Chapter 77: The Fall of Northern Xinjiang
Jiayu Pass, one of the eight passes of the Ming Dynasty, a fortress in northern Xinjiang, an important barrier blocking the Great Yuan Dynasty.
A month earlier, the Great Yuan Dynasty and the Eastern Qing Dynasty had attacked the Ming Dynasty at the same time.
But unlike the Shanhaiguan Pass, which was quickly broken, the commander of Jiayuguan was named Li Chengliang, who guarded the northern Xinjiang for more than 30 years, never made a mistake, and never let the aliens step into the Ming Dynasty, which was the pillar of the Ming Dynasty.
The 50,000 iron cavalry of the Great Yuan Dynasty and more than 100,000 foreign coalition troops fought several battles with Li Chengliang, but they could not attack for a long time and were blocked outside Jiayu Pass.
At this time, the weather turned cold, the Dayuan army suffered heavy casualties, coupled with the shortage of food and grass, and the morale was low, and the idea of retiring from the army had already been born.
At this time, outside the Jiayu Gate.
The snow-capped mountains stretched to the northwest, and the dusk was everywhere as far as the eye could see, and everywhere there were traces of battle, bare and set up in the cold wind, making a whining sound.
Snow-white tents fell on this desolate land, among which you could see dense Mongolian soldiers, and bonfires rose all over the tents, bringing a trace of warmth to the tents.
This was where the Mongol army was stationed.
In the king's tent with the king's battle flag erected in the center, a middle-aged Mongolian man wearing heavy armor, a burly figure and a stubble on his face sat on the throne, his face gloomy.
This person is the Mongolian commander of the attack on the Ming Dynasty, the king of Ruyang of the Great Yuan Dynasty, Chahan Temur.
A year ago, the treasure of the Great White Kingdom was born in the Northwest Desert, and Emperor Yuan ordered someone to go to seize the treasure and handed over the matter to the King of Ruyang to deal with.
And the daughter of the king of Ruyang, Min Min Temur, that is, Zhao Min, volunteered to take people to the desert to seize the treasure.
The king of Ruyang came to have a daughter, and he loved this daughter the most, but he couldn't resist Zhao Min's begging, and as soon as his heart softened, he agreed to let his daughter lead the troops alone.
Who knew that if he was soft-hearted, something would happen.
Thousands of elite Mongolian iron horsemen died in the desert, and even his daughter Minmin Temur and hundreds of Mongolian masters under her command died at the hands of Gongyuhuatian, Naxi Factory.
This made the king of Ruyang grief-stricken, and he wanted to immediately send troops south to attack the Ming Dynasty and cut the eunuch who killed his daughter with a thousand knives.
But in the end, he was stopped by Emperor Yuan.
At that time, Dayuan was internally unstable, and many tribes rebelled, which required him to lead troops to rehabilitate, which was not suitable for attacking Daming.
Until this time, the Ming Dynasty was in civil strife, and Fang Yeyu, the "little magician" of the Demon Palace, invited Da Yuan to attack Da Ming together, and it happened that now the chaos within Da Yuan was also suppressed, and Emperor Yuan agreed after thinking about it.
So the king of Ruyang couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately volunteered to ask for battle, and led his troops south to attack Daming, preparing to break through the pass in one fell swoop, attack Daming Shuntianfu, and cut the Yuhuatian who killed his beloved daughter with thousands of knives to avenge his beloved daughter.
Who knew that more than 100,000 troops went south and attacked for more than a month, but they couldn't capture a Jiayu Pass.
This made King Ruyang's heart extremely angry.
But in addition to anger, he is also a little powerless.
This Jiayuguan coach Li Chengliang is not only extremely martial arts, but also uses soldiers like a god, and is a real general.
Now that the army has suffered heavy casualties, the logistics are not well replenished, and the weather is getting colder, it is no longer suitable to continue the offensive.
Otherwise, if they can't capture Jiayu Pass again, once the heavy snow covers the mountain, they won't be able to go back.
At that time, even if the Ming army did not counterattack, they would be starved to death in the desert.
Thinking of this, King Ruyang slammed on the chair next to him with a "bang", and said angrily:
"Damn Li Chengliang!"
In addition to the King of Ruyang, there were more than a dozen generals of the Yuan Army and masters under the throne of Ruyang sitting on both sides of the tent, all of whom were taken aback by the King of Ruyang.
