In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, on the morning of August 14, the beginning of Mao.

With the last follow-up military and civilian retreat of Tashan to the city of Ningyuan, the nearly 100,000 people who the Ming army had previously gone to the Songjin front line and could still control now were all withdrawn to the Ningyuan line.

Of course, at this time, there must still be many defeated soldiers and civilians left in the northern theater, but they have all lost contact with the main force and are not counting.

Dealing with these manpower, Hong Chengchou and Qiu Minyang, Zhang Dou, Yao Gong, Wang Sanzhen and others are much more experienced than Xu Changqing.

The structure of Ningyuan's defense line is much simpler than that of Songjin.

It is close to the Guannei and close to the sea, and the defense of Ningyuan City itself is also extremely strong, extending along the Ningyuan City all the way to the seaside in the east.

has arrived in Ningyuan, the basic overall situation has been decided, Hong Chengchou and these bigwigs will definitely not be able to ignore things, and then let Xu Changqing take on serious defense, and the easternmost seaside area of Ningyuan City will become Xu Changqing's defense area.

By this time, Xu Changqing had not closed his eyes for two days and two nights, and finally had time to rest with real peace of mind.

Including Wu Sangui, Cao Bianjiao, Wang Pu and a group of people, they can really open up and sleep a lot.

But Xu Changqing and his heroes can sleep a lot, and the bigwigs such as Hong Chengchou, Qiu Minyang, and Zhang Dou, including Tang Tong, Bai Guangen, Ma Ke, Liu Zhaoji, Zuo Guangxian and other generals who escaped, don't have such a good chance, and now the defense of Ningyuan City is pressed on them.

Even if they are unhappy, how dare they rebel against the situation again, they can only lead their people to work hard.

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When all the defenses were on the track, Huang Taiji's body was also dealt with thoroughly, and an ice spirit shed was built on the square at the entrance of the Ningyuan official hall, and Huang Taiji's body was placed in an ice coffin, including many of his belongings, the Daxu Wang Banner, for the people of Ningyuan City to visit.

This is also Xu Changqing's previous suggestion to Hong Chengchou.

Stabilize the overall situation first, don't be in a hurry to report to the imperial court, and it's not too late to report the merits after stabilizing.

This time, even if there are life variables and moths in the future, there is better room for coping and the power to explode.

The ice spirit shed was only about to be built at the beginning of the year, and at this time, outside the spirit shed, countless people from Ningyuan who had already received the news and wanted to come to visit for the first time had already gathered.

The three little guys were dressed up, but they still couldn't hide their pretty figures, and they were also mixed in the excited crowd.

"Miss, let's, are we really going to see the dead? This, this early morning to see the dead, will it be unlucky. ”

It was the little girl Rui'er who spoke.

She is one year younger than Wu Sanmei, only twelve years old this year, but her innate strong genes have made her slim and slim, her skin is as white and greasy as snow, far from being polished by the wind and frost of Liaodi, but like a small jasper family coming out of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

At this time, between the delicate and scared of the little girl's dress, it looks like a smart and cute little rabbit.

"Cut, Rui'er, you can't be so timid, can you? What's wrong with watching dead people in the morning? This is the Slave Emperor Taiji. It was killed by Xu Ye himself. ”

Next to her, another little girl who was older than Rui'er suddenly said arrogantly with disdain.

Her appearance is not as delicate as Rui'er, but her figure is taller and fuller, and she faintly has a little Caucasian blood, delicate and a little free and easy at the same time, it is Wu Sanmei's other personal maid A Duo.

These two little maids have grown up with Wu Sanmei since they were children, and they are said to be maids, but they are actually like sisters, and they are naturally Wu Sanmei's companions, and they will become Wu Sanmei's future husband's roommate.

Wu Sanmei was also a little nervous at this time.

Dressed as a small girl, she is even more beautiful than women's clothes.

To be honest, although she grew up in the military camp since she was a child, she has heard a lot of things like beheading, skill testing, including executions, but she has never seen a dead person.

Earlier today, when she learned from her second brother Wu Sangui that Xu Changqing had returned, Wu Sanmei was so happy that she almost exploded, and she was about to go to find Xu Changqing.

