Steel Dynasty - Chapter 636

[Chapter 635 The war begins]

“Six thousand rifled guns!”

A burst of exclamation sounded in the camp, and the excitement of the generals was palpable.

During the expedition against Wei, they had already tested the excellent performance of this weapon on the battlefield. These muskets not only had a long range and great power, but were also easy to load and had a fast rate of fire.

An ordinary flintlock gun can shoot two to three bullets per minute, but this rifled gun can shoot twice as many bullets per minute, which is very important for a flintlock gun that relies on shooting density to kill the enemy.

“General, please give these 6,000 flintlock guns to our Southern Expeditionary Army. The general is willing to serve as the vanguard!” Lu Fei stepped out and said to Niuben.

Ye Qingyun immediately became unhappy when he heard this, “General Lu, you are not being honest. Why is it that you are the vanguard? This flintlock gun is also yours. Even without this rifled flintlock gun, our Dengzhou Army is still willing to fight as the vanguard.” ! “

“That’s not right. All the good things happened to you, the Southern Expedition Army and the Dengzhou Army. The war in Wei State has been taken advantage of by you. Now it’s our turn!” said the Governor of Yunzhou! Di Ying said.

“That’s right, you can’t do things that make the limelight always belong to your Southern Expeditionary Army and Dengzhou Army. It’s time for us to do it this time.”

“…”

All the generals said something to me, and no one was allowed to do it.

“Shut up, everyone.” Niu Ben roared upon seeing this.

The generals immediately stopped what they were saying, and all of them had serious expressions on their faces.

Looking around at the eager general Niu Ben, he said solemnly: “I know that you are eager to fight now, but there can be no mistakes in this battle. This is not the time for you to compete for credit. I will put the ugly words first. If this battle Anyone who dares to disobey the order and disrupt the formation in order to attack will have his head chopped off. “

“Yes, General!” all the generals responded in unison.

Nodding with satisfaction, Niu Ben looked at the sand table. This sand table was exactly the terrain between Yunzhou City and Kaizhou City. This time, the armies of King Yan, King Zhao, and King Liang relied on Bingzhou, and the army marched out of Yunzhou. The camp was set up twenty miles outside the city, and its momentum could not be described as majestic.

Although you have also concentrated most of the Fengguo’s troops in Yunzhou City this time, Niu Ben still dare not take it lightly, because this will be a battle that determines the situation in the north for the Fengguo.

If this move wipes out 350,000 coalition troops, the offensive and defensive momentum in the north will completely change from now on, and the feudal country will get rid of the situation of passive defense.

“Lu Fei, I have ordered you to take charge of the center army. Luo Hong, I have ordered you to take charge of the left army. Ye Qingyun, I have ordered you to take charge of the right army. Bai Mu, you have led 20,000 cavalry to protect the left wing of the infantry. Qi Guangyi, you have led two troops. Ten thousand cavalrymen protect the right wing of the infantry, and Luo Xin follows this general to establish an artillery position.” Niu Ben issued orders one after another.

All the generals who heard the order bowed in response.

Allied Forces Camp.

While Niu Ben was setting up the battlefield, there was a quarrel over the upcoming war. This time King Yan sent his younger brother Cui Huai to lead the army, King Zhao sent General Zhao Ang, and King Liang’s army It was led by the second prince himself.

Although the three kings have reached an agreement to attack Qi together this time, the soldiers in the coalition camp are stationed in different directions. Not only that, even the food and grass are only responsible for each army.

“Why should our Yan army be the vanguard, while your army is watching the show from behind? Since we are a coalition, of course we should advance together and retreat together.” Cui Huai looked at the second prince and Zhao Ang dissatisfied in the camp.

Zhao Ang heard this and said: “This coalition is led by the State of Yan, and the vanguard is naturally taken by the State of Yan. Moreover, if Qingzhou is captured, your State of Yan will benefit the most, isn’t it?”

Cui Huai suddenly blushed, and he He said angrily: “That’s wrong. This army is not here for the Yan State’s own selfish interests. Who will benefit if we just sit back and watch Xiao Ming become stronger and stronger? You judge a gentleman with a villain’s heart.” Abdomen!”

“General Cui is absolutely right. Our purpose this time is to destroy Xiao Ming and prevent him from ascending the throne. Could it be that General Zhao Ang’s unwillingness to help admits that the Thirteenth Prince is not orthodox?” the second prince said lightly.

Thinking of the second prince Xiao Ming, a strong hatred will surge in his heart. If Xiao Ming had not pursued the assassination matter, he would not have been demoted to a deserted place like Bazhou and suffered so much.

This time King Liang sent an army and did not let him serve as the general at first, but under his strong request, King Liang finally compromised. For him, it would be difficult for him to forgive the hatred in his heart if Xiao Ming did not die for a day.

Zhao Ang was squeezed out by Cui Huai and the second prince. His expression changed, and he finally said: “The thirteenth prince is naturally orthodox, and Xiao Ming’s ascension to the throne is rebellion.”

“That’s it.” The second prince sneered, “I hope the war will start tomorrow. “You two can help me greatly.”

Although Zhao Ang was unwilling, he had no choice but to agree to the matter in the face of the two men’s aggressive attitude. However, King Zhao’s words before leaving were still in his ears. These 40,000 black armor cavalry But King Zhao’s treasure, he will still try to reduce casualties.

At this time, the second prince and Cui Huai looked at each other. Their eyes missed each other, and they were both a little worried about each other.

In the early morning of the next day, smoke was rising from the kitchens in Yunzhou City, and the coalition camp began to cook food. When the soldiers had all filled their bellies, the loud sound of war drums suddenly sounded in the camp.

Then the coalition forces slowly approached Yunzhou City amidst the sound of war drums.

At this time, a hydrogen balloon had taken off in Yunzhou City, and the flag bearer on the hydrogen balloon continued to convey the dynamics of the coalition forces to Niu Ben on the city wall.

“The flag carrier said that they observed one hundred and fifty artillery pieces in the coalition forces being pushed towards Yunzhou City.” Niu Ben said to Luo Xin.

“General, it seems that King Yan and King Liang have taken out all their wealth this time.” Luo Xin said.

Niu Ben nodded and said, “I’ll leave these artillery pieces to you, shoot them all down.”

“Yes, general.” Luo Xin nodded, then he got off the tower and headed for a high ground outside the city. , there are one hundred artillery pieces deployed on this high ground, and there is also an artillery position on the corresponding piece of land with slightly higher terrain.

Outside Yunzhou City, Lu Fei, Luo Hong, and Ye Qingyun led the left, middle and right armies respectively to form horizontal formations, and these horizontal formations were composed of small horizontal formations of 200 people each.

In the empty land outside Yunzhou City, the two armies were getting closer and closer, and the atmosphere on the battlefield became more solemn.

An hour later, the Three Kings Allied Forces stopped three hundred meters away from the Yunzhou City Army, and the musketeers in front began to move toward the Yunzhou Army.

This time King Yan sent out all the musketeers, a total of 20,000 people, while King Liang sent out all 10,000 musketeers in the country.

Hundreds of thousands of troops were lined up east and west, and the dense soldiers looked like an ant colony from a high altitude.

For both sides, this battle did not involve too much intrigue, but a head-on confrontation between the armies of both sides.

“Rumble…”

As the coalition musketeers continued to approach Yunzhou City, the sound of the war drums became louder and louder, and the field artillery roared amidst the sound of the war drums.

(End of chapter)