On the castle tower, the artillery fire in the distance finally stopped.

The Yingzhou army, which was originally attacking the city, was also retreating one after another.

"What's going on? Why did the Yingzhou army withdraw? ”

On the tower of the city, a group of soldiers looked at each other.

Gu Qingxia also showed a look of doubt on his face, obviously very puzzled, obviously looking at the momentum of the Yingzhou army before, he looked like he would not give up until he reached his goal, but in the blink of an eye, he suddenly withdrew.

It was really beyond his expectations.

Everyone is unsure.

Of course, they don't understand, because they have long since cut off the sources from the front.

They didn't know that at this moment, in the big camp in the distance, Zhu Kang was furious, "Impossible, absolutely impossible, how could the Banzhou and the three frigates defeat the Lotus Water Division?" ”

It's no wonder he doesn't believe it, the Lotus Sailor Division has many warships and countless troops.

The Southwest Water Division is certainly strong, but the number is there, and the strength of the two sides is very different.

Although the red-coated cannon is infinitely powerful.

But the Lotus Water Division is also equipped with red-coated cannons, and the Southwest Water Division only has four warships, and it is absolutely impossible to have too many red-coated cannons equipped with them, at most it is about the same as the Lotus Water Division, in this case, how can the Lotus Water Division be defeated, this is completely unreasonable.

Mr. Shui Jing and other generals were unbelievable.

Because it's incredible.

However, the facts are the facts, and the soldier hurriedly said: "Back to the king, the news says that the Southwest Naval Division can strike accurately, but our army has just come into contact with the red-coated cannons, and the accuracy is not enough, and the number of warships of the Southwest Naval Division is scarce, and the target is smaller, and our warships are in pieces, and the target is too large, so ......"

Hearing this, the corners of Zhu Kang's mouth twitched, and his face became even more ugly.

Obviously, he also ignored this.

However, he still scolded in his mouth: "The rice bucket is simply a rice bucket, where is Chen Gang now?" ”

The soldier hurriedly said: "General Chen has led the Lotus Water Division to retreat to Wangjiang and is waiting for the king's order. ”

Zhu Kang couldn't help but scold, "Waste, it's all waste, you can't take four warships, ......what do you want?"

The angry voice echoed, and the generals didn't even dare to come out.

Originally, this invasion of the dynasty was overwhelming, and there were almost no obstacles encountered along the way, but this time, the most elite Lotus Sailor suffered the most tragic defeat, with nearly half of the warships lost and countless soldiers sacrificed.

Zhu Kang's heart is dripping blood, these are his family backgrounds, and they are also the foundation of his growth so far.

Especially those warships, once they are lost, if they want to build them, they will spend a lot of money, not to mention the time, how can he not be angry.

There was silence in the camp.

Mr. Shui Jing waved his hand and told everyone to retreat for the time being.

The anger in Zhu Kang's heart was still gone, and his teeth were still gurgling.

Seeing this, Mr. Shui Jing sighed: "The prince doesn't need to take it too seriously, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and the top priority is to face the current predicament. ”

Hearing this, a flash of unwillingness flashed in Zhu Kang's eyes, as well as monstrous anger.

After a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "This king knows that he will be the biggest disaster of this king after all, but unfortunately, this king failed to kill him at the beginning!" ”

Zhu Kang's fists were clenched, and his nails were embedded in the flesh.

Mr. Shui Jing frowned.

Zhu Kang said again: "However, I didn't kill him last time, and this time, this king will definitely take him down." ”

Inside Jinling City.

Because of the sudden withdrawal of the Yingzhou army, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time their hearts were full of doubts, seeing the soldiers who went to investigate coming back, Zhu Tai hurriedly asked: "How is it?" Have you found out? ”

Han Wenqing and others are also very concerned.

The soldier hurriedly said: "Back to Your Highness, General Gu, it's not certain for the time being, but it seems that the Yingzhou army has not only stopped attacking, but also some of the army has retreated." ”

Fall back?

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned.

In such a situation at the moment, the Yingzhou army can be said to have taken the lead, as long as there are a few more waves of attacks, Jinling City will be difficult to hold, but at this juncture, the other party actually retreated, what does this mean?

Gu Qingxia's eyes lit up, "Yingzhou Army must be in trouble, explore it immediately!" ”

"Yes!"

The soldiers hurriedly led the order to retreat.

Zhu Tong's eyes were also flickering, a little cloudy, he looked at Gu Qingxia and asked, "Does General Gu have any plans?" ”

Gu Qingxia replied: "The sudden withdrawal of the Yingzhou army, and the retreat of some troops, if true, is enough to prove that the Yingzhou army has encountered a problem, if this is the case, then I will think that our army should defend and attack, and annihilate the Yingzhou army in one fell swoop." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Tai suddenly panicked, and hurriedly said, "No!" ”

"How did General Gu know that this was not Zhu Kang's plan to lure the enemy, maybe this was his deliberate show of weakness, just to lead us to take the initiative."

At first glance, this sounds like a no-brainer.

But Gu Qingxia said: "Your Royal Highness is too worried, the Yingzhou army has the upper hand, as long as it continues to attack, it can cause huge pressure on Jinling, there is no need to do this at all." ”

"But what if?"

Although he knew that what the other party said was reasonable, Zhu Tai was obviously frightened.

Han Wenqing's face also became a little cloudy, and he looked at Gu Qingxia and said, "General Gu said that there was a problem with the Yingzhou Army, but in this situation, what can go wrong?" ”

This is indeed something that Han Wenqing is curious about.

Not only him, but everyone was a little puzzled, because the situation in the entire Jiangnan was clear at a glance.

No reinforcements had arrived, so there was no other possibility.

Gu Qingxia naturally didn't know, just based on experience and feeling.

By the time they figured it out, the news had already reached Kyoto.

In the Imperial Study.

Zhu Tianzheng was looking in the direction of Jiangnan, his face solemn.

At this time, a soldier came quickly, and the person was still outside the hall, and the voice had already sounded, "Eight hundred miles south of the Yangtze River is urgent." ”

"Hurry up!" Zhu Tianzheng hurriedly said when he heard this.

Soon, the soldiers rushed into the imperial study, "Your Majesty, the Lotus Water Division has been defeated, with more than half of the losses, and the Yingzhou army has begun to shrink across the board......"

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Tianzheng's eyes suddenly brightened, and then he took three steps and two steps forward quickly, took the emergency report from the hands of the soldiers, and looked at the emergency report, his original solemn expression suddenly eased, and was replaced by a look of surprise and excitement.

Soon, however, it slowly converged as if nothing had happened.

But the stretched face, and the brisk footsteps have already spoken for themselves.

Gonggong Huang on the side did not forget to congratulate: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, God bless the great departure, the Yingzhou army is defeated, and Jiangnan will be foolproof." ”

Zhu Tianzheng snorted, "A group of pirates also want to rebel, and they are foolish dreams." ”

Huang Gonggong hurriedly agreed.

Zhu Tianzheng said again: "Immediately send an order to go down, launch a comprehensive counterattack, and drive out all these rabble." ”

"Yes!"

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