Steel Dynasty - Chapter 157

[Chapter 157 Capturing the Thief]

On the battlefield, the sound of fighting covered everything.

The golden sunlight reflects on the soldiers’ shiny armor like a rugged lake surface.

Standing on a high place and watching the 5,000 men charging in full force, the shocking sight of such a large film made Xiao Ming feel a rush of blood in his heart, and he wished he could rush forward too.

It’s just that his going up at this time is nothing more than causing trouble for Niu Ben, because when killing the enemy, he has to take care of himself.

When the soldiers rushed towards Wubao, the formations began to change amidst Lu Fei’s loud voice. The soldiers had become accustomed to changing formations over the past few months, and even the collective charge was orderly.

When they arrived at the city gate, the swordsmen and shieldmen quickly formed a formation to resist the arrows coming from the city gate, and the crossbowmen followed up and used three-stage shooting to fight back.

This shooting method is basically similar to the shooting method of the musketeers, because the crossbow needs to be reloaded after being shot. Since the crossbow is difficult to pull, some soldiers have to put the crossbow on the ground, fix it with their feet, and then pull the crossbow to reload.

This process is very slow and not as flexible as bows and arrows, so the three-stage shooting method emerged.

At this time, the first row of crossbowmen quickly retreated after shooting, the second row of crossbowmen fired, and then the third row fired, and so on.

Although the bandits inside the city gate were composed of children of wealthy families, they were also untrained.

The archers could no longer fire back after the first round of firing, as they faced round after round of crossbow bolts, giving them no time to fire again.

In just an instant, most of the archers among the bandits were killed or injured.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the remaining bandits did not dare to pile up at the gate of the crowded city. Instead, they ran into the Uburg.

“These gangsters are quite smart.” Lu Fei spat.

“Don’t underestimate the enemy. Now that these gangsters are spread out, it’s even harder to catch them. Let the soldiers search in teams of one hundred.” Niu Ben said.

Now these bandits obviously knew that facing the Qingzhou Army directly would only lead to a worse defeat, so they fled into Wubao and used the buildings in Wubao to fight with the Qingzhou Army.

After receiving Niu Ben’s order, Lu Fei shouted “Divide into formations!”

At this time, the Qingzhou Army that entered Wubao immediately divided into small formations of one hundred men each.

This small formation has sword and shield wielders, crossbowmen, and spearmen, which is the perfect combination for long, medium and long range attacks.

Seeing this change in formation, Xiao Ming nodded secretly. This was already quite reminiscent of a modern street fighting team.

After another change of formation, the Qingzhou Army entered Wubao.

Five times the size of the enemy, covered in plate armor, and commanded by bulls, it was only a matter of time before such a small-scale conflict occurred.

After waiting outside the city gate for a while, the city gate was occupied by the Qingzhou Army.

At this time, Xiao Ming walked towards Wubao.

Generally speaking, the area of Wubao is not very large, and even if the gang of gangsters dispersed, they would not be able to run far.

When he was at the city gate, Xiao Ming could still hear the sounds of fighting inside, but gradually only the sound of the neat footsteps of the Qingzhou military formation was left.

“Your Highness, the remnants of the bandits have basically been eliminated. There is still a wave of bandits who have fled into the tunnel. There is no way to get in for the time being.” Niu Ben came over and said.

“Authentic? Didn’t you say it was bombed?” Xiao Ming asked strangely.

“There is another one. It is estimated that these gangsters wanted to use this tunnel to escape, so they attacked Wubao so boldly. However, this tunnel seems to be blocked for some reason.” Niu Ben laughed.

As the two of them talked, they arrived at the tunnel where the bandits escaped, and saw a dark hole underneath, which could only accommodate one person.

“You timid little fellow, come up to me if you have the guts.” Lu Fei was yelling.

“Hmph, you are not a hero if you bully the minority. If you have the ability, come down.” A voice came from the tunnel.

Luo Xin frowned and said: “This is a bit troublesome. This tunnel can only accommodate one, and it will be broken by each one.”

War relies on formations, and every general knows it clearly. This situation is indeed difficult. .

“We can’t delay. We don’t know where this tunnel leads. They must be opening up the tunnel at this time. If they all run away, they will come out to cause trouble.” Niu Ben said angrily, “I’ll go down first, you follow me.”

At this time, Xiao Ming said with a smile: “Old general, don’t be impulsive. Isn’t it easy to deal with them? I can let them come out and surrender on their own.”

“Your Highness, it’s not Lu Fei who is disrespectful. You are talking big, isn’t it? Your Highness, can’t you use artillery?” Lu Fei said with a smile.

Xiao Ming has always had a harmonious relationship with his officials, so everyone can talk about anything.

He scolded: “Then let’s make a bet. If I let them come out on their own, you will give me the skin of the tiger you hunted.”

Lu Fei was startled and chuckled: “I knew His Highness liked it. Not to mention the tiger skin, I will also give it to Your Highness.

“You should keep it for yourself and drink it,” Xiao Ming said with a smile.

Then he said to Luo Xin: “Come here to find some firewood and straw.”

Luo Xin nodded and immediately asked people to search for them. There were a lot of these things in Wubao.

Niu Ben stroked his beard and smiled. He immediately understood what Xiao Ming was thinking. It seemed that Lu Fei’s tiger skin could not be saved.

After a while, Luo Xin found firewood and straw.

Xiao Ming asked the soldiers to pile all the things at the entrance of the tunnel. At this time, he asked the soldiers to light a fire while constantly dripping water inside to prevent the flames from burning.

Suddenly, a thick smoke came out of the firewood pile.

Xiao Ming’s purpose of doing this was to catch people alive, because he also wanted to understand how these people blew up the tunnel and where the gunpowder came from.

A soldier was asked to fan the thick smoke into the tunnel. After a while, coughing came from the tunnel.

Lu Fei’s face turned a little green, knowing that he was talking too much this time, secretly hating his tendency to find faults, and now even the babysitter would lose.

Xiao Ming saw this trick against enemies in the tunnel from TV, but it was used by the enemies at that time.

“Cough cough cough…”

The violent coughing continued to intensify, and bursts of curses suddenly came from the tunnel, many of which were urging the people in front to get out quickly.

Then the first man emerged from the smoke.

After the first person came out, the second person and the third person came out of the tunnel one after another.

Every time one came out, the Qingzhou Army would catch one. Before long, all the 100 people were arrested, and the last person even fainted on the ground when he came out.

No one came out of the tunnel anymore. At this time, Xiao Ming asked, “Where is Liu Chuang?”

Chen Fu pointed at a shabby man and said, “Your Highness, he is Liu Chuang!”

Xiao Ming looked and saw that this was a man with a gray face. A fair-skinned man with a scholarly temperament, he walked up to Liu Chuang and said, “You are very brave, you actually took the Uburg and robbed my cement.”

Liu Chuang knew that he would die and said angrily: “Humph, the faint king , whether you want to kill or cut into pieces, please do as you please, no nonsense.”

(End of this chapter)