Saving the Ming Dynasty: I can exchange bodies with Chongzhen

Chapter 255: The only way is to fight to the death!

The ox-horn lanterns swayed, the deafening sound of artillery fire from the city walls, and the sound of muskets that could not be distinguished from the distance, occasionally crashed into the palace walls of Shengjing.

The sound was overwhelming and there was no sign of stopping.

Shouts and shouts filled the air like waves, but the palace was eerily quiet.

Dorgon, who had been sitting on the dragon throne, finally raised his head and said, "I... I still can't figure it out, why did Zhu Youjian have such a powerful army in such a short time?"

"You also experienced the battle of entering the Pass last year. How could such a big change happen in just one year?"

Gong Adai, Xihan and others stood solemnly in the main hall. At this moment, not only these princes and ministers were present, but even the elderly Daishan had come to court.

When it comes to life and death, no one can stay out of it.

"Your Majesty, now that the daylight is running out, the enemy will inevitably temporarily stop the rhythm of the attack. Why don't you take this opportunity to leave Shengjing?" Gong Adai said with a bow.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Taizu started with thirteen and a half sets of armor, and developed step by step to where he is today. As long as the green mountains are green, there will be no shortage of firewood."

"Your Majesty, the Ming army is in full force, and our Qing army has suffered heavy casualties and is exhausted. If we confront the Ming army head-on, the gains will outweigh the losses. If we throw all our troops into Shengjing, we will inevitably lose both people and land. Only by retaining our troops, even if Shengjing is lost, our Qing will still be there."

"emperor……"

The princes and nobles advised one by one.

Dorgon suddenly stood up from the dragon throne, his eyes sinister, "What are you thinking? I know better than you do. Shengjing is the capital of the Qing Dynasty and must not be lost."

With the successive rebellions of Jirgalang, Yuetuo, Sony, Oboi and others, Dorgon now looks at everyone with vigilance and scrutiny.

"As princes and nobles of the Qing Dynasty, why don't you go out to meet the enemy?"

"Everyone get out!"

Dorgon roared and drove everyone out, but he fell down on the dragon throne, his eyes were full of bloodshot, and he muttered: "My decades of hard work in the Qing Dynasty are destroyed just like this?"

"Impossible, I will never allow it."

Dorgon endured humiliation for more than ten years and finally killed Huang Taiji. He then sat on the throne. When he was about to enter the pass, he was defeated by the Ming army. How could he accept this?
"Pfft~"

Dorgon became angry and fell ill again.

……

At dawn the next day, the Ming army set up camp.

The two men faced each other in silence. After a long while, Chongzhen finally asked, "How...how is your injury?"

"It's just that the wound has been broken, but it has been bandaged. I don't think it will be serious." Fortunately, Li Dingguo and his men arrived in time, and Hong Niangzi was finally rescued.

In addition to the last wound, there was another arrow in his shoulder.

After this incident, the relationship between the two people changed slightly unconsciously.

When Chongzhen looked at Hongniangzi again, there was no longer the arrogance and impatience in his eyes, and Hongniangzi always blushed when she was alone with him.

After the last incident, Sun Kewang, Shi Daoshen, Li Dingguo and others were worried because they could not see Chongzhen, so they directly took Chongzhen back to the vicinity of their own tents.

Li Banghua was also helpless. Considering that the Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing Dynasty had suffered heavy casualties, and the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Korean soldiers had been greatly reduced, and the prince's safety would not be greatly affected if he was in the Pinglu Army, he could only agree.

Although he agreed, he still sent another 3,000 troops to protect Chongzhen, and required that the camp should not be more than 100 steps away from Li Banghua's tent.

He also couldn't bear to see a royal relative die on the battlefield.

……

Of course, there were some good things in this battle. Hongniang found the second in command and the third in command.

When the two sides met, they were stunned for a moment, and then their eyes suddenly turned red.

"Boss...are you okay?" The second in command ran over with a muffled voice like an iron tower and asked ecstatically.

"The boss!"

The Third Master also looked around with red eyes, "They all said... they all said that your brother-in-law had killed you."

"He...he is quite nice to me." Lady Hong said a few words with a red face, and then asked, "Where did you go? I looked for you countless times before, but I couldn't find you."

"Boss, we are not afraid..." The third boss then told what happened after they surrendered to the Ming court.

It is quite dramatic. When the government troops attacked Wuchang City, the third in command took advantage of the chaos to escape, but he could not find Hongniang.

They had no choice but to flee back to the mountain stronghold overnight. Then they heard that Hong Niangzi was killed by "Prince Xin". Then a large number of government troops attacked them, including artillery and muskets. They could not resist and had to surrender.

In order to prevent Zhu Yonggan from liquidating them, they changed their names and joined the Pinglu Army.

They kept a low profile at ordinary times, while investigating the news about the big boss, they joined the army. The two were good at fighting, and in the tense situation, the Tartars were ruthless, so it was natural that they would not stop. The two killed dozens of enemies, and finally they could not hide it.

