Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 417 Intelligence Anbu

All his information was transmitted through Chu Jiao, and he himself didn't know where Lin Feng was.

At this time, Chu Jiao also rode out from the city to greet them.

"Hey, Lao Hu, you came pretty quickly."

Hu Jincai smiled and said, "I dare not slack off in carrying out General Lin's orders."

"Anyone else coming?"

"Of course there is, but I don't know the details of General Lin's strategy."

"Let's go into the city first."

Two thousand cavalrymen were welcomed into the city.

Lin Feng had already returned to Chu Jiao's home at this time and used the Chu family as a temporary command center.

Liu Shuxue, as his own intelligence operative, is still hiding in Xiehua Tower.

Xiaoju and Xi Niang acted as messengers between them.

Chu Shijie, Hu Jincai, He Zhiwu, Qin Fang, Wei Bao, Chu Jiao and others gathered in the Chu family's guest hall.

The Chu family's living room, which was not very spacious, was temporarily furnished with a desk and two rows of chairs in front of it.

In the Chu family compound, Cheng Liang and Wen Jian stood at the door of the living room.

There were twenty or thirty guards standing at various locations in the courtyard, and there were hundreds of guards standing outside the courtyard.

Wei Bao has already sent several statistical data to Lin Feng.

In the battle of Fucheng, a total of 835 members of the Black Scarf Society were killed, and there were 1,100 Black Scarf soldiers in the city.

Lin Feng, along with Xi Niang and Chu Jiao, beheaded the leader of the Black Turban Army, the martial general Shen Zhongying.

His deputy general Peng Liang and his subordinates Pang Lian and Xuan Hewu were also executed.

At present, the city is under the control of He Zhiwu's 10,000-strong provincial army.

The entire family of Su Qian, the governor of the prefectural city, was captured by Qin Fang and imprisoned.

Also detained were officials at all levels from other provincial capitals.

These officials have already followed Su Qian into the service of King Fu, and they cannot escape the charge of treason and rebellion.

Seeing Hu Jincai leading two thousand elite cavalry into the city, Lin Feng felt even more relieved.

In another half day, Li Donglai's two thousand cavalrymen should arrive.

Later, more Qingshui troops will arrive in the city and station there.

In this way, the Dazong Zhenxi Protectorate almost fell into Lin Feng's hands.

There are three county towns to the southeast of the city, namely Ziyuan County, Chenghao County and Meizhuang County.

Although these three counties have not yet been taken, it is only a matter of time.

Lin Feng sat behind the desk and smiled at Hu Jincai.

"Lao Hu's attack last night was truly remarkable. It showed the Black Scarf Army the strength of our Qingshui Army and made them afraid to stay any longer."

Hu Jincai chuckled, "Influenced by what the boss said before, I thought we should charge the Black Turban Army's camp. I didn't expect their fighting power to be so weak. They really couldn't resist at all."

He Zhiwu quickly praised: "It's because our Qingshui Army is too powerful. The Black Scarf Army simply fled at the sight of them."

Lin Feng waved his hand: "Next, we must completely eliminate the main force of the Black Scarf Army. We can't let them stay in the land of Zhenxi for another day."

He Zhiwu stood up and clasped his fists. "General Lin, I'm very familiar with the surroundings of the government army camp. Will I serve as the vanguard?"

Lin Feng smiled and said, "General He, please be patient. We still need some tools to attack the city and capture the stronghold."

Hu Jincai immediately said, "Boss, we've seized several Black Turban Army ladders and siege vehicles outside the city. We'll use them to take down their camp."

Lin Feng shook his head: "Siege is a very damaging task. I need to minimize the casualties of the soldiers."

No one understood Lin Feng's idea.

Hu Jincai, Qin Fang, Chu Jiao and others were also unclear about the situation.

Because the Qingshui Army's catapults, chariots and other tools were far away in Lingdouzi Castle, and it was difficult to transport them here.

It will definitely not be possible without ten or eight days.

Even if we find someone to make it again, it will take ten days or half a month.

