Chapter 768: Counterattack Horn

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 the way to break out from the east, south and north.

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. The sea breeze continues unabated after passing over the city walls. Hundreds of army flags are flapping in the wind. There is a slightly salty smell floating in the air. This reminds May of Jinxia City. .

"I didn't expect... we could actually reach here in one go." Xue Qing patted the horse's head and lowered his voice with emotion.

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 turn over by becoming warriors or studying - on Yama Island, even buying an iron sword has status requirements, and even when Queen Chiba's situation is in danger, these princes are unwilling to control themselves Serfs contributed and organized into combatable soldiers.

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, May Haruka completely seized the center of power in 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, penetrated several princely cities one after another, and tore 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 equal to that of Dongsheng. 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. Yama can also obtain various resource supplies on the other side of the sea at any time, and it is basically in an invincible position.

"Yeah..." Nagi Hong muttered, "I used to think that Dongsheng was so scary and that we were completely helpless 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 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 Sasuke Haruka. He was the first person to follow May to the east to find help. He was originally just a personal guard. 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, Wuyue 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 block the sea, he 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 personally throw these people into the sea to accompany the innocent people they had slaughtered. Even if this could not comfort the dead, it could at least comfort the descendants who were still alive.

"Blow the horn and beat the drum." May waved her hand, "Order each unit to launch an attack on the city according to the predetermined plan!"

"Yes!"

"Woo woo woo woo————————————————————"

The deep horn sound suddenly resounded throughout the countryside.

Nai Qing was the first to ride out of the square formation and ran towards the east wall of Bumi Mansion. Following her were fifteen black tortoise-type mechanical beasts - these second-generation mechanical beasts were equipped with more flexible joints and more powerful weapons. The former could support them to make short-distance charges like cavalry, and the latter made each mechanical beast like a sentry tower full of archers. In every previous siege, the troops that rushed to the front and suppressed the archers on the wall were precisely this mechanical beast vanguard!

A little further back, there are the first generation of heavy-duty mechanical beasts. Although they are also called Xuanwu by the Jinxia Machinery Bureau, the evil horse people prefer to call them demon vehicles. First of all, most of the people who drive this kind of mechanical beasts are demons. Secondly, they are the main force for carrying supplies on the march, which is more convenient than horse-drawn carriages. Jinxia provided nearly 50 mechanical beasts for this batch. In addition to the standard large shield, they also carried artillery ammunition, siege hammers, siege ladders and other tools, and were the backbone of the force responsible for breaking the door.

Finally, there are infantry formations that maintain a certain distance and advance slowly. Due to the problem of sea transportation, they cannot have a gun in hand like the Jinxia Army. Although they are called 30,000 troops, there are actually only two or three thousand people with guns, and the others still mainly use spears and iron-headed guns. However, in the previous battles, they have proved themselves. Whether they are facing noble warriors or evil spirits summoned by the An family, they have the courage to fight to the end.