This time, the two of them came to the central army camp to receive rewards, and were passing by Chongzhen's camp on their way back, when they were recognized by Hongniang.

Hongniangzi also told them about her and Zhu Yonggan's journey. No matter what, it was not easy for the two sides to meet again. Although the second in command was a two-meter-tall iron tower man, he was like a child at this moment, crying loudly.

"It's over, it's all over. Now that we're here today, I'll take you to meet him..." Meeting again after such a long time, both sides felt an incredible sense of reality.

Hongniang led the two of them to the tent where Chongzhen was.

"Sister...Brother-in-law!"

"Brother-in-law!"

"You guys?!" Chongzhen suddenly raised his head and saw two familiar faces. He was stunned for a moment, then his face was overjoyed, "I thought I couldn't find you two, come in quickly."

How could he not see that Hong Niangzi was looking for the two of them? He had also asked Sun Kewang, Shi Daoshen and others to keep an eye on them, but with an army of tens of thousands, it would be difficult to find the two people in a short time if they wanted to hide.

"It's a bit messy in here..." Chongzhen asked the two to sit down while packing up his things, and then ran out to get food for them.

Soon, Chongzhen came in with some food from outside, "You two, sit down!"

Almost at the moment Chongzhen said this, Hongniangzi also said, "You two sit down, I have some bean juice here."

The second and third in command swallowed their saliva and froze in place.

His eyes drifted towards the boss, then towards Chongzhen, and for a moment there was a look of disbelief in his eyes.

Looking at each other.

Didn't we say that we are sworn enemies? Didn't we say that it's either you or me? "Prince Xin" entertained us so neatly, why do I feel like you two have already...

Looking at the looks in the two men's eyes, Lady Matchmaker's face turned red enough to seem like blood was dripping out of it, and she didn't know how to explain it.

Ever since this incident, "Zhu Yonggan" no longer looked at him in such a procedural and cold manner, but always said a few more words inadvertently.

When there is news from the striker, he will be the first to share the congratulations with me.

And Hongniang herself began to get used to it. Listening to "Zhu Yonggan" talking about these things, after experiencing so much killing and intrigue, she seemed to have a different feeling towards this kind of life.

Maybe she herself doesn't even understand that the other person has begun to occupy a larger position in her heart.

A very simple example is that no matter where "Zhu Yonggan" went, she would pay attention to him. Even when he went to the toilet, she would watch him from afar, for fear that the Tartars would attack again and he would be abducted by them.

"Wait a minute, transfer these two to the central army." Hong Niangzi quickly changed the subject and said to "Zhu Yonggan".

Chongzhen nodded, "Okay, this kind of thing is simple."

The Third Chief saw something and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "No, no, no, we are doing well over there. We have been promoted from Captain to Guerrilla General this time, so we won't come over. We should take this opportunity to make some more military achievements so that we can get an official position when we return in the future."

The second in command wanted to say something, but the head in command stomped on his toes. He gritted his teeth in pain and quickly said, "Yes, me too."

"You really don't want to come? If you need anything, please don't hide it from me."

The Third Master waved his hands repeatedly, "What can we hide from the First Master?"

After they swept away everything on the table like a whirlwind, they said goodbye and left. Hongniang and Chongzhen saw them off.

……

When the two men came out of the tent not far away, the second in command was the first to express his dissatisfaction.

"Old Third, why did you stop me from speaking just now?"

"You blockhead, don't you see that the boss and my brother-in-law are back together? If we go to the central army, it will be like our brothers from our mother's side are watching our brother-in-law every day. How can our brother-in-law be at ease?"

"That's true..."

The Third Master sighed, "I heard that there is a rumor among the Pinglu Army that my brother-in-law is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and the First Master will be a concubine in the future."

"We can get as much military merit as possible now, so let's do it. It will also be a help to the boss."

The second in command scratched his head and said in a muffled voice, "You know me, I don't have any ideas, so I'll do as you say and save some face for Senior Sister."

……

Under the city of Shengjing, the Ming army charged forward like a tiger. The elderly Daishan, wearing his clothes, stood on the city wall to command. Looking at the turbidity, he couldn't help but sigh: "The fighting power of the Ming army is no longer what it used to be~"

"Where is the Red Flag?"

"In..." A series of loud shouts came, from the Zhenghong Banner under Daishan.

In the fifth year of Tianming, Daishan angered Nurhaci because his son Shuotuo ran away from home, and was deposed from the position of crown prince. The Bordered Red Banner, which he controlled, was also controlled by his son Yuetuo, and he only led the Plain Red Banner.

These soldiers were the only capital he had, but he knew that if he hid them now, it would be completely meaningless once Shengjing was destroyed.

"There's no way to leave. The only option is to fight to the death!"

"Kill~"

(End of this chapter)