Just as Yang Zhen asked Lin Qingye to behead the traitor Zheng Mingshou, everyone heard another set of footsteps in the main cabin above.

Soon, the visitor appeared on the cabin ladder at the bottom of the hatch, and the leaders were Shen Qizhou and Liu Zhiman, whom Yang Zhen had not seen for several days.

Shen Qizhou and Liu Zhiman followed the messenger down the hatch. When they looked inside, they saw Yang Zhen, Zhang Chen, and Lin Qingye, who were old acquaintances of them, and An Yingchang were all in the bottom cabin. They immediately followed the cabin. The ladder came down.

And as soon as they got into the bottom cabin, they were shocked to see the corpse in the bottom cabin with its head separated and blood flowing everywhere. Although they were shocked, they did not forget the etiquette. They quickly walked around the corpse and bowed forward to greet everyone.

After Yang Zhen and Shen Qizhou had finished their ceremony, they directly met Liu Zhiman and said to him straight to the point: "Liu Zuolang, Ping An Dao Bingma Jiedushi Liulin Liu Bingshi, are you your father?"

"It's my father."

"Very good. Your father is now in Zhenjiang City. I am about to attack the city tonight. When the city is broken, I want you to follow our vanguard into the city and persuade your father to lead the army in the city anyway. How sure are you?"

"ah?!"

Yang Zhen went straight to the general question, which made Shen Qizhou and Liu Zhiman scream in surprise.

Liu Zhiman is currently appointed as Li Chao Bing Cao Zuolang, but he can become Cao Zuolang, not because of his ability, but because of his prominent background.

He is the eldest son of Liu Lin, the military governor of Ping'an Road, and the son-in-law of Shen Qiyuan, the current military commander of the Li Dynasty.

With such a superimposed status, as long as he is not an idiot, he can successfully occupy a high position in the current small court of the Li Dynasty.

So is it possible that Liu Zhiman is an idiot?

Of course it's impossible.

Shen Qiyuan was a figure who was planning to plot a great rebellion in the Li Dynasty. Since Liu Zhiman could be sent to Yang Zhen's Jinhai Town to serve as an intermediary liaison envoy, Liu Zhiman must have passed many tests.

How could Shen Qiyuan send an idiot he didn't trust to see Yang Zhen?

Just after Yang Zhen made the request, Liu Zhiman quickly linked in his mind the fact that his father-in-law Shen Qiyuan sent him to Yang Zhen's army in Jinhai Town with the situation at hand.

Liu Zhiman has never really played any role since he followed Shen Qizhou to Jinhai Town.

Thanks to Shen Qicheng's continuous contact at Ping'an Road and other places, the ore supply problem between Anzhou's Akutagawa Iron Mine and Lushunkou has been basically solved.

Neither Yang Zhen nor Shen Qizhou had any intention of sending him to Ping'an Road for official business.

So, what was the purpose of his father-in-law Shen Qiyuan sending him to Yang Zhen's army?

In fact, without thinking too much, Liu Zhiman knew that it must be related to his identity and his father Liu Lin, who was the military commander of Ping'an Road.

But before he came to see Yang Zhen, he didn't expect that his father Liu Lin was actually in Zhenjiang Castle.

Seeing Shen Qizhou and Liu Zhiman looking completely stunned after hearing Yang Zhen's question, Lin Qingye, who was standing aside, picked up the telescope he had just put down and handed it to Shen Qizhou. , and said at the same time:

"Mr. Shen, take a look at the man wearing our country's clothes on the Zhenjiang Gate. Is he the Liulin Liubing?"

At this time, Shen Qizhou had actually thought of many things and had recovered from the incredible feeling of hearing the news.

Since Lin Qingye has led the fleet to arrive outside Zhenjiang Fort, it is certainly possible that Liu Lin has escorted the grain and grass into Zhenjiang City.

At the moment, Shen Qizhou didn't say much. He took the telescope handed by Lin Qingye, approached a shooting hole in the bottom cabin, and looked at Zhenjiang Gate, which was not far across the way.

However, Shen Qizhou only looked at it for a moment, then put down the telescope, then turned around, handed the telescope to Liu Zhiman, and said in a deep voice:

"You can see for yourself, there is no doubt that it is your father himself. If you, nephew-in-law, are not sure about persuading your father to lead the army anyway, I, Shen Qizhou, am willing to go to the city with you to meet him."

When Shen Qizhou said this, everyone present, including Yang Zhen, fixed their eyes on the face of the handsome Liu Zhiman.

At this time, Liu Zhiman pushed away the telescope handed over by Shen Qizhou, took a deep breath, then bowed and said to Shen Qizhou:

"How can my nephew-in-law not trust my uncle? There is an ancient saying that it takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it takes a while to deploy it. When we were in Hanyang, we vowed to repel and resist the captives every day. Today is the day to fulfill the oath and practice the oath. If I If my father disobeys me, my nephew-in-law will threaten him with death!"

When Liu Zhiman said this, Yang Zhen was a little surprised.

In Yang Zhen's eyes, the Liu Zhiman before was somewhat like a playboy from a noble family, and he didn't think he could have much heroic spirit.

Now that he said this, Yang Zhen was a little surprised.

Of course, there are many people who have similar views to Yang Zhen.

As soon as Liu Zhiman finished speaking, Lin Qingye on the side immediately fisted his fist and praised loudly: "My wise nephew is like the ancients and a true righteous man!"

An Yingchang, who was also standing aside and paying close attention to Liu Zhiman's performance, immediately said after hearing this: "My nephew is worthy of being Shen Bingpan's son-in-law. This statement and this trip show the courage of Shen Bingpan!"

