Bang! Bang! Bang...!

The city wall of civilization suffered from the fierce impact of all kinds of siege machinery, especially some large trebuchets, and every falling rock could smash the city wall that was on the verge of the limit into a big hole.

This civilized city has reached the limit of what it can bear.

The big soldiers of Annan outside the city said this, and the Ming army inside the city also knew it.

It is known on both sides that as soon as the city gate is broken, it will be a bloody battle until death.

Mu Ying on the city wall, with a look of stubbornness in her eyes, Mu Ying originally had the intention of fighting to the death, but with the arrival of His Royal Highness Taisun, all of them were abolished.

For the current Mu Ying, this victory and defeat is only the second place, and the first is that His Royal Highness Bao Taisun is safe and sound.

As for what His Royal Highness the Taisun said about breaking the enemy with a sword, Mu Ying couldn't tell whether he believed it or not.

Believe it, this is too unbelievable.

If you don't believe it, whether it is across 4,000 miles in one day, or receiving eight bull crossbows empty-handed, this is beyond the reach of human beings.

Since Mu Ying guarded Yunnan, he had not entered Beijing for more than ten years, and he never expected that the eldest nephew who knew books and kept etiquette before would change so much when he grew up.

"Father, two thousand dead soldiers have been chosen."

The eldest son, Mu Chun, walked quickly to Mu Ying's side and said in a condensed voice.

"Hmm."

"Push the knife cart out."

Mu Ying glanced at the location of the city gate, Annan's crash was attacking, and this gate couldn't hold for long.

Hearing this, Mu Chun was stunned and nodded heavily.

The knife cart, also known as the Saimen knife carriage, is a type of defensive equipment used to block the city gates when they are about to be breached, and it is extremely heavy and requires hundreds of soldiers to push it.

When using, the knife cart is pushed to the gap of the city gate, which can not only kill and injure the enemy, but also block the enemy's arrows and throw stones, the width of the ordinary knife cart is between three or four zhang, there are several layers of wooden frame in front of the car, and each layer is fixed with more than ten steel knives.

The battle to defend the city has generally reached the stage of using knife carts, and it is not far from the city break.

………………

Yingtianfu, Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace Warm Pavilion.

The chief officials of the palm seals of the six Jiuqing, such as Liu Bowen, Violent Zhao, Huang Guan, Yu Xin, Qi Tai and other important ministers, were all waiting outside the warm pavilion at this time.

Except for Huang Guan and Liu Bowen and a few others who were more stable, everyone else was puzzled and faintly uneasy.

Since the fight against Taisun Jianguo.

His Majesty the Emperor hadn't summoned them for a long time, and the thought of meeting Lao Zhu again couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart.

"Your Majesty has suddenly summoned us and others, but what is the matter? Have you heard anything about it? ”

"I don't know, I think it should be about the war in Annan, or the Six Kings Wenwen that made a fuss last night?"

"I also read that article, the writing is smooth, the writing is brilliant, it is said to be from the hand of Guo Zi."

“…………”

Several important ministers whispered a few words.

When Guo Zi was mentioned, Hubu Shangshu Yuxin's heart was full of chuckles, and his face was extremely ugly.

This Guo Zi is a Jinshi of Hongwu for 18 years, and he was appreciated by Yu Xin when he first entered the household, and then entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and then went to Beiping to be the left senator of the Beiping Political Secretary at Yu Xin's recommendation, and was later promoted to the political envoy of Beiping, but it is said that Yu Xin recommended him all the way.

The attitude is obvious, since Guo Zi wrote this article, whether he was willing or forced, it shows that he has taken refuge in Zhu Di, the king of Yan.

Judging from this relationship path, he Yu Xin couldn't escape the crime of recommending negligence, and no matter how serious it was, he would sit down.

Except for him, Qi Tai's brows furrowed the most among all the people, Qi Tai was the secretary of the military department after all.

Originally, when he received the war report of the war in Annan, he was ready to take countermeasures.

Including how to transfer troops, how much food to prepare, the length of the war budget, etc., just waiting for His Royal Highness Taisun to summon him, he was full of emotion, and he combed his chest roughly, but when the flowers were gone, he didn't see Taisun summoned.

I made up my mind that I would behave well in front of His Majesty this time.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty has a decree to announce your visit."

The old eunuch stepped out of the threshold, bowed down and said softly, after all, these are the elders of the court in front of him, and he can't afford to offend an old eunuch.

