After confirming that the emperor had no pulse, Zhenghuang Banner Ang Bang Zhangjing Samuha hurriedly ordered a guard to place the dragon body on the saddle bridge of the war horse, which was equivalent to two people and one horse.
If it is still placed in the original position, I am afraid that even the human body and the dragon body will be lost in the chaos of war. If this is obtained by a barbarian, the face of the Qing Dynasty will be ruined.
The Ming army outside the west gate of Shengjing happened to be the juncture of the two armies of Yang Zhan and Lin Jiangong. Facing the crazy assault of more than 30,000 elite enemy troops, they still blocked the attack at night, and they were indeed somewhat weak.
Despite being blocked by a horse pit, within fifteen minutes, a large gap was opened in the defense line, and thousands of taels of yellow flag cavalry rushed into the gap.
Samuha also brought the dragon body with him, and asked his protector, the emperor, who should be the widow of the late emperor now, to cover him and follow him. Now that they have reached this point, there is no turning back.
If the emperor dies, then one of the emperor's sons will become the heir to the throne, but we still have to consider the attitude of Prince Heshuoyong Yinzhen who is commanding troops to defend the enemy in another place.
Samuha's mind was very confused now. The sudden death of the emperor was something he never expected.
This directly leads to many related things happening in his mind automatically even if he doesn't want to.
Due to his absent-mindedness and trance, Samuha felt that he was surrounded by barbarians on all sides.
Cries of death, explosions, and screams were all intertwined, and they were all rushing into his mind.
Even the instinct of commanding the battle was unconsciously given up, and they just mechanically followed the assault in front of the guards.
Samuha just thought that the fireballs rising in front of him, the roaring horses, and the barbarians in the light and shadow could not stop the invincible Qing cavalry.
Scene after scene, like the afterlife, passed quickly before his eyes. It was not until nearly two quarters of an hour later that he felt able to understand the noisy battlefield.
"Report to Zhang Jing, the guards have broken out of the barbarian defense line!"
"...Okay! Keep going west without stopping. Don't let the barbarians chase you!"
Samuha knew very well how powerful the flying evil things were, so he naturally wanted to take advantage of the darkness of night to let his troops run as far as they could.
After dawn, the scattered people and horses were gradually gathered together. After counting, there were only less than 7,000 people.
It's not that all the men and horses who didn't appear here were killed by the barbarians, but it also made Samuha extremely frightened.
This is still a breakout after dark. If it were during the day, only a thousand people would be able to break through successfully...
Fortunately, a group of bachelors managed to escape from the siege, but they just looked disgraced and embarrassed.
By early morning, the group was really exhausted from running and needed to rest.
Before that, when passing through a small river ditch, Samuha ordered the entire army to coat their armor with mud.
The yellow armor should be easily spotted by flying evil objects, so it must be camouflaged to a certain extent.
If you don't want to apply mud, you can insert plants and trees into the gaps of the armor.
The flags were pulled from the poles and put into arms or packages.
Except for weapons, gold, silver, food and medicine, all non-essential supplies must be thrown away, and the entire army must travel lightly and quickly.
Even the female relatives have changed into casual clothes or even military uniforms.
Samuha had already prepared for the worst and would abandon the entire carriage if necessary.
Once targeted by a large number of flying evil objects, the entire army dispersed.
Each route can protect a certain son of the late emperor and several civil servants, and prevent the entire army from being annihilated.
Samuha originally planned to lead his troops into the ravine, but west of Shengjing, all the way to the foot of the Carpathian Mountains, was a large plain area.
There was no choice but to bite the bullet and run to the southwest.
It would be best to contact Prince Yong Yinzhen. Otherwise, he must insist on running southwest until he reaches the border between the Qing Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire. Only then will he be considered completely safe.
"Flying evil thing!"
"Damn it!"
Hearing the shouts of the guard soldiers, Samuha hurriedly raised his head and looked around. Although only a dozen flying evil objects appeared in the sky, and they seemed to be relatively small, the consequences were very terrifying.
The lethality of these small evil objects is secondary. The key is that once they are allowed to go back, they will inevitably bring big evil objects, and then our troops will face catastrophe.
"Start quickly! Hurry!"
Not long after the break, under Samuha's order, the entire team had to embark on a desperate journey again, either complaining in their hearts or outright complaining.
But everyone knew that staying where they were was waiting for death, so it was best to take advantage of the situation before they were hurt by the bullets.
After the Ming Army's "Albatross" fighter jets discovered the ground target, the machine gunner immediately fired a red flare.
Due to the height, releasing a large number of flares will be very obvious and can be seen by people within a radius of dozens of miles.
