Hill Liang foolishly chose the same retreat route as he came, which allowed Ma Yingkui to easily stop them between Yiwu and Shaoxing.

Zhu Guobi and his 500 cavalry had already fallen behind when they first arrived at Taihu Lake, and Zhu Guobi, who could not find any trace of the Qing cavalry, led 500 men and horses to run in the direction of Wuhu like a headless fly.

Just when Ma Yingkui's regiment stopped the Qing soldiers, Lou Ting's cavalry division was only less than ten miles away from the Qing soldiers, and the increasingly clear hoof prints and the guidance of the people made Lou Ting and Wang Zecheng excited.

The cavalry all changed horses, and the other horse was no longer carried, and Lou Ting began to run with the cavalry.

Hearing the movement, the Shaoxing defenders also sent 2,000 men and horses out of the city to outflank the Qing soldiers.

The clear sound of gunfire began to come, and Lou Ting could hear that it was the sound of a Yangzhou rifle shooting.

"Brothers, let's hurry up, we can't let the Tartars escape!" Lou Ting whipped the horse's ass fiercely, and the war horse suddenly galloped with all his might.

Suppilon and Sirliang never dreamed that they would encounter the interception of the Yangzhou army in this place, Sillion did not know that the opposite side was the Yangzhou army, but Suppilon was like thunder to the Yangzhou rifle, and he knew that it was not other Ming troops when he heard its voice.

Ji Bilong's heart sank, he knew that the Yangzhou army would not let them go, but he didn't know how these Yangzhou troops flew in front of them, and there must be chasing soldiers behind, but he didn't know how far they were from him.

Zhu Youxiang, who was tied to the horse, was very excited when he heard the gunshots, and the food and sleeping in the open in the past few days did not make him lose any weight.

"Kubilong, surrender quickly, the Yangzhou army is coming, you can't run!"

Zhu Youxiang roared excitedly on the horse, but he didn't notice that his hands were tied, and under the struggle, the rope that tied him to the horse suddenly broke.

When Hill heard Zhu Youxiang shouting for the Qing soldiers to surrender, he was very angry, and stepped forward and whipped it on the buttocks of the war horse that Zhu Youxiang was riding, and the war horse neighed and rushed forward, and immediately fell Zhu Youxiang off the horse.

Seeing Zhu Youxiang fall off the horse, he hurriedly stepped forward and dismounted to see that the blood had stained the stone red, and then stepped forward and turned Zhu Youxiang over, stretched out his hand to probe in front of his nostrils, but there was no breath.

Without waiting for Curb Pilon to get angry, the cavalry that charged in front of him had already retreated, and Curb Pilon and Hilliang didn't care about bringing Zhu Youxiang's corpse, so they turned over their horses and continued to escape.

At this time, where can they escape, Lou Ting and Wang Zecheng's soldiers have been outflanked from the left and right flanks in two ways, and when they got closer, the cavalry turned over and dismounted, and soon formed an infantry phalanx with a hundred people, and the Qing soldiers were forced in rows.

Ma Yingkui saw that Lou Ting's cavalry had arrived, and he also ordered the second regiment to set up an offensive formation, and a small phalanx surrounded the Qing soldiers, and after a while, more than 4,000 Qing cavalry were surrounded in the middle.

The Ming army from Shaoxing City has also arrived, but there is no chance to participate in the battle, can only watch from a distance Yangzhou army encircled and annihilated the Qing cavalry, infantry encirclement and annihilation of cavalry They really haven't seen it, and it is the most elite Qing cavalry, today is a long experience.

The captured ministers of the Southern Ming Dynasty all saw Zhu Youxiang fall off his horse, and saw that Zhu Bilong and others did not help Zhu Youxiang after looking at it, knowing that their emperor had fallen to his death, except for Wang Duo who cried loudly, the others just looked at it coldly and did not say anything.

Curb Pilon and Hilliang knew that it was difficult to escape today, and Hill Liang turned around and was about to kill these ministers of the Southern Ming Dynasty, but was stopped by Curb Billon.

"Why don't you let me kill them?" Hillian yelled irritably.

