Soon the army came to the front of a city, the size of this city is the size of the Meng Dynasty City, compared to the Mengmi City is far worse, only two zhang high, if you meet the masters of the rivers and lakes, you can directly step on the wall and fly up, but now the wall is already a strict guard, after going up, it is estimated that it is the end of being pierced into a hedgehog. [Full text reading. 】

Cheng Xiaolian knew as soon as he saw this formation that there was no need to talk at all, and there was nothing to talk about between the two sides, Cheng Xiaolian and they could not lay down their arms, and it was even more impossible for the people in the city to surrender.

Yang Youcai suddenly spoke: "Your Highness, why don't we go around the city?" ”

Cheng Xiaolian glanced at the city: "That's a good way, but our current combat effectiveness, going to Mengmi City, can only increase the enemy's combat merits." ”

Yang Youcai understood what Cheng Xiaolian meant, these people have been absent from the battle formation for a long time, and these two cities are to help them recover their memories, only if they learn how to fight again, they will be useful when they go to Mengmi City.

The siege battle soon began, Cheng Xiaolian is not a god, there is no way to take advantage of every battle, and when there is no coincidence, he can only fight hard.

This army began to fight bloodily, they wanted to open the city to go home, and the defenders of the city wanted to defend the city to defend their homeland, and both sides had a reason not to give up, but to fight to the death.

When the battle had just reached noon, Yang Youcai's voice was already a little trembling: "Your Highness, collect the troops, there are already nearly five hundred casualties, and if they continue to fight like this, they are afraid that they will be defeated." ”

Cheng Xiaolian stared at the city: "How many casualties are there in the city?" ”

"Less than three hundred at most."

Cheng Xiaolian gritted his teeth: "We all know what the situation of the guards in this small city is, the originally vulnerable guards are just gritting their teeth and fighting for their lives, since they can fight for their lives, why can't we?" The combat effectiveness of this army is not very strong, if you don't even have the heart to fight hard, and you still talk about fighting, it's better to find a place to farm. ”

After hearing this, Qin Yue shouted directly: "Come on, bring me the drum!" ”

He personally picked up the drumstick: "All of us are united, and the mountains can be shaken!" ”

Many people in the army heard that this was the triumphant song of the Ming Dynasty, so they sang along: "Only loyalty and righteousness, angry bullfighting!" ”

Singing may not necessarily be a force value, but it will definitely increase morale, many people who fought hard were shocked after hearing the triumphant song, and then struck angrily, they are the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, they are the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who want to go home, and no one can stop them from going home.

By sunset, the battle had been decided, all 700 defenders in the city had been killed, and 800 of the soldiers at Wangxiangtai had been killed or wounded, of which more than 600 had lost their combat effectiveness.

There was a sad atmosphere in the entire army, and the comrades who grabbed R with themselves two days ago never had a chance to eat R again.

Cheng Xiaolian knew that this situation was very dangerous, and there would be a risk of rout if the battle losses reached one-third, but now that the main army had reached a critical point, it was just one flame away from breaking out.

The firewood on the side burned the bones of those soldiers who died in battle, Cheng Xiaolian stood on the platform, and lectured in the light rain: "We have six hundred brothers and sisters in today's battle forever here, I know that your mood is very heavy, I am also very uncomfortable, these are the best soldiers of my Ming Dynasty, they have persevered in a foreign country for more than ten years, and have never forgotten that they are a Ming soldiers, these people are the soul of my Ming army!" ”

"But they all died in battle today, and why did you tell me why they died in battle? If they don't fight hard, we will be blocked under the city, and we will never be able to return to Daming! Now that they have paved a way home for you with their lives, are you going to give up here? ”

"Fight to the death, go back to Daming!"

Cheng Xiaolian nodded: "Now everyone wraps up a handful of ashes and ties them around their waists, you are not only going back to Daming by yourself, but you are going to return to Daming with your dead brothers!" ”

Everyone found a piece of cloth, and if there was no cloth, they tore their shirts into strips, and then wrapped the ashes in, and Cheng Xiaolian also reached out and took a piece of cloth to wrap a handful of ashes around his waist.

He remembered the story of Wu Qi, when Wu Qi was a general, he ate the same things as the lowest soldiers, and slept without cotton mattresses, so his subordinates were all willing to follow him desperately. Now these people are all dying for the Ming Dynasty, if he can't express his respect, he won't get the respect of the soldiers.

Sure enough, seeing him put the ashes on his waist, the eyes of the entire surrounding soldiers lit up, and then a whispered discussion began in the camp.

Returning to his tent, Yang Youcai hurriedly followed: "Your Highness, let's get that thing down quickly." ”

Cheng Xiaolian laughed: "Why? ”

"Your subordinates know that you are here to capture people's hearts, but what is your identity? How can such a thing be done? ”

"So what do you tell me who I am?"

"This 。。。。。。"

"The Ming Dynasty is gone, what royal score do we still have? When Emperor Taizu was down, he begged for food, if he had his own identity, wouldn't he have starved to death, where would there be hundreds of years of the Ming Dynasty? Since we started from scratch, we can't be proud of ourselves, and besides, this thing should be done, they are all my soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, shouldn't I take them home? ”

"But Your Highness, this thing is unlucky."

"Nonsense, with the protection of my Ming soldiers, it is much stronger than any charm, and it will definitely be inviolable in the future, don't persuade me, I won't change my mind before I return to the Ming Dynasty."

Yang Youcai was helpless, so he could only nod and agree, Cheng Xiaolian laughed: "Speaking of which, why do you still have a bag of ashes hanging around your waist." ”

"It's not just me, Lord Qin, they all carry a handful of ashes, Your Highness has done this, how dare we hold it up?"

"Yang Youcai, you have to remember that we can't rely on others to fight the world, and on the other hand, we feel that our status is respected, and we look down on everyone, and we must have the concept of superiors and subordinates, but we must not respect the sacrifices of others, only in this way will people have the feeling of dying for their confidants, otherwise with the two of us, when will we be able to knock down the two capitals and thirteen provinces?"

"Your Highness has taught you that this is how it should be."

At this time, Mao Ruoling's voice sounded at the door again: "Is Your Highness busy?" ”

Yang Youcai strode out: "Not busy, not busy at all, Your Highness just thinks that the tea is not hot enough." Saying that, he secretly ran out, he had heard about yesterday's incident, and he also felt that His Royal Highness was not young, and it was indeed time to start a family.

Anyway, Miss Mao is also an official eunuch of the Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Taizu left a legacy in order to avoid his relatives from interfering in politics, and the concubine's family was not allowed to enter the court as officials. Therefore, the emperor's concubines are all small households, and there is nothing to say, as long as His Royal Highness is willing, everything is easy to say.

(End of chapter)