Volume 1: Looking Northwest, Shooting Sirius Chapter 91: The Coming of a New Era Part 2
"The royal army is about to withdraw!"
Zhao Jiujin, who had a thick bandage on his abdomen, yelled. Zhao Sanli helped him arrange the bandage while complaining:
"As long as you can, as long as you can!"
"You actually followed Chai Dalang to attack their own formation. How many pounds do you have to weigh?!"
"Don't talk nonsense here. One of your eyes is missing. What position do you have to say this to me?"
Zhao Jijin hesitated and said, but was slapped in the back of the head by Zhao Sanli:
"Just because I'm your cousin!"
Chai Tiannuo grinned for a while. He never thought that these two masters were actually cousins. No wonder they were both unreliable!
Turning to look at the two Dahua guards who were standing still, Chai Tiannuo whispered to Liu Yancheng:
"Master Liu, have you noticed that the Northwest Frontier Army, at least in terms of equipment, is far behind the Great Hua Wei Mansion?"
"That kind of big crossbow can shoot twelve arrows in a row, which is more than twice as powerful as the God Arm Crossbow!"
"...After all, times have changed."
Liu Yancheng sighed.
The royal army began to retreat slowly, while the northwest frontier army began to advance forward.
The two qigong masters sat quietly on the high platform, saying nothing, like statues.
After an unknown amount of time, the two Qi Masters spoke at the same time:
"It has reached its limit. If it goes any further, the talisman array will no longer be effective."
Chaitino looked up and saw that he had arrived in front of the Manzi Fort. Jin Bo stopped a hundred feet in front of the fort and stopped moving, as if he had been stopped by some kind of rule.
"Da Lang, I have a mission for you."
Liu Yancheng suddenly spoke, and Chai Tiannuo nodded:
"explain."
"Capture Manzi Fort. This is a strategic location. Whether we retreat or defend, we can buy continuous time for the northwest."
"No problem, which team will go with me?"
"Lead the military guard on the right, Chengshan Mansion."
"Only one house?"
Chai Tiannuo couldn't help grinning as he looked at the Manzi Fort that was still overcrowded after the royal army had retreated.
There are at least tens of thousands of people in Manzi Castle. Three thousand versus tens of thousands, but still siege the city. Isn't it too high of a price on yourself?
"The general who leads the military guard on the right said that one government is enough."
Liu Yancheng grimaced when he said this, and Chai Tiannuo grimaced just as he was about to speak when he heard the sound of huge cannon fire again in the distance behind him.
"Boom!"
Three red cannonballs flew overhead and crashed into the Manzi Fort, followed by a huge explosion. You could clearly see the mutilated corpses flying in all directions.
"...What kind of cannon is this, and why is it so powerful?!"
Chaitino couldn't help but look back. Not only were these three cannons powerful, but their range was beyond imagination. He really wanted to see what they looked like.
But there was a sea of people behind him, and there was nothing visible except heads.
"I heard it's a super artillery that was just distributed to the Wei Mansion this year, with a maximum range of nearly twenty miles."
Chaitino was stunned. Twenty miles was a terrifying range in this era!
The three mysterious cannons sounded like the whistle of an attack, and dozens of cooled vehicle-mounted artillery fired one after another. The defenders in Manzi Fort were blown away and quickly withdrew.
Chai Tiannuo received the order and led Chengshanfu, who was wearing full black armor, to rush towards Manzi Fort. The cavalry did not even dismount and rushed in directly.
The entire southern wall was shattered by artillery fire, and the castle was covered with scarlet minced meat. Chai Tiannuo couldn't help but grin when he smelled the thick blood mixed with gunpowder smoke. It was even more broken than the one beaten by Ming Hong who had instilled his inner strength!
"No wonder we only need one army of soldiers. It turns out they are just for cleaning."
