The Cannon Fodder and Villain’s Happy Ending

"Little Ji."

Gu Zezhi called Qin Di's name softly, and the hot breath sprayed between her lips and teeth.

She responded in a low voice, her voice soft and moving.

"After the matter of King Yu, I will take you to Jiangnan to play, okay?"

Gu Zezhi pressed her lips and said, he remembered that she said she wanted to go to Jiangnan.

Qin Di was panting out of breath after being kissed by him, his mind was a mess, he didn't know what he said at all, he just answered blindly.

Another gust of night wind blew in from the window, the candle in the lampshade was blown out, and the room suddenly became dark, and the countless stars in the night sky outside looked down.

"Bang! Bang!"

The gong of the second watch was heard in the distance, and it was especially loud on this night.

The main hall of Prince Yu's Mansion was brightly lit at the moment.

King Yu had already received the letter from Xijiang.

Along with Xin was a middle-aged man with a cyan straight robe. He had a capable figure and bright eyes. At first glance, he looked like a martial arts practitioner.

"My lord, the villain Wang Shiyue belongs to the prince. The prince asked the villain to stay in Yuzhou and wait for the prince's orders."

The middle-aged man clasped his fist at King Yu who was on the top.

King Yu read the letter from Fang Yuande in his hand with a glance and ten lines, and he seemed to be pondering.

According to what Fang Yuande said in his heart, Gu Chenzhi, the son of Prince Duan, left him in Luo'an City. On the other hand, Gu Chenzhi also sent this Wang Shiyue. Anything about Gu Chenzhi will be conveyed by Wang Shiyue.

Wang Shiyue said calmly: "My lord, the prince has something to tell the villain. This matter is very important. The prince was worried that it would not be safe to write it in the letter, so the villain told the prince himself."

King Yu said succinctly: "But I heard the details."

Wang Shiyue added: "The imperial court has improved a new type of bow, which greatly improves the range and accuracy of the bow. Moreover, it can allow an ordinary soldier to easily draw a three-stone bow. With just a little training, he can rely on this bow. A new type of bow has cultivated an elite archer, all of whom are sharp shooters with Li Guang's ability."

"After more than a year of repeated improvements in the imperial court, it has now undergone a large number of restructuring, and can be equipped with tens of thousands of soldiers. By then, the combat power will be increased several times."

King Yu: "!"

King Yu's eyes widened, first shocked, then he frowned suspiciously, how could there be such a magical weapon!

"I wonder where Gu Shizi got the news?"

King Yu asked tentatively, anyone could hear his power over this new type of bow.

Wang Shiyue obviously knew King Yu's doubts as well, smiled slightly, and said, "Master Shizi asked the villain to show this thing to the lord, and the lord will naturally know."

At the same time as he spoke, the attendant beside him took out a rectangular wooden box and opened the lid in front of King Yu. Inside the box was a large black bow with a strange shape.

Wang Shiyue personally took out the black bow from the box and presented it to King Yu.

King Yu casually grabbed the black bow in his hand and cushioned it. Although he felt that the bow looked a little special and was slightly different from the ordinary longbow, he still did not believe that this so-called new type of bow would have an opponent. Said so much power.

Wang Shiyue made the petition with a smile, "Your Highness can try it."

Someone took a feather arrow from the wooden box and handed it to King Yu. King Yu was a warrior.

The insider looked at the doorway, and when he easily pulled the black bow that looked at three stones, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.

He loosened the bowstring, and the feathered arrow immediately "swooshed" out of the string, as fast as electricity, and there was a smart wind blowing wherever the feathered arrow passed.

The expressions of the Prince Yu and the prince in the hall were all slightly moved. They were also warriors, so they could naturally see that this arrow was unusual.

In the next instant, the feathered arrow hit a plane tree in the courtyard, and it also shot through the trunk of the tree. The trunk of the entire tree vibrated violently.

"Sususususu..."

