Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 204 A decisive battle?

Lin Cunde hoped that Yu Qian could support Zhu Qiyu. Yu Qian nodded and said with a wry smile: "Do I have any choice? If the Emperor really comes back, I will die!"

Lin Cunde nodded, Yu Qian understood.

"Don't worry, I will mediate matters in the capital, and Wang Ying will keep him in the capital. As long as you guard Shanhaiguan, it doesn't matter if you can't win! Wei Guogong's relatives have already set off from Nanjing, I believe The Duke of Wei made a wise choice, and the Ming Dynasty cannot have civil strife! There is no way that Duke Wei doesn't know about it!" Yu Qian patted Lin Cunde on the shoulder and said to comfort Lin Cunde.

"Well, that's it, just a civil servant in the court?" Lin Cunde looked at Yu Qian and asked tentatively.

"Hey, this afternoon, His Majesty summoned the cabinet ministers and six ministers to read Yuan Bin's confession to everyone. How could those ministers not understand the deep meaning behind the Supreme Emperor? I don't know how they will choose. I don't dare to give it to you. Make a promise!" Yu Qian sighed helplessly.

How could these civil servants not understand the conspiracy behind Zhu Qizhen? Who knows what they would think?

"Could it be that the Emperor is back and they will have a good life? Do they hope that the Emperor will use eunuchs to kill them again?" Lin Cunde looked at Yu Qian in confusion.

"Not now, but once His Majesty loses power, they will choose, not to mention the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government, even local officials will choose. Therefore, Cunde, if Shanhaiguan is defended, the capital will be stable.

If Shanhaiguan cannot be defended, something will happen to the capital. Moreover, once the Supreme Emperor forcibly disembarks near Nanjing, even Wei Guogong will not dare to kill the Supreme Emperor! However, if you can win, then Wei Guogong will dare to surround the Supreme Emperor and restrict the Supreme Emperor!

If your side loses, Wei Guogong will be powerless! "Yu Qian analyzed the possible situations that may arise next to Lin Cunde.

Lin Cunde nodded after hearing this. Of course he knew this.

"Take care, I will also pay attention to your family's affairs. However, with Wang Ying here, it is unlikely that there will be any big things. Wang Ying, I will definitely find a way to keep him in the capital!" Yu Qian looked at Lin Cunde and continued. Said.

Lin Cunde still nodded.

Soon Yu Qian left. Yu Qian needed to mobilize troops for Lin Cunde. The Three Thousand Battalion and the Shenji Battalion all needed to be given military symbols, and they all obeyed Lin Cunde's orders.

In the evening of that day, Yang Xiangzheng and Xiang Qing returned to the team, and Shi Heng and Xu Xianyong also came. They led 20,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry and set off first, followed by 50,000 civilians to transport supplies to Shanhaiguan.

That night, when the march arrived, Lin Cunde ordered the soldiers to rest where they were. After all, it was summer, and they all slept on the ground as long as they were protected from mosquitoes.

The next morning, Lin Cunde and the others finished their breakfast and continued marching. However, it was no longer possible at 11 noon. It was too hot. The soldiers were all wearing armor, and the war horses couldn't stand it anymore. Lin Cunde ordered the soldiers to repair on the spot!

It was a good time at this time. There were a lot of forests on the road, and the soldiers were hiding in the forests for repairs.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, we continued to set off.

Five days later, Lin Cunde and the others arrived at Shanhaiguan. Lin Cunde ordered all the infantry to go up the city wall, focusing on those city gates. There were a total of eleven city gates in the Shanhaiguan defense line.

Lin Cunde also boarded Shanhaiguan for the first time. Shi Heng and Xu Xianyong were also wearing armor and followed Lin Cunde.

In normal times, there are about 10,000 troops stationed in Shanhaiguan and only two guard posts.

The troops at the two guard posts were also controlled by Lin Cunde.

Lin Cunde looked at the outside of Shanhaiguan. In fact, it was all plains, which was conducive to the deployment of cavalry. However, Shanhaiguan had tall walls. If the Wala army wanted to attack, the key was the city gate.

The eleven city gates are key defense areas.

Lin Cunde took Shi Heng, Xu Xianyong, Yang Zhengxiang, and Xiang Qing along the Shanhaiguan city wall and began to patrol on horseback!

Lin Cunde first wanted to ensure that the line of defense could not be lost and Oara's army could not come through Shanhaiguan.

However, Lin Cunde still had to find a way to lure out the Wala cavalry and kill them.

It is useless to just defend. The troops sent by Wala here are for containment. In order to contain the Ming army, there will definitely be no shortage of troops dispatched.

Therefore, Lin Cunde needed to examine the terrain inside and outside the pass to find a suitable place for an ambush.

Throughout the day, Lin Cunde was inspecting the defense line and arranging the troops on the defense line. Of course, he would also listen to the opinions of the four of them.

In the evening, Lin Cunde returned to the Chinese Military Tent, and Shi Heng and the others also came over. The Chinese Military Tent was set up in the tower on the Shanhaiguan city wall.

"Uncle Luling, what are you drawing?" Shi Heng and the others saw Lin Cunde drawing something and came over to look at it in confusion.

"Pao, the Third Martial Arts Battalion will arrive tomorrow, and there will be some things that need to be made by them then!" Lin Cunde raised his head and looked at Shi Heng with a smile.

