(Thanks to ACXLD for the monthly pass, thanks to Fishtank for the monthly pass reward gift; The subscription is rising a little slowly, and the mood is a little uncomfortable, so I kneel and beg for subscription! Chapter 261

It took seven days for the Tartar army led by the 'Little Prince' to reach the southern foot of Daeqing Mountain from Ulabaatar and step into the invasion passage north of Ulju.

Before the arrival of the army, the sentinels of the Chahar Qianqi released harrier eagles all the way to reconnoiter in the air and follow the movements of the Ming emperor's chariot, and when Zhengde's chariot marched in the mountains south of the Great Wall, the small Tatar cavalry north of the Great Wall also maintained the same marching speed and followed all the way, keeping track of the position of the chariot.

Bald Meng Ke hurried and finally reached the open area to the north before the Ming Emperor crossed the middle valley, and when it began to rain, Bald Meng Ke was very happy, in this weather, the Ming Emperor had almost no chance of escaping.

Bald Meng Ke formulated a strategy of two wings to clamp down on the middle of the raid, in the night of heavy rain, the 10,000 troops on both sides launched an attack on Ping Yu Wei Tianchengwei and Wan Quanwei, Bald Meng Ke did not intend to be able to break through and occupy these important strongholds, his only purpose was to prevent the Eastern and Western Ming Army from supporting the emperor's chariot in the middle.

According to the plan, after the attack on both sides began, the bald man would rush to the pass of the Great Wall, which had already been broken through too early, in the middle of the night, and reach the valley area north of Ulju, and capture the Ming emperor in one fell swoop; However, the change is greater than the plan, and the heavy rain naturally makes it difficult for the Ming emperor to escape, but the mountain road at the pass of the Great Wall has also suffered several landslides due to the rain, and the mud and rocks block the road, which makes the bald and fierce can jump like thunder.

Bald Meng can order to immediately repair the road, dig up the earth and rocks, he knows, after the attack on both sides starts, it is very likely to make the Ming emperor panic and choose to flee, although the Yang Yuan in the south has hundreds of Tatar warriors, but it is really difficult to say whether they can be delayed, if the Ming army in Ulzhou gets the news to come to reinforcements, maybe this action will come to naught.

It was already dawn after the road was opened, and the bald man could lead the army across the pass and rush into the valley in a worried mood, he actually didn't have much hope, and in one night, the Ming emperor was deaf and blind and knew that there was a war on both sides, even if he did not have insight into the movement of the army he led, he would not march east for safety reasons, but would choose to retreat south.

However, happiness came too suddenly, and not long after entering the valley, news came from the outpost that the Ming emperor's camp was in the valley and had not been evacuated at all; For a moment, Bald Meng even wondered if this was a trick of the Ming army, but it was obvious that in this valley, the Ming army could not play tricks, there was no way out in the southeast and northwest here, and the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty was already in his pocket.

Bald Meng was not in a hurry, even if he saw that the Ming army with him had withdrawn into the abandoned Xinping Fort of the Ming army, he did not hastily order the cavalry to stop it, but methodically waited for the 20,000 troops led by him to enter the valley, and then ordered to surround Xinping Fort and catch turtles in an urn.

Song Nan stood on the wall of Xinpingbao, looking at the dense Tartar soldiers surging on all sides, his brows twisted into pimples, the Tartars actually dispatched tens of thousands of horses, it seems that it is inevitable, Song Nan estimated, bald and fierce, if Zhengde is captured, he may take advantage of the situation to go south to occupy Ulzhou, with the emperor in hand, Ulzhou is at his fingertips, not to mention the huge advantage of troops.

"The Emperor...... What about the emperor? Liu Jin stood in a piece of sewage with a sharp throat and was covered in mud and looked up and asked.

Song Nan said: "Father-in-law Liu, please go to the beacon tower to accompany the emperor." ”

Liu Jin hurriedly turned around and climbed to the beacon tower, Song Nan didn't remind him that he had a bamboo basket to sit on, he hoped that Liu Jin would fall to his death in the process of climbing up, but unfortunately, although Liu Jin climbed hard, he climbed to the top of the beacon tower unscathed.

