"My subordinate Han Zhong comes to see the young master!"
Looking at Han Zhong who was kneeling on one knee and saluting him, Liu Mingzhi helped him up. Looking at Han Zhongfeng sleeping in the open air, with traces of weather on his face, Young Master Liu felt a little guilty.
"Good brother, get up quickly. You didn't disappoint me, young master. You really came back quickly. Thank you for your hard work!"
"It's just that the war is urgent. Master, I have no choice but to ask you to hurry up."
Han Zhong gave a wry smile: "To be fair to the young master, my subordinates did work very hard, but no matter how hard they worked, they finally completed the task assigned by the young master."
"I'm really afraid of delaying the young master's important event. Fortunately, the sky is wise. I have shipped all the weapons that the young master needs."
Liu Mingzhi suppressed the excitement in his heart and patted Han Zhong's shoulder gently, then turned towards Song Qing and nuzzled his lips.
"The young master's eldest brother Song Qing, whom you have met, is the deputy commander of the middle army of the Northern Expedition."
"Han Zhong, a common man, meets Marshal Song."
"Without any courtesy, Brother Han must never be so polite in the future. It is really not appropriate to address Song like that in front of the Generalissimo."
"If you don't mind, you can call me Brother Song or General Song. Brother Han is free."
"Then Han Zhong is welcome, Brother Song."
Han Zhong is also a good person and knows how to climb up the ladder.
Although Han Zhong has been attached to Liu Dashao for many years and is loyal to him, Han Zhong also understands that there are many friends and many paths, and it is impossible to say which one will lead to wealth.
There is a young master here, so he can climb up the pole. Song Qing will not fail to give the young master face and despise his behavior of relying on the powerful.
Liu Mingzhi gently patted their shoulders.
"Okay, we are all good brothers, so don't be polite. Let the brothers carry all the things shipped back from the East China Sea to me."
"I can use these things to save my head."
"yes!"
"Master, please wait a moment. I will give you the order and I will come over immediately to give you a detailed list."
"No problem, you go first."
After Han Zhong left, Song Qing looked at Han Zhong's back curiously: "Tell me, what good things did Brother Han get to help you attack the city."
At this point, Young Master Liu had nothing to hide from Song Qing, so he stretched out and pointed towards the city gate.
"artillery!"
"Sieging a city is impossible without artillery. Only by blowing up the city gate can our cavalry march straight into the capital to kill the rebels."
"What? You want cavalry to attack the city? Can you use it?"
Liu Mingzhi waved to the guard on the side: "Du Yu, bring me the map of the capital!"
"yes!"
In a moment, Du Yu came to Mr. Liu with a map in his hand, held the map in his hand and unfolded it.
"Commander, map,"
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the map in front of him, which was the general topographic map of the capital.
"The four main streets of Qinglong, Xuanwu, Suzaku, and White Tiger are enough to accommodate the charge of large groups of cavalry. Other cities may restrain the speed of cavalry charge, but given the size of the capital, these can be completely ignored."
"However, brothers need to remember one thing. After entering the city, do not enter alleys that are too small. Otherwise, once the rebels use something like a trip rope in the alley, they will be accurate."
Song Qing gently rubbed his forehead.
"What if the rebels escape into an alley?"
"The crossbows and thunderbolts were enough to force them to have nowhere to hide, so they had to come out to meet the enemy."
"No matter what, even if it's a street fight, we must give full play to our greatest advantage."
"Once they enter the city, they will attack in a roundabout way, separate the rebels, and gradually eliminate them."
"After the rebels in the outer city were purged, the troops were divided into three groups to attack the inner city. They were given a retreat at the east city gate. The terrain at the east city gate is the simplest and it is easy to spread out the troops."
Song Qing scanned the map with his eyes and pointed at the location of the east gate of the inner city.
"Are you going to prevent them from jumping over the wall?"
"Yes, those who follow the feudal lord to rebel are a group of guys with their heads pinned to their waistbands. The bag is tied too tightly and can easily withstand their counterattack. We must leave them with a glimmer of hope."
