Section 409: Jinling City
This is a dangerous and exciting job.
Because it is far away from the city, the Eagle tribe cannot hear the "ding-dang" collision between metal tools and stones. The Dragon Sentinels scattered along the cordon of the top of the mountain are cruel and ruthless. They shot and killed four Eagle tribes from the early morning to noon. Judging from the deceased's outfit and figure, they should be hunters in nearby villages. This means that the overall blasting project must be completed before dark, and enough time should be left for the engineers to clean up the gravel and broaden the passage.
A large amount of nitroglycerin flowed into the mountains along the trench chiseled in advance, and people stuffed diatomaceous earth into the explosion holes in the upper middle and lower part of the cliff. This thing has a powerful adsorption effect. It was previously soaked in nitroglycerin and was the blueprint of solid explosives in the civilization era.
It is still used to detonate with gunpowder. After calculation, the fuse is connected to the three explosion points on the cliff, middle and lower. There will be no early explosion in part, which will affect the other two. All engineers on the beach evacuated. The sailors stood on the battleship watchtower and waved the flag to send a signal to the vanguard on the cliff. After receiving a reply with the red flag, the two sides entered the pre-agreed fifteen-minute countdown.
ignition.
Detonate.
The feeling of landslides is so shocking, as if terrible energy is gushing out from the depths of the earth. Strong smoke rises, and countless gravel dust and mud are thrown into the sky, quickly exhausting the upward push, changing the direction of movement under the action of gravity, falling towards the ground.
The engineers returned to the beach again, waved picks and shovels at the urging of the officers, and quickly cleared the scattered gravel.
This is the last and most critical step.
The large transport ship began to dock and sent a complete engineer division up.
The strong sea breeze blew away the dust and smoke, and a gap of about 100 meters was revealed in the middle of the cliff. Thanks to the precise calculation and sufficient amount of explosives, the blasting achieved the expected effect.
The transport fleets that had been staying in the distance and were escorted by various warships left their respective positions and headed to the shore, and began a new round of landing.
The Third Land Warfare Division went ashore, and the strongest battle group directly crossed the gravel barrier that was being cleared, passed through the mountain pass in a scattered formation, entered the Eagle Territory located on the inside of the mountain range, expanded 500 meters from the passage as the core, and built fortifications on site to form a warning.
They cannot carry heavy weapons like artillery, but this step is crucial.
Various logistics supplies and ammunition are continuously transported from the ship and piled up very close to the cliff. This place is very dry and is an area where the sea water will not be flooded even if it rises.
"Hurry up! Hurry up!" Zhengjiang left the flagship and took a boat to the shore, constantly urging the engineers responsible for the cleaning work: "Dig out the road as soon as possible and let our people pass."
In the evening, the sentry stationed in the east reported that a fifteen-man Eagle search team appeared in the northeast, probably the people who were shot and killed in the village of the hunter. This search team was ambushed by sentry forward, all of which were annihilated and had no living habits.
Zhengjiang's face looked cold.
His Highness the Regent had already proposed in previous military discussions that similar situations are very likely to occur.
From the moment the fuse index is ignited, the entire action plan is no longer a secret. The shock of the earth-shaking mountains can spread to the distance, not to mention the nearby Eagle Village, even the farther Jinling City will be noticed.
Zhengjiang is the naval commander promoted by Tianhao. He has received systematic military training and related knowledge training, and knows that earthquakes have nothing to do with gods, but comes from energy buried deep underground.
Zhengjiang never hoped that the Eagle tribe could classify all abnormal movements as gods. Only that kind of ignorant behavior can be the guarantee for the success of this battle. They thought that the gods snore caused the "earth movement", or that the gods were angry, or the gods fart... The Eagle tribe stayed in Jinling City to worship far away. Whether they killed people and worshiped various sacrifices in order to make the gods no longer angry, it would be a rare happy news for themselves.
At night, four more battle groups crossed the mountain pass and entered the Eagle territory.
Most of the gravel has been cleaned up, and the speed of infantry passage has accelerated a lot, and even more than a dozen small-caliber light artillery were transported.
News came from the front line: a patrol of twenty people was wiped out, and the captured wounded admitted that they were from Jinling City, and the city lord sent to investigate the fearful and strong tremor.
