Niu Gui tried his best to block the gun of the man in front of him, and pushed the man unsteadily and fell to the ground. The Ming army behind him was about to rush over, and suddenly an ember beside them suddenly became brighter as if someone was adding fuel to the fire.
Several Ming soldiers were blocked and did not dare to come over. They picked up swords and guns from the ground and threw them over with all their strength.
Niu Gui and Zhang Yinquan easily pushed it away, and took the opportunity to retreat to the corner of a granary that had not completely collapsed. Niu Gui said to Zhang Yinquan: "I remember that you are only thirty years old this year, and you are in your prime. Now you must be loyal to His Majesty.
Have any complaints? If you want to surrender, just go ahead and I won't stop you."
"How could I surrender to the Ming army?" Zhang Yinquan said: "I was originally a scoundrel in the market. One day I was bullying the people and was seen by the Supreme Emperor. The Supreme Emperor wanted to kill me to enforce the law of the country, but seeing that I still had some martial arts, he gave me
I am given an opportunity to join the army and serve Dayu."
"Although I made several meritorious contributions later on, they were only minor achievements and were not of great concern to the Emperor. However, the Emperor actually remembered me as a little person, and specially called me into his residence to encourage me, and rewarded me with a title from the palace.
I took the maid Wanbi as my concubine and sent someone to teach me how to read and understand."
"Since then, I have determined to be loyal to the Supreme Emperor to the death and never betray. How can I surrender to the Ming army now?"
"Okay, since Vice General Zhang is also a loyal minister, let us be loyal to His Majesty together." Niu Gui said with a smile.
At this time, the two of them had recovered some strength after resting. After hearing his words, Zhang Yinquan immediately picked up his sword and rushed out to fight the Ming army.
But Niu Gui stopped him. "There's no point in killing these ordinary soldiers. If you want to kill, just kill the generals. You block it for me." As he said that, Niu Gui used Zhang Yinquan's cover and the shining firelight to come from behind.
He took down the bow he had been carrying and hadn't discarded it, picked up an arrow from the ground, and aimed it at a person. Hearing a "swish" sound, the arrow left the grip.
"Dad, dad!" Ye Yiwei cried loudly, holding Ye Zigao's body in his arms.
There was an arrow stuck in Ye Zigao's chest. The arrow penetrated straight into his lungs, and blood flowed out from the wound like spring water. Although the blood flow was not large, it continued even after cutting off the arrow.
Wrapping it up with layers of cloth has no effect.
Ye Zigao raised his hand, as if he wanted to say something to Ye Yiwei, but suddenly a voice came from behind Ye Yiwei: "The doctor is here!"
Ye Yiwei immediately turned around and shouted: "Doctor, treat my father's injury quickly!"
The doctor who hurried over immediately knelt down and instructed the medical soldiers who came with the stretcher to carefully lift Ye Zi onto the stretcher. He untied the layers of cloth, carefully inspected the wound, shook his head and said:
"The arrow went straight into my lungs and there was so much blood that I couldn't do anything."
"You can't cure my father, you quack!" Ye Yiwei, who lost his mind, said immediately, stretched out his right hand to grab the collar of the military doctor's clothes, and shouted loudly.
He Wenchang immediately stepped forward to stop him: "Yiwei, please calm down. Ye Qianhu is injured and is in critical condition. We all feel the same, but you can't vent your anger on the doctor."
Ye Yiwei no longer cared about He Wenchang's identity at this time, and was about to yell at him when he suddenly heard his father Ye Zigao, who had just been placed on a stretcher by the doctor, say: "Yiwei, don't be ridiculous."
"Dad." Ye Yiwei immediately put down his argument with He Wenchang and leaned on the stretcher and said.
"Yiwei, what Mr. He said is correct. It's not that the doctor used the wrong medicine to kill your father and me. It's that I was seriously injured. How can you blame the doctor?"
"But, dad." Ye Yiwei was speechless and could only lower his head and cry.
After Ye Zigao and Ye Yiwei led the way for He Wenchang, they followed He Wenchang all the time, while taking precautions to prevent themselves from being killed by the remaining Annan people.
He Wenchang half-forced Ye Zigao to lead him. He was originally very reluctant, fearing that he would die and that his son would die. However, the Ming army's attack was unexpectedly successful, and the remaining Annan people were soon captured by the Ming army.
The army was almost completely wiped out, and his heart as an official became active again.
No matter how you try to evade it, it is certain that almost all the troops under his command were wiped out. It is also certain that he was not with his soldiers. The charge of "poor command" cannot be escaped, and there is also the suspicion of deserting before the battle.
