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Chapter 346 Haizhou Island: Singing to destroy the barbarians

Boom boom boom! ! !

Boom boom boom! ! !

The sound of drums at the top of the city was linked to the sound of cannon outside the city. Outside Wanghai City, there were native soldiers everywhere who were preparing to attack the city, or were already attacking the city.

These native soldiers had all kinds of weapons in their hands, including spears, bone-cutting knives, including some old-fashioned muskets, and of course, a batch of "French goods."

I don’t know where these French goods come from, but they are probably related to the surrounding French islands.

This is Master Tang's speculation, and there is no actual evidence. In fact, for the French, they want to get involved in the war on Haizhou Island, that is, Madagascar.

Because according to the current alliance with the Han Dynasty, the French colonists are actually very afraid of the Haizhou Dudufu, who has a Han identity. After all, they are "one family" after all.

Yes, in the eyes of the French, the Haizhou Dudufu was Han's white glove, a test that made it inconvenient for Han to intervene in Africa.

Therefore, no weapons were provided to the indigenous kingdoms for a long time. This batch of French weapons was actually not sold by France, but resold by the Egyptians.

Yes, these weapons were recently given free of charge by Napoleon III to those Egyptian "rebels" in order to intervene in the situation in Egypt, hoping that they would rebel against the Ottoman Empire, so that France would have reason to support Egypt's independence from the Ottoman Empire.

(The Ottoman Empire fell to the British because the British promised to support the Ottomans in their second attack on Russia)

But Napoleon III never thought that those Egyptian bastards had no guts to rebel at all and just wanted to take advantage of France. Except for some of the weapons he gave them, most of them were resold to various parts of North Africa and Madagascar. The indigenous kingdom is actually a bargain.

When Master Tang heard this, he didn't say anything, he just smiled and pointed to the ground:

Counselor Zhou pointed to a slender mountain range opposite and introduced. Master Tang looked at it carefully. Although it was not very real, it was similar. Just as he was about to say something, Counselor Zhou continued:

"Mr. Tang, the dragon's tail is here, but the dragon's body is here."

No matter how Master Tang looked at it, he didn't think that the barren mountains and ridges were an auspicious place. He just thought that this counselor Zhou was deliberately trying to please him and was talking nonsense here.

“Brother Zhou, what do you think of this place??”

After saying that, he followed him.

And this is also the main reason why after learning that the indigenous tribes on the border were causing trouble, not only did they not retreat, but they took a step closer and sent an army to invade.

Near the royal capital, "munitions stations" and "textile factories" were built and "telegraphs were set up."

The current ruler of this ancient indigenous kingdom is Queen Lana Varona, who is cruel by nature, and even her relatives are afraid of her.

The early French consultant has also been transferred back to his homeland by Napoleon III. Currently, the only ones who know the West are only a few "aristocratic students" who have studied abroad.

"Mr. Tang, please look at the mountain opposite. It's not big, but it's extremely slender. It can be called the tail of a dragon."

But those left behind in the city are basically Master Tang's elites. They don't care about death, but they have experienced hundreds of battles. In addition, after Wanghai City has been repaired in this way, it is not only a powerful city in the world, but also a rare "strong city".

Although it is still relatively crude, it has also got rid of the backward situation in the past.

"Oh, what's the explanation??"

However, after the foreign enemy Wanghai City appeared, Her Majesty the Queen seemed to have sobered up a lot. She not only started the so-called "efforts to govern", but also built a new army.

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If it weren't for the rise of Wanghai City, she might have killed more people.

In the words of Counselor Zhou:

"No matter how many native people there are, Wanghai City will remain standing still!!"

Outside the city, dense indigenous coalition forces were surrounding Wanghai City in batches.

Master Tang followed Counselor Zhou's hand and saw an undulating mountain forest on the left, stretching for at least seven or eight miles, hidden in the clouds and mist, and invisible.

But Mr. Tang doesn't know these twists and turns. He only knows that there are shadows of the French in it. Now, he is like a "gambler", betting that the indigenous kingdom will be destroyed, and the French will not care.

