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Yuan Chonghuan knelt down.

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By the moat, Hong Chengchou's family of three clans, a total of more than [-] people, was dragged to the moat.

The people standing by the river were full of people, looking at Hong Chengchou and others gloatingly.

Hong Chengchou wanted to shout that he was wronged.

But Zhu Youjian had been prepared for a long time, and the medicine made his throat hoarse.

"It's noon, execution."

After the supervisor finished speaking, Hong Chengchou and his family were dragged to the riverside and beheaded one by one.

And Hong Chengchou was the last one. He, a traitor, watched his family members being killed with his own eyes, and he was angry and helpless.

In the end, the moat was dyed red again, and the bloody smell could not be dissipated for several days.

Zhu Youjian has changed from a weak boy who was bullied by others to a ruthless king of a country.

The majesty of King Ming slowly spread, and the awe of the people increased greatly.

On the other side, Zhu Youjian sent 1 people to Shanxi.

There is no other meaning, copying the homes of Shanxi merchants one by one, no matter whether they have colluded with the Qing army or not, these Shanxi merchants have suffered bad luck.

All the food was confiscated and sent to all parts of the country for disaster relief, and the money was also sent to all parts of the country.

Although some Shanxi merchants were killed by mistake, Zhu Youjian's general direction was not wrong. Because of his reform, the flames of the uprising armies everywhere were slowly extinguished.

Farmers have food, who will rebel? You know, the Ming Dynasty has been established for more than 200 years, and its majesty has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Everyone knows that rebellion is to be beheaded.

But now, at least they can be regarded as drinking gruel, and there is no thought of rebellion in their hearts.

It is precisely because of Zhu Youjian's item that the whole country survived the four years of natural disasters in the late Ming Dynasty, and the people recuperated. In the fifth year, spring finally ushered in.

If Zhu Youjian can defeat the Qing army, basically, as long as he is alive, Daming can win the election again.

After his death, as long as his descendants don't mess around, Daming can continue to look like this for at least a hundred years.

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The Qing army has approached Changping, pointing directly at Shuntian. ..

Zhu Youjian stood on the city gate.

On his left is Wang Lei, and on his right is Hong Chengchou's deputy general, Zhu Yu.

After dealing with Hong Chengchou, Zhu Youjian carried out another purge in the Hong family army, and all the generals who were loyal to Hong Chengchou were replaced.

As for Zhu Yu, he may not have much power, but he is a descendant of the Zhu family, and his loyalty is not a problem.

Because once the Qing army dominates the Central Plains, the first thing to do is to kill all the descendants of the Zhu family.

So it's okay for Zhu Yu to be unfaithful!

Zhu Yu is now commanding an army of [-], and the other [-] have been transferred to Yuan Chonghuan to guard Ningyuan.

Wang Lei still commanded his [-] troops, but he had two more lieutenants, namely He Changtong and Yuan Chongshan.

Moreover, these two lieutenants are not very obedient.

The 50 regular troops of the Qing army have already lined up neatly in Changping City.

On the other hand, on Zhu Youjian's side, 20 troops were hoarding under the city, ready to withdraw into the city at any time.

No way, 20 against 50, the odds are too small.

Bi Maokang also came over at this time.

"Your Majesty, you gave Yuan Chonghuan 34 cannons. Now we are facing millions of Qing troops, but we only have less than a hundred cannons, and Yuan Chonghuan took [-]% of the shells."

Bi Maokang said with some complaints.

"Don't worry, Yuan Chonghuan is a genius. If he goes to Ningyuan, it will definitely make it difficult for the Qing army to take care of both."

Zhu Youjian said confidently.

"But Your Majesty, many generals are now in collusion with Hou Jin, are you not afraid?"

When Bi Maokang said this, Wang Lei smiled awkwardly, his face covered with dark clouds.

"Don't worry, Yuan Chonghuan will never turn against me."

Zhu Youjian is full of confidence. After all, this is the candidate Ye Chen proposed to him.

You know, Ye Chen is like a fairy!

In the past, Zhu Youjian fought against Dole Gun, and Dole Gun likes to surrender.

