Chapter 342 The Iron Dragon

Author: There are dragons in Nanshan

Chapter 342 The Iron Dragon

When Yu Qian received the news, he immediately stopped his work and prepared to rush to Yazhou City.

Seeing that the elder brother left as soon as he said he could leave, his officials hurriedly dissuaded him. The 100,000 troops were approaching, and they were full of momentum. Aren’t you looking for death when you went over?

"Mr. Yu, this matter is of great importance. You need to submit a report to the court immediately and ask the emperor to make a decision!"

"The forces of Chengdu Prefecture and Yazhou Prefecture are not rivals of Sangdu at all. The most urgent task is to ask for help from the court!"

"Yes, when the imperial army arrives, what's the point of being a little Sangdu child!"

After hearing these advice, Yu Qian couldn't help but frown and said, "The emperor sent us to preside over Uszang's new policy. It is our trust in us. If we are undecided or wait for the imperial court to send troops, Chengdu Prefecture will fall!"

"But our task is to guide Uszang to implement the new policy. This war is not our responsibility..."

Yu Qian shook his head and said, "Don't forget, I am the Minister of War!"

The others couldn't help but look at each other, you are the Minister of War, we are not!

In fact, most of these people come from the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Revenue and the Academy of Sciences, and there is no Ministry of War at all...

Yu Qian didn't want to talk nonsense to these people, so he was ready to set off. At this time, a young official came out to express his support. This person came from the Academy of Sciences. Although he mainly studied mathematics, physics and chemistry on weekdays, he might be influenced by the two deans, so he was excited about fighting or fighting.

With the first one, there is a second one. Soon, half of the officials expressed their willingness to go to Yazhou City and meet the King of Chanhua Sangdu for a while!

Most of these people come from the Academy of Sciences, while the rest remain silent.

It means you will not go, I will not go anyway!

In this way, Yu Qian led more than a dozen young officials to directly attack Yazhou City.

Liang Qi, the garrison of Yazhou, was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. When he heard that Yu Qian, the Minister of War, came to the front of the battlefield in person, he felt mixed joys and sorrows.

What I was happy was that I finally had the backbone and just acted as a result of my own orders.

What I worry about is that the dignified Minister of War and the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet came to the front line in person. If there is a big deal or a bad thing, wouldn’t he become a sinner?

Yu Qian entered the city, asked about the situation, and then said that he wanted to go out of the city to meet Sangdu, and asked him personally why he suddenly turned against him?

Liang Qi was frightened and thought to himself that he would still ask him if he wanted to go and ask him in person. Do he think he had a long life?

"The general thought that the situation is unclear now, so Lord Yu might as well stay in the city temporarily, and the general sent a messenger to inquire!"

"No, I want to go and see where the evil wind that Sang can draw!"

"this……"

Liang Qi looked extremely entangled and said, "Sangdu gathered 100,000 troops and came in full force. If the Lord insisted on going, I am afraid, I am afraid..."

"Don't worry, if he dares to attack me, when the imperial army arrives, he will be knocked out to pieces!"

Yu Qian didn't care about the so-called 100,000 soldiers and horses at all, because it would be useless to get another 100,000 in front of muskets and cannons.

He just thought that Sang Du had just asked about his food, and turned around and sent troops to attack. Is there any misunderstanding?

If there is really any misunderstanding, send others to the scene. If there is no clear explanation of what is going on, Sang will make trouble and really kill the messenger, and the problem will be serious.

Only by going there yourself will the other party be afraid and dare not take action easily.

Seeing Yu Qian insisting, Liang Qi had to agree and rectify his troops and go out of the city to protect him.

There are only about one thousand troops in Yazhou City. It is said to be protection, but it is actually to support the scene.

If you really want to fight, if you close the city gate and hold it, you can still hold on for a while, but in the wild, if the opponent's 100,000 troops charge, these people will be gone.

He originally wanted to stick to it, because from Beijing City to Nanjing City, then to Jingzhou, Chengdu, and finally to Yazhou, the railway was fully connected. If the court decided to use troops to Uszang, countless troops and equipment would be transported over in just a few days.

However, the Minister of War personally went to the front line, and everyone was huddled in the city, which was not a good thing!

Finally, the gate of Yazhou opened wide, Yu Qian took the lead, followed Liang Qi and the defenders out of the city.

