wild trail

Chapter 333 The Cloud of War
The living dinosaurs were all captured, and the soldiers gathered up the corpses of their dead companions and carefully placed them on the beach.

"How many people died?" Black Horn asked.

"General soldier, we killed more than 100 brothers and slightly injured dozens of others." The soldier in charge of counting casualties replied.

Black Horn nodded and said, "How many prisoners are there?"

"A total of 24."

Looking at the dead soldiers, Black Horn looked a little sad, "Take them down to take care of them, write down the names of the dead brothers, and keep the corpses in ice."

The people of Harbor City were in panic, waiting anxiously for the news ahead. Feng Yu, the magistrate of Harbor City, stood on the top of the city and kept looking towards the sea. From the rumbling explosions before, one could hear how the battle on the front line was going. Tragic.

A dragoon flew quickly from afar and landed on the city wall.

Feng Yu hurried over and asked, "How is the battle going?"

"Return to the county magistrate, our army has successfully repelled the enemy, and the commander-in-chief is cleaning up the battlefield." The dragoon said respectfully.

Feng Yu breathed a sigh of relief, only now did he realize that his back was completely wet with sweat, and he felt chilly when the breeze blew past.

"How about the casualties?" Feng Yu asked.

"Many brothers died, and the chief soldier asked the county magistrate to immediately send doctors to the front line to treat the wounded."

Feng Yu nodded, and quickly ordered the officials below to gather all the doctors in the city and rush to the front line immediately.

As the bells rang a few times, the people in the harbor knew that the front had won the victory, and the crowd immediately cheered. Xia Guo's army did not disappoint them, even if the enemies from the sea were very powerful, as long as there were troops on their side It must be safe.

People rushed to tell each other and shared the joy of victory.

With the return of the army, the people who went out of the city to greet the triumphant return of the soldiers were stunned when they saw those strange enemies, thinking that the enemy attacking their country was some unknown human force, but unexpectedly it was these ugly monsters in front of them .

The cheers stopped abruptly, and people looked at the dinosaur man in fear. When the army escorted the group of captives past, the people along the way subconsciously took a few steps back.

Twenty or so dinosaurs lowered their heads and walked forward slowly, driven by human soldiers.

In Yancheng, when Wang Lang saw the smoke rising from the east, Wang Lang's heart sank. The only thing that could make the current Xia Kingdom light up the smoke was the threats from other civilizations from other continents.

Not knowing what was going on in the east, Wang Lang immediately summoned the senior officials of the Xia Kingdom to go to the palace immediately.

In the main hall, the ministers who rushed over were panicked, not knowing what had happened.

Following Wang Lang's arrival, everyone fell silent.

Wang Lang glanced at the crowd, and said in a deep voice, "There's smoke rising in the east, it should be that an enemy invaded Xia Kingdom from the sea."

As soon as this remark came out, the officials were in an uproar, and Lin Huo got up and said, "Your Majesty, are they those dinosaurs?"

Wang Lang nodded and said: "It should be them, everyone. The peace is over. Starting today, the Xia Kingdom will enter a state of war. The army will give priority to everything. Order the adult men of the Xia Kingdom to be ready and ready to be recruited into the army at any time."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Lin Huo and said, "Shangshu of the Ministry of War!"

"Chen is here!"

"Dispatch troops from all over the country to assemble, deploy defenses along the coastline, recruit [-] new recruits from the people into the army, start training immediately, and order all localities to organize militias to guard the land under their jurisdiction."

"Obey!" Lin Huo said loudly.

"The Minister of Industry!"

"Chen is here!"

"The Ministry of Industry has stopped producing agricultural tools and is focusing on building armored weapons. How is the development of artillery?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the artillery is still in the experimental stage, and it is not yet ready for use." Mu Feng said with some regret.

Wang Lang pondered for a while and said: "The development of the artillery cannot be stopped. Since the artillery can't be used, all the gunpowder in the current inventory will be made into grenades and explosives, and shipped to the front line."

"The minister obeys the order."

Wang Lang nodded and said: "This time the enemy we are facing is not the savages in the past, but opponents of the same level. This war is not only about the safety of my Great Xia. If we lose the war, the entire human race will face the danger of extinction. You guys We must do everything we can to win this war.”

