high official

Chapter 766 The Prince's Decision

Zhenjiang City Council Hall.

Facing Xu Huaiqing's question, Mo Wen hesitated, nodded slowly and said: "The structure of Zhenjiang City is very suitable for street fighting. These days, I have had people draw a street map and made some necessary preparations. I'm calling you here today , is to set up the defense zone."

The generals were solemn when they heard the words, and were ready to listen to their tasks.Unexpectedly, at this time, the prince said: "I don't agree to street fighting!"

"Your Highness!" Mo Wen was taken aback for a moment. His Highness the Crown Prince is a very good lord, never interfering with the specific command of the generals. It is the first time that he suddenly overruled his plan like now!
"I'm sorry, General Mo." Zhu Gaochi said with an apologetic smile, "I really don't want to interfere with your authority. But once you fight in the streets, it's not just about the army." With a strong expression of intolerance, he said: "Hundreds of thousands of Zhenjiang people will be involved, and a large number of civilian casualties will inevitably be caused." He sighed and said: "It is unfortunate enough for the people of Zhenjiang City to suffer from this unreasonable disaster. It’s over, we can’t let them die in vain.”

Mo Wen frowned and did not speak.

"But Your Highness," Xu Huaiqing and the others couldn't help persuading them, "Only in this way can we survive until the day your lord moves to the emperor."

"Yes, Your Highness," Er Hei also persuaded, "The King of Han's army has sailors, we can only stare and be beaten on the city wall, and when we retreat into the city, their sailors will stare blankly!"

The generals were still persuading, but His Royal Highness suddenly said: "There will be no reinforcements!"

"Your Highness, street fighting is a good way for the weak to defeat the strong..." All the generals were still chattering, but they suddenly froze. "what did you say?!"

"I said," the prince took a deep breath, and said with a sad face, "We won't have any reinforcements!"

"Why?" the generals asked in disbelief.

"Wang Xian and Zhu Zhanji have done everything they can." Zhu Gaochi said sadly, "But the emperor insisted on not sending troops, saying that he would let my brothers decide the outcome by themselves."

"Ah!" The generals felt as if they had been poured with a basin of ice water for three or nine days, and it was cold from the outside to the heart.

"Hey..." Mo Wen lowered his head, now he didn't need to say anything.

"I should have told everyone about this at the first time," the prince was very kind, taking the responsibility of Mo Wen on himself and saying, "But I am not reconciled! I don't want to lose! I don't want to let everyone down!" As he spoke, he Sighing: "That's why I won't let General Mo tell you."

"Your Highness..." Mo Wen's eyes turned red.

"But General Mo told me today that the city wall will fall tomorrow, so please prepare for street fighting," the prince said slowly, "I'm awake! I can't kill all the people in the city because of my obsession alone!" Looking at the generals affectionately, he said: "You loyal and brave soldiers cannot be killed!"

There was silence in the meeting hall, and the generals looked at His Highness the Crown Prince, not knowing where to start.Only Zhu Zhanxi's sobbing sounded softly.

"I should really wake up early, so that I can save some soldiers from being killed." Zhu Gaochi wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, took a deep breath and said, "It's a pity that there is no medicine for regret in the world. What I can do now is to open the medicine tomorrow morning." Surrender the city, and trade me for your safety." He sighed and said, "With the emperor here, I think this can still be done!"

"No way!" Before the crown prince finished speaking, Xue Huan took the lead and shouted loudly, "Then old Cheng and more than 3 soldiers died in vain!"

"That's right," Erhei said in a muffled voice, "If you want to surrender, you should surrender as early as possible. What's the use of it now?! It's just asking for humiliation!"

"Shut up!" Mo Wen also disagreed with the prince, but he still had to suppress the generals and said, "How can you talk to the prince?!"

"It doesn't matter." Zhu Gaochi waved his hand and said: "I was indeed wrong, and now I can only make up for it." With tears in his eyes, he looked at the generals: "After all, you are still alive?!"

"Your Highness!" Xu Huaiqing also choked up with tears in his eyes, "We can't surrender! Otherwise, those brothers who died in battle will go mad!"

"Yes, Your Highness," Erhei said with red eyes, "We gathered together to keep you and fight them. We have fought for so many years and paid such a high price. If we just surrender like this, we might as well die." Lisuo!"

"Your Highness! We are not afraid of death!" Xue Huanweng said angrily, "But we are afraid of bearing a lifetime of shame!"

"My lord will kill us..." Xu Huaiqing said again.

"Father!" Even Zhu Zhanyu was infected, and chimed in: "A man would rather die than surrender! A man would rather bend than bend!"

"This..." Zhu Gaochi didn't expect that everyone would react like this.Jian Yi on the side frowned and said, "Do you dare to disobey the prince's will?!"

"Who are you?" Xue Huan glanced at Jian Yi.The dignified Minister of the Ministry of Rites, being so scorned by this kid, Jian Yi turned pale with anger: "This old man is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Jian Yi! Even your father has to be polite to me!"

"Then you go to my father." Xue Huan didn't care about him at all, staring at him and said: "I think His Royal Highness wants to surrender, and you probably instigated it!"

