Alien Arms Empire

Chapter 464 Chapter 464
A huge ship smashed through the mist, its huge body docked on the slender pier, the gangway was slowly lowered, and then the people who were already waiting on the deck hurriedly disembarked.

The first person to go down the gangway was a soldier, and behind him were still soldiers, densely packed soldiers, one by one, lined up on the pier in silence.

They didn't shout any slogans, they just spontaneously stood up one by one, and when they were all there, they immediately left with their weapons without looking back.

Soon, all the soldiers of a regiment were unloaded, including the weapons they carried, and enough ammunition for a battle.

The crane hoisted out the car carried in the hull, followed by the howitzer, and then boxes of ammunition that were fixed together.

Soon, on the pier next door, another freighter docked steadily, and the cable was tied up by sailors.The gangway of this giant ship was also slowly lowered, and the same row of soldiers walked down the gangway like this, as if they were worried about disturbing others, they assembled silently, and then drove out of the port.

An old woman who got up early in the morning to sell breakfast at a stall saw the troops walking out of the port. She was taken aback for a moment, and then a smile appeared on her face.

She didn't even continue to yell, so she spread out her ingredients and fried golden fried dough sticks in a hot oil pan-this food was uploaded from Dongwan Island. S is very popular.

At first, this thing was spread from Tang Mo's kitchen, and then it became the favorite breakfast of nobles.Served with soy milk, it is irresistible.

What's more, it also has a beautiful legend: this thing is golden in shape, like a gold bar, so after eating it, it can somewhat gain some of Tang Mo's wealth, so it is also called fried gold bars.

So it spread more and more widely, and finally became a trend, and then formed a wave, becoming a popular delicacy.

As the construction of Linshui City is getting better and better, and the quality of life of people begging for food around here is getting higher and higher, this kind of breakfast has become popular.

In the past, this kind of extravagant breakfast was impossible, because people here would not dare to be so extravagant even for dinner.

However, as everyone earns more and more money and their living standards become better and better, their demand for material goods increases.Shops selling clothing began to appear in the city, and some wealthy families, as well as those buildings belonging to the Datang Group, even used electric lights.

Where there is demand, there is a market, just like the omelette outside the school gate, as long as the winter and summer vacations are over, the car will be parked there as a matter of course, rain or shine.

"Come on! Young man! Take this!" The old lady handed the fried fritters to a soldier with a gun passing by her without fear.

The soldier nodded with a smile, and refused with a smile in his blue eyes: "Thank you, no need! We have already had breakfast."

Behind him, another man with black eyes also waved his hand: "You can't just take things from the poor! Ma'am! It's not safe here, you should go back!"

"Nonsense! Those who are looking forward to the stars and the moon, old lady, I'm looking forward to all of you today, how can I go back?" The old lady knew that the other party didn't like her fried dough sticks, so she put them aside and just smiled. Looking at the troops passing by their booth is like looking at their own children.

The workers who got up early and some people who went to work also saw these troops leaving the port. Unexpectedly, they just stood on the side of the road and looked curiously at these strange-looking troops that they had never seen before. .

These troops are all dressed in gray-green uniforms, with iron pots on their heads, and sloppy vests full of bulging pockets.

Every soldier is carrying a large and heavy backpack, with a shovel, water bottle, grain bag and bayonet hanging from his waist.

Of course, ordinary citizens of Linshui City couldn't understand their outfits, but seeing the neat steps and the slightly swaying muzzle like a forest facing the sky with the steps, they instinctively had a feeling for this army. A sense of awe.

"Pa, pa..." A porter standing on the side of the road, ready to go to work at the pier, looked at this army, and finally couldn't help but began to clap his hands.

Ever since he knew about the Datang Group and the day when a criminal would return and lead them to a better life, he began to look forward to today's arrival.

Now, he finally saw the troops of the Datang Group, waiting for the day when the Datang Group came to rescue them.