Especially if it clears up after the rain, today's weather should be sunny, which will be very beneficial to the Ming Dynasty King's pursuit.
About ten minutes later, twenty-four "Albatross" fighter jets from two squadrons searching nearby also dared to arrive at the scene of the incident.
Then there are four "Black-footed Albatross" attack aircraft with a larger appearance. They are experts in ground attacks.
However, when these fighter planes faced the golden cicadas of ground prey, they still seemed a little unable to deal with them.
It is said that they are the elites who hunt down the two yellow flags, but the colors of most of the prey do not seem to be similar.
On the other hand, some Tatars galloped so fast that the branches stuck in the gaps in their armor ran away, revealing their true colors.
The Ming army pilots in the sky suddenly realized that the Gou Tatars had such thoughts, and they had underestimated them before.
Seeing that there were more and more flying evil objects, Samuha changed his original plan and instead divided his 6,000 men into twenty groups, with each group having about one Niulu.
All the carriages were abandoned, and all the gold and silver rations were carried with them. The adult members of the royal family mounted their horses, while the minors were closely protected by guards.
Coupled with the previous preparations, Samuha believed that his strategy of breaking up the whole into parts could achieve the goal of getting rid of the flying evil things.
Even he himself only took the queen, his second son Hongxi and about 300 guards to retreat westward. How could the evil beings in the sky know the truth?
If the prey behaves like this, the fleet of the Ming Air Force will also have to disperse to chase and kill, and it will be a betting-style pursuit.
I don’t know if the Dog Tatar Emperor was killed. Now everyone’s eyes are darkened. It all depends on luck.
Fortunately, more and more fighter planes were ordered to search for the remnants of the Tatars, and even the "Hercules" bombers came.
The Tatar cavalry fled Shengjing at full speed. They could cover three to four hundred miles in four to five hours, which was less than an hour at the speed of an airplane.
Behind the "Hercules" bomber there are a large number of prairie cavalry and Guannai cavalry, all of which are on pursuit missions.
Yang Zhan and Lin Jiangong did not find anyone wearing dragon robes among the corpses of the soldiers, indicating that either the Tatar emperor had died after changing his clothes, or he was still alive and might have successfully broken through.
Since this is possible and we still have a large number of fighters, we cannot let them run far away.
The remaining Tatars in the city can be hunted down before they escape into Ottoman territory.
There were two brigades of Ming cavalry that came to hunt down the prey, with a strength of nearly 10,000 people.
All the cavalry brigades of the two armies had basically not fought much before, because there were fighter planes and tanks clearing the way.
Since not many people have died, and the staff is still nearly full, I have finally found a job that suits me.
The Tatars who broke out from other directions cannot be spared. If the Tatar emperor makes a surprise attack in the east, we will fall into the trap.
In terms of strength comparison, the number of Ming cavalry was not an absolute advantage, but their morale and firepower greatly exceeded the targets they were chasing.
The prairie cavalry was equipped with revolver-type rifles, and the Guannai cavalry was equipped with magazine-type rifles. The Air Force dispatched no less than 500 fighter planes and nearly 100 bombers to cover the actions of the ground troops.
After discovering the enemy, the air force fleet will serve it with machine guns and aerial bombs, regardless of whether the opponent belongs to the Shenzhen Banner, Eight Banners soldiers, Han army or Rakshasa soldiers.
You are a prince of the Qing Dynasty, you should take a bunch of bullets first!
As more and more flying evil objects appeared overhead, the number of casualties among the Qing cavalry also gradually increased.
Usually the ammunition carried by two "Black-footed Albatross" is enough to deal with three hundred Qing cavalry.
Since the prey was intent on escaping and ascending to heaven, it had no time to attack itself, so the Ming army machine gunners were firing bullets with great ease.
There is no need to kill him directly, as long as he can injure the opponent, or even injure the opponent's mount, making it difficult for him to continue escaping at high speed, his goal will be achieved.
Any injured prey can be left to be eaten by one's own cavalry. By then, none of these injured dog Tatars will be able to escape.
Fortunately, although Samuha's men lost more than half of their men, they still saved the queen and her second son Hongxi.
After nearly ten days, we arrived at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains.
Looking at the endless mountains, the group couldn't help crying.
If you go to the right place, just over the mountain is the Hungarian region of the Ottoman Empire.
Everyone, including Samuha, looked haggard because they had not eaten or slept well for many days.
When I saw the outline of the Carpathian Mountains in the distance, it was like a group of people were looking back at the same time...
The dog barbarian seemed to have stopped chasing him a day ago. Samuha didn't know why, but it was a good thing.
He also didn't know whether Gu Yanqian, the leader of Angbang Zhangjing and Gu Yanqian with the yellow flag, had escaped, but he hoped he could break out of the siege.
