Lai Gou'er sighed and felt a little headache: "Fortunately you came in time, now I have less than 200 shells."
"The opponent has made up its mind to consume us, and the main force cannot defend. Moreover, there are so many of them, and they harass us day and night, which puts a lot of pressure on my side."
Zheng Hui smiled: "You have studied with me for so many years, but now you can't do it with a real guy?"
Lai Gouer said helplessly: "Their supply advantage is huge, and their generals are very thieves. Look at it, Brother Zheng."
As he spoke, he led Zheng Hui to the observation entrance, handed over the telescope, pointed forward and said: "When the church first came, it should have been divided into several waves of people, each with different origins."
"The main force is the Hero Kingdom and the Temple Army. The rest don't even have decent equipment. They should be farmers and soldiers who rebelled against the lords from various places."
"Those who are the tallest are the Temple Army. Although they are in good health, their organization is obviously scattered and somewhat disordered. The most elite ones are the Hero Army."
"This month has passed, and all of them are now moving very regularly and cooperating properly. It can be seen that the other party's general has retrained these people within a month. They are indeed powerful."
Zheng Hui narrowed his eyes and said seriously: "Well, if it is as you said...it seems that there are still experts in the church."
Immediately, he turned around and shouted: "Adjutant! Adjutant!"
"You fucking Italian cannon! Pull them all up here!"
After the adjutant left, Zheng Hui said with a smile: "It's easy for them to tell if there are not enough shells. Let's wait for him for a few more days and give him a surprise when they dare to come up."
"You always have a good eye, and you know which general is the leader. Whenever he dares to show his face, try to kill him with one shot."
Lai Gouer nodded excitedly.
The Italian cannon has an extraordinary range and is much stronger than the old cannon. This time it might be able to do something extraordinary and catch the opponent off guard.
Zheng Hui added: "We will go straight to the Holy City once we have settled things here. We don't have to worry about anything now."
"No." Lai Gou'er stopped him and said, "Brother Zheng, I originally planned to hand over the responsibility of defending the city to others after the reinforcements arrived. I will lead people to attack the Holy City directly by sea."
"Feka will remain in defense of the city. As long as the Holy City is captured and the news is sent back to us, a war can be avoided immediately. There is no need for a head-on conflict and sacrificing soldiers in vain."
Zheng Hui looked at him and said, "It's simple, are you sure?"
Lai Gouer thought for a while and said seriously: "Originally I was 50% sure, but after meeting the Temple Army, I am 70% or 80% sure."
"The interior of the Holy City is in decay, and the people at the bottom have long been dissatisfied. Even the Brotherhood's layout there has been obtained. Now you have Italian artillery here... As long as the core can solve the Holy The upper echelons of the palace are fine. Their city defense is very loose. The regular army will have to deal with the civil strife. As long as they take the opportunity to join forces with the inside and outside to launch an attack, it won't be a big problem."
"How many people are you planning to bring?" Zheng Hui asked.
"It doesn't matter how much you have. I want three thousand people to be enough. I have been to the Holy City, and it may not be possible to use it if there are many people. If Brother Zheng agrees, I plan to prepare and set off immediately in a few days."
Zheng Hui thought for a long time and said in deep thought: "This is no small matter, and I don't know the Holy City well, so I can't accompany 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 The imperial court has already made a decision, but three thousand people seems to me to be a bit too few."
"Five thousand people. If you bring twenty bottles of Italian cannon, you will be much more certain. If things don't work out, withdraw immediately and make plans again."
"You are young. Although military merit is rare, life is more important."
Agreed this?
Lai Gouer's heart was surging and he said in a deep voice: "Thank you, Brother Zheng."
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"The stock price of Xihai Trading has now exceeded 50 taels, and the upward trend is still strong. According to my opinion, this trend can reach at least 80 taels in the next few months."
"Your Majesty has a keen eye, and when it comes to investment, it is beyond the reach of my ministers."
In the Yangxin Hall, there is a huge map of the West in front of the royal desk, with some reports scattered on the map.
The cabinet was originally invited to come here to briefly discuss Western matters.
As he talked, the topic unconsciously began to turn to stocks.
Most of the ministers also listened happily.
Who doesn’t buy stocks now?
Are you still counting on farming to earn money for your family?
You will never be able to play poker in your life!
"Master Li, after talking for so long, I don't know what stocks your family bought? What do you think about this?" Emperor Jing asked.
Li Yansong was already in a lack of interest, but when he heard Emperor Jing's question, he cheered up and said, "Your Majesty, I'm not afraid of your Majesty's jokes. I always feel that this stock thing is too mysterious, making money out of thin air, and making money is unstable."
"The stock price goes up and down... I really can't understand it."
Emperor Jing laughed and said: "Conservative, conservative! Then did you buy it or not?"
"Bought."
"What did you buy?"
"Whatever Marquis Jianye buys, I buy what I buy."
After Li Yansong finished speaking, several ministers stretched their heads and whispered.
"Yes, Mr. Li is right."
"That's right, you are right to follow Fang Zheng and buy it! As expected of Mr. Li, he is still very old."
"How can Marquis Jianye be the one who suffers the consequences...Have you ever seen him suffer the consequences?"
"Never seen it, never seen it..."
Emperor Jing sneered: "Although Zhengyi is behind the exchange, it is a brand new thing after all."
"No matter how smart he is, I don't believe he is still proficient in stocks. The way of stock trading is quite complicated, and the general trend of people's hearts is also involved."
"You guys, do you regard him as a stock god? The stock price of the Dajing Railway he currently holds has been rising very slowly. It is unwise to choose it. On the other hand, Xihai..."
Emperor Jing began to talk nonchalantly about his experience in stock trading, and he was very determined to tell everyone about it and would not stop.
Just as he was talking about it, a eunuch hurried over from outside the palace. The eunuch was covered in sweat and said, "Your Majesty, something serious has happened."
Emperor Jing was displeased at being disturbed in his excitement: "Why is something so bad?"
"There are reports from outside the palace that Xihai's trade has plummeted, and the price has dropped by five cents! Everyone is selling out."
While His Majesty was talking, it started to fall over there. This slap in the face came too fast!
The ministers quickly lowered their heads for fear of meeting Emperor Jing's eyes.
What!
Emperor Jing kept calm and said suspiciously: "That's unreasonable! The gains were great in the past two days, but everyone is selling off today. Could it be that they misread it?"
The eunuch swallowed, with fear in his eyes: "It's absolutely true, I have confirmed it over and over again!"
"It's okay to say that the stock price of Xihai Trading has fallen. Many people who had heavy positions in this stock were crying outside the exchange. Three people climbed to the roof of the exchange and jumped off in public!"
Everyone was furious!
Three people jumped off the building in public at the stock exchange in broad daylight. This was no ordinary incident.
The hair on Emperor Jing's body suddenly stood up, and he was no longer calm.
The stock price...the stock price has really fallen! But now is not the time to worry about that.
"Then...are those three common people still alive?" Emperor Jing's voice trembled.
The eunuch nodded with a grimace: "Alive! Nothing happened."
"Jinyiwei sent a group of people to guard the area in advance. When someone jumped from the building, they were caught with a net below."
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