"Ah…"
"Yu 'Er, save me, save me…"
"Bastard, let go of me, let go of my sister…"
As the night deepened, a series of terrified cries for help came from the huge bedroom.
A few armored soldiers stood outside the hall as if they had not heard anything. They did not move at all, and their faces were expressionless.
After a night of chaos, Shengjing City finally quieted down.
Tens of thousands of corpses were transported out of the city and burned on the spot.
Fortunately, the weather was freezing, so there was no need to worry about the outbreak of the plague.
However, the thick smell of blood lingered in the city for a long time.
The men in the city were not only from the Manchu Dynasty, but many of them were also from the Han family who had surrendered. However, according to Chu Feng's orders, they were all killed.
The Han people would never be slaves!
This was Chu Feng's greatest principle.
That night, Shengjing City was almost sleepless. The flames of war burned dozens of houses, and the broken city gate was repaired overnight.
Chu Feng didn't know how long it would take for Huang Taiji to return, but he knew that it would be a hellish battle.
…………
At the same time.
Outside the capital of Ming Dynasty, at Guangqu Gate, a bloody battle had just ended.
Yuan Chonghuan personally led tens of thousands of troops and drove away the three armies led by Huang Taiji.
That night, Emperor Zhu Youjian was also sleepless.
After receiving the news of the retreat of the Houjin army, Chongzhen finally heaved a sigh of relief and fell heavily on the ground.
When dawn approached, two warhorses galloped over from the north. The soldiers on the horses had their faces cracked by the wind and snow, and they had long turned blood red.
"Report! Report!"
As they neared the gates of the capital, the messenger on horseback held a flag and shouted loudly.
For a moment, everyone's calm hearts were once again alarmed.
"Who came to report?"
After cleaning up the battlefield, Yuan Chonghuan was counting the troops and was instantly enraged.
Looking up in the direction of the voice, he saw the two messengers fall off their horses and stagger over.
"Overseer, there is a change in Houjin Shengjing.”
The messenger was so excited that he almost cried. He knelt on the ground and cupped his fists."Just yesterday evening, there was a group of soldiers heading straight for Shengjing City. When I came, Shengjing City had already been captured by that group of soldiers. Presumably…Shengjing City has already been occupied by now.”
"What?"
Hearing this, Yuan Chonghuan's eyes almost popped out.
"This humble servant wouldn't dare to speak nonsense."
The messenger gulped excitedly."The number of soldiers is estimated to be around 20,000 to 30,000.”
"Can you find out where the soldiers are from?”
Yuan Chonghuan could no longer remain calm.
What kind of f * cking joke was this?
Someone had raided the old home of the Qing Dynasty. How terrible was that?
This was a great thing for the Darming Dynasty.
"I…I didn't find out.”
The messenger lowered his head in shame.
"It's fine, it's fine!"
Yuan Chonghuan was so excited that he didn't know what to do for a moment. He rubbed his fists and paced on the spot. In the end, he suddenly said,"Men, I want to see His Majesty!"
The battle of Guangqumen was like a knife hanging in Emperor Zhu Youjian's heart.
Although this saber was gone now, it was still in its original state.
However, the Emperor would definitely bear a grudge. Yuan Chonghuan using the capital as bait was a crime of treason and heresy.
Now that there was finally a great opportunity, Yuan Chonghuan's first thought was to make use of it.
After making up his mind, he turned around and got on his horse, heading straight for the city gate.
Dawn gradually passed, and the rays of the rising sun shone on the northern land, causing the Great Ming Capital, which had been in a panic for a night, to finally recover its former atmosphere.
The morning bell rang, and ordinary people pushed wheelbarrows along the street.
The taverns and inns gradually opened their doors to welcome guests, and the sounds of gongs, drums, strings, and bamboo gradually came from the brothels and theatres.
After resting for less than an hour, Emperor Zhu Youjian hurriedly ate breakfast and gathered all the civil and military officials to begin the court meeting.
After a sleepless night, the twenty-year-old Zhu Youjian seemed to have aged ten years.
Wearing a crown and a dragon robe, he sat in Taihe Palace aggressively.
The civil and military officials arrived one after another. They stood on both sides of the hall with wooden boards in their hands.
However, the atmosphere today was clearly much more depressing.
"Court!"
The old eunuch Wang Chengen shouted in a sharp voice.
Immediately, all the officials knelt down."Long live our emperor!"
"Rise."
The Emperor's face was livid as he said coldly," In one night, the capital of the Ming Dynasty almost became the back garden of the slave thieves. If the late Emperor saw this, how would he evaluate my civil and military officials and my governance of the country?”
“……”
No one spoke.
Only a fool would want to be in the limelight at this time.
"Report!"
Immediately after, a young eunuch rushed in from outside the hall.""Your Majesty, Governor Yuan has rushed over from Guangqu Gate and requests an audience with Your Majesty.”
"He still has the face to see me?"
Zhu Youjian's face fell again."Let him wait."
"Your…Your Majesty…"
"Overseer Yuan said…that he has something great to report to His Majesty."”
"Oh?"
Zhu Youjian could not help but raise his eyebrows."This Zhen's head was almost taken by Huang Taiji, and it became a good thing in his mouth. Forget it…Xuan.”
"Yes!"
Just as the young eunuch left, Yuan Chonghuan appeared in a panic.
Since he was going to have an audience, he naturally couldn't wear armor anymore. Instead, he hurriedly changed into his court clothes.
Grabbing his court robes with both hands, he hurriedly stepped through the palace gate and directly arrived in front of Taihe Palace. He knelt down and said," Sinful subject…Yuan Chonghuan greets Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty…"
"Yuan Chonghuan, do you think that I am very patient?”
Without waiting for him to finish flattering, the Emperor immediately retorted,"Zhen would like to hear what your so-called great good thing is?”
"I just learned that when I was leading the army to the capital, a group of soldiers came out of nowhere…"
"There are about twenty to thirty thousand people. Last night, they took down Houjin's Shengjing City.”
Before Yuan Chonghuan could finish his sentence, the entire court was in an uproar.
Even Emperor Chongzhen stood up instantly.""What did you say?"
"This lowly subject has just received the news and hasn't found out the truth yet, so I hurried over to report.”
Yuan Chonghuan's heart was about to explode."According to the messenger, the tens of thousands of soldiers that Huang Taiji left behind in Shengjing were all killed.”
"Is it the Mongolian army?"
Zhou Yanru's eyes widened as he said,""Do you know who those soldiers are?”
"This matter…I haven't investigated it clearly.”
Yuan Chonghuan lowered his head guiltily."However, according to the messenger, that troop is dressed like our Ming army.”
"Ming army?"
Zhou Yanru was stunned." Overseer Yuan, the troops outside Daming Pass are led by you alone. Are they your men?"”
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