The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 712 The Battle of the Capital is Over

Wu Sangui helped Wu Yingxiong up and gave him a seat.

After Wu Yingxiong sat down, he continued.

"Father, I have one more thing to report here. It's about the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty..."

Wu Sangui narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard the words, and asked.

"Oh~ what's the specific situation?"

Wu Yingxiong said.

"According to the information obtained by my ministers, the Ming army's Northern Expedition was carried out by the emperor himself."

"The mobilized troops have even reached the scale of 10 people!"

"In this Northern Expedition, the Ming army was divided into two groups. One way was to attack Tianjin by sea, and the other way was to go along the canal. The target was also Tianjin."

"After the two Ming armies round in Tianjin, they will advance towards the capital."

Wu Sangui nodded slightly when he heard the words.

"In this battle, the Ming army really fought every step of the way!"

It is no wonder that Wu Sangui sighed, it is true that almost every time the Ming army fought, they marched steadily and steadily.

Destroy the enemy by relying on real hard power and win!

The strategies and tactics used highlight a steady state, and there are almost no opportunistic means!

Such a Ming army is undoubtedly terrifying!

Because such a Ming army has almost no weaknesses.

Facing such a Ming army, if the enemy wants to win, they can only win with hard power.

It is almost impossible for all kinds of ingenious schemes to be effective in the face of the Ming army, which is wholeheartedly fighting against the enemy.

Wu Yingxiong continued.

"According to the news from Northern Zhili, Baoding guard Zhao Liangdong surrendered, Tianjin guard Ming Fu died in battle, and now the Ming army has advanced to the vicinity of the capital!"

"The collapse of the capital is just around the corner!"

"According to expectations, after the Ming army breaks through the capital, they may choose to attack Shanhaiguan or Shanxi."

"By the end of this year at the latest, the Ming army will recover the entire land in Guanzhong except Guanzhong."

Wu Yingxiong's face suddenly became serious, and he spoke.

"At that time, Guanzhong will be in danger!"

Wu Yingxiong knew that Zhu Hongyu had great ambitions, and he was by no means a peaceful king.

After Da Ming resolved the war between Beizhi and Shanxi, Zhu Hongyu would never leave Guanzhong alone.

What's more, Wu Yingxiong has no doubt that after the Ming army finished beizhi and Shanxi, they still had the strength to continue to attack Guanzhong.

Holding the financial and taxation center in the south of the Yangtze River, a war of this scale is far from being militaristic to Daming.

Didn't you see that Zhu Hongyu didn't even mobilize the reserves?
The entire south of the Yangtze River is still singing and dancing, and nothing has been affected by the war.

The current Ming court is very rich!

Wu Sangui also realized the seriousness of the matter when he heard the words.

But he, who has experienced many storms in his life, did not panic, but spoke unhurriedly.

"Ying Xiong, what do you think about the emperor sending someone to claim peace with the Son of Heaven?"

When Wu Yingxiong heard the words, there was an expression on his face that he didn't know whether he should say something or not.

You really don't have a clue in your heart!
If you hadn't opened Shanhaiguan back then, Daming wouldn't have disappeared.

If you hadn't led troops into Burma back then, Yongli would not have been captured, and Nanming might have survived for a while.

For an old traitor with such a bad record like you, Daming probably won't be able to tolerate you!
Oh, the last point seems to be a good thing for the current Emperor Ming.

But there is no way to wash away your identity as a traitor!

I'm afraid you have forgotten, but now your surname is changed to Aixinjueluo.

Wu Sangui glanced at his son, and said in a relaxed tone.

"If you want to say something, just say it!"

Wu Yingxiong bowed slightly, and then spoke.

"My son thinks that Daming may not accept my appointment as a vassal of Qing!"

Wu Sangui nodded and said.

"I think so too!"

Wu Yingxiong was completely dumbfounded when he heard the words.

So what are you talking about here? !
Wu Sangui added with a smile.

"It doesn't matter if you don't accept it. Send someone to talk about it first. It would be best if you can buy a longer delay for my army's westward expedition."

"Even if you can't, it doesn't matter, I won't lose anything anyway!"

"The most I can do is to lose some face!"

