All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 149 If I had known I could win, I wouldn't have run away~
The grassland tribe encountered the Rakshasas.

The cavalry could not compete with the Cossacks, who were fast on horseback, sharp in swords and well-equipped.

Traditional archery on horseback was no match for muskets and artillery.

The tribal system is almost primitive, and its organization level cannot be compared with others.

In addition, each tribe claims that they are the heirs of the Golden Family, and the other tribes are of filthy blood, fighting each other endlessly and becoming a loose group.

Under the instigation, division and bribery of the Russians, they were completely unable to resist.

However, these so-called advantages were useless in the face of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The Rakshasa people used the same methods they used against the grassland tribes to fight against the regular army of the Zhou Dynasty. As long as they can withstand their three axes, everything will be reversed.

Their first move was the fierce cavalry charge of thousands of Cossacks.

The grassland tribes that are good at roaming, riding and shooting are usually difficult to resist head-on.

But this time, Chen Ran arranged thousands of armored soldiers to form a dense long square formation.

There was no way. His cavalry was not numerous to begin with, and some of them had been taken away by Sun Shaozu and others who had been protecting civil servants, eunuchs and merchants as they fled.

Since the remaining cavalry is insufficient, we will just use infantry to resist.

The Cossacks were arrogant and looked down on these foreigners, so they rushed directly towards the army.

The first thing that greeted them was muskets, followed by crossbows, and finally bows and arrows.

Arriving at the front of the battle, faced with rows of tall soldiers, the Cossacks charged forward with great courage.

According to their thinking, if they knocked away the strong soldiers in the front row, the ones behind would be scattered.

But the soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty did not disperse. Instead, they surrounded the cavalrymen and knocked them off their horses with all kinds of weapons. Then they pounced on them and smashed and stabbed them to death.

The cavalrymen who were arrogantly encircled suffered heavy losses, and only one in ten managed to escape.

The Russians quickly launched a second wave of attacks, using the artillery that once terrified the grassland tribes.

Chen Ran held up the monocular telescope in his hand, watching the Luosha people on the opposite side roll out more than a dozen cannons, and laughed simply, "Cannons? I have them too, and they're thicker than yours!"

In history, the Qing Dynasty tried its best to suppress technological innovation in order to maintain its ruling position.

In fact, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the technological level of weapons and equipment was not much different from that of Europe.

There is no Qing Dynasty in the world of Dream of Red Mansions, and the level of weapons technology is still maintained at a passing level.

The artillery barrels brought by Chen Ran were thicker and there were more of them.

"Tell the gunners," he instructed the artillery battalion commander, "whoever knocks down a cannon on the opposite side will be rewarded 100 taels per head!"

In the agricultural era, the combat effectiveness of the army was proportional to its treatment.

When they don't even have enough food to eat, shooting three arrows before a battle is a sign of the soldiers' respect.

But if they have enough food and wages, and are equipped with adequate training, they will become elite troops.

Fierce artillery battles broke out between the two sides. The terrifying roar frightened the Rakshasa vassal army and the Zhou Dynasty's allied tribes who were paddling in the water and fighting in the distance.

The final result was that all of the Rakshasa artillery was destroyed, and only more than half of Chen Ran's artillery remained.

"Give out the reward!"

As soon as the artillery battle ended, Chen Ran shouted, "Shoot now! Let everyone see!"

Boxes of silver were carried in front of the artillerymen and distributed in public.

There is no doubt that this greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers.

"Zihou," Wang Ziteng kindly advised, "These are all rewards given by the emperor to the tribes that participated in the alliance. How are you going to explain yourself when you return if you embezzle them like this?"

"I'm just a nobody. Forget it." Chen Ran waved his hand and warned earnestly, "If we lose, all this silver will become the spoils of the Luosha people. Instead of that, it's better to use it to motivate the soldiers to win."

"The emperor is very concerned about his reputation. As long as he can earn face for himself, what does a few silver coins mean?"

Chen Ran said meaningfully, "Think about the Zhen family in Jiangnan and those who borrowed money from the national treasury. The emperor has always been very generous."

The emperor was indeed generous, so generous that the treasury was empty and the country was in turmoil. Who dared to say that he was not generous?

He enjoys life and loves fame.

As long as you can grasp these key points, it will not be difficult to deal with.

Wang Ziteng stopped talking.

He was unable to escape and was forced to stay. At this time, no matter what Chen Ran did, he could only watch.

Fortunately, Chen Ran planned to use him to do things after he returned to the capital, so he warmly comforted him.

"Don't worry, Governor." Chen Ran said with a smile, "If we win, you will have contributed a lot. If we lose, you will be considered a heroic sacrifice for the country, and at least you will be given a nice posthumous title."

Wang Ziteng's throat was a little dry and he had difficulty speaking.

"I don't want any nice posthumous title, I just want to go back alive! I haven't enjoyed enough of wealth, glory and power!"

As they were talking, the Rakshasa people on the opposite side launched their final offensive after some confusion.

"It seems that the internal thoughts have been unified." Chen Ran put down the monocular in his hand. "The other side is still sensible. Without the cavalry guards, we can't escape even if we want to. We might as well put all our strength into a fight to the death."

"Why are they short of cavalry?" Wang Ziteng was puzzled. "So many tribal herdsmen are working for them."

The look Chen Ran gave him was as if he was looking at a sand sculpture.

"Don't you know that the tribes on the grasslands are always fence-sitters? If the Luosha people choose to escape, how could anyone be willing to follow them? Who knows, when the time comes, the most ruthless people chasing after the Luosha people will be these vassal troops."

"Jiedu, you are the Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp. If it were a few hundred years ago, you would be the Taiwei. Don't you read military books and analyze foreign intelligence on a daily basis?"

