Chapter 1852: Trains, Trains!

"Who goes there!"

"Whose army is this!"

"What is going on!"

Xie Ping was completely dumbfounded.

Because according to his projections, it was impossible for any army to come to the rescue in such a short time! How large was Liaodong? The Liaodong in Liu Zheng's plans was the entire three provinces of the Northeast from his past life!

Therefore, even from the nearest Liaodong Prefecture, it should have taken a month or so to provide reinforcements!

But now...

It has only been a few days?

How is this possible!

How did they manage it!

"Reinforcements are here!"

"Ahhh, reinforcements!"

"It really is reinforcements!"

On Xiao Qian's side, everyone was already jubilant, and their low morale instantly soared.

Reinforcements!

They had originally thought there would be no reinforcements, because in terms of time, it was simply too late and impossible.

Yet now...

"It's a great army!"

After calming down for a moment, Xiao Qian also couldn't help but heave a huge sigh of relief!

Someone with rich experience could tell how many troops were coming to the rescue just by the sound of the artillery!

It was overwhelming!

As far as the current Longyan is concerned, there is only one force that dares to play with cannons in such an overwhelming manner, and that is Liangzhou! Only when Liangzhou is involved can the use of cannons be so grand!

The cannons that never stop!

And they are steady, accurate, and ruthless!

Only Liangzhou's cannons could be so domineering and so badass!

"Charge!"

Sure enough.

Under the cover of the artillery bombardment, people could already see the Liaodong Army, dressed in green uniforms, rushing over like madmen, covering the mountains and plains as far as the eye could see.

Xie Ping's expression changed instantly.

"How is this possible!"

"How can this be!"

These one hundred thousand Liaodong Army troops appeared before them like divine soldiers descending from the heavens.

Xiao Qian organized a counterattack at the very first moment.

The combined force of two great armies had a numerical advantage that the Youzhou Sudden Cavalry could not compare to.

Charge.

This was the final all-out assault!

Xiao Qian naturally would not give up this opportunity, because at this moment, morale could be utilized! Morale should be utilized!

"Charge!"

The war drums began to sound.

Crushing everything in their path, the absolute advantage in numbers and artillery fire turned the Youzhou Sudden Cavalry's previous advantages of timing, location, and human support into a complete joke. All their advantages were leveled to the ground by the artillery bombardment at this moment!

"Your Highness!"

"What should we do!"

"This..."

"Your Highness!"

The once arrogant generals of the Youzhou Sudden Cavalry were already stunned at this moment.

Who could have imagined that the reinforcements would arrive so quickly, as if they had fallen from the sky!

The excellent situation...

Changed in an instant.

Everyone's mind was blank, because this was a guaranteed victory! Just like that, it was gone, gone...

Xie Ping was already furious.

"Retreat!"

"Retreat, I say!"

At this moment, he dared not go deep into Fuyuan Town, nor did he dare to go to Kuye Island! Because doing so would easily get them surrounded and wiped out! He could only retreat back to Youzhou... he could only withdraw in that direction. However, at this time, the Liaodong Army and the Qingzhou Army were both holding their breath... if you retreat, I will pursue!

Beating a drowning dog—that is exactly what this is!

Very quickly.

The Youzhou Sudden Cavalry, who had held the upper hand just a few days ago, were beaten into a state of utter rout by the combined army of the Qingzhou Army and the Liaodong Army.

Xie Ping, who had been full of ambition before, now only wanted to return to his own little patch of land, stabilize, and hold on!

Yet what he did not know was...

At this moment, with the great armies in all directions of Longyan, it was already destined that he would even lose Youzhou.

……

"What?"

"How is that possible!"

"Arriving in two days?"

"This……"

At this moment, the entire Jinghua was stunned upon receiving this news.

Especially Dong Guifei and those Old Aristocrats, because they were still waiting for Liu Zheng to make a fool of himself, waiting for Liu Zheng's joke, waiting for Liu Zheng's failure…… and yet, he arrived in two days, pulling off a move like a god descending from the heavens?

How did he do it?

Train……

This new term appeared in Longyan for the first time.

Then.

The arrival of various intelligence reports caused everyone's expressions to change.

Those Old Aristocrats were even rendered speechless.

What kind of thing was this?

The promotion of the Track Carriage had already left them awestruck.

And now this Steam Train……

It could actually be this fast!

Furthermore, its capacity was so large, sufficient to transport so many troops!

Shocked!

At this moment, they couldn't help but jump up abruptly. Following that, they drew a deep, cold breath.

So it turns out……

Vice Minister Liu had been making preparations in this regard all along!

Troop transport!

This biggest problem had actually been solved by him long ago!

If this was the case……

My god……

These people were all terrified one by one.

One must know, these Feudatory Kings, each province had at most three hundred thousand troops! But as for Liangzhou? Liangzhou alone had three hundred thousand! Then Liaodong also had three hundred thousand! Following that, the Western Regions had three hundred thousand, and this did not even include those small Western Region states like Loulan! Then there was the East India Company in Central Asia, which also had several hundred thousand!

The Southern Barbarians……

Also had a great army!

This meant that the military strength in Liu Zheng's hands had already exceeded one million!

A million-strong army……

After reaching this conclusion, the Old Aristocrats all felt a sense of powerlessness in their hearts.

Three hundred thousand……

One million……

How is this supposed to be played?

This Vice Minister Liu is too ruthless, and too black-hearted! He brought out something like a train at this very moment, it is simply despair-inducing! When Xie Tianyao was alive, he didn't dare…… but now that he has brought it out, he is clearly already the most formidable existence in all of Longyan!

Who could defeat him?

The Prince of Qin and Zhu Zhen were also stunned at this moment.

Especially the Prince of Qin……

Sweat had already begun to bead on his forehead.

Good fellow.

No wonder Liu Zheng, after the passing of Xie Tianyao, directly severed ties with the New Aristocracy forces and formed his own faction.

It turns out he had the capital to do so!

Fortunately, because of past sentiments, the Prince of Qin had not been overly defiant toward this Vice Minister Liu; otherwise, he feared he would now be in the same miserable state as that group of Old Aristocrats…… The parliament was about to be formed, and he, the Prince of Qin, could still secure many positions, but that might not be the case for those Old Aristocrats.

"Too precarious……"

The Prince of Qin could not help but let out a bitter laugh.

The Prince of Wei and the Prince of Yong were the same.

They finally had to admit that their pace and thinking could no longer keep up with Liu Zheng at all.

……

"Down with Tsarist Russia!"

"Train, train!"

At the same time.

All the trains Liu Zheng had prepared beforehand were put into use.

Hu Bu, leading the great army, returned as reinforcements at the first opportunity……

The Western Regions army rushed toward Balkhash Lake at the first opportunity……

The Chuan Shu army and the Hanzhong army were likewise mobilized at the first opportunity.

The atmosphere throughout Longyan rose instantly.

The common people expressed their support for the war of resistance even more.

Those steam trains, one after another, not only attracted the attention of these people but also represented the hope of Longyan's resistance! The common people one after another stuffed their sons and young, able-bodied men onto the trains!

Good lads!

Go resist the war!

There were also many people waiting along the route for these Trains, stuffing plenty of grain, clothing, and medicinal herbs onto them...

The Train.

It made communication throughout the entire Longyan much more convenient.

This is something that can change an entire era.