Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 813

[Chapter 813 Cannon Roar!]

“It’s really arrogant. A mere 70,000 people dare to attack a pass guarded by 250,000 troops.”

On the city wall of Zhongling Pass, Ashur narrowed his eyes as he looked at the King Yan soldiers pouring into the trench.

According to the agreement reached between Britain and Ross and their Beidi.

This time, he personally led 300,000 soldiers and horses into Yizhou, and cooperated with the powerful army to resist the army of King Yan.

At first, their plan was to station troops at Zhongling Pass and Jian Pass to draw King Yan’s Qin army.

Then lure the royal army of King Yan to go deep into the south of the Yangtze River, and then concentrate their forces to wipe out the royal army.

But the plan failed.

Immediately, they had to implement the second set of plans.

He and Nanliang were in the west, Mu Lehongzhen was in the north, and Wu Guo was in the south. He pulled the defense line from three directions, dispersed King Yan’s troops, and waited for the arrival of British guns and artillery.

At that time, they will be equipped with British muskets and artillery, attack at the weakest point of the defense line, tear open Jiangbei’s defense line, and attack Jiangbei.

Unexpectedly, before the British guns and artillery arrived, King Yan’s army suddenly wanted to attack them.

“I analyzed the battles of King Yan’s army over the past few years, and found that this army has never fought unprepared battles. I’m afraid the situation is not good.” Olsky was not as optimistic as Ashur.

The wars between Ross and the Western Turks have never stopped in these years.

There have also been large-scale wars involving hundreds of thousands of people.

Sometimes, the outcome of a war is really not determined by the number of soldiers, but by the overall strength of the army.

Ashur frowned involuntarily.

Since he left Beidi and went to the Western Regions, he has fought wars all the time over the years, and he is also a veteran on the battlefield.

The huge family business was built by him.

Because of this, he was quite proud.

Coupled with the fact that Beidi suffered such a big loss at the hands of King Yan, he held his breath and wanted to fight against King Yan’s army.

However, he is by no means stupid, otherwise he would not have survived the battle in the Western Regions.

Without his hole cards, he naturally wouldn’t die.

The reason why he was so confident this time was because his army was equipped with a batch of muskets and artillery provided by the country of Ross.

Another point.

King Yan’s army is powerful, he can’t beat him when he goes out of the city, can’t he still beat the defending city?

“Don’t say these things are useless. Whether it’s a mule or a horse, you have to try. Otherwise, can you leave Zhongling Pass and escape? I can’t afford to lose this person.” Ashur said.

Olsky looked at King Yan’s army that was still pouring into the trench, and frowned.

Ashur is right, they have to play here anyway.

“I hope Britain’s guns and artillery will come sooner.” Ashur added.

After all, the country of Ross is too far away from Beidi, and it will take at least half a year for it to imitate the musket before transporting it.

Britain could supply the first muskets in two or three months.

Hearing this, the corner of Olsky’s mouth raised an arc, “When we are equipped with front-loading rifles, King Yan’s army will have no advantage, and it is only a matter of time before King Yan is eliminated.”

He was talking when he suddenly caught a glimpse of There was a burst of fire everywhere.

“Lie down!” Olski was shocked, and immediately threw Ashur on him.

At this moment, a violent explosion occurred on the city wall in front of them, and the loud noise almost shattered their eardrums.

The royal army officially launched an attack.

“Boom boom boom…”

Next, shells hit the city wall one after another, filling the air with flames and gunpowder smoke.

Ashur and Olsky looked at each other with solemn expressions.

They dared not get up, climbed to the stairs close to the ground, and descended the city wall in embarrassment.

Before, he secretly laughed in his heart for losing Jinling City in just a few days.

Now, he has finally personally experienced the power of King Yan’s army.

Not only muskets, but King Yan’s artillery is also really different.

“The city wall is a target. It is far less safe than the trench. We can only rely on the trench defense.” Olsky said.

It won’t take long for King Yan’s artillery to blow up the artillery on the city wall, and there is no point in keeping troops on it.

Ashur nodded.

He immediately assembled the reserve team to support the soldiers in the ditch outside the city gate at any time.

Although King Yan’s army is powerful, he doesn’t believe that the 250,000 army can’t hold back the mere 70,000 soldiers.

Even if he can’t stop it, he will have to pay heavy casualties to King Yan’s army, and consume the soldiers of King Yan.

Jiangbei, Beidi, Britain and Ross, their combined national power is far greater than that of King Yan.

This time, they were determined to destroy King Yan, and no one could pity their own wings anymore.

Fight to the death!

“Boom boom boom…”

The roar of the artillery continued, and the howitzers in the trench fortifications threw shells into the trench one after another.

Every explosion kicked up a cloud of dust.

The field artillery placed in the trench by Shizu and Beidi was not idle either.

They aimed at the battery in the trench work, trying to destroy the howitzer.

However, before they destroyed the howitzers, they were destroyed one by one by the rifled guns of the royal army.

In just an hour, the artillery in the trench fortification of Zhongling Pass completely misfired.

Whether it is the soldiers of the powerful tribe or the soldiers of Beidi in the trench, they can only bear the bombing of the royal family’s pro-army unilaterally.

“In three days, I will blow you to death.” In the last ditch, Lu Chang stared at the opposite side with a telescope.

In this trench is a flat tent, level with the trench floor.

There are tables and chairs in the tent, which is the command room on the battlefield.

After observing for a while, Lu Chang got into the tent.

In addition to Lu Chang’s camp, Qin Shan and Guan Tong also had their own camp command rooms in the trench.

At this moment, they are also observing the battlefield.

Seeing that the Shizu and the Beidi army in the trench could not lift their heads up under the bombardment of the artillery, they sneered inwardly.

The Jinling battlefield has verified that artillery plays a huge role in killing enemy soldiers and destroying the morale of opposing soldiers.

Therefore, they prepared to shell the trenches in front of Zhongling Pass for three days.

There may be an hour or two hours between each shelling, and there is no rule.

Because after each shelling, the opponent’s soldiers will relax a little.

Sudden shelling can cause greater casualties to enemy soldiers.

In addition to daytime, they also bombarded at night.

This is to prevent the other party from sleeping soundly and to tire their soldiers.

So, for the next three days, apart from the roar of the artillery, the battlefield was extremely strange.

The soldiers on both sides did not fight, and they hid in the trenches without showing their heads.

The soldiers of Nanliang and Beidi naturally avoided the bombardment of shells, while the soldiers of the Wangfu were recharging their energy.

Waiting for the general attack three days later.

In addition, the most uncomfortable is Ashur.

Every day, the artillery of the royal family’s army had to plow the trenches as if they were plowing the ground, causing six or seven thousand casualties.

He could only keep letting the reserve team enter the trench to replace the dead and wounded soldiers.

After all, no one knows when the royal army will charge.

With fewer troops, it is impossible to defend the trenches.

And after paying more than 20,000 casualties, the soldiers in the trenches were exhausted physically and mentally under shelling on the afternoon of the third day.

As soon as the battle drum roared, Ashur saw the soldiers of the palace climbing up from the ditch like a tide and rushing towards the ditch on their side.

(end of this chapter)