Steel Dynasty - Chapter 661

[Chapter 660 Lu Fei’s surprise attack]

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whistles, the whistles were heard in the workshop one after another. The noise that used to be to Xiao Ming was now like celestial music.

The emergence of steam locomotives not only means that Qingzhou’s steel level and lathe processing level can produce the spare parts needed for steam locomotives.

At the same time, for him, this was also the beginning of the barbarians losing their advantage in horse mobility. As long as he could transport troops quickly, the northern barbarians would no longer be a threat.

However, Xiao Ming calmed down after being excited for a while, and he had to eat this meal one bite at a time.

The steam locomotive was developed, but laying rails required a lot of steel, and now he could only choose to lay key routes.

And even this is a huge burden on the finances.

Although it has gradually surpassed the West in terms of technology, its wealth is far inferior to the Western countries that have become rich through plunder.

In comparison, he is really poor. For him, building railways is not a technological issue, but an economic issue.

After verifying that Lin Wentao’s steam locomotive could run, Xiao Ming left with a group of officials. Next, it was time to discuss tightening their belts and repairing the railway.

At the same time, he is also eager for the war in the north to end as soon as possible so that he can develop with peace of mind.

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Gyeongju.

After five days of march, Lu Fei, Ye Qingyun and his party had arrived at the city where King Liang lived.

Under the attacks of barbarians these days, they were moving very slowly to protect the grain road. If they had followed the plan, they should have captured Gyeongju City by now.

However, when they arrived in Gyeongju, they suddenly found that the city was not as easy to capture as they thought.

Because Gyeongju City faces water on one side and is surrounded by mountains on three sides, its location is very dangerous.

“The King of Liang has lost all his troops. There must not be many soldiers in the city at this time. If they can enter the city suddenly, they will definitely be able to capture Qingzhou City in one fell swoop.” Lu Fei said.

Ye Qingyun looked at the wide river in front of Qingzhou City. This was not Qingzhou. They had no ships to use. It was impossible to attack from the front. And now the barbarians were still harassing them. If they could not capture Qingzhou City in time, they would definitely More soldiers were lost.

At this time, his eyes swept over the high mountains on both sides of Qingzhou and said: “There may not be passable paths on these high mountains. Why don’t we offer a large reward to find a path from the mountains to the city.”

“Well, I have one too. That’s what I meant.” Lu Fei responded, he called Captain Guo Yi, said a few words to him, and Captain Guo Yi took the order and left.

Luo Hong said at this time: “Qingzhou City only has one wall. If we can find a mountain road, we can directly attack the city. But if there is a mountain road, how could King Liang not know about it and leave a loophole?”

“It’s better to try than to watch helplessly. “I want to be strong in Qingzhou,” Lu Fei said carelessly.

Everyone heard this and thought it was true.

After setting up camp outside Gyeongju City and repairing it overnight, Lu Fei’s men arrived the next day with a reward recipient.

Lu Fei was overjoyed when he heard this. He hurried to the entrance of the camp and saw the people who came to receive the reward.

This is a middle-aged man. At this time, the man is carrying a bow and arrow. Behind him is a boy in his fifteenth or sixteenth year. The boy seems to be a little afraid of people. He hides behind the middle-aged man and looks at the soldiers coming and going with timid eyes. The middle-aged man also had a hint of uneasiness in his eyes and did not dare to look at Lu Fei directly.

Lu Fei had a bold temperament. He laughed loudly and said familiarly: “Brother, please come in.”

The middle-aged man nodded. He looked at the camp surrounded by a strange chariot, and his expression was a little hesitant, as if As if he had something to say, Lu Fei immediately understood and said to his general: “Take one hundred taels of silver and give it to this brother.”

The one hundred taels of silver was exactly the amount of Lu Fei’s reward. After hearing this, the general trotted back to the big town. Ying came back soon with one hundred taels of silver.

The middle-aged man seemed relieved when he saw the money and said to Lu Fei, “Thank you, General.”

“This is what you deserve.” Lu Fei said with a smile.

After collecting the one hundred taels of silver, the middle-aged man said, “General, please follow the common people.” After that, the middle-aged man walked out.

Lu Fei thought that he would waste a lot of time by leaving, so he asked Ye Qingyun to call more than a thousand cavalry, and asked two soldiers, one to lead a middle-aged man and the other to lead a young man, and they followed behind.

According to the middle-aged man’s words, the group walked south for about six miles and stopped. The middle-aged man got off his horse and pointed in front of him and said, “General, this is the trail that the grassroots use to go up the mountain. Follow this trail to go up the mountain.” “

Lu Fei looked in the direction pointed by the middle-aged man’s hand, and in front of him was a winding path hidden in the grass.

He and everyone immediately dismounted and climbed up the trail. When they reached the top of the mountain, he looked down and saw a straight cliff below, which was fifteen meters high. Ye Qingyun frowned and said: “It’s too dangerous. If you fall, you will be dead.”

Lu Fei felt the same way. This place was not only smooth, but also very narrow, only thirty centimeters wide. The angle between the rock slope and the ground is almost 90 degrees, so most people would not dare to try it.

“Narrow, steep and slippery,” Lu Fei concluded.

After hearing the discussion between the two people, the middle-aged man was a little nervous and said: “General, this is the lowest cliff among the three mountains. The other places are fifty steps high. It is no problem to go down from here. I When hunting, we sometimes use ropes to get down from here.

The middle-aged man’s words gave Lu Fei an idea. Rope climbing is one of the training subjects of the feudal army.

It must be possible to throw some ropes down from here. Sneak into Gyeongju City secretly.

Thinking like this, Lu Fei expressed his thoughts. Ye Qingyun nodded in agreement and sent the soldiers back to the barracks to get ropes. The middle-aged man also breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that these wolf-like soldiers would regard him as a liar. .

The soldiers came back quickly and brought seven or eight long and thick hemp ropes. According to Lu Fei’s method, the soldiers tied the hemp ropes to an old tree on the edge of the cliff, and then came down and tied other hemp ropes. Tie to different trees.

“This time we will have a surprise attack!” Lu Fei ordered the cavalry to dispatch 20,000 musketeers up the mountain.

At this time, he observed Qingzhou City through the telescope. As he imagined, there were not many soldiers in Qingzhou City. This time the second prince was killed, the Liang Army was destroyed, and other prefectures and counties were captured by the Yong Army. The King of Liang was also temporarily We can’t raise much of an army, so 20,000 people are enough.

Below them are just some private buildings. If your soldiers go down from here, they will be able to gain a foothold and provide opportunities for subsequent soldiers to enter the city safely.

After waiting for a while, 20,000 musketeers arrived at the top of the mountain. At this time, Lu Fei ordered: “Go down along the rope!”

(End of Chapter)