Chapter 344 Chapter 344 Emperor Wu: The land of the Northern Kingdom should be handed over to

Chapter 344 Chapter 344 Emperor Wu: Who should manage the Northern Kingdom more appropriately?

Although Ying Feiyu's idea is beautiful, the reality is cruel.

The reason why the North's offensive became weaker and weaker and the number of artillery strikes became less and less was mainly because the vanguard troops led by Mu Changtian advanced too fast and the artillery battalion behind them failed to keep up.

There are many ordinary soldiers in the artillery battalion, and it is still difficult for them to carry heavy artillery.

The vanguard unit led by Mu Changtian only had a few heavy artillery and not many artillery shells. The rest were basically small mortars. Small mortars did not have much advantage in attacking the city.

So Mu Changtian was waiting until the artillery battalion arrived in the evening.

Anyway, within today, they will definitely knock down Lingyun City, and then seize the time to cut off the logistics of Dawu's main force, leaving those Dawu troops who enter Dayue without logistical support.

By the afternoon, the Northern Army's counterattack had stopped. The Northern Army set up camp far away from Lingyun City. It looked as if they were preparing for a long-term attack on Lingyun City.

At this time, Ying Feiyu stood on the city tower, looking at the camps of the Northern Army in the distance, and once again confirmed his guess that it must be because the weapons were gone, so the Northern Army did not continue to attack.

In this way, there is no problem if he wants to defend the court until the reinforcements arrive. Lingyun City also has enough food and grass, so it is not a problem to defend here for a few months.

In the evening, the fiery red sunset hangs in the west, and the red rays fall on people's bodies, dyeing their skin into a bronze color.

The artillery units of the North Kingdom were basically in place, waiting for Mu Changtian's order. Mu Changtian did not intend to waste time and directly asked people to blow the horn of attack.

At the same time, Ying Feiyu was not aware of the seriousness of the problem at all. He had returned to the large yard prepared for him by the county magistrate and was preparing to rest.

At this moment, the roar of an explosion broke Ying Feiyu's illusions, and then a soldier entered the yard in a panic, "General, something bad has happened! The soldiers from the North have attacked again!"

Ying Feiyu frowned, what's going on? Could it be that the Northern Army still has such terrifying weapons?

Haven't they already used it so much? Why are there still more?

Ying Feiyu didn't think much, he quickly picked up the sword again and rode straight to the tower.

As soon as Ying Feiyu arrived at the city tower, he found that the city walls were full of craters after being bombed. Some of the walls had even collapsed by more than half. If they continued to be bombarded like this, the city walls would collapse a lot before the city gates were blasted open. gap.

Ying Feiyu's face darkened.

Seeing the cannonballs flying towards the city wall, Ying Feiyu has realized that there is a high probability that the North Country does not lack this mysterious weapon. The reason why they stopped before was probably because they encountered something or had some plan. .

No, we can't continue like this.

At this moment, a deputy general suddenly responded to Feiyu and said: "General, look, those shells are emitted from that kind of pipe!"

Upon hearing this, Ying Feiyu immediately looked in the direction of the deputy general's finger. When he saw it, he found an iron ball flying out of a certain pipe.

Ying Feiyu thought in his mind, if this kind of pipeline could be destroyed, wouldn't the iron ball be unable to be launched?

Thinking of this, Ying Feiyu immediately said to the deputy general beside him: "Vice General Xue, you continue to lead the soldiers here to prevent the northern soldiers from attacking. I, the general, will lead the cavalry to destroy those catapults."

"Yes, General!"

Ying Feiyu then came down from the city wall, and then led five thousand cavalry out of the North City, preparing to kill them from the flanks. He rushed to the Beiguo Artillery Battalion as quickly as possible and threw what they thought were "egg-throwing vehicles" Destroy them all.

This was Ying Feiyu's last resort. He could not lose Lingyun City under any circumstances now. Once Lingyun City was lost, he would definitely not have a good end. Even if he tried every means, he had to wait until reinforcements from the imperial court arrived.

Once Youping County was lost, the logistics of Dawu's main force was cut off, which basically meant that the operation to destroy the Northern Kingdom had failed. Maybe Dawu's main force would also be completely wiped out by the Northern Kingdom.

When the time comes for Dawu's main force to withdraw, they will still have to fight with the soldiers from the North who have occupied Youping County. The North has such terrifying weapons, and even Dawu's main force will have a hard time winning.

Just when Mu Changtian was commanding the Northern soldiers to attack the city, he suddenly saw a light cavalry emerging from the flank and heading straight for the artillery camp. Mu Changtian couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly. He was waiting for Ying Feiyu and the others to come out. Unexpectedly, Ying Feiyu actually came out.

It is not an easy task to capture the artillery battalion of the North Country.

Mu Changtian immediately said: "The Second Artillery Battalion aims at those cavalry and blow them to death!"

The drums sounded quickly, and as the order was conveyed, the soldiers of the Second Artillery Battalion immediately turned their guns and aimed them at Ying Feiyu and his cavalry. The next moment, countless artillery shells poured in two places and exploded among the cavalry. Broken into pieces, human limbs and horse limbs were mixed together and flying all over the sky, and the soil was also stirred up in waves.

