Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 356 Grassland
Even though the Tatar cavalry reacted quickly, under a round of artillery attack, a small number of Tatar cavalry and their horses fell during the attack.

The remaining Tatar cavalry had no way to retreat, and they began to accelerate madly, praying for the protection of the Tatar sacred mountain.

I don't know if it was because the Tatar Sacred Mountain really worked, or for some other reason, but the steam chariot no longer fired its artillery.

Without the threat of artillery, the speed of the Tatar cavalry became faster and faster as they marched, finally reaching the speed of a charge.

They saw the Daqian army and the retreating steam chariots.

They didn't understand why the steam chariot was retreating, but the retreat of the steam chariot gave them the opportunity to encounter the Daqian infantry.

When cavalry and infantry meet head-on, the cavalry always has the advantage.

Five thousand soldiers of the First Guard of the Beijing Camp, all of them are brave soldiers, now holding long muskets in their hands.

They were divided into five rows, each row with one thousand soldiers.

Zang Feiyu waved his hand, and the long muskets in the hands of the first row of one thousand soldiers were fired.

A thousand bullets flew out, and some Tatar cavalry who had entered the attack range were hit by bullets before they understood what was happening.

Some bullets hit the Tatar cavalry, and some hit the horses.

No matter whether they were hit by Tatar cavalry or war horses, if they fell to the ground during the charge, they would be dead for sure.

The bullets may not necessarily kill the Tatar cavalry, but the following Tatar cavalry will definitely trample the fallen people in front into meat paste.

The first row of one thousand soldiers knelt down and began to load ammunition into their muskets, and the second row of one thousand soldiers followed suit and fired their muskets.

After the thousand soldiers in the second row fired their muskets, they also knelt down to reload ammunition. Then the third row, the fourth row, and the fifth row followed suit.

By the time all five rows of soldiers had their turn, the thousand soldiers in the first row had already loaded their muskets and were ready to fire at any time.

Although they loaded ammunition at different speeds, under Zang Feiyu's command, they all acted in unison and fired their muskets together when Zang Feiyu waved his hand.

The area between one hundred and one hundred fifty meters in front of the First Guard of the Beijing Camp seemed to be the realm of the god of death. None of the Tatar cavalry who entered this space could pass through, and a large number of them fell here.

And on the Tianlong airship, there were several brave archers, holding their precious bows and standing on guard.

Their mission is not to attack ordinary enemies, but to prevent the emergence of Zhebie-level archers among the enemies.

Due to the height of the Tianlong airship, it would be extremely difficult for the Tatar Zhebie to attack the Tianlong airship. Even if he succeeded, the power of his arrows would be extremely limited and would not cause any damage.

But the powerful archers on the Tianlong airship are different. They can attack from top to bottom, so they can attack farther and with greater power.

The most crucial thing is that there are a lot of powerful archers. This time, we brought a total of fifty of them, ensuring that there are five powerful archers on each Tianlong airship.

If the five brave archers fail to protect the Tianlong airship, they will no longer be called archers.

Originally, the fierce general archer and the Tatar Jebe were archers of the same level, but the number of Jebe in the Tatar tribe was extremely small, far less than the number of fierce general archers produced in large quantities by Li Qiang.

There are also several recorders on the Tianlong airship who are collecting data on the battlefield.

The war launched against the Tatar tribe was also an action to test new weapons.

Otherwise, just 5,000 brave generals could easily kill 10,000 Tatar cavalry without the need for muskets.

However, using the musket is different from close combat with warriors. As long as the tactics of the musket are correct, then in future wars, even if there is no need to send out warriors, the enemy can be crushed by the musket alone.

The learning ability of these five thousand brave generals is amazing. They only need a short period of training to master the use and tactics of long muskets.

But it is different for ordinary sergeants. They need a longer time to learn to use the musket. Once they are not well trained, there is no room for error on the battlefield.

The battle lasted for the time it took to stick of incense, and after the last Tatar cavalryman fell, the battlefield returned to calm.

Only the sound of steam chariots rang out on the battlefield, like a sad song sung to the Tatar cavalry.

The victory of the long musket marked the decline of cavalry. From then on, cavalry, a type of military force that had dominated the battlefield for thousands of years, would completely withdraw from the battlefield.

"Forward!" Zang Feiyu issued the order.

Five thousand soldiers marched in orderly steps towards the Tatar tribe.

