In the study room.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao looked at Mao Xiang with wide eyes, wanting to know Zhu Di's situation from Mao Xiang.
Mao Xiang felt a huge pressure coming towards his face. He swallowed nervously and said hesitantly:
"According to the report from Jin Yiwei, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince has not been...accounted for. It is said that...there is no trace of his body."
Zhu Yuanzhang sat down on the dragon chair and felt like the world was spinning.
His fourth son actually went to the battlefield for the first time and died on the battlefield, leaving no trace of his body?
How should he explain this to his sister? If Queen Ma knew about it, who would have cried like that?
Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely upset and shouted angrily:
"You're talking nonsense. Zhu Di is just missing. Why do you say there are no bones left?"
"What does Lan Yu Li Jin do for a living? Is he just watching our son die on the battlefield?"
Zhu Biao was in a trance at this time. This was the first time he experienced the death of a relative, and he felt extremely sad in his heart.
After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question, Mao Xiang suddenly broke into a cold sweat, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he said:
"After the navy landed on Shengsi Island, they found that the Japanese pirates on the island were very powerful, with tens of thousands of them."
"Even though the navy fought bravely, it was still almost overwhelmed by the Japanese pirates' human sea tactics."
"As a last resort, Li Jin gave the order to fire, and more than a dozen ships fired ten thousand guns at once, knocking the Japanese pirates off their feet."
"But the power of the artillery is too great. It is inevitable that there will be some damage. Your Highness, the Fourth Prince, may be accidentally injured by the artillery."
"Li Jin!!"
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard the cause and effect, he gritted his teeth and called out Li Jin's name, feeling that his lungs were about to explode with anger.
It was this bastard again who gave the order to fire, blowing up his son until his body was completely gone.
"Mao Xiang, go and put Li Jin in jail immediately!!"
Hearing this, Zhu Biao hurriedly stopped Zhu Yuanzhang and persuaded him:
"Father, Li Jin has just killed the Japanese pirates and made great achievements."
"Wouldn't arresting Li Jin for this matter chill the hearts of the soldiers?"
"Besides, there is no conclusion yet on the death of the fourth child. It is just Jin Yiwei's speculation."
"It's better to wait until Li Jin and Lan Yu's memorials are delivered before we make any calculations."
Zhu Biao turned around and asked:
"Did you Jin Yiwei see my fourth brother's death with your own eyes?"
"No, the Jin Yiwei just said that His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince rushed into the enemy group alone and was outnumbered. The moment the cannon was fired, he was cut down to the ground."
Mao Xiang answered hastily.
Zhu Biao finally felt relieved and continued to persuade:
"Father, let's wait for Li Jin's battle report to be sent, understand the cause and effect clearly, and then consider whether to arrest Li Jin?"
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and said:
"No need to wait for the battle report, we have to go to Shanghu County in person."
"If something really happens to Zhu Di, we will personally chop off Li Jin's head to comfort our emperor's spirit in heaven."
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's resolute expression and murderous look in his eyes, Zhu Biao knew that he could no longer persuade him, so he could only sigh and went to Shanghu County with Zhu Yuanzhang.
....
Shengsi Island.
At this moment, at the port, white tents were rising from the ground.
In the center of these tents, there is a red cross embroidered on them, which is the field hospital set up by Li Jin in Shanghu County.
After a day of searching, all the injured sailors on the beach were finally found and carried into the tent where the injured soldiers were treated.
Although Li Jin made a lot of preparations for this battle, including doctors, nurses, and medicines.
Before going to war, Li Jin arranged for each ship to be equipped with a doctor and five nurses.
The doctors were all trained by Li Jin himself in Shanghu County over the years. Their main focus is surgery. These doctors can even perform simple surgeries.
The same goes for nurses, but the nurses Li Jin selected were not as delicate as those of later generations. They were all tall and strong women.
On the battlefield, the survival rate of female men is obviously much higher than that of ordinary women.
Even in times of crisis, these female men can pick up guys and go to the front line to fight.
However, the moment the nurses start to take out knives, it means that the battle has reached its end. Under normal circumstances, nurses only need to take care of the wounded soldiers.
More than forty doctors and more than two hundred nurses are still somewhat inadequate on this battlefield.
Li Jin sent people to Shanghu County to mobilize more doctors and nurses. He also asked Xu Da for help, hoping that Xu Da could send troops to reinforce him.
In this battle, statistics show that the navy led by Li Jin annihilated more than 20,000 Japanese pirates.
More than 5,000 Japanese pirates were killed on the spot, and the remaining 15,000 Japanese pirates were all made prisoners.
However, the casualties were not small. More than 800 people were killed and more than 400 were seriously injured. Now the doctors are still trying their best to rescue them. Almost all of the remaining 500 soldiers are injured.
