Bondage

Shen Qianyu licked his dry lips, leaning on the city wall with lost eyes.For a moment, he didn't know what was the point of defending Suhe.

He couldn't help but think that perhaps there was nothing wrong with what Emperor Wen Hui did. He was timid and cowardly, but he avoided the casualties of the generals in the court.

And he, when he watched the people who fought side by side with him die one by one by the enemy, he couldn't help doubting himself.

"If I don't send troops to Suhe, maybe..."

Jiang Xingjian said indifferently: "If Your Highness does not send troops to Suhe, the only thing waiting for Dongning is the destruction of mountains and rivers, and the loss of lives and people."

"His Royal Highness, let's go to Shanzhong. The Holy Majesty must have deployments in Shaanxi."

Holding a huge bamboo basket tightly on his back, Jiang Xingjian murmured: "For the present plan, we have to give up these two places and make plans later."

"I'm with you."

Jiang Xingjian shook his head: "If the prince dies, Dongning will be in chaos. At that time, there will be internal and external troubles, how can we make a comeback?"

"I'll accompany Master Hou all the way."

"No need."

Looking at Wan Xiao, Jiang Xingjian refused softly: "Master Wan Du will escort the prince back to Beijing, and tell the courtiers about Suhe."

"hold on."

Shen Qianyu stopped her: "Wait another two days, I believe that the court will send troops to reinforce Suhe, and I also believe that Wan'er, although she is a woman, she will never let the court generals easily damage her here, they will find a way, Two more days."

"I will wait with you for another two days. If no reinforcements arrive after two days, I will not stop you from doing anything."

When Song Wan was mentioned, Jiang Xingjian seemed to be reluctant for a moment, but he shook his head after all.

Song Wan may have some skills in the back house, but she is just a woman in the back house, what can she do about the court affairs where the courtiers are helpless?Even some women's methods may not be of any use.

He smiled softly, with a bit of nostalgia and tenderness in his eyes.

Stretching his hand into his sleeve, Jiang Xingjian took out a long, slender object carefully wrapped in a cloth towel.

Unfolding the cloth towel bit by bit, a white jade hairpin was gradually exposed, but there was a trace of inlay in the middle of the hairpin, one could tell that it had been broken into two pieces.

Jiang Xingjian caressed the white jade plum hairpin with joy and sorrow in his eyes.

He and Wan'er were married on their fingertips, and they were childhood sweethearts. They were the most destined couples in the world, but the two of them ended up in the same situation, which is really embarrassing.

He regretted and hated, but until now, there is nothing but sighing.

"Please Your Highness, bring this thing back and return it to Song Chenghui."

Jiang Xingjian's eyes were flushed, and he said in a low voice, "I hope His Highness will help you with a sentence..."

"If it's possible, let her become an official and never return to Shangjing. I only hope that she will still regard Xiaguan as the Jiang Yi in her childhood memories."

Handing the plum blossom hairpin to Shen Qianyu, Jiang Xingjian walked down the city wall with the bamboo basket on his back.

What he carried on his back was the firearm made by Lin Jiayue's original recipe.

After the firearm prescription was handed over to the imperial court, although it was improved by the craftsmen of Shenshuying and became more powerful, no one except the holy majesty and the officials who were in charge of this thing could get a glimpse of it.

So in his hands he only had the crude things that Lin Jiayue could have made when he was coaxing him in the first place.

But no matter how crude the firearm is, it is still easy to use to kill people.

Seeing Jiang Xingjian walking down the city gate resolutely, Shen Qianyu stood up but was stopped by several piercing arrow wounds on his shoulder and left leg. He struggled to get up, trying to stop those tragic people who were dying.

"Your Highness, Marquis Chengyang is right, you can't..."

Wan Xiao choked with sobs, gritted his teeth, carried Shen Qianyu on his back, tied him tightly around his waist with cloth strips, and strode down the city wall.

Shen Qianyu's eyes were blood red, but no tears fell.

There is not much left in the city, and they can no longer stay here. If King Ning arrives, they will be completely wiped out.

But Prince Dongning cannot die, nor can he die.

In order to leave a way for him to survive, Jiang Xingjian took the last few people with firearms on their backs, intending to use himself as a load to take the idiot to the enemy's feet to die with him.

All they did was to give him a way out.

Jiang Xingjian walked to the gate of the city, followed by his brother who had lived and ate with him for six years.Although these people were originally bandit refugees and were far from the regular army, the blood in the hearts of this group of men may not be half weaker than that one.

"Failed to fulfill the promise of the day, and even caused the lives of the princes. Jiang Yi's death is not a pity."

A dark-faced man sneered: "We men just don't have the good fortune to be honored by the Marquis, so we can't blame the Marquis. If we didn't have the support of the Marquis these few years, we would have been arrested and imprisoned by the government."

"Up, down, left, and right are all dead. It's not a compensation if you can pull a few Nanqing dog thieves on your back before you die."

"That's right, we all have a cheap life, but it's a pity for Lord Hou..."

Jiang Xingjian pursed his lips slightly, and blew on the torch in his hand between his fingers.

"It's nothing to regret. You can be a companion when you go on the road with the brothers, and we will have a drink and chat with the brothers later."

Standing in front of the formation, Jiang Xingjian waved his hand, and dozens of people behind him stepped forward and pushed the city gate open together.

He quickly got on his horse and led the crowd with firearms to rush out.

"A bunch of cowards, are you willing to show up?"

Qin Rao stood in front of the formation. The original naked man, Huai Jue and others had already died under the sword of General Dongning, but she was seriously injured but still stood upright.

It's a pity that the wound on her face has never healed, festering from her cheek to her neck, and then hidden under her clothes.Blood and pus were mixed between the wounds, and bones could even be seen in the depths.

Even so, she didn't feel the slightest pain, and she still stood in front of the battle and shouted loudly.

Brother Huang has passed away, and now that he can't go back to Nanqing, he might as well fight to the death with these Dongning thieves.

Qin Rao raised her palm, signaling for the generals behind to rush into the city.

Although there are only less than a thousand of them left, it is by no means difficult to level Qianzhou City.

Jiang Xingjian held the rein tightly with one hand, and threw the fire pocket between his fingers into the bamboo basket behind him with the other. There was a faint smell of fireworks, and he suddenly felt a little dazed when he rushed into the Nanqing formation.

Ever since he left Shangjing, he had never thought of Lin Jiayue, but now that the deadline was approaching, the appearance of Lin Jiayue suddenly appeared in his mind.

Thick smoke was everywhere on the battlefield, and the sound of explosions continued one after another. Wan Xiao couldn't help but stop and look back, but only saw billowing smoke and dust all over the sky.

Shen Qianyu gritted his teeth tightly, blood and tears mixed in his eyes, and looked silently.

"Walk."

Wan Xiao choked up, everyone held back their tears and turned around and rode their horses towards Shaanxi.

Galloping all the way, when the moon was setting and the sun was rising, everyone was about to enter Sun City, but they suddenly saw dust and smoke billowing not far away, accompanied by the deafening sound of iron hooves.

Wan Xiao said with a hoarse voice and a sore nose, "Your Highness..."

"The Dongning Army has arrived."

"Your Highness, the Dongning Army has arrived, and reinforcements from the court have arrived. Your Highness..."

Wan Xiao leaned on the horse's back and wept bitterly, while Shen Qianyu's body was stiff, pressing tightly on the wound on his leg.

The pain made him regain his sanity. After a long time, it was not until Ming Chun got off the horse and knelt down to meet the prince that he quietly turned his head to look at the prince.