But the second brother told her that everyone is very tired now and must rest, and by tomorrow, Xu Changqing will rest and go to see Xu Changqing again.

This made Wu Sanmei a little unhappy, but she also understood that what the second brother said was right, so she could only suppress the longing for Xu Changqing in her heart first, and come here to see the excitement.

After thinking about it for a while, Wu Sanmei finally mustered up her courage and said in a low voice: "What are you afraid of?" Isn't he just a dead man! This is Brother Xu's trophy, don't be afraid. ”

Rui'er and Ah Duo saw their young lady so proud, and their hearts were also a lot more steady, and they were busy getting together to continue cheering.

Just when the three little girls were chatting here, not far from them, a middle-aged man wearing a hat and wrapping himself very tightly was looking at the spiritual shed with great complexity.

This person is none other than Zhang Ruoqi, the master of the prison army!

Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the autumn tigers in Liaodi are still very vicious, but even if the weather is very hot, Zhang Ruoqi is very tightly wrapped, but his body, especially in the depths of his heart, is cold!

Since yesterday when he learned the news that Xu Changqing had killed Huang Taiji, Zhang Ruoqi has not closed his eyes.

His heart is really turning a thousand times, and his liver and intestines are broken, but he has never made a decision.

With Zhang Ruoqi's experience, he naturally deeply understands that Xu Changqing has made such a great contribution, and it can really be said that the battle will be decided, even if Xu Changqing does not operate, the interest groups around Xu Changqing may have already taken shape.

And he, Zhang Ruoqi, has been excluded for various reasons, and the wrong choice has been excluded.

However, in the end, he Zhang Ruoqi is still a prisoner, even if he has been defeated at this time, he still has some room for maneuver.

Therefore, Zhang Ruoqi also made a decision for himself to come and inspect Huang Taiji's body!

Even if they knew this kind of thing, whether it was Hong Chengchou, Qiu Minyang, or Bing Beidao, or Xu Changqing's generals, they would definitely not dare to fake it.

But what if he could find clues in this?

Then, can't all the previous political mistakes be ignored?

"At mid-hour, the body of the slave chief is officially opened, please line up in order to visit!"

At this time, a thousand general officers in front of the spiritual shed shouted loudly.

Many of the surrounding soldiers also began to retreat to both sides, giving way to the passage into the spirit shed.

"Master Jun, I've been queuing for a long time, let me go in and have a look."

"I've been queuing for a long time, and I'm going to see it too."

"And me, and my ......"

There was a commotion in the crowd.

Mr. Qian on duty had already been instructed, and said with a smile: "Of course, it will start immediately." However, a certain family is also here to remind you that you can only look at it, not touch it! If you dare to touch it, you will be fined ten taels of silver! If you still don't listen to the command, you will be pulled to serve in the army! ”

"Huh?"

"So ruthless?"

There was another commotion in the crowd, but soon everyone was honest.

Ten taels of silver is not a small amount, let alone being pulled into the army to serve, it must be coolies.

Everyone just came to see something fresh, and how could they make themselves uncomfortable.

After a short time, the spirit shed was finally released, and a group of people entered it in order.

Wu Sanmei and the three little girls, as well as Zhang Ruoqi and his two entourages, were the first to enter.

You know, there is such a thing as privilege, which is pervasive.

The mourning shed was very large, hundreds of square meters, full of ice, very cold, and hundreds of soldiers on duty were all wearing cotton jackets.

The furnishings inside are also very quirky.

There were wooden stairs all around, and in the middle, there was a platform isolated like an island, and on top of it, there was a large ice coffin.

Standing in the position of Wu Sanmei and the three little girls, you can faintly see that inside the ice coffin, there is a figure in a bright yellow dragon robe, and there are a lot of black blood stains around it.

And next to the ice coffin, there are several poles of flags, depicting dragons and phoenixes, and the end is a majesty.

The three little girls followed the strange stairs and soon came to a high place, and finally saw clearly the existence inside the coffin from a high position.

This is a towering middle-aged fat man, his face is pale, his eyes are closed, although he has been carefully disguised, but the hideousness at the erection neck can still be vaguely seen.

Even if he is dead, his majesty is as if he is still alive, and people dare not face it.