These two crimes are enough to make his future in the Ming army bleak; even though his daughter is the imperial concubine, she cannot interfere in military affairs.
He is not very worried about his future: he is over fifty this year and is not worth worrying about, but what about his sons? The second son has no ability and can only farm at home; the eldest son, although annoying, is still a bit clever, so he may not be without it.
future.
So he had new ideas about leading the way for He Wenchang and others. There is no doubt that He Wenchang was the hero of this battle, and his report would be a very important basis for conviction and reward. He hoped to please He Wenchang and let him report.
Beautify it a little, don't write about your escape from battle, and keep your current official position.
Not only did he want to compliment He Wenchang himself, but he also asked his son to come forward and compliment He Wenchang. Ye Yiwei was originally reluctant, but could not stop his father's words, so he had no choice but to agree.
But just when Ye Yiwei approached He Wenchang to compliment him, Ye Zigao turned his head and saw an arrow shot out from the granary, pointing straight at his son Ye Yiwei.
Ye Zigao didn't have time to think too much, he shouted: "Yi Wei, be careful!" and rushed towards him.
Ye Yiwei was frightened by this, but did not dodge the arrow. Instead, he froze on the spot, motionless, and saw that the arrow was about to hit him.
Ye Zigao was very anxious when he saw this, and he didn't know where he got the strength. He rushed in front of Ye Yiwei and pushed him to the ground. He was not hit by the arrow, but he himself was hit by the arrow in his right chest and fell to the ground.
Ye Yiwei immediately yelled and ran over to hug Ye Zigao, while crying for a military doctor.
At this time, Ye Zigao saw that his son was just crying with his head down. He stretched out his hand to wipe his tears and said: "After I die, you should have good experience in the army, learn more skills, cause less trouble, and talk less. You are not considered a
What kind of person has such a bad temper every day, who would tolerate you? Even if you have your sister, it won't be of any use."
"Don't hold on to the idea of dawdling. Just dawdling is just for you to have enough food and clothing in this life, and the next generation will be no different from ordinary people. You must not do this anymore."
"Your brother doesn't have much ability, but he is still honest. He won't make much money and won't get into trouble. Our family will be counting on you from now on. You must make progress!"
"..."
Ye Zigao gave him a few instructions, and Ye Yiwei nodded in agreement while crying.
Although Ye Zigao had thousands of words to say to Ye Yiwei, they only meant these few words. When he saw Ye Yiwei agreeing one by one, he smiled and turned his head to look at He Wenchang and Liu Mingzhao.
"He Tongshi, Liu Qianhu, I am about to die. Before I die, I beg you one thing: I know that I did not command properly when the Annan people attacked, and later I was suspected of escaping from the battle, but these things are only my fault.
Yes, I beg you two not to record Yiwei."
"Ye Qianhu, after the Annan people led troops into the camp, you commanded the soldiers to fight bloody battles with the Annan people in order to save food. In the end, you were defeated and died. How could you be guilty of improper command and escaping from the battle? Brother Yiwei also fought with the Annan people.
A man fought till the end and was rescued by us when he was about to die. What crime was he guilty of?" He Wenchang said immediately.
He regretted it to death at this time. He shouldn't have forced Ye Zigao to lead the way. He just wanted to scare Ye Zigao because he didn't like him because he ran away.
Who knew he would actually die in battle!
Even if what he just said finally became the official content of the decree, Ye Yiwei knew the truth, so why didn't he tell Concubine Ming later? Concubine Ming knew that, and she still didn't hate him to death? There was an emperor on his pillow.
People are thinking about revenge against you every day. According to the laws of history, the probability of successful revenge is more than 90%.
Ye Zigao looked at He Wenchang's gloomy face and roughly guessed what he was thinking. He opened his mouth and wanted to say a few words, but finally changed his words: "Brothers, I want to have a few final words with my son."
He Wenchang immediately understood what he meant, and took several other people to step back a dozen steps and stay away from him.
Ye Zigao took a sip of blood and gave Ye Yiwei a few more difficult instructions to explain the family affairs. Ye Yiwei agreed one by one with tears in his eyes.
Finally, Ye Zigao said: "Yiwei, you, you must never tell your sister that I died in the battle for the real reason."
"Dad, why?" Ye Yiwei asked.
Ye Zigao struggled to explain, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he spit out a mouthful of blood. Ye Zigao tilted his head and died.
Ye Yiwei immediately burst into tears and shouted at the same time: "People from Annan, I will never give up with you!"
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"..., Your Highness, a total of 50% of the food and grass was burned." The general in charge of the food and grass said in a low voice.
