Twenty-three hide the sky and cross the sea
After reading the imperial edict handed over by Lin Yu, Shi Kefa's face turned pale and could not speak for a long time.
"Supervisor, the court has punished the crime so quickly that most people have informed the court." Yan Ermei frowned and made an analysis.
Lin Yu nodded: "I already have a suspicious person in my heart, and I will pull him out sooner or later."
"snort!"
Shi Kefa snorted and said, "More than 10,000 soldiers, 300,000 residents, and 500,000 refugees in Yangzhou City, how many people can you block the mouths? If you don't know, don't do it yourself!"
Liu Zhaoji stroked his sword and said, "There are many horses in the army, Ruan's eyes and ears. It would be strange if Brother Lin made such a big noise. The court didn't know!"
He paused and laughed: "Brother Lin is so brave. In fact, Liu has long felt that the Ming military system needs to be reformed urgently, but he is slight, and has no soldiers or power in his hands, so he is powerless. Unexpectedly, Brother Lin actually made changes with a garrison, which is really impressive."
"Haha... Thank you General Liu for your praise. Since you agree with my approach, why don't you write to the court to support the officials?"
Lin Yu smiled and thanked him, and at the same time made a request, "General Liu was appointed as the left governor, the prince's young security guard, the first-rank rank of the dynasty, and had outstanding qualifications. With you writing a letter to support the lower officials, I believe the court will consider it carefully."
Liu Zhaoji smiled bitterly: "My name is not true, and I have only a few thousand soldiers and horses in my hands. Not to mention that I can't compare to Zuo Liangyu, even compared to the four towns in Jiangbei and Zheng Zhilong, it is not the same as that of Zheng Zhilong. It's better not to mention it!"
Shi Kefa frowned and said, "What? Do you still want to continue reforming?"
Lin Yu faced Shi Kefa's majestic gaze with a firm look and said solemnly: "Yes, I plan to take the opportunity of offering an iron armored car to come to the palace to meet the saint. I beg Your Majesty to accept my approach and reform the military organization of the Ming Dynasty. At least we must make an attempt at our Yuzi Camp!"
Before Shi Kefa could speak, Liu Zhaoji said in a loud voice: "Supervisor, Liu thought that General Lin's reform was for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. Now the Ming army system is in chaos and the combat effectiveness of the troops is low. He needs to make reforms to improve combat power. Since General Lin dares to be the first in the world and dares to rebel and rebel against the serious crime to reform the military system, how can I, Liu Zhaoji, be afraid of rumors? I, I, are willing to write a letter to support General Lin!"
Shi Kefa originally wanted to scold Lin Yu, but after hearing Liu Zhaoji's words, he had to give up. After all, in terms of official rank, this military officer from the first rank is still above his official second rank civil servant. Since he is willing to support Lin Yu, why should he offend this niece son-in-law who has just made great contributions?
"General Liu has been on the battlefield for many years and is well aware of the way of using troops. Since you even say that the town is doing the right thing, I will write a letter to support him in reforming the military system." Shi Kefa gently stroked his beard and agreed with Lin Yu's approach.
Lin Yu was overjoyed and thanked Shi Kefa and Liu Zhaoji: "Thank you, the general and the general. With your support, Zhenjiang is sure to convince the emperor to agree to my reform."
Yan Ermei, who had been silent, coughed lightly and said worriedly: "I heard General Lin say that he would present the armored cart to the court just now. Duoduo suffered a great loss in Yangzhou. If he knew that our armored cart in Yangzhou would be gone, he would definitely make a comeback. How should we resist the attack of the Tartars at that time?"
Deputy General Ma Yingkui nodded and echoed: "Mr. Yan said very much that Duoduo had nearly 10,000 troops in Yangzhou City and another Beile died. If he broke through the city gate, he would probably start a massacre and stain Yangzhou with blood!"
Shi Kefa walked back and forth in the lobby with his hands on his back: "It would be better to wash Yangzhou bloodily. They are determined to seize the world, and they are not going to kill all of us Han people! But without the armored cart, it is afraid that it will be difficult to defend Yangzhou, but... the king's order is really hard to violate!"
"The Tartars won't baptize Yangzhou? It's really pedantic!"
Lin Yu sighed in his heart, thinking that if I hadn't received the help of Mekava, Yangzhou City would have become a purgatory on earth, with corpses piled up like mountains. Could it be that you still think that the Qing army is a benevolent and righteous army?
Ma Yingkui, Zhuang Zigu, Shi Dewei and other military generals expressed their opinions: "The commander must not let General Lin send the armored cart to Nanjing. When the Qing army surrounded Yangzhou, where were the emperor and the civil and military officials in the court? Now that we have won the battle, the court has to hand over the armored cart, which is simply outrageous!"
Hou Fangyu carried his hands on his back and said sarcastically: "A man is guilty of being guilty of being a treasure. I am afraid that the court will not be willing to give up the iron armored cart. General Lin, General Lin, a real man cannot be indecisive!"
