Steel Dynasty - Chapter 776

[Chapter 775]

Qingzhou.

After waiting for almost a month and a half, Xiao Ming finally waited until Luo Quan led his troops back.

During this period of time, intelligence kept coming from Bashu, but he knew very well that these were delayed battle reports. For the first time, he missed the modern telephone and telegram very much.

If there were these things, why would his eyes darken. “

Your

Majesty, there are less than 10,000 barbarian cavalry left wandering in the territory of Dayu. Qi Guangyi is leading the cuirassiers to continue the pursuit. It will take less than a month for all the invading enemies to be annihilated.”

, Luo Quan said loudly.

On the third day after Aqige fled to Chang’an, he led some soldiers back to Qingzhou. After ten days of trekking, he finally returned to Qingzhou.

On the way, he learned that Qi Guangyi had found a group of barbarian cavalry. After a fierce battle, half of the 10,000 barbarian cavalry were killed and half captured.

So when he returned to Qingzhou, he reported the matter to Xiao Ming immediately.

The ministers in the government hall all breathed a sigh of relief. They had been worried and unable to exert their energy these days.

Fiji said: “Your Majesty, Bodo has been killed and all the main barbarian forces have been wiped out. The remaining 10,000 barbarian cavalry who are unfamiliar with the country of Dayu may be wiped out in a few days. This crisis in Bashu can be regarded as “Resolved.”

“What Mr. Fei Ge said is very true. I hope the emperor doesn’t have to worry too much about it affecting the dragon body,” Pang Yukun said.

Xiao Ming has been worried about this matter, and sometimes he is listless in the court. The ministers see this and are worried in their hearts, and they can’t help but persuade him at this time.

Xiao Ming relaxed his brows a little and said: “Nonetheless, during the barbarian ravages, Bashu suffered heavy losses. Hundreds of thousands of people died tragically and millions of people were displaced. This incident undoubtedly had a great impact on the reform of the Chongqing Kingdom. It’s heavy. A country of abundance could have provided the court with a lot of taxes, but now the court has to transport food for disaster relief. “

The ministers in the government hall were silent.

What Xiao Ming said was not an exaggeration. The purpose of the barbarians’ trip was very insidious. While looting, they also burned everything they could.

As a result, a large number of people became homeless, and the food that could be harvested soon was burned, making the people’s lives even more difficult.

“Your Majesty, at least the production team initially established in Bashu has played a lot of role. Many people have fled into the mountains to avoid being slaughtered by the barbarians. The lost wealth can still be recovered, but the people are the most valuable in Bashu.” Fiji said.

Luo Quan agreed; “Your Majesty, it is indeed true. The massacres by the barbarians mainly occurred in Songzhou, Yazhou and the cities leading to Yizhou. Although there were casualties among the people in the villages, most of them were spared, and the things the barbarians plundered They were all captured by us. Returning these things to the people can help the people get over the winter.”

Xiao Ming nodded. This was good news among bad news for him. The rescue was very timely, otherwise. Bashu will only suffer more losses.

After briefly talking about the situation in Bashu, Xiao Ming’s eyes suddenly flashed with fierceness, and he said: “The barbarians are determined to destroy our country of Chongqing. As long as the barbarians are not destroyed, the country of Chongqing will be in trouble. For the sake of the country of Chongqing, To protect our safety, we must fight back against the barbarians to stop them from being so rampant.”

Pang Yukun heard this and said solemnly: “Your Majesty, think twice, don’t fall into the enemy’s plot. The news sent back by the secret guards is very strange. This time the barbarians took advantage of it. Tubo was instructed by others.

“It is precisely because someone is causing trouble that I have to deal with the barbarians. Otherwise, it will be even more difficult to deal with the barbarians when they become stronger,” Xiao Ming said.

During the Bashu Rebellion, Wang Xuan sent someone back a piece of information. Pang Yukun and Fiji were both there at the time, and he casually told them.

Wang Xuan’s intelligence clearly mentioned that a blond and blue-eyed Westerner appeared in the capital of the Golden Horde, and this Westerner was still with Beishan.

Based on this intelligence, he easily judged that this was another British conspiracy after the Japanese.

The British, who were accustomed to using balancing policies in Europe, brought this policy to Asia.

Their purpose of going to the Japanese Kingdom first and then to the Golden Horde was very clear, which was to limit the development of the Yu Kingdom on both land and sea.

The Europe of this world is obviously more mature than the Europe of his time, both technologically and politically.

But this also caused him trouble.

In his view, perhaps it was the development of science and technology in Great Chongqing that aroused the vigilance of the British, or perhaps it was his cooperation with the Dutch that angered them.

No matter what it is, the British today are unfriendly to him.

Therefore, he must now find a way to make the British strategy fail, and he can no longer give the British time to support the Golden Horde and the Japanese Kingdom.

“Pang Shoufu’s worries are indeed unnecessary. Today, the army of the Chongqing Kingdom is no longer what it used to be. This time to put down the Bashu rebellion, the power of firearms is undoubtedly revealed.” Luo Quan said confidently.

Xiao Ming nodded. His confidence came from the equipment of the Zhenglu Musket.

It can be said that the current Chongqing army is already a standard firearms force, and its equipment and training level are not inferior to those of Western armies.

The barbarians are now just a grassland empire stuck in the feudal era. It is difficult to resist the advanced firearms and tactics of the Great Chongqing.

If it weren’t for the fact that the barbarians lived on the grasslands and relied on the strong mobility of their horses, he would have launched an attack on the barbarians long ago.

However, he still can’t go to the grasslands now. The number of cavalry in Dayu is still too small, but he can go to the barbarian settlements.

In addition to Shengjing, there are six barbarian cities distributed from Shanhaiguan to the foot of Changbai Mountain. These six cities extend in a straight line.

For a long time, the barbarians have used these six cities to provide supplies and occupy the sixteen states of Yanyun. Now he wants to seize these six cities and plunder the population and livestock from the barbarians.

For him, gone are the days when the country of Chongqing became poorer as it fought more and more, and now he wants to be like them, getting richer and richer as they rob.

At the same time, this is also the best memorial to the dead people of Bashu.

“Your Majesty, even if we want to fight, we can’t do it in winter. It’s bitterly cold in the north, and the soldiers’ clothes are thin. I’m afraid the war hasn’t started yet, and the soldiers will suffer a lot of frostbite.”

Seeing that Xiao Ming seemed to have made up his mind, Fiji reminded .

“Fei Ge, please rest assured. Although I am very angry, I have not lost my head yet.” Xiao Ming said. He knew the power of winter better than these ministers and would not foolishly fight the Golden Horde in winter.

Niu Ben and Luo Quan are both veterans, so they naturally know the reason.

Having probably figured out what Xiao Ming was thinking now, Luo Quan said: “Your Majesty, in this case, how should we deal with the barbarian generals who were taken into Qingzhou this time?”

(End of Chapter)