"Leave them behind, it will leave trouble for Yangzhou, killing them will save Yangzhou trouble, kill them if you want to." Having been in Nanjing for so long, he knows everything well

When Xi Erliang heard this, leaving them can still leave trouble for Yangzhou, although he couldn't figure out why, he still listened to the words of Kubilong, no longer cared about these ministers of Nanming, and concentrated on breaking through.

The encirclement of the first regiment and the cavalry division became smaller and smaller, and the first regiment killed and wounded the most Qing soldiers, and the first training played a great role, and the Qing cavalry fell off their horses like dumplings.

Hiran had been shot and fell off the horse, but he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, but he couldn't find an exit, screamed, wiped the waist knife in his hand to his neck, and then the body also fell off the horse.

The ministers of the Southern Ming Dynasty had been isolated, and the remaining more than 100 Qing cavalry were quickly wiped out, leaving countless ownerless war horses screaming on the battlefield.

Wang Duo, who was untied, ran to Zhu Youxiang's body crying, and the other ministers came to their senses at this time, and they also ran over and cried.

Luo Jian led a division and three regiments to quickly take over the city defense of Nanjing, and in the face of countless crying people, Luo Jian couldn't wait to grit his steel teeth, hoping that Lou Ting and Ma Yingkui could destroy this Qing army.

Ma Shiying's body has been collected by Ma Luan, who returned to Nanjing City, Luo Jian and Shi Kefa felt that Ma Shiying was brave enough to kill himself, although he did a lot of bastard things during his lifetime, but he was not a loss on the festival, Luo Jian and Shi Kefa were full of admiration for Ma Shiying's ability to do this, and both of them went to Ma Shiying's house to express their condolences to their families.

It took Luo Jian three days to purge the people left behind by Li Zhan and a few other traitors in Nanjing City, and the order in Nanjing City was completely settled, so Luo Jian had time and Shi Kefa to think about his next step.

The northern expedition was completely interrupted, and the two discussed for a long time, feeling that it was impossible to go north again in a short time.

Not to mention that the Southern Ming Dynasty was destroyed, leaving a huge mess to be cleaned up, Guazhou was hit by the Qing soldiers, and the production of ammunition was also greatly affected.

As for how to go in the future, Luo Jian and Shi Kefa had very different ideas at this time, but neither of them had said it yet, and both of them were waiting for news from Lou Ting and Ma Yingkui.

The Di Bao issued in the name of the Dadu Governor's Mansion has been transmitted to all parts of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and the Di Bao clearly stated that Emperor Hongguang was taken captive by the Qing soldiers and is currently being rescued with all his might, requiring the Ming troops to guard their own territory and wait for the next arrangement.

Ten days later, the fleet returned to the outside of Nanjing with dozens of Nanming ministers and the remains of Zhu Youxiang, and Luo Jian and Shi Kefa both saw Zhu Youxiang's body.

Luo Jian was speechless, he didn't expect that Zhu Youxiang was still captured by the Qing soldiers when several of his people had already laid down a piece of the world, and he also did not escape the fate of death, and secretly thought that the huge inertia of history should be unstoppable by manpower.

Shi Kefa knelt in front of the body and cried, which made people feel relieved, and he was ready to choose a place to be buried according to the emperor's specifications.

Shi Kefa asked Ma Yingkui to ask Zhu Youxiang about his death, whether Ma Yingkui listened to Wang Duo and others, and heard that Shi Kefa was suspicious, or Wang Duo stepped forward to tell the details of Zhu Youxiang's death, and Shi Kefa was relieved.

"Xinghua, I'm not suspicious of you, I'm afraid of those of the First Division..."

"Brother Xian, you don't need to say it anymore, I understand." Luo Jian interrupted Shi Kefa's words, to be honest, he was also a little unhappy that Shi Kefa didn't believe Ma Yingkui's words.

But after thinking about it, Lai Fu even dared to swallow such important information privately, what would these soldiers of the First Division do, he didn't dare to pack the ticket, and when he heard that Zhu Youxiang had indeed fallen to his death, his heart was also relaxed.

In the end, although Zhu Youxiang's tomb was built in a grand manner, it was not buried according to the emperor's specifications, and Luo Jian did not agree to spend so much money at all.

