The little princess said "Yeah" and whispered to Xia Xun: "I remember, these Gu Cheng and Zhang Bao are my third brother's subordinates."
Xia Xun was about to cry but said without tears: "Miss, don't you think it's a little late to think about it now?"
Xu Ming'er wondered: "Why is it too late to think about it now?"
"I am a prisoner!"
"Ah!" Xu Ming'er couldn't adapt to Xia Xun's identity change. When she heard what he said, she remembered it and couldn't help but said in surprise: "What should I do? Hurry! Hide!"
The two looked around anxiously. The room was very small, with only one small window and one door. Governor Gu and Deputy General Zhang could not have come alone. There were at least dozens of soldiers outside, so they could not get out.
Where can one hide someone in this house? Xia Xun and the little princess quickly glanced around and found that there was no room for even a cat, let alone a living person.
The little princess suddenly jumped on the kang, pulled open the two neatly folded quilts, shook them vigorously, and fluffed them as much as possible. She threw them on the kang and said to Xia Xun: "Hurry up, get in quickly.
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"Okay!" Xia Xun couldn't care less about being polite and hurriedly got into the quilt. He was a big man, hiding his head and feet under the quilt. The bulging shape didn't look like there was no one there. The little princess was so anxious that she even kicked her feet.
: "You lie down, lie down flat."
Xia Xun was kicked twice on the buttocks, stuck out his head, and said with a bitter face: "Princess, I can't lie down anymore, unless you dig a hole and bury me."
Zhang Bao vaguely heard some movement in the room and couldn't help but wonder: "Girl, have you had a rest? Gu Cheng, the commander of the rebel rear army, and deputy general Zhang Bao asked to see you."
"Oh, I...wait a minute..."
The little princess was so anxious that she crawled under the quilt, but she was only half a foot away from Xia Xun.
"Yes!"
Xu Ming'er, who was dizzy with her work, hurriedly got out again. When she turned around, she saw that it was impossible. Even if it was a winter quilt, it was extremely difficult to hide an adult inside. What's more, this was a summer quilt, which was already pitifully thin. Xu Ming'er was anxious.
They were all wandering around: "What should I do? What should I do?"
Xia Xun gritted his teeth, lifted up the quilt and jumped down from the tunnel: "Princess, open the door!"
Xu Ming'er said worriedly: "Then what should you do?"
Xia Xun said calmly: "If you stick your head out, it's the same as if you shrink your head. If you must die, you can't die too shabby. Just bet... they don't recognize me. If they don't recognize me, the princess will call me."
Inquiring about the situation in Jiangnan and just prevaricating at random, the princess said so, I guess they won't pursue it."
Xu Ming'er stamped her feet and had no choice but to bite the bullet and say to the door: "Please come in!"
The door creaked, and Gu Cheng stepped in. When he saw Xu Ming'er's appearance, he couldn't help but feel anxious and happy: "She is indeed the princess!" Just as he was about to bow and salute, he suddenly saw Xia Xun again. Gu Cheng couldn't help but be startled, and his heart
He said: "Although the princess is still young, after all, there are differences between men and women. The weather is so early or late, why is there a man in the room?"
Gu Cheng stared at Xia Xun intently. He looked vaguely familiar, but couldn't remember who it was for a moment. He only knew that Yang Xu of the Jin Yiwei had planned the shocking plan for the three sons of King Yan to escape from Nanjing City, but he had never had the opportunity to meet him.
After reading the notice posted on the street, I had never dealt with Xia Xun face-to-face before. It was just that the Governor's Mansion and the Jinyiwei Yamen were next to each other.
I've met him several times, so I only know the person but don't know his name.
However, Zhang Bao, who came in shortly after, was different. He recognized Xia Xun. When Xia Xun and the Yang family were involved in a lawsuit and Xu Zengshou heard the trial in person, he was the general on duty. After that, he met Lu Lu successively several times.
Although they had never been close to each other, he recognized Xia Xun's appearance. At this moment, he saw Xia Xun standing beside the little princess. Zhang Bao was shocked and turned pale. He pulled out his sword with a "swish" and said sternly: "Yang
Xu?!"
"Yang Xu?"