Sang Du received the news and thought that the Ming army had fought with him. After putting on his clothes, he came forward in person.

As a result, the other party sent a messenger and shouted loudly.

"The Minister of War and Grand Secretary of the Cabinet Yu Qian is here. Please ask Uszang commander Sangdu to come forward and reply!"

Sang Du was a little confused. Isn’t Yu Qian in Chengdu Prefecture? Why did he come here?

This person is not easy to mess with. Moreover, since he promised to help the Ming Dynasty to build roads, Yu Qian has been in Tibet many times and has put forward many opinions on Us Tibet's new policy. In short, he is a practical official.

But no matter how hard you work, you can't break your promise!

You have to give me the food you promised me, otherwise what would those tribal leaders think of me?

Do I want to be face-saving?

Sang Du was cruel and brought some guards to meet Yu Qian in front of the formation.

To be honest, he was not sure. Although he was known as a 100,000 army, he actually didn't even have 50,000.

He didn't even really want to attack the Ming Dynasty, but just pretended to put pressure on the Ming Dynasty court and gave the food as soon as possible.

Both of them were riding horses, a distance of more than ten steps.

Yu Qian had no armor on his body and no weapons on his hands. He just wore the worn official robe he usually looked at him coldly.

Sang Du was so sad that he saw it that he had to say, "Sir Yu, don't be fine!"

Yu Qian said coldly: "What is the intention of His Highness Chanhua personally led a large army to face the border?"

Sang Du felt aggrieved and said, "Sir Yu, I asked you a few days ago when will you give me the food you promised me?"

"Didn't you agree at that time? I'll give you 100,000 stones first, and after the railway is fully built, I'll give you 400,000 stones!"

"The first one was received by the 100,000 stones, but..."

Before Sangdu finished speaking, he heard a dull loud rumbling in the distance, and the earth under his feet was shaking, so he subconsciously looked in the sound.

Woo...

The roar came from afar and saw a steam train slowly approaching the station.

Yazhou City is located at the foot of the Uszang Mountains. Going westward, the terrain rises sharply. With current technical conditions, it is impossible to build a railway. Therefore, Yazhou Station is the last stop from the Central Plains to Uszang.

The railway station is built outside the city, only more than a hundred steps away from the two armies.

Seeing this, Sang Du was shocked and thought to himself what this is?

A very long monster, a steaming monster...

Suddenly, Sang thought of a legendary creature, dragon!

The roar shook the sky, the body was very long, it could spit fire, and it could fly...

Wait, this dragon seems not to fly, it is lying on the ground.

Sang Du thought in his heart that a dragon that cannot fly would not be very powerful, right?

I have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and I can chop this dragon up with one knife!

At this time, Jimbatu next to him handed over a monocular telescope.

This is a rare thing. He bought it from a retired crew member at a high price when he was in the capital.

Sang Du took it, only took a look, his back was covered in cold sweat.

It turned out to be an iron dragon!

The body of steel is invulnerable to swords and guns. Looking at the knife in my hand, it seems... it has lost its function.

At this time, Sangdu complained secretly in his heart, just trying to pull the army to the city of Yazhou, put some pressure on the court, and scare them. Who knew that something would happen if this scare happened.

He wanted to cry now, and looked up at the sky. There was no cloud, and only a group of crows flew past, leaving behind the cry of "fool, fool", as if mocking the poor worm abandoned by Buddha.

Looking at the other person's steel beast and looking at his side, his military appearance was very strong, but the guy in his hand couldn't see it, scimitars, bows and arrows...

These equipment are okay to go up the mountain to fight wolves, but if you fight dragons, it will be a big deal!

Sangdu's mind was a sharp turn. Dragons are flying snakes. As the saying goes, hitting a snake with seven inches. If you can find the seven inches of this dragon, you should be able to hit it too.

He searched carefully with a telescope, but his eyes were sore, and the dragon was covered in iron, so where was it seven inches?

……Wait a moment!

Suddenly, Sang thought of something, remember that Jimbatu told him, what is this called...what car?

By the way, train!

It turns out that this is the legendary train?

The Ming Dynasty court recruited 200,000 civilians from its own hands to build a railway. Is it for this thing?

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Yu Qian say, "Your food is here!"

"ah?"

Sangdu was just now thinking about it. He heard the word "food" and hurriedly put down his telescope.

“Is this…food?”
To be continued...