Finest Servant

After marching all the way, in less than two days, I heard the rumbling of the guns in front of me, thinking that it was coming to Jining City.

General Lin was leisurely discussing Jinling and Hangzhou with Gao Yi, where Yao Jie'er had a bigger butt, and saw Hu Bugui hurried in front of him, reporting: "General, twenty miles ahead is Jining City. The left and middle armies have surrounded the north gate and east gate of Jining, and the navy has also blocked the south gate to escape to Weishan Lake. As long as our army goes north and traps Ximen, we can surround the White Lotus Legion in the city and cannot move."

Jining City is close to the shore of Weishan Lake. It is the birthplace of the northern end of Weishan Lake. With the navy blockade, the White Lotus Army naturally has no way to escape.

Lin Wanrong sneered and said: "The navy blocked it? Can you believe this? When we were in Pei County that day, wasn't it also blocked? Then the bastards of the White Lotus Sect came along the lake and attacked us unknowingly. ."

Du Xiuyuan, who was next to him, said: "The general doesn't know anything. Since the attack on Pei County that day, Marshal Xu has thoroughly investigated the Weishan Lake Navy Division and appointed a new governor. This time, the thieves will never be able to escape from Weishan. Escaped on the lake."

It turns out that Lao Xu has done this, why don't I know it, it seems that the old man did not deliberately take me as an erbium last time, Lin Wanrong nodded and said: "That's the case, instruct the brothers to slow down and take a break every five miles. Camp, there is a fire every ten miles, everyone walk slowly."

Hu Bugui said in surprise: "General, how can this be done? Right now the three-way army is attacking the city, and they are all waiting for us to encircle it."

"Encirclement? Encirclement is a fart." Lin Wanrong smiled and said: "After the encirclement, we will fight a siege battle?"

Hu Bugui asked suspiciously, "Don't you want to fight a siege battle?"

Lin Wanrong smiled and said: "Brother Hu, although I have never been to Jining, the White Lotus Sect has been in Jining for many years. If this city can be captured so easily, does it still need Marshal Xu to personally command a hundred thousand troops to crusade?"

Hu Bugui was from Jining, Wen Fang nodded and said, "What the general said is that the White Lotus Sect has been entrenched in Jining for many years, and has already managed Jining into a piece of iron. The city is strong and easy to defend and difficult to attack. Besides, this is the last Bailian The stronghold, all their elites are gathered in the city, and they will never lose the city easily. If they insist on attacking the city, the resistance they will encounter will be extremely tenacious. Our army will definitely suffer heavy losses.”

Du Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Old Hu, your analysis makes a lot of sense. It seems that I have learned a lot recently."

Hu Bugui said proudly: "That's natural. Can you learn to be smart if you follow General Lin?"

Lin Wanrong laughed and scolded: "You all stop flattering. Slow down the marching speed, let the brothers eat and drink,

have a good rest. "

Du Xiuyuan said cautiously: "The three parties in front are all looking forward to me going to the right to encircle Jining, why does the general ask the brothers to slow down?"

Hu Bugui also said, "That's right, did General Lin forget that Commander Xu said that whoever invades Jining City first will claim the first credit in front of the emperor."

please? I really didn't care, but Hu Bugui and Du Xiuyuan still had to rely on their military exploits to be promoted. Lin Wanrong smiled and said, "Brother Du, let me ask you a question. If you are the leader of the defenders of Jining City, How do you feel when you see a large army besieging on three sides, and only the west is silent?"

Du Xiuyuan thought about it for a while before saying, "Then I definitely don't dare to take it lightly. No movement doesn't mean there is no danger. On the contrary, the more there is no movement, the more vigilant I should be. Be wary of the west. Oh, I see, what the general means is that we block the west and surround it without fighting, which not only reduces the sacrifice of our army, but also makes the enemy be restrained everywhere, and dare not put all our forces on the other three. go."

Lin Wanrong smiled and said: "You're only half right. We are surrounded without fighting, which is a huge pressure for the White Lotus Army. They are psychologically flustered first, and their combat power will naturally weaken. Of course, the other three brothers. There may be some complaints against us, but half of our ten thousand brothers are cavalry and are not suitable for attacking the city. If the other five thousand pace battalion is used to attack the city, then Bailian will definitely mobilize all the forces to defend. Even if the city is broken, we will certainly be Heavy casualties. This business is not cost-effective. Why don't we guard the west gate and conduct offensive and defensive drills from time to time, so that these thieves do not dare to act rashly, which can also appropriately reduce the pressure on the other three sides. There are always people who can understand our painstaking efforts. ."

"Offensive and defensive drills?" Du Xiuyuan said, "What is offensive and defensive drills?"

Lin Wanrong smiled mysteriously, but did not answer, but said Hu Buhui again: "What if the enemy chooses to break through?"

"Breaking through the encirclement is good." Lin Wanrong smiled and said: "Our five thousand cavalry have not come in handy yet, and I can't wait to do it every day. If they really dare to break through, we will encircle the cavalry and attack the infantry. City, don't delay. Hey, isn't it our brothers who took the lead in entering the city like this?"

It was only then that Du Xiuyuan realized the true meaning of it. General Lin really had a great vision. It was a brilliant plan.

Lin Wanrong led the troops and horses on the right, and slowly advanced forward. The distance of twenty miles did not arrive until noon. At this time, the other three troops were fighting drums and shouting to attack the city.

