Zhu Di shouted loudly, and Zhu Gaoxu, who was kneeling upright with a miserable expression and his armor covered with scars, still held his neck high and raised his head as usual. Only two tears fell from the corners of his closed eyes.
Those two tears seemed to fall on Zhu Di's heart. At this moment, the steel knife in his hand was as strong as a sword, and he could not hold it still.
"ah!"
Zhu Di shouted again and slashed in the air. Before slashing, he unconsciously closed his eyes tightly and tilted his head slightly.
"father!"
With a call, a pair of fat hands directly grabbed Zhu Di's arm.
When he opened his eyes, he saw that the eldest son Zhu Gaochi was kneeling in front of Zhu Gaoxu, with his hands raised, dragging Zhu Di's arm, and his face was full of tears. The third son, Zhu Gaosui, also stretched out his arms in fear, blocking Zhu Gaoxu's face.
Zhu Di looked at them and said one word, "Get out!"
"Dad!" Zhu Gaochi cried, "Don't kill the second child!"
"Go away!" Zhu Di shouted, drawing his knife to chop again.
But the next second, his hand stopped moving.
Because the cold blade happened to be held by Zhu Gaochi's fat hand, blood was already dripping down along the lines on his palm.
That fat face was even more twisted with pain.
"Dad!" Zhu Gaochi cried, "It hurts!"
"Get away!" Zhu Di's hands trembled, and he suddenly kicked the boss over and pulled Zhu Gaosui away like a chicken. The bloody steel knife was placed on Zhu Gaosui's neck.
"You know it hurts! Don't those heroes who died in the battle know?" Zhu Di roared ferociously, "You didn't respect orders, which resulted in a tragic defeat. How many good men died in battle for no reason because of you!"
"They are all here to save you!"
"Because you are my son, Zhu Di!"
"Because you are my son, they will risk their lives to save you. But if you can be more steady and obedient, will they die?"
"Look at Xiaohai! He has been your companion since childhood. I watched that child grow up and regard him as half a son in my heart. But in order to save you, he died. Before he died, he didn't even say a word.
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"Look at those men who fought tooth and nail to protect you! So many people died tragically, all because of you!"
With that said, Zhu Di raised the knife in his hand again.
"Dad!" Zhu Gaochi hugged Zhu Di's waist tightly, almost knocking him down, and shouted, "Boy, run!"
For a time, Zhu Di was so entangled with him that it was difficult to escape.
Zhu Gaoxu, however, did not run away, but still knelt there, closing his eyes and crying.
"Get away!" Finally, Zhu Di pushed Zhu Gaochi away, and the knife in his hand fell heavily.
But the next second, it still didn't fall.
At some point, Qiu Fu knelt in front of Zhu Gaoxu and blocked him with his body. Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and other generals, as well as the cavalry who had just escaped death from the Tatars, also knelt down.
"Your Highness, this is the fate of being a soldier!" Qiu Fu choked, "If we are defeated, we will be defeated. It has nothing to do with the Second Highness!" As he said that, he looked over there and saw his son's cold body, trembling.
He said, "Although Xiao Hai is dead, he is loyal and righteous. If the prince wants to kill His Highness the Second Highness, wouldn't my Xiao Hai's death be in vain?"
"There are so many brothers who died in the war, didn't they all die in vain?"
Zhu Di's eyes were red, "How can you hate this guy for ruining so many of my sons?"
"I know that Chitose is concerned about us!" Ma Yun, the deputy general of the cavalry, also cried and kowtowed, "Your Majesty Chitose, you are my master, and His Highness is my mistress. I am a soldier like me, how can I save my little master?
Is it natural?"
At this moment, several sentry cavalrymen came quickly to report.
"Chitose, the Tatar cavalry go around to Mao'er Mountain behind!"
"Chitose, the Tatars have divided their forces to the left, probably to steal our retreat!"
Hearing this, all the generals were immediately shocked.
Zhu Di's side had just lost all its elite cavalry, and there was no mobile force that could compete with the Tatars and let the other side take care of them. The Tatars immediately took advantage of their large number of troops and horses, and directly surrounded the two wings.
"Want to eat me in one bite?" Zhu Di sneered.
