Chapter Twenty-Six: Amber Shines in the Armor
In front of me is a strange mountain road, surrounded by high trees and deep forests, but the cold mountains with mottled autumn colors are silent.
There are a few people lying scattered on the mountain road, and there is no life. They were clothed in the armor of a soldier, dyed red, and the dirt beneath them had changed color.
The only one alive in the middle, still carrying firewood on his back, knelt on the ground, but he described it as despairing.
There were people under the command of King Yan around him, and the man could naturally see it. He just didn't expect that there must be only twenty miles here, but he would meet King Yan's advance, and the leader of the advance exploration was actually King Yan himself.
"Your Highness......" the man suddenly spoke, "I have no other wish, but I don't want to hurt my wife and children......"
"Your wife and children are in Beiping." Zhu Di spoke.
Not only was the man shocked when he heard it, but Tong Fu was also shocked, why did this voice come from so close to him? It was as if it was right next to her.
She turned her head to look, except for the mountains and forests in front of her, she couldn't see the rest, where was she there?
The man's face was even more like ashes, "I beg Your Highness to ......"
Zhu Di interrupted him, "I promise to be here, I will definitely keep them safe, just rest assured." ”
The man suddenly showed a look of relief, "Your Highness Xie...... The main forces of the imperial army were all in the northwest of Zhending, and there was no defense in the southeast. ”
"Okay, would you like to join my command......" Zhu Di said loudly.
The man laughed miserably, and between the rise and fall of one hand, a dagger had been pierced into his abdomen, "I am guilty of betraying the court...... I am grateful to His Royal Highness for protecting his wife and children...... There is no desire to live...... Only to die and thank the ......" said that, and fell down with a bang.
Tong Fu watched this scene, his chest was full of nausea, and before he could react, he only heard King Yan set off, and he also swayed with the gallop of the war horse.
She was amazed to see that King Yan's hand holding the reins was in front of her, the sound of horses' hooves was rapid, and the mountains and forests on both sides of the mountain road retreated rapidly. He was clearly on King Yan's horse, but why couldn't he see him?
She suddenly had a bad premonition, how could her current position seem to be in his sleeve? And the place where she was, although transparent, was actually a golden amber color......
Amber? She suddenly realized that she had fallen into the water?!
As for how to get in and how to get into King Yan's sleeve, she couldn't think of it at all...... Everything is too unbelievable, Tong Fu subconsciously reached out to touch the surroundings, the smooth and hard walls, there is no place to go out.
For the first time, she was overshadowed by great fear.
I was frightened, and when I looked outside, it was already dusk. From the sound of horses' hooves, it can be detected that at the moment, except for King Yan, only two other horses are following behind, and the rest of the people and horses do not know where they have gone. In the distance, you can already see the huge castle tower.
If it was really as the man said, the 100,000 troops of the imperial court had already camped outside the city, then wouldn't these three people just go to die?
Tong Fu couldn't care about his situation for a while, and looked nervously at the situation outside.
Suddenly, Zhu Di stopped his horse and seemed to listen for a while before he said loudly: "Someone! Look at me for a while, and take down one person. With that, the leader urged the horse into the dense forest next to the mountain road.
At this time, the sky was already dark, and there were no fingers in the dense forest. He didn't go deeper, but stopped at the edge of the forest, as if waiting patiently for something.
Tong Fu couldn't see his expression, but he could hear his breathing, restrained and calm, without half a minute of panic. It seems that he is just walking in the mountains and forests, listening to the wind.
Soon, the sound of wheels and the footsteps of a team of men and horses was heard from the other side of the trail.
The light of the torches illuminated the contents of the wagons clearly, and it was the sacks of grain that were stacked on top of each other, and it was obvious that this was a convoy of military rations.
When the convoy arrived in front of him, before Tong Fu could react, he saw his hand holding the reins suddenly lifted, and the war horse had galloped out and rushed straight into the convoy.
The sergeant escorting the rations was defenseless and was immediately dispersed by three men who appeared out of nowhere. The saber on his waist had not time to be drawn, and he had fallen to the ground one after another. However, it was clear that the three men were not in love with war, and the two soldiers who carried the rations of the army soon retreated into the mountains and forests.
The rest of the people were already in a mess, and they hurriedly escorted the carriage and fled to Zhending City.
The blade of the snow was on the neck, and the two soldiers escorting the military rations were already frightened, scrambling to describe the stationing of the imperial army. Earlier, the general suddenly ordered that all the soldiers who were camping on the south bank should be moved to the north bank, and the west gate camped until the west mountain......
Tai Opera Mountain, less grass and trees, more gold and jade, the water of Hutuo out of Yan.
Geng Bingwen looked at the mighty Hutuo River in front of him and was stunned for a long time. King Yan's army raided Xiongxian, and 9,000 pioneers were killed. Pan Zhongchi was ambushed, and Yang Song were both captured, and they would rather die than give in, and were killed, and then Mozhou was lost......
The game he laid out, which could be used as a corner, was broken by King Yan so easily.
This little baby is no longer the one who rode a pony and followed Taizu, held a small bow on a horse, and practiced martial arts exercises with the princes on the school field. Now that he has become a powerful army leader, in some ways, he has the momentum to catch up with and surpass Taizu.
This time, he was awarded the general of the Indian Northern Expedition, and Geng Bingwen naturally knew the reason.
In his early years, he followed Taizu to fight, and naturally he was not as good as Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Hu Dahai, Lan Yu and others. But after the founding of the country, these people were all killed, and those who escaped by luck either died of illness or died of old age.
Now when the young Emperor Jianwen used his troops, he looked around, but there was no one available.
He is now over 60 years old, and the day the emperor summoned him to the palace, he knew that he would reinforce his sword and guard the northern land that was full of smoke again.
Looking at the troops still camped on both sides of the Hutuo River, Geng Bingwen's hand on the hilt of his sword tightened.
The so-called 300,000 troops, let alone far less in number, are also unsatisfactory in combat effectiveness. How could it compete with the Yan army, which fought bloodily with the Mongols in northern Xinjiang all day long?
Before leaving the capital, he still remembered the eager and trusting gaze of the young king, and the surging blood that was given back to him when he swore to be a master was also from the heart. But he knew the severity of the war.
Fang Cai's deputy general, Zhang Bao, returned in embarrassment, and the news he brought back made him very uneasy.
The tragic situation when Mozhou was lost in Xiongxian County far exceeded Geng Bingwen's expectations, and he did not expect that King Yan would launch an attack on the imperial army so soon.
With King Yan's fierce attacking spirit, the military camps scattered in two places and one place to fight together is his only choice Geng Bingwen now.
Now, he just needs to wait here, waiting for the young prince who dominates the northern frontier to come with a sword and armor to stir up the wind and clouds on the banks of the Hutuo River.
And today, after defending Changxing, capturing the Central Plains, pacifying Shanxi and Hebei, and conquering Yunnan in the south, he will fight bloodily for the peace of the Ming Dynasty.