Chapter 364: The Eastern Saint Palace

The two sides were unexpectedly uneventful overnight. By the dawn of the day, Luo Ming and Lin Yi took their own soldiers and approached Hanhai City to investigate. Through the heavy mist at dawn, they found that Hanhai City was quiet, there was no movement at all, and when they walked further, they found that the city gate was ajar. The two of them were inexplicable, so they had to retreat back first.

After breakfast, the soldiers were ready to go. When the army reached the city, there was a shout for battle, but there was no response from the city. Just when everyone was looking at each other and didn't know why, the bold Lin Yi didn't even say hello to Luo Ming, and personally led a team of 100 cavalry to rush into the city gate to investigate.

When they entered the gates, they saw no trace of any enemy. Lin Yi then carefully led the knights to search up and down, until he turned to the street, but the street was also deserted, not only could not see a single soldier, but even the common people did not see a single figure.

Lin Yi was worried that there was an ambush inside, so he didn't dare to venture too much, so he quietly retreated first. After meeting Luo Ming, the two discussed for a long time, but they still couldn't figure out what the hell the other party was doing. Considering that the actual total strength of the other party's country may exceed 500,000, Luo Ming hesitated.

In the end, Lin Yi encouraged Luo Ming and said: "No matter what, I also admit the sword mountain and the sea of fire, go in and see the real chapter with them!" Luo Ming made up his mind and rushed into the city with the soldiers shouting all the way.

It wasn't until I went deeper into the streets of the city that I found that the streets were full of discarded flags, armor, knives and guns, and other items, and all the way to the east, you could occasionally see some soldiers trampled to death by their companions and wounded horses that could not move. Luo Ming was surprised to find out: The officers and soldiers in the city ran out overnight?

Lin Yi was even more excited, laughed and said, "Then let's go to the palace and have a look!"

The majestic palace walls, the noble and gorgeous, and the splendid palace complex soon appeared in front of everyone.

In the square outside the palace gate, an old man with flowing white hair and neat official uniform, with a solemn expression, holding a machete, stopped in front of everyone with a group of retainers.

"Sima Mingzhu, the left prime minister of the Eastern Holy Kingdom, swore to defend the dignity of the palace to the death. The old man trembled and raised the machete, danced very hard, and rushed towards Lin Yi, who was running at the front.

When Luo Ming's army advanced all the way through the territory of the Eastern Saint Kingdom. Intimidated by their prestige, the morale of the Eastern Saint Army was low and it was difficult to organize an effective resistance. Although some ministers stood up impassionedly, determined to fight to the end, and led their troops to attack the army of the Blue Dragon Kingdom on several occasions. However, most soldiers were unwilling to fight to the death after hearing that even the most elite trump card, the Blue Fire Wolf Cavalry Army, had been completely wiped out by this enemy army. As soon as they were resisted by the other side, they scattered in a hurry.

When the army of the Qinglong Kingdom arrived at the capital Hanhai City, the loyal ministers of the Eastern Holy Kingdom also cobbled together more than 100,000 people and swore to live and die with the city. But after nightfall, King Pei Xianghai took the lead in leading the guards to open the city and flee, and his subordinates finally could no longer gather, so they scattered in a hurry, and fled to the core. As a result, they crowded each other and stampeded each other, causing certain casualties.

When Lin Yi and Luo Ming led the army into the city cautiously, they were surprised to find that Hanhai City had turned into an empty city. In this huge and very prosperous famous coastal city, there is now only an elderly Prime Minister Sima Mingzhu, who is left in front of the palace with a group of retainers, determined to die for his country.

Although Lin Yi and the others repeatedly retreated and persuaded them, Sima Mingzhu and the others were bent on seeking death, holding the big knife that he could barely move and running towards Luo Ming.

Xiao Yu, who was beside Luo Ming, immediately stepped forward and used his body to block the old minister's attack.

The old man hadn't gone through much cultivation, and she was wearing Xuan-level high-level armor on her body, so she couldn't hurt her, but Luo Ming took away the big sword.

Sima Mingzhu looked crazy, pulled out a short knife beside him, and shouted: "There is only a decapitated prime minister in the dignified Eastern Holy Kingdom, and there is no surrender prime minister!" and then committed suicide by neck. Luo Ming wanted to step forward to stop it, but seeing that he was so determined, he had no choice but to fulfill him. He just ordered his subordinates to give a generous funeral, and dismissed all the retainers he brought who had no intention of dying.

After confirming that Hanhai City was an empty city, Lorraine and the others gathered their soldiers and announced three disciplines, which were nothing more than no killing at will, no robbery and rape, no arson, and so on. Then they disbanded the soldiers, and entered the golden palace with only a dozen of their own soldiers.

The Eastern Holy Kingdom is bordered by the sea to the east, and its foreign trade is very prosperous, so the country is very rich. That palace, both in terms of scale and luxury, was far from being comparable to that palace in Black Cloud City.

Luo Ming didn't think so.

Lin Yi, who had never seen the world, was stunned, and he was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.

I didn't go far after entering the palace gate, and I met several ladies dressed up, kneeling on the side of the road with a group of palace ladies, bowing their eyebrows, and waiting quietly for them to come. At first glance, these women looked like they were usually pampered, and they had not gone through any cultivation at all, so Luo Ming politely stepped forward to greet them.

First, an elderly woman said, "This noble person who has come is the Tai Lieutenant of Black Cloud City, and the old man is the Queen Mother of the Eastern Saint Kingdom. ”

Luo Ming had long heard in the city that the Empress Dowager was a very arrogant person on weekdays, but he didn't expect to see this dejected appearance today. The defeat of a country is so great that Luo Ming is emotional. He hurriedly stepped forward to help the woman up, and said, "The Queen Mother doesn't need to be polite, in the Lower Black Cloud City, the Taiwei Luo Ming." ”

"Where have all the people in this palace gone?" Luo Ming looked around at the desolate and lonely palace scene.

The Empress Dowager said desolately: "All ran away! They came to lift the old body, and the old body said no. The old body is not running, what are you running at such an age? If you think that the captain of Black Cloud City may not be embarrassed by an old woman. When Luo Ming heard this, he said: "Please get up, we don't kill unarmed women." ”

The Queen Mother raised her head and said: "Since the country has been defeated, it is useless to say anything, let the old man lead the way for His Highness, and take a good look at this palace that has been conquered." ”

Luo Ming said politely: "There is the Empress Dowager Lao." Luo Ming listened to the introduction of the Empress Dowager Yuan, and at the same time was thinking about what to do with this palace. What if he suggested that Black Cloud City move its capital here? What would his father's opinion be? He might not dare to come, would he? After all, he had annexed a kingdom now!