With the Mongolian Eight Banners and the cavalry with yellow flags joining the battlefield, Zhu Guoyan's south gate has become more and more difficult, but suddenly a sergeant in ragged armor shouted to report over, Zhu Guoyan's heart tightened, could it be that there was trouble somewhere?

"Report, Lord Qiyu General Soldier, there are a large number of Jiannu spies occupying the city gate in the direction of the east gate, and now the Jiannu cavalry has broken through the city, and the east gate is lost!"

"What?"

After Zhu Guoyan heard the news, he was at a loss for words.

And the soldiers in the city also heard the news at this time, and then looked at the wolf-like Jurchen soldiers under the city, and they had no courage to stop it.

"Brothers, listen to me, the south gate will continue to be guarded, I will immediately take someone to take the east gate back, everyone rest assured, the capital division is only a hundred miles away from us, and we will arrive soon."

Zhu Guoyan looked at the gradually fading morale, and roared and said, as for how long it would take for the reinforcements to arrive, he didn't know the bottom in his heart, and at the same time, there were shouts from the city.

"Oh no! Oh no! The city is full of water! ”

There was a sudden chaos in the city, several places were on fire at the same time, and the panicked people ran everywhere, and the city of Zunhua was in shambles.

The fire in the city was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, and the defenders of the city collapsed, and they fled in the wilderness without any more intention of fighting.

"Don't retreat, don't retreat, hold on, brothers!"

Zhu Guoyan scolded several times to no avail, and then personally killed two retreating sergeants to barely stop the decline, although he also knew at this time that Zunhua City was about to fall, but the idea of serving the country with loyalty since childhood made him ready to die for the country.

As for the defenders in the city, although the defenders of Zunhua are not as serious as the arrears in Liaodong, the military salaries are also in arrears.

Most of the soldiers in Zunhua City were born in military households, and their cultural level was limited, and they did not have the courage and determination to fight to the death for the country.

At this time, Wang Yuanya was not much better, almost at the same time as Zhu Guoyan received the news that the Jiannu cavalry had captured the east gate, and after he cleared his subordinates, he said that he had to think of a way, so he locked himself in the room and hanged himself.

With the fall of the East Gate, all the four gates of Zunhua were lost at this time, and Zhu Guoyan led the remnants of the army to fight and retreat in the city, all the way to his own general army.

"Madam, the matter has come to this, I can only wronged you."

Zhu Guoyan looked at his wife and said with tears in his eyes.

"Where is the general, if there is an afterlife, the concubine is still willing to serve the general."

After Zhu Guoyan's wife Zhang said this, she directly tied up the white silk and said, "General, the concubine will go first." With that, he hanged himself and died.

Zhu Guoyan's body was shocked, and he walked outside the door and shouted to the sergeant: "Brothers, the matter has come to this, if you want to live, run away!" There is also a small road outside the gate, which can lead directly to the outside of the city, so everyone can live in peace! ”

"General, what about you?"

A pro-soldier asked, confused.

"You can escape, but I can't escape, I will wait for Your Majesty to avenge me in this Zunhua City."

When he said this, Zhu Guoyan's face instantly became firm.

"Don't mother-in-law, hurry up and change your clothes and get out of here, you won't have a chance if it's late! As long as you don't surrender, you can do anything. ”

Zhu Guoyan saw that these pro-soldiers were still struggling and not leaving, and instantly scolded.

"The general cherishes it."

Even though there were thousands of reluctance, these soldiers still scattered, but some people secretly made up their minds to avenge Zhu Guoyan in the future.

After watching everyone retreat, Zhu Guoyan looked at his wife hanging on the beams of the house, and said slowly: "Madam, I'm here." ”

On December 17, the seventh year of the Great Ming Dynasty, Zunhua City fell, the governor Wang Yuanya hanged himself, and the general soldier Zhu Guoyan hanged himself with his wife Zhang after resisting to no avail.

Zunhua City, in the governor's mansion

"Congratulations to the Great Khan!"

At this time, Huang Taiji sat in the middle, and Dai Shan and Mang Gurtai consciously did not ask politics side by side with him this time, but followed the other generals to congratulate them with their fists.

"Hahahaha! It's worth congratulating, but it's not just a Zunhua city. ”

Huang Taiji said with a hearty smile.

Fan Wencheng's kung fu in observing words and expressions was worthy of first-class, and he directly pretended not to understand and asked: "If it's not just Zunhua City, why is there a great khan?" ”

"This time, Ben Khan sees the future of my Dajin, and there will be several stars rising in the future, which is more worthy of happiness than Ben Khan taking Zunhua City."

Amin and Mang Gultai trembled in their hearts when they heard this, and looked at each other, wouldn't the future generals be Dolgon and Hauge and others, wouldn't you just say that everyone except us is okay!

"Ben Khan announced that he will reward the three armies tonight and put on a grand celebration banquet!"

Hearing Huang Taiji say this, Fan Wencheng immediately arched his hand and said: "Great Khan, this matter ......"

Before Fan Wencheng finished speaking, he was interrupted by Huang Taiji and said, "Mr. Fan, don't worry, this is not a place to drink, only a banquet is held today." ”

The news of the capture of Zunhua by the Later Jin soon reached Jingshi, and on December 18, all Jingshi were placed under martial law.

Kyoshi, inside the Imperial Study.

"Emperor Qi, Changping General Soldier You Shiwei has been directly stationed in Miyun, Datong General Soldier Man Gui was also stationed in Shunyi yesterday, Xuanfu General Soldier Hou Shilu was also stationed in Sanhe yesterday, and Zunhua City was captured yesterday, Governor Wang Yuanya and General Soldier Zhu Guoyan were martyred."

When Sun Chengzong said the last sentence, his voice was too small to be heard.

"Didn't Yuan Chonghuan send reinforcements over?"

Chongzhen asked without sadness or joy, and there was no emotion on his face.

Sun Chengzong didn't dare to hide it, and told the story that Zhao led four thousand iron horsemen to gallop to Zunhua in the starry night and the whole army was annihilated, and after finishing speaking, Sun Chengzong knelt directly on the ground and began to confess.

Zhao Shujiao Chongzhen still has an impression, and he is called a good general with Man Gui, but unfortunately he didn't have a chance to see it, so he died for his country.

"This is not the fault of the Qing, the governor Wang Yuanya, the chief soldier Zhao Shujiao and the chief soldier Zhu Guoyan are all martyrs of my Ming Dynasty, so we must be buried well, and let the Ministry of Rites arrange to deal with the things behind me, and we must not slack off."

"Weichen takes the order, Your Majesty, does Weichen have a word?"

"Aiqing, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Your Majesty, at this time, Jiannu has captured my Zunhua, should we send the students of the Border Military Academy to fight?"

Two days after Zhao Chonghuan set off for Zhao Shuijiao, he personally led the deputy commander-in-chief Zhang Hongmo, the staff general Zhang Cunren, and guerrilla Yu Yongshou, Zhang Waijia, Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao to enter the pass for reinforcements.