Chapter 747: A mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, Prince Yu rushes to kill
"Are there any reports from the battle at Luanling Pass?"
This was the fifth time Yan Song asked Zhao Wenhua.
In the study room of the garrison, Zhao Wenhua stood by, a little entangled, "Foster father, there is no battle report yet... In addition, Luanling Pass must be besieged by the enemy at the moment, so it is impossible to send someone to report the news."
"Yes." Yan Song covered his forehead. In Zhao Wenhua's eyes, his old adoptive father looked much more haggard in just one day, but he still had to appear calm and confident in front of outsiders to reassure people.
"Luanling Pass!" Yan Song's eyes were complicated. "Jiang Qingzhi has set up a big plan. I don't know what he will gain. Or... what he will lose."
He was not only worried about the gains and losses of Luanling Pass, but also worried that something might happen to Prince Yu.
Something has happened to Prince Yu...the court is about to turn against the tide.
"Godfather, since Jiang Qingzhi is so confident, let him go." Zhao Wenhua has an advantage, that is, when it does not concern him, even if the Ming Dynasty is about to perish, he can still live happily.
"He is so confident! I'm just afraid..." Yan Song narrowed his eyes, thinking that he might be just pretending like me.
In the eyes of ordinary people, meat eaters are always high and mighty, like gods. Even if they encounter something serious, meat eaters remain calm and composed...
Actually, it is not like that. In places where ordinary people can’t see, these carnivores... they are very panicked.
"That brat, I shouldn't have come here in the first place!" Under tremendous pressure, Yan Song finally panicked.
"Adoptive father, saying this now... yes, I shouldn't have come." Under the old adoptive father's furious gaze, Zhao Wenhua quickly changed his words, "But isn't it too late to say this now? Otherwise... ask Jiang Qingzhi?"
"You go and ask."
"Yes."
Zhao Wenhua didn't like dealing with Jiang Qingzhi. He always felt that Jiang Qingzhi looked at him in a wrong way, as if he was looking at an ant or a dead person.
But he is a high-ranking and powerful official!
How important it is to hold the power to review memorials and imperial decrees and to convey information between superiors and subordinates.
But in Jiang Qingzhi's eyes, this Tongzhengshi was a fool, not even as good as a county magistrate.
"…Local people don't earn much every year. After paying taxes, they can only fill their stomachs. In addition, the local area is in decline, and the local government has become a beggar. Lord, to be honest, if it weren't for the subsidies from the Ministry of Revenue, I think the North wouldn't even be able to support the officials."
Outside the lobby of the general's mansion, Jiang Qingzhi was standing in the yard, talking to a county magistrate.
Zhao Wenhua came in and saw Jiang Qingzhi's gentle smile and his respectful attitude towards the county magistrate. He couldn't help but compare it with Jiang Qingzhi's attitude towards himself.
Damn!
What does this bastard think I am?
It's not even as friendly and respectful as showing a county magistrate.
If not, how could I, Zhao Wenhua, be irreconcilable with you?
Jiang Qingzhi saw Zhao Wenhua but ignored him and asked the county magistrate, "If the threat of Altan Khan is eliminated in the north, how do you think the country should develop? That is...how to make the people rich and the government rich as well."
The county magistrate was called Ma Kui. He thought without hesitation, "Because of the constant threat from the northern tribes, the people's willingness to farm is not very strong. If there were no threat from the north, the first thing we should do is to encourage them to farm..."
"Food is the most important thing for the people." Jiang Qingzhi nodded. The county magistrate was encouraged and continued, "The second is to emphasize commerce... Lord, don't underestimate the north. As long as there is no foreign threat, the people will naturally come up with many ways to make money. All the government has to do is guide them."
Tsk!
Jiang Qingzhi looked at Ma Kui with complicated eyes, feeling a little uneasy. He looked down at his clothes, and there was nothing wrong!
"I'll sort out these ideas and write a document to Benbo later."
