HBWnovel Chapter 813
Chapter 813
Wei Wu looked at Heilang in surprise, but did not respond. He just chuckled lightly.
Then he turned around and walked to a large stone pillar, brushed off the dust on it, and sat down on it.
After sitting firmly, he raised his head to look at Heilang and asked curiously.
"Didn't we agree on this before? Why do you suddenly regret it?"
Hearing Wei Wu's questioning tone, Heilang was a little slow to react, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
In his opinion, his act of going back on his word would definitely make Wei Wu very angry, and even make him scold him.
However, there was no anger in Wei Wu's tone of voice, it was more like he was chatting with a friend about family matters.
It can only be said that Heilang and Wei Wu have too little contact. After all, they have only met for a few days, so it is normal that they don’t understand each other.
Wei Wu is the type of person who doesn't care much about class, which can be seen from his attitude towards Shen Lin and the servants in his house.
He will not look down on others just because their social status is lower than his own, and he will treat others with a normal attitude.
Heilang didn't know Wei Wu very well, so he felt strange because of the tone, but he quickly came to his senses.
"Please forgive me, my Lord. If it weren't for the last resort, I wouldn't want to go back on my word and anger you, but now the situation has changed!"
A last resort? Has the situation changed?
Hearing these two sentences, Wei Wu laughed. It was obvious that they were referring to what they had just discussed in the military tent.
"You mean the 500,000-strong army of the Japanese pirates?"
"Yes, my lord!"
Black Wolf nodded, and then continued:
"The Japanese pirates now have a force of 500,000, and our navy has less than 30,000. Even with rifled flintlock muskets, we can't defeat them."
"His Majesty has said that in this eastern expedition against the Japanese pirates, anyone can die, whether it's me, General Lan, or even His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin."
"But you must not be in any danger. Therefore, for your safety, I have no choice but to go back on my word and bring you back to Ming."
After listening to what Heilang said, Wei Wu finally understood why he had been hesitant to speak in the military tent just now.
If he had spoken just now, he would definitely continue asking questions like he is now, but there are some things Black Wolf cannot say directly.
For example, anyone can die, but nothing can happen to you.
Although it was true, and both Lan Yu and Zhu Chong understood it in their hearts, they were also mentally prepared to do so.
But that doesn't mean they are willing to hear this. After all, it was said by Lao Zhu, and Heilang was just relaying it.
To be honest, Wei Wu also felt that Zhu Yuanzhang's words were too heartless. After all, Lan Yu was a general who fought for the country.
Zhu Chong is Zhu Yuanzhang's biological son, and is now fighting for the Ming Dynasty. It is inevitable that he would feel heartbroken when he heard this.
However, Wei Wu had no say in this matter, because he was the beneficiary of this sentence and had no right to say anything.
Just as Wei Wu fell into deep thought because of this sentence, Black Wolf beside him spoke again:
"My Lord, I can persuade General Lan not to engage in a head-on battle with the Japanese pirates and think of other solutions."
Heilang knew that Wei Wu didn't want to leave, and he didn't want to make things difficult for Wei Wu, so he was thinking about whether he could make Lan Yu change his mind.
In this way, Wei Wu would not have to take the risk of dealing with hundreds of thousands of Japanese pirates, and could just go back to Daming with him to see the emperor in twenty days.
However, after listening to Heilang's suggestion, Wei Wu shook his head and said:
"Impossible. Even if we don't start a decisive battle with the Japanese pirates, it will only be a slow death. The situation is not up to us to decide."
"My Lord, why do you say that?"
Heilang looked at Wei Wu with a puzzled expression. In his opinion, there would be no problem as long as they did not start a decisive battle with the Japanese pirates.
Although the Japanese pirates had an army of 500,000, the more people there were, the more difficult it was to march. As long as the navy withdrew, the Japanese pirates would not be able to catch up.