"Fifty percent! Fifty percent of the grain was burned! How could you, the official in charge of grain and grass, let the Annan people burn so much grain!" Zhu Zanyi shouted to him. Fifty percent of the grain was burned.
Food! Half of the food for the 150,000-strong army was enough to feed hundreds of thousands of ordinary people for several days, but it was burned by a fire. Zhu Zanyi was now very heartbroken and needed to vent.
The general in charge of food and grass did not dare to say a word. He stood in the tent with his head lowered and endured Zhu Zanyi's roar.
Zhu Zanyi scolded her for a long time. When she was tired, she sat down again and took a sip of water.
Taking this opportunity, Lin Yurong immediately walked over and said, "Your Highness, calm down."
"How can I calm down! Fifty percent of the food is what a loss!" Zhu Zanyi shouted.
"Your Highness, at least 50% of the food is left. This time, we have prepared a total of 150,000 troops for thirteen days. They have eaten for three days and have ten days left; they have burned half of it, and there are five days left.
"Your Highness, although there are only five days of food left, five days are enough to attack Nanding City. Although the losses are indeed heavy, they can still be tolerated," Lin Yurong said.
"Of course I know I can bear it. But how can such a huge loss go without punishment?" Zhu Zanyi said.
The reason why Zhu Zanyi was so angry was not only because of the heavy losses, but also because he was deceived by the Annan people. When the Annan people first attacked his camp, he did not guess that it was the Annan people attacking from east to west, and did not notify him immediately
The various armies went to protect very important places, which resulted in such huge losses. Therefore, Zhu Chanyi's emotions largely came from his dissatisfaction with himself. But he would not take it out on himself, only on this general.
Already.
Lin Yurong also understood what he was thinking and tried to persuade him carefully. The other generals in the tent also tried to persuade Zhu Zanyi, and it took a long time before his mood calmed down.
"I will definitely write a memorial to His Majesty, Lord Zhang, to report this matter. However, it is not good to change the general before the battle, so I will let you continue to be the admiral of grain and grass for the time being. But if something similar happens next time, I will not do it.
Please forgive me!" Zhu Zanyi said.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness!" The man immediately knelt on the ground and said.
Zhu Zanyi asked him to get up and asked about the specific situation.
When he heard that He Wenchang had made great contributions, he said: "He Wenchang really has some abilities, and he is worthy of being selected by the emperor's uncle as a military commander." He said, turning his head and looking at Lin Yurong: "Usually you two
When we are together, He Wen is often not as quick-thinking as you, and always lags behind you. This time, without your comparison, he finally showed his ability."
"Your Highness is so complimentary." Lin Yurong immediately bowed and said.
Afterwards, the general continued to describe the battle, and mentioned that Liu Mingzhao and the Miao soldiers from the Third Department of Education from Yunnan had made great contributions.
Zhu Zanyi didn't care much about this. Liu Mingzhao was from the Min Palace, and Long Shangdeng was a barbarian soldier. Neither of them was an army he could handle. When writing the memorial, he mentioned it and asked His Majesty, Zhang Wen and
Zhu Xi decided to go.
Finally, the ginseng general talked about Ye Zigao's death in battle.
Zhu Zanyi stood up in surprise at that time: "What? Ye Zigao actually died in the battle?" Then he started to circle around the tent very anxiously. Ye Zigao was Concubine Ming's biological father, but he died by his own hands. Although he was
The feudal lord is also afraid of pillow wind!
But now that things have happened, they can't be changed. Just as Zhu Chanyi was about to speak, he suddenly remembered something: "I remember that his son lived in the same Qianhu household as him. He died in the war. Where is his son?"
"Your Highness, Ye Yiwei fought hard with the Annan people, but was rescued by He Wenchang's troops and did not die in the battle." The general replied immediately.
"That's not bad." Zhu Zanyi breathed a sigh of relief.
He thought for a while and then ordered: "The proposed memorial: On the night of the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month in the fourth year of Jianye in the Ming Dynasty, the Annan garrison stationed in Nanding City came out of the city to attack the camp, sneaked into the vicinity of the grain and grass camp, and burned 30% of the army's grain and grass..., fortunately
He Wenchang, a member of the Tongshi family, responded to the situation and led the Miao soldiers of the Third Department of Education and the Minwang Mansion's musketeers to rescue the grain and grass camp... and made a great contribution... Thousands of households in the grain and grass camp Ye Yegao led the army to protect the grain and grass camp.
He fought a bloody battle with the Annan people and died in the battle; his son Ye Yiwei, who lived with him in a thousand households, almost died in the battle. Fortunately, He Wenchang and his troops rescued him alive."