Facing Xu Huaiqing's question, Mo Wen hesitated and nodded slowly: "The structure in Zhenjiang City is very suitable for street fighting. These days, I have people draw street maps and make some necessary preparations. I'm calling you here today.
, which is used to lay out defense zones.”
The generals were solemn after hearing this and were ready to listen to their mission. But at this moment, the prince spoke: "I don't agree to street fighting!"
"Your Highness!" Mo Wen was stunned for a moment. His Highness the Crown Prince is a very good master and never interferes with the general's specific commands. This is the first time that he has suddenly rejected his plan like this!
"I'm sorry, General Mo." Zhu Gaochi smiled apologetically and said, "I really don't want to interfere with your authority. But once the street fighting happens, it's not just about the army." After a pause, the prince's fat face appeared.
He said with a strong look of unbearability: "Hundreds of thousands of Zhenjiang people will be involved, which will inevitably cause a large number of civilian casualties." As he spoke, he sighed and said: "It is unfortunate enough that the people of Zhenjiang City suffered from this unreasonable disaster.
That’s right, we can’t let them die in vain anymore.”
Mo Wen frowned and said nothing.
"But Your Highness," Xu Huaiqing and the others couldn't help but persuade him: "Only in this way can we survive until the day when the emperor moves in."
"Yes, Your Highness," Erhei also advised: "The King of Han's army has a navy. We can only stare and get beaten on the city wall. If we retreat into the city, their navy will just stare!"
While the generals were still trying to persuade him, His Royal Highness suddenly said: "There will be no reinforcements!"
"Your Highness, street fighting is a good way for the weak to defeat the strong..." The generals were still chattering, but suddenly they were stunned. "What did you say?!"
"I said," the prince took a deep breath and said with a desolate look on his face: "We will not have reinforcements!"
"Why?" the generals asked in disbelief.
"Wang Xian and Zhu Zhanji have done everything they can." Zhu Gaochi said with a sad face: "But the emperor refused to send troops, saying that he would let my brothers decide the outcome on their own."
"Ah!" The generals felt as if they had been poured ice water on their heads for three to nine days, making them feel cold from the outside to their hearts.
"Hey..." Mo Wen lowered his head, and there was no need to say anything now.
"I should have told everyone about this matter as soon as possible," the prince was very kind, taking the responsibility of Mo Wen on himself and said, "But I am not willing to do it! I don't want to lose! I don't want to let everyone down!" As he said, he
He sighed and said, "That's why I won't let General Mo tell you."
"Your Highness..." Mo Wen's eyes turned red.
"But today General Mo told me that the city wall will fall tomorrow and asked me to prepare for street fighting," the prince said slowly: "I wake up! I can't kill all the people in the city just because of my obsession!" As he said this, he was filled with excitement.
Han looked at the generals affectionately and said, "I can't kill you loyal and brave soldiers!"
There was silence in the meeting hall. The generals looked at His Royal Highness, not knowing where to start. Only Zhu Zhanqun's sobs could be heard softly.
"I really should wake up early, so that I can kill less soldiers." Zhu Gaochi stretched out his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, took a deep breath and said: "Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world. What I can do now is to take it early tomorrow morning.
The city surrenders, and I exchange myself for your safety." He sighed and said, "With the Emperor here, I think this can still be accomplished!"
"No!" Before the prince finished speaking, Xue Huan started to attack the case first and shouted loudly: "Then the death of Lao Cheng and more than 30,000 soldiers was not in vain!"
"Yes," Erhei said in a muffled voice: "If you want to surrender, you should have surrendered already. What's the point of surrendering now? It's just asking for self-humiliation!"
"Shut up!" Mo Wen also disagreed with the prince, but he still had to suppress the generals and said: "How can I talk to the prince?!"
"It doesn't matter." Zhu Gaochi waved his hand and said: "I was indeed wrong. Now I can only make amends." He looked at the generals with tears in his eyes: "After all, you are still alive?!"
"Your Highness!" Xu Huaiqing choked with tears in his eyes, "We cannot surrender! Otherwise, those brothers who died in battle will go crazy with anger!"
"Yes, Your Highness," Erhei also said with red eyes, "We are gathering together just to protect you from fighting them. We have been fighting for so many years and paid such a high price. If we just surrender like this, we might as well die."
Easy!"
"Your Highness! We are not afraid of death!" Xue Huan said angrily, "But we are afraid of carrying a lifetime of shame!"
"The adults will kill us..." Xu Huaiqing said again.
"Father!" Even Zhu Zhanquan was infected and said in support: "A real man would rather die than surrender! A man would rather break than bend!"
"This..." Zhu Gaochi did not expect that the generals would react like this. Jian Yi on the side frowned and said: "Do you dare to disobey the prince's will?!"
"Who are you?" Xue Huan glanced at Jian Yi. The dignified Minister of Rites was so scorned by this boy. Jian Yi was so angry that his face turned green: "I am Jian Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel! Even your father must be polite to me.
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"Then you go to my father," Xue Huan didn't look down on him at all. He glared and said, "I think His Highness the Crown Prince wants to surrender. You are probably the one who instigated it!"
