PDLP Chapter 840: A Man
Chapter 840: A Man
After saying this to Su Jia, he pulled the knife hard, almost breaking his neck.
His body fell off the horse and he was silent.
Lin Feng raised the knife and nodded.
"He's a man."
After saying that, he turned around, threw the knife to Pei Qiyin, and waved at Zhu Jie.
"Bury them together. Rest in peace, brothers."
Pei Qiyin took his steel knife, wiped it and smiled.
"General, you're progressing so fast that I can barely see your back."
"That's because I have the inheritance."
"Yes, I know. It's from the Quanzhen Sect."
Lin Feng waved his hand and laughed, "That's nonsense, and you believe it."
"But everyone else took it seriously."
"There's no such sect in this world. Let them bother to find out."
The two of them talked and returned to the carriage.
The guards who pursued the defeated army also returned one after another.
The battlefield was almost cleared, and Lin Feng felt it was time to continue on his journey.
Such a large convoy moves slowly, so it should not be difficult for the soldiers who have not returned yet to find the team.
The long convoy began to move forward slowly again, like a long, wriggling snake on the vast grassland.
West of Dazong Kyoto, inside the Kancheng Command Center.
Hu Jincai frowned as he looked at the report on the table, feeling caught in a dilemma.
This report was sent by Wei Bao's Cavalry Battalion.
They told Hu Jincai that at the beginning of the You hour today, they discovered that the miscellaneous troops in Qiancheng began to leave the city and move towards the front of Kyoto City.
The entire team consists of about 30,000 people.
Hu Jincai wondered whether the rebels were going to attack Kyoto City?
What is this ragtag group of troops going to do?
Should I inform King Rui myself?
He didn't know what to do for a moment.
Lin Feng withdrew 10,000 heavy armored battalions from Kancheng. His attitude was very clear: he would no longer interfere in the war between Dazong and Dazheng.
Just let Hu Jincai watch from the side. As long as they don't attack Cannes, he won't have to worry about their fight to the death.
Indeed, as long as Hu Jincai doesn't move, no one will come to cause trouble for him.
The Taisho Imperial Army gave up the two citadels of Kancheng and Xuncheng after the Taisho Imperial Army tried to win them over many times, and no soldiers came to harass them.
The Zhenxi Army became an independent third party.
The only person Hu Jincai can discuss things with now is Cui Ying.
At this time, the two of them were sitting opposite each other at the table. After reading the report, they were both frowning and thinking.
"I guess these ragtag troops are planning to attack the city, but I wonder what methods they'll use?"
Cui Ying said after thinking about it.
Hu Jincai nodded: "I have asked Wei Bao's Ranger Battalion to keep a close eye on their movements. Once they have a clear judgment, they will inform us."
"Would it be useful to know how they attacked the city?"
Hu Jincai scratched his head and said, "After all, I still hold the title of Dazong imperial court, so let this be a friendly reminder."
"Alas, Zhao Shuo came today, but he didn't dare to say anything. He just sighed and looked sad."
Hu Jincai sneered: "He should know everything his father did, so of course he is too embarrassed to say anything."
"Zhao Shuo wanted to save the Dazong court, but he didn't have the ability. In the end, he had to ask our boss for help."
"That's right, I just said..."
Before Hu Jincai could finish his words, a soldier came running in.
"Report, General Hu, there is new intelligence."
Hu Jincai took the report, unfolded it and took a look.
"Hey, these miscellaneous troops have gone down the moat."
Cui Ying hurried over to take a look, and looked up in surprise, meeting Hu Jincai's gaze with a bewildered expression.
"Is there no waterway in the moat that leads to the city?"
Hu Jincai smiled bitterly: "Miss Cui grew up in Kyoto City since she was a child. If you don't know her, how can Old Hu know her?"
Cui Ying thought carefully for a moment and found that there was indeed no underwater passage leading to the city.
Hu Jincai's fingers slid along the moat, and when they passed the west gate of the city, they stopped moving.
Cui Ying's gaze followed his fingers, and his eyes lit up when he saw this.
"They want to hide in the water and wait for the city gate to open, then rush in."
Hu Jincai nodded repeatedly: "Yeah, that's it. Are these guys crazy?"
"I think this plan is great. What's wrong with it?"
"It's almost winter now. How cold is it underwater? They need to stay in the water until dawn. Opening the city at noon is crazy, isn't it?"
Cui Ying nodded: "These pirates stay on the water all year round, so they probably have a higher endurance underwater than others."
Hu Jincai was a little worried.
"Do you think we need to talk to the Royal Guards?"
Cui Ying was also worried: "The Royal Guards in the city should be able to find it, right?"
"Just from your tone, I know they won't notice."
Cui Ying said worriedly, "If we notify the Imperial Guards, that would be considered joining the war. Wouldn't that go against the boss's wishes?"
Hu Jincai nodded and said, "That's exactly what I'm worried about."
"But once Kyoto is breached, we won't be able to stay here any longer."
"No, as long as we can hold out for three days, the Zhenxi Army will come to support us, and it will immediately become a battle between the Zhenxi Army and the Taisho Imperial Army."
"Zhao Zheng dares to fight us?"
"By then, Zhao Zheng will have ascended to the throne. He will of course have to purge his enemies from his territory. They will either acknowledge his legitimate position as emperor or be eliminated by him."
Cui Ying glared: "If we eliminate Zhao Zheng, won't we be able to take the top position..."
Hu Jincai raised his hand to stop her from speaking.
"We're getting off topic. Now we're discussing whether or not to notify the Royal Guards."
"How about...we give you a hint?"
Cui Ying hesitated.
Hu Jincai squinted his eyes and pondered for a while, then suddenly slammed the table.
"How about this? Tomorrow morning, before the city gates open, let's have some of the people who are bringing in grain start a commotion outside the city walls."
Cui Ying laughed and said, "Old Hu, you're still smart, that's it."
Hu Jincai smiled proudly.
"Notify Gong Sanpao in Xuncheng and tell him to be on guard against the rebels' attack and prepare for a defensive battle."
"Why, are you worried..."
"Well, once these pirates fail to steal the city, they will become angry and attack us without caring about anything else."
Cui Ying blinked. "Indeed, after freezing in the water all night and failing to accomplish his goal, it's natural to be angry."
"We won't provoke them, but if they provoke us, we can't be polite. It doesn't count as going against the boss's wishes, right?"
"It's self-defense, so it doesn't count."
The two discussed at the command center for half the night, and then went their separate ways to arrange the tasks.
Gui Tengwu led 10,000 soldiers and took advantage of the darkness of the night to sneak into the moat of Kyoto City and began to swim upstream towards the west gate of the city.
Then, Tsuruta Morihito also led 10,000 people into the water.
The ten thousand people from Puliusha followed suit and went into the water.
The entry of 30,000 people directly caused the water level of Kyoto's moat to rise.
They swam silently along the inner wall of the moat towards the west gate of the city.
The cold weather of late autumn did not cause the soldiers to complain.
They stay at sea all year round, and sometimes when there is a shortage of food in winter, they go to sea to fish. They often go into the water, so this little bit of cold is nothing to them.
It's only a waterway of twenty or thirty miles. If you enter the water at 11:00 PM, it will be the beginning of 11:00 PM when you reach the designated location.
Everyone stayed quietly underwater, waiting for dawn when the city gate opened, and then climbed up the river bank to seize control of the city gate.