Steel Dynasty - Chapter 681

[Chapter 680: Capture Hulao Pass]

“Your Majesty, I understand, and I will discuss this matter with Song Changping.”

Lu Tong looked a little excited, and he was also very interested in this kind of fire hat.

Xiao Ming nodded. Generally speaking, the current level of firearms in Qingzhou is basically the same as that in Europe. Both sides use flintlock guns, small batch rifled guns, field guns and other firearms.

If Xiao Ming uses the same weapons to fight Western armies, Xiao Ming basically has no advantage and is likely to fall into a protracted war of mutual attrition.

Therefore, any progress is needed at this time. If the flash cap is successfully manufactured this time, he will be slightly better than Europe in firearms.

Just as Lu Tong was about to leave, Xiao Ming suddenly remembered something, and he said: “By the way, you and Lin Wentao, Song Changping, Chen Qi and others should communicate frequently, so that you can exchange knowledge and know what Lin Wentao made. It is also what you need, and what you create is what Lin Wentao needs, so that Qingzhou’s technology can improve as a whole, instead of you beating your drum and him beating his gong.”

“Yes, your Majesty, please remember .”

Yes.” Lu Tong bowed.

After talking about this, Xiao Ming asked Lu Tong about the chemical industry before letting him leave.

Now the north is about to be unified. After this unification will be the stage of recuperation and industrial improvement. Now he is already preparing for this.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but think of Niu Ben and others. Now that the war in the north was in their hands, he just hoped it could end quickly.

After all, the situation is constantly changing, and the longer it takes, the worse it will be for them.

Gyeongju.

After the Battle of Juyong Pass, Niu Ben concentrated most of his troops in Qingzhou. At the same time, he asked King Huainan and Chen Xinran to each leave 20,000 troops to garrison Juyong Pass. The Western Expedition Army also left 20,000 troops to assist them in fighting.

The barbarians chose to retreat on the day they defeated Zhao Jun. The barbarians were not fools. If they continued to stay, they would only suffer more casualties.

“The Zhao army was seriously injured in the battle at Juyongguan. It can no longer fight with us in the wild. It can only rely on natural dangers to stop us. Generally speaking, the offensive and defensive momentum has changed. Now we should take the initiative to completely eliminate King Zhao.”

Bulls running in the camp. said.

The King of Huainan nodded, “What General Niu said is absolutely true. The barbarians in Juyongguan were colluding with the Zhao army that day. It can be seen that the barbarians were determined to take advantage of the opportunity. If this war continues to drag on, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult for the barbarians to intervene.”

“General Niu “

, just give the order, the soldiers are very fast, as long as we capture Hulao Pass and Chang’an, the world of the Great Yu Kingdom will be settled.” Chen Xinran said, now the only rebel in the Great Yu Kingdom is King Zhao.

Although the King of Chu still occupied the south of the Yangtze River, he had already surrendered to Xiao Ming.

Niu Ben nodded when he heard the words, “This is also the reason why I called you here today. The army will set off today. We must take Hulao Pass and Chang’an in one fell swoop and pacify the north.”

“Yes, General.” All the generals With excited expressions, they were waiting for the day when they would ride to Chang’an.

King Huainan and Chen Xinran looked at each other and asked their generals to gather their soldiers to prepare to leave the city.

Three days later, the coalition forces appeared in front of Hulao Pass.

This Hulao Pass is a powerful pass in the east of Luoyang. If you conquer this pass, you can occupy Luoyang. If you conquer Tongguan from the Luoyang stronghold, you can directly take Chang’an.

Coming with the determination to capture Chang’an this time, Niu rushed to Hulao Pass and ruthlessly bombarded the walls and gates of Hulao Pass.

In the battle of Juyong Pass, King Zhao almost suppressed all the elite troops of Zhao army. The defenders left behind at Hulao Pass were just the surrendered ministers who had pledged their allegiance to him when Chang’an was breached.

The generals at Hulao Pass had never seen such a formation before. They were immediately frightened by the artillery and their legs trembled.

Being able to beg for mercy from King Zhao, the guard of Hulao Pass could naturally beg for mercy from Niuben. During the fourth round of bombardment, the guard of Hulao Pass ordered people to open the city gate and went out to greet Niuben in person.

“Chen Guodong, you are quite good at being a wallflower.” Luo Hong was familiar with the generals at Hulao Pass, so he couldn’t help but sarcastically said.

Chen Guodong was a man of medium height and dark complexion. When he saw Luo Hong and Niu Ben, he immediately put on a groveling look and said; “General Niu, General Luo, although I am in the Zhao camp, my heart is always with the emperor.” Here, because of this, the subordinates took the initiative to go out and accept the surrender, hoping that the general would learn from it.”

When Niu Ben and Luo Hong learned that the guard of Hulao Pass was still Chen Guodong, they decided to bombard him and scare him. They all understood. This Chen Guodong, it is very clear that this person is very aware of current affairs.

“Let’s not mention this matter for now. I just want to ask you how many people and soldiers are there in Luoyang City?” Niu Ben asked.

Mentioning this matter, Chen Guodong sighed and said to Niu Ben: “General Niu doesn’t know something. Luoyang has now become an empty city!”

“Empty city!” Niu Ben was shocked.

Chen Guodong nodded, “Just ten days ago, King Zhao suddenly ordered the people in Luoyang City to be driven into Tongguan, and the entire Luoyang City was burned to the ground. All the people who refused to leave were brutally killed, and King Zhao said, If the general attacks Tongguan, he will burn Chang’an and drive all the people back to Zhao.

“That’s unreasonable!” Niu Ben was furious, and he yelled, “What’s the difference between this guy and Dong Zhuo?”

Chen Guodong looked sad. , he said; “General, it is precisely because you are unwilling to join forces with King Zhao that I refuse to go to Tongguan and wait here for the arrival of the general.”

“Fart! King Zhao must have disliked you and left you here .

Laoguan worked hard for him, but you said it beautifully.” Luo Hong snorted.

Chen Guodong’s words also made him furious. There were relatives in Chang’an City.

After being scolded by Luo Hong, Chen Guodong did not dare to say anything anymore and was so frightened that his body trembled.

Lu Fei said to Niu Ben: “General, King Zhao is forcing us to retreat. If we fall into his trap, I’m afraid the barbarians will come and this war will be difficult. At least we have to capture Tongguan. That’s it.” As soon as the barbarians want to come in, they must break through.”

Niu Ben’s eyes gradually became determined, and he said, “You are right, you can’t mess with Xiaoren at this time.”

He looked at Chen Guodong and said, “You. If you want to save your life, you must listen to the general. Now you must take off your soldiers’ uniforms.”

“Take off your military uniforms?” Chen Guodong asked doubtfully.

“Stop talking nonsense!” Luo Hong scolded.

Chen Guodong seemed to be a little afraid of Luo Hong, and immediately asked his soldiers to take off their armor.

At this time, Niu Ben ordered the Qingzhou Army to take off their military uniforms and replace them with the uniforms of Chen Guodong’s soldiers.

“Chen Guodong, this is your chance to survive. If you can help me take Tongguan without anyone noticing, I will say a few good words for you in front of the emperor.”

Niu Ben said thoughtfully, already thinking in his heart There is calculation.

Third update.

(End of chapter)