203 Death of Dignity

On October 11, the heavy snow did not stop, the gate of the Imperial City of Shengjing collapsed, and countless Hongtang soldiers launched a formation and advanced steadily step by step.

In the meantime, there were Qing soldiers who were buried deep in the snow, or hid in the shadows, or disguised as dead corpses, and occasionally jumped out, in a vain attempt to bring some losses to the Hongtang army, but with the skillful cooperation of the Hongtang soldiers, they were awarded the heads one by one.

"Your Highness, the last general is incompetent, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect the two Highnesses anymore!"

"The last general is bold, please move the two highnesses!"

Bayan, who had lost count of the wounds on his body and felt pain everywhere, appeared in the palace in embarrassment, pleading with the two princes sitting alone in the palace playing chess.

“……”

"Smack!"

A Go piece fell to the ground, Prince Zilharang raised his head and smiled, and said to Prince Daishan lightly: "You lost!" ”

"yes, I lost!"

Prince Daishan threw his son into the box, admitting defeat in despair, and at the same time turned his head to the left to look at Bayan, who was kneeling down at His Highness.

"It's hard General Bayan, we two old guys said before, we won't take a step back, you just leave us alone!"

The sound of fighting outside the city was getting closer, and even the sound of metal tears could be heard as soldiers fought each other as their swords clashed.

"But General Bayan, this king still has one last order to give."

"Bayan obeys orders!"

"The last general!"

"It is a fact that Shengjing City has been broken, and our army's task of delaying the Han army has also come to an end."

"However, the surviving soldiers of the Qing Dynasty are the elites of a hundred battles, and they have proved their worth and loyalty in the war!"

"The defeat has been decided, my Qing Dynasty boy should die as he deserves, and he can no longer make fearless sacrifices, and the lone king decides."

"The Great Qing Dynasty Shengjing Ang Bangzhang Jing Bayan immediately led the remnants of my Qing Dynasty soldiers to break through from the northern city and join the Qing Dynasty royal division returning to the north!"

"Your Highness, the last general will not obey his orders!"

Bayan was startled at first, and then retorted without hesitation.

"The two highnesses don't leave, the last general is Shengjing Angbang Zhangjing, and he can't go, guarding Shengjing is the duty of the last general, losing Shengjing and the last general is surviving, even if he flees back to Long'an Mansion, he will not be able to escape the military law of His Royal Highness Prince Rui, and let his descendants bear the infamy."

"Bold!"

Prince Jilharang, who had always been friendly, heard Bayan's rebuttal, and became angry on the spot: "I will die when the old man dies, and I can't make much contribution to my Qing Dynasty anyway, but you are still young, and you are still dead in this empty city, which seems to have achieved your name of loyalty, but in fact it is an act of disloyalty and injustice to the Qing Dynasty!" ”

"What is the current situation in my Qing Dynasty, don't you still understand in your heart? When I am in turmoil in the Qing Dynasty, the land north of Long An Mansion is not a good place, and it is the time for you Qing Dynasty athletes to play a great role! ”

"Instead of accompanying us two bad old men and this dead city to send us to death, it is better to leave a useful body, remember the shame brought to us by the Han people, and avenge us in the future!"

“……”

Jierharang's tone of hatred of iron and steel was extremely harsh, which made Bayan, who was originally determined, gradually feel a little afraid to look directly at the other party under his scolding and scolding.

"The Han people have a big husband who can bend and stretch, maybe this time to break through and return to the north, you will be despised and held accountable by the king and the adults, but compared to my Qing Dynasty foundation, how can you not bear the grievances and scolding you have to experience!"

"The last general, the last general......"

"Don't grind, you don't want to think about yourself, but you also have to think about the soldiers under your command, they have families and businesses, although it is their duty to be loyal and observant, but in addition to their own duties, they also bear the responsibility of being a son, a father, and a family!"

"It's decided, now General Bayan, you will organize the manpower to go out from Beicheng, whether you can break through or not, it depends on your own ability!"

"As for our two old men, we have already taken poison long before you came in, and as the prince of the Qing Dynasty, we cannot become Han prisoners, and at the same time, it can be regarded as lightening the burden on you!"

Prince Daishan's tone was relaxed, but his voice was full of pessimism and free and easy contradictions, and the fact that he drank the poison made Bayan even more shocked.

"Your Highness!"

Bayan's heart was sad, but he was pressed down by his death, and what the two princes needed at this time was not a seemingly sympathetic verbal action.

"Let's go! Let's go! ”

Almost pleadingly, the two princes, Daishan and Zilharang, urged Bayan, and the pale faces of the two of them were also visibly sweating, apparently the poison they had taken was beginning to attack.

"The last general is leaving!!"

The teachings of the two princes, coupled with the act of taking medicine in advance in order not to leave a handle for the retreating army, finally disrupted Bayan's determination to defend it, and after three hard knocks on the ground, a blood mark oozed from his forehead.

Bayan, who got up and turned his head to leave, didn't dare to look back again, he was afraid that he couldn't help but stay after seeing the two old men behind him.

"Pass the order, and the whole army will break through with me!"

"Order Bashan and Wu Shoujin to be the vanguards and open up the Han positions outside the North City Gate."

"The rest of the soldiers will join the general to block the offensive of the Han army!"

It is a fact that the imperial city was lost, but Bayan is not without manpower, although after nearly ten days of fighting heavy losses, but the Qing army in the north of the imperial city in the city defense area, there are still thousands of Qing soldiers to be worthy of a battle.

After abandoning the imperial city, Hongtang's army attacked more rapidly, and soon took control of the entire imperial palace.

"Hey, that's a bargain for these two old boys!"

In the Qing Imperial Palace, the two of them still maintained their appearance until death, and the bodies of the two princes sitting on the left and right of the Qing Dynasty throne were finally coaxed to be found by the army, and the scene was preserved until Shang Kexi their arrival.

Kong Youde had both regret and a little old relief, and sighed unwillingly.

"People die greatly, at least at the last moment, and their choice is also worthy of their status as the prince of the Qing Dynasty."

Shang Ke is happy and unhappy, let go of the past, maybe he will be excited about such feats, and proud of his many years of wishing, but now that the Hongtang army is under their leadership, they have established one featit after another, in his opinion, it should be like this, and it is not worth making a fuss.

"Intensify the offensive to prevent the remnants of the Qing Dynasty from jumping over the wall and breaking through!"

At the same time, Shang Kexi did not forget to tell the non-commissioned officers around him: "Those who travel a hundred miles are half ninety, and the more we reach the last step, the more beautiful we have to do!" ”