"Second brother..." Shangguan Ziqi cried sadly, but Shangguan Zishu would never respond to him again.
"Brother is late." Shangguan Ziqi blamed himself.
He never thought that his second brother would die.
He never blamed his second brother.
The second brother was just a tool used by the previous generation to fight for the throne. It was the previous generation that was wrong.
He and his second brother are both so innocent.
Even though the secret was exposed, his father kept him in the palace as an adopted son.
They are still brothers.
"My Lord, please accept my condolences."
A sad voice came into his ears, Shangguan Ziqi raised his head and saw that it was General Chen.
The veteran, who was in his forties, had blood on his body, which showed that he had killed enemies in previous battles as well.
"Uncle Chen, why is this happening?" Shangguan Ziqi joined the battle as soon as he arrived and had no time to think about anything else.
Now he felt something was wrong.
As the main general, why would the second brother rush to the front?
With so many generals, how could he fight to the death against the enemy?
If you can’t win, just retreat to the next city.
"Sir, ah..." Chen Shizhong sighed, "Let's go into the city and talk about it."
It’s hard to describe Chen Shizhong in a few words.
The enemy retreated.
The battle between the Wei Dynasty and Shangguan Ziqi was a tragic victory because of his timely arrival.
But look up and look at the battlefield.
There were countless casualties and widespread grief.
The soldiers began to clean up the battlefield.
First, send the injured to the wounded barracks as quickly as possible. For the dead, check their identity tags, write down their names, and bury them nearby.
After the weapons of the enemy soldiers were confiscated, they were thrown together and burned.
Shangguan Ziqi ordered people to carry Shangguan Zishu's body back to Jinhe City.
At this time, the third prince came hurriedly.
He didn't leave the city at all, he just stood on the city wall and watched.
When he looked at the person on the stretcher, he saw that Shangguan Zishu's eyes were tightly closed and thought he had fainted.
"Eldest cousin, second cousin..."
"He died for his country." Shangguan Ziqi's eyes were filled with tears and his voice was choked with sobs.
"What?" The third prince almost lost his balance and was so shocked that he didn't know what to do.
He reached out and felt Shangguan Zishu's breath, and it was really gone.
He was so scared that he pulled his hand back.
"Second cousin... woooo..." The third prince suddenly burst into tears.
He was really sad. His most capable helper died, and he lost his greatest supporter from then on.
"Third Prince, go find a good coffin and bury Zishu's body. Take him back to the capital and send him back to the palace. Keep him cool on the way and let the two brothers and sisters see him for the last time."
Shangguan Ziqi patted the third prince on the shoulder and sent him back to the capital, saying that he was not needed here at all.
The third prince cried for a while, wiped his eyes, put away his sadness, and went to do the job.
Shangguan Zishu is dead, so there is no point for him to stay.
He and Shangguan Ziqi were not close, so of course he didn't want to stay and get bored.
Moreover, Canglan's force was too fierce. He watched helplessly as two cities fell, and the people of the Zhou clan did not even have time to escape.
If one day the Wei army were to be completely wiped out, in the chaos of retreat, if one was not careful, he might become one of the countless dead souls.
He didn't want to die. He was a prince and he was only one step away from that position. How could he die?
He had wanted to return to Beijing for a long time, but he had no reason.
Now that reason is just right.
Qingfeng and Yue cleaned Shangguan Zishu's body and prepared to change him into clean clothes.
But he had too many wounds on his body, not a single intact spot, even his face had a few scratches.
"Master, why don't we find a military doctor to treat the second young master's wounds." Qingfeng couldn't bear to look at the wounds.
Before the Second Young Master died, I don't know how many enemies he killed and how many times he was beaten with swords and guns.
The most fatal blow to him was a bullet in the abdomen, which directly pierced his body.
He wrapped himself in clothes and continued to kill the enemy.
"No, I'll come myself." Shangguan Ziqi felt heartbroken when he saw the injuries on Shangguan Zishu's body.
The military doctors are busy treating the wounded now, so let’s not waste their time.
The military doctor will save as many lives as he can.
