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Chapter 304 Eastern Decisive Battle!

Xi Junmai had never thought of the three-stage shooting. They had not been in contact with firearms for a long time, and they had no combat tactics related to flintlock rifles and cannons. All of them were compiled by Li Yuanji and handed over to the army for practice.

Although the flintlock rifle is more accurate, has a longer range, is more convenient, and the reloading of ammunition is not as slow as that of the musket, it still takes time.

The three-stage shooting makes up for this shortcoming very well. The firing is spaced apart and the loading is staggered, so the next round of attack on the enemy can be launched more quickly.

This actual combat also allowed Xi Junmai to see the shock brought by the three-stage shooting.

Watching the enemies in front of us fall down in droves, the visual impact was extremely great.

And this is not the limit. Li Yuanji is already preparing to equip the musketeers with auxiliary soldiers. The auxiliary soldiers will carry a flintlock rifle, and they can use another one immediately after the musketeer finishes shooting.

The flintlock rifle that completed the shooting was quickly loaded with ammunition by the auxiliary soldier on the side.

This mode, combined with the three-stage method, is like an assembly line on a production line, making the flintlock shooting faster and closer to real rifle shooting.

This kind of deployment would require a large number of manpower, which would be a huge challenge for various costs and arrangements, so Li Yuanji has not implemented it yet.

Under the three-stage shooting, the Qiang barbarians were thrown into chaos, and everyone fled backwards in fear, with no will to fight at all.

Xi Junmai looked at this scene and immediately laughed. He had prepared a set meal, but now the Qiang man had escaped.

"Run away, wait for the king's army to arrive, and gather your troops. Then I'll serve you a meal!"

Xi Junmai did not send troops to pursue them. He knew very well that these Qiang barbarians were just vanguards. Just like his mission, he could not use the corresponding tactics against these people, otherwise, these people would be on guard and the gain would be counterproductive.

After the Qiang Man retreated, Xi Junmai led his troops back to the camp. For more than half a month, he did not launch any attack.

"General, the king has arrived."

After waiting for a few more days, Xi Junmai heard the news of Li Yuanji's arrival and immediately ran out of the tent.

"See you, Your Majesty."

Outside the camp, Li Yuanji saw Xi Junmai coming hurriedly and helped Xi Junmai up.

"I've heard about the battle here. It's going well. The enemy troops have been repelled one after another."

Xi Junmai stood up and smiled embarrassedly.

"Your Majesty, in fact, those Qiang barbarians were afraid of cannons and flintlock rifles. They ran away before they even came into contact with them."

Li Yuanji smiled immediately and walked inside.

"How many Qiang barbarians are there here now?"

"Your Majesty, almost all the Qiang barbarians are gathering here. Now there are 150,000 of them, all on the plain thirty miles north of the Zang River.

I have sent people to investigate, and found out that the Qiangman have 30,000 cavalry. They chose to camp here, probably because they wanted to gain an advantage through cavalry."

Arriving at the tent, Li Yuanji looked at the map.

"No problem, since they have gathered together, let's deal with them together. As long as we deal with the Qiang barbarians here, the war in the east can basically be over.

It also saves us from having to look for them everywhere. They have taken the initiative to gather together for us to fight. We must not let this kindness go to waste."

Li Yuanji's face was grim. If these Qiang barbarians were scattered, he would be in trouble. But now they were all gathered here to serve as his living targets. Why would Li Yuanji be unhappy?
If he really had to say that he was unhappy, the only thing that made him unhappy was that this time he was forced to come and destroy these Qiang barbarians.

Li Yuanji had already thought that if he could deal with these Qiang barbarians here, Li Er could take advantage of the situation to take over the territories of the Dangxiang, Dongnuguo and other Qiang peoples.

After all, all the combat-capable soldiers of those forces were killed by him here. In order to prevent his revenge, wouldn't those people have to take the initiative to ask Li Er's Tang Dynasty to protect them?

This was the only thing that made Li Yuanji unhappy. He let Li Er use his hand, lost his people, and consumed his money, food and supplies to kill Li Er's potential enemies, and then all the benefits went to Li Er.

Li Yuanji was very angry, but helpless. He could not let these Qiang barbarians go no matter what. As long as he killed the people here, Li Er would benefit. This was an indisputable fact.

Now Li Yuanji has been able to preliminarily determine that at least places like Subi, Dongnuguo, and Dangxiang will definitely be occupied by Li Er. As well as Yang Tong, because he also has to fight Yang Tong, the same situation as here will occur again.

Li Yuanji was ready to fight Li Er when he sent out his troops this time. The Dangxiang areas of the Eastern Women's Kingdom were far away from him, but he would never let go of Yang Tong. If there was a chance, he would not let go of those areas of the Eastern Women's Kingdom either.

