Steel Dynasty - Chapter 344

[Chapter 344 The poisonous wine of power]

The faint smell of gunpowder smoke filled the battlefield outside Yunzhou City.

After repelling the first wave of rebel attacks, there was a terrible silence on the battlefield.

Taking advantage of this gap, Zhan Xingchang immediately dispatched militiamen. The 30,000 militiamen organized spontaneously in Yunzhou City were assigned to the east gate, south gate and west gate respectively.

He knew that the North Gate was now the focus of the rebellion’s attack, but Xiao Ming had already made arrangements, and three thousand musketeers were already on standby at the North Gate.

At the same time, Qi Guangyi led five thousand cavalry who had polished their sabers and were ready to cooperate with three thousand musketeers to directly attack the rebels at the north gate.

Looking at the militiamen who had resolute expressions and vowed to defend Yunzhou City to the death, a smile emerged from the corner of Zhan Xingchang’s mouth.

These are the people in King Qi’s fiefdom. They support King Qi wholeheartedly. For King Qi and their homeland, they will fight against any enemy.

The militiamen reached the top of the city and were immediately assigned to their respective positions by the generals of the Yunzhou Army.

On weekdays, militiamen receive military training during their leisure time, and even joint training between militiamen and state armies is organized every year.

This system has been implemented in various states since the reform of the military.

Although it has not been implemented for a long time, these militiamen basically understand the discipline of the army. In Zhan Xingchang’s view, such militiamen already possess the qualities of soldiers.

After all, the formal soldier training in Dayu is just like this, there is not much difference.

Therefore, Zhan Xingchang has great confidence in these militiamen, and it is enough to deal with this group of rebels.

After allocating the militia, Zhan Xingchang sent the victims gathered in Yunzhou City to the top of the city. On the way, he had already told these victims what to say.

After climbing the city wall, he immediately led thousands of victims headed by the old man to the north gate.

“Folks, stop fighting. We are all citizens of Jizhou. The King of Qi has been so kind to us. He gave us porridge in the city, and will also give us land for farming in the future. Why are you doing this?”

Faced with the chaos that was being reorganized .

Army, the old man shouted at the top of his lungs.

“Shuanzi, I am your uncle. Don’t fight with these people. There is food and land to grow here. Your parents are also in the city. Don’t fight.” A victim suddenly saw his nephew in the crowd and was surprised. shouted.

Then more and more victims found their relatives among the rebels, and more intimate shouts sounded at the top of the city.

Under the city, the people who saw their relatives looked excited.

“Uncle, I’m here. How are my father and mother?”

“Okay, everything is fine. We have food and accommodation here. We are more comfortable than before.” The old man responded.

Soon, weeping could be heard both above and below the city, and relatives met, which was particularly sympathetic.

“I don’t want to fight anymore, I want to go to the city!”

The young man called Shuanzi dropped the wooden stick in his hand and shouted, and the people around him were also faintly moved.

They originally followed the Azure Dragon King just for a bite to eat. Now that they can live a comfortable life, why do they still fight and kill?

“Those who disrupt the morale of the army will die!”

Suddenly an angry shout came, and a Qu Shuai appeared behind Shuanzi. The steel knife slashed hard across Shuanzi’s back. Shuanzi slowly fell to the ground with stunned eyes. on the ground.

The people around were stunned, their faces turned pale with fear, and their hands holding weapons began to tremble.

How long ago had the Azure Dragon King they supported become so cold?

A chill lingered in their hearts for a long time.

After killing someone, Qu Shuai shouted angrily: “Don’t fall into King Qi’s trick. Have you forgotten how King Yong treated us? The country of Chongqing is in ruins. The noble clans will only exploit us common people. They drink us.” blood, eat our flesh, what is the difference between them and the barbarians? Don’t forget that the person in front of you is the seventh prince of Dayu Kingdom. His father is the current faint king of Dayu Kingdom. Only King Qinglong is the Holy Lord of the world. In the future, Entering Chang’an, countless wealth will be ours.”

After gathering his strength, Na Qushuai suddenly shouted: “The sky is dead, the dragon king is dead!”

“The sky is dead! The dragon

king is dead! Stand up!”

Waves of roars rang out, and the people in front turned around, only to see that 20,000 Qinglong Guards had gathered behind them unknowingly. This was the most powerful force of the Qinglong King.

On the city wall, Zhan Xingchang sighed slightly.

When the slogan “The sky is dead! The Dragon King shall stand!” was shouted, he suddenly felt a sadness in his heart.

King Qinglong is no longer the down-and-out scholar who led the people to beg for food out of anger. Now, like those who have raised armies for rebellion throughout the ages, he has begun to spy on the supreme power.

“Power is a cup of poisonous wine that becomes more addictive the more you drink it. Once you pick it up, it’s hard to put it down.” Zhan Xingchang thought this way.

“Shuan!” The old man cried out hoarsely when he saw his nephew being killed.

The other victims on the city wall suddenly became angry. They looked at Qu Shuai below and gritted their teeth.

“Everyone, please go down.” Zhan Xingchang said at this time.

He also didn’t expect that the Azure Dragon King would be so hysterical and start killing the people who had defected to him.

However, the attack on the mind just now has shaken the minds of many people.

“No, I won’t go down, I want to avenge Shuanzi.” The old man shouted.

“We won’t go down either. We want to bring our relatives back.”

“…”

The victims immediately became noisy.

Just when he was feeling worried, the north door suddenly opened slowly with a “squeak” sound.

Three thousand musketeers quickly formed a line outside the city gate, and three rows of soldiers raised their flintlock rifles.

Qi Guangyi’s cavalry was also reorganizing their formation.

He looked at the figure in front of the north gate. It was King Qi. It seemed that the slogan “The sky is dead, the Dragon King will stand!” This slogan finally made him make up his mind.

Among the rebellious troops, King Qinglong was hiding among them. When he saw the north gate open, he was suddenly overjoyed. He did not expect that the Yunzhou defenders would be so stupid.

He immediately gave the order to attack.

“Charge!”

After receiving the order, the people in front of them began to charge into the formation again under the urging of the Qinglong Guard.

At the gate of the city, three thousand musketeers stood ready.

When the rebels rushed into the shooting range, the first row of musketeers pulled the trigger.

“Bang bang…” White smoke shot out along with the fire, and the rebel soldiers who rushed in front fell one after another.

The people behind saw this scene and were frightened out of their wits. They had no intention of fighting in the first place. How could they dare to continue charging in the face of such a flame-breathing weapon? After the people in front fell, they immediately retreated in fear.

Zhou Xing was also frightened by this scene and turned pale. For a moment, he didn’t know whether he should continue to lead the Qinglong Guard into the battle.

But just when he hesitated, a thunderous sound sounded from the city gate again.

Then there was a scream, a stream of blood mist splashed around him, and blood spread all over his face.

He looked towards the city wall. The defenders on the city wall were pointing weapons like fire tubes in his direction.

(End of chapter)