Daming: the Bear Child of the Yongle Family

"I underestimated these Dongying people! I didn't expect them to be so cunning."

His face was ashen, his fists clenched tightly, and his eyes fell into the distance, "I don't know what happened to the third one."

Zhu Gaojiu took a deep breath, suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, and his eyes were so gloomy that water could drip.

"It doesn't matter, General Sun is still outside the canyon at the moment. Seeing that the situation is not good, he can ask the King of Han for help."

For now, I can only put hope on Zhu Gaojiu, but Zhu Gaojiu has a hunch in his heart that the people of Dongying have such a well-planned plan that he is trapped in the canyon, and it may not be too smooth to come to Zhu Gaojiu.

"But now Dongying has discovered our actions. If King Zhao is also in crisis, what should we do." So far, everyone has to plan for the worst.

"It really doesn't work, General Sun can still go back to the DPRK to rescue troops. As long as he doesn't fall into the hands of the Dongying people, there is a chance for us."

Zhu Gaojiu never expected that Sun Ming, who was pushed out by him and deliberately left outside, would become the army's last hope. Thinking of what he said at the beginning, a faint remorse arose in his heart.

If only I could have listened to Sun Ming's words back then, I looked at the narrow sky above my head and couldn't help sighing deeply. They were already behind bars, and it was too late to say this now.

......

As for Sun Ming outside the canyon, the soldiers under his command were already quite critical.

"We were implicated by General Sun. Originally, it was fine. We could kill the people of Dongying to gain military merit, but now it is better to be left outside the canyon, which has angered King Zhao's disgust. When we rush over to join the large army, it will be too late to say anything. "

"If you want me to say that General Sun is too careful, what's so scary about Dongying? A group of people from the wild island, I am not easy to deal with them."

Noticing that Sun Ming's line of sight was falling, a companion immediately reminded him, "...Don't talk about it, no matter what, General Sun is also our immediate boss, and the arbitrary arrangement behind it will be handled by military law."

Several soldiers quickly shut up, but they were still somewhat dissatisfied.

Hearing their conversation, Sun Ming couldn't say anything. He was thinking about whether to follow up. After such a hesitation, there was a slight movement in front of him.

"Did you hear anything?"

Obviously other people heard it too. Everyone was about to get close, when there was a sudden tremor on the ground, and even the leaves of the low shrubs next to it trembled violently, and the sound of boulders rolling to the ground was clearly visible.

He took the time to lead the crowd to hide their figures and hid in the grass next to them, and then look at the situation first.

I saw people from Dongying coming from the other side. They communicated while walking. Because Sun Ming was a little far apart, he couldn't hear clearly, and a few words came vaguely, like a trap, King Zhao and the like.

Sun Ming suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

"The general is from Dongying (Nuo Zhao's), should we remind - Lung"

"Shh!" Sun Ming hurriedly made a silent gesture, and saw that the Dongying people seemed to be searching for any fish that slipped through the net. After they left, Sun Ming and others came out, and they found that the entrance had been blocked by boulders. .

"Oops! King Han and the others are still inside, how can this be good."

"It seems that Dongying and the others have been in ambush for a long time. They are too cunning."

Everyone was anxious like ants on a hot pot. Sun Ming had only a few dozen soldiers, not even a hundred soldiers. It was a fool's errand to try to break through the obstacles of Dongying and rescue Zhu Gaojiu.

Sun Ming glanced at the exit blocked by the boulder, gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go! Let's start from the other side and go to find the confluence of King Zhao first."

Everyone couldn't help but feel fortunate now. If it wasn't for Sun Ming's cautiousness, they would have been trapped in the canyon at the moment, and there would be no chance to find outside to rescue soldiers. .

Chapter 269

At this time, Zhu Gaojiao didn't know the situation on Zhu Gaojiao's side. He led some other soldiers to prepare to cross the Yalu River. The journey was calm and there was no abnormal situation.