The ministers have already realized the seriousness of the matter. This time the situation is no longer the gain or loss of one family. As long as it fails, there is no possibility of surrender. Facing the unknown civilization of the same level, one does not need to think about it. what to face.

The emergency meeting lasted for half a day, and after the retreat, the ministries immediately began to prepare.

When Lin Huo returned to Bu Yamen, he immediately issued several documents and sent them urgently to the generals stationed in various places.

And printed a notice to inform the people of Xia Guo's conscription order.

Not long after the entire Great Summer, it entered a state of war in an all-round way, and a sense of depression that was about to come shrouded the sky over the mainland of China.

Three days after the naval battle ended, the ordered dragoons finally arrived at Yancheng on the third night.

The tired and exhausted dragoons hurried to the palace without taking a break.

Wang Lang, who was anxiously waiting for news in the palace, was restless at the moment, pacing back and forth in the study,

"Your Majesty, it's late at night, go to bed early!" Fan Xing came over and persuaded.

Wang Lang sighed and said, "Go to sleep first, I'm waiting, the news from the front line should be back soon."

At this moment, the guard hurried over to report: "Your Majesty, the dragoons from the harbor are begging to see you outside the palace gate."

Hearing this, Wang Lang hurriedly said, "Bring him in quickly."

"Yes!"

After the guards retreated in a hurry, Wang Lang said to Fan Xing: "You avoid it first."

Fanxing nodded, turned and left the study.

Led by the guards, the dragoons hurried towards Wang Lang.

"Your Majesty, the dragoons have arrived!"

"Fast forward!"

Without waiting for the dragoons to salute, Wang Lang quickly asked, "How is the battle ahead?"

"Return to Your Majesty, our army has repelled the enemy." The dragoon said out of breath.

Wang Lang heard the words and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, how about our casualties?"

The dragoon's expression darkened, and he said: "Our army suffered heavy casualties. The Dingyuan and Tongshan detonated their warships and perished with the enemy. Many soldiers in the army also died in battle."

Hearing this, Wang Lang suddenly felt dizzy, staggered and nearly fell to the ground. Seeing this, the guards hurried forward to support him.

Sitting weakly on the chair, Wang Lang asked the dragoons, "How many enemies have come?"

"The enemy sent seven warships with thousands of people. Our army will fight the enemy bravely. Only two enemy ships escaped and captured 24 people. The rest were all killed by us."

Wang Lang nodded, thinking that these enemies should not have come prepared. These seven or eight ships should be just their expeditionary army. They can use such a large fleet at once. How powerful.

With all the strength of the Xia Kingdom, there are only eight warships. Although the enemy's vanguard has been repelled this time, as long as the fleeing enemies bring back the news, Xia Kingdom will usher in a strong wind in the near future. With the attack like a torrential rain, human civilization is already in a precarious state, facing the danger of destruction at any time.

"Take him down to rest!" Wang Lang said in a deep voice.

The guards took the exhausted dragoon down upon hearing the words.

At this time, the guards came to report: "Your Majesty, the five ministers have arrived."

Wang Lang nodded and said, "Tell them to come in."

After Wubu Shangshu came in, Wang Lang said: "There is no need to be polite, just sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Several people bowed.

"Your Majesty, there is news from the front line." Lin Huo asked.

Wang Lang nodded and said, "We won."

As soon as this remark came out, several people breathed a sigh of relief and congratulated Wang Lang again and again.

"Don't be too happy, this time the enemy is just the enemy's expedition team. They have two warships that escaped. It won't be long before we are in real danger." Wang Lang said in a deep voice.

Lin Huo's heart sank, and he quickly asked, "How about our casualties?"

"Casualties are heavy!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words. An expedition team could hit the harbor with heavy casualties. There were nearly [-] troops stationed there including the navy. If the enemy attacked in an all-round way, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Your Majesty, the enemy is so strong, what should we do?" Kong Yi asked quickly,

"There is not much time left for us. We must increase our national strength as soon as possible during this period, expand the army to 10 people, expand the navy, and develop artillery as soon as possible." Wang Lang said in a deep voice.

Wu Yun's face changed when he heard the words, and said: "10 people? Your Majesty, our Xia Kingdom has only 50 people in total, and the adult men are only about 20. This suddenly expanded the army of 10 people. What about other things? manage?"

