Chapter 738 rushed to face the saint

On the wilderness, the corpses were ambushed, and the Ming soldiers carried the bloody war knives through the corpses, and found the wounded soldiers of the Ming army, so they called for the shelf to carry them away, and found that the wounded soldiers of the Qing soldiers directly made up for a knife, which was also considered benevolence and righteousness.

At this time, a Ming soldier suddenly grabbed a Qing soldier who was lying on the ground and pretended to be dead, hugged his head from behind with one hand, and the cold and shining Miao knife stretched out to his neck.

The Ming army needed prisoners to serve as cannon fodder, but these disabilities could only become a burden, and Wang Yan had a very hard time raising the wounded soldiers of the Ming army, where could he have the money to take care of the wounded soldiers of the Qing army.

The sparse Ming soldiers, just holding knives and guns, wandered among the corpses, picking up the scattered weapons and tying them together, while giving the Qing soldiers who were not dead a knife, ending their sinful lives, and don't give their lives to the Tartars in the next life.

Outside the battlefield, the prisoners of the brigade were connected by hemp ropes, and the Ming army with a small flag could often carry nearly 100 prisoners to the towns near the battlefield.

The town of Lulang, located between Dashengguan and Ma'anshan, has a population of hundreds of households, and now there is a sprawling military camp outside the town, where a large number of prisoners are held.

The Ming army set up a temporary camp outside the town, and after a while, the people in the town beat gongs and drums to drive the pigs, led the sheep, and under the leadership of the squire, changed into a net towel, put on Han clothes, and came to the camp gate to reward the army.

These days they are also worried, before Jin Shenghuan called, Lao Baozheng killed pigs and sheep, to meet the Ming army, as a result Jin Shenghuan was killed by Bolo defeated, someone in the town reported to the Qing soldiers that Lao Baozheng secretly communicated with the Ming army, Lao Baozheng was forced to commit suicide, and now the people in the town saw a large number of Qing soldiers captured, convinced that the king of Hengyang really won, and then under the leadership of Lao Baozheng's son, came out again.

Everyone has a saying in their hearts that the gentry and common people in Jiangnan originally lived a prosperous life, but in recent years, under the rule of the Qing court, the original economic structure went bankrupt, production was destroyed on a large scale, and coupled with the exploitation of the Qing court, life was not as good as before.

The five loyal soldiers camped outside the town, and did not rob the grain, invaded the houses, and spoiled the girls, and they could distinguish the good from the bad.

The gentry and people in the town, with a small surplus of food, lit a fire, and every household prepared the best food for the festival, and had to prepare the best food for the soldiers who had fought for a day, at least the generals, and no matter how bad it was, at least they had to cook a hot meal for the king of Hengyang.

At this time, the whole town poured out, hundreds of people carrying baskets, carrying burdens, crowded in front of the camp gate, but Wang Yan was not in the camp, soon after the battle, he and Jin Shenghuan, Wan Yuan Ji met, and immediately led nearly a thousand guards to Ma'anshan.

At the foot of Ma'anshan, the Qing soldiers had already withdrawn from the siege, but the Ming army did not leave, first, the army was hungry and had no strength, and second, the emperor only had one breath left, and it was estimated that he would die if he moved slightly, so no one dared to move.

At this time, the emperor and his ministers were still in the temple on the top of the mountain, but the soldiers went down the mountain and occupied the camp of the Qing army.

Man Dazhuang knew that the Jiangxi soldiers had been trapped for many days and the grain and grass were cut off, so as soon as the Qing army left, he ordered the sailors to go ashore, move the grain from the ship, set up a marching stove, and prepare flatbread and thick porridge.

The Jiangxi soldiers, who had been hungry for several days, suddenly turned into jackals and beasts, swarming down the mountain, some went straight to the river, buried their heads in the river, and some ate nonsense from the sea, and some ate too quickly and choked to death.

After Jin Shenghuan and the others went down the mountain, they learned from Man Dazhuang's mouth that Wang Yan made a detour to Ma'anshan in order to prevent Bolo from retreating into the Dasheng Pass.

After Jin Shenghuan and the others discussed, they reluctantly pulled out some soldiers who still had strength and chased after Bolo.

Although the siege of Ma'anshan was resolved, the Tang King and many ministers did not ease down, they were worried about two issues, one was whether Wang Yan could defeat Bolo, and the other was that the emperor was no longer good, and whether the battle of Jiangnan could continue.

