The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 182 War begins

"Kitchen King, we have detected three groups of troops. Total Ling is no less than 60,000, and they are heading towards Heshui!" Zhang Heizi said respectfully with his hands raised.

There was still an inexplicable excitement on his face.

Sixty thousand people, that’s a full sixty thousand people.

Zhang Heizi was shocked when he saw the army of soldiers and horses stretching for several miles.

He had never seen so many troops.

The most important thing is that these people are still their enemies.

This is definitely a great battle.

The total number of troops on both sides was estimated to be 100,000.

You have to use both hands to count them.

"Three armies, 60,000 people," Liu Zhenhua sighed in his heart, what a big deal.

Although he had already expected that the imperial court might send him. The troops of five provinces came to deal with him.

But Liu Zhenhua did not expect that there would be so many people.

At present, there is a severe drought in the land of Qin.

The people have no time to live and no crops are harvested.

Liu Zhenhua felt that they were eating what horses chewed, so where would the grain be collected from?

How could Emperor Chongzhen be so generous?

"It is estimated that within a month, the army will defeat itself."

Liu Zhenhua recalculated.

However, the opponent's three-pronged army is already on the way and will probably arrive in Heshui within a week.

Tens of thousands of people besieged the city. Heshui was a small county town. To put it bluntly, the other party might be able to flood Heshui with just one spit.

However, the complete defense on the city wall was also Liu Zhenhua's confidence. Among other things, those Maxim machine guns were enough to give those people a drink.

Moreover, the Maxim machine gun's range of fire is superior to that of artillery, and its performance at close range is superior.

The Maxim machine gun can shoot even five or six meters below the city.

The opponent attacked Heshui, and 60,000 people could densely cover the outside of the city.

At this time, both the Maxim machine gun and the Barrett sniper rifle can play their greatest role.

One bullet can kill two or three people.

"What a brutal war."

Liu Zhenhua sighed with emotion, no matter who wins or loses in this battle, it will be the Han who die on the battlefield after all.

How many descendants commented on the Ming Dynasty that if it were not for serious internal problems, it would take decades for the Qing Dynasty to destroy the Ming Dynasty.

How many Ming troops fought with the revolting people on the Ming Dynasty.

How many heroes and heroes have died in this internal strife.

However, destruction also means rebirth. Liu Zhenhua narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a flash of light in his eyes.

Sixty thousand people, Ming Dynasty lost this battle, it can almost be said that it was injured.

Whether he can develop smoothly depends on this battle.

"Continue to explore and see if the other side has any plans to divide the troops."

At the moment, fortunately, he is here and has attracted the court's attention. Otherwise, the other party could completely surround this place without attacking.

Then some troops were sent out to attack Ganquanyong, Qingjian and other places in Yan'an.

You must know that most of his troops, horses, and modern weapons are here.

In several other cities, there are basically only militiamen and rural warriors left behind.

Calculated, the average number of people in each city is less than 2,000.

Although there are a large number of bed crossbows and ten thousand enemies, the imperial court can still defeat it at some cost.

"Yes."

Zhang Heizi cupped his hands and clasped his fists. The bigger the battle, the more excited he became.

Their scouts have a unique way of obtaining military merit.

The more critical the information obtained, the more military merits will be obtained. In such a big battle, their intelligence is particularly important.

Ordinary soldiers will only kill dozens or hundreds of soldiers in their lifetime.

But a piece of important information they obtain can lead to the destruction of thousands of people.

This is the importance of Scouting.

Soon, Zhang Heizi led four scouts away. There were already hundreds of people in his reconnaissance company. On average, two horses were killed every day. He was also the Stove King, who had the skill of transformation. If they were allowed to play like this, the others would have been dragged down long ago.

Now these five people are all elite scouts. This matter is of great importance and there is no room for sloppiness.

Fifty miles outside Heshui County, in the big tent, there were all the most powerful officials standing here.

Almost all the governors of the five provinces are here.

Geng Ruqi and Geng Zhangguang stared at Chen Qiyu who was sitting on the main seat. This person was the newly appointed governor of the three sides. He had become famous in the Qinzhong area some time ago and had almost wiped out all the bandits of all sizes in the Qinzhong area. The situation of refugees in Qinzhong is about to end.

It can be said that he was a very capable man, but he was finally defeated by the Kitchen King. However, Emperor Chongzhen did not punish him but gave him greater rights.

