Gangnam.

In the middle of nowhere, a large army is moving fast, looking a little embarrassed.

The accompanying spies kept an eye on the movements behind them from time to time and reported them in a timely manner.

Knowing that there was no pursuer, Zhu Tai finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he still cried with a sad face, he was not stupid, such a big thing happened, what was waiting for him was self-evident.

Let's not talk about punishment or anything, the goodwill that I have worked hard to build up in front of my father during this period of time can be regarded as a loss.

There is almost no hope for the position of the prince, and the unwillingness and pain in my heart can be imagined.

Of course, at this moment, he is still shrouded in the clouds of war, and he doesn't have time to think about the position of the crown prince at all, he just wants to escape from this place as soon as possible and join the army, so as to save his life.

In contrast, Fan Renli is different.

He obviously thinks more, but unfortunately, after all, he is a Wenchen, who doesn't know anything about marching and fighting, and his knowledge is indeed very limited.

Especially in the face of the current situation, I was completely panicked and at a loss.

However, he still asked, "Can you get in touch with General Gu's army?" ”

A general hurriedly said: "Lord Hui, I have been contacted, General Gu is already waiting in front, and at the current speed, he will soon be able to join the army." ”

Hearing this, not only Fan Renli, but also Zhu Tai was obviously relieved, and hurriedly said: "That's good, that's good!" ”

Looking at his appearance, he was obviously frightened.

Han Wenqing stood aside with his head down, a sneer flashing in his eyes.

Fan Renli asked again at this time: "What news is there about the ambushers?" ”

The ambushers in his mouth were naturally the water bandits and Red Lotus Sect members who had ambushed a group of people on the river before, "How strong are these people?" Where is it now? Have you ever found out? ”

Hearing this, before the general could answer, Zhu Tai couldn't help but speak first: "Uncle, what are you asking for?" ”

"These thieves are extremely vicious, and the priority is to join the army......"

The guy was visibly frightened.

It's no wonder that he has been in the deep palace compound and pampered, how can he have experienced such a dangerous thing, he just wants to escape at the moment, and he has no sense of counterattack at all.

But Fan Renli was naturally different, and said in his mouth: "Your Highness, this battle was our mistake and fell into the trap of the enemy army, so they had a chance. ”

"If Your Majesty blames you, you and I can't afford it."

Hearing this, Zhu Tai's face couldn't help but change, and then he gritted his teeth and said: "It's all those people below, it must be that they leaked the news and let the enemy army ambush first, it has nothing to do with this prince, and the father will definitely understand the righteousness ......"

Having said that, his confidence is obviously a little lacking.

However, he can't care so much about this situation at the moment, after all, nothing is more important than a small life, and in comparison, everything else is fake.

Whether the above is to blame or not, he doesn't care so much anymore, compared to his life, these are not worth mentioning.

Seeing this, Fan Renli couldn't help but flash a trace of disappointment in his eyes, but he still said: "Your Majesty will not blame that is secondary, it is a top priority, Your Highness should try to remedy it." ”

"Remedy?"

Zhu Tai was stunned for a moment.

The previous general said: "Lord Hui, I have almost found out clearly, it is part of the Yingzhou army and the Red Lotus Sect, as well as some water bandits, the number and combat power should not be too strong, but ......"

Speaking of this, the general paused.

Fan Renli hurriedly asked, "Just what?" ”

The general hurriedly said: "It's just that the red-coated cannon is infinitely powerful, and it was unexpected that caused our army to be defeated. ”

He only said that he should put aside the red-coated cannon, because the power of the red-coated cannon was too strong, and even he felt terrified when he thought about everything before.

Fan Renli couldn't help but be a little moved when he heard this.

But Zhu Tai had already taken the lead in speaking, "Now that the red-coated cannon has been captured by the enemy, how can you put it aside?" No way! Absolutely not! With the strength of our army, it is not an opponent at all. ”

"Unless we have more redcoat cannons."

"That's right! Red-coated cannons, as long as there are enough red-coated cannons, you can defeat the enemy army, Lin Qingfeng, this prince immediately wrote to Lin Qingfeng, asking him to support more red-coated cannons, or let Lin Qingfeng come over directly......"

Speaking of great talents, Zhu Tai seems to have found a life-saving straw.

Fan Renli's eyes also flashed with a glimmer, but soon, he looked at Zhu Tai but secretly shook his head.

Han Wenqing didn't say a word, still lowered his head, but the mockery at the corner of his mouth was stronger.

At this time, a soldier came quickly, "His Royal Highness the Third Prince, there is an urgent report from the front line, the Yingzhou army has captured nearly half of the area south of the Yangtze River, and it will approach Jinling in a day at most." ”

What?

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the group couldn't help but change greatly.

Jinling is the capital of Jiangnan, the symbol of Jiangnan, once Jinling is lost, it means that the entire Jiangnan has sunk, Jiangnan is a province away from the dynasty, and the tax is important.

The loss of tax revenue not only means a sharp reduction in tax revenue, but also has an immeasurable and far-reaching impact on the overall situation of other provinces and the entire departure from the dynasty.

Of course, all this is not important to Zhu Tai at all.

To be exact, he can't care about so much at the moment, he just wants to live, he just wants to escape from the battlefield, and he is in no mood to pay attention to what will happen if Jinling is lost.

There was only one thing he was worried about, and that was that their direction at the moment was Jinling.

That's right!

After the defeat of the front, he retreated all the way, and finally most of the troops were gathered in Jinling, and Gu Qingxia also rushed to Jinling to support, and he had almost arrived at this moment.

They are the same, they are not far from Jinling, they never thought that such a thing would happen at this juncture, and the Yingzhou army was already under the city of Jinling.

He was in a panic all of a sudden.

His face turned pale, and he said urgently: "Then what now?" Uncle, can we still rush to Jinling? In case the Yingzhou army breaks through Jinling City, won't we ......"

The guy was visibly panicked.

This time he is chasing ducks to the shelves, because of the red-coated cannon before, he can still be calm, and he can also dream of victory.

But now it's different, after the previous defeat and the capture of the red-coated cannon, he only panicked in his heart.

Seeing this, Fan Renli's eyes flashed with disappointment.

Although the imperial court has been defeated one after another, Jinling has gathered a lot of troops, plus Gu Qingxia's reinforcements, even if it is not defeated by the Yingzhou army, it is believed that it will be enough to resist.

At least there is no problem in holding Jinling for a while, but his nephew is obviously frightened.

Immediately he wanted to say something.

However, recalling the power of the red-clothed cannon before, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, because at this moment, Rao is also a little unconvinced, not sure whether Jinling City can be defended, or how long it can be defended.

Everything seems to be unknown.

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