Steel Dynasty - Chapter 599

[Chapter 599 A Last Stand]

PS: There is another chapter

: “Your Highness is going to the West?”

Lu Mang asked in surprise.

Xiao Qi shook her head gently, “No, King Wei has been asking me to find Western merchants to buy muskets and artillery some time ago, but we never thought that our people would meet my father’s old subordinate General Liang Daping on the sea. Now General Liang has become a bandit. , became a pirate near Luzon Island, and he said that there was a country established by the descendants of Dayu on Luzon Island, named Huayan Kingdom.”

“Huayan Kingdom?” Lu Meng said in shock.

“Yes, I didn’t believe it at first, but General Liang was absolutely sure. He said that these descendants of the Great Chongqing Kingdom had settled on Luzon Island for hundreds of years. When there was no Great Chongqing Kingdom, they followed the ocean. On this island, Huayan Kingdom was occupied by the Portuguese thirty years ago. Now the rulers of Huayan Kingdom are Portuguese. General Liang said that as long as he goes to Huayan Kingdom, he can contact Westerners. “

“But Your Highness. “Since the Huayan Kingdom is occupied by the Portuguese, won’t we also be bullied by the Portuguese if we go there?” Lu Meng worried.

Xiao Qi smiled, “With General Liang here, we will not be in danger, not to mention that there is no place for us in Dayu Country now. In my opinion, this world must belong to Xiao Ming in the future, and he knows now Without my identity, how could he tolerate the son of an enemy remaining in the world when he ascends the throne?”

“Your Highness is absolutely right,” Lu Meng said sternly: “No matter where your Highness is, we will follow him to the death. “

Xiao Qi showed a wry smile. During the Ning Prince’s rebellion, many of Ning Prince’s old men escaped, and Lu Meng was one of them. Lu Meng had been living in Wei for these years. If Xiao Qi hadn’t been so disheartened, Maybe they will live in Wei for the rest of their lives with this identity, but now it’s all over.

After killing the officials on the ship, the merchant ship changed its course and entered the Yangtze River toward the outlet. On the third day, they encountered the oncoming Qingzhou Fleet.

When seeing these battleships, a smile appeared on Xiao Qi’s face.

“Your Highness, you’d better hide for a while.” Lu Mang was a little nervous.

“No need, no one can recognize me now.” Xiao Qi’s face was dark, like a businessman who has been traveling around all year round. His clothes were also changed into the clothes of ordinary businessmen.

The soldiers on the ship also took off their military uniforms and dressed up like ordinary sailors. Their merchant ship passed by the fleet on the other side of the river.

On the land not far away was Jinling City where they had lived for more than ten years.

Lu Meng was still a little nervous, but there were merchant ships everywhere on the river, and the Qingzhou fleet didn’t seem to notice them. When the merchant ships gradually moved away, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Then they suddenly heard the “rumbling” sound of cannon.

“Your Highness, it’s begun.” Lu Meng sighed, “The King of Wei has dispatched another 50,000 people to Chuzhou. Now there are only 120,000 people in Jinling City. It is really unknown whether they can stop it.”

Xiao Qi looked at him. Qing Leng said, “We have said what needs to be said, how could Xiao Ming give up the opportunity to attack Jinling City, but I did not expect that Xiao Ming would use warships and merchant ships to hide troops to sneak attack Jinling City.”

Lu Meng looked at Qingzhou’s Merchant ship, there were just a few boatmen on the ship just now, now it is full of soldiers wearing dark green clothes.

“Xiao Ming is really brave.” Lu Mang said.

“It’s not that he is brave, he is the most confident in his own army.” Xiao Qi said: “It’s a pity that Wei is a rich land. The King of Wei is very smart, but it is just a small cleverness and it is difficult to achieve great things. If he had promised Xiao If Ming forms an alliance, he can at least be a free prince in the future. Now I am afraid that Xiao Ming will have nothing left for him.”

Lu Meng nodded. The merchant ship was getting farther and farther away from Jinling City, and the sound of the cannons gradually became quieter. I will bid farewell to Dayu for the time being.

After a bombardment of the Jinling City Pier, Yue Yun allowed the warships to dock at the dock. At the same time, merchant ships were also docking one after another. At this time, the Dengzhou Army disembarked from the ships and quickly occupied the Jinling City Pier.

At the same time, the field guns on the battleship were also hoisted down.

The movement on the dock naturally attracted the attention of Jinling City. For a moment, the entire Jinling City was in chaos. King Wei hurriedly got up from the bed and asked, “What’s going on? What’s going on?” The

officials and generals in Jinling City also listened. When they heard the sound of cannons, they inquired and rushed into Prince Wei’s Mansion in panic.

“Your Highness, it’s bad, the Dengzhou Army has invaded.” The officials shouted.

“What!” King Wei was shocked, “Didn’t you say that the defenders of Yangzhou didn’t move?”

“I don’t know what happened, but the defenders of Yangzhou did not move.” The official said anxiously.

The King of Wei was furious. He put his foot on the officials and cursed: “You bastards, trash! Why don’t you call the army to defend the city immediately!”

“Yes, Your Highness.” All the officials ran out crawling on the ground.

Seeing all the officials leaving, King Wei immediately climbed onto the wall of Jinling City. When he saw the Dengzhou Army landing on the dock, his face suddenly turned as pale as white paper.

“Your Highness, there are more than 30,000 Dengzhou troops.” The city defender general pointed at the Dengzhou troops forming a square formation on the dock and said, part of them was already approaching Jinling City.

Cold sweat broke out on King Wei’s forehead. There were only 5,000 cavalry left in Jinling City. Most of the soldiers had been transferred to Chuzhou City. It was impossible to send cavalry to attack now.

How could 5,000 people be the opponent of 30,000 people?

“Call the musketeers up and have all the gunners on the city wall. We must defend Jinling City. King Yan’s army will come back to rescue us. King Zhao will come back and so will King Liang!” King Wei was already talking incoherently.

At the foot of Jinling City, almost all of the Dengzhou Army disembarked from the ship. No troops came to attack them for an hour, which made their landing very safe.

After the soldiers gathered, Ye Qingyun said: “Sirs, in front of you is Jinling City. The King of Wei is in Jinling City. As long as we take Jinling City, Wei will have it at your fingertips. You must also know this time that the dry food on board is only enough for two days.” Damn it, we can’t take Jinling City in these two days, we will all starve to death here, and now we have no way out.”

The soldiers pursed their lips tightly, and they naturally understood what Ye Qingyun meant. After they landed, the Qingzhou battleship left. After arriving at the dock and starting to return, they were now abandoned at the gate of Jinling City.

Looking at the warships gradually leaving, the soldiers had a look of determination in their eyes.

“But don’t worry, everyone. There is plenty of food in Jinling City. As long as you capture Jinling City, you can eat whatever you want, and you will also receive a huge bounty, allowing your family to live a prosperous life from now on.”

In Ye Qingyun Under the encouragement of the soldiers, the expressions of the soldiers gradually became excited.

At this time, Ye Qingyun shouted: “Capture Jinling City! Go ahead!”

“Kill!” the soldiers shouted and approached Jinling City.

Ye Qingyun wiped the sweat from his forehead, hoping that he and Yue Yun’s double act would allow the soldiers to fight against the odds.

(End of chapter)