Chapter 549: A plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain
The second prince woke up soon.
The Second Prince, who was not deliberately controlled by the Mother Gu, was just like ordinary people. There was no trace of him being controlled. Moreover, when others woke up, they did not remember a single thing about what he did while being controlled.
Chu Xuanyu and others did not mention the food to him. They only said that he fainted from overwork and asked him to take a good rest.
However, Chu Xuanyu, Ao Tianchen, Chu Jingqi, and several other generals were closely monitoring his every move, especially Ao Tianchen, who was afraid that his father would do something detrimental to Dasheng, so he never left. Guarding the second prince.
The second prince still felt strange, "What do you do, you follow me to the toilet, brat, when did you become a baby who can't live without your mother?"
"Aren't I worried that my father will faint again? Father, you don't even know that after you fainted, you frightened us. We thought you were poisoned by the enemy." Ao Tianchen said. With his mouth open, he firmly followed the second prince into the toilet.
The second prince had veins popping out on his neck, choking his neck, and shouted, "You are standing here like a piece of wood, how do you want me to pull it out?"
"I didn't block you." Ao Tianchen muttered, and when he saw that the second prince's eyes were about to burst into flames, he hurriedly said, "Father, you... just let your son be away, and he can bear the smell." , just tolerate my presence.”
In short, just stay close to him.
Lest his father disappear in the blink of an eye and do bad things again.
"You...are so angry with me." The second prince stomped his feet angrily, but in the end, he still did not forcefully drive Ao Tianchen out.
Ao Tianchen wrinkled his nose and waited aside, feeling depressed in his heart.
His father thought that he was willing to stand here and smell the stench. If he were not afraid that he would do something detrimental to Dasheng again and be impeached by the censor in the future, and worried that his father would feel guilty, he would not suffer this. Woolen cloth.
It was a thankless job, and he was disliked by his father in various ways.
Hey...
For half a month, the second prince was fine. He was eating well and sleeping well, with no physical abnormalities at all.
However, that night, at midnight, outside the military camp tent, I suddenly remembered the sound of a melodious flute.
At night, in the dead of night, the sound of the flute became even more unusual. Ao Tianchen, who insisted on sleeping in the same tent with the second prince, was the first to open his eyes.
But when he turned around and looked at his father, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
His father is not here, and the bed is empty...
"Father..."
Ao Tianchen shuddered all over, and his dazed head that had just woken up suddenly became clear. He quickly got out of bed and rushed out of the tent.
He glanced around and saw a few black figures, speeding towards the south as fast as he could.
Recognizing that the last one was Chu Jingqi, he hurriedly jumped to catch up. He didn't even have time to put on a coat, and was still wearing a white undershirt.
Several figures flew out of the camp and out of Wanfeng City, and did not stop until they reached a hillside outside the city.
Seeing the Second Prince stopped under a tree not far away, Chu Xuanyu, Chu Jingqi, and Doctor Bai were hiding on a hillside.
The three of them poked their heads and looked under the tree.
Seeing the second prince standing alone under the tree without moving, Chu Jingqi frowned, always feeling that something was wrong.
He said, "Dad, let me go over and take a look."
"Well, be careful. I always feel that the Second Prince will be standing here. This is a bit weird." Chu Xuanyu also felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Chu Jingqi sneaked over quietly.
He stopped only three meters away from the second prince.
Looking around, he didn't see a single figure. Even the sound of the flute stopped, and not even a hair of the flute player appeared.
Chu Jingqi's uneasiness became even greater.
Suddenly, he remembered the trick he had used with the Tatars to lure the tiger away from the mountain. How could it be similar to the current situation?
Chu Jingqi was shocked and screamed secretly.
He rushed forward and with lightning speed, he struck out with a knife and knocked out the second prince.
After carrying the second prince on her back, Chu Jingqi leapt back, not forgetting to shout to Chu Xuanyu and Doctor Bai, "Dad, master, go back quickly, we have fallen into a trap."
When Chu Xuanyu and Doctor Bai heard this, they were shocked and hurriedly followed behind.
Ao Tianchen was flying this way when he saw Chu Jingqi rushing here with his father on his back. Ao Tianchen was frightened and thought that his father was being plotted against, so he was about to rush over.
Chu Jingqi did not pause, but said hurriedly, "The second prince is fine, go back quickly... Something happened in Wanfeng City."
After saying this, the person crossed Ao Tianchen and continued to fly.
Before the few people arrived at Wanfeng City, they heard the loud shouts of killing in Wanfeng City. Chu Jingqi stopped suddenly and threw the second prince on his back to Doctor Bai who was following closely behind. "Master, look for Hide somewhere, we will be fine in the city.”
After saying that, the people rushed into the city. The city was filled with bullets, swords and swords were flashing, and the Japanese pirates and Dasheng's soldiers were fighting so passionately that they were inseparable.
As soon as Chu Jingqi appeared, he roared and ran straight towards the Japanese pirate general.
The soldiers on Da Sheng's side were attacked by Japanese pirates. Seeing that several generals did not show up, they thought they had been killed. Zheng Zheng was panic-stricken and retreated steadily.