The three little girls still had a stomach to say, but at this time, they couldn't say a word, they could only hold hands, and wanted to hurry up the stairs and leave here.

And when they finally circled around the ice coffin, they were about to go down.

"Yah———"

Rui'er couldn't help but let out a coquettish cry, and immediately subconsciously covered her small mouth.

Wu Sanmei and Ah Duo also saw the scene in front of them clearly at this time, and suddenly, the whole person was a little bad.

If it weren't for the fact that these three little girls were clinging to each other, relying on each other and supporting each other, I'm afraid they would have to wrestle directly.

I saw that on the ice pile behind the soldiers on duty, there were countless dead heads.

Almost all of these dead heads are the same, half of their heads are bare, with money rat braids, each more hideous than the other, and some of them still have open eyes, and they look like ghosts.

The three little girls didn't dare to stay here anymore, so they hurriedly left, and finally got out of the spirit shed through the exit on the other side, which was the big gasp for air.

It's terrifying, it's like the underworld.

I'm afraid they're going to have nightmares tonight.

And behind the three little girls, Zhang Ruoqi, who was tightly wrapped, was much more indifferent.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw these heads placed like a Jingguan, and his brows suddenly furrowed.

I don't know who came up with this doorway, and his heart can be punished!

Subconsciously, Zhang Ruoqi remembered Xu Changqing's young and heroic face.

In addition to Xu Changqing, Zhang Ruoqi really couldn't imagine that the old-fashioned Hong Chengchou, Qiu Minyang and others would use this method.

And as the labyrinthine stairs twisted and turned, going up to the highest point and seeing Huang Taiji's corpse clearly, Zhang Ruoqi's old eyes couldn't help but squint hard and take a closer look.

Huang Taiji's jade wrench, Huang Taiji's seven-star glaive knife, Huang Taiji's big ......

After checking them one by one, Zhang Ruoqi's heart was already cold.

This, this @#¥%, is actually true......

Even though he has not seen Huang Taiji with his own eyes, Zhang Ruoqi has seen the portrait of Huang Taiji, and he knows the value of these treasures.

It's not Huang Taiji, it's not the Heavenly Family, who would dare to use this kind of thing?

Xu Changqing, that kid, really, really beheaded the slave chief Emperor Taiji......

This made Zhang Ruoqi plan a counteroffensive strategy all night, but it collapsed in an instant, and the strength of his whole body was about to be drained......

This kind of bloody reality is in front of him, if he still wants to open his eyes and tell nonsense, even if the Manchu side denies it, how can he please him?

I'm afraid that being beheaded is light, maybe it will be Ling Chi, or even punish the nine clans......

This kind of price is by no means something that Zhang Ruoqi can bear.

Even if he is unhappy, even if he is unwilling in every way, Zhang Ruoqi found that there is only one way in front of him, and that is ...... I can only go to Hong Chengchou and Qiu Minyang first......

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As more and more people visited Xu Changqing's carefully constructed Ice Spirit Shed, the entire Ningyuan City once again fell into a rising heat and commotion.

As soon as they entered the Ice Spirit Shed, everyone's first feeling was fear.

But when it comes out, when you calm down a little, you will be as excited as raging as you can't speak!

Huang Taiji and Zhen Manchuria, even if they are cattle? Isn't it still beheaded by Xu Ye and placed in this Ningyuan City?

Even if the main force of the Ming Dynasty breaks through, it is definitely the number one super victory since the founding of the dynasty!

"Cool, so cool, haha, I really can't imagine that in my life, Lao Liu, I can actually see the corpse of the slave chief. Xu Ye is so mighty! ”

"Haha, I thought that Huang Taiji had three heads and six arms, but I didn't expect it, it was similar to us. However, this person is really fierce, and only a hero like Xu Ye can stop him. ”

"It's worth it, it's worth it. Today is a big white day. ”

“……”

All kinds of excited voices soon spread outside the Ice Spirit Pavilion Pavilion.

But the crowd wasn't all about cheerfulness.

There were a few loyal and honest figures, and as soon as they came out of the ice spirit shed, they were like dead fathers and mothers, as if the sky had fallen, and they didn't say a word.

It turned out that everything was true, and the emperor was really given by that Xu Changqing......

Heaven is unfair.