Seeing Lin Qingye and An Yingchang praising Liu Zhiman, Shen Qizhou was of course not to be outdone, and continued what they said:

"Good nephew-in-law, my brother is indeed right about you. My uncle brought you here with me and will not let you go alone. If something unexpected happens, my uncle will go to hell with you!"

"uncle--"

Facing Lin Qingye and An Yingchang's compliments, especially Shen Qizhou's last words that made people moved, Liu Zhiman suddenly burst into tears.

However, just as he was about to say something, he was interrupted by Shen Qizhou with a wave of his hand. At this moment, Shen Qizhou turned towards Yang Zhen, cupped his fists, bowed, and said:

"The Commander-in-Chief gives the order!"

Yang Zhen had seen the whole scene just now. He originally wanted to say something encouraging, but seeing that it was getting late and Liu Zhiman made up his mind, he didn't say anything more.

At the moment, he just nodded to Shenqi Zhou, then stepped forward and patted Liu Zhiman on the shoulder, and then said to Zhang Chen: "You lead the entire musketry battalion under your command, check the ammunition and blasting equipment, and choose a place to go ashore to assemble.

"As soon as the heavy artillery on our ship fires in turn and damages a city wall, you can send people to blast it, and then you can take Mr. Shen and Liu Zuorang into the city!"

"I humbly obey my orders!"

Yang Zhen and Zhang Chen had discussed the plan to seize Zhenjiang Gate countless times in this cabin.

They also thought about using their current attire to sneak into the city.

However, Zhenjiang Fort is not an ordinary city. Just the Zhenjiang Gate Urn City is not easy to pass.

Because if there are fewer people sneaking into the Wengcheng, it will be difficult to seize Zhenjiang Gate in one fell swoop, but once there are more people in disguise, it is inevitable that they will be discovered.

At that time, whether it is An Yingchang's loyal soldiers or Zhang Chen's Musketeers, once they are blocked in Wengcheng, unable to enter or get out, it will be all over.

So Yang Zhen and Zhang Chen thought about it and decided that since they were outside the Zhenjiang Fort, they could simply use the heavy artillery and large blasting tubes they had secretly brought in to directly open a gap in the wall near the Wengcheng.

At this time, what seems to be the stupidest way is actually a relatively safe way.

Therefore, facing Yang Zhen's order at this moment, Zhang Chen bowed and accepted the order without hesitation, then looked at Shen Qizhou and Liu Zhiman and said:

"Mr. Shen, Liu Zuorang, please!"

Seeing this, Shen Qizhou and Liu Zhiman turned around and bowed to Yang Zhen first, then followed Zhang Chen and climbed up.

"Captain, where are we?"

Lin Qingye and An Yingchang saw that Yang Zhen had begun to deploy siege operations, and quickly asked Yang Zhen about his arrangements for them.

"Andu means!"

"The humble position is here!"

"You lead the Loyalty Army as the second echelon! Once the heavy artillery bombardment opens a gap in the city, you follow the musketry battalion and enter the city! If anyone under your command hesitates to enter, shoot them without mercy!"

"I humbly obey my orders!"

"General Lin!"

"The official is here!"

"You lead the navy under your command as the third echelon, break the city and land on the shore. Follow me!"

"I obey your orders!"

Yang Zhen originally intended to ask An Yingchang's loyal army to take the lead, but he was worried that their combat effectiveness was too poor and that they would not be useful.

Therefore, in the end, Zhang Chen was asked to take the lead with a battalion of musketeers from the advance army for the Eastern March.

After all, after using heavy artillery to blast open a section of the city wall, whether you can seize the gap as soon as possible and rush into the city will play a huge role in the outcome of the battle.

Once the Loyalty Army gets in, but they fail to rush in and are beaten out again, it will be half the result with twice the result.

As for the navy troops under Lin Qingye, Yang Zhen didn't even think about it, because their combat effectiveness was even worse, far inferior to that of the commanders of the Zhongyi Army.

However, after Yang Zhen arranged the steps and echelons of the attack, it was already approaching midnight. Zheng Mingshou went down to the city to summon Lin Qingye to enter the city and was still delayed, which obviously caused dissatisfaction among the people at Zhenjiang Gate.

A small group of Tatar horse-armored soldiers on duty at the pier rode their horses back and forth along the river bank where the pier was located, shouting the name "Gulmahun" loudly.

On the dark river bank more than a hundred steps south of the pier facing Zhenjiang Gate, Zhang Chen was leading a large number of musketeers who had assembled ashore in small boats, lurking and waiting under the thick night.

Eight or nine hundred people were squatting or lying under the dead trees on the river bank. Everyone was carrying guns and ammunition, and there was silence.

Shen Qizhou and Liu Zhiman followed Zhang Chen closely, and were among them. Sometimes they looked up at the Zhenjiang Castle, sometimes they turned back to look back at the fleet flagship that was closer to the Zhenjiang Gate Pier, looking excited and panicked.

The Tatar cavalry team riding on the dock looking for Gulmahun's calls became more and more urgent. After missing for a long time, the crowd standing at the Zhenjiang Gate not far away began to become a little commotion.

"Captain, the arrow is on the string and it has to be fired!"

"Captain, everything is ready, all we have to do is give the order!"

Lin Qingye, who was closely following Yang Zhen, and Ma Keqing, who held up a torch and stood next to the fire gate of the Hongyi cannon, waiting for Yang Zhen's order to light the fire, could not suppress their nervousness before the battle, and reminded Yang Zhen one by one.

Yang Zhen was holding a flintlock rifle of his own, setting the muzzle on a porthole on the side of the ship, looking for his first shooting target.

When Ma Keqing reminded Yang Zhen that everything was ready, a knight on horseback finally appeared in Yang Zhen's field of vision at close range.

"Okay, the Governor's gunshot is my order to start the bombardment!"
Chapter completed!