"See Your Majesty." Jiang Gui and Daniel Zhang saluted.

"Flat." Zhu Qizhen bowed down and said, "But the enemy soldiers are coming to the city?" How's the battle going? ”

As he spoke, he looked towards the city, and saw the black and smuggling sergeants shining with torches as bright as day, and the light mist of gunsmoke that had not dissipated.

"Yes, the princess also led the army to the city first, and ordered the soldiers to extinguish the torches. There was no light at the head of the city, and I thought that the ministers did not notice it, so I ordered to attack the city immediately, but the ministers were caught off guard. Jiang Guidao, seeing that the emperor had the intention of going to the city to inspect it, and wanted to persuade him, Zhu Qizhen spoke.

"What about the casualties?"

"There were no casualties." Jiang Gui said loudly. There has never been a battle that has been fought so freely, and there has never been a battle without casualties like tonight, which is really refreshing.

Zhu Qizhen looked at Daniel Zhang beside him with a smile and said, "But with 'thunder'?" ”

In front of the emperor, Daniel Zhang dared to rush to answer with Jiang Gui, but he didn't expect the emperor to look at him kindly, and he was immediately flattered, and hurriedly said: "Back to Your Majesty, it is with 'thunder'." ”

Jiang Gui was secretly shocked, as everyone knows, Zhang Ning is a popular person in front of the emperor, but he didn't expect the emperor to be so kind to him that he asked his father to repay him. In the future, you must be polite to Daniel Zhang, Jiang Gui secretly reminded himself that he must no longer regard himself as a boss, but should treat Daniel Zhang as a boss.

Zhu Qizhen bowed his head slightly and said, "A-Ning, your plan is really good." ”

Zhang Ning has been following the side of the imperial chariot, Zhu Qizhen got off, he dismounted, at this time it was only more than a zhang away from Zhu Qizhen, and immediately said: "Your Majesty is blessed with Qitian." ”

Jiang Gui saw that the emperor called Zhang Ning "A-Ning", and his heart was even more shocked, and he didn't have the slightest idea of despising Zhang Ning to flatter the emperor, but reminded himself that he should not despise this young man's behavior in any way.

"Let's go up to the city and have a look." Zhu Qizhen was full of pride, greeted Zhang Ning, and walked towards the city first.

"Your Majesty, wait for the old minister to go up to see how the enemy army is doing, and Your Majesty will not have to go up again." It was Zhang Fu who spoke, he had already arrived, and seeing that Jiang Gui wanted to stop but did not dare to stop, Daniel Zhang did not mean to stop, and hurriedly persuaded.

With the emperor's bright yellow armor, the head of the city is like announcing to Warat: "Shoot arrows at me." "How can you go up casually? If you want to go up, you have to make sure that there is no danger.

Zhu Qizhen said: "No. ”

It's not that he holds it up, but he is extremely confident in the "thunder", this thing can flatten half of the mountain, how can the flesh and blood withstand its bombardment? Not even copper and iron bones. After a round of bombardment, how could the enemy army, who suffered heavy casualties, have the ability to hurt him?

Zhang Fu wanted to say something, but Zhang Ning spoke: "Grandpa Guo's worries are not unreasonable, and we must prevent the enemy sharpshooter from releasing cold arrows." ”

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while and said, "It's okay, let's go up and take a look first." ”

Zhang Fu hurriedly walked towards the city after saluting, Jiang Gui felt that it was normal for Zhang Ning to listen to whatever the emperor said, but if he said that the emperor did not listen, it would be abnormal.

Zhang Fu went to the city to see that there were big pits everywhere under the city, and there were broken limbs and corpses everywhere in the big pits, and there were people and horses.

It was a pity, if they had arrived half a quarter of an hour earlier and bombarded the enemy while they were retreating, the enemy would have suffered another wave of casualties. Zhang Fuwan regretted it. But there is no way, who finds out that the enemy is engaged, how can they not rush to march to support? And when the emperor arrived, the general army of Datong naturally had to go out of the city to greet him.