After landing, everyone continued to move forward. They were about to approach the border of the Koryo Kingdom. The land gradually became vast, and even the vegetation was not as much as before. The speed of action was faster than before, and they soon reached the previously agreed upon. place.

Zhu Gaojiu ordered everyone to rest for a while, just waiting for Zhu Gaojiu's troops to arrive.

They had made an agreement earlier that if Zhu Gaojiu arrived, they would send someone to report. Once the signal was sent, it was time to start. The two of them flanked from the front and back.

As the sun rose, no one who Zhu Gaojiu sent to deliver the letter was seen.

"I don't know what's going on with the second brother." Zhu Gaoyu's eyes fell into the distance, and then he pondered for a moment: "Could it be that something went wrong in the middle."

The subordinates comforted: "King Han and the others take a detour from the back of Dongying. The journey will take more time, and the speed will definitely be slower than ours. Maybe they will arrive soon."

"If the lord is worried, it's better to wait. If King Han and the others haven't arrived, it's not too late to make plans."

However, seeing that the appointed time was approaching, there was still no shadow, and Zhu Gaoyu's expression gradually became solemn.

"Second brother has always been punctual, not to mention we made an agreement. If we delay further, we miss the best attack time. This is not like his style. It is possible that something happened."

"Could it be that they were discovered by the Dongying people, and then there was some conflict on the way?"

Zhu Gaojiu's guess is not far from ten.

The more he thought about it, the more likely it was, "No, we can't stay here any longer, we have to rush back and have a look. If something really happens, we can support them in time."

After that, he planned to go back the same way.

"But my lord, if the King of Han arrives here and we go back, wouldn't we have missed it."

Zhu Gaojiu was suddenly hesitant.

"Well, keep waiting here, so as not to miss out with King Han and the others, I will lead some people back to the original road to see what's going on. Be careful, and remember not to be found by the Dongying people."

So the soldiers led by Zhu Gaojiu were divided into two again. However, when they arrived at the bank of the Yalu River and were about to cross the river, there was the sound of horses' hooves not far away, and everyone suddenly became vigilant.

"Be careful, it's from Dongying."

A small black spot gradually enlarged, and when he approached, he realized that it was a soldier in a Daming uniform, but his armor was covered with blood, and his clothes were tattered, looking very embarrassed.

"Who is coming from ahead!"

"I am a soldier under the King of Han."

Probably because of the speed or the arrow in the shoulder, he fell off the horse, Zhu Gaojiu quickly supported him, and hurriedly asked, "What's going on!"

He looked sad and angry, and his voice was hoarse. I don't know if he was injured or what. All in all, it sounded a strange tone.

"The King of Han was ambushed by the Dongying people when he took a detour, and now he is trapped in the canyon. The last general escaped by luck, and came to report the letter specially, and asked the lord to quickly lead his troops to support."

Zhu Gaojiu's previous conjecture came true!

The huge news shocked everyone so much that they didn't notice the strangeness of his voice.

"How did you escape?"

"We originally wanted to fight our way out and escort King Han to break through, but who knew that Dongying was really cunning, chasing and blocking everywhere, we had no choice but to break up with King Han, and the commander led the team to rush out. I am the only one left to recover my life."

Looking at the arrow feathers on his arm and the embarrassment on his body, one can imagine how dangerous the situation was at that time.

Seeing that Zhu Gaojiu wanted to ask something, the man lowered his head and blinked, worried that he would say something wrong, so he deliberately changed the subject.

"I also ask Zhao Wang to go to the rescue quickly. Dongying came prepared and carefully designed. I'm afraid that if it delays for a while, the prince will not be able to support it!"

As the so-called concern is chaos, Zhu Gaojiao is worried about Zhu Gaojiao's danger, so he doesn't bother to interrogate a lot, not to mention that he had guessed before that maybe something happened to Zhu Gaojiao on the road, and the arrival of this person made him more sure.

