The forty-ninth sunset doesn't seem to bear to see the next scene, leaving only the last bright purple in the west. And the intersection of day and night is the time when the river wind is the strongest. As countless jars flew out of the thunderbolts, and the loud noises in front continued, and with each loud noise, a great puff of smoke would rise, and the wind would take advantage of the fire, and the river was now densely packed with enemy sailboats. Before most of the soldiers could understand what was going on, they saw the sail on it ignite first. In a panic, he hurriedly extinguished the fire, but the wind blew the monstrous flames in the air, how could he extinguish them?

If you are a little smarter, you want to pull out of the gangplank on the boat in front of you, so you can escape for your life. But the springboard is pulled out though. The chains that were connected together could be untied for a while, and I could only watch as the raging fire raged like a demon, and then covered everything.

"Get as far forward as you can and throw all the tung oil bombs out." Zuo Wei shouted the last command, and then fell to the ground in a dejected manner. These fighting ships were originally going to ignite themselves at the last moment, but when the blasting ships were used, they were filled with gunpowder tung oil, and all the fighting ships were ordered to rush forward. The tung oil bombs on the ship were thrown at the enemy ship that was already on fire. Those enemy ships were already in flames, and as soon as these oil bombs were thrown over, they could only hear a loud "boom" sound, and countless flames suddenly burst into the sky, and after a while, they had already spread to the center of the river.

At this time, everyone understood, but there were cheers from Nanning, and desperate cries sounded above the river. A tsunami-like shout suddenly sounded at the head of the city of Nanning, and the defenders suddenly regained their vitality and slashed towards the enemy who attacked the city. And the enemy soldiers were almost stunned, there was still the heart to fight back. Under the influence of the other, these people could not withstand the counterattack of the defenders like a tide, and they screamed and fell from the city.

More enemies were trapped at the top of the city, watching the raging fires in the rear, not knowing what to do. The enemy soldiers in Jiangxin were trapped in the warships composed of iron chains, rushing in the sea of fire, but where could they escape, there was fire everywhere and smoke everywhere. In desperation, they had to jump off the river one after another, but most of these ** could not water, and they drowned countless people.

Wu Ming looked at this Shura-like hell scene and was almost stunned. Although I was prepared, I still had palpitations when faced with such a scene. There are no real winners in the war, and even more so for this one. The sacrifices on both sides were the elite soldiers of the former Eastern Han Dynasty, and compatriots killed each other, how sad.

At this time, the black armor army's tung oil bombs were probably finished, and there was a sea of fire ahead, so everyone could only drive the boat away so as not to harm the pond fish. Even if you are far away, you can still feel the scorching temperature of the fire. Fortunately, everyone was only on the upper hand, and the fighting ship was flexible, so they were not afraid of being affected by the fire.

The fire grew bigger and bigger, and from a distance, the sky was filled with smoke and fire, and the whole night sky was scorched red. In a sea of fire, you can occasionally hear the painful cries of the Northern Han soldiers. The shouts of killing at the top of the city had gradually subsided, and many soldiers saw that the general situation was gone, and they threw away their weapons and surrendered to the defenders. The enemy on the river was cornered, burned and drowned, and occasionally a section of burnt and broken wooden planks could be seen floating down on it.

Hundreds of thousands of troops, tens of thousands of people surrendered under the city, and tens of thousands of people ran upstream in small boats, and the rest were all tormented in the sea of fire. This time, the Northern Han suffered such a big loss, I am afraid that for a while, the Southern Han can only take a defensive position, and it will be difficult to be as aggressive as before.

The fighting ships went down the river, gradually approaching the reinforcements of the navy. From a distance, I heard Dai Yu shouting angrily: "Shoot, shoot me all to death." Wu Ming was stunned, he was probably in a hurry, his voice changed, and the pitch was a little high. The voice was familiar, it seemed to have been heard there, but for a moment, he remembered it.

When the two sides finally got closer, they saw Dai Yu directing the soldiers to shoot arrows into the water. There were too many enemies, and despite the smoke and flames on the river, many soldiers jumped into the water and floated from the fire with wooden planks. And they were shooting these soldiers who had fallen into the water. Wu Ming was a little unbearable, and shouted loudly at the bow of the ship: "Dai Bingbu, the enemy's rout has been achieved, these soldiers are all good soldiers in a hundred battles, just surrender, why bother to kill." ”

Dai Yu saw that it was Wu Ming, so he stopped the indiscriminate killing of his subordinates. After a few words, the two ships are already connected. He looked, jumped directly off the deck, and jumped onto Wu Ming's ship. As soon as he fell, he opened his mouth and scolded: "Fuck, this time the loss is too great, wounding a thousand enemies and eight hundred." "He usually rarely speaks rudely, but if he complains so much at this time, I'm afraid the injury is really serious.

