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Zheng Kaiping, a general of the Zheng family, deployed a total of 20,000 troops to defend the three dangerous passes of Qinlong, Tulong and Guijianchou. He thought that with so many troops, and the fact that one man could guard the three passes against ten thousand, his army would be foolproof.
As a result, under the powerful firepower and fierce attack of Ma Liuliang, the Qinlong and Tuhu passes fell in an instant. The Zheng army stationed at the two passes was defeated and fled in a panic, and their heads were harvested at will by the Guangxi wolf soldiers with long-handled hook knives.
After taking over two passes, Ma Liuliang seized a lot of food and supplies, and everyone could finally have a good meal.
In the valley, all the food and pots were looted. Lord Ma didn't even bring any food or fodder for logistics. If he didn't loot, he would starve.
The looted iron pots were not enough, so in order to save time, the wolf soldiers from Guangxi also cut a lot of bamboo and cooked their own bamboo tube rice. The valley suddenly formed a scene of smoke and fire from thousands of homes.
Before Ma Liuliang could even take a bite of his meal, he received a message that Gu Rong's East China Sea Fleet had already headed towards Halong Bay after making a brief stop in Qinzhou two days ago for replenishment.
When this news came out, Ma Liuliang was immediately in an uproar.
"My Lord, what should I do?"
"Those navy guys arrived in Qinzhou two days ago. Could they have already reached Thang Long Prefecture by now?"
"Fuck you, if we can only watch them show off their might when we get to Shenglong Mansion, it will be a huge loss of face for us."
"Why are you arguing? Eat quickly and then get on with your journey!" Ma Liuliang was so angry that he threw down his chopsticks. Without even washing his hands, he grabbed the hot rice ball and stuffed it into his mouth, like a starving ghost.
Tang Yue, who was standing by, couldn't help but laugh and said, "My Lord, be careful not to choke."
Ma Liuliang's mouth was so full of stuff that he had no time to respond to him.
Tang Yue chewed slowly and gracefully, and even had time to chant: "There are birds in the three mountains, fish in the five lakes. A dragon comes ashore..."
Ma Liuliang managed to swallow a mouthful of rice and immediately interrupted him, saying, "Mr. Tang, what do you mean by there are birds in the three mountains and fish in the five lakes? If you don't explain it, I will make you a birdless creature."
Poof! Tang Yue spat out all the rice, right on Ma Liuliang's face. Ma Liuliang subconsciously wiped it with his hand, but ended up with more rice on his hand. It would have been better if he hadn't wiped it. His face was covered in white.
"Sour scholar, you... you..."
"My Lord, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it. Don't you want to know what the saying 'There are birds in the three mountains' means?"
"Tell me, what do you mean?"
“It means there are birds on every mountain.”
"What's the meaning?"
Hou Saner rushed to say: "My Lord, there are birds on every mountain."
"Get lost! Don't I know there are birds on every mountain? If you want me to stop talking nonsense, just speak up. What do you mean? I don't have time to waste with you."
"It means that my Lord, don't worry, there are birds in every mountain..."
"It's all bullshit!" Ma Liuliang was so anxious that he almost couldn't help but smear the rice in his hand all over Tang Yue's face. In the past, Tang Yue always made sense. Today, he suddenly took off his pants and farted. Ma Liuliang felt like he was being fooled. This guy was clearly trying to divert attention after spitting out the rice.
"My Lord, when people are anxious, they will panic. Judging from the speed of the navy, no matter how hard you rush, you may not be faster than the navy. Taking down Thang Long Mansion is probably a great achievement, but as the saying goes, to catch a thief, you must catch the leader. Even if the navy takes down Thang Long Mansion, I predict that Zheng Xun will definitely flee when he sees that the situation is not good.
And he hurriedly escaped from Thang Long Prefecture, that is Jiaolong Shang Huai. The navy is not good at fighting in the mountains and forests, but we have thousands of wolf soldiers, walking in the mountains and forests is like walking on flat ground. My Lord, please think about it, by then, the credit of capturing the king will fall into our hands. "
"Hiss! Damn it, this is what human language should be."
Having said that, after Ma Liuliang hurriedly finished his meal, he still gave the orders to set out immediately and attack Guijianchou Pass.
By this time, Zheng Kaiping already knew that the Qinlong and Tuhu passes had been lost. After several defeated soldiers who escaped told him how the two passes were lost, he was shocked.
What can we do? The Qin army's firepower is so fierce that it cannot be stopped by a stone wall or flesh and blood. Thang Long Prefecture does have a few cannons that were obtained from the Dutch, but it is too late to transport them now.
The Qin army moved quickly and soon reached the Guijianchou Pass. They were so dark and dense that Zheng Kaiping felt a chill in his heart.