Countless leaves fell like rain, spilling the leaves on the ground.

King Yu looked at the sycamore tree in the courtyard in front of him that was still trembling slightly, and was completely shocked.

As Wang Shiyue just said, the power of this bow is at least twice that of common bows, faster, stronger, and more stable.

King Yu asked eagerly, "Where did this bow come from?"

Wang Shiyue smiled apologetically, "My lord, this is what my eldest son managed to get it from the capital... Excuse me for the inconvenience of telling me how I got it."

When the other party said this, King Yu believed it instead.

Since this new type of bow is a new and improved weapon of the imperial court, the emperor is bound to take it seriously.

King Duan's son, Gu Chenzhi, is very ambitious, and he is also very afraid of his younger brother Gu Zezhi. I am afraid that Gu Zezhi will not be able to completely reassure Gu Chenzhi if he stays in the capital. He is afraid that he has also placed people in the capital.

If Wang Shiyue told the origin of this bow, it would definitely expose Gu Chenzhi's eyeliner in the capital.

With Gu Chenzhi's prudence, it is impossible for him to send all the cards to the Yu Palace, otherwise he would not detain Fang Yuande in Luo'an City.

Wang Shiyue continued: "My lord, the imperial court is now producing this new type of bow in large quantities. My eldest son is worried that if the imperial court allows the entire army... no, even if it is not the entire army, let 30% of the soldiers be equipped with this bow, my lord. How many chances do you think you have?"

King Yu: "..."

Prince Yu was silent, and Prince Yu's heir also changed his face.

The power of the new bow surprised father and son.

Now there is only one bow here. If a battalion is equipped with this new type of bow, then the combat power of this battalion will be like a god of heavenly soldiers. All of them have the ability to defeat ten by one. At that time, Yuzhou will still have a chance of winning. ?

!

At that time, the imperial court's arrows can hit them, but they can't hurt each other. This is extremely detrimental to the Yuzhou army!

Just thinking about it, King Yu's heart suddenly fell, like falling into an ice cellar.

Wang Shiyue saw that the heat was almost the same and stopped talking.

"Father..." Prince Yu looked at Prince Yu with an anxious look on his face.

King Yu's face was sinking like water, his heart was surging and heaving.

He has been preparing for this battle for ten years, and it is absolutely impossible to ask the emperor for mercy.

In the past few months, too many things have happened. The emperor did everything he could to make him a scoundrel and a thief, and everyone in the world despised him and spurned him!

To put it a bit harsher, even if he begged for mercy, the emperor would not let him go.

The emperor couldn't tolerate him for a long time. Even if he didn't take the initiative to attack, when the emperor was ready, he would attack him and Yuzhou.

He originally wanted to strike first and become stronger, but unfortunately he made a wrong step and made a wrong step!

Up to now, it is too late to regret, regret is useless!

For today's plan, only Yuzhou will raise troops first, seize the opportunity, and take advantage of the fact that this new type of bow has not been allocated to the army of the imperial court.

Their army in Yuzhou is strong and strong, with sufficient weapons, food and grass, and is an elite division. However, the imperial court, fighting every year, has weak soldiers and inferior horses, and the treasury is empty. Hundred holes.

In this case, even if the current preparations are not sufficient, he is confident that he will not lose to the imperial court.

King Yu pursed his thin lips tightly, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he had already made a decision in his heart.

Even though King Yu didn't say anything, Wang Shiyue could already see the clue from the slight change in his expression, his face was calm, but he sighed in his heart: Third Master really sees people's hearts! King Yu is hooked!

King Yu soon dismissed the people on the grounds that Wang Shiyue was tired all the way, and then he called some important officials of Yuzhou to the King Yu Mansion overnight.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

At the third watch, the night was dark, but the Yu Palace was as lively as the day.

The officials present also knew that King Yu's sudden summons to them must be an urgent matter, but when King Yu announced that he was going to "raise troops early", everyone was still shocked.

