Mi Zhi, consolidate the Yonggu military camp.
In a camp filled with a rancid smell, there were many seriously injured soldiers sitting or lying, groaning in pain.
Gong Yonggu, who was originally a bit of a germaphobe, was now walking through the scene covered in blood, assisting the military doctors in arranging the wounded soldiers, and gently encouraging them.
After Gong Yonggu bandaged him, a soldier was so moved that he burst into tears and kept saying that he would retaliate with death.
Hearing this, Gong Yonggu felt even heavier.
It turns out that in addition to taking care of the wounded soldiers, he came here mainly to relieve his inner self-blame.
Because he knew very well that if he had not violated the will and led the army into Shaanxi rashly, there would not have been such a defeat, let alone so many wounded.
It's a pity that now that he has made a big mistake, he has no way to recover. He can only find a little peace of mind by comforting the wounded.
But he didn't expect that the soldier would be willing to die in return for his act of atonement, which made the guilt in his heart even heavier.
Gong Yonggu forced himself to calmly comfort the soldier, and after the other soldier calmed down, he assisted the military doctor in treating the wound of another soldier.
Not far behind him, Yu Yin, who had always been unruly, was also helping military doctors take care of the wounded.
But Yu Yin looked at Gong Yonggu from time to time, full of guilt.
Gong Yonggu also caught Yu Yin's gaze, but he ignored it and kept busy.
About half an hour later, after Gong Yonggu assisted the military doctor to treat the wounded soldiers, he breathed a long sigh of relief and slowly walked out of the camp.
It was already Xu time, and a crescent moon hung high in the sky, seeming to drive away the darkness and bring light to the world.
However, the strong winds at high altitudes often bring some dark clouds to block them, making them looming and unable to show their full splendor.
Just when Gong Yonggu was looking at the moon and meditating, a "pop" sound suddenly came from behind him, and then he heard Yu Yin's guilty voice: "Ping Xigong, please punish the last general!"
Gong Yonggu turned around and saw Yu Yin's kneeling body trembling slightly, with his head held high and tapping the ground, and he felt sad again in his heart.
He sighed secretly, stepped forward to help Yu Yin up and said: "General Yu, this battle was caused by my improper command. You are not to blame. Get up quickly!"
Unexpectedly, Yu Yin was also a stubborn man, and he knelt down and insisted: "Ping Xigong, I know that you have taken all the matters of entering Shaanxi on yourself, but Yu... I am not unjust. Man, the end is already..."
Before Yu Yin finished speaking, he suddenly saw his apology memorial slipping to the ground from Gong Yonggu's arms, and was stunned for a moment.
Seeing this, Gong Yonggu helped Yu Yin up, then slowly picked up the memorial, folded it and handed it to him: "General Yu, I have said many times that I am responsible for this matter, so please don't do it again." Argued.”
Hearing this, Yu Yin shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, this happened all because of the general. If not..."
"General Yu, do you think you could have led your army into Shaanxi without my tacit consent?"
Gong Yonggu interrupted Yu Yin's words loudly, and when he saw that the other party was no longer arguing, he continued: "I know that you are upright, but this matter is not your main responsibility, and it is not something you can bear."
"And the world is in chaos now. It's time for men to serve. We can't all stay here."
"So it is enough that I am responsible for this matter. You must remain useful and help His Majesty put down the rebellion, so that our colleagues will not be in vain."
Yu Yin originally had a temperament that refused to obey the heavens and the earth, but after he learned that Gong Yonggu had taken all the blame on himself and refused his pleas several times, he was determined to retaliate with death.
After listening to Gong Yonggu's words at this moment, I was speechless for a moment, I just felt that my heart was filled with panic.
"If you feel unwilling to do so, go back and reorganize your troops and try to bring back your living brothers..."
Gong Yonggu saw that Yu Yin was angry and resentful, and was afraid that he would do something wrong in excitement, so he comforted him in a low voice.
After Gong Yonggu finished speaking, Yu Yin was silent for a while, then bowed and saluted, and then walked toward his military camp with a determined look.
Gong Yonggu kept watching Yu Yin's tall back disappear from his sight, then slowly turned around and walked towards the big tent.
He returned to the main tent and looked at the densely marked march map for a while. After finding that it was beyond imagination, he took out a secret letter from the tablet.
This letter was written by Shen Zhanran and was received after Gong Yonggu lost the first battle.
In the letter, Shen Zhanran first analyzed the situation at that time and told him not to be reluctant to fight and to return to Shanxi quickly to avoid being cut off by Zuo Liangyu.
Then he made a detailed plan for his retreat and response plan, and suggested that if he was besieged by Li Mou and others, he could tell Li Yan the truth and induce Li Yan to go to Li Mou, taking the opportunity to stimulate the conflict between Li Mou and Li Zicheng. In order to gain a chance of survival.
At the end of the letter, Shen Zhanran repeatedly emphasized that if things got desperate, he should break out at all costs, because the Ming Dynasty was in turmoil today, and there could not be any dukes killed in battle.
Gong Yonggu read the letter three times in a row, but still couldn't make up his mind.
Because although Shen Zhanran didn't say it clearly in the letter, he knew that if he wanted to use Li Yan to provoke conflicts among the rebels, the best way was to disguise himself as a rebel and kill Li Yan.
Although he knew that the battlefield was ruthless, whenever he thought of Li Yan coming to Ren Zhihua with Li Yan's head and a look of despair on his face, he felt a little unbearable in his heart.
But when he thought that if he could not break through the siege of Li Mou and Li Guo, tens of thousands of soldiers would die violently, he felt unwilling to do so.
"Gong Yonggu, Gong Yonggu, you claim to be both civil and military in vain, but you are a complete idiot. If you hadn't been greedy for fame and fame, how could you have fallen into the rebels' conspiracy!"
"Tens of thousands of soldiers are trapped now, and it's all your fault. You really have no hope of redemption..."
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"For the current plan, perhaps only if I surrender can I win a glimmer of hope for the soldiers!"
"But if I do this, how can I be worthy of the ancestors of the Gong family..."
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Just when Gong Yonggu was feeling remorseful, the sound of rapid footsteps came from outside the tent, and then he saw Xu Wenpu running in and saying: "Ping Xigong, something bad has happened. Li Yan suddenly rushed out of the military camp not long ago, as if to surrender to Li Mou." ”
Hearing this, Gong Yonggu was a little surprised and said: "Where is Ren Zhihua? Is he in the army?"
Xu Wenpu shook his head and said: "Not long after Li Yan left, Ren Zhihua also rushed out of the military camp and is now missing!"
Gong Yonggu had always entrusted Ren Zhihua with important tasks because he had accompanied Liu Wenbing in the Taiyuan campaign. When he heard this, he thought that Ren Zhihua was very clear about the situation in the army. If the opponent surrendered to the rebels, the army would be in danger of destruction.
He thought for a moment and then ordered Xu Wenpu: "Immediately send someone to find Ren Zhihua, and at the same time send an order to the spies lurking among the rebels. If Ren Zhihua surrenders to the enemy, he must be killed at all costs!"
After Xu Wenpu bowed in agreement, he hurried out.
Gong Yonggu looked at the direction in which Xu Wenpu disappeared and pondered for a long time. Suddenly a light flashed in his eyes, and then he ordered people to summon Yu Yin, Li Yukui and others to discuss the breakout.
Some people died, but not completely...