Wu Ming said: "Dai Bingbu, how are you injured?" ”

Dai Yu looked at the sea of fire in front of him, and said absentmindedly: "This time, the 20,000 sailors who stayed in the city are almost all gone, and those are the elite of Lao Tzu." The 50,000 people who came back were also killed or wounded, and nearly a third were wounded. As he spoke, the muscles on his face trembled, obviously extremely distressed, and he had just been so bitter at these enemies, probably for this reason.

The Jiangnan Navy originally had an establishment of nearly 30,000, and later temporarily increased its troops to 50,000, plus the Jingtao Army that came to help. This time, more than half of the casualties were killed, and it is estimated that it will take a long time to recover. And the defenders of Nanning, although they don't know the number of casualties, but later even the people from the Yamen of the forbidden army were sent, and it seems that they also suffered heavy casualties. The two of them looked at the sea of fire in the distance at the same time, and were speechless for a while. The wind continued, and the wind fueled the fire, burning more and more fiercely. Looking at the ships in the sea of fire that were gradually turning to ashes, and sometimes the enemy drifted down from the upstream, these soldiers cheered from time to time, and then salvaged them.

In the eyes of ordinary soldiers, this war, after all, is won. There was still no time in the water for surviving enemy soldiers to drift down from upstream. Receiving Dai Yu's order, the soldiers did not shoot these people again, but only salvaged them, and then tied them all together and threw them on the deck. Looking back, there was a thunderous roar of joy on the city. Looking from a distance, the high city tower was already full of people, and there must be Zhu Huai in it, including her - Zhu Yuqing.

The war is won, and she should be her bride. He thought, and his heart couldn't help but feel hot.

※※※ It was already dark, and the city was full of noisy soldiers. The fire was southeasterly, and the enemies who were attacking below the city were spared. At this time, he was squatting on the deck with his head in his hands, waiting for the defenders of Nanning to come and surrender. There was also a faint smell of blood in the air, mixed with a pungent smell of oil smoke. The clipper weaved through the gaps of various types of ships, and in a short time it reached the gate of the sluice. Most of the broken ships beside the locks had been burned down, and had now been moved aside by the defenders, and the broken locks had been raised, and now they were all boats and boats.

As soon as I entered the city, it was already a mess. Many residents lit firecrackers in celebration, and many even knelt in front of their homes and kowtowed to the soldiers. Some of the city's citizens took out eggs and snacks and stuffed them desperately into the hands of the soldiers who came down from the city. But there are also more people who hold these soldiers and ask whether the people they care about are still alive, many of them have received the confirmed news of their relatives and let out cheers, and some people have received the news of the death of their own family members in the battle, crawling on the ground and crying. The entire city of Nanning seemed to be crazy and boiling.

Cross the sluice gates and hop ashore from the boat. As soon as his feet landed, a person who looked like a member of the Prime Minister's Mansion had already run up. flattered: "Lord Wu, the prime minister is waiting for you on the city tower." Wu Ming nodded, walked to the city tower, and said to Zhu Huai, who was surrounded by the crowd: "Prime Minister, the lower officials are fortunate not to be dishonored, and now I am here to pay the order." ”

Zhu Yuqing's figure has disappeared from the city tower, and he has probably gone back with Zhu Xiaolong. Wu Mingyan breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little disappointed in his heart. Now most of the people around Zhu Huai are members of the Southern Han Dynasty. At the beginning of this battle, Dai Yu still had to command the Jiangnan Navy to deal with the aftermath, but Liu Ze didn't know where to study his strange things. Six Shangshu, except for these two, the other four people came. These people are noble, and each of them has a lot of entourage behind them, and at this time, a large group of people surrounded Zhu Huai in the middle and were making a big fuss.

"This time, we were able to repel the enemy from the north, thanks to the prime minister's well-planned and proper scheduling......"

"The prime minister is really a rare general in ancient and modern times, with you in charge, sooner or later you will have to pacify the north and unify the Central Plains ......"