After burying Zhu Youxiang on the hill outside the filial piety tomb, the next thing that gave Luo Jian a headache finally began.

Shi Kefa asked people to take Zhu Cihuan from Yangzhou to Nanjing without saying hello, which made Luo Jian very unhappy, and Zhu Yujian, Liu Zongzhou and others who arrived later, went to Nanjing's Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to make a big fuss, which made Luo Jian even more upset.

Shi Kefa was in the original mansion in Nanjing, the old lady and Mrs. Shi had already rushed back to Nanjing City, and when the old lady returned to the mansion, Luo Jian and Shi Kefa were arguing on the table.

"Brother Xian, I tell you clearly, I will not allow China to produce another emperor! That's my bottom line! Luo Jian looked at Shi Kefa with blazing eyes, and did not make the slightest concession to Shi Kefa's request to let Zhu Cihuan ascend the throne.

"Xinghua, listen to me, can we make a transition, I also know that the system you said is better than the imperial system, can you let me pass this hurdle?" Shi Kefa's voice was a little weak.

"Brother Xian, you can't do this for your own selfishness! Emperor Chongzhen is kind to you, but has he ever been kind to the people of the world? It starts now, and it won't end later. I've told you, it's my bottom line! ”

Luo Jian listened to Shi Kefa's words, and slapped the table angrily, this sentence was almost shouted.

The old lady stood at the door and watched the two arguing in a daze, and it took a long time for her to come to her senses. Mrs. Shi watched the two arguing, with a worried look on her face.

The two also saw the old lady who walked in the door, and they both stepped forward to help the old lady to the front of the hall and sat down.

"Two children, don't you quarrel, okay? Let's take it slowly? The old lady stroked her chest and said to the two of them without hurrying.

Luo Jian and Shi Kefa both looked at the old lady, and they didn't know where to start.

"But Fa'er, Xinghua wants to ascend the throne and be the emperor himself? Are you adamantly opposed? The old lady turned to Shi Kefa and asked.

"Mother, Xinghua doesn't mean this, what he wants is that there is no emperor in the world." Shi Kefa said honestly.

"Isn't this the end of it? Xinghua doesn't want the emperor, it has its own reasons for Xinghua, what reason do you want to let King Yong succeed to the throne? Isn't it that the first emperor was kind to you Shi Kefa? The old lady stared at Shi Kefa and asked.

Scophane was speechless.

"Xinghua's words just now are very good, the old woman understands it, but it is a pity that you haven't understood it after reading so many books, Xinghua said that the first emperor was kind to you, but the first emperor was kind to the people of the world, this sentence is a good question, and it is in the heart of the old woman."

Shi Kefa listened to the old lady's words and lowered his head a little ashamedly.

"The old woman has been in Yangzhou for a year, and Yangzhou doesn't seem to be under the emperor's control this year, but the old woman thinks that Yangzhou is much better than having an emperor, why do you say this?" The old lady stared at Shi Kefa and asked step by step.

"Hmph, you don't speak, in fact, you know it in your heart, don't you? Schmidt: They're right. They want King Yong to ascend the throne, so that there is a meritorious service, what are you Shi Kefatu? Do you want to earn a? When Emperor Hongguang ascended the throne, you were gone, and now you have to make it back, right? ”

The old lady said more and more harshly, and Shi Kefa couldn't sit still anymore, so she got up and knelt down towards the old lady.

"What does it have to do with you when you get out? Your husband is so confused, you don't know how to advise, what's the use of kneeling? The old lady pointed at Mrs. Shi and scolded, then pointed at Shi Kefa and said:

"Just listen on your knees, I think you're home in a daze! Our daughter has told me a lot these days, Xinghua doesn't have the slightest intention of sitting there, what are they trying to do? Don't you understand Shi Kefa? ”

Luo Jian stepped forward and helped Shi Kefa up from the ground, turned to the old lady and said:

"Old lady, Luo Jian also benefited a lot from hearing your words, Brother Xian was just confused for a while, I think he will figure it out, I won't delay here, I still have to talk to Cihuan to see what he means."