The Qing Dynasty is going to end, the Qing Dynasty is really going to end!
Standing on Sanjian Mountain in Anlu Prefecture and looking at Zhongxiang, Anlu Prefecture on the other side of the Han River, Prince An Yue Le had a feeling of despair. He even had the idea of jumping down from the mountain to get it over with. .
Because he had already seen through the telescope the sun and moon flag erected high on the top of Anlu Fucheng on the other side of the Han River. This is the military flag of the Ming Dynasty. Its appearance at the top of the city of Anlu Mansion means that the Ming army has occupied this city!
What frightened Yue Le even more was that at this time, large groups of Ming troops were marching out of Anlu City. On the official road leading to Xiangyang Mansion outside the city, a long marching column was formed, marching northward in mighty force!
The number of this Ming army was extremely large, and the team was so long that it could not be seen at a glance. At the same time, there were endless infantry, artillery, cavalry and baggage convoys leaving Anlu Fucheng and embarking on the journey.
On the surface of the Han River near Anlu Fucheng, hundreds of warships and sand ships were connected by Luxu, forming an extremely large fleet. It is slowly heading north.
On these warships and sand ships, there are also the sun and moon flags symbolizing the Ming Dynasty.
And the northbound destination of this huge amphibious army, consisting of hundreds of thousands of people, must be Xiangyang Fucheng!
Seeing this army, Prince An Yue Le felt nothing but complete despair. Because he knew that this army was not the army that defeated him in the Battle of Ulin. But it was another Ming army... And above this Ming army, there were also several "flying balls" floating in the sky!
The Ming Dynasty's soldiers were not only strong, numerous, capable of flying, and "invulnerable"... How could the Qing Dynasty defeat such an enemy?
"Ama! Ama..."
Yue Le's son's voice suddenly sounded, interrupting his thoughts. .
"Selen'e, what's wrong?" Yue Le looked back at his son.
"Amma, good news, Feiyanggu has captured Jingmen Prefecture City."
Sai Leng'e said happily: "Now we can finally take a breather in the city."
These days, he has been chasing the team northward, and both horses were exhausted. I also had to eat and sleep in the open all the time, which was really miserable. Now that I finally got rid of my pursuers and gained a city where I could rest, how could I not be happy?
But Yue Le's brows frowned even more tightly.
"This Jingmen Prefecture City..." he asked, "isn't it an empty city?"
"Ama, you have a clever plan." Seleng'e looked at his father and said, "What Fei Yanggu snatched was indeed an empty city. But the houses in the city were still in good condition and had not passed through the water. There were even some buildings in the state government's warehouse. Find the food that you didn’t have time to take away.”
"Hmph!" Yue Le said, "Wu Ying and Xiong Xiong left that behind on purpose. He was afraid that we would all starve to death and no one would help him hold Zhu. No one from the old Wu family is good!"
"Amma, let's..." Sai Leng'e was talking, and he had already seen the boats on the river and the army on the other side of the river.
"Let's rest for a few days." Yue Le said.
"But Ming Junjun... is going to Xiangyang, right?"
Yue Le nodded and said, "Besides Xiangyang, where else can we go?"
Sai Leng said: "But the emperor said that the gain or loss of Xiangyang is related to the survival of our Qing Dynasty!"
"Can we beat them?" Yue Le looked at the land and sea army in the distance, "They are going to surround Xiangyang. After we have regained our strength, we will take a detour to Hanzhong."
"What? Going to Hanzhong? Do you really not want Xiangyang?"
"I can't afford it!" Yue Le said with a long sigh, "How many of us are left now?"
"Not enough, less than 50,000." Seleng'e replied.
In fact, there are not even 45,000 people left... What a heavy loss!
"But the Emperor still has... a lot of troops."
Yue Le shook his head and said: "The emperor only has one piece of property left... we must not lose it all in Xiangyang!"
He sighed and said: "You ride on the fastest horse, take a team of Goshiha, and go to Xiangyang City immediately to see Tuhaitu Zhongtang. Tell him that we were betrayed by the man named Wu and were beaten by the Ming army. It's tragic. Moreover, the Ming army is so strong that it cannot be defeated by the Qing Dynasty. Tell him to withdraw his troops to Guanzhong immediately. We must do it quickly! If we withdraw too late, we will be surrounded. Then the emperor will be in a dilemma."
