Steel Dynasty - Chapter 597

[Chapter 597 Siege of Chuzhou]

“Chen Wei, this is all your fault. If you hadn’t escaped before the battle, how could there have been such a defeat outside the city. Now that the eight thousand cavalry are lost to the enemy, you will not be able to escape the death penalty!”

Chen Wei’s anger The accusation made Xiao Han suddenly come to his senses. He pointed at the embarrassed Chen Wei and shouted, “The first battle failed. Not only did the Chuzhou army arrayed outside the city lose most of it, but now eight of the cavalry he brought were also lost.” More than a thousand people.

Xiao Han’s heart became cold when he thought that he must keep the order of the king of Chuzhou City before leaving. If Chuzhou was lost, he would have to have a scapegoat to bear all the blame for him. Chen Wei, the governor of Chuzhou, was undoubtedly the most suitable person.

When Chen Wei heard this, he immediately became furious. He shouted: “It’s obvious that you were greedy for credit, yet you framed it on me. This failure will be reported to His Highness the King of Wei in detail.”

“How dare you slander me? “

Don’t forget, you are just a servant of Prince Wei.” Xiao Han had a hint of disdain in his eyes, and then he said to the guard beside him, “Chen Wei, the governor of Chuzhou, escaped from the battle and committed a heinous crime. Let me capture him. Put him in jail.”

As soon as Xiao Han’s words came out, the captain on the city wall hurriedly said: “Your Highness, this is absolutely impossible. The only person who can turn the tide now is Governor Chen. If there is no Governor Chen under the command of Chuzhou City, Chuzhou City will be in ruins. The Chuzhou army must be in chaos. “

“The Chuzhou army has been wiped out by the Southern Expeditionary Army, and there are still a few people left. Now the Chuzhou army relies on the troops brought by Xiao Wang, plus 100,000 soldiers. The remaining 20,000 cavalry cannot defeat the Southern Expeditionary Army, so can they still defend Chuzhou City?” Xiao Leng said coldly.

When he entered the city, he was still a little wary of Chen Wei, but after most of the Chuzhou army outside the city was lost, he was no longer wary of Chen Wei. After all, what can a general without soldiers do?

After waving his hand, he asked his personal guards to pull Chen Wei down.

The quarrel on the city wall did not escape Lufei’s observation.

He said to Luo Hong, “Chen Wei seems to have been arrested.”

“Great, Xiao Han almost broke his arm.” Luo Hong said, he had seen Xiao Han before in Chang’an, so when Xiao Han When he appeared at the top of the city, he recognized him at first sight.

After picking up the telescope and confirming it, Xiao Han continued: “General, this Chen Wei is a talented person. This man is from the Chen family in Chuzhou, but he does not have the arrogance of a son of a wealthy family. In the army, he and the soldiers lived together. , is very considerate to the soldiers. For this reason, the Chuzhou army is more powerful than other Wei armies.”

Lu Fei nodded. When the two armies faced off, Chen Wei adopted the right strategy. This time. If it is not a false defeat but a direct confrontation, although they can win completely, the losses will not be small.

Because these Chuzhou troops have a life-threatening fighting style, which shows the morale of the Chuzhou troops.

“Looking at it like this, Xiao Han seems to want to use Chen Wei as a scapegoat. This cavalry has always been King Wei’s treasure. Now that he has lost so much, King Wei will definitely blame him. But no matter what, this is a good thing for us. “Lu Fei said slowly.

Luo Xin asked at this time: “Are we going to bombard Chuzhou City below?”

“No, now that King Wei has crammed 130,000 troops into a small Chuzhou City, the food and grass in this city will inevitably be unsustainable, and it can only be obtained from If we continue to besiege and not attack other cities, we only need to cut off their supply lines,” Lu Fei said.

Bai Mu returned at this time and said: “Leave the matter of attacking the supply line to the general.”

From Huaizhou to Jinling City, it was a smooth journey. It was time to take advantage of the cavalry. He said: “Well, you can only do this. It’s most suitable.”

After making a plan to siege Chuzhou City, Lu Fei asked Luo Hong to lead a group of musketeers to cut off the southern official road of Chuzhou City. In this way, Chuzhou City was completely besieged by the Southern Expeditionary Army.

Facing the grand deployment of the Southern Expeditionary Army, no army in Chuzhou City dared to come out to fight. Xiao Han could only watch as Chuzhou City was besieged on all sides.

Upon seeing this, he immediately sent a flying pigeon to deliver the news to Jinling City, hoping to attack the Southern Expeditionary Army from both inside and outside.

At the same time, Ye Qingyun loaded soldiers onto the ship at night with the help of sixteen warships and fifty large merchant ships. The next day, the fleet headed directly to Jinling City along the Yangtze River.

It has to be said that this landing at Jinling City was a risky military operation. If this battle can succeed, Jinling City can be captured in one fell swoop, and even the King of Wei can be captured. In this way, the Wei city will be like a group of dragons without a leader, and it will be easy to be conquered by everyone. Break.

However, according to the information provided by Li San, King Wei placed most of the artillery purchased from Qingzhou in Jinling City. There was even a musketry team in the city. Compared with other cities, Jinling City was a tough one.

“Let’s go!”

According to the scheduled time, the battleship carried the Dengzhou Army and the new recruits to Jinling City. On the flagship deck, Ye Qingyun walked up to Yue Yun and stood side by side with a sharp gaze.

Yue Yun saw it and smiled and said: “After two battles, Governor Ye has become much older.”

“General Yue laughed. I just felt sorry for the atrocities committed by King Wei in Yangzhou.”

Yue Yun After being silent for a while, he said: “I have also heard about this. The Chongqing Kingdom is falling apart, and the people are suffering the most. Because of this, I will stand up to support His Highness in restoring the legitimacy of the Chongqing Kingdom.”

Ye Qingyun looked firm, He said: “What General Yue said is true. The great trouble of the barbarians in the north has not been eliminated. We should solve the domestic problems of Dayu as soon as possible.”

“Not only the barbarians, the real enemy of Dayu is at sea.” Yue Yun frowned. .

“Oh? I wonder what General Yue has to say?”

Yue Yun came to Tongzhou after receiving Xiao Ming’s order. At the same time, he left a thousand soldiers stationed in the Sanshan Kingdom to ensure the safety of the Sanshan Kingdom. He said: ” In addition to the barbarians, there is the Japanese country. Today’s Japanese country is also equipped with matchlocks and has been trained by the Dutch. The war with them must be different from the vassals of the Great Yu Kingdom. “

“Secondly, the Western countries other than the Japanese country are different. Extending its tentacles to the Great Chongqing Kingdom, the Dutch have already warned His Highness that there will definitely be a battle by then.”

Ye Qingyun shook his head after hearing this, “The Great Chongqing Kingdom is really in trouble, and it happens to be in a state.

If this is the case in troubled times, it is even more important to stabilize the country as soon as possible.”

Speaking of this, Ye Qingyun realized why Xiao Ming wanted to take Jinling City directly, in order to end the war in Wei as soon as possible.

The current Chongqing Kingdom only has the royal bloodline of Wei, Yong, and Qi. The other cities are all occupied by vassals with different surnames. Only by taking over the rich Wei and controlling the source of ore can they have the capital to fight alone in the world. .

Thinking of this, a trace of determination flashed in Ye Qingyun’s eyes.

(End of chapter)