Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 785

[Chapter 785]

about to launch an attack on Jinling.”

Niutautan, Zhao Xu, Chang Wei and other generals are planning to cross the river.

Luther stood by the river, observing King Yan’s steam ship and sail warship with a telescope.

Obviously, the conditions for King Yan’s army to cross the river were only short of a fleet.

Now that the fleet has arrived and can provide protection for King Yan’s army crossing the river, they will no longer have any scruples.

“It’s really shocking that a steamship can be seen in such a barbaric place.” Luther thought secretly.

After coming to Wu State, he did not find any industrial traces here.

However, across a river, King Yan on the opposite side was able to build steamboats, which naturally made him feel very strange.

Originally, he still had some doubts, but after seeing the steamship with his own eyes, he could no longer doubt it.

At the same time, I couldn’t help but feel heavy.

When he came to Wu this time, he didn’t know whether it was a blessing or a curse.

However, since he took the money from Wu, he will lead the mercenaries to fight to the end.

Furthermore, his purpose is not just to win.

As long as he can slow down the pace of King Yan’s going south, give Britain time for reinforcements, and consume King Yan’s strength, his goal will be achieved.

“Get ready to fight to the death!” He raised his voice, speaking to Xie Duan, Han Zheng and Wang Zi’an behind him.

The three of them were shocked by the arrival of the steamship. Hearing this, they looked at each other.

Xie Duan said: “Brother Han, Brother Wang, we have no way out this time, we can only fight to the death with King Yan. I hope that you two can cooperate sincerely with our Xie family, and we will never retreat.”

After a pause, he emphasized his tone, “If Jinling is lost, Sioux City and Songcheng will not be able to keep it. This unique grain-producing land in Dasong will fall into the hands of King Yan. At that time, whether it is the army of the Xie family or the two of you The entire army will have no food to eat.”

Han Zheng and Wang Zi’an nodded solemnly.

They naturally knew the importance of Jinling.

During this time, they have relied on the Ningzhou part of the south of the Yangtze River to survive until now.

“Brother Xie, please rest assured, no matter what the order is, our two families will carry it out to the end.” Han Zheng said.

Xie An nodded and smiled.

Niutautan is only forty miles away from Jinling City.

The tidal flat is flat, making it the most convenient for the enemy to cross the river and deploy their troops.

So, Luther established a position at Bullhead Beach ahead of the trench work.

The other party passed Niutoutan, and twenty miles to the east was the trench fortification.

For the Niutautan position, there are more than 300 forts.

The 150,000 soldiers guarding the trenches to the west of Jinling City will first participate in the battle here, and if the battle is unfavorable, they will retreat to the trenches.

Among these soldiers, 20,000 were mercenaries to prevent King Yan’s army from going south.

With Luther taking command again, they couldn’t help feeling a little more confident.

Perhaps, this time they could really defeat King Yan’s army.

Now, they need a victory to boost morale too much.

The four inspected Niutautan again, and then checked the trench fortifications.

At the same time, Xie An sent cavalry to other cities along the river to raise their vigilance.

Get ready for the big fight.

…

the border of Jiangzhou and Zhejiang.

When the Battle of Jinling was about to start, Liang Kai, the princes, concubines, and ministers were marching towards Changcheng.

Due to the difficult and dangerous mountain roads, it was difficult to march, and the prince Liang Kaitong and his concubines could not bear the hardship of traveling.

They decided to take the water route, and asked the people to pull a fleet of boats that spread dozens of miles up the river on both sides of the Hengjiang River.

At the end of the Hengjiang River is Changhu Lake near Changcheng.

Changhu Lake is very huge, and it is connected to Jiujiang River to the north. A tributary flows eastward, reaches Lincheng, and finally flows into the sea.

“General Luther went to Jinling City, hoping to win the battle.” On the largest warship in the fleet, Prince Liang Feng and Liang Kai sat in front of a table on the deck.

After pouring a cup of tea for his father, Liang Feng spoke.

Inside the boat, a group of concubines and concubines were looking at both sides of the river, pointing at the bare-chested commoners walking on the river bank.

Occasionally, a commoner lost his strength and fell into the river, which caused a burst of laughter.

From Lincheng to the border of Jiangzhou, along the way, many people died in Hengjiang, they took it for granted.

“General Luther has experienced hundreds of battles. Only Jinling has 400,000 troops, and the 200,000 troops supported by my country of Wu will definitely be able to hold off King Yan’s troops.” When Liang Kai said this, he seemed to be comforting. Own.

Hearing the laughter of the concubines, he turned his eyes to the river bank and noticed the people who fell into the water.

Seeing this scene, there was no wave in his eyes.

While withdrawing from Lincheng, he also ordered the people of Lincheng to move westward with him.

For one thing, he didn’t want these people to be used by King Yan and become King Yan’s help.

Second, if the soldiers and horses suffer losses, they can also recruit strong men from the people to serve.

The third is that the huge fleet needs to be towed by these people.

After all, they are traveling upstream along the river, unlike steam ships that can shuttle freely.

Since ancient times, any warship relying on sails against the current can only rely on trackers.

These people are trackers.

And the long fleet carried not only concubines, ministers and dignitaries, but also the wealth accumulated by his Liang family for nearly two hundred years.

Compared with these, the death of some common people is nothing.

As far as he is concerned, if the Liang family and the Jiangnan wealthy family are all dead, what is the use of these people staying.

Furthermore, due to the thousands of years of clan system, the common people are just cattle and sheep in their eyes.

“Father is right, we will definitely win.” Liang Feng echoed, as if to comfort himself.

At this time, Liang Kai thought of something and said, “How about the migration of other coastal cities?

” Don’t leave anything behind.” Liang Feng laughed.

King Yan went south, this battle is a battle of life and death, as long as they can win, they don’t care about anything.

Moreover, because this war is very critical, Liang Kai also decided to reuse the Liang family.

He took the title of a general of the town and was responsible for the migration of the people along the coast.

“Well, very good.” Liang Kai praised and laughed loudly.

King Yan wanted to confuse the people in the same way as in Qi, but it was impossible to provide them with food and grass.

It was another ten days, and the fleet entered Changhu Lake and finally arrived in Changcheng.

…

At the same time, Baima County.

As more and more troop carriers arrived at Jiujiang along the canal, the city of Jinling was clouded with battle.

These days, while Zhao Xu and Chang Wei were waiting for the troop carrier, they were studying with the generals how to take Jinling City with the least cost.

During this period, the eyeliners of the Fourth Academy who were active in Jiangnan also continued to send information about Jiangnan.

Wu officials are coercing people to migrate to inland cities.

Liang Kai and his entourage are marching towards Changcheng. During the migration, many people died, and public grievances gradually arose.

“The smoothbore guns of these six sailing warships have all been replaced with rifled guns, with fierce firepower. Under their cover, they will launch an attack on Niutautan tomorrow morning. Judging from the investigation of the hot air balloon soldiers, the first battle going south will be with the When mercenaries are fighting, you have to give this king a great reputation and let the natives understand that we can still beat them to death.” No matter what Liang Kai was tossing about, he couldn’t escape Jiangnan after all.

Therefore, Zhao Xu didn’t bother to pay attention.

He also never expected to defeat the clan by relying on coastal raids.

In the end, we still have to rely on the army to go south.

Now, all the preparations for war are in place, and the war will start.

In the early morning of the next day, the wind on the river carried a slight chill.

The muzzle shutters on the sailing warship were raised, and the cannons stretched out, aiming at Niutautan.

(end of this chapter)