Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 492: Going to Beijing to quell the rebellion

Luo Yunfei and Zhao Zheng had discussed this matter secretly before. Once Kyoto was captured and Prince Fu seized the throne,

What will happen to the Black Scarf Army and the Black Scarf Society?

Then there will inevitably be another dispute.

After thinking for a moment, Luo Yunfei smiled and said, "How about this, my brother will contribute 20,000, and Qiu Shuai will only contribute 10,000."

When Qiu Jie heard this, he nodded in agreement very happily.

Little did they know that Luo Yunfei was also playing a trick.

What kind of good team can come from a remote and barren place like Zhenxi?

If we have more troops, the Black Scarf Army can naturally take on more of the main attack tasks.

The 20,000 people sent out are essentially on vacation.

After the two men finalized the plan, they each sent people to select a team.

In Zhenxi Prefecture, Lin Feng has assembled 30,000 troops and stationed them in the military camp outside the city.

Lin Feng personally served as the commander-in-chief of this expedition to Dazong Kyoto.

The imperial court appointed Lin Feng as the General Zhenxi, so naturally his subordinates would also rise in status.

He was promoted to General of Cavalry before the king.

Hu Jincai was promoted to General Zhenglu.

Li Donglai was promoted to General of the Fujun Army.

Lin Qiaomei was promoted to General Wei.

Zhang Changyou was promoted to General of the Zhenjun Army.

Wei Bao was a cavalry general, with the same rank.

Xie Chong was appointed General of Chariots and Cavalry.

Chu Jiao was the central commander.

Li Hu was promoted from inspector to magistrate of Zhenxi Protectorate.

Others also received rewards.

The generals under the leaders of each tribe are nominated and appointed by their leaders.

When the army entered Beijing to quell the rebellion, Wang Qian knelt before Lin Feng and refused to get up unless Lin Feng agreed to let him go.

Wang Qian cried and said that his wife would not let him go to bed, saying that he was the first to follow Lin Feng but was abandoned by Lin Feng.

She never took him anywhere, and his wife scolded Wang Qian for being stupid and unable to speak.

In short, after crying for a while, Lin Feng had no choice but to agree.

He ordered Wang Qian to lead 5,000 cavalry as the vanguard and another 3,000 engineers to clear the way.

Hu Jincai led 5,000 cavalry, Li Donglai led 5,000 cavalry, and Lin Qiaomei led 5,000 cavalry.

Xie Zhong’s chariot battalion had two thousand men and horses.

Chu Jiao’s heavy armored battalion consists of 3,000 cavalrymen.

In addition, there was a catapult battalion led by Xi Niang, consisting of 1,500 people.

Wei Bao's cavalry consisted of a thousand horses.

Including engineers and civilian laborers, a total of more than 30,000 troops set out from Zhenxi Prefecture and headed towards Dingyuan Prefecture.

The Zhenxi Protectorate was headed by the steady and cautious Zhang Changyou, who commanded the entire Zhenxi army.

After arranging everything, Lin Feng waved his hand and ordered them to set off.

Thirty thousand troops marched out of the Zhenxi Prefecture military camp in a mighty procession, with swords and spears in hand and armor in full order.

There is a big flag in the middle of the army, with the words: General Lin of Zhenxi Army

From then on, Lin Feng's Qingshui Army was officially renamed the Zhenxi Army.

There was a flag in the ranks of each team with the words "Wang, the General of the Cavalry of the Zhenxi Army" written on it.

Hu, the General of the Zhenxi Army, and so on, are the military ranks and surnames of the leaders of each team.

The capital of Dingyuan Prefecture was 780 miles away, and Lin Feng's Zhenxi Army had just left the city.

Lu Ming, the prefect of Dingyuan Prefecture, received the news.

Lu Ming urgently summoned his subordinates for a discussion.

Dingyuan Prefecture had an army of 8,500 men.

Most of them are civilians in peacetime and soldiers in wartime.

Its combat effectiveness is basically equivalent to that of the Xixia Yinzhou government army.

Hearing that Lin Feng's army was heading this way, Lu Ming was very frightened.

It's impossible to stop it.

