The fire in Thanh Hoa City burned for two days and two nights.

The city is full of wooden buildings, and such fires cannot be extinguished.

The horses, grain, and grass that were originally used to defend the city have now been burned to ashes.

On the third day, the fire was extinguished by heavy rain.

Chen Ying watched the rain dripping on the back of his hand, very puzzled.

"Your Highness, why is the rain black here?"

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he got up and came outside the tent, looking at the black rain accumulated on the ground, and he was also shocked.

The simple reason is that the dust from the fire was mixed with the rainwater.

But the problem is that if the rain can be dyed black, the horror of this fire can be imagined.

After the rain, the sky is clear, and the clouds open to see the sun.

The black dust followed the rain back to the earth, and the smell of burning in the air disappeared, as if the fire had never happened at all.

Zhu Qiyu took a deep breath of fresh air, and then ordered: "Let's start!" ”

Chen Ying immediately ordered: "The engineer battalion stays in the position, the others change their guns, load their bullets, and enter the city!" ”

At this time, Thanh Hoa City has become a hell on earth.

There were ruins everywhere, and the ground was full of puddles of black water, dead bodies and flies flying all over the ground......

Thanh Hoa City is the capital of Annan, and there were originally more than 100,000 people, plus soldiers and horses mobilized from all over the country, a total of 200,000.

In this battle, tens of thousands of people were killed and wounded, and the most fatal was the follow-up fire, because the city gates were all closed, everyone had no place to escape, and the vast majority of people were either burned to death by the fire, or because they inhaled too much smoke and suffocated to death.

Most of those who survived also had burns of varying degrees.

Although the rain has passed and the air has been filtered, there are still many people coughing desperately, but it is because of too much smoke and dust, which hurts their lungs.

The south gate and a large part of the city wall all collapsed, and the Shenji battalion left some people to guard the position, and the rest were divided into more than ten squads, first taking over the city defense, and then entering the city in batches.

"The Ming army has entered the city!"

"The Ming army has entered the city!"

The Annamite people, who were lucky enough to survive, learned the news of the Ming army's entry into the city, and immediately fled from the streets in panic, looking for a corner to hide.

The Shenji Battalion did not encounter any resistance along the way, divided its troops to control the main entrances and exits of each street, and soon came to the palace.

Emperor Li Sicheng's father and son had already fled, and the eunuchs and maids in the palace also fled in all directions.

There were some ministers in the city who didn't have time to flee for their lives, or they were reluctant to flee while guarding their family property, and when they heard that the army had entered the city, they simply wrote a table of surrender, ran outside the palace, and knelt in line.

The people of Annam were deeply influenced by Han culture, especially the ministers of the imperial court, most of whom had read Confucius and Mencius, and here, they also paid attention to the courtesy of the monarch and the minister.

However, at this time, it doesn't matter what the monarch and ministers are, as long as they can live, whoever will be the king, we will be whose ministers!

The leader was Pan Peng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who not only took the lead in kneeling down and asking for surrender, but also was naked, with a thorn on his back.

When the rest of the people saw this, they couldn't help but feel jealous.

The book of the Ministry of Rites is different, everyone is surrendering, and people still know that there is a guilty plea, you say that you are not angry!

When I was an official, it was enough to roll, but now that I surrender, the roll is even more powerful......

At this time, there was a commotion in the distance.

Chen Ying took people to see it, but saw a man dressed as a military general, walking over with more than a dozen soldiers, so he stepped forward to stop him.

"Stop!"

The leading military general hurriedly knelt down and saluted, and said in a stiff Chinese dialect: "I am Fan Jinglong, the squire of the military department, asking to see the general of the Celestial Empire!" ”

With such a general title, it is no wonder that the people of Annam do things roughly.

Since the Ming army occupied the city and landed, it has been driven all the way, and until now, it has only taken two months, and Annan doesn't even know who is leading the troops......

Anyway, there should be no mistake in calling a general.

Chen Ying asked again, "What's the matter with you?" ”

Fan Jinglong waved his hand, and the people behind him escorted one person forward.

"General Qiyu, this person is the royal family of Annan, the younger brother of Li Sicheng, King Gong Li Kechang, specially captured and dedicated to the general!"

Hearing this, several ministers kneeling on the side couldn't help but turn blue.

Look at the people, the same is surrender, holding a surrender table, although they have racked their brains and written as beautifully as possible, but they have caught a prince, how sincere they seem!

Pan Peng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, looked at the thorn strip behind him, and sighed secretly in his heart, thinking that he was superior in chess, but he didn't expect that there were people on the people, and there were scrolls outside the volume......

Chen Ying stepped forward to take a look, only to see that this person was wearing a disheveled head, extremely embarrassed, where was there still the appearance of a prince.

