Steel Dynasty - Chapter 727

[Chapter 726 Barbarian Horn]

Imperial Study Room.

As soon as Li San left, Niu Ben arrived.

When he returned to the camp, he sent someone to tell Niu Ben to come here.

When they arrived at the Imperial Study Room, Niu Ben saluted and laughed, and said, “Your Majesty, when I came in, I saw Zhu Sansi’s brother Zhu Wuliu and others going to the government office with a group of Westerners, saying that they were spies. …”

I told him the cause and effect while laughing and running.

“Hahaha, this is interesting.” Regarding this matter, Xiao Ming just laughed it off, let alone punished Zhu Wuliu and others in order to appease these Dutch people.

On the contrary, he wanted to praise them for their good vigilance. He was too lazy to do such things as flattery to the outside world and cruelty to the inside.

The two chatted and joked for a while, and Xiao Ming got to the main topic. He called Niu Ben here this time because of the Golden Horde.

For him, this unfriendly neighbor in the north has always been a serious problem. If he does not get rid of it, he will not be able to live in peace for a day.

Although he needs to recuperate now and does not want to fight the barbarians for the time being, war is never based on personal will.

The barbarians would not give him time to build up his strength. In fact, the barbarians also saw his weakness, so they were very active during this period.

They have been looking for a breakthrough along the Great Wall, hoping to cross the many passes and directly enter the country of Chongqing.

“You must also know about the barbarian tribes. Now the barbarians are constantly provoking troubles at the border, which makes me very worried. Now the country of Chongqing is in dire straits, and what it needs is a stable environment. If the barbarian cavalry penetrates deep into the territory of the country of Chongqing, this will It will be a disaster for Great Chongqing,” Xiao Ming said loudly.

Niu Ben’s eyes were deep and he said, “General, I understand that the barbarian cavalry comes and goes like the wind. If they plunder the territory of Dayu, we will be helpless.”

After a pause, he continued: “The battle report of the generals is final. The generals also looked at it. According to them, more cattle and sheep of the barbarians froze to death this year than in previous years. After five or six consecutive years, the barbarians have suffered from famine and many people starved to death. Therefore, this year’s barbarian cavalry is more It has become more aggressive in the past years, and this war may be inevitable. “

Xiao Ming looked solemn. The barbarians are no longer just nomadic people. After possessing artillery, he believes that the barbarians are more powerful than the Tatars in the late Ming Dynasty. .

Having controlled the Silk Road in recent years, the barbarians are much richer than the Tatars. In addition, the barbarians already have artillery. If the barbarian army invades, it will definitely not be an easy war.

“Even so, we still have to defend the enemy from outside the country. The country of Chongqing really can’t stand the torment. I don’t want the reform that has just begun to be ruined by the barbarians.” Xiao Ming said resolutely.

Niu Ben said in a deep voice, “Does the emperor mean that we should use offense as defense?”

“Well, that’s right, you can directly reach the Changbai Mountain area from Beisha City in Goryeo, which is the most densely populated area of barbarians. If we capture Beisha City, Building this city into a fortress would mean that the barbarians would be attacked from both sides. “

It’s just that this city belongs to Goryeo. Does the emperor want to fight Goryeo at the same time? And now that Japan occupies the same territory as Goryeo, it is very likely that we will make it worse.” The Japanese country continues to move south, and when the time comes, we will face the Japanese musketeers,”

Niu Ben said worriedly.

“Goryeo has already started a war with us!” Xiao Ming led Niu and ran to the map. “Now Goryeo has climbed out of the navy and pretended to be Japanese pirates to attack coastal fishing villages. How can I tolerate him? Wang Xuan went to Dengzhou with intelligence a few days ago. After getting the information, Yue Yun will immediately lead the navy to destroy the Korean Navy. Then let’s see how arrogant the Korean navy will be,” Xiao Ming said through gritted teeth.

Niu Ben was only responsible for the army. He didn’t understand the navy and had no authority to command it. Hearing this, he said: “Your Majesty, attacking Goryeo at this time is tantamount to surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao. If we attack Goryeo, the barbarians will definitely not sit idly by and ignore it. As soon as we come, we can let the barbarians fight us on the territory of Goryeo.”

Xiao Ming nodded. This is exactly what he meant. If the Japanese attack Goryeo, the barbarians can turn a blind eye, but if the Chongqing attack. Goryeo, the barbarians will fight to the death.

In this way, he successfully brought the war to Goryeo territory.

“This is my idea, so now we have to capture Bisha City. This Bisha City is surrounded by the sea on three sides and faces the road. As long as we capture Bisha City, we can turn this city into an iron barrel. In this way, we can enter Attack, retreat or defend, this sea belongs to us.”

Niu Ben’s face showed a hint of excitement. He actually didn’t want to sit in the pass and defend passively. Now he was very happy to take the initiative.

“Your Majesty, since this is the case, I will gather an elite team to Dengzhou when I return, and cooperate with Yue Yun to seize Bisha City.” Niu Ben said.

“There is also Juehua Island.”

Xiao Ming reminded that the plan for Juehua Island had already been proposed. It is a small island on the sea opposite Bisha City. It was once the place where Mao Wenlong of the Ming Dynasty was stationed, and it was also deep into the hinterland of the barbarians.

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Niu Ben’s eyes were determined. After waiting for so many years, they finally took the initiative to deal with the barbarians, although this time the purpose was just to reduce the pressure on the pass.

…

Shengdu, where the barbarians’ golden tent is located.

Compared with last year, the situation in Shengdu this year is even worse than before. In the cold winter, cattle and sheep of the tribe were frozen to death everywhere.

Now the entire Shengdu is shrouded in the panic of hunger, and many people have starved to death in these days.

“Father Khan, not only the cattle and sheep on the grassland are frozen to death, but also the food of the tribesmen cultivating the fields in Changbai Mountain is frozen to death. If this continues, our tribesmen in the Golden Horde will all starve to death in this bitter cold region of the north. The land is no longer suitable for the survival of the tribe, and we must go south to find warm pasture for them.”

Beishan knelt on the ground, and in front of him was a fierce-looking middle-aged man, who was the barbarian’s Tianhan Khan Dorgo.

Wushu Gu was also nervous. Also coming with them were his four brothers. The six of them were all the sons of Dorgo.

This time Wu Shu Gu had no objection to Bei Shan. His tribe also suffered heavy losses this winter. He said: “Bei Shan is right. Now we must go south. The Great Yu Kingdom now wants to trap us in this bitter cold.” “

Dorgo’s eyes swept over the six sons. He fought throughout his life and expanded the territory of the Golden Horde by one-third. Now he can’t bear this humiliation either.

So he nodded slowly.

…

In Dengzhou, the navy was in a state of fanaticism.

Raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while, they did not help much in this northern war, but now they finally have room to play.

After three days of preparation, Yue Yun boarded the battleship Emperor. Looking at the forty-eight battleships assembled in the military port, Yue Yun suddenly felt a sense of heroism in his heart. This time it was their navy’s turn to show their face.

(End of chapter)