Steel Dynasty - Chapter 906

[Chapter 904 Move forward! go ahead!]

“Without food, firearms and ammunition, how can we fight the royal army? Lu Fei has surrounded Fuzhou, Luo Xin has also attacked Nanchang, the parliamentary army is retreating steadily, and it won’t be long before they can reach Guangzhou!” “

Guangzhou City, In the temporary parliament, Cao Kun was surrounded by a group of core members, and impatience appeared on everyone’s face.

“That’s right, the problem now is that even if we have money, we can’t sell weapons and ammunition. It’s just that we can’t fight this battle with the hundreds of thousands of people summoned by King Qinglong. Everyone understands that fighting them is not just a matter of courage. Those soldiers with wooden sticks who go to the front line are simply going to die and collapse too easily,” another person said.

Cao Kun and his son looked at each other, their brows furrowed. Their initial enthusiasm was gradually shattered by the cold reality. They finally realized the gap in strength between the two sides in this war.

The North now has an excellent industrial foundation, education system, and taxation system. They can produce tens of thousands of weapons and ammunition at any time, and the military academy can continuously recruit middle-level generals into the army to lead the recruitment of new soldiers.

And taxes on agriculture and industry enabled the logistics of the war.

In comparison, they had nothing. After losing the Chu State, they found that the vast southern foundation was weak. Even if the British and French taught them the technology of flintlock guns, they could not produce a sufficient number of firearms, let alone Not to mention the conscript muskets and the falcon rifles currently in use.

After all, in addition to lacking skilled craftsmen, they also lacked the two most important things, coal and iron ore.

Now that things have developed, he finally realizes a problem. It seems to him that Xiao Ming has actually been planning to go south for a long time, because he has unknowingly controlled the area with the richest coal and iron in Dayu.

The areas north of the Yangtze River and south of the Great Wall, Bashu, and Guandong were successively controlled by Xiao Ming. Before the war began, these places no longer sold even a little bit of coal and iron ore to the south.

And this is also the reason why they become more embarrassed as the war goes on, because even if they have money, they can’t buy anything.

In addition, the coast was blocked by the Qingzhou Fleet, and supplies from France and Britain could only come from land, which limited the amount and speed of support.

At the same time, the support from France and Britain now seems a bit weak. They cannot continue to send him supplies all the way, and the only support they can provide comes from the colonies.

“I know the war has been losing, but we should believe in France and Britain. They will send troops to help us.”

Cao Kun looked like he was swearing, “Believe me, if we continue to persevere, we will definitely win.” Cao

Zhengtong echoed: “Yes, we will get more support.”

The members of the council were silent. They looked at me and I looked at you. The anger on their faces finally turned into a sigh.

Cao Kun continued: “Everyone, please go back. Our Cao family will not retreat anymore. We will fight Xiao Ming to the death in Guangzhou. Then you will see them being defeated by our combined army.”

” I hope so,”

one MP said.

Cao Zhengtong took the opportunity to say: “But if we want to persist, we need to buy more things from the French and British. This requires a large amount of money, and you need your generous donations.”

The congressmen frowned again. Sighing, they all asked their servants to go back and fetch the money and hand it over to the parliament.

After sending everyone away, Cao Kun and his son breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, King Qinglong came in from the door.

He said: “Let these fools stay and die, it’s time for us to leave.”

“Don’t be impatient, be careful of revealing your flaws.” Cao Kun’s expression became serious, and he asked: “How is the transportation of gold and silver treasures? This is our capital to live in the UK. “

“Of course there is no problem. As long as we pass Dali, these things will directly enter the British sphere of influence.” The Qinglong King said calmly.

Cao Zhengtong was a little unwilling to hear this, “Father, did we fail like this?”

“We underestimated Xiao Ming. It makes sense that he can defeat the barbarians. The current war cannot be determined by the number of people, let alone now. Different voices have appeared within the parliament, and the long-term failures have made many people question us. Today is an example.” Cao Kun said slowly: “For now, we can only leave a way out for ourselves in order to make a comeback in the future. “

But, can we come back after this trip?” Cao Zhengtong felt a little regretful.

“It’s better than dying here.” King Qinglong waved his hand, “None of us can survive if we are caught by Xiao Ming.”

Cao Kun nodded, and he comforted: “Earl Kerry promised that they will admit that we are a great nation. The orthodoxy of the Chongqing Kingdom means that even if we go to the UK, we are still the actual rulers of the Chongqing Kingdom in name. They will not recognize the Chongqing Kingdom ruled by Xiao Ming. Maybe one day, we will come back with the help of Europe. “After all, we have given them enough.”

“I hope so.” Cao Zhengtong looked towards the west, they have indeed given enough.

They sacrificed five hundred people on the way to escort the six students. The secret guards planned twenty-one assassinations on their way forward. The three students who followed the French only had one seriously injured student whose life or death was uncertain, and their focus was One of the British students who was protecting them also died, and two others suffered gunshot wounds.

But no matter what, they still narrowly escaped to British India, and then they transferred a large amount of wealth there in preparation for their escape.

After all, the haze of the assassination has been hanging over them, and the city of Guangzhou is no longer quiet.

…

Fuzhou.

After a night of ammunition supply, Lu Fei launched an attack on Fuzhou City early the next morning.

Three hundred field guns roared and hit the walls of Fuzhou City hard. With the violent explosion, the walls of Fuzhou City collapsed.

At the same time, a soldier with five grenades hanging on his body crawled out of the trench and launched a charge. The sufficient ammunition allowed them to use grenades luxuriously.

“Kill!”

In the roar of the sky, the veterans led the new recruits across the ditch. The royal army, which doubled in number, quickly gained the advantage, but the parliamentary army, which was already exhausted and lacked ammunition, collapsed at this moment.

A large number of soldiers of the Parliamentary Army fled into the city, while soldiers of the Huben Army were chasing after them. The situation outside Fuzhou City suddenly became one-sided.

The situation on the battlefield was seen by Lu Fei, and a smile appeared on his lips. Just as he guessed, the parliamentary army had lost the vigor of the previous few months and was afraid of being beaten by them.

(End of chapter)