"I don't want them to fight in a last-ditch battle and cause heavy casualties to our brothers because they have no way out."
"In any case, my commander's purpose has been stated many times on the road."
"I don't care what the casualties of the rebels are, but I must try to minimize the casualties of our brothers."
"There are still 30,000 brothers in the Kingdom of Jin waiting for us to take them..."
Liu Mingzhi's tone suddenly became a little low.
"Waiting for us to bring them back wrapped in horse leather."
Song Qing was stunned and nodded gloomily.
"Hundreds of thousands of people died in just a few months. It was so fast."
"Sigh... let's not talk about these depressing things and continue talking about the siege."
"After entering the city, you will lead a group of soldiers and horses to go to the school grounds to rescue the brothers of the Imperial Guard who are imprisoned in the school grounds, as well as the brothers of the Wuwei who patrol the city."
"After rescuing them, take them with you immediately to support the rest of the brothers."
"Brothers are all frontier soldiers. Unlike us who are very familiar with the capital, many of them have never been to the capital in their lives. There are many streets and alleys in the capital, and it is easy to get lost. They must be led by brothers from the Imperial Guard."
"Only in this way can casualties be minimized."
Song Qing nodded gently: "Understood, once the city is invaded, the general will immediately go to rescue the brothers of the Imperial Guard."
Liu Mingzhi closed his eyes and thought for a while, then slowly opened his eyes.
"Du Yu, put away the map first!"
"yes!"
Liu Mingzhi looked back at the brothers who were organizing the tent and pulled Song Qing to point in the direction of Cheng Kai and the others.
"Brother, tell Cheng Kai and the six generals, big and small, that this is the battle plan for the time being."
"If something unexpected happens, let the brothers respond accordingly."
"We have gone through countless battles, large and small. We must not rely on my commander's command to fight."
"As long as the situation permits, use troops at any time according to your own judgment."
"Okay, I'll go deliver your order right away."
"Willow Pine!"
"Master!"
"Come with me, the young master has something to tell you."
"yes!"
Young Master Liu took Liu Song to a slightly quiet place and looked around.
"Find a way to contact the old man and ask him to ask Liu Ye to investigate the situation in the capital. The young master needs to know the situation in the capital well in order to better formulate an siege strategy."
"By the way, let him inquire about the situation of His Majesty and Yue'er and see if they have..."
"Oh... go ahead."
"Yes, Xiaosong resigned."
After Liu Song left, Young Master Liu said a few words to Song Qing, got on his horse and hurried slowly towards the city gate alone.
It's time to meet with Li Yunlong and his brothers to find out the truth.
"Hush!"
About thirty steps away from the city gate, Young Master Liu pulled the reins of his horse and slowly stopped, looking towards the city wall.
"Third brother, my little brother is here, do you have any advice?"
A soldier stuck his head out and glanced at Young Master Liu, then immediately retracted and ran towards the tower.
After a cup of tea, the figure of Shu King Li Yunlong appeared on the city wall. He looked at Young Master Liu under the city wall with a calm face and gave him a gentle fist.
"Brother-in-law, long time no see. How are you?"
"Haha... The third brother is really asking questions knowingly. Does the third brother think that the younger brother can be better off in this situation? Tell me the reason for calling the younger brother!"
Li Yunlong gently lay on the battlements and rubbed his palms.
"Nothing else, I just want to talk to my brother-in-law."
Liu Mingzhi got off his horse and straightened the cloak behind him.
"Okay, I also want to talk to Third Brother, but..."
"how?"
"The prerequisite for the discussion is that you surrender in Kaicheng, then everything will be easy to discuss."
"As long as you don't fall in love with me, I can talk to you about anything, including the past."
"This is the basis for everything, so that we brothers can have a peaceful talk."
"otherwise......"
Li Yunlong looked at the gloomy-faced Young Master Liu under the city wall with a deep frown. He stopped rubbing his hands and clasped them together tightly.
"How about otherwise?"
Young Master Liu gently raised the Heavenly Sword in his hand and held it in front of him.
"No need to discuss anything, we'll talk about it later!"