Volume 1 Chapter 76 Attacking the Enemy Country

Xiang Yun continued walking back and came to the place where the Great Sun rifles were stored.

These Japanese rifles were packed in special wooden boxes, ten in a box, for a total of three hundred boxes.

Xiang Yun opened a box and took out a Great Sun rifle from it. All these rifles were dyed red, just like the iconic color of the Great Sun Dynasty.

Xiang Yun tried his hand and was extremely satisfied. He secretly praised in his heart: "Liu Yiyi is really good at doing things. She did a great job. I will definitely reward her well when I return!"

The only drawback is that the shells and bullets for the cannons and rifles have not been delivered. Although we have the guns and cannons now, we cannot use them.

I believe the ammunition will arrive in a few days. This was Xiang Yun's own order. It would be much safer to escort the guns and ammunition separately.

Xiang Yun asked Linghu Feng to arrange people to receive all these cannons and rifles and send them into Jiuquan Pass, while the tens of thousands of Black Armored Army went directly back to the capital city. They also needed to report to the Ministry of War.

The batch of arms shipped by the Ministry of War just solved Xiang Yun’s urgent needs.

Xiang Yun thought to himself, "You have broken through my three passes and are aiming for the capital, so I will attack Wei to save Zhao. All under the cannon is justice."

Although the bullets had not arrived yet, Xiang Yun immediately arranged for people to train on aiming, loading and firing the Great Sun Cannon.

There is also training on how to hold the Daiichi rifle, the three-point-one-line principle, and how to load ammunition.

To this end, Xiang Yun specially listed a firearms unit, an artillery unit of 900 people, and a rifle unit of 3,000 people, collectively called the Firearms Battalion.

Everything is just to save time. As soon as the ammunition arrives, the war can start immediately.

Sure enough, just three days later, more Xuanjia Army troops escorted artillery shells and bullets over.

Xiang Yun convened a military meeting that day, summoned all the generals, and said in a loud voice: "I received a military report yesterday. The 1.2 million troops of the Mahayana Kingdom set out from Yumen Pass, Chijin Pass, and Xining Pass this morning. Their target is Xiyuan City, which is the closest to the three passes. I believe the battle has already begun!"

“Xiyuan City is a major city of our Great Sun Dynasty. There are tens of millions of civilians in the city. Once Xiyuan City is destroyed, these civilians will suffer an unexpected disaster, and the Mahayana Treasure Country will massacre them!

Not only that, the Jiuquan Pass where we are located will also be attacked from both sides and put into a desperate situation!

Therefore, Xiyuan City must not be lost. Now, I need a general to lead troops to reinforce Xiyuan City. I can give him 700,000 troops, but there is only one requirement, that is, to defend Xiyuan City to the death. Even if you fight to the last man, you must not let Xiyuan City be lost! "

Xiang Yun paused and asked, "Which general is willing to provide reinforcements?"

The whole audience was silent. Linghu Feng looked around and saw that no one stood up, so he walked out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"

Xiang Yun was quite surprised. He did not expect that at this time, the mediocre Linghu Feng would stand up. He said, "Seven hundred thousand troops are all your strength. Apart from that, you do not have any reinforcements. Do you have the confidence to defend Xiyuan City?"

Linghu Feng said in a cold voice: "I am old now, and I dare not say that I can defend Xiyuan City. But if the enemy army of Dacheng Baoguo wants to enter Xiyuan City, they must step over my body!"

"Well, since General Linghu has such sincere words, I will order you to go and get some wine!"

Xiao Guazi handed over a jar of fine wine. Xiang Yun opened it, walked over personally, handed the whole jar of wine to Linghu Feng, and said loudly: "General, drink this wine!"

Linghu Feng did not hesitate, took the jar of General Wine and drank it in big gulps.

The strong liquor went down his throat, burning like fire. Linghu Feng's face suddenly turned red, and his eyes also turned slightly red. But it was not because of the strong liquor, but because he was heartbroken.

He had been troubled these days, but today he finally figured it out.

The new emperor is in power, and he doesn't need powerful old ministers like them. If they continue to live in disgrace, their fate will be the same as that of the three ministers.

As the saying goes, if an old man does not die, he is a thief!

Since the outcome was already determined, as a second-rank general, he would rather take the initiative and die on the battlefield, rather than being accused of a false crime and having his entire clan executed. Not only would he gain great honor, but he would also be able to protect the safety of his family.

Such an ending is the best outcome in his life.

Linghu Feng held the jar and kept drinking until there was not a drop of wine left in the jar. Then he smashed the jar to the ground and said generously: "Good wine, thank you for the reward, Your Majesty!"

Xiang Yun looked at Linghu Feng with a strange expression. He didn't know whether the wine he gave was good or not, but he said it was for heavy drinking, so you don't have to drink it all!

Such fine wine, not to mention a lot of it spilled on the ground. You are about to lead the troops to set off. How are you going to lead the troops if you are drunk?

Xiang Yun naturally had no idea of the drama going on in Linghu Feng's heart. In fact, he just wanted to test which of these generals had courage and would not just stay here and do nothing.

As for going to aid Xiyuan City this time, it is not to say that there is no danger, but as long as the plan on his side goes smoothly, Xiyuan City will be safe. Going here, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is picking up military merits.

Unexpectedly, Linghu Feng's loyalty was tested in the end. Xiang Yun was a little helpless and not surprised at all.

But he was still relieved about this man, so he smiled and said, "General Linghu, have a safe journey!"

Linghu Feng bowed and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I will leave now!"

