Chapter 25
Zhu Youjian grabbed the bloody tip of the arrow and gritted his teeth." Pass on my order. Bury these corpses and return to Zou County."”
Zou County was also in a mess. As the saying went, thieves passed like a comb, and soldiers passed like a comb. The poor people of Zou County were in a difficult situation. Some died, some were injured, and every family mourned and cried.
"I don't believe that this is the peaceful world Xu Hongru wanted, the Void Hometown.”Zhu Youjian covered the wound on his shoulder and shook his head as he walked among the ruins.
"This servant now knows why Your Highness wants to argue with reason to reduce the taxes of the farmers.”Looking at the ragged people, Wang Chengen empathized and said faintly.
"I'm late. I hope Your Highness will forgive me!”A group of valiant warriors walked past in front. When they saw Zhu Youjian, whose shoulder was stained red, they knelt on the ground with a plop and apologized," I led the soldiers to fight hard for a night. The soldiers were tired and did not have time to block the encirclement of Jiazi Gully, causing Your Highness's brilliant plan to fail. I hope you will punish me!"”
"It's fine. Old General, please rise!" Zhu Youjian squeezed out a smile and comforted him.
Although he hated Yang Zhaoji, who had no respect for him, now was not the time to shed all pretense of cordiality. He still had to be polite.
Wang Chengen coldly glanced at Yang Zhaoji. Old traitor, I clearly saw your soldiers stop on the official road three miles away from Jiagou and watched Xu Hongru's remaining soldiers escape. You still have the face to come and beg for mercy!
"I wonder what Old General plans to do next?”Zhu Youjian asked.
"Naturally, we will chase after them and capture Xu Hong Ru and his gang!”Yang Zhaoji said with conviction," Your Highness has suffered a lot of casualties in this battle, which has greatly reduced the morale of the rebel soldiers. However, Your Highness still needs to take care of your health. Why don't you stay in Zou County and recuperate…"
As he spoke, he took two exquisitely packaged wooden boxes from the attendant behind him and handed them to Wang Chengen." This is a small token from me. I hope Your Highness won't mind!”
"Lord Yang is too polite!" Zhu Youjian glanced at them. There were two boxes of Liaodong ginseng. His expression eased a lot." A few injuries are nothing. The capital has already sent the second batch of firearms. Why don't you accompany me to see it?"”
"Thank you for your kind intentions, Your Highness. However, I have many military affairs to handle, so let's do it another day!”Yang Zhaoji cupped his fists and left in a hurry with his subordinates.
"Your Highness, this old man is arrogant and impudent.”Wang Chengen held the wooden box and said hatefully.
"He's afraid that this king will snatch his military merits. This king will definitely make him unable to raise his head in the future.”
Zou County's posthouse was one of the few remaining intact buildings in the city. The weapons that had just been delivered from the capital were parked in the courtyard. This time, it was the eunuch Gao Qiqian, as well as the four hundred people Wei Zhongxian had sent from the East Chamber.
" Your Highness, why is Your Highness injured? It's all my fault for being late. Let me see if it's serious…" Gao Qi Qian saw a large patch of dark brown blood on Prince Xin Zhu Youjian's shoulder, and his heart ached.
He, Wang Chengen, Du Xun, and several other eunuchs had served Zhu Youjian since they entered the palace. It would be a lie to say that they had no feelings for him.
"It's fine, it's fine!" Zhu Youjian laughed and looked at the firearms on the carriage. This time, the War Bureau sent another 100 new rifles, 20,000 rounds of ammunition, and a breech-loaded cannon that was replicated according to the blueprint he gave, equipped with 30 rounds of ammunition.
"Song Qianshu said that this cannon is very precise, so it took a lot of effort to make it. The craftsmen in the War Bureau worked day and night, but they only managed to make this cannon…"
" It's hard for them to put in so much effort..." Zhu Youjian touched the smooth body of the cannon and said faintly.
The cannon was forged entirely from refined iron and was as smooth as a mirror. Many of the small parts had been polished strictly, and the dimensions and specifications were exactly the same as those marked on the blueprint. It was obvious that a lot of effort had been put into it.
There was also the steel seal of Song Yingxing, the secretary of the War Bureau, on the cannon, which meant that the cannon had passed the inspection and could be used in actual combat.
As for the new batch of firearms, their quality and workmanship far surpassed the previous batch. Moreover, the manufacturing process of the bullets had become more and more proficient.
" Not bad, not bad. Even without this Prince in the capital, Song Yingxing can still make the forging matter sound and colorful. When we go back, we will reward him heavily, as well as the craftsmen and the meritorious soldiers…"
Everyone burst into laughter, their eyes shining with hope.
If he followed Prince Xin, his future would be bright!
At the top of Teng County's city wall, Xu Hongru put his hand on the awning and looked at the Ming army that surrounded him from all directions. His knees went soft and he almost fell to the ground.
" They still managed to catch up to us…" His face was full of tears, regretting that he had not directly attacked the capital, resulting in him being trapped in an isolated city and waiting to die.
"I hate that Zhu Youjian. If it weren't for him, I would've established the Central Plains and the White Lotus Society's Void Hometown!”
"Your Majesty, as a real man, why do you have to cry and act like a little girl?”Ci Yun snorted." Your Majesty, you should know the consequences of falling into the hands of the government army for committing treason. Please consider the sufferings of the people in the city and commit suicide to apologize, leaving the people of the city alive!”
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