The best little eunuch

Chapter 52 Returning to the Army
Chapter 52 Returning to the Army
In the evening, Lin Feng gathered all the generals, including Zhao Polu and the generals he brought.The main content of today's meeting is to discuss how to attack the city.Neither Lin Feng nor Zhao Polu's army had the equipment to attack the city.

"It's really not possible, let's rush to build siege equipment now." A general brought by Zhao Polu said.Although he had seen the height of Jinling City and its depth, subconsciously, this general still used the method of attacking cities in the Western Regions.

"Speaking lightly, do you know how high Jinling City is? Even building siege equipment will take a lot of time. It can't be solved in a short time." He Wei immediately stood up and said.As an important city in the south, Jinling City is unmatched in its strength by ordinary cities.

"Then what do you say? Could it be possible to let the cavalry rush over?" the general asked.There have been discussions on how to attack the city for a long time, but no results have been reached yet.

Seeing that the generals were likely to quarrel, Zhao Polu stood up and said, "Okay, don't say a few words. General Lin is the coach, let's listen to him." Zhao Polu's simple sentence summed up this The matter was left to Lin Feng.

Looking at Zhao Polu, Lin Feng said: "General Zhao, this..." Lin Feng was suffering in his heart and couldn't tell, how could he do this?
"General Lin, we are all cavalry, and we can't attack the city. So we have to rely on you." Zhao Polu said lightly again, and sent Lin back.

The meeting lasted for a long time, and there was no result. In desperation, Lin Feng had to announce the end of the meeting.Then I have a headache in the big tent by myself.

After all the generals had left, He Wei walked in and said to Lin Feng: "My lord, the last general has a suggestion."

"Oh? What do you think?" Lin Feng didn't have a clue now, so when he heard that He Wei had a good suggestion, he wasn't just kidding!Quickly let He Wei speak.

"My lord, do you still remember the cannons we haven't thrown?" He Wei asked.

When He Wei said this, Lin Feng thought: Yes, you can use artillery to attack the city.No matter how thick your city wall is, you can't hold it back.As long as there is a breakthrough and the army can enter the city, then the next thing will be easy.

"You mean attacking the city with artillery?" Although Lin Feng thought of it, he still couldn't help asking.

"Yes, my lord. Although Jinling City is high and deep, it can't last long under the attack of artillery." He Wei said happily.The most favorable thing now is that Jinling City does not have artillery, but Lin Feng does.With the long-range attack and power advantage of the artillery, Lin Feng has no problem at all in capturing Jinling City.

Thinking back, Lin Feng said again: "But, we are short of gunpowder now, and those artillery pieces are just decorations." Now Lin Feng faced a serious problem: no gunpowder.Without gunpowder, artillery is just a decoration, not even a firestick!

"My lord, in fact, General Zhao brought a lot of gunpowder this time." He Wei told Lin Feng a news that shocked him again.

"What you said is true?" Lin Feng asked.If that was the case, it would be just around the corner to capture Jinling City.

Nodding vigorously, He Wei said: "Yes, my lord. Do I dare to say such nonsense? Besides, the gunpowder is now in the hands of General Zhao and has just been handed over to us. It's in our warehouse. Enough Our guns will last a day's fire."

"But why didn't General Zhao tell me just now?" Lin Feng asked.If Zhao Polu had just said that he had brought gunpowder, why would he need to think so much.With such powerful weapons as cannons, taking down a mere Jinling City is not as simple as picking something out of a bag.

"My lord, this..." He Wei glanced at Lin Feng in embarrassment, and then said: "I'll tell you everything. This is how it happened. General Zhao had anticipated this problem before he came to Jiangnan, so He contacted his former general in the capital ahead of time, and quietly got a batch of gunpowder. The reason why General Zhao didn't say anything was to pass on the first achievement of capturing Jinling City to your lord."

"General Zhao, what does this mean?" Lin Feng asked puzzled.Why did Zhao Polu give such a big credit to himself?Doesn't he want to go further?At that time, with this credit, coupled with his relationship with the queen mother, he can be granted a title casually.

"Hey, my lord, don't you know a word: a big tree attracts the wind. Now the Zhao family has controlled all the frontier troops in the northwest. If General Zhao makes such a big contribution again, what will the court do? Don't the ministers in the court gossip?" He Wei directly explained to Lin Feng without any concealment.

Now that the Zhao family already has a lot of power, if the Zhao family wants to continue their glory, they must know how to decentralize power appropriately.Otherwise, even if you can be honored for this moment, it will be difficult for you to be honored for the rest of your life!
"Is this what General Zhao said to you?" Lin Feng looked at He Wei and asked.

Kneeling on one knee, He Wei said to Lin Feng: "Yes, my lord, the last general used to be under the command of General Zhao in the northwest, so..." As Zhao Polu's old subordinate, He Wei, under Zhao Polu's orders, , how could it not be implemented?

"Get up, you didn't do anything wrong." Lin Feng helped He Wei up and said.

