Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 567: 1 Warship

After a moment's hesitation, he said, "How about this? You all go back to the palace first and let me make all the arrangements."

"Uncle Wang, this matter needs to be done as soon as possible. The crisis in Kyoto is getting worse day by day. I'm afraid we can't delay any longer."

When Zhao Cun saw that King Rui agreed, he was happy and reminded him casually.

"Okay, relax, I'll arrange it as soon as possible."

Prince Rui finally escorted the two out of the palace and stood on the steps, watching the prince's carriage leave.

Ju Chaoyue, who was standing beside the mansion gate, watched the carriage go away and hurried forward to bow.

"Your Highness, this humble general, Ju Chaoyue, greets Your Highness."

Prince Rui turned around and glanced at the two of them. He had already received reports from his family and knew their identities.

"Well, follow me into the palace for a talk."

Ju Chaoyue and Yi Min hurriedly followed Prince Rui into the palace gate and into the study.

"You two have come to see me in the dead of night. What's the important matter?"

The two bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be delayed any longer."

Of course, King Rui knew what they were worried about, but since the two of them had bypassed the level of their authority to meet him, he didn't know what they were going to say.

"Speak your mind."

Ju Chaoyue nodded. "Your Highness, Grand Tutor Wan refuses to accept Lin Feng as the commander of the Imperial Guards. The court officials are even more hostile to the Zhenxi Army, which is located in a remote area. This has caused resentment among the Zhenxi Army, and they are unwilling to devote themselves to the cause of the rebellion. With the rebels besieging the city, Kyoto is increasingly in danger. Your Highness, we can no longer wait."

King Rui shook his head: "Why do you need to remind me? Just tell me what you think."

"Your Highness, the twenty thousand Imperial Guards within Kyoto are all under your command. I, the twenty thousand soldiers of the Eleventh Battalion, are willing to obey your orders."

The study fell silent for a moment, with occasional popping sounds of lights.

King Rui had no idea how to resolve this situation, but he was very anxious.

Is it really necessary to take such drastic action to make these old ministers shut up?

Without the emperor's decree, this move would be tantamount to a coup d'état.

Seeing that King Rui remained silent, Ju Chaoyue quickly spoke.

"I have already sent troops to Tianzhi City to meet Lin Feng."

"Oh, what did he say?"

"Lin Feng is planting trees."

"what?"

Prince Rui looked at Ju Chaoyue in confusion, unable to understand what he meant.

Ju Chaoyue smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, Lin Feng is really planting trees. Tianzhi City is in good order, completely different from Kyoto. Lin Feng is discussing tree planting with others and has paid no attention to them at all."

Ju Chaoyue pointed at Yi Min beside him.

After thinking for a while, King Rui sighed.

"Grand Tutor Wan has a huge influence on the Imperial Guards, and it's not easy to lead them."

His tone softened, which made Ju Chaoyue very excited.

"Your Highness, Grand Tutor Wan's influence is rapidly declining because he is feigning ignorance of matters that all the soldiers clearly understand."

King Rui glanced at him.

"Who else among you thinks that this situation...is unsolvable except for Lin Feng?"

"General Wei Ming, I think he should know the whole story."

"Well, if General Wei supports this matter, perhaps there will be a turning point."

Prince Rui spoke very tactfully, but Ju Chaoyue understood him very clearly.

What this means is that Wei Ming must be won over, only then will there be hope of winning this Kyoto game.

Ju Chaoyue bowed and said, "Your Highness, I will go find Wei Ming right now and feel out his feelings."

Prince Rui did not speak, but smiled, reached out to take the teacup, lowered his head and took a sip.

"Your Majesty, I will take my leave."

Ju Chaoyue and Yi Min bowed at the same time, retreated to the door, and turned to walk out.

King Rui's words came along with their footsteps.

"You can come directly to see me in the future."

The two of them kept walking, feeling excited.

This clearly told them that King Rui had accepted their surrender, and if anything happened, they could enter the palace directly without notifying them.

Lin Feng received the battle report from Hu Jincai in Shanglin Mansion.

The city of Sanjiang Prefecture has been captured by the Zhenxi Army and is currently undergoing cleanup and reorganization, requiring the dispatch of officials to take over and manage it.

"Yes, this Hu Jincai is growing up very fast. He has brains and actions."

Lin Feng praised it and handed the battle report to Zhao Shuo beside him.

"Notify Wen Cheng and have him immediately organize officials to move into Sanjiang Prefecture."

Zhao Shuo immediately turned around and went out to pass on the order.

This is a huge work shed built on the bank of Jinjiang River.

Many workers are busy.

In front of Lin Feng was a table made of a log, one side of which was cut into a flat surface, while the lower part was still in the shape of a log with bark.

Sheets of drawings were spread out on the table, and Lin Feng was writing and drawing on them with a pen.

Two old men stood beside him, with white beards and weathered faces.

"Mr. Zheng, come and take a look. What do you think of this design?"

An old man heard Lin Feng talking and hurried over, squinting his eyes to look at the drawings.

While explaining, Lin Feng pointed at the locations on the drawing with his fingers.

This is Lin Feng’s third envisioned construction site.

He wants to build a warship.

Since the Zhenxi Army fought all the way from Zhenxi to Tianzhi Prefecture, they passed through large and small streams.

At present, Jinjiang is the largest water system. This huge water system passes through Shanglin Prefecture and goes east around Tongsheng Prefecture.

To the west is Sanjiang Prefecture, then it turns south through Jingxi Prefecture, and then forks.

One goes west and the other goes southeast.

This tributary flowing southeast passes through the second of the eight citadels in the western part of Kyoto.

Kancheng and Xuncheng.

With such a developed water system, warships are necessary.

Lin Feng once deduced that if he had a warship and wanted to go from Shanglin Mansion to Kyoto City.

It takes seven to eight days for a horse to gallop.

Even if the journey was 800 miles in a hurry, with one person riding two horses and no rest for the horses, it would still take nearly three days.

However, warships are much more convenient.

Lin Feng's warship was designed with sails.

If we set sail with a favorable wind, we can probably reach our destination in just one day.

According to Lin Feng's idea, if his troops wanted to attack the rebels in Kyoto Acropolis.

If you set out today, you can appear under the other party's nose the next day.

What a pleasant speed that is.

The two old men beside Lin Feng were the ship builders he hired, and they were experienced shipbuilders.

According to Lin Feng's design, the warship must be equipped with cannons and crossbows.

Since it is a warship, it requires speed and attack performance, and it must also be used for transportation.

Wei Bao's intelligence personnel conducted on-site surveys of the width and depth of the entire Jinjiang River basin.

Therefore, Lin Feng already had an idea of ​​the size of the ship in his mind.

Lin Feng didn't know much about ship building, so he invited two masters to give him guidance.

I just used the knowledge from my previous life to discuss the equipment and some advanced features of the warship with the two masters.

Some of Lin Feng's insights surprised and amazed the two masters.

If Lin Feng's warships can be built within three months, then the Zhenxi Army will truly become a team with complete navy, army and air force.

Let me ask you, who in the world can defeat such a fighting team?