What's more, the eunuch of Hongwu's dynasty is a dog in Lao Zhu's definition, even if he can follow the emperor, he can be regarded as a poodle at most.

All the ministers nodded slightly to the old eunuch, giving some face, and then crossed the threshold, entered the warm pavilion, passed the outer courtyard, and then entered the inner door, and saw Lao Zhu sitting in front of the imperial eucalyptus, headed by Liu Bowen, and they all made a big salute.

"Hmm."

Old Zhu Tang snorted 'um'.

He is in a very bad mood now, and he has just received the news that His Royal Highness Taisun is not in Taisun's mansion.

As for where he went, even the eunuchs who served him were unknown.

This kid must have gone to Yunnan alone. ’

Lao Zhu couldn't suppress the worry in his heart, although he couldn't figure out how his eldest grandson was going to Yunnan.

Horseback riding? Or by flying?

"I called you here today for two things."

Sweeping over the group of people standing in front of him, Lao Zhu's voice was very cold.

All the ministers bowed slightly, hung their heads, and did not dare to look up at Tianwei.

"First, the Ministry of Rites immediately started related matters, cut off the six kings of 'Jin, Yan, Ning, Liao, Gu, and Dai', demoted them to concubines, expelled from the imperial spectrum, and listed their great crimes of rebellion and injustice, and announced them to the world."

Old Zhu paused, and then continued.

"Zhu Yunwen, the king of Guangze, was knighted and demoted to a concubine."

At these words, everyone who listened to it was chilled.

This is the old emperor himself!

Once expelled from the imperial spectrum, this means that the six kings will not be able to have the surname Zhu in the future.

"Minister, obey the order."

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu Huang Guan was not surprised, and respectfully received the order.

"Second, I have been thinking about one thing for a long time recently, and today I finally made a decision, and I want to ask your opinions."

Lao Zhu's voice sounded again.

All the ministers were nervous, because Lao Zhu used the word 'I' this time, which rarely appeared in Lao Zhu's thirty-one years of emperor's career.

But every time it appears, there must be something big.

Everyone held their breath and waited for Old Zhu Tianyin.

"I, I want to give way to Xian."

"Do you think anyone in the world can deserve it?"

Everybody's heart is a chuckle.

Kiss the mother, send the proposition.

………………

Yingtianfu outer city, Jinling 16th floor, early morning glimmer, Qinhuai River.

A large number of craftsmen have already begun to work.

There is a popular saying in the 21st century: the wisdom of the ancients is infinite.

For example, in the original historical trajectory, after Zhu Laosi ascended the throne, the Great Bao'en Temple built to commemorate his biological mother is 26 zhang high, divided into nine layers and eight sides, not only large, but also extremely exquisite, dispatching craftsmen and sergeants up to 100,000 people.

The super tripod of ten zhang in length, width and height sounds almost impossible to achieve the big project, but the structure is simple, compared with the big Bao'en Temple, it is just an appetizer, under the full speed operation of the Ministry of Engineering, there is already a complete construction plan.

Thousands of craftsmen who were called in Zhili directly started construction on both sides of the Qinhuai River at the same time.

………………

North, Jindi, Taiyuan Province.

Thirty miles away from the city of Taiyuan Mansion, there is a grand welcoming procession.

Zhu Di, the king of Jin, personally led the civil and military forces of Jin to come, and there were 3,000 elite armor soldiers lined up.

The current Zhu Di can be described as high-spirited, after the alliance of the six kings, he became the leader of the alliance of the six kings, and after the release of the text, he appointed himself as the generalissimo of the world's king of soldiers and horses in the name of 'Zhu Yunwen', the six kings.

And the soldiers and horses used by the other five kings for the alliance have all arrived in Jindi, with a total of 150,000 elite soldiers, plus the original strength of Jindi and the next rapid recruitment, the soldiers and horses in Jindi can be at least more than 300,000, and Zhu Xun feels that he should be proud of the world.

"Wait a minute, the king, His Royal Highness the Prince will be here soon."

Zhu Di bowed slightly.

I looked up at the sky, and it was almost dawn.

At that moment, the sound of horses' hooves was heard at the end of the road.

Zhu Di hurriedly stared at it, and sure enough, there was a carriage galloping in the distance, and the outer surface of the carriage looked very damaged, and it was caused by successive rushes.

The carriage slowed down and finally came to a halt a few feet away.

"Father!"