Shangguan Ziqi took out needle and thread from his bag, which Yu Yuzheng had prepared for him.
It is said that on the battlefield, clothes are bound to be torn. If it is a small hole, you can just sew it up yourself.
Yu Yuzheng also demonstrated to him how to sew.
Shangguan Ziqi sewed up his wounds one by one with needle and thread.
The blood has run dry.
He sewed them slowly and painfully, the moisture in his eyes could no longer be controlled and one drop rolled down onto the wound.
"Second brother, have a safe journey. May you be born into a good family in the next life, with a father and a mother who loves you." Shangguan Ziqi murmured.
"You are a good son of the Shangguan family.
I never blamed you.
I have to thank you for your marriage exchange, otherwise I would not have woken up.
Also, you said that my second brother’s wife was definitely pregnant by Cao Nanhua. Let me tell you, it was indeed her.
When I return to Beijing, I will find out for you how she harmed you, and then I will tell you at your grave."
Shangguan Ziqi, who had never used needle and thread before, sewed very seriously.
The third prince was very active and quickly found a coffin that was left in the shop of a merchant who escaped from Jinhe City. He also went to the houses of some wealthy families, looked for cellars, and took out two carts of ice, intending to take it with him as a replacement, and use it as long as possible.
Find some cotton cloth to wrap it and put it in the coffin.
At dawn the next day, he set out on the journey back to Beijing with Shangguan Zishu's body.
He came to the border but did not establish anything. He just followed Shangguan Zishu and participated in the strategic deployment.
Unfortunately, Canglan had prepared soldiers for many years, and they were well trained. Their cavalry was more sophisticated, and even their weapons were stronger than those of the Wei Dynasty.
They tried everything they could but failed to stop the enemy's attack.
If you lose, there is no such thing as labor.
After Shangguan Ziqi sent Shangguan Zishu away, he returned to the city to find General Chen.
"Uncle Chen, you had something to say yesterday. Can you tell me now?" Shangguan Ziqi's sad face had not yet disappeared, and his voice was a few notes deeper than before.
"Alas, Prince, this is also my fault for not taking good care of him.
The Second Young Master has completely changed since he came to the border for the second time.
As soon as he arrived, he handed the commander-in-chief seal to me. He said that he was no longer the crown prince and was no longer qualified to hold the seal. I also reported this matter to the emperor and the prince.
The prince wrote to me and asked me to hold it for the time being, so I had to take over the border defense temporarily.
The second young master was willing to be the pioneer.
Practice martial arts and military training every day, pushing yourself to the extreme.
But the next day he was full of energy and repeated the intensity of the first day.
Every time the enemy came to provoke him, he was the first to lead his troops out to fight.
The 20,000 soldiers he led were trained by him into the strongest division among the border troops in a short period of time.
If it weren't for those 20,000 soldiers, our Jinhe City might have been lost long ago.
But even so, we still couldn't stop the enemy's fierce attack.
Our border troops used to have 300,000 soldiers, but now there are only 250,000 left, which is far less than the enemy's number.
Moreover, we are also guarding several cities on the border.
In addition to attacking us head-on, the enemy was also attacking from Rongyun City.
The day before yesterday we received a battle report that Rongyun City might soon be unable to be defended.
The day before yesterday, the enemy launched a general attack and dispatched their main forces. We held on for two hours and used up all the kerosene and rolling stones, but still failed to hold on and Jinjiang City fell.
I had no choice but to withdraw my soldiers from Jinjiang City and retreat to Jinhe City.
We didn't expect that they would go around the city and ambush on the route we had to take to retreat. Even if our spies could find out, it would be too late. We could only pass through there, so we had to force our way in.
Fortunately, you came to rescue with your cavalry.
In order to stop the enemy, the second young master always led his men to cover the rear.
These days, I clearly feel that the Second Young Master is determined to die. Every time he faces an enemy, he goes all out and won't stop until he gets hurt.
If I hadn't noticed something was wrong every time and immediately sent someone to pull him back, he might have died on the battlefield.
Yesterday was too chaotic and I couldn't take care of him, so he died for his country."
General Chen said this sadly. He was helpless because he had tried his best.
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