PDLP Chapter 688 What a great general!
Chapter 688 What a great general!
Lin Feng smiled appreciatively at Hong Xiao.
"Okay, send a message to Cheng Liang, take people to Zhenxihao, find the mute, and temporarily send him to the city for detention."
Wen Jian immediately responded, waved his hand to let Ye Liangcai come forward, and turned around to pass on the order.
"Be careful, that mute must be capable of something."
Pei Qiyin reminded.
Wen Jian smiled and nodded at her, indicating that he understood.
Lin Feng carefully inspected every part of the warship and felt basically satisfied.
"That's right. This time we have to make use of these two ships to give Zhao Zheng a surprise."
Ju Chaoyue and Wei Ming came closer at this time and looked at the entire warship curiously.
"Sir, how can this warship attack the enemy on the shore?"
"Cannons, and crossbows."
Wei Ming asked doubtfully, "How lethal is this?"
"It's hard to say right now, but one thing is for sure: safety issues can be disregarded. No one can attack the soldiers on board."
"Yeah, that's true."
Wei Ming held the open protective plate in front of the crossbow, and could feel its thickness and strength from the touch.
Lin Feng turned his head and looked at the captain who had been following him obediently.
This was a man in his forties, strong and dark-skinned, with big hands and feet.
This man's name is Guan Yichen. He has been living on the water for many years and is a good boat operator.
According to Zhu Jie, this man was once a hall leader of the Cao Gang, specializing in sailing for the gang and was an expert.
"Captain Guan, what is the speed of this ship?"
Guan Yichen said in a low voice, "General, the structure of this ship's stern is very unique. If it were to sail at full speed, it would be faster than a warhorse."
Lin Feng was quite satisfied with this description.
Being faster than a warhorse is already very difficult.
Lin Feng inspected the two warships for an hour and finally passed the inspection.
Lin Feng brought his men back to the city.
Cheng Liang intercepted Lin Feng's cavalry on the way.
"General, the mute ran away."
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes: "When did it happen?"
"According to the captain, after the Zhenxi arrived in Kyoto, about ten days ago, while delivering goods to the city, the mute never returned."
Lin Feng pondered for a moment.
"He's a deaf-mute with scars all over his face. He should be easy to find."
After saying that, he waved his hand and asked the team to continue moving forward.
Pei Qiyin reminded from the side: "If this mute is a killer in the organization, it will be difficult to catch him."
Cheng Liang also understood what Lin Feng said, which was to let him continue to arrest people, not only limited to the Acropolis, but more likely in Kyoto City.
Then he bowed and said, "Thank you, Sister Qiyin. I will pay attention to these."
After saying this, he circled the horses aside and let the cavalry run past.
Lin Feng returned to the Kancheng Command Center, but was unable to rest for a moment.
"Have Zhao Shuo gather the troops. Chu Jiao and Shao Yihan, each with two thousand cavalry, follow me to take over the Third Battalion of the Imperial Guard."
Since the emperor has issued an imperial decree, Lin Feng is appointed as the commander of the Imperial Guards, and Grand Tutor Wan abdicates.
That means that the bigwigs in the court have reached an agreement, recognizing Lin Feng's leadership position and placing the task of fighting the rebels on Lin Feng.
Currently, there is only the third battalion of 20,000 royal guards stationed in the Acropolis.
It is also the direct force of Grand Tutor Wan, led by General Zhao Wenqi.
They are stationed in Licheng, closest to Jingdong Prefecture, and are considered the frontline troops.
When Zhao Gui attacked the capital of Jingdong, 50,000 imperial guards were trapped. Up to now, less than 10,000 of them have escaped.
These soldiers entered Kuncheng and Gencheng and were recruited by Wang Qian and Li Donglai.
Zhao Shuo's five thousand cavalry, plus Chu Jiao and Shao Yihan each leading two thousand cavalry.
A group of nearly ten thousand cavalrymen rushed towards the city in a mighty force.