The Tartar soldiers swarmed in, the dilapidated wall was not vulnerable at all, Song Nan suddenly realized that he had made a big mistake, he should not have concentrated hundreds of accompanying guards in this dilapidated fortress, it was better to let them flee for their lives, maybe someone could escape.

The walls of the fort that had been reinforced on the southeast side of the fort were soon breached, and the Tartar soldiers poured into it like a tidal wave, and the guards bravely met them, and the two sides were strangled together. The sword rose and fell, screaming and screaming, it was a hand-to-hand combat with no hope of victory, but it had to fight for its life.

Song Nan swung his knife and slashed down a Tartar soldier, and Wan Zhi beside him rushed over and shouted, "My lord, withdraw it, if you don't withdraw again, it will be too late." ”

Song Nan gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay, beckon the brothers to go to the beacon tower." ”

Wan Zhi shouted loudly, and more than 20 guards led by Song Nan immediately gathered and quickly rushed to the beacon tower.

"Song Nan, save me!" Someone shouted behind him.

Song Nan looked back, Shi Wenyi and Qiu Ju's helmets were crooked, covered in blood, and they stumbled over.

Song Nan beckoned: "Follow me to the beacon tower." ”

Wan Zhi said in a low voice: "My lord, what do you care about them?" ”

Song Nan sighed and said: "How can I not care, although the stupidity of these two people leads to the current situation, but after all, it is my Ming official." ”

Everyone quickly climbed to the beacon tower, a small group of Tartar soldiers behind them screamed and caught up, Shi Wenyi was injured, the crawling speed was very slow, Qiu Ju behind him urged repeatedly, but Shi Wenyi still couldn't climb fast, seeing several Tartars chasing up the stone steps, only a few steps away from him, Qiu Ju scolded urgently, and reached out to grab Shi Wenyi's ankle who was crawling slowly in front.

Shi Wenyi turned his head and said in shock: "Lord Qiu, what are you doing?" ”

Qiu Ju smiled softly: "Commander Shi, you are in my way. ”

Shi Wenyi was stunned for a moment, suddenly felt that his ankle was pulled by a force, his body leaned and screamed and fell down the stone steps from the side, and when he landed, his left arm fell to the ground, and he heard the sound of 'Kala', and his left arm was broken.

Shi Wenyi shouted loudly, and scolded loudly: "Qiu Ju, you traitor, Lao Tzu will not let you go if he is a ghost." ”

Before the words fell, more than a dozen Tartars had already surrounded him, Shi Wenyi gritted his teeth and got up and raised the embroidered spring knife to resist, and after a few rounds, he slashed and killed a Tartar soldier, but in the blink of an eye, he was hit by seven or eight knives on his body, screaming and falling into the dust and dying.

Qiu gathered his hands and feet and kept up with the pace of Song Nan and the others, and threw the tartar on the stone steps behind him far away, and was relieved, but saw that the person in front of him stopped.

"Fuck, what are you doing stopping? Climb, climb, the Tartars are catching up. Qiu Ju shouted and scolded.

The Beizhen Fusi guards above didn't pay attention, Qiu Ju looked up, and saw more than twenty pairs of eyes staring at him condescendingly.

"What do you do?" Qiu Ju's heart was a little stunned.

Song Nan's cold voice sounded: "Lord Qiu, you shouldn't be alive, you should accompany Commander Shi to die together." ”

Qiu Ju hurriedly said: "Song Nan, don't misunderstand, your Commander Shi has stumbled and fallen. ”

Song Nan sighed and said, "Lord Qiu, I will say in front of the emperor that you and Commander Shi are both brave and loyal to the enemy and the country, so go with peace of mind." ”

Qiu Ju opened his mouth wide and exclaimed in shock: "Song Nan, how are you doing?" Aren't you afraid of raiding your house and exterminating your family? ”

Before he could finish speaking, the soles of a huge boot were already approaching.

