The artillery at the head of the city roared incessantly.

But he still couldn't resist the pace of the Ming army's charge.

The Ming army, which had been holding back for nearly a month, needed to vent, and needed to use the blood of the enemy to release the anger in their hearts.

The gap is not large, and it can only accommodate a few hundred soldiers fighting at the same time.

The charge of the Ming army caused fierce resistance from the soldiers in the city.

But it was not from the Korean soldiers, but the only few thousand Eight Banner soldiers left under the command of Amin in the city. This is his last elite.

When the Ming army enters the city, they will die.

This is what they have been aware of for a long time.

Even if he knew that the hope of blocking the Ming army was very slim, he still had to do his best to the last of his strength.

They were very brave, but the armor of the Ming army was too tough. It was difficult for the knife to be cut on it, and the only thing that could kill the Ming army was the stones and oil thrown from above.

The Ming army also discovered this, and sent musketeers to shoot at the city wall through the moat, and the dense bullets pressed the opponent so that he could not even lift his head.

For a moment, the battle entered an scorching place.

Soldiers die all the time. At this time, there was only one thought left in the minds of the two sides of the battle:

Kill the enemies in front of you.

The narrow gap was the advantage of the Eight Banners, because the Ming army did not have many soldiers who entered the battle at one time.

But the Ming army had an advantage that the Eight Banners did not have, explosives packs.

No matter how strong their resistance is, they are vulnerable to explosives packs. After several waves of explosives packs, the Eight Banners soldiers in the city did not dare to rush forward.

If you lose your indomitable momentum on the battlefield, defeat will become a doomed end.

As the pressure of the Ming army dropped sharply, more and more infantry rushed into the city, and the Eight Banners retreated, and the defeat was decided. There will be no more suspense in this battle.

The infantry entering the city took the gap steadily, and quickly moved away the large stones on the ground, opening a relatively flat road for the cavalry.

With the entry of the 3,000 battalion of cavalry, the defenders of the city completely gave up resistance, surrendered those who surrendered, and those who fled fled.

Seoul, which had been quiet for a long time, fell into chaos again.

The surrendered Korean soldiers were taken into custody, and the infantry of the 5th Army Battalion and the musketeers of the Shenji Battalion worked together to launch a carpet search of the city of Jiannu.

Just find braids.

One word:

Kill!

Sporadic resistance was naturally indispensable, and the Ming army paid a certain amount of casualties for this, but it did not have any impact on the overall situation.

Zhang Zhiji stood solemnly in front of the gate of the Gyeongbokgung Palace's Qinzheng Palace, waiting for the person in charge of the clean-up to deliver the news.

"General, I've searched everywhere! No trace of Amin was found in Gyeongbokgung Palace. ”

Zhang Zhiji frowned.

According to the captured city officials, Amin was seen inspecting the defense at the head of the city in the morning, why did he disappear at this time? The gates of Seoul are all sealed, could it be that he turned into a butterfly and flew away?

"Then search, dig three feet into the ground and catch Amin back."

Zhang Zhiji didn't know that he couldn't catch Amin anymore.

These days, he led his army to camp outside the city, and Amin in the city was not idle.

What for?

Dig tunnels.

It is still Fan Wencheng's attention.

In Fan Wencheng's words, no matter what, you have to leave yourself a way out.

The tunnel was dug from the garden behind Gyeongbokgung Palace to a forest more than ten miles outside the city.

Today, when the Ming army launched an attack, Amin had a premonition that it would be difficult to resist, and immediately returned to Gyeongbokgung Palace, and escaped from the tunnel with some die-hard henchmen and a few hundred bayalas.

He ran south out of the city, grabbed horses in Yangping City and continued to flee south, plundering all the way.

By the time Zhang Zhiji discovered the tunnel in the mountain behind Gyeongbokgung Palace, Amin had already run more than a hundred miles away.

"Fuck! This can run! ”

Zhang Zhiji stood in front of the hole that Amin had dug and waved his fist in remorse.

"Where does this tunnel lead?"

"General Yu, the woods ten miles outside the city."

"Send someone to chase it!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Zhiji also knew that there was little hope of catching up, but he always had to try.

At this time, more than 100 miles away outside Chungju City, Fan Wencheng and Amin and a group of people were eating by the small river outside the city.

"You're really not going into the city?" Amin looked a little embarrassed, and asked Fan Wencheng on the side with an embarrassed face.

"Your Majesty, the money and food we have stolen is enough, and we can't take it away no matter how much we have. And it will also reveal our whereabouts. Fan Wencheng swallowed a mouthful of dry and hard oil cakes and said respectfully.

"Will the Ming army chase after you?"

"It's hard to say, but we can't risk it. There are still more than 300 miles to Busan, and we must be cautious and not have any accidents. ”

Amin nodded and didn't speak.

Busan was the destination of their trip, but it was not the end.

He was at a loss for what the future had, but at this point there was no choice. can only listen to Fan Wencheng's advice.

