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Lin Feng led the people to retreat into Tiancheng, which was already the last defense in front of the capital, once Tiancheng was lost, the army of the King of Jin could drive straight in, and two days later it could reach the city of Nanjing. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

That would be a disaster.

In the hall, the stewards and town guards of Tiancheng were all there, but they didn't see the prefect here, Lin Feng coughed, "Lord Steward, you are in charge here?" ”

Lin Feng said very politely, the so-called steward is similar to a housekeeper, responsible for large and small matters, the official position is only under the prefect, the official position of the Ming Dynasty almost follows the official position distribution system of the previous dynasties, from which there is some streamlining and addition, the distribution of the state capital and county is extremely clear, but everything must have a prefect.

The steward said, "Returning to the commander, my lord has recently suffered from a cold illness and is resting in the house, so it is inconvenient to come to see him, so he ordered me to wait to come, lest I snub you." ”

This steward was a shrewd person at a glance, from the moment Lin Feng and the others entered the city, a pair of small eyes were rolling around, and when Lin Feng asked, his expression remained unchanged and calmly responded.

Lin Feng nodded, "Since this is the case, it is inconvenient to disturb, how many soldiers and horses are stationed in Tiancheng?" How many people are there? ”

One person got up, and the guard of Tiancheng walked out of his seat and bowed to the front, "The defenders are three thousand, all of them are tough guys who are not afraid of death, as for the people!" The man scratched his head, after all, he was a military general, and he was in charge of defending the city, and other things were not clear.

"Twenty-three thousand one hundred and three."

The steward hurriedly stepped forward, and when he said these numbers, the people behind him all showed admiration, just like Lin Feng's judgment at first sight, this steward was a shrewd person.

Doing things with a smart person will make things easier, and it will be easier to get things done, because a smart person knows how to make both parties get the benefits they deserve, of course, this kind of person also has to be guarded against, because he is shrewd enough, once he has your trust, he is likely to think of the law to calculate you to ensure his greater interests.

Therefore, dealing with smart people is a good thing, and it is also necessary to guard against it.

"How many people are there in Qingzhuang?" Lin Feng looked at the steward.

The steward frowned, the young man in Lin Feng's mouth refers to those who are in their teens and forties, it is now an era of peace, there are not a few such people in villages and cities, if it is replaced by a war era, all forces are desperately filling their camps with strong men.

"There should be more than 4,000 people." After speaking, the steward looked at Lin Feng, he should have guessed Lin Feng's thoughts.

"Only so little?"

The steward nodded, "There is a slight deviation in the number of people, but the deviation should not be large." ”

"Okay."

Lin Feng nodded, secretly calculating in his heart, even if all the young and strong people joined, they would still be inferior in numbers, and the army of King Jin would arrive at Tiancheng City at the latest, and whether to defend or retreat at that time!

Guard? Lin Feng's troops are insufficient, what is fighting on the battlefield, one is combat readiness and the ability of the main general, and the second is the strength of troops, and the advantage in strength is definitely irreplaceable by other factors.

Withdraw? There is no way to retreat, and there is the capital behind, and if you retreat, it is equivalent to giving up the army of the King of Jin and the other two ways of people to converge, so that the situation in the capital will become more dangerous.

At this time, Lin Feng was completely in a dilemma, "Lord Lin. Lin Feng didn't speak, and the steward on the side called in a low voice.

"The troublesome steward issued a notice that the only son in the family can leave Tiancheng with his parents, wife and children and enter the capital for refuge, and the rest of the young people will stay to guard Tiancheng, and the rebel army will never be allowed to pass here."

"Lord Lin, is this going to defend Tiancheng to the death?" The steward looked at Lin Feng with a puzzled face, and did not immediately follow Lin Feng's instructions, such a move was indeed beyond Lin Feng's expectations.

"What's wrong?"

The steward smiled: "There is nothing wrong with it, it's just that our city here has low walls and thin walls, and once the rebel army uses artillery, it can't be stopped at all, so please also ask the commander to make the adults think twice." ”

The steward made it clear that it is definitely not a good way to stay here and defend it, the best way is to retreat, retreat to the capital, everything is different there, the thickness of the outer walls of the capital has reached an astonishing level, even if the rebel army really comes with artillery, there is no need to worry too much, the artillery may not work.

