HLnovel Chapter 1367
Chapter 1367
His expression remained calm.
Although there was an interlude involving Marquis Cao Zhen of Jingchuan.
But the remaining task is simply to deal with Xu Huizu and his men, as well as Ru Chang and his men; it's not a big problem.
Could the strange things that happened to Cao Zhen happen once, or twice?
Meanwhile, Hui Xianbo Sang Jing quickly arrived at the location where Cao Zhen had fallen from his horse. He immediately ordered his men to take the body of Marquis Jingchuan, Cao Zhen, away, and then looked at everyone and said, "Don't lose your composure! We'll discuss the matter of Marquis Jingchuan later. Don't neglect the most important matter at hand!"
Upon hearing Sang Jing's words...
Many soldiers who were initially hesitant and at a loss regained their composure, reorganized their formation, and once again restored their previous imposing and powerful momentum.
And at the same time.
Xu Huizu and the others also came to their senses.
His gaze was like a knife, fixed on Sang Jing and the soldiers behind him, ready to seize the moment when the enemy's morale was low and chaotic, and rush in to cut through the mess. He was still not quite sure what had happened to Cao Zhen, but he knew this was his chance.
Sang Jing saw the momentum of the enemy growing stronger while his own strength waned.
He frowned, sensing something was wrong.
Xu Huizu, who was on the other side, was, after all, the biological son of Xu Da, the King of Zhongshan. Even if he could not fully inherit his father's style, he was certainly not a good-for-nothing.
But this time.
But he heard the voice of the young emperor Zhu Yunwen coming from behind the army led by Xu Huizu: "As you can see, Cao Zhen is dead. I will give you two choices. The first is that you dismount and be bound, and obediently follow me into the imperial prison; the second is that I will knock you off your horses one by one and carry you back to the Heavenly Palace!"
Zhu Yunwen also gave them two choices.
In today's battle, Zhu Yunwen was actually the last person who wanted a real fight—a pure clash between his own people, where no matter which side died, they would all be Ming soldiers. Lan Yu and the other Huai Xi military commanders… would also be the best reserves to serve him like cattle and horses in the future.
This is why Zhu Yunwen didn't immediately call upon all the musketeers to unleash a hail of bullets on the enemy—he would be heartbroken if even one more casualty was lost.
He still hoped that the nobles of Huaixi would pull back from the brink.
However, things didn't go as Zhu Yunwen had hoped. The mere presence of Marquis Jingchuan, Cao Zhen, wasn't enough to intimidate this group of people who had gone to great lengths to seize power: "You...? You're giving us two choices??? Your Majesty, why don't you listen to what you're saying for yourself?"
"We haven't even started talking about this yet, and you're already turning against the Heavenly Gang?" Sang Jing, the Earl of Huixian, who was standing in front of the formation in place of Marquis Jingchuan Cao Zhen, laughed.
Although there was a slight commotion on our side, the gap between the two sides was so large that it was not just Cao Zhen's troops whose morale had dropped slightly, but the entire force had been lost, not to mention the countless soldiers and officers brought over by the various Huai Xi military commanders.
How could we not catch a weak and powerless little emperor like you?
The dukes, marquises, and military officers watching from the rear all wore expressions that seemed to say, "Is this young emperor crazy or has something wrong with his brain?" They exchanged contemptuous and mocking glances.
Zhu Yuntong raised the flintlock pistol, which had been reloaded with gunpowder and bullets, and calmly and unhurriedly aimed the muzzle at Sang Jing.
He said coldly, "Sang Jing! If you also want to end up like Cao Zhen, falling off your horse and dying halfway through the battle, then go ahead and charge forward!"
At this moment, the people who had been focused on the impending battle in the middle of the battlefield noticed a problem:
"That volley just now... was it fired by him!?"
"That thing in his hand... is it really a musket? In our memory, muskets don't look like this at all?"
"So... the person who just killed Cao Zhen was him?"