Qutang Gorge Fortress.

Zhu Wenzheng, Mu Ying, and Xiao Han successfully entered it with the main force, and at this time, the main force of the Xia army was almost lost, and the strongest fortress was also captured.

In front of Da Ming, Xia Guo was already like a woman who had stripped off her clothes, and she could take it down at any time.

And all this, from the beginning, to now, has been less than a month.

Who would have thought that a month ago, he could take out 200,000 troops, directly guard the pass with more than 100,000 elite Xia troops, and unite the Duan clan and King Liang in the south, and the Xia Kingdom, which has a total of 400,000 troops, would fall to such a point in a short period of time.

Summer capital.

Just about to listen to the advice sent by Dai Shou from the front line, set off to move the country eastward to follow the momentum of Liang Guo and Duan's family, and Mingsheng, who exchanged families with Daming, with a battle report of a fiasco on the front line in front of him, Mingsheng's hands were trembling, he couldn't believe that in less than a month, more than 100,000 troops were actually defeated like this.

This is more than 100,000 elite Xia soldiers, just stand there and let Da Ming kill, and he may not be able to kill it in a month.

Why

Why did everything become like this in a short period of time?

Bang!

"Rubbish!"

"It's all waste, 100,000 pigs have to be killed for a few months, right?"

Mingsheng slapped the table angrily, his eyes were red, and he couldn't help but feel deep fear at the thought that he would be captured by Da Ming and lose the inheritance left by his father Ming Yuzhen.

Thinking back then, his father Ming Yuzhen held his hand before he died, so that he could keep the family business in Daxia, and now like this, how will he face his father under Jiuquan in the future?

"Your Majesty, Lord Youcheng and the Queen Mother ask to see you."

At this moment, the voice of the eunuch outside the door sounded, as if he knew that Mingsheng was in a very bad mood at this time, and he seemed cautious.

"Let them in."

Mingsheng took a deep breath and calmed down his emotions, he kept calming himself down in his heart, although he didn't learn three points in his ability to govern the country, but Mingsheng also knew that the more crisis he was, the more he had to be calm, otherwise, once he panicked, everything would really be over.

Everything, it has not yet reached the point of irreparability, I still have thousands of miles of Shu land, and tens of thousands of Xia soldiers who stayed in Shu, no matter how bad the situation is, can it be worse than when my father started a business from scratch?

"Queen Mother, Liu Aiqing, what are you looking for at this time?"

Mingsheng raised his head and looked at the two, to be honest, he didn't know what his mother and Liu Ren were looking for him, but it was better for someone to come than to think about running away one by one, at this time, Mingsheng still hoped that someone could help him think of a way.

"Emperor, we have been defeated, I am a woman, I can't understand the family and country in the eyes of your father and emperor, but if we continue, it will only make more innocent deaths, let's lower Emperor Ming."

Empress Dowager Peng looked at Mingsheng with sincerity, she didn't understand what Mingsheng was thinking so much in her heart, she only knew that if she continued to support it at this time, their mother and son might not even be able to save their lives.

However, this sentence, listening to Mingsheng's ears, made Mingsheng's heart almost fall to the bottom when he had just mustered up the courage and forced to be calm.

Did even his biological mother say that?

Is he destined to be the king of a dead country?

"The Queen Mother's words are wrong!"

"In the war with the Ming Kingdom, we have indeed killed too many people."

"But we surrender now, what are the soldiers who died fighting to protect us?"

"Although the two major lines of defense of Qutang and Sword Pavilion have been lost, I still have tens of thousands of soldiers in Daxia, hundreds of fortified cities, and thousands of miles of fertile fields in Shuzhong are still under the control of my Daxia.

At this time, Liu Ren, the right man of Great Xia, heard the words of the Empress Dowager Peng and immediately raised objections.

He didn't want Mingsheng to give up, so when he heard that the Empress Dowager Peng was coming, he had to go on a journey at the risk of offending the royal family's dedication.

As everyone knows, his opening is like a fairy sound in Mingsheng's ears, at least, in this Great Xia, there are still people who want him Mingsheng to continue to be this emperor, isn't it?

"But Lord Liu, we can no longer compete with Emperor Ming, so why bother to let more people sacrifice in vain."

Empress Dowager Peng opened her mouth, completely incomprehensible to Liu Ren's words.

"How can it be sacrificed in vain?"

"They guard the peace of the country of Shu Tianfu, inherit the will of the martyrs who died on the battlefield, since following the first emperor to lay this great foundation, my Great Xia will never be greedy for life and afraid of death!"

