Chapter 747: Northern Di Surprise Attack

Qinghe Wharf.

On the deck of the Britannia-Gagda warship, Wolf looked toward the Yan King Army beyond the effective range of the artillery, his brows furrowed tightly.

Twelve British warships, lined up in a row, fired their nearly five hundred artillery pieces from one side simultaneously, only then stopping the Yan King Army's pursuit of the Eastern Earth Allied Forces.

Now, they were approaching the positions of the Eastern Earth Allied Forces again by continuously digging trenches.

"Lieutenant Wolf, the Yan King's army is well-trained. I have to admit a fact: neither the Dongying Army nor the Shizu Army of Great Song is a match for him." Carter leaned against the railing and spread his hands.

"Just like how we deal with indigenous armies?" Wolf said.

Carter nodded, noncommittal.

Wolf's eyes narrowed. "It's a pity that my marine soldiers didn't come this time; otherwise, I would definitely have to cross swords with the Yan King's soldiers."

"It's fortunate you didn't bring them, or they would also die on this land." Carter took a conical bullet out of his pocket. "Have you seen this kind of bullet? The Yan King's soldiers' muskets seem to be able to fire accurately at around three hundred meters."

He had not come away empty-handed from the Battle of Rang City.

At the very least, he had carefully observed the Yan King's firearms.

In terms of field artillery and howitzers, there was not much difference between them.

But the gap in muskets was significant.

Currently, the active-duty smoothbore guns equipped by the Western Lands armies had an effective range of only two hundred meters, a considerable difference from the opponent's.

The range of rifled muskets could indeed rival them, but the bullets for their rifled muskets were round.

Therefore, he was very interested in this conical bullet.

Originally, he did not want to share it with Wolf.

But the Yan King Army had pursued them, so he figured he could not hide it from Wolf anyway.

Thus, he brought it out generously.

Wolf took the bullet, his brows furrowed tightly. "Three hundred meters, this is simply unbelievable."

After thinking for a moment, he said, "This bullet should be sent to the firearms factory in Tianzhu so they can explore the mystery within it."

Looking at the battlefield again, he continued, "However, for trenches, there isn't much difference between a three-hundred-meter range and a one-hundred-meter range."

Yamada Haruno was not interested in the conversation between the two; he was only worried about the success or failure of this war.

After all, they had invested a full one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers in this war.

So he interjected, "The Northern Di should have learned that the Yan King's army has entered Gaoli. As long as we hold this place, the Yan King's army will be attacked from the front and rear. When that time comes, the war may be reversed. Lieutenant Wolf, everything now depends on your warships."

Wolf nodded, temporarily putting aside the matter of the muskets.

Like Carter, he was naturally happy to see the Dongying Army and the Shizu Army continue to slaughter the Yan King Army.

Therefore, when Yamada Haruno sent a fast horse with the news that the Yan King Army was moving south, he immediately ordered a Wu warship to head north toward the Northern Di territory to spread this news.

Next, they only needed to wait for the Northern Di's actions.

Northern Di.

A pair of cavalrymen were heading from north of Ningjin Dusi toward the Khan Court.

They had been on the road for two days, and after another three days, they arrived at the Khan Court.

"The Yan King's troops have entered Gaoli and are fighting the Eastern Land Alliance?" Mule Hongzhen looked incredulous.

"The news is absolutely true. This is the news sent by the Eastern Japanese. Afterward, we attempted to enter Gaoli for reconnaissance and discovered a large number of Yanzhou Army troops in front of Qingbo Bridge, seemingly to prevent us from entering Gaoli," the cavalryman said.

Mule Hongzhen's brows furrowed even deeper; this Gaoli was a vassal state of the Northern Di.

He could choose not to save Gaoli, but he could absolutely not tolerate the Yan King laying a finger on Gaoli.

It was like a concubine he didn't want; he couldn't let someone else have her for cheap either.

Therefore, upon learning that the Yan King's troops had entered Gaoli, he felt a sense of humiliation.