Wu Yingxiong suddenly understood, and praised.

"Father is brilliant!"

"I admire you!"

Wu Sangui asked after slightly nodding his head.

"Ying Xiong, who do you think is better for this matter?"

Wu Yingxiong pondered for a while, then spoke.

"Reporting to my father, my son thinks that perhaps one of Liu Xuanchu and Fang Guangchen can go and have a try."

"As far as I know, when he was in Kunming, Liu Xuanchu had contact with people from the Ming thief. When Liu Xuanchu persuaded his father to send Yongli to the capital and hand it over to the court, there was the shadow of the Ming thief. in."

"Fang Guangchen's father, Fang Yizao, was a Jinshi in the year of Tianqi and was once a member of the Ming court. Perhaps he is still somewhat respectable in the Ming court."

Wu Sangui frowned slightly when he heard the words.

"Liu Xuanchu had contact with the Ming thief? Why didn't I know about this, and how did you know, Ying Xiong?"

Wu Yingxiong bowed slightly, and then spoke.

"Reporting to my father, it was said by Liu Xuanchu himself at this time!"

"He didn't dare to tell his father clearly, so he planned to confess to his father through the mouth of his son and minister."

"Mr. Xuanchu's loyalty to my Qing Dynasty can still be guaranteed!"

Wu Sangui just nodded slightly when he heard the words.

"Well, that's all, it's just a trivial matter!"

"Then, let Liu Xuanchu handle this matter!"

"I believe Mr. Xuan Chu will not disappoint me!"

Although Liu Xuanchu voluntarily confessed his involvement with Daming, Wu Sangui inevitably still had a grudge.

This time, he sent Liu Xuanchu to Daming, to put it bluntly, he was trying to test Liu Xuanchu.

I want to see if Liu Xuanchu is trustworthy, that's all!

When Wu Yingxiong heard the words, he leaned forward and said without the slightest hesitation.

"My son, let's make arrangements now!"

Wu Sangui nodded slightly, then waved his hand to indicate that Wu Yingxiong could step back.

After Wu Yingxiong resigned, Wu Sangui continued to return to the pile of fans to have fun.

Just like a king of subjugation!

If it weren't for the support of his two good sons, one in charge of military affairs and the other in charge of government affairs, Xiqing would have fallen apart long ago.

……

Wu Yingxiong left Wu Sangui's bedroom, and after greeting Chen Yuanyuan, he left the palace in a sedan chair.

Don't look at Chen Yuanyuan as if she was left out in the cold, but in fact she is not.

Wu Sangui is still very fond of Chen Yuanyuan, you know, now Chen Yuanyuan is in charge of many matters in Wu Sangui's harem.

Although she is not a queen, she is already exercising the power of a queen!
Wu Yingxiong sat in the sedan chair, and the bearers carried it quickly and steadily. It didn't take long for him to return to his mansion.

The mansion opened the middle door, Wu Yingxiong got out of the sedan chair, and strode into the mansion.

However, just as Wu Yingxiong entered the mansion, he saw a big fat woman running towards him.

The woman was dressed in Chinese clothes, and she was also covered with expensive jewellery.

Although her figure is fatter now, her outstanding demeanor when she was young can still be seen from her face.

This person is Wu Yingxiong's first wife, Princess Jianning.

A Mongolian aunt who was beautiful when she was young, but is now seriously out of shape.

Seeing her husband coming back, Princess Jianning threw herself into Wu Yingxiong's arms crying, throwing Wu Yingxiong back.

"Master, you are back!"

Wu Yingxiong bared his teeth for a while, but he still patted Jianning on the back lightly, softly comforting his wife who had been in trouble together with him.

"Jianning, what's wrong with you?"

"But what's not going well? Just tell me, and I'll find a way for you."

Princess Jianning raised her head from Wu Yingxiong's arms, and on a typical Mongolian wide face, she asked with a weeping expression.

"Your Highness, I heard that the thieves are on the Northern Expedition, and I want to know how the battle in Beizhi is going!"

Although the current Princess Jianning is Wu Yingxiong's wife, he is still worried about his natal family, which is the Manqing side.

Hearing this, Wu Yingxiong took a breath and said.

