Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 534: Give him what he deserves (Special thanks to book friend 2023_BE for the monthly ticket!)

The Dragon Guards broke into every house in the village, and after a burst of shouting and cursing, they escorted hundreds of Ross villagers who had been hiding out of the houses one after another.

These Russian villagers all have red hair and blue eyes, are fat, have ferocious expressions and wear tattered clothes.

A centurion came quickly to report, angrily saying:

"Zhang Wanhu, I found three women from our Great Zhou! They were all shackled by the Russian devils and kept with cattle and sheep in the livestock pen!"

Zhang Xingzhou said:

"Why don't you rescue them quickly and bring them to me for questioning?"

The captain waved his hand behind him, and a team of Longxiong Guards escorted three young women from the Great Zhou Dynasty who were in tattered clothes and covered in mud, and walked towards Zhang Xingzhou.

As soon as they arrived in front of him, the three women bowed to Zhang Xingzhou and cried:
"I pay my respects to the general! Thank you for sending troops to rescue me!"

Zhang Xingzhou sighed:
"Please get up quickly!
"Fellow villagers, are you the people of Beiming who were captured by the Russian devils? How long have you been captured here?"

The three women said:
"General, the three of us were abducted here in July of the 41st year of Kaixi when the damn Russian devils broke into our home and killed more than 200 villagers!"

At this point, the three women burst into tears and could not continue.

Zhang Xingzhou nodded and ordered the Longxiang Guards to escort hundreds of captured Ross villagers, along with himself and three Zhou women, back to the camp to meet Crown Prince Chai Jiyu.

After Zhang Xingzhou walked into the main tent and reported the details to Crown Prince Chai Jiyu, Chai Jiyu immediately ordered the three rescued women of the Great Zhou to be brought up.

After the greetings, Chai Jiyu did not dare to ask about the lives of the three women after being captured and taken to Kievan Rus, so as not to humiliate them, and sighed:

"The villagers were captured by the Russian devils and their homes were destroyed because of my decision back then!

Do you still have any family members alive now? I will send someone to take you to reunite with your family."

The three women cried:

"Your Highness, in the village where we lived, more than 200 people were killed by the Russian invaders who invaded that year, and only more than 30 women including us were abducted into Kievan Rus.

All my family members died under the swords and arrows of the Russian devils that day!"

Chai Jiyu was furious and slammed the table and said:
"These Russian devils are so cruel! I will make them pay their blood debt a hundredfold!
Since you have no family members left alive, I will give each of you 20 taels of silver and send someone to escort you back to Huyanzan City. When I have pacified Kievan Rus, the court will compensate you for the land and property that was plundered from your family in full."

After expressing their gratitude, the three women left the hall.

Chai Jiyu sighed:
"I now understand what my father said. The one word and one action of the one who holds the power of the country can affect the fate of millions of people. We must be careful!"

After Zhang Xingzhou consoled him for a few words, he said:

"Your Highness, how should we deal with these Russian captives?"

Chai Jiyu said angrily:

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you!

Capture young Russian women and children under three years old and bring them back to the country as slaves for the people of Beiming! Behead all the rest!

From now on, all Russian prisoners will be treated in the same way!"

A moment later, except for sixty or seventy young Russian women and three-year-old children, the remaining hundreds of Russians were killed.

Chai Jiyu led three Longxiang Army Corps all the way eastward, encountering several attacks from the local provincial army of Kievan Rus. As the Great Zhou lifted the ban on the Divine Arm Bow and allowed the people to buy it, the Russians invaded Zhou territory two years ago and killed and looted the people, and they also robbed some of the Divine Arm Bows, and the craftsmen in the country began to imitate it.

However, the Divine Arm Bow was delicately made, and each bow cost as much as ten taels of silver to manufacture. Among the Russians, only mid-level officers and above could forge and use the Divine Arm Bow.

After the battle, under the attack of Zhou army's guns and artillery, the Russian army suffered heavy casualties and fled in defeat.

Because Kievan Rus was all wilderness and there was no "Great Zhou Straight Road", the Zhou army had a lot of artillery and food, and its march was relatively slow.

Chai Jiyu led the army all the way forward, fought seven battles and killed more than 5 enemies. On April , the rd year of Kaixi, he arrived at Muro, a large city on the eastern border of Kievan Rus.

Due to the cold climate of Kievan Rus, most of the cities were built with granite. In recent years, Vladimir I ordered the reinforcement of the city defenses of Muro. The city wall is four meters high, making it a strong city.

The defenders in the city knew from several previous battles that the Zhou army's firearms were powerful and they were no match for them in a field battle, so they chose to hold the city.

After the entire army set up camp three miles outside the east gate of Muro City, Chai Jiyu summoned all the generals to discuss the matter in the main tent.

Chai Jiyu said:

"The Kievan Rus devils dared to invade our country and kill and plunder the people. It seems that they have something to rely on:

I have seen the walls of Muro, which are all built of granite. I am afraid that they are even stronger than the cities of our Great Zhou. No wonder the Russian devils, who were defeated by the Eastern Roman Empire, dared to invade our Great Zhou Beiming for money and women!"

Yang Yanzhao said:

"Don't worry, Your Highness!
Our army fought the coalition forces of the Star Sect for eight years and encountered many such granite strongholds. We have developed a wealth of effective siege plans:

First, they used the "Yansu Artillery" to bombard the enemy's city walls for several days, destroying all of their city defense weapons.

Then we attacked to the bottom of the city wall and suppressed the defenders on the city wall with the powerful firepower of the Tiger Crouching Cannon and the "Kai Xi No. 33". Our soldiers could quickly attack the city wall using ladders and easily annihilate the enemy.

After opening the city gates, the army will enter and annihilate the enemy! "

Chai Jiyu nodded slightly and said:

"The success or failure of this battle depends on the southern army led by Governor Yang and Governor Lin heading towards Kiev.

After besieging Muro City for the past few days and attracting as many troops as possible from the enemy prefecture, the two governors led the army to set off! "

After a night's rest, early the next morning, the Zhou army concentrated their fire and bombarded the city defense weapons on top of Muro City.

Vladimir I had already received news that the Zhou army was invading from the east, and ordered the provincial capital near the city of Muro to send reinforcements.

After more than half a month of attack, most of the city defense weapons on the top of Muro City were destroyed, and more than 60,000 defenders from nearby states came to reinforce.

On May 18, the 43rd year of Kaixi, seeing the arrival of reinforcements from Muro City, Chai Jiyu ordered Yang Yanzhao and Lin Wenshan to lead the 4th and 8th Corps to quietly set out at night and rush thousands of miles from the southern wilderness to attack the capital of Kiev, Kiev City...

On May 22, the 43rd year of Kaixi, Gaohua Division of the 9th Corps and Liangying Division of the 12th Corps of the Longxiang Army, which had pacified the Angkor Dynasty, returned triumphantly to Bianliang after more than four months of marching, after handing over to the Longxiang Army that had rushed to garrison.

In addition to the 6 million taels of silver seized from the Angkor treasury, there were also captured the king, royal family members, more than 200 ministers, and more than 2,000 concubines.

The Angkor Dynasty was established in the 00th year of Zhenyuan reign of the Tang Dynasty ( AD) and was destroyed in the nd year of Kaixi reign of Emperor Shizu of the Zhou Dynasty ( AD). It lasted for years.

The country has a land area of ​​more than 3 million square kilometers and a population of 12 million.

(End of this chapter)