So he clapped his hands excitedly to welcome this mighty and even-paced army.

After hearing the applause, another passer-by slapped his hands together, more and more applause, and cheers began to erupt one after another.

Curious people pushed open their windows, and then some cheered excitedly, some took out the kettle from the room, some held cheap fruits, and some even grabbed eggs generously.

Tan food pot pulp, to welcome Master Wang!
In the city lord's mansion, a guard ran in in a panic and reported the news he had just obtained to his superior: "My lord, my lord! It's not good! It's not good! The port side, the port side came out!" Troops from many other countries..."

Halfway through his speech, he opened the door and stood there in a daze. The room was already empty, and even the bedding and bedding had been cleaned up and taken away.

It seems that last night, the old man took his million gold coins and went to retire happily.

Not to mention that Linshui City no longer has the capital to resist, even if it has soldiers and generals, it is naturally impossible for this corrupt official who took at least more than 100 million gold coins to resist.

To be honest, the Datang Group won the battle, and he still had a little bit of enthusiasm for cooperating in the action. How could he, a corrupt official, explain what he did to Zheng Guo's superiors when the Datang Group lost?
So at this time, the most correct choice is to run away with a bucket - first go to the manor outside the city to avoid the limelight, and then decide to go to Dongwan Island for refuge, or go back to your hometown to enjoy the blessings.

Datang Group made a good choice for the old city lord, so he was very cooperative in flashing people overnight, without any nostalgia.

The guard looked left, looked again, finally came to his senses, quickly exited the room, and ran towards his home.

Linshui City!It's going to change!

When the guard went home to pack his belongings and was about to run away, the soldiers in the barracks of Linshui City had already taken off the ugly and rather impractical Zheng Guojun uniforms, and put on the Datang Group uniforms that had been prepared long ago. uniform.

After such a long period of operation, if they still can't control the city defense forces of Linshui City, then the Dandelions of Datang Group should stop doing it and go back to school to make up lessons.

The entire operation to capture Linshui City went very smoothly, and there was not even a gunshot.The civilians who had begun to secretly call themselves Tang people soon made the streets lively again.

A large number of troops left the city directly from the side of the port, and only one regiment of troops symbolically crossed the street, declaring the Kingdom of Tang's sovereignty over the city.

Immediately afterwards, the first batch of Datang's 1st Division to go ashore began to expand outward without stopping. Along the road, these soldiers started a frantic "offensive".

It is not so much an attack as a hurry.Even if you just look at the chaos caused by those fanatics, you can be sure that the civilians in most areas support the Datang army.

The advance was very smooth, so the 1st Marine Division, which was running, once again "threw its armor and armor" and left all its luggage on the way.

The glorious tradition of a certain army has been inherited again. After several consecutive battles, the most consumed materials are not weapons and ammunition, but canned bread, raincoats and tents...

The helpless logistics troops are even beginning to suggest that the ammunition carried by the troops be reduced to increase their ability to give to civilians...

In short, in the early stage of the war where the Datang Group swallowed Zheng Guo, there were very few battles, and even most of the troops did not encounter any resistance.

Soldiers of the Datang Group in cars were rampaging on the roads in the hinterland of Zheng State. When they passed a city, they only needed to send a few people to hand over the city to complete the occupation of the city.

On the day of landing, Tiger arrived in Linshui, and then he heard the amazing news that the 1st Regiment and 1st Battalion of the 1st Motorized Division ran for more than 110 kilometers and occupied 20 towns.

"Are you kidding? One battalion! Occupied 20 towns?" Tiger took off his gloves, slapped them on the desk where the city lord used to work, and looked at his adjutant and confirmed in disbelief.

"That's right, according to their report, it's like this..." The adjutant was also very helpless, and explained: "They have left about one squad in each place... The battlefield is too chaotic, and the telegraph is limited, so we can't do anything about it." Summarize the general situation of the entire theater."