"Cannon? Do you know how to make cannons?" Shi Heng and the others looked at Lin Cunde in surprise and asked.

"It will be better soon. I have something to discuss with you later!" Lin Cunde said to Shi Heng and the others.

After they heard this, they sat down at the tea table next to them. They were also curious about Lin Cunde, why he could even make cannons.

After Lin Cunde finished drawing, he put it away and walked towards the map. Shi Heng and the others saw it and came over. However, both Shi Heng and Xu Xianyong expressed doubts about Lin Cunde's commanding ability, and even said, The two of them have already discussed the matter of command. They can just ask Lin Cunde for instructions when the time comes.

How could Lin Cunde, a seventeen-year-old boy, know how to command operations? "Four of you, I now want you to find a place for a decisive battle. That is, the Wara cavalry is willing to stay here, or is willing to pass by here. When the time comes, we will lead the cavalry to kill them!" Lin Cunde stood in front of the map and said to the four of them. .

"Ah?" All four of them looked at Lin Cunde in surprise.

"Chief officer, where the decisive battle is, Wala is here to contain us this time, not to fight decisively!" Shi Heng shouted Lin Cunde's official position. This time Lin Cunde was appointed as the chief military officer of Shanhaiguan.

"I know that there will never be a decisive battle. It is us who have the final say, not Wala. I will find a way to let Wala fight decisively! Now you are looking for a place where Wala's cavalry and large troops will camp. Moreover, this place is suitable for our cavalry to attack!" Lin Cunde nodded, looked at them and said.

The four of them looked at each other, not understanding what Lin Cunde meant.

Seeing them like this, Lin Cunde knew that he had not made it clear, so he pointed to the outside of Shanhaiguan and said: "Where in these areas is the place where Wala will stay, and where will Wala set up camp!"

"It's possible. They are cavalry. It's summer, so they can sleep on the ground!" Xu Xianyong looked at Lin Cunde and said.

"Well, are you sure? Everything is okay?" Lin Cunde asked with a frown.

"Of course you can. Summer is not as good as winter. The Oara people originally camped everywhere on the grasslands. They did the same when they came outside Shanhaiguan, and outside Shanhaiguan, it was all flat land!" Shi Heng said to Lin Cunde.

"Yeah!" Lin Cunde frowned and nodded, that was indeed the case.

"Chief Commander, our first priority this time is to defend, not to attack. Moreover, Wala will definitely not attack this time. Their goal is Liaodong Town, and Wala knows that we have crossbows. It is estimated that they may not even attack the city. , they are just guarding outside." Xu Xianyong looked at Lin Cunde and said.

"Then let's attack them. My mission this time is to kill them and relieve Liaodong Town!" Lin Cunde squinted at the map.

If you can't know where they are going to stay in advance, there is no way to make arrangements in advance, which will take a lot of effort.

"Kill them?" Shi Heng and the others laughed after hearing this. How could they be killed? If the cavalry chased them, they would run away. If they didn't want to fight, they wouldn't be able to fight.

When they come here this time, they just need to hold Shanhaiguan. There are more than 100,000 troops in Liaodong Town. If they can hold on for a month, the troops in Oua will naturally withdraw.

"Kill them and completely resolve the border troubles!" Lin Cunde nodded and said.

The four of them didn't speak, and they didn't refute Lin Cunde's whims, but for them, this was impossible.

The next day, the third martial arts battalion arrived, followed by the 30,000 infantry and Shenji battalions, and the heavy cavalry of the 3,000 battalions.

After Lin Cunde settled the troops, he arrived at the Third Wugong Battalion.

This time the Third Martial Arts Battalion came here, they didn’t know what they were going to do. Before, they were making weapons in the capital. This time, they were actually mobilized to come to Shanhaiguan. Moreover, they also brought a large amount of iron. In addition, the divine machine It can be said that the battalion has transported half of the gunpowder in the gunpowder depot, and it is now under the supervision of the Shenji Battalion.

When Lin Cunde arrived at the Third Wugong Battalion, he found the three commanders and the Qianhu below, took out the drawings, and discussed with them.

This time Lin Cunde wanted to make heartless cannons and grenades. The heartless cannons did not have high requirements for steel.

The commander of the third martial arts battalion and Qian Hu were shocked when they saw those drawings.

They all asked who made the drawings, and Lin Cunde told them that it was him. Now he wanted them to produce samples as soon as possible, and he needed to watch the experiment in person.

The three commanders immediately gave Lin Cunde their assurance.

With the blueprints, it is not difficult for the third martial arts battalion. They are specialized in doing this.

After Lin Cunde was handed over to them, he returned to the Zhongjun tent. The reconnaissance cavalry sent out had not yet found any trace of the Oara army.

Three days later the grenades were made, a hundred of them were made.

Lin Cunde took Shi Heng and others to the third martial arts camp.

They didn't know what Lin Cunde was taking them to see. After a few people arrived at the headquarters of the Third Wugong Battalion, all three commanders of the Third Wugong Battalion arrived. They also wanted to know how powerful this grenade was.

Therefore, when the three of them saw Lin Cunde coming, they led Lin Cunde to the testing site they prepared.

Shi Heng and the others just followed, thinking in their hearts, what on earth did the commander-in-chief in front of them want to do?

(End of this chapter)