A Mekava main battle tank is worth tens of millions of gold coins and is an S-class weapon. If it weren't for the gift package of novice, it would be better to have enough gold coins to save for the lottery in the Year of the Monkey and Horse Month, Lin Yu would certainly not be willing to present it to the Nanjing court.
But if Lin Yu's career would not continue without doing this, and he would not be able to form his own army legitimately. It would be useless to have a mekava tank, not to mention that there are only two shells left in the tank.
Lin Yu believes that using the Ming Dynasty court to ascend to a high position, let more people know themselves and earn more gold coins, is the best shortcut to stay in this troubled times. As the saying goes, I can’t bear to leave my children and can’t trap the wolf!
When you have the army in your hands, you will grab the tank back. By then, there will be enough gold coins to buy shells, so what's wrong with giving this iron-armored lion to Zhu Yousong for safekeeping?
"If the king wants his minister to die, he has to die!"
Lin Yu spoke with a righteous and loyal look, "What's more, this iron-armored car was obtained by Taizu's dream. Since Your Majesty wants to take it back to Nanjing, Zhenjiang naturally dare not resist the order."
The civil and military officials in the hall were silent and silent, and they all regretted it, but they had no good idea to have the best of both worlds.
Shi Kefa comforted his heart and said, "That's all. As a minister, you should put Your Majesty's safety first. If the Tartars attack again, how could Your Majesty leave the armored cart in Nanjing and leave Yangzhou alone?"
"Just like Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng, I'm afraid I'm hoping to supervise you to death in Yangzhou!"
Hou Fangyu felt angry and his words became unrestrained. "I think Ma Ruan is probably Liu Feng, Meng Da and others. They don't care about the lives and deaths of the people of Yangzhou! They can never get it back after the armored cart is sent out. Please think twice!"
Lin Yu raised his voice and interrupted Hou Fangyu's words: "Mr. Hou's mood is understandable, but Ma Ge Lao is the chief assistant of the dynasty. You should be cautious when speaking. I have a plan, which can not only not disobey the imperial edict, but also prevent the Tartars from daring to invade Yangzhou in a short period of time."
"Oh...what is the clever plan in Zhenjiang? Come on!" Shi Kefa was overjoyed when he heard this.
Lin Yu lowered his head and whispered to Shi Kefa. Shi Kefa's eyes shone brightly and said, "Okay, okay, this plan is very wonderful. Let Mr. Yan go and help you do this."
Seeing that Shi Kefa and Lin Yu refused to speak out, everyone kept silent. Except for Yan Ermei, the others dispersed.
As soon as Lin Yu returned to the army, Yan Ermei brought several civil servants to the army to pass the order: "The supervisor has an order. Because the armored chariot has made great contributions, he will ask the court for rewards and stay in Yangzhou. Please ask Your Majesty to give it the title of "Invincible General of the Divine Power". Therefore, General Lin asked General Lin to drive the armored chariot into the city, park it in front of the governor's mansion, cover it with a big red robe, and wait for the imperial edict."
Hearing that there is no need to present the armored cart to the court, Yang Baili, Zhu Hou and other generals and schools were all overjoyed and congratulated Lin Yu: "Congratulations to General Lin. With the Chief Supervisor, it seems that the armored cart has been saved."
Lin Yu smiled and said, "Haha... Although the armored car can be temporarily stayed in Yangzhou, Chen Biaotong and I still have to go to the capital to apologize, so after I leave, I have to bother with my brothers in the military affairs."
In front of everyone, Lin Yu entered the cockpit and drove the Mekava tank into the city from the north gate of Yangzhou. Under the gaze of the people along the way, he rushed to the governor's mansion and stopped on the side of the stone lion.
"This is the armored car that killed tens of thousands of Tartars. It's really spectacular!"
"It is worthy of being the magical artifact obtained by Taizu's dream. It is simply copper tendons and iron bones. It is too strong, too mighty, too huge!"
"With such a magical artifact guarding Yangzhou, why not be afraid of the Tartars attacking!"
There were crowds of people in front of the governor's mansion, and countless people blocked the streets and alleys, surrounding this majestic iron-armored vehicle.
After a short while, Yan Ermei took more than a dozen soldiers out of the Supervisor's Mansion, covered the tank with a huge red cloth, and said to the onlookers: "My fellow villagers, this iron armored chariot has made great contributions. The Supervisor wants to seal it, I'm sorry everyone!"
When the night was dark, Shi Kefa ordered the commander of the guard He Gang to lead a hundred soldiers to guard the surrounding streets and alleys, and not to allow anyone to approach the governor's mansion.
When it was late at night, Lin Yu said goodbye to Shi Kefa, and drove a few followers out of the city gate in a tank and headed south.
Yan Ermei led dozens of servants to transport a pile of bricks, built into the shape of a tank by several masons, and finally covered the big red cloth to cover it.
Shi Kefa checked around and nodded, "Zhenjiang's trick is good to hide from the world. I think it can be hidden from Duoduo for a while. If anyone dares to reveal the news, our headquarters will kill his three clans!"
Chapter completed!