"Lord Wang......"

Just as everyone in the hall was whispering, a desolate cry suddenly came from the courtyard outside the door, which immediately quieted the scene, and people involuntarily focused their attention on the door.

"Lord Wang, I almost can't see you in my humble position, God is pitiful, and my humble function escaped with my life!" After a while, I saw Cai Fu, who was crying loudly, walked in quickly, knelt in front of Li Li with a plop, beat his chest and cried bitterly.

Seeing this, the people around couldn't help but look at each other, no one thought that Cai Fu, a dignified seven-foot man, would cry there like a woman.

Because Cai Fu cried miserably and shed tears, it can be said that the hearers were sad, and the seeers wept, which made the atmosphere of the scene a little heavy in an instant, and the people present looked at him sympathetically by him, secretly guessing what sins Cai Fu had suffered in the days when he disappeared.

Ruan Yan's brows furrowed slightly, he looked at Cai Fu carefully, and found that although Cai Fu was crying miserably, his face was ruddy, full of energy, and he didn't look like he had been guilty at all.

Although Ruan Yan has doubts in his heart, now is definitely not the time to expose it, now the rebels are preparing to attack Anliang County, if Cai Fu has any accidents, it will undoubtedly affect the morale of the soldiers.

"General Cai, get up quickly." Li Li was also stunned by the scene in front of him, and then stepped forward to help Cai Fu up, and said comfortingly, "It's good to come back, it's good to come back." ”

"Lord Wang, the humble post has inquired clearly, the mysterious weapon used by the Ming army that day on the fallen leaf slope was the 'ground fire mine', which was a kind of firearm buried in the ground, which was originally the equipment of the Shenji Battalion in the three major battalions of the Ming Army's Beijing Division, because the general soldier sent by the Ming army to Jiaozhi this time was the henchman of Emperor Xuande, so the 'ground fire mine' was seconded from the Shenji Battalion to deal with our army."

Cai Fu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, then remembered something, hurriedly bowed down, and said to Li Li worriedly, "Lord Wang, there are now thousands of 'ground fire mines' in Sanjiang City, and our army must pay attention to it. ”

"Thousands?" Hearing this, everyone at the scene was shocked, they had already learned from Ruan Yan that the weapons used by the Ming army in the fallen leaf slope were mines, and they never expected that there would be so many of them in Sanjiang City.

This also meant that if the Ming army buried these thousands of mines in and outside the city of Sanjiang, it would inflict heavy casualties on the rebels.

Moreover, what everyone is most worried about now is how many mines there are in Anliang County, but since General Dingnan is in the city, there must be no fewer of them.

In case that general Dingnan also came with some other powerful firearms, then the corpses of the generals in Anliang County will be all over the field, and the blood will flow like a river.

"General Cai, how did you know about the 'Earth Fire Mine'?" At this time, Ruan Yan suddenly opened his mouth and looked at Cai Fu quietly, the matter of the mine can be called a secret of the Ming army, how did Cai Fu know?

"Lord Ruan, he was scattered by the Ming army at the fallen leaf slope at that time, so in order to avoid the pursuers, he disguised himself as the Ming army and mixed into Sanjiang City, waiting for the opportunity to find a way to return to the camp."

Cai Fu had already prepared, bowed slightly to Ruan Yan, and said in an orderly manner, "Since the Ming army's troops in Sanjiang City come from many sources, and the humble post has a northern accent of the Ming court, no one doubts the identity of the humble position. ”

"Originally, I wanted to hide in the city for a few days and come back, but one day at noon at lunch, I met two fellow soldiers of the Ming army in the tavern, and I invited them to drink a meal, and I made a fuss about the fallen slope."

Saying that, Cai Fu turned to Li Li and explained to Li Li, "Later, I inquired about some things intermittently, the Ming army Dingnan General did not bring the 'ground fire mine' when he came, the reason why they came so quickly was to take a sea boat from Ningbo, Zhejiang, and the shore of Qinzhou, Guangxi. ”

Li Li's brows furrowed when he heard this, Cai Fu said that he had sent someone to inquire about the news not long ago, and he also knew that the Zheng He treasure ship that Li Yuntian was riding was named "Mingding", and now it was moored at Yuntun Port in Xin'an Mansion, which was four stories high, shocking and attracted many local people to watch.

The pirates and rebels who had been harassing the harbor immediately slipped away, and no one dared to confront the Mingding fleet.

Cai Fu's words immediately caused a commotion at the scene, and they whispered one after another, everyone here was an important figure in the rebels, and naturally they also knew what Li Li knew, but none of them thought that Li Yuntian would bring so many powerful firearms this time.

Thinking about it now, the Ming army actually sent a fleet like the Mingding to transport Li Yuntian and hundreds of other people to Jiaozhi, which in itself is unreasonable, and it is even more strange that Li Yuntian, as the commander-in-chief, dared to take risks in person.

Glancing at the whisperers in the room, Cai Fu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, it was obvious that his previous words had convinced the rebel generals and officials present, and he could be regarded as having completed the task given to him by Li Yuntian.