Master Tang addressed him as "Brother Zhou", but the movements of his hands were very casual. He raised his whip and pointed at the lush mountains and forests around him, asking for Zhou's advice.

Counselor Zhou behind him looked at Master Tang who was still galloping in front of him and said something with emotion:

"If in a time of great strife, it would be impossible for him to be less, and he would be another evil dragon!!"

The reason is that he saw an opportunity, an opportunity called "victory".

"Mr. Tang, in my opinion, this place is a land of dragons. It can be said to be an auspicious place and a blessed place."

Although many of these people were naturalized natives of Haizhou, Texi still killed them without fail. In order to intimidate the Haizhou people in the city, he deliberately hung their heads on military flags to show military power in an attempt to intimidate them. Wanghai City surrendered.

Master Tang compared it in his mind, and then said: "Since the dragon's head and body are there, what about the dragon's head?"

Antananarivo, the capital of the Kingdom of Immerina, and the entire indigenous kingdom, have existed for more than three hundred years in total, which is an extremely long lifespan even in the world.

Master Tang waved his horsewhip, pointed forward and shouted: "This is a blessed land, which can bless our army to win. Please inform the whole army to speed up and don't waste time!!"

Texi, the supervisor sent by the Queen, was like a greedy "locust", plundering the surrounding Wanghai villages. However, due to the premature contraction, he only grabbed some food and lone villagers.

For these villagers, Tesi directly ordered: "The men will be put to death, and the women will be rewarded to the meritorious warriors."

Although it is a bit exaggerated, it truly reflects reality.

Counselor Zhou looked at Master Tang's "smiling" expression and replied with a smile: "Mr. Tang is right, but I saw it wrong, I saw it wrong!!"

Although it is very simple, it has indeed improved the environment of the entire kingdom.

Counselor Zhou smiled, and then said with a serious face: "Dragon has thousands of faces, either a celestial dragon, an earth dragon, or a water dragon. This dragon has its body at the top and its head at the bottom. It burrows into the ground without flying, and its head and tail are separated. It can be described as a hidden dragon." dragon!!"

This new army mainly uses weapons from Britain and France. It's not that they don't want to use other weapons, but there are still too few to choose from.

Just as the natives outside the city were attacking frantically, but were blocked by artillery fire and bunkers, the army in the middle of the island, which had been marching covertly without even flying the military flag and just focused on advancing, was "marching" in the right direction.

Master Tang is riding on a pure white pure Arabian horse. He wears an iron hat and cowhide armor with a layer inside. Although it cannot protect against hot weapons, it can protect against sneak attacks by ordinary cold weapons. But it's more than enough.

Relying on these people, the country was barely able to survive.

After saying that, he turned his horse and rushed forward.

"What's the hidden dragon? I think it's an earth dragon, and it's still burrowing into the ground!!"

Of course, whether this so-called opportunity is an opportunity or not is still a matter of debate.

In the palace, the queen was enjoying a massage from her male favorite Kamoa, and her whole body revealed two words: "lazy" and "comfortable".

"Your Majesty, are you comfortable??"

Kamoa squeezed his shoulders and almost rested in the queen's arms, looking extremely "flattery".

"You little guy are always so lovable."

The queen hooked Kamoa's handsome face, feeling an indescribable pleasure in her whole body. Now she finally understood why so many people wanted rights. The feeling that that kind of rights brought was "so cool" and "so good" , it’s really “fascinating”.

"His Majesty!!"

Kamoa lowered her head shyly, making the queen "laugh".

Just as the two were "teasing" each other, a rush of footsteps came from outside and woke up the two who were about to "do something."

The queen had an impatient expression on her face, hugged Kamoya, and yelled loudly: "What's going on, get out of here!!"

Tatata! !

A palace official ran in, knelt on the ground and shouted:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Wanghai barbarians are coming, those bandits from Wanghai City are coming!!"

"Snapped!!"

The jeweled wine glass in Kamoa's hand fell to the ground. When he saw the queen's dissatisfied look, he was frightened and knelt on the ground. He picked up the spilled wine glass and wiped the wine stains on the floor with his sleeves. .

