Cutting 1719

Chapter 177 The Crucial Choice
The inner room of Chu Palace is filled with the smell of medicinal materials, which may be a bit pungent at first, but after a long time, one gets used to it.

Ning Zhongyuan was lying on the bed, his face was pale, his eyes were closed, but his breathing was considered steady.Madam Ning leaned against the bed, looking at her husband, the worry in her heart was almost written on her face.

Chen Dejiu was holding Ning Zhongyuan's pulse with his fingers, but sweat dripped down his face unconsciously. After a long time, he smiled lightly and said: "The prince of Chu is lucky. He has his own auspiciousness. Although he was hit by an arrow this time, he didn't really feel it." Going in, just hurt the spleen and kidney, if you cultivate for a while, it will be fine."

Hearing what Dr. Chen said, Mrs. Ning was relieved. She then asked some questions about daily medication, and after getting the answers, she sent someone to send Dr. Chen out. Of course, during this period, Chen Dejiu Still staying in Chu Wangfu to prepare for future troubles.

Not long after Chen Dejiu left, Ning Zhongyuan opened his eyes slightly, and he smiled wryly, "I never thought that I, Ning, who had fought all my life, would actually slap someone in the eye one day on the battlefield."

It turned out that Ning Zhongyuan woke up just now, but he felt really aggrieved and panicked, so he didn't wake up immediately, and waited until Chen Dejiu left before reluctantly opening his eyes.

What a shame!Ning Zhongyuan originally planned to win a big battle and show it off in front of his own son, but he never expected that Fu Erdan would buy a big family in the city in such a short period of time, so that the city gate was blocked. Opening it in the middle of the night made Ning Zhongyuan hate and angry.

One of the most difficult things for a person after middle age is to recognize himself again.As far as Ning Zhongyuan is concerned, no matter how good or bad he has achieved the position of king now, he is inevitably a little bit arrogant in his heart, although he does not think that he is an extremely famous general who will win every battle, but he thinks that it is not a problem to deal with Fu Erdan.

In particular, Ning Zhongyuan has a son who will go down to earth, but his heart is quite complicated. He is a little proud of him, but also a little bitter. This kid is so terrible now. Looking back, I'm afraid I won't take Lao Tzu seriously.

It was this kind of mentality, coupled with Ning Zhongyuan's inner pride and ambition, that prompted him to lead the remnant army to stick to Xianning, hoping to win a big victory based on this.It's just that the final result mercilessly destroyed Ning Zhongyuan's self-esteem, and made him feel a little ashamed to see others.

"Old man, have you just woken up, or have you been awake for a while!" Mrs. Ning turned around at some point, looked at Ning Zhongyuan with a half-smile.

Ning Zhongyuan heaved a long sigh, "You, don't embarrass my old face now! Call Mr. Cui and the third brother in, I have something to say to them."

Madam Ning was angry and funny, but in the end she just shook her head helplessly, and went out to call Cui Wancai and Ning Zhongjing in.

The two first knelt down and made a big salute, and then said: "Does your majesty have any orders to issue?"

Ning Zhongyuan struggled to sit up, and said with a wry smile: "You two, don't settle for those formalities, tell Gu quickly, how is the current situation?"

Cui Wancai and Ning Zhongjing looked at each other, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "Your Majesty, Fu Erdan and his troops have already left Xianning, and they may arrive in Wuchang in a few days."

"It's my fault, I let Fu Erdan get a big deal, but it's okay, Wuchang City has a thick wall, and there is a new type of thunder cannon for support, so it's okay, so there's no need to tell Yu'er. "Ning Zhongyuan pretended to be nonchalant, but the last sentence still revealed his inner thoughts.

Ning Zhongjing said sternly: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. Yu'er has been fighting in Jiangxi for some time now. Although the result is not clear yet, it is almost the same when I think about it. At this time, Wuchang must be the most important thing. Yu'er should be asked to lead the troops back to Wuchang for help."

Cui Wancai shook his head at this time, and sighed: "If my guess is correct, after Yuer's battle is over, he should be able to take Anqing immediately. If he returns to Wuchang at this time, it is tantamount to giving up Anqing. It lost an opportunity to completely control the middle section of the Yangtze River."

"Is Wuchang or Anqing important? If Anqing is captured but Wuchang is lost, how can we survive?"

Ning Zhongjing's face was a little angry. He belonged to the kind of people with a more cautious personality. Seeing Fu Erdan's army close in front of him, and still discussing Anqing's gains and losses, Ning Zhongjing felt a little unhappy.

Ning Zhongyuan didn't have any expression on his face, but the thoughts in his heart were actually in favor of Cui Wancai after all. This was also what he had communicated with Cui Wancai before, so he coughed lightly.

"Fu Erdan went deep into our territory of Huguang, the logistics were cut off, and he relied entirely on looting. It will not last long. Our army sticks to the city and waits for him to feel ashamed. Perhaps the soldiers from Huangzhou Prefecture, Hanyang Prefecture and other places can attack him under the city of Wuchang with two wings. Naturally, we can win."

Ning Zhongyuan said slowly, and then said: "Mr. Cui, the defense of Wuchang city will be entrusted to you these few days, as for the third brother, you can help from the side, recruit more young and strong in the city to join the army, and join hands to defend the city, waiting for the enemy to kill himself. "

Seeing that Ning Zhongyuan had already set the tone, Ning Zhongjing felt a little helpless, but seeing that he couldn't change his brother's mind, he had no choice but to stop talking.

In the next few days, Cui Wancai mobilized more than 200 new recruits from the current Young Eagle Battalion and more than [-] military officers who were participating in training in the martial arts hall. The young and strong were recruited wantonly. Due to the good reputation of the Fuhan Army in the past, more and more people joined the army. In just a few days, more than [-] people were recruited.

It's just that most of these people are young and strong. Except for the more than [-] apprentices in the Young Eagle Camp and the Martial Arts Hall who have some experience, the rest of them have black eyes, so their combat effectiveness can be said to be quite limited.

As for the Qing army on the opposite side, Fu Erdan currently has 500 Eight Banners soldiers, their combat effectiveness is still very good, and their morale is also very high. Therefore, it can be expected that such a city defense battle is not that simple.

But at this moment when both sides seized all the time to make preparations, five hundred personal guards led by Ning Yu took a boat and went all the way up the Yangtze River, and they would arrive in Wuchang in about three days. Some slight impatience.

Ning Si came out of the cabin, put a black windbreaker on Ning Yu, and then whispered: "Grand Governor, it's windy outside, please come in and rest in the cabin, in case something happens. wind chill."

"I don't know what's going on in Wuchang now"

Looking at the sparse lights in the distance, Ning Yu couldn't help but sigh. Since the anti-flag was erected, his Ning family has encountered many dangers. It's hard to get to this point, and too many people have been sacrificed.But now that he finally saw hope, he really didn't want to have any more problems.

"Order the fleet to speed up and strive to reach Wuchang the day after tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)