Others saw that he was dressed in a Ming soldier's costume, and his appearance was so miserable, even if they had some doubts in their hearts, they immediately left behind when they heard these words.

If it wasn't for the danger of King Han on the way, how could it be possible that he hadn't reunited with them until now.

"Hurry up and lead the way ahead, and follow me to rescue King Han."

Hearing Zhu Gaoyu's words, he curved his lips and showed a slightly weird smile, but unfortunately no one saw it.

......

Zhu Gaojiu didn't know that shortly after he left, a pair of soldiers waited for the people who were standing there.

Zhang Kegan looked at the flag fluttering not far away. Although it was some distance away, he couldn't see clearly, but he could barely see the word "Ming". He breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems that the King of Han and the others have arrived." upset.

"It would be great if King Zhao left later, but now it will take more time." He immediately ordered to his subordinates, "Hurry up and see if you can catch up with the king, so that they don't run in vain. "

Just as they were talking, the team of men and horses was already in front of them. Because of their Daming flag and their clothes, everyone relaxed their vigilance.

I saw that the clothes on their bodies were all worn, and some were stained with blood, as if they had gone through a big battle.

Zhang Kegan was very surprised, and was about to ask aloud, but found that the oncoming people were all unfamiliar faces, and none of them were familiar.

This is a bit too weird. He was about to remind everyone to be careful, but those people had already launched an attack.

"what happened!"

Everyone was caught off guard, because they didn't recover, and they had to hesitate a little bit to attack their compatriots. In such a short time, many people around Zhang Kegan had fallen.

Zhang Kegan glared at each other, "Are you going to rebel?"

The group of people were aggressive and did not speak. He picked up his spear, and one of them just happened to be picked off his helmet, revealing half of his bare head with only a bit of hair in the middle.

Zhang Kegan's eyes were splitting, "They are from Dongying!"

However, it was too late to realize this. .

Chapter 270

Under the leadership of the previous messenger, Zhu Gaojiu and others did not cross the river, but set off from the other side. The vegetation on the road gradually increased. Not far away, a dense forest appeared in front of everyone.

"When we pass through this forest, we can reach another entrance of the canyon where King Han and the others are located. Entering from here will not attract the attention of those Dongying soldiers."

He led the crowd around, apparently familiar with the road, and there were no traces of Dongying people around, which also made everyone feel relieved.

Zhu Gaojiu looked at his back, and a strange feeling gradually rose in his heart, but he couldn't say it.

The confidant beside him lowered his voice and asked, "What's wrong with the lord, but I'm worried about the comfort of King Han."

"It's nothing, let's hurry up." Zhu Gaojiu shook his head, but his eyes fell on the leader and did not take it back.

They were walking in the forest, surrounded by trees that blocked the sky, almost blocking most of the light, leaving only a little sunlight streaming down from the gaps in the leaves, and the whole forest looked a little gloomy.

It was as if something was hidden in an inconspicuous corner in the dark, silently watching over this group of people, looking for the best time to strike.

The surroundings were very quiet, only the sound of horses' hooves and the sound of trampling on dead branches, and there was no insects and birds, which made people inexplicably flustered.

Zhu Gaojiu paused and finally realized where the strange place came from.

If he was ambushed by the Dongying people, hurried on the road, and rushed over to report the news, how could he be familiar with the surrounding terrain, as if he had been here many times.

"You seem to be familiar with this neighborhood, and you seem to have been here before."

His body was a little stiff, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes. When he turned his head, he had a loyal look on his face, "The King of Han sent me here to explore the way, and I have been here, so I wrote it down."

"Then you have a good memory. Since you said earlier that going from here would not attract the attention of Dongying, why didn't you take King Han here to retreat."

"This—" He didn't seem to expect that Zhu Gaojiu would suddenly attack, he was at a loss for words for a while, his eyes rolled, and he quickly reacted.