I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 213: Self-immolation and death (please subscribe)

"kill!"

During the time when She Chongming and others returned home to make funeral arrangements.

Wen Yingkui ordered the Ming army to pile up the thunderbolts that had been prepared in front of the gate of She Mansion. With a bang, the gate of She Mansion exploded, and the fragments flew everywhere.

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, who were eager to perform meritorious service, saw that the door of the mansion was completely broken. They didn't care whether the door was burning or not, and rushed in shouting for death.

Wen Yingkui took the lead, holding a long knife, and charged forward, directly attacking the guards of She Mansion who had been blasted by thunder and had not recovered.

The closest guard of the She Mansion saw someone coming and wanted to stop him with a knife. However, before he could raise the knife, Wen Yingkui rushed in front of him and kicked him to the ground.

The guard was in pain and wanted to support himself on the ground and retreat.But Wen Yingkui didn't give him a chance. He turned his wrist and slashed his face with a knife. He heard a crash, a knife mark appeared on his face, and blood spurted out.

Seeing how brave the commander-in-chief was, the morale of the soldiers around him soared. Not to be outdone, they wanted to take down one person to prove themselves.

"She Chongming's intention to commit rebellion is unforgivable. If the follower surrenders and is not killed, he can still receive a lighter sentence."

Although Wen Yingkui was already red-eyed, he still knew that he could not delay and rushed to the backyard.

But these personal guards were She Chongming's most trusted people, and many of them were sons of the She family. They were both prosperous and harmed by the She family. Even if Wen Yingkui made a promise, he had no intention of surrendering.

Wen Yingkui didn't waste any time and continued to slash and kill with his sword. There were only more than [-] guards in the She Mansion, but Wen Yingkui's troops numbered more than [-].Even if the personal guards were highly skilled in martial arts, they could not withstand the encirclement and suppression of so many people. After a while, all the personal guards in the outer courtyard were wiped out.

Wen Yingkui ignored the blood stains on the ground and the people falling to the ground everywhere, and led his men directly into the inner courtyard.In the lobby of the inner courtyard, the She family watched the shouts of killing outside getting closer and closer, and their hearts became more and more frightened. In the blink of an eye, they saw the officers and soldiers rushing in. These helpless people were so frightened that they knelt down and begged for mercy.

Wen Yingkui was too lazy to look at these people. He directly grabbed the nearest female family member and asked:
"Where is She Chongming? Where did She Chongming go?"

The female family member was so frightened that she turned pale, and her body was shaking as if shaking. Looking at the evil spirit covered in blood, she raised a trembling hand and pointed diagonally behind her and said:

"Master...The master took the young master and the others to the ancestral hall."

Upon hearing this, Wen Yingkui immediately threw the female family member to the ground and shouted:

"Take all these people into custody, search the whole family of She Mansion, don't miss anyone, and She Chongming's study. Don't miss any documents. The servants will follow me to the ancestral hall."

"As ordered!"

After saying this, Wen Yingkui asked someone to lead the way, and headed toward the ancestral hall with a long knife that was still dripping with blood.

The ancestral hall was originally in the backyard of She Mansion, not far away. It took a while to walk there, but the door of the ancestral hall was closed tightly at this time. Wen Yingkui looked at it and sneered, thinking that he still wanted to fight with the trapped beast. It was simply ridiculous. It was so ridiculous that he immediately asked someone to find something to break open the door of the ancestral hall.

"She Chongming, don't resist stubbornly. Now that Yongning City has been captured by us, the Governor specifically stated that if you can surrender, the court will definitely give you a lighter sentence."

She Chongming was sitting alone in the ancestral hall, which was filled with firewood. Now that he heard Wen Yingkui's deliberate delaying strategy, he looked dismissive.

"Get a lighter sentence? I'm afraid I'll be cut to death by a thousand cuts, hahaha! Why do you talk so much? I She Chongming has long thought about such a day, but I didn't expect it would come so fast. I hate why I didn't do it earlier. Get ready, why don’t you start your troops earlier.”

Wen Yingkui was overjoyed when he saw She Chongming's voice coming from inside. Naturally, he hoped to capture She Chongming alive. It would be a great achievement by then, so he asked people to speed up and quickly found something to knock on the door while continuing to shout in an attempt to delay the time. .

"The She family is the eternal town of Yongning. The imperial court has been twice as kind to your She family, but you have failed to live up to the court's grace. Now the entire She family has to be buried with you. You still haven't repented until now. I'm warning you. For the last time, surrendering to the She family now still has a chance of survival."

Unexpectedly, She Chongming burst out laughing when he heard this.

"The court's kindness to the She family was unusual. I don't know how it was done. How did it happen? In the 20th year of Wanli, Sichuan's deputy generals Guo Cheng and Ma Chengwen took advantage of the civil strife in my She family and sent troops to plunder and steal the nine generations of my She family's wealth. Were they all looted? After I served as the envoy to Yongning, the officials sent by the imperial court wanted to be extravagant. I gave them 500 taels of gold and they were not satisfied. When they saw that I had no money to pay, they refused to stop the investigation on the grounds that "the survey has not yet been decided." I conferred the title and repeatedly petitioned the Dog Court to remove the Xuanfu Division from the Yongning area and establish prefectures and counties?"

"Tell me why I am ignorant and let down the grace of the court. What kind of grace and courtesy does the court have? Which of the officials sent here is not a common man? They charge heavy taxes, scold us chieftains harshly, and despise us as untouchables. , threatening us at every turn to change our ways and get rid of the Xuanfu Division, just in case the imperial court rebels."