It can be said that this battle was a tragic victory. Even the battle loss ratio was twenty to one, which still made Li Jin very heartbroken.
After all, when Marshal Qi wiped out the Japanese pirates in the Wenzhou area of Zhejiang Province, he had thirteen battles and thirteen victories, but the total battle losses did not exceed one hundred people.
In Li Jin's first expedition, thousands of people were killed, and countless others were injured. There was really nothing he could do.
If the battlefield was not close to the seaside, even the injured people would have been eaten by the Japanese pirates. It would be a shame to tell anyone.
"Sir, the young man you are looking for has been found."
The staff officer came to Li Jin's side and reported in a low voice:
"It's just that the situation may not be optimistic."
Li Jin frowned slightly and asked:
"How is he?"
That young man was still fresh in Li Jin's memory. It could be said that he was the biggest contributor to this battle.
If he hadn't been dragging the Japanese pirates to prevent them from eating up the navy blocking the seaside, the Japanese pirates might have occupied the warships parked in the port.
If the Japanese pirates were to take control of the battleship, Li Jin would shudder just thinking about it.
Therefore, Li Jin also valued the young man very much. He did not want that man to die in battle at a young age. This would be a loss to Ming Dynasty.
"There are more than a hundred wounds, large and small, all over his body. He has lost too much blood. He may not survive tomorrow."
The staff officer hesitated for a while and then reported the man's condition to Li Jin.
Li Jin's eyes darkened slightly. Excessive blood loss in this era was simply a terminal illness, which meant that the injured could lie in bed with their eyes closed and wait for death, without any hope of rescue.
"Come on, let's go take a look."
Li Jin thought about it and decided to go and have a look. If there was still hope for treatment, Li Jin would never want to see such a young talent die in front of him.
Under the leadership of the staff, Li Jin came to the tent where Zhu Di was lying.
The moment he saw Zhu Di again, Li Jin was shocked. He had seen this young man before. Wasn't he one of the sons following Lao Huang?
Lao Huang's son, isn't he a relative of the emperor? How did he get here?
If this man died in his army, he would probably be killed by the angry old Huang.
It can be imagined that Lao Huang's status in the palace was that even Xu Dalan Yu was afraid of him.
Although Li Jin has no record of seeing Lao Huang in history, history is vast, and the names of many people are buried in the long river of history.
Li Jin felt his scalp numb when he thought of this.
Originally, a blue jade was already enough to give him a headache, but now the addition of the royal family members made Li Jin feel even more desperate.
The man on the bed was now stripped naked, not even an inch of his hair was missing.
His eyes were closed, but his face was extremely pale, and even his breathing was extremely weak.
There were countless large and small wounds on his body, densely distributed on his body, which looked chilling to the bottom of one's heart.
Li Jin immediately called the doctor who treated the man and asked about the situation.
"How is this person doing now? Answer him truthfully immediately."
"The soldier had eighty-six wounds. Although they were not penetrating wounds, they caused the soldier to lose excessive blood."
The doctor's expression was also very solemn and he said:
"In addition, the soldier's whole body was hit by violent air waves, which caused some internal bleeding."
"But the most serious thing is the excessive blood loss. Although the wounds have been treated now and there is no more bleeding."
"But now he has lost all vitality and there is too much blood flowing out of his body. There is nothing I can do."
These doctors are pretty good at surgery and can do some simple things like stopping bleeding, treating, and suturing wounds.
But it was limited to this. Li Jin's purpose was just to allow the wounded soldiers on the battlefield to receive timely treatment.
After all, on the battlefield, the greatest damage is the wound caused by the sword.
These doctors can handle most situations with some simple treatments.
However, it does not apply to Zhu Di's situation. An ordinary soldier may lose his combat effectiveness after being slashed and has to wait for treatment.
And a fierce man like Zhu Di, who would continue to wear armor and fight until he was exhausted, was a born general.
But it is also true that when Zhu Di is exhausted, the blood loss may have passed, and the best opportunity for treatment has been lost.
Li Jin looked at Zhu Di, whose lips were turning white, took a deep breath, and said to the staff officer:
"There are no injured brothers among the generals. Call all of them. We need their help with something."
As long as this person is not dead, Li Jin cannot give up treatment. After all, if this person dies here, it will cause him huge trouble.
Even if there is only a little hope, I have to try again.
Just as Li Jin was thinking, suddenly a messenger from outside the camp came to report:
"Sir, someone came from afar by boat and said he was your old friend and wanted to see you."
Li Jin suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart.
As soon as he walked out of the tent, he saw Lao Huang striding towards him, looking very anxious, as if he knew that his son was critically ill.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhu Yuanzhang saw Li Jin, he roared from a distance:
"Li Jin, where is our son? If he does anything bad, we will never let you go."