The appearance of Chu Jingqi was like a shot of enhanced tranquilizer, hitting the hearts of Dasheng soldiers. Especially when Chu Jingqi appeared, he was caught off guard and slapped the leader of the Japanese pirates, knocking him off his horse.
When the Dasheng soldiers saw this, they all shouted "Hello".
Chu Xuanyu and Ao Tianchen, who followed closely behind, rushed into the war and boosted the morale of Da Sheng's soldiers.
Because he came back in time, Chu Jingqi severely wounded the leader of the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates' soldiers and horses panicked, desperately protected their leader, and withdrew from Wanfeng City.
This time, the Japanese pirates took advantage of the Second Prince, transferred them, and launched a sneak attack on Wanfeng City. In vain, they lost a handful of rice, and the gain outweighed the loss.
Dasheng protected Wanfeng City, but it also paid a heavy price. Thousands of people died. Chu Xuanyu's face was very ugly, gloomy and scary.
Ao Tianchen believed that this time they would be plotted, and his father had to bear a large part of the responsibility. After the war, he ignored the pain of the bullet scratch on his arm and spontaneously led the soldiers of the Second Prince's Palace. Clean up the battlefield and lead people to deal with the aftermath.
Half an hour after the war ended, Doctor Bai came back carrying the Second Prince on his back.
The person who had been infected by the poison was not found, and he also fell into the trap of tricking the tiger away from the mountain. From then on, Chu Xuanyu never dared to act rashly again.
The Second Prince was once again drugged by Chu Jingqi, causing him to fall into a coma all day long. After the Japanese pirates suffered a loss this time, they retreated to the land of the Japanese pirates and did not dare to act rashly again.
Chu Xuanyu stood on the city wall, looking down at the last 20,000 soldiers and horses, filled with sadness.
The Chu family's army has 50,000 troops, the Second Prince's Mansion has 50,000 troops, the Jiangnan army has 20,000 troops, and the 50,000 troops originally stationed in Wanfeng City, a total of 180,000 troops. In just one year, only There were only 20,000 soldiers and horses left, and 160,000 soldiers were killed. Dasheng's losses this time were probably beyond everyone's expectations.
After this war, Dasheng Yuanshen was seriously injured and his strength was not as good as before.
And of his 20,000 cavalry troops, only 8,000 were left. Chu Jingqi’s 30,000 troops and horses only had 9,000 left. The soldiers and horses of the Second Prince’s Mansion suffered even worse losses, with only 5,000 left...
So many people have died, and from now on... I don't know when the war will end.
Chu Xuanyu withdrew his gaze and ordered, "I will issue a notice tomorrow to recruit one hundred thousand troops."
If we don't recruit troops, I'm afraid that after a few more wars, Dasheng will be led by Japanese pirates.
"Dad, don't worry. Our Dasheng soldiers and horses suffered a heavy loss, and the Japanese pirates suffered a huge loss. I made statistics and found that the Japanese pirates' soldiers and horses lost no less than 150,000 people. The Japanese pirates had a narrow area and few people. The loss of 150,000 people is not a small number.”
Japanese pirates cannot withstand repeated wars.
"In two months, the grain harvest for several years will be harvested. At that time, the Japanese pirates should stop." One of Chu Xuanyu's generals said.
Chu Xuanyu sighed deeply and said, "I hope so."
As a general, no one thinks of war. This war is too laborious and wastes money, and too many people die.
How many families have been torn apart and destroyed because of the war?
"I'm going to write a letter to the emperor." Chu Xuanyu said.
Chu Xuanyu wrote a letter to the emperor, recounting the current situation in Dasheng, and then proposed that the emperor issue an order to recruit troops.
When the court received this battle report, the ministers were all silent.
Hundreds of thousands of people died, almost one-third of Dasheng's troops. If the war in the south continues... Dasheng will not be able to sustain it.
At this time, some ministers proposed to send envoys to reconcile with the Japanese pirates.
When it comes to reconciliation, whoever proposes it first will have to cede territory and pay compensation to whoever suffers.
The emperor firmly disagreed with the cession of territory and compensation.
The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty argued fiercely. Half of them agreed to reconcile, while the other half supported holding on for a while. Maybe they would hold on for a while longer, but the Japanese pirates couldn't hold on anymore?
In this war, Dasheng suffered heavy losses, but the Japanese pirates were not much better. Like Dasheng, the Japanese pirates also suffered heavy losses and could not withstand another war.
If the Japanese pirates proposed reconciliation first, wouldn't it be up to Da Sheng to propose any conditions... With this luck, half of the ministers did not agree to the reconciliation.
While there was a lot of disturbance in the Dasheng court, the Japanese pirates also made a decision and sent envoys to offer reconciliation.
The Japanese pirates proposed it first, and the other ministers who did not agree with the reconciliation immediately raised their hands and agreed.
When the Japanese pirates proposed reconciliation, the first condition was to open up the sea channel between the Japanese pirates and Da Sheng to allow trade between the two countries.
The second condition is that the Japanese pirates will send a princess to make peace with Dasheng, and Dasheng will also send a princess to make peace with the Japanese pirates, so that the friendship bridge between the two countries can be more stable.
(End of chapter)