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White smoke and fire flashed across the battlefield. Another wave of charging cavalry collapsed in front of the Qingzhou soldiers. At this moment, Guduo finally understood the despair that Kuha had faced on the battlefield. After fighting fiercely for a whole day and night, his light cavalry had suffered heavy losses in battle with the Jinwu Guards. Both his troops and the imperial guards were constantly throwing in reinforcements to fight over the supply route. But now that balance had been…-
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“Take these gunpowder jars with you too.” Outside Yunzhou city, General Qi Guangyi and his cavalry and musket troops were lined up, ready to march. The arrival of Lin Wentao and the others was perfectly timed—if they had come any later, Qi’s troops would’ve already left. Governor Zhan Xingchang also planned to accompany the mission to Jizhou. Because hot air balloons couldn’t fly long distances, they had to launch from nearby to be useful. Qi’s forces would both fight and protect the…
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Advanced chapter at patreon.com/caleredhair Inside the silver command tent, Beishan was studying a detailed map of Jizhou. Ever since the truce with the Ottoman Empire in the west, he had turned his sights toward the Great Yu Nation. The heavy snow and bitter cold of last winter had only solidified this idea. The shaman priests also predicted the grasslands would remain cold for years to come—perhaps getting colder year by year. However, his plans hadn't been accepted by all tribal chiefs. In their…
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Fencheng, a small town in Jizhou prefecture. Inside a simple civilian house, Niu Ben, Lu Fei, Luo Xin, and the other generals were discussing their next move. While they had been waiting in Fencheng to join up with the imperial army, the barbarian reinforcements had suddenly arrived. 80,000 cavalry surrounded the small town, sealing it off completely. The Shanzi Camp collapsed without a fight. Inside the city, they had only 15 days of food left. The barbarians, having interrogated captured Shanzi…
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Advanced chapter at Patreon.com/caleredhair A dry gust of wind swept over the Golden Guard’s massive formation, carrying dust across the open battlefield outside Jizhou. Though it was still the hot month of September, the air on this wide yellow plain was colder than winter. Here, the Golden Guard—the most elite unit in Great Yu’s imperial army—and the Blood Wolf Cavalry—one of the strongest barbarian forces—were about to clash. At this moment, Luo Hong stared at the enemy cavalry 300…
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Wisps of cooking smoke rose outside Yunzhou City. The more than one hundred thousand civilians who had surrendered were split into separate groups by the Yunzhou army to prevent any chance of them gathering and causing trouble again. At the same time, hundreds of large cauldrons had been set up across the fields outside the city, each simmering with rice porridge. The gentle aroma of cooked rice made many of the disaster victims swallow hungrily. Qi Guangyi rode on horseback, constantly patrolling. The…
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Advanced chapter at patreon.com/caleredhair A faint scent of gunpowder still lingered on the battlefield outside Yunzou City. After repelling the first wave of rebel attacks, a dreadful silence fell across the scene. Taking advantage of the lull, Zhan Xingchang immediately deployed the militia. The 30,000-strong militia that had formed voluntarily inside Yunzou City was now dispatched to the east, south, and west gates. He knew that the rebels would focus their assault on the north gate, but Xiao Ming…
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"Boom! Boom!" Another wave of cannon fire thundered. Several cannonballs exploded right in the middle of the Qinglong Guard's formation. Zhou Xing was terrified. They had now become the primary target of the defenders. Each shot from these powerful weapons caused massive casualties. Panicked, he lost control of his troops. Signs of collapse began to spread among the Qinglong Guard. And then something even more shocking happened—soldiers holding stick-like weapons marched forward from the North Gate…
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As the evening fell, darkness slowly covered Yunzhou City. Below the city walls, torches began to light up in the Azure Dragon King's camp. Countless flames stretched far into the distance, with no end in sight. After Xiao Ming revealed his identity, murmurs began to rise among the people below. Last year, news of Xiao Ming driving out the barbarians had already spread across the Great Yu Empire through newspapers. Many commoners had heard of it. The young man who had spoken earlier put away his…
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At dawn, the loud crow of a rooster broke the silence of Yunzhou City. Right after that, thunderous shouts of "Kill!" rang out from all directions. Like a massive wave, the disaster victims launched attacks on all four gates of Yunzhou City at once. Last night, the soldiers of Yunzhou and Qingzhou had remained on high alert, preparing for an assault. After a night of quiet, the Azure Dragon King finally gave the order to attack. To the soldiers now, these people were no longer disaster victims—they…
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