These people dared to send troops to attack his Tubo. If he didn't fight back, others would really think he was easy to bully.

As long as Li Er dares to protect these people, he doesn't mind dealing with Li Er as well.

It will only temporarily benefit Li Er, and Li Yuanji felt uncomfortable when he thought of this.

Just then, a sergeant hurried in.

"Your Majesty, there are about 30,000 Qiang barbarians gathering here."

Li Yuanji sneered and then looked at Su Dingfang and others.

"Now the armies of the Eastern Women's Kingdom and other Qiang barbarians are almost all gathered here. The next battle will be equivalent to a decisive battle. As long as we destroy them, there will be no more threats in the east!

Go down and prepare now, and launch the attack in three days!"

The enemy had an army of about 180,000, close to 200,000, while he only had 110,000 troops, and the Qiang barbarians were less than twice as many as him. Li Yuanji believed that he would win.

Su Dingfang and his companions were all eager to fight. Everyone was looking forward to such a big battle.

In the past in Lingnan, except for the expedition to Zhenla, where we encountered an army of more than 200,000 Zhenla troops, we had never encountered such a war again.

Even when conquering Zhenla, Su Dingfang was very clear that neither side had ever engaged in such a large-scale decisive battle involving 300,000 troops, and that it was a step-by-step nibbling away of the opponent's advantage.

This kind of battle can be said to be the first experience of the group since coming to Lingnan, and everyone is looking forward to it very much.

"I will obey your orders!"

In the following three days, both sides stepped up their preparations and made final mobilizations, preparing for a decisive battle.

Three days later, in Li Yuanji's tent, Su Dingfang and his men were all standing below.

Li Yuanji looked at the few people and spoke slowly.

"The decisive battle begins today. You must abandon the previous concept of a major war. In the past, a major war might have taken a long time, but this time it will never take that long. The first battle must be treated as a decisive battle. Do you understand?"

Li Yuanji looked around at several people. Now they have firearms, but these Qiang barbarians don't have them. Their armor and weapons are also better. Li Yuanji will never allow such a war to become a protracted one. He is determined to end it quickly.

"Fight to the death!"

After hearing the responses from several people, Li Yuanji nodded with satisfaction and then continued speaking.

"Yang Shu, you lead 30,000 troops and be responsible for the left wing attack!"

"Xue Wanche, you lead 30,000 troops and be responsible for the right wing attack!"

"I don't care what methods you use, no matter how many enemies you face, after the army attacks, you must charge forward and cut through the enemy's two wings!"

Xue Wanche and Yang Shu stepped forward.

"The last general takes command!"

The two men had determined looks on their faces, and it was obvious that they had prepared themselves mentally.

Li Yuanji then looked at Xi Junmai and Su Dingfang.

"Xi Junmai, you lead 10,000 cavalrymen. When you receive the order to launch a charge, I have only one request, which is to move forward! Keep moving forward! Even if there is only one person left, charge forward for me!"

"Su Lie, you lead the front army and are responsible for the front army's attack!" "In this battle, you are allowed to advance but not retreat! Anyone who retreats without permission will be killed!"

"The last general takes command!"

Several people came out of their tents, prepared their troops and marched out of the camp towards the designated location.

When the two armies met, the artillery began to prepare first, the cannon began to be calibrated, the gunners and supporting personnel were all in place, the first shell was loaded, and the cannon could be fired directly by pulling the rope.

The musketeers in the front were all in position, with the cavalry following on both sides.

While waiting, Qiang Man couldn't help but took the lead in launching an attack.

Li Yuanji looked at the Qiang barbarians rushing towards him with a sneer on his face. These were barbarians who did not understand the ways of military formations and had no patience at all.

Watching the Qiang and Man army rushing towards him, Li Yuanji knew that they must have learned from previous experience and were responding to his firearms.

"Pass the order! Fire!"

Upon hearing this, the messenger on the platform immediately waved the small flag in his hand.

At the artillery position, the troops had been watching the message on the platform through a telescope. When they saw the waving flag, they immediately put down the telescope and looked behind them.

"All guns, fire!"

The military order was gradually passed down and everyone was repeating it.

"All guns ready! Fire!"

"put!"

Fifteen 120mm large-caliber artillery shells whizzed out with thunderous sounds and fell towards the Qiang barbarian army.

The shells were fired, and three people began to load new shells into each gun like an assembly line, with incredibly fast movements.

"Team one loading completed!"

"Team Two has completed loading!"

"Team three has completed loading!"

"put!"

Artillery shells poured out again, landing among the Qiangman army, killing and injuring countless people.

However, at this moment, the messenger on the platform waved the small flag again. Seeing this, artillery guard Lin Chengxiang turned around immediately.

"Team one, adjust twenty to the right! Fifteen up!"

"Team Two, adjust fifteen to the left! Fifteen up!"