Looking up at the gloomy face of King Ruyang, everyone knew why King Ruyang was so angry.
But the situation at the moment is indeed not suitable for continuing to fight.
The Jiayu Pass general Li Chengliang is handsome, with soldiers like a god, the Jiayu Pass is defended like a turtle shell, they can't attack at all, several battles down, although both sides have casualties, but because they are the siege party, so their casualties are heavier, but the Ming army relies on the benefits of the pass, and backs to the Ming Dynasty, there is no shortage of material supplies, casualties are almost negligible.
In addition, they were already crossing thousands of miles of desert and fighting on a long front, and the logistics supply was about to be unable to keep up.
If they continue to fight, once the heavy snow covers the mountain, their supplies will be completely cut off, and tens of thousands of troops will starve to death!
On the first seat on the left sat a young man in his twenties with extraordinary appearance, this person was called Kukutmur, whose original name was Wang Baobao, the only son of King Ruyang and Zhao Min's own brother.
Looking at his father's angry and unwilling expression, Wang Baobao suddenly stood up, his face was cold, and he arched his hand and said: "Father, the child asks for his life, serves as the main general, and leads the troops to rush through the pass, this time he will definitely capture Jiayu Pass and kill the Ming general Li Chengliang!" ”
The deputy generals of the Yuan Army next to him were taken aback and hurriedly said:
"Little prince, don't be impulsive!"
"Yes, little prince, we are now short of troops, and the grain and grass are almost unable to hold on, so we must not take any more risks!"
"This Li Chengliang is like a god with soldiers, with our current troops, even if we go to attack the city again, we will die in vain!"
"Think twice!"
King Ruyang looked at his son and sighed in his heart.
He knew that his daughter was dead, and his son was just as grief-stricken as he was.
But what these lieutenants said is right, in the current situation, if you go to attack the city again, you will undoubtedly be sent to death.
His daughter is dead, so how can he let his son die too?
Of course, the most important thing is that he has just received news from the palace, he has not been able to capture Jiayu Pass for a long time, and many people in the court are dissatisfied with him, and Emperor Yuan has been forced to send a decree to let him withdraw from the army.
Emperor Yuan's order, he did not dare to disobey.
King Ruyang took a deep breath, suppressed the anger and unwillingness in his heart, looked at Wang Baobao, and was about to speak.
But at this moment, a flat voice suddenly came from outside the tent:
"I agree with the little prince continuing to attack the city."
Everyone was startled and looked back, only to see that the curtain was lifted, and then a tall and thin Mongolian young man dressed in white walked in.
This young man's eyes are shining, his face is handsome, his edges and corners are sharp, his back is crossed with double hooks, and his slender body has an indescribable laziness, but it is also the taste of majestic hair, which constitutes a strong attraction for the whole person.
"Eagle flying? What are you here to do? ”
Seeing this young man, King Ruyang's face sank.
This person's name is Yingfei, a Mongolian martial arts master, who is highly valued by Emperor Yuan, and is said to be friends with Fang Yeyu, the 'little magician' of the Magician Palace.
The reason why Emperor Yuan agreed to join forces with the Demon Palace to attack the Ming Dynasty was also proposed by Ying Fei to Emperor Yuan.
"Eagle flies to see the prince."
Ying Fei smiled slightly, saluted the king of Ruyang, and said, "Lord Wang, I came here to bring reinforcements to the prince and help the prince attack Jiayu Pass." ”
King Ruyang was defeated, unhappy in his heart, snorted coldly, and said:
"Reinforcements? In front of Your Majesty, you keep bragging about how powerful the masters of the Demon Palace are, but as far as this king knows, at this moment, the Demon Palace and the Blue Dragon Society have been defeated, and the masters sent to the capital of the Ming Dynasty have been wiped out, and there are a few remnants left, like a lost dog, wanted by the Ming court, where did you get reinforcements? ”
Regarding the failure of the actions of the Blue Dragon Society, the Demon Palace and other forces, King Ruyang naturally received the news a long time ago.
Ying Fei smiled faintly and said, "Lord Wang, the reinforcements below are not only the Demon Palace. ”
King Ruyang frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Don't play dumb riddles for this king, if you have something to say." ”
Ying Fei smiled, didn't say much, and shouted outside the tent, "Mrs. Zhen, come in." ”
Everyone looked out of the tent.
