Dark night.
Cheng Peng, commander of the Second Naval Division, led three thousand soldiers into hiding in the jungle.
Through his telescope, he could clearly see the majestic city not far ahead. It was called Cantil.
"Commander Cheng, the target remains in Kantil City. The city is heavily fortified, and the latest intelligence from the Tianji Pavilion indicates that Targets One and Two are both in the City Guard House."
The person who reported was Shang Xun, the person in charge of Tianji Pavilion in Peacock Country.
"This is the defense map of Kantil City we obtained. There are 50,000 troops stationed on the city walls, led by a woman named Hongzhuang, who was once one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Sword Forest."
"There are seventeen patrol teams in the city, each with a hundred men. They each patrol their own district, and a round trip takes half an hour."
"The most rigorous defense is the City Defense Headquarters. Although there are only 10,000 people here, they are all elite soldiers under Kuchan's command. Among them, the 1,000 guns are equipped in the hands of these 10,000 people. These gun-wielding people are called the Firearms Regiment."
"Nine thousand men are stationed on the walls of the City Guard House, and the one thousand men of the Firearms Regiment are all hiding inside the City Guard House. Their location is difficult to determine, making it difficult for our men to infiltrate."
Shang Xun looked at Cheng Peng, "Master Cheng, is there anything else that we at Tianji Pavilion need to know?"
"You've done a great job, Lord Shang. Has the City Defense Office always been on guard like this, or has it only become so strict recently?"
"The current arrangement was only made a month and a half ago."
Cheng Peng frowned. It seemed that the enemy might have known that the Marines were coming.
He looked at the defense map of Kantil City on the ground and pondered for a moment. "Brigade Commander Lei, lead the First Brigade to ambush at the East Gate."
"Brigade Commander Zhong, lead the Second Brigade to ambush at the west city gate."
"Brigade Commander Jiang, once they arrive at their location, launch the airships and send everyone from the First Regiment of the Third Brigade aboard the five airships to bomb from the air."
"Lao Lei and Lao Zhong climb up the city wall when the first round of bombing begins. Pay attention, you must make a big move to attract more enemies."
"Old Chiang, take the remaining regiment to the South City Gate. Don't fight at the South City Gate, but go straight to the City Guard House."
"I will lead the Third Regiment in three airships and fly directly over the City Guard's Mansion for an airborne surprise attack!"
"Everyone, remember, once the mission is completed, use the whistle arrows as a signal and retreat as quickly as possible to the Gansoya Mountains and gather here."
"action!"
In the dark night, two thousand people rushed down the mountain.
Half an hour later, five airships took off.
Another half hour later, the battle of Kantil City began.
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City Shoufu.
Yu Shurong heard the rumbling sound of bombing outside. She frowned slightly and looked at Ku Chan who also raised his head. "What's going on? Was mother right? Fu Xiaoguan's people are here."
The withered cicada remained silent.
"It's still not too late to leave now!"
Kuchan turned around and asked, "You really don't have the strength to fight?"
"Those guys from the Academy we brought back said they've developed a new generation of firearms, called semi-automatic rifles, that are far more powerful than the Mauser rifles we have."
"Unfortunately, they don't have the core secrets. Bringing them here can only produce Mauser rifles and bullets. Of course, we're on home turf here, and with our numerical advantage, we can fight. But those coming are definitely the Marines... It's too dangerous for my son to stay here!"
"I thought the Mauser rifle could threaten their lives, but the Ordnance Bureau had just been established, and the Mauser rifle had not yet been mass-produced."
"So stay out of the spotlight for now. After all, they are here on an expedition, and this land is under your control."
"Just be patient. Wait a year, and when the Mauser rifles are widely deployed in the army, we won't have to worry about Officer Fu anymore."
Ku Chan was silent for a long time. The sound of gunfire outside became more and more intense. A moment later, Hong Zhuang arrived at the City Guard's Mansion.
"General, the enemy is too powerful. Our city defense troops' weapons are no threat to their lives. I estimate that the east and west gates will fall in an hour at most. Please leave!"
Ku Chan was moved. As a monk, he had never paid attention to the combat effectiveness of the Da Xia army. Now, after hearing Hong Zhuang's words, his heart was moved.
"How many of them came?"
"Not many. There are probably over a thousand people attacking the east and west gates each. But those flying things in the sky are too powerful. Our arrows can't hit them, but the bombs and shells they drop are extremely powerful. I estimate that even the city wall will be blown down."
“…Then let’s go.”
Ku Chan finally made a decision. He picked up the brush on the desk and wrote a line of words on the paper.
Yu Shurong brought Ku Chan and gathered a thousand soldiers from the Firearms Battalion, and left from a side door of Kantil City in the dark night.
Kuchan stood on the carriage and looked back.
He couldn't see the airship in the sky, but he could see the flickering lights and blazing flames of the explosion in Cantil City.
Fifty thousand city defenders can't defeat two thousand marines?
At this moment, he had a preliminary understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Daxia army, and he understood why Fu Xiaoguan's army was able to sweep across the world without being defeated.
"Don't worry, my son. Let's go to Chijin City. There's our Firearms Bureau, and there... there's also the 300,000-strong army led by Lu Chang."
"There's bad news from Daxia."
Kuchan turned around and asked, "What news?"
"Yan Xibai has been captured, and I've lost another one of my descendants in Daxia. Yan Xibai's capture has cut off one of my sources of income. Managing the Peacock Kingdom will become a little more difficult in the future. But don't worry, my pawns in Yelang Kingdom can be moved, and we can still earn some money, enough to support you until you unify the Peacock Kingdom and ascend the throne!"
“…I never thought of becoming an emperor!”
"Mother knows, but Fu Xiaoguan has never thought about it."
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An hour later, Cheng Peng led a regiment to occupy the city defense house and did not encounter any attack from the firearms battalion.
"Not good! Everyone, search the City Guard House in company units!"
The soldiers split up and he stepped into the city defense house, which was empty.
He came to the desk and saw the piece of paper on it.
"I am Kuchan, and you are the army of Daxia. Please do not harm the poor people, they are innocent!"
The ink has dried, but the scent of ink still remains. It means that he left in a hurry, so he couldn't have gone too far.
"Fire the flares and retreat!"
Three thousand Marines retreated quickly, and the people in Cantil spent a difficult night shivering.
They did not wait for the enemy's massacre. They opened the doors and windows during the day and saw sporadic fireworks and several broken city walls.
The enemy is gone?
What about the general?
People rushed to the city defense office, only to find that the general was also missing.
Hong Zhuang, standing on the wall holding a sword, looked at the scene of broken walls and ruins, and felt a sense of powerlessness in her heart - having more people was useless, Da Xia... was simply too powerful.
Can the great general's great ideals and ambitions really be realized?
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