Zhang Yun was in a coma for a day, and when he woke up, it was already nightfall on the second day.
Hearing that he woke up, Zhang Chengda breathed a sigh of relief. If all three of his nephews were killed and died under Nanping City, and he was the only one left alive, if the news came back to Northern Hebei, his eldest brother would definitely suspect that he was responsible.
, although he never had such intention.
He had someone help him to Zhang Yun's tent. When he saw Zhang Yun lying on the bed with a pale face, he walked up and asked, "Yun'er, how do you feel? Are you okay?"
"Second uncle, I'm okay." Zhang Yun saw that Zhang Cheng's face was also pale and looked very weak from injuries, so his face darkened, "Second uncle, what are you doing?"
He just woke up and didn't have time to ask what happened after he was stabbed by Zhou Gu.
Zhang Chengdao: "He was also assassinated. It happened at the same time as you were assassinated."
Zhang Yun immediately asked: "Who assassinated the second uncle?"
Zhang Cheng shook his head, "That person has his face covered, I don't know who he is."
He looked at Zhang Yun, still a little suspicious, "Have you seen clearly the person who assassinated you? Is he really Zhou Gu of the Protectorate?"
"It's him." Zhang Yun was very sure. "He didn't wear a scarf or mask. I've seen his portrait. It's him. I won't admit his mistake."
"Since you are so sure, then he is really brave." Zhang Cheng commented, briefly describing how he led his men into the military camp late at night last night, secretly assassinated Zhang Xing, and how he ordered people to search the mountain.
After searching for a whole day, I found nothing.
"Second uncle should not send people to search the mountains. The most important thing to do is to attack the city as soon as possible." Zhang Yun disagreed.
"Hey, how can we attack the city if you and I are like this now? I have been lying in the camp for a day today, and you have been unconscious for a day." Zhang Cheng said: "You have to recover from your injuries for two days, otherwise no one will be able to command, even if you can attack it,
The damage was also heavy, so we had to postpone the siege."
He still cherishes his soldiers and horses, after all, it took a lot of effort to raise them.
Zhang Yun's face looked ugly, but he felt that what Zhang Cheng said made sense, "But I'm afraid of long nights and lots of dreams."
"Don't be afraid, we can always hold on for another three days. Even if the news leaks out, the court's reinforcements will not come so fast. We just need to capture Nanping City before the reinforcements arrive," Zhang Cheng said.
Zhang Yun nodded, "Since my second uncle said so, then so be it!"
Although he was anxious now, his body knew that it was indeed too seriously injured and he couldn't move.
"You were in great danger last night. Zhou Gu's sword almost hurt your heart. Not long after the military doctor bandaged you, you developed a high fever again. It was hard to get rid of the fever. You'd better take good care of yourself first!" Zhang Cheng congratulated himself.
Mingzhi, after his nephew came yesterday, he saw that he asked Zhang Mao to attack the city without even considering Zhang Mao's life. He felt chilled in his heart. He was afraid that he would take the opportunity to seize power, so he left guards in the camp. Unexpectedly, he really
It worked. Although I didn't guard against him, I guarded against others. The person who broke into his camp yesterday was also a master. Otherwise, the guard who wouldn't have killed him ended up stabbing him with a sword. If he had only been on his own yesterday, he would have followed him.
Just like Zhang Xing, he will definitely die.
Zhang Yun nodded, "Listen to my second uncle."
The uncle and nephew discussed for a while. Zhang Yun couldn't bear his physical weakness and fell asleep again. Zhang Cheng also returned to his tent. He did not recall the soldiers sent to search and continued to search outside.
In Nanping City, Ning Chi and others have been worried and did not dare to relax at all. Although the barracks with 200,000 soldiers and horses was in chaos for a while last night, I don’t know what happened. Although the opportunity was good, Ning Chi still did not dare to move.
After all, those were 200,000 soldiers and horses, and he only had 30,000 in his hands. Even if he went out and took advantage of the situation, he would not be able to defeat 200,000 soldiers and horses.
Ning Chi could only be fully armed and on guard, while also anxiously waiting for reinforcements.
Ning Ze also went to chat with Zhang Mao in the secret cell when he was free, and asked Zhang Mao some things about General Pingxi's Mansion in Jibei Province. At this time, Zhang Mao no longer waited for Su Rong and answered all questions.
, and what he said was based on Ning Ze’s judgment, and it didn’t look like telling lies.
For example, he said that General Pingxi's Mansion in northern Hebei has 450,000 troops.
Ning Ze was shocked, "Four hundred and fifty thousand?"
He remembered that the Duke Protector's Office only had 300,000 troops, right?
Zhang Mao nodded.
Ning Ze couldn't believe it, "Where did you find these people? Why are so many people joining the army in northern Hebei?"
According to imperial regulations, Northern Hebei can only raise 100,000 soldiers and horses. This is an extra 350,000. It is such a huge number. No wonder the Pingxi General's Mansion in Northern Hebei has been able to swallow up money from the national treasury for so many years.
"My father has a secret order from His Majesty to send people to privately expand the Northern Hebei Army." Zhang Mao said: "You know, in those years, Your Majesty was afraid of the East Palace and guarded the Duke's Palace, fearing that the two sides would join forces and threaten His Majesty's position. My father knew that.
His Majesty was troubled, so when he came to Beijing to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, he asked Your Majesty to privately raise troops and horses beyond the Protector's Mansion to prevent chaos in the Protector's Mansion one day."
Ning Ze nodded, it was four years ago when the Queen Mother passed away, so Zhang Ping encouraged Your Majesty to go further than that. After all, that happened when the Queen Mother was still alive.
He felt that he might as well not hear the news. With so many soldiers in the Northern Hebei Army, Daliang would be destroyed, right?
He was speechless, "Why is Your Majesty so dim?"
Zhang Maodao: "He is indeed very stupid. He doesn't believe in the East Palace or the Duke Protector's Office, but he believes in my father."
Ning Ze whispered: "How did such a dim-witted majesty give birth to a wise prince? Isn't the prince your majesty's biological son?"
Zhang Mao was silent, he didn't know this either.
Ning Ze shook his head, "No, no, it must be a kiss. Bah, bah, bah, I can't think like that. The seventh lady and His Highness the Crown Prince are cousins, and they have a very good relationship. I can never say this again in the future. The seventh lady turned to the prince,
If she hears it, what if she doesn't take me to Nanchu?"
Zhang Mao looked at him, "Are you thinking too far ahead? It's better to think about how to get through this hurdle first. As long as we attack the city outside and reinforcements don't arrive, are you sure you can get out of Nanping City and go to Nanchu alive?"
Ning Ze didn't want to hear it and said viciously: "As long as we attack the city from outside, if we can't withstand it, I will kill you first. You won't be able to survive even if I die. We will definitely die together. You'd better pray that your second uncle doesn't care about you."
, we will not attack the city, and I hope reinforcements will come soon. Otherwise, we will become a pair of ghosts under the circumstances."
Zhang Mao: "..."
He knew that he had given up on escaping or being rescued long ago, and he knew it from the moment he was caught.
Seeing that he stopped talking, Ning Ze hummed, "The barracks of the Northern Hebei Army were in chaos for a while last night. Those who were shouting and killing seemed to be assassins. Later, my elder brother said that the Northern Hebei Army had transferred 100,000 soldiers and horses, and it seemed that they had gone to
What did they do? But we are trapped in the city and we can’t get any information about what they are going to do. But I guess they won’t attack the city for a while."