It didn't take long for a sound of footsteps to be heard, and then a woman slowly walked in.
This woman is pretty and beautiful, her eyebrows are like spring mountains, her eyes are like autumn water, and her body is slender, but unfortunately her jade face is a little less bloody, and she is a little pale, but she has another kind of morbid beauty, forming an abnormal charm.
The woman stepped forward and bowed slightly to King Ruyang: "Little girl Zhen Sushan, meet the prince." ”
Zhen Sushan?
King Ruyang looked at the woman carefully and said, "Are you a Semu person?" ”
The Semu people are all non-Mongol aliens under the rule of the Great Yuan Dynasty, which is equivalent to a subordinate ethnic group of the Mongols.
Zhen Sushan's voice was soft, and he nodded: "The little woman is a flower thorn Zimo person. ”
King Ruyang nodded slightly: "What do you mean by coming here?" ”
Zhen Sushan saluted: "The little girl is here, bringing 5,000 warriors of the flower thorn sub-mold, and some masters of the flower thorn sub-mold, specially to help the prince attack Jiayu Pass. ”
As he spoke, Zhen Sushan beckoned outside, and several figures wearing flower thorn costumes slowly walked in from outside the tent, and everyone's momentum was extremely terrifying.
Especially the two people in the front, they are majestic, imposing, and incomparably powerful!
In an instant, everyone in the tent felt a heavy pressure, and their faces changed slightly.
"Lord be careful!"
A strong man in heavy armor below the King of Ruyang immediately stood in front of the King of Ruyang, holding two spears, and his body was also filled with a strong momentum that belonged to the level of a great grandmaster.
Zhen Sushan looked at the strong man, smiled slightly, and said: "The 'Mountain Lion' general doesn't have to worry, they are all my strange warriors, and they were invited by the little woman to help the prince break the city, and they will not hurt the prince." ”
Hearing this, the two men led by him all stepped forward and bowed to the King of Ruyang:
"In Xiahua Zhao, I've seen the prince!"
"In Xiashan Chayue, I have seen the prince!"
King Ruyang naturally also saw that the two of them were martial arts powerhouses, frowned slightly, and then looked at Zhen Sushan, and said: "Then Li Chengliang is also protected by a great grandmaster, and his own martial arts are also extremely strong, and he is also a great grandmaster master, even if you bring these few people, it is impossible to break the city, and your five thousand warriors will not play much role on the battlefield." ”
The Great Grandmaster is certainly very strong, but in such a large-scale battle, one or two more Great Grandmasters will not play a big role.
At this time, Ying Fei smiled and stepped forward and said: "Lord Wang, don't worry, I have already informed Your Majesty about the situation here, Your Majesty is under pressure, and it is inconvenient to send reinforcements, but I also secretly sent experts to help." ”
As soon as Ying Fei's words fell, the tent was opened again, and a terrifying figure walked in from outside the tent.
At the head of the group were three people dressed differently, their momentum was as deep as a cold abyss, and it was even more terrifying than the few great masters that Zhen Sushan had brought!
The three of them stepped forward and bowed slightly to the King of Ruyang:
"Amitabha, the poor monk Red Sun Dharma King, has seen the King of Ruyang."
"Chimei in Xiali, I have seen the prince."
"In the next year, I will see the prince."
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Shanhaiguan.
After a night of fierce fighting, the Qing army suffered heavy casualties, fled in defeat, and Shanhaiguan returned to the hands of the Ming Dynasty again.
At this time, the army was distributed throughout the city and began to clean up the tragic battlefield in the city.
Those captured Qing generals and masters of the Qing army's martial arts were also escorted by prisoner cars to march through the streets, ready to be taken to the center of the city to be beheaded for public display.
There are still a lot of people in Shanhaiguan, these people have become prisoners of the Qing army before, playthings, and now the Ming army has taken over Shanhaiguan again, they have been rescued, after hearing that Yuhuatian is ready to kill this group of Qing generals and Qing army masters, the people have rushed to the central part of the city to rush to the court, ready to watch how this group of cabinets were killed.
There was bitter hatred in everyone's eyes.