Everyone looked at each other. According to the original plan, Yuzhou should raise troops in three months.

It was too hasty.

Immediately, some officials objected: "My lord, raising troops in a hurry, whether it is food, grass or baggage, have not been fully prepared, I am afraid it is not safe."

"Yes, my lord, this matter is very important. This battle can only be won but not lost, and there must be no mistakes."

"..."

There were echoing voices around, all of which persuaded King Yu not to be impulsive.

In response to these objections, King Yu had long been prepared, and ordered the heir to take out the new bow, and personally demonstrated the power of the bow.

The whole room was silent, stunned.

King Yu was not surprised and said loudly: "The court is preparing a lot of bows. Waiting for another three months is equivalent to giving the court time to prepare for the war. At that time, Yuzhou will definitely be at a disadvantage."

The officials were still immersed in the mighty power of the new bow, and no one could refute it.

Immediately afterwards, King Yu issued a series of orders:

"Sir, you personally hand over this bow to Xu Heng, and let him arrange for craftsmen to study this bow and produce it as soon as possible."

"The 200,000-strong army of Yuzhou Guard is on standby. Three days later, I will send troops north with this king."

On the fourth day of the fourth lunar month, King Yu, under the slogan of "get rid of the traitor and the ruler of the Qing Dynasty", sent troops to the northern expedition. In just ten days, he captured a city with great momentum.

The battle report also spread to the western border.

Gu Zezhi had previously asserted to King Duan that King Yu would raise an army within a month, but King Duan was actually skeptical. According to him, the current situation was far from the best time for King Yu to raise an army.

Unexpectedly, this is what Zezhi said!

Although it was a good thing for the imperial court that King Yu hastily raise troops, King Duan couldn't help complaining that King Yu was too impatient: "I can't even tell whether the timing is good or bad, and King Yu still wants to rebel!"

"I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, stupid!"

"It seems that this king still overestimates King Yu!"

Gu Zezhi smiled and listened to King Duan mocking King Yu, drinking tea leisurely, noncommittal.

Duan Wang looked at Gu Zezhi's unflappable appearance, and became more and more satisfied. He changed the conversation and said, "It's not yet time for our Western Xinjiang Army to dispatch."

"Father is right."

Gu Zezhi nodded.

However, unlike Duan Wang, Duan Wang thinks about timing, while Gu Zezhi thinks about Gu Chenzhi.

At this time, a soldier's salute came from outside the tent: "Master Shizi."

Duan Wang was holding up the tea cup. Hearing this, he frowned slightly, showing some disapproval.

According to him, the prince is frail and should recuperate and run to the military camp to do what.

In the next moment, the curtain of the tent was opened from the outside, and Gu Chenzhi, who was wearing a black cloak, walked into the central tent from the outside, and looked at Duan Wang and He who were sitting beside a large red lacquered wood table. Gu Zezhi, there is a map on the big case.

Gu Chenzhi's eyes flashed a shadowy light, and then he laughed casually, looking at him as usual.

Gu Zezhi noticed the strangeness of Gu Chenzhi at that moment, and the corner of his lips hooked behind the tea cup, but Duan Wang didn't notice it at all.

"Father."

Gu Chenzhi greeted Duan Wang and smiled at Gu Zezhi, "Third brother."

His words and deeds are all polite, because he has been frail and sick recently, and he has become a little more pale and sick.

Duan Wang hurriedly greeted Gu Chenzhi to sit down, and said unsuspectingly, "Chenzhi, this king has received a military report that the King of Yu has raised his troops, and now he has captured Hexu City on the border between Jizhou and Yuzhou."

Duan Wang looked at Gu Chenzhi lovingly. In his heart, Yu Gong, the eldest son was the prince of Duan Wangfu; Yu Si, he was also the good brother of his younger brothers.