"No...it's okay!"

"You send me away first, and I will tell you slowly..."

Princess Jianning let go of Wu Yingxiong, who was almost strangled to death by him.

……

On the second day, after being pestered by Princess Jianning all night, Wu Yingxiong didn't get a good night's sleep and got up early, ready to go to court.

Because Wu Sangui is being lazy now, almost all the government affairs of the Western Qing Dynasty are placed on Wu Yingxiong.

He couldn't avoid such things in the morning court no matter what!
Wu Yingxiong cheered up and organized the morning court.

After the early court, he summoned Liu Xuanchu alone in the imperial study.

Liu Xuanchu strode into the imperial study from the outside, came to Wu Yingxiong, and bowed down to pay homage.

"Minister Liu Xuanchu, pay homage to the prince!"

After Liu Xuanchu finished his salute, Wu Yingxiong stretched out his hand to help him up, and spoke.

"No courtesy, no courtesy!"

"Quickly give Mr. Xuanchu a seat!"

Not long after, the little eunuch who was serving at the side brought an embroidered pier for Liu Xuanchu.

Liu Xuanchu sat on the embroidered pier and asked Wu Yingxiong.

"I don't know why Your Highness called the old minister here?"

Wu Yingxiong rubbed his chin and said his purpose with a smile.

"Father is going to have peace talks with Ming Thief for the time being for the sake of the Western Expedition!"

"So that my army can be freed up to launch the Western Expedition, this king proposed to my father that I am going to let my husband lead a team to Nanjing to discuss peace talks with the Ming thieves on my behalf."

"I wonder if sir is willing?"

When Liu Xuanchu heard the words, his butt got off the embroidery pier, and he knelt on the ground and said.

"Everything is at the discretion of His Highness!"

Wu Yingxiong nodded slightly and said.

"Not bad!"

"Sir, please stand up, don't kneel, let's just sit and talk slowly."

Liu Xuanchu sat back on the embroidered pier again, and asked.

"I don't know what is the bottom line of my Qing peace talks this time?"

"Your Highness, please tell the old minister the truth, so that the old minister can go to negotiate with the Ming thief."

Wu Yingxiong said with a smile.

"According to my father's wishes, I can go to the emperor's title in the Qing Dynasty, and even surrender to the Ming thieves. As long as I can buy more time for our army to march west and delay the Ming thieves' attack on Guanzhong, these are all negotiable. "

"Even if I need to pay some substantial price, it's not impossible."

When Liu Xuanchu heard the words, he rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he looked up and said.

"Such as a marriage?"

"Even reveal to Ming Thieves that our Qing Dynasty is preparing to march west and evacuate from Guanzhong?"

Wu Yingxiong touched his chin and said.

"Well...it's not impossible!"

"Hehe, Mr. Xuanchu, do you think that if I, the Qing Dynasty, declare my intention of going west to the Ming thieves, can I get some assistance from the Ming thieves?"

"If you can't ask for it, it is also possible to buy a batch of Ming army's arms through trade!"

Liu Xuanchu shook his head and said.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the old minister can't guarantee it!"

"But the old minister will try his best."

Wu Yingxiong nodded slightly and said.

"That's enough!"

"Since that's the case, then Mr. Xuanchu will be in charge of this matter."

"Mr. Xuanchu, get ready, go to the capital as soon as possible to meet the Emperor Ming Thief!"

The current Wu Yingxiong even planned to fall to the capital.

It wasn't that Wu Yingxiong was pessimistic, but that he really couldn't see the possibility of the Qing army in the capital city making a comeback against the wind.

Even if all the main forces of the Qing army outside the pass entered the pass, facing the [-] Ming soldiers, there was no possibility of a comeback.

Liu Xuanchu bid farewell with fists in his arms.

……

The outer city of the capital!

The roar of the heavy artillery continued, but this time the heavy artillery positions of the Ming army were moved into the outer city and arranged in the outer city.

Then they started shelling the inner city of the capital!

Amidst the rumbling shelling, shells fell like rain.

The heavy artillery bombardment of the Ming army almost became the nightmare of all Qing troops.

The walls of the inner city didn't last long, and turned into a pockmarked face.

