The strongest Marquis in history

Hardmond had a lot of experience, and he had come across it, so he didn't mention it, and Robert didn't bother.It's just that what Robert didn't know was that the news that he was sailing with warships had already spread.

Along the way, people were staring at Robert and his party of fifteen warships.

Entering November, news spread that Robert was going to the waters near Zhang'an County.Wang Qi got the news in Wu County, so he went south from Wu County early to Zhang'an County.

After all, Zhang'an County is the most suitable place to land in Yangzhou, and Wang Qi needs to make preparations early.Although Zhang'an County has a long sea front, the most suitable ferry in Zhang'an County is the Haixi Ferry.

Wang Qihuo led his army to the south, and hurried on his way as fast as he could.Arrive at the Hercynian Ferry at least before the Hercynian Imperial Army arrives, and make arrangements early.

The army hurriedly marched all the way, and in just two days, Wang Qi's army had already arrived at Haixi Ferry.

After Wang Qi arrived, he asked the county magistrate of Zhang'an County to temporarily take away all the people and businessmen near the Haixi Ferry. After all, if the businessmen and people stayed, once the bombing was fired, the people would definitely be injured.

Instead, soldiers pretended to be civilian merchants.

This is to avoid the other party's suspicion.

Wang Qi himself led the army to retreat temporarily, and waited on the mountain far behind Haixi Ferry, ready to ambush.

In the blink of an eye, another day and a half passed. On this day, warships appeared on the sea of ​​Haixi Ferry. Fifteen majestic giant ships came quickly and directly docked at Haixi Ferry.

All the blond Haixi Empire soldiers in armor and carrying rifles began to land on the shore.

"The demon is here, run away!"

In the crowd, someone suddenly shouted.

"The demon is coming, run quickly."

"Hurry up, they are all blond-haired and blue-eyed monsters who want to eat people!"

Shouts sounded one after another, and the "people" who gathered on the shore of the ferry suddenly panicked and disappeared in a short period of time.With the disappearance of all the people, the bustling scene beside the ferry suddenly became deserted.

Robert was on the flagship, seeing the noisy scene, he was a little weird, and said: "Hadmon, what did they say just now? These people can't understand what they are saying."

Hadmond understood the official language of Qi, and he explained with some embarrassment: "General Robert, the people in these places have never seen soldiers from the Haixi Empire, or people with our skin color."

"So, someone shouted a demon."

"When the rest of the people heard it, they all ran away. They thought we were monsters."

"Also, in my opinion, it may be that our warships are too tall and big, which frightened these people and made them think that we are here to plunder."

Robert looked at a group of people going away. The people of Qi State were all black-haired and yellow-skinned, but they were blond and blue-eyed, and their complexion was fair, completely different from the people of Qi State.

Robert smiled coldly, and said: "A group of untouchables, these people are a bunch of lowly people, just like the slaves of our Haixi Empire. It doesn't matter if they escape, you know the way, we go directly to the city here, and seize the city first, After establishing a foothold, support the local people to rise to the top and let them work for us.”

Hadmond said: "The general is wise, these Qi people are pariahs."

Now he is flattering Robert in every possible way, because Robert has become the governor of Qi State here, and then he can seek a place in Qi State, work hard to do business, and earn more money.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Robert was slightly satisfied when he heard Hadmon's flattering words.He disembarked from the frigate wearing boots, a saber, and a hat.

All the soldiers on the battleships disembarked, leaving only a few soldiers guarding the warships.

This time Robert came with fifteen warships, each with a thousand soldiers on board, a total of 5000 people.In addition, there are sufficient weapons and elixir on his warship, which can ensure that the army's weapons are adequately provided.

When the soldiers disembarked, guns and cannons also disembarked.It's just that the disembarkation of these guns and cannons is relatively slow, and it is not possible to carry them all down in a short while.

It took more than half an hour to move all the weapons down.

The army, the whole army.

Robert left more than a hundred people to guard the ferry terminal, while the rest of the army carried weapons and headed towards the county seat of Zhang'an County.

This is Robert's goal.

Chapter 804 stunned

Yunfu Mountain is located eighteen miles northwest of Haixi Ferry.

This is the official road leading to Zhang'an County.

In fact, there are not many deep mountains and old forests on Yunfu Mountain, and the mountain is not a steep mountain, but a relatively large hill with some trees on it.

Now that it is winter, the leaves on the mountain are withered and yellow, and when the cold wind blows, large pieces of leaves will fall from the trees.

Wang Qi is now stationed here.

The reason why he chose to station in Yunfu Mountain was because Yunfu Mountain was a highland.There is a wide official road at the foot of the mountain. In Zhang'an County, which is full of water veins, it is actually not easy to find such a place.

On the mountain of Yunfu Mountain, there are ditches built here and there.

All the soldiers are on the mountain.