Obviously, it is impossible for Cai Fu to know about the Ming Ding, let alone see the mines in Sanjiang City, because the mines in Li Yuntian's hand have already been used up on the fallen slope, and there are no mines in the city at all, and the place where the mines are placed is a top secret location, how can he find them?

Cai Fu's words were taught to him by Li Yuntian, in order to undermine the morale of the rebels, and at the same time to lay a solid foundation for his negotiations with Li Li, who wanted Li Li to know that a thin camel is bigger than a horse.

"Lord Wang, since General Cai has brought such important news, it is better to postpone the attack on Anliang County and consider it in the long run."

Ruan Yan was keenly aware of the psychological changes of the people at the scene, the fiasco in the first battle of the Fallen Leaf Slope had made the rebels full of fear of the new firearm of landmines, and Cai Fu's propaganda was not conducive to the morale of the generals, so he said in a deep voice to Li Li, who was standing there with a frown, pondering Cai Fu's previous words.

"Hmm." Li Li, who was in deep thought, came back to his senses when he heard this, he heard what Ruan Yan meant, and then glanced around at the scene, and quietly gave an order, "That's all for today's discussion, all of you go to your headquarters, and obey the summons of this king at any time." ”

"Yes!" The people in the lobby stood up and saluted Li Li.

"You come with me." Li Li had a lot to ask Cai Fu, then waved at him, walked away, and went to the backyard.

Cai Fu hurriedly bowed down and followed behind, looking submissive, seeing Ruan Yan's brows standing in front of the seat suddenly frowned, he felt that Cai Fu's return this time was too weird, and there was a vague sense of foreboding in his heart.

After Li Li left, the people in the house walked out in groups, talking to each other about what Cai Fu said.

"Lord Ruan, do you also think Cai Fu's return this time is suspicious?" At this time, Li, who had already followed the people to the door, saw Ruan Yan standing there in a daze, so he turned around and returned, came to his side and asked in a low voice.

Li is just the second adviser next to Li Li, and his mind is extraordinary, so he can naturally see that Cai Fu's return this time is particularly abrupt, and he also suspects that Cai Fu has hidden secrets in his heart.

"The prince is as wise as a torch, and he can't hide this little bit of his heart from the prince." Ruan Yan shook his head when he heard this, and said with a stern expression, "I'm wondering why General Cai was able to come back, and how did he know about the news. ”

"Lord Ruan doesn't need to worry, when the prince asks him, the truth will be revealed." Li suddenly laughed when he saw this, and said comfortingly, now that the rebels have the upper hand in Jiaozhi, how can some ground fire mines be able to stop it?

Although the ground fire mines are powerful, they are not suitable for defending the city, because the rebels and the Ming army are entangled at that time, and it will be impossible to use them.

In addition, one of the biggest limitations of the ground fire mine is that it is a passive-attacking firearm, which cannot be actively attacked, and as long as the rebels are careful not to step on it or use a log in front of it to induce it to explode, casualties will be avoided.

"I hope so." Ruan Yan nodded absentmindedly, his eyes showed a worried look, after experiencing the incident in Anliang County and Luoyepo, he felt that this Dingnan general of Daming was very powerful, and he was by no means an idle person, and Cai Fu's return this time was not a conspiracy.

Backyard, a wing.

"Go down, all of you, for no one shall come in without the king's call." After the maids served tea, Li Li waved at them.

The maid of the house bowed to Li Li and withdrew, closing the door.

"General Cai, sit down." Seeing Cai Fu standing respectfully in the room, Li Li took a sip of the teacup on the side, and said with a smile at a table with a teacup on it, "This is the high-grade tea shipped from Yunnan, and it is a new tea that only came down this year, you can taste it." ”

"Lord Wang, the crime of despicability deserves death, please forgive the sin." As soon as Li Li's words fell, Cai Fu's knees suddenly weakened, and he knelt on the ground with a plop, knocking Li Li three times.

"General Cai, what do you mean by this?" Li Li's brows furrowed slightly, and he looked at Cai Fu in confusion.

"Lord Wang, tell you the truth, the humble post was captured by the Ming army who was ambushed on the fallen leaf slope, and the humble post was recognized by the people who worked together in the past in Jiaozhi Dusi." Cai Fu raised his head and looked at Li Li with a sad face, "What the Ming army said just now was said by the Ming army, and the lowly position actually didn't know about the earth fire and thunder at all. ”

"Oh?" Li Li was not surprised when he heard this, when Ruan Yan reminded him before, he had already thought of Cai Fu's possible lie, and looked at Cai Fu with an expressionless face, "What are they doing this?" ”

"They sued sù for their humble duties, and the general Dingnan of the Ming army sent an envoy to see the prince, so that the humble officials could take a line from it, and the humble officials agreed to them for a moment of greed for life and fear of death." Li Li's face showed an embarrassed look, and he hurriedly explained, "Lord Wang, I haven't done anything to be sorry for you. ”

"You mean, General Dingnan sent an envoy?" Li Li was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Cai Fu who looked flustered with some disbelief.

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