They will take a boat in Busan, passing Tsushima Island and Iki Island, all the way to the end of their trip:

Japan.

"Let's go!"

Seeing that everyone was almost resting, Amin mounted his horse and gave the order.

After capturing Seoul, Zhang Zhiji exterminated the Jiannu in the city and killed some traitors who took the initiative to join the Jiannu. He summoned the gentry of the city's prestige and pacified the people.

Then, he ordered 3,000 battalions of cavalry to sweep the southern cities, trying not to spare a single Jiannu.

For a time, Jiannu in North Korea was almost killed.

The strict military discipline of the Ming army won high praise among the Korean people.

Wang Shi came all the way to help us get rid of the Jiannu who oppressed us.

It is worthy of the suzerainty of our tributary every year!

Worthy of being a good dad to us!

On the day he took Seoul, Zhang Zhiji reported the good news to Zhu Youzhen.

Zhu Youzhen, who was dealing with government affairs, was very excited, except that he didn't catch Amin, there seemed to be nothing to regret.

North Korea's location is very important, with a long coastline and close proximity to Japan. He had to hold it in his hands.

After thinking about it for a while, he instructed Wang Chengen.

"Wang Banban, you summoned the prince of Joseon to the palace, I want to see him."

Half an hour later, Wang Chengen led Li Kou in.

"Is the prince still used to everything in the capital recently?" Looking at Li Kou, who was kneeling on the ground, Zhu Youzhen said with a smile.

"Back to Your Majesty, everything is fine with the minister. The prosperity of the capital is far beyond the reach of Seoul. ”

"Homesick?"

"Chen, I miss my hometown all the time."

"Hmm. It's hard to give up your homeland. I know what you think, now that the Korean war is over, the prince will be able to return to China in the near future. ”

"This! Minister! Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

After speaking, Li Kou lay on the ground excitedly again and kowtowed.

"My army has captured Seoul, but Amin escaped by luck, and now the whole country is searching, as long as there is definite news, the prince can be on the way."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Kou was overjoyed and wept, and had become incoherent.

Zhu Youzhen saw him like this, waved his hand and let him go out.

A few days later, Zhu Youzhen got a speechless news.

Amin really ran away.

"Damn, I can really run. They all went to Japan! ”

He called Li Kou again. Told him the news.

"The prince can set off in two days, and there are two choices at the moment. One is by land and the other is by water. I don't know which way the prince is willing to take to return to China? ”

"All according to His Majesty's will."

"Well, in that case, let's take the waterway. Starting from Tianjin, sailing on the sea also eliminates the need for overland labor. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Then you go back and pack your things, and I will send someone to escort you back tomorrow."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Li Kou left, Tian Ergeng came over.

"You pick a few reliable and water-savvy players from the brocade guard. Tomorrow escort the prince of Joseon back to China! ”

"Yes! Your Majesty! Tian Ergeng smiled all over his face and stood respectfully beside Zhu Youzhen.

"That's right. I haven't ever made a boat when I'm so old. I've heard that there are some big winds and waves at sea from time to time? ”

"Your Majesty doesn't know. The weather at sea is unpredictable, sometimes the wind blows, and the waves are several feet high! The momentum is terrifying! ”

"So terrible? It would be too unlucky if the ship of the prince of Joseon was shipwrecked and died in a storm. After speaking, Zhu Youzhen glanced at Tian Ergeng deeply.

Well?

Wang Shizi, wind and waves, ship wreck, people died? I think of His Majesty's good hand in finding water knowledge......

"Tian Qing, did you say yes?"

"Yes, yes! Your Majesty's words are extremely true! ”

"Let's go back. Tomorrow and dawn, everything is up to you, and there is no need to report to me. ”

"Yes! The minister retired! ”

Tian Ergeng came out of the palace, and he chewed His Majesty's words repeatedly all the way.

returned to the yamen where he was on duty, called a few henchmen, and made some arrangements.

Day 2.

Under the joy of the people of the capital, Li Kou reluctantly left the capital with his two younger brothers.

In Tianjin, there were already two brigs waiting at the pier.

"There are only a dozen of us, why do we need two boats?" Li Kou asked suspiciously.

"The prince doesn't know that the other boat is filled with treasures from His Majesty." The Jinyi Wei Qianhu official in charge of the escort said nonsense.

"Thank you so much, Your Majesty!"

Li Kou is very happy, he has been eating and living for so long, and there is a boatload of treasures to give away when he leaves, His Majesty is really interesting. He excitedly took his two younger brothers on the boat, but he didn't see the strange expression on the face of the Qianhu official behind him.

Two days later

Zhu Youzhen was in the Hongde Hall and several cabinet auxiliary ministers were ceremonial, and Wang Chengen suddenly came in and said a few words. Zhu Youzhen was shocked and stood up.

"What!? The prince of Joseon encountered a storm at sea, and the ship was wrecked and people died!? ”