At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 251 This Should Be My Word

The fire in Tsinghua City lasted for two days and two nights.

The city is full of wooden buildings, and such a fire cannot be extinguished at all.

The horse feed and grain that were originally used to defend the city have now been burned to ashes.

On the third day, it rained suddenly and the fire was extinguished.

Chen Ying looked at the rainwater dripping on the back of his hand, very puzzled.

"Your Highness, why is the rain here black?"

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu got up and went outside the tent, looking at the black rainwater accumulated on the ground, she was also shocked.

The reason is simple, that is, the dust from the fire mixed into the rainwater.

But the problem is, it can dye the rain black, so the horror of this fire can be imagined.

After the rain, the sky clears, and the clouds open to see the sun.

The black dust returned to the ground along the rainwater, and the scorched smell in the air disappeared, as if the fire never happened at all.

Zhu Qiyu took a deep breath of fresh air, and then ordered: "Let's start!"

Chen Ying immediately sent an order: "The engineering battalion stays in the position, the others change their guns, load the bullets, and enter the city!"

At this time, Tsinghua City has been reduced to a hell on earth.

There are broken walls and ruins everywhere, the ground is full of pools of black water, dead bodies are everywhere, and flies are flying everywhere...

Tsinghua City is the capital of Annan Kingdom, originally there were 10,000+ people, plus soldiers and horses mobilized from various places, the total number is 20.

In this battle, there were tens of thousands of casualties, and the most deadly thing was the subsequent fire. Since all the gates of the city were closed, everyone had nowhere to escape. Most people were either burned to death by the fire, or because they had inhaled Too much smoke, suffocated to death.

Most of those who survived had burns of varying degrees.

Although the rain has passed and the air has been filtered, many people are still coughing desperately because they inhaled too much smoke and dust, which hurt their lungs.

The southern city gate and a large part of the city wall collapsed. Some people from the Shenji Battalion were left to guard the position, and the rest were divided into more than ten teams. They first took over the city defense, and then entered the city in batches.

"The Ming army has entered the city!"

"The Ming army has entered the city!"

The Annan people who survived by luck fled from the street in a panic when they heard the news that the Ming army had entered the city, and hid in a corner.

The Shenji Battalion did not encounter any resistance along the way. They divided up and controlled the main entrances and exits of each street, and soon arrived at the palace.

Emperor Li Sicheng and his son had fled long ago, and the eunuchs and maids in the palace also fled in all directions.

Some ministers in the city who didn’t have time to escape, or those who were unwilling to escape because of their family wealth, heard that the army had entered the city, so they simply wrote down the surrender form, ran outside the palace, and knelt in line.

People in Annan have been deeply influenced by Han culture, especially the court ministers, most of whom have read Confucius and Mencius. Here, they also pay attention to the etiquette of monarchs and ministers.

However, at this point, it doesn't matter what kind of monarch and ministers, as long as we can survive, whoever will be the king, we will be his ministers!
The leader was Pan Peng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. Not only did he kneel down first to surrender, but he was also naked from the upper body, with thorns on his back.

The rest of the people couldn't help feeling jealous when they saw this situation.

The Minister of Rites is different, everyone is surrendering, and people still know to come to plead guilty, you are not angry!

When I was an official, I was enough to roll, but now I surrender, the roll is even worse...

At this time, there was a commotion in the distance.

Chen Ying took people to see, but saw a man dressed as a military general coming with a dozen soldiers, so he stepped forward to stop him.

"stop!"

The leading general hurriedly knelt down to salute, and said in blunt Chinese: "I am Fan Jinglong, the servant of the Ministry of War, and I am asking to see the great general of the Celestial Dynasty!"

With such a general title, it's no wonder that Annan's work is rough.

It has only taken two months since the Ming army landed in Zhancheng, all the way in, and Annan doesn't even know who is leading the troops...

Anyway, there should be nothing wrong with calling him a general.

Chen Ying asked again: "What's the matter with you?"

Fan Jinglong waved his hand, and the people behind escorted one person forward.

"Report to the General, this man is the Annan royal family, Li Sicheng's younger brother, Prince Gong Li Kechang, specially captured and dedicated to the General!"

Hearing this, several civil servants kneeling aside couldn't help but turn blue.

Look at others, they are also surrendering, holding up a form of surrender, although they have racked their brains to write as beautifully as possible, but they have arrested a prince, how sincere they seem!

Pan Peng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, looked at the thorns behind him, and sighed secretly in his heart. He thought that he was superior in chess, but he didn't expect that there are people in the crowd, and there are tricks outside the roll...

