In the following month and a half, just as Wang Huaxing said, although the Qing army relied on the fortified city and fortress to deploy and block layer by layer, the fortified city could not block the siege artillery, the fortress could not block the gunpowder, and the seemingly strong fortress was bombarded into ruins under the artillery of the siege artillery. The once impregnable fortress has been transformed into a series of graves.

In successive battles, the Qing army's defense line was constantly torn apart. Although under the command of Feiyangu, the Qing army in Kurdai and other places withdrew unharmed, but it could not stop the victorious Ming army's attack. Although the Qing army did not lose its main force, it was also a heavy one, and there were less than 20,000 horses left under Feiyangu's command.

The natural danger and geographical advantage did not give the Qing army too much protection, and even let the Qing army, which tried to trust the natural danger and geographical advantage, fall into a new crisis - the Ming army repeatedly crossed the mountains and detoured back to the only way for Feiyangu to retreat, blocking the enemy layer by layer, although every time, Feiyangu could break out of the Ming army's blocking line, but every time he would lose a lot of men and horses. The only thing that makes people happy is because those mountain roads are dangerous. Therefore, every time the Ming army sent to block the enemy, most of them were small troops. Even, their purpose is only to harass the enemy. Therefore, the Qing army was always able to break through their obstacles with ease.

Faced with the pursuing Ming army and blockage, Feiyangu began to panic, but there was nothing he could do. He knew very well in his heart that as long as he retreated slowly, he might fall into the heavy encirclement of the Ming army at any time, and he would inevitably be annihilated by the whole army. But if the whole army retreats, there must be the emperor's will, and if there is no will to retreat, it will be a dead end in the end.

At this time, the emperor sent a messenger and directly ordered him to withdraw him, and after having the emperor's decree, he cheered up and immediately ordered the whole army to retreat.

The Qing army retreated very quickly, and even the Ming army's pursuing troops had no chance to stop it in a roundabout way, and Chongshan also blocked the detour of the large army, and the attack of a small group of troops was just an attack, just like before, only to delay.

Therefore, in the end, the pursuing Ming army could only look at the enemy and sigh, sighing at the decisiveness of the Qing army's actions, the decisiveness of the retreat, and of course, what made people sigh even more was the speed of their escape. The speed of their escape made it even strange if they were all mounted on horseback and became cavalry, and I am afraid that even the cavalry could not keep up with the speed at which they could escape.

Sometimes people have to admit that in the face of life and death, people's potential will always be tapped to the maximum, just like these Qing troops who fled in a hurry now.

Soldiers can escape. The general can also be withdrawn.

But where can the emperor flee to?

On the imperial case in the house, there were a lot of reports from all over the country, the most of which were of course sent by the prince left behind in Jingnan, and most of them persuaded the emperor that the emperor's body of ten thousand gold should not suffer from conquest again. Please put the country first and return to Luan immediately. The content of these reports, no one mentioned the current situation, it seems that everyone did not see the tension of the situation, the minions could not see it, but Xuan Ye, as the emperor, could not read it, and could not help but think about it.

"I've taken Feyangu down from the front."

Xuan Ye, who didn't raise his head, said directly, he didn't even glance at Wang Huaxing.

"It seems that this layer of defense is no longer good, Wang Huaxing, you tell me, what should we do now?"

Take Feiyangu down!

This is not Wang Huaxing's suggestion, he just said that layers of defense are not good, and it is a futile effort to give people away. Instead of sending heads to the Ming army like this, it is better to withdraw the army. At least as long as someone is around, there is always a way to think about it.

If there are no more people, there will be no way to think about it.

What's next?

The emperor's question made Wang Huaxing not know how to answer for a while, and he also knew what kind of answer the emperor wanted to hear, but he also understood that the gap between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Kingdom, now that there was a mistake at the beginning, how could it end?

But even if it's hard to say. There are always things that need to be said.

Thinking of this, Wang Huaxing knelt down and said.

"Your Majesty, the minister dared to ask the last question, if we fight between the Qing Kingdom and the Ming Kingdom, in terms of strength, who will win?"