Fan Jinglong was still introducing on the side, saying that this King Gong hid in a dry well to survive, and when he was pulled out of the well today, the whole person was still trembling.

It is conceivable that the horror like a dream demon is still coiling in his heart.

In fact, the people of Annam are not all soft eggs, and even they have always had a martial tradition, and their temperament is more courageous.

However, any brave person, when encountering crushing firepower, the two armies fought, and before they reached the front of the battle, they were blown up and there was no scum left, and the impregnable Thanh Hoa City was like a paper lake in front of other people's artillery, in this case, the so-called brave force became ridiculous.

Gong Wang Li Kechang is like this, don't look at this person like a quail, but his identity should not be underestimated, he is responsible for the city defense of Thanh Hoa City's troops!

Similar to the British Duke of the Ming Dynasty and the Duke of Wei in Nanjing, he was responsible for the city defense of Kyoto, and the power in his hands was naturally not small.

Such a person can never be a coward.

If the Ming army really entered the city that night, he would take the lead in the battle and try his best to fight the Ming army to the end.

However, after experiencing the volley of thousands of cannons, he resolutely chose to hide in the dry well, like a quail, curled up in a dark corner, and the last bit of courage was also turned to ashes with the fire.

There was only one thought left in his heart, this Ming army was a heavenly soldier and could not be defeated!

Those cannons are even more extraordinary things, they can turn all the fortified cities into nothing, and they can kill 100,000 elites in an instant!

In fact, if you think rationally, it is not difficult to find that the Ming army also has weaknesses.

Artillery is easy to use in positions, but it is difficult to fight guerrillas.

Moreover, the Ming army fought in a foreign land, and the ammunition and supplies carried were very limited, as long as the troops were dispersed, and small forces were constantly sent to attack and harass, so as to avoid a frontal decisive battle, or to break into pieces, and hide in the mountains and forests, the Ming army wanted to win, but it was extremely difficult.

However, they chose the most stupid way, which was to gather elite soldiers and defend the city, in a vain attempt to clear the wilderness and drag the Ming army to death.

As everyone knows, people's firepower has long exceeded the imagination of the people of Annam, and in the face of this kind of artillery, no matter how strong the city is, it will become meaningless.

Li Kechang was like a lost dog, curled up with a helpless face.

To this day, the so-called Annan Kingdom is no different from a joke.

The emperor has run away, and he, the prince, must be unable to escape death.

Chen Ying nodded and said to Fan Jinglong, "Your name is Fan Jinglong, right?" What is a squire? ”

Fan Jinglong hurriedly replied: "The criminal minister is Fan Jinglong, the squire of the military department!" ”

"Good job, just right, I'll give you a task!"

"Please command, General!"

Chen Ying first asked: "How many troops are there in Qinghua City now?" ”

Fan Jinglong's face changed, and he hurriedly said: "The guilty minister against the heavenly soldiers, ten thousand deaths are unforgivable, today I will repent, welcome the king, long live His Majesty the Ming Emperor, long live, long live!" The whole body of Annam is sincerely attached to ......"

Behind him, Pan Peng's eyes were red, and he said in his heart that this should be my word!

You're a general, what do you do so much?

You've finished talking about the good things, what do we Wenchen say?

This is the rhythm of rolling the dead!

Chen Ying didn't bother to listen to this, so he waved his hand and said impatiently: "I'll just ask you, how many troops do you need, why do you talk so much nonsense!" ”

Fan Jinglong thought for a while and said, "Excluding the disabled, there are about 10,000 people. ”

"Well, now you have a good listen, and immediately organize these people to clean up the dead bodies from the streets, and spread a layer of lime or plant ash on the streets to prevent the emergence of epidemics. Also, organize some young and strong people to go outside the city to open mountains and cut trees and build houses! ”

"Huh?"

Fan Jinglong didn't understand, shouldn't he have a surrender meeting or something first, why did he suddenly start arranging work?

Moreover, what cleans up the dead and what lays lime......

Instead of counting the palace's goods and plundering the people, you will build houses for them?

It doesn't make sense!

Seeing him standing in a daze, Chen Ying was dissatisfied: "What, I don't understand?" ”

"This, this...... To understand is to understand, but ......"

"If you understand, go and execute, I warn you, arranging tasks for you is a trust in you, some are good, you will have your own benefits in the future, some are not good, don't say that you are not given a chance when the time comes!"

"Yes, yes!"

Where did Fan Jinglong dare to hesitate, immediately gathered his subordinates and left in a hurry.

Seeing that Fan Jinglong, a martial artist, was suddenly reused, Pan Peng and the others couldn't stand it.

I am the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and I am responsible for the education of the entire Annan country, if you want to take over Thanh Hoa, or even take over Annam, you should find me!

