Dark clouds drifted across the sky, and there was a faint sound of thunder.
Long Chen was riding a horse, followed by Major General Gan Zhen of the Rebellion Army.
Long Chen cut trees here and pretended to be building a ship. He needed to prevent Nanliang from sneak attacks, but he couldn't station too many troops, so he let the Nilin Army guard here.
A large number of trees were piled up near the lake, some soaked in the water and tied with ropes.
The wood is not cut into a straight shape, but the branches are kept as much as possible.
The carpenters were sitting on the shore fishing, and some were hiding in the shade of trees chatting, looking bored.
"Why do you think King Wu is here to see us? He just eats and sleeps every day, eats and sleeps, does nothing, and gets money for nothing."
A carpenter holding a plane felt bored.
Another carpenter smiled and said: "Old Liu, I say you are just worrying about it. We don't care what King Wu thinks."
"I wish I could have food, drink, money and no work at all."
"Look, I've gained weight on my belly."
Everyone's thinking is similar to that of the carpenter. They have food, drink, money, and no need to work, so they can live a comfortable life.
Long Chen heard their conversation from a distance and just smiled.
Carpenters are meant to deceive others, so there is no need for them to do any work.
"A lot of wood has been prepared, and I think it's almost done."
Gan Zhen pointed to the huge amount of wood and said.
Long Chen nodded slightly and said: "We'll just wait for the iron rope at Linglong's place. You should keep an eye on it here and be careful of sneak attacks from Nanliang."
Gan Zhen bowed and said, "The last general will take orders."
Long Chen rode his horse back to Linhu City, and Wu Jian was arranging ships to transport the iron ropes from the mine to Linhu.
Long Chen didn't speak to Wu Jian and walked straight into the empress' room.
There was no one in the room, so Long Chen asked the maid at the door. The maid said she was looking at flowers in the pavilion.
Long Chen walked to the pavilion. The empress was wearing a beige dress, sitting on the railing and admiring the flowers.
"The humble minister pays homage to His Majesty."
The empress turned back and asked, "Have you gone to Linhu?"
Long Chen replied: "Yes, the wood is almost ready. When the exquisite iron ropes arrive, we can wait for the heavy rain."
As the saying goes, everything is ready, all it takes is a heavy rain.
The empress nodded slightly and said: "When the lake water surges and Linhu City is submerged, the soldiers in the city will definitely flee, and they must be prepared to intercept and kill them outside."
Long Chen said: "When Linhu City was flooded, there would be three feet of water on the flat ground. Coupled with the heavy rain for days, the surrounding area must be muddy. If we send troops to intercept and kill, it may not be possible."
When the lake water surges and submerges the city, it will inevitably submerge the surrounding areas.
In such deep water, sending troops to intercept and kill may not be effective.
The empress asked: "What do you think?"
Long Chen shook his head slightly and said: "There are so many soldiers in the city, especially the South Camp and the Forbidden Army. It is best to eliminate the elites of these two groups in Linhu." ⑧①ZW.????m
"It's just that I haven't figured out how to act."
To conquer Linhu City, we must eliminate the elites of the Forbidden Army and South Camp, as well as Xue Ze's soldiers.
These three people are elites. If they escape, they will be a disaster in the future.
However, in such an environment, how to take action must be carefully considered, and you cannot kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred to yourself.
The empress nodded and said: "Yes, they must be destroyed..."
A strong wind blew and it started to rain outside. The empress got up and went back to her room, followed by Long Chen.
When she reached the door, the empress stopped and asked, "Come in to take shelter from the rain?"
Long Chen immediately said: "No, thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."
The empress snorted coldly and turned around and entered the room.
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mine.
Gongsun Linglong directed the workers to drag the iron rope onto the ship.
The iron rope was thick, long and very heavy. The workers shouted and thousands of people worked together to load the iron rope onto the ship.
After loading, the boat started and headed down the river towards Linhu Lake.
...
Linhu City.