In fact, the answer to the question is clear to everyone, but no one has ever said it as directly as he did. Even now, for the Qing Kingdom, they still use the method of self-paralysis. to escape from reality, to escape the reality that the Ming Dynasty is far stronger than the Qing Dynasty.

Even sometimes, in order to escape this reality, they would compare how to defeat the Ming army in Liaodong back then, and the Ming army did not dare to go out of the city. How to enter the Central Plains and occupy the glory of the Central Plains yesterday to prove the strength of the Qing Dynasty.

But even self-paralysis knows the truth. There are some problems that cannot be escaped.

Xuan Ye was silent and didn't answer immediately, he stared at Wang Huaxing, as if he wanted to see why he would ask such a question, seeing the sincerity on his face, he knew that he wanted to know the answer, and knew his opinion as an emperor. It took a moment before he replied.

"The Ming country has a population of more than 10,000, it is a big country in the world, the firearms are sharp, far beyond the human power to stop, its armor elite is not less than a million, almost the same as the population of our country, the war between the two countries is naturally the Ming country has the upper hand."

In spite of that, even though it is true. But Xuan Ye then said.

"But the water is impermanent, the soldiers are normal, no matter how strong the Ming Kingdom is, didn't Emperor Taizu easily defeat his hundreds of thousands of troops back then?"

TV only arrived at this time, as the emperor's suspension, he still chose to save a little face for the Qing Dynasty in words. After all, now that the lining of the Great Qing Kingdom has been lost, if you don't want to save that little bit in terms of face. It was a much more difficult day.

"What the emperor said is very true, and what he said is also reasonable."

Looking up at the emperor, Wang Huaxing said again.

"In the past two years, the minister has been willing to fall, and he has never shared worries for the emperor, but he just reads the history books at home, especially likes to read the history of the Yuan Dynasty, as well as the history of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Hongwu, after all, the Ming people call Xingqian "Little Taizu", and he is in the Ming Dynasty, which is indeed the same. When the minister looked at the history of the Yuan Dynasty, he always saw that after Meng Yuan lost the country, in the face of the Ming army, even if Meng Yuan had hundreds of thousands, he was always defeated again and again, and the so-called imperial court could only run around on the grassland, and I don't know how many Mongolian people had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. It stands to reason that at this time, Zhu Hongwu should let go of the Northern Yuan, but he was still determined to take the Northern Yuan, and never gave the Northern Yuan a chance to settle in Mongolia, and later Lan Yu led his division of 150,000 to the north. Beiyuan fled all the way to the fishing sea, and Lan Yu pursued all the way, and then was defeated by Lan Yu. Timur took dozens of people, including the crown prince Tianbaonu, the prefect and the prime minister, fled to the direction of Helin, and traveled to the area of the Tula River, where he was hanged by his generals. After this battle, Usahar Khan's second son, Di Baonu, 123 concubines and princesses, more than 3,000 officials, a population of more than 77,000, more than 150,000 horses, camels, cattle and sheep, as well as a large number of seals, books, weapons, and vehicles, were all captured by the Ming army. ”

From the time Wang Huaxing mentioned the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Xuan Ye fell into silence, he sat there silently with his brows lowered, he had also read the history books, especially this paragraph, and read it word by word, word by word. It's already been memorized.

It is precisely because of this that he will see the future of the Great Qing Kingdom and his own future in Beiyuan.

"After this battle, the Golden Family, that is, the Kublai Khan family, lost its position as the supreme Central Khanate among the Mongols, and most of the Mongol tribes declared independence from it, and successively surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.

When Wang Huaxing's words fell, Xuan Ye nodded and said.

"For the Ming emperors, the Yuan Dynasty of Genghis Khan's Golden Family has come to an end, and those new monarchs of the steppe are a people without a prominent history, and they cannot have the supreme prestige and appeal of the Golden Family. Then, the threat of Yuan to Ming should be over from there. Back then, why did my father chase Yongli relentlessly, and because of this, Yongli is orthodox, if you don't kill him, my Qing Kingdom will never be peaceful! ”

After a long sigh, looking at Wang Huaxing, Xuan Ye knew why everyone was there to kill them all. For what? In order to be able to sit firmly. In order not to leave hidden dangers for future generations.