Having a son like this, he is also always comforted, and now he only hopes that the eldest son and the third son can settle their quarrels, and the princess can come back.

Gu Chenzhi: "..."

Gu Chenzhi opened his eyes slightly, and almost exhausted all his strength, so he didn't lose his temper.

He had been sick for so many days, but King Yu had already raised his army, and won a city easily!

After being surprised, he sighed again as expected: King Yu and the Yuzhou Guards really have the vigor and strength, and also, King Yu has prepared for more than ten years, and it is not in vain.

King Yu would choose this time to start a fight because everything was ready.

Therefore, his actions must be fast.

He must win the military power in the Western Xinjiang as soon as possible!

Gu Chenzhi's eyes flashed, he picked up the tea cup that the servant had just brought, and looked down at the floating tea leaves in the tea cup, his pupils were extremely complicated.

After several days, he finally found out that the poison of the red phoenix grass was put in the sachet he was wearing, which contained Jiuhexiang, but the smell of Jiuhexiang was suppressed by other incense.

This discovery completely dispelled the last hope in his heart.

Gu Ze only came back last month, and the only person who could bring Jiuhexiang from the capital back to Luo'an City last year was his father!

His filial piety to his father was ultimately wrong.

Fortunately, God destined him not to die, so he accidentally met the old doctor, and only then did he know that he had been poisoned by the red phoenix grass.

He has not been poisoned for a long time, and he is young. Now that the source of the poison has been found, since even the Xiao family is safe and sound, he believes that as long as he takes good care of him, he will be fine.

He must not die!

Having found the source of the poison, Gu Chenzhi was relieved and his spirits improved. Therefore, he came to the military camp on purpose. On the one hand, he wanted to inquire about the news from Duan Wang and Gu Zezhi. On the other hand, he also wanted to let the army When everyone saw that his body was not in serious trouble, they settled their minds, lest he would not show up all the time, and the people in the army were chaotic, giving Gu Zezhi an opportunity to buy people's hearts.

Now, seeing with his own eyes that Gu Zezhi was sitting in his usual position and discussing military affairs with Duan Wang, Gu Chenzhi felt calm and determined.

They wanted him to die, how could it be so easy, he didn't die, it was them who died!

After thinking about it, Gu Chenzhi's mood became more calm, and there was a kind of detachment that could see through the warmth and coldness of the world.

This world is like this, in front of power and interests, there is no father and son affection.

People are not killed for their own sake.

He will let Gu Zezhi taste what it means to be hard and unable to articulate, and what it means to be inexplicable!

He will make both his father and Gu Zezhi pay for it.

Gu Chenzhi sneered in his heart, but frowned slightly, and asked worriedly: "Father, is there any preparations at the court?

Jizhou is too close to the capital..."

"On the Xijiang side, what are your plans?"

Seeing the eldest son frowning, King Duan didn't tell him his plans for fear that he would think too much. He just said, "Chenzhi, you are still ill. The most important thing now is to take a good rest and take care of yourself."

"It's about this king and Zezhi in the army!"

Gu Chenzhi was stabbed again by Duan Wang's last words, and it was difficult to breathe for a moment.

Gu Chenzhi said nonchalantly: "Father, I have been lying in the mansion for a long time these days, and I am so bored that I want to come and go."

Duan Wang was still worried, feeling that Gu Chenyi was working hard, maybe he was perfunctory, and said: "If you are bored, go to the middle of the city to swim around the lake and listen to the play, why come to the military camp!"

Hearing what he said in Gu Chenzhi's ears had another meaning.

Obviously, the father did not want him to intervene in the military affairs of the Western Xinjiang, and wanted to strip him out of the army little by little.

The father and son look like a loving father and a filial son, but in fact the father is kind, but the son has hidden murderous intentions.

Duan Wang didn't notice it, and he persuaded Gu Chenzhi incessantly. After talking, it was the same old talk. Gu Chenzhi was respectful on the surface, but hatred was surging in his heart.

