Steel Dynasty - Chapter 812

[Chapter 811 The Death of Best]

The sky was gloomy, just like the mood of the barbarians in Jinzhou City at that time.

In just seven years, the Golden Horde’s fierce offensive against Dayu turned into its current defense.

Now Wu Shugu deeply regrets that he did not launch a full-scale war against the Chongqing Kingdom after returning from the Western Expedition. Otherwise, why would the Golden Horde suffer such hardship now.

“Dataiji, the cavalry has gathered outside the city and can attack the army of Dayu at any time.” A barbarian Madam Wan said to Wu Shugu.

Beishan and Best were also standing at the top of the city. They looked at the Chongqing army encamping outside the city with serious expressions.

Especially Best, now he no longer has the indifference he had during the Battle of Pingzhou, but looks dejected. In fact, he can no longer play any role in this battle.

The advanced level of firearms in the Great Chongqing Kingdom exceeded his imagination. Now, in his opinion, it would be very foolish for Britain to get involved in this Asian war.

“Beishantaiji, the advantage of the Golden Horde is the cavalry. If you defend the city, you will only lose more and more. The only advice I can give you is to take your cavalry back to the grassland, otherwise this will be a war. Tragedy.”

“Shut up, Best, this is a war between us and Dayu. Jinzhou is our city and we will not abandon it.” Beishan frowned, if it weren’t for this British man’s comparison with muskets. Understand, he really wanted to throw him to the wolves.

Best gave a wry smile and stopped talking. He looked at the neat military appearance of the Chongqing Army on the opposite side, and his heart suddenly became gloomy.

He thought he had to go back and tell Congress what was happening here in Great Chongqing. Great Chongqing was far from being as weak as Congress imagined, and it was no longer appropriate to pursue a policy of containment.

Outside the city, observe the hot air balloon being raised immediately in the camp.

When Lu Fei and the other two boarded the hot air balloon, they already had some idea of the situation in Jinzhou City. Unlike Pingzhou City, Jinzhou City was the largest city outside the Pass. The city walls were high and thick, and the city’s scope was similar to the original Qingzhou City. .

“Fortunately, the emperor sent cannonballs, otherwise this battle would have been really difficult.” Lu Fei lamented.

“Indeed, not to mention the walls of Jinzhou City, even the number of soldiers in the city is amazing. However, the number of barbarian cavalry does not seem to have increased much this time.” Luo Xin said while looking at the barbarian cavalry gathered outside the city.

Lei Ming knew the Golden Horde very well, he said; “The remaining barbarian cavalry are protecting Shengdu, and the barbarians have been defeated one after another. I am afraid that Tian Khan Dorgo will also suffer dissatisfaction from other grassland tribes. At this time, he We don’t dare to send cavalry from our own tribe easily.”

After Qi Guangyi learned the news about Jinzhou, he led his cavalry and merged with Lu Fei and his party.

Now the combined strength of Dayu State is more than that of the soldiers who attacked Pingzhou City last time, and the cavalry alone reaches more than 60,000 people.

The number of musketeers also increased by 20,000 due to the arrival of two divisions from Luo Hong’s army.

“In this case, you don’t have to worry about the barbarian cavalry at all in this battle. It’s enough to leave them to me.” Qi Guangyi said carelessly.

He was a cavalryman, and he was much more proficient in the use of cavalry than the other three. Although the cavalry of Dayu was no match for the barbarians when fighting alone, he was not worried at all when fighting in a group.

Because at that time it was not personal bravery that could determine victory or defeat.

Lu Fei smiled when he heard this and said: “Okay, I’ll leave the barbarian cavalry to you this time. We must win Jinzhou this time.”

After saying this, he glanced at the darkening sky. It will be dark soon today. It’s dark, and it’s obviously not a good time to fight now.

“Attack the city early tomorrow morning!” Lu Fei said seriously.

The next day, when a hint of fish belly white appeared in the eastern sky, bursts of smoke rose from the military camp. Soldiers who had eaten their fill gathered outside the camp one after another to prepare for the attack.

Qi Guangyi led the cavalry out of the camp. This time he would not let the Chongqing cavalry suffer like last time.

“Let the sharpshooter prepare and find his position. The bounty for shooting a barbarian captain of a thousand taels is a hundred taels. The bounty for shooting a barbarian captain of ten thousand taels is a thousand taels. If anyone can kill Bei Shan and Wu Shu Gu, I will dare to go. Ask the emperor for a title for him,” Lu Fei said loudly as he walked.

The marksmen were wiping the sights in their hands. Lu Fei’s words made their eyes shine. These rewards were a huge stimulus to them.

Arriving at the artillery position, Lu Fei shouted to the artillerymen: “Get all the explosive shells ready for me, and hit me hard when the time comes.”

“Yes, commander.” A group of soldiers responded.

The musketeers’ formation in the open space in front of the camp was basically completed. At this time, Lu Fei looked at Jinzhou City, drew his sword, and shouted loudly: “Attack!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers wearing plate armor rushed forward first. Heading towards the ditch in front of Jinzhou City, the barbarians adopted the same method as last time.

But Lu Fei was not prepared to fight a protracted war with the barbarians. They would not give the barbarians a chance to breathe, but wanted to capture Jinzhou City in one fell swoop.

While the soldiers were charging, field artillery began to pour fire on the city gate. A bomb hit the city gate and instantly blew it to pieces, instead of just making a hole like before.

At the same time, the marksmen quickly found a suitable shooting position. They picked up their rifles with scopes and hid in hidden corners. Through the scopes, they looked for the barbarian generals commanding on the city wall.

This time they will shoot all important barbarian generals.

Best and Beishan were still standing at the top of the city when the Chongqing army launched a charge, unaware that they had been targeted by hundreds of muskets.

Facing the first batch of more than 20,000 people rushing over, Beishan ordered the slave soldiers to defend the trench.

Just as he gave the order, he suddenly felt a cold wind passing through his ears. When he turned his head, he saw that Best was bleeding in several places on his body.

Best looked at the Chongqing army on the opposite side in disbelief. The musketeers were clearly still three or four hundred meters away. How did they shoot?

But he fell down just thinking about it, and his consciousness fell into darkness.

A chill suddenly arose in Bei Shan’s heart. He could no longer care about anything, turned around and ran towards the city. As soon as he left his previous position, he heard the sound of bullets hitting the battlements.

But at this time, a bullet hit his arm without any bias, causing a stinging pain. Beishan fell directly to the ground. He didn’t dare to get up, so he rolled and crawled down the city.

Before a barbarian general could recover, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. He looked at the bottom of the city in fear, and he slowly fell down.

“Well done, this marksman is really an amazing weapon.” Lu Fei held the binoculars, clapped his legs and laughed.

Because of the shooting accuracy of the muskets, the marksmen were divided into groups. Each group consisted of ten soldiers. They were responsible for a target together, and their numbers ensured shooting efficiency.

(End of chapter)