The Devil's See is the last dangerous pass on Lang Son. After passing this pass, there is a vast plain to the south to Thang Long Prefecture (Hanoi) and there is no more dangerous place to defend. Losing this pass is no different from losing Thang Long Prefecture.
In a hurry, Zheng Kaiping could not think of a better solution. He could only withdraw as many troops as possible from the pass and leave only a small number on the top of the wall to prevent heavy casualties from the fierce bombardment of Qin army's rockets.
He urgently deployed most of his troops on the mountains on both sides, hiding in the dense jungle, and then killing the Qin army in one fell swoop after they broke through the wall.
This trick works very well.
Sure enough, the Qin army quickly bombarded the city wall with rockets, causing the earth to shake. The seemingly solid city wall was like being trapped in purgatory under the fierce bombardment of rockets one after another. The defenders left on the city wall were blown to pieces, a horrible sight. The wooden city gate was also blown into broken boards, opening in front of the Qin army.
Thousands of wolf soldiers rushed into the pass immediately after the artillery fire, howling, waving long-handled hook knives in search of heads, even those that were blown to half only, they would not let go.
At this time, Zheng Kaiping stopped and the Zheng army lying on both sides of the mountain sounded drums and gongs and shouted as they charged forward.
The Guangxi wolf soldiers were thrown into chaos when they encountered this sudden change. They were constantly compressed by the Zheng army. Waves of arrows rained down from the sky, as dense as raindrops, and the sound of arrows entering their bodies was endless.
Under the attack from both sides, the Wolf Soldiers fell one after another, but the terrain of the city gate was narrow and they had nowhere to escape. The remaining Wolf Soldiers could only fight back desperately and fight with the Zheng army.
When the chieftains of Guangxi saw that their men had suffered heavy casualties, they were so anxious that their eyes were blazing with anger. They found Ma Liuliang and begged, "My Lord, please save them quickly."
"My Lord..."
Ma Liuliang put his hands down, interrupting the chieftains who were talking at once, and said, "The terrain of the city gate is narrow, as you can see. My men can't get through at all. How can we save them?"
"But my Lord..."
Although the group of chieftains were anxious, what Ma Liuliang said was true. The terrain of the Guancheng was too narrow. The two armies in front were crowded and fighting each other, and the Qin army behind could not get through at all.
Even though everyone was so anxious that they slapped their thighs, what could they do for the time being
After a long while, Ma Liuliang said, "How about this? We can use rockets to shoot from behind. This may accidentally injure your men, but it is better than watching them being wiped out. What do you think?"
"Okay, that's it. My Lord, let the rockets fire volleys, quickly."
After receiving the approval of the chieftains, Ma Liuliang immediately gritted his teeth and shouted to Wu Xiaoliu with a heartbroken expression, "Wu Xiaoliu, get all the rockets up and blast him."
“Yes!”
Wu Xiaoliu responded loudly and rushed to the city gate with twenty or thirty rocket launchers and hundreds of rockets. He began to shoot upwards across the Wolf Soldiers in front. Rockets chirped and emitted flames, swept over the heads of the Wolf Soldiers behind and flew towards the front. Flames streaked across the sky, so gorgeous that the two armies that were fighting fiercely were stunned.
Then, he heard a series of loud noises coming from the front. Boom! Boom! Boom! A group of flames shot up into the sky. Zheng Kaiping never expected that the Qin army would be so cruel that they would not care about their own lives and would bombard them recklessly.
The fierce explosions shook the mountains and the earth. In the two armies fighting each other in front, countless people were blown to pieces in an instant under such a fierce bombardment, and the broken limbs flew in the air. The scene was like hell on earth.
The place where the two armies were fighting was extremely crowded and was soon bombed into a wasteland. No one was standing there and even a few intact bodies could not be found.
This extremely horrific scene frightened the Zheng army so much that they retreated one after another, trying to escape from that death zone. However, the city gate was too narrow, and as soon as the Zheng army in front turned around, they immediately collided with the Zheng army behind them.
In order to escape, everyone pushed and shoved desperately, and even wielded swords to cut a bloody path. The situation was in chaos, resulting in serious trampling. One by one, the Zheng soldiers were pushed to the ground by their companions, and then immediately stepped on by countless feet and were trampled to death.
The wolf soldiers, who had been squeezed to the point of having no escape, saw the bombing stop and heard the sound of attack drums from behind. Knowing that there would be no more bombing, they immediately waved their long-handled hook knives and rushed towards the defeated enemy army, howling with bloodshot eyes.
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P.S.: There are too many things to do before the New Year, and it is almost difficult to calm down and write. I can't guarantee whether I can update more, but I will make sure to update twice a day. Maybe many of you are still on your way home. I wish you a safe journey, a quick reunion with your family, and a happy and fulfilling New Year. (To be continued...)
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