Zhang Fu walked down the city and saluted: "The enemy army is retreating, our army has just arrived, it is better to rest on the spot and fight again tomorrow." ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded in agreement, and Zhang Fu ordered the rest of the soldiers to camp outside the city, except for the guards on duty.

No matter how big Datong is, it can't accommodate more than 100,000 elites, and the spear battalion that accompanied the royal chariot into the city was the sharpshooter battalion that shouldered the duty of guarding.

The residence of the emperor and the minister of civil and military affairs had already been arranged. Zhu Qizhen personally inquired about Zhang Ning's residence, and learned that Zhang Ning would live in Daniel Zhang's courtyard, thought about it, and said, "It's okay." ”

It's reluctant, is this not satisfied with my arrangement? Jiang Gui had to think about it more.

To be sent back to the palace, that is, the original residence where Jiang Gui lived, this is the best mansion in Datong, of course, it must be given to the emperor to live. Then the ministers were led back to their respective quarters by the sergeant. Because there were more than 100 ministers accompanying them, all the gentry in Datong vacated the courtyard to live.

Zhang Ning and Daniel Zhang's father and son were very happy to see each other, and speaking of the marquis, Daniel Zhang even stroked his beard and said with a long smile: "At the beginning, you and the Empress Dowager made a bet to be a marquis for three years, and you were worried that your father would not succeed in family affairs, but I didn't expect that you would be crowned marquis in only a few months, which is really rare." Hahaha. ”

It's just a matter of crossing over. Zhang Ning muttered to himself silently and said, "Father, the Empress Dowager still does not allow family affairs, and Your Majesty's pleas are fruitless." This matter will have to be discussed later. ”

"What? Did the Empress Dowager repent? Daniel Zhang was surprised: "The Empress Dowager has always had a good name, how can she regret it?" ”

Who said that if you have a good name, you can't go back? Zhang Ning was speechless and said, "The Empress Dowager is a woman after all. ”

Daniel Zhang slapped his thigh and said, "Only women and villains are difficult to raise, it is indeed true." ”

What is it? Father, is he so happy that he is incoherent? Zhang Ning said: "Father is also tired, go back to the room to rest." ”

At this time, the sky was about to dawn, and the Zhang family saw each other again, Jiang Gui took the initiative to patrol the city, thinking that the enemy army was newly defeated, and he was busy setting up camp and had no spare strength to attack the city.

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also set up the camp first, counted the number of people, this battle killed more than 20,000 people, injured more than 10,000 people, I can't help but be angry. More than 20,000 grassland heroes, before the battle, died without a corpse, teach him how not to be angry?

Most of the corpses of the dead sergeant were blown into broken limbs and blood foam, and he couldn't collect much, and when he piled up firewood to burn the corpses, he vomited blood again when he saw that he had broken hands and legs one by one.

Captain Wan persuaded: "Taishi, the Ming army doesn't know where to get the sharp weapon, our secret agents haven't found it, it's better to go back for the time being, and then send troops after inquiring clearly." ”

What would you do if they didn't open the gates, didn't fight you, and threw the explosive stuff at the top of the city? As long as you think about it, you shudder, and it is better to withdraw your troops as soon as possible.

also pointed to the blazing fire, and said angrily: "Nonsense, how can you withdraw your troops if you haven't fought yet?" How can a sergeant die in vain? ”

Commander Wan was silent for a long time, sighed, and said, "Please also ask the Taishi to come up with a good plan to deal with the things that will explode in the Ming army." "Otherwise, I'm afraid you and I won't be able to return to the royal court alive.

also swept away first, only to see that the living sergeants were all dejected, and the wounded sergeants were bleeding profusely, and the screams continued.

Morale is low.

Captain Wan said sadly: "Although many sergeants are alive, their hands and legs are broken, and it is difficult to live again. "There are no doctors on the steppe, let alone in the army, and sooner or later these people will die from rotting wounds.