"Even if I lose in the end, I must let the Ming people see the backbone of my Great Xia!"

"As long as we retreat to Chengdu at this time, with the natural danger in Shu and the strong city in Shu, he will accumulate strength and make a comeback, and it is unknown!"

Liu Ren is impassioned, holding his head up, and his speech talent can be said to be very high, so that everyone who hears his words will unconsciously boil their blood.

Listening to Liu Ren's generous statement, for a while, Mingsheng's eyes couldn't help but light up.

That's right!

I haven't lost yet!

I also have 100 fortified cities in Shudi, the country of abundance, and thousands of miles of fertile fields! And faithful ministers who are willing to follow him! He Mingsheng hasn't lost yet!

It's not Xu Da, Tang He, and Chang Yuchun who came, a Xiao Han with a group of young people who are not much older than him, why should he be afraid of them?

"Liu Aiqing is worthy of being my Great Xia Pillar Stone, and from now on, I will ask Aiqing for my Great Xia."

Mingsheng finally made up his mind and bowed to Liu Ren.

The army sent by the Ming Dynasty this time is only 100,000 troops, and those who occupy a large number of people are strong and strong, and they endure it on weekdays.

Now, Da Ming has come in, do they still want to stay out of the matter?

Don't forget, Da Ming is not friendly to the rich and powerful, but it is famous, Mingsheng doesn't believe it, those strong families are really willing to give up those lands and those people.

"Emperor!"

Empress Dowager Peng was startled and said to Mingsheng.

thought that things had come to this point, and she, the queen mother, came to persuade her personally, and Mingsheng should follow her advice, and it seemed that at the beginning, Mingsheng also had such a meaning.

"Queen Mother, Hugh has to say more!"

"Shu is still there, if I give up this great river and mountain to Zhu Yuanzhang, wouldn't it really be no different from that Liu Chan?"

"For the sake of my people in Great Xia and the foundation of my father's emperor, I will definitely take the soldiers of Great Xia to fight with Zhu Yuanzhang!"

Mingsheng gritted his teeth, fire dancing in his eyes.

If it was before, within the imperial court, the elders of the two dynasties were high and powerful, and Ming Sheng would not be able to lead the Xia Kingdom at all.

But at this time, Dai Shou, Wu Youren, Zou Xing and others had all died in battle, and a large number of nobles who followed Ming Yuzhen's business were almost killed and wounded, and the vitality of Xia Guo was greatly damaged, but Ming Sheng was able to really gain the power of Xia Guo.

As long as he enters Shu and holds Chengdu, what can the Ming army do with him?

At this moment, ambition rose in Mingsheng's heart, he finally gained power, and his opponent was still a group of young people of the Ming army who were as old as him.

They can gallop across the country and win thousands of miles, why can't they do it themselves?

At this moment, Ming Sheng had already attributed the defeat of the Xia Kingdom to Dai Shou and others to the arrogance of the enemy, which led to his own losses and defeats.

If he can obtain the military power and drive the expedition in person, he will definitely not be afraid of Mu Ying and Xiao Han.

"Emperor, don't listen to slander..."

Empress Dowager Peng has to say again, she has already seen that Mingsheng cannot be the opponent of Da Ming, and if she continues, it is just to die.

"Enough!"

"Someone! The Queen Mother is tired, send the Queen Mother back to the palace! ”

Mingsheng waved his hand and said coldly.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Liu Ren's eyes lit up and he saluted Mingsheng.

Mingsheng can't give up the power in his hands, he is even more reluctant than Mingsheng, and finally the competitors are dead, seeing that he is about to be under one person, above ten thousand, how can he surrender?

"Spread my will, rectify the soldiers and horses in the capital, set off tonight, and move to Chengdu, the western capital."

Mingsheng waved his hand and ordered directly.

"The Emperor... Alas! ”

Empress Dowager Peng looked at Mingsheng, several eunuchs around her had already helped her over, she opened her mouth, and finally sighed lightly, no longer spoke, and did not choose to persuade Mingsheng again.

His own son, at this time, is like a gambler who has lost a red eye, no matter what, he has to push the last belongings to the gambling table.

It was late at night.

The gates of the summer capital opened, and Mingsheng sat on a tall horse, marching ahead of the army.

"The whole army obeys the order!"

"Move the capital!"

Mingsheng shouted loudly, and led the defenders of the summer capital towards the west.

The children of Jiangdong are talented, and their comeback is unknown.