Ma Kui originally thought that this lord was just chatting with him casually, but he didn't expect that he would take his ideas so seriously. In addition to being excited, he said nervously: "Lord, Altan's army is outside!"
"He will get out!" Jiang Qingzhi nodded. Ma Kui knew it was time for him to leave, so he bowed and left. When he turned around, he saw Zhao Wenhua who had been waiting for who knows how long.
I actually asked Zhao Wenhua to wait... Ma Kui was startled and quickly saluted. "Greetings to the Minister of Public Administration."
Zhao Wenhua let out a "hmm" sound from his nose, which counted as a greeting.
Ma Kui took a few steps and heard Zhao Wenhua ask: "My foster father asked me to ask if there is any news from Luanling Pass?"
"You are just full."
Ma Kui was stunned, thinking that Chief Wilbur was so gentle and polite, why was he so rude to Zhao Wenhua?
"Jiang Qingzhi, you..."
"Go back and tell Yuan Fu that everything is under control. Also, since you are so interested in fighting, will you follow the army when the war starts?"
I don't even dare to kill a chicken, you fucking... Zhao Wenhua: "..."
"Coward!"
Ma Kui didn't dare to listen anymore and left quickly.
Zhao Wenhua reported back to Yan Song, who asked, "How did you ask?"
"I just asked, maybe I could find out some news about Luanling Pass."
Zhao Wenhua felt that Jiang Qingzhi was going too far.
"How can you find out this?" Yan Song sighed, "I asked you to ask Jiang Qingzhi about his analysis of the battle of Luanling Pass. This is not snooping... idiot!"
Zhao Wenhua was stunned. "The battle of Luanling Pass has been going on for almost three days. The situation is changing rapidly. How can Jiang Qingzhi analyze it accurately?"
"Can you figure out what Xu Jie is thinking at this moment?"
"Xu Jie must be thinking about this battle right now. He hopes to be defeated in this battle, so that his adoptive father's prestige will be destroyed and he can take advantage of the situation... and he can also avenge Jiang Qingzhi for taking his disciple away."
"Look, you can analyze Xu Jie's thoughts, so why can't Jiang Qingzhi analyze the battle situation at Luanling Pass?"
"Godfather, that's a fight! It's ever-changing..."
"Nothing can change without departing from its roots!"
Yan Song stood up and raised his hand, and Zhao Wenhua grinned.
"Forget it." Yan Song said, "Just send it down for now."
The old prime minister came in person. Jiang Qingzhi was walking in the yard with a slightly frown on his face.
"The battle of Luanling Pass?" Jiang Qingzhi was stunned. In Yan Song's eyes, this guy had never thought about this matter at all.
This guy... is really speechless!
"There should be news today or tomorrow." Jiang Qingzhi said confidently.
"What will probably happen?" If it was any other matter, Yan Song could hold it in, but the battle of Luanling Pass was related to this war and even to the destiny of the Ming Dynasty. Yan Song endured it for a day, but finally he could no longer bear it.
"The enemy was defeated."
"you said?"
"I said."
……
"Is there any news from Luanling Pass?"
This was the third time Altan asked Tuotuo. Inside the big tent, Tuotuo said respectfully, "No."
"What is Biji waiting for?" Buting was there too, and he said impatiently, "We should offer a reward now. Whoever can break through the barrier will be promoted five levels, and will be rewarded with slave women and money. As long as we can break through the barrier, there will be plenty of these things on the way south. If we don't throw them out now and let the warriors fight bravely, are we going to leave them to the Ming people?"
Tsk!
These words came from the mouth of Buting, who was rumored to be rude, and Tuotuo couldn't help but feel surprised, thinking that they were really not easy to deal with!
“Boutin knows this, but Biji ignores it!”
Altan was getting impatient. "Send someone to urge him!"
"Yes." Tuotuo walked out of the tent and took a breath of fresh air.
He sent people to Luanling Pass to urge Biji, but knew it was useless... When the messenger arrived at Luanling Pass, the two-day deadline had arrived.
In other words, Altan's envoy should meet Biji's envoy on the road.