Zhang Yu immediately said loudly, "Even if we can't eat, the Tatars will surround us. I think, let them surround us. Anyway, the imperial reinforcements are on the way. As long as we stay here, the Tatars will only take advantage of the moment and cannot
long!"
General Zhu Neng pondered for a moment, "We still need to send scouting horses to inform the reinforcements of our army's battle situation!" After saying that, he said, "I am afraid that the reinforcements will not care!"
Seeing Zhu Di and his generals starting to discuss military matters, brothers Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui dragged Zhu Gaoxu back and ran away.
Zhu Gaoxu seemed to be in a daze and did not react at all. He left crooked traces on the snow.
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"Hiss!"
In the military tent, Zhu Gaochi's bandaged hand was holding a bowl of hot porridge and blowing on it.
He said to Zhu Gaoxu, who was still stunned and asked the military doctor to bandage the wound, "Second brother, I asked my father to reward the soldiers with all the meat in the camp. I wandered around for a long time and asked someone to cook you a bowl of hot porridge. You can take advantage of it while it's hot."
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Zhu Gaoxu still turned a deaf ear to the bowl of porridge, as if he hadn't seen it. He only stared at the bloody armor piled on the ground, which he had taken off.
"Lao Er, Lao Er?" Zhu Gaoxu called twice.
Zhu Gaosui came over and said, "Second brother?" He stretched out his hand, waved it in front of Zhu Gaoji's eyes, and said to Zhu Gaochi, "Boss, is Second Brother stupid?"
Bang, Zhu Gaochi put down the bowl and gave a chopstick to Zhu Gaosui's head, "Are you stupid?" He said softly to Zhu Gaojiu, "Boy, are you unhappy with something in your heart? Tell me, and my eldest brother will listen.
Where are you?" Seeing that the other party didn't respond, he added, "Boy, if you feel uncomfortable, shout or curse a few times? Or cry out!"
Although Zhu Gaoxu has been a rough-and-tumble man since he was a child, he is still a young man whose character is not firm yet. It is normal for him to be caught off guard and to be a little distracted and unable to adjust his emotions after such a catastrophe.
"Second brother, are you crying?" Zhu Gaosui also spoke from the side.
Zhu Gaoxu's eyes moved slightly, he lowered his head and uttered two words, "Xiaohai died because of me, so many people died because of me!"
"There is no immortal in a war!" Zhu Gaoxu patted his second brother on the shoulder, "Since ancient times, one general has made thousands of bones. If you want to be a victorious general, you have to face these things, don't you think?"
"But..." Zhu Gaoxu suddenly burst into tears again, his voice trembling, "Dad, you want to kill me!"
There is no one who is not afraid of death. What's more, he will be killed by me.
Suddenly, Zhu Di's voice came from behind, "What a coward! Didn't I kill you?" After the voice fell, Zhu Di opened the curtain and came in. He coldly said to the military doctor, "Get out!"
The military doctor retreated, leaving only the father and son in the tent.
Zhu Di sighed, sat down next to Zhu Gaoxu, and threw a piece of dry wood into the fire to make the fire stronger, "Are you afraid?"
Zhu Gaoxu shook his head at first, but then nodded.
"Military law is military law!" Zhu Di said, "There is no room for favoritism! Otherwise, how can your father and I command the three armies?"
"My son knows!" Zhu Gaoxu whispered, "It's my fault that has caused so many brothers!"
Seeing his frightened and wandering look, Zhu Di suddenly became furious and couldn't help but slap him across the face.
"Coward? Where is your usual mood?" Zhu Di said angrily, "What the hell do you care if you shed tears and pimples at this time?"
Zhu Gaoxu was hit, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, "Son, I just feel uncomfortable!"
"You're so fucking pretentious when you say you're fat and you're breathless?" Zhu Di laughed angrily, "If you feel bad, they can survive? If you feel bad, you can win the war? Those who lead troops to fight
, the most taboo thing is to feel uncomfortable!"
"Women are the ones who feel uncomfortable! You are a man. No matter what happens, you must grit your teeth and hold on!"
"If you lose this time, you will win next time. Keep fighting, and fight even if you can't win. Fight until the enemy is afraid of you!"