"General, the cost of this warship is quite huge, isn't it?" Lin Qian asked.
"Of course, this warship is basically made of silver. One ship cost us thirty thousand taels of silver," Tang Chun said.
Suddenly, the sound of tut-tutting came again.
"Oh, it's so expensive that ordinary military camps can't afford it." Lin Qian shook his head.
June 1st, everything is in progress.
Fei Hongjin and her men quietly sneaked to Daozi County, while the navy in charge of Bao Yi quietly advanced to the upper reaches of the Dongxing River in the dark. They advanced at night and found a place to rest during the day.
At 10 o'clock in the morning on June 3, Tang Chun's main army and Gong Man's army lined up at the junction of Daozi County and Taigu County. Gong Man brought 18,000 sergeants over, and Tang Chun's troops and horses
There are only 10,000. In terms of scale, it is obviously weaker than Gongman.
"Tang Chun, Tianmapo is where you will be buried today." Gongman stood on a huge chariot with a proud look on his face and shouted loudly. Several innate masters surrounded him.
"Hahaha, Gongman, you are telling the opposite. Today, Tianmapo is the place where your entire army will be annihilated. I want Huolan Kingdom to always remember that no one is allowed to invade the land of our Dayu Dynasty. Kill.
!" Tang Chun shouted angrily.
Woo woo woo...
Dong dong dong...
The horns sounded, and the first rows of archers from both armies were exposed and fired fierce arrows at the other team. Tang Chun told the sergeants to focus on blocking, so the shields were very big and thick.
When it felt like both sides had almost fired their arrows, Gongman gave an order, and nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses roared and charged towards them. Suddenly, a storm filled the sky. All the weeds in the ground were blown into the air.
Flying away. Suddenly, yellow sand covered the sky and the sun.
The strange thing is that Tang Chun's troops and horses all stayed in place. This is not advisable for the two sides to fight. Because the charge requires a certain momentum when it starts, and secondly, the momentum rises as soon as the momentum rises. You are still where you are.
If the ground doesn't move, the momentum will be gone.
When he saw Gongman's army entering the range of the red cannon, Tang Chun gave an order and waved the flag bearer.
Rumble...
Dozens of red-coated cannons fired in unison. Suddenly, the explosion caused soil and rocks to fly into the sky. The cannons bombed in turn, and the angry gunpowder exploded.
Suddenly, rivers of blood flowed from Gongman's army, and broken limbs and even bloody human heads were flying everywhere in the air.
This wave of artillery attacks was so severe that nearly half of Gongman's troops were killed in one stroke.
"Kill!" Tang Chun gained momentum. With the flag raised, 10,000 soldiers rushed down the mountain to kill the tigers. Gong Man's army was already in disarray at this moment, and several artillery shells accurately landed beside Gong Man.
, three innate Dzogchen experts were blown up into bloody men.
Gongman took a look. Several innate masters protected him and retreated. However, Han Dao's sword flashed in front of Gongman. With a sizzling sound, Gongman's head circled and flew into the air unwillingly.
"Gong Man has been killed..." Tang Chun shouted. Suddenly, the sergeants roared together and their momentum increased. Gong Man's army found that Gong Man's head was floating in the air and did not fall down for a long time. Naturally, it was Han Dao.
What the hell. There were a few more sizzling sounds, and the innate masters around Gongman who had been so frightened that they fled a hundred meters away were killed by Han Dao again. The army killed them all the way, and there were corpses everywhere and blood flowing.
into a river.
Pursuing all the way, Fei Hongjin led his soldiers and horses to break through Daozi County. The people in the city spontaneously organized thousands of people to rush out and cut off the retreat of the Gongman fleeing army. Bao Yi led Mei Tieyan Liangdouzi and others
But it was a battle on the Eastern Galaxy with the reinforcements from the Fire Orchid Kingdom.
The artillery led by the fat man arrived at the bank of the East Star River early. When they saw someone coming over there, they bombed it. Water arrows flew hundreds of meters high from the river. The East Star River was boiling, and the water was blood-colored. The entire river was filled with blood.
There were corpses floating everywhere.
Tang Chun's main force chased them all the way to the bank of the East Star River. The artillery here came to support again. They aimed at the Fire Orchid Army on the other side and bombarded them indiscriminately. However, I didn't expect that the Fire Orchid Army also had Qi Gang.
The powerful ones came to reinforce.
They fought with Han Dao in the air. About half of the warship was destroyed. Fortunately, Bao Yi withstood their fierce attack. It was all because of the power of the red cannon.
However, the Fire Orchid Kingdom does not have half-qi Gang realm masters like Fei Hongjin. On Tang Chun's side, the innate Dzogchen experts include Liang Douzi and Luo Pan. In addition to the two innate masters Tang Chunmei Tieyan, that's
They formed a joint force and crossed the river all the way to kill the general.
Moreover, they directly defeated the county seat of Tong County of Fire Orchid State. Han Dao and his opponent did not know where they went.
After the battle, Tang Chun withdrew his troops and did not occupy the county seat of Tongxian County. After all, the battle line was too long and once the Huolan army counterattacked, the consequences would be disastrous. The current thing to do is to hold on to Daozi County and wait for reinforcements from the court.
Arrival. Therefore, the East Galaxy Defense Line is crucial.