"Biggie, don't let the Khan down!"
……
At this moment, Luanling Pass has become a sea of blood and corpses.
After Prince Yu raised the dragon flag, Biji went crazy.
"Everyone who captures Luanling Pass will be rewarded with 1,000 coins, four slaves, and one woman. Anyone who kills or captures Prince Yu will be promoted five ranks!"
Biji brandished his long sword and roared at the warriors, "Go and take the merit you are waiting for. If you die, die on the city wall!"
"Long live!"
The enemy troops swarmed in.
On the top of the city wall, Prince Yu stood beside the dragon flag.
In just one hour, more than 500 defenders on the city wall were killed or wounded.
The enemy paid a greater price, with corpses piling up like mountains outside the city.
But the enemy had no intention of cleaning up the corpses of their comrades, and instead rushed to the top of the city wall stepping on their corpses.
In places where corpses are piled the most, you don't even need a ladder; you can climb up the city just by stepping on the corpses.
A group of enemy soldiers rushed over, stepping on the corpses.
"Throw!"
Several smoking gunpowder bags rolled down the pile of corpses, and the enemy soldiers quickly jumped to both sides.
Boom boom boom!
Amid the explosion, a team of archers stepped forward and shot a wave of arrows at the top of the city wall.
"Arrow defense!"
Amidst the shrill shouts, several defenders who had no time to raise their shields were shot and fell.
After fighting with the defenders for nearly three days, the enemy also figured out some ways to deal with the gunpowder packs.
They charged in small groups, luring the defenders to throw out gunpowder bags, and then suppressed the defenders with archers...
"kill!"
After the archers launched a wave of arrows, the real offensive came.
The fierce enemy soldiers rushed to the top of the city wall, stepping on the corpses.
"Drive them away!" Chen Yi shouted.
Rows of defenders rushed forward with spears in hand, but this wave of enemies also had spears.
This is Dui Zi!
The two sides engaged in a fierce fighting on the top of the city.
The place where the dragon flag is located is the key area of enemy attack.
Prince Yu was gasping for breath and was carried to the back by Chen Yi's men.
He watched a soldier have his arm chopped off by the enemy, then be stabbed in the abdomen and fall heavily to the ground.
When the soldier saw Prince Yu, his eyes showed a desire to survive, but his vitality was fading quickly. His lips trembled...
"Your Highness..."
An enemy soldier passed him and rushed towards Prince Yu in ecstasy.
The soldier stretched out his hands and hugged the enemy's legs. He looked straight at Prince Yu and said, "Go! Go!"
The enemy lowered his head, roared, and raised his sword to attack.
He cut off one of the sergeant's hands, but the sergeant held his ankle tightly with his other hand.
"You bastard!" The enemy was furious and raised his knife to chop again.
"Ah!" The enemy heard the roar, looked up, and saw Prince Yu rushing towards them madly with a knife.
The enemy soldier was about to put away his knife, but the sergeant opened his mouth and bit hard on his calf.
The enemy soldier cried out in pain as Prince Yu slashed him right in the chest and abdomen.
The knife cut a big hole in the enemy's abdomen, and his internal organs swarmed out.
The enemy fell heavily. Prince Yu gasped and lowered his head, "You..."
"It's worth it." The soldier just lay there, the light in his eyes gradually fading.
Prince Yu raised his head, looked at the enemy troops rushing towards him frantically from the top of the city wall, and suddenly raised his sword.
"I, Zhu Zaigui, am here!"
He roared, "Kill the enemy, follow me and kill the enemy!"
The trembling civilians under the city looked at him in astonishment as he raised his knife and rushed forward, with a fat white man stumbling after him.
"Your Highness has gone to kill the enemy."
"Then what are we afraid of?"
"Even the nobles dared to die, so shouldn't we dare to die?"
"Damn it, let's go!"
Hundreds of civilians picked up their weapons and rushed to the top of the city wall, following the seemingly frail figure, and rushed towards the enemy without hesitation...
"Kill the enemy!"
(End of this chapter)
