Lai Gou'er sighed, feeling a little headache: "Fortunately you came in time, now I have less than 200 shells."
"The enemy is determined to wear us down, and the main force is holding out. Moreover, they are numerous and harass us day and night. I am under great pressure."
Zheng Hui smiled and said, "You have studied with me for so many years, and now you are not good enough to use the real thing?"
Lai Gou'er said helplessly: "They have a great advantage in supplies, and their generals are very cunning, Brother Zheng, look."
As he spoke, he led Zheng Hui to the observation port, handed him a telescope, pointed ahead and said, "When the church first came, they should have been divided into several waves, and they came from different places."
"The main force is the Hero Kingdom and the Temple Army. The rest don't even have decent equipment. They should be the peasant soldiers of the rebellious lords from various places."
"Those with the tallest stature are the Templars. Although they are physically fit, their organization is obviously scattered and somewhat disorderly. The most elite are still the Heroes."
"After a month, all of them are now moving in an extremely regular and coordinated manner. It can be seen that the enemy's generals have retrained these people within a month. They are really amazing."
Zheng Hui narrowed his eyes and said seriously: "Well, if it is true as you said...it seems that there are still masters in the church."
Immediately, he turned around and shouted, "Adjutant! Adjutant!"
"You damn Italian cannons! Pull them all up!"
After the adjutant left, Zheng Hui said with a smile: "It's easy for the enemy to see that we don't have enough shells. Let's wait for them for a few more days, and when they dare to come up, we'll give them a surprise."
"You have always had a good eye. You should have spotted who the commander is. If he dares to show his head, try to kill him with one shot."
Lai Gouer nodded excitedly.
The Italian artillery has an extraordinary range and is much stronger than the old artillery. This time it might be able to achieve miraculous results and catch the enemy off guard.
Zheng Hui added: "Once we have settled this, we will head straight to the Holy City. There is no need to worry about anything now."
"No." Lai Gou'er tried to stop him, "Brother Zheng, I had planned to hand over the responsibility of defending the city to others after the reinforcements arrived. I will lead my men to attack the Holy City directly by sea."
"Feika should keep defending the city. As long as the Holy City is taken, the news can be passed back to us and we can avoid the war immediately. There is no need for a head-on conflict and sacrifice soldiers in vain."
Zheng Hui looked at him and said, "It's easy to say, are you sure?"
Lai Gou'er thought about it and said seriously, "I was 50% sure before, but after meeting the Temple Army, I am 70% to 80% sure now."
"The interior of the Holy City is rotten and the lower-class people have long been dissatisfied. The Brotherhood has already made arrangements there and even obtained the internal map of the Temple. You are also bringing Italian artillery... As long as the core can deal with the high-ranking officials of the Temple, their city defense is very loose. The regular army will have to deal with the civil strife by then. As long as they take the opportunity to launch an attack together, it will not be a big problem."
"How many people are you going to bring?" Zheng Hui asked.
"Quality is more important than quantity. I need three thousand men to be enough. I've been to the Holy City before, and I don't think a large number of men will be enough to carry out the mission. If you agree, Brother Zheng, I plan to prepare for a few days and set off immediately."
Zheng Hui thought for a while, then said, "This is no small matter, and I don't know the Holy City, so I can't go with you. Feka Port is far more important than the Holy City. If you really want to go, I won't stop you. After all, this is a decision made by the court a long time ago, but 3,000 people is still a little too few in my opinion."
"Five thousand men, maybe. You can take twenty Italian guns with you, and you'll have a much better chance. If you can't succeed, withdraw immediately and make plans later."
"You are young. Military merit is rare, but life is more important."
Agreed this?
Lai Gou'er's heart surged with emotion, and he said in a deep voice: "Thank you, Brother Zheng."
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"The share price of Xihai Commercial is now over 5 taels, and the upward trend is still strong. In my opinion, this trend will at least reach 8 taels in the next few months."
"Your Majesty has a keen eye. When it comes to investment, I am far beyond the reach of my subjects."
In the Yangxin Palace, a huge map of the West was placed in front of the imperial desk, with some reports scattered on the map.
Originally, the Cabinet was invited to come here to briefly discuss Western affairs.
As they talked, the topic unconsciously turned to stocks.
Most of the ministers were also happy to listen.
Who doesn’t buy stocks nowadays?
Are you still counting on farming to make money for your family?
Then you will never be able to sit at the poker table in your life!
"Master Li, we have been talking for so long but I don't know what stocks your family bought? What is your opinion on this?" asked Emperor Jing.
Li Yansong was originally not interested, but when he heard Emperor Jing's question, he forced himself to cheer up and said, "Your Majesty, I'm not afraid of being laughed at by you, but I always feel that the stock market is too mysterious. It's not stable to make money out of thin air."
"The stock price goes up and down... I really don't understand it."
Emperor Jing laughed and said, "Too conservative! Too conservative! So did you buy it or not?"
“I bought it.”
"What did you buy?"
"Whatever the Marquis of Jianye buys, I will buy."
After Li Yansong finished speaking, several ministers stretched their heads and shrank their necks to whisper.
"Yes, Mr. Li is right."
"That's right, it's a good idea to follow Fang Zhengyi's lead! As expected of Mr. Li, the old ones are the wisest."
"How can the Marquis of Jianye be a person who suffers a loss... Has anyone of you ever seen him suffer a loss?"
“Never seen it, never seen it…”
Emperor Jing sneered: "Although Zhengyi has a role in the exchange, this is a brand new thing after all."
"No matter how smart he is, I don't believe he is proficient in stocks. Stock trading is quite complicated, and people's hearts and minds are also involved."
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