The hot air balloon of the Ming army also took off again, and continued to drop letters of persuasion into the inner city.

Letters of persuasion to surrender fell like snowflakes, constantly falling on the heads of the soldiers of the Qing army.

The morale of the Qing army fell precipitously!
In order to prevent rebellion in front of the green battalion like in the outer city, Aobai adjusted the generals of the green battalion.

An Eight Banners soldier was assigned to each general of the green battalion as a deputy.

Although he didn't say anything, his attitude of surveillance has been clearly revealed.

To put it bluntly, these Eight Banners soldiers were thrown into the army, and they were made to supervise the army.

If there is any change in the generals of the green battalion, these Eight Banners soldiers have the right to directly take over the command.

But in this way, it also fully exposed Oboi's distrust of the Han people.

Then, the morale of the Qing army dropped even more.

Guo Yong, who had just surrendered, knelt in front of Zhu Hongyu, and said very sincerely.

"Your Majesty, please order to attack the city!"

"The last general is willing to be the forward of the army!"

Zhu Hongyu waved his hands when he heard the words.

"No rush, no rush!"

"Use shelling for a while, and then talk about the siege."

Having said all this, Zhu Hongyu turned his head and asked the messenger beside him.

"Have the siege equipment been transported into the outer city?"

The orderly responded with cupped fists.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, all the siege equipment has been transported into the inner city. As long as His Majesty gives an order, our army can start attacking the city at any time!"

Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said.

"I have also persuaded you to surrender. Since the Qing prisoners are not willing to surrender, there is no need to persuade them!"

"Pass the order, the heavy artillery will extend its range of fire, and the firepower of the explosive shells will cover it for another half an hour!"

"Half an hour later, the hot air balloon took off and dropped [-] incendiary bombs to the inner city."

"Order the offensive troops to launch an attack across the board after the incendiary bombs have finished burning!"

"At the same time launch an attack on the nine gates of the inner city, within half a day, I will break through the inner city!"

"Then the soldiers will come to the imperial city!"

"Can it be done?!"

Zhu Hongyu's eyes were full of uncontrollable excitement. After the Ming army broke through the inner city, it would be the turn of the imperial city.

The restoration of Sheji is really at hand!

After Zhu Hongyu's words fell, all the generals around him knelt down on one knee and marched in salute.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will guarantee the completion of the mission!"

Zhu Hongyu nodded and said.

"Let's prepare for the siege!"

The Ming army outside the city was preparing for the siege, but the Qing army inside the city was in extreme panic.

One after another bombs fell on their heads non-stop, causing them great damage.

The Ming thief's artillery seemed to have eyes. No matter where they moved, the shelling always followed.

Sending shells one after another to their heads!

A large number of casualties made the morale of the Qing army, which was not high at all, began to decline even more.

Boom!Boom!
The Qing army's artillery faced the Ming army's shelling, and it was completely powerless to fight back.

It is often the Qing army's artillery that has just fired. As soon as the position is exposed, it is pulled out by the Ming army's heavy artillery.

Just when the Qing army was gradually despairing, the Ming army's hot air balloon floated in the sky again, and gave them a heavy blow.

Dozens of hot air balloons floated over the inner city of the capital one after another, and after that, it was a very familiar scene for the Qing army.

One after another, the ignited incendiary bombs fell towards the ground!

pat!pat!
Clay pots filled with gasoline shattered to the ground, and flames spread along the flowing gasoline.

Wherever it went, almost everything was ignited!

In Chinese cities in this era, most of the architectural structures were made of wood.

Such an urban architectural structure has almost no resistance in the face of incendiary bombs.

The fire spread rapidly, and the Qing army desperately tried to put out the fire, but it only slowed down the speed of the fire.

Within a short while, the Qing army was unable to put out the fire at all.

The fire bomb offensive of the Ming army caused great damage to the Qing army defending the city.

Many Qing soldiers were directly burned to death by the fire, turned into charred corpses, or died in the billowing smoke formed when the flames spread.

Boom!Boom!
The shelling of the Ming army is still going on!
It's just that as time passed, the fire burning in the inner city was extinguished little by little.

Woo!Woohoo!

Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom boom boom!

