Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Inside the central army's main tent were only Li Yuanzhao, Fang Zheng Yi, and the Prince of Wu.

The Prince of Wu was thrown on the ground, his image utterly ruined.

He struggled to prop himself up, already covered in dust and dirt, his hair disheveled.

Seeing his appearance, Fang Zheng Yi couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy.

The last time he saw him, he was still heroic and full of ambition.

Even when forced to flee overseas due to pressure from the imperial court, he did not show any signs of decline.

But today... he had many more white hairs, and his spirit had been completely shattered in the war.

In the end, nothing can withstand the changes of time...

Fang Zheng Yi stepped forward and removed the cloth ball from his mouth.

Li Yuanzhao said triumphantly, "Royal Uncle, long time no see. You didn't expect to be defeated by me, did you? How does defeat taste?"

The Prince of Wu's vacant eyes glanced over him and settled on Fang Zheng Yi, his voice hoarse, "Royal Brother... is still alive?"

Fang Zheng Yi nodded slightly, "His Majesty is well and abdicated normally."

Li Yuanzhao, seeing that no one was paying attention to him, felt embarrassed, made a few sounds of disapproval, and turned his back to the tent.

The Prince of Wu smiled stiffly and returned to silence.

Fang Zheng Yi said, "The war is not over yet. I need Your Highness to help me with some small tasks to resolve the remaining chaos."

"That's all your business, it has nothing to do with me. If you want to kill me, then please do so."

The Prince of Wu put on an appearance of being resigned to death.

Fang Zheng Yi sighed softly, "Since you're going to die anyway, and you're a member of the royal family, I'll give you a quick death. But shouldn't a fallen leaf return to its roots? Don't you want to go back to Da Jing and take another look before you die? Or do you just want to die overseas?"

Die in Da Jing...

The Prince of Wu was momentarily dazed, and remained silent for a long time.

"Okay..."

......

With the Prince of Wu's cooperation and the strength of Da Jing's forces, the speed of defeating the other rebel armies was extremely fast.

Some were persuaded by the Prince of Wu, while others chose to rebel directly and continue fighting.

The so-called million-strong army exposed many shortcomings in the subsequent war.

The troops were hastily assembled, and a considerable number of soldiers were far from qualified in terms of mental and physical fitness.

Their response to military orders was also inferior to that of ordinary soldiers.

Those rebel generals who insisted on fighting were completely unable to perform precise command operations.

In fact, even if they could, it would be useless. They didn't even have time to think of countermeasures to bypass the firearms.

Faced with Da Jing's frantic pursuit and heavy firepower, the enemy army was almost defeated with a single blow.

After a month of continuous effort, the large rebel armies were suppressed and annihilated.

During this process, one prince who led troops was captured and killed, and two were captured.

In the later stages, the rebel army lost all morale, and even many of the fighting troops experienced mutiny.

When fleeing, the general ordered the burning of grain.

No one carried out the military order... The general was killed, and then his head was taken away to surrender.

As a result, in the end, the main force was scattered, and the remaining small rebel forces were wandering in unknown locations, and Da Jing's side was too lazy to care anymore.

At this point, Li Yuanzhao directly led the army, taking a large number of prisoners and seized materials back to the Holy City.

The Holy City received the news in advance and held a grand welcoming ceremony under the auspices of Grandmaster Wu.

Knowing that there were no problems with the fleet, and that they had defeated the enemy so thoroughly, Fang Zheng Yi completely relaxed.

It seems that the ironclad ship is indeed awesome. In this era, it is equivalent to the combat power of an aircraft carrier. I was thinking too much.

As a modern person, it is inevitable that I always feel that the things I create are not so perfect...

As for the Prince of Wu, knowing the news of the fleet's defeat, he just smiled dejectedly and mocked himself.

Yes, the land battle can produce such unpredictable weapons.

The naval battle is also crushed. Is there anything strange about that?

Now he just wants to quickly return to Da Jing to be executed, and take another look at what Da Jing looks like now.

As he wished, Fang Zheng Yi and Li Yuanzhao didn't want to stay here any longer.

After spending another month dealing with prisoners, teaching the distribution of benefits, and issues of relations between countries, they returned to the port.

On this day at the port, in addition to the people of Da Jing, there were also envoys and even princes from more than a dozen countries.

These people were all here to see them off.

The news of Da Jing's lightning-fast defeat of the powerful enemy had spread to most countries at the fastest speed.

That force that had existed on this land for hundreds or thousands of years, and that no one had ever shaken.

Was destroyed by this mysterious country from the East like a rotten branch.

No one dared to underestimate Da Jing.

Li Yuanzhao had already led everyone on board after a brief exchange of greetings.

Fang Zheng Yi stayed below to say his final farewells.

Lai Gou'er looked at the ironclad ship and sighed, "Brother, I don't know how many years it will be before we meet again after this farewell. It's a pity that Grandmaster Wu has also returned, and life has lost a lot of excitement."

Fang Zheng Yi instructed, "It won't be too long, and you can't always be here. You have to learn to give yourself a vacation."

"There are so many ships coming and going, and there will only be more ships from Da Jing coming here in the future, so you can come back at any time."

Lai Gou'er shook his head and looked back, "There are too many things to do here, I'm afraid I don't have time to get away. There are still many soldiers from our Da Jing stationed here, I wonder when the court will send a ship to pick them up?"

"The army will stay here. In the future, we will send ships regularly to rotate the soldiers. Also, in the six major dioceses, choose our garrison base with Pope Soljay as soon as possible. After all, Da Jing still has to maintain peace and order in this land." After Fang Zheng Yi finished speaking, he patted Lai Gou'er on the shoulder, "I'm leaving, write to me more often when you have time."

Lai Gou'er nodded deeply and watched Fang Zheng Yi board the ship.

As the whistle sounded, the fleet set sail and headed into the distance.

......

Unknowingly, the fleet had been sailing at sea for half a month.

On this day, the weather was clear and the sea breeze was gentle.

The sun shone down, and the surface of the sea sparkled with golden light.

The Prince of Wu placed his hands on the railing of the deck, looking out into the distance, his heart filled with endless confusion.

Not long after he got on the ship, no one had restricted him anymore, although he was free to move around.

This was all at Fang Zheng Yi's instruction.

There was no need to restrain such a person.

Through recent contact, he had learned a lot. The Prince of Wu was still the same Prince of Wu.

A smart person, a person with unparalleled pride in his heart.

He would not resist foolishly, nor would he choose to commit suicide.

He had already accepted his future fate calmly, although he had never admitted that he had lost.

He had only lost to time...

"Your Highness, what a refined interest." Fang Zheng Yi walked onto the deck with two glasses of juice.

He walked to the Prince of Wu's side and handed him a glass, "Freshly squeezed, the fruit will rot if you don't eat it."

The Prince of Wu took the juice, took a sip, leaned against the railing, and continued to look at the sea.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be in the mood to talk, Fang Zheng Yi abandoned his idea of asking him what he had experienced over the years.

He stood beside him and admired the scenery together.

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