But it was said that the Wei Hong brothers rushed to the outskirts of Zhenjiang with their baggage. The two brothers were still muttering there, saying that the prince must be worrying too much. With a hundred thousand troops surrounding the small city of Zhenjiang, what kind of trouble could possibly happen?
Not long after brother Wei Hong finished speaking, he saw the scouts sent out rushing back like the wind, and reported angrily: "The army has been defeated and is completely defeated!"
The Wei brothers were shocked, and Wei Hong lost his voice and said: "You are kidding me! It only took a while to lose!"
"How dare you make such a joke!" The scout pointed forward and couldn't help but trembled: "The defeated army will retreat soon..."
When Wei Hu heard this, he put up a pergola and looked into the distance. Sure enough, he saw smoke and dust rising. He couldn't help gritting his teeth and said: "No matter what happened, hurry up and form a formation to meet the enemy!"
What is slightly different from common sense is that the army that has been transporting baggage since ancient times is not a miscellaneous group of soldiers, but the most brave and tenacious troops in the army. Only in this way can the lifeline of the army be protected to the greatest extent. Under the command of the Webster brothers,
They were also veterans of the Han Dynasty's army. After receiving the order, they formed a chariot formation as quickly as possible, armed with guns and bows, ready to fight!
At the same time that the formation was completed, the Han army also retreated. Seeing those headless flies about to run into the formation, the Wei brothers personally stood on the side carriages and shot and killed a group of officers and soldiers who were running away and were stunned.
Finally, the King of Han finally sorted out the chaotic swarm of swarms and asked them to withdraw from both sides of the chariot formation, and then regroup behind the chariot formation.
Everything is difficult at the beginning. After figuring out the clues, the defeated troops at the back will naturally follow the actions of the ones in front. The Wei brothers breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at the pursuing prince army!
The two brothers laughed strangely and waved to them to just let their horses come over!
Xu Huaiqing was also experienced in the battlefield, and of course he would not waste his precious cavalry in vain. Knowing that he would not get any advantage, he spat hard, laughed a few times, turned his horse's head and left.
The soldiers of the Prince's Army also imitated his example, laughed for a while, turned their horses and fled.
The laughter floated to the ears of the officers and soldiers of the Han Dynasty. It was so harsh and embarrassing...
Seeing the enemy troops withdrawing, the Wei brothers were not happy. Instead, they darkened their faces. They looked at Song Hu, whose face was ashen and said: "Master Hou, you have done a good job!"
Song Hu was about to cry but had no tears. He could not figure out how he could be defeated so quickly and feel so frustrated! He was extremely depressed, and coupled with the fatigue of running for his life all the way, his vision went dark and he fainted...
Xu Cheng and others were looking at Song Hu with contempt from the soldiers. They were all very envious when they saw Song Hu fainting. They said in their hearts: "This is a good method, but it's a pity that we can't follow the prescription..." Indeed, it would be like if everyone dropped dumplings.
Fainting is really a joke...
In that room, Xue Huan's army had already joined forces with Erhei and the others. To these saviors, the soldiers of the Right Army Governor's Mansion, they really didn't know how to express their gratitude... so they had to throw Erhei and the others up high.
If you think about it again, even Doctor Wu and Wynn are no exception.
Doctor Wu and Wynn were thrown around by the cheering soldiers. The two looked at each other helplessly, really dumbfounding...
At this time, Erhei and Hu Sandao had returned to Zhenjiang City surrounded by Xue Huan and others. The prince personally brought Mo Wen and Cheng Zheng out to greet them. When everyone saw each other, they were overjoyed. However, among the crowd
But there is no trace of Wu Wei...
Mo Wen and others' hearts sank. They saw how heavy the loss of Erhei's thousand cavalry was. They thought that Wu Wei would also be defeated.
Don't worry, I still owe you a huge favor, Second Master!
"Master Wu..." Xue Huan pulled Erhei aside and asked in a low voice: "Where is he?"
"Already in."
Erhei's answer made Xue Huan relieved, but also very surprised: "Why hasn't he seen His Highness the Crown Prince? Is he injured?"
"It's hurt." Erhei pointed to his heart and said, "This is hurt..."
"Ah!" Xue Huan was frightened and hurriedly held Erhei's hand and said: "Where is he? I have to go see him quickly!"
"Don't worry blindly." Erhei took out his hand, glared at him and said, "He's fine, he just has a heart problem..."
"Oh..." Xue Er was confused, but when he saw the prince coming, he didn't understand.
"Thanks to you this time!" The prince enthusiastically took Erhei's hand and said excitedly: "Otherwise, not only would General Cheng's troops not be able to come, but the morale of the city's defenders would also have collapsed."
"Prince, that's a compliment," Erheihan said with a smile, "We are just like blind cats who encountered a dead rat. Who knew that the one named Song was really a rat? He scurried away as soon as he was frightened!"
"Hahaha..." Everyone burst into laughter, and the prince also laughed loudly and said: "In short, this is a great achievement. When you win the battle and reward your merits, you will definitely be rewarded!"
"Then I'd like to thank the prince in advance!" Erhei and others were extremely happy.
Mo Wen, who was standing by, was not happy, with worry written all over his face. Cheng Zheng bumped him with his arm and whispered: "Be happy, we'll talk about it later."