Chen Ying stepped forward to look at him, only to see that this person was disheveled, extremely embarrassed, and he did not look like a prince.

Fan Jinglong was still introducing at the side, saying that Prince Gong hid in a dry well and survived by chance. When he was pulled out of the well today, he was still shaking.

It is conceivable that the horror like a nightmare still lingers in his heart.

In fact, not all Annan people are soft-hearted, and they even have a tradition of martial arts, and their temperament is more brave.

However, any brave person, encountering crushing firepower, the two armies are at war, and before they reach the front of the battle, they will be blown up and there will be no scum left. Qinghua City, which is as solid as gold, is like paper in front of other artillery , in this case, the so-called bravery becomes ridiculous.

Prince Gong Li Kechang is like this, although this person looks like a quail, his identity should not be underestimated, he is in charge of the city defense of Qinghua city!

Similar to the Duke of England in the capital of the Ming Dynasty and the Duke of Wei in Nanjing, they are in charge of the city defense of Kyoto, so they naturally have a lot of power in their hands.

Such a person can never be a coward.

If the Ming army really entered the city that night, he would take the lead and try his best to fight the Ming army to the end.

However, after personally experiencing the barrage of guns, he resolutely chose to hide in the dry well, curled up in a dark corner like a quail, and the last bit of courage was reduced to ashes along with the fire.

There was only one thought left in his mind, this Ming army was an invincible army descended from heaven!

Those cannons are even more extraordinary, they can turn all fortified cities into nothing, and can kill hundreds of thousands of elites in an instant!
In fact, if you think about it rationally, it is not difficult to find that the Ming army also has weaknesses.

Artillery is easy to fight in positions, but difficult to fight guerrillas.

Furthermore, the Ming army carried very limited ammunition and supplies when fighting in foreign lands. As long as the troops were dispersed, small groups of troops would be dispatched to harass them in order to avoid direct decisive battles, or they could be broken up into pieces and hid in the mountains. However, the Ming army wanted to win, but it was extremely difficult.

However, they chose the most stupid way, which is to gather elite soldiers and defend the city, in an attempt to fortify the walls and clear the country, dragging the Ming army to death.

As everyone knows, their firepower has long exceeded the imagination of the Annan people. In the face of this kind of artillery, no matter how strong the city is, it will become meaningless.

Li Kechang curled up like a bereaved dog, with a helpless expression on his face.

Today, the so-called An Nanguo is no different from a joke.

The emperor ran away, and he, the prince, must surely die.

Chen Ying nodded, and said to Fan Jinglong, "Your name is Fan Jinglong, right? What servant?"

Fan Jinglong hurriedly replied: "The guilty minister is Fan Jinglong, the minister of the Ministry of War!"

"Good job, just right, give you a task!"

"Please command the general!"

Chen Ying first asked, "How many troops are there in Qinghua City?"

Fan Jinglong's complexion changed, and he hurriedly said: "The sinful minister fought against the heavenly soldiers, and ten thousand deaths are unforgivable. Today, I have repented and welcome the master Wang. Long live, long live, long live, His Majesty the Emperor of Ming! Everyone in Annan is sincerely attached..."

Behind him, Pan Peng's eyes were red, and he thought that this should be my word!

You are a general, what do you say so much?
You have finished all the nice things, so what do we civil servants say?
This is the rhythm of killing people!

Chen Ying was too lazy to listen to this, so he waved his hands and said impatiently, "I'll just ask you, how many troops do you need? Why are you talking so much nonsense!"

Fan Jinglong thought for a while and said, "Excluding the disabled, there are about ten thousand people."

"Okay, now listen carefully, organize these people immediately, clean up the dead bodies on the street, and spread a layer of lime or plant ash on the street to prevent epidemics. Also, organize some young and strong people to go to the city Go outside to cut wood and build houses!"

"what?"

Fan Jinglong didn't understand, shouldn't there be a surrender discussion first, why did he start arranging work all of a sudden?

Moreover, what about cleaning up dead bodies, what about spreading lime...

You don't go to count the belongings of the palace, don't go looting the people, but you want to build houses for them?
It doesn't make sense!

Seeing him standing there in a daze, Chen Ying said dissatisfiedly, "Why, don't you understand?"

"This, this... I understand, I understand, but..."

"If you understand, execute it. I'm warning you. Assigning you a task is a sign of trust in you. If it's good enough, it will benefit you in the future. If it's bad, don't say you haven't been given a chance then!"

"Yes, obey!"

Fan Jinglong didn't dare to hesitate, he immediately summoned his men and left in a hurry.

Seeing that Fan Jinglong, a martial artist, was suddenly reused, Pan Peng and others couldn't stand it anymore.

