Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 501: Opening the Gates and Surrendering the City

Shang Nongxiang felt cold all over. These people from the Black Scarf Society were like crazy. They only knew that as long as the Virgin Mary was in the world, they could do anything.

"General Cui, what do you think?"

"Just now, I was thinking of suggesting that we lead the Zhenxi Army into the city and eliminate these evils."

Cui Jinquan looked at Shang Nongxiang with gritted teeth.

Shang Nongxiang thought for a moment, then immediately picked up his pen and started writing on the paper.

After a while, he folded a piece of paper and handed it to Cui Jinquan.

"Send someone to deliver this letter to Lin Feng."

Having said this, he did not let go of the letter, but stared at Cui Jinquan.

"Remember, to protect our lives, be cautious and careful."

Cui Jinquan nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, sir, my family is also in the city. I will arrange for my trusted confidants to ensure that no news will leak out, even if I die."

Shang Nongxiang smiled with satisfaction: "Good job, go and come back soon."

Cui Jinquan stopped talking, took the note, and immediately turned around and walked out of the lobby.

When he walked up to the top of the city wall, he saw that the city wall was full of members of the Black Scarf Society, wearing black clothes and with black scarves tied up their hair.

A black statue about one meter tall was placed in the middle of the city wall.

Cui Jinquan called several officers of the provincial army and determined the rotation order according to the positions he designated.

These locations are far away from the black scarf congregation.

Cui Jinquan made arrangements while walking along the city wall.

He wanted to find a suitable position to climb over the city wall and escape from the city.

Cui Jinquan sent his trusted confidant to find a deserted place on the city wall, and under the cover of night, lowered him down the city wall with a rope.

Lin Feng set up camp outside Shanglin Prefecture. Seeing that it was getting late, he let his troops rest.

We will make a siege plan after surveying the terrain tomorrow.

It was late at night, and Lin Feng was studying the defense situation of Shanglin City in the military tent.

Suddenly a soldier came running to report.

"General, a man was captured in front of the camp. He said he came from the city to report the news."

"Bring it in."

After a while, two soldiers brought in a man with disheveled clothes and a pale face.

When he saw Lin Feng, he shouted immediately.

"General, I am a subordinate of General Cui from Shanglin Prefecture, and I have come to deliver a letter to General Lin Feng."

Lin Feng looked him up and down.

"What about the letter?"

The Zhenxi soldier standing next to this man stepped forward and handed a folded piece of paper to Lin Feng.

Cheng Liang stepped forward, took the note, turned around and handed it to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng unfolded the note, looked at it, and lowered his head in thought.

The letter was from Prefect Shangnongxiang, explaining that he had been coerced by the Black Scarf Society and had been forced to compromise, but that his heart remained with the Dazong court. He hoped Lin Feng would trust his character and ordered Cui Jinquan, the military commander of the prefecture, to cooperate with the Zhenxi Army to capture Shanglin Prefecture.

"Who is this General Cui you're talking about?"

"Cui Jinquan, the military commander of Shanglin Prefecture."

"Who wrote this letter?"

"General Cui just asked me to deliver a letter. I don't know who wrote it."

While asking questions, Lin Feng observed the man's expression and found no flaws.

"What else?"

The man looked at the people in the military tent and said, "General Cui said he was only speaking to General Lin Feng."

Cheng Liang raised his hand and said, "This is General Lin Feng, the Great General of Zhenxi."

Anyway, he was already in the Zhenxi military camp, so the man didn't doubt it.

"General Cui said that at 3:45 PM, he would open the north gate and lower the drawbridge, allowing the Zhenxi Army to enter the city at night."

Lin Feng nodded: "What's the situation in the city now?"

"Tens of thousands of Black Scarf Society members have already climbed onto the city walls, ready to defend together with the government troops."

"How many troops are there in the government army?"

"Seven thousand five hundred and forty-eight people."

"What's your name and what do you do?"

"My name is Lian Zhen, a commander of the government army and a subordinate of General Cui."

The man answered fluently without any hesitation.

Lin Feng waved his hand: "Okay, then you will enter the city with the Zhenxi Army."

"Don't worry, General Lin. We've had enough of the Black Scarf Society's absurdity and hope the imperial court will eliminate these lunatics soon."

Lian Zhen was taken away and put under guard.

Lin Feng sent a message and several senior generals came to the military tent.

After listening to his story, Hu Jincai frowned.

"Boss, is this a conspiracy by the Black Scarf Society?"

Li Donglai sneered: "It's useless to play any tricks. There are only 20,000 rabble-rousers in the city. How can they resist our elite troops from Zhenxi?"

Lin Qiaomei also looked disdainful.

"As long as they dare to open the city gate, they will lose all control of the city."

Wang Qian raised his hand: "Brother, let me enter the city first."

Chu Jiao took a step forward: "General, three thousand heavily armored soldiers entered the city, what attack will they use?"

Lin Feng waved his hand: "Okay, three thousand heavy armored soldiers will lead the way, and the king's light cavalry will follow. Go and prepare."

There is no way to fight a war without taking some risks. Lin Feng also felt that there was no force in the city that could compete with the Zhenxi Army.

Chu Jiao's 3,000 heavily armored troops were already armed and ready, and were immediately two miles away from the north gate of the city.

"Gong Sanpao, your first battalion will move to the right after entering the city. Shao Yihan's second battalion will move forward, and Tian Yongdong's third battalion will move to the left. Be smart and kill any resistance."

The three centurions responded in unison.

While waiting, Wang Qian ran to Chu Jiao.

"General Chu, the light cavalry is very agile. How about letting me enter the city first?"

Chu Jiao bared her teeth at him: "Wang Qian, you are not afraid of death, so am I a coward?"

"I didn't say you were a coward, I just thought..."

Gong Sanpao clasped his fists and said, "General Wang, there isn't a single coward in our Heavy Armor Battalion."

Wang Qian glanced at him and said nothing.

Chu Jiao immediately scolded, "Back off! When was it your turn to speak? You don't know the difference between high and low. Who taught you that?"

Gong Sanpao immediately lowered his head, lifted the reins, and the horse took a few steps back.

Chu Jiao still didn't let him go.

"After the battle, go and receive your punishment."

"Yes, General."

Wang Qian was helpless and said awkwardly while scratching his head.

"Forget it, the boss asked me to be the vanguard, which caused trouble for General Chu."

Chu Jiao shook her head: "There is no priority, just follow the general's orders."

"Okay, thanks for reminding me."

Wang Qian had no choice but to turn his horse around and escape.

Everyone waited silently. When it was almost three quarters past midnight, Chu Jiao waved her hand and ordered the heavy armored battalion to move forward slowly.

After a distance of two miles, they soon reached the suspension bridge in front of the city gate.

It was exactly three quarters past midnight.

In the darkness, Chu Jiao stared at the suspension bridge in front of her.

Sure enough, when the time came, the drawbridge in front of the city gate slowly fell down and creaked across in front of the trench.

The city gate behind the drawbridge was also slowly opened.

"Gong Sanpao, enter the city."

"Yes, General."

Led by Gong Sanpao, the First Heavy Armored Battalion rushed onto the drawbridge and poured into the city gate like a black torrent.

Shao Yihan from the second battalion and Tian Yongdong from the third battalion followed suit.

Once the three thousand heavy armors picked up speed, the ground began to vibrate slightly.

The roar could be heard from far away in the silent night.

The soldiers on the city wall immediately became alert, and some of them started running around with torches.

The Black Scarf members also shouted warnings.

Soon, the entire city wall of Shanglin Prefecture was in chaos.