In the early morning, when the first ray of dawn rose from the sea level, Zhengjiang patted Xiong's shoulder vigorously, raised his hand to point to the battle group that had already completed the assembly, and said seriously: "Go! I'll wait for your good news."
Xiongbi is the commander of the battle group who was appointed last year. At the request of His Highness the Regent, he is a beneficiary of the decree of "promoting young people".
The Third Land Warfare Division all entered the territory of the Eagle tribe, with twenty large-caliber artillery. Although the number is a little small, considering the huge weapon generation gap between the Dragon tribe and the Eagle tribe, this battle is actually not difficult to fight.
The scout team had already advanced to the city of Jinling, where there was no abnormality. Yesterday's strong vibration from the eastern mountainous areas did not have any impact on the Eagle people. Until dense dragon soldiers appeared in the distance, they saw that the surfaces of their bodies were painted with black pigments and that metallic luster would not reflect in the sunlight, the Eagle people suddenly realized that war and death had arrived.
Xiongbi's order was short and clear: "Infantry excavated fortifications on site to protect artillery arrays. Follow-up troops paid attention to both sides to ensure smooth supply of logistics supply lines."
The distance from the beach to here is not far. As more soldiers land on the shore, the subsequent troops will continue to arrive at the Jinling City. The entire Marine Corps has as many as 70,000 people. As long as you take down Jinling City, you will have a fulcrum to attack at the same time in the west and south directions.
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Yingxiong is the city lord of Jinling City. He has a keen sense of war and reacts very quickly. When the sentry reported that the dragon army appeared from the east of the city, Yingxiong knew that he had made a big mistake.
Yesterday's strong earthquake was not anger by some gods, but by the dragon tribe who broke through the mountain barrier in some way.
After all, he was a nobleman, and had visited Loong Pass and witnessed artillery from white southerners.
It has been five years since we took over the Golden Peel City from the hands of our deceased father. Yingxiong is an excellent representative of the young nobles, and his knowledge and ability are too many beyond his peers.
He issued the assembly order as soon as possible, and soon gathered more than 30,000 city guards, opened the city gate, and took the initiative to attack the Dragon Army outside the city.
Yingxiong has a clear understanding of war and is also very familiar with the terrain around Jinling City. Although he was shocked by the Dragon Army that suddenly appeared outside the city, he knew that no matter how this army crossed the eastern mountainous areas, it would have to pay a certain price. Especially the fatigue after a long journey became the key to the victory or defeat between the two sides.
Before they can gain a foothold, we should take action first!
The fully armed city guards gathered outside the city, arranged in dense arrays of lines. Amid the commands of the city lord Eagle and the commanders, they took steps and pushed towards the dragon tribe opposite.
Eagle clasped the longbow in his hand, pulled out a feather arrow from the quiver on his back with his right hand, put it on the bowstring, pulled it hard until the full moon, and shot towards the sky above.
There is still a gap between visual and actual situations. Even experienced shooters find it difficult to make accurate judgments through visual inspections. Looking at the arrow that fell at least more than 300 meters away from the Dragon Clan's position, Eagle Horse riding on the horse smiled coldly, raised his hand to signal the guards beside him to raise the signal flag and lead the soldiers to continue moving forward.
He didn't use all his strength in the arrow just now.
The Eagle clan army has a relatively single branch, and the largest number is archers, and Jinling City is no exception. Eagle clan’s combat plan is not complicated and divides more than 30,000 archers into two parts, shooting alternately, and suppressing the Dragon Clan people in a long-range mode.
He carefully observed the other party's equipment. He felt a little surprised. He did not have the common heavy shield hands as he imagined, nor the heavy crossbows that the Dragons were proud of. Even the infantry who were building fortifications were not equipped with round shields... In short, apart from the armor and helmets on their bodies, they did not carry more protection.
Eagle was surprised by this. He didn't like such an opponent who was completely unfamiliar and had no sense of familiarity. However, when things got to this point, it was impossible to turn back. He could only think about the better. Perhaps because of crossing the eastern mountainous areas, the Dragon Clan army was incompletely equipped and forced to take on the battle?
The arrow shot is a ruler for measurement in advance, and can also confuse the opponent and disrupt the mind.
With complex thoughts of anxiety and the desire to try and take advantage of the opportunity, Eagle clamped its legs and led the army to continue moving forward.
Horses are good things.
