On the seventh day of February in the eighteenth year of Chongzhen, Zunhua City was under the continuous attack of the Qing Dynasty, and finally stepped into the old dust of the previous Luanxian, Xinglong and other cities, and fell into the hands of the Qing people.

Liaodong general Wu Xiang, Man Gui and others were killed in battle, Wu Sangui and others continued to be unable to escape, dozens of Ming civil officials below Liaodong Governor Lu Xiangsheng were captured, and died of loyalty, of course, there were also people who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and became Qing Dynasty ministers.

Hong Chengchou looked back at Zunhua City, which had just fallen in the distance, still smoking and fighting, and said with a sigh of relief: "I don't know when my Ming disciples will be able to return to this place?" ”

"My lord, let's go, if you don't go, the Qing Dynasty chasers will catch up!"

Wu Sangui was tightly guarding Hong Chengchou's side, but he was extremely nervous about this superintendent who seemed to be incompetent despite repeated defeats.

After several battles, the Ming army in Liaodong ended in failure, but in the eyes of Wu Sangui and other generals and ministers, Hong Chengchou, as a superintendent, is actually not incompetent, but the historical trend is like this, the strength of the Qing people is much stronger than the Liaodong defenders, and it is extremely rare for their Ming army to hold on to the present.

is also different from the original history, until now, not only Hong Chengchou, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, was not captured by the Qing Dynasty and finally surrendered, but even Wu Sangui, who left a strong mark in the original history of the Qing Dynasty, is still holding the official body of the Ming Dynasty and being his loyal minister.

Although Wu Sangui may still have the bureaucratic color of the Liaodong military generals, he is still strong in terms of loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.

In particular, his father Wu Xiang, the general soldier of Liaodong, died in the war with the Qing people, and the fact that Emperor Chongzhen is still alive today, so that this Ming military general with a strong betrayal color did not waver in his heart against the Qing people, let alone surrender to the other party.

"Do you know that we are now sticking to the front line in Zunhua so far, and what has we gained for the time we have gained for the Ming Dynasty?"

On the way to escape, Hong Chengchou's interest has never been very high, while being carried by a large group of soldiers and horses to flee south, he chatted with Wu Sangui and them without a match.

"Hehehe, we are desperately working on the front line, but those ministers in the court are desperately begging Your Majesty to move south, let us give them back!!"

The inside story of the Jingshi Gaotang, as a feudal official of the past, Hong Chengchou naturally has a unique channel to understand, if it weren't for the fact that there is only a little conscience of the party in his heart as a Ming official, it is impossible to say that he Hong Chengchou would have taken people to the Qing Dynasty a long time ago.

"My lord, the last general thinks that this is not something worth caring about, Your Majesty's precious body and the co-lord of the whole world can't be under the dangerous wall like us ministers and generals!"

"If even Your Majesty has been missed, then wouldn't my hundreds of years of foundation in the Tang and Tang dynasties be ruined?"

"Your Majesty's intention to move south, not only should we ministers not complain, but should feel ashamed! If it weren't for the fact that our ministers were incapable and couldn't solve problems for Your Majesty, Your Majesty would not have agreed to move south! ”

Wu Sangui actually knows a little about the inside story of the court, when his father came to support him with the last batch of Ming Dynasty troops, rumors about all aspects of the court have spread, from his father Wu Xiang's mouth, Wu Sangui heard some rumors more or less at night, so at this time he heard Hong Chengchou's complaints, but he had a different opinion.

At least now the family members of their Wu family who stayed in Jingshi, as well as his favorite woman Chen Yuanyuan, have also been arranged by the family to get on the southerners' sea ships and move from the sea to the rich Jiangnan, so it is worth it for him Wu Sangui to wait on the battlefield now.

Hong Chengchou glanced at Wu Sangui quietly, quite surprised by the other party's words, but it was also a reminder of Wu Sangui's words, which made Hong Chengchou suddenly wake up in his heart, the gaffe just now is really a little undeserved!

It's just that Hong Chengchou's pessimism is not unreasonable, he lost the Ningjin defense line, lost the Shanhaiguan Pass, and now lost the Zunhua defense line, and then after the Qing people pack up the back road, they will take the army and drive straight into the heart of the Ming Dynasty, and now it must be the empty Shuntianfu Forbidden City, so that the Ming Dynasty will lose the biggest face in front of the public.

Even if he can safely flee to the south now, but after losing many cities and armies one after another, and no longer have any use value, as the best candidate for the Ming Dynasty to find face and find a scapegoat, his future must be really bleak, and it can even be said to be very bleak.

It's just that, after all, he has been an official in the imperial court and has eaten the rice bowl of the Ming Dynasty for so many years, and for a while, Hong Chengchou was still determined to do something that violated the ethics of the contemporary people at that time.

Among the Jingshi, all the people who can go are gone, and most of the people who can't go are ordinary people who have no power and status, and no money to spend, but at this time, the Jingshi seems to be in a tight depression, and there are not even a few vendors who usually buy and sell snacks, fruits and vegetables.

For the barbarism of the Qing people, the people in the capital have long heard a lot from various rumors, but first, it is difficult to leave their homeland, and secondly, they do not have much means of making a living.

Hong Chengchou and the others had just entered the Beijing Division with their front feet, and Hong Chengchou, who was the supervisor with the back foot, was stopped by the guys who commanded the Fusi of Jinyi Weibei Town.

"What are you doing, Lao Tzu has just come back from the battlefield, this is Lord Hong Chengchou, the governor of the court and the left attendant of the military department, you must not be rude!!"

Although Wu Sangui and the others looked tired and a little embarrassed, but before they could settle down, they were approached by someone, and anyone would be a little angry, and a group of people fought with the people of Jinyiwei on the street.

"On the orders of His Majesty, arrest Hong Chengchou, the governor of Liaoliao, and put him in prison for review!!"

The unique flying fish suit on the Jinyiwei of the Fusi Yamen in Beizhen, the embroidered spring knife in his hand has already scared away the already scarce population, even if Luan is moving south now, but under the prestige of the years, the brand of Jinyiwei is still avoided.

“……”

No one thought that he had just blessed Hong Chengchou to escape, but after turning his head back to his own territory, it would be such a general scene.

"Thank you generals for taking care of you along the way! Since it is His Majesty's order, this official is also duty-bound, and it is time to give an explanation to the court! ”

Hong Chengchou was calm at this time, if he was disappointed and complained before, then now Jinyiwei's actions have completely wiped out the last friendship with the Ming Dynasty.

"Don't leave it at that!!"

"Your Excellency!!"

The rabbit died and the fox was sad, and even Wu Sangui and his generals felt a little concerned.

(End of chapter)