"There is no way to do this. We should do extraordinary things in extraordinary times. In the future, the household department will organize the villages to plant collectively to ensure food supply for the army. The army is related to our life and death. We can't be careless. Explain the situation to the people of the country and the war is over. Everyone in the front must fully cooperate, and arrest any rioters immediately." Wang Lang said coldly.

Wu Yun was silent for a while and nodded.

"Lin Huo, you will notify the dragoons to go to the harbor and order Black Horn to escort those captives to the capital, let the people along the way see what our enemy is, let them understand that there is no possibility of peace with these alien races, and comfort the fallen soldiers Family members, bury them honorably"

"The minister obeys the order!"

"Wu Yun, your Ministry of Rites has arranged a new drama, the main content of which is to promote the cruelty and threats of dinosaurs, and let the performing troupe perform across the country." Wang Lang said slowly.

"Wu Yun nodded and said: "Minister, obey the order! "

"The Ministry of Punishment dispatches yamen servants to maintain law and order, and those who incite riots will be punished as treason."

"The Ministry of Households has adjusted the food supply and set aside rations for [-] troops for three years. From now on, we must tighten our belts." Wang Lang said in a deep voice.

After explaining these things, the various ministers left the palace worried.

A few days later, Black Horn, who got the news, escorted the captives to Yancheng.

The people along the way have already known the news of foreign invasion from the government's notice. Under the government's propaganda, the people all think that the reason for their good life is over because of these monsters. I hated it to the core. When the captives passed by, although the people on both sides of the street were a little afraid of the dinosaurs, they were backed by the army, and large and small stones were thrown at the captives. Although these stones were not fatal, they still hurt. Incomparable.

The angry dinosaur man roared angrily at the people on both sides, showing his sharp teeth.

The terrible faces of the dinosaurs frightened some timid children to cry, and the angry people demanded that these monsters should be executed immediately.

A month later, Noire arrived in Yancheng.

Wang Lang personally went out of the city to greet him, greatly praised Heijiao's achievements in front of the people of Yancheng, and publicized the fearless spirit of those soldiers who sacrificed for the country.

Wang Lang walked up to the group of dinosaur captives and carefully observed this group of ferocious aliens for a while.

Wang Lang didn't know how to communicate with this group of alien races that were completely different from humans. In the history of mankind, he had no experience of getting along with another civilization.

At this time, Wang Lang saw a dinosaur captive covered with dense red spots, which was very different from other dinosaurs.

He called Black Horn over and asked, "Is this like this before?"

Black Horn glanced at the dinosaur man and said, "This guy only became like this a few days ago, and we don't know what happened."

Wang Lang rubbed his chin and observed carefully for a while. These red dots seemed to be some kind of skin disease. Then he looked at the rest of the dinosaurs, and he saw more or less such spots on the rest of the dinosaurs.

Wang Lang immediately realized that this must be an infectious disease, he was startled, and quickly asked Black Corner: "Has this red spot appeared on human beings?"

Black Horn shook his head and said, "No, humans haven't changed much."

Wang Lang breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that this infectious disease was only spread among dinosaurs.

"Escort them to the altar." Wang Lang said in a deep voice.

Black Horn nodded, and ordered the soldiers to escort the group of prisoners.

Driven by the whip, the group of dinosaurs tremblingly walked towards the altar.

Although they didn't understand human language, when they saw the tall building in front of them, they immediately understood what they were about to face, and immediately began to struggle fiercely.

The soldiers in charge of guarding were suddenly furious, and the whips rained down like raindrops, slapping on the prisoners, and the shrill screams made the onlookers shudder.

The bloody captives who were beaten were pushed onto the altar.

Wang Lang boarded the altar and said loudly: "These monsters are the enemies of our humans. They are not beasts, but another intelligent creature. We humans are a peace-loving race. I originally wanted the two races to coexist peacefully, but these alien races Vicious, not long ago, they invaded our Great Xia brazenly and killed countless members of our tribe. Today, I will use the heads of these captives to pay homage to the dead soldiers and tell the gods that we humans have officially declared war on this race. My Great Xia is the last hope of mankind. , with my great Xia here, human beings are here! Fellow countrymen, show your courage and defend the country of Xia!"

The people of the country whose hatred was incited by Wang Lang looked at the dinosaurs kneeling on the altar and let out roars of anger.

"Defend Xia Kingdom!"

"Defend Xia Kingdom!"

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(End of this chapter)