Steel Dynasty - Chapter 576

[Chapter 576 Massacre]

“Count Clare is quite well informed.”

“Uh…” Rhodes suddenly understood, showing a look of astonishment, and then laughed awkwardly.

As the saying goes, it is rare to be confused, so Xiao Ming did not expose the Dutch surveillance of his fleet. After all, in contemporary NATO allies, they still eavesdrop on each other. Therefore, for things like the alliance, they only act together when they have common interests, and the interests are contrary to each other. The face may be broken at any time.

So he didn’t care about this covenant, but was very interested in the information from Rhodes.

When Yue Yun was marching south, he captured a British officer, and the information he provided at that time mentioned steam engines. However, the steam engines at that time were still unimproved first-generation steam engines, and now it is obvious that this steam engine has entered the second generation.

But he is not nervous now. After all, he has successfully manufactured a steam engine and has initially applied it to various industries. In this regard, he is not lagging behind.

The only dilemma is that Britain now has a large number of colonies to provide raw materials and a large number of goods dumping grounds. This is what it cannot compare with, and it is also the most deadly place.

Because without a large number of overseas colonies, he would have to at least unify the Great Chongqing to obtain sufficient resources to implement industrial change, and he is now stuck at this juncture.

Thinking of this, he clenched his fists, and after digesting the four captured states and stocking up on sufficient ammunition, he quickly captured Wei, followed by Yan, Liang, and Chang’an, thus ending the separatist regime in the north. .

“Your Highness, if you agree, I will bring the covenant book when I go back this time. What do you think?” Rhode asked.

Xiao Ming nodded, “Go back and tell Count Clare to reassure him that as long as you Dutch people can do business with me in a down-to-earth manner, I will provide you with protection.”

“Thank you, Your Highness.” Rhodes said with a smile. .

With Xiao Ming’s guarantee, Rhodes was very happy and elated. After chatting with Xiao Ming for a while, he and Li Kaiyuan went back to the chamber of commerce to discuss business.

Watching Rhodes leave, Xiao Ming looked thoughtful. It seemed that he couldn’t relax at all. After all, he was developing, and Europe was also developing. In another fifty or sixty years, no one knows what Europe will develop into. , so he wants to fight for the colony as soon as possible and catch the last bus.

Rhodes returned to Dengzhou after staying in Qingzhou for three days. During his stay in Qingzhou, he naturally attracted a lot of attention, especially the dignitaries from Chang’an who talked about him everywhere as if they had seen a ghost.

After Rhodes left, after eight days of delay, King Wei finally sent back the news, expressing his willingness to cede Yangzhou and pay compensation of five million taels of silver.

After hearing the news, Xiao Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately summoned envoys from all over the world to sign a truce contract with Xiao Qi in person, temporarily ending the war in Wei. At the same time, this was also a complete destruction of Hezong.

“I hope His Highness can abide by the contract, otherwise all four of us will join forces to attack.” Xiao Qi said.

At this time, Cui Zhang, Wang Xi, and Zheng Hao also nodded. They had achieved their respective goals. The common interest at this time was to restrict Xiao Ming from becoming stronger.

“Don’t worry, everyone, I will not take the initiative to tear up the truce.” Xiao Ming said with a smile.

The envoys from all directions nodded. They had stayed in Qingzhou Army for more than a month, and now they couldn’t wait to go back. Only Cui Zhang stayed after the other three left.

Xiao Ming naturally understood what he meant. He sent a craftsman from the Equipment Department to hand over the iron rolling method to the craftsmen in Yandi. Cui Zhang was completely relieved after forging a complete matchlock gun.

At the same time, Xiao Ming ordered Ye Qingyun to send some soldiers to garrison Yangzhou City and arrive before the King of Wei evacuated Yangzhou City to avoid getting an empty city by then.

After receiving Xiao Ming’s order, Ye Qingyun immediately led six thousand musketeers to Yangzhou. When he arrived at Yangzhou City, the scene in front of him shocked him.

At this time, the city of Yangzhou was on fire. The buildings in the city were in flames everywhere. The streets were filled with the sounds of ghosts crying and wolves howling. The soldiers in the city were slaughtering the people in the city wantonly. The streets were filled with rivers of blood and the corpses of the people were everywhere.

Ye Qingyun’s eyes turned red instantly, and so did the eyes of the Dengzhou Army soldiers. They were angered by the inhumanity of King Wei’s army.

“Brothers, open your eyes and see. This is the nature of the wealthy family. This is the true face of King Wei. They have never seen ordinary people like us in their eyes.” Ye Qingyun shouted loudly.

Pulling out the long sword from his waist, Ye Qingyun shouted angrily: “Brothers, follow me into the city to kill these damn gangs.”

“Kill!”

the soldiers roared in unison, following Ye Qingyun, the soldiers He bravely rushed into Yangzhou City.

“King Qi’s army is coming.”

The soldiers in the city shouted in horror, but his voice stopped abruptly after a burst of gunfire. The soldiers of the Dengzhou Army rushed towards these soldiers who were slaughtering the people like hungry wolves.

When they saw the Dengzhou Army, the soldiers in the city ran away, holding large and small packages in their arms, which they had robbed from people’s homes.

On the day of the handover, an order suddenly came to the Yangzhou army. This order asked the Yangzhou army to loot, burn, and massacre Yangzhou City. They wanted to leave an empty city for the King of Qi.

After receiving this order, the wealthy men in the army carried out the order without hesitation, and for a while the city was like hell.

“Bang bang bang…”

There were gunshots. After six thousand soldiers entered the city, they immediately dispersed to encircle and suppress the rebels in the city. The burning, killing and looting in the city were quickly put down with the intervention of the Dengzhou Army, leaving corpses of soldiers everywhere in the city.

This time the soldiers in Dengzhou were really angry. Under the influence of the military commander, they already understood what a country is and what a nation is. Now for them, Dayu is their own country, and the people in the country are all A nation of people.

But now King Wei actually slaughtered his own people like a barbarian, which made them extremely angry. Now they finally understood why Chang Shi said that these feudal kings were cancer of the Great Yu Kingdom. With such feudal kings around, the Great Yu Kingdom would never have peace. .

At this moment, the bravery of the Dengzhou soldiers in fighting exceeded that of attacking Tongzhou City. The dignity of the nation was more important than money.

Entering from the west city, the Dengzhou Army covered them all the way. The rebels in the city were shot and killed continuously. When they arrived at the east gate, they eliminated the last batch of rebels, but a group of soldiers escaped.

When everyone was angry, suddenly a group of soldiers dressed as Wei soldiers came towards them. These soldiers suddenly knelt down in front of Ye Qingyun and said, “Sir, accept us. We will kill King Wei to avenge our relatives.”

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