"Advancing greedily... Maybe you will suffer a loss." Tiger said worriedly: "Tell all the troops ahead! Shrink the troops with the battalion as a unit!"

Although Zheng Guo is a dilapidated house, it will fall down with one kick.But even so, if this broken house collapses, it will crush people to death!
If it is said that the huge state of Zheng cannot even find tens of thousands of troops that can really fight, then the country is already finished.

Although the Datang Group's infiltration into the coastal area of ​​Zheng State was very successful, even the most idiot would not believe it if it was said that Zheng State had completely lost its power in the First World War.

If the frontline troops are allowed to advance greedily, they will definitely pay a heavy price!It is impossible for Tiger to let his subordinates take risks. They are all elites trained by the Datang Group for a long time, and any loss is distressing.

"Yes!" The adjutant immediately responded after hearing Tiger's order.

"Let's be stricter! The telegram ordered all the troops in front of the attack to retreat immediately when encountering enemy counterattacks! Don't stay put! You must wait for the follow-up reinforcements to arrive! You must have artillery support before you can fight!" Holding Datang in his hand The largest combat force, Tiger felt that he could never be too careful, so he issued a stricter order.

The adjutant nodded and responded again: "Yes! General! I will pass on your order right away!"

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Zhengwangcheng, the outskirts.At the gate of a workshop, dozens of soldiers have already blocked here, and an officer is holding His Majesty's handbook, announcing the fact that this place is occupied by the state.

"How can you do this? This is a family property accumulated by three generations of our grandparents. If you want to take it, you should give us an explanation, right?" A young man hugged an old man who was already gasping for breath. , wailing and questioning those unreasonable soldiers.

They thought that they had given filial piety to many officials, and even if they lived outside the royal city, they were considered a bit of a royal place. They paid taxes on time and were exploited, so there should be a way to survive.

But the fact is so cruel: Although they have done so, there is still only a chicken and egg ending in the end.

"Get out of the way! This is already King Zheng's property!" The leading officer scolded without any scruples with a smirk on his face.

This time Zheng Wang Zhengtong gave them the order to confiscate those factories and workshops and turn them all into Zheng Tong's private property.His orders are very vague, and there is a lot of room for manipulation when the people below execute them.

Originally, Zheng Tong wanted to confiscate those heavy industry workshops: including metallurgy and steelmaking, casting cannons and guns and other enterprises, so as to support his army preparation for war.

But the following people changed their taste when they implemented it, and those private workshops that made money naturally suffered.

The workshop in front of me is like this. They are the largest leather processing workshop near Wangcheng, with more than 1000 leather craftsmen. If they make money, they must make money.

So, they just found an excuse, saying that this place can be used to produce military belts, and Zheng Tong's confidantes of the Forbidden Army embezzled this workshop in private.

Around the royal city, no workshop of any size could escape the catastrophe!Those who make vinegar, dry salt, weave cloth, and grind flour were all forcibly expropriated and became the private property of the royal family.

For a while, Zheng Tong completely lost the hearts of the businessmen this time.Zhang Ming rushed to see him, but Zheng Tong found an excuse to ignore him, and the entire royal city was panicked for a while.

They still don't know that Linshui City has changed, and they don't know that dragon flags have been flying above the city in many places.But as time goes by, they will eventually know that a storm is coming.

When Zheng Tong sent his henchmen to go further afield to control those larger factories, Zhang Ming finally had a chance to meet Zheng Tong.

Although this powerful minister threatened Zheng Tong's royal power, he was still quite capable.As soon as he met Zheng Tongdao, he advised Zheng Tongdao: "Your Majesty! If you do this, I'm afraid it will hurt people's hearts!"

"The country is at stake! If I don't use this extraordinary method, I have nothing to do." Zheng Tong snorted and opened his mouth to defend his actions.