Feng Erniang hurried into the commander's house, saw the ghost fetus, and reported: "Master, the iron rope from the mine has begun to be transported along the river to Linhu. Are you going to intercept it on the way?"
Guitai said coldly: "What if Long Chen uses this as bait?"
Feng Erniang remained silent...
It is indeed possible.
Deliberately releasing the iron rope, and then waiting for Feng Erniang to intercept and kill, Long Chen would then fight back.
Feng Erniang felt a little irritated. Since the battle, Long Chen had been jumping up and down, but Gui Fei had to stay in Linhu and couldn't go anywhere.
There are two true realms in Xianhe City. Long Chen is not in the city, and the empress can sit in control.
Linhu City is different, there is only one ghost, Li Chengdao cannot live up to expectations and cannot bear the burden.
"Follow him and let him build the warship. When it is completed, I will do it myself."
When the warship is built, Guitai will go there in person.
With such a close distance, you don't have to worry about being attacked when you leave.
Feng Erniang nodded and said, "My master is wise."
...
Rumble...
The thunder was rolling, the sky and the earth were black, and the rain was pouring.
In the room, Yingfeng was lying in Long Chen's arms, listening to the sound of rain outside, and said, "Is it time to take action?"
Long Chen glanced at the lightning piercing the dark night outside and said, "Yes, it's time to go tomorrow."
Yingfeng turned over and said with a smile: "Give me a little more."
...
Morning.
Long Chen led Wu Jian into the meeting hall, followed by Han Ziping, Ye Chang, Tang Heizi, Luo Qiwei, Gongsun Ming, and Zhao Heng.
After sitting down, the empress walked in from outside, and everyone stood up to pay their respects.
The empress sat at the head, and Long Chen said: "The heavy rain has begun, and I will lead the troops to Linhu today."
The empress asked: "Have you figured out how to march into the army?"
Last time, the empress asked Long Chen how he planned to eliminate the elites in Linhu City. Long Chen said that he had not thought about it well at that time.
Now that it was time to take action, the empress wanted to know if Long Chen had thought clearly.
"I've already thought about it, please make a decision, Your Majesty."
Long Chen immediately told the battle plan. After listening, the empress nodded and said, "Generals, what do you think?"
Of course, others have no objection to the battle plan formulated by Long Chen.
Luo Qiwei was a little worried and said: "What if we are surrounded? Their strength will be twice ours."
Long Chen said: "The army has no fighting spirit and no good generals. No matter how many people there are, they can only make up for the numbers."
Luo Qiwei nodded and said: "There is nothing left for me."
The empress said: "Okay, all ministries will act according to King Wu's plan and make sure nothing goes wrong!"
Everyone stood up and worshiped: "The last general has received the decree!"
Long Chen immediately ran towards Linhu on horseback.
After more than a day, Long Chen arrived at the southwest of Linhu. Gan Zhen was instructing the masons to dig a hole in the stone mountain.
"How about it? Can you get in?"
Long Chen looked at the tanned mason and asked.
Gan Zhen said: "This stone is too hard. The stonemason said it is difficult to break. It will take several days to complete."
Long Chen had known that this rocky mountain was hard, otherwise it would have been cut off by the current.
"I originally wanted to use explosives, but I was afraid that the hole would explode, so I had to use a stupid method."
Long Chen thought about using explosives to dig, but it would easily explode if he did so.
What is needed to tie the iron rope is a deep hole. If it cracks, it will be useless.
"Don't worry, sir, it's only for a few days."
Gan Zhen patted his chest in assurance.
After Long Chen checked carefully, he was sure that he could catch up.
"Is the boat ready? It's not easy to pull the iron rope from here to there!"
The current at the mouth of the lake is too fast, and boats dare not approach it. We must find someone with good skills.
Gan Zhen sighed and said, "I was just about to talk to you about this matter. I searched all the boat owners on the lake and paid a big price. No one dared to take this job. They all said it was a life-threatening business."
