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Wearing a long moon-white robe, Shen Jingli followed behind the emperor at his right rear. His eyes were filled with fear and a strong calmness as he looked at the situation below the city.
No matter how amazing the TV show's special effect was, it was not as shocking as the scene he witnessed with his own eyes. It was his first time seeing such a bloody mess at such a close distance.
This was war, and terror was not the only feeling. Death was only a process.
Broken limbs and flesh flew everywhere. The June's wind was painful, and the air was filled with the stench of rotting blood. The sky seemed to have been dyed red with blood. The corpses under the city were piled up with the living people. They were rising higher and higher. There seemed to be moans coming from the walls of flesh. However, it was blocked by the shouts of slaughter and the sound of metal clashing.
Shen Jingli felt as if his eyes were covered by a layer of red gauze. No matter how he looked at it, it was completely red, he couldn't even see clearly, the smell that permeated the air was so disgusting that it made him want to vomit. He bent down and covered his stomach, trying to suppress the urge to vomit.
The emperor turned to look at him. His sharp eyes were filled with puzzlement and pity. This child seemed to be seeing such a scene for the first time?
He turned around and looked at the battle going on below the city walls. Even though this was the capital and the center of Great Yan Dynasty, they still had to face such a war.
The defenders of the city were so exhausted that they had lost consciousness. A group of them had been replaced, but it was not even three minutes before they were ready to be put on the line again.
The emperor had given the loyal duke an order that he would not open the gates unless it was absolutely necessary, and that he would persist in guarding the gates until they withdrew their troops.
They had no way out of the city, which also meant that they had no way to replenish their food. Once the food in the city was used up, even if they were not attacked, they would still fail due to lack of food.
However, the emperor was very confident when he gave the order, and when he was stared at by the pair of bright and spirited eyes, neither the loyal officials nor the marquis of Zhen Yuan could say anything against it.
"The war in the Northwest is more brutal than here."
Shen Jingli coughed dryly for a while, then raised his head. The emperor coincidentally turned his head and said, "If you want to follow Fourteen to the Northwest, you better get used to this kind of situation first."
Adaptation was simple. He was a youth living in times of peace, but he had never experienced such a situation. How could he adapt so quickly?
Shen Jingli stood up and took another look, the arrows were like rain as they shot out continuously, causing people to fall down continuously. Their eyes were opened wide, and the world spinning around them was the last scene he saw.
Shen Jingli held onto his abdomen, supporting himself on the city wall, he revealed a bitter smile. He might not get used to this kind of situation in his entire life, but he still had to get used to it.
"With such a passive defense, doesn't Your Majesty have to worry about running out of food?"
No reinforcements around... No one had said that there were no other troops around.
Shen Jingli looked into the distance in shock. He couldn't see anything even though he was covered by the trees, but he could vaguely hear the movement of troops, he turned his head and looked at the emperor who was standing tall proudly. His expression was calm, without any undulations, but Shen Jingli could feel a strong aura emitting from his body.
The horn sounded in the distance, low and hoarse. After a series of forward and backward strikes, the enemy withdrew before the night fell.
Shen Jingli heard the soldiers on the city walls gasping for breath, as if they had endured for too long, before suddenly erupting. The feeling of their lungs being filled with Qi, so much that it felt like it was about to explode after they breathed out, causing them to feel extremely uncomfortable, causing them to gasp for breath in shock.
After going down from the city gate tower, Shen Jingli realized that his fists were tightly clenched, there were many fingernails marks on his palms and his legs were trembling extremely hard, he almost fell down from the stairs.
It was indeed a terrifying thing to face a war head-on. It was completely different from the siege attacks in the game.
He smiled bitterly and tried his best to support his body. Marquis Zhen Yuan came over to report the situation to the emperor, and when he saw him, he only nodded meaningfully before hurriedly walking over to the emperor at his side. After whispering a few words to the emperor, the emperor left little Shun Zi to accompany him, and then left with Marquis Zhen Yuan.
"War must be terrifying."
Shen Jingli, who was deep in thought, was shocked by this voice and almost shouted out. His actions, on the other hand, shocked Little Shun Zi.
"Is this the first time County Prince has seen a war? People who meet with war for the first time are usually scared. " Little Shun Zi said in a comforting tone.
"You've seen war before?" Shen Jingli asked.
"Yes, my family all died in the war. I was saved on the battlefield by Eunuch Li who followed His Majesty to battle. I only entered the palace later on."