Thinking about it, it's normal to lose to the Kitchen King.

Geng Ruqi and Geng Zhangguang looked at each other. If it were them, they would be defeated in the same battle against the Stove King, and they would even do worse than Chen Qiyu.

"You must already know about the attack on Heshui."

Chen Qiyu went straight to the point. Now, the closer he was to Heshui, the more excited he became.

Whether he can avenge his shame depends on this battle. If he wins, Chen Qiyu will even leave a mark in the history books. If he loses, dismissal from office is inevitable and is the lightest punishment.

Chen Qiyu didn't want to think about it, and he didn't dare to think about it. In this battle, there was only success but no defeat.

The governors present all nodded, becoming increasingly curious about the Kitchen King.

After all, the Kitchen King's reputation is very popular in Qinzhong.

What exactly is such a person, a cult leader? Or is he really a god?

However, since he can be surrounded and suppressed several times, it proves that this person is a human being.

Otherwise, if they were immortals, how could they wait for them to encircle and suppress them, and just come to the world with immortal thunder and kill them all.

"At that time, the governor will personally lead the attack from the west." The west side forced Qingyang, and it was just right for him to attack with all his troops.

The Kitchen King's magic weapons, whether they are the magic weapons used to assassinate people from a distance and with great accuracy, or the magic weapons that can kill many people instantly, will probably be on the front when the time comes.

However, Chen Qiyu was not afraid. The blank result last time also allowed him to see something. Although the magic weapon was powerful, it was not beyond human power.

As long as you use human lives to pile up, you can defeat the Kitchen King's magic weapon.

The emperor's imperial edict had already been issued, and the capital and even the death row prisoners along the way were being escorted.

Their force composed of death row prisoners numbered more than a thousand people.

These troops and horses are enough to support their charge and attack the city.

The most important thing is that without the deterrence of the Kitchen King's magic soldiers, the other troops can easily capture Heshui County.

Chen Qiyu felt that Heshui County might be captured in less than a day.

"The other four will attack from the north, southeast and south."

Chen Qiyu said slowly, "The Stove King has something that is extremely magical. It can explode instantly and cause death if it touches it."

This sentence made the surrounding governors look shocked. Except for Geng Zhangguang and Geng Ruxi, they had heard it before.

The Kitchen King actually has such weapons, so if they attack the city, their soldiers will suffer serious casualties, and this kind of thing is mysterious and can easily affect the morale of the soldiers.

Just like the so-called magic weapon of the Kitchen King.

"Don't worry too much. These are all man-made weapons. We also have them in the Ming Dynasty. They are made of cotton gunpowder and quilts."

As if aware of what everyone was thinking, Chen Qiyu stretched out his hand and said with a smile. Hearing this, everyone looked at each other. Sure enough, some of the Kitchen King's magical powers were all blown out. Of course, this did not mean that the Kitchen King was not powerful, but that he was not a god.

"Don't worry, Governor, we will do our best."

The governor of Hubei said with a smile.

The deployment of troops and horses this time would be a great achievement if done well. With so many people besieging a small county, it would be easy to capture them.

Although there may be big losses, those sacrifices are nothing compared to the benefits gained.

"The same goes for us."

The surrounding governors said that they all had different inner thoughts, but they all had the same goal, which was to capture Heshui and defeat the Kitchen King.

"Okay, we'll leave tomorrow!"

Chen Qiyu smiled. Just as Liu Zhenhua guessed, the army's people were eating horse chews, which was a huge expense every day, and they couldn't afford it.

The battle must be fought quickly. It would be good if the Kitchen King could be captured in one battle, but if the Kitchen King ran away, there would be endless troubles.

After all, if the bandits were allowed to run, the land in Qinzhong was huge, and coupled with the Stove King's ability to confuse people, he could easily pull up a huge team of refugees wherever he went.

These large armies also need to take over the other prefectures and counties of Zao King. The daily marching expenses alone are huge and they cannot waste time.

The morning light breaks.

The entire Heshui County woke up early.

The walls were full of people.

On every city wall, there were ammunition chains placed around the Maxim machine guns.

These bullet chains will soon become black and white whips that kill people.

Harvest every life.

Two artillery pieces were placed in the city, one facing east and the other facing west.

In order to cope with this battle, Liu Zhenhua spent almost all his reputation.

The fractions from the purchase of Maxim machine guns were used by Liu Zhenhua to purchase crossbows and crossbows.

