Chapter 203: Sacrifice of Prisoner Xuanjie

Before the second day, the drums and horns in the Laizhou Army and the White Pole Barracks resounded throughout the world. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the shouting of their respective captains and captains, the soldiers came out of the tents and rushed to the middle of the camp in a row.

The soldiers of the Beijing camp on the city wall rubbed their tired and unawakened eyes, opened their mouths wide, and looked curiously at these guest soldiers from afar in the urn city.

Behold, though their armor was in tatters, even the procession was very neat. The men and horses who arrived in succession, under the guidance of the loud commands of their respective officers, quickly formed a line like a machine, and soon formed a neat queue like a dense window ridge.

Wen Tiren and Wang Chengen, who came early in the morning, were also very surprised when they saw it from the city tower. Not to mention anything else, the speed of the formation of the Laizhou army and the white pole soldiers, this kind of neat queue, in terms of momentum alone, has far surpassed the border army and the Beijing camp.

Wang Chengen praised with a sharp voice: "Lord Wen, we know it, it turns out that a strong army should be like this." Commands are forbidden, as the arm commands. Lord Wen, our family thinks that even the four guard battalions of the Imperial Horse Prison are probably not comparable to the Laizhou army. ”

Wen Tiren was very polite to Wang Chengen, the emperor's henchman, and said with a smile: "What the prince said is very true, this Laizhou army and the white pole soldiers are indeed the strongest army in the world. However, the official has to go back to the noon gate to arrange the affairs of the Ministry of Rites first, will the prince go back with the old man? ”

"Oh!" Wang Chengen is looking at it. Some don't want to leave right away.

"Who is responsible for getting from here to noon?" He thought for a moment and asked again.

"From here to the noon gate, the military department is in charge. I want to make arrangements for it! Wen Tiren patiently explained.

"Okay, let's go with the adults, so that we can give a message to the saint."

As soon as the two left, the banner of the main general of the Laizhou Army was slowly raised, attracting a burst of applause from people watching the excitement from all sides.

The soldiers on duty of the Five Cities Terracotta Division immediately began to clear the way for the army to be reviewed, and the guide sent by the military department also arrived outside the door of the urn city.

Due to the vigorous propaganda of various teahouses and liquor shops yesterday, the people of the whole Beijing Division now know that there is an army called the Laizhou Army, which is going to Xuanjie at noon today. Therefore, many people rushed over from all directions early.

I saw that both sides of the street were crowded with lively "melon eaters", and the teahouses and restaurants along the street were also crowded with guests.

As soon as the hour arrived, a rumbling drum sounded in the urn city, followed by a bright drum sound, accompanied by the sound of the drum and the heavy footsteps of the Laizhou army: "Tap, tap, ......"

The footsteps were uniform, like a huge thunder hitting the earth, and the crowd on the left seemed to feel the ground tremble slightly.

"The wind is from the dragon, the cloud is from the tiger, and the dust and earth are fame.

Looking at Shenzhou, the people are bitter, and thousands of miles of fertile land are barren.

Look at the world, as much as you want, and make up for the defects of heaven.

Good boy, don't be a parent, just for the common people, not for the lord.

Holding a steel knife of ninety-nine, kill all Hu'er before stopping......"

The white pole soldiers of the Laizhou Army sang the military song of killing the captives in unison, stepping on their feet and shaking their hands like a person, and they came majestically and majestically.

In the midst of the song, a big man in iron armor, escorted by two personal soldiers and drummers, walked out of the Yongding Gate with a banner with the word "king".

It was followed by a red "Qin" banner, and the flag bearer was actually a tall and heroic female general. This is our Lord Wang's fiancΓ©e, who killed three captives of Qin Xiaojing and Qin girls alone.

The standard-bearer of the Laizhou army was just a brave cavalryman of the cavalry, and he killed a total of forty-two Manchu armored soldiers in the battle. When he walked out of the doorway, his head held high in excitement, and he proudly met the gazes of countless people.

Behind the two big flags, there were the soldiers of the white pole soldiers and the Laizhou Army arranged according to their respective flag teams. I saw that the two armies were neat and tidy, and the iron armor was stunning, and the carts between the queues were full of hideous human heads, emitting a faint smell of saltpeter.

The heroic war song continued to resound in all directions: "I am a dignified man, what is a Tartar as a horse and a cow." The strong man drank the wine in the bowl and did not look back on the journey of a thousand miles. The golden drums roared in unison, and the yellow dragon swore endlessly......"