"Eunuch Li?"
"I'm very surprised. Don't look at how his godfather only knows how to scream. In fact, his kung fu is very good. He used to be the captain of the imperial guards. The guards he trained are all outstanding. His majesty trusts him."
Dark Guard? Eastyard? Cao Zheng Chun?
Shen Jingli ridiculed in his heart, but he did not reveal it on the surface.
When your majesty was still a prince, your Great Qi and Great Lee were the most intense when you fought our Big Yan. Your majesty had led troops to war several times, and won several great victories. At that time, everyone was saying that your majesty was a bloodthirsty person who loved to fight. As Little Shun Zi spoke, his eyes were full of worship.
"Oh, you know all about his majesty's past." The Emperor who had been to the battlefield was much more reliable than the Emperor who only knew how to indulge in debauchery. He could not remember anyone saying these words to him as if he had heard jokes before, because he had seen the cruelty of the battlefield and knew that the path to its peak was not going to be taken. When he was in a high position, he would look up at the sky with a humble attitude.
"Because godfather often recalls heroic deeds of the past." Little Shun Zi scratched his head and laughed.
In the past, the Old Master would often tell him what he had done when the Japanese called over, and how difficult it was to study when he was young …
Shen Jingli laughed as he turned his head to look at the sky above the city gate tower. His long hair fluttered in the wind as it brushed past his delicate and pretty face;
The red sky reflected the path to the other side.
Fourteen, even if you work so hard, I still can't afford to be lazy.
"..."
The June wind continued to blow, and a burly figure walked out of the tents hidden in the trees. He stood on the hillside, looking at the city wall.
He really did not expect that he would be forced to such an extent step by step.
General Zheng Shijun smiled coldly, his fingers dug into the trunk of a nearby tree and dug out a few scratches.
Compared to General Mu, who had taken the initiative to hand over the military power and wholeheartedly defend Great Yan Mountain, he seemed to be rather overbearing. Furthermore, he had his imperial concubine's sister and his daughter, who was only a beauty but was actually favoured, and possessed an extremely high position within the imperial court.
The Emperor may not be the mastermind behind this, but he must be behind it … He already knew that the Emperor wasn't an idiot and that he was more cunning than anyone else. All these years, even though he had been indulging himself in the comfort of the village, he was still as vicious and merciless as before.
Otherwise, why would he allow matters that had yet to be investigated to the back of his mind to happen? This was a deliberate attempt to force him onto this path and take the opportunity to get rid of him.
Ah, foolish to fall so easily into someone else's trap.
The little general's army was trapped in the Qin Province, but the soldiers there didn't know how long they would be trapped there. If they were to attack the Qin Province and then turn around to surround them, then he would be finished.
"General, Vice General Liu has arrived."
The soldier's voice interrupted Zheng Shijun's thoughts. In that instant, many things flashed before his eyes. His sister's angry expression and his daughter's crying appearance, these thoughts were endless.
He wasn't an idiot. If he wanted to walk this path, he should know that things wouldn't go so smoothly.
However, when people were in a panic, they would be easily devoured by desire. If they couldn't control it, it was easy for them to walk towards the end of the road.
He gave a cold laugh. The distant sound of the drums made him shiver, and he shook his head, as if to rid himself of the gloom. He squinted at the floating city formed by the distant tents.
He withdrew his gaze and returned to his tent.
The emperor wanted to use a strategy of delaying. Although he didn't know where the confidence came from that he would be assisted by the army, this battle definitely could not be delayed. The longer this dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for him.
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Jin Yu realized that Shen Jingli was different. Although he was busy recently, he was not busy with business, but was busy with understanding the situation in the Northwest. Not only the situation in the Northwest, he was also busy with the development of agriculture in the Northwest.
However, there weren't many books on the northwest side, and for that, Shen Jingli had even tempted the Young County Prince to borrow a few books from the palace's library.
To study the human nature of the wind in the northwest, to study the crops in the northwest... It felt like they were moving to the northwest tomorrow.
Shen Jingli was so serious that even Xun Er and the other children could feel it. They obediently played without disturbing him.
Jin Yu and Nian Hua also seemed to have felt the urgency of going far, and they were also silently preparing.
While Shen Jingli was busy preparing, the scorching flames of war never died out!
However, no matter how strong the flames were, they would sometimes weaken.