Gu Cheng was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that the person in front of him was the imperial prisoner. Without saying a word, Gu Cheng took out his sword with a cry, and with Zhang Bao's two sharp steel knives, they were like open scissors.
Xun's neck.
Xu Ming'er shouted urgently: "You are not allowed to kill him. Even though he is a prisoner of the imperial court, he is also my savior. If you still take my palace in Zhongshan seriously, don't touch him!"
"Damn it, someone finally recognized him."
Xia Xun took a long breath, still maintaining a calm expression on his face, and said with a smile: "If Yang Xu died by two swords today, whose sword will the two of you be tomorrow?"
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In King Yan's camp, Zhu Di was holding a candle and looking at a crudely piled sand table. Zhu Neng, Zhang Yu, the second prince Zhu Gaoxu and other generals were surrounding him. Zhu Di looked at it carefully for a long time and sighed softly: "The Marquis of Changxing deserves to be me.
The Ming Dynasty's most famous general who is good at defense, this deployment is really weatherproof and impeccable."
Zhang Yu leaned forward slightly and said: "Geng Bingwen moved outside Zhending City and led the main force to station on both sides of the Hutuo River in the south of the city. General Xu Kai led troops to station in the river, Pan Zhong camped in Minzhou, and Yang Song led the vanguard Jiu
Thousands of people are guarding Xiong County. Such a deployment is intertwined and interlocking with each other. You can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat. They echo each other!"
Zhu Di nodded and said: "Yes, if I fail in the first battle, Changxing Hou will advance like an arrow, pierce my heart, and completely defeat me with his powerful force. If I can win, he can retreat to Zhending Mansion nearby.
With Ji Xiongcheng standing firm and waiting for help, this old fox is difficult to deal with."
Zhu Gaoxu said in confusion: "Dad, in terms of the ability to defend the city, no one in our Ming Dynasty can surpass Changxing Marquis. With his ability, why doesn't he just defend Zhending City? With this old general, he can defend the city.
With the city’s capabilities, I’m afraid even if we have ten times more soldiers and horses, there’s nothing we can do to defeat him, right?”
Zhu Di smiled slightly and said: "He is here to conquer my rebellious nature. What's the matter with hiding in Zhending City? Lao Geng has never fought with me. With his current deployment, he is also testing me.
What a skill."
Zhu Neng thought for a while and asked: "I wonder what your Highness and the generals think of this situation?"
Zhu Di frowned and said: "The imperial army has 300,000 troops, and now the number gathered around Zhending Mansion has reached 130,000. However, our army is now fully equipped with only 30,000 troops. The enemy's army is several times larger than mine, so it is not suitable to fight head-on.
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Zhang Yu nodded and said: "What His Highness said is true. In view of our humble position, we should avoid his sharp edges. Geng Bingwen came here with a destiny, and he can't squat in Zhending City and watch us escape. We have to hold his hand."
Just use his nose to find out his flaws, that's when..."
As soon as he said this, he heard a burst of noise outside, and someone reported loudly outside the tent: "Your Majesty, hundreds of Jieyings heard that the imperial army had arrived at the gate of Zhending City. They were afraid of death and led hundreds of troops under their command.
The remaining people tried to escape from the military camp, but have been captured by us. Please deal with them, Your Highness!"
When Zhu Di heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and Zhang Yu said: "I'm humble and go take a look!"
Zhu Di looked extremely cold and said sternly: "No need to look, kill them all!"
There were more than a hundred people. Zhang Yu couldn't help but trembled when he heard this. But when he saw Zhu Di's livid face clearly, he couldn't help but nodded and said in a deep voice: "I understand, I understand!"
On the school field, more than a hundred soldiers were kneeling on the ground, with their hands tied behind their backs, and a steel knife pressed on their necks. Surrounding them were the soldiers of the three armies who were ordered to supervise the execution. They stood in strict formation in iron armor and cold clothes, with the red tassels on their gun heads in the night wind.
Xu Yang, the steel knives reflected by the bonfire kept flashing with a blood-red cold light. The school ground with thousands of people was silent.
A big flag with the word "Yan" in the wind is hunting, and Zhang Yuduan, who is fully dressed in military uniform, stands on the flag. His body is as tall and straight as a pine, and his resolute facial contour is like a knife under the light of the burning torch: "Military orders are like mountains." This sentence must have made every brother feel proud.
