Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

Chapter 698 Undercurrent

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The night became the best cover for secret operations. In the streets and alleys of the capital, a black shadow would flash by from time to time. The streets, which were already sparsely populated, became even more eerie at this time.

"Great Snow Dragon Cavalry!!"

"It's them!!"

Daming Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Looking at the secret report on the imperial desk, Emperor Kang of the Ming Dynasty and Lin Ruhai and others who had already arrived were all stunned.

As the strongest cavalry under the command of Champion Marquis Jia Hong, the combat effectiveness of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry is naturally unquestionable, but the noise just now was caused by the thunder bomb.

In other words, the source of the thunder bomb itself is a problem. If such an incident occurred at this time, it might touch the sensitive nerves of Emperor Kang of Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, both sides suffered losses in this battle. According to the spies, there are casualties on both sides in the military camp, and the number of people can be matched. The Dongping King's army was completely destroyed, and the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry is probably not spared. There is an 80% chance that they will perish together."

perish together.

That's not a very nice word to use, especially at this time.

After hearing this, everyone present had different expressions.

Emperor Ming Kang rubbed his brow. The Great Snow Dragon Cavalry had been repelled by Prince Dongping before, and there had been no news since then. He did not want to interfere at this time.

The results of the battle were gratifying, as Prince Dongping's troops were completely annihilated. However, for the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry, the outcome might not be so good.

"Since the Dongping rebels have surrendered, then after dawn tomorrow, all units should prepare their troops, clean up the battlefield, and return to their camps!"

"As for the rewards and resettlement, we will discuss it tomorrow."

As Emperor Ming Kangdi finished speaking, everyone present couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The defense of the capital, which lasted for more than half a month, finally came to an end.

Of course, there were also a few people who looked worried. Was this really the end of the matter?

Since all of Dongping's troops were really killed, what about the culprit, the prince? Was he completely reduced to ashes by the thunder bomb, or what happened? No one present could answer this question.

"Master Min, may I have a word with you?"

After leaving the imperial study, Luo Jinfu, the governor of the Five Gates Commandery, and Min Zhongwei, the general of the camp outside the capital, walked at the end. While everyone was rejoicing, Luo Jinfu whispered a reminder to Min Zhongwei.

When Min Zhongwei heard this, his pace slowed down. Luo Jinfu was in charge of the capital's public security and had a large number of soldiers under his command. He was considered a powerful figure in the capital.

It was probably no small matter for him to come to see me at this time. In addition, he also had something to ask him, so the two of them slowed down their pace at the same time, and soon, they had fallen far behind the crowd.

"Master Luo, is there anything I can help you with?"

The two of them seemed to be chatting about family matters, and there was nothing unusual.

However, Luo Jinfu first glanced around and saw that there were no people around and the eunuch holding the lamp was quite far away from them, so he whispered: "General Min, to be honest, I really have something to ask you!"

Min Zhongwei nodded and said, "Just say it directly."

Luo Jinfu leaned closer to Min Zhongwei, and then continued: "During the day, when the various departments were counting the number of people, there were a few people missing from the Governor's Office."

  When Min Zhongwei heard this, he was surprised. This kind of thing shouldn't be a big deal, right?

The day before yesterday, the Imperial Guards, the Five Gates Military Governor's Office, and the Beijing Suburban Camp went out together, hoping to defeat the Dongping King's troops, but the enemy relied on the thunder bombs to fight them back and forth, and in the end they suffered a defeat and lost a lot of people. It is normal to lose troops in war. Luo Jinfu has experienced similar battles, and it shouldn't be like this.

"What do you mean, sir?"

Min Zhongwei couldn't be sure what the other party meant, so he asked another question.

Luo Jinfu's eyes changed slightly, becoming obscure, but at this moment, the two of them were still standing under the night, so Min Zhongwei could not see his changes.

"The Governor's Office suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Prince of Dongping. Almost all the people were injured, and the casualties were countless. I can accept this. After all, there is no war without casualties!"

"And what I want to say is that those who should be alive are missing. The number is not large, but it is not small either."

Speaking of this, Luo Jinfu's eyes were filled with a hint of coldness.

In that era, deserters would be beheaded. Their identities and hometowns were all recorded in the Ministry of War. Even if they escaped, they could only escape the monk but not the temple. And there were quite a few of them, so he was a little confused.

When Min Zhongwei heard this, his expression changed immediately.

"Master Luo, is there something like this happening over there?"

In fact, this was also the thing that Min Zhongwei wanted to communicate with Luo Jinfu.

The number of people in the Five Gates Military Governor's Office is naturally not on the same level as the Beijing Suburban Camp. The last time they went out, the Five Gates Military Governor's Office left a lot of people to defend the city, so the number of people dispatched was not the largest among the three parties.

The Imperial Guards are the smallest, followed by the Five-Gates Military Governor's Office, and finally the camp outside the capital.

Luo Jinfu frowned.

  and also?

According to Min Zhongwei, the same situation seemed to have occurred in the camp outside Beijing.

Luo Jinfu then asked in a deep voice: "General Min, do you mean that a similar situation has also occurred in the camp outside the capital?"

This is not good news. The disappearance of soldiers for no reason is like a time bomb for the capital city at the moment.

No one knows where these people went. If they went to the Daming Palace or somewhere else, it would be an uncontrollable hidden danger.

Min Zhongwei nodded.

"Before the sun set today, the deputy general came to me and said that when he counted the number of people, something seemed wrong. The number of casualties on the battlefield did not match the actual number of people. There were nearly three thousand fewer people out of thin air."

"The power of the thunder bomb is not bad, you and I both know this, but the number of corpses does not match up at all. Although the battlefield is a meat grinder, such a large number of troops should be able to make some waves."

"But in the end, we found nothing. No living people were found, and no dead bodies were found."

"Do you think it's because the thunder bombs were so powerful that they blew those people into dust?"

Luo Jinfu was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer the other party's question.

Thunder bombs are powerful and can blow a person into pieces, which is possible, but it is really unreasonable to find nothing among nearly three thousand people.

"Why don't we go report to the Emperor?"