Zhu Jixi happily got out of the car and walked quickly towards Zhu Xuan.

Half a zhang away from Zhu Di, he knelt down and bowed respectfully.

"Er Jixi, meet my father!"

"Wu'er is back!"

Zhu Di also laughed, stepped forward and patted Zhu Jixi on the shoulder, helping his eldest son up.

"You've done a big thing this time, and you've done it beautifully!"

Let's talk about it.

Zhu Di's eyes looked at the carriage, and Zhu Jixi also looked back.

From the carriage, Zhu Yunwen, who was covered in dust, slowly got out of the carriage.

Growing up in the south since childhood, he has never experienced the north in March and April, and the north in the early morning is still cold and biting, and Zhu Yunwen, who just got off the carriage, couldn't help but shiver.

It was clearly visible that the 'new crown grandson' had a pale face, exhaustion in his eyes, and fear for the future.

In fact, the day after leaving Ying Tianfu, Zhu Yunwen already regretted it a little in his heart, and was afraid of his impulsiveness, which was equivalent to rebellion after all.

But when he thought that as long as he arrived in the north, he would become the co-lord of the six kings in the north, and he would have hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, and even the entire world in the future, and the flame of expectation was ignited in his heart.

Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Di, the king of Jin, who was a few zhang away from the carriage, and he didn't understand what Zhu Xuan meant.

It stands to reason that if you are here to greet me, shouldn't you all come forward and salute yourself?

Do you want me to go over by myself?

Zhu Yunwen was puzzled, stubborn, and comforted himself in his heart that the northern land was rough, Zhu Di must have been in the north for a long time, and he was negligent in etiquette, so he was like this.

Thinking like this in his heart, Zhu Yunwen tried his best to put a calm smile on his face and stepped forward.

When he walked in front of Zhu Di, he found that Zhu Di was still looking at him with such a sneer, and Zhu Yunwen couldn't help frowning.

Since the six kings revere themselves as Lords, shouldn't they bow to themselves?

"What? Still waiting for this king to salute you? ”

"There is no distinction between uncles and nephews, this is how you learned the etiquette in Yingtian?"

Zhu Di drank coldly.

Zhu Yunwen's heart was shocked when he heard this, and his eyes swept over the civil and military officials who followed behind Zhu Di, as well as the armor soldier in black armor, all of whom were joking.

He looked at Zhu Jixi again.

found that this prince of Jin, who was respectful to himself in Ying Tianfu and a 'His Royal Highness the Grand Sun', was also sneering, and completely changed his face.

"Father, it's been a bumpy journey, and His Royal Highness is afraid that he is tired."

Zhu Jixi smiled slightly.

"In that case, come on."

"Bring His Royal Highness the grandson back to the palace, choose a quiet courtyard, and take care of it."

Zhu said.

These words fell on Zhu Yunwen's ears, which was tantamount to five thunderbolts, although his IQ was not high, but he was not a fool, he could still understand the words, what Zhu Yun meant by this was to put him under house arrest!

Anger surged in his eyes, but it was useless, and several armor soldiers forcibly dragged him into the carriage that had been prepared, and he could only stare at Zhu Jixi fiercely, this good cousin who had taken him out of Ying Tianfu.

However, he was angry in his chest, but he didn't even dare to scold, he was afraid that Zhu Di would chop him up in anger, and then he remembered that his third uncle had always been tyrannical in his life.

And Zhu Jixi replied to Zhu Yunwen with a 'you are a stupid pig'.

Don't use your brain to think about who you are, how can the six kings of the north hand over their military power to you, a stupid pig, and respect you as the co-master, just to have a name for trouble.

This is like when Lao Zhu also had to do his own thing in the name of King Xiao Ming.

"Father, on the way back, my son got a report from a spy that it was a war in Annam."

Zhu Jixi looked at Zhu Di and said in a condensed voice.

…………………

Yunnan border city, Kaihua House.

The battle between offense and defense is heating up.

Hu's Yu army attacked the city like crazy, wave after wave, and the Annan soldiers who attacked the city first had climbed the city wall seven or eight times, but they were all killed by Mu's father and son and retreated.

"Father, if you go down like this, the city will be broken."

Mu Chun slashed at the head of an Annan soldier who had just climbed up on a cloud ladder, and crackled the head of this Annan soldier, and with an 'ah' sound, the Annan soldier fell down on his back and fell down the city wall.

"How long is it until half an hour set by His Highness?"