You should have heard this from the day you put on these clothes and picked up your swords and guns.
If military discipline is not strict, an army will be like a loose sand. If the military power is weak, it will be defeated in battle. As a soldier, when facing a battle, there will be no enemy but no one. Let him have thousands of troops and strong enemies like forests. He can only move forward and never retreat.
"Those who retreat from the battle are abandoning themselves and their robes. They are like the scum of the army. What should they do?"
The soldiers of the three armies shouted in unison: "Behead!"
Zhang Yuzhen said: "I didn't hear you clearly, please speak louder!
"Cut! Cut! Cut!"
The soldiers of the three armies struck the ground with their spears and struck their armor with their swords, making a clanging sound.
"The military order is like a mountain. Jie Ying and his troops are afraid of the battle and run away. They must be killed according to the order! As ordered by His Highness, they will all be killed! Execution!"
Jie Ying knelt down, his eyes rolling around, still wondering how many military sticks he would receive and how to deal with it. He knew that Zhu Di's troops were limited now, and when he was recruiting people, every veteran was his eyeball, and he couldn't bear to part with him.
Those who died in vain, as the saying goes, the law does not punish everyone, but I didn't expect that King Yan actually ordered to be executed. More than a hundred people, regardless of whether they were officers or soldiers, were executed.
"No! Your Highness, spare your life! Mr. Zhang, please plead for me. I will never..."
"puff!"
The executioner was clean and tidy, Zhang Yu gave an order, and his head rolled to the ground where the cold light flashed. For a moment, the sword light undulated on the school ground, and blood burst out. In a moment, more than a hundred people lay dead on the spot.
, the bloody smell makes people want to vomit.
Zhang Yu said coldly: "The imperial court is unfair and treacherous ministers are in power, so your highness raises troops to appease the country. Your highness is here to help the country, and it is a matter of great righteousness. Although there are many soldiers and horses in the court, they are just chickens and dogs, and they are vulnerable. With your highness in command,
We are invincible against the barbarians of Mobei, and we are also invincible against the unjust troops of the imperial court. Anyone who is afraid of fighting in the face of battle or who deceives the morale of the army will be killed without mercy. Do you hear me clearly?"
The curtain was lifted, and Zhang Yu walked in covered in the smell of blood. The wind outside the tent blew in, and the candle in Zhu Di's hand could not help but sway. Zhang Yu quickly lowered the curtain and said: "Your Highness, I have humbled myself...
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Zhu Di waved his hand, called his cousin, and said in a deep voice: "Shimei, we must fight this battle whether we are fighting or not. Not only must we fight, we must also win. This is the imperial court's rebellion.
In the first battle after the army arrived at Zhending, if I, Zhu Di, avoided fighting and the army was demoralized and defeated like a mountain, there would be no need to fight in the future..."
Zhang Yu also knew that the soldiers of the three armies were not afraid of death, but were afraid of the imperial orthodoxy. Now only one group of Jieying was escaping, and the rest of the troops may not be in chaos. If this first battle was won,
The military morale can be stabilized. Although it is strategically correct to avoid war, as the first battle against the Imperial Northern Expedition, whether to fight or not obviously has great significance beyond the war.
He said solemnly: "If this is the case, we can only concentrate all our efforts on attacking Xiong County. If we can kill Yang Song's ten thousand troops, it will be a great victory!"
Zhu Neng said: "Xu Kai and Pan Zhong are like crabs with two aoats, and Changxing Marquis has a tiger's mouth wide open. He put Yang Song alone in front, I am afraid he is trying to lure me into his trap. If he makes a mistake..."
Zhu Di said solemnly: "The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. As for life and death, I, Zhu Di, have ignored it since the day of Jingnan!"
Zhang Yu and other generals looked solemn, and they all leaned down and said: "I despise my position and swear to follow His Highness to the death!"
Zhu Di smiled faintly and leaned over to look at the sand table again. A subtle shadow quietly passed through his eyes: "Geng Bingwen is a veteran of the imperial court. His attack is step by step and his defense is watertight. It would be difficult for anyone but Zhuge Liang to deal with it."
There is such a disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, but where is Zhuge Kongming, Zhu Di?"
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