23. Hide from the sky and cross the sea
After reading the holy decree handed over by Lin Yu, Shi Kefa's face turned pale and he couldn't speak for a long time.
"Supervisor, the court has condemned the crime so quickly, most of them have reported to the court." Yan Erme frowned and analyzed.
Lin Yu nodded: "I already have a suspicious person in my heart, and sooner or later I will find him out." ”
"Humph!"
Shi Kefa snorted, brushed his sleeves and said, "There are more than 10,000 soldiers, 300,000 residents, and 500,000 refugees in Yangzhou City, how many people can you stop?" If you don't know, you can't do it unless you do! ”
Liu Zhaoji stroked his sword and said: "There are many horses and Ruan's eyes and ears in the army, Brother Lin has made such a big move, it's strange that the court doesn't know!" ”
After a pause, he laughed and said: "Brother Lin is so bold, in fact, Liu Mou has long felt that the military system of the Ming Dynasty is in urgent need of change, but he is soft-spoken, and he has no soldiers and no power in his hands, so he is powerless." I didn't expect Brother Lin to make changes with a guard, which is really impressive. ”
"Huh...... Thank you General Liu for your compliment, since you agree with my approach, why don't you write to the court to support the lower officials? ”
Lin Yu smiled and thanked him, and at the same time made a request, "General Liu's officers worship the Governor of Zuo and the crown prince Shaobao, who is a product of the dynasty and has outstanding qualifications, and with your support for the lower officials, I believe that the imperial court will definitely consider it carefully." ”
Liu Zhaoji smiled bitterly: "My name as the governor of Zuo is not true, there are only a few thousand soldiers and horses in my hands, don't say that I can't compare to Zuo Liangyu, even compared to the four towns of Jiangbei and Zheng Zhilong, it is not the same day, don't mention it!" ”
Shi Kefa frowned and said, "What? Do you still want to continue reform? ”
Lin Yu met Shi Kefa's majestic gaze with firm eyes, and said solemnly: "Yes, I plan to take the opportunity of the ironclad car to enter the palace to face the saint, and I implore Your Majesty to accept my approach, reform the military establishment of the Ming Dynasty, and at least let our Yuzi battalion make a try!" ”
Without waiting for Shi Kefa to speak, Liu Zhaoji said in a loud voice: "Supervisor, Liu thought that the restructuring of General Lin was for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, but now the Ming military system is chaotic, the combat effectiveness of the troops is low, and it is necessary to make reforms to improve combat effectiveness." Since Mr. Lin dares to be the first in the world, and does not hesitate to risk the crime of rebellion to reform the military system, how can I, Liu Zhaoji, be afraid of gossip, I am willing to write to support Mr. Lin! ”
Shi Kefa wanted to scold Lin Yu, but after listening to Liu Zhaoji's words, he could only give up, after all, in terms of official rank, this military attache from the first rank is still above his own civil official of the second grade, since he is willing to support Lin Yu, why should he offend this nephew and son-in-law who has just made great achievements?
"Mr. Liu has been galloping on the battlefield for many years, and he is well versed in the way of using soldiers, since even you say that Zhenjiang has done the right thing, then the old man will write a letter to support him in reforming the military system." Shi Kefa stroked his beard lightly and agreed with Lin Yu's approach.
Lin Yu was overjoyed, and thanked Shi Kefa and Liu Zhaoji with a fist: "Thank you to the supervisor and the chief soldier, with the support of the two of you, Zhenjiang is sure to persuade the emperor to agree to my reform." ”
Yan Ermei, who had been silent, coughed lightly, and said worriedly: "I heard that Mr. Lin said that he wanted to sacrifice the ironclad car to the imperial court, Duoduo suffered a big loss in Yangzhou, if we knew that we had no ironclad car in Yangzhou, we would inevitably make a comeback, and then how should we resist the attack of the Tartars?" ”
Ma Yingkui, the deputy chief soldier, nodded and agreed: "What Mr. Yan said is very true, Duoduo broke nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses in Yangzhou City, and killed a Baylor, if he breaks through the city gate, I am afraid that he will be killed and blood stains Yangzhou!" ”
Shi Kefa paced back and forth in the lobby with his hands behind his back: "It's not enough to wash Yangzhou in blood, they are full of people who are determined to seize the world, and they don't plan to kill all our Han people!" But without the ironclad car, I am afraid that it will be difficult to hold Yangzhou, but ...... The king's order is really hard to disobey! ”
"Tartars won't bloody Yangzhou? What pedantic! ”
Lin Yu sighed in his heart, and said in his heart If I hadn't gotten Merkava's help, the current Yangzhou City would have become a purgatory on earth, with corpses piling up like a mountain, do you still think that the Qing army is a benevolent and righteous army?
Ma Yingkui, Zhuang Zigu, Shi Dewei and other generals expressed their opinions: "Supervisor, you must not let General Lin send the ironclad car to Nanjing, when the Qing army surrounded Yangzhou, where were the emperor and the Manchu civil and military forces?" Now that we have won the battle, the court wants to hand over the ironclad car, which is simply unreasonable! ”
Hou Fangyu put his hands behind his back and said in a strange manner: "The husband is not guilty of his crimes, I am afraid that the imperial court will not be good at resting after confiscating the ironclad car, Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin, the husband can't be indecisive!" ”
A Merkava main battle tank is worth tens of millions of gold coins, which is an S-class weapon, if it weren't for the luck of the newbie gift package, and I didn't know that the Year of the Monkey and the month of the horse could save enough gold coins for the lottery, Lin Yu was certainly not willing to dedicate it to the Nanjing Imperial Court.
