There were only three people in the central army tent: Li Yuanzhao, Fang Zhengyi and King Wu.
The King of Wu was thrown to the ground, his image completely destroyed.
He managed to stand up with difficulty, his face covered in dust and his hair disheveled.
Seeing him like this, Fang Zhengyi couldn't help but feel emotional.
The last time I saw him, he was still vigorous and ambitious.
Even when he fled overseas under pressure from the imperial court, he never showed any signs of decadence.
But today...he has a lot more white hair, and his spirit has been completely shattered in the war.
Everything is no match for the changes of time...
Fang Zheng stepped forward and took the cloth out of his mouth.
Li Yuanzhao said proudly: "Uncle, long time no see. You didn't expect to be defeated by me, did you? How does it feel to be defeated?"
The King of Wu's absent-minded eyes passed over him and stopped at Fang Zhengyi. He asked in a hoarse voice, "Brother...are you still alive?"
Fang Zhengyi nodded slightly: "Your Majesty is fine and will abdicate normally."
Li Yuanzhao felt embarrassed when no one paid attention to him. He snorted a few times and turned his back to the tent.
The King of Wu smiled stiffly and returned to silence.
Fang Zheng said, "The war is not over yet. I need your help to resolve the remaining chaos."
"That's all your business. It has nothing to do with me. If you want to kill me, go ahead."
The King of Wu acted as if he was determined to die.
Fang Zheng sighed and said, "You're going to die anyway. Since you're a member of the royal family, I'll give you a quick death. But as the saying goes, a fallen leaf returns to its roots. Don't you want to go back to Dajing to take one last look before you die? Or do you just want to die overseas?"
Died in the big scene...
The King of Wu was in a trance for a moment and remained silent for a long time.
"good..."
......
With the cooperation of King Wu and Dajing's troops, the other rebel forces were defeated very quickly.
Some were persuaded by the King of Wu, while others simply chose to rebel and continue fighting.
The so-called million-strong army had many shortcomings that were exposed in subsequent wars.
The troops were more compact, and quite a number of soldiers were far from qualified in terms of both mental and physical quality.
Their response to military orders was also worse than that of ordinary soldiers.
Those rebel generals who insisted on fighting were completely incapable of carrying out sophisticated command operations.
In fact, even if they could do it, it would be useless. They didn't even have time to come up with a contingency strategy to circumvent the firearms.
Faced with Dajing's frantic pursuit and heavy firepower, the enemy was almost defeated in one blow.
It took a whole month to suppress and wipe out the large number of rebel forces.
In the process, one prince who was leading troops was captured and killed.
By the end of the period, the rebels had lost all their fighting spirit, and even mutinies occurred within many combat troops.
When fleeing, the general ordered the food to be burned.
No one carried out the military orders...the generals were killed, and then their heads were taken away and they surrendered voluntarily.
As a result, in the end, the large army was broken into pieces, and the remaining small groups of defectors were wandering around nowhere, and Dajing was too lazy to care about them anymore.
At this point, Li Yuanzhao led his army directly back to the holy city with a large number of prisoners and seized supplies.
The Holy City received the news in advance and held a grand welcome ceremony hosted by Master Wu.
Knowing that there was no problem with the fleet and that the enemy had been defeated, Fang Zhengyi completely relaxed.
It seems that ironclad ships are really awesome. In this era, their combat power is equivalent to that of aircraft carriers. I have been thinking too much.
As a modern person, it is inevitable that I always feel that the things I make are not so perfect...
As for the King of Wu, when he heard the news of the fleet's defeat, he just smiled dejectedly and self-deprecatingly.
Yes, Lu Zhan can produce such powerful weapons.
We were also crushed in naval battles. Is it surprising?
Now I just want to go back to Dajing to die, and then take another look at what Dajing looks like now.
Just as he wished, Fang Zhengyi and Li Yuanzhao didn't want to stay here any longer.
It took another month to deal with issues such as prisoners, distribution of church interests, and relations between countries before returning to the port.
In addition to the people of Dajing, there were envoys and even kings from more than ten countries at the port that day.
These people are here to say goodbye.
The news that Dajing defeated the powerful enemy in a lightning speed has spread to most countries at the fastest speed.
The force that has existed in this land for hundreds and thousands of years and has never been shaken by anyone.
It was destroyed like a whirlwind by this mysterious country from the East.
No one dares not to pay attention to the big view.
Li Yuanzhao had already led everyone on board after a brief greeting.
Fang Zheng stayed downstairs to bid his final farewell.
Lai Gou'er looked at the ironclad ship and sighed, "Brother, I don't know how many years it will take for us to see each other again. It's a pity that Master Wu has also gone back. Life has lost a lot of excitement."
Fang Zhengyi warned, "It won't be too long. You can't stay here all the time. You have to learn to give yourself a break."
"There are so many ships coming and going. There will be more ships coming here from Dajing in the future. You can come back anytime."
Lai Gou'er shook his head and turned around to take a look: "There are too many things going on here. I'm afraid I don't have time to get away. There are still many soldiers from Dajing stationed here. I wonder when the court will send a ship to take them back?"
"The army will stay here. We will send ships to rotate soldiers regularly in the future. Also, we need to select our garrison bases with Pope Soljie as soon as possible in the six major dioceses. After all, Dajing has to maintain the peace and order of this land." Fang Zhengyi patted Lai Gou'er on the shoulder and said, "I'm leaving. Write to me more when you have time."
Lai Gou'er nodded deeply and watched Fang Zhengyi board the boat.
As the whistle sounded, the fleet set sail and headed into the distance.
......
Before they knew it, the fleet had been sailing on the sea for half a month.
It was a sunny day with a gentle sea breeze.
The sun shines down, and golden light sparkles on the sea.
King Wu placed his hands on the deck railing and gazed into the distance, feeling extremely confused.
Not long after he arrived on the ship, no one was restraining him, although he was free to move around.
These were all instructed by Fang Zhengyi.
There is absolutely no need to restrain such a person.
After the recent contacts, he has learned a lot. The King of Wu is still the same King of Wu.
A smart man, a man with great pride in his heart.
I will not resist foolishly, nor will I choose suicide.
He has accepted his future fate calmly, although he has never admitted that he has lost.
I just lost to time...
"Your Highness, you are in such a refined mood." Fang Zheng took two glasses of juice and walked onto the deck.
He walked over to King Wu and handed him a cup, "It's freshly squeezed. Don't eat the fruit until it rots."
King Wu took the juice and took a sip, then leaned against the railing and continued to look at the sea.
Seeing that he had no interest in talking, Fang Zheng gave up the idea of asking him what he had experienced over the years.
Stand beside him and enjoy the scenery together.
......
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
