Chapter 29 Retreat
Chapter 29
Jiajing felt uncomfortable when he heard that Zhang Li had gone to the city wall and Xu fainted, and said that he would go to the city wall and send the British Duke for a trip.
After hearing this, Lu Fang was so nervous that Jiajing had basically never been out since he moved to Yuxi Palace. Now he was fighting outside. He said he wanted to go to the city wall. What if there was danger?
"Your Majesty, it's not possible. Now there is a war outside. The Tatar army may attack the city at any time. If there is any accident, the sky will collapse in the Ming Dynasty!" Lu Fang lay on the ground and said crying.
"Get up, I'm going to send you a trip. Although Zhang Rong was defeated, he was still lucky. Besides, he is still fighting now, and the Tatars can't attack the city. Go and prepare!" Jiajing scolded Lu Fang.
Lu Fang got up and wanted to persuade her.
"Go quickly!" Jiajing glared at Lu Fang fiercely. Lu Fang had no choice but to turn around and make arrangements.
After a while, Jiajing came out of Yuxi Palace and took a large number of imperial guards to the north city wall.
"What did you say? The emperor went to the north city wall to watch the battle?" Yan Song was shocked when he heard the news.
This is completely inconsistent with Jiajing's style. No matter what happened before, he never left the palace.
"Yes, I've gone now!" The official nodded at Yan Song, and Lu Ben stood up and looked at Yan Song.
"What if the Tatars attack the city and the emperor is in danger? Zhang Rong, do he want to be the sinner of my Ming Dynasty?" Yan Song said angrily.
When Lu Ben heard this, he was unhappy and had already refuted it to his mouth, but he didn't say that Zhang Rong is in danger now. If he dies in battle, he will offend Yan Song.
"Gemaster Yan, look, let's go there too?" Lu Ben asked as he looked at Yan Song.
"Well... we'd better not go!" Yan Song thought about it for a while and said to Lu Ben.
"The emperor has already gone, why don't we go yet? This..." Lu Ben looked at Yan Song incomprehensible. In the past, Yan Song was going to run away as soon as possible, why didn't he go today?
"The Emperor is going to see the war ahead, and we still have to help the Emperor guard this place! This is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty." Yan Song looked at Lu Ben and said, "Lu Ben looked at Yan Song, wanted to stop talking, thought for a while, sighed in his heart, and then sat down, a little upset.
Officials from other departments, seeing that Yan Song did not go, they dared not move and could only wait for news.
Jiajing's team soon arrived at the north city wall. When the defenders on the city wall learned that Jiajing had come, they looked down, until Jiajing stepped onto the city wall, and the generals guarding here, Ding Rukui and Zhang Li, all went to pay their respects.
"Zhang Li, get up and come to my side!" After seeing Zhang Li, Jiajing smiled and said.
"Yes, Your Majesty, thank you!" Zhang Li stood up and walked behind Jiajing sadly.
"I am here today to see the Duke of England. He is fighting for my Ming Dynasty. I must come!" Jiajing looked at Zhang Li and continued.
"I am thanking you for your father!" Zhang Li knelt down again and sobbed.
"Get up, boy, get up!" Jiajing said and went to support Zhang Li, and Zhang Li stood up again.
Then Jiajing walked to the side of the wall, looked at the densely packed Tatar cavalry below, and saw the dense forests in the distance fighting, and the sound of explosions was still blowing.
"Your Majesty, the British Duke is still fighting against the Tatar soldiers in the jungle. The Tatars suffered heavy casualties. This is the third group of people who entered the jungle. No one came out of the first two groups. It can be seen that the British Duke killed many enemies in the jungle!" The general stood in the distance and said to Jiajing.
"Okay, you're good at killing. The British Duke is worthy of being the British Duke of the Ming Dynasty!" Jiajing said excitedly after hearing this.
"Yes! Your Majesty, the British Duke is indeed brave!" Ding Rukui also said with a forced smile at this moment.
From the moment he learned that Jiajing was coming, his sweat never stopped. Now his forehead is covered with sweat, so he was afraid that Jiajing would ask why Zhang Rong did not enter the city.
"Emperor, if the British Duke was in the city, as long as the Tatars attacked the city, we could bring them greater damage. Unfortunately, we were unable to enter the city!" The general looked at Ding Rukui, and then said as he looked at Jiajing.
"Well, it's a pity that I couldn't come in!" Jiajing responded, feeling very regretful.
"Your Majesty, my father had the opportunity to enter the city, but Shangshu Ding refused!" Zhang Li understood the meaning of the general, and now he wanted to avenge himself.
"What did you say? Ding Rukui!" When Jiajing heard this, he immediately stared at Ding Rukui and questioned.