Many of their families and relatives were killed by the Qing army, their wives and daughters became the playthings of the Qing army, and their originally good families were shattered by the Qing army.
For these executioners, they want to kill them with their own hands, eat their flesh and cook their bones!
It's just that when these people came to the Dharma field, they were immediately surprised.
Because in the center of the law field, it was densely packed with Qing army generals, and even Wu Sangui, the commander of the Qing army, who worshiped and betrayed the Ming Dynasty and led the Qing army into the customs, was escorted to the law field and knelt in front with his hair scattered.
But it wasn't this that surprised them the most.
But those who are ready to be executed are not the executioners of the Ming army, but ordinary Ming people.
Men and women, young and old.
The only thing they have in common is that they are all victims of the Qing army's family destruction and persecution by the Qing army.
At this time, this group of people with knives stood next to the group of Qing army generals who were about to be executed, staring at the group of Qing army generals.
After the explanations of the people next to them, those later people immediately understood why this situation occurred.
It turned out to be the prince of the West Factory in the imperial court, who was ready to let them take revenge with their own hands and finish off this group of inhuman beasts with their own hands.
For a while, everyone applauded, without the slightest fear or fear, just waiting for the execution to begin, and they would be willing to watch the life and death of this group of animals with their own eyes.
Soon, the scorching sun was in the sky, and noon came.
A group of figures wearing official uniforms and armor appeared behind the court, led by Yu Huatian, as well as Sun Chengzong, Yang Sichang and others.
Looking at the angry scene below, Yu Huatian didn't say much, just nodded towards Ma Jinliang on the execution ground.
Ma Jinliang understood, and immediately waved his hand at the Jinyi guards who were blocking in front of the group of people, and many Jinyi guards immediately retreated.
Suddenly, the group of people with swords in their hands immediately rushed forward like crazy, and slashed at the group of Qing army generals and Qing army masters.
The screams rang out.
At this moment, including Ao Bai, Blood Knife Ancestor, and Wu Sangui, who are usually in high positions, are no different from those ordinary Qing army generals, who were slashed by this group of angry people, and soon screamed.
Moreover, in order to vent the anger of the people, Yuhuatian distributed to them the kind of blunt knives, that is, the kind that would never die if he only slashed it.
The terrible screams echoed in the Shanhaiguan, which was terrifying.
But instead of being afraid, the faces of the people were full of the joy of revenge.
Some of them were more courageous, and even rushed directly to the court and joined the execution procession.
Without swords, they stomped on them, struck them with their fists, bited them with their teeth, and even grabbed them with both hands, constantly venting the hatred in their hearts.
Yu Huatian and the others watched quietly like this, and did not give the order to stop them.
"Ah...... Kill me! Kill me! ”
"Bold! I am the generalissimo of the Qing Dynasty, you dare to ...... Ah......h
"It doesn't matter what marshal you are marshal or not, kill them!"
"Kill him!"
"Mother, I finally avenged you! Hahaha......"
…
More and more people joined the procession, and screams rang out one after another.
Ao Bai and the others no longer have a complete place on their bodies at this moment, their martial arts have been abolished, their meridians have been interrupted, and they can't even resist if they want to, so they can only watch this group of people who are regarded as ants and playthings by them on weekdays vent wantonly on them.
The intense pain constantly stimulated their nerves, and everyone slowly began to despair and regret from anger and fear at the beginning......
If they had known that this would be the end, they would never have attacked the Ming Dynasty again, and they would never have attacked these defenseless people.
It's a pity that there is everything in the world, but there is no regret medicine.
Finally, half an hour later, the execution was over.
After the people finished venting, they were forcibly pulled down by the Jinyi guards and the Ming soldiers, crying in the crowd, and some people were numb, they had already lost their families, or just to take revenge, and now that the revenge has been avenged, they have lost the motivation to live.
On the execution ground, those Qing army generals and Qing army masters have been reduced to a pile of rotten meat at this moment, even the bones have been trampled on, and all kinds of viscera, blood and excrement are mixed together, and the scene is extremely bloody.
Looking at this scene, Yu Huatian was silent for a moment, slowly stepped forward, and then his figure flashed, jumped onto a high platform, looked at the people below, and said:
"Shanhaiguan is lost, this is a dereliction of duty by the imperial court."
"Now, this group of jackals has been driven out, and you have taken revenge, but this matter is far from over."