Mo Wen nodded, trying to force out a smile, but found that he couldn't do it, so he gave up his efforts...
Carefully instructing everyone to get Er Hei, Xue Huan and others settled, and treating the wounded, the prince returned to the government office.
Zhenjiang is located at the junction of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal. It is an important place to guard the river, so it was named Zhenjiang. In this dynasty, it was a major government directly under the central government. It was usually densely populated and full of business travelers. It was one of the largest cities in the south of the Yangtze River. Now
Unfortunately, it became a place where the two armies were fighting. The shops on the street were closed and the merchants were nowhere to be seen. Only the Prince's Army all over the city were busy preparing.
They knocked on the doors of all the shops and collected all available materials in the city, including grain, medicinal materials, cloth, stone, wood, ironware, and bamboo. Fortunately, Zhenjiang is a commercial city, and almost all kinds of materials are available.
It has everything.
All the officials in the city were recruited, and all the craftsmen were gathered together. Blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, bricklayers, etc., as well as civilians were also organized to join the ranks of ordnance manufacturing and city wall reinforcement. From early on
In the evening, preparations were in full swing everywhere in the city.
While the people were being driven to work, it became increasingly clear to them that a catastrophe was inevitable...
The heavily guarded Zhenjiang magistrate's Yamen became the residence of the prince. The rear Yamen was naturally the residence of the Crown Princess, the emperor's grandsons and granddaughters, and the front Yamen was the command post of this war!
As soon as the prince returned to the government office, he saw Jian Yi waiting there... Jian Shangshu was old and weak, so he missed the military parade at Fangshan. Fortunately, he escaped from Gao Xu's clutches and was taken to Zhenjiang by people from Beizhen Fusi.
Now he is the prince's literary genius.
Seeing the prince coming back, Jian Yi hurriedly greeted him. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the prince wave his hands repeatedly and gasped: "Let me rest for a while..."
The prince was already weak. After a day of hard work, he was very tired. With the help of the little eunuch, he sat down on his buttocks and panted heavily. After resting for a while, he came back to his senses and asked softly: "What?"
thing?"
At this time, Jian Yi had cleared the place, and he and the prince were the only ones left in the room. He then said softly: "The thousand cavalry led by Wu Wei are actually escorting serious criminals..."
"What felon?" the prince said slowly.
"Jianwen Yudang." Jian Yi said softly.
"Oh?!" The prince sat up and said with wide eyes, "Really?!"
"Yes." Jian Yi whispered: "I have already gone to see him. One is Huaien, the eunuch in charge of Jianwenjun, and the other seems to be Wu Tianliang, the imperial physician at that time..."
"Ah!" The prince sat in shock for a moment, then relaxed and said: "I know..."
"Your Highness, this is a serious matter, we have to deal with it with caution..." Jian Yi glared hard. He couldn't help but stare at this matter - Wu Tianliang was lucky, the value of the old eunuch Hua En was too great.
If you catch him, Emperor Jianwen may be able to escape, which is a great achievement! If Wang Xian is allowed to go, a spy even more terrifying than Ji Gang will appear!
This is something that the civil service group will never allow!
"Zhongde didn't mention this matter, probably because he thought it would be better for me not to know about it." The prince looked at Jian Yi and said, "Since he has his own arrangements, let's just pretend not to know..."
"This..." Jian Yi couldn't help but whisper: "According to reliable information, Wu Tianliang's son holds an important position in Beizhen Fusi!"
"So?" A strange expression appeared on the prince's fat face, which sounded like anger and sadness.
Jian Yi thought to himself: "So in my opinion, it's better to bring these two people over quickly to avoid the situation being difficult to control..."
"Okay!" The anger on the prince's face finally became clear, and his voice was trembling with anger: "Do you know who saved Xue Huanbu today? It was Wu Tianliang's son! If he has second thoughts, he can directly take him with him
I can just go away and fly away!" The prince slapped the table angrily, and the tea cup on the table was violently knocked over, and Jian Yi was also startled.
"How about they fight to the death to capture the flag, save the friendly troops, and then throw themselves into a trap?!" The prince said with a dark face: "They are absolutely trustworthy!"
"Your Highness..." Jian Yi felt bad when he saw the prince's reaction. The prince regarded Wang Xian's people as relatives this time. Hey, it would be great if Yang Shiqi was here. He must have an idea. Although Jian Shangshu has no idea,
At this time, I couldn't be cowardly, so I had to bite the bullet and said: "The country is easy to change, but the people's hearts are unpredictable! Who knows what his intentions are!"
"Shut up!" The prince is a man who understands. When he saw Jian Yi acting like this, he knew that he was making some small calculations. He couldn't help but feel disgusted: "Since I let you see it, it means that I have a clear conscience." Seeing Jian Yi's face filled with tears.
It was embarrassment, but the prince finally couldn't bear it and said in a slow tone: "At this critical moment of life and death, we have to work hard in one place, think in one place, and don't have any selfish thoughts..."
"Yes!" How could Jian Yi not hear the meaning of the prince's beating? He knew that it was useless to say anything else, so he had to hold back what he said and bowed to retreat.
The prince was the only one left in the room. He sat there for a long time. After a while, he sighed quietly and closed his eyes.