Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 355 Deploying Troops
The trade route of Datong Money House encountered almost no trouble in foreign countries because the Japanese country, the leader, was destroyed.

However, the Tatar tribe was not included in these foreign countries. At first, the caravan of Datong Money House did not encounter any trouble when it entered the Tatar tribe.

It was not until Datong Money House increased its commercial investment in the Tatar tribe that a large amount of cloth was shipped into Tatar.

Because of the large quantity of these cloths, the Tatar tribe was originally a loose regime. If it came to war, they would still obey the king's orders, but daily affairs were handled by each tribe on their own.

Just like the goods of Datong Money House, after the value exceeded a certain limit, some Tatar tribes no longer kept their promises.

Of course, the most important thing is that although the Tatars were defeated by Daqian, they were not completely afraid of Daqian.

Perhaps the king and the prime minister of the Tatar tribe, as well as the tribal leaders who participated in the attack on Daqian, know how terrifying Daqian is now, but those Tatars who have not participated in the war do not believe that the Daqian people, who have always been treated as sheep by them, will suddenly become powerful.

The caravan of Datong Bank was robbed by the Tatars, and the matter was reported to Li Qiang at the imperial palace in the capital as quickly as possible.

Datong Bank had already made a plan for this kind of thing. If they were to be robbed, they would simply discard the goods in the event that they were clearly no match for the enemy, with the main focus on saving their lives.

At the same time, dangerous trade routes like the Tatar tribe have domesticated carrier pigeons that can be used to deliver messages in emergencies.

After receiving the news from Datong Money House, Li Qiang did not get angry, but instead looked excited.

The artillery army is still on the way back. It seems that it will take about ten days to return to Beijing, and about twenty days to go to the northern grassland to participate in the war.

In addition, necessary supplies must be replenished, which all takes time.

Li Qiang didn't want to wait any longer, so he entered the illusory world of Taixu, found the artillery troops on the way on the illusory screen, and opened the passage.

Li Qiang's figure suddenly appeared in front of the artillery army, surprising Wu Hou.

"Your Majesty, your subordinate is here to see you!" Although Wu Hou was surprised, he quickly dismounted and saluted.

When the artillery troops went to Penglai, they left their horses on the beach and did not take them on board, so when they returned they only had to retrieve the war horses.

"You have another mission. Everyone enter here!" Li Qiang gave the order in a deep voice.

He revealed the entrance to the Taixu Illusionary Realm. The five hundred nine-turn warriors of the artillery corps and their leader Wu Hou, all soldiers who were 100% loyal to Li Qiang, entered the portal before them without any hesitation.

Li Qiang followed him in and saw Wu Hou and other artillery soldiers standing in neat rows on a vast and flat ground. There was not a trace of disorder among all the soldiers.

This is a huge flat piece of land with no scenery to be seen around. It feels like being in the void.

This is the space that Li Qiang intentionally created in the Taixu Illusionary Realm. This space is located in the sky. The ground is made of soil and is surrounded by opaque air walls.

Li Qiang did not explain much to these artillery soldiers, and there was no need for any explanation.

He opened the passage to the illusory world again, and this time he opened it directly to the Ordnance Department of the Artillery Army.

Wu Hou took some soldiers to move ammunition and then returned to the illusory world of Taixu.

During this process, Li Qiang checked the situation of Wu Hou and other artillery troops entering the Taixu Illusion Realm, and they did not cause any changes in the Taixu Illusion Realm.

After entering the illusory world of Taixu, the lifespans of all artillery troops were also solidified.

He then took over an army from another military camp. This was a special army of the Beijing Camp, with a total of 5,000 soldiers, all of whom were 100% loyal and brave generals.

This Beijing camp army was equipped with new steam chariots and airships. It was the strongest army in Daqian except for the artillery army.

That is to say, he trained more and more brave generals, so that he could form an army of 5,000 brave generals without affecting the Daqian army.

The reason for choosing warriors is that besides the fact that they are all bound by loyalty through the "Mirror of Love and Lust", more importantly, the warriors' learning ability, operating ability, and reaction ability are far superior to those of ordinary soldiers, allowing them to master new steam chariots and airships and form an army faster.

Five thousand soldiers, two hundred steam chariots, and ten Tianlong airships. These are what Daqian can produce during this period of time with the current explosion of productivity. Except for the five Tianlong airships in Penglai, all of them have been arranged in this special army in Jingying.