Their ranks maintained the previous five-row battle formation, and their speed was equivalent to the forced march of ordinary sergeants, but for the warriors, it was a walking pace.

Without any surprise, they encountered the second group of Tatar cavalry.

This second batch of Tatar cavalry had a total of 30,000 people. They had not yet received the news that the front army had been completely destroyed. They only knew that the army in front was engaged in a battle and needed their support.

After they entered a certain range, the Tianlong airship gave the message and Zang Feiyu issued new instructions.

The five thousand soldiers slowed down their pace, and at the same time, they walked more rhythmically.

This time they changed their tactics. When the Tatar cavalry entered the attack range of the muskets, the thousand soldiers in the first row fired their muskets, then lowered their bodies and retreated to the last row along the gaps between the teams.

The thousand soldiers in the second row fired their muskets and also ducked back.

In this way, five rows of thousands of soldiers completed a round of attack. Their marching speed did not change at all and they continued to move forward.

At this moment, the thousand soldiers in the first row have reloaded their ammunition, and a new round of attack has begun again.

Even though the number of Tatar cavalry increased to 30,000, not a single cavalry could break through the blockade of the muskets.

When there is no enemy with the same hot weapons, this army armed with long muskets is an unstoppable army.

They did not wait for the third batch of cavalry from the Tatar tribe because the first guard of the Beijing camp had already approached the Tatar tribe.

The current battle was different from the previous ones. The five thousand soldiers did not rush into the Tatar tribe, but shot from more than a hundred meters away, eliminating all the enemies they could see.

The steam tank had been following the team, reloading ammunition and, under the command of Zang Feiyu, pouring shells into the Tatar tribe.

Just one round of artillery shells caused the Tatar tribe to collapse.

They remembered the previous battle with the Daqian army, and Daqian's artillery became a nightmare for many of them.

The Tatar tribe's cavalry began to break out, but at some point, the remaining 4,000 of the 5,000 soldiers had dispersed in other directions and surrounded the entire Tatar tribe.

Anyone who left the Tatar tribe would be killed by bullets.

When no one tried to break through, the soldiers entered the tribe with long muskets to clean up the battlefield. Zang Feiyu entered the tribe and although he had experienced a round of artillery attacks, many tents were still saved.

In particular, the huge chieftain's tent in the center was not damaged at all.

Zang Feiyu walked into the tent, looked at the tiger-skin chairs and the various exquisite decorations, and nodded with satisfaction.

"From now on, this will be the Daqian government office. My general seal will be used as the official seal. I, Zang Feiyu, will temporarily serve as the chief officer!" Zang Feiyu sat on a tiger-skin chair, took out his general seal and placed it on the table in front of him, and said in a deep voice.

He has Li Qiang's imperial edict and can make the decision on this matter.

Zang Feiyu didn't know why he did this. It was Li Qiang who asked him to do so, and he carried out Li Qiang's orders 100%.

Following Zang Feiyu's words, an inexplicable aura arose.

However, neither Zang Feiyu nor the other soldiers here felt any changes.

In fact, with the presence of immortals here, one can see that the fortune of Daqian has merged with the fortune of this land. In theory, the area where the Tatar tribe occupied by Zang Feiyu is located has become part of Daqian's territory.

Li Qiang, who was having dinner with her family, sensed the slight change in Daqian's fortune. Indeed, the fortune of a Tatar tribe joining Daqian could only produce slight changes.

He did not check it out immediately, but continued to have dinner with his family, and after talking for a few words, he found an opportunity to enter the illusory world of Taixu.

Standing high in the sky, he opened the virtual picture and focused his mind on the latest changes.

The illusory picture moved quickly, and soon he saw a grassland with a blurred area in the grassland.

"Very good, it seems that my judgment is correct!" Li Qiang nodded with satisfaction and said to himself.

As long as the rules are followed, after defeating the enemy, the area where the enemy is located can be converted into the property of Daqian and recognized by Taixu Illusion.

Li Qiang gave Zang Feiyu the power to establish his own government through an imperial edict.

After Zang Feiyu defeated the Tatar tribe, he set up a government office in the Tatar tribe, and used his own military official seal instead of the civil official seal to temporarily serve as the chief officer, completing all the formalities of Daqian's occupation of the Tatar tribe.

Li Qiang waved his hand, and a door opened in the big tent where Zang Feiyu was.

