Steel Dynasty - Chapter 770

[Chapter 769: Close the door and beat the dog]

Bodo looked at the burning village in front of him with a cruel smile in his eyes.

After ordering slave soldiers to besiege Yizhou City, he led 60,000 cavalry troops to divide into six groups and plunder the territory of Bashu.

In the past six months, the Golden Horde has been ringing the bells and closing the drums in order to prepare for the robbery of Bashu in the Chongqing Kingdom. Another cold winter is coming soon. No descendant of the Golden Horde is willing to see his people in the cold and hungry. died in.

In order to successfully capture Songzhou City, they sent envoys to Tubo six months ago, and finally promised to borrow a quarter of the wealth in exchange for borrowing passage from Tubo.

“Hurry up, hurry up, don’t let go of any food or livestock in the village, there are still many villages below to grab!” Bodo shouted loudly.

In front of him, barbarian soldiers were running rampant in the village like tigers and wolves. The corpses of the people of Dayu were lying everywhere on the ground. Mixed with the screams of daughters and the cries of children, it seemed like a hell on earth.

At this time, the barbarian soldiers shuttled back and forth in the village with scimitars. They tied everything they could plunder to their horses, and the cattle and sheep in the village were driven by them towards the next village.

Such a miserable scene made Bodo’s eyes sparkle with excitement. He had to thank Bei Shan for being able to successfully pass through Tubo this time.

Although Beishan was once again punished by his father Khan for the defeat of Goryeo, three months after he returned to Shengdu, an Englishman came to Shengdu and began to teach them various methods of warfare. This time, he took advantage of Tubo. idea.

“The magical Englishman.”, Bodo thought to himself, he saved the Golden Horde.

Just as he was admiring in his heart, a barbarian general came to him and said: “Bodo Taiji, the Khan asked us not to stay in Bashu for more than twenty days. Now the time is coming. We should withdraw from Songzhou to the grassland.”

Bodo frowned when he heard this, “We finally managed to break into the territory of Chongqing this time. Wouldn’t it be a pity to leave so soon? The soldiers’ horses are not yet filled with food. If we wait a few more days, and even if Dayu’s reinforcements will first relieve the siege of Yizhou, and then it will be too late to retreat after receiving the news. “

The general said worriedly: “Taiji, once Dayu’s army arrives, I’m afraid we won’t be able to leave.”

“Huh, you. Are you brave enough to be frightened by the army of Great Yu? They are only powerful with muskets, but can muskets outrun our horses?” Bodo rejected the general’s proposal.

Seeing this, the general sighed and stopped trying to persuade him.

…

Chang’an, after a day of repairs in the capital of the former Chongqing Kingdom, Luo Quan and Qi Guangyi led the cavalry directly to Songzhou.

After Xiao Ming reinstated him, he did not go to Jinling City to join Lu Fei. Instead, he and Qi Guangyi led the cavalry straight to Songzhou instead of going to Yizhou for reinforcements.

“General Luo, it’s only a day and a half’s journey from Chang’an to Songzhou. Are you really not going to Yizhou?” Qi Guangyi asked.

Luo Quan looked determined, “There are 20,000 musketeers in Yizhou led by Di Ying, and there is sufficient food and grass in the city. As long as there is no internal chaos, the barbarian slave soldiers cannot conquer it. Moreover, the purpose of the barbarians this time is to plunder. Attack the city carefully, and once they plunder enough things, they will withdraw from Bashu, so what we need now is to prevent them from returning to the grassland from Songzhou City, and then join forces with Lu Fei to annihilate this barbarian cavalry in one fell swoop. “

Qi Guangyi heard this .

Nodding, the veteran said that he had fought many battles with the barbarians and knew the temperament of the barbarians very well.

Seeing that Qi Guangyi was still doubtful, Luo Quan continued: “If Beishan, who is as cunning as a fox, led the robbery this time, maybe they have returned to the grassland, but the battle report said that it was Bodo who came this time. I am very worried about this person. I understand, he is a very greedy person, and he is likely to delay the withdrawal. “

In this case, it is better to leave sooner rather than later, General Luo,” Qi Guangyi said, looking at the morning glow.

Luo Quan was a little excited. Returning to the battlefield seemed to make him come back to life.

During the time he lived in Qingzhou, he was extremely bored. He just endured it to avoid suspicion. But until the military reform came about, he suddenly understood that he didn’t need to avoid suspicion at all.

Riding their horses and whipping their whips, Niu Ben and Qi Guangyi set off on the road again. Although they were tired from Qingzhou to Chang’an, the war was so urgent that they did not allow them to rest too much.

At noon on the second day, Luo Quan and Qi Guangyi led 30,000 cavalry to the foot of Songzhou City. When he saw the barbarian soldiers on the city wall, they were overjoyed.

“The general knows things well. I didn’t expect that Bodo was greedy for the loot and did not withdraw from Bashu.” Qi Guangyi said excitedly.

When they learned that Songzhou had been defeated and the barbarians entered Bashu, these generals all felt a surge of anger in their hearts. Dayu and the barbarians were feuding, and they just wanted to kill all the invaders.

Luo Quan stroked his beard and looked at Songzhou City. He mused: “Songzhou City is the western gateway to Bashu. It is surrounded by mountains on both sides and the city in the middle. It can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. In the past, when the Tubo invaded, they would be defeated every time. Attack from here.”

After a pause, he continued: “Now we should immediately block Songzhou City to prevent the barbarians from being tipped off, and let the soldiers dig trenches outside the city to prevent the cavalry from entering the city.”

Qi Guangyi nodded, he was a little surprised. He looked at Luo Quan, and he didn’t expect that this veteran who had not been in the army for a long time actually knew how to dig a trench at this moment.

I have to say that Luo Quan’s decision is right now. There are barbarian soldiers in Songzhou City, and Bodo leads 60,000 cavalry outside.

If Bodo returns, they will suffer a lot from internal and external attacks.

Therefore, digging a trench now can prevent soldiers from the inner city from raiding, and it can also prevent Bodo from taking advantage of the barbarian cavalry to attack them.

After Luo Quan’s order was conveyed, the soldiers immediately got off their horses and dug a trench a hundred meters outside the city in front of the Songzhou City defenders.

After these trenches are completed, the soldiers led by Lu Fei will also arrive. Even if Bodo arrives first, they will be able to rely on their cavalry to deal with Bodo for a few days.

The current cavalry of Dayu are not afraid of barbarian cavalry.

The barbarian soldiers in Songzhou City were horrified when they saw the scene outside the city, but they did not dare to go out of the city to fight.

Because most of the cavalry went out to rob the city, there were only 8,000 people in Songzhou City to defend the city against unexpected events. If they went out to fight, they would probably lose Songzhou City, which would be much worse than a trench in one place.

In such preparations, four days later, Lu Fei led an army to finally arrive, this time including 10,000 firing rifle soldiers supported by Qingzhou.

“These damned people actually went to Dayu to plunder. Grandpa Lu will teach them how to behave today.” Lu Fei arrived outside Songzhou City, and his first words were filled with anger.

(End of chapter)