Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 603 Let me open my eyes

But what was in front of him was just a big ship, and there were only a few hundred soldiers on board.

Just based on these, are you going to let me open the gates and surrender the city?

This seems too much of a joke.

Standing next to Prefect Gu was the military commander of Tongsheng Prefecture, Qiu Kai, who was in his thirties and was tall and strong.

"Sir, we have five thousand soldiers in the city. How can we be afraid of Lin Feng?"

Gu Chengliang frowned and said, "The Zhenxi Army has 50,000 elite soldiers, but even Prince Fu's 100,000 troops were defeated. How can we resist?"

Qiu Kai quickly advised, "Prince Fu is in Lindu City. Will he allow the Zhenxi Army to bypass him?"

"What if we anger Lin Feng and he comes to deal with us first?"

The speaker was Ma Xunzhang, the co-governor of Tongsheng Prefecture.

Qiu Kai was a little anxious: "Sir, if we keep throwing it back and forth, there will definitely be no good result."

Gu Chengliang said bitterly, "We are originally a major clan court, and they are fighting among themselves, only to make us sad."

"Sir, there's no point in saying this. Do we surrender or not?"

The three government officials were at a loss for a moment and didn't know what to do.

Zhao Shuo waited for a while, and seeing no response from the city, he shouted.

"Hey, Gu Chengliang, what have you thought about it?"

Qiu Kai immediately replied, "Lord Zhao, do you think you can expect us to surrender the city just because of this ship?"

"Yes, they are treating us, the officials appointed by the court, like children."

An official shouted loudly.

Zhao Shuo cursed, "You still have the nerve to call yourself an official appointed by the imperial court? I haven't even prosecuted you for treason yet. If you don't open the city gates, be careful that the thunder will collapse the towers."

Qiu Kai sneered: "Hehe, Lord, it's not that I don't believe you, but you should just let the thunder strike us first to open our eyes."

Zhao Shuo pointed at the people on the city wall.

"Okay, wait a minute, you're being stubborn, huh..."

After saying that, he turned his horse around and ran towards the big ship.

Lin Feng had anticipated that it would be difficult to convince these officials to surrender the city with empty words alone, and he had to come up with something real.

Seeing Zhao Shuo and others running back, he knew that persuasion was futile.

"Come here, prepare the artillery and fire two shots at the tower ahead to test the firepower."

Xi Niang had already arranged people to stand by in front of the artillery. After receiving Lin Feng's order, she immediately waved her hand.

The artillery operators immediately began to prepare for artillery fire according to procedures.

A soldier shouted from the side: "Target, the city gate tower, 220 feet away... set fire."

The fuse of the cannon was lit, making a hissing sound.

After a moment of silence, everyone on the ship felt the ship suddenly sink, followed by a deafening explosion.

A burst of sparks erupted angrily from a gun hole on the side of the ship.

The people on the city wall stared with wide eyes at the actions on the ship.

Suddenly, I saw flames coming out of the side of the ship, and my ears were hurt from the vibration.

This was not the most frightening thing. When the fire flashed, the city gate tower more than thirty feet away from them suddenly exploded.

I could no longer hear any sound in my ears, only a buzzing sound.

As everyone looked on in horror, the huge and majestic city gate tower exploded.

The flying stones and wood debris fell on the officials on the city wall, frightening them so much that they all fell to the ground, trembling all over.

Before they could get up, there was another loud bang not far away, and the entire city wall was shaken so much that it seemed as if people were bouncing up.

After a while, there was no movement.

The officials slowly and tentatively raised their heads to observe, and seeing nothing unusual, they slowly got up.

When he turned his head to look, his mouth suddenly opened wide and couldn't close it for a long time.

I saw that the wooden watchtower on the city gate had disappeared, and a big hole was blown out in the tall and thick city wall, with broken bricks and tiles and dust all over the sky.

Everyone turned to look at the large ship anchored on the river bank. Lin Feng and others were calmly standing at the bow, with their hands behind their backs and smiles on their faces.

Gu Chengliang pondered for a moment and said, "Come here, open the city gate. Follow me to see Lin Feng."

All the officials knew very well that this was not a war that humans could contend with; it was clearly a punishment from God.

No one argued, and no one backed down.

He ran towards the city in a hurry, hoping to see Lin Feng as soon as possible to absolve himself of the crime of treason.

They arrived at the foot of the city and loudly ordered the soldiers to open the city gates.

A dozen soldiers guarding the gate immediately rushed towards the city gate.

Unexpectedly, when they were about to lift the huge door bolt, dozens of men in black suddenly rushed out, rushed forward and forced the soldiers to stop with knives.

On the street in front of the city gate, hundreds of men in black clothes and black scarves rushed over with knives in hand.

Officials such as Gu Chengliang knew that these people were members of the Black Scarf Society and they didn't know what to do for a moment.

The members of the Black Scarf Society surrounded them, not saying a word, but just quietly looking at the seven or eight officials.

The next moment, the Black Scarf Society split into two sides, and a middle-aged man in black walked into the middle.

"My Lord, what do you want?"

The man in black asked coldly with a gloomy face.

Gu Chengliang forced a smile.

"Master Yu, the Zhenxi Army is at the gates of the city. We can't resist them."

The hall master surnamed Yu chuckled and said, "If a boat can frighten the prefect, how can he accomplish anything great?"

Qiu Kai shouted, "Everyone knows the reputation of the Zhenxi Army. Even King Fu's 100,000 troops couldn't resist them, let alone the 5,000 people in Tongsheng City."

Hall Master Yu waved his hand and said, "We, the Black Scarf Society, have 20,000 members who will live and die with the city. There is no need for you gentlemen to panic."

Tongzhi Ma Xunzhang was more cautious and moved closer to Master Yu.

"Master Yu, the Black Scarf Army's 80,000 elite soldiers were also defeated by the Zhenxi Army. How can our 20,000 members compare to the Black Scarf Army's elite?"

Hall Master Yu waved his hand and said, "Be patient. Our Lady will not allow the Zhenxi Army to do whatever they want. Let us, the Black Scarf Society, take control of everything."

Gu Chengliang angrily asked, "Do you want the people of this city to perish along with your Black Scarf Society?"

"Who says we will definitely perish? The Virgin Mary will protect us and help us defeat the Zhenxi Army."

Master Yu was very determined.

"No, we will not watch the people suffer."

Ma Xunzhang's tone was also very firm.

"Hey, if you still refuse to change your ways, we brothers will send you to see the Virgin Mary."

As soon as Hall Master Yu said this, the members of the Black Scarf Society around him raised their swords and glared at the officials, waiting for the Hall Master's order.

Originally, Magistrate Gu and his companions brought dozens of guards with them, but they were squeezed outside by hundreds of Black Scarf members and could not enter.

Seeing that the Black Scarf Society was so powerful, Governor Gu and others were at a loss as to what to do.

Hall Master Yu shouted coldly, "General Qiu, please lead your troops to defend the city and do not leave your position without permission."

Qiu Kai spread his hands and said, "I will hand over the military power to Master Yu. Forgive my incompetence and my inability to resist the attack of the Zhenxi Army."

"Okay, hand over your badge, and it'll be fine as long as you don't cause any trouble."

Master Yu was not polite either.

After saying this, he waved his hand and said, "I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but with the enemy at hand, safety is our top priority."

The black-turbaned members around them held knives and gestured to the officials to follow them.

Gu Chengliang understood that they were to be imprisoned and not allowed to interfere with the city defense.

Lin Feng waited on the warship for a long time, but the city gate did not open, so he knew something had happened.