With expressions of concern on their faces, Zhu Xiaoan and the others gathered around him.
With a wave of his hands, Zhu Jinzhang shouted: "Get out... get away, everyone!"
"Your Highness, don't be anxious..." Wu Pingxuan advised.
He understood Zhu Jinzhang's mood at the moment, but he couldn't empathize with it.
For Zhu Jinzhang, he has now been defeated and there is no hope of a comeback.
The foundation he had worked so hard to build, his inner aspirations for future development, and even his hope of survival were all destroyed by Zhao Yanxun.
All thoughts are despairing, this is true despair.
"Go away..." Zhu Jinzhang drew his sword out of its sheath.
But after seeing him waving wildly and his bun falling apart, he looked like a madman.
Knives don't have eyes. Under Zhu Jinzhang's swing, Wu Pingxuan and the others could only dodge.
"My lord... calm down!"
Wu Pingxuan loudly comforted him, and Zhu Xiaoan and Zhu Xiaoan also looked concerned, but they didn't know what they could do.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Jinzhang started laughing at this time, and the sound of his laughter became louder and louder.
"Hahaha……"
Just when everyone was confused, they saw Zhu Jinzhang raised the knife with his backhand and put the knife directly on his neck.
Wu Pingxuan and the other three were shocked. Zhu Xiaohe stepped forward quickly and said, "Your Majesty...you, what are you going to do?"
"Xiaohe, I feel sorry for my dead brother. Now that we are defeated...how can I live in this world?"
"Brother, you must not have such thoughts. We have not been defeated yet, and our brothers are still waiting for you to lead us to defeat King Yong!" At this time, Zhu Xiaohe had directly called Zhu Jinzhang his eldest brother.
As Zhu Xiaohe finished speaking, Zhu Xiaoan was heard to say: "Brother, you have forgotten... the fortune teller said that you are born with the appearance of great wealth and great honor, and you will be the emperor in the future!"
"Xiao'an, we lost... we lost!" Zhu Jinzhang looked desperate.
"With such a disastrous defeat, how can I survive..."
Before Zhu Jinzhang finished speaking, Wu Pingxuan was heard scolding: "Zhu Xiaozheng... we are not defeated!"
Taking two steps closer, Wu Pingxuan stared at Zhu Jinzhang and said: "Zhu Xiaozheng, we are not defeated!"
Zhu Xiaozheng was Zhu Jinzhang's original name before he met the fortune teller and decided to rebel.
Both Zhu Xiaohe and Zhu Xiaohe glared at Wu Pingxuan, calling Zhu Jinzhang by his original name was disrespectful.
But Wu Pingxuan ignored these, and instead stared at Zhu Jinzhang and said: "We are all still alive. There are 600 soldiers in Baishan County..."
"We still have soldiers left behind in Liaoping Fucheng, Xingyuan, Yansi, and Liu'an. We can continue to recruit troops!"
"Zhang Ziming, he led his troops to attack Tianma Fort unexpectedly. He has not been defeated yet. As long as he destroys the Yong army's food and grass, the Yong army will retreat!"
Speaking of this, Wu Pingxuan got closer and closer to Zhu Jinzhang, and his tone slowly slowed down and said: "Zhang Ziming's ability must be trustworthy to His Highness!"
After Wu Pingxuan's complete explanation, Zhu Jinzhang's already withered heart slowly ignited a fire, and along with it grew hope.
"We...were not defeated?" Zhu Jinzhang asked.
Slowly holding the knife Zhu Jinzhang put on his neck, Wu Pingxuan said slowly: "Your Highness, don't forget, we have also sent people to Prince Yong's Mansion. They will also take action, and maybe they can cause an uproar!"
"Your Highness, our army has just encountered a setback now. There is no victorious general in this world. As long as we work together and work together, we will surely find a way to turn defeat into victory!"
Taking the steel knife from Zhu Jinzhang's hand, Wu Pingxuan said in an increasingly calm tone: "Your Highness commits suicide and leaves behind such a huge foundation. Isn't this just what King Yong wanted?"
