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Chapter 84 The generals obey orders and enter the city to offer prisoners!
Chongzhen 11th year, October 22nd, Chenshi.

The Yongding Gate in the south of Beijing slowly opened, and a group of elite cavalry from the Beijing camp rode out. They all had bright armor and looked really good-looking, and they were wearing bright red cloaks, fluttering in the wind.

After the cavalry left the city, they lined up on both sides of the city gate, and then officials from the Ministry of Rituals rode their horses slowly. They dismounted and saluted before Lu Xiang ascended his horse. The detailed requirements of the door dedication ceremony.

After everything was ready, the Yongding Gate slowly opened again, and the officials from the Ministry of Rites acted as the guides and rode at the front.

Lu Xiangsheng rode his horse in front of the convoy, and his elite supervisor battalion lined up on both sides of the convoy. Following behind the leading officials of the Ministry of Rites, he escorted 370 seven heads of the Qing army and slowly entered Yongdingmen.

Both sides of Yongdingmen Street were already full of onlookers, and there were also many soldiers from the Beijing camp maintaining order on the side of the street.

The news that Emperor Chongzhen ordered Lu Xiangsheng to lead Xuanzhen's army and horses into the city to offer captives had already spread throughout the capital, and the common people had long queued up on Yongdingmen Street to occupy their seats, and even the eaves along the street were densely packed with people.

"Wow, wow..."

"Look, that's the Tartar head."

"Look, look, cartloads of Tartar heads!"

The onlookers saw the cartloads of Qing army heads, and there was a flood of exclamation. The Qing army had invaded and ravaged Gyeonggi several times, and the surrounding people suffered greatly. Today, they saw so many Qing army leaders at once. , both surprised and happy, everyone felt very happy.

Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanzhen, came slowly from Yongding Gate on horseback. He was arranged behind the cart with the heads of the Qing army. The carts behind him were all Qing army prisoners. There are five cages, each with a rat-like braid, swinging around on the cages following their bald heads.

"Look, Tartar...it's Tartar..."

"Damn Tartars, fuck. They are all fucking Tartar soldiers."

"Look, look quickly, it's Tartars, all Tartars!"

If the onlookers felt happy when they saw the carts of Qing army heads, then seeing the carts of Qing army prisoners now made them hate it.

"Hit, hit the tartar..."

"Beat Tartar... Beat Tartar to death..."

I don't know who cursed "...dead Tartar...", and then threw a small stone and hit it on the cage. This immediately resonated with the crowd watching, and more stones came from both sides. The fine cavalry in Xuanzhenzheng Barracks threw them in, and many of them fell on the cages, but there were also some Qing army prisoners whose heads were smashed, which made the onlookers feel relieved.

Outside Yongding Gate.

Zhang Cheng saw that the cart escorting the prisoners had entered Yongdingmen Street, he held the reins with his left hand, raised his right hand high, and shouted: "All generals obey the order, enter the city to offer the prisoners!"

After speaking, he rode his horse forward slowly and entered Yongding Gate first.

There were two columns of knights on each side behind him, and they shouted loudly: "Tiger tiger tiger!"

Zhang Cheng was ordered by the emperor to present prisoners at the Meridian Gate, and he was allowed to bring two outposts into the city. He also wanted to let the princes in the court and the people in Beijing see the mighty power of these soldiers who killed the Qing army's captives and cavalry.

Last night, after Zhang Cheng returned to his military tent, he arranged for four outpost chiefs to bring an army horse each to form two outposts. They followed him into Beijing and presented prisoners at the Meridian Gate. He asked the soldiers to bring their armor and weapons Wipe bright, don't embarrass Xuan Zhen.

Zhang Cheng rode his horse and appeared on Yongdingmen Street. He was wearing the armor and sword given by the emperor when he made meritorious service in Mafang. The shiny steel armor shone dazzlingly in the sun. He rode on a maroon The war horse is as majestic as a god.

"Is this person Zhang Cheng?"

"These Tartars were all killed by him..."

"Is this the reincarnation of Grandpa Yue... Kill this old man..."

His appearance caused bursts of exclamation. Ever since Emperor Chongzhen summoned Lu Xiangsheng to the city to offer up prisoners last night, stories about Zhang Cheng's two battles at Mafang and Shiqiao began to spread in Beijing.

First, the princes in the court, and then the officials in the various ministries and halls inquired about each other. Among them, the officials of the Ministry of War were the most popular. When they figured out who Zhang Cheng was, the whole Beijing city began to spread the word that Zhang Chengma Fang alone fought against the Tartars, beheading more than a hundred Tartar soldiers, and this time he fought with the Tartars Jialazhangjing in Shiqiao for [-] rounds, and captured him alive with the strength of one man.

"This young general is so handsome and young... Is he really the Tartar official he captured..."

"Jialazhangjing... High official of the Tartars..."

"Look, it is said that this armor was rewarded by the emperor..."

Amidst the exclamations of the people on the street, the four columns of knights rode their horses slowly and energetically. On the cart escorted in the middle of the cavalry, a pure white Jiala Zhangjing official banner was slanted. On it, the banner was slightly broken, and blood stains left on it could be vaguely seen.

"Look at that big flag... the big flag of Jialazhangjing..."

"The big flag of the Tarzan Jialazhangjing...there are still bloodstains on it..."

Every time a cart came slowly, there was a burst of exclamation. On the cart behind was a set of pure white helmet and armor, a shiny breastplate on the chest, and a tall white tassel on the helmet. Dancing with the wind, it is the armor of La Zhangjing, the armor of the Qing army.

"Wow, this is the armor of a Tartar official..."

"Look, there is a hole there, it must have been stabbed by that young general Zhang Cheng..."

The procession of presenting prisoners marched northward along Yongdingmen Street, and the exclamations continued one after another.

At the beginning, the soldiers of the Beijing camp who were on duty on the street didn’t care much about those who threw small stones. Everyone hated the Tartar soldiers. Now facing the Tazi soldiers who made them flee from home, they are naturally full of anger.

However, as the team marched, most of the Tartar soldiers in the cage were bloodied and tragic. The commander-in-chief Yang Guozhu was worried that it would affect the Meridian Gate Prisoner Presentation Ceremony later, so he ordered the sergeants on both sides to stand on the side. Pick up the shield.

Seeing this scene, the soldiers of the Beijing camp on duty on the street started to stop those people who were throwing stones, but the angry curses became louder, mixed with bursts of cheers, Jing cursed again and again.

The cavalry rolled forward and entered the inner city through Zhengyang Gate, and the cavalry who offered prisoners on Qipan Street turned eastward and headed for Dong'an Gate of the Imperial City.

At that time, the prisoner-offering team finally entered Dong'an Gate, and officials from the Ministry of War and Rites were already waiting here. They replaced the former officials from the Rites and continued to guide the captive-offering cavalry to Donghuamen in the Forbidden City.

After entering Dong'anmen, the inside is the imperial city, and there are no longer crowds of onlookers on the street. Sincerely, the prisoner-offering cavalry team here is pointing.

Behind the officials of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites led by Zhang Cheng and other followers, they entered the Forbidden City through Donghua Gate and rushed all the way to Chengtian Gate.

According to the decree to pacify a certain place, the captured prisoners, I would like to present the que, please decree.

　Today is Father's Day.

　　I wish all the fathers in the world have a good health!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)