. Seeing Doctor Wu’s face full of tears, Huaien hurriedly comforted him: “Don’t be too sad, at least this kid survived?” He said with a smile: “This is the first one who can escape from the shadow’s hands alive...
"
At this point, Wynn was stunned, looked at Doctor Wu and said, "You won't... say it, right?"
"Yes." Doctor Wu nodded and said with a sad smile: "I will tell him the emperor's current hiding place and all his destinations..."
Before he finished speaking, Wynn punched Doctor Wu hard in the stomach. Doctor Wu flew out sideways, hit the bulkhead hard, and spurted out a mouthful of blood!
"How dare you betray the emperor?!" Wynn was furious. He rushed forward again, punched and kicked him desperately, and cursed: "You traitor!"
Doctor Wu didn't fight back, he just held his head, curled up, and let him beat him violently!
Seeing that he was like mud, Wynn became even more angry. He grabbed Doctor Wu, his eyes widened with anger, and he growled: "Do you still remember the oath we swore?!"
"Of course I remember, we swore to protect the emperor until death..." Doctor Wu spat out a knocked-out tooth and said sadly: "But what do you want me to do? My son has never sworn an oath!"
"I don't care about you so much!" Wynn's eyes flashed fiercely, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Those who violate the oath will have their bones shattered and ashes thrown into the air, and they will go to the 18th level of hell!" After that, he roared, put more force in his hand and said, "Go to hell.
Bar!"
Dr. Wu's throat was suddenly strangled, his eyes widened, and his hands and feet began to flutter! Gradually, his hands and feet became weaker and weaker, and he was about to die. At this time, the door suddenly opened silently, and a figure rushed in and took it from Wynn's hand.
Dr. Wu was saved!
"You!" Wynn glared at Zhao Ying who was standing in front of Dr. Wu, and said angrily: "If you dare to lay a finger on the emperor, I will never let you go even if I am a ghost!"
"Senior brother, you are too obsessed. Zhu Yunwen is just a lost dog. Is it worth your sacrifice?" Zhao Ying glanced at Doctor Wu, who was holding his neck and gasping for air, and said lightly: "Does Doctor Wu only have to sacrifice his son to be considered a loyal minister?
?”
"..." Wynn couldn't refute and was stunned.
"You people have sacrificed too much for Zhu Yunwen. You are obviously outstanding people, but you have sacrificed your whole life to the ridiculous loyalty." Zhao Ying said in a deep voice: "Doctor Wu wants to save his son. This is
It’s completely justified, and none of you are qualified to accuse him anymore!”
"..." Wynn lowered his head in despair, apparently feeling that he had gone too far towards Doctor Wu.
"Doctor Wu," Zhao Ying looked at Dr. Wu who had regained his composure, and said with a smile: "Although Mr. Ling looks a little miserable, his hands and feet are intact and he has no internal injuries. As long as he recovers for a few days, he will be the same again."
hero!"
"His condition will never be restored!" Dr. Wu said with a sad face.
"Men don't rely on appearance to make a living." Zhao Ying comforted him and said to Doctor Wu: "The military doctor on Zheng He's ship is very good. Besides, there is also my senior brother. Don't worry about me, son, let's set off."
"Hey." Doctor Wu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, nodded, stood up and followed Zhao Ying away.
"Wu!" Wynn roared towards Dr. Wu's back: "You and I are at odds with each other!"
What answered him was the sound of the cabin door closing...
The words were divided into two parts, but the prince said that since the Han army no longer existed, Zhu Gaochi and others had no reason to stay in Zhenjiang.
After a simple arrangement, Erhei and Xue Huan led a group of troops to return to the capital first to ensure the safety of the prince's return to the capital. The prince, Mo Wen and others, after collecting the remains of the fallen soldiers, would escort the coffins back to the capital.
This is an extremely painful task. The 60,000 soldiers who followed His Highness the Prince to retreat into Zhenjiang City experienced more than half a month of shocking bloody battles. Only more than 10,000 people were left, with nearly 50,000 casualties! Among them, the battle
Thirty thousand people died and nearly 10,000 were seriously injured! Especially the Fujun Vanguard, founded by Wang Xian and Taisun, was almost completely wiped out!
The soldiers who survived not only suffered physical scars, but also had to endure the pain of losing their fathers and brothers! This kind of pain is easier to bear on the battlefield, because you feel that it will be your turn next moment, so you are not very sad. Until the war
When it ends, and you are sure that you will survive, you will suddenly realize that all the people you have been with day and night have disappeared! You are left alone, suffering the trauma left by the war...
A few days after the war ended, the smoke had dispersed and the corpses on and off the city walls had been cleared away. However, the soldiers still could not wake up from that nightmare. Many of them were so sad that they could not control themselves and even chose to end their lives.
Once and for all...
After Zhu Gaochi learned about it, he put down the government affairs at hand and came to the military camp to chat with the soldiers. He could not allow this emotion to spread, as it would completely destroy the army.
At dusk, after a day of heart-to-heart talks, Zhu Gaochi, accompanied by Mo Wen and others, climbed to the top of Zhenjiang City. Standing on the Zhenjiang Tower where there had been a fierce battle, looking at the dilapidated city wall with blood stains everywhere, everyone seemed to have returned to the
Those days of purgatory!
