Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 302 Besieged on all sides, dead end

At Chenshi, the Ming army launched a general offensive.

Shocking cannons sounded from the four gates of Kaifeng City at the same time. The Ming army was far superior in numbers, and the fighting spirit of the Qing soldiers had been sapped for so many days. The strategy is to overwhelm the last psychological defense line of the Qing army in terms of momentum.

When the battle started, Kong Youde was eating breakfast. Under the heavy bombardment, the roof tiles shook and the table shook slightly.

A general hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, the Ming army has attacked the city again, and this time is completely different from the previous times. The last general judged that the Ming army has launched a general attack and is about to fight our army!"

Although Kong Youde was in the palace, he had rich fighting experience. He heard the sound of fighting from afar, and he already understood that Chongzhen was really moving today.

He stood up, waved his hand calmly and said: "I understand, you go to defend the city yourself, and I will be there soon."

The general agreed, walked out of the hall, couldn't help but peeked back, but saw that Kong Youde was a little bit out of his wits, dumbfounded like a puppet.

Kong Youde did not go to supervise the battle, but called the steward and said: "Close the door of the mansion, and strictly forbid the people in the mansion to go out, and then go and call everyone in the family, and say that the king is waiting for them in the hall and has something to explain." .”

Not long after, Kong Youde's family members came. These pampered people were awakened by the sound of gunfire, and were in a panic.

When people walked into the hall, they were talking all over the place, but when they saw Kong Youde's behavior, they couldn't help but shut up and were shocked and confused.

I saw Kong Youde sitting in the grand master's chair, with his armor neatly dressed, a gleaming knife placed on the table on the right hand side, and he was holding a bronze mirror in his hand, looking at his own appearance.

"This king is old, it's only been half a month, and his beard has turned half white." Kong Youde said with a sad attitude, "Madam, come and shave this king."

The butler brought a basin of hot water and handed the lady a razor.

Madam seemed to have seen through Kong Youde's thoughts, and while weeping, she washed his face, shaved his head, untied and combed his braids, and after applying osmanthus oil, he tidied up again.

Kong Youde held the bronze mirror to one side, turned his head, and tried his best to illuminate the braids on the back of his head. He said with a smile: "The Han people say that the braids of the Manchus are ugly. I am also a Han, but I like my braids very much. You guys Look, it's bright and smooth, isn't it rich and luxurious?"

Madam cried: "Master, what are your orders?"

Kong Youde put down the bronze mirror and scanned the people in the room, the wife of the main house, two concubines, and two concubines were all present.

"I think that Kong Youde has endured hardships and enjoyed blessings all his life. You follow me, and the same is true. This life is not in vain."

"When I was young, I was a soldier under Marshal Mao Wenlong. Yuan Chonghuan supervised Liaodong and took the opportunity to execute Mao Wenlong. I felt very chilled and depressed all day long, so I defected to Sun Yuanhua and went to Denglai with Sun Yuanhua."

"In the beginning, I also wanted to serve the imperial court and become a man with the shrouded body of horse leather. Unexpectedly, there was a mutiny in Wuqiao, and the soldiers supported me to rebel. I was roasted on the fire, so I had no choice but to bite the bullet and rebel to the end."

"After the Denglai Rebellion happened, I really had no other way out, so I had to take refuge in the Manchu court. I still remember the day when I surrendered, the first emperor personally led Zhu Baylor out of Shengjing ten miles to meet him, and treated him with the most solemn Jurchen greetings. , still let me be the Marshal of the capital, and form an army of my own, called "God Blessing Soldiers", and give special treatment."

"Emperor Taizong's kindness to me is not unreasonable. As a Han, I, Kong Youde, was reused in the Manchu Qing court and enjoyed all the glory and wealth. Besides, I also killed Zhou Yuji. When facing Emperor Chongzhen, others may have a way out. I have no way out."

No matter how stupid the family members were, they also heard the meaning of Kong Youde's words at this time, and their expressions changed drastically.A concubine cried: "Master, do you want to kill yourself and become a benevolent?"

"I can't die, there is really no way out!" Kong Youde stood up, and said with a sad smile, "Kaifeng City has been besieged for half a month, and the food and grass in the city have been exhausted, and reinforcements are not expected, so why should we fight against the Ming army? What? You should have heard in the past few days that Chongzhen was paying homage to Zhou Yuji outside the city, and the soldiers of the Ming army cried day and night, vowing to kill me... Hey, it’s really a time of besieged and desperate! "

"In Chongzhen's hands, life would definitely be worse than death, so I made up my mind that no matter what, I will not be able to become a prisoner alive."

"You are my family, and you have been with me for the rest of your life. You should be content with enjoying the splendor and wealth that ordinary women can't enjoy. At this end of the road, you can die with me. You will not be alone on the road to Huangquan."

As soon as this remark came out, the women were startled and frightened, some cried, some panicked, and some wanted to run outside.

Kong Youde picked up the knife, jumped over to kill the woman who was running away, turned around and held up the blood-stained knife and said, "Why, husband and wife are birds in the same forest, so they fly separately when disaster strikes? No matter who you want to die, you have to die, Lao Tzu woman, she should go to hell with me!"

As he spoke, he stepped forward ferociously, grabbed the hair of these women one by one, and hacked them to death with a knife in his hand.

Blood flowed on the ground, and the soles of Kong Youde's shoes were stained with blood. He walked to the courtyard with bright red blood footprints step by step, and shouted to the sky: "Chongzhen, I am not your opponent, I surrender! But you don't want to capture me alive, I want to die in the city." Killing yourself before breaking the law is a revenge and mockery for you!"

The knife swiped horizontally and wiped on the neck, blood was soaring.Kong Youde fell to the ground with a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth.

Kong Youde died, and the servants of the mansion fled in all directions when they saw this.Not long after, news of Kong Youde's death spread throughout the city, and the Qing soldiers could no longer hold on, and opened the city gate to surrender.

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"Your Majesty, the Qing soldiers surrendered!" Gong Yonggu excitedly ran to Li Cunming and shouted cheerfully.

"If you don't accept the surrender, I want to avenge Zhou Yuji. After entering the city, immediately find Kong Youde and bring him before me." Li Cunming ordered.

The Ming army rushed into Kaifeng City, and an hour later, all the Qing soldiers in the city were wiped out.

When the city calmed down completely, Li Cunming rode into the city on a young mare. He looked back at the altar in the barracks and murmured to himself:
"General Zhou, Fan Wencheng has already been assassinated by someone. Now that I have captured Kaifeng City, I will avenge you when I kill Kong Youde!"

As soon as he came to the street in the city, he saw Gong Yonggu coming in disgrace: "Your Majesty, Kong Youde killed himself and killed all his family members before he died..."

"What?" Li Cunming frowned.

"I asked Jin Yiwei to bring Kong Youde's body here."

Gong Yonggu turned his head and beckoned, and several Jinyi guards came carrying a wooden board on which Kong Youde's body was placed.

Li Cunming jumped off the horse and confirmed that the deceased was Kong Youde, but when he saw Kong Youde's face frozen with a smile that was not a smile, he suddenly became furious.

"This traitor must have been very proud before he died. He was laughing at me for not being able to capture him alive. Damn it! Come on, smash his bones into ashes, sprinkle his ashes on the road, let the world trample on him, and I want him to never stand up again! "

(End of this chapter)