Steel Dynasty - Chapter 984

[Chapter 977 Danger City]

The faint scent of sandalwood filled the royal study, making people feel peaceful.

After a heart-to-heart talk between the monarch and his ministers, both Niu Ben and Luo Quan had no regrets in their hearts, and they were grateful for the seats Xiao Ming had left for them in the military academy.

As the saying goes, once an emperor, once a courtier, as former ministers around Xiao Wenxuan, they have no regrets in being able to receive such an honor from this new king.

“Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. After this battle, I will definitely give Your Majesty a peaceful grassland.” Niu Ben said firmly.

Xiao Ming nodded slightly. Today, the Great Yu Kingdom is no longer the target of bullying by the Golden Horde Khan. On the contrary, they have the ability to drive this grassland tribe out of the sphere of influence of the Great Yu Kingdom. Now the Golden Horde Khan The country is so ignorant that he can only use guns and cannons to tell them what the truth is.

After finalizing the plan for Niu Ben and Luo Quan to attack the Golden Horde, the three discussed some specific details before ending the conversation.

For Xiao Ming, now he only needs to give the general strategic direction, and the specific operations still need to be carried out by Niuben Geluo Quan himself.

Of course, he is also responsible for the issues of firearms and ammunition. After all, this attack on the Golden Horde will use a large number of Chinese rifles and Guards artillery.

In his supplies to Zhu Sansi this time, he also prepared 6,000 Han-style rifles and 16 Guards artillery. If he wanted to break Zhu Sansi’s situation, it would be difficult to rely on food supplies.

After all, this siege of Yaksa was a joint effort between Tsarist Russia and the Golden Horde. Before Niu Ben and Luo Quan attacked, he had to solve this thorny problem first.

February 16th.

After a month of preparation, a steam locomotive loaded with one thousand sleds, six thousand Han-style rifles, sixteen Guards artillery pieces, three hundred thousand rounds of metal bullets, and one thousand rounds of artillery shells set off from Qingzhou to Jianzhou. , after traveling for a day and night, the supplies arrived in Jianzhou smoothly.

“Tsk, these sleds are really good.”

Zhang Qinian admired as he looked at the sleds exposed in the carriage. The frames of these sleds are made of steel, and the main bodies are covered with thick wooden boards. They are very durable at first glance.

“Captain, these sleds are nothing, these are real guys.” When Zhang Qinian sighed, the soldiers under his command sighed.

After coming back to his senses, Zhang Qinian saw that the soldiers who were transporting the sled were gathered around the corner of the carriage, unable to move, and were playing with Han-style rifles in their hands. He immediately said angrily: “You bastards, do you all want to go to a military court?” ? Come out yet.”

He is the division commander of the First Division of the Cavalry Corps under Qi Guangyi, and this time it is his division that is responsible for supporting Zhu Sansi who is trapped in Yaksa.

They had been waiting here for three days before the train arrived, and today the supplies finally arrived.

After being scolded by Zhang Qinian, the soldiers moved the sled out of the carriage in a hurry, while he walked directly to the corner of the carriage.

In fact, it was not only the soldiers who were curious, but he, the division commander, was also very curious about the supplies for Zhu Sansi. After all, Han-style rifles were only prepared in small quantities for the army, and they were even rarer as cavalry.

“So many!”

Zhang Qinian was shocked after seeing the Han-style rifles in the corner. There were hundreds of wooden boxes containing Han-style rifles, but this was just one of the things that surprised him.

Because after the Han-style rifle, he saw boxes of metal bullets and cannonballs. So many metal bullets were enough to shock him.

“These bullets are worth money when fired.” The regimental leaders around Zhang Qinian said with envy and pain. Compared with paper-cased bullets, he could imagine the cost of such bullets just by looking at them.

However, relatively speaking, this kind of bullet completely solves the problem of air leakage in breech-loading guns, allowing the Han-style rifle to exert more powerful power.

Compared with Falcon rifles, Chinese-style metal bullets are also more suitable for winter.

“When will our cavalry be equipped with Han-style rifles and use Han-style rifles to fight barbarians on horseback? I’m excited just thinking about it.” Another regiment leader said enviously.

“Yes, division commander, we must ask Commander Qi to apply to the Military Aircraft Department when we go back this time. Now all the soldiers in Dayu have upgraded their equipment, but our cavalry has not moved yet.” Another regiment leader said.

Zhang Qinian licked his lips. These weapons really made his eyes warm. He said: “Don’t forget what the army commander said when we came here. Making demands before the battle started. This is not the style of our army. We want to equip Han-style rifles.” Form the Lancers, we must fight this support war well this time, otherwise how can the commander have the nerve to ask for guns from the Military Aircraft Department?”

The officers’ faces suddenly became serious, and they said in unison; “Don’t worry, division commander, we are here. We won’t embarrass the legion.”

Zhang Qinian nodded, “Let the soldiers unload the goods quickly, and we will set off tomorrow.”

After one day of preparation, Zhang Qinian personally led the cavalry to Yaksa, and they specially prepared this batch of supplies. Bring extra horses.

These horses dragged sleds filled with supplies on the snow. Compared with the embarrassment of getting stuck in the snow before, the rapid sliding of the sleds on the snow made transportation easier.

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Yaksa.

After struggling to repulse a wave of attacks by Golden Horde slave soldiers, Zhu Sansi stood on the city wall and continued to observe the enemy’s situation.

It has been almost three months since the battle report was sent out that supplies were cut off by the Golden Horde. Faced with the attack by the Golden Horde and Tsarist Russian soldiers, they had consumed almost all the ammunition in their reserves a month ago.

In the past month, they have completely returned to the cold weapon era, and can only use bayonets to repel enemy attacks again and again.

But this situation was broken with the arrival of the Tsarist Russian reinforcements from Kunesk. After Yaksa was occupied, Kunesk, who reacted and colluded with the Golden Horde, sent another thousand-man army to arrive. Below the city of Yaksa.

This army carried flintlock muskets and artillery. When they lost their ammunition, they were tortured by Tsarist Russian firearms.

“Division Commander, if the ammunition supplies don’t come, we really won’t be able to hold on anymore. There is no medicine to treat the soldiers’ injuries, and it’s very cold here. What were originally minor injuries turned into fatal injuries here.” Gao Yingfeng’s face was white and black. piece.

During the battle, Tsarist Russia used lime bombs. Fortunately, they had received training in this area, so they prepared in time, but even so, some soldiers still suffered eye injuries.

Zhu Sansi’s face was as dark as water, and he said: “Before coming here, you and I had planned to encounter the worst-case scenario. Now is the most difficult time. The Tsarist Russians have to defend the city they occupied even if they die. We as How can the defenders of Dayu State express their sorrow so easily? Even if we fight with bare hands, we still have to show our national prestige!”

Gao Yingfeng scratched his head anxiously and said, “If you want me to die here, division commander, you can’t stay here, ammunition. There is only one last bit left. This is what Xiaguan reserved for you to break out of the encirclement. You can’t wait any longer!”

PS: I just rushed back this evening and finished a chapter. I will update it tomorrow.

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