"You! You're talking nonsense!" Jian Yi's nose was so angry that he was crooked. Not only was he being looked down upon, but it was also because he was right by Xue Huan.
"Okay, stop talking." Zhu Gaochi couldn't stand listening anymore and said something fair for Jian Yi: "Jian Shangshu also did it for the good of the people."
"Sure enough, you said it!" The generals glared at Jian Yi, who was so panicked that he had to lower his head.
"It's simple." Wu Wei, who had been silent all this time, spoke up. "We just have to defend the city wall tomorrow and not retreat to the city."
"That's right!" All the generals agreed upon hearing this: "If they want to enter the city, they will have to step over our corpses!"
"You..." Zhu Gaochi looked at this group of young people who were looking forward to death, and was moved by their heroism. He made up his mind and said, "Okay! I will go to the city wall tomorrow, and we will fight them to the death!"
"That's right!" The generals were happy and smiled at the prince: "If a man dies, a bird will fly to the sky. Even if we die, we can't make Zhu Gaoxu proud!"
"Yes!" Zhu Gaochi nodded solemnly and said: "People die and birds look up to the sky!" He looked at Mo and asked: "General Mo, I have to listen to you on how to fight tomorrow."
"There is no other choice," Mo Wen said in a deep voice, "I have no choice but to fight to the death!"
"Yes!" All the generals nodded together: "Fight to the end!"
"Let's all go back and rest." A rare smile appeared on Mo Wen's face: "It's almost our last night."
"Yes." The generals stood up and left. Mo Wen also bowed to the prince and left.
As soon as the generals retreated, Jian Yi's face darkened: "Your Highness, how could you make them change their minds in just a few words?!"
"Because..." Zhu Gaochi sighed quietly, slowly raised his head and said, "I think so in my heart, too." As he spoke, His Highness the Crown Prince's eyes were firm, as if his gaze was about to pierce through the night and see the distant place.
The Han king's army camp said: "If you ask me to surrender to the second brother, you might as well kill me."
"Father is so right!" Zhu Zhanquan almost worshiped his father to death. His feelings towards Zhu Gaochi had undergone earth-shaking changes in this month.
"Hey..." Jian Yi was extremely depressed, shouting in his heart: 'Crazy, all crazy!'.
The words were divided into two parts, but he said that everyone would leave the meeting hall and walk in the corridor.
"It's still early before dawn, what should we do?" After fighting day and night these days, and suddenly having a few hours of free time, Xue Huan didn't know what to do.
"Isn't this nonsense? Of course I'm going back to sleep." Erhei stretched and said, "I'm so sleepy!"
"Sleep?!" Xue Huan's eyes widened: "If I die tomorrow, I will sleep forever. Isn't it a waste of time to sleep now?"
"Hehe..." Erhei laughed.
"You're stupid." Xu Huaiqing smiled and patted Xue Huan on the shoulder and said, "I have a daughter-in-law."
"Ah!" Xue Huan's eyes widened and he said blankly: "So what?"
"Pfft..." Xu Huaiqing laughed strangely: "Have you never touched a woman before?"
"Who said no?!" Xue Huan's face turned red and he said in a low voice: "The maid at home is helping me get dressed, how can I not touch her?"
"It's not that kind of touch," Xu Huaiqing smiled ****ly, and hooked his thumbs together and said, "It's that kind of touch!"
"What kind?!" Xue Huan's eyes widened.
"Hahaha!" Everyone laughed and pointed at Mr. Xue: "He is indeed a young man!"
"Then come with me!" Xu Huaiqing hooked Xue Huan's arm and said, "Brother, help you make up for this lesson!"
Xue Erhei was taken away by Xu Huaiqing. Erhei also returned to his residence, leaving Mo Wen and Wu Wei alone.
The two looked at each other and Mo Wen asked, "Are you going to see your father?"
Wu Wei nodded.
"Then what?"
"Then go back, the soldiers are still working all night." Wu Wei said, and looked at Mo Mo asking strangely: "What can you do?"
"I want to find someone to drink with," Mo Wen said softly.
"Don't you never drink?" Wu Wei was even more surprised.
"It's the last night, I have to try something I've never tasted before." Mo Wen smiled self-deprecatingly: "Looking back, I've spent my whole life just reading military books, and I've missed too many things. It's really not worth it."
"That's it." Wu Wei nodded and said worriedly: "Just give it a try, don't get drunk, how can you fight tomorrow..."
"Uh..." Mo Wen couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this: "Then it's better not to drink."
"You'll be fine if you drink two or three cups." Wu Wei said with a smile, "It's better to try it. There is no wine in the underworld."
"Then I'll think about it." Mo Wen said with a somewhat troubled expression.
"Hahahaha..." Wu Wei laughed loudly, waved to Mo Wen, and went to the kitchen first, prepared the food and drinks with his own hands, put them in a food box, and carried them to the prison.
When they arrived at the prison gate, the guards from Beizhen Fusi came up to them: "Sir!"
"I'll go in and take a look." Wu Wei said softly.
"Yes." The guard responded and slowly opened the cell door.