But now, the two countries are fighting with the power of the whole country, so naturally there is no such thing as raising the white flag to surrender.

Both Huang Taiji and Zhu Youjian knew in their hearts that the winning side would inevitably slaughter the royal family of the other side to avoid future worries.

Therefore, the two sides are facing each other, and no one is willing to give in.

Huang Taiji looked at Changping City five miles away with cold eyes, and nodded towards the back.

A large group pushed the cannon hard, returned the cannon, and approached Changping City.

"Your Majesty, you should avoid it first. The return gun is very powerful. If you hurt your golden body, we can't bear it."

Wang Lei was the first to jump out to please.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I am here, I will stick to Changping and never back down."

The newly appointed Zhu Yu also said.

"No, you just need to control the soldiers and don't let them escape. I'm just sitting here, not going anywhere."

After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he sat down and looked coldly at the artillerymen of the Qing army in the distance.

"Your Majesty, I know that you want to be united with the soldiers, but you are the lord of the country, so there must be no accidents."

Bi Maokang also persuaded.

"Since the founding of my Ming Dynasty, there has never been a precedent for the emperor to escape. Even the ancestor Zhu Qizhen, he is also the emperor guarding the gate of the country. Even if he is captured, he will never back down."

"Do you think I will humiliate my ancestors?"

At the end of Zhu Youjian's speech, his tone became cold.

In fact, he was forced to.

This battle is about the survival of Ming Dynasty. If he, the emperor, retreats to the second line of defense, how can the soldiers of the three armies use their strength?

"Your Majesty Shengming."

The general quickly knelt down.

Even Wang Lei, the rebellious boy, looked at Zhu Youjian with admiration.

In the past, when he had not come into contact with Zhu Youjian, he heard people from the Donglin Party describe Zhu Youjian's character.

Weak and incompetent, anyone can bully him.

But in real contact, he found that Zhu Youjian was not weak, but very strong.

With such a wise king, why worry about the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty?

For a while, Wang Lei made up his mind that he must fight hard to win this battle.

"Cannon in red, get ready."

Wang Lei waved his hand.

All the city fire artillery on the city wall raised their heads and aimed at the return artillery and red cannon of the Qing army.

Thanks to Bi Maokang's research and development, the Ming army's artillery has a longer range.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian's side will have the upper hand when the artillery is bombarded alone.

The only thing the Qing army could take out was the return cannon, that is, the trebuchet.

For this thing, you only need to make the catapult a little bigger and the pole a little longer, and it can still be shot several miles away.

But in this way, the cost of manufacturing the return gun will increase tenfold.

Chapter 332 The Battle of Changping

What's more, the manufacture of return cannons requires the kind of big trees that have grown for decades or hundreds of years as struts.

Even if they want to make it, there is no material in Shanhaiguan?

Therefore, most of their return artillery parts were transported from Xing'an Mountains in Liaodong.

It is only there that giant trees of tens of meters can be made, and the tree trunks must be straight, but any tree trunks that are slightly bent cannot make giant return guns.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's return guns and red cannons are three miles away, and our cannons may not have enough range."

Wang Lei next to him prompted.

Zhu Youjian didn't speak, and stared carefully at the return cannon in the distance.

"Wang Lei, do you think that the return cannon can go three miles away?"

Zhu Youjian asked.

He still decided to give Wang Lei a chance, after all, he is too short of generals now.

Yuan Chonghuan had already been dispatched to Ningyuan, and beside him, Wang Lei was the only one who could be of great use.

As for Yuan Chongshan and He Changtong, they are at the rank of lieutenant general after all, and their vision is far different than that of Wang Lei.

"It should be possible to break into Changping City, so Your Majesty, for the sake of the dragon's body, let's temporarily retreat."

Wang Lei continued to persuade.

He had already heard that Zhu Youjian took down Hong Chengchou's [-] troops without bloodshed.

Moreover, Hong Chengchou was also exiled to the three clans. Wang Lei naturally had to show his loyalty at this time, so as not to end up like Hong Chengchou.