Nodding, Zhu Jinzhang's eyes regained clarity.
And Wu Pingxuan didn't speak anymore. He had already said so much, and now he was just waiting for Zhu Jinzhang to think clearly.
After a long time, while Zhu Xiaoan and the two were looking forward to it, they heard Zhu Jinzhang say: "Yes, I can't do something that makes my relatives happy and my enemies happy!"
Looking at Wu Pingxuan, Zhu Jinzhang bowed solemnly and said: "Brother Wu, thank you very much!"
This thank you was indeed deserved. Wu Pingxuan was his savior.
Wu Pingxuan solemnly replied: "Your Highness, as long as you are still here, we are not defeated, and we are willing to follow you... turn defeat into victory!"
Zhu Xiaoan and the other two hurriedly stepped forward, cupped their fists and said, "Brother, we are also willing to follow you and turn defeat into victory!"
Looking at the three people in front of him, Zhu Jinzhang was extremely moved.
"good……"
Smiles finally appeared on the faces of the three people, and Zhu Xiaohe said: "Brother, the brothers are all on the city wall, waiting for you!"
Nodding, Zhu Jinzhang immediately said: "I'll go see them!"
Although Zhu Jinzhang should rest at this time, he finally got hope, so Wu Pingxuan didn't say much.
But when Zhu Jinzhang was putting on his armor, Wu Pingxuan still mentioned the issue of how to proceed next.
Time waits for no one, and this is an urgent problem that needs to be solved.
"What do you think?"
Wu Pingxuan already had an opinion on this, but he hesitated to speak.
Zhu Jinzhang said angrily: "If you have anything good to say, just say it. Didn't you dare to say anything just now?"
"Your Highness, Baishan County cannot hold it!" Wu Pingxuan threw these words.
Looking at Wu Pingxuan, Zhu Jinzhang said with a gloomy expression: "So?"
"I think we should shrink our troops and abandon Baishan County!"
In fact, Zhu Jinzhang also had this idea, and it was brought up by Wu Pingxuan at this moment, which just solved one of his troubles.
But he didn't rush to agree, so he looked at Zhu Xiaoan and the two of them: "What do you say?"
Before the two men could speak, they heard Wu Pingxuan continue: "Your Highness, not only must we give up Baishan County, Xingyuan, and Liu'an, we must also concentrate our troops and food in Fucheng to withstand the Yong army's attack!"
Abandoning the three southern counties in a row is undoubtedly an extremely bold idea, but it is indeed reasonable.
"this……"
Wu Pingxuan continued: "Your Highness, we don't have enough troops. If we want to take care of every city, it will be difficult to take care of every county in the end!"
"What do you think?" Zhu Jinzhang glanced at Zhu Xiaoan.
After the two looked at each other, Zhu Xiaohe said: "Brother, what Lao Wu said makes sense!"
"You think so too?"
Zhu Jinzhang looked at Zhu Xiaoan, who nodded immediately.
The three of his men reached an agreement, and Zhu Jinzhang had nothing to say.
"Okay, give me the order. The entire army will evacuate in half an hour. If you need to pack up anything, pack it up quickly!"
If it were not for the serious shortage of troops, Zhu Jinzhang would not adopt this opinion anyway.
"Leave an empty city and a white land for Yong's army. It's best to attract some monsters to the city!"
To use the terminology in military books, Zhu Jinzhang called this a strong wall and a clear field.
"Yes!" all three of them replied.
At this moment, Zhu Xiaoan asked: "Brother, we are going to evacuate... Do you want to send someone to inform Zhang Ziming?"
Zhu Jinzhang sighed and said: "At this time, it is useless to send people, he can only seek happiness for himself!"
Not to mention whether the men of the faction can find Zhang Ziming, even if they find him and tell him the truth, it will only disturb his military morale.
Zhu Jinzhang still hopes that Zhang Ziming can bring him unexpected joy.