The Queen pretended to be calm and said:

"What are you afraid of? There are tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of thousands of people in the city. Let alone an enemy army facing the sea, even if they all come, don't be afraid!!"

After speaking, he waved his hand and pointed outside and said:

"Tell the generals to destroy this enemy army and let the glory of the kingdom fly above the Tanana Buddha!!"

When the palace attendants hurriedly ran out, the queen looked at the male favorite beside her and yelled in disgust: "Get out!!"

"His Majesty……"

"Get out..."

Camosi wanted to make a quibble, but was quickly stopped by the queen, and in the end he could only roll out in despair. Yes, literally "roll".

The Queen looked at Kamoa spinning like a top and let out a "magic" laugh. After the laughter ended, she murmured to herself with a complicated face:

"No one can go against my will. Those pirates in Wanghai City can only crawl at my feet and be my slaves!!"

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Master Tang looked at the huge indigenous city in the telescope, his expression changed slightly, and then he shouted:

"Bombardment!!"

Boom boom boom! ! !

Dozens of British-made artillery purchased from the British covered the entire city. Although bunkers were built, they could not be used everywhere, and casualties were inevitable.

When the smoke dissipated and he looked at the city without much damage, Master Tang didn't react at all, as if everything was expected.

Counselor Zhou who was next to him seemed to notice Master Tang's "embarrassment" and quickly suggested:

"Tang Gong, the natives occupy the fortified city. Although our army is good at field battles, it is not good at attacking the city. If we attack rashly, we may suffer heavy losses and undermine the power of Tang Gong. In my opinion, it is better to attack reinforcements at points, besiege the city and wait for the opportunity!!"

Listening to Counselor Zhou's words, Master Tang knew in his heart that now was the best opportunity to step down, and said quickly:

"What Brother Zhou said is reasonable. Although our army is strong, after all, we are all children from our hometown. One more death is like a painful pain..."

"Notice down, besiege the city and call for reinforcements!!"

The wrinkled counselor looked at Master Tang who was "obedient to his advice" and secretly "nodded" in his heart.

Two hours later, a three-tiered encirclement surrounded Antananarivo, completely encircling it.

In the royal city, people are panicking. Some people say that the army in front has been defeated and there are no reinforcements. The Wanghai bandits outside are waiting for reinforcements from behind to attack the city. Once the city is gone, they will go on a killing spree and kill them. Everyone was killed.

Some people say that all this is a curse caused by the queen who offended the gods because of her cruelty, and those Wanghai bandits are their "disaster".

In fact, the disaster does not belong to them, but is caused by the queen. They are all "impaired" and the real unlucky ones.

In any case, the entire city of Antananarivo is considered "lively".

Even the defenders began to murmur whether it was really like what was said outside. It was the Queen's curse that had affected them, and they were about to become victims.

If the Queen's prestige and power weren't very high, someone might have rebelled and dedicated themselves to the city.

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Guagua! !

Listening to the frogs croaking outside the military tent, Master Tang was lying on the camp bed, unable to fall asleep. He simply stood up, put on his coat, and walked out. As soon as he came out, he scared the two guards who were about to fall asleep. They shouted in fright. "Tang Gong".

Master Tang did not pay attention to these details. After all, if someone really wanted to attack him, relying on such a small number of people would not work at all.

Therefore, the real function of this group of people is to warn and "scare" rather than "fight desperately".

Master Tang looked at the dense Milky Way above his head, his eyes full of shock. Every time he saw this, he sighed, "Life is like duckweed."

After two turns, Master Tang asked the camp officer: "What time is it?"

"It's three o'clock when we get back to Mr. Tang."

Master Tang nodded slightly, and then ordered:

"Inform the entire army and gather troops to attack the city!!"

"Yes, Mr. Tang!!"

After the garrison officer left, whistles and gongs and drums were heard everywhere in the military account group that stretched for two miles. Even if they didn't want to, the soldiers could only put on their green military uniforms again and assemble towards the target location.

"Hurry, they are coming, hurry..."

The city of Antanarivo was filled with the frightened shouts of the defenders, making the sleeping citizens feel what war was.

Boom boom boom! ! !

The same artillery as during the day covered all the places that could be covered, waking up the sleeping natives, and some died directly in their dreams.

