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Chapter 409 Cangzhou Civil Revolt

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    Chapter 409 Dingzhou Siege

    The setting sun is like blood!

    Everything became quiet. Nearly 20,000 of Xi Ren's 50,000-strong army were killed, and the rest all collapsed and fled in all directions.

    The ground was littered with corpses of Xi people. Some were beaten into a hornet's nest by guns, and some were mutilated by shells. A strong smell of blood assaulted their nostrils.

    Li Zhen rode a black horse on the battlefield. Looking at the tragic scenes on the battlefield, he was a little frightened even though he was used to seeing life and death.

    The exchange of fire between cold weapons and hot weapons is not an equal battle at all, it is a massacre.

    In this battle, the Yingzhou Army fully utilized the power of firearms. They only injured a few dozen people and defeated the 50,000 Xi army, killing nearly 20,000 people. This was definitely a great victory.

    At this time, a scene in the distance caught Li Zhen's attention. There was a tall poplar tree there. A young Tang Jun was leaning on the tree trunk. He had stopped breathing. However, the broken saber in his hand was still raised high.  With.

    In front of him, there were five or six Xi Ren corpses.

    It¡¯s hard to imagine what kind of battle this is.

    Li Zhen couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and ordered: "Send someone to bury our dead soldiers."

    "Yes!" Nina ordered immediately.

    At this time, Xue Rengui said: "Your Highness, I really didn't expect that this new type of firearm is so powerful. It would be great if it could be mass-produced."

    Li Zhen shook his head. The seamless steel pipes used to make mortars cannot be made in this era. Therefore, it is simply unrealistic to build mortars.

    As for the Maxim machine gun, the requirements are also very high, and the bullet must have a special bullet machine. The current level of production and science and technology is simply unattainable.

    Therefore, whether it is a mortar or a Maxim heavy machine gun, they are all consumables. When the bullets are used up, they become decorations.

    But if you can produce a bullet machine yourself, that's another matter.

    Bullet machine?

    We don¡¯t even have steam engines now, let alone the machine tools needed to produce bullet machines.

    It seems that science and technology still need to be developed in the future, and producing a steam engine is a top priority.

    Li Zhen said to Xue Rengui: "This battle is over. Let's march to Dingzhou immediately. We must relieve the siege of Fangzhou."

    With Li Zhen defeating the 50,000 troops placed between Yingzhou and Dingzhou by the Xi people, everything was developing for the better.

    Li Zhen led an army of 10,000 to march from east to west toward Dingzhou, while Zhou Qing and Xue Xiantu marched from south to north, forming a three-pronged attack.

    At this time, outside Dingzhou City, Khan Kedu of the Xi tribe was directing soldiers to attack the city.

    Since Li Zhen defeated the 200,000 Xi army led by Keduzhe last time, Keduzhe lived in peace for a few years. However, the letter from Lu Dongzan, a great Tubo treatise, ignited his determination to attack the Tang Dynasty again.

    Those who can be saved just think that if all the ethnic groups now send troops together, they will definitely be able to conquer the Tang Dynasty and divide it into pieces, just like how the Five Hus rebelled against China in the past, and established their own political power within the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

    At the same time, he can also avenge Li Zhen for defeating him.

    So the Kedu people united with the Khitan to send troops to attack the Tang Dynasty.

    Unexpectedly, Dingzhou would become a stumbling block in front of him.

    Keduzhe fought for several months but was unable to capture Dingzhou. In desperation, he had no choice but to bypass Dingzhou and enter Hebei Road through a small road, and finally succeeded in occupying Youzhou and Jizhou.

    In order to tie the Khitan people to his chariot, Kedu also gave Jizhou to the Khitan people to garrison in order to consolidate the alliance between the two races.

    Now, Kedu has occupied Youzhou for more than a year, but Dingzhou is like a thorn, stuck between the Xi people's newly occupied land and the original land.

    This makes Ke Duzhe very unwilling. He always wants to pull out the thorn in Dingzhou and connect Raole Dudu's Mansion where Xi Ren is located with Youzhou. In this way, he can gain a huge strategic space and use  The northern part of Hebei Province was completely incorporated into the territory of the Xi people.

    However, Li Yuangui of Dingzhou was too stubborn and would rather fight to the death than surrender, so he had no choice but to send a main force of 100,000 Xi people to attack.

    This is the third time in a year that Kedu has launched a large-scale attack on Dingzhou, but there is still no progress.

    It was at this moment that Kedu got some shocking news.

    "Report! Khan, a Yingzhou army has captured Jizhou and is coming to kill Dingzhou."

    "What? Jizhou is lost?" The one who can be saved is greatBe surprised.

    Jizhou is behind him. If he loses it, he is likely to be attacked from both sides.

    "Report! Youzhou was captured by the Yingzhou Army." More soldiers came to report.

    The person who can be saved was shocked again.

    Youzhou was lost so quickly?

    ¡°I have ten thousand troops in Youzhou, is it possible that the defenders of Youzhou are just doing it for a living?¡±  It¡¯s abominable to lose Youzhou so easily!

    "Report! General Daku met Yingzhou Li Zhen on the grassland, and the two sides were fighting fiercely."

    When Kedu heard this, his eyes turned red. What on earth did Li Zhen want to do?

    Does he want to come to save Dingzhou?

    "I will never let him succeed, so the person who can save me said: "Immediately send troops to reinforce Daku, and we must stop Li Zhen"

    "Report! Daku died in battle, his 50,000 troops have been defeated, and Li Zhen's army is marching towards Dingzhou." Before Kedu could finish his words, a new battle report had arrived.

    Keduzhe only felt his head buzzing. He did not expect that Daku would be defeated so quickly, without even a chance to send reinforcements to him.

    Now Li Zhen¡¯s army is coming from the south and east and west at the same time, but Li Yuangui in Dingzhou is still resisting. If he doesn¡¯t retreat, he is afraid that his entire army will be in danger of being annihilated.

    But if we retreat, where will we retreat from?

    To the east and south are Li Zhen's armies. Li Zhen's army is not large in number, but it has always been known for its strong combat effectiveness. It was able to defeat Daku's 50,000 army in such a short period of time, which shows that Li Zhen is a strong opponent.  Absolutely no head-on contact.

    To the north is Li Yuangui¡¯s Dingzhou, which cannot be conquered in a short time.

    In this case, he could only go west, to Yunzhou, and return to the Xi tribe¡¯s original territory.

    But Yunzhou is the territory of King Zhao Li Fu. Will Li Fu let himself retreat under his nose?

    Keduzhe thought for a long time. Speaking of it, Li Zhen defeated Xi Ren's 200,000-strong army last time, which left a huge shadow in Keduzhe's heart. In the end, Keduzhe decided that he would rather touch Li Fu than touch him.  Li Zhen.

    Thinking of this, Kedu gritted his teeth and said: "Withdraw, go west, to Yunzhou!"

    In Dingzhou City, everything became quiet.

    Li Yuangui on the top of the city was puzzled. The Xiren army had not launched an attack for four or five hours. Did something happen?

    As the sky gradually grew brighter, Li Yuangui looked into the distance and saw that the Xi people's army under the city had disappeared. Due to their haste, many of the baggage had not been moved.

    Li Yuangui was overjoyed. He knew that Li Zhen¡¯s reinforcements must have arrived (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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