Chapter 106: Artillery Bombardment of the City?
"What? You repeat? Liu Fan's hands were like iron pliers, clamping Li Xiaohu fiercely.
Li Xiaohu's shoulder was painful when he was grabbed by Liu Fan, and he replied with a cold breath in his mouth, "Wang Yong just came with news that Miss Zhang Yao is getting married today!" The man is the Yan family! ”
Liu Fan was furious when he heard this: "Yan family? I don't bother him, he rides on top of me! Lao Tzu's women, they dare to rob them! Hum! Pass my orders! Assemble the whole army! At the end of the day, he was already roaring.
"Yes! My lord! Li Xiaohu replied loudly and turned away.
Liu Fan hesitated for a moment, but still walked up to Tian Shuying, gently stroked her cheek, and said softly, "Ying'er! You can rest assured! I'll definitely give you an explanation when this is over! Without hesitation, he strode out. Tian Shuying pressed her hand on the strings, and tears slipped quietly.
Half an hour later, on the barracks and school ground, in the cold wind, the soldiers of the barracks of the Broken Army stood neatly and solemnly, Liu Fan walked up to the high platform to look around the army, and loudly announced, "Go!" ”
On the way to Jimo, Wang Yong got the news of the departure of the army and hurried over. Liu Fan saw Wang Yong and instantly became angry, and said angrily, "What are you doing in the Military Intelligence Department?" I didn't know until such a big thing happened! With so much money allocated to you every month, is this the answer you have given me? Then I'll tell you! I'm not satisfied! A bunch of rubbish! What is the use of you? ”
Wang Yong defended, "The lowly subordinates have limited manpower, and I thought that the alliance between the adults and the Zhang family was already very stable, so I slowed down the speed of the secret agents planted in Jimo. Moreover, there are too few servants in the Zhang family, most of them are born in the family, even if they are lowly and buy some, they are all low-status subordinate servants, which is useless. This time the news did not come out of the Zhang family, but from the vicinity of the Yan family, and it was a little late to find out by the lowly position! So..."
"So what? What did you learn at Jinyiwei? Ally? Count your allies! You intelligence should be suspicious of everything that can be suspected, even your own father! Are you confused about being an official? What can be achieved with such caution? Let go of your guts! Since this officer has asked you to be the director of the Department of Military Intelligence, it is to recognize you! From now on, I don't need a reason, just a result! You can't do it! Then change people! Liu Fan was furious, a little disappointed in Wang Yong, the elite of the Jinyi Guard, and his thinking was too rigid! Also come to the officialdom!
Wang Yong's face was full of shame, and he lowered his head and replied, "Humble duty knows mistakes!" May it be punished! My lord, at this moment, the Yan family's welcoming team has arrived in Jimo City! We need to hurry up! Otherwise, it's too late! ”
Liu Fan snorted coldly: "Let's write this down for the time being!" I'll settle accounts with you when I'm done with this!" ”
Liu Fan no longer paid attention to Wang Yong, turned his head to Li Xiaohu and said, "Pass my order!" All run forward! Must arrive in Jimo before noon! ”
An hour later, Liu Fan came to Jimo City with more than 1,000 people from the pioneer battalion! At this time, what Liu Fan saw was Jimo City, where the city gate was closed. Before Liu Fan could speak, the gatekeeper at the head of the city shouted loudly, "Lord Liu! We have an order! We will not accept Jimo City today! Please come back! ”
Liu Fan was furious: "Open the city gate quickly!" Lao Tzu has an urgent matter today! Delay me and ask for your head! ”
The gatekeeper changed his usual dog-legged appearance and said solemnly, "I'm sorry! Lord Liu, you are not my boss! Shangguan has an order! Don't open the gates! Sorry! Ignoring Liu Fan's reaction, he disappeared on the city tower.
Liu Fan was furious and asked Li Xiaohu, "When will the artillery team arrive?" ”
"It'll be there in an hour!"
"Pass my orders! I'm going to see them in half an hour! ”
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In Jimo City, the front of Zhangfu is draped in red and hung with colors, the greeting team has arrived at the door, the band blows and blows, and the festive atmosphere envelops the entire Zhangfu.
In the boudoir in the backyard, Zhang Yao was wearing a red wedding dress, and Lu'er was combing Zhang Yao's hair while asking, "Miss!" Are you really going to marry that Yan Jizhi? Brother Liu has a deep love for you! Are you really willing to do it? ”
Zhang Yao's face was gloomy, and he shook his head and said, "What is the deep love!" I haven't seen him once in more than a month! I'm completely disappointed in this negative person! Lu'er, if you don't want to follow me to Yan's house! I don't force you either! Let's sisters! I'll tell Daddy! ”
"Miss! What are you talking about! Lu'er has followed Miss since she was a child! Where is the young lady, where is the little green going! I'm with Miss Ding in this life! Lu'er said firmly
Zhang Yao was moved: "Lu'er, you don't have to be like this!" Marrying into the Yan family is my own choice, I know that you still have that negative person in mind, you have the right to pursue happiness by yourself! I can also see that he still has a good impression of you, and you don't have to be bound by your identity, as for me? Alas! It's only to blame that we have no part in this life, and the world is unpredictable, who knows that His Majesty will give him a marriage? ”
Lu'er looked at Zhang Yao's face with tears in her eyes, the pain in her heart was unbearable, and her face was also uncertain, and finally she seemed to have made up her mind, and said to Zhang Yao, "Miss! In fact, when Brother Liu came, he once told Lu'er that he had begged His Majesty, and His Majesty also agreed that Brother Liu would marry you as his wife, but the master wouldn't let me say it..."
Half an hour was difficult for Liu Fan, but time passed little by little, according to Liu Fan's order, the artillery team abandoned a lot of baggage, and finally rushed to Jimo City within the hour specified by Liu Fan!
Liu Fan gave an order, and the tired artillery team did not have time to rest and immediately entered a state of preparation, adjusted the shooting of Zhu Yuan, and aimed at the head of the city to prepare for the cannon. Liu Fan rode his horse to the foot of Jimo City and shouted, "I'm giving you one last chance!" Open the gates and let us in. Give you a quarter of an hour to think about it, and when the time comes, Lao Tzu will open fire! ”
The city gate official has actually been observing the situation under the city, after all, such a large army is putting on an attack posture outside the city, and no one dares to take it lightly when he sees it, seeing Liu Fan's follow-up army bring dozens of cannons, the city gate official feels bad in his heart, and when he heard Liu Fan's shout, his face was full of bitterness, "Slow down!" The subordinates will send someone to inform Lord Zhang! Don't shoot! "He didn't dare to slack off! Immediately send someone to inform Zhang Yiheng!
Liu Fan actually didn't want to give them time to react, now that the capital is almost an hour, how can he have time to accompany them to chirp here, and then who will cry if his wife is gone?
Liu Fan turned around and returned to the artillery position, and said to everyone, "I'll listen to my orders later!" Come with three salvos! Remember! Don't hit the tower! Say hello to the walls! ”
With Liu Fan's order, nearly 50 artillery pieces, including 15 three-pounder cannons and 40 multi-tiger squatting cannons, roared together, and the earth-shattering cannon sounded, filling the air with gunsmoke. Three salvos were fired down, and the Jimo city wall was hit with thousands of holes, although there was no real damage, but the amazing momentum still scared the defenders of the city head trembling and never dared to show their heads again!
Liu Fan wants to announce his arrival in this way! The people in the city did not dare to act rashly! He didn't believe that such a big thing could happen and the wedding could be safely held in the city?