Steel Dynasty - Chapter 331

[Chapter 331 Jizhou News]

On July 25th, after six days of trekking, Niu Ben led 30,000 troops to Yunzhou.

At the same time, he received news that Chagatai’s 60,000 cavalry were approaching Jizhou.

One of the ten thousand troops bypassed Jizhou and headed towards Yunzhou.

Taking out the map drawn by King Qi, Niu Ben analyzed the current situation in the Yunzhou Army camp. Lu Fei, Luo Xin, Qi Guangyi, and Bai Mu were all gathered around the map.

“Great, 50,000 cavalry is a trouble. We are not afraid of these 10,000 people. Let them have a taste of the power of our musketeers.” Lu Fei said excitedly.

Niu Ben frowned, “It’s unusual for this cavalry to go deep alone. You should immediately send out the hussars to investigate and keep an eye on their movements.”

Lu Fei nodded. This hussar was a branch of the Qingzhou cavalry after the reorganization. , this cavalry unit does not wear any armor, including the horses, which are lightly armored and simple. The horses are also the fastest among the Qingzhou cavalry.

In addition to carrying out rapid assault missions, these hussars are also responsible for detecting the enemy’s situation.

“Yes.” Lu Fei gave a military salute.

At this time, Niu Ben said to Qi Guangyi: “Your Highness asked us to send troops to Jizhou this time to collect the victims. Qi Guangyi, you lead five thousand cuirassiers to Jizhou to collect the victims and guide them into Yunzhou.”

Qi Guangyi responded in a loud voice.

Then Niu Ben said to the remaining generals: “Immediately organize musketeers, chariot troops, crossbowmen, and sword and shield men to prepare for battle at any time. This group of cavalry must not be allowed to enter the hinterland of the fief.” “

Yes!” the generals said in unison. roared.

After making a battle plan, Niu Ben walked out of the military camp. At this time, Kong Yong’an, the governor of Yunzhou, was waiting for him outside the military camp.

“President Kong, this time the army is stationed in Yunzhou, there is a lot of trouble. I hope Governor Kong won’t take it off.” Niu Ben said with his fists clasped.

Kong Yongan said: “Captain Niu, what you said is wrong. We are all looking forward to your coming. Recently, rumors have spread in the city that King Qinglong is preparing to attack Yunzhou City to steal grain. The people in the city are very uneasy. Now you Now that we are here, we can feel at ease.”

Niu Ben sneered: “This Qinglong King is so arrogant that he dares to take advantage of Yunzhou. Doesn’t he know that this is the fiefdom of King Qi?”

“There is no food in Jizhou. This Qinglong King is also coercing people to rebel, and he can’t stand it if his people don’t have food to eat.” Kong Yong’an said.

Niu Ben sighed, “As His Highness said, there are really internal and external troubles now.”

…

In Jizhou City, King Yong was pacing anxiously.

At this time, his general Chen Xinran walked in.

“Have the Forbidden Army come, have King Wei’s army come, have King Qi’s army come?” King Yong asked with red eyes.

This time he was really anxious.

The civil unrest in the fiefdom was not settled yet, and at this time the barbarian army arrived again. Now Chagatai was leading the cavalry to plunder outside Jizhou City and surrounded it.

The feudal army that came to help Jizhou was turned upside down by the barbarian cavalry. In the wild, his army was no match for the barbarian cavalry.

“Your Highness, no, the barbarian cavalry is still outside the city. They are not fighting any troops. All the troops in the city have climbed onto the city wall.”

Chen Xinran said.

When King Yong heard this, he immediately became furious. He pushed all the tea cups on the table to the ground, “These bastards, I am going to die soon. Why haven’t they come to save me? Bastard, bastard!”

Chen Xinran lowered his head and did not dare to speak out. Voice.

King Yong has always been violent. When he was young, King Yong was also an extremely brave warrior. However, more than twenty or thirty years of affluent life made King Yong’s body bloated.

Now King Yong only knows how to be romantic every day, and he no longer has the bravery of the past.

The only thing that remained unchanged was his violent temper and willful character.

The severe drought in Jizhou since July last year should not have developed to this extent, but King Yong paid no attention to the disaster. When King Qinglong rebelled, he neglected to take precautions. When King Qinglong became powerful, he hurriedly sent troops to suppress it.

But this is the second step. From Chang’an, the grain and grass in the fiefdoms of various vassals were withheld layer by layer. When King Yong came here, King Yong also withheld most of it and sold the remaining part to grain merchants.

These grains also include 100,000 shi of grain from Qingzhou.

If these grains were used for disaster relief, maybe the civil unrest would not become bigger and bigger.

When King Qi wrote a letter to persuade him, King Yong just glanced at the letter and burned it, leaving only the sentence “Shu Zi!” He

sighed in his heart, and Chen Xinran suddenly felt a little sad.

The civil unrest in Jizhou, coupled with the barbarian invasion at this time, I am afraid that Jizhou City will be in danger this time. At this time, no matter how stupid King Yong is, he can see that the situation is critical, but at this time, their fate is no longer under their control.

“Your Highness, but the number of cavalry outside the city is now less than 10,000, and a team of 10,000 seems to have gone to Yunzhou.” Chen Xinran recalled a piece of news and said.

“Going to Yunzhou, great, great. Maybe these cavalry are going to attack the King of Qi and just stay in Jizhou. Yes, yes, that must be the case. Haha, you go to the city immediately to talk to the leader of the barbarians. He said that there was a great harvest in Qingzhou last year and there was a lot of food. If they are willing to go to Jizhou to plunder, we are willing to give them food and grass.” King Yong quickly walked a few steps to Chen Xinran, looking like a madman.

“Your Highness, this is collaborating with the enemy!” Chen Xinran said.

King Yong immediately changed his expression and said angrily: “What does it mean to collaborate with the enemy or not? It is better for King Qi to die now than for me to die. I haven’t enjoyed this colorful world enough. Besides, there are many vassal kings in the Chongqing Kingdom, and they are all doing their own thing. Sooner or later, it will happen.” Like Daiguo, when the vassal king finally establishes himself as king, he will be the king’s enemy at that time.”

Chen Xinran was suddenly speechless.

Faced with King Yong’s stern eyes, he sighed and walked towards the city wall.

At this time, hundreds of miles away from Yunzhou City, the hussars who went out to conduct reconnaissance had already found the barbarian troop of ten thousand people moving towards Yunzhou.

On a plain, these barbarian cavalry were fighting a group of rebels holding various farm tools.

Although the number of rebels was relatively large, the barbarian cavalry was very fierce. They formed a circular formation on the plain, surrounded the rebels, and kept shooting arrows in their hands.

The besieged rebels could not reach the barbarian horses and were killed by arrows.

The hussars looked at the flag of the rebel army again. On it were clearly written the three characters “Blue Dragon King”. This must be part of the rebel army. They never expected to encounter the barbarian cavalry.

Staying in place and continuing to observe, the rebel army quickly dispersed after this hour of fierce fighting. The barbarian cavalry drew their sabers and continued to kill the fleeing rebel soldiers.

However, the pair of cavalry seemed not to want to tangle with the rebels any longer, so they quickly regrouped and set off towards Yunzhou again.

Seeing this, the hussar immediately headed towards Yunzhou City. He also saw the food and grass on the backs of the barbarian cavalry. It seemed that the barbarians’ trip to Yunzhou was planned.

(End of chapter)