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Chapter 909: The Road to North Escape

Whether Shi Kefa is capable or incompetent, he died for his country after all, a hero, and represents a kind of integrity of our nation. If we even deny this, what else can we remember forever? Isn’t this move exactly what those who belittle our nation’s heroes wish?

Shi Kefa, these three words now represent a symbol of resistance!

Shunzhi, who fled north, advanced only about ten miles, and behind him were crowds of people following the city. There were Mongolian soldiers, Han soldiers, Green camp soldiers, and the people of Yangzhou, and many Han officials. Most of the Qing soldiers who escaped were abandoned, and the soldiers did not look like soldiers, and the people did not look like civilians.

There were no people in Yangzhou. Most of the people who escaped from the city moved from nearby places over the years, and many of them came from the north, with many officials from the inside. In the city of Yangzhou, there were Han officials headed by Cai Shiying, the governor of the grain transport, surrendered to the Taiping Army, and some refused to surrender and followed the emperor to flee north. Just as many officials in the Ming Dynasty followed Emperor Yongli Zhu Youlang to a foreign country, at this time, many Han people who were officials in the Qing Dynasty were determined to follow their emperors. Of course, most of their hometowns were in the north.

The officials and the people had the emperor in their hearts, but the emperor didn't want them. In the middle of the night, tens of thousands of fleeing people fled north in the vast wilderness, and the road was crowded with people. In front was the emperor who was missing, behind was the chaotic Yangzhou City. Coupled with the rumor of the Taiping Army, panic made the world cry and scream.

The Taiping Army did not chase after him, but the fleeing team was trampled. The Qing army, who were eager to escape, could not care about these Han people now. Many officials and their families who were slow to get on or overturned the road were slaughtered and dragged aside by the Qing soldiers. By dawn, the Taiping cavalry who were ordered to go north to pursue him rushed all the way, and all they saw were dead bodies on the side of the road, and many people were frozen alive.

Shunzhi's car drove very quickly, and its target was Gaoyou in the north. After a night of worry, Shunzhi finally waited until dawn. Although he was very tired, he did not dare to order to stop and rest for a while. He was afraid that the thief scholar would suddenly appear behind him. But even so, the team's progress was slower. The horse galloped all night, and it was not steel, so there was no place to be tired.

The Qing army rushed up behind, mostly Mongolian soldiers. When the Mongolian generals saw the Eight Banners of Manzhou in front, they knew that the Qing emperor must be among them, so they subconsciously wanted to move closer to the imperial camp. However, these Mongolian soldiers never expected that the Manchu soldiers would not let them approach. The Manchu generals had already received the order and could not let the defeated soldiers entangle the imperial guards, so they drove them away without hesitation.

The county prince Esen of Korqin was also driven aside by Man soldiers, which made him furious. He only thought that the order was given by Oboi, so he cursed and shouted that Oboi had killed Wu Keshan. Are you going to kill them again now?

The Manchu soldiers ignored Esen and the others at all. They only acted under orders and did not worry about anything else.

Esen and other Mongolian princes were unwilling to give up, and they were always driven away by the Manchu Eight Banners. A Mongolian Taiji was anxious and rushed towards the Manchu army with his subordinates. Regardless of the Manchu army's drive, they rushed straight towards the brigade. Seeing this, the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers were stunned because they received the order that they could not let the defeated soldiers approach the imperial guards, but they did not get the order to kill people. As a result, the Mongolian army rushed closer.

"Stop them!"

The first time the guard Lang Tan happened to come over with a team of guards in yellow jackets. Seeing that the Mongolian army was rushing, he roared and rushed straight towards him. He half-behind his body, flew past the Mongolian Taiji, and a sword in his hand dragged his neck. Without exerting force, he brought a long hole in Taiji's neck, and blood immediately splattered. Taiji couldn't speak, pressed his neck, staring at Lang Tan blankly, and then turned over and fell off the horse.

Lang Tan turned his head, chopped over another Mongolian army, shouting: "The emperor has the order to insult our army, kill them regardless of whether they are in trouble!"

When they heard the order, the Manchu soldiers immediately let go and slashed at the rushing Mongolian army. Blood light burst everywhere, and there were more crying sounds. In a blink of an eye, dozens of Mongolian army that had already slashed and killed. The remaining Mongolian army was so scared that they fled immediately and never dared to approach the Manchu brigade again.

Esen and the others stared blankly, and they all felt abandoned. Although Wu Keshan was dead, their Korqin Mongolia was the best friend and helper of Manzhou people, and it could even be said to be the Manzhou family. However, the Manzhou people are treating them like this, which makes them feel very miserable and heartbroken.

Another group of soldiers came from the front to attack the horse. Aobai surrounded him. Aobai stopped, glanced at the Mongolian army's corpse on the ground, and looked at Esen and the others with a expressionless face. Esen and the others also subconsciously stared at Oboi and hated him to the core. If it weren't for his deception, how could Wu Keshan fall off his horse and be killed!

Esen thought that Oboi was here to stop them, but he ordered the soldiers to let Meng go, but he could only be behind the team and could not approach the imperial guards. Lang Tan was puzzled by Oboi's order, because the emperor's order was absolutely impossible to let the defeated soldiers chasing the brigade. Oboi did not explain to him, but only ordered him to follow the order.

In this way, after dying in vain, the Mongolian and Han soldiers who escaped from Yangzhou were finally hung behind the emperor's carriage. Although Esen and others hated Oboi to the core, their hatred was a little weaker now. No matter what, the most urgent matter is to escape. It is not too late to settle the score after returning to Beijing. With the Empress Dowager, she would never let Wu Keshan and Korqin's deaths die in peace.

As the sun rose little by little, more and more Yangzhou defeated troops and the people fled. Countless teams gathered in the four fields, one by one, one by one, followed by crying and shouting. This collapsed escape scene was thrilling even when the soldiers saw it. All they could do was to stop these defeated troops and the people from approaching the imperial guards, otherwise it would be a big chaos. The long escape team stretched for twenty or thirty miles in the four fields. The one in front did not know the situation behind, and the one behind did not know the situation ahead, the more afraid the heart would be, the more panicked the result would be, and the more chaos. Fortunately, the pursuers of the Taiping Army had not arrived for a long time, which made many people feel that they were safe. As long as there was no danger of killing, the heart would be fast.

The emperor is leaving and going back to the capital, everyone will follow you. As long as you survive, there may not be no chance of revenge in the future.

A team of tens of thousands of people, in front and behind, everyone was pale and moved forward silently. The steps were subconsciously moving faster and faster. Even if they were so tired that they could not move at all, they also tried hard to move forward, and they all wanted to leave this damn place as soon as possible.
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