Looking from a distance, Jining City is really strong and unusual. The white lotus soldiers guarding the city have their heads wrapped in white gauze, and they are fighting fiercely with the officers and soldiers who are attacking the city on the cloud ladder. These white lotus soldiers and horses are well-trained, and although there are only 10,000 people, but relying on the high wall of the city, they abruptly killed the officers and soldiers who were attacking the city.

Lin Wanrong remembered what Xu Wei had said before the barracks, saying that the White Lotus Sect had only 5,000 people, and all of them were rabble. Now it seems that it is a little bit completely untrue. People, and they are by no means a mob, and they don't know where they recruited the troops.

Seeing the large army coming from the west, the Bailian defenders immediately became nervous. Thousands of sergeants stood on the city wall and did not dare to slack off.

Lin Wanrong ordered someone to move a chair, put a tea cup, sat on the chair leisurely, drank a few sips of tea, yawned a few times at Jining Ximen, and suddenly shouted: "Li Sheng, Li Sheng— —"

"The end is here!" Li Sheng hurriedly responded.

Lin Wanrong said: "Aim your five Shenwu cannons at the head of Xicheng, give me a few cannons, and tell these bastards that my invincible right-hand army is here."

Shenwu artillery played a huge role in this attack on Bailian. The ten artillery pieces of the plaintiff's Shenji battalion were far from enough, and Xu Wei mobilized 20 newly refitted artillery pieces from Anhui, Shandong and other places and transported them to the front line. During the reorganization of Fengxian County, Lin Wanrong's Right Army was divided into five divisions, and Zuo Zongyou's Left Army was also divided into five divisions. Only the Central Route Army led by Tong Cheng had more cavalry, so Xu Wei assigned them twenty heavy artillery pieces and reserved them for their siege.

Li Sheng turned the gun muzzle and aimed at the west gate of Jining, and there was a blast. With the loud bang, the dust on the west city gate fell in large chunks, and several white lotus soldiers who were hit by artillery fell into the city.

Lin Wanrong gave Hu Bugui a wink, Hu Bugui rolled over and dismounted, and said loudly, "My sons, rush with me—"

The thousands of elite cavalry and 3,000 infantry soldiers behind him let out a shocking cry, but they charged together behind him.

The White Lotus Army defending the city hurriedly shot a rain of arrows and fell to the ground far away, not hurting the officers and soldiers.

Hu Bugui rushed halfway, and suddenly waved his hand, all the soldiers behind him stopped, and the formation changed. He practiced recklessly in front of the defender.

The White Lotus Army guarding the city did not dare to slack off at all, and looked nervously at the actions of the officers and soldiers. Unexpectedly, after a while, the officers and soldiers in front of them were lined up to return to the camp after the end of the training.

The defenders breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly there was another terrifying sound of artillery, but it was the Shenwu cannons of the officers and soldiers that roared again, knocking the city gate down. When the artillery stopped, Du Xiuyuan led another wave of troops to rush up, but he also learned the way that Hu did not return.

The White Lotus Army was overwhelmed, but they couldn't slack off, because no one knew when this drill would turn into a real siege. Suddenly, the city was full of turmoil, and Sergeant White Lotus was extremely anxious.

Lin Wanrong smiled, I had some cannonballs, and told Li Sheng to keep bombing day and night, so that you didn't stop. Tens of thousands of soldiers are divided into three waves, and they take turns to step forward to practice, depending on whether you are afraid or not, guarding or not guarding. Damn, don't say I have too many people, I just bully you, what's the matter.

Hu Bugui came back, dismounted from his horse and said with a smile: "The general is really clever, our real and fake halberds won't hurt a single soldier or a single soldier, but the bastards of the White Lotus Sect are always nervous, afraid of urinating. Got it out."

On the other three sides, the sound of gunfire rumbled, and the sound of the fighting became more and more intense, and it was obvious that they had entered the stage of attacking the fortress.

"Report to the general, General Tong Cheng, the commander of the Central Route Army, sent a message and asked us to cooperate with them in attacking the city!" a messenger reported.

"Report to General Tong and say that our army is conducting siege drills." Lin Wanrong said.

Seeing the messenger rushing off, Hu Bugui said with a smile, "I didn't know until yesterday that the Zhai Canghai whose leg was broken by us turned out to be the brother-in-law surnamed Tong. Zhai Canghai's younger sister is Tong Cheng's favorite. The third concubine."

Really uncle? I *, just guessing, I didn't expect that I guessed it right, this Tong Chengcheng Zhai Canghai is in his early years, and he is indeed a famous teacher. Lin Wanrong glanced in the direction of the Central Route Army, and saw more than 20 cannons firing all the way towards Jining City. middle. The firepower of this surnamed Tong is really fucking powerful. If he hits me a few times, I will die no matter how good my kung fu is.

The 10,000 soldiers and horses practiced this way back and forth several times. The white lotus soldiers guarding the city became more and more nervous, and they dared not relax.

Hearing the rumbling of cannons and the sound of fighting from the other three sides, Hu Bugui said anxiously, "General, this Jining City is about to be destroyed. If we don't attack the city, we will be robbed by others—"

Before Xu Yin could fall, he heard a terrifying shout, the west gate of Jining opened wide, and a group of people rushed out.