The army of the Royal Court on the grassland has all withdrawn to Suolong Pass. This great battle was fought to a halt. The Royal Court, which originally thought it was going to sweep across the entire northwest, suffered tens of thousands of casualties, so it was greatly exhausted that it could not move at the Suolong Pass.
The Northwest Frontier Army was also taught a lesson by the Great China Guards. The Northwest Frontier Army, which was once famous throughout the world, was far surpassed by the Great Washington Guards in just three years.
No matter the equipment or tactics, they are no longer on the same level.
Manzibao is under intensive construction again.
The south wall was completely gone, and the remaining north wall was reinforced overnight. Chaitino grinned as he looked at the thirty cannons and the densely packed crossbows on the city wall.
Good guy, this salvo will cause at least one or two thousand casualties!
After the war subsided and Chai Tiannuo was no longer involved, he was about to ride his horse and leave, but was stopped by Liu Yancheng.
"Don't be so impatient, let's see who this is?"
Two heavily armored cavalry wearing full armor and visors stood behind Liu Yancheng. Chai Tiannuo jumped off his horse with a sudden force, knocking the two of them to the ground, and then beat their chests with his fists.
First.
"Bian Sheng, Zi Jin, why are you two bastards here?!"
Chaitino's voice had a slight change in tone. This was his brother. Not to mention his face covered, he would recognize him even if he turned into ashes!
"Stop, stop beating, I'm going to die, I'm really going to die!"
Bian Sheng and Shen Tu Zijin howled loudly. They had only been separated for a few months, and Tiannuo's power had become stronger again!
In Tumu Fort, everyone sat around the table, watching the golden crows setting in the mountains, eating mutton, and talking to each other about their experiences these days.
"Our right leading army guard set out a month ago. We have been equipped with new equipment. Every day we just practice marching. No one knows where we are going."
Bian Sheng took a sip of the mutton soup and nodded. No wonder Tiannuo recommended coming here. The taste was really good.
After a sip of mutton soup and a bite of crispy, crumbly freshly baked sesame seed cakes, Bian Sheng continued:
"It wasn't until we entered Liquan Guard's station five days ago that we knew that the leading guards on the left and right came here just to deal with the grassland royal court."
"Did the two husbands foresee the changes in the royal court so early?"
Before Chai Tiannuo could say anything, Zhao Jijin, who was accompanying him, asked first.
"Before, it was not for the royal court."
Bian Sheng shook his head slightly. Shen Tu Zijin looked up at him, grinned, and continued to drink the soup.
"Why is that?"
Zhao Jiujin asked in confusion, but Chai Tiannuo saw the clues on Bian Sheng's face and patted Zhao Jiujin's shoulder with his palm:
"Old Zhao, Old Zhao, can you please be smarter? I almost died at their hands today. I still don't understand."
Zhao Jijin thought for a moment and was shocked:
"You, you mean those rebels?"
"Who else could it be?"
Chaitino shook his head and hummed:
"If it hadn't been for this morning's incident, those guys would definitely still be hiding. If the northwest frontier army had to clean up on their own, I'm afraid the entire northwest would be ruined."
Zhao Jijin lowered his head and couldn't help but let out a big sigh:
"Now the rebels have withdrawn into Suolong Pass, but their relatives are still in the northwest. Your two husbands will not ask the leading guards to take action, right?"
This is what he is most worried about. Counterinsurgency has always been carried out by dispatching foreign troops. It is normal for the army to pass by and there are people everywhere, and ten rooms are empty.
As a native of northwest China, he really didn't want to see such a scene.
"You think too much."
Chaitino tore up the sesame seed cakes bit by bit and put them into the mutton soup. His voice was a little too calm and he said:
"It's okay to ask for reinforcements when we can't control it. Now that the main force has been exposed and escaped, if we ask for help again, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of the entire northwest?"
"So, what do you mean?"
In fact, Zhao Jiujin had already thought of it, but he was too frightened and did not dare to say it out loud.