"Great Khan, if the Yan King controls Gaoli, the territory north of Ningjin Dusi will be even harder to defend," Tiemuta said.

Besides him, Wulanba and Ivan were also in the tent.

Wulanba nodded; Gaoli used to be under his jurisdiction.

In recent years, Gaoli not only paid tribute to the Northern Di every year but also provided a significant amount of refined iron and grain.

The Northern Di abandoned Gaoli because they did not want to go to war with the Eastern Land Alliance.

Although he felt it was a pity, he was also helpless.

But if the Yan King seized Gaoli, his strength would actually be even greater, which was naturally not what they wanted to see.

Ivan sneered at this moment.

When the Eastern Earth Allied Forces invaded Gaoli, he had suggested that the Northern Di fight the Eastern Earth Allied Forces to protect Gaoli.

For one thing, the Ross wanted to expand their sphere of influence in the Eastern Lands.

With Gaoli under Northern Di rule, it would be convenient for the Ross to expand their sphere of influence to Gaoli in the future.

And whether it was the Eastern Earth Allied Forces or the Yan King, whoever occupied Gaoli would hinder their strategy.

For another, Gaoli was too close to the territory they had just obtained from the Northern Di.

This made him feel uneasy.

So he continued to incite, "Khan, now is the best time to send troops. The Yan King's army is fighting the Eastern Earth Allied Forces and will surely both suffer heavy losses. Now is the time to attack them from the rear. In this way, not only can we annihilate the Yan King's army, but we can also drive the Eastern Earth troops out of Gaoli together. It is worth a try."

Mule Hongzhen nodded slowly, just as Ivan had said.

It was worth taking a risk.

If successful, not only could they severely damage the Yan King's army, but they could also defeat the Eastern Earth Allied Forces.

However, due to the shadow of the Ningjindusizhizhan.

He did not want to immediately raise a large army for a campaign.

So he said, "The Copper Bull Royal Tent will attack Qingbo Bridge to test the depth of the Yan King's troops."

To deal with Yan Wang, he handed over all the firearms shipped from Ross to the Copper Bull Royal Tent north of Ningjin Dusi.

If the Copper Bull Royal Tent's offensive goes smoothly, it will not be too late for them to lead a great army into Gaoli.

Ivan opened his mouth, but in the end, he said nothing.

Mule Hongzhen's decision was correct; this Yan Wang is full of tricks and one cannot be reckless.

Although he hoped to obtain Gaoli, it was clear that the Northern Di were more important.

He certainly did not want the Northern Di to suffer heavy losses just because of Gaoli.

After all, he still needed the Northern Di to suppress Yan Wang.

Otherwise, in the future, their Ross would have to face Yan Wang personally.

Last time, his cooperation with Yan Wang was only to bind the Northern Di.

Now that the goal had been achieved, Yan Wang immediately became a threat in his eyes.

He had already sent a letter to Great Emperor Nikolai, requesting him to send reinforcements to the Far East to expand their influence in Dongtu.

At present, although there is friction between the various countries of the Western Lands, there is no war.

It is the perfect time to operate in Dongtu, just like Britain.

Britain and other countries occupy many overseas colonies, so they can only rely on continuous expansion to obtain resources to oppose Britain and its allies.

In the afternoon, a unit of Cavalry rushed through the night toward the northern border of Ningjin Dusi.

Having received the order from Mule Hongzhen, the Copper Bull Royal Tent, under the command of Great King Lamu, headed toward Qingbo Bridge.

It was different from the Northern Di armies of the past.

This time, half of the Northern Di Infantry held Flintlocks in their hands, and only the Servant Soldiers still carried swords and blades.

Some of these Flintlocks were from Ross, and some were manufactured according to the forging methods of Dongying.

In addition to these, there were twelve Field Artillery pieces from Ross, and sixty-three Bronze Cannons.

Escorted by fifty thousand Cavalry, the Northern Di army marched toward Qingbo Bridge in a grand and mighty fashion.