Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 682 Zhao Gui’s Confidence

In Qiancheng.

After a brief moment of surprise, Zhao Gui still did not give up his plan to attack the capital city of Jingdong.

He wrote to the emperor, requesting that more troops be dispatched and that the aforementioned oath be fulfilled to capture the capital of Jingdong within ten days.

Zhao Zhen needed this opportunity to boost his spirits, so how could he not agree?

He directly issued an order to transfer Zhao Wenqi's troops and the 20,000-man Fifth Battalion of the Imperial Guard to Zhao Gui's command.

It was merged with Jiao Sanqiang's Seventh Battalion of 30,000 troops into one army.

Zhao Gui was appointed as the Recruiting Envoy of Jingdong Prefecture and the Grand Marshal of the Army. From now on, he must capture the city of Jingdong Prefecture within ten days.

Zhao Gui regained his spirits and quickly appointed his confidants to replace the original officers in the army, completely taking control of the 50,000 imperial guards.

On the third day, 50,000 troops set out from Qiancheng and entered Licheng a day later.

The general Jing Zhaoheng under King Fu was stationed in Jingdong City and had already received the battle report.

Since he led 20,000 troops to withdraw from Zhencheng, he immediately retreated into the capital city of Jingdong.

In addition to the original 5,000 provincial troops, more than 5,000 troops were recruited in recent days.

Jing Zhaoheng already has 30,000 troops under his command.

Jingdong Prefecture City is also a big city with high and thick walls and a deep and wide moat. With 30,000 troops for city defense, it is almost foolproof.

Facing Zhao Gui's 50,000 imperial guards, Jing Zhaoheng sneered.

He rejected King Fu's aid troops and went to the city himself to arrange defenses.

Prince Fu was in a rare good mood at this time, because he had received intelligence that Lin Feng had a big conflict with the court and was about to quit.

In addition, the Black Scarf Army General Qiu Jie reflected for a period of time.

He led 15,000 remaining soldiers and returned to King Fu's camp.

Instead of blaming him for the defeat, King Fu praised and encouraged him, asking Qiu Jie to revive the Black Turban Army and be determined to take revenge. He told Qiu Jie to get up from where he fell.

In the name of Emperor Fu Zheng of the Da Zheng Dynasty, Qiu Jie was appointed as the General of the State and promoted to Marquis of Lindu.

All of King Fu's armies were renamed the Taisho Imperial Army.

Qiu Jie lived up to everyone's expectations and recruited more than 15,000 members of the Black Scarf Society from Lindu Prefecture and Jingdong Prefecture to join the Black Scarf Army.

Thirty thousand troops have been gathered and are undergoing intensive training.

Mainly because these days, King Fu sent someone to Qiu Jie's camp to explain in detail what Lin Feng's heavenly thunder was.

Everyone is familiar with its ingredients, which are the firecrackers set off during the Chinese New Year.

There is a pile of black powder inside, which will explode when exposed to open flames.

This is not a punishment from heaven, it is just a trick to fool the Black Turban Army.

King Fu told Qiu Jie that many craftsmen had been recruited in Lindu City and were working hard to produce gunpowder.

They will soon possess the heavenly thunder that Lin Feng can use.

As a result, Qiu Jie and a group of black-scarf officers immediately became more motivated and vowed to make Lin Feng pay a huge price.

Because of different beliefs, the Black Turban Army built a separate camp, forming a four-corner joint defense with the Lindu City, Jingdong City and Taisho Imperial Army camps.

Facing the counterattack of the large number of imperial guards, military advisor Lan Yu offered a plan.

"Your Majesty, the leader of this major Imperial Guard is General Zhao Gui of the Imperial Guard. He is young and energetic, but has no combat experience. I have devised a plan to trap his 50,000 troops in Jingdong City."

Prince Fu, now Emperor Taisho Zhao Zheng, immediately became excited upon hearing this.

"Oh, Imperial Master, please tell me quickly."

Lan Yu has been named the Imperial Master of the Da Zheng Dynasty, with the same position as the Prime Minister.