But if he didn't do this, Lin Yu's career would not be able to continue, and he would not be able to form his own army in the name of righteousness, and it would be in vain to have a Merkava tank, not to mention that now there are only two shells left in this tank.
Lin Yu believes that with the help of the Ming Dynasty to ascend to a high position, let more people know themselves, and earn more gold coins, this is the best shortcut based on this troubled world, as the so-called reluctant children can't trap wolves!
When he has an army in his hand, he can snatch this tank back, and then he will have enough gold coins to buy artillery shells, so what's the harm in handing over this ironclad lion to Zhu Youxiang for safekeeping?
"The king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die!"
Lin Yu said righteously, looking loyal, "What's more, this ironclad car was originally obtained by Taizu's dream, since His Majesty wants to take back Nanjing, Zhenjiang naturally does not dare to resist the order." ”
The full house of civil and military was silent, and they all regretted it, but there was no good way to get the best of both worlds.
Shi Kefa stroked his beard and said: "It can only be like this, as a courtier, you should put Your Majesty's safety first." If the Tartars invade again, how could His Majesty leave the ironclad car in Nanjing and ignore Yangzhou? ”
"As for villains like Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng, I'm afraid I can't wait for you to die in Yangzhou!"
Hou Fangyu was angry in his heart, and his words became unobstructed, "I think this Ma Ruan is mostly Liu Feng, Meng Da and the like, so they don't care about the life or death of the people of Yangzhou!" If the ironclad car is sent out, it will never be returned, so please think twice about it! ”
Lin Yu raised his voice and interrupted Hou Fangyu's words: "Hou Gongzi's mood is understandable to Lin, but Ma Ge is the head of the court, you should be cautious when you speak." I have a plan, not only so that I don't have to disobey the holy decree, but also so that the Tartars will not dare to invade Yangzhou in a short time. ”
"Oh...... What is the clever plan of Zhenjiang, come quickly! Shi Kefa was overjoyed when he heard this.
Lin Yu lowered his head and whispered to Shi Kefa, Shi Kefa's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he said, "Okay, good, this plan is very good, let Mr. Yan help you do this." ”
Seeing that Shi Kefa and Lin Yu refused to tell the truth, everyone kept silent, and except for Yan Ermei who stayed, the others dispersed.
As soon as Lin Yu returned to the army, Yan Ermei came to the army with a few civilian officials to give an order: "The superintendent has an order, because the ironclad car has made great contributions, he will ask the court to reward it and stay in Yangzhou, and ask Your Majesty to give it the title of 'Divine Invincible General'." Therefore, he asked General Lin to drive the ironclad car into the city, stop in front of the gate of the governor's mansion, and cover it with a big red robe, waiting for the holy decree. ”
Hearing that there was no need to dedicate the ironclad car to the imperial court, Yang Baili, Zhu Biao and other generals were overjoyed and congratulated Lin Yu one after another: "Congratulations to General Lin Bing, with the Inspector coming forward, it seems that the ironclad car has been saved." ”
Lin Yu smiled and said, "Hehe...... Although the ironclad car can stay in Yangzhou temporarily, Chen Biaotong and I still have to go to the capital to ask for guilt, so I have to worry about a few brothers in the army after I leave. ”
In front of everyone, Lin Yu got into the cockpit, drove the Merkava tank into the city from the north gate of Yangzhou, and arrived at the governor's mansion under the watchful eyes of the people along the way, stopping on the side of the stone lion.
"This is the ironclad car that killed tens of thousands of Tartars, it's spectacular!"
"It is worthy of the artifact obtained by Taizu Tuo's dream, it is simply copper and iron bones, too strong, too powerful, too huge!"
"There is such an artifact guarding Yangzhou, why not be afraid of the Tartars coming!"
In front of the Governor's Mansion, there were crowds of people, and countless people blocked the streets and alleys, surrounding this majestic ironclad car.
After a short time, Yan Ermei walked out of the governor's mansion with a dozen soldiers, covered the tank with a huge red cloth, and said to the onlookers: "Fellow villagers, this ironclad car has made a great contribution, and the inspector wants to ask for a seal for it, I'm sorry everyone!" ”
When the night fell, Shi Kefa ordered He Gang, the chief of the guard, to lead a hundred soldiers to guard the surrounding streets and alleys, and no one was allowed to approach the Governor's Mansion.
In the dead of night, Lin Yu said goodbye to Shi Kefa, and quietly drove the tank out of the city gate with a few entourages, all the way to the south.
Yan Erme led dozens of family members to bring a bunch of turns, which were built into the shape of a tank by a few masons, and finally covered them with a large red cloth to hide people's eyes.
Shi Kefa looked around, and said: "Zhenjiang's trick is good to hide from the sky and the sea, I think I can hide Duoduo for a while." If anyone dares to show the rumors, the headquarters will punish him and the three clans! ”