Xuan Ye said again.

"For so many years, that is, you, can tell the truth, others ......"

It's not that over the years, there are really few people who will tell such a truth, and they are all there to find a way to maintain the face of the Great Qing Kingdom.

That is, a group of minions, only a group of minions will do everything possible to maintain the face of the master, instead of helping the master get rid of the current difficulties.

Shaking his head, Xuan Ye sighed.

"They know it in their hearts, but no one says this, for them, it is just a sincere master, this advice is contrary to the ear!"

His words were very kind, but he was also very emotional, and even very sincere. There is a look that has not recognized the loyal minister until now.

"I haven't used you in the past two years, and it's right that you have complaints!"

Wang Huaxing hurriedly kowtowed and said.

"Don't dare!"

At this time, of course, I can only say this, otherwise wouldn't it be saying that the emperor has no eyes and does not know loyalty?

"Forget it, the mistake has been made, even if I reuse you now, what's the use, the overall situation is difficult to return. This matter, I miscalculated too much, I only thought about the Zhongxing Qing Dynasty, but I never thought that for the Ming Kingdom, as long as I am here, the Qing Dynasty of the Aixin Jueluo family is their henchmen, and they will never allow us to be there, just like when Zhu Hongwu destroyed the Northern Yuan, let's suppress Yongli, everyone knows that we can't give the opponent a chance to breathe, as long as I am here, my Qing Dynasty is a threat to the Ming Kingdom. Emperor Xingqian's generation of virtuous monarchs, how could they not see it? All these years of chasing after me to the end, if we don't destroy our Qing Dynasty, if we don't kill me, he won't be able to lie in peace, this ......"

Chop the grass and eradicate the roots to prevent future troubles. This was the case with Yongli in the Qing Dynasty back then. For what? In order to be able to sit firmly in the country for thousands of generations, in order not to leave hidden dangers for future generations.

Now in the eyes of the Ming Kingdom, the Great Qing Kingdom is also that hidden danger. If they don't kill all of them, the Aixinjue Luo family will never give up.

Standing up, Xuan Ye took two steps in the room, and then sighed.

"So, as long as I am in one day and the court is in one day, the Ming Kingdom will be in pursuit, am I right?"

In fact, for all this, I can see the fate of the Yuan Dynasty from the book. Xuan Ye already knew his future and knew what his fate would be. Whether you are unwilling or not, but even if you are unwilling, what can you do?

Now that the Great Qing Kingdom has reached the point where it is now, even if it is fighting, what can it fight for.

Kneeling in front of the emperor, Wang Huaxing kowtowed and replied tremblingly.

"The ministers are incompetent, the ministers are incompetent, so that the emperor is worried, the ministers are really guilty and deserve death, ten thousand deaths."

At this time, you cannot say anything other than prostrate and confess your sins. I'm afraid I'm going to lose my head if I talk again. So I can only kneel here and kowtow and confess.

"Actually, the Golden Family was defeated, but the Mongols are still there, and the later Tumubao Change, didn't it make Daming lose face? Later, Dayan Zhongxing, in fact, Mongolia still has a chance to rise again, but it is ......"

When he said this, Xuan Ye didn't just think of the Mongols, he also thought of the Mongols who fled to India, how rushed they were back then, but now they have almost occupied the whole of India. The vastness of the territory is not even inferior to that of the Ming Dynasty.

If they could, why couldn't the Qing Kingdom?

The strength in the Great Qing Kingdom is far greater than that of the group of beggars of the Mongols.

Of course, it is not without difference, the biggest difference between the two is that there is an undying enemy behind the Great Qing Kingdom.

For Da Ming, as long as he loves Xinjue Luo Xuanye. One day still alive. They will never let go of the Qing Dynasty. As long as the Qing court is still there, they will continue to pursue, even at the ends of the earth.