I am Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and I am in charge of the education of the entire Annan Kingdom. If you want to take over Qinghua, or even take over Annan, you should find me!

"Here, may I ask the general..."

"I heard that you are also a prince?"

Chen Ying didn't seem to notice that there were still a group of people kneeling behind him, but instead came to King Gong Li Kechang.

"Tell me, what is your relationship with King Annan?"

Pan Peng was bored, so he had no choice but to shut up and secretly became a melon-eating crowd.

Li Kechang tremblingly said: "I... the guilty minister is, the emperor... no, the younger brother of King Annan Li Sicheng..."

Chen Ying nodded and said, "Come in with me!"

Li Kechang bowed his head and said, "Yes!"

He didn't know what he was going to face, but he just had a vague feeling that there might be no good results.

Do you want to behead for public display?
Or parade in the street, and then cut...

At this moment, he scolded Li Sicheng in his heart, you ran away, what should we do?
Being a father with you in this life is considered bad luck!

The imperial palace in Qinghua city was built only in recent years. At the time of design, fire protection was specially considered. Therefore, it was less affected by the fire and relatively intact.

Chen Ying brought Li Kechang to the main hall, and said, "This is His Royal Highness King Yi of the Ming Dynasty!"

Li Kechang hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "Criminal Li Kechang, I greet His Royal Highness King Yan!"

Zhu Qiyu asked, "Who are you?"

"The guilty minister is the younger brother of Li Sicheng, king of Annan, and he was granted the title of King Gong."

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said, "The fire in Qinghua City was so intense that tens of thousands of people died unfortunately. As a survivor, you should feel very happy, right?"

Li Kechang cried and said, "Lucky...happiness!"

Zhu Qiyu smiled lightly and said: "When I, Daming, sent envoys to negotiate peace with you, did you ever think about today?"

"The guilty minister is confused, please forgive me, Your Highness!"

"Forgive me, um..."

Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment, then said: "So, do you know that you are wrong?"

Li Kechang had already cried bitterly: "The guilty minister knows his mistake, please forgive the guilty minister's life, and the guilty minister is willing to be an ox or a horse to repay Your Highness!"

Zhu Qiyu frowned and said: "You are also a royal family, how can you be a cow or a horse?"

Li Kechang felt very desperate. Looking at the meaning, he didn't intend to let him go.

It's no wonder that since the city is broken, the people of Annan can stay, as can the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, but only the royal family can't stay!

Zhu Qiyu continued: "Annan has been the land of Daming since ancient times, and it has been stolen by you for a long time. Now that it returns to Daming, it should be called Jiaozhi Dusi again. Since it is the Dusi, there will be no King Annan. I will give the emperor a suggestion later. How about making you a Duke of Yue?"

Li Kechang was stunned for a moment, instead of killing me, he wanted to make me a prince?
It doesn't make sense!

I am a child of the Annan royal family, are you not afraid that I will take revenge on you?
Chen Ying said impatiently behind him: "Your Highness is asking you something, are you deaf?"

Li Kechang nodded quickly and said: "Of course I am willing, thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness!"

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said: "Don't be in a hurry to thank me, my Duke of Ming Dynasty is not so easy to be, I need to make great military exploits, what credit do you have?"

Li Kechang wondered, are you kidding me?
I am a general, and I have a fart credit!
"Criminal minister... without the slightest merit..."

"Do you want to make meritorious service?"

Li Kechang was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Let Your Highness order!"

Zhu Qiyu just smiled and said: "Qinghua has been broken, and there is only Shenglong City left in Annan Kingdom. That Li Sicheng may have fled here. If you can lead people to capture Shenglong, the Duke of Yue in Ming Dynasty , it's yours!"

Li Kechang frowned, thinking quickly.

Let me take people to fight Shenglong, that is to tell all Annan people that I, Prince Gong, have completely become Daming's lackeys.

In this way, even if they rise up in the future and call on everyone to rebel, I am afraid that no one will listen to me.

However, this is the only chance to survive.

What's more, it was only a matter of time before the Ming army captured Thang Long, purely to give themselves a chance.

Is it to be buried with Li Sicheng, or to become the Duke of Ming Dynasty, do I still need to think about it?

"Returning to Your Highness, the guilty minister is willing to lead troops to kill the false monarch Li Sicheng, but the wall of Shenglong City is high and the pond is deep, and there is a large amount of food and grass stored in the city, so it may be difficult to break through in a short time."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "You don't need to take care of the siege of the city, you just need to come forward!"

Li Kechang was not confused, and immediately fell to the ground.

"Sinner is willing to be the vanguard!"

(End of this chapter)