Hearing these words, Yang Kuo immediately broke into a cold sweat. The strength he had just used to kill the enemy suddenly drained away, as if he had been hit hard. He froze on the spot, his heart full of palpitations.
"When did it happen?"
"It should have been three moments ago!" Gao Wencai's face was also extremely nervous. He couldn't help but panic when such a big thing happened. When riding his horse to look for Yang Kuo along the way, he almost fell off his horse.
Yang Kuo looked thoughtful, his majesty should be rescued immediately if he is in trouble, but he looked back and saw that his Guan Ning army had just experienced a battle. If he turned back immediately, he would definitely be exhausted, and he would definitely suffer heavy losses if he fought with the Chuang army again.
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Whether to defend His Majesty or to retain his own men, suddenly became hesitant on a question that did not need to be considered. Commander Wu gave this army to Commander Li, and now Commander Li gave it to Commander Li.
With Zhi Guanning's army in his hands, he would never put it in danger.
But now His Majesty is in trouble, and he has to save him.
Looking back at the soldiers who were tired but still happy, Yang Kuo still did not dare to give orders easily.
Seeing Yang Kuo's hesitant look, even Gao Wencai, a member of the Imperial Guard, became furious when facing the deputy commander-in-chief. He immediately shouted: "Your Majesty is in trouble at the moment, what are you still hesitating about?"
"Gao Tongzhi has thought too much, I will rectify the army now!" Yang Kuo still chose to rescue His Majesty first. For their ministers, His Majesty's safety is the greatest in the world.
After saying that, Yang Kuo immediately summoned the generals of each battalion, threw away all the captured weapons and prisoners, and let them go. Then he quickly put on his armor, mounted his horse, and returned to the team to rescue His Majesty.
Guan Ning's army is indeed an elite. After hearing the order, he directly discarded the useless things in his hands, immediately mounted his horse and quickly returned to each camp. The speed of reorganizing was so fast, which fully demonstrated the high efficiency of the elite.
"Gao Tongzhi, let's go!"
At the same time, the 20,000 Chuang army led by several generals of the Chuang army were slowly approaching Zhu Ling's team. However, when they saw that team, they saw that they had completed the arrangement of the square formation.
The team is like an indestructible square shield.
Seeing this situation, the intruders did not dare to rush forward rashly, for fear that there would be ambushes lurking around.
"General Liu, what should we do? Go up or not?" A general looked at the phalanx not far away with hesitation on his face. He couldn't make up his mind at all. After all, once an ambush was encountered and the entire army was wiped out,
I'm afraid it's a crime of beheading.
"Let's wait. It's better to be cautious in this situation." Liu Ming naturally did not dare to give the order, and the others just waited and watched. At this time, whoever gave the order would be held responsible, and he would not
Be the one who was taken advantage of.
At this time, the 20,000-strong army has been deployed, and all the soldiers are concentrating on waiting for the generals' orders. Many people are already jealous and eager to rush down and fight with them. After all, this team only seems to have only a thousand people. They have enough
How could 20,000 men be afraid?
But obviously, those generals did not dare to give orders and just kept observing its movements silently.
"How about giving it a try?" A general said immediately because he couldn't bear the sight of twenty thousand people seeing a thousand people so scared.
"How to try?"
Several generals asked questions at the same time. Seeing that some people were eager to try, they naturally agreed unanimously.
The general saw that these people were encouraging him. Although he was a little dissatisfied, he continued: "Let the archers fire several rounds of arrows at them to test their background. We can't wait forever, right?"
The several generals looked at each other, and after thinking about it, it was indeed true. They didn't need to pay for the arrows, so there was no need for pity, so they all nodded in agreement.
"Archers, come forward! Aim at that phalanx and prepare to fire arrows!"
As soon as the order was given, the five thousand archers in the center of the army immediately stepped forward, and then stood at the front of the army. They trained in an orderly manner. Even though they had already bent their bows and set arrows, they aimed at the phalanx in the distance and tilted slightly towards the sky.
Each arrow had a faint cold glow.
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"Everyone has something to protect themselves from, right?"
Within the phalanx, the team was extremely compact. Those with carriages sat in the carriages, while those who did not held wooden boards or some simple shields in front of them.