Powerful power and skillful shooting skills can be combined to create archers and cavalry. The Eagle tribe's desire for horses is so strong, but the rulers of the Tiger tribe are not idiots. Tiger kings of all dynasties have left a decree to admonish future generations: they can do business with the Eagle tribe and sell part of their horses, but the number must not be large, and they cannot be confused by the various conditions offered by the Eagle tribe. If the Eagle tribe gets enough horses and the archers form a scale, it will be a terrible disaster for the Tiger tribe.
Eagle is in a similar mood at this moment.
There are less than 800 cavalry in Jinling City, which is the treasure accumulated by the city lords of all generations who racked their brains and worked hard to save. If the number of cavalry in their hands is larger, more than 2,000, they can attack the dragon army in front of them from both wings and capture them all in one go.
"boom!"
A muffled sound came from the opposite position, and then a thick metal tube mouth was seen spewing out orange flames. They tore up all Eagle's fantasies and brought him back to the cruel reality.
Black dots that were difficult to tell the naked eye fell from the air, tearing up countless holes in the dense array of lines. The explosion of air waves pushed all obstacles away. The eagle saw the scattered human body twisting in the air, accompanied by screams and blood rising outwards, drawing arcs.
The strong flash made him blind on the spot. Although it was temporary, Eagle still felt as if he had fallen into hell in an instant, with countless black spots and white spots and various afterimages colliding in front of him. He lost his balance and fell off the horse's back. The frightened horses ran around aimlessly, trampling on the innocent injured, causing more pain and screams.
There was already a river of blood flowing on the battlefield, and death released blood from people's bodies. The dry land was absorbed wildly, and large slime of slurry condensed on the surface.
Eagle's ears were deafened in the explosion. He knelt on the ground and rubbed his eyes desperately with the back of his hands, trying to see the light again. The God of Fate did not give him a chance. A shell exploded nearby. Eagle felt his body torn apart by terrible energy, divided into countless scattered pieces, his bones were also broken one by one, his internal organs were burning, and his blood was boiling. He never thought that death would be so painful, and it would come on his head in such a rapid way.
Xiong Nose looked at the chaotic Eagle army in front of him and calmly issued an order: "The first and second arrays advance forward, and the third array protects the artillery."
The range of the cannon is greater than that of the bow and arrow. Xiongbi knew that the Eagle tribe's shooting skills were great, so he could not give him a chance. Although the light cannon was limited in power, it was enough to tear open the opponent's array.
The firing accuracy of the rifle is very high. The Dragon Clan soldiers are steadily advancing towards Jinling City in small teams, shooting and killing all the Eagle Clan people they encounter along the way.
Yingxiong's death was an accident, but it had a fatal effect on the entire army. They collapsed on the spot, and both officers and ordinary soldiers turned around and fled. Many people could not understand what this shell from the air was, nor did they understand why the Dragon tribe actually used the thick black metal tube as a weapon. The thing was extremely powerful. The person who was hit either died on the spot or was seriously injured.
There were also Eagle Clan archers who refused to admit defeat. They kept shooting arrows at the Dragon Clan people chasing behind them, but they were unable to maintain their hit rate in panic. More people were shot and killed by pursuers... One went up and down, and when the defeated Eagle Clan fled back to Jinling City, they found that most of their familiar companions had been killed in battle.
Two days later, Jinling City fell.
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Lion tribe territory, capital, Roaring City.
The living room exclusively belongs to the Lion King is spacious. This is actually an integration of three rooms, study, workroom and bedroom. Shi Rui is a person who likes to make things simple. He requires the three rooms to be separated by arched door frames, which are connected to each other, but are relatively independent.
The national master Wukuan sat opposite the coffee table, frowned intently, and almost all the muscles on his face were tung together.
Shi Rui stared at a silver coin placed in the middle of the coffee table, with a serious expression.
The chaos this time was very sudden and without any warning. The spread was extremely rapid. In less than two weeks, it had affected all cities and villages in the entire Lion Territory.
Money is fake!
Money does not contain silver!
We only need gold and silver, but we don’t have money!
The cause has been found out that it was caused by the ordinary linen acquisition business of Liuyun City. A businessman named "Aheng" proposed to trade with silver, but was rejected by local officials, which aroused mass dissatisfaction.
Chapter completed!