As she spoke, She Chongming picked up the torch on the side, stood up and looked at the densely packed rows of ancestors of the She family enshrined in the ancestral hall. He felt desolate and guilty, and even more filled with grief and anger!

"I have so much respect for my ancestors, but I regret that I couldn't raise the army as soon as possible. How shameful! How shameful!"

As he spoke, he resolutely threw the torch into the pile of matches. The matches that had been filled with kerosene instantly burned. The huge flames spread throughout the temple in an instant, and the flames suddenly shot into the sky.Wen Yingkui, who was outside, dismissed She Chongming's words. It has been like this since ancient times. It is useless for the loser to complain.But in order to delay time, he wanted to refute it again. Unexpectedly, he saw a raging fire bursting out of the ancestral hall.

Wen Yingkui was shocked when he saw it, and immediately shouted anxiously:

"Quick, quick, open the door for me, don't let She Chongming die!"

The servants on the side found a wooden stake and started to smash the door, but it was too late now. The ancestral hall was already enveloped in fire. Wen Yingkui and others looked anxious and could only ask people to put out the fire quickly.

The raging fire enveloped the rankings of She Chongming and the ancestors of the She family. The fire was so strong that the dark night was illuminated red, allowing people to see clearly inside and outside the city.

Qin Minping, who had already captured Yongning Yamen, saw the raging fire in the distance. After being reminded that it was She Mansion, he knew that She Chongming was afraid that he would be in trouble, so he set fire to himself.

She Yin, who led the troops from the barracks in the south of the city, was rushing towards the inner city, but he saw the raging fire in She Mansion halfway. He suddenly felt bad and shouted immediately:

"Quick, quick, quicken your speed and follow me to rescue the commander."

The soldiers of Yongning were already under the favor and jurisdiction of the She family. She Yin only told them that the rebels were entering the city. They didn't know that the government troops were coming. When they saw the fire in She Mansion, they were shocked and wanted to follow She Yin to quell the chaos. .

At this time, Xia Yuan, the general of Guyuan Town, following Wen Yingxiong's order, led [-] soldiers on three sides and was about to collide with them.

Xia Yuan saw the raging fire in She Mansion and thought that something big had happened. He had not made any achievements in this battle, so he couldn't help but feel worried. Then he suddenly heard shouts in front of him, saying that he wanted to save the commander. He immediately understood in his heart that it must be She Chongming sent reinforcements and immediately shouted:

"There are thieves ahead, and the chieftain soldiers have taken all the credit for the work ahead. Don't miss it now. Charge with me!"

After Xia Yuan finished speaking, he rode forward and rode forward. He was originally a fierce general in Guyuan Town. He was sent here this time with the intention of making meritorious deeds and making money. Of course he would not let go of this good opportunity now.

The fire in She Mansion illuminated Yongning City for a while. The Yongning battalion soldiers who were running for rescue had already heard the clatter of horse hooves and saw Xia Yuan and others who were about to charge in front, and were horrified.

"It's cavalry!"

"Form up, form up, spearmen in front, don't panic."

However, these Yongning soldiers had experienced the destruction of Yongning City and the fire in She Mansion, and their military morale had long been shaken. Now they were urged by She Yin to rush for rescue, and their formations had long been in chaos. Just then they heard that the enemy cavalry was frightened and in a hurry. , the formation has been unable to come together.

They were poorly prepared, but the morale of Xia Yuan's soldiers was so high that they could kill the enemy and win the victory today.

"kill!"

When they meet on a narrow road, the brave wins. The two met in the streets of Yongning City, only more than 40 steps away. The cavalry was quick and arrived in front of the camp in an instant. The camp soldiers who had not yet formed their formation wanted to raise their guns to fight, but were blocked by a wave of The huge force knocked him down and scattered them to the ground.

Just as he was about to struggle to get up, the following cavalry had already arrived. The flying horse's hoof fell and stepped on his chest. Before he could react, his heart ruptured and his chest collapsed and he died.

The narrow road was originally a natural place to resist the cavalry. The cavalry had no room to maneuver and could only keep rushing forward. As long as roadblocks were set up and properly defended, the cavalry would never return.But now the camp soldiers were not prepared at all, and the formation collapsed at the first touch. Seeing that the enemy army was so weak, Xia Yuan and his servants continued to rush into the camp formation without saying a word.

"Hurry up and form a formation. The cavalry has no room to maneuver. If we stop them, we will die."

When Sheyin saw that the officers and soldiers had already rushed into the formation, the soldiers in the camp were unsteady. As if they were struggling to make a last attempt, they called the guards around them to stop Xia Yuan, who was charging forward.

But when he said this, Xia Yuan, who was still charging and fighting, looked up. Although the night was hazy, under the firelight, he could still see a general in armor not far away who was still shouting for orders desperately. The people around him also listened to him. If he heard this, he raised his gun and tried to stop him.

Xia Yuan was also a battle-hardened man, and he immediately understood that this man was the leader of these Yongning soldiers, so without saying a word, he immediately kicked the horse in the belly and led his servants to kill Sheyin quickly.

When She Yin saw that the enemy general at the forefront not only did not flinch, but instead charged towards him like lightning, he couldn't help but be shocked.

"Quick, quick, stop him."

After She Yin finished speaking, he drew his sword and prepared to defend against the enemy, but they underestimated the speed of Xia Yuan and others. Even if there were camp soldiers who blocked them, they were knocked over or chopped to the ground, and they were in front of She Yin in an instant.

"Take your life!"

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