Counting the crossbowmen they originally had, 3,000 crossbowmen were scattered here and there.

There are also fire gun soldiers and so on.

The defense is already at its limit.

What is truly true is that life and death, destiny and wealth are determined by heaven.

"Yang Lichao Yingxiang."

Liu Zhenhua said.

"Kitchen King!"

The two of them drank together.

There was inexplicable excitement on their faces.

It was the first time for both Yang Lichao and Gao Yingxiang to fight in such a scene, with 60,000 to 70,000 people fighting in front of a large army.

According to the development of history, Gao Yingxiang will even be able to lead hundreds of thousands of people to fight in the future.

However, those hundreds of thousands of people were defeated and dispersed by the imperial court's tens of thousands of troops.

Of course, the main reason is that there are too many people and there is no unified command. Everyone fights in his own way.

Let the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses fight directly through each other, and not many people on the opposite side were killed or injured.

This is ancient war. Basically, once one side is defeated, it is easy for such a high casualty ratio to occur.

Unlike World War I and World War II, even if one side is defeated, the counterattack of the remaining soldiers will cause considerable casualties.

"You two, lead your cavalry, go out of the city to meet the enemy, and return to the city immediately after a fight." Defending the city must not be defended to death. With the mobility of the cavalry, it has absolute advantages and initiative when facing the enemy's infantry. right.

"Yes!"

The two of them shouted in unison.

The surrounding soldiers looked at this scene with envy. The two generals and their cavalry were going to obtain military honors first.

Because of the emergence of machine guns, Liu Zhenhua restructured the cavalry. Originally, the cavalry had a very high status. Once a good cavalry recruit was discovered, he would be immediately promoted to a heavenly soldier.

But now, the militia and cavalry are separated. After discovering the seedlings, the Xiangyong directly became the militia, and the militia became the militia cavalry.

The two walked down from the city.

Not long after, four teams of cavalry rode out of the city.

If you look down at Heshui County from a high place, you can see that the four armies stretch for several miles, like four long black dragons, heading towards Heshui County in the middle.

The four teams of cavalry were like little bugs. They rushed towards the four long dragons without fear of death after walking out of Heshui County.

Gao Yingxiang was in an excited mood. This was his first battle as a cavalryman since he joined Kitchen King's team. He couldn't say that he could stop the enemy by himself, but he had to complete the task of killing as many enemies as possible.

In the distance, the enemy can already be seen. Their position is narrow and the infantry cannot spread out.

Because of the huge disparity in military strength, Liu Zhenhua did not let his men set up ambushes on both sides of the road.

Another part of the reason is that the terrain around Ganquan is not suitable.

Gao Yingxiang took off the bow from his back. He was not used to using crossbows, so he still had the bow in his hand. A hundred steps away, Gao Yingxiang had already bent the bow and nocked an arrow. After taking a few steps forward, the bowstring in his hand was already loosened.

"Whoosh."

Arrows shot out.

A man in the infantry formation in the distance fell to the ground.

"Meet the enemy!"

This is the disadvantage of having a large number of people. It takes time for the army to plan from discovering the enemy to reacting.

Especially now, the military formation has not yet been launched.

It also makes the transmission of signals slower.

At this moment, a round of arrows was fired, and the shield soldiers formed a formation, with shields protecting the infantry as they advanced.

Behind them, groups of cavalry came out through the road.

However, there are not many cavalry in the army.

Gao Yingxiang's archery skills on horseback were extremely superb, and he had already shot several arrows in a short period of time.

Almost none of the shots landed on the shield, and all of them caused effective damage to the enemy.

As for the other crossbows, the first wave had good results before the opponent could react, but in the second round almost all of them hit the shield.

"Look up."

Gao Yingxiang shouted. The opponent's infantry team was long, and only the front row was protected by shields.

The back is still exposed.

The third round of crossbow arrows hit the opponent's back row.

A group of people suddenly screamed and fell down.

"Turn around!"

The opponent's cavalry charged out, and Liu Zhenhua warned them to do the maximum damage with few deaths.

The opposing cavalry were all armed with long spears, and they still had the advantage in range.

The daily rigorous training is to be able to command and control at this time.

Following Gao Yingxiang's cavalry, they quickly changed direction.

The leader of the team changed to the tail. Gao Yingxiang turned his head, raised his bow and fired an arrow. The pursuer behind him suddenly fell to the ground, with an arrow stuck in the horse's eye.

(End of this chapter)