"Three teams remain unchanged! Fire now!"

As the military order came down, Team One and Team Two immediately began to adjust the guns with incredible speed.

In front, Li Yuanji looked at the Qiangman army being bombarded by artillery fire with a smile on his face.

Seeing that the Qiang barbarians still did not stop charging and even a large army came out from the rear, Li Yuanji watched the Qiang barbarians in front getting closer and closer, and the musketeers immediately began shooting.

After three neat shots, Li Yuanji gave another order.

"Order the cavalry! Attack!"

As the flags were waving, Xi Junmai, who was staring at the platform, quickly put away his telescope and took out his spear.

"Cavalry! Kill!"

The cavalry on both sides of the musketeers moved out and charged towards the Qiang barbarian army.

Li Yuanji's military orders still did not stop.

"Send a message to Su Lie, all the front troops move forward! Follow the cavalry closely and defeat the Qiang barbarians!"

"Order the musketeers to spread out on both sides and shoot the Qiang barbarians at fixed points! At the same time, prepare for close combat!"

Seeing the flag waved by the messenger on the high platform, Su Dingfang immediately led the vanguard army to launch an attack.

The musketeers holding flintlocks, holding the flintlock in one hand and a broadsword in the other, moved quickly to both sides, using the flintlocks to continuously clear out the enemy. When the enemy rushed over, they immediately put the flintlocks on their backs and took out extremely short flintlocks from their waists.

If the enemy retreats, continue to kill them with your flintlock rifle. If the enemy does not retreat, pick up your sword and kill them directly.

Li Yuanji watched the two armies engage, and then gave orders again.

"Artillery moves forward 800 meters! Aim at the enemy's rear and fire with all guns!"

Moving the artillery forward is equivalent to placing it above the front army. As long as the front army is defeated, the artillery cannot escape.

But now he had the advantage, he was not afraid at all. He moved his artillery forward to start shelling the Qiang barbarians behind him.

After the artillery was in position again, Li Yuanji watched the Qiangman central army begin to move, and then raised his long spear.

"Soldiers! Follow me, and kill!"

Li Yuanji looked at the Qiangman central army and led his own 20,000 central troops to attack directly towards the Qiangman central army.

Li Yuanji's central army was dispatched, and the big banner moved forward rapidly. Everyone looked at the big banner moving forward rapidly, their eyes full of determination, and began to attack the Qiang barbarians regardless of everything.

Upon seeing this, artillery guard Lin Chengxiang personally went to the cannon and fired, providing a long-range strike for Li Yuanji.

"Quick! Reload! Fire now! Quick!"

In front, Li Yuanji watched as the Qiangman central army was under artillery bombardment, and the already disorganized formation became even more disorganized. After leading his troops in, Li Yuanji went straight to the Qiangman banner.

He waved the long spear in his hand and killed one person after another. However, the Qiangman central army was also the elite among the Qiangman. Although they had no formation, their individual bravery was still there. The advancement of Li Yuanji's central army was temporarily delayed.

The open grassland in this area was divided into four battlefields. The Qiang and Man tribes on the flanks and in the front were constantly defeated and moved backwards, and were pushed back by Li Yuanji's army.

In the center, the two armies were evenly matched for a while, and Li Yuanji had the advantage, but it was only a slight advantage.

Seeing that he was unable to break through the first flank that was encountered, Xue Wanche led 3,000 elite troops and personally launched the most fierce attack on the Qiang barbarians like a sharp knife.

Yang Shu also chose to lead the elite troops to defeat the enemy personally, but the effect was much worse than Xue Wanche's.

Of the two armies' cavalry, Xi Jun bought 10,000 cavalry against the pressure of 30,000 Qiang Man cavalry, but he suppressed the 30,000 Qiang Man cavalry.

In particular, Xi Junmai led 500 cavalrymen to pursue the main commander of the Qiangman cavalry, and the Qiangman cavalry was beaten into disarray.

Su Dingfang of the vanguard army used the coordination of the military formations to gradually erode the Qiang barbarians. Seeing Li Yuanji leading the central army into battle, the army once again burst out with even more amazing fighting power, and the Qiang barbarians began to retreat continuously.

Li Yuanji led the central army in a bloody battle. The Qiang Man were unable to gain the upper hand and were even at a disadvantage. The battlefields were already showing signs of defeat.

In the end, Xue Wanche broke through the right wing of the Qiang barbarians and led his army to attack the central army of the Qiang barbarians.

Upon seeing this, the leaders of the Qiang and Man tribes were frightened and immediately began to evacuate. All the Qiang and Man troops began to flee directly, and Li Yuanji led his army in pursuit.

The battle lasted for four hours and ended with Li Yuanji's victory.

In one battle, tens of thousands of Qiang Man troops were defeated, and there were no more enemies in the eastern part of Tubo!
(End of this chapter)