Wang Zhizhen had been organizing the Second Regiment in Andong City. During this period, he donated 24 Maxim heavy machine guns, 300,000 rounds of machine gun bullets, and 12 Napoleon cannons to Nie Cheng.
Nie Cheng's troops were equipped with modern equipment. There were more than 9000 rifles, 40 Maxim heavy machine guns, and 20 Napoleon cannons. He believed that with these pieces of equipment, Nie Cheng wouldn't be beaten so badly by the Sun Nation's army like before!
Wang Zhizhen took some time to write the Infantry Code of Practice and trained the 200 people who were selected for training for two days. Because they were afraid that Nine Links City would change, they handed the troops over to Wang Quanan and had him lead the troops to train according to the Infantry Code of Practice.
It was already five days after Wang Zhizhen returned to Nine Links City. During this time, the reinforcements from the Sun Nation had already arrived. There was the 1st Regiment of the 1st Army, the 1st Mixed Brigade, and an artillery regiment with 72 130mm cannons and over 100 70mm cannons. There was also a cavalry regiment that had made great contributions to the country. The brigade commander, Major General Akiyama, was conferred the title of 'God of War' by the Emperor of the Sun Nation.
Today was the third month since the First Army had invaded the Sun Nation's territory, but they had been stopped. The commander of the First Army, the General of the Three Prefectures, was very angry. He had ordered the cannons to bombard the entire third defense line for a day. The entire third defense line had been flattened. Ma Kun ordered the troops to retreat back to Nine Links City to deal with unnecessary sacrifices. They had used the city walls as defense and had already repelled three attacks.
Fortunately, they had made it in time. Today was the first attack of the entire Sun Nation's First Army. They attacked together with the First Cavalry Brigade. First, the 170 cannons began firing for half an hour, followed by the infantry charge.
The Ancestral Dragon Kingdom's army relied on the city walls and sturdy fortifications to resist. These were all built under Wang Zhizhen's orders and could withstand the bombardment of a 100-millimeter-meter cannon. Although the Ancestral Dragon Kingdom's army had suffered heavy casualties, they could still hold on. The main force of the Sun Nation's First Army retreated after suffering a thousand casualties.
After a short while, the sounds of cannons rang out again. The Sun Nation's army had just finished firing their cannons. The infantry charged forward. After the infantry charged forward, the cannons fired. There were only two axes. There were mountains on both sides, and they could not circle around.
"Marshal Ma, how is it?" Wang Zhizhen was on a wall outside the city tower. He held a monocular and looked in the direction of the artillery fire outside.
"He's back. Not good! Our artillery can't hit the artillery position on the other side at all. Kid, can you get some heavy artillery back? It's too silly to just take a beating from them.”Ma Kun said.
"I'll think of a way!"
"My lord!"
"Hey, it's you guys! Abandoning the defense line outside the city was still a step away!”Wang Zhizhen said.
"Yes, my lord. "The four of them said.
"Brat, I was the one who ordered them to retreat. If we were to be bombarded outside, a battalion would be gone for half an hour. How are we going to fight?" Ma Kun said.
"How many casualties did the 1st regiment suffer?" Wang Zhizhen asked excitedly.”
"Sir! The 1st Battalion had 123 casualties, 56 dead and 67 injured. The chances of saving them were low, as the enemy had used heavy artillery.
The 2nd Battalion was slightly better, with 45 dead and 25 injured.
The 3rd Battalion had 86 casualties, 45 injured, and 41 dead.
The 4th Battalion had never been up there before, and was now fully organized.”The four of them replied.
"Hurry up and take people from the patrol camp to replenish them. We have to ensure their combat strength.”Wang Zhizhen said.
"Yes, my lord! This battle is too difficult. Our cannons can't hit them at all, but they can definitely hit us. If we continue to waste time like this, our soldiers will collapse. If he attacks again, it will be too sinister!”The four of them said angrily.
Wang Zhizhen put down the telescope and said,"I'll think of a way!" Nie Shuai! I need three million taels of silver. I wonder if you can think of a way to help me get it.”
"Three million taels! What are you doing here? I can still gather 300,000 taels, but I'll go get 3,000,000 taels there.”Ma Kun said.
"Actually, gold, jewelry, jade, jade, anything valuable is fine. I'll pay you back double in two days at most.”As Wang Zhizhen spoke, she looked at the rich families in the city.
When Ma Kun saw this, he immediately said," That won't do. It's a heinous crime to allow soldiers to plunder. Don't do anything stupid."”
"Could it be that if the city falls like this, they can keep their family wealth? The Sun Nation's army has plundered two cities in Phoenix City.”
"That can't be the case."
"Marshal Ma, use your name to invite the wealthy families in the city to gather at the county government office.”
"Kid, this won't do! I won't let you do that!"
"Ma Shuai, I'm just chatting with them to see if they can donate some silver.”
"Really?"
"You have a lot of face!"
"Alright then! Come to the county government office in an hour! "After Ma Kun finished speaking, he went to visit the wealthy merchants and landlords in the city.
"The four of you lead the troops and follow Ma Shuai. No matter which house he enters, you must wait for him to leave. Send a person to pin him down. He can only enter but not leave. He will take action in an hour. Go!”
"Yes, my lord!" The four of them walked down the city wall and followed Ma Kun.
