Nanjing City, Ma Mansion, and Ma Shiying have not had a rest since last night. The Qing army dug tunnels and blew up the Taiping Gate city wall. It had been fighting with the Ming army guarding the city for several hours. At the most dangerous time, the Qing army had already attacked Shangyuan County School. You should know that Shangyuan County School is in the North City, and there are dense residential areas to the south. If the Qing army breaks through the Ming army's defense line and enters the Xicheng and Nancheng, the entire Nanjing City will be completely lost.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Ma Cheng led the army to the top and gradually drove the Qing army back to Taiping Gate. Although the situation eased, Ma Shiying had no intention of being happy at all. She sat in the house with a heavy expression, waiting for news from the front line.

In addition to Ma Shiying, there were also two brothers Ma Luan and Ma Si in the house. Ma Si ran back home after escaping from Taiping Gate. Now he is urging Ma Shiying to escape at home.

"Dad, Beilu has entered the city, it would be too late if he doesn't run away now!"

Ma Shiying sat there without saying anything. Ma Luan beside him said angrily: "Third brother, if you leave your post without permission, don't you say anything. Do you still want your father to be unfaithful and unfilial?"

There was no way Ma Xi was scolded. He originally wanted to run away by himself, but he didn't expect that he was blocked by his father and elder brother when he went home. There was no way Ma Xi could only persuade Ma Shiying and Ma Luan to run away with him. But he didn't expect that although Ma Shiying was a treacherous minister, he was very loyal to the Ming Dynasty. No matter how Ma Xi tried to persuade him, he would remain calm.

Seeing that his father and elder brother did not agree with him, Ma Xi had no choice but to wander around the house, like an ant on a hot pan.

Ma Luan glared at Ma Xi, then asked in a low voice: "Dad, the East City has been broken. Should we father and son prepare for it? If that moment comes, we can also repay the emperor's kindness to our family?"

Ma Luan means that the father and son are loyal to the country together, but Ma Xi is willing to work hard. He is only eighteen years old this year and has a good life. He heard Ma Luan say this quickly: "Brother, why are you so pedantic? You are so pedantic? You are not worried about the burning of firewood? Only when we leave and reach a safe place can we better organize the resistance to the Northern Territory!"

Ma Shiying looked at Ma Xi with a blank expression, then sighed: "Xi'er, I used to think that you were much better at studying than your second brother, but today you disappointed me too much! Now that the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, it is the time when our scholars are loyal to the country. If you are taught by the saints, do you have to live a life of saviors?"

Ma Sei was scolded by Ma Shiying and did not dare to refute it. Just as he was about to explain why he left his post without permission, someone outside the door shouted loudly: "Master, Master! There is news in Dongcheng!"

With the shouts, a servant stumbling in. The servant was in a mess. After entering the house, he quickly knelt down and said, "Master, there is war in the East City, and there are fires everywhere. The Tartars entered the city and were killing people everywhere!"

This servant was the servant who was sent by Ma Shiying to Dongcheng to inquire about the news. Ma Shiying quickly stood up and asked, "How many people are the Tartars entering the city?"

"This villain doesn't know, but he met the second master's personal soldiers. They said that there were about tens of thousands of Tartars entering the city, but the second master has already brought his people up and is now in a fierce battle with the Tartars!"

Ma Shiying breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the news, but her heart had just been relieved. Although he didn't like Ma Cheng's son very much, he was his own blood after all. Now that he heard that Ma Cheng was fighting alone, he couldn't help but worry.

Ma Luan and Ma Shiying and his son are in the same heart, and Ma Luan and Ma Cheng are born together

, of course, he was very worried, but he couldn't show it, but instead had to say good things to comfort his father.

"Dad, don't worry, my second brother is brave and good at fighting, and he will definitely defeat the Beilu!"

Ma Xi heard Ma Luan say good things about Ma Cheng and cursed in her heart: Why didn't Ma Laoer die in the army?

Ma Shiying knew what he was thinking when he saw Ma Shiying's expression. Ma Shiying used to treat this third son very well, but now at this critical moment, this third son disappointed him. On the contrary, the son who has always been unpopular made him look at him with admiration.

Ma Shiying became more angry when he looked at Ma Xi at this time, and cursed angrily: "Ma Xi, you are a scholar, you have read more books than your second brother, but see what you are like? The situation is critical now, and my father has no time to care about you. Get back to your room and get out!"

Ma Xi didn't dare to say anything, so he had to get up and go back to his yard. Ma Luan is 30 years old and is also a father. Naturally, he knew how disappointed he was to see his son so unbearable. In order to comfort his father, he could only persuade him: "Dad, my third brother is young after all, and he can forgive him for being unable to hold back!"

Ma Shiying shook her head in pain and said nothing. At this time, he had the time to care about his son. Ma Shiying stood up and called the maid to change into the full set of official uniforms for him. Ma Shiying decided that even if he died, he would die in a good manner.

Seeing that his father decided to die, Ma Luan sighed and said nothing, and returned home to change into the third-rank official uniform, and at the same time warned his wife Zhang that if the city breaks, he hopes that Zhang will die for the feud.

