eurekapd Chapter 252: The Eastern Xiongnu is Destroyed
Chapter 252: The Eastern Xiongnu is Destroyed
Ningquan only needs to provide a steady supply of coal to ensure the operation of the power plant.
As for coal, there is plenty of it in both Beiting and Hexi, and they are all open-pit coal mines that are easiest to mine.
The power plant is now in operation and the electricity it generates is mainly used to supply steelmaking furnaces.
Ningquan's steel plant has begun to take shape and is now able to produce various types of carbon steel, but the output is not high.
There is no other way around this. Ning Quan only built two medium-frequency steelmaking furnaces, and he still has to work hard.
Ning Quan’s next step was to manufacture a steam engine and thus usher in the steam age.
In addition to armored vehicles and power plants, Ning Quan also got an opportunity to recruit military generals.
This time he recruited Qi Jiguang, another brave and capable general.
Moreover, Qi Jiguang was good at water battles, so Ning Quan planned to send him to Danshui in the future and let him pair up with Zhou Yu.
It is naturally much more convenient to have an armored vehicle, as it can carry both people and cargo.
To ensure victory, Ning Quan brought four mortars and eight gunners this time.
In this way, the entire armored vehicle was packed full and could no longer accommodate any more people.
Ning Quan personally drove the armored vehicle to the Western Xiongnu.
Ning Quan had to drive himself because no one else knew how.
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Of course, armored vehicles move fast.
Five days later, Ning Quan arrived at the Western Xiongnu royal court and met with Huo Qubing.
At this time, Maodun's vanguard army had arrived, and Huo Qubing was leading his army to confront it, but the two sides had not yet clashed.
Huo Qubing was certainly not surprised by Ning Quan's arrival, but he was very interested in the armored vehicle.
He was really curious, how could such a big iron shell walk on its own?
Ning Quan didn't keep him in suspense and explained it to him directly.
After hearing the explanation, Huo Qubing couldn't help but marvel at it.
"I see! This armored vehicle is truly amazing."
“Of course it’s magical!”
"This armored vehicle is our magic weapon for victory. This time we must completely annihilate the enemy and take advantage of the situation to destroy the Eastern Xiongnu."
"Yes." Huo Qubing nodded seriously.
Afterwards, Ning Quan returned to the general's tent and prepared to rest.
After driving for three days, Ning Quan was exhausted.
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time flies.
Eight days later, the armies of Maodun and Li Jing arrived at the battlefield at the same time.
The main force led by Maodun had about 150,000 troops. After joining forces with the vanguard, the total force was 230,000.
Ning Quan's total military strength was 180,000, which was not much different between the two.
A big war is about to begin.
The soldiers of both armies were ready for battle, and the generals of both sides stood in front of the formation.
Maodun, the Khan of the Eastern Xiongnu, was forty-three years old, in the prime of his life. He was tall and strong, wearing a red felt hat and holding a scimitar, looking mighty and domineering.
His biggest dream is to unify the grassland and become the overlord of the grassland.
So after the last defeat, he recovered a little and led his army to attack the Western Xiongnu again.
On the opposite side, Li Jing and Huo Qubing were also standing in front of the formation. Both were wearing armor, with burly figures and a stern temperament.
Both of them are top-notch military generals, so their aura is naturally extraordinary.
The other generals were also heroic and valiant.
Ning Quanze was not in front of the battle. At this moment, he was adjusting the artillery in the armored vehicle, preparing to kill Maodun with one shot.
Everyone knows the principle of capturing the leader first. Since Maodun is willing to show up, there is no reason not to kill him first.
At the same time, four mortars were also ready, ready to fire as soon as Ning Quan opened fire.
Ranging, aiming....
Everything was ready, Ning Quan pressed the fire button.
Rumble!
With a loud bang, the shell cut through the air and headed straight for Maodun.
The shell fell and hit Maodun directly and accurately.
Maodun didn't even make a sound before he was blown to pieces.
Several generals beside him were also blown to pieces.
Seeing this scene, the Huns were dumbfounded.
Maodun was their Chanyu, how could he be killed by just one cannon?
"Boom boom boom."
At this moment, artillery shells came one after another and hit the Huns' formation.
"what!"
"Help!"
"No!"
The screams continued.
Although the Huns were brave, they had never seen the power of artillery shells, nor did they expect them to be so powerful.
In just a few seconds, hundreds of Huns died, and the rest were terrified and fled far away, looking very miserable for a while.
"kill."
"Kill them all."
Seeing this, Huo Qubing roared and led his troops to charge forward.
After Maodun's death, the Eastern Xiongnu soldiers naturally became leaderless and had no desire to fight.
As soon as the two sides came into contact, they were defeated and fled in all directions, throwing down their weapons.
"Chase!"
"Leave no one behind!"
Of course Huo Qubing would not let them go and immediately gave the order.
"Yes!"
Immediately, several armies quickly split up and launched a pursuit.
These Hun soldiers must not be let go, otherwise they will be a future trouble.
Ning Quan also followed in to chase and kill the enemy, taking many lives along the way.
After three days of pursuit, most of Maodun's army had been killed.
Another day passed, and the remaining troops retreated into the territory of the Eastern Xiongnu.
But Ning Quan did not stop, but continued to pursue. He wanted to kill all the enemies and completely eliminate the Eastern Xiongnu.
Over the next ten days, Ning Quan led his army across the country, slaughtering all the Eastern Xiongnu tribes wherever they went, and all the adult males were killed.
Finally, on the fifteenth day, the army arrived at the royal court of the Eastern Xiongnu and completely surrounded it.
At this time, there were less than 30,000 soldiers left in the Eastern Xiongnu royal court, and more than tens of thousands of the elderly, the weak, women and children were hiding in the city.
Under the command of Maodun's four sons, they organized defensive fortifications and prepared to defend to the death.
But unfortunately, Ning Quan had cannons, and after several shells fell, a gap was immediately opened in the city wall.
Immediately afterwards, Huo Qubing personally led the army to charge forward.
“Don’t run!”
"Surrender and you won't be killed!"
The army stormed into the Xiongnu royal court and killed the Eastern Xiongnu people so hard that they cried for their parents.
It took only one hour for Ning Quan to capture the royal court of the Eastern Xiongnu, and all the royal family of the Eastern Xiongnu were slaughtered.
Afterwards, Huo Qubing led the army to attack in all directions and launched a sweep against the remaining Eastern Xiongnu tribes.
In less than half a month, all the tribes of the Eastern Xiongnu were basically wiped out.
At this point, the Eastern Xiongnu were completely destroyed.
"Your Highness, further east is the territory of Shiwei. Should we continue our efforts and eliminate Shiwei as well?"
Li Jing suggested.
"Shuiwei?" Ning Quan frowned.
"Yes, we are now strong and powerful, and it will definitely not be a problem to take down Shiwei. Otherwise, we will have to mobilize a large army in the future."
"It's a good thing that Your Highness has his weapon here, otherwise we would have to go through so much trouble in the future." Li Jing said affirmatively.
"I understand what you mean, but we don't have much food left." Ning Quan sighed.