The best little eunuch

Chapter 35 The Calm Before the Storm
Chapter 35 The Calm Before the Storm
The soldiers were busy with camping and cooking, while the generals gathered around Lin Feng. "Everyone, we will officially enter the enemy's territory tomorrow, and we may encounter the enemy at any time, so everyone must be ready to fight."

"Your Excellency, don't worry. Brothers are always ready." Xin Hong still had the same temper, and he spoke directly when he had something to say.After Xin Hong finished speaking, other generals also expressed that they were ready.

Regarding his first battle, Lin Feng was still a little worried, after all, there was a huge disparity in the number of people on both sides.Although all the soldiers of the Yumajian are elites, as the old saying goes, two fists are hard to beat with four hands, and the opponent has a lot of people, even if you adopt crowd tactics, you can be dragged to death.

"Can our artillery be fired at any time?" Lin Feng asked Han Kai.He is the general in charge of firearms in the Luxiang camp, and he must know a lot about this.

Shaking his head, Han Kai said: "Difficult. My lord, it is more troublesome to fire the artillery. Even if the brothers are at the fastest speed, it will take half a stick of incense. After such a long time, the enemy is basically in trouble with our people." Together, at this time, the artillery will not be able to play a role."

The key is still the issue of speed. After all, this era is not as good as the one I live in. Various technologies are still relatively backward, especially thermal weapons. "Then can the artillery be loaded with ammunition first? Fire it whenever you need it."

"No, my lord, the cannon can only be loaded with ammunition after it is fixed first. If it is moved around after loading the ammunition, it is likely to cause the gunpowder to explode and hurt his own people." Han Kai immediately vetoed Lin Feng's proposal.After all, black powder is easy to detonate. If the gunpowder is loaded in advance, it will be a bomb that does not know when it will explode.

Lin Feng was a little discouraged by Han Kai's answer.Wouldn't it be a pity to bring the artillery all the way, but it didn't work.However, Lin Feng also knows that artillery is generally used for defense, and artillery is really not good for offense.

"Then we won't be able to use our artillery?" Lin Feng asked.If this was the case, Lin Feng would order the artillery to be thrown away without hesitation, because the heavy artillery greatly affected the marching speed of the army.

"It's not completely useless. If the battlefield is determined by us and the artillery is set up in advance, the artillery will be very powerful. Otherwise, the artillery will be useless." Han Kai continued to explain.If the battlefield can be determined in advance and the artillery can be set up in advance, then it is not useless.

After thinking about it, Lin Feng gave up the idea of ​​discarding the cannon, after all it was brought from such a long distance.And the deterrent power of artillery is comparable to the atomic bombs of its own era.Even if it is not used, it can deter the enemy.

"General Han, anyway, when the time comes, you can master it by yourself. If you can use artillery, don't be vague, just hit them hard. We have few people, so we can only use other things." Lin Feng finished speaking to Han Kai.He looked at He Ming again and asked about the situation of his Mo Dao Bing.

"My lord, don't worry. As long as one of my soldiers is still there, King Wu will not be able to break through my defense line." He Ming said confidently.He Ming's self-confidence is not completely arrogant.After all, Mo Dao Bing's equipment is there.Ordinary swords can't hurt them at all, and the heavy full body armor makes them almost invincible on the battlefield.Of course, the only flaw is athletic ability. On the battlefield, Mo Dao Bing is more likely to stand still, waiting for the enemy's attack.

Nodding his head, Lin Feng didn't know much about Mo Dao Bing, but their thick armor still made Lin Feng remember it fresh.I'm afraid no one can hurt them except artillery.

"Have all our sentries been dispatched?" Next, Lin Feng asked about the cavalry.During this march, the cavalry has always been used as sentries. After all, their speed is fast, whether it is to inquire about the military situation or to deliver news, they are very good.

Lei Jun, the general in charge of the cavalry, said, "Your Excellency, don't worry, I have sent out numerous sentries to the south, and it is impossible for King Wu's rebels to attack us."

"Don't think in a habitual way. The north should also be sent. What if King Wu's army makes a detour and comes from the rear and catches us by surprise?" Lin Feng couldn't help being careless. If his side loses, then Li Henian will have something This is an excuse, and officials from all over the country will also see that the imperial court is strong on the outside and doing nothing on the inside. Those governors who harbor dissenting intentions may all get sick and take the opportunity to enclose land and dominate one side.

"Yes, my lord." Lei Jun said immediately.

"Everyone, I won't say much about the importance of this battle. In short, this time, we can only win, not lose!" Lin Feng emphasized again.For the Yumajian this time, it was a life-and-death battle, and Lin Feng couldn't help but be careless.

Although there are still reinforcements from the northwest, the situation in the northwest is not stable now. Whether Zhao Qing can send troops back is completely unknown.If Zhao Qing didn't send troops back, then the actual counter-insurgency army would only be his own.As for the governors of various places, if the imperial court does not have an absolute advantage, they will never send troops. On the contrary, once the imperial court shows signs of decline, they will definitely take advantage of the situation.

"My lord, don't worry, even if you are the last person in the battle, the Yumajian will not back down." The generals of the Yumajian expressed their opinions one after another.

He nodded with some emotion. Lin Feng was very moved by these iron-blooded men. "After we return to Beijing this time, I will definitely ask the emperor and the queen mother for rewards for you. If the court does not reward them, I will pay them out of my own pocket."

"My lord, I don't want any rewards. You can get me a few jars of this royal wine." Han Kai said almost licking his lips.When it comes to wine, Han Kai almost drools.After all, how many men in the army are not good at drinking?
"No problem. After returning to Beijing, there will be enough wine, and it will definitely be royal wine." Lin Feng said, patting his chest.