Hearing the voice, many people calmed down and turned their eyes to the Yuhua field on the high platform, their faces complicated and confused.
Meeting their gaze, Yu Huatian said slowly:
"I know that many of you were ruined by the Qing army, and now that you have revenge, you have no motivation to live."
"But what I want to tell you is that your revenge has not yet been completely avenged, and your enemies have not yet died."
"The Qing army attacked, and I killed so much in the Ming Dynasty, who is the real murderer?"
"It's the Qing Dynasty!"
"It's those alien tartars!"
"It was they who gave the order to invade my Ming Dynasty and harm my Ming people!"
"Therefore, if we don't destroy the Qing Dynasty and drive out this group of jackals, there will never be peace on the border of our Ming Dynasty, and there will inevitably be more people who will be slaughtered and humiliated by this group of jackals in the future!"
Yuhuatian's voice became louder and louder, looking at hundreds of people and soldiers, and said coldly:
"Many of you may not know who I am."
"This seat is the prince of the imperial court Xichang factory, the teacher of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today, Yuhuatian!"
"Today, in the presence of all of you, I hereby swear:
Destroy the Qing Dynasty in five years, destroy the Yuan in ten years, unify Shenzhou in 30 years, and the world will be one!
This seat wants to make Daming the real overlord of Shenzhou, kill all the jackals of different races, let the world be truly unified, and let the Chinese people no longer be bullied by foreign races! ”
The indifferent and domineering voice echoed throughout Shanhaiguan.
At this moment, Yuhuatian is domineering, quite domineering, quite the momentum of dominating the world, which is shocking and inexplicably convincing.
"Overseer, Chitose Chitose Chitose!"
"Overseer, Chitose Chitose Chitose!"
"Overseer, Chitose Chitose Chitose!"
The next moment, after I don't know who shouted first, countless brocade guards, Ming soldiers, and all the people knelt on the ground and shouted.
Those people who had already sprouted the will to live and die were also full of vitality in their eyes at this time, and then turned into a raging flame.
They want to live, and live until they see the wolves being driven out of the Central Plains, the murderers being slaughtered, and the unification of China, and all the Chinese people will no longer be humiliated!
At this moment, Yu Huatian's words gave them hope to live.
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After the execution, Yu Huatian led everyone back to the City Lord's Mansion.
In the castle lord's mansion.
After some cleaning, Yuhuatian sat on the main seat, and below him were Sun Chengzong, Yang Sichang, Ma Jinliang, Ding Xiu and other high-level executives of the West Factory.
"Lord Yu, although the Qing army has temporarily retreated, but on the side of Jiayu Pass, the Yuan army has not yet withdrawn, and it is difficult to guarantee that the Qing army will not make a comeback, you see......"
Sun Chengzong looked at Yuhuatian and hesitated.
Yu Huatian understood what he meant, nodded and said, "Old General Sun doesn't have to worry, this seat will be in Shanhaiguan for a while." ”
"Moreover, since this seat said that it wants to unify Shenzhou and make me the real overlord of Shenzhou, how can I not believe it?"
"This road to unification of China starts with the Qing Dynasty!"
Yu Huatian turned his head to look in the northeast direction, and a trace of cold murder flashed in his eyes.
Sun Chengzong didn't expect Yu Huatian to really plan to make a move on Daqing, and he was immediately a little shocked: "Lord Yu, is this matter a ......discussion?"
"Nothing to negotiate!"
Yuhuatian said coldly: "The Tartar Dynasty, the lackey of the Great Yuan Dynasty, dares to enslave the people of the Central Plains and slaughter my Ming people, let him see what will happen if he provokes my Ming Dynasty!" ”
Sun Chengzong's brows furrowed, a little worried.
Shooting at the Qing Dynasty is equivalent to starting a national war and fighting a national war, which is not so simple.
Ma Jinliang and the others did not say a word, because they knew that no one could change what the overseer decided.
Yu Huatian looked at Sun Chengzong and was about to speak.
But at this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the house.
"Report~!"
A brocade-clothed guard hurriedly ran in, his face anxious, and said:
"Lord Qiyu, news comes from the north, Jiayu Pass has been lost, the northern frontier has fallen, General Li Chengliang is seriously injured, and he retreats to Jibei City!"
(End of chapter)