Then he walked out of the portal and into the big tent.

"Your Majesty, I am here to see you!" Zang Feiyu was surprised and quickly stepped forward to salute.

"Do this every time you advance a certain distance in the future. If you are short of any supplies, you can tell me directly and I will deliver them to you!" Li Qiang nodded with satisfaction.

Zang Feiyu understood in his heart that he had just set up the government office so that Li Qiang could get here through some immortal means.

Now he was completely relieved. Although the Tianlong airship carried a large amount of supplies, no matter how much supplies there were, they would be consumed on the Tatar steppe.

With Li Qiang's guarantee, there is a steady supply of supplies.

Most importantly, behind them is the Daqian Emperor Li Qiang, which makes them particularly excited. They are 100% loyal to Li Qiang.

This fanatical loyalty alone enables them to exert 100% of their strength in the fight for Li Qiang.

In the following days, Li Qiang could feel the changes in Daqian's fortune almost every few days.

He would go there every time to meet with the First Guard of the Beijing Camp, and the supplies needed by the First Guard of the Beijing Camp would be delivered to Zang Feiyu, the First Guard of the Beijing Camp, through Jia Gong's Qiankun bag.

The attack of the other army's artillery corps was even more fierce, but they had no mission to test their weapons.

They had only one mission, to wipe out a large number of Tatar's manpower.

Wu Hou also tried to use his own military officer seal to set up an office, but it was obvious that his official position was not high enough to meet the requirements.

It seems that it is not easy to deceive Daqian's luck. It requires an official recognized by Daqian's luck to achieve it.

Like Jia Yucun in Penglai, he was appointed as the prefect of Penglai by the cabinet, while Zang Feiyu had been a second-rank military officer for a long time, and had also served as the general of a military town for a long time, holding military and political power.

Afterwards, he was transferred to the capital and appointed as the Minister of the Imperial Guard, a first-rank official.

When Li Qiang found out that Wu Hou's official position was not enough to establish an office recognized by Daqian, he regretted not giving Wu Hou an official position first.

In fact, with Wu Hou's military achievements in Penglai, it would be enough to even be awarded the title of Duke.

Although the title of Daqian is not easy to obtain, and there have only been a few dukes since the founding of the country, the title of duke is not completely impossible.

If one destroys a country, he can be granted the title of Duke. Such a great achievement is difficult to obtain, but Wu Hou destroyed Japan.

It was useless for Li Qiang to regret. Fortunately, there was Zang Feiyu, who was slowly encroaching on the Tatar steppe within the Tatar tribe.

During this period, Li Qiang gave birth to two sons and one daughter. Yunfei and Feicui gave birth to a son each, and Zhujun gave birth to a daughter for Li Qiang.

The sudden appearance of three children made all the concubines busy, but Li Qiang had more free time.

The war within the Tatar tribe was not reported to Daqian, at least the Daqian court did not receive the news.

This was an intentional blockade by Li Qiang. He controlled the nine border military garrisons. Without his orders, no news about the Tatar tribe would be transmitted to Daqian through the nine borders.

In addition, Zang Feiyu and Wu Hou advanced very quickly. In the absence of any opponents, all they needed to do was to continue to destroy tribes, clean up the battlefield, and establish government offices.

When the two armies destroyed most of the Tatar tribe, the Nine Frontier Military Towns began to send troops into the Tatar steppes to take over large tracts of grassland.

Their mission was not to fight. Even if they found a small number of Tatars, they would be detained and assigned corresponding tasks.

Such a vast grassland requires a large amount of manpower. Even for grazing, we need people who are familiar with this work.

One day, more than two months after entering the Tatar steppe, Wu Hou led 500 artillery troops to the vicinity of a city.

Ahead is a city that is rarely protected by walls in the Tatar steppes and is also the royal city of Tatar.

"It seems that we are faster than General Zang and have arrived at the Tatar Royal City first!" Wu Hou looked at the Tatar Royal City coldly and said in a deep voice.

He also understood that after receiving the message from Li Qiang that there was no need to set up a government office, they would hardly need to stop advancing.

The artillery army does not need to replenish supplies, they do not need to test new weapons, and when the enemy is small, they are too lazy to use artillery. The 501 ninth-level warriors are each an invincible general.

Relying on their own military strength, even a large tribe of tens of thousands of people could not withstand their attacks.

(End of this chapter)