"This, may I ask the general......"

"I heard that you are also a prince?"

Chen Ying didn't seem to notice that there was still a group of people kneeling behind him, but came to King Gong Li Kechang.

"Tell me, what is your relationship with King Annam?"

Pan Peng was bored with himself, so he had to keep his mouth shut and secretly became a melon eater.

Li Kechang said tremblingly: "I...... The sinner is the emperor...... No, it's the younger brother of Li Sicheng, the king of Annam......"

Chen Ying nodded and said, "You come in with me!" ”

Li Kechang bowed his head and said, "Yes!" ”

He didn't know what he was up against, he just had a vague feeling that nothing good would come of him.

Do you have to behead it for public display?

Or did you parade through the streets, and then chop the ......

At this moment, he scolded Li Sicheng in his heart, you ran away, what should we do?

I have a father with you in this life, which is a big bad luck!

The royal palace of Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa City was built in recent years, and when it was designed, fire prevention was specifically considered, so it was less affected by the fire and relatively intact.

Chen Ying took Li Kechang to the main hall and said, "This is His Royal Highness the King of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Li Kechang hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "Sinner Li Kechang, knock to His Royal Highness King Yu!" ”

Zhu Qiyu asked, "Who are you?" ”

"The criminal minister is the younger brother of Li Sicheng, the king of Annam, and he was named King Gong."

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said, "The fire in Qinghua City is so big, tens of thousands of people have unfortunately died, you should feel very happy as a survivor, right?" ”

Li Kechang cried and said, "Fortunately...... Happiness! ”

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said, "When I sent envoys to negotiate peace with you, did you ever think of today? ”

"Sinner Hu Tu, I beg Your Highness to forgive your sins!"

"Forgiveness, well......"

Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment and said, "So, do you know it's wrong? ”

Li Kechang had already wept bitterly: "The criminal knows his mistake, beg His Royal Highness to spare the life of the criminal minister, and the criminal is willing to be a cow and a horse to repay His Highness!" ”

Zhu Qiyu frowned and said, "You are also a royal family, how can you be a cow and a horse?" ”

Li Kechang felt very desperate, looking at the meaning, he didn't plan to let himself go.

It's no wonder that since the city is broken, the people of Annam can stay, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty can also stay, but only the royal family can't stay!

Zhu Qiyu continued: "Annan has been the land of the Ming Dynasty since ancient times, and has been stolen by you for a long time, and now that it is back to the Ming Dynasty, it is time to restore the old name of Jiaozhi Dusi, since it is the Dusi, there is no King of Annan, and I will suggest to the imperial brother that you should be a prince of Yueguo, how about it?" ”

Li Kechang was stunned for a moment, if you don't kill me, you want to make me the prince of the country?

It doesn't make sense!

I am a child of the royal family of Annam, aren't you afraid that I will seek revenge on you?

Chen Ying said impatiently behind him: "Your Highness asked you, are you deaf?" ”

Li Kechang hurriedly nodded and said: "Naturally willing, thank you for your grace, thank Your Majesty Daming for your grace!" ”

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said: "Don't be in a hurry to thank you first, my Ming Dynasty is not so easy to be, you need to make great achievements, what credit do you have?" ”

Li Kechang wondered in his heart, aren't you playing with me?

I'm a general, and I have a fart credit!

"Sinner...... No small work......"

"Do you want to make meritorious service?"

Li Kechang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Let His Highness command!" ”

Zhu Qiyu smiled at this time and said: "Qinghua has been broken, only Thang Long City is left in Annan Kingdom, that Li Sicheng is likely to have fled here, if you can lead someone to capture Thang Long, the position of the Duke of Yue in the Ming Dynasty will be yours!" ”

Li Kechang frowned, and his mind quickly calculated.

Let me take someone to fight Shenglong, that is, to tell all the people of Annam, that I, King Gong, have completely become the lackeys of the Ming Dynasty.

In this way, even if I rise up in the future and call on everyone to rebel, I am afraid that no one will listen to me.

However, this is the only chance to live.

What's more, it was only a matter of time before the Ming army captured Thang Long, purely to give themselves a chance.

Do you still need to think about whether to accompany Li Sicheng to the funeral or become the prince of the Ming Dynasty?

"Back to His Royal Highness, the criminal minister is willing to lead troops to kill the puppet monarch Li Sicheng, but the city wall of Shenglong is high and deep, and a large amount of grain and grass has been hoarded in the city, I am afraid that it will be difficult to break through in a short time."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "You don't need to worry about the siege of the city, you just need to come forward!" ”

Li Kechang was not distracted, and immediately fell to the ground.

"The criminal is willing to be the vanguard!"