At this time, Mu Ying was also covered in blood, although he was a fifty-three-year-old old general, he could use a knife to cut people without a lake.

"A quarter of an hour to go."

Mu Chun replied in a condensed voice.

"Go and tell Mu Cheng that in a quarter of an hour, if the city is broken, you and Mu Cheng will immediately lead the dead soldiers to protect His Highness to break through, remember not to fight!"

Mu Ying frowned, and looked in the direction of the city tower.

At the moment in the tower.

Archmage Zhu was leaning back on a chair and falling asleep, his left hand propped up on his temple, snoring slightly, and if there was a percentage, he could see that Archmage's blue bar was at 90%.

Rumble!

Suddenly, a violent explosion sounded.

The slight snoring stopped.

Zhu Xiongying's brows furrowed, and he slowly opened his eyes, showing his unhappiness.

It's not safe to sleep, these bastards.

Among the Yu army of the Hu clan of Annam.

As the battle became more and more intense, coach Hu Yuancheng had already personally supervised the battle, looking at his masterpiece just now, and was very satisfied.

The explosion just now was the sound of shelling the city wall.

At this time, one hundred and fifty-six steps outside the city wall of Kaihua, thirty-six cannons were placed.

These thirty-six cannons were specially purchased by Hu Yuancheng from within the Ming Dynasty, although they were all eliminated products in the pre-Yuan period, but they were better than nothing.

In fact, Hu Yuancheng originally bought more than 100 cannons, but after these cannons were dismantled into pieces and transported to Annan, some did not know how to install them, and some of them were directly blown up when they were installed and test-fired, and in the end, only these 36 guns were left, and the range was not far.

Only when his soldiers completely occupy the area under the opponent's city wall can they dare to move the cannon closer and bombard the city gate.

If you move closer at the beginning, you will be shot directly into a sieve.

"Your Highness, look, just one round of shelling, the walls of Kaihua Mansion are about to collapse."

The general on his side raised his hand and pointed to the city wall on the left side of Kaihua Mansion and grinned.

Hu Yuancheng is even more proud.

At that time, when he spent a lot of money on these artillery, he was also ruthlessly connotated by his younger brother, Hu Hancang, who is now the emperor of the Dayu Dynasty of Annan, in front of the emperor Hu Yiyuan.

'Hu Hancang, you little rabbit cub, look at how this king hits you in the face after returning to the dynasty with a great victory! ’

"Pass on the king's military order, don't be stingy with fire pills, give this king a hard bang!"

"Yes!"

The commander quickly gave the order, and saw that the thirty-six cannons placed in front of the city wall began to reload ammunition.

Above the city walls.

Mu's father and son looked at the thirty-six cannons in the distance, they were all frowning, a little unexpected, they didn't expect that Annan's group of poor people could still get such high-end goods as artillery.

"Father, it won't last more than a quarter of an hour."

Mu Chun and Mu Cheng, each on the left and right sides of Mu Ying, slashed and killed the Annan soldiers who kept climbing the city wall.

"Hmm."

Mu Ying frowned.

After this round of cannons, the Kaihua city wall was basically abandoned, and even the knife cart couldn't plug so many gaps.

"Is there any water?"

Just as Mu Ying was making a choice, a calm voice sounded.

Mu Ying was suddenly stunned and looked at it.

I don't know when, in front of Mu Ying, Zhu Xiongying's figure has already appeared on the bank of the city wall.

The two Annan soldiers who had just climbed the ladder and rushed to the city wall, when they saw Zhu Xiongying's 'weak' appearance, they raised their knives and slashed at Zhu Xiongying.

"Protect Your Highness!"

Mu Ying just shouted.

The bodies of the two Annan soldiers who raised their swords were stunned and motionless, maintaining the posture of raising their swords high, and immobilizing their bodies.

Then an invisible force pushed on the two Annan soldiers, and they fell silently down the city wall.

"Lone asked, is there any water?"

Zhu Xiongying's tone was still indifferent.

Mu Ying and his son were stunned.

Water?

Your Highness is thirsty?

In such an anxious battle situation at the moment, the big guys are busy cutting people, where do they have time to get water.

And at this very moment.

'Boom, boom...!' ’

A series of roars came.

The thirty-six cannons in the Annan army were already lit in unison.

Thirty-six cannonballs rushed straight into the Kaihua city wall, and if this round of cannons landed on the city wall, the city would undoubtedly be broken.

"That's it."

