Steel Dynasty - Chapter 183

[Chapter 183 Uneasy]

PS: Yesterday, the brothers in the group reminded me that it was Double Eleven and asked for an update for comfort. I didn’t have time last night, so I updated it today instead. Two chapters will be updated first, and there will be three more chapters in the evening.

The mountain of corpses at the city gate silently stated everything that had happened.

Blood collected in the stream, and the strong smell of blood mixed with the stench of corpses outside the city could be smelled in every corner of Cangzhou City.

After the barbarians retreated, the soldiers guarding the city did not dare to relax at all. No one could be sure whether the barbarians really retreated or whether this was another trap.

The city gate of Cangzhou was blown open by barbarian gunpowder, causing serious damage to the city gate.

Zhan Xingchang immediately organized slaves to repair the damaged city gate, while other soldiers piled the corpses of barbarian soldiers into a wall to block the gap in the city gate.

“There is still life here!”

A voice came from time to time, followed by a death scream.

After ten days and ten nights of hard fighting, the soldiers of the Qingzhou Army became calm and calm. When they saw the barbarian soldiers, they were no longer afraid and would only raise the swords in their hands.

For the barbarian soldiers, the Qingzhou Army will not leave any survivors!

This was Xiao Ming’s order. The barbarians had been using this method of war and intimidation to threaten the country of Chongqing for many years, slaughtering cities and killing prisoners.

Now Xiao Ming retaliates tooth for tooth. He wants the barbarians to understand that he is also a wolf, a hungry wolf that is a hundred times more ferocious than the barbarians.

“Your Highness, this grape bullet is so powerful. This shot could kill forty or fifty barbarian cavalry.”

Luo Xin gently touched the grape bullet in his hand and couldn’t put it down.

Xiao Ming gradually calmed down from the bloody battle. He said: “This kind of grape bullet is specially used to deal with the intensive charging cavalry. This time we were lucky. The cavalry rushed in from the city gate, which made the cavalry very concentrated. Let the power of the grape bullets be maximized.”

Lu Fei looked impatient, “Your Highness, let me take a shot and see what the grape bullets are like.”

When he came down from the city wall, Lu Fei was there. After seeing the mountain of corpses piled up at the city gate, he was also shocked.

This kind of scene is really shocking. It’s no wonder that the barbarians finally chose to retreat. Who wouldn’t be afraid of it?

“That’s not possible! There aren’t many grape bullets. There are only three hundred rounds in total. They might come again. How can I let you play for fun.” Luo Xin protected the ammunition like a chicken.

Lu Fei was unhappy, “Luo Xin, are you looking for a beating? Does this artillery belong to your family? Why don’t you let me touch it? Don’t forget, you are an outsider, and this artillery needs to listen… Oops…”

Before he could finish his words, Niu Ben whipped Lu Fei on the butt. Lu Fei covered his butt and almost jumped up.

Turning around and seeing Niu Ben’s livid face, he remembered that Niu Ben was also an outsider. Didn’t he scold Niu Ben too?

He chuckled twice and said, “Captain, let me go see how the soldiers on the city wall are preparing?” and ran away.

Luo Xin suddenly looked gloating.

At this time Niu Ben said: “Don’t be too happy too early. Lu Fei’s words are not unreasonable. This artillery belongs to the Qingzhou Army. After this battle is over, you have to go back to Chang’an.”

Luo Xin’s smile gradually disappeared. , he looked at the soldiers in silver plate armor who were busy cleaning the battlefield, and suddenly felt reluctant to touch the artillery in front of him.

But strictly speaking, he is a general of the Forbidden Army, and his allegiance is to Xiao Wenxuan, not Xiao Ming.

There are some differences between the monarch and the feudal king.

Noticing Luo Xin’s look, Xiao Ming said, “Luo Xin, this king will remember you.”

“Your Highness, old general, you…”

Luo Xin was in a dilemma. Niu Ben and Xiao Ming were clearly forcing him.

Niu Ben and Xiao Ming looked at each other and laughed.

I have to say that this Luo Xin seems to be very talented in commanding artillery, and after experiencing this war, Luo Xin will have more experience in the use of artillery on the battlefield.

It would indeed be a pity to let him go, but he couldn’t force Luo Xin to stay.

This choice can only be made by himself.

Likewise, this battlefield also changed Niu Ben’s thoughts on fighting the barbarians.

He said: “Your Highness, now that we have artillery, Zhan Xingchang’s fortress advancement strategy is really a clever plan.”

“Thank you, old general, for the compliment. This fire barrel was a lot worse before, but this artillery can definitely make this plan successful.” .” Zhan Xingchang’s voice came.

At this time, Zhan Xingchang was also wearing armor and was mottled with blood.

At the critical moment, Zhan Xingchang, a helpless scholar, also picked up the sword.

Niu Ben laughed and patted Zhan Xingchang on the back, which was a sign of recognition for Zhan Xingchang.

The civil servants and military attachés of Dayu had always been on the wrong track, so Niu Ben initially had objections to the long history in the army.

But this time, these weak scholars fought together with the soldiers, which changed his view. Although they were scholars, they were also soldiers.

“This plan will not happen overnight, but it must be done from now on. If the barbarians retreat this time, you will organize slaves to build fortresses on the grassland and advance step by step.” Xiao Ming said.

Although the barbarians retreated this time, Xiao Ming was not arrogant enough to fight the barbarians in a field battle on the grassland. The excellent mobility of the barbarian cavalry was still inaccessible to him.

Moreover, the Qingzhou Army also suffered heavy losses in this battle to defend the city, and it will take a long time to recover.

Like Zhan Xingchang’s idea, their current advantages are artillery and city walls. Using their own strengths to attack each other’s weaknesses is the wisest choice.

Taking advantage of the time when the barbarians retreated, several people discussed the next matter.

The barbarians retreated, but no one knew whether they really retreated or not.

In war, many enemies will pretend to retreat to confuse the other party, and then attack again unexpectedly.

So when night came, the defenders of Cangzhou City were still nervous. It was not until the next morning that no barbarian soldiers were seen, and many soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.

“Your Highness, it seems that the barbarians have really retreated. I asked the soldiers to count the corpses. Yesterday we attacked the city and we killed more than 20,000 barbarians. Many of them were the most elite Blood Wolf Guards under Bei Shan. This barbarian tribe There is also intrigue between Taiji and Bei Shan. He definitely doesn’t want to waste all his elite troops in Cangzhou City. After all, he doesn’t know how many more people are needed to capture Cangzhou City,” Lu Fei said excitedly.

He was the happiest person now. This barbarian war horse refused to leave outside the city and was attached to its master.

At this time, they were all arrested by Lu Fei.

Three thousand horses, one cavalryman with three horses, can be equipped with a thousand cavalrymen. In this way, the Qingzhou Army has two thousand cavalrymen.

Niu Ben nodded slowly, “Your Highness, the general also thinks so. I have sent scouts to investigate.”

Hearing this, Xiao Ming nodded.

Outside the city, soldiers were cleaning the battlefield. They piled the corpses of slave soldiers and barbarians together, lit them with firewood, and collected the crossbow arrows that fell on the ground and the weapons in the hands of dead soldiers.

There are also some soldiers who are responsible for searching for fired artillery shells, which are reusable materials.

(End of chapter)