The inner room of the Chu Palace, everywhere is filled with the smell of medicinal herbs, which may be a little pungent when you first smell it, but after a long time, you will get used to it.

Ning Zhongyuan was lying on the bed, his face was pale, his eyes were closed, but his breathing was stable. Mrs. Ning leaned on the side of the bed and looked at her husband, the worry in her heart almost written on her face.

Chen Dejiu was holding Ning Zhongyuan's veins with his fingers, but sweat was oozing from his face unconsciously, and after a long time, he smiled lightly: "The prince of Chu has his own natural appearance, although he was hit by an arrow in his body this time, he didn't really penetrate it, but he only injured his spleen and kidneys, if he cultivated for a period of time, he would be fine." ”

Hearing what Doctor Chen said, Mrs. Ning put her heart down, and she immediately asked some questions about daily medicine, and after getting the answers, she sent someone to send Doctor Chen out, of course, during this time, Chen Dejiu still lived in the Chu Palace, in case of future troubles.

Not long after Chen Dejiu left, Ning Zhongyuan opened his eyes slightly, and he smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect that I, Ning someone, had fought all my life, and one day I actually gave people an eye on the battlefield." ”

It turned out that Ning Zhongyuan woke up just now, but he felt really aggrieved and panicked, so he didn't wake up as soon as possible, and waited until Chen Dejiu left, and then reluctantly opened his eyes.

What a shame! Ning Zhongyuan originally planned to win a big battle and show off in front of his son, but he never expected that Fu Erdan would buy a big clan in the city in such a short period of time, so that the city gate was opened in the middle of the night, which made Ning Zhongyuan both hated and angry.

After reaching middle age, the most difficult thing is to recognize yourself again. For Ning Zhongyuan, no matter how good or bad he is, he has achieved the position of king, and he will inevitably have a little arrogance in his heart, although he will not think that he is a top general who has won all battles, but he thinks that it is not a problem to deal with Fu Erdan.

Especially Ning Zhongyuan also has a son who will descend to the stars, but his heart is quite complicated, he is a little proud of him, and a little sour, this kid is so terrible now, I am afraid that he will not take Lao Tzu in his eyes when he looks back.

It was precisely because of this mentality, coupled with the pride and ambition in Ning Zhongyuan's heart, that prompted him to lead the remnants of the army to hold on to Xianning, hoping to win a big battle with this. It's just that the final result ruthlessly destroyed Ning Zhongyuan's self-esteem, making him even feel a little ashamed to see others.

"Old man, have you just woken up, or have you been awake for a while!" Mrs. Ning turned around at some point, looking at Ning Zhongyuan and smiling.

Ning Zhongyuan let out a long sigh, "You, don't sneer at my old face now!" Quickly call Mr. Cui and the third brother in, I have something to say to them. ”

Mrs. Ning was angry and funny in her heart, but in the end, she just shook her head helplessly, and went out to call Cui Wancai and Ning Zhongjing in.

The two of them knelt down and bowed first, and then spoke: "Does the king have a will to be issued?" ”

Ning Zhongyuan struggled to sit up, and said with a wry smile: "Don't settle for those politeness, let's talk to Gu, what is the current situation?" ”

Cui Wancai and Ning Zhongjing glanced at each other, shook their heads with a wry smile, and said: "Your Majesty, Fu Erdan and his men and horses have already left Xianning, and I am afraid that they will arrive in Wuchang in a few days." ”

"It's Lonely's fault this time, let this Fu Erdan pick up a big bargain, but it's okay, Wuchang City has a thick wall, and there is a new type of thunder cannon to help, so it's okay to come, so you don't have to tell Yu'er." Ning Zhongyuan pretended to be casual, but in the end, the sentence still revealed his inner thoughts.

Ning Zhongjing Zhengse said: "Your Majesty, this is not possible, now Yu'er has been fighting in Jiangxi for some time, although the result is not clear, it is almost the same, at this time, Wuchang needs to be the most important place, and Yu'er should be allowed to lead the soldiers and horses back to Wuchang as soon as possible to return to help." ”

Cui Wancai shook his head at this time and sighed: "If my guess is correct, after Yu'er finishes this battle, he should be able to take Anqing immediately, if he returns to Wuchang at this time, it is equivalent to giving up Anqing, and he will lose an opportunity to completely control the middle section of the Yangtze River." ”

"Is Wuchang important or Anqing important? If we take Anqing but lose Wuchang, how can we people have a life? ”

Ning Zhongjing's face was a little angry, he originally belonged to the type of person with a more cautious personality, seeing that Fu Erdan's army was close at hand, and he was still discussing the gains and losses of Anqing, which made Ning Zhongjing feel a little unhappy.

Ning Zhongyuan didn't have any expression on his face, but the thoughts in his heart were actually biased towards Cui Wancai after all, and this was also something he had communicated with Cui Wancai before, so he coughed lightly.

"Fu Erdan penetrated deep into the territory of our Huguang, the logistics were cut off, and he relied entirely on looting, which was bound to not last long, and our army would hold on to the city and treat it to be ashamed, or the soldiers of Huangzhou Mansion, Hanyang Mansion and other places could attack it under the city of Wuchang with two wings, and naturally they could win a big victory."

Ning Zhongyuan said slowly, and then said: "Mr. Cui, the defense of Wuchang City will be handed over to you in the next few days, as for the third brother, you can help from the side, recruit more young people in the city to join the army, join hands to defend the city, and wait for the enemy to destroy himself." ”

Seeing that Ning Zhongyuan had already set the tone, Ning Zhongjing was also a little helpless, but he couldn't change his brother's mind anymore, so he had to say no more.

In the next few days, Cui Wancai, on the one hand, mobilized more than 300 newly promoted cadets from the current Eagle Battalion, as well as more than 200 officers who were participating in the training of the martial arts hall, and on the other hand, he recruited young and strong people throughout the whole process, because the Fu Han Army had a good reputation in the past, so there were more and more enlistments, and in just a few days, more than 3,000 people were recruited.

It's just that most of these people are young and strong, except for the more than 500 apprentices in the Eagle Battalion and the Lecture Martial Arts Hall, who still have some experience, everyone else is blindsided, so their combat effectiveness can be said to be quite limited.

As for the Qing army on the other side, Fu Erdan currently has 5,500 Eight Banner soldiers, and the combat effectiveness is still very good, and the morale is also very high, so it can be expected that such a city defense battle is not so simple.

At this time, when the two sides seized all the time to prepare, the five hundred guards led by Ning Yu took a boat and went all the way up the Yangtze River, and they could reach Wuchang in about three days, which made Ning Yu feel a slight sense of impatience in his heart.

Ning Si walked out of the cabin, draped a black windbreaker on Ning Yu's body, and then said in a low voice: "Dadu Governor, it's windy outside, please also ask Dadu Governor to rest in the cabin to prevent the wind from cold." ”

"I don't know what is happening in Wuchang now..."

Ning Yu looked at the sparse lights in the distance, and couldn't help sighing, since the anti-flag was erected, his Ning family had encountered many dangers, and it was not easy to come to this point, and too many people had been sacrificed. But now that he finally saw hope, he really didn't want any more problems.

"Order the fleet to speed up and strive to rush to Wuchang the day after tomorrow!"

"Yes!"