Jiuquan Pass

Linghu Fengzui's cheeks were red as he climbed onto his warhorse. Without looking back, he stared at the road in the distance and shouted loudly, "Let's go!"

The 700,000-strong army marched towards Xiyuan City in a mighty manner. Xiang Yun did not delay any longer and immediately ordered the remaining 300,000 troops in Jiuquan Pass to get ready.

At the hour of Mao on the second day, Xiang Yun left only 50,000 Black Armored Army soldiers to guard Jiuquan Pass and arrange supplies, and then took all the cannons, rifles and 250,000 troops and quickly headed towards the Amitabha Pass of the Mahayana Kingdom.

Inside Mituo Pass, Lian Yi was making strategic deployments in the commander's tent with half a ghost mask on his face.

Although he survived the last battle at Jiuquan Pass, his right cheek was disfigured. The artillery shell left a red burn scar on the right side of his face, which would be difficult to recover in a short time.

If all the soldiers saw it, it would damage his prestige as a marshal. But it would be different if he wore a ghost mask. His prestige would not be reduced but would be increased.

Although he lost the battle of Jiuquan Pass, it was not important. The other three passes were broken, and the strategy of attacking the Da Ri Dynasty was still proceeding smoothly.

“Everyone, after we capture Xiyuan City within three days, we will split our forces into two groups. Two million troops will go first and immediately attack Taiyuan City behind Xiyuan City;

One hundred thousand troops will detour from Xiyuan City and attack Jiuquan Pass by surprise. I, the Marshal, will lead one million troops to attack Jiuquan Pass head-on again. This time, we will attack from both inside and outside, and we must wash away the shame of Jiuquan Pass last time with blood!"

Lian Yi was planning his strategy with full confidence. This time it was a sure thing, Jiuquan Pass would be broken!

At this time, a young general ran in and shouted, "Report to the Marshal, the army of the Great Sun Dynasty has reached our Mituo Pass, and a general of the enemy is challenging us at the pass!"

"What!" Lian Po asked in disbelief, "How many people are there on the other side?"

The young general said, "According to the spies' report, there are more than 200,000 troops!"

Lian Yi was stunned when he heard this, then he burst into laughter: "Wow, hahahaha, are these generals of the Great Sun Dynasty all idiots? They dare to attack my Mituo Pass with only 200,000 troops. Don't they know that I have a million troops inside the pass?"

A lieutenant general also echoed: "They are so daring, they would never die like this!"

Lian Yi smiled and nodded, waved his hand and said: "Generals, follow this Marshal to the city wall to watch a joke!"

"Guys on the wall, call out your boss for us!"

"Is there anyone here? Is there anyone who can talk?"

Xuanyuan Dabing had bandages on his waist and shoulders. His last injury had not yet fully healed, but he still took the initiative to ask to fight!

At this time, as a pioneer, he kept shouting at the foot of Mituo Pass: "If no one in charge comes out, then our Great Sun Dynasty will start fighting!"

At this moment, Lian Yi and other generals climbed up the wall of Mituo Pass and had already heard Xuanyuan Dabing's shouting.

Qi Bao, the lieutenant general beside Lian Yi, immediately shouted, "Where did you come from, you thieves? How dare you make a noise here? Are you looking for death?"

Xuanyuan Dabing saw several men in general armor appearing on the city wall, so he said, "The Emperor of our Great Sun Dynasty has personally led the army to fight, and has issued an imperial decree, ordering you to lay down your weapons, come out and surrender within one stick of incense, and you will be spared!

Otherwise, I will issue an order to the emperor, and the entire Mituo Pass will collapse and blood will flow like a river!"

After Xuanyuan Dabing finished speaking, he raised his head high and said arrogantly: "Leave the city and surrender now, otherwise it will be too late to regret it later!"

"Hahaha, you are such an ignorant idiot, to say something so ridiculous!"

Qi Bao laughed wildly, then cupped his hands towards Lian Yi and said, "Marshal, let me go out and capture this lunatic, so that we can show off our power to the Great Sun Dynasty!"

Lian Yi also laughed and said, "Go quickly and come back quickly!"

After Qi Bao left, Lian Yi quickly ordered all the soldiers in Mituo Pass to line up and enter combat status.

From what I just heard from that arrogant kid, I guess the emperor of the Great Sun Dynasty is also in this army!

This little emperor is really bold. Instead of staying in Jiuquan Pass, he dares to bring such a small army to challenge this marshal. He is truly a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger.

Such a good opportunity must not be let go. If I can capture the emperor of the Great Sun Dynasty alive, I will definitely go down in history!

Moreover, this would be a great military achievement. After taking down the emperor, he could use it as a threat to conquer the entire Great Sun Dynasty. In this way, the title of Duke that he had always dreamed of would definitely be his!

Thinking of this, Lian Yi's eyes became hot when he looked at Xuanyuan Pancake.

After a while, the door of Mituo Pass opened, and Qi Bao ran out on a war horse, holding two Xuanhua axes.

Xuanyuan Dabing was surprised when he saw this: "No way, this is possible, there are really people who come out to surrender?"

Qi Bao wanted to vomit blood when he heard this, and he shouted: "Stupid idiot, you still dare to speak nonsense, I will chop you into ten pieces!"

Qi Bao rushed over with murderous intent. After Xuanyuan Dabing saw clearly, he said disdainfully: "So it's not surrender, then it's meaningless."

Without saying a word, Xuanyuan Dabing took out his exclusive iron-gray pistol numbered 002 from his arms and pointed it at Qi Bao who was running towards him.