Five thousand brave generals entered the Taixu Illusion Realm in silence. Although their strength was not as good as that of the artillery troops, each of them was at least a fourth-level brave general.

"I will lead five thousand elite soldiers to obey the orders of His Majesty!" Zang Feiyu came up to Li Qiang, saluted excitedly and said.

He completely ignored the heavy armor on his body and was willing to return to Li Qiang's side and obey orders.

This army is led by Zang Feiyu. In fact, there are more than these. He also has other new armies under his control, but the only one that is truly capable of fighting is this guard.

There is no way. Daqian’s industrial output is limited. In addition to completing military tasks, there are also civilian tasks that require investment in production capacity.

"This time I will take you to Datong Military Town. Your mission is to crush the Tatar tribe, but don't get close to the Tatar sacred mountain!" Li Qiang gave the order in a deep voice.

"With the weapons we have now, it will be easy to pacify the Tatars!" Zang Feiyu replied confidently.

He was not blindly confident. The guard under his command was so powerful that it was simply not an army of the same era as the Tatar cavalry.

In fact, he was also very curious about how to reach Datong Military Town.

You should know that although Datong Military Town is closer to the capital among the nine towns, it cannot be reached in a short time.

"Zang Feiyu, every time you occupy a place, you must set up a government office and you will be in charge of it!" Li Qiang continued to order.

This order was very strange. The Tatars were on the grassland. Even if they attacked a large tribe, it was not a city, so how could they arrange government offices?

But since Li Qiang had given the order, there was no way Zang Feiyu could refuse.

Zang Feiyu was already considering using the tent as his government office when the time comes. It was just a formality after all.

"Also, this battle is at the request of Datong Money House. You are nominally invited by Datong Money House!" Li Qiang added.

Li Qiang had no choice. Although he was the Emperor of Daqian, it was not easy to go to war with a country like the Tatars.

He needed to discuss this with the court officials. The military officers were okay, but not many civil officials agreed to go to war.

Instead of arguing with the court for months or even years, it would be better to send troops directly in the name of Datong Money House, and all military expenses and expenditures would be paid by Datong Money House.

Wait until the war is over, then notify the court, just like what happened in Japan.

By then it was a fait accompli, and any opposition in the court was of no use.

Ten miles away from Datong Town, a void gate opened. This void gate was very large, and steam chariots drove out of it, followed by ten Tianlong airships, and finally the artillery corps and a guard of the Beijing Camp.

The current General Qian of Datong Town is a 100% loyal and brave general trained by Li Qiang. Over the years, batches of 100% loyal and brave generals have made military achievements, and with Li Qiang's help, they have occupied high positions in the army.

General Qian received the imperial order. He was standing on the city gate of Datong Town facing Daqian, looking into the distance.

"General, a large number of troops suddenly appeared ten miles ahead!" A scout in charge of observation reported in horror.

This scout is on the city wall and needs to use a monocular telescope from time to time to observe the situation outside the city.

He was sure that he had not found anything unusual half an hour ago. But when he observed half an hour later, he saw an army that appeared out of thin air, looking so strange.

Moreover, above that army, there existed huge monsters.

"That's the first guard of the Beijing Camp!" General Qian waved his hand and said.

The First Guard of the Beijing Camp, this designation is only known to a few people. The steam chariots and Tianlong airships that once appeared in the capital were all equipped in the First Guard of the Beijing Camp.

However, this time the First Guard of the Beijing Camp entered the battlefield, so there was no need to keep it secret anymore.

From now on, whenever the enemy hears about the First Guard of the Beijing Camp, they will be afraid of him.

The scout bowed and stepped back, his eyes still full of confusion.

His eyesight would not be wrong. He was standing at the highest point of the city wall with a monocular in his hand. How could he be discovered only when an army had entered within ten miles?

If that's the case, then he doesn't need to be a scout anymore.

The army in the distance was marching very fast. The steam chariots and the Tianlong airships maintained a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, which was considered a low speed. Not counting the five hundred soldiers on war horses, the speed of the thousands of soldiers running was also maintained at more than 40 kilometers per hour, which was a bit shocking.

"Open the city gate!" General Qian gave the order.

After he said this, he went down from the city wall, reached the city gate and mounted his horse.

Zang Feiyu sat on the front steam combat vehicle, with a cannon behind him.

"General Zang, I will protect you through the city!" General Qian said as he clasped his fists when he saw Zang Feiyu.

