There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

February 8th.

Nanjing Outer City, Jiangdong Gate.

Lin Feng, dressed as a merchant shopkeeper, stood outside the majestic Nanjing city wall and carefully looked at this capital city in the early Ming Dynasty.

Nanjing was the seat of Yingtianfu, the capital of the Ming Dynasty. It was also the capital in the early Ming Dynasty and its companion capital in the later period. It was the largest capital city in ancient China, covering an area of ​​more than 230 square kilometers.

In the late Ming Dynasty, Nanjing's population reached 120 million, making it the largest and most populous city in China at that time and the largest city in the world. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, Nanjing had been the economic and cultural center of the country, and the military and political center of the south.

The city wall of Nanjing is divided into four layers: the palace city, the imperial city, the capital city and the outer city wall. However, ordinary people cannot enter the palace city and the imperial city, so the main access to the city is the two walls of the capital and the outer city.

The Jiangdong Gate where Lin Feng is currently located is a gate of Nanjing Waiguo City, located to the west of Nanjing City and south of the Yangtze River. After entering, you will see Mochou Lake and Qinhuai River, then Qingliang Gate on the inner city wall, and Qingliang Mountain next to it.

Lin Feng carefully considered this city gate to enter. Jiangdong Gate and Qingliang Gate are relatively close, which is conducive to controlling the two gates as soon as possible.

There is Mochou Lake between the two gates, and Qingliang Mountain when entering the inner city, which is very conducive to defense after capture.

Moreover, this place is relatively far from the imperial city, and there are many people coming and going from the Qinhuai River. The Ming army's defense will not be too tight, which is very conducive to seizing the door at night.

Lin Feng and others arrived at Jiangdong Gate with a relaxed look. The Ming army guarding the gate was indeed very relaxed. He made a money gesture towards them. Tan Ze then gave them some broken silver, and the two guards looked through it casually. Their carriage and luggage were put in without even bothering to ask.

Since all the guards who were preparing to enter the city did not carry weapons, they all sneaked into the outer city gate smoothly.

After entering from Jiangdong Gate and walking for about ten minutes, we arrived at Qingliang Gate, the inner city gate. The guard at this door was a little stricter. After asking about Lin Feng and others, they heard that they were coming in for business. After checking that there were no contraband, they accepted two strings of copper coins and let them in.

After entering Nanjing City, in order to avoid attracting the attention of Jin Yiwei and Xiao Tan in the city, Lin Feng and others first walked around the crowded streets, and then booked a few guest rooms near the Nanjing Intelligence Station to hide from others, and then They arrived in batches at the information station located on Sanshan Street in Nanjing City.

Deputy station director Jiang Jiaming and he were already waiting inside, and had purchased food and other items in advance. It was obvious that they were very capable.

"Master Marquis, I finally see you again!" Jiang Jiaming greeted happily.

"Xiao Jiang, your stationmaster has introduced your situation on the way. I also have an impression of your affairs in Jiazhou. If you continue to work hard, you will definitely be successful in the future." Lin Feng encouraged him.

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Marquis. I will definitely work hard!" Jiang Jiaming said gratefully.

"Everyone, come in." Tan Ze greeted.

A few people temporarily settled down at the intelligence station. Li Xiongxing, who came with him, led more than a hundred other guards who entered the city to stay in the inn in batches, so as to avoid gathering in large numbers and drawing attention to others.

After Lin Feng briefly settled down, he summoned Tan Ze, Jiang Jiaming, Huang Hongchang and others to continue discussing how to seize the city gate.

"I decided to seize the city gate at Jiangdong Gate and Qingliang Gate. This place has obvious advantages and is also conducive to the main force of the Guards Division. Now we will focus on discussing when is the best time to seize the city gate, at night. During the day?" Lin Feng asked.

"Master Marquis, since there are two city gates in Nanjing City, although it is better to seize the gate at night, the city gates are closed at night. The design of Nanjing City's gates is very complicated, and they all have thousand-pound gates. It is not easy to open them.

Moreover, when we are in the city, we can only seize the inner city gate first. Seizing the inner city gate will definitely alert the enemies guarding the outer city gate, making it difficult to capture it. So I suggest grabbing the door during the day. "Jiang Jiaming suggested.