In the temple, the emperor was seriously ill, and the Tang king had now become the backbone of the pro-Tang faction, and was re-embraced as a prisoner by the ministers. He sat in a side room, and there were more than a dozen ministers in the room, and the temple did not have so many stools, they could only stand.

Most of them were haggard, and the soldiers were so strong that their cheeks were sunken, and their beards under their chins were mostly white, and they coughed incessantly from time to time.

At this time, he stood up, stopped coughing for a while, and then saluted to King Tang: "Your Highness, the Hengyang Domain has traveled thousands of miles to help, and has a decisive battle with Bolo in the wilderness, whether it is victory or defeat, we should all prepare early!" ”

Hearing him say this, many officials in the room were not surprised, and all of them had melancholy on their faces.

After this battle, the pro-Tang faction suffered heavy losses, and once the emperor died, the morale of the Ming army would inevitably plummet, and many ministers had already retreated.

In addition, they were defeated in the hands of Bolo, and the confidence and morale accumulated in the past few years also died out with this battle, and it was difficult for Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren to recover their combat strength without a period of rest.

They were defeated by the Qing soldiers, and the original fear of Qing was sprouting in their hearts, so it was also a big question mark in their hearts about whether Wang Yan could defeat Bolo.

Chen Zizhuang took the lead in saying this, and the scholar Gu Yuanjing also came out and said: "Your Highness, if the Hengyang Domain is defeated, then we are in danger of being besieged again, and now Your Majesty's dragon body is difficult to support, and the minister suggests that His Royal Highness should withdraw to Jiangxi and prepare to ascend the throne to continue the unification." ”

What he said was more direct, and even had the meaning of letting King Tang ascend the throne first.

The emperor died, the entire power of restoring the Ming Dynasty was bound to be turbulent, the news reached King Lu's side, King Lu could ascend the throne first, and Wang Yan might also establish the Gui Domain, and all the ministers were very anxious.

As soon as the two scholars spoke, most of the other officials also meant the same.

The Tang King sat in the middle, listened to their words, and understood their worries, but the battle of Jiangnan was of great significance, related to the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty, and now that the emperor was still there, if he retreated so gloomy and rushed to ascend the throne, his face would not look good, it would be difficult to convince the public, and it would damage his prestige, and the influence of the court he established would also be greatly reduced.

Tang Wang saw that the ministers in the house were a little chaotic, his somewhat emaciated face was like a layer of frost, he looked at everyone, was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Silence! ”

When everyone in the house heard the sound, they saw that his face was not good, and they hurriedly quieted down.

Tang Wang looked at them and was speechless for a long time, and only after half a ring did he speak: "The results of the front line have not yet been transmitted, why should Qing and the others be so panicked." Lonely Wang Deren sent people to the east to investigate, whether he won or lost, and his own spies returned! If the Hengyang Domain wins, Lone and you retreat, you will become a sinner of the Ming Dynasty, if the Hengyang Domain is defeated, the ship will be on the river, and it will not be too late to retreat! ”

Chen Zizhuang and the others listened, and thought silently for a while, what Tang Wang said was also reasonable, but they were always a little uneasy in their hearts, if Tang Wang was killed by the Qing soldiers, then the Ming Dynasty would be over, but since Tang Wang said it, it was inconvenient for them to object, so they could only retreat to the second, "Your Highness, there is a way to be prepared, and the minister suggests that you can let the soldiers prepare first, so as not to cause chaos at that time."

King Tang pondered for a while, did not veto, and sighed dejectedly: "Just according to Qing's words." ”

Chen Zizhuang saw that Tang Wang should go down, so he walked out of the house, ready to go to the bottom of the mountain to convey the order, but as soon as he walked to the door, he was full of arms that were easy for a person to bump into, the person was strong, he was knocked back a few steps, and was held by someone, so that he did not fall, but there was also a cough.

The person who hit him was Wang Deren, and he was also startled, and he didn't care about saluting Tang Wang, so he stepped forward to check.

When King Tang saw him coming, he stood up and asked urgently, "Wang Qing, but there is news from the front." ”

Wang Deren reacted, and hurriedly saluted to King Tang with joy: "Your Highness, I just got the news that King Hengyang defeated the main force of Boluo in one fell swoop forty miles west of Dasheng Pass, and is now rushing to Ma'anshan with Jindu Town!" ”

(I blew it a few days ago, and the author tried his best to pick it up.) )

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