Lin Feng said sternly, "Everyone, the city is under our control. We need to stabilize the order within the city and further eliminate the influence of the Black Scarf Society."

He glanced at the officials present.

"Lord Chu Shijie will temporarily move into the Governor's Mansion and be responsible for all administrative affairs in the city."

Chu Shijie quickly bowed and said, "I will definitely live up to General Lin's trust."

"General He, the government troops need to improve their combat effectiveness. Before the arrival of the majority of the Qingshui Army, the task of training the government troops will be undertaken by Qin Fang and Chu Jiao. You can assist them and do a good job of comforting them."

Although He Zhiwu felt uncomfortable, he knew that this day would come sooner or later.

"The final general honors your order."

Lin Feng nodded and said, "General Hu, you are responsible for the security and defense of the city. Cooperate with Lord Chu to investigate the members of the Black Scarf Society."

"Don't worry, boss."

"Okay, let's make this arrangement for now. We'll make adjustments once the main force of the Qingshui Army arrives."

After saying that, he waved his hand and signaled everyone to go about their business.

Everyone bowed and left the guest hall one after another.

Xi Niang stood at one side of the desk. Seeing that everyone had left, she asked in a low voice.

"General Lin, what should I do?"

"Well, you have to stay by my side for the time being and be responsible for delivering information. Now let's go figure out how to get rid of the Black Scarf Army camp."

There was confusion in Xi Niang's eyes.

"Research?"

Lin Feng stood up and waved his hand, saying, "Follow me."

Lin Feng’s idea was very simple. Using manpower alone to attack the Black Scarf Army’s camp would inevitably increase casualties.

However, since I already have the formula for gunpowder, why not use it?

The Chu family’s house was quite large, and they vacated a section of it for Lin Feng to stay in temporarily.

Lin Feng asked Xi Niang to take people to Mancheng to buy sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal.

In his words, just buy as much as you can.

Despite this, Xi Niang and the others did not bring back much material.

There was enough charcoal and sulfur, but not enough saltpeter.

According to the proportion of black powder, the amount of saltpeter needed is the largest. Although it can still be produced, there is not enough time.

This has already bought out the stock of all the pharmacies in the city.

Lin Feng had no other choice but to ask someone to grind the three ingredients into powder.

I weighed it and it seemed to be about 20 to 30 kilograms.

According to this equivalent calculation, it can also blow a hole in the camp fence, but the effect is estimated to be not great.

Lin Feng thought about it for a while, then said to Wen Jiandao.

"Send people to the nearby county town to buy as much as possible."

Lin Feng’s idea was that since he had gunpowder, he should make it earth-shattering.

The Black Scarf Army was completely terrified.

When the Black Turban Society's statue of Our Lady was blown up, the effect was so good that it was questionable, and it made the Black Turban Society members question their lives.

Wen Jian sent a dozen guards, divided into several groups, to rush to several towns and county towns near the provincial capital.

Because the provincial capital was located in the hinterland of the west of the town, the towns and county towns to its southeast were not harassed by the Tartars.

So the original order is still maintained.

Saltpeter and sulfur are not expensive medicines, so there are still quite a lot of them in stock.

In just over a day, the guards collected hundreds of kilograms of materials.

Grinding was carried out overnight.

At this time, Li Donglai's two thousand cavalry also arrived at the city.

Lin Feng calculated that Lin Qiaomei should arrive in half a day.

The three of them had a total of 6,000 cavalry, plus 10,000 government troops.

It is enough to wipe out the less than 30,000 Black Turban Army, and there is no need to wait for the arrival of the large force of the Qingshui Legion.

Lin Feng stayed in a room by himself, changed into cloth clothes and wore soft-soled cloth shoes.

Mix the three finely powdered materials together in proportion.

Then ask someone to find a dozen black pottery jars, the kind with thick porcelain bodies.

He carefully put the medicine powder into a thick porcelain jar, mixed yellow mud with water glue, sealed the jar mouth, and pulled out the fuse.