Steel Dynasty - Chapter 550

[Chapter 550: A show of force]

On the deck of the Qingzhou battleship, Lu Fei was observing the arrangement of soldiers on the Pengzhou city wall with a telescope.

When he saw these soldiers holding swords in their hands, he felt a little more at ease, because there was not even a single cannon on Pengzhou City. This arrangement allowed him to boldly let the warships cruise along the Bianshui River in front of Pengzhou City. , for him, as long as there are no artillery, there is no way to threaten the three warships in the river.

“Are you afraid?”

said the soldiers next to Lu Fei’s team as a joke. Among the Southern Expeditionary Army, only the Cangzhou Army had ever been on the battlefield. Most of the soldiers in the Laizhou and Yizhou Army had never seen blood. As for the firearms camp, they were just When I was in Chang’an, I attacked the imperial city and never encountered a truly cruel encounter.

“Don’t be afraid.”

said the young soldier beside Lu Fei. Under his childish face, the soldier was only sixteen years old.

“Well, you’re a smart boy. I was one year younger than you when I went to war. When you go to the battlefield, you won’t be afraid as long as you think about killing the enemy.” Lu Fei chuckled.

The soldiers on the battleship looked at Lu Fei with admiration. Although Lu Fei’s official position in the feudal country was not as good as that of Niu Ben, his reputation in the army was well-known. Therefore, after learning that Lu Fei was commanding this army, the soldiers felt a little bit in their hearts. Excited, the story of Lu Fei’s three thousand cavalry killing the retreating barbarians is still a good story in the army.

When the soldier heard this, his knuckles holding the flintlock turned white from the force, and then he nodded fiercely.

“General, do you want to give the Pengzhou army a warning and let them know how powerful we are.” At this time, a captain behind Lu Fei suggested.

Lu Fei nodded, “Attack the heart first when attacking the city. These soldiers in Pengzhou have never seen artillery and muskets. Let us let them know what kind of army they are facing. Now we immediately order the warships to head towards the city gate.”

“Yes, General!”

The captain received the order and turned around. After a while, the battleship began to move along the river towards the gate of Pengzhou City.

In Pengzhou City.

After learning about the incoming Qi King’s army, Mi Wenyi quickly reached a consensus with the big families in Pengzhou City. By this time, the Mi family’s banquet had ended, and the heads of each family had returned home to gather troops to assist the Pengzhou army in defending the city.

Mi Wenyi also put on a suit of armor and headed towards the city wall. When he climbed onto the city wall under the protection of soldiers, he saw three warships coming towards the city gate.

At this time, he couldn’t help but frown. In his eyes, the shape of these three warships was no different from the three merchant ships, and the number of soldiers on board was only about 2,000. Could it be that King Qi’s army was planning to use these 2,000 men in the city? Landing on the land in front of the gate to siege the city?

“Mi Changshi, all the cable bridges on the Bian River have been demolished.”

Mi Kuang, the governor of Pengzhou, said to Mi Wenyi. This Mi Kuang is also from the Mi family. Because the Mi family is powerful, the king of Wei thinks highly of the Mi family. This is the local government. Most of the yamen and the army relied heavily on people from the Mi family. Because of this, the military and political power in Pengzhou City was actually controlled by the Mi family.

Mi Wenyi looked at the empty Bianshui River. In the past, there was a rope bridge extending to the other side of Pengzhou City. People and merchants usually entered Pengzhou City through the rope bridge. Once the rope bridge was demolished, the Bianshui River, which was more than 100 meters wide, would The river is the natural moat of Pengzhou City.

“Well, now let the soldiers prepare rolling stones, kerosene and other materials to prevent the enemy from suddenly attacking the city.” Mi Wenyi said, now these three warships are very dazzling in his eyes.

Without these three warships, it would be difficult for King Qi’s army to cross the 100-meter Bianshui River to reach the city, but now these three warships provide convenience for King Qi’s soldiers.

Mi Kuang nodded. Like Mi Wenyi, he also had some thoughts about these three ships. He said: “Mi Changshi, why not send the Lu family’s navy to sink these three ships directly? As long as we control the Bian River Unless King Qi’s army has wings, it will be impossible to attack the city.”

Mi Wenyi said: “The Lu family has already gathered warships to prepare for the battle. Now we only need to watch the excitement on the city wall.”

“Mi Changshi said. Yes, as long as the Lu family is willing to contribute, it will not be easy to capture these three ships.” Mi Kuang looked at the three warships in the river with disdain.

Mi Wenyi frowned when he heard this. He was a little worried. He served under King Wei and knew that King Qi had a warship with artillery. When he learned that three warships appeared, he was shocked at first, but now he sees these three warships. , he did not see any artillery from above.

Mi Wenyi’s face was a little gloomy when he thought of the cannons from the battleships. The number of cannons and matchlocks that King Wei obtained from Qingzhou was very small. Now these cannons and firearms were left by King Wei to the army in Jinling City. They did not take advantage of them at all.

While he was thinking, the Pengzhou navy appeared in the direction of the three warships. Thirty Pengzhou warships were coming towards the three Qingzhou warships.

Seeing this scene, Mi Wenyi felt a little at ease. Although the Pengzhou warships were not very large, they were valuable in their numbers. These two-deck crescent-shaped warships were filled with soldiers holding swords, bows and arrows.

As soon as Pengzhou Navy appeared, the soldiers on the city wall immediately cheered.

“Beat him, beat him hard!”

“Sink them into the river to feed the fish.”

“Kill them without leaving a single piece of armor behind.”

“…”

These Huhe soldiers were either named Mi or Lu, or some Some of them belong to other big surnames and are relatives of the big clans in Pengzhou City. In recent years, they have also been influenced by the big clans and are wary of the King of Qi in the north.

When the Pengzhou Navy appeared, the three Qingzhou warships suddenly adjusted their direction and aimed their sides at the Pengzhou Navy, which was sailing towards them.

On the battleship, Lu Fei did not pay attention to the invading navy. The battle on the water was naturally directed by the naval admiral. He was in charge of the land battle. When cheers appeared on the city wall, he said: “Where is the rifle team?” ?”

“Yes, General.” Sixty soldiers behind Lu Fei shouted in unison.

Lu Fei nodded. There was a 100-meter-long beach in front of the Pengzhou City Gate, followed by Bianshui River. Now the distance from his position to the city wall was only 150 meters.

“Hit me a few times and see which one of them gets more aggressive.” Lu Fei’s violent temper was somewhat restrained, but he was still violent.

The soldiers equipped with rifled guns immediately began to reload after hearing the words, and then they pointed their guns at the soldiers on the city wall.

Lu Fei was scanning the city wall with a telescope. When he saw two generals standing together, he suddenly said: “You guys go in this direction.”

Before Lu Fei left this time, Xiao Ming specially asked Lu Fei to bring According to Xiao Ming, these soldiers armed with rifled guns and loaded with tapered bullets could scare a few people even if they missed the target.

(End of chapter)