My father Yongle, building a five-good family

Chapter 152 A crushing defeat

As the sobbing sounds began, compared to the Yan army that was in full swing and full of fighting spirit, the soldiers gathered in Huailai felt a sense of sadness for a moment.

It is said that when a person is about to die, he must return to his roots.

But now, they are far away from home, their parents most likely died at the hands of the Yan army, and now the enemy is sharpening their knives.

In fact, the soldiers present basically knew in their hearts that in the Battle of Huailai, they were mostly cannon fodder.

But so what?

My wife, children, and the whole family are gone.

Coupled with Song Zhong's deception, their thoughts were very simple.

If they can't live well, we might as well just stop living.

When the Yan army attacks, take as many people as you can with you.

Maybe... this can be considered as revenge for my family.

Thinking about it this way, the future is bleak and it seems that the only option left is death.

Among the weeping crowd, someone responded to the man who had just cried:

"You still have my mother and wife? I'm afraid she's already dead! The King of Yan was killed by the Tatars. We are all members of the imperial court. If the King of Yan can kill the Tatars, he can certainly kill your mother too!"

The man, whose eyes were red at first, suddenly widened his eyes, and his cheeks flushed with anger:
"You're talking nonsense!

That person was also stubborn, and when he heard what the man said, he immediately opened his eyes and refuted:

"Could it be possible that what Governor Song said himself was false?"

The man was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.

Song Zhong is the governor...so what he said cannot be false...right?

For a moment, the eight-foot-tall man seemed to be torn between reason and emotion in his mind, and his face couldn't help but reveal an expression of tears and sweat.

The atmosphere around was even more sad.

Compared to that guy, everyone is the same, no one is much better than anyone else.

It was at this time that the man who had rushed into the crowd earlier, dressed in soldier's clothes and with an ordinary face, suddenly spoke:

"Actually... Governor Song's words may not be true..."

Swish!
As soon as these words came out, the gazes around him almost became visible, all falling on the man.

Especially the eight-foot strong man, whose originally big eyes became as big as copper bells in shock and doubt.

He blurted out subconsciously:

"real or fake?"

The man looked around furtively, and after making sure that there were no people arranged by Song Zhong, he spoke:
"I heard that the King of Yan treated the captives well. When faced with the surrendered imperial army, he was able to integrate the soldiers into the Yan army, treating them equally, and at the same time making clear distinctions between rewards and punishments."

"Let's not talk about anything else. Let me just talk about what I found out before. The second son of Prince Yan is Prince Gaoyang. But because his soldiers made a mistake, Prince Gaoyang was whipped by Prince Yan and couldn't get out of bed for several days!"

Hey!
This is a lack of information.

In the cities captured by the Yan army, these things were almost known to everyone.

But for the soldiers who were fleeing southward, most of them had never heard of this news.

Even if you have heard of it, you only have a partial understanding of it, and the authenticity of it still needs to be considered.

But now that they saw this man speaking with such conviction, the balance in their hearts couldn't help but tilt a little.

It sounds... like it really is the case.

But it's not over yet.

After saying this, the man took a breath and added:

"These are actually nothing. The most important thing is that the King of Yan is willing to let the court soldiers who don't want to surrender return to their hometowns and live a stable life as ordinary people. They can even be given a small bag of food when they leave."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

This time, not only the eight-foot tall man spoke, but also the other soldiers could not help but speak:
"Is this true?"

"How could it be false?! This was said by the Prince of Dinghai himself. You know who the Prince of Dinghai is, right? He is the biological son of the Prince of Yan. What he said must have been approved by the Prince of Yan."

After saying this, the man did not wait for others to react and continued:
"To be honest, the King of Yan was so kind to the imperial officers and soldiers who refused to join the Yan army, so how could he do such a thing as slaughtering the families of the soldiers? If this were to get out, the army would be demoralized, and the King of Yan's reputation would be ruined. Even without me saying more, you all know that this is a losing deal if you think about it..."

At this moment, the soldiers gathered together.

The news here quickly passed through the crowd and reached the ears of Huailai soldiers.

Of course, it is impossible to make everyone believe it easily just because of these words.

But... as long as some people believe and some don't, and there is internal division, then the King of Yan's plan will be considered a success.

When the army set out and the two armies were about to confront each other.

Song Zhong as the governor-general and Yu Zhen as the former commander of Juyong Pass clearly felt something was wrong.

It was clear that when the army camp arrived in Huaihua before, the soldiers were determined to fight to the death and drag someone else down with them. This could almost be described as a determination to fight to the death.

But unexpectedly, after just one afternoon, the spirit and morale of the Huailai soldiers changed.

