Chapter 740 Thunderbolt
Rumble...
It was just sunny and the cloudless sky suddenly came with a large cloud like a tide. As the sky suddenly darkened, several thunderbolts that shocked people's hearts exploded. Then, raindrops as big as beans also fell from the end of the sky, hitting the fields, hitting the city beside the road, and caught the Wu kings and ministers on the top of the city off guard!
As Fang La rushed to shelter from the city, Fang Fei and Jiang Shihu unconsciously looked up at the abnormal and sudden weather today, and felt uneasy.
"The sympathy between heaven and man has rarely had such thunderstorms in the late autumn of the Yangtze River. It was even better before, so why did this strange phenomenon occur? Could it be that something happened in the secret relationship?" This was the thought that arose in the minds almost at the same time. After looking at each other, he saw deep concerns in each other's eyes.
After coming to the command post under the city, Fang Fei quickly reported to Fang La: "Your Majesty, let's send someone to the north to let the Ten Buddhas come back immediately. It is common for military strategists to not pursue the enemy. We must not violate this taboo just because of a temporary aura."
In response to this, Fang La was like a good person and nodded immediately, "What you said is very good. If you come, pass on my orders and let the Ten Buddhas come back immediately and do not delay." Although they had sent three or four groups of people to order Fang Shi Buddha to retreat, the words were not too strict, but this time it was much more harsh. Not only did he say that, Fang La also took down a gold medal he had with him as a trust to increase the weight of this military order. He was too clear about his clan's character. If he didn't say anything, he would not give up avenging his shame.
This sudden thunderstorm also made Fang La feel uneasy, and he always felt that something terrible was about to happen, and he had to ensure the safety of Fang Shifo and others.
It was not until the military order was conveyed that several confidant imperial guards hurried away that Fang La calmed down and smiled and said, "It seems that our monarchs and ministers are still too nervous about this battle. We have obviously achieved a great victory, but we still have to care so carefully. I feel a little ashamed."
"Your Majesty is so serious. This is a prudent method in using troops. If this is not the case, it cannot be sure of any mistakes. I also think that the Ten Buddhas are too radical. In this battle, our purpose is not to wipe out the Song army, and we do not have the ability to swallow nearly 100,000 Song army in one go. As long as we can use this victory to reverse the previous unfavorable situation and take back the lost city before, it will be considered as fulfilling our wish." Pang Wanchun immediately continued.
His words were also recognized by Fang Fei and Jiang Shihu: "What Pang Shuai said is very much. The battle between our Wu Kingdom and the Song court will definitely last for a long time, and it is definitely not a victory or two to ensure victory. Therefore, ensuring that your own troops are less damaged while defeating the enemy is the way to win."
"Your Majesty, the Ten Buddhas are a little too impatient after all. After this matter, I hope Your Majesty can advise him a few words so that he will not be deceived by hatred and do things that are too risky and even lose more."
Several important officials made a series of comments, which made Fang La's expression more and more serious: "What you said makes sense. I understand. I will warn the Ten Buddhas not to do anything again." At this point, a thunder thunder came from the top of his head, which suddenly made his heart shrink, and a heavy uneasiness hit him quickly, and the conversation changed: "Can't something go wrong, right?"
"Your Majesty, please be relieved. The Song army has been defeated and has no power to fight back. With the strength of the Ten Buddhas and their subordinates, I dare not say that I can wipe them out in one fell swoop, but there will be no problem in self-protection." Pang Wanchun hurriedly comforted him, but somehow he felt a little uneasy, but he couldn't find the problem for a while.
His words were also sincere. Judging from the previous war, the Song army was indeed no longer likely to turn the tables, and he was even less likely to think that this would be a conspiracy of the Song army to lure the enemy into depth and find an opportunity to defeat the enemy. After all, they were defeated in this battle under the city of Hangzhou, and there was no reason for the world to set up a trap at such a large price. Moreover, Fang Shifo led his army to pursue and fight relentlessly was also a decision he made for a while, and it was completely uncontrollable by the Song army.
"Where is this problem? Why do I always feel that something will happen suddenly?" After a long silence, Pang Wanchun still couldn't come up with a clear idea, so he could only regard it as his own concern.
Afterwards, the soldiers in Hangzhou city continued to be busy. In addition to guarding the city gates and cities, they also had to deal with a large number of Song soldiers who had abandoned their weapons and surrendered or were captured alive. The number of these people was really not small. The thunderstorm stopped and the sky was dark, so they settled these prisoners. Of course, there must be many prisoners who would be escorted here later, but the temporary work has come to an end.
At this time, Fang La had returned to his palace. As the emperor, although he could not compare with the Song Dynasty officials, he could not always stay on the front line and get together with the soldiers. But before he could finish the supper he had just delivered, Fang Fei reported to him to see him at the palace gate.
