"It's not that I haven't thought about the outcome, but when there is no result, I have no choice, you say, do I have any other choice?" Zhu Di looked at me and asked with a deep gaze.

"At first, you really didn't have a choice, but now that you have control, you can at least choose a better path, or rather, be kind to the people."

"It's not my people in the city of Jinan, it's the people of Iron String, the people who keep saying that they want to protect their Iron String! He is the one who does not care about the life and death of the people! He took the people of Jinan to fight with me, and he was the only one who got the benefits in the end. Let me tell you, if he holds the city in this battle, what will be the result, oh oh, the first one, he must definitely rise to the top, Shandong to participate in politics, his participation in politics must at least be promoted to the political envoy, by the way, he is such an unarmed, no experience of civil officials, I am afraid that from now on he will be immersed in the military department, the second one, haven't you ever thought about it, did he come to take revenge on us because of the death of his sister Tie Xijun? Do you really think that there are only people in the city? When Xu Huizu returned to the dynasty, did he leave all the remaining soldiers and generals under his command to him? I don't know, you know what? ”

Zhu Di yelled at me like an angry lion, I have never seen him so out of control, I am very scared, but I know that I can't be afraid in front of him, otherwise there will continue to be countless innocent people in Jinan City who will lose their homes.

"You don't have to say these big truths to me, you can think of other ways, you are Zhu Di, you are the invincible King Yan." I said coldly.

Zhu Di looked at me wordlessly, his two eyes became dark and deep, like a quiet night sky, more like a bottomless mountain stream, slowly, helplessness and disappointment climbed up his cheeks, he seemed to have lost a big battle, waved at me and said, "Get out." ”

I gave him a hard look, lifted my foot and walked out.

"If you can't control your feet anymore and run around, I promise you that on the day Jinan City opens, there will be a mountain of corpses in the city." Zhu Di's voice came coldly from behind, like a strong thorn, slowly climbing up my heels, spreading to my body, and restraining me with countless minions. I quickened my pace, lifted the curtain and ran towards my tent.

I fastened my curtains, sat on the edge of the bed and hugged my knees, unable to calm down for a long time. The wetness on my body made me feel a little cold on this rainy night in midsummer, and the disappointment in my heart made me feel like I was falling into an ice cave.

Am I wrong?

Prosperity, the people suffer, death, the people suffer.

Maybe in the Yongle prosperous era that Zhu Di will establish in the future, these small sacrifices now are nothing. But when you walk on the beach, every time you pick up a shell and throw it into the sea, it is nothing more than a gesture for you, and for that shell, it saves its life.

When I turned around, I saw that there was a neat set of dry clothes at the head of the bed, which I didn't bring myself, it must have been prepared for me by Zhu Di. I picked up the clothes, put them on the tip of my nose and rubbed them gently, I couldn't tell the difference between the Zhu Di who gave me the clothes, and the Zhu Di who poured water into the city without telling me about the lives of the people, which one was the real him, or which one was the one I knew?

The next morning, it rained all night, and it was the rainy season, and in the south, it was the flood season. The city gate of Jinan City is still closed, Zhu Di is already eyeing the tiger, and the two parties are deadlocked. To be precise, the iron string in Jinan City has won a big victory---- Zhu Di has ordered people to dig all the ditches that lead water into the city have changed the flow direction, and the rainwater accumulated in the mountain stream will not only not flow into the city again, but will also drain the ocean lake water in the city to the outside.

I know that Zhu Di has surrendered. He surrendered to me. But I prefer to understand that it was his surrender of kindness to himself. He will definitely be a good emperor who loves the people in the future. I stood far away, watching him speak to the soldiers in the rain, and I couldn't help but think of it.

Sanbao told me that there was also news from the eyeliner in the imperial court, Huang Zicheng, the minister who recommended Li Jinglong as the commander of the Northern Expedition of the Southern Army, because Li Jinglong commanded 600,000 troops to attack Beiping, but was beaten to the ground by Zhu Di, and became a bare-bones commander to return to the court, blaming himself, feeling that he was deeply guilty and hated Li Jinglong, so he joined the imperial historian Lian Zining and the imperial historian Ye Xixian to make a generous statement to Zhu Yunwen: Immediately behead Li Jinglong!

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yunwen was generous and benevolent, and refused Huang Zicheng's request on the grounds that victory or defeat was a common thing in soldiers, and Li Jinglong was the emperor's prince, just raising one more population, and Li Jinglong easily lost 600,000 troops, and then returned to the dynasty and became a rich son and brother, and continued his life as a gentleman.

Until now, I can't tell whether Li Jinglong is really stupid as a straw bag, or because his opponent is Zhu Di, he doesn't want to attack with a dead hand and is defeated with an army of 600,000. I prefer to believe the latter, because I know Li Jinglong's character too well, and he is not a layman.