The sound of horns with strong penetrating power and the sound of deep and powerful drums resounded through the air.

The Ming army launched a siege.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

"The great Ming Dynasty is victorious, long live Your Majesty, and regain the old capital!"

"..."

Amidst the shouts, the Ming army launched a fierce attack on the inner city of the capital.

The Ming army began to launch an offensive from all directions, one by one troops headed towards the nine gates of the inner city.

The Qing army wanted to send troops to stop them, but they couldn't do it at all.

Facing the Ming army with momentum like a rainbow and the offensive like a wave, the Qing army continued to retreat.

The defense line of the city wall lasted only half an hour before it collapsed.

It was captured by the Ming army into the inner city!

The Qing army wanted to rely on the trenches and bunkers in the inner city to resist steadily, but the defense lines collapsed in the blink of an eye.

Because, a large number of green battalion soldiers are not working hard.

When the Ming army did not rush up, they shot and shot scatteredly. As soon as the Ming army rushed up, they would drop their weapons and kneel on the ground to choose to surrender.

Few of them would fight desperately for the Manchu Qing!

Even General Zuo of the Green Battalion began to obey Obai's orders.

Man Qing finally experienced the feeling of being transferred to buy teammates before the formation!
As for the Eight Banners soldiers who were assigned as deputy positions in the army, they failed to play their due role at all.

They are indeed deputies, and they do have the power to take over from the principal at critical moments.

But there's no reason the people below don't listen to them!
It would be fine if the Manchu and Qing were strong, and the Green Camp Han army would not dare to disobey the command of the Eight Banners Master.

But the current situation is that Man Qing seems to be dying. Do these Eight Banners soldiers still want to continue to dominate?

For Ma Xie's domineering Eight Banners soldiers, if they have a good temper, they may just ignore them.

Act like you didn't see anything!
He has a bad temper, but he won't be used to him, maybe he will chop up with a knife.

Facing the offensive of the Ming army, the defeat of the Qing army was a matter of course!
Basically, as long as the Ming army launches a charge, the Qing army will be powerless to resist.

Ao Bai sent out the Eight Banners soldiers that he had formed into a system, and wanted to use these Eight Banners soldiers to resist the offensive of the Ming army.

However, as soon as the two sides came into contact, these so-called Eight Banners elites were defeated by the Ming army's bayonet charge!

The earth-shattering shouts of killing sounded one after another!

The defense line of the Qing army was constantly broken through, and the living space was constantly compressed.

Until half a day later, the entire inner city was captured by the Ming army, and large flags with Ming characters were flying in the entire inner city.

The red red flag is like a burning flame, fierce and enthusiastic!
The Qing army had no choice but to retreat into the imperial city!

But the battle has been fought to this extent, and the only ones who can retreat into the imperial city with Obai are the Eight Banners soldiers.

Almost all the Green Battalion soldiers have already surrendered to Daming.

While gathering prisoners of war, the Ming army prepared to launch an offensive against the imperial city.

Zhu Hongyu received the good news that the inner city was broken, and the smile on his face spread rapidly.

"Haha, hahaha!"

"Not bad, well done!"

"..."

After pondering for a while, Zhu Hongyu then gave the order.

"Let's prepare for the offensive against the imperial city, break through the imperial city quickly, and completely recover the capital!"

Following Zhu Hongyu's order, the Ming army who had just breached the inner city launched a non-stop offensive against the imperial city.

A series of heavy artillery was transported into the inner city and aimed at the direction of the imperial city.

In order to delay the Ming army's offensive, on the eve of the Ming army's bombardment, Aobai dragged Emperor Xuantong, who was wearing a dragon robe, to the wall of the imperial city.

The Eight Banners soldiers on the city wall were instructed and shouted in unison.

"The third prince Zhu is here, who dares to fire!"

"The third prince Zhu is here, who dares to fire!"

"..."

Although Xuantong is a fake third prince Zhu, the Ming army didn't know about it.

They thought the third prince Zhu was real!

Although Zhu Hongyu knew that the third prince Zhu was a fake, but in order to abolish the legitimacy of the third prince Zhu with the help of Man Qing, he would not tell the matter.