Looking at Lin Feng, He Wei said gratefully: "Thank you sir, I didn't want to put the general in a dilemma. But the general assures you that no matter what time, the general is a general of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and he will obey your command." .”

"General He is serious. Both I and General Zhao know General He's loyalty. Moreover, I will tell the emperor about General He's loyalty. After I go back this time, I will ask for credit for you." Lin Feng patted He Wei on the shoulder and said.Although his subordinates kept some things from him, which made him very unhappy, but thinking about it from another angle, Lin Feng felt relieved.

If He Wei is transferred to another place again, as the old boss, if he asks him to do something, can he not do it?Obviously not.

"Thank you, sir." He Wei knelt on one knee again and said.

"General He, please wake up. With this reassurance brought by General Zhao, I can finally sleep well. You should go back and rest early. Let's enter Jinling City together tomorrow." Lin Feng patted He Wei on the shoulder , said.

"Yes, my lord. The general will leave." He Wei said, bowed to Lin Feng again, and then retreated.

The next morning, Lin Feng woke up.Today will be the day when the counter-insurgency army will attack Jinling City.Before dawn, the barracks was already cooking.Now the soldiers can't wait any longer.Especially Han Kai, his artillery finally came in handy.

After breakfast, Lin Feng became the camp gate accompanied by a group of generals.At this time, the anti-rebel army had already besieged Jinling City.Although the number is not enough, but with the high mobility of the cavalry, it is enough to besiege Jinling City.

Seeing Lin Feng coming, Han Kai ran over excitedly and said, "My lord, you are so powerful, where did you get so much gunpowder?" It seems that Han Kai thought that the gunpowder was brought by Lin Feng.

When Lin Feng was about to say that Zhao Polu got the gunpowder, He Wei said first: "You should also ask about your lord's affairs? Are all your people ready? If you can't make it right later, look at me." Don't clean up your kid!"

"General He, don't worry, if you're not sure, you'll goug out my eyes." Han Kai said solemnly.But I was still a little worried, so I went back to check the artillery myself to avoid any confusion.

After Han Kai left, He Wei said to Lin Feng, "I'm sorry, my lord."

After waving his hands, Lin Feng said, "It's all right."

At this time, Zhao Polu also rode over.After bowing to Lin Feng, Zhao Polu said, "General Lin, can we attack the city now?"

Returning a salute to Zhao Polu, Lin Feng said: "General Zhao is being polite. I have to thank General Zhao for the siege."

"Don't worry, surround the three and release one, I'll keep the west gate for them." Zhao Polu said.When besieging the city, the city cannot be surrounded in groups, so that the soldiers in the city know that there is no way out, and they will fight desperately.And one side is set aside to make those soldiers not so tenaciously resist.

Riding his horse closer to Lin Feng, Zhao Polu whispered to Lin Feng: "General Lin, please forgive me about the gunpowder matter. He Wei can't do anything about it. I forced him to do it. Please don't blame him. Back to Capital, I personally apologize to you."

"General Zhao is polite. This is a good thing. How could I blame General He? Besides, I am not that stingy person." Lin Feng also said with a smile.Although he was a little unhappy just now, Zhao Polu said so openly, which made Lin Feng feel much happier.

"If that's the case, I won't be hypocritical. When I return to the capital, I'll treat you to a drink. I like your personality, the way you treat me, Zhao Polu." Zhao Polu said loudly.

Following Lin Feng's order to attack the city, Han Kai's three cannons attacked the east gate first.The deafening artillery sound scared the yawning enemies on the city wall to the ground.Most of the people here are recruits, that is, they have only heard of artillery, where have they seen it?
"Well done." Seeing that the first shot accurately hit the head of the east gate of Jinling City, Zhao Polu couldn't help shouting "Hello."At this moment, Han Kai finally let go of his heart that had been hanging.If he misses, he will be ashamed!
With the sound of the cannon, the enemies in Jinling City were also preparing for battle.However, their bows and arrows could not reach Lin Feng's army at all.Whether it was Lin Feng's army or Zhao Polu's cavalry, they were all standing outside the range of the archers. Although the enemies in the city had been shooting arrows, they did not pose the slightest threat to Lin Feng's side.

Seeing Han Kai excitedly commanding his soldiers to bombard the walls of Jinling City one after another, the other generals could only stare blankly.No way, who made it impossible for them to carry out long-range strikes.

"It won't be long before the east gate can be blasted open. At that time, we will rely on General Zhao." Lin Feng said to Zhao Polu beside him.

"General Lin, don't worry. It is estimated that once the east gate is broken, the morale of the army in the city will be shattered. At that time, we only need to pursue it." Zhao Polu is also a veteran general, and he is also very accurate in predicting wars. of.

With another bombardment, the east gate of Jinling City finally fell.Zhao Polu raised the spear in his hand and shouted loudly: "Go into the city." After speaking, he jumped out first.The cavalry behind also quickly followed.

(End of this chapter)