forest, all lay in ambush, waiting for the Golden Company to enter.
Speaking of the Golden Company, it's quite interesting. The founder of this mercenary group was also a member of House Targaryen. He fled the Seven Kingdoms because of a failed rebellion.
After escaping, he was determined to fight back, which is why he created the Golden Company.
But after so many years, the Golden Company has changed completely, becoming a mercenary group driven solely by profit.
"stop!"
A handsome young man riding a fine horse and wearing golden armor raised his hand to signal the mercenaries behind him to stop. He sensed something was wrong; it was too quiet ahead, which was unusual.
"West, why did you stop?"
"Something's not right. It's too quiet up ahead. Could there be an ambush?"
"Hahaha, I think you're just too nervous. Are there robbers here? Everyone, look! Our West has become a coward!"
The Golden Company wasn't a monolithic entity. The middle-aged man who spoke had always coveted the position of leader, and now that he had a chance to ridicule the current leader, he wasn't about to let it go.
"you···"
West was furious. He pointed at the middle-aged man as if he wanted to say something, but when he saw that the middle-aged man looked indifferent, he could only wave his hand and ignore him.
"Brothers, ignore him, let's move forward. Once we get to Meereen City, we'll all relax a bit, and then we'll take down that Dragon City Lord!"
The middle-aged man laughed heartily and rode his horse ahead.
The nobleman from Meereen City who was leading the way didn't dare to interrupt, since it was their internal affair and it wasn't appropriate for an outsider like himself to interfere.
Besides, what if I say the wrong thing and get killed?
On his way back, he saw the Golden Company kill many people, including nobles.
It was the other party's act of killing a nobleman that made the Meereen nobleman who was leading the way abandon his arrogant attitude and become as obedient as a quail.
West flicked his whip and had no choice but to keep up with the group. He was thinking that when they reached Meereen, he would definitely find an opportunity to teach Cole a lesson and let him know who the leader of the Golden Company was.
"Get ready, everyone! If they get any closer, charge out!"
Lei Bao lay on his horse's back, his eyes fixed on the leader of the Golden Gang like those of a hungry wolf.
"rush!"
At his command, the cavalrymen hidden in the pine forest all charged out.
The two sides were only 500 meters apart, a distance that cavalry could cover in the blink of an eye.
The light cavalrymen drew their crossbows, and two volleys of arrows rained down directly on the center of the Golden Army.
Caught completely off guard, nearly half of the Golden Legion members fell instantly, and those who remained standing were mostly riddled with crossbow bolts.
"Enemy attack!"
At this moment, the Golden Legion finally reacted. The elephant cavalry quickly mounted their mounts and prepared for battle, while the archers also got into position to retaliate.
Hao Yun, who was watching from the rear, couldn't help but nod. This Golden Legion was indeed impressive. No wonder it was known as the number one mercenary group on the continent. They really had some skills.
If the new army had launched a surprise attack, an ordinary army would have turned tail and run after two volleys of arrows. But the Golden Legion not only did not run, but instead prepared to counterattack.
Of course, Hao Yun couldn't just stand by and watch. If the enemy's thousand archers were to fire their arrows, at least several hundred of his ten thousand light cavalry would die.
A whistle rang out, and three black dots in the sky rapidly enlarged, revealing the young dragons that had come to provide assistance on Hao Yun's orders.
"Roar~"
The tremendous roar of the dragon immediately caused the Golden Legion's cavalry to cower in fear.
First to fall were the warhorses, then the white elephants of the elephant cavalry.
The Golden Regiment's thousand cavalrymen were completely destroyed, and their five hundred warhorses were so terrified that they defecated and urinated, making the battlefield reek.
The remaining five hundred white elephants behaved somewhat better; some lay on the ground trembling, while the rest threw off their riders and ran away into the distance.
The 20,000 cavalrymen of the new army had their warhorses trained with young dragons and were accustomed to the presence of dragons. They would not be too frightened to move when the young dragons appeared.
"Brothers, kill!"
Lei Hu's heavily armored cavalry moved like tigers among sheep, killing people as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.
The members of the Golden Company were willing to resist, but when they saw the number of the enemy and the three-headed dragon above their heads, they immediately threw down their weapons and surrendered.
"Stop fighting! We surrender! We surrender!"
West, the leader of the Golden Company, voluntarily dropped his weapon, raised his hands, and shouted loudly.
The rest of the Golden Company, seeing their leader surrender, also dropped their weapons, knowing that a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle.
"Pah! What bad luck! I thought we'd have a good fight, but they surrendered as soon as we started."
Lei Hu spat, his face full of unsatisfied desire.
Upon hearing this, West couldn't help but mutter, "Do you really think we're fools? Still want to fight? If we hadn't surrendered quickly, I estimate that of the five thousand men I brought out, not even five hundred would have survived."
"Lei Bao, come and receive the prisoners."
After wiping the blood off his broadsword, Lei Hu turned and left, returning to Hao Yun's side.