The main force is 2000 people who are familiar with cannons and grenades. This is the arrangement for this battle.As for the rest of the army under Yan Chixing's command, they are temporarily serving as soldiers for hand-to-hand combat when charging.

On top of the hill.

Wang Qi and Zhou Zishan sat facing each other.

The content of the two chatting now is not actually the current war.In this battle, they had the upper hand and the initiative. Even without rifles, they were enough to win.

The content of the conversation between the two was mainly about the structure of the army.

Zhou Zishan said: "Your Majesty, the army, the Military Defense Department, and the Military Security Department have been established. The Military Defense Department has a person in charge, and the Military Security Department also has a person in charge. In fact, the five major military regions of the army have not yet been properly arranged. Although the five major military regions have leaders. The problem is that there is no one person, or one agency, responsible for the overall coordinating arrangements."

"It is definitely not appropriate to rely on His Majesty to arrange and coordinate all arrangements involving the army."

"My minister dares to say that throughout the dynasties, there have been wise masters, and naturally there have also been foolish masters. Under such circumstances, there will also be emperors who do not understand military affairs."

"Therefore, under the emperor's command, there is a need for a decision-making team to be responsible for the five major military regions, and even the affairs of the Ministry of Military Security and the Ministry of Military Defense. It is equivalent to saying that there are six departments in charge of government affairs, and military affairs are in charge of this specialized agency."

"This is the minister's consideration."

"Of course this institution, in general, obeys the emperor's arrangements."

"The operations related to specific military affairs are all arranged by the people in this organization. In this way, there is a specialization in the art industry, so there will be no problems."

"Furthermore, once the emperor has a courtier, after the new emperor succeeds, he can promote his own people from the army to the decision-making level. In this way, no one will be airborne, and they will all be professional military personnel."

"If it involves military warfare or other war-related matters, the imperial court can always maintain its combat effectiveness without being affected."

Zhou Zishan talked eloquently and said, "This is one of my considerations."

Wang Qi admired it after hearing it.

As expected of Zhou Zishan.

As far as Wang Qi's subordinates are concerned, Zhou Zishan is the strongest in terms of ability, or overall ability.Whether it's governing local government affairs or the strategy of leading troops to fight, Zhou Zishan is on his own.

The previous imperial examinations were first proposed by Zhou Zishan, and they should not always rely on recruitment, inspection, and filial piety to select talents.The current upper-level structure of the military was also proposed by Zhou Zishan.

Wang Qi nodded and said: "The military adviser's concern is also what I will arrange next. It's just that before that, I have been busy adjusting the army. The arrangements for the major military regions, as well as the Wuan Department and the Wuwei Department are also being established. It is a step-by-step process. After this battle is over, there will indeed be a department above the army that will be responsible for all military affairs."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Seeing that Wang Qi adopted his suggestion, Zhou Zishan was very excited.

The problems he mentioned were those that arose when he thought about the situation in the military.He began to think about the deduction, and then found a problem, and then dealt with it slowly, and only then did he explain it now.

Wang Qi said in a deep voice: "Nowadays, I have a lot of ideas about the reform of the military, and I also hope to build a navy, which is different from the navy. The navy must sail on the sea and be able to withstand the huge wind and waves on the sea. For example, Like the Haixi Empire, a warship that can sail from a long distance, this is what I look forward to. If the Haixi Empire can kill it, we can also kill it. This is the future of Qi."

Zhou Zishan said: "It's not easy, at least the opponent's weapon is stronger than ours. This time we fight the opponent, just to know the opponent's weapon. Speaking of which, we have an action here. I'm afraid Cao Xuan will get news soon. "

Wang Qi smiled slightly, and said: "A mere Cao Xuan, even if he has a weapon, is nothing to worry about. After all, he is only entrenched in the Western Regions, and it is difficult to make a fortune."

"As long as our weapons keep up, it's not difficult to crush Cao Xuan. What I'm thinking about now is to expand. Kou can go, so can I. If the Haixi Empire can kill me, we can kill it too."

"Of course, this goal is still a bit far away for the time being. After all, the Xianbei, the Huns, the Wa Kingdom, and even Goguryeo in the east, west and north of Liao have not been wiped out for the time being."

"After we have pacified these places, we can go to sea to conquer and bring them all into the territory of Qi."

Zhou Zishan's blood boiled with excitement.

The State of Qi is bound to surpass all previous dynasties, and will become a true kingdom of heaven.

"Report!"

At this moment, a soldier ran quickly.

The soldiers reported: "Your Majesty, there is news from the Hercynian Ferry that the warships of the Hercynian Empire have landed and docked. The people of the Hercynian Empire have delivered weapons to the warships and started heading towards Yunfu Mountain."

Wang Qi ordered: "Send the order and the whole army prepares for battle."

After the order was conveyed, everyone became tense and actively prepared.After all, the war is coming, and all the generals know that the enemy's weapons are powerful, so they are still quite nervous.