Fang La felt quite strange about this, but he immediately announced the person.
Fang Fei looked completely different from the moment before. The calmness and joy of winning had long disappeared. She seemed particularly embarrassed, and she didn't even bother to deal with the remaining rain on her body. She looked completely distracted and indifferent.
It was not until he met Fang La's concern and inquiring eyes that he was shocked all over and suddenly knelt down: "Your Majesty, something big is not good... Ten Buddhas, he..."
"What's wrong with the Ten Buddhas?" Fang La's heart immediately raised up again. He didn't care about the king's dignity and majesty, so he walked out of the back of the desk, grabbed Fang Fei's hand and asked urgently.
"He died in battle at Lin'an City, and he died..." After taking a deep breath, Fang Fei finally told the terrible fact. Even though the news was revealed from him now, he still couldn't believe that it was true. Fang Shi Buddha died in battle like this? He died in battle at the end of a battle that had already won?
Fang La was stunned for a moment, his whole body was stunned, clenched his hands unconsciously, almost breaking Fang Fei's bones. The latter did not dare to struggle or disturb him because he knew very well the intimate relationship between Fang La and Fang Shi Buddha, which was a big blow to his emperor.
After a long while of a moment, Fang La's body began to tremble violently, and then shouted loudly: "This is impossible! The Ten Buddhas were obviously chasing the victory, so how could they be killed? He had few opponents in his martial arts, so how could he be killed?"
"Your Majesty..." Fang Fei endured the pain in his hand and said tremblingly: "This is the news that the frontline soldiers just brought back. They saw with their own eyes that the Ten Buddhas were killed by Song General Linchang... It was the Shandong Army. Sun Tu actually led the Shandong Army to ambush outside Lin'an City early in the morning. The Ten Buddhas were eager to kill the enemy, but they fell into their trap and were killed..." Although he knew that this was an extremely cruel thing, he still told the whole story of the matter.
Fang La's hands tightened again, his face turned pale from ashen, and his body trembled even more violently: "Sun Tu... Shandong Army... We Fang La is irreconcilable with you!" After roaring this heart-wrenchingly, he suddenly let out a mouthful of blood.
This shocked Fang Fei very much, so he quickly jumped from the ground, and held Fang La who was about to fall, and then shouted: "Come on, come on, come on, go and ask the imperial doctor to treat His Majesty..."
With this shout, the entire palace was in chaos. A large number of guards rushed over and carried Fang La to the side hall. Fang Fei didn't care about his identity as a foreign minister at this time and followed him, feeling a little guilty, so he shouldn't have reported the news to the emperor directly.
In fact, he had known that Fang La had a deep relationship with Fang Shi Buddha, and he also knew that the news of death would cause the emperor to be confused, but he still did not expect that the matter would be so serious.
Fang La was able to suddenly rise from Wuzhou as a small person and conquer a large area of land, and later became emperor and country. Among them, the two who made the greatest contributions were Fang Fei and Fang Shi Buddha. The brothers in these two clans, one literary and one military, were their right-hand men when they started from the bottom.
Over the years, the three brothers continued to grow and grow in battles and eventually established the Wu Kingdom. Fang La became the king of a country and Fang Fei became the prime minister of the Wu Kingdom. Fang Shifo, the one who made the most meritorious deeds and killed the most enemies, had a position in the court that was not as good as those of Pang Wanchun and Jiang Shihu who joined later.
The reason is that the Ten Buddhas of the Fang Shi were ultimately too reckless and easy to kill. Although they made countless contributions, they also caused a lot of disasters.
But even so, in Fang La's heart, his status is still not below Fang Fei, and no one can replace him. Even though Fang Shi Buddha suffered a lot of defeats before and lost several cities, Fang La did not mean to blame him, because in his eyes, Fang Shi Buddha was his relative and younger brother. Even if the status of the king and his subjects was settled early, the brotherhood had never changed at all.
But now, the brother he valued and cherished suddenly died in battle, and was suddenly killed after a seemingly complete battle. The blow was too cruel and too unexpected to him, making him unable to accept it for a moment, his mind was shaken, and his internal organs were hurt.
Fortunately, Fang La was in his prime and had no illness, so the vomiting of blood did not bring any worse effects. After the imperial doctors' diagnosis and treatment, he could ensure healing by resting and taking medicine. However, this scared all the ministers half to death. Fang Shifo was recklessly pursued and was killed, and the heavy casualties of the army brought were enough to make people feel headache. Now, as the king of a country, the emperor who was backbone of everyone suddenly fell down. Once the news leaked, the attack on the Wu army would be too severe.
Chapter completed!