Zhu Xiongying raised his hand and grabbed it, and a drop of blood that had just splashed on the side was suspended between the palms of his hands, and then he shook his sleeves.

"Water Spell."

A word.

In an instant, I saw that this drop of blood flying out was surging in an instant, and it turned into a cross-sky blood waterfall, blocking in front of the wall of Kaihua Mansion.

The thirty-six shells all hit the blood waterfall, and all of them became squibs.

This scene is shocking!

Not to mention that Mu Ying, father and son behind Zhu Xiongying, looked at the three of them.

The Ming army on the city wall and the Annan army that were attacking the city were all shocked by this unclear scene of whether it was strange or weird, and the battlefield fell silent for a short time.

In the distance, Hu Yuancheng, who was full of pride, saw this scene, and his eyes shrank.

Rubbing his eyes vigorously, and then looking at it, there was indeed a blood curtain like a waterfall in front of the Kaihua City Wall.

"Your Highness, this..."

The general next to him was also confused.

I've been fighting all my life, and I've never seen anything like this.

He wanted to say 'unbelievable', but unbelievable could not describe what he saw at this moment.

But after a few breaths, the waterfall of blood dissipated like soot of disillusionment, and all thirty-six squibs fell to the ground, one of which was stained with a drop of blood.

"Witchcraft! It must be witchcraft that deceives the human eye! ”

Hu Yuancheng gritted his teeth, there are many strange people and strange arts in the land of Yunjiang, after thinking about it.

"Siege the city with all your might, no more artillery."

"Pass the order, if anyone can capture the grandson of the Ming Dynasty alive, seal the marquis of ten thousand households, reward ten thousand gold, give a thousand horses of silk and satin, and three hundred beauties!"

In his opinion, it doesn't make much sense to use artillery anyway, this civilized city will undoubtedly be broken, and the use of artillery is just to speed up the speed of city destruction.

"His Royal Highness King Wei has an order, go all out to attack the city!"

"The one who captures the grandson of the Ming Dynasty alive, seals the marquis of ten thousand households, rewards ten thousand gold, gives thousands of silk horses, and three hundred beauties!"

More than a dozen heralds shouted back and forth among the besieging Annan soldiers across their horses, and the originally silent battlefield became dry again, and Annan's big soldiers were going crazy when they heard the strength of the reward.

Wanhu Hou is boring or anything, Wanjin is even more wasteland, silk is a fart, but there are three hundred beauties, and normal men can't resist the temptation at all!

On the city wall, Mu Ying came to her senses.

'His Royal Highness, you are really a celestial! ’。

Mu Yingzhi sighed, which was different from the 'immortals' and 'gods' of other people before.

"Your Highness, please..."

He just wanted to say that let Zhu Xiongying retreat with Mu Chun and Mu Cheng, and after he came to the palace, he would definitely protect His Royal Highness to break out of the encirclement.

After all, it's useless to just block the shells, and the 300,000 red-eyed Annan soldiers outside will not be withdrawn.

Suddenly saw Zhu Xiongying in his hand, there was a three-foot long sword.

The two brothers, Mu Chun and Mu Cheng, who were beside Mu Ying, glanced at each other, and they both saw the consternation in their eyes.

When did His Royal Highness draw the sword?

I don't see a sword!

"Lone Fang just said it."

"When the lonely wakes up, he will break through the army with one sword."

Zhu Xiongying opened his mouth and fell into the ears of Mu Ying's father and son, these words are like a fantasy, and they don't dare to write it like this in the book!

"Becoming an Immortal"

I didn't care what the expressions of Mu Ying's father and son were now.

Zhu Xiongying's figure slowly rose into the air until it was ten feet in the air.

From this height, you can overlook the entire battlefield.

"This, this, this..."

The father and son looked up at Zhu Xiongying, and the three of them looked stupid.

The Ming army and Annan soldiers on the city wall, including Hu Yuancheng in the distance and the Annan generals who fought with chicken blood, were also stunned one by one.

Zhu Xiongying looked at the dense Annan army below, and the three-foot sword in his hand slowly rose horizontally.

In his eyes, the sword intent condensed in an instant.

"It was short-lived."

The sword in his hand slashed downward.

Suddenly, the battlefield seemed to freeze, and countless mist-white almost transparent epiphany bloomed in the void, just when everyone was surprised by the petals that appeared out of thin air, each epiphany burst out of awe-inspiring sword intent, and the petals condensed into flying swords and broke out of the wind.