The soldiers under Wang Qi's command were also slightly nervous amidst the excited anticipation.

It's the first time after all.

Zhou Zishan was quite relaxed, he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, in this battle, we defeated the opponent here in Yunfu Mountain, and with one effort, we defeated their fighting spirit and annihilated their main force. After all, Xia Houhu led people, They are already preparing for action at the Hercynian Ferry, they are the most elite masters, and they are enough to easily capture all the warships of the Hercynian Empire."

Wang Qi nodded and said: "In this battle, due to the asymmetry of the information, the opponent's eyes were blackened. To be honest, they are so arrogant to kill, they are not as good as the Japanese on Luzi Island. Colluding with people, these people from the Haixi Empire rushed to kill, and got into the ambush by themselves."

Zhou Zishan also nodded in agreement.

Unless, they don't have cannons, no more grenades and other weapons, so that it is difficult to ambush each other.Even if they don't know the weapons of the Hercynian Empire, it will be very difficult to be caught off guard by the soldiers of the Hercynian Empire.

However, Qi State has weapons to deal with it.

The cannon alone is enough to make the troops of the Haixi Empire hate.

Time passed by little by little, and half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. While everyone was waiting, there was already an army on the official road at the foot of the mountain, forming a long dragon, and quickly came down towards Yunfu Mountain.

This army is the Hercynian Empire army led by Robert.

There are nearly [-] people.

Today's Robert is still on foot for the time being.Because I didn't come across a horse along the way, I could only walk on foot, and I could only consider changing the mount after arriving in the town.

Robert was in the middle of the line, he stopped and walked, and looked at the way.

Along the way, the village also encountered some, but Robert never robbed anything.There is no need to rob ordinary people, what he has to do to occupy the city is the most important thing.

In addition, although the weather is a bit cold, in Zhang'an County, there is a warm sun in winter, so Robert feels more comfortable, and thinks that the weather in Qi is really good.

The team is getting closer and closer to Yunfu Mountain.

When a large number of troops arrived at the foot of Yunfu Mountain, and even the soldiers at the front had already started to cross the wide road below Yunfu Mountain, a shout suddenly sounded on the hillside.

"fire!"

With an order, there was a loud bang.

Immediately, the sound of cannons, one after another, resounded, echoing on the mountain of Yunfu Mountain.The sound of more than a hundred cannons firing continuously echoed on the mountain, deafening, and even soared into the sky.

Robert was on his way. He was a veteran general in the army, and he was extremely sensitive to the sound of artillery on the battlefield.When he heard the sound of the cannon, Robert became nervous and shouted: "Dodge, dodge, there is a cannon bombardment!"

As soon as his voice fell, the shells on the mountain had already landed on the official road below the mountain.

Along the official road along Yunfu Mountain, shells exploded continuously, flames blazed everywhere, and the soil was blown up. Countless soldiers of the Hercynian Empire were immediately hit by shells, so that they died or fell to the ground and were seriously injured.

The most critical point is that when these shells were made, some steel needles and small iron fragments were added to them.Perhaps in human hands, these steel needles and small iron fragments are not very lethal, but under the force of gunpowder, the moment the shell explodes, the steel needles fly around and the iron pieces pass by. These are all fatal. Weapons can easily penetrate the body.

The rumbling cannons continued to resound.

Cannonballs kept falling.

The soldiers of the Haixi Empire continued to flee, as if they had been beaten into a daze.

Robert was lucky, he had never been bombarded by shells, and he was experienced, so he quickly dodged and opened the distance in a short period of time.

Robert ran, cursing.

According to the information given by Hardmon, they are from the Qi State, and they still use cold weapons. They are all primitive people who use swords, guns, swords and halberds.

This simply caught him off guard.

Even Qi State has a weapon comparable to the Haixi Empire, so with more than 1 forces in his hands, if he breaks away from the mainland and fights alone, he will come to die.

Robert looked at Hadmon who had escaped, gritted his teeth, and said hysterically: "Hadmon, you idiot, it's all about you, it's all about you, you killed me this time."

Hardmond was also panicked, and said: "General Robert, I don't know why this battle is going on. I obviously found out about this battle, and the country of Qi does not have such a weapon. But at the moment, suddenly I don’t know about the appearance of cannons, it’s simply impossible!”

"Withdraw troops, withdraw troops at full speed!"

Robert was extremely angry, but he knew very well that there was no way to move forward now.

If Qi State does not have weapons such as cannons, then his weapons can play a decisive role and can easily harvest Qi State's army.Then, he can gain a foothold and wait for domestic reinforcements.But at the moment, his inability to gain an absolute advantage meant that it was impossible for him to gain a foothold in this battle. On the contrary, he became a lone army and could only withdraw immediately.

With the order issued, everyone began to evacuate, and quickly left the front line of Yunfu Mountain.