The next task is to gather the troops and try to join forces with Prince Yong.
The previous imperial edict of Emperor Baocheng was for Prince Li Hongxi to succeed to the throne. However, under the current situation, Samuha did not dare to execute the imperial edict rashly.
If Prince Yong had died in the battle, there would naturally be no obstacles for Prince Yuli Hongxi to succeed to the throne.
On the other hand, if Prince Yong is not dead and still has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, it is hard to say who will inherit the throne...
Samuha had in his hands all the elite troops of the Two Yellow Banners, who were loyal to Prince Li Hongxi.
But the total number of people gathered in these days is only more than a thousand people, which is really too lonely.
With such a small number of troops, it is difficult to seek refuge with Prince Yong, and it is also difficult to seek help from Osman.
Prince Li Hongxi listened to the queen's wishes, that is, he was not in a hurry to find Prince Yong.
People's hearts are unpredictable, and the mother and son are also worried about what will happen next.
He made Samuha the county king and gave him full authority to gather the warriors of the Qing Dynasty.
Hongxi wouldn't dare to go to his fourth uncle without gathering ten or twenty thousand people.
The queen and the first heir to the throne are here, so it is of course very easy to gather people and horses, as long as the remaining defeated soldiers can get closer.
At the end of July, before Hong Xi went to find his fourth uncle, Prince Yong Yinzhen took the initiative to greet him with tens of thousands of horses.
Hongxi only had less than ten thousand people in his hands at this time, and his fourth uncle's force was three to four times his own.
Considering that his fourth uncle had made great achievements in fending off enemies before, Hong Xi, with the encouragement of his ministers, took out the imperial edict and displayed it in public.
Afterwards, Prince Yinzhen of Yong was granted the title of regent, and he could raise his own troops to defend against the enemy.
"Brother Imperial! My brother is a step too late!"
Yinzhen did not accept the order, but went directly to the cemetery of Emperor Baocheng on the pretext of paying homage to the late emperor.
The cemetery is very simple, there is no stone tablet, and there is just a wooden tablet in front of the grave.
If the Qing Dynasty can turn defeat into victory in the future and regain the lost territory, they can also take out the coffin and bury it in a grand way.
Otherwise, he still had to come out and take the coffin to Ottoman territory for burial.
In short, I can't stay in this place for a long time. I will eventually have to change my burial place.
Hongxi has just grown up and has no good way to deal with the scheming fourth uncle.
But it was already clear from what had happened before that the fourth uncle did not intend to accept the title of regent.
To put it bluntly, Sima Zhao wanted to be the emperor!
This can't be blamed on Yinzhen being too anxious. The Qing Dynasty is now in such a situation. Can a newly grown-up child be allowed to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor?
If the emperor's brother were still alive, Yinzhen would definitely not have other thoughts. However, the country was in crisis and the building was about to collapse. How could he turn a blind eye?
Direct military advice may be too arbitrary, but if Hong Xi was not stupid, he should have seen his unwillingness to accept the regent's errand and his true intention.
Suo'etu and other ministers were silent about the current situation. Now that Prince Yong was so powerful, even if he said the wrong word, he might lose his head.
Since talking too much will lead to mistakes, it's a good thing that I won't say more and let's see how these uncles and nephews compete for the throne...
After the unhappy breakup, Hongxi could only ask his confidant Samuha for his opinion.
At present, he has fewer troops than his fourth uncle, so he is at a disadvantage.
Samuha could only express that he was not distracted and was willing to fight to the death for his master.
However, Samuha is not an ordinary reckless man. He is considered to be knowledgeable and insightful among the senior bannermen.
Since the master doesn't want to give up the throne, and maybe he doesn't want to fight with Prince Yong, there is still another way, but...
Hongxi was speechless for a long time after learning the answer.
Because this method is to divide into "two emperors of east and west"!
It is equivalent to dividing the Qing Dynasty into two!
However, the fourth uncle wanted to seize power and ascend to the throne, but he was unwilling to give up the throne.
The forces on both sides are in a stalemate, and the final result is that both sides will suffer losses.
That meant that Man Ming was benefited in vain, which was a result Hongxi was determined not to see.
This stalemate lasted for a month, and finally Hongxi and Yinzhen reached a compromise - each proclaimed himself emperor!
In early September, Yinzhen became the Eastern Emperor—Emperor Yongzheng!
It means orthodoxy, although it does not come from the imperial edict, but it claims to be supported by everyone, and it is well deserved.
Hongxi became the Western Emperor—Emperor Dingcheng!
It means that he will definitely inherit the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, and it also means that he is the orthodox emperor who ascends the throne.