"Your Majesty, everyone has something." Wang Guoxing replied with cupped hands. The crisis of the current situation was that even the capital was besieged before. They were directly surrounded, and there was no wall to block them.
At this moment, they only had a row of tanks blocking them, but such protection would be useless in the face of the onslaught of the intruders. Fortunately, the intruders were afraid of ambush and did not dare to move forward.
"Wang Jiayan, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, let me see today whether you are a man who knows soldiers!" Zhu Ling looked at the invading army in the distance through the gap, especially after seeing the changes in their formation, he immediately
Understand that the other party is trying to test the opponent first.
Once it is detected that they have no ability to fight back, they will probably rush over immediately. How many people can escape by then will just depend on luck.
"I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust!"
At such a critical moment, Wang Jiayan, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, naturally had no shirk in his duty. After hearing His Majesty's order, he immediately stood up and walked to the front of the formation, which was the center and front position of the army. There were chariots in front of him, and countless guards in uniform raised their shields to resist.
, he watched Chuang Jun's movements, feeling quite nervous inside, but he looked extremely calm.
The next moment, when he saw a sudden wave of arrows coming from the direction of the Chuang army, he remained calm and composed and immediately shouted: "Everyone prepare your shields! The enemy's arrows are coming!"
After hearing Wang Jiayan's order, the entire team immediately raised protective objects above their heads. The square formation immediately switched to a turtle-like square formation. Zhu Ling, who was in the center of the square formation, was immediately shielded by the shields of several Jinyi guards around him.
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There was darkness in front of him for a moment, and then he heard the sound of arrows hitting the shield from above, and the entire shield was also heavier from the arrows.
The phalanx immediately became a little panicked. Although everyone had been ordered to prepare shields to resist, after all, the opponent had five thousand archers, and a rain of arrows almost completely covered them. No matter how good the protection was, there would always be loopholes.
Several people were hit by arrows one after another and groaned in pain.
"Hold the person who was shot to the back to rest, and then have someone bandage the wound. The others still maintain their formation!"
Wang Jiayan didn't pay much attention to the injured person, and immediately shouted loudly to stabilize the team. He knew in his heart that the team must not be chaotic. Once the formation was disrupted, he was afraid that the intruders would take advantage of the chaos and rush in.
What they have to do now is to stabilize. They must stabilize.
Let the intruders know that even though their team is small in number, it is not easily defeated. As long as they wait for Yang Kuo's reinforcements to arrive, the intruders in front of them will be nothing more than a turtle in a urn.
"No one is allowed to retreat! Anyone who takes a step back will be killed!"
He immediately shouted loudly, once again suppressing people's panic. Although the Jin Yiwei were loyal to His Majesty, they were not soldiers after all and had never been on the battlefield. It was difficult to ensure that their formation would not be disordered, so they had to yell loudly again and again.
"Father!"
Several Jinyi guards around Zhu Ling were protecting him, almost giving him most of the shield. The atmosphere was very tense, but suddenly a childish voice was heard in his ears.
"Your Majesty, it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Wang Guoxing looked back and saw Zhu Cixiang slowly moving over here.
"go back!"
When Zhu Ling saw Zhu Cixi coming here regardless of danger, he immediately scolded him.
"Your Majesty, as the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I naturally have responsibilities!" Zhu Cixiang was not afraid at all and still insisted on staying here.
The next moment, as Wang Jiayan shouted again, a hail of arrows immediately fell. Several guards in uniform tried their best to block it, but the shields were made of wood, and if they stayed here they would be shot sooner or later.
But the reinforcements...seem to be delayed in arriving.
"It's great to have such a heart, but you must know that you are the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty and represent the hope of the Ming Dynasty. You must not act like this!" Zhu Ling first praised him, and then immediately ordered someone to take him back.
Zhu Cixi struggled, but in the end he was unable to break free and was taken into the carriage.
"His Majesty!"
"How?" Zhu Ling suddenly heard Wang Jiayan's voice, but when he listened carefully, he suddenly felt that there was something wrong with his voice, and he seemed a bit panicked.
"The Chuang army is about to attack!"
[Author's digression]: Everyone, this chapter today has reached 200,000 words. I will publish a new recommendation. I plan to save the manuscript and publish it tomorrow.
Let me say it again, Ming Dynasty will not surrender, pay indemnity, make peace, or become a vassal. Neither can I. Please rest assured.