"Uncle Chang is right…"
Wu Xiang, who was kneeling on the ground, expressed his stance. He stretched his head and looked as if he was not afraid of death."Since I'm a defeated general, I have no reason to live. If you want to kill me or cut me up, I'll listen to you.”
"Sigh! The battle was already decided, if Chu Feng were to use his butcher knife again, wouldn't he be killing the innocent?”
Chu Feng personally helped Wu Xiang up with a sincere expression: "Great Ming doesn't have much time left. With Commander Wu's strategy, how can he not see the will of the people?”
"Don't slander me…"
"The ancients said that a thousand troops are superior, and a general is hard to come by.”
Chu Feng was about to unleash his shamelessness to the extreme, his sorrowful expression almost tearing up,""The will of the people is the general trend of the world. If not for Chu Feng winning the hearts of the people, how could he have such a strong army and strong horses today?”
“……”
This left Wu Xiang speechless.
Battles in troubled times and the change of dynasties were ultimately decided by the collective will of the people.
" I don't like to force myself on others. Of course, that doesn't include women…"
Chu Feng puffed out his chest and said seriously,""If Commander Wu insists on being loyal to Ming, Chu Feng will not force him and will just kill him. However, he advised the commander to think about his son. Young and hot-blooded people like Wu Sangui were rare in this chaotic world. If he was nurtured, he would definitely be a good general who would lead thousands of troops in the future!”
It's fine if you die, but consider your son.
It looked like flattery, but it was actually dangerous.
Wu Xiang swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
Looking at the uncertain expression on his face, Chu Feng knew that the time had come. He immediately turned around and left without any hesitation.
The chaotic bloody battle came to an end. A cold wind blew, and the muddy blood had already begun to coagulate.
Dried corpses lay in pools of blood. Some were less than 15 or 16 years old, while others were already in their sixties. Some had their arms cut off, some had their heads cut off, and some had their bodies cut open.
There were all kinds of deaths.
Chu Feng was very moved as he took a deep breath and said,"Soldiers, although the Ming Dynasty is our mortal enemy, the Han men are our brothers. We have different standpoints, but the victor has already been decided. Now, the remains of our brothers and comrades still need to be buried. We can't let the Manqing outside the pass see us as a joke.”
"Understood!"
"Yes, sir…"
There was no rebuttal, no doubt, and more of a touched reaction.
With a single order, the battlefield was cleared.
………………
In the forty-seventh year of Wanli of Ming Dynasty, at the Battle of Sarhu, the Later Jin Nurhachi defeated the Ming army.
It forced the loss of Kaiyuan, Tieling, and other places. The war changed the situation of the entire northeast.
In the first year of the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty, during the Battle of Tightness, Nurhachi came out in full force and took down the important town of Shengjing in Liaodong, forcing the Ming army to retreat to the pass.
At this point, the entire Liaodong had fallen into the hands of the Houjin.
Now, Songzhou, Jinzhou, Ningyuan, and Shanhaiguan were connected into a line, which was the last line of defense at the border of the Ming Dynasty.
If this line of defense was forced, the capital of Ming Dynasty and all the civil and military officials would fall into the hands of Houjin, and the change of dynasty would not be far away.
Of course.
In history, if Li Zicheng had not broken through the capital and Zhu Youjian had not hanged himself in Mei Mountain, it would have been almost impossible for the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty to enter the pass.
With Chu Feng's 150,000 elite troops in Shengjing, the Songjin defense line was in even more danger.
Yuan Chonghuan had not slept for two days and two nights.
He sat alone in the study and examined the map over and over again.
There was no news from the scouts who had been spying on Shengjing since yesterday. The imperial court had also issued an appointment.
Yuan Chonghuan was even more anxious. In one night, more than half of the black hair on his head had turned white.
"Overseer…"
It was just evening when Zu Dashou came in with a bowl of hot noodles."I have discussed with General Man and the others. We are willing to submit a joint memorial to His Majesty to seek an explanation for you.”
"Are you forcing me to abdicate?"
Yuan Chonghuan's heart skipped a beat when he heard that.”
"Then…"
"It's fine."
Yuan Chonghuan shook his head in self-mockery. He picked up his chopsticks and sat down before eating the noodles."The most important thing now is to keep an eye on Shengjing City. That kid called Chu Feng was definitely not a good person.”
"I…"
"Report! Report! Report…"
Before he could finish his noodles and Zu Dashou could finish his sentence, a soldier's anxious voice came from outside the door.
Immediately after, the soldier rushed into the study and knelt down.""Overseer, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses suddenly appeared outside the pass. It must be Shengjing's army. General Man has already led the army to fight!”
"What?"
The noodles Yuan Chonghuan was holding fell onto the table.""How many people?"
"Because the sky was too dark, I…I didn't see it clearly…"
"Men, prepare the horses."
Yuan Chonghuan was not in the mood to eat anymore. He immediately took large strides and walked away. However, just as he reached the threshold, his head felt dizzy and his entire body fell limply.
"Overseer! Overseer…"
Zu Dashou, who followed closely behind, was shocked."Overseer is overworked. Don't force yourself. I'll go and take a look.”
"General Zu!"
In the end, his low blood sugar acted up. Yuan Chonghuan held Zu Dashou's hand tightly and said,""We must not fight, we must not…"
"Why?"
"This is the enemy's plan to lure the soldiers. The tight defense line is the foundation of the Ming court's survival. That Chu Feng is not comparable to Huang Taiji.”
Yuan Chonghuan felt extremely dizzy and could not stand up at all."You…you hurry up…hurry up and stop Mangui.”
"I have received your orders."
After Zu Dashou cupped his fists, he entrusted Yuan Chonghuan to a servant and turned around to rush out of the government office.
They had suffered too many losses and gained too many advantages from the crafty strategies and the ever-changing frontline.
However, behind them stood the Great Ming Imperial Court and the people of the world. They could not bear this crime.
Yuan Chonghuan leaned against the door of the study and sat on the ground. After resting for a full fifteen minutes, he could finally open his eyes and see things clearly.
However, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.
Although the 150,000 troops were elites, rashly attacking Shanhai Pass was equivalent to becoming enemies with the Ming court. This didn't seem like a wise move.
Suddenly, Yuan Chonghuan seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly asked,""Has Pavilion Elder Qian sent a letter?"
"Overseer, there is no news today…"
"Hmm?"
Yuan Chonghuan's entire face was filled with black lines. He personally held the pine oil lamp and returned to the front of the tent. He walked along the pine brocade defense line and checked one by one.
Finally.
Yuan Chonghuan's heart thumped, and his eyes bulged."Not good! This is the enemy's diversion tactic. Quick…help me forward, help me forward!”
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