When everything was over, Master Tang didn't even send the army into the city, he just waved and said: "Retract the troops and go to bed!!"

Soon, there was another sound of retreat. Because of the dense footsteps, the natives in the city were so frightened that they thought reinforcements from the bandits were coming.

The next morning, there was another exploratory attack with the same things as yesterday, but except for capturing a few bunkers, nothing was obtained.

But Master Tang didn't care at all, he just kept spinning between "waking up" and "sleeping".

But the natives opposite him didn't have it so easy. The repeated tests day and night made their already low enthusiasm for participating in the war suddenly fall to the bottom.

Master Tang's move was naturally seen by Counselor Zhou, and he took it to heart, and immediately took the initiative to advise: "Mr. Tang, the natives have been tortured to the point of losing their strength. If we attack forcefully at this time, it will arouse their fighting spirit. Recently I heard that there are tens of thousands of reinforcements coming from all over the southwest. From my point of view, if we use a small army as a city and assemble a large army to go to the southwest for reinforcements, if the reinforcements are successful, just wait for the news to spread and take the city, it will be as easy as a piece of cake!!"

Master Tang raised his brows and looked at the "a lot of ink" counselor Zhou in front of him, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhou is really the son of Tang!!"

"That's what Brother Zhou said!!"

Feeling the strength on his shoulders, Counselor Zhou smiled apologetically.

In the wilderness, a large indigenous coalition with poor equipment and loose military discipline was facing off against thousands of Wanghai City elites.

Although both sides built fortifications and artillery formations based on the principle of decentralization in the firearms era, it was obvious that the Wang Navy was superior. After all, the former instructor of the Wang Navy was a retired officer hired by Master Tang from Lanfang at a large price.

Master Tang looked at the aboriginal position opposite, with "disdain" on his lips, and then stretched out his hand and pointed: "Attack!!"

Boom boom boom! ! !

Before the infantry arrived, the artillery went first. Wang Haijun, who studied under the Han Army, knew this truth very well.

While the natives were hiding from artillery fire in simple trenches, the navy had already occupied part of the leading position.

On the flanks, a group of 900 cavalrymen were circling around, ready for opportunities at any time.

This cavalry is what Master Tang has accumulated over the past few years. If it is lost, it will cause him to bleed for a while at least.

Because there were nine hundred people, they were also called "Nine Hundred Generals."

They are all fine Arabian horses. They are small in size and can only be used as deputy horses. They are regarded as "draft horses" for daily riding.

On the frontal battlefield, the fighting never stopped, and both sides continued to test with artillery.

Until someone shouted:

"The right side is broken, broken!!"

As the native defense line on the right side was breached, thousands of distinguished sailors filed in with bayonets in hand, like a pack of wolves.

This indigenous coalition was originally a ragtag group. Only a few thousand of them could really fight, and the rest were just make-up.

When the balance of war tipped towards Wang Haijun, although Master Tang was not a real commander, he still rode on his horse enthusiastically, holding a riding crop and shouting:

"Charge, charge!!"

With that said, the war horse under his crotch was about to follow Xiaoqi to attack the enemy's position. If counselor Zhou hadn't stopped him with "a gentleman is more important than danger", Master Tang, who was already "crazy", might really have staged a "cut off beard". Reenact "The Story of Mengde".

But even so, Master Tang still watched excitedly as the knights broke through the enemy formation and the natives fled in all directions, shouting:

"Tang Gong's sacrificial sword pointed at Haizhou and swept away three million barbarians!!"

Counselor Zhou shamelessly echoed, "Good poem, good poem."

Master Tang seemed not to understand what Counselor Zhou meant, and shouted again:

"The iron cavalry tramples all the bones of the lowly barbarians, and the world is turned upside down, waiting for peace!!"

After saying this, Counselor Zhou raised his head slightly, looked at the excited Master Tang with some disbelief, and murmured to himself:

"What a strange person. He can still smile so happily and write poems at this time!!"

At the end of the war, most of the tens of thousands of natives fled, leaving behind tens of thousands of corpses.

The wind blows, blowing the times! !

(End of this chapter)