Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Seven National War Ten
Major Liu handed the horse's reins to his guards and slowly climbed up the city wall.
"Commander, Muzhou has been captured. Zhou Baoyu and his brothers are escorting the prisoners towards the home school field in the city."
"Duan Cannot lead his brothers to appease the Jin people in the city!"
"Ye Baotong is leading his brothers to clean up the corpses on the city wall, and General Mo is planning to count the number of casualties in the battle."
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the billowing smoke and dust on the city wall and nodded silently: "Commander!"
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"Tell Zhou Baoyu that as long as the prisoners do not resist, they must be treated well and they are not allowed to abuse them at will."
"Got the order!"
"Tell Duan Bu Ren that you must do no harm to the people in Muzhou City. We are officers and soldiers, not bandits. We must strictly abide by military discipline when entering the city. If any brother disobeys orders and makes mistakes in a moment of confusion, he will be dealt with according to military law."
"Got the order!"
"I have ordered Ye Baotong to bury the remains of the Jin Kingdom's city defenders with a generous burial. Although they are enemies, I admire their courage. We, the great dragons, are all heroes, and the Jin Kingdom's city defenders are also heroes."
"As the saying goes, we must not ruin our reputation by recognizing heroes."
"Got the order!"
The messengers held up their flags and ran towards the bottom of the city. Liu Mingzhi walked towards the battlements that had collapsed due to artillery bombardment. The smell of the burning flags was extremely pungent.
Liu Mingzhi waved the smoke in front of his eyes, took out his telescope and scanned the city wall.
Muzhou City, which was heavily bombarded by three hundred cannons, could not be said to be in ruins, but it was also full of devastation.
"Cheng Kai."
"The end will be here."
"Go and take stock of the damage done to the brothers, and ask Han Peng to lead the auxiliary troops to repair the four city gates immediately. If they cannot be repaired, build new gates as soon as possible."
"We finally captured this city. Now that it has become ours, we cannot let the Jin people take it back."
"Got the order!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at Cheng Kai who was about to leave the city and shouted softly: "Wait!"
Cheng Kai turned around and looked at Liu Mingzhi in surprise: "Commander, do you have any other instructions?"
"What's the situation in Muzhou City Guard Jiangmu Town? Did he die in the battle?"
Cheng Kai nodded hesitantly and then shook his head.
Young Master Liu was startled and looked at Cheng Kai in confusion: "What do you mean, dead or not?"
Cheng Kai scratched his head with a tangled expression: "I was stunned by the artillery fire. I don't know if the internal force was injured. I have been carried to the military doctor. It's hard to say whether he is alive or dead."
"If you're just knocked unconscious, you should still have a chance to survive. If your internal organs are damaged, you won't be able to save it. Commander, you know the power of artillery better than the general."
Liu Mingzhi nodded clearly: "Instruct the military doctors to do their best to rescue him. This man was a real man. It's a pity that he died like this. Let's see if he can be used as his own."
"We are going deep alone without reinforcements. The casualties among our soldiers will be less. Let's see if we can instigate a rebellion and replenish our troops."
"If there is really no way to save the situation, then we can only resign ourselves to fate."
"The general knows this and will retire."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Muzhou City with melancholy. This was originally Dalong's city, but he just took it back from the hands of the Kingdom of Jin.
Liu Mingzhi stood on the tower, quietly looking at the soldiers performing their duties, and showed a happy smile.
Nowadays, these recruits have become more and more experienced. After experiencing the baptism of war, they have long been reborn.
With such a fierce and elite army that is not afraid of death, Liu Mingzhi has enough confidence to retreat unscathed in the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom and the grassland.
It’s just that I don’t know how many people will be able to go back with me in the end.
How many people were taken back by the brothers?
Watching the living beings die one after another in front of him, Liu Mingzhi felt extremely sad but helpless.
There is no turning back when the bow is drawn.
The national war is about to break out, and now it has entered a fierce stage. It is no longer possible to turn back.
If you don't kill the enemy, the enemy will kill you.
There is no reason to argue, it can only end if one side wins.
It's that simple.
It is simple to pile up countless corpses of soldiers from the Three Kingdoms.
"The last general Du Yu meets the commander-in-chief."
Liu Mingzhi came back to his senses and looked at Du Yu: "What's wrong?"
"Commander, the general and Ming Feng discovered two strange wooden bars on the main road outside the city's warehouse, with polished stone bars connected in between. They stretched straight to the north gate of Muzhou City. It was impossible to see the end.
How far it is, I have been guessing for a long time but still can't figure out what it is."
"Commander, you are well-informed, why don't you go and see it yourself!"
Liu Mingzhi was stunned for a moment, his face changed with shock, he stared at Du Yu closely and stretched out his hands at a distance: "Are they two wooden rails about this wide... wooden strips?"
Although Du Yu couldn't understand why the commander's expression changed so drastically, he still nodded slightly: "Yes, it's probably just that wide. Did you see it just now, commander?"
Liu Mingzhi's pupils tightened: "Where is the wooden rail? Take me there immediately."
"With the order, the commander-in-chief will follow suit!"
After half a stick of incense, Mr. Liu, led by Du Yu and escorted by a group of personal guards, walked to the treasury in Muzhou City.
"Commander, look, these are the wooden strips."
Liu Mingzhi quietly looked at the track made of spliced stone and wooden strips and took a breath. The look on his face was both melancholy and happy, which could be described as a mixed bag of emotions.
Yunyang said that the speed of the Jin Kingdom's transportation of grain, grass, soldiers and horses was somewhat beyond expectations. Liu Mingzhi had thought about this, but was not sure.
Now that he saw it with his own eyes, Liu Mingzhi had to believe that Wanyan Feixiong had really built a simple train.
I don’t know how fast it is, but the scale of transporting goods will definitely exceed that of a convoy and horse team.
Compared with artillery, this is a development that spans the ages.
Fei Xiong, Fei Xiong, your talent has far exceeded big brother's expectations.
As of now, I still don't know how you overcame the technical difficulties. Brother has world-class knowledge in his mind, but he only understands the theory.
In practice it is simply appalling.
Others say that my eldest brother is a genius and an unparalleled scholar in the country, but how can I compare with you?
I, Liu Mingzhi, am a scumbag!
Thinking of Wanyan Feixiong standing in front of the Liu Mansion a few years ago reluctantly, Liu Mingzhi sighed silently as he wanted to stay in the Liu family to study academics, but had to choose to return home to help his sister because of her predicament.
He finally understood the mood of those monarchs who longed for great talents but could not get them.
What would happen if Wanyan Feixiong stayed in Dalong and continued to study academics?
Unfortunately, there is no if, the fact is that Wanyan Feixiong returned to the Kingdom of Jin and helped the Kingdom of Jin build the fire dragon chariot named after the Queen.
Liu Mingzhi bent down and gently stroked the track for a moment, straightened up and sighed.
"Du Yu."
"The end is here!"
"Check Muzhou City to see if there is a strange-looking vehicle. It probably has many wheels on it and is bigger than several carriages!"
"Got the order!"
"Brothers, follow me."
"Report! Commander-in-Chief, General Cheng asked me to inform you that Jin Guoshou General Mu Zhen has woken up."
Liu Mingzhi's eyes lit up: "Where are they? What's the situation?"