After Zhu Di stopped attacking with water, the rain gradually stopped, and the defenders in the city took advantage of this gap to slowly ease their breath, seeing that the two armies were ready to fly, and the war was about to break out. Zhu Di is the son of Zhu Yuanzhang's strategic bloodline, his blood flows with the essence of being able to fight, he will never wait for the opponent to be ready for everything, and then come to give him a heavy blow. He would not give up his layout of this big game of chess because of a woman's heated argument with him.

By the time he decided to take back the water attack, he had already made plans for the next step. The reason why the Beiyan Shenji Battalion has been galloping on the battlefield for many years is not only because they have strict discipline and excellent generals, but also because they have a very important reason, which is not only important, it is simply terrifying ---- gunpowder.

Zhu Di has ordered someone to transport some gunpowder from Beiping to this side, and no one knows how much it is, but with his cautious character, he can definitely directly raze the gate of Jinan City to the ground. Of course, this is a last resort.

Sun Tzu said in the Art of War: Attacking a city requires dozens of times more defenders.

Zhu Di's hundreds of thousands of troops are all here, although it is a huge number, but the people in Jinan City are not counted, the defeated southern soldiers brought back when Tie Xian transported food and wages, plus the troops that Xu Huizu may hand over to him when he leaves, together, will never be less than Zhu Di's. No matter what their combat effectiveness is, they now have the city gate as a powerful barrier, Zhu Di is attacking the city and plundering the land, only these people are injured, and it is obvious that some heroes are short of breath.

Zhu Di told the lieutenants, "If Tie Xian knows the time and opens the city gate, we can avoid all casualties, and if he has been stubborn, these gunpowder are enough to destroy any confidence in them." ”

More than 100,000 troops, or cavalry, or infantry, all lined up in a neat and orderly formation, standing outside the city of Jinan, and there are even gunners who put their firearms on gunpowder, although they are prepared for Zhu Di's order, they will launch this murderous big guy into it, fall on the city wall, or kill countless soldiers, or blow up the city gate!

"Long live King Yan! Long live King Yan! The warriors thumped their weapons on the ground and shouted this slogan in a coherent and powerful voice, as if some kind of mystical worship.

Zhu Di rode a high-headed horse, wandering back and forth in front of the city gate, waiting for a response from the city wall, and a resolute and unyielding face appeared on the city gate for a long time.

He was still as weak as ever, but there was an indestructible perseverance in his face.

"Lord Yan! Shandong participates in politics Iron String, I have something to say to you! ”

Zhu Di showed a subtle smile on his face, raised his head and looked at the iron strings on the city wall, and did not answer, his own three guarantees had already answered for Zhu Di, "What words?" If you don't surrender and open the gates, I don't think you will talk nonsense. ”

Tie Xian's face was sincere, his hands were raised, and he said, "Tie Mou led the people of Jinan to surrender!" Yan Wangye is famous, this trip to the south, what he did was difficult, it was the traitors in the court who wanted to crusade, and he would never embarrass the ordinary people in this city! ”

Zhu Di smiled, turned his head and said to the lieutenants beside him, "This iron string is a bit interesting." ”

Sanbao shouted again, "Since you have decided to surrender and open the door to welcome King Yan to the south, why don't you open the city gate?" ”

"Lord Yan rode across the north, traveled thousands of miles, killed countless enemies, defended the country and protected the family, but now the prince is entering the city for a temporary rest, the people in the city are your people, everyone follows your surname Zhu, I don't have to bring thousands of troops and horses to kill the prince, I am willing to open the city gate, but there is one condition, you have to come in by yourself first."

Zhu Di squinted at him, his expression was cold, as if he was looking at an inferior opponent, and replied in person, "This king agrees to your request!" Open the gates! ”

"Lord Wang! Beware of deception. Sanbao immediately objected.

Zhu Di smiled, "A scholar, no matter how deep the Daming Lake in Jinan City is, he will not be able to make big waves." ”

I was on the side, looking at Zhu Di's courage to come to the city, without saying a word, and had nothing to say, but he wanted to enter the city single-handedly, and his heart was still nervous after all, and he couldn't help but hold the scabbard in his hand, and moved the horse to the city gate a little.

Seeing Zhu Di's agreement, Tie Xian really raised his hand and said to the soldiers in the city, "Open the city gate!" ”

The two gates that had puzzled the Yan army for a long time finally opened slowly, and the city was quiet, with two rows of orderly soldiers standing on both sides, lined up to greet Zhu Di. Zhu Di's horse gradually made a sound because he stepped into the stone slab in Chengnei.

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