……

Wu Ming's heart was very unhappy, the war was tight just now, and none of these people had seen any ghosts. If the north breaks through Nanning City, it is estimated that the object of their praise now is Li Tie. In the midst of a tide-like voice, Zhu Huai was also full of spring breeze, and he smiled: "This battle can be won thanks to two people, one of them is the commander of the guard battalion standing in front of me, Lord Wu Ming Wu." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, these people said: "Lord Wu is brave and invincible, and he is indeed a good general in the world, amazing!" Zhu Huai pressed his hands weakly, stopped everyone from continuing, and said with a smile: "Lord Wu, you have made miraculous achievements in this battle, but you now have the right to open the mansion." If I promote you again, the rest of my colleagues in the court will probably blame me for using my power for personal gain. I won't reward you anymore, I just hope you treat Xiaoqing well in the future. ”

Wu Ming's face was embarrassed, and he saluted and said, "Prime Minister Xie!" The nearby officials were stunned, and laughed knowingly. Although Zhu Huai clearly did not give Wu Ming any reward, but in front of so many people, he confirmed the relationship between his daughter and Wu Ming, and everyone felt that it was more real than any reward.

When everyone's voices became quieter, Zhu Huai said with a straight face: "As for the second person to be rewarded, it is one of my subordinate staff, who is also from the guard battalion. is named Zuo Ying, and the strategy of this fire attack is exactly what he came up with. So from now on, I will make an exception to promote him to the prime minister's history, and take charge of the responsibility of the long history, everyone, you can get closer to him in the future. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, his body moved slightly, and the left shadow suddenly appeared from the crowd. He was still in a wheelchair, and there was no joy or sorrow on his face. Seeing that everyone was looking at him at this time, he patted the wheelchair with both hands, took two steps forward, and said softly: "Subordinate Prime Minister Xie appreciates, the lower official's legs and feet are inconvenient, and I hope that the Prime Minister will forgive him for the crime of not being able to pay full courtesy." ”

Zhu Huai smiled and said: "No need to be polite, in the future, you still need to worry about Lord Zuo." ”

Such a young prime minister is also rare. The most important thing is that this prime minister's history also acts as the responsibility of the prime minister's long history. The prime minister has a long history to assist the prime minister, supervise and lead the officials, and deal with various government affairs. If it weren't for the fact that the left shadow was too young, it was estimated that this position really belonged to him.

In the future, many things of the Prime Minister's Office and hundreds of officials will be carried out by this young official in a wheelchair. As the saying goes, "county officials are not as good as being in charge", all the officials suddenly stepped forward, and it was another round of sycophancy. Even the members of the four departments walked over, greeted them slightly, and nodded reservedly, which was considered to be familiar first. Zuo Ying raised his head and glanced at Wu Ming, and the different color on his face flashed.

Wu Ming's heart moved, and after Xiaoying was disabled, Xiaoyi took care of him for a long time. After He Yi gave up for saving the whole team, Xiaoying was obsessed with himself, and now that he and Yuqing are getting married, I don't know what he will think. Just as he was about to go up and say something, Zhu Huai smiled and said: "Okay, everything is over, I have to go back to arrange the pursuit, everyone go back to the palace with me to report the good news to Niangniang." ”

Although this time it was only a disastrous victory, it could be regarded as a victory with less, and the Southern Han Dynasty no longer had to worry about the north going south in recent years, and even further northern expeditions were possible. If the Southern Han Dynasty really unified the Eastern Han Dynasty in the future, I am afraid that this battle will go down in history and become a classic example of turning things around. Just looking at the burned debris on the river, thinking of the hundreds of thousands of people who died in this battle, he couldn't be happy.

When Zhu Huai left the city surrounded by a large group of officials, Wu Ming stepped forward, looked at Zuo Ying and said, "Xiaoying, congratulations." ”

Zuo Ying stared at him, turned his head for a while, sighed and said, "Lord Wu, the lower official is happy." You are about to get married, and you will become the prime minister's son-in-law, which is worth congratulating. ”

Wu Ming's heart seemed to be blocked, and he wanted to say more to him. Zuo Ying had already waved his hand and said to the two followers, "Help me down." The two people who looked like the prime minister's family answered, "Yes." Then he picked him up and walked towards the palanquin next to him. He is now the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and these people are estimated to be left by Zhu Huai to take care of him.

watched him get into the sedan chair, and then was carried down from the city tower by several people. Wu Ming's previous little joy was gone. Time is a carving knife, and it can change a qiē without realizing it. The left shadow who worshiped himself had gradually faded away. It's like the Tao Yu who is far away in the Songzi Temple. The knots on both sides have become deeper and deeper, and it is difficult to go back to the past.

As he walked down the city, he couldn't help but look at the city again. Above the river, smoke billowed and the fire grew smaller, and almost most of the boats that were connected together were burned to the ground. Only the sailboat that attacked the city of Nanning can still see the whole appearance. In this war, I don't know how many families were torn apart. There are so many things that war has changed, and it can not only make people mature, but also strange and ruthless. It also shattered the mountains and rivers, and countless families died.

The seventh plan is to make something out of nothing