"Master Chong, as long as there is a fight, I, Han Kai, will be the first to take the lead. After beating those bastards, hurry back to the capital to drink." Han Kai immediately expressed his position, wishing that the battle would be over immediately, and then he would be good. Back to the capital.

Next, Lin Feng discussed with all the generals what might happen tomorrow and how to deal with it, and the meeting ended.After everyone left, Lin Feng didn't fall asleep, he was still sitting in the handsome tent.Captain Lu Shuai came over and asked beside Lin Feng: "My lord, it's getting late, are you still awake?"

"Wait a while before going to bed. Go to the gate of the barracks. If anyone comes to see me, you can bring him in right away." Lin Feng instructed Lu Shuai.It has been a while since Skynet has sent any news from Nanjiang Province, and now that its own army is approaching Nanjiang Province, if there is any news, Skynet will definitely send it as quickly as possible.

Sitting in the handsome tent, Lin Feng didn't know how long it took before he heard the sound of someone walking towards his handsome tent.Hearing the sound was quite urgent.

Soon, Lu Shuai's figure appeared in the handsome tent, followed by a thin man.This person should be a member of Skynet here.

"My lord, he said he wanted to see you." Lu Shuai said, letting out the people behind him.

"This subordinate sees your lord. This subordinate belongs to the Nanjiang branch. I was ordered to bring a letter to your lord." As the man said, he took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Lu Shuai, who then handed it over to Lin Feng. .

Hurriedly taking the letter, Lin Feng read it carefully.Sure enough, King Wu's army had already ambushed on Lin Feng's way in advance. This news was only obtained by Skynet after paying the sacrifices of several people.

"Thank you for your hard work. Go back and report to your hall master, and say that I received it, and they did a good job." Putting away the letter, Lin Feng said to the man.

Saluted Lin Feng again, the man turned and walked outside, Lu Shuai also turned around, and sent the man out.After all, if he wandered around the barracks alone, he could easily be caught by night watchmen.

After they all went out, Lin Feng took out the letter again and read it carefully from beginning to end.The letter only said that King Wu's rebels had assembled around the Nanjiang Province, but did not mention the exact number of people.Just saying an estimated 3 people.

Putting down the letter, Lin Feng picked up the map and began to study it.When he was squatting back then, he often studied the city map, but he didn't expect it to come in handy here.However, this ancient map is really rough.This is what Lin Feng took from the Ministry of War. If the maps of ordinary places are rougher than this one, I don’t know how those generals in ancient times understood them.

After seeing off the people, Lu Shuai returned to the tent again. Seeing Lin Feng studying the map, Lu Shuai asked, "My lord, do you need to call all the generals?"

Shaking his head, Lin Feng said: "No need. Let them have a good rest for a day, and we will talk about this matter tomorrow. Anyway, there is still more than half a day."

"My lord, you should go to bed earlier. You haven't slept much for a few days." As Lin Feng's personal captain, Lu Shuai naturally knew that Lin Feng had basically never had a good night's sleep during this time.

"Well, you should go to bed early too. I'll sleep after reading this." Lin Feng replied.Lu Shuai shook his head and walked out of Lin Feng's tent.

The next day, Lin Feng told Xin Hong and other generals the information he had obtained yesterday.After learning that King Wu had an ambush, Xin Hong's first reaction was to fight head-on, but He Wei disagreed.

"My lord, there is a saying in the art of war, why don't we use our tactics." He Wei looked at Lin Feng and said.Obviously, he thought more than Xin Hong.

After glancing at He Wei, Lin Feng asked, "Why do you just stick to tricks?"

"My lord, we can pretend that we don't know that there is an ambush ahead, and use a small number of people as bait to lure snakes out of the cave. After King Wu's army thinks that we have fallen into their ambush, our people will catch them by surprise. In this way, we are actually beating them. Ambush. Just in time, our artillery can also come in handy." He Wei said with a treacherous smile.

After pondering for a while, Lin Feng looked at the other generals and asked, "What's your opinion?"

"My lord, the general agrees with General He's opinion, so that the general's artillery can be used. Otherwise, it took so much effort to bring it all the way here, and it turned out to be useless. What a pity." Han Kaidi One stood up and agreed with He Wei.

The other generals thought about it and agreed.But the question now is who will act as this suspicious soldier. After all, these people are likely to never return.Moreover, it is very likely that he died under the fire of his own people.

"Then who is suitable to send as bait?" Seeing that everyone was silent, Lin Feng asked.All the generals bowed their heads and didn't speak, who thought their lives were long.

Looking around at all the generals, Lin Feng said: "Since no one is willing to go, then I will go in person. This battle will be left to you." After finishing speaking, he still looked righteous.In fact, only Lin Feng knew in his heart that he would never go there, who is not afraid of death.Besides, there are still two delicate beauties waiting for him in Beijing.He did this only to provoke the general.

Sure enough, as soon as Lin Feng finished speaking, He Ming stood up and said: "My lord, let the last general go. Your lord is our backbone. If there is any mistake, our counter-insurgency army will be leaderless. Besides Already, brothers are still waiting for your lord to get us the royal wine after you return to Beijing."

He Ming's last sentence made everyone laugh immediately.This guy, at this time, is still in the mood to joke.It also has to make everyone look at him with admiration.

"If... I mean if. If I die, when you drink, don't forget to pour some on my grave." After finishing speaking, He Ming looked at Xin Hong and said, "General, I know you like wine. But, you can’t drink my little wine against your conscience. As the saying goes, the living can’t compete with the dead for wine.”

(End of this chapter)