Zang Feiyu returned the salute, and General Qian led the way on horseback.

The ten Tianlong airships did not enter the city. Instead, they took off and flew over the Datong military town, causing exclamations from all over the town.

But a military town is a military town. Even if such an unusual incident occurred, there was no chaos at all, and everyone was in their respective positions.

General Qian led the army through the interior of Datong Military Town and arrived at the northern city gate.

"Open the city gate!" General Qian shouted loudly.

The northern city gate opened and General Qian made way.

"Sir Zhao, this is an imperial edict. Datong Military Town should immediately contact the other military towns and send scouts to the Tatar tribe. Be ready to lead troops to station in Tatar at any time!" Zang Feiyu said as he handed an imperial edict to General Qian.

There was no ceremony when the two sides handed over the imperial edict. In such military operations, there was no need for pomp and circumstance, and speed was everything.

"We are finally going to penetrate Tatar!" General Qian said excitedly.

Being in the Nine Frontier Military Town, he had heard about and seen the Tatars' invasion of Daqian and the consequences it brought.

Now Daqian is finally going to fight back, how can he not be excited.

The artillery corps and the First Guard of the Beijing Camp quickly passed through the Datong Military Town and entered the grassland.

Zang Feiyu took out a map, which was drawn by Datong Money House when it was doing business in the Tatar tribe.

With this map, Daqian would not be completely ignorant of the Tatar tribe.

Even though the Tatars live near water and grass, large tribes will not migrate easily. This map was drawn recently, and it is far from the time for migration.

Wu Hou also took out a map. The marching route marked on his map was different from the map in Zang Feiyu's hand.

Both the artillery corps and the First Guard of the Beijing Camp are invincible armies individually, and it would be a bit of a waste to put them together.

"General Zang, we will part ways now!" Wu Hou saluted Zang Feiyu and said.

"Then see you in the Tatar Royal City!" Zang Feiyu said proudly.

"See you in the Tatar royal city!" Wu Hou replied with a big laugh.

The two armies separated and rushed into the grassland in two directions.

The artillery army took away two Tianlong airships, which carried a large amount of supplies. At the same time, the Tianlong airships also allowed the artillery army to see farther.

The one who made the biggest noise was Zang Feiyu, the first guard of the Beijing Camp.

The entry of two hundred steam chariots into the grassland was a severe test for the steam chariots.

For this purpose, the two hundred steam combat forces brought with them a hundred maintenance personnel and a large number of tools, all of which were on the Tianlong airship.

Since the defeat of the Tatars, they have settled several large tribes on the border of Daqian to ensure that Daqian cannot quickly invade the Tatars.

The Tatar tribe that Zang Feiyu went to was a large tribe of more than 100,000 people.

Almost everyone in the Tatar tribe could go to the battlefield. Zang Feiyu had 5,000 men against more than 100,000, but he was the one who took the initiative to attack.

Due to the existence of the Tianlong airship, Zang Feiyu did not send out scouts.

In fact, with the huge size of the Tianlong airship and the huge roar of the steam chariot, the Tatar scouts could see and hear it from a long distance, and it was almost impossible to remain completely undetected.

So when they were still more than thirty miles away from the target tribe, the target tribe sent out cavalry to meet the attack.

Zang Feiyu looked towards the Tianlong airship, where the flag signalman reported the intelligence he had discovered to him through flag signals.

"Prepare the steam chariots for battle and arrange five teams of spearmen!" Zang Feiyu issued the order.

The artillery on the steam tank began to be loaded, and the commander looked at the information conveyed by the flag signalman of the Tianlong airship to formulate the attack data.

There are eyes in the sky that can observe the enemy's every word and action, allowing artillery to be more effective.

This Tatar cavalry has 10,000 riders. They are the first batch of knights in the Tatar tribe, and the rest of the knights are still being recruited.

"Boom boom boom!" The artillery on two hundred steam tanks began to attack.

"It's Daqian's artillery, disperse, disperse quickly!" The Tatar cavalry is no longer an inexperienced rookie. They have suffered heavy losses under artillery many times. How could they not sum up their experience?

They already have a way to fight against artillery, which is to disperse immediately when encountering artillery attacks.

Even if the artillery could still attack them, one shell would not cause massive casualties.

According to their estimation, as long as the cavalry charged into the Daqian army, they could counterattack the Daqian army, and by then the artillery would be useless.

(End of this chapter)