"I hope they can see the elephant, or else I'll do it myself!”Wang Zhizhen sighed." Troubled times!”
An hour later, Wang Zhizhen arrived at the county government office and saw more than a dozen wealthy people surrounding Ma Kun and saying something. When Ma Kun saw Wang Zhizhen, he hurriedly came out." He's here!”
"The councilors in the city heard that you wanted to raise money for the army, so they jointly donated 126,000 taels of silver. How generous! I plan to write a letter and request for them to be rewarded.”Ma Kun was delighted.
"I say, Ma Shuai, look at them. They donated so much silver. Aren't we going to pay for a meal? Why don't you prepare a table full of wine and dishes? I'll have a good drink with them and see if I can get them to donate more.”
"I knew you had a lot of tricks up your sleeve. I'll go buy some wine and food for you, but you have to tell them nicely that it's best if they can put it on the dining table. That way, they can donate more. The reason why I didn't say anything was because I wanted you to say it.“
"Good! Good, good! I'll tell them properly."
Wang Zizhen thought to herself,"How can you send me away with just 200,000 taels?" They needed at least 3 million. It seemed that they would not give up until they reached the Yellow River! Today's money made them vomit blood.
" Dear bosses, I am Wang Zhizhen, the current Defense Envoy of the four cities, who controls the armies in the city. The Sun Nation's army outside the city is firing every day, so we have to defend it even if we die. However, the armaments are severely depleted. I hope that everyone can donate some more money so that we can buy firearms and defend the city well. This will prevent Nine Links City from becoming like Phoenix City and Phoenix City. Phoenix City has been burned down and there is no one left. It was said that the rich people in the city had robbed everything. The woman was taken away. All the men were executed!" Wang Zhizhen was at a loss.
"Daren is straightforward, we admire him. However, we have already donated 120,000 taels. How much more do we need? Even if we go bankrupt, we will still be able to gather this amount of silver for you.”A man dressed like a businessman said.
"Your Excellency, it's really a righteous merchant. Since you are so straightforward! I'm also happy! Three million taels of silver. You have to gather it within two hours today. I want real gold and silver, not real estate. He only wanted gold, jade, jade, and silver!”Wang Zhizhen said casually.
"Are you crazy? Three million taels! He still needed two hours to gather them! This is daylight robbery! I didn't…"
"We didn't…"
"I have sent troops to surround your residences. You are only allowed to enter and not leave. Everyone, you'd better gather some silver for me! You know! If it's too late, I'll confiscate your house. I am the most powerful here. I have a cavalry battalion at the entrance. If you want to kill me to silence me, why don't you kill me and see if your family can survive?”
"Milord, let's talk things out. We really don't have three million taels!”Everyone hurriedly said when they heard that the mansion was surrounded.
"We really didn't…"
……
An hour had passed, and no one spoke. Perhaps they were tired.
"Everyone, an hour has passed. There's still an hour left. If I don't see the money, I'll confiscate your house!”
Everyone looked at each other and sighed. "Sir, give us some time. Let's discuss this!”
After Wang Zhizhen walked out of the door.
"Official Wang, you take 500,000 taels, Official Li and Official Zhang take 300,000 taels, and the rest each take 100,000 taels.”Yu Wentai, the richest man in Nine Links City, said.
"President, Minister Li has more assets than me. He should get five hundred thousand taels while I get three hundred thousand taels.”
"Baldy Li, you motherf * cker, you should have taken one million taels. If it wasn't for you, a bastard, building the mansion into such a high-end and magnificent place, who would have known that we were rich? Who would have thought of targeting us? We're at war now, and you're still taking concubines? You're afraid that others don't know that you're rich. If you ask me, you should be the only one who gets the three million silver coins.”Fatty Wang was anxious.
"It's your turn!"
"It's your turn!"
……
"Peng!" "Enough arguing! After quarreling enough, go back and take the silver and send it to the county yamen. Whoever is short of it will be confiscated and will be responsible! Baldy Li, Mengjiang is yours!”Yu Wentai walked out of the door.
Baldy Li was overjoyed." Thank you, President! Thank you, President!"”He bowed.
Wang Zhizhen looked at Yu Wentai's back as he left. This person was definitely an ambitious person. It was a pity to do business. He knew how to take things up and let go!
"Amazing!"
When Yu Wentai heard Wang Zhizhen's words, he walked even faster.
"What's wrong? I'm interested in him!" Ma Kun had a wretched look on his face.
"Ma Shuai, what's with your expression? I admire him. He's an ambitious man, and I'm also a hero. I value heroes and recognize heroes. What do you look like you're doing with that wretched face? It will damage your bright image!"
"I don't understand what you're saying, but I can tell that you're mocking me! Grow up!"
"How dare you! This was…praise! That's right! Praise!"
"Praise? Why do I feel like there's something wrong with your expression? What's there to praise?" Ma Kun was at a loss. Did everyone in your family praise others like this?
"I'm praising you! Forget it then! I'm leaving."
"Kid, the food is ready. Why don't you eat something before you leave? Let's have a drink." Ma Kun said.
"I can't drink when I think of the brothers who were bombed on the city tower outside! I advise this master not to drink too. Something will happen later! I still have to rely on you." After Wang Zhizhen finished speaking, he walked out of the county government office.
"Why don't I understand what this kid is saying? What trouble did he cause me this time?" Ma Kun thought.
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