Chapter 00088: The Dawn After the Rumble
Early the next morning, at Zhao Shuo's residence, Fluttershy complains while changing Zhao Shuo's clothes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
"Lord Wang, can't you take care of Lingyun? He made that cannonball day by day, and it rumbled non-stop, and it was not good to rest with Ben. ā
Zhao Shuo rubbed the panda's eyes and said helplessly. "You don't care about me, that guy has to listen too. To know that this is the result one by one, I told him the optimal proportion of shells at that time. ā
Thinking of this, Zhao Shuo blamed himself again. Originally, I wanted Ling Yun to slowly figure it out so that he could be more familiar with making cannonballs. But it's good now, Ling Yun is crazy, studying day and night, so that he can't even sleep peacefully.
"Lord Wang, Lanxi County ordered Hong Mengyang to ask to see him, saying that he had something important to report."
The voice of the guards came from outside the door, and there was a hint of tiredness in the voice, which showed that they had not slept well in the sound of shells last night.
"Let him in!" Zhao Shuo said lazily, and then yawned loudly.
Before it was time to strike, there was a knock on the door, followed by the voice of the guard.
"Lord Wang, Hongzhi County has arrived."
"Let him in." Zhao Shuo sat on the main seat and spoke.
Squeak~
The door opened, and Hong Mengyang rushed in in a hurry. As soon as he entered the door, he fell to his knees in a hurry.
"Lord Wang, the sound of shells sounded all night last night, although the mob did not invade Lanxi County, but the lower officials think that they have been eyeing here......"
Zhao Shuo scratched his temples with his index finger and said with a smile. "What the hell does Hongzhi County want to say?"
Seeing Zhao Shuo so calm, Hong Mengyang was stunned for a while before he said in confusion. "Last night's shelling ......"
"Hong County Commander can rest assured that if a mob attacks, the army sent by this king outside the city will be more than enough to deal with those mobs." Zhao Shuo's face was relaxed.
Those shells were all set off by Ling Yun, and it was impossible to attack Zhao Shuo except for the noise, so Zhao Shuo was naturally very calm.
Hong Mengyang was completely dumbfounded, and from the rumbling sound, he guessed that the battle must be extremely fierce. And Zhao Shuo only brought a few hundred people, and they were all old and weak soldiers, can these people withstand the attack of the mob? It's a fantasy.
But from Zhao Shuo's calm expression, he couldn't tell that Zhao Shuo was lying. Could it be that these soldiers who look old, weak, sick and disabled have such strong combat effectiveness?
When Hong Mengyang was puzzled, the voice of the guard outside the door came again.
"Lord Wang, Second Lieutenant Ling and Second Lieutenant Zhu ask to meet."
"Let them in." Because Zhao Shuo didn't sleep well, when he heard that these two people asked to meet, his tone sank.
Before the time came, the door opened again, and Ling Yun and Zhu Feng walked in, both with faint smiles on their faces.
"The last general will meet the prince!" After entering the door, the two said in unison.
"What are you two doing here? The mob outside the city has been repulsed? Zhao Shuo didn't wait for the two to speak, and directly asked questions.
Zhu Feng and Ling Yun were both stunned, turned their heads to look at Hong Mengyang, and then looked at Zhao Shuo, looking like they wanted to say something.
"Lord Wang, the lower official still has some official business to deal with, so he will retire first." When Hong Mengyang saw this situation, he knew that it was inappropriate for him to stay here, so he wanted to say goodbye and leave.
"Hongzhi County is not an outsider, so it doesn't hurt to say anything." Zhao Shuo stopped Hong Mengyang and said to Ling Yun and Zhu Feng.
"Lord Wang, the mob attacked last night, the situation was urgent, and I didn't have time to report to the prince, so the last general and Second Lieutenant Zhu made their own decisions and fought with the mob all night, and now I have come to ask for guilt." Ling Yun's mind turned quickly, and at this time, he already understood what Zhao Shuo meant.
Zhao Shuo's face was gloomy. "Going to war without a general order is a capital crime."
"The sin of the last general." Ling Yun did not explain, and directly chose to plead guilty.
"Lord Wang, this matter will also be responsible. Originally, I was going to ask the prince to give orders, but the mob was large and my soldiers were small, so I really couldn't draw people. "The so-called old man has become a fine man, Zhu Feng also understood at this time, and began to intercede for Ling Yun.
"How is the battle, what are the casualties of our army." Of course, Zhao Shuo would not cure Ling Yun's crimes, but he had to do a full set of acts, so he asked a new question.
For this question, Ling Yun was confused, he hadn't participated in the real battle, how could such a question be answered.
Ling Yun, who was helpless, could only look at Zhu Feng, Zhu Feng had been a soldier for decades, and such a problem was not a problem for him.
"Lord Wang, although the number of mobs is large, but it is only a tentative attack, the number of our army is too small, in order to prevent the mob from approaching, we have to use long-range artillery bombardment. Although there were not many casualties among the enemy, our troops did not suffer any casualties except for artillery shells. After sorting out his thoughts a little, Zhu Feng spoke.
Zhao Shuo nodded. "Just stop the mob." After finishing speaking, Zhao Shuo pondered for a moment and continued. "It seems that these mobs already know that I am in the county seat of AX, otherwise they would not have suddenly attacked here."
Sighing, Zhao Shuo said again. "Today the whole army will rest for a day, and leave here early tomorrow morning to go into the mountains to exterminate the mob."
"Lord Wang!" Hearing Zhao Shuo's words, Hong Mengyang spoke. "The army was tired from afar, and it was too risky to go into the mountains after a day's rest. According to the humble opinion of the lower officials, it is better to rest for a few more days. ā
Zhao Shuo waved his hand. "This king just arrived yesterday, and the mob launched an attack overnight, if this king stays a few more days, I am afraid that this ax county, which was originally fine, will be swallowed up by the war."
"Lord ......"
Hong Mengyang wanted to stop him, but was stopped by Zhao Shuo. "Hong County Order, you are a good official, if there were more officials like you in the Great Song Dynasty, it would not be like this." Walking forward and standing in front of Hong Mengyang, Zhao Shuo continued. "After this king leaves, there is only one request, that is, no matter what happens in the future, you must live."
Hong Mengyang didn't understand why Zhao Shuo said this to him, but he was still grateful in his heart and bowed. "The subordinate obeys."
Hong Mengyang left, and this time Zhao Shuo did not stop him. After Hong Mengyang left, Zhao Shuo said to Ling Yun and Zhu Feng. "You came here so early, is it because the shell has been developed?"
Zhu Feng blinked and was stunned for a while before he said. "How would the prince know."
"Because you came in too flamboyantly, the excitement was not hidden." Zhao Shuo laughed.
"Lord Wang, the cannonball has been developed, but ......" Ling Yun opened his mouth, but for a long time, he didn't know how to speak.
"Tell me, how many shells can be made from the remaining materials?" Seeing Ling Yun like this, Zhao Shuo's heart tightened.
"Return to the soldiers, the remaining materials can only make a maximum of fifty shells." Ling Yun lowered his head and replied in a low voice.
"Fifty rounds!" Zhao Shuo rubbed his nose. "It's not bad, if there is no accident, it should be possible to arrive in Hengzhou."