Zhao Wenqi had already hidden away, leaving only one deputy general, Dang Guihong, in the city. His rank was General of the Zhenjun Army.
At the age of forty-three, he has a sincere and mature face.
Upon hearing that the person at the foot of the city was the new commander of the Imperial Guards, Lin Feng, he immediately ordered the soldiers to open the city gates and lower the drawbridge.
Dang Guihong led the officers of the Third Battalion of the Imperial Guards and above, and lined up in front of the city gate to welcome Lin Feng's arrival.
Lin Feng was not polite and led the team directly into the city gate.
Zhao Shuo's deputy general was Cui Ying, Chu Jiao brought Gong Sanpao, and Shao Yihan also brought his deputy general.
The six generals and deputy generals, each with their men, began to call out the names of all officers and soldiers according to the roster.
Lin Feng came to the Licheng Command Center, accompanied by Dang Guihong, and introduced the various situations of the Third Battalion of the Imperial Guard.
Zhao Wenqi slipped away, and Lin Feng brought the emperor's edict, so the reception work went very smoothly.
Twenty thousand troops and all kinds of supplies and equipment, etc., all matters were accounted for in less than a day.
After a night's rest, the next day, according to Lin Feng's arrangement, the six generals and deputy generals began to divide into groups and reorganize the Third Battalion of the Imperial Guard.
At this point, Lin Feng's presence was no longer necessary.
Lin Feng took Dang Guihong and left Licheng and headed for Zhencheng.
There are also 30,000 troops stationed in the south, which is the defense arranged by Grand Tutor Wan.
Having these 30,000 troops stationed in the eight Acropolis is almost the most important position.
One hundred and twenty miles southeast of Zhencheng is the capital of Jingdong Prefecture, and less than five hundred miles northeast is the Taisho Imperial Army camp.
Five hundred and sixty miles due south is the city of Lindu.
Therefore, if the rebels want to counterattack Kyoto City, the first stop will be Zhencheng.
These 30,000 Zhennan Border Army troops, which no one cared about, became cannon fodder.
Luo Shidong, the general of the Zhennan Border Army, is fifty years old this year and is a veteran with a lot of battlefield experience.
During the period when Grand Tutor Wan was defending against the rebels, the Imperial Guards were defeated repeatedly and retreated into the city of Kyoto.
Luo Shidong chose to bypass Kyoto and came to the south of the city, away from the siege of the rebels, and saved his 30,000 troops.
This time he was transferred to Zhencheng, and there was no other choice. He was planning to retreat westward and enter Kuncheng immediately if the rebels attacked the city.
He asked the Zhenxi Army to take him in so that he could preserve his little fortune.
Upon hearing the report that the commander of the Imperial Guards, Lin Feng, had arrived outside the city, he hurriedly led all the generals out of the city to welcome him.
As a general of the border army, he was at the same level as General Cui Yong of the Zhenxi Border Army.
I almost wanted to kneel down in front of Lin Fengma.
He had heard too much about Lin Feng's legendary story and had admired him for a long time, but had never had the opportunity to meet him.
I finally got to see the real me today, and my usually calm state of mind became very excited.
The grievances Luo Shidong suffered in Kyoto were no worse than those suffered by Lin Feng.
However, Lin Feng always fought back strongly, but Luo Shidong didn't have that ability, so he could only accept it and suffer all the grievances.
As he was telling Lin Feng his story, he burst into tears and couldn't hold back his tears.
Led by Luo Shidong and other border army generals, Lin Feng entered Zhencheng.
Just by looking at the armor and equipment of these generals, you can tell that their lives were very difficult.
No one cared about their supplies, and Luo Shidong had to figure it out on his own.
Almost all officials in the surrounding counties and towns have a few IOUs from Luo Shidong, the general of the Zhennan Frontier Army.
The soldiers of the Zhennan Border Army were all pale and thin, and malnourished.
He looked eagerly at Lin Feng and other imperial guards, just waiting for some food to fill his stomach.
Lin Feng looked at Luo Shidong with emotion.
"Ah, what a great clan commander."