Wang Ziteng's expression was a little ugly, but he couldn't get angry. "I usually only read books written by saints."

"Oh, using literature to control martial arts again."

Chen Ran shook his head and said nothing more. As early as in the Ming Dynasty, he had personally experienced how these civil servants would bring about a national disaster when they went to war as the main generals.

"As the Saint said, the Saint's family has been practicing for generations!"

A group of hooded men who decided the fate of the country actually learned the way of surrender from the world. No wonder the great Tang Dynasty declined afterwards.

The more prosperous a culture is, the more tragic its decline will be!

The Russians on the opposite side launched a general attack, using their proud muskets.

Then, they ran head-on into the musketeers under Chen Ran's command.

Chen Ran, who attached great importance to firearms, strengthened the training of muskets after taking over the camp. He also used his relationship with the emperor to obtain a large number of muskets and gunpowder lead bullets.

It takes years to train an archer.

It takes several months to train a crossbowman.

If you train a musketeer quickly, it will only take a dozen days.

Fierce shooting broke out between the two sides, like a queue for shooting, with you hitting me and I hitting you back, competing in willpower.

There is no doubt that the soldiers of the Great Zhou, who have sufficient food and wages, have stronger willpower than the Rakshasa army on the opposite side, which is mainly composed of criminals and ruffians.

When the Rakshasas could no longer hold on and collapsed, Chen Ran released all his cavalry to chase and kill them.

Just as he said before, the grassland tribes in the distance who had been paddling around and fighting as if for show, all turned into hungry wolves and frantically chased after the fleeing Rakshasas.

Among them, the ones who pursued most eagerly and killed most cruelly were the vassal troops who had previously defected to the Rakshasa people.

This was especially true for the Nayan tribe. According to post-war statistics, the number of heads submitted by their tribe alone exceeded a thousand.

Chen Ran turned to look at Wang Ziteng, who was ecstatic, and said meaningfully, "Jiedu, now you can be thankful that you didn't run away before."

"The next ones to suffer are those idiots who escaped!"

In the capital.

In recent days, a shocking news spread all over the country.

According to those who broke through layers of blockades and pursuits, and survived hundreds of battles before finally breaking through and returning to the interior of the country, the Rakshasa people raided the meeting place, and the unfaithful tribes rebelled and besieged on the spot, and the army that went out to the meeting place was in great danger~~~
When the news came out, reactions from all sides were varied.

The Jia family was divided into two groups. Jia Zheng sighed, while Wang Xifeng and Aunt Xue shed tears secretly when no one was around.

Dabao Lian and others were so happy that they couldn't sleep.

Here in the East Palace, it is cold and miserable.

"Miss Lin is here?" Qin Keqing, with red eyes, wiped her tears and looked at Lin Daiyu who came to visit. "It's not convenient to entertain guests."

"Sister-in-law." Lin Daiyu was also in a bad mood, but she tried hard to comfort him, "Brother Chen is such a hero, he will never die so easily. The exact news has not yet come, so don't listen to others' words."

"Thank you for your kind words, sister."

Qin Keqing wiped her eyes and was about to say something when Ping'er came in hurriedly, "Madam, someone is coming from the palace~~~"

After these words were spoken, even Lin Daiyu, who was pretending to be strong, felt her legs go weak and she almost sat down on the chair.

"It's difficult. Could it be that the palace has already confirmed the news and is notifying us now?"

When she thought of this possibility, Qin Keqing could no longer hold back her tears.

"No, ma'am." Blaming herself for not saying it clearly, Ping'er hurriedly explained, "The palace is here to pass on a message. The emperor said the news has not been confirmed yet, so we can't talk about life or death lightly."

In the era of Confucian ethics, there were indeed cases of "husbands dying for their country and wives dying for love".

The emperor attached great importance to Chen Ran and did not want to see the tragedy happen.

If Chen Ran comes back, it will be difficult to explain.

The emperor was angry at this time.

"Who gave you the courage?" Looking at Sun Shaozu, Wei Ruolan and others kneeling below, the emperor could not suppress his anger. "You deserted the battlefield! And you dare to spread the news of defeat!"

Sun Shaozu, who was as majestic as a wolf from Zhongshan in front of women, was now trembling with fear and unable to speak.

Wei Ruolan, however, still managed to respond, "Your Majesty, we are not deserting the battlefield. Instead, we are following the orders of the gentlemen to escort the imperial edict for the sacrifice to heaven back to the interior of the country."

When they escaped before, it wasn't a mindless escape.

After all, they also know what the consequences will be if they desert the battlefield.

So he took the initiative to find the civil servants and eunuchs who were afraid of death and made a deal with them.

The civil officials and eunuchs fled back to the interior under the pretext of escorting the emperor's edict.

The emperor's imperial edict for offering sacrifices to heaven, or the imperial edict concerning the coming of all races to celebrate the emperor's honor as the Khan of Heaven, is of great significance and must not fall into the hands of the Russians.

This imperial edict will be recorded in history books.

If they fell into the hands of the Rakshasas, both emperors would lose face and the humiliation would be recorded in history books!
Using this logic, it makes sense.

But the emperor was not stupid, and he could not be fooled by this excuse.

"A deserter is a deserter, no matter how much you talk."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty~~~Great joy, great joy~~~"

Before the emperor had time to vent his anger, Xia Bingzhong came running in, "An urgent military report from Datong Prefecture! General Chen has defeated the Russians and captured thousands of them. He has led the leaders of various grassland tribes to cross the pass to make a pilgrimage to the capital!"

'Snapped! '

The emperor was so excited that he knocked over the tea bowl on the table.

Sun Shaozu and Wei Ruolan, who were kneeling below, were trembling all over, their eyes filled with regret.

"If I had known I could win, I wouldn't have run away~"

(End of this chapter)