Yuzhu held a monocular telescope and stared coldly at the Dongwu camp opposite.
The decisive battle began. There were 16,000 Chinese and British coalition forces on Yuzhu's side, and the Dongwu people on the opposite side had a conservative estimate of 80,000.
However, although the Dongwu Army has a large number of people, its weapons and equipment are still mainly swords and guns, supplemented by bows and arrows.
On the other hand, the New Army has all flintlock rifles, coupled with more than a hundred sub-cannons from the firearms battalion, there is obviously a generational difference in weapons.
For the sake of conservatism, Yuzhu also brought ten 12-pound naval guns, intending to use them specifically to bombard the Dongwu people's Chinese army.
The Dongwu people's front was lackluster, and Yuzhu didn't have much interest in it.
However, what interests Yuzhu more is that the Dongwu people set up an elephant array composed of nearly 300 elephants in front of the array.
Well, Dongwu is mountainous, jungle-rich and elephant-producing.
If Yuzhu was leading an army from the cold weapon era, facing such a huge elephant formation, headaches would be inevitable.
With a blast of horns, the Dongwu people began to attack.
As expected, as Yuzhu expected, the first ones to come out of the battle were not bystanders, but the hundreds of elephants.
Yuzhu observed for a while and said calmly: "Send my order and order the firearms battalion to prepare to bombard the enemy's elephant herd."
After the elephant herd came within shooting distance, the Qing army's firearms battalion officially opened fire amidst the rumble of cannons.
The characteristic of the double-cell cannon is that it shoots very fast, which is very convenient for field battles, but not enough for siege.
"Boom..." Amidst the thunderous roar, an elephant was hit in the chest. The iron bullet carried huge kinetic energy and smashed a huge bloody hole in the elephant's body.
However, the elephant not only did not fall down, but turned its head and rushed towards the Dongwu people.
Elephants are typical social animals. As long as one elephant turns around, the rest will follow.
However, the elephant that was the first to turn around, after throwing away the elephant soldiers, only rushed back a few dozen meters before falling into a pool of blood.
When Yuzhu ordered the attack on the elephant, he had already predicted that when the elephant couldn't stand its strength, it would definitely turn around and attack the Dongwu people's camp.
It was too late, but soon, hundreds of elephants went crazy and rushed back into the Dongwu people's attacking team.
"Ah...my mother..."
"Yeah, my legs, my legs..."
"Uh, save me, save me..."
The Dongwu people's front line was in chaos, with hundreds of elephants running rampant and trampling on the panicked people without restraint.
"Blow the trumpet and move forward!" Yuzhu seized the opportunity and decisively issued the order to attack.
The New Army soldiers, under the restraint of the officers, lined up in six columns, carrying rifles on their shoulders, and pressed towards the Dongwu people with their heads held high.
They were so defeated that the Dongwu people never expected that the originally invincible Xiang army would counterattack.
After the Dongwu people's front collapsed, Yuzhu called for Yunnan Chuxiong's deputy general Li Shaohe and ordered: "Take all your cavalry and kill them. You will never allow the enemy to turn around and resist. Do you understand?"
Li Shao and Zha Qian said: "Commander, the three thousand cavalry under the subordinates are waiting for this great opportunity to pursue and kill. Commander, don't worry, the subordinates will not be greedy for merit. Their main purpose is to force
The people in Dongwu only know how to run away, but don't dare to turn around."
Yuzhu was very satisfied, and the boy could be taught, so he smiled and made a promise: "If you capture the important ministers of the Dongwu Kingdom, I will recommend you to be the general soldier of the first town. If you are lucky, I will capture you."
The King of Dongwu and the Green Camp Admiral of a province are definitely indispensable."
"Hey." Li Shaohe rode away with interest.
Yuzhu looked at Li Shaohe's retreating back and couldn't help but smile. He appointed Chu Xiongxie, who Li Shaohe was going to follow, to go to Nanyang. He was interested in the more than 3,000 cavalry equipped with Yunnan horses.
Yunnan horses are relatively short and are good at carrying things on mountain roads, but are not suitable for charging into battle.
However, in Dongwu, where there was almost no large number of cavalry, three thousand cavalry, even equipped with Yunnan horses, were enough to turn the defeat into a battle of annihilation.
When Li Shaohe went to pursue King Dongwu, Yuzhu led the British and took the opportunity to occupy the capital of the Dongwu people, Ava City.
Two days later, Li Shaohe came back.
However, what surprised Yuzhu was that Li Shaohe actually brought back Dongwu King Daningene.
When Yuzhu saw the decadent Daninge, he couldn't help but smile. Hey, he went on an expedition to a foreign country and captured the king and returned. The old emperor in his later years liked this tune!
After the beginning of spring, Yuzhu led the victorious army and returned to the court by sea ship.
After the old emperor received the battle report, he couldn't help but feel very happy, and immediately ordered the fourth son to take the princes and ministers out of Dagu Port in Tianjin to meet Yuzhu.
Yuzhu still had the old habit of getting off the boat early, avoiding Lao Si and the others, and only took Dongwu King Daning Nei to Changchun Garden to meet the old emperor.
When the old emperor saw King Dongwu, he couldn't hide the smile lines on his face.
"Are you convinced yet?" the old emperor asked Daningene with a smile.
Daningenai knelt on the ground obediently, and said extremely respectfully: "I'm convinced, I'm convinced, if the great emperor of the Celestial Dynasty does not kill the villain, he will be deeply grateful and will always obey the Qing Dynasty." These words are actually from the Yuzhu Sect.
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Yuzhu knew what the old emperor liked to hear, so he deliberately arranged for Dongwu's interpreter along the way and specifically taught Daningenei to speak soft words that the old emperor liked to hear.
Sure enough, after the old emperor heard this, Long Xin was so happy that he couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Haha..."
Yuzhu took the opportunity and joked: "Barbarians are not educated and don't know our Chinese etiquette. How about killing them and sacrificing the flag?"
The old emperor was in high spirits. After Jing Yuzhu praised him, his interest became even higher. He laughed and said: "Zhuge Liang can capture Meng Huo seven times, let alone me?"
As soon as Yuzhu heard this, he was completely relieved. The old emperor had obviously drank the ecstasy soup he had deliberately arranged and was done.
At this time, Daninge suddenly kowtowed several times and said in a trembling voice: "Those who violate the power of the Qing Dynasty will be captured no matter how far away they are, just like the ministers."
"Ah..." The old emperor couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. This flattery was so appropriate. It was like drinking a can of iced Coke in one gulp during the dog days of summer. His whole body felt refreshed!
The old emperor happily chatted with Yuzhu for a long time, and Yuzhu took the opportunity to report the matter of forming an alliance with the British and destroying the cave together.
The Qing Dynasty's national power was on the rise, and there were only a thousand British people. The old emperor really didn't take it to heart. He nodded and said with a smile: "Well done, I understand."
Very good, even if this is a clear path, there will be no problem at all when Yuzhu cooperates with the British again in the future.
"Call Zhang Tingyu and order him to draw up the decree."
"You must be tired. Go back home early to take a bath and rest. The order will arrive later." The old emperor saw that Yuzhu looked tired, so he let him go very considerately.
After Yuzhu returned home, he took a bath and changed his clothes. As soon as he picked up the tea cup, he heard the concierge come to report, "Sir, Hengchenbutang has come with a decree."
"Come here, arrange the incense table and prepare to receive the order."