Gu Zezhi saw the dark tide between father and son in his eyes, without even raising his eyebrows.

Gu Zezhi sips tea with a calm expression. This is this year's Mingqian Longjing. The buds and leaves are bright green, and the taste is sweet and mellow. The warm and soft tea enters the belly from the throat, which makes him calm and peaceful. Not a single ripple.

From childhood to adulthood, Duan Wang told him over and over again that the prince in the house was Gu Chenzhi, so he should not think about what he should not think about.

Gu Zezhi was not interested in this son's position, but he wanted Duan Wang to see with his own eyes whether the son he favored was a human being or a ghost.

Gu Zezhi smiled slightly, but the smile was not as deep as his eyes.

In the tent, Duan Wang's earnest exhortations echoed, Gu Chenzhi echoed a few words from time to time, but Gu Zeyi remained silent, as if he had no sense of existence.

However, Gu Chenzhi couldn't help but secretly look at Gu Zezhi, and he couldn't help but wonder if his father was deliberately showing a cold look to Gu Zezhi in front of him, just to confuse himself...

In the central tent, the father and son have different thoughts.

In the next few days, there were repeated military reports from Yuzhou.

Under the slogan of the Qing Dynasty, the army of Yuzhou recruited troops and horses all the way. In just four or five days, they conquered another city. However, the people of Daqi did not eat this way.

It has been more than four months since the third son of King Yu went to set fire to Jiuqu Garden. During this time, the various ambitions and evil deeds about Yuwang's mansion have been spread all over the country. Several major crimes:

For example, King Yu ordered his three sons to set fire to Jiuqu Garden, intending to make Concubine Fang feign death and blame the emperor to force Concubine Fang to death;

For example, King Yu wronged the emperor and detained the third son of King Yu and Duanrou County Master;

For example, the third son of King Yu and the second prince's concubine had an affair, making him pregnant with the eldest grandson who wanted to pretend to be the emperor;

Another example is that King Yu recruited troops to buy horses, and led a northern expedition to the north, which made life utterly devastated.

All this, one by one, proves that King Yu is a rebel with ulterior motives!

After winning two cities one after another, the army of King Yu was blocked in Shipeng City in Jizhou, and the army stopped.

Yuzhou Weisheng is strong in troops and strong, with plenty of armor and equipment. More importantly, it is well known that Shipeng City is difficult to defend and easy to attack. However, the defender of the city is Yu Fuyun.

Relying on his own strength, Yu Fuyun made frequent use of his wisdom and stably defended Shipeng City, which could be said to be turning the tide.

The battle reports in front were sent to the Western Xinjiang one after another in two ways: flying pigeons and expedited 800 miles.

In the barracks, there was a middle-aged soldier who was enthusiastically reporting the battle in Jizhou to King Duan:

"My lord, King Yu's army attacked the city three times, but Yu Fuyun was caught off guard each time. The first time, Yu Fuyun ordered people to dig a ditches outside the city wall, and then covered them with wooden boards and weeds. As a result, Yu Fuyun's army With nowhere to go, the cavalry in front fell into the ditch, and the army behind couldn't stop it, and they fell on their backs."

"The second time, Yu Fuyun shot an arrow through the head of King Yu's general Feng Gongcheng, causing the army to fluctuate."

"The third time, King Yu's army tried to cut off the only water source in Shipeng City, trapping Yu Fuyun to death, but he didn't want to fall for Yu Fuyun's plan to move the tiger away from the mountain. His back was empty, but Yu Fuyun's people were set on fire from behind. Food and grass for King Yu's army."

"Three battles, King Yu didn't get any favors, and Shipeng City was finally defended.

Now, after the setback, King Yu is resting on the spot, and he has asked people to transfer food, grass and troops from Yuzhou. "

Duan Wang applauded: "As expected of Yu Fuyun.