Since Man Qing said that it was Zhu Third Prince, Zhu Hongyu also acquiesced.

So much so that almost everyone in the world thought that the puppet supported by Man Qing was really the Third Prince Zhu!

Watching Man Qing pull Third Prince Zhu to the city wall, the gunners of the Ming army fell into hesitation.

I don't dare to open fire anymore!

The third prince Zhu, although he is now a puppet of the Qing Dynasty, he is also the prince of the Chongzhen Emperor.

Out of the awe of imperial power that ordinary people in this era have, not everyone dares to do such things as killing royal family members.

Seeing this scene, Niu Meng, the artillery commander of the Ming army, said with a very solemn expression.

"Quick, send someone to ask His Majesty for instructions!"

"Your Majesty, please make up your mind!"

Whether to fire the cannon, and whether to aim at the Third Prince Zhu to fire the cannon, such an order can only be given by Zhu Hongyu.

Niu Meng dare not exceed his authority!

However, as soon as Niu Meng finished speaking, Li Tai, the adjutant, grabbed his arm and said with a serious expression.

"General, this matter cannot be brought to His Majesty for instructions!"

Niu Meng frowned and said.

"That's the royal clan!"

Niu Meng pointed to the Third Prince Zhu at the head of the imperial city and said.

The meaning is very clear, if there is no order from the emperor, if we kill him directly, the consequences will be very serious.

Li Tai shook his head and said.

"Because of this, we can't ask His Majesty for instructions!"

"Your Majesty must not bear the reputation of killing a family member, the general may understand?"

"The emperor has something to do, and the ministers will do it!"

"In any case, this order can only be issued by you and me, and it must not be made in front of His Majesty."

Niu Meng took a deep breath, then exhaled heavily, nodded vigorously and said.

"Okay, I understand!"

"Pass down the order, the whole army opens fire, and beat me hard!"

"..."

After the order was given, Niu Meng turned around and said with a smile to Li Tai.

"This time, I'll take the blame!"

"I don't need you anymore!"

"Probably after this battle is over, I'm going to court-martial!"

Now the expression on Niu Meng's face was full of bitterness.

Li Tai opened his mouth, wanting to say something to comfort Niu Meng, but he didn't say anything.

……

As the shelling began, the heavy artillery of the Ming army aimed at Chengtianmen and opened fire.

Amidst the rumbling shelling, Xuan Tong and others on the upper floor of the Chengtian Gate were quickly covered by artillery fire.

The screams are endless!
Amidst the rumble of shelling, the Ming army launched a final charge towards the imperial city.

The Eight Banners soldiers in the imperial city resisted desperately, but they could not change the overall situation at all.

Back then, Yangzhou, Jiading, Jiangyin and other places fought desperately against the Qing army, but what happened?

There will be no surprises!

The living space of the Eight Banners soldiers was constantly compressed.

More and more Eight Banners soldiers were killed, but more Eight Banners soldiers chose to surrender to Ming Dynasty.

Because, if they surrender to Daming, they still have a chance to survive!
Habai, Wu Tuo and others are proving to the Eight Banners that Daming is tolerant of people.

The Manchus and Mongols can also take refuge in the Ming Dynasty and fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty together, and they will not be treated differently.

Of course, those who chose to surrender at this time will most likely end up in a labor camp.

But entering a labor camp is better than dying!

Aobai took his Goshha and was surrounded by the Ming army on the gate tower of Chengtianmen.

The shelling just now did not completely destroy Chengtianmen.

In other words, the Ming army's offensive focus was never on Chengtianmen, and the reason why they bombarded Chengtianmen was just to kick off the attack.

The Ming army boarded the walls of the imperial city and besieged the remnants of the Qing army near the gate of Chengtianmen.

Moreover, the number of troops is constantly increasing!

Ao Bai saw that there were fewer and fewer Baqierlang who followed him, and people kept falling in a pool of blood, his glasses were full of despair.

"kill!"

"Kill with me!"

Aobai swung his knife desperately, his face was ferocious and frightening.

Although he is old and not as strong as before, he still has the courage to fight to the death.

He charged at the Ming army with a knife!
He wants to rely on his heavy armor and bravery to pull a few Ming soldiers back before he dies.