"Your Majesty, I can't listen to the words of the Huang-mou, I dare not do this because the Tatar cavalry has already chased me. For the sake of the safety of the capital, I cannot open the city gate. I can only let them stand outside the city!" When Ding Rukui heard this, his face was ashamed, and immediately knelt down and said sophisticatedly.
"Emperor, it took almost an hour from learning that the Tatar army was about to reach the city, and the British Duke and the others were able to withdraw. There were only 5,000 people on the British Duke's side, and we also saw that they had snatched a large number of war horses, and it was enough time!" The general immediately reported to Jiajing.
Jiajing kept staring at Ding Rukui, waiting for Ding Rukui's explanation.
"Your Majesty, we didn't know how far the Tatar army was from here. I can only ensure the safety of the capital!" Ding Rukui choked and explained to Jiajing.
Jiajing stood there without saying a word, but thought that the Tatar army was still below now. If Ding Rukui was replaced, what if Tatars attacked the city? Ding Rukui will deal with it sooner or later, but not now.
"Zhang Li, what Ding Shangshu said is not unreasonable. He is also worried about the safety of the capital." Jiajing said, then turned his head to look at Zhang Li and said.
When Zhang Li heard this, his throat was almost blocked, but Jiajing had already said that, so he could only nod.
"Okay, get up. I will leave the safety of the capital to you. You must keep a good eye on it!" Jiajing said to Ding Rukui.
"Yes, Your Majesty, don't worry, I will be trampled on the safety of the capital!" Ding Rukui hurriedly kowtowed and said, feeling much more relieved, but he also remembered the general of the ginseng and Zhang Li, thinking in his mind that when this matter is over, he will insist on killing you, the sick man.
Then Ding Rukui stood up, and Jiajing set his sights on the other side of the dense forest, which was still exploding, and there were Tatar soldiers rushing in, but they only saw people rushing in, but no one rushed out!
"How many people did the British Duke take out? Are you sure there are only 5,000 people?" Jiajing asked at the general in the distance.
"Go back to the emperor, yes, there are only 5,000 people!" The general of the sect quickly knelt down on one knee and reported.
"Get up!" Jiajing continued to look at the cavalry below with his hands behind his back, glanced at it, and then asked, "How many cavalry are there below?"
"Ah?" After the general of the sect got up, he also went to the city wall to look at it, estimated it, and said, "About 40,000 people, there were more people before, and about 30,000 people rushed in. Master, look at the empty war horses, those cavalrymen rush in after dismounting!"
"Well, why did you dismount and rush in? The British Duke set up obstacles to the cavalry inside?" Jiajing continued to ask.
"Return to the emperor, yes, before the Tatar army came in, the British Duke and the others were cutting down many big trees. Those big trees hindered the cavalry's charge, so the Tatar army had no choice but to dismount! If only infantry went in, I believe that even if the British Duke and the others did not have so many big firecrackers, they could kill thousands of their men." General Governor continued to report to Jiajing.
"Okay, okay, Zhang Rong can still fight, just like martial arts!" Jiajing nodded and said, and the generals had no way to take over.
"Boom boom boom!"
"Boom!" There were still explosions in the jungle.
The soldiers on the Tatar side were all lying on the ground and howling, but they couldn't howl for long. The archers could not find the target to stand and would shoot arrows at them and kill them first.
"Brothers, good things, keep killing, we'll make a lot of money!" Zhang Hao shouted excitedly at this moment, bringing the soldiers to throw grenades in front.
Zhang Hao's grenade was thrown far away and often exploded before it landed, which made it more lethal.
The Tatar soldiers were also stupid and knew that they rushed forward. Although they held shields, the shrapnel were more powerful than bows and arrows, and they could often penetrate the shields and even lift off the shields.
"Khan, you can't fight anymore, you really can't fight anymore. If you fight for such casualties for a while, we may not even be able to go back to the grassland." A master general saw this situation and quickly persuaded Altan Khan and said.
"Yes, Khan, if we continue to fight like this, if the Ming army forms an encirclement, we may not be able to kill it. Khan, calm down, and use the words of the Han people, keep the green mountains there, and don't be afraid of burning firewood, Khan!" The other generals also began to persuade.
After fighting for so long, they could see the dense corpses of their Tatar soldiers in the dense forest. Moreover, they had not yet rushed in. If they continued to rush in, they might not be able to kill them, and in the end they would only suffer greater casualties.
"Bastard, what is this? How could the Ming Dynasty have such a powerful firearm?" Altan Khan was also scared at this moment. They had never seen such a weapon before.
"Khan, no matter what this is, we must first retreat, and there are not many people!" the other masters continued.
Now is not the time to care about this, but to consider whether people like me can retreat.
Chapter completed!