From eunuch to emperor

Southwest of the lake.

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 Nilin Army.

Long Chen was logging here and pretending to be building a ship. He needed to prevent a sneak attack from Nanliang, but he couldn't garrison too many troops, so he let the Nilin army guard here.

A large number of trees are piled up by the lake, and some are soaked in the lake water and tied with ropes.

The wood is not whittled to a straight shape, but to keep the branches as much as possible.

The carpenters sat on the bank fishing, and some hid in the shade of the trees to enjoy the cool and chat, looking bored.

"Why do you say this King Wu came to us? He eats and sleeps every day, sleeps and eats, does nothing, and takes money for nothing."

A carpenter holds a plane and feels bored.

Another carpenter smiled and said: "Old Liu, I said you are just worrying about it, we don't care what King Wu thinks."

"I have food, drink, money and no work. I wish I could have such a job every day."

"Look, I've got fat on my stomach."

Everyone's thinking is similar to that of this carpenter. They have food, drink and money, and they don't have to work. They live a comfortable life.

Long Chen heard their conversation from a distance, and just laughed it off.

Carpenters are just trying to hide their eyes and ears, so they don't need to do any work.

"A lot of wood has been prepared, I think it's almost done."

Gan Zhen pointed to the huge amount of wood and said.

Long Chen nodded slightly and said: "Just wait for the iron chain at Linglong's place, you look after it here, be careful of Nanliang's sneak attack."

Gan Zhen bowed and said: "The last general takes orders."

Long Chen rode his horse back to Linhu City, and Wu Jian was dispatching the boats, preparing to transport the iron cables from the mine to Linhu.

Long Chen didn't speak to Wu Jian, and went straight into the Empress' room.

There was no one in the room, 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 to enjoy the flowers.

"My minister pays homage to the Holy Majesty."

The empress turned her head and asked, "Have you gone to Linhu?"

Long Chen replied: "Yes, the wood is almost ready, when Linglong's iron chain arrives, we can wait for the heavy rain."

As the saying goes, everything is ready, only the rainstorm.

The empress nodded slightly, and said: "When the time comes, the lake will rise sharply and Linhu City will be 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, plus the torrential rain for days on end, the surrounding area would definitely be extremely muddy. If we send troops to intercept it, it may not be good."

When the lake water soared, when it flooded the city, it would inevitably also flood the surrounding areas.

In such deep water, sending troops to intercept and kill may not be effective.

The Empress asked, "Then what do you think?"

Long Chen shook his head slightly, and said: "There are so many soldiers in the city, especially the Nan Daying and the Forbidden Army, the best of these two parts should be wiped out in Linhu."

"It's just that I haven't figured out how to do it yet."

To break Linhu City, one must eliminate the elite of the Forbidden Army and the Southern Camp, as well as Xue Ze's soldiers.

These three parts are the elite, and if they escape, they will be a disaster in the future.

However, in such an environment, how to do it must be carefully considered, and you can't kill one thousand and lose eight hundred.

The Empress nodded and said: "Yes, they must be destroyed..."

A gust of wind blew by, and it started to rain outside, the empress got up and went back to the room, Long Chen followed.

At the door, the Empress stopped and asked, "Come in to shelter from the rain?"

Long Chen immediately said: "No, thank you for your concern."

The empress snorted coldly, turned and entered the room.

...

mine.

Gongsun Linglong directed the workers to drag the iron rope onto the boat.

The iron chain was thick, long, and very heavy. The workers yelled, and thousands of people worked together to load the iron chain onto the ship.

After it was installed, the boat started and went down the river to Linhu.

...

Linhu City.

Feng Erniang hurried into the commander's mansion, saw the ghost, and reported: "Master, the iron cables of the mine are starting to be transported along the river to Linhu, are they intercepted on the way?"

The ghost said coldly: "What if Long Chen uses this as bait?"

Feng Erniang remained silent..

There is indeed this possibility.

Deliberately release the iron chain, and then wait for Feng Erniang to intercept and kill, and Long Chen will fight back.

Feng Erniang felt a little irritated, since the battle, Long Chen jumped up and down, but the ghost must sit in Linhu, and can't go anywhere.

There are two real realms in Xianhe City, Long Chen is not in the city, and the empress can sit in the city.

Linhu City is different, there is only one ghost fetus, and Li Chengdao can't live up to it, and can't bear the burden.

"Follow him, let him build the warship, and when it is built, I will do it myself."

When the warship is built, Guitai will go there in person.

With such a close distance, you are not afraid of being attacked when you leave.

Feng Erniang nodded and said, "Master is wise."

...

rumbling...

The thunder was rolling, the sky and the earth were black, and the torrential rain was pouring.

In the room, Yingfeng was lying in Long Chen's arms, listening to the sound of rain outside, said: "Is it time to act?"

Long Chen glanced at the lightning piercing the night outside, and said: "Yes, it's time to go tomorrow."

Yingfeng turned over and said with a smile, "Give me some more."

...

morning.

Long Chen brought Wu Jian into the meeting hall, followed by Han Ziping, Ye Chang, Tang Heizi, Luo Qiwei, Gongsun Ming, and Zhao Heng.

After being seated, the empress walked in from the outside, and everyone got up to pay their respects.

The empress sat at the head, Long Chen said: "The rainstorm has begun, I will lead the troops to Linhu today."

The Empress asked: "Have you figured out how to enter the army?"

Last time, the Empress asked Long Chen how he planned to eliminate the elite of Linhu City, Long Chen said at the time that he hadn't thought about it.

Now it's time to do something, the empress wants to know if Long Chen has thought it through.

"I have already thought about it, please make a decision."

Long Chen immediately stated the battle plan, and the empress nodded after listening to it: "What's your opinion, generals?"

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 as strong as ours."

Long Chen said: "The army has no fighting spirit, and no good generals, no matter how many people there are, it's just enough."

Luo Qiwei nodded and said: "There is nothing left for the last general."

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 will lead the decree!"

Long Chen immediately galloped towards Linhu.

After more than a day, Long Chen arrived at the southwest of Linhu Lake, where Gan Zhen was instructing masons to dig a hole on the rocky mountain.

"How about it, can I get in?"

Long Chen looked at the tanned mason and asked.

Gan Zhen said: "The stone is too hard. The stonemason said it is very difficult to break, and it will take several days to finish."

Long Chen knew that this rocky mountain was hard, otherwise it would have been cut off by the water flow.

"I 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 digging with explosives, but it was easy to explode.

A deep hole is needed to tie the iron chain, and it is useless if it is cracked.

"Don't worry, my lord, it's only a few days."

Gan Zhen patted his chest in reassurance.

After careful inspection, Long Chen was sure he could catch up.

"Is the boat ready? It's not easy to pull the iron chain from here to there!"

The current at the mouth of the lake is too fast, and the boats dare not approach it, so they must find good skills.

Gan Zhen sighed and said, "I was just about to tell my lord about this matter. I searched all the boat owners on the lake and paid a lot of money. No one dared to take this job. They all said it was a deadly deal."