However, Oboi had only halfway through the charge when his whole body lost his balance and rushed forward.

Several Ming soldiers with muskets and bayonets in front of him aimed at Oboi and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

A large amount of gunpowder smoke was emitted from the muzzle, and the lead bullet was squeezed and deformed by the rifling, and then rotated and ejected from the muzzle.

With a loud bang, the buckshot hit Oboi's leg.

It pierced straight through the heavy armor on Oboi's body, bursting out a cloud of blood and broken bones on his leg.

And then, Oboi threw himself on the ground, let out a series of extremely shrill screams.

"Protect less insurance, protect less insurance!"

"..."

The remaining Eight Banners soldiers wanted to surround and protect Oboi, but they were greeted by a series of gunshots.

Crackling gunshots sounded continuously!

Almost all of these Eight Banners soldiers who still wanted to fight to the end were shot and killed on the spot.

Unlike Oboi, these Eight Banners soldiers are not worth keeping alive.

Zhu Hongyu named those who wanted to catch Oboi alive, but he didn't say that he wanted to keep these Eight Banners soldiers.

As the Eight Banners soldiers around him were slaughtered, Obai became completely alone.

Several soldiers of the Ming army rushed forward and took Oboi into custody.

They stripped off Oboi's armor and tied him up with ropes.

"Oboi has been caught!"

"Oboi has been caught!"

"..."

Accompanied by the capture of Oboi, it also symbolizes the end of the battle of the capital and the victory of Ming Dynasty.

There were bursts of cheers inside and outside the capital.

"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"

"Da Ming wins, Your Majesty wins!"

"The sun, moon, mountains and rivers are forever, and the Daming rivers and mountains are forever!"

"..."

Amidst the earth-shattering cheers, the flag belonging to Ming Dynasty was hoisted on the imperial city again.

Not far ahead is the Forbidden City.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me!"

Emperor Xuantong, who was hiding in the corner, was also taken out, but at this time he was full of fear, and he was pouring out urine and feces.

When he was taken out, there were screams and wailings.

Wu Wei, the battalion officer of the imperial guards who led the assault on Chengtian Gate, glanced at Emperor Xuantong, then at Oboi who had a broken leg, and ordered.

"Send people to His Majesty's side!"

"The remaining people will continue to clean up the remaining resistance in the imperial city and prepare to take over the defense of the Forbidden City."

The Ming soldiers all around gave a military salute, hammered their chests with their right hands, and then responded.

Ao Bai's face was pale because of the severe pain from his legs, but even so, he was still struggling and cursing.

"God damn bright thief, kill me quickly!"

"Kill me quickly, don't make me look down on you!"

"..."

However, no matter what Ao Bai said, no one took him seriously.

The Ming army just continued to do their own actions in an orderly manner.

……

Zhu Hongyu straddled the horse, and Niu Meng knelt in front of him to plead guilty.

"Your Majesty, the shelling of Xuantong's puppet emperor this time is a matter of self-assessment, and His Majesty will punish you!"

Zhu Hongyu glanced at Niu Meng who was kneeling in front of him, got off his horse, leaned over to help him up, and said in a gentle voice.

"Get up, you are only carrying out my military order, firing artillery shells at the Qing captives who are guarding the imperial city and refuse to surrender, what is your crime?"

To be honest, Zhu Hongyu's sense of Niu Meng is very good now.

In other words, no high-ranking person would have a bad impression of his subordinates who took the initiative to help him take the blame.

Even if Niu Meng reported the matter, Zhu Hongyu would not be too embarrassed.

After all, the "Third Prince Zhu" not only became a puppet of the Manchu Qing, but also chose to surrender to the Manchu Qing.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is a national thief!
If Zhu Hongyu wanted to deal with other clans, it might damage his reputation, but deal with this fake Third Prince Zhu.

But it doesn't matter!

People all over the world will only praise him for Zhu Hongyu's righteous killing of relatives!

But even so, Zhu Hongyu's sense of Niu Meng is quite good.

Although the result doesn't matter, the starting point of his behavior of daring to take the blame for himself, the emperor, is good.

Zhu Hongyu is very satisfied with him!

(End of this chapter)