Looking at the mountains and rivers on both sides, Mingsheng's heart was surging, Zhu Yuanzhang started by relying on a southern Jianghuai, and a large number of talents in the court of Huaixi are almost all from one county, there are so many talents in Jiangnan, it makes no sense that his fertile Shuzhong Tianfu is poor.

At this moment, Mingsheng seemed to have seen that he had entered Shuzhong, entered Chengdu, and repelled the Ming army.

Between the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, they fought vertically and horizontally, and finally seized the Central Plains and achieved supreme hegemony.

For a while, Mingsheng felt that the sound of horses' hooves under his feet was light, and the whole person was in good spirits.

The vast world ahead, you can finally make a difference!

Boom Boom!

Just when Mingsheng only felt that his vain attempt to dominate was under his feet, the sound of artillery fire suddenly sounded, and the next moment the killing sound shook the heavens on the official road, and the Xia army passing on the road was directly cut off.

"Kill!"

"Capture Mingsheng alive!"

"Kill!"

"Capture the ascendant, reward a thousand gold, and seal the marquis of ten thousand households!"

…

In the shouting of killing, He Wenhui jumped out of the horse, tore through the front military formation of the Xia army, unstoppable, and with a round of ape arms, Mingsheng's whole person was like a little chicken, and was arrested by He Wenhui.

Bang!

"Tie up!"

With a muffled sound, Mingsheng was slammed to the ground by He Wenhui like garbage, and the whole person grinned in pain.

"This, this general, I am the son of the Great Summer, as long as you follow me in the future, I can give you the title of Waiting General!"

"As long as you escort me back to Chengdu, you will be the general of Great Xia, and you will be in charge of all the soldiers and horses of Great Xia."

Mingsheng endured the pain and persuaded He Wenhui to surrender, the dream was suddenly shattered, and he grabbed it directly to He Wenhui, Mingsheng was almost broken, but he was still calm, and said to He Wenhui.

Only by persuading He Wenhui will he have a chance, even if Mingsheng knows very well that the success rate of doing so is almost equal to zero.

But, in any case, you have to give it a try.

"You're not the emperor of the Xia Kingdom, let's not arrest it."

He Wenhui raised his head and looked at Mingsheng like a fool.

This kid, his brain is broken, right?

You're about to lose your country, so why don't you poach people here?

Not to mention that my relatives and friends are all in Daming, I'm afraid that I will be arrested by Xiao Han and Mu Ying within a few days of becoming your general.

Moreover, the soldiers and horses of the whole country, how many soldiers and horses can you have in the whole country of Xia Kingdom?

Seduce me with this?

Do you look down on me too much, He Wenhui?

Immediately, a large group of Ming soldiers rushed up and tied up Mingsheng.

"Let go of this officer!"

"Let go of this officer!"

"You bastards, if you go deep alone, aren't you afraid of being besieged to death by my Great Xia warriors?"

Liu Ren roared angrily, He Wenhui had not captured the Sword Pavilion Pass for a few days, and he had been running for hundreds of miles from the north, so naturally it could not be a large army operation.

It was with the elite of the headquarters that he galloped all the way, so that he could appear at this time and directly take down all the important members of the Xia State court.

"I'm not afraid."

"If you don't surround and don't come to save you and your emperor, we will come in vain."

"It's true, everything is as expected, this great achievement, my brother will accept it."

Listening to Liu Ren's words, the corners of He Wenhui's mouth hooked.

Xiao Han's arrangement for He Wenhui had been made from the beginning.

At this time, the main force of the Xia State on the Eastern Front collapsed, but there were still tens of thousands of remnants of the Xia State scattered in the territory of the Xia State, and it would be a waste of time if it was cleared little by little.

Therefore, under Xiao Han's arrangement, He Wenhui took his elite guard battalion all the way from the capture of the Sword Pavilion Pass, ran thousands of miles, and ambushed here, sure enough, because the Ming Dynasty sent out the younger generation this time, although the speed of the defeat of the Xia Kingdom was much faster than the original trajectory, but Mingsheng and others were not convinced, and chose to go west into Chengdu, and directly drilled into He Wenhui's ambush circle.

It can be said that Xiao Han calculated everything, the main force on the Eastern Front was defeated, and the scattered Xia army lost the ability of the large army to encircle and kill He Wenhui.

The center blossomed, and the reinforcements were sent around the points, which increased the speed of the Xia troops scattered throughout the Xia Kingdom to be dealt with the fastest.