But Ying Feiyu did not retreat, because he knew that this was the last chance. If he retreated at this time, they would still be bombarded by these iron balls, and they must destroy the things that fired the iron balls.

Ying Feiyu and the others continued to charge towards the artillery battalion while dodging the iron balls in the sky. Although the attack range of the artillery was very large, Ying Feiyu and the others still successfully approached the artillery battalion's position.

But the next moment, suddenly some infantrymen pointed sticks at the cavalry in the distance. Before Ying Feiyu and the others could react, countless bullets flew towards them.

There were artillery shells and bullets again, and a wall of firepower formed on the flanks of the artillery battalion. No matter how hard Ying Feiyu's cavalry charged, it was impossible for them to rush over.

Seeing the soldiers around him fall down one by one, Ying Feiyu realized that the situation was over. He immediately turned his horse's head and shouted, "Retreat!"

Ying Feiyu then evaded the artillery shells and quickly evacuated the battlefield amidst the hail of bullets. At this time, the siege was not over, and Wen Renlie and the others did not dispatch to pursue Ying Feiyu's cavalry.

Now the main task of their front-line troops is to capture Lingyun City and then occupy the entire Youping County. As for the defeated soldiers led by Ying Feiyu, they ran away.

After Ying Feiyu led the remaining few hundred cavalry to withdraw from the battlefield on the flank, he did not directly return to the city to continue leading the soldiers to defend the city. Instead, he led the few hundred cavalry directly and immediately fled towards the next city in Youping County. .

Ying Feiyu has realized how terrifying the Northern Kingdom is. Their soldiers cannot possibly be a match for the Northern Kingdom's army. The Northern Kingdom's weapons are already too far ahead of them. Their ninth-level warriors are no different from ordinary people in front of the Northern Kingdom's weapons. They will definitely lose this battle.

Ying Feiyu was thinking about how to shirk the blame. This war will be defeated by Dawu, so he must report the North Kingdom's weapons to the court as a top priority, so that the court understands that the defeat in this war is not his. The problem is the problem of the eldest princess.

That woman did not tell them in time that the North had such terrifying weapons, which led to the defeat of the war and the North's capture of Lingyun City.

The deputy generals of Lingyun City were still waiting for Ying Feiyu to come back and lead them to defend the city, but they didn't wait. At this moment, the city gate was blown open.

The defenders of Lingyun City immediately went to guard the city gate to prevent the Northern soldiers from approaching. As a result, the Northern soldiers did not approach the city gate at all.

The soldiers from the Northern Kingdom directly pushed several cannons and bombarded the city gate indiscriminately. The soldiers guarding the city gate were quickly blown to pieces.

After the city gates were cleared, the musketeers and black cavalry entered the city and quickly cleared out the Dawu soldiers in the city.

Seeing that the situation was over, the deputy general had no choice but to surrender.

The battle between Yong'an County and Lingyun City finally ended. The Northern Kingdom defeated Dawu's 300,000-strong army, killed nearly 200,000 Dawu soldiers, captured nearly 100,000 Dawu soldiers, and successfully controlled a key city in Youping County.

Next, the North only needs to use Lingyun City as a springboard to quickly capture other cities in Youping County, and then cut off the logistics of Dawu's main force entering Dayue.

The result of this battle was spread to the Dawu Court and several major dynasties in a very short time. Almost all the forces were frightened by the fighting power of the Northern Army.

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Dawu Dynasty.

Li Zheng Palace.

At this time, the ministers in the court did not know what happened in Lingyun City, and they were still talking and laughing.

Emperor Wu, who was sitting on the dragon throne, did not realize what was happening. He asked at this time: "After conquering the Northern Kingdom, who do you think should be more suitable to manage the Northern Kingdom?"

After hearing this, a minister said: "Your Majesty, I think it is most appropriate to hand it over to His Highness the Second Prince. His Highness the Second Prince is diligent and has outstanding talents. I believe that he will be able to make the people of the Northern Kingdom belong to Dawu in a very short time."

Seeing someone speaking, the ministers from the Second Prince's faction immediately agreed, "I also think His Highness the Second Prince is the most suitable..."

Everyone knew in their hearts that if they could take charge of the Northern Kingdom, they would be able to obtain the good things that the Northern King had obtained in the Northern Kingdom. This would be a great temptation for any prince.

Those things are all good things and can bring them countless benefits in the future, so every prince wants them.

Soon, ministers from other prince factions also began to speak out for the prince who had taken refuge.

After the ministers were noisy for a while, Emperor Xia suddenly looked at Chai Jiliang and said with a smile: "Chai Aiqing, in your opinion, who should be the most suitable to manage the Northern Kingdom?"

Chai Jiliang directly poured cold water on it and said: "Your Majesty, the war is not over yet. It is too early to discuss this matter now."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Wu's face instantly darkened, and he asked directly: "Why, does Chai Aiqing think that my 600,000-strong army can't destroy a small feudal country?"

Just when Chai Jiliang wanted to reply, the voice of a messenger suddenly sounded outside the hall.

"Urgent report from Youping County!!!"

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