Lan Yu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, it's actually very simple. You can order General Jing Zhaoheng to feign inadequate defenses, allowing a large number of the Imperial Guards to attack Jingdong Prefecture City. Then, combine the troops of the two battalions and ambush and kill the enemy within the city."

Zhao Zheng stroked his beard and frowned, thinking for a moment.

"Haha, it's a good plan indeed. Although it's simple, it's very practical."

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards are not the Western Guards. Although they are numerous, their combat effectiveness is weak. I do not think they can withstand this ambush."

"Hmm, I wonder how many troops the Imperial Master will ambush?"

Lan Yu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, there are 30,000 people in Jingdong City. This time, we can send another 30,000 Black Scarf Army soldiers. That will be enough."

Zhao Zhengyi slammed the dragon table and said, "Okay, that's it. This is a great victory, and the Imperial Master should be credited with the main credit."

"Thank you Lord for your grace."

At this time, Zhao Gui had already led his troops into the wilderness between Licheng and Jingdong Prefecture.

This place is only more than fifty miles away from the capital of Jingdong. A large number of troops filled the entire field, with no end in sight.

Swords and spears stood in rows, and flags blocked out the sun.

This made Zhao Gui feel very confident and confident, and he felt that he would win the battle.

Who in the world can stop such elite troops?

He wanted to capture the capital city of Jingdong in one fell swoop, so that the emperor, Prince Rui, and all the officials in the court could see it.

Of course, the most important thing is that he wants to let Lin Feng see how he defeated the rebels.

Zhao Gui wanted to slap Lin Feng in the face in front of all the ministers in the court.

Let Lin Feng know that even without him, Lin Feng, Dazong Dynasty can still destroy King Fu’s rebels and restore order in Dazong Dynasty.

The cavalry in front reported that they were only twenty miles away from Jingdong City.

Zhao Gui waved his hand and said, "Keep going and set up camp three miles from the city."

According to the cavalry's report, no enemy reinforcements were found around Jingdong City.

This shows that Jing Zhaoheng in Kyoto City wants to defend his 50,000 troops with only 30,000 men.

Zhao Gui was determined that Jing Zhaoheng would not dare to lead 30,000 troops out of the city to meet the enemy.

Then let him know how powerful I am.

Among the 50,000 imperial guards, a large number of various siege weapons were dragged along.

Including ladders, battering rams, crossbows, catapults, etc.

Zhao Gui pulled over all the tools that could be used for siege.

What made him most at ease was that someone presented him with several carts of heavenly thunder.

Of course, this thunder was not the one used by the Zhenxi Army, but an imitation of it, made of black gunpowder in a coarse porcelain jar.

That is the heavenly thunder used by Lin Feng in the early days.

With this thing in hand, Kyoto City is easily within our grasp.

This is also the source of Zhao Gui's confidence. As long as he uses this thing to blast open the city gate of Jingdong Prefecture, 30,000 people will naturally not be able to stop his 50,000 elite troops.

Finally, the 50,000 imperial guards advanced to three miles away from the city, then stopped and set up camp on the spot.

It was getting late, so Zhao Gui ordered his men to cook and wait for daybreak before starting the siege.

Meanwhile, Jing Zhaoheng in the city, following the order of Emperor Fu Zheng, ordered the mobilization of the entire army and set up countless traps in the city.

He worked until midnight, then ordered his soldiers to secretly open the north gate of the city and let the Black Turban Army into the city.

The 30,000 Black Scarf Army marched quickly all the way under the cover of night.

They arrived at the north gate of Jingdong City on time and entered the city gate in a line.

After entering the city, they were divided into several teams according to the plan and ambushed at designated locations.

After a night of rest, the Imperial Guards were fully energized and ready for battle.

Zhao Gui ordered all kinds of siege tools to be pushed to the front of the battle line, and he had explained their respective tasks to several generals last night.

Everyone should take responsibility and arrange the team.

The two sides had been fighting for many years and there was no need for communication. With Zhao Gui's order, the Royal Guards launched an offensive.

The Taisho Imperial Guards on the city walls also did their job of defending the city very smoothly.

The only thing that was unexpected was that the Imperial Guards had the assistance of heavenly thunder.

Catapults began to hurl coarse porcelain jars at the city gate.