Thinking of the information he had investigated, Zhang Ming also knew that if Zheng Tong didn't do it now, he might not have a chance to do it.So he nodded, and stopped entangled in this matter, and said: "Since Your Majesty has made a decision, I have nothing to say! Just as Your Majesty said, in extraordinary times, extraordinary measures should be taken... But I suggest that , when you 'invite' Pang Tongda from the Ministry of Industry to come and discuss the follow-up."

He deliberately accentuated the word please, the meaning couldn't be more obvious.The first is that he does not trust this huge man who suddenly appeared; the second is that he really thinks that so many factories should be brought back to the royal family, and there should be someone to make overall plans.

Hearing what Zhang Ming said, Zheng Tong was somewhat satisfied.In his opinion, at least Zhang Ming still has some heart to protect the country, so his tone is much better: "Okay! Come on! Go and invite Pang Da!"

"Your Majesty!" Before the waiter who sent the order left, an officer of the Imperial Army hurried over, knelt down on one knee and said, "Just now, just now, the mansion of the Ministry of Industry is on fire!"

"What?" Hearing the news, Zheng Tong stood up from his seat and glared at his subordinates.

Zhang Ming on the side was also taken aback, and then frowned—it was all a coincidence, why did the mansion of Mr. Pang Tong, who proposed this strategy, catch fire as soon as the operation of confiscating the factories and workshops started?
"What the hell is going on! Tell me!" Zheng Tong also realized that the troops were involved, and his heart was full of anger, and he snapped sharply.

The officer of the Forbidden Army shook his heart, and said truthfully: "Your Majesty, Huo, the fire was set by Fuguo Duke. He, he said that His Majesty was bewitched by a huge man, so he lost his head. He wants to accept him. He Iron Works..."

"What?" Zheng Tong was stunned when he heard that his relatives set fire to someone else's house in a rage.

It is no secret that Pang Tong raised private funds to open factories, and Fu Guogong, a relative of the emperor, opened an iron factory to make money because of the policy.

But the follow-up confiscation operation is naturally confidential, and it is impossible for Zheng Tong to disclose it to others in advance.Not many people knew that Fu Guogong invested in the iron factory, and they only wanted to make a fortune in silence...so this trouble happened.

For a while, Zhang Ming didn't know whether this incident was a coincidence or a huge conspiracy.

He walked up to the guard and asked, "Let me ask you, where is that huge man now? Why didn't you come to report to His Majesty?"

The guard glanced at Zheng Tong, bowed his head and reported, "Returning to the Prime Minister... the officials didn't find Pang Da..."

"Look for it immediately! You want to see people! You want to see corpses!" Zheng Tong reacted, slapped the table, and angrily said: "Take people there quickly! The more the better!"

At this moment, another officer stumbled in and shouted in horror, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! General Li's telegram! Linshui, Linshui City... lost!"

"What!" Zhang Ming was shocked.

"What?" Zheng Tong walked up to Jin in three steps at a time. He stretched out his hand and pulled over the telegram to read the contents clearly.

Originally, Zheng Tong sent Li Jun to Linshui to personally supervise the confiscation of the largest industrial zone in Zheng State near Linshui Port.

But who would have thought that Li Jun had just heard the news that Linshui was occupied by the Datang Group as soon as he walked halfway.

"It's over..." A thought flashed in Zhang Ming's mind.

"This, this..." Zheng Tong staggered for a while, and was supported by the waiter beside him, barely falling down.

In the chaos, the war between the Tang Kingdom and the Zheng Kingdom broke out.
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Long Ling is still ill and weak, so he can only update one chapter. Please bear with me, it seems that the debt is more and more.

I don’t have much appetite when I’m sick, because I’m not in a good mood, so for dinner today, I had roasted pork ribs, stewed beef, braised prawns, eggplant in sauce, shredded potatoes, braised duck gizzards, fried cabbage, sashimi, croquettes, and peanuts ...and drank a bottle of Coke...

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