Then next, not surprisingly, the scattered troops from all over the Xia Kingdom either chose to come to the rescue of Emperor Mingsheng, or surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, or hid in the deep mountains and old forests to fall into the grass for the Kou, and the Xia Kingdom was thousands of miles in Shu, and it was already in the bag of the Great Ming.

It can be said that among them, as long as there is a little problem, then He Wenhui's team will directly become a thousand miles away.

Fortunately, everything, as expected, the 100,000 Ming army marched westward, and despite the huge geographical disadvantage, it thwarted Xia, Liang, and Duan with a total of nearly four times their own troops, but it only took a month.

"Come on, release the news to Ben Jiang, it means that Sheng has been besieged by Ben Jiang and this, and the harvest will be maximized!"

He Wenhui waved his hand and said with a smile.

Next, He Wenhui only needs to wait for the rabbit, with Mingsheng as a bait, as long as he arranges the propaganda well, so that the armies of Xia Kingdom will think that Mingsheng is besieged by himself, and he is not afraid that those troops loyal to the Ming family will not come.

He Wenhui, just do a good job of ambushing, and the enemy will come to send it himself.

Wenzhou City.

One of the backbone cities of Shu.

"General, Your Majesty and the thousand people of the Chinese army are besieged by He Wenhui's commanders, outside the imperial capital, we are going to the rescue of King Qin?"

Deputy General Wang Xingzu took a message and said to Ding Shizhen, the defender of Wenzhou.

"You want to say that Your Majesty's army of 1,000 people, half of them are palace people, for such a long time, the Ming army should have taken down Your Majesty, right?"

"However, in this case, He Wenhui chose to stay there and build fortifications and not leave, all of this has made it clear that the encirclement point is to send reinforcements, please enter the urn, right?"

Ding Shizhen looked at Wang Xingzu and asked.

The expression in his eyes was calm, as if he had already seen through everything, and the ancient well was not wavering.

"General..."

Wang Xingzu was slightly stunned, he didn't expect that Ding Shizhen, who had been preparing to mobilize the army for a long time, could not see it more clearly than himself, could it be that this was just a face-saving project made by the general in order to calm public opinion?

"General... Then you..."

After a moment of hesitation, Wang Xingzu still said.

"Huh."

"If you see it, won't you go?"

"If we don't go, what's the difference between us and those rebellious ministers and thieves who have defected to the Ming army?"

"Qutang and Sword Pavilion have been breached, and Your Majesty has not succeeded in returning to Shuzhong, and there are only two ways left in front of us, either surrender to the Ming army, or fight for the country."

"If you are fighting for your country, how can you know that Your Majesty is in prison and will not go to the rescue?"

"This is not because the general will definitely be able to rescue His Majesty, but to let His Majesty know that there are still loyal ministers in Great Xia! The foundation of the first emperor is still there! ”

"After Ben Jiang goes, I order you to lead the remaining 8,000 people to continue to defend Wenzhou, and if you don't see Ben Jiang return, you won't open the city gate."

Ding Shizhen smiled, her eyes were full of ease, and then she put her hand on Wang Xingzu's shoulder, and said expectantly to this old general.

After all, the elite of the Ming soldiers are famous all over the world, and the strong armies of Meng Yuan, Chen Youliang, and Zhang Shicheng are all falling in front of the Ming generals one after another, although Ding Shizhen believes that his ability to train and lead the troops will not be weaker than the generals of the Ming Dynasty.

Anyway, the general trend has gone, and when he arrives, no one knows how many people there will be in the Ming Dynasty, as soon as he leaves, it is the Hongmen Banquet, Ding Shizhen originally planned to pour out of the nest and live up to being an official in the Xia Kingdom, but unfortunately he was not willing to take care of Wenzhou City for many years, so there was a previous scene.

"The last general... will definitely live up to the general's expectations, people are in the city! ”

Wang Xingzu was shocked, and then said loudly, how could he not hear the meaning in Ding Shizhen's mouth, although Ding Shizhen gave him a good errand, and it wouldn't even take long to die.

However, Ding Shizhen, who is the main general of one party, can still give up his life and forget death in order to be loyal to Daxia, and he Wang Xingzu has a cheap life, why regret this body?

"Good!"

Ding Shizhen shouted hello, and then took 10,000 Xia troops, and went in the direction of the summer capital, he is a pedantic person who will stubbornly believe that in life, there are things to do and things not to do, even if they are gone, but they are just dead.

(End of chapter)