"Fuck you." Wan Zhi scolded, flew up and kicked on the top of Qiu Ju's head, Qiu Ju's body was like a leather ball jumping down the stone steps, knocking several Tartars who climbed up the stone steps below to chase and tumbled down, and with the muffled sound of puff, he broke his tendons and fractured.

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The wall below has been completely broken through, on the beacon tower, Song Nan and Zhengde and others stood on the edge and looked down, only to see the dense Tartar soldiers screaming and rushing into the camp, when the sword light rose and fell, the blood splashed, and the limbs flew sideways; Dozens of palace maids and eunuchs and accompanying musicians and dancers cried and ran, and after a while, they were chased and slashed by the Tartars.

Although the Jinyi Wei Dahan General and Fanzi who accompanied the escort resisted desperately, they were quickly drowned in the sea of Tartars, and only had a meal, and none of the attendants who stayed under the beacon survived, there were corpses and blood stains everywhere, and there was no one alive.

With a "wow", Princess Kangning threw herself into Song Nan's arms and cried.

Song Nan gently patted her back to comfort her, and motioned with her eyes to Dai Su'er to help the princess to rest under the tent.

Dai Su'er stepped forward with a pale face, and left with the princess, Song Nan said softly: "Don't be afraid, we will be fine." ”

Dai Suer stopped and turned her head and said, "I'm not afraid, don't worry about me." ”

Zhengde's face was pale, his lips trembled, his eyes were full of tears, and he could barely stand on his feet when he looked at the massacre in front of him.

"What to do? What to do? Zhengde muttered and looked around, his eyes full of fear.

No one can answer his question, no one knows what will happen next, this beacon tower is already an isolated island, the only remaining thirty people on it are all survivors, under the siege of tens of thousands of Tartar soldiers, even if it is steep and difficult to attack, how long can it be saved?

"Song Nan, what should I do? Sue sù, what should I do? Zhengde grabbed Song Nan's shoulder and asked.

Song Nan said in a low voice: "The emperor can rest assured, the minister swears to protect the emperor's safety, this beacon tower is not so light that it can be attacked, the minister has sent Wang Yong to break through the siege to ask for help, as long as you hold on until the reinforcements arrive." ”

Liu Jin said in a trembling voice: "How to hold on? Just 30 or so people, how to stick to it? ”

Song Nan reprimanded: "Gonggong Liu, this is not the time for you to say frustrating words, I have built a plan to evacuate last night, you just refuse, today's situation can be said to be caused by you, from now on you only need to serve the emperor well, no longer get in the way, if anyone gets in the way at this time, for the safety of the emperor, I will not hesitate to throw you off the beacon." ”

Liu Jin shouted angrily: "Now is not the time to investigate who is right and who is wrong, if you want to talk about responsibility, it is also the sin of Shi Wenyi and Qiu Ju, the two fools, they are responsible for the protection duties, the emperor and I naturally respect their intentions, and we should also investigate the sins of these two fools." Where are Shi Wenyi and Qiu Ju? Why don't you get out and ask for guilt? ”

Someone whispered: "Lord Qiu fell down on the way up just now, and Commander Shi didn't come up below, I'm afraid he died in battle." ”

Liu Jin's face was like ashes, his calves were weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground, but fortunately, a eunuch quickly helped him.

Zhengde said bitterly: "Song Nan, this qiē is all my fault, and it has nothing to do with them; I didn't believe your words, the responsibility is on me, and I shouldn't have come out in the first place. ”

Song Nan said with relief: "The emperor doesn't have to blame himself, every qiē is the will of heaven, the emperor, please relax, but there are ministers here, and they will never let the Tartar touch a single hair of the emperor." ”

Zhengde nodded and said: "The matter has come to this, it is useless to lament and regret, I will never fall into the hands of the Tartars, you listen, from now on, all affairs will be in charge of all affairs by Song Nan, and all personnel will be under his control, including me." Song Nan, if the Tartars attack the beacon tower and want to capture me as a hostage, you need to let me and the imperial sister return to heaven before the Tartars, and you must not let me and the imperial sister be humiliated by the Tartars. ”