The onlookers in Beijing had never seen such a murderous army, and they were completely shocked by the momentum of the white pole soldiers and the Laizhou army, and the audience was silent, and when the army walked out of the doorway, an excited voice could not suppress the shouting: "Hero!" ”

The onlookers finally reacted and shouted: "Hero! "Hero! "Kill the Tartars!" ”

The shouts and cheers were like waves crashing on the shore, resounding inside and outside the Yongding Gate.

Since the Manchu people ravaged the surrounding areas of Beijing, the common people have been living in fear of death and ruining their homes all the time. Many of them had seen the successive defeats of the Ming army, and the threat of death and tension for more than a month had brought many people's spirits to the brink of collapse.

Today, a Ming army was born, killing thousands of captives in one fell swoop, and the people's long-suppressed emotions finally gushed out, and they cheered loudly to the Laizhou army in a fascination, venting their emotions to the fullest.

The soldiers on duty of the Five Cities Terracotta Division tried their best to block the crowd and prevent them from approaching. The singing and footsteps of the army were drowned out by cheers, and the soldiers could barely hear the officers' commands.

Wang Rui and Qin Liangyu walked out of the doorway side by side, and the cheers reached their peak at this time. Wang Rui and Qin Liangyu immediately greeted the people around them. Wang Rui saw countless hands waving towards him, and felt like a superstar of the emperor who would appear in the future.

The excitement spread as the army marched forward. The victory over thousands of captives made everyone excited.

When the captives passed by, the people threw all kinds of debris, and the soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses had to shout to stop.

The procession of the army twisted around, first detouring to Xuanwu Gate, then from Xuanwu Gate to Qipan Street, and finally entering the imperial city from Daming Gate. Wang Rui knew that this was a deliberate arrangement by the imperial court, in order to appease the hearts of the people in the capital.

With the shouts and cheers along the way, most of the capital was boiling.

The army finally arrived at the noon gate south of the Forbidden City, where Xuanjie was sacrificed.

The original Ming Dynasty system was to sacrifice prisoners to the noon gate, and Xuanjie was at the court meeting. Wang Rui had both captured and captured this time, and Emperor Chongzhen hoped to expand the influence of this great victory, so after discussing with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites, it was finally carried out according to the regulations of offering prisoners.

The army marched all the way, and finally reached the position of the military general on the west side of the noon gate, Qin Liangyu and Wang Rui walked to the front and listened to a ceremonial officer explain the details of the sacrifice of Xuanjie.

The bell rang in the Forbidden City, and the official asked, "Two lords, the Holy One has reached the Fengtian Gate, and you can prepare to begin." ”

Wang Rui and Qin Liangyu hurriedly agreed, and when they saw the solemn and solemn scene in front of them, they were both so nervous that a cold sweat broke out.

As soon as the bell stopped, the band of the Jiaofang Division immediately played a big music, and it did not stop until Emperor Chongzhen, who was wearing a crown of heaven and wearing the emperor's regular clothes, arrived in the middle of the gatehouse of the noon gate.

In the shrill singing of a big eunuch, all the civil and military officials present knelt down three times.

After kneeling down, the soldiers of the Laizhou Army piled up all the heads of the captives on the Wumen Imperial Road, densely packed like watermelons harvested by melon farmers.

Wang Rui personally put the captured Jiala flag on the head pile, and then took their respective officers with Qin Liangyu to kneel at the noon gate to pay respects.

Wen Tiren immediately came out of the queue and loudly played a good report to Chongzhen, and after the completion of the war, he asked for a decree from the military department to recount the merits.

Wang Rui's position was immediately promoted to the chief soldier of Dengzhou Town, and the seal of the general of Zhengdong was hung. Then, there was another prostration.

Wang Rui was as dizzy as a puppeteer and finished all this, and it wasn't until the salute made them stand up that he gestured to Lin Side's position from a distance.

After a few breaths, the white pole soldiers and more than 3,000 soldiers of the Laizhou Army shouted in unison: "Zhao Zhao Ming, the sun and the moon shine together." The Holy Monarch of the Ming Dynasty, the mighty four yi! ”

Wen Tiren looked at Emperor Chongzhen on the upper floor of the Wumen Gate, and was secretly proud in his heart, these call signs were determined according to his instructions. Now the emperor nodded with satisfaction, which shows that he is powerful.

Then another eunuch announced that the captured Manchu armor soldiers would be beheaded by the Laizhou army. The audience suddenly erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Wang Rui watched all this excitedly, and his heart was excited.

However, the Laizhou army that remained in Gu'an ushered in a huge crisis......