Tang Chun arranged all the red cannons along the Dongxing River, and organized the people of Daozi County to invest in labor and labor to build river defenses. Here, the good news spread to Fuzhou, Shuntian Palace and the court.
"This Tang Chun is very capable of commanding." Fang Ling sighed.
"Well, this boy must be extraordinary." King Shuntian said.
"He actually solved the problem that the second- and third-grade generals in Nanman Province could not solve within a few months. I heard that he created a thing called a red cannon that is so powerful that even the innately strong can shoot it.
Die." Young Prince Luo Heyi said.
"Immediately send someone down on a flying eagle to find out the real situation. If the situation is true, this red cannon asked Tang Chun to make some for our Fuzhou City. This cannon is an excellent weapon for protecting Fuzhou." King Shuntian said.
"If that's the case, you can order some from Tang Chun privately. Our mine needs this," Fang Ling said.
"Well, you immediately arrange manpower to handle it." King Shuntian said, "Immediately send an order to the General Military Mansion and the Navy Admiral's Mansion, asking them to send reinforcements as soon as possible to reinforce Daozi County. If Huolan Kingdom suffers such a major blow, it will definitely counterattack with all its strength.
It is very dangerous for Tang Chun to have more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. Now that Daozi County has been recaptured, we cannot let the Huolan thieves take it back. Otherwise, how can I, the Yu Dynasty, dare to talk about conquering all directions again?"
"Father, Tang Chunfei Diao sent a letter asking us to provide more gunpowder and steel raw materials. He said that the red cannon needs these." The young prince said.
"He Yi, prepare a batch immediately, and also prepare some food and grass. You personally lead the troops to escort them to Daozi County." King Shuntian said.
"Go in person, why don't you just send me some things..." Luo Heyi was a little reluctant.
"You don't understand. From this battle, I can see that Tang Chun will be extraordinary in the future. He will win the bet with the third princess. His military exploits in this battle alone are too impressive.
I believe Emperor Yu will receive a heavy reward soon. You know, our battle at Junshan is not going well. The Qin Dynasty's troops are coming with ferocious force. And our country is at war with three countries at the same time, and our military strength is also stretched thin.
Emperor Yu most hoped for an impressive victory to boost his momentum. Tang Chun just happened to get it. One more thing, don't our mines need cannons? You might as well persuade Tang Chun if you go down.
By the way, bring some middle-grade and high-grade Yuanshi over there, I guess Tang Chun's army also needs these." King Shuntian said, "He Yi, you are the successor of Prince Shuntian's palace.
As your father is old, this throne will be passed on to you soon. If you don't have capable generals to support you, it will be difficult for you to gain a foothold. Tang Chun is one of the capable generals you need to earn income.
This is the most difficult time for Tang Chun when the Fire Orchid army is about to counterattack. You must seize the opportunity. It is a rare opportunity."
"My child understands." Luo Heyi said.
In just three days, the 50,000-strong Fire Orchid Army came over. Tang Chun personally led his soldiers to guard along the East Star River. Although suppressed by red cannons, there were too many enemy troops and they continued to attack Tang Chun.
Spring's defense line is almost running out of artillery shells. There are only one-third of the number of iron-hulled warships left. Moreover, an iron ship without artillery shells is equivalent to a dead thing.
Moreover, the Fire Orchid Kingdom was determined this time. Qigang Realm masters fought against Han Dao. There were actually half-Qigang Realm masters fighting against Fei Hongjin, and there were more than a dozen innate strong men who attacked fiercely.
Seeing his men falling bloody in front of him one by one, Tang Chun was extremely angry. Letters urging him to request troops continued to be sent to the Nanman General Military Mansion.
General Yang and the Southwest General both said they were sending troops, but according to reports from the flying eagles stationed at Fuzhou Zhengzao Fireworks, there was no movement at all in Fuzhou. On the contrary, the Sunchon Palace sent a force of 2,000 troops.
Under the leadership of the young prince, they set off with a large amount of grain, grass and gunpowder.
It's just that Fuzhou is too far away from Daozi County, and the carriages transporting grain and grass are slow, so it's probably impossible to get there in less than a month. Tang Chun held on for half a month, and he almost ran out of ammunition and food.
.And out of the original more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, there are now only about 5,000 left, and among them, disabled soldiers still account for about 20%.
Another powerful attack came, and Tang Chun personally led his troops to the front line. He fought with the Huolan army on the East Star River and became a mass. Tang Chun was covered in blood.
"General... General..." Suddenly, a tearing cry came. Tang Chun felt like he was hit by something and fell dozens of meters away. From the corner of his eye, he noticed that Jiang Weiwei was hit by a copper-colored rod.
The spear passed through her body, and a few hundred meters away from her was a stern old man with a sinister smile on his face.
"Wei Wei..." Tang Chun's eyes turned red and he fought back and picked up Jiang Weiwei, who was covered in blood.
"Liangdouzi, take him back and save him." Tang Chun yelled hoarsely and threw him away. Liangdouzi hugged Jiang Weiwei and disappeared in a flash.
"Dog thieves!" Tang Chun jumped up into the sky and shouted, "Listen, sons of our Tang family army, even if we die in battle today, the reputation of our Dayu Dynasty cannot be weakened. The two traitors, General Yang and General Cao, actually ignored our Tang family army.
He has been refusing to help. My brothers, generals and soldiers, the time has come to serve the court and serve Emperor Yu. Go ahead and kill!"