"General Cao, this is obviously Zhang Liang's last resort strategy when he saw that we were strong. Is it necessary to ask His Majesty for instructions?"
The bearded general frowned and said: "The royal city is so far away. Even if we send the fastest horse, it will take at least ten days to go back and forth. It's such a waste of time!"
The veteran general did not bother with his beard, but turned to look at Li Lingrui: "Your Majesty, I still think it would be best to ask for permission."
Li Lingrui took a deep look at the veteran, nodded and said: "General Cao is right, this matter is of great importance, and you should ask His Majesty for instructions before making a decision!"
Once the emperor and his ministers, after Li Jishan was taken away by Tieniu, the new emperor Li Lingxuan came to the throne, so he naturally had to train his own team.
The sixth prince Li Lingrui and Li Lingxuan were born from the same concubine and had a good relationship since childhood. What was even more rare was that Li Lingrui had been trained in the army since he was thirteen years old and was quite capable of being a general. Therefore, after Li Lingxuan ascended the throne, the first person promoted was Li Lingxuan.
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In fact, the Southern Expedition Army originally had other generals, but the new emperor transferred Li Lingrui over and replaced the previous Southern Expedition Army coach.
The reason why Li Lingrui agreed to the veteran's proposal was because he understood what the veteran meant.
The new emperor had just ascended the throne, and it was a time when he valued the attitudes of the court officials. Regardless of whether the matter was necessary or not, asking for instructions represented Li Lingrui's attitude.
However, Li Lingrui himself did not take the news too seriously and continued to deploy the army according to the previous plan.
This is his first battle after the new emperor ascends the throne. The entire party and court are paying attention to this battle. Li Lingrui must fight well!
So even though he had gathered 300,000 troops, Li Lingrui still didn't take action.
He was still waiting for catapults and heavy crossbows to be sent to the front line.
After suffering the losses of catapults and heavy crossbows in Qingshui Valley, the party members learned the hard way. Not only did they obtain the production drawings that Jin Feng originally gave to Qinghuai from the traitors in Dakang, they also sent people to sneak into Dakang a few months ago and dress up as
The bandits snatched two heavy crossbows and catapults from a team of escorts and took them back secretly.
At that time, Li Jishan was still the emperor. He immediately secretly summoned a large number of craftsmen to dismantle and study the heavy crossbow catapult he brought back.
The principles of heavy crossbows and catapults are very simple. It is not difficult to disassemble the parts and imitate them one by one.
What's more, the party craftsmen still have drawings to refer to.
The only problem is that the steel smelted by Dangxiang craftsmen is far inferior to Jin Feng in terms of hardness and toughness, so the power and lifespan of the heavy crossbow are also greatly reduced.
But Li Jishan couldn't stand the party and was willing to throw money into it.
If quality is not good, quantity will make up for it.
According to Li Jishan's plan, he planned to manufacture a large number of heavy crossbows and catapults, and replace one if one broke.
During that time, Dangxiang had been secretly producing heavy crossbows and catapults.
When Tieniu led his troops to bomb the Dangxiang King City, the minister who knew the inside story suggested that Li Jishan use a heavy crossbow to fight back, but Li Jishan rejected it.
Because he knew that in front of the ace combination of airships and grenades, the heavy crossbow was a perfect target. Not only would it not be able to change the outcome of the war, but it would also reveal that he was producing heavy crossbows and catapults, so he did not agree.
After Li Jishan was taken away, the new emperor Li Lingxuan felt that Jin Feng already had an airship, and it was unnecessary to continue investing a lot of money in manufacturing heavy crossbows and catapults. It was a waste of financial resources, so he temporarily stopped the project.
But who knew that Dongman suddenly sent someone to tell him some time ago that he had found a way to restrain airships and hot air balloons, and wanted to unite with Dang Xiang to attack Jin Feng.
After discovering that the Eastern Barbarians' method was to use Haidongqing, the new emperor immediately realized that the opportunity for revenge had come.
Although Dangxiang does not have Haidongqing, he has other falcons and raptors that can also restrain the airship.
The new emperor immediately ordered the restart of the heavy crossbow project, and the intensity was greater than when Li Jishan was in power.
Now Li Lingrui is waiting for his brother to send the heavy crossbows and catapults, annihilating the main force of Jin Feng's command in one fell swoop, and then the army will march straight to Huanglong and capture Guangyuan.
Only in this way can Li Lingrui's ability be proven, and his brother Li Lingxuan's throne will be more stable.
Before that, even if the army was already in position and even if the bodyguard hung Li Jishan on a pillar, Li Lingrui did not act rashly.
In fact, Li Lingrui also understood that asking for instructions was in vain.
Party Xiang Wangcheng is thousands of miles away from Yuguan City, and now it snows heavily in the north. Even if there is any news about Yuguan City, it is impossible for the new emperor in the royal city to know it so quickly.
But it’s always right to go through the procedures that need to be followed.
Anyway, I have nothing to do. Asking the emperor for instructions will not waste anything. Not only will I express my position and respect for the new emperor, but I can also take advantage of the situation to find out where the heavy crossbows have been transported. Why not?
So that afternoon, the messenger set off with Li Lingrui's letter and went straight to Dangxiang King City.
It's a pity that the speed and endurance of war horses are not as good as steam engines after all.
A few days later, Li Lingrui's messenger was still far away from Dangxiang King City, and the speedboat sent by the Ninth Princess to deliver the message to Jin Feng had already stopped at the Yuguan City Pier.
It was already noon and Jin Feng was having lunch. When he learned that Guan Huaishu was back, he immediately asked Tie Hammer to bring him over.
Seeing that Guan Huaishu's hair and eyebrows were covered with ice chips, Jin Feng quickly asked Run Niang to pour a bowl of hot tea.
"Brother Huaishu, you've had a hard journey! Let's drink some hot tea to warm up."
"Sir, where can I ask you to bring me water?"
Guan Huaishu quickly took the tea bowl with both hands.
He is from Guanjia Village and can be regarded as Guan Xiaorou's distant cousin. He joined the escort division relatively early. Jin Feng has always followed Guan Xiaorou and called him Huaishu Ge.
In the past, Guan Huaishu felt that Jin Feng knew etiquette, and he felt proud when Jin Feng called him brother.
Later, as Jin Feng's status became higher and higher, when he called him Huaishu brother again, Guan Huaishu did not dare to agree.
Fortunately, as the escort team gradually expanded, the opportunities for him to meet Jin Feng became less and less. After joining the Northern Expedition, he didn't see Jin Feng for several months.
I thought that he and Jin Feng would become people in two different worlds from now on, but who knew that Jin Feng brought people to Yuguan City and sent him back to deliver a message.
Once again coming into close contact with Jin Feng, Jin Feng's attitude did not change due to his improved status. He was still casual and enthusiastic when meeting him, but Guan Huaishu couldn't help but feel nervous.
Although Jin Feng was not good at observing words and expressions, he still found that Guan Huaishu felt uncomfortable.
Originally, he wanted to leave Guan Huaishu to eat in the tent, but seeing him like this, Jin Feng stopped mentioning the matter and started asking about the situation in the village.
After Guan Huaishu went back, he only stayed at home for one night before coming back again. He didn't know what was going on, so he could only quickly give Jin Feng the reply from the Ninth Princess.
Jin Feng habitually checked the paint, then opened the envelope and read it quickly.
Runniang sat aside and noticed that Jin Feng's face was getting more and more serious. She finally waited until Jin Feng put down the letter and quickly asked: "Master, what's the matter? Something happened in the village?"