"There's no way back, Lord Steward, the matter is urgent." Lin Feng got up, and the steward was happy for a moment, "Okay, since the commander has said so, I will do it immediately." ”

The steward got up, and almost at the same time, those officials from Tiancheng followed him out of the hall, and it could be seen that these people should be on the steward's side.

There is only one person, Tiancheng's guard, it is the bearded man Lin Feng saw at the beginning, he has been bowing his head and sullen from the beginning, compared to others, this person did not take the initiative to be courteous to this steward.

Lin Feng coughed and stood up, "I don't know what this general is called?" ”

The man should be thinking about something, but he didn't react, Luo Meng next to him hurriedly stabbed him, the man snorted, and when he turned around, he saw Lin Feng who was standing up and hurriedly stood up, "Lord Lin." ”

"I don't know what the general is called?" Lin Feng had to say it again, Luo Meng on the side secretly sweated for his good brother, who is this, the commander of the dignified brocade guard, the big red man around the emperor, it is already a promotion to stand up and talk to you.

The bearded urn said angrily: "Don't dare, in Xia Gaoyun, Tiancheng is the guard." ”

"You may be seated."

Lin Feng pointed to the seat behind him with his hand, Gao Yun stood there and didn't dare to move, Lin Feng smiled, "General Gao, don't be nervous, please take a seat." Lin Feng spoke again, Gao Yun had to sit down slowly, if he stood again, he really didn't know how to lift.

Lin Feng sat back in his position, "General Gao must already know about the new army camp, the most important thing now is to sit down and discuss how to deal with King Jin's chaotic army." "The soldiers are fast, Lin Feng knows that King Jin will inevitably rush here as quickly as possible.

Gao Yun got up, "The last general is willing to fight to the death and live and die with Tiancheng." ”

Lin Feng nodded, "General Gao's righteousness, Lin Feng admires, although this city is not strong enough, it can also resist the city, the only thing to worry about is how to deal with it once King Jin uses artillery." ”

"Artillery!"

Hearing Lin Feng say the artillery, Gao Yun and Luo Meng's expressions changed, the power of the artillery in the Ming Dynasty had reached a strong level, and in the description at that time, the iron bucket that rushed to the sky slipped away, and no matter how good the city gate was, it would go to the sky.

Artillery can be called the absolute weapon of death on the battlefield, the Ming Dynasty government is extremely strict with the iron process and gunpowder control, is worried about the loss of firearms, in addition to the border army, there are only a few kings stationed in the border land in the hands of this kind of big guy.

King Jin must have it, and this time he will definitely bring this big guy, so King Jin will choose to take the easiest road in the near future, if you take the path on both sides, the road is too dangerous, and it is not conducive to transporting huge artillery.

This is the Jin king's killer weapon to deal with the city walls of the capital, with artillery, the high city walls are no longer an obstacle, artillery is not only a siege weapon, but also can crush the will of the defenders.

"If there is really artillery, Tiancheng will be broken by the rebel army in an instant." Gao Yun frowned, this is a fact, the walls of Tiancheng are thin, if you use siege vehicles or ladders, you can hold out for at least a few days, if the other party uses artillery, there is no way at all.

Luo Meng nodded, "Lord Lin is not unreasonable, if the other party really uses artillery, the only way to do so is to retreat to the capital." ”

The lack of troops has become the biggest problem, Lin Feng can only use a few thousand soldiers and horses at this time, it is okay to defend the city, what is lacking is the elite cavalry that can change the situation, at this time, if you can have a cavalry with amazing speed, the situation will become completely different.

Outside Tiancheng Mansion

The steward stood there with a gloomy face, and there were several people standing in front of him, "Have you all thought about it?" After the steward finished speaking, the few people in front of him bowed their heads and were silent, and the steward snorted coldly, "The sky is about to change, standing on the wrong team, you know the consequences, if you still hesitate now, it will be too late for the army of King Jin to come in." ”

One person sighed, "Over the years, I have been looking forward to the steward, and this matter is up to the steward, and we can do whatever we want." ”

"Yes, it's not the same who is the emperor, anyway, they are all surnamed Zhu."

The steward said, "Okay, let's go back and prepare, as long as the army of King Jin arrives, we will start immediately." ”