Not only did they lose their fighting spirit, but the soldiers standing on the city wall were looking around, as if they wanted to cross the long distance and look for something in the Yan army opposite. Song Zhong frowned, thinking that things were not that simple.

Just when he wanted to beat the drum and say a few words to boost morale before the battle, other noises came from the Yan army over there.

Song Zhong looked into the distance, and his face suddenly turned dark.

It turned out that the vanguard of the Yan army had changed from the brave and combative royal guards to the former ordinary people of Peking at some point in time.

And these ordinary people of Peking were actually the parents and brothers of the Huailai soldiers.

This can be concluded from the screams and cries that came from the city walls.

This move directly hit the sore spot of Song Zhong's plan. All of a sudden, the soldiers in the city said they had risen up to resist. It was a good thing that they did not turn against their own side in the battle!
Seeing that the vanguard of the Yan army was getting closer and closer, the soldiers on the city wall not only had no intention of taking action, but instead took advantage of the distance between them to confirm whether their relatives were among the vanguard by shouting.

Thus, a wonderful scene was formed on the huge battlefield.

The two sides, who were supposed to be fighting each other bloody, were actually looking at each other with tears in their eyes under the city wall and reporting safety to each other.

When Song Zhong saw this scene, he almost stumbled.

The King of Yan is as cunning as a fox, and this statement is indeed true!

With a solemn expression, he took a large bow from the servant behind him and said in a cold voice:
"Everyone, everything in front of you is just an illusion set up by the King of Yan. You are working for the court. If you defeat the Yan army, you can naturally reunite with your wives and children. Everything in front of you is just a trick of the King of Yan."

"Do you really want to risk the world's taboo and work for the Yan thief?"

As he spoke, Song Zhong had already stretched out his bow and narrowed his eyes, as if he wanted to kill a chicken to scare the monkey.

The soldiers on the city wall were silent for a moment, as if they were shocked by Song Zhong's words.

In the silence, someone shouted:
"The Prince of Yan holds the map passed down by Taizu himself, which is the legitimate right. How can he be considered a thief? The Prince of Yan is also a king! He is also a prince! Now that the Prince of Yan is the eldest son of Taizu, he is the legitimate successor!"

Song Zhong almost couldn't catch his breath.

This is all nonsense!
But those soldiers didn't care about the right or wrong logic.

To be honest, for them, as long as they are not working for the Tatars or the Oirat, doesn't it make all the difference whether their superior is the Prince of Yan or Zhu Yunwen?
After all, we are all Han people and descendants of Taizu. No matter how many fights we have, they are all just the Zhu family's affairs. In the end, all the consequences will be shared by the same people.

They only hope that their parents are safe and their wives and daughters are reunited, and that is enough.

Besides, Song Zhong had fooled them before, and they haven't settled the score with him yet.

My mother and wife are both here, but I still let them work for Song Zhong... These governors and commanders above them really don't regard their lives as human lives!

I don’t know who made the move first.

Then a fist as big as a casserole came straight towards Song Zhong.

Song Zhong was a military general after all, so seeing this he wanted to move his feet to avoid the fist coming straight at his face.

But the next moment, a man appeared out of nowhere and kicked Song Zhong in the crotch.

Song Zhong's face changed drastically, and he finally staggered and fell to the ground.

Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly intense, Yu Zhen's expression changed slightly.

While everyone was venting their anger on Song Zhong, Yu Zhen put some oil on his feet and slipped away.

Amidst the chaos, some clever soldiers had already called upon a few of their comrades in the army to start opening the city gates of Huaihua from the inside out.

There was only billowing dust and loud noises, and a military city like Huaihua was captured so easily.

Song Zhong was still on the city wall at this moment, but this did not prevent him from hearing the sound of the city gate opening amid the noisy voices.

At this moment, Song Zhong's face looked miserable, even pale.

It’s over.

It's all over now.

……

the other side.

The Yan army also saw that the Huailai city gate was wide open.

The general who had said "defending is the best" before now smiled so hard that his teeth were almost showing.

what?
Hold on?

That's all fart!
Others can say whatever they want, but they just don’t agree with it!
Unexpectedly, Zhu Gaoyu only brought a small character like Hu San. After Zhu Di's planning, he successfully captured Huailai through this entry point without losing a single soldier.

Even the governor Song Zhong who was stationed in Huailai was wrapped tightly like a rice dumpling by the soldiers on the city wall and was almost sent to Zhu Di.

Zhu Gaoyu was ready to make some moves at this moment.

At least he can get some credit for the battle of Huailai.

Zhu Gaoyu did not ask for any reward of gold or silver.

He had only one request.

He also wanted to go to the battlefield.

You can even shoot arrows from behind.

Otherwise, wouldn't his efforts be in vain? !
First update today.

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