This Yu family is a general, and Yu Fuyun has been fascinated by his ears and eyes since he was a child, so he is a natural general! "

Several cities in the southern part of Jizhou are difficult to defend and easy to attack. Originally, Duan Wang estimated that the army of the King of Yu would be smashed all the way, and it would be blocked only in Fufeng City in Jizhou, relying on the natural terrain of Fufeng City to block the army of the King of Yu for a period of time. .

He did not expect that King Yu would be frustrated so quickly.

Duan Wang kept laughing, and proudly praised: "I'm afraid that only Yu Fuyun can turn a disadvantage into an advantage, and use King Yu to underestimate the enemy and lure King Yu into the urn."

"He is a rare good general!"

After speaking, Duan Wang sighed regretfully: "It's a pity that the location of Shipeng City is really bad, the soldiers defending the city are only 5,000, and Yu Fuyun can defend Shipeng City three times by trickery, this is already a miracle already."

"He shouldn't last long.

Also, there is no point in trying to hold on to it now. "

Being able to hold on for a few days is already Yu Fuyun's ability. Normally, with the strength of King Yu's army, he might not be able to hold it for even a day.

Although Yu Fuyun was going to lead his troops to retreat after all, the victory of the three battles in Shipeng City was still of great significance. Yu Fuyun interrupted the momentum of King Yu's army. Originally, King Yu's army was in high spirits, and the soldiers were also full of fighting spirit. Now suddenly being slashed in the head, it is bound to hurt morale.

Duan Wang has always been very thorough in military affairs.

"Father is right."

Gu Zezhi smiled and agreed.

Gu Chenzhi was also there, and his expression seemed to be a bit thoughtful.

"Cough cough..."

Suddenly, he lowered his head slightly, put his fist on his lips, coughed several times, and his body trembled slightly.

Duan Wang was anxious when he saw it, and persuaded Gu Chenzhi: "Chenzhi, this king has told you several times, you should take good care of your body and not work hard.

You should go back and rest now. "

"Cough cough cough..."

Gu Chenzhi coughed a few more times, the fists on his lips were clenched tightly, and a fierce murderous intent flashed across his eyes, but it disappeared in a flash, well concealed.

Duan Wang was worried about the eldest son's body, and he didn't find it at all, but Gu Zezhi noticed Gu Chenzhi's abnormality and sighed in his heart.

After a while, Gu Chenzhi wiped the corners of his lips with a handkerchief, raised his head to look at Duan Wang and Gu Zezhi, and said with a gentle smile: "Father, I can still hold it, the third brother hasn't entered the military camp for several years. , I can help if I can."

"It will also prevent the third brother from not being able to use it for a while after a long lapse of time."

Gu Chenzhi's words sounded very nice, and in Duan Wang's ears, he felt that it was extraordinarily appropriate.

"Chenzhi, you have a heart."

Duan Wang sighed, looking at Gu Chenzhi with worry still in his eyes.

These days, Gu Chenzhi comes to the military camp every day.

Seeing his face getting more and more haggard, Duan Wang was very reluctant to give up, and Lulu persuaded him to go back to the house to rest, and asked Dr. Xu to see him several times.

King Duan had a loving heart, but Gu Chenzhi had long been prejudiced against him, believing that he was trying to harm him, or that he was uneasy and kind.

Gu Chenzhi didn't want to make trouble with King Duan for the time being. With a slight smile on his pale face, he said in a high-sounding manner: "Father, King Yu is at war with the court.

In Duan Wang's eyes, this eldest son has always done his duty with all his heart, and his heart is more and more comforted.

However, he still couldn't let go of his lack of rest.

King Duan was about to speak again, when a young general hurriedly entered the curtain, clasped his fists solemnly and said, "My lord, in Jitong City, the movement of King Yu's army was discovered. There are about a thousand people on the other side."

The tent was silent for a moment.

The corners of Gu Chenzhi's mouth twitched slightly.