The sunset was setting over the mountains, and the red clouds were as red as blood. It was breathtakingly beautiful, but Zhu Gaochi and others had no intention of admiring it. They all lowered their heads silently and thought about their thoughts.
It wasn't until night fell, and darkness swallowed up the sunset and covered everything in front of them, that everyone came back to their senses. The prince said softly: "Don't talk about the matter of making a marquis, for one general will make thousands of bones wither. I hope that in my lifetime, I will not
There will be another war."
"..." After hearing this, the generals felt sorry for each other, but instinctively they would not agree. However, Jian Yi greatly appreciated it and said: "It is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty that your Highness has such a view! What a blessing for the people!"
"As he spoke, he said in a loud voice: "I hope our Ming Dynasty will never have war and the people will always enjoy peace."
"Yes." Zhu Gaochi was not very fond of war to begin with, but after this thrilling and bloody battle in Zhenjiang City, he became even more disgusted with it.
"Jian Shangshu's words are a bit absolute," Xu Huaiqing finally couldn't help but retorted: "It should be said that there should never be a civil war. The army expands the territory and defends the enemy outside the country. This is the blessing of the country and the great happiness of the people!"
"Haha..." Jian Yi smiled and said nothing, as if he was too lazy to pay attention.
"Am I wrong?" Xu Huaiqing said with an unhappy look on his face.
"Of course not!" Jian Yi sneered.
"These are the exact words of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty!" Xu Huaiqing suddenly laughed strangely: "It turns out that Minister Jian is dissatisfied with the emperor!"
"You!" Jian Yi never expected that this seemingly rough and arrogant Qiu Ba would actually set a trap for himself. He became a little annoyed and said angrily: "What do you know? If you follow other people's presumptions, you will only make them laugh!"
"Then tell me, what does the Holy Will mean?!" Xu Huaiqing said nothing, and Hu Sandao, who was leaning on a crutch, interrupted.
Jian Yi was speechless because he was criticizing Emperor Yongle!
Seeing that he had nothing to say, the generals burst into laughter. Just as Hu Sandao was about to strike again, the prince coughed and said, "Okay, don't be rude to Mr. Jian." Then he turned around and said, "It's getting dark, let's go.
Let's go back."
"Yes." The generals winked at Jian Yi proudly. Just as they were about to go down to the city with the prince, they suddenly heard the sound of rapid horse hooves coming from outside the city. Everyone could not help but stop and follow the sound.
"It's from the direction of the capital." Mo Wen said to the prince softly.
As if to confirm his words, a shout was heard from below the city: "Urgent news from the capital, please open the city gate!"
"What happened?" The prince couldn't help but be surprised. He knew that with the distance from the capital to Zhenjiang, the messenger could easily arrive at dawn or dusk. Unless there was an extreme emergency, he would calculate the time and arrive before the city gate closed.
.At this moment, the city gates had been closed for an hour, and the messenger finally arrived. Apparently something unusual happened, which made him rush here regardless of the time.
Theoretically, it is absolutely not allowed to open the city gate at night, but there are ways to work around it. Then Mo Wen ordered: "Put down the hanging basket!"
The officers and soldiers on the city put down a hanging basket. When the messenger sat in, a few soldiers shook the windlass and lifted the basket up together with the man.
As soon as the messenger came up, the generals were shocked. It turned out to be Shuai Hui who was staying in the capital!
"Handsome guy, why are you here?!" Hu Sandao asked carelessly, "Do you want to see which of us is still alive?"
"Hehe..." Shuai Hui smiled toothily at Hu Sandao, then walked up to the prince and whispered: "Your Highness, something happened."
"What's the matter?" The prince thought that it was true, so he pulled Shuai Hui aside and asked him to tell him first.
"Ji Gang led people to break into Tianxiang Temple and captured Xu Zhenren and our family..." Shuai Hui said sadly: "We tried our best to rescue, but only my wife was rescued..."
"What?!" Zhu Gaochi was shocked when he heard the bad news. His body swayed and he couldn't stand still. Shuai Hui hurriedly supported him.
"The most ferocious time is when a dog jumps over the wall. The prince sighed and said bitterly: "How can I explain to Wang Xian and my father..." Needless to say, the special relationship between Xu Miaojin and Zhu Di goes without saying. Just say that Wang Xian goes through life and death for him day and night.
He couldn't even protect his family, he was so incompetent!
"Tell me clearly what's going on!" Zhu Gaochi grabbed Shuai Hui's hand and asked hissingly.
"Yes." Shuai Hui nodded and told the prince what happened...
Two days ago, that is, on the afternoon of the day when the Battle of Zhenjiang ended, the news had not had time to reach the capital. Beijing was still under the control of the Han army! Fang Bin, the Minister of War, was dismissed from his post by the King of Han because of the sudden death of his father and was forcibly ordered to die.
He went home for the funeral! So the last paramilitary force in the city, the Five-City Soldiers and Horses Division, also fell into the hands of the King of Han.
The highest military officer in the capital appointed by the King of Han, Zhang Fu, the third brother of the British Duke Zhang Fu, implemented the highest level of martial law. People were strictly prohibited from going out at night, and even had to stay at home during the day! Anyone walking on the street would be
He was arrested and tortured severely! It is better to kill him by mistake than to miss him. We will never allow a spy to operate in the city!