"Well, what Jiaming said is reasonable, but there are many gates during the day. It is not easy for the personal guards outside the city to approach the city gates in secret." Lin Feng said, stroking his chin.

"Master Marquis, I suggest that we seize the city in the morning when the city gates are opened. This time has two advantages. One is that it is helpful for the personal guard division outside the city to use the evening time to covertly approach Nanjing City; the other is that the division opens the city gates in the morning. , there are more people waiting to leave the city, which makes it easier for our people to sneak into the city gate. In particular, we can also arrange for some gang members controlled by Jiaming to come over as cover." Tan Ze suggested.

"Okay, if you choose this time well, then we will take action in the morning when the city gate is opened." Lin Feng made it clear.

"Master Marquis, I got a piece of news. Zhao Zhilong, the uncle of Xincheng who is in charge of Nanjing's military affairs, only has an only son, Zhao Chengfu. He likes to stroll along the Qinhuai River the most. In the evening, he should go to Meixiang Tower. There are two famous people from Jiangzuo. Singing prostitutes Gu Shou and Chen Yuan, he has been there every day recently." Jiang Jiaming reported.

"Chen Yuan, isn't that Chen Yuanyuan? The most beautiful woman in history who became a beauty in anger?" Lin Feng couldn't help but feel excited after hearing this.

"Zhao Chengfu is Zhao Zhilong's only son. Zhao Zhilong is also the admiral of Nanjing's military affairs. If we can capture this son, we can also threaten Zhao Zhilong at a critical moment." Lin Feng said after hearing this.

"The Marquis's idea is wonderful. This way we will have more confidence when leaving Nanjing." Tan Ze agreed.

"Just by kidnapping Zhao Chengfu, will it trigger a city-wide arrest and affect our plan to seize the city?" Lin Feng asked worriedly.

"No, Zhao Chengfu often stays out at night, and if he doesn't go back for one night, the Earl's Palace will definitely think that he is staying in a brothel, and they won't go out to search for him. If he disappears for a few days, they will search the whole city." Jiang Jiaming replied.

"Then we will arrest Zhao Chengfu that night. At least we can use him to replace the right shopkeeper Guo Tian." Lin Feng made up his mind.

"Understood, I will go and deploy it now." Jiang Jiaming responded.

"Just keep an eye on Zhao Chengfu's whereabouts. In order to prevent long-term changes, Huang Zanhua, you immediately contact Luo Kai outside the city and ask him to lead troops to move closer to Nanjing overnight and be prepared to seize the city gate early tomorrow morning. " Lin Feng ordered.

"Yes!" Huang Hongchang responded.

"By the way, when we were in Luoyang last time, we notified Jiang Rong of Jin Yiwei in advance. Hasn't he come yet?" Lin Feng remembered and asked.

"Here, Jiang Baihu has already gone to contact his former Paoze, and he should be back soon." Jiang Jiaming replied.

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

There were several knocks on the door, and Jiang Rong walked in.

"Master Hou! You are here!" When he saw Lin Feng, he immediately stepped forward and saluted.

"Jiang Rong, how are you? Have you gained anything from contacting me?" Lin Feng asked.

"I found a member of the Jinyiwei family in Nanjing City. He was very dissatisfied with the imperial court. However, for the safety of the Marquis, I did not tell him my identity. I just asked him about the situation in Nanjing and made some insinuations about whether he had betrayed the imperial court. Intend.

He personally had the intention and did not shy away from me. But now the soldiers and horses of the Nanjing camp are defending the city, and he is not sure that he can win over them.

If we can attack Nanjing City, he should be willing to help us lead the way to attack several key departments such as the Nanjing Admiral's Office and the Ministry of War. "Jiang Rong replied, because time was tight and he was not yet sure of instigating rebellion, so he did not reveal his intention.

"It's okay. We have already considered seizing the city. If our Zhenming Army enters the city, it would be great if your Pao Ze is willing to lead the way. You can go find him tomorrow." Lin Feng said nonchalantly. Of course it is not that easy to instigate rebellion. of.

"Understood!" Jiang Rong replied.

(End of this chapter)