And all this is exactly what those history books gave him, and it is because of this that he made that decision.

After a moment of silence, Xuan Ye, who had already made up his mind, said.

"As long as there are people, there is always a chance to rise again, but if there is no one, there is no chance, just like Kazakhstan and Bukhara, they will never have a chance again!"

Talent is the most critical, and it is precisely because of this that he will withdraw the troops in front of him, just to keep people. As long as there are still people in the Great Qing Kingdom, there is still some hope of recovering the past. If you leave everyone here, then the Qing Kingdom will be like the Bukharans here. Completely disappeared from this world.

Looking into the distance, Xuan Ye continued.

"Just like you said, we block the enemy layer by layer, in fact, it doesn't make much sense, we will never be able to stop the attack of the Ming army, and in the end they will fight to Jingnan, and they will continue to seize our territory, at this time, our soldiers have been killed by them, and the people have been killed, and there will be no hope for the Qing Kingdom to rise, Wang Huaxing, I am right!"

Staring at Wang Huaxing. Xuan Ye's tone was a little helpless, but his expression was very firm, after all, he had already made a decision in his heart. Now that the time has come, it's time to put an end to this.

"Death to the minister!"

Kowtowed again, and Wang Huaxing pleaded guilty again. Now except for kowtowing, he doesn't even dare to come out.

"Ten thousand deaths? If ten thousand deaths can save the Qing Kingdom, I will not hesitate to die! ”

Xuan Ye sighed, those who are slaves are like this at every turn, kowtowing there to ask for sin, but in addition to kowtowing and asking for sin, how many of them can really share a little for Daqing?

Perhaps it was precisely because of the disappointment with those minions that Xuan Ye said so many things today. And it's all heart-wrenching.

"Ten thousand deaths, it can't be done, but it's okay to die, I may not be able to save the Qing Dynasty, but there is a way to save the banner people, and there is a way to leave a trace of vitality for the Aixin Jueluo family!"

The emperor's words made Wang Huaxing kneel lower, he didn't speak, just knelt there. He had already guessed how the emperor wanted to protect a little bit of the vitality of the Aixin Jueluo family.

Turning around and seeing Wang Huaxing kneeling there waiting, Xuan Ye pressed the irritation in his heart and said to him.

"Get up, I will give you 10,000 fine horses, you withdraw all the way from here to Jingnan, you have to travel day and night, wait until you get to Jingnan, tell the prince, and then take the prince all the way to the south, now the Afghan side is empty, you withdraw there, there will still be a glimmer of life!"

What the!

In an instant, Wang Huaxing's back trembled suddenly. Then countless thoughts were tumbling in his heart, was this the emperor's plan?

"The Emperor's ......"

Wang Huaxing looked up at the emperor and saw that the emperor was silent there, and he knew that the emperor had decided. So he asked again.

"Your Majesty, what should you do then?"

It's just that the crown prince fled, so what about the emperor?

After a while, Wang Huaxing understood the emperor's approach, maybe it was the only way to accept all this, to be able to keep a little vitality of the Aixin Jueluo family, so that the Aixin Jueluo family would still have a little hope and hope in the future.

But what is the premise of all this?

It's the emperor.

Now the emperor's words are undoubtedly asking for himself.

thought that he had been left out in the cold for so long, and suddenly became a minister of orphanage at this time. Thinking of this Wang Huaxing, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

"I ...... I actually know the result of this imperial expedition, I have no shame to return to Beijing, even if I return to Jingnan, what can I do? It's nothing more than a few more days of delay, the Ming Kingdom will not spare a single life, nor will it let go of the Qing court, after you withdraw to Jingnan, I will first fight a decisive battle with the Ming army, and after the decisive battle, then lead the Chinese army to withdraw to Jingnan, and then ......"

Xuan Ye didn't speak again, he just stood there silent, as if he was there imagining what would happen in the future. But for what is to come, he is ready.

just looked at Wang Huaxing quietly, stared at him kneeling on the ground, and said after a long time.

"I trust you today, prince, and I will ask you in the future!"

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