Yama Island, the eastern suburbs of Bumi Prefecture.
This is the second largest city occupied by Dongsheng, and it is also the island country’s closest port to the mainland.
Now it has been surrounded by the army of Queen Yama, with 30,000 troops converging from all sides, blocking its way out of the siege on the east, south, and north sides.
Satsuki Haruka changed her old attire as a great miko and put on the same armor as the soldiers. She rode a horse to the front line of the team and personally directed the battle. In fact, she is neither good at battle nor understands the tactics of war, but she knows that as long as she appears in front of everyone, it will be the biggest boost to morale.
She could confirm this from the focused eyes of the soldiers.
Today is a cloudy day, and the sea breeze continues unabated after passing over the city walls. Hundreds of army flags are ringing in the wind, and a slightly salty smell is floating in the air. This reminds May of May. Xiacheng.
"I didn't expect that we could reach here in one go." Xue Qing patted the horse's head and sighed with emotion in a low voice.
Ever since Jinxia cut off the private salt trade with Dongsheng and began to support Queen Yama, the enemy's offensive has slowed down significantly. When they returned to Yama Island in May, the two sides had become evenly matched, with Dongsheng and the coalition occupying the Nearly 60% of the territory, the queen occupied 40%, and for a while no one could do anything to anyone.
Most people believe that this confrontation will last for a long time.
It is even possible that the island will be completely split into two due to this stalemate.
But the actual situation changed beyond everyone's expectation.
After May Yao launched a coup, she used overwhelming force to purge the princes who opposed her, and established an official government in the territories of these princes that imitated the structure of the Secretariat. In theory, if these measures are to be implemented in an area that has been cultivated by a big family for many years, they will inevitably encounter great resistance. However, Wuyue Yao grasped the core of the problem and not only used thunderous means to uproot the family's troops, A group of grassroots preparatory officials who had received education from the Secretariat were also brought back from Jinxia.
These people were originally from the Yama country and were the first immigrants to accept the immigration policy. Wuyueyao also fought with Princess Guangping for a long time before temporarily "borrowing" them back. A group of local people controlled the political situation, and the new government promulgated a series of policies to benefit the people, such as the abolition of serfdom, reduction of residents' taxes, low-price subsidies for agricultural products, etc., which instantly gained great popularity among the people.
If the life of the common people at the bottom of Qi State is still at a stage where they can still survive, the life of Yama is already much more miserable. Under the oppression of big landlords and big families, the people at the bottom are completely tied up in the fields, and their annual output is plundered. , the remaining food is only enough to feed the family, and they are essentially no different from slaves. They have no way to stand up on Yama Island by becoming warriors or studying. Even buying an iron sword has status requirements. Even when Princess Chiba's situation is in danger, these princes are not willing to control the serfs they control. Contribute and organize into a fighting force.
Therefore, the changes brought about by May Yao are shocking.
These people at the bottom chose to side with the new government with their simplest emotions. With manpower and no shortage of equipment and money, Wuyue quickly raised a civilian army without any noble families. However, the princes who tried to overthrow the great witch were defeated by air rifles and Xuanwu beasts. The two In less than a month, Wushuo Haruka completely seized the center of power of Ixie Mansion, while Chiba retreated to the second line.
In the next few months, this civilian army grew stronger, and followed May's will to move westward, breaking through several princely cities one after another, tearing a rift in Dongsheng's territory.
The confrontation was unexpectedly broken.
Now, as long as they capture Bumi Mansion again, the territory they occupy will be as much as Dongsheng's. But what the staff valued more was not the size of the territory, but the special location of Fumi Mansion. If the west coast port can be obtained, the route to Jinxia City will be greatly shortened, and Yama can also obtain various resource supplies on the other side of the sea at any time, making it basically invincible.
"Yes," Nagi Hong muttered, "I used to think that Dongsheng was so scary and that we were completely powerless against the Samurai Musketeers, but now we think they are nothing more than that."
This is not just a change brought about by weapons.
May Haruka can feel this.
The army she now commands has a vitality that is unmatched in the past. Even if the gas tanks of the air rifles were empty, the soldiers dared to insert their bayonets and charge at the warriors whose status was much higher than them.
These people are fighting with hope.
They hope that their descendants will never have to become slaves and that they can live a better life.
The more places they occupy, the more determined everyone's ideas become.
"Sir, the appointed time has arrived." Arima Keiichiro reported to Satsuki Haruka. He was the first person to follow May to the east to seek help. He was originally just a guard attendant. After some experience in the Jinxia Army, he is now the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army.
May nodded slightly.
She looked towards the city in the distance, above the east city gate. In May, she could vaguely see a group of people in colorful clothes also looking over here. There is no doubt that these must include the princes who are in charge of this place. When he heard that the An family used evil magic to seal off the sea, he had contributed a lot. Not only did he search for medicinal materials, but he also looted the surrounding villages and sent people to the An family as raw materials for blood sacrifices.
This person probably never imagined that one day he would be forced into a desperate situation with his back to the sea.
May has already thought of how to deal with him.
She would throw these people into the sea with her own hands to be with the innocent people they had slaughtered. Even if this could not comfort the souls of the dead, it could at least comfort the descendants who were still alive.
"Blow the trumpets and beat the drums." Wuyue raised his hand and waved, "Order all ministries to launch an siege according to the planned plan!"
"yes!"
"woo woo woo woo"
The loud sound of the trumpet suddenly resounded through the countryside.
Xue Qing was the first to rush out of the square formation on horseback and ran towards the east wall of Fumi Mansion. Following her are fifteen Xuanwu-type machine beasts. These second-generation machine beasts are equipped with more flexible joints and more powerful weapons. The former can support them in short-range charges like cavalry, while the latter allows each machine to The beast capital is like a sentry tower filled with crossbowmen. Every time before when we attacked the city, the troops that rushed to the front and suppressed the shooters on the wall were this vanguard of machine beasts!
Further behind are the first-generation heavy-duty mechanical beasts. Although they are also called Xuanwu by the Jinxia Machinery Bureau, the Yama people prefer to call them demon chariots. First of all, most of the people who drive this kind of machine beast are demons. Secondly, they are the main force in transporting baggage on the march, and are more useful than horse carriages. Jinxia provided nearly fifty of these mechanism beasts. In addition to the standard large shields, they also carried artillery ammunition, siege hammers, siege ladders and other equipment. They were the backbone responsible for breaking through the gates.
Finally, there is the infantry formation that maintains a certain distance and advances slowly. Due to shipping problems, they are not able to have one gun per man like the Jinxia Army. They claim to be an army of 30,000 people, but in fact there are only two or three thousand people with guns. The others still mainly use spears and iron-tipped guns. However, in the previous battles, they had proven themselves that whether they faced noble warriors or evil spirits summoned by the An family, they had the courage to fight to the end.