Han King's Residence.
After a sleepless night, Zhu Gaoxu sat in the hall of the inner hall, with two black smoke rings on his head and bloodshot eyes.
The incense in the incense burner in the hall had already burned more than twenty pillars, piled up into a small furnace.
Starting from the third pillar, Zhu Gaoxu sat there and waited.
He was extremely anxious about the fourth pillar.
On the fifth pillar, he felt extremely uneasy.
The sixth pillar, he was already a little desperate.
...
It was not until the tenth pillar that the advisor sent back news that Zhu Di had discovered the rebellion.
He also ordered Fan Zhong to lead 150,000 Imperial Army soldiers out of the city to destroy the rebel army.
From this moment on, Zhu Gaoxu knew that his plan had failed.
But perhaps because he had done it too many times, Zhu Gaoxu did not feel very afraid. He was more confused.
He was puzzled. Where did his 100,000 private troops go?
100,000 troops, approaching the Imperial City for 30 miles
Even a hundred thousand dogs would be able to cause some commotion!
However, these 100,000 people seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth. They disappeared without a trace.
If it wasn't for the fact that these four people were loyal and had something to use against him, Zhu Gaoxu would have suspected that these four people had surrendered to the court.
"Report!"
At this moment.
Huangfu Yunhe stumbled in.
"Your Highness, there's a letter from the court. Fan Zhong has returned!”
Zhu Gaoxu suddenly straightened up and asked nervously,""What do you mean? Where's my army?"
Huangfu Yunhe's expression was ugly." Your Highness, our army has been completely annihilated!”
"When Fan Zhong returned with his army in the morning, the Emperor told everyone about this.”
"At the hour of dawn, the Ministry of War sent corpse collectors out of the city."
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't hear the rest of the words clearly.
Zhu Gaoxu seemed to have lost all his strength and sat on the ground, his eyes full of despair.
Although he had already predicted this outcome, Zhu Gaoxu still couldn't bear it when he heard it with his own ears.
These troops were his blood, sweat, and tears!
Overnight, he was reduced to ashes. This was a huge blow to Zhu Gaoxu.
" Fan Zhong." Zhu Gaoxu's face showed a hint of mockery." You've only been on the battlefield a few times. You've made a great contribution this time, haven't you?"”
Huangfu Yunhe's expression was complicated." Your Highness, the Emperor said that the person who destroyed our army was not Fan Zhong! It's someone else!"
" What?!"
Zhu Gaoxu suddenly raised his head." Say it again!”
"Last night, Fan Zhong led 150,000 Imperial Army soldiers out of the city. When they were just 30 miles away from the city," Huangfu Yunhe said with a heavy expression.
Huangfu Yunhe explained the whole story.
This included the private information of the Imperial Army soldiers who had been there, as well as the intelligence of the scouts.
When Zhu Gaoxu heard that his 100,000 private troops had been completely destroyed by a group of forces within two hours, he was shocked.
He fell into a state of confusion.
"How, how is this possible? This is impossible!"
Zhu Gaoxu's mouth was wide open, and his face was filled with disbelief.
He had been practicing martial arts since he was young and had followed Zhu Di to war. He was an expert in war, and his vision surpassed Fan Zhong's.
Two hours passed.
An army of 100,000 soldiers was annihilated!
Zhu Gaoxu had fought for ten years. He had never even heard of such a thing, let alone seen it!
War was not child's play. The idea of a hundred thousand soldiers being wiped out in one night was completely bullsh * t. Most of it was just to make it sound more imposing.
In a real battlefield, even if 10,000 people surrounded 1,000 people, it would take at least an hour.
Because humans were alive, if the formation was slightly stretched, the battle would take a long time.
And as time passed, the soldiers 'stamina would gradually run out.
Even if an army of 700,000 soldiers came to encircle and suppress such a well-equipped army of 100,000 soldiers, it would definitely take a day and a night to take them down!
But what did Zhu Gaoxu hear now?
His 100,000 strong army was gone in just two hours!
Could it be that this " shadow " had a population of a million?？!
"No, no, no, it's impossible that our Ming Dynasty's regular army is less than 900,000.”
"One million, that's impossible!”
Zhu Gaoxu shook his head crazily, as if he was forcing himself to deny it.
However, when he thought of the 100,000 corpses lying outside the Ying Tian Manor, Zhu Gaoxu felt his hands and feet turn cold.
No matter how much he denied it in his heart, he had no choice but to admit this result.
Zhu Gaoxu even thought of a ridiculous possibility.
That was, those 100,000 people had no strength to fight back and lined up to be killed.
Each of the people who chopped people had the strength of the Jinyiwei Qianhu Qinglong and Shen Lian. They would not be tired even after swinging their blades for a few hours.
It indeed didn't take a million people or two hours.
A few thousand people could be dealt with in an hour.
However, this kind of thought was no different from a fantasy.
......
Crown Prince Manor.
After Zhu Gaochi returned from the court, Zhu Zhanji rushed forward.
"Father, is it true?"
"Is there really a group of forces that wiped out 100,000 rebel soldiers?”
Zhu Gaochi's expression was solemn as he waved his hand and said,""Don't worry about this matter. Just pretend that you don't know.”
"Father, how can I pretend that I don't know anything when such a big thing has happened?" Zhu Zhanji said anxiously.”
"I heard that those people used a flag with the word 'shadow' on the top and 'flame' at the bottom.”
"Is this the title of that force?”
"Father, I will enter the palace now and ask grandfather to send people to investigate."
Zhu Gaochi sighed.
He didn't want Zhu Zhanji to be involved in this matter because it was too dangerous!
After the court session ended, Zhu Di had specially talked to him, saying that the scale of this group of people might be more than a million, and told him to be ready for war at any time.
Once such a group of people moved, the entire Ying Tian Prefecture would fall into calamity!
How could he bear to let Zhu Zhanji investigate?
Seeing Zhu Zhanji's anxious look, it was unrealistic for him to stay at home.
Zhu Gaochi's expression was solemn as he said," If you want to go, then go. But there's one thing. Don't put yourself in danger. Your mother is still waiting for you at home."”
Zhu Zhanji's figure paused for a moment before nodding heavily." Alright!”
......
On this day.
The Yingtian Prefecture was in a mess. Everyone was busy.
Zhu Di secretly issued a decree to send troops from Shandong and Zhejiang to Yingtian Prefecture to protect the capital.
The secret letter from the head of the Jinyiwei was sent to the whole country, ordering all the spies of the Jinyiwei distributed throughout the Ming Dynasty to investigate the source of this force.
Grand Sun Zhu Zhanji personally led the army and formed a scouting team to patrol around Ying Tian Prefecture.
Other than that, countless officials and forces had also activated their connections to gather information about the " Shadow " and " Flame ".
Under the immense pressure, no one dared to stay out of it.
If there was only one person who didn't care about this matter, it would be Zhu Gaoyan, the one who started it.
At this moment.
Zhu Gaoyan welcomed a new guest into the Liang Residence.
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