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Chapter 512
The defense line of Changde was built, the flames were soaring into the sky, the sound of artillery rang out from time to time, and there were shouts of killing all over the mountains and plains.In order to conquer the last line of defense of the Ruan family, Lord Zheng's [-] Imperial Forest Army used all means they could think of, artillery and catapults were used above the battlefield.Teams of Imperial Forest Army, carrying heavy ladders, charged towards the Changde Fortress under the cover of artillery.

And behind the Royal Forest Army, there is another group of about 200 foreign soldiers in Western military uniforms supervising the battle.Above the Changyu base, the general of the Imperial Forest Army, Zheng Yu, was in charge of the overall situation. Seeing that the Changde base of the Ruan family was in danger under the attack of his own army, the corners of his mouth rose slightly in complacency.

Beside Zheng Yu was a Western military officer wearing a Dutch overcoat, he watched with satisfaction his soldiers serving as the supervisor of the battle team on the battlefield.

"General Zheng Yu, what do you think of our Dutch artillery?" The Dutch officer was extremely proud when he heard the sound of the Dutch artillery.If Lord Zheng hadn't purchased a batch of artillery from the Dutch, Lord Zheng would not have had the courage to make up his mind to completely wipe out the Ruan family.

"Your artillery is powerful, but why is it similar to the firearms sold to us by the Kyushu Army?" Zheng Yu said.

"Kyushu Army..." The Dutch officer couldn't help feeling a little uneasy when he heard the words Kyushu Army, as if he had heard the nemesis, "I don't even understand why the artillery they sold to you has a Franc machine. from Great Britain, and from our Netherlands, it’s like a hodgepodge of nations.”

"It's a pity that the artillery sold to us by the Kyushu Army is getting less and less. At the same time, you have relaxed the control of artillery in the Netherlands, so we turned to you for support. I have to say that the Kyushu Army is very close to us, and it is even more difficult to transport artillery. It's convenient and fast." Zheng Yu said.

"There is a proverb in China, which is called the side of the couch. How can you allow others to sleep soundly. The Kyushu Army replaced the Ming Dynasty, and sooner or later it will perform the act of invading Annan 200 years ago. You still buy firearms from the Kyushu Army as before. I am afraid that sooner or later you will be killed by them. Control the lifeline. As long as they don't give you supplies, your artillery will be paralyzed." The Dutch officer said.

"My lord took this into consideration when he united with your East India Company." Zheng Yu looked at the blazing Changde Base defense line and said to the Dutch officer, "When do you think we will be able to break through the Chang De Base?"

"I'm afraid it's not easy to conquer it head-on. Over the past few years, in order to compete with us for the Nanyang market, businessmen from Spain and France have supported the Ruan family and sold them a lot of artillery. The power of their artillery is no less than ours. The artillery of the Netherlands. However, the advantage of your Zheng family does not lie in firearms, but in sufficient sources of troops and more supplies. As long as the ratio of one to one is consumed here, the defenders of the Ruan family will be destroyed in a few days. It's broken." The Dutch officer said.

"Hmm." Zheng Yu stood on the wall with a sword on his waist, watching the Zheng family's Yulin army attack after attack indifferently.

As the general of the Netherlands said, the advantage of the Zheng family is that they control the most populous northern region of the Annan Kingdom, with a population of more than 200 million, while the Ruan family only has a population of more than 60.

The [-] Imperial Forest Army focused on containing the main defensive force of the Ruan family, and at the same time harassed and raided other sections of the city wall, making the Changde base crumbling.

"Everyone hold on, our reinforcements are on the way. The Lord has sent General Ruan Meisheng to lead an army of [-] to help us, and they will arrive immediately the next day!" Guard Ruan Youjin patrolled the defense line of Changde Base, encouraging the defending soldiers.

From the bottom of the city wall, flintlock bullets shot up from time to time, and occasionally iron ball-like shells fell on the city wall, making the city wall tremble.The Ruan family has a strong city wall, so they can save a lot of soldiers from the defense, but they have to deal with three soldiers of the Zheng family with one soldier, and they are too disadvantaged when the number of firearms is equal.

"Your Highness, Second Prince, why did you come to the city wall? It's too dangerous here, hurry down!" Ruan Youjin was trying to boost his morale, when he suddenly saw the second prince Ruan Fulan in armor with an iron shield in his left hand and a sharp hand in his right. Sword, leading more than a dozen guards to fight with a few Imperial Forest Army soldiers who climbed to the city wall!

"Let me deal with them!" Ruan Fulan's face was cut by a sharp knife, and blood was still oozing out.

He was irritated, his eyes were red, and he leaned against the shield and rushed forward, knocking a guard soldier opposite him back again and again.A cold light flashed, and a sword that cut iron like mud pierced out from the side of the shield, piercing the body of the Imperial Forest Army.

The splattered blood splashed on Ruan Fulan's face, and Ruan Fulan's handsome face was a little ferocious at this moment. ""

"Hurry up and protect His Royal Highness the Second Prince!" Ruan Youjin commanded the soldiers of the nearby Ruan family to launch a joint attack on several Imperial Forest Army soldiers, and quickly killed them all before the follow-up troops opened up the situation.

Huh - Huh - Ruan Fulan gasped for breath.As the second prince of the Ruan family, he must have received the best martial arts training in the troubled times, but I am afraid that there are not many opportunities to personally kill the enemy on the battlefield. During the battle, his breathing rate and emotions are all out of control.

"How can you guards let His Royal Highness the Second Prince come up to take risks? If something goes wrong, how will you explain to the Lord!" Ruan Youjin angrily scolded the dozen or so guards led by Ruan Fulan.

"General Ruan Youjin, don't blame them. This is what I mean. The eight thousand warriors of our Ruan family are all defending the Changde base to defend against the invading enemy. As the second prince, if I can't go through life and death with the soldiers, what am I? Second Prince!" Ruan Fulan leaned on his sword and faced Chang Yulei.

"But gunpowder has no eyes. The Zheng family, which used a lot of guns and cannons, is no longer what it used to be. The second prince is a rich man, how can he take risks so easily?" Ruan Youjin said.

"A few years ago, the Zheng family's 60 troops drove straight down and fought all the way to the city of Fuchun. The father, at the age of [-], drove the army himself, and finally repelled the invading enemy in the melee. And I was in my thirties. , how can you say cowardly?" Ruan Fulan said dissatisfied.

"Unless it is absolutely necessary, the commander-in-chief must not take any risks himself, otherwise the morale of the army will be shaken... Your Highness, Second Prince, be careful!" Ruan Youjin was speaking, and suddenly saw one of Ruan Fulan's guards take out a sharp dagger and make a sudden attack. The target was Ruan Fulan !

"What?" Ruan Fulan saw Ruan Youjin looking behind her, and turned around reflexively.

Just turning around like this, the assassin's dagger stabbed sideways. It was originally aimed at Ruan Fulan's heart, but now it stabbed Ruan Fulan's right chest.

"Hurry up and save His Highness the Second Prince, and take down the assassin!" Ruan Youjin pulled out the long sword from his waist and rushed out immediately.

If something happens to Ruan Fulan, it is estimated that the morale of the entire Changde base defense line will be affected!
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