Dingyuan Prefecture has a total of eleven counties, and even if all the prefectural troops from various places were mobilized, there would be less than 20,000 of them.

Or how could those soldiers who held hoe handles more often than gun barrels resist the Qingshui Army that could defeat the Tartars?

It was impossible for him to surrender. He had already joined King Fu's army and was reappointed as the prefect.

Everything must be done according to King Fu's orders. There is no turning back.

No one will have a good face towards this kind of fence-sitter.

Just when he was panicking, two leaders of the Black Scarf Society came to his door.

The two people who persuaded Su Qian of Zhenxi Protectorate to surrender were Bai Yanwen and Yu Su.

After the Zhenxi Protectorate's capital was breached, the two men fled to Dingyuan Prefecture.

This time, he received an order from the boss Miao Changfeng to come and assist Lu Ming in defending the city and delaying Lin Feng's progress.

It mainly played a supervisory role, fearing that Lu Ming, who had just surrendered, would surrender again.

"Prefect Lu, don't worry. Dingyuan City is so high and thick that it's easy to defend but hard to attack. Lin Feng's troops are all cavalry, so attacking cities is not their strong point."

Bai Yanwen consoled calmly.

Lu Ming said worriedly, "Second Hall Master, the city is indeed high and thick, but the city's troops are too few to defend it."

Bai Yanwen smiled and said, "Prefect Lu, please be patient. My fellow Black Scarf Society members can help you defend the city."

"Oh, how many people are there in our Black Scarf Society?"

Yu Su held up two fingers and said, "At least 20,000. They should be more courageous than your government troops."

Hearing this, Lu Ming felt a little relieved.

In this chaotic land, there is no way to retreat anyway, so let's fight with Lin Feng.

Originally, Lu Ming had made up his mind to live and die with the city.

He stood on the city wall, looking at the soldiers standing on both sides of the city walls, as well as the countless men in black clothes and black scarves with their hair tied up, and hope rose in his heart again.

With so many people, defending the city should be no problem.

But when he saw the large number of Zhenxi Army soldiers under the city, with their military appearance in full force, flags flying and their distinctive armor on display.

The confidence that had just been built up suddenly sank to the bottom again.

Lu Ming was a scholar and rarely saw such an iron-blooded and powerful army.

The hands holding the belt around his waist were trembling slightly.

Bai Yanwen stood beside Lu Ming, looking calmly at the troops under the city, wondering what he was thinking.

Yu Su had a black statue more than one meter tall moved to the highest point of the city wall and placed it there.

His purpose was simple, he wanted to use the Virgin Mary to show that the Black Scarf Army would win.

Lin Feng rode on a white horse, looking at the Dingyuan city in the distance.

What is different from the Zhenxi Prefecture City is that there is a moat in front of the tall city wall.

The Zhenxi City was a deep ditch with sharp piles inserted into it.

It is hard to say which defense method is better, as each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

There is a high suspension bridge over the moat of Dingyuan Prefecture, which is about ten feet away from the city wall. If someone wants to cross the river, the soldiers on the city wall can use bows and arrows to stop them.

The city gate tower is nearly seven zhang high and looks very majestic.

In the tall city gate, two heavy wooden doors were tightly closed.

Lin Feng was thinking about how to take the city.

He didn't want to use his soldiers to attack the city like ants, as that would result in many deaths.

From afar, many of the guys on the city wall wearing black clothes and with their hair tied up with black scarves must be members of the Black Scarf Society.

Seeing so many of them, Lin Feng gave up the idea of ​​persuading them to surrender.

These guys are so brainwashed, it's hard to change their ways.

Qianlimu turned and saw Lu Ming standing on the city wall. He was wearing a long robe and a crown, with a nervous look on his face.

There is also a black statue at the highest point of the city gate tower.

Lin Feng waved Xi Niang to come closer and handed her the Thousand-Li Eyes.

"Observe carefully and see if you can blow up that statue on the city wall for me."

Xi Niang's catapult battalion carried more than just miniature catapults on this expedition.

Therefore, the throwing distance is not a big problem, but the accuracy is a problem.

Xi Niang looked at it carefully for a long time, calculating the distance and height in her mind.