"You! You're talking nonsense!" Jian Yi's nose turned out of anger. Being looked down upon was partly because Xue Huan had hit the nail on the head.

"Okay, don't talk about it." Zhu Gaochi couldn't listen anymore, and said something fair for Jian Yi: "Jian Shangshu is also for the good of the common people."

"Sure enough, you said it!" The generals glared at Jian Yi, and Jian Yi was so panicked that he had to lower his head.

"It's simple." Wu Wei, who had been silent all this time, said. "We will stick to the city wall tomorrow, and we will not retreat to the city."

"That's right!" All the generals agreed upon hearing this: "If they want to enter the city, they must step on our corpses!"

"You..." Zhu Gaochi looked at this group of young people who looked at death like home, and was moved by their heroism, and made up his mind: "Okay! I will go to the city wall tomorrow, and we will fight to the death with them!"

"That's right!" The generals were delighted, and smiled at the prince: "If a man dies, a bird will turn to the sky, even if we die, we can't make Zhu Gaoxu proud!"

"Yes!" Zhu Gaochi nodded his head heavily and said: "The dead bird is facing the sky!" He looked at Mo and asked: "General Mo, how to fight tomorrow is up to you."

"No one else," Mo Wen said in a deep voice, "We can only fight to the death!"

"Yes!" All the generals nodded together: "Fight to the end!"

"Let's all go back and rest." A rare smile appeared on Mo Wen's face, "Almost, this is our last night."

"Yes." The generals got up and left.Mo Wen also bowed to the prince and bid farewell.

As soon as the generals retreated, Jian Yi's face darkened: "Your Highness, how can you make them change their minds in a few words?!"

"Because..." Zhu Gaochi sighed, slowly raised his head and said, "Guben also thinks so in his heart." While speaking, His Royal Highness's eyes were firm, as if to pierce the night, and see the distant Hanwang Jun Daying said: "If I surrender to the second child, it is better to kill me."

"Father is so right!" Zhu Zhanxi almost adored his dead father. His perception of Zhu Gaochi has changed drastically in this month.

"Hey..." Jian Yi was so depressed that he shouted in his heart: "Crazy, all crazy!" '

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The words were divided into two parts, but said that the generals left the meeting hall and walked in the corridor.

"It's still early before dawn, what are you going to do?" After fighting day and night these days, Xue Huan suddenly had a few hours free, and Xue Huan didn't know what to do.

"Isn't that nonsense, of course I went back to sleep." Er Hei stretched his waist and said, "I'm sleepy!"

"Sleep?!" Xue Huan's eyes widened: "If you die tomorrow, you will sleep forever. Isn't sleeping now a waste of time?"

"Hey..." Erhei laughed.

"Stupid." Xu Huaiqing patted Xue Huan's shoulder with a smile and said, "He has a wife."

"Ah!" Xue Huan widened his eyes and said blankly, "So what?"

"Pfft..." Xu Huaiqing laughed strangely: "You kid, you haven't touched a woman yet, have you?!"

"Who said no?!" Xue Huan's face was flushed, and he said in a muffled voice: "The maid at home is helping me get dressed, why don't I touch it?"

"It's not that kind of touch," Xu Huaiqing smiled coquettishly, and hooked his thumbs together: "It's that kind!"

"What kind?!" Xue Huan widened his eyes.

"Hahaha!" The crowd burst into laughter, pointing at Second Young Master Xue, "He really is a chick!"

"Then come with me!" Xu Huaiqing hooked Xue Huan's arm and said, "Brother will help you make up this lesson!"

Xue Er was taken away by Xu Huaiqing.Erhei also went back to his residence, leaving Mo Wen and Wu Wei as two boring gourds.

The two looked at each other, and Mo Wen asked, "Are you going to see your father?"

Wu Wei nodded.

"and then?"

"Then go back, the soldiers are still rushing to work overnight." Wu Wei said, looking at Mo Mo asked strangely: "What's the matter with you?"

"I want to find someone to drink." Mo Wen said softly.

"Didn't you never drink alcohol?" Wu Wei was even more surprised.

"It's the last night, so you have to taste something you haven't tasted before." Mo Wen laughed at himself, "In retrospect, I've spent my whole life in military books, and I've missed so many things, it's really not worth it."

"So that's how it is." Wu Wei nodded, and said worriedly: "Just try it, don't get drunk, how can you fight tomorrow..."

"Uh..." Mo Wen couldn't help but smiled wryly when he heard the words, "Then it's better not to drink."

"Drinking two or three cups will be fine." Wu Wei said with a smile: "Let's try it, there is no wine in the underworld."

"Then I'll think about it." Mo Wen said with a troubled expression.

"Hahahaha..." Wu Wei laughed loudly, waved his hand at Mo Wen, and went to the kitchen first, prepared the food and wine by himself, put them in a food box, and carried them to the prison.

At the gate of the prison, the guards of Beizhen Fusi greeted him: "My lord!"

"I'll go in and have a look." Wu Wei said softly.

"Yes." The guard responded and slowly opened the cell door.

(End of this chapter)