Zhang is twenty-seven years old this year. He naturally doesn't want to die, but what else can she do if her husband has said that? He had no choice but to agree with tears. Thinking that his daughter Ma Xiuniang was about to die with her parents at the age of seven, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

When Ma Luan saw his wife and daughter crying, he felt mixed emotions. He picked up his eldest daughter Ma Xiuniang and his youngest daughter Ma Xiu'e who had just been three months old. He felt reluctant to leave him, but what can he do? The country is destroyed and the family is gone, and the country is gone, can you still live alone?

Ma Luan kissed the cheeks of the daughters and said, "Daughter, it's not my father's cruelty. It's all for your own good. If you fall into the hands of the enemy, there will definitely be no good result. Only by dying can you be free!"

The younger daughter Ma Xiu'e is still young and doesn't know what it means. When she sees her father kissing her, she can only giggle. However, the older daughter Ma Xiu'er is already seven years old and understands some things. She nodded firmly when she heard her father say this, and then said, "Don't worry, my daughter is willing to die with her parents!"

After hearing what his seven-year-old daughter said so firmly, Ma Luan could no longer control her tears and cried bitterly.

Ma Luan arranged his wife and daughter, changed into official uniforms and came to Ma Shiying's study, and sat in the room with his father. The two-foot white silk was ready, just waiting for the matter to hang himself to die for the country.

Time passed by minute by minute. The Ma Mansion was in Chaotian Palace in Xicheng, seven or eight miles away from the battlefield in Dongcheng. However, the rumbling cannons in Dongcheng can be heard here, which shows how fierce the battle situation is. However, being able to hear the cannons means that Ma Cheng is still fighting fiercely, which means that Nanjing City is still in his own hands.

But time passed slowly, the sky was already bright, and the rumbling cannons on the east city gradually disappeared. This is not a good thing. There are only two consequences. The first is that Ma Cheng won and drove the Qing army out of the city. However, Ma Shiying was also considered a soldier.

This result is 80% impossible.

In addition to this, there is another result, that is, Ma Cheng failed, the Qing army brigade had entered the city, and the Ming army had completely lost its organization and could no longer resist.

Ma Shiying picked up the white silk on the table with trembling hands. Although Ma Shiying made up her mind to die, she still couldn't control her fear of death when things came to an end.

Ma Shiying's hands were so trembling that she couldn't hold the white silk, so she had to say to Ma Luan: "Luan'er, come on, put this white silk on it, I'm going to go for my father!"

When Ma Luan heard that he was going to commit suicide, he could no longer control his sadness and knelt on the ground and cried loudly. Ma Shiying naturally couldn't bear to part with his son, but what else could he say at this time, so he had to reach out and gently stroke his son's back.

At this critical moment, another servant who reported the news outside the house shouted: "Master, Master! I'm so happy!"

The clerk stumbled into the house and shouted loudly: "Master, uncle! The second master took the Shenji Camp to fight the Tartars for a night of bloody battle. Just now, he finally drove the Tartars out of the Taiping Gate. Now the Dongcheng is safe!"

Ma Shiying was about to commit suicide just now, but now he doesn't have to die. His second son defeated the Qing army and couldn't control his excitement for a while. He turned his eyes and fainted. Ma Luan was so scared that he quickly supported his father and woke up the unconscious Ma Shiying with shouts.

The first thing Ma Shiying did when she woke up was to catch the clerk and asked, "What did you say just now? Dongcheng was saved?"

"Yes, the second master was extremely brave. He took the Shenji Camp to fight the Tartars who entered the city for a night of blood. I heard that the entire Dongcheng was bleeding all over the ground, and there were dead people everywhere!"

Ma Shiying could no longer listen to the servant's nagging at this time. He could only be ecstatic for being able to live.

Ma Shiying said excitedly: "I didn't expect that Cheng'er could turn defeat into victory so bravely!"

Ma Luan was also very happy. After all, he and his wife and daughter didn't have to die. Ma Luan also echoed on the side: "Yes, I didn't expect that my second brother was so powerful, he was really comparable to a famous general in ancient times!"

"Okay, since that's the case, I want to enter the palace, and I want to report the good news to Your Majesty!"

Ma Shiying is a politician. Now that his life is no longer threatened, he must consider the affairs of the court immediately. Ma Cheng made another great contribution tonight, so Ma Shiying naturally wants to show off in front of the emperor and take the opportunity to attack the Donglin Party.

Seeing that Ma Shiying was a little dazed by the good news, Ma Shiying quickly grabbed Ma Shiying and said, "Dad, although the second brother has made great contributions, what about the third brother? Shouldn't Dad prepare and beware of the Donglin Party causing trouble in this matter!"

When Ma Shiying heard Ma Luan mention this matter, she immediately turned cloudy. Ma Shiying cursed: "Why is this third bastard not as good as Cheng'er's half? Escape at the last moment is a serious crime of killing Lixue. What should I do if I do this as a father?"

Ma Shiying had no choice. Her palms and backs were full of flesh. Although Ma Sei was born in vain, she was also her own flesh and blood. Can she lose her head when she saw Ma Sei?

Ma Shiying looked at Ma Luan and asked, "Luaner, what are your good ideas?"

"Dad, my second brother is the garrison of Nandu, and my third brother should be controlled by the second brother. If my second brother does not report my third brother's scandal, it will probably be fine!"
Chapter completed!