When he heard that he had to travel a long distance again, Sai Leng was a little reluctant. But seeing his father's stern eyes, he had no choice but to bow and said, "Yes, Ama, my son will go to Xiangyang soon."
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After another exhausting horseback ride for a whole day, Seleng'e finally entered the iron-walled Xiangyang City before the Ming army arrived, and saw Tuhaitu who was already spinning around in a hurry.
Tu Hai already knew that the Ming army was about to arrive, and also knew that Yue Le, who was like the pillar of the hall, was defeated in Wulin.
In addition, he also knew that Wu Zhou's troops were evacuating Hubei in large numbers... This seemed to mean that Hubei was to be turned over to the Qing and Ming Dynasties as a battlefield!
This is good, originally the Ming Dynasty wanted to seize Wu Zhou's territory, and the Qin Dynasty just came to help. Now he has turned his back on guests and wants to take the blame for that unfaithful and unfilial Wu Yingxiong.
But Tuhai was unwilling to give up Xiangyang City.
Because the location of Xiangyang City is too critical and the city is too strong, the iron-clad Xiangyang is no lie. The moat alone is as wide as a lake! Not to mention the tall and strong city walls.
If the Qing Dynasty must find a castle to guard it, and then rely on the castle to fight the Ming Dynasty, Xiangyang City is undoubtedly the best choice.
So when he heard Sai Leng'e said that Yue Le wanted him to abandon Xiangyang City. I was really surprised.
"Saidutong, what did you say?" Tuhai asked.
"The hall in the picture, to be honest, we really suffered a disastrous defeat this time! We met the Great Tomorrow Soldiers in Wulin. Not only are they invulnerable, they can also fly!"
"Can you fly?" Tu Hai looked at Sai Leng'e, his heart full of doubts.
Is this guy crazy?
Seleng'e said: "Really, the Ming army can really fly now... Such a big celestial ball, it looks very heavy. It can fly so high, this must be some kind of magic!"
"Another witchcraft?" Tu Hai simply couldn't believe his ears. What kind of world is this? Why are there so many evil ways and magic everywhere?
He suddenly remembered that Emperor Kangxi was now a bit virtuous. He was the proud disciple of Da Xiao, and he also had Sangji by his side.
"Don't be afraid, not afraid of any evil spells!" Tu Hai said, "That Sanji is the emperor's senior brother. He is still in Xi'an. As long as he is asked to take action, any evil spells can be defeated."
Is this a battle between Sangye Gyatso and a hot air balloon?
"No, even if you break the magic, you can't defeat it. There are too many soldiers in the Ming Dynasty." Sai Leng'e said, "Tu Zhongtang, now I have taken more than 40,000 remaining soldiers to Hanzhong. You only have 20,000 on hand. How can people hold on?"
"We can hold it! And the emperor will definitely send reinforcements." Tu Hai said with a smile, "When the Ming army fails to attack Xiangyang for a long time, and the surrounding armies arrive...then there will be only a dead end.
Moreover, I cannot make the final decision on withdrawing troops. I need the Emperor's permission. "
"Then, let's ask the emperor for an order."
"The Emperor is in Jingzhao Mansion!" Tu Hai said, "It's been hundreds of miles without news for two or three days."
"Two or three days.? How can we have so much time?" Seleng'e shook his head repeatedly, "By then the Ming army will have surrounded Xiangyang City, and they will not be able to escape."
Tuhai laughed a few times and said, "Xiangyang is not afraid of siege. Historically, it took the Mongols five or six years to succeed."
"Then..." Seleng'e knew that he had no way to convince Tuhai. So, I had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, "Then arrange for me to go to Xi'an and I will tell the emperor personally."
"Okay." Tu Hai nodded, frowning deeply, "We must talk to the emperor about the Wu family's affairs... Our emperor just trusts the Han people too much. If they are not of my race, they must have different intentions!"
After hearing what Tuhai said, Sai Leng'e knew that something must have happened in the DPRK these days.
He and Tu Hai didn't get along either, so he asked, "Is it because of Confucianism?"
Tu Hai nodded silently, "The Holy Duke lives in Lu, and when he ascends to the top and calls out, tens of thousands of people follow him... This is not a blessing to the country."
