Chapter 566: Encouragement and proclaiming emperor
More and more Qing troops abandoned their armor and fled, their faces full of fear.
The cavalry of Guan Ning's army chased him on horseback. The horses' hooves trampled over him, and mourning filled the land!
Countless corpses lay on the ground, blood flowing freely, almost forming a river.
Guan Ning's army took advantage of the situation and launched an offensive. Amidst the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the offensive was as sharp as a wave!
Charge! Charge!
Keep charging!
The remnants of the Qing army who were in a chaotic mess were constantly cut, surrounded, and annihilated bit by bit.
The cavalry of Guan Ning's army pursued and killed the Qing army's defeated troops wantonly!
Slashed with knives, stabbed with spears, trampled by horse hooves!
In a short time, the entire battlefield was filled with corpses in different costumes.
Wu Sangui stopped his horse and looked at the situation on the battlefield, his old face full of comfort.
"Hahaha!"
"This is a victory. After this battle, Guanzhong will be my king's!"
After hearing this, everyone around Wu Sangui expressed their agreement.
For a time, the atmosphere was extremely warm!
On the vast battlefield, Guan Ning's army continued to pursue the Qing army's defeated troops.
In this process, the superior cavalry of the Guan Ning Army played a great role.
They continued to charge, cover up and attack again and again, making it impossible for the defeated Qing army to withdraw from the battlefield.
At this moment, Wu Guogui came back full of blood.
He galloped up to Wu Sangui, and the smell of blood on his body hit his face. The murderous aura he had just withdrawn from the battlefield made people feel chills in their hearts.
However, Wu Guogui was quite submissive in front of Wu Sangui, and knelt down on one knee with his fists in hand.
"My lord, you will finally live up to your mission!"
Wu Sangui nodded slightly, reached out and patted Wu Guogui on the shoulder, and said.
"Well done, let's go down and rest!"
Wu Guogui nodded and said.
"Prince Qi, I have one more thing to report!"
Wu Sangui nodded slightly, with an interested expression on his face, and asked.
"speak!"
Wu Guogui said with his fists clasped.
"Informing the prince, the Qing army general Wang Fuchen defected in front of the battle line, beheaded the Qing army commander, and the governor of Shanshan and Shaanxi Bai Rumei, and surrendered to the prince."
When Wu Sangui heard this, he showed an interested expression on his face and asked.
"Wang Fuchen? Is he determined to join me?"
Wu Sangui was still very interested in Wang Fuchen, the personal military ceiling of this era.
If he can serve him, he will have another strong general under his command.
Wu Guogui said with his fists clasped.
"Yes, my lord!"
"Now Wang Fuchen is holding Bai Rumei's head, waiting for the prince to receive him."
Wu Sangui's eyes lit up and he gave instructions.
"Please bring people in for me, the king!"
Wu Guogui took the order and retreated. Not long after, he led Wang Fuchen, who was also covered in blood, to Wu Sangui.
The moment Wang Fu saw Wu Sangui, he knelt down without any hesitation.
While kowtowing, he spoke.
"The guilty general Wang Fuchen pays homage to His Royal Highness King Pingxi!"
"My lord, long blessings and good fortune!"
"The guilty general was really stupid before. He was deceived by the traitors in the court and sided with the traitor Obai to fight against the prince."
"It's really foolish to defy the odds!"
"Now that I am frightened by the majesty of the prince, I suddenly wake up. I hope that the prince will forgive his past sins, forgive the sinner's previous sins, and give the sinner a chance to atone for his sins."
"General Sin is willing to serve under the prince's command, to be the sharpest spear and the strongest shield in the prince's hand, to cut through the thorns and smooth everything for the prince!"
After saying that, Wang Fuchen knelt down in front of Wu Sangui's horse and kowtowed, his bare forehead suddenly hitting the soil mixed with blood.
He raised his hands and raised Bai Rumei's head high above his head, presenting it to Wu Sangui.
When Wu Sangui saw this scene, he didn't mind staging a show with Wang Fuchen of a wise king and a wise minister.
He turned over and dismounted, and the armor leaves on his body rubbed together, making a clanging sound.
He leaned down, helped Wang Fuchen up, who was prostrating, and said.
"The general can suddenly wake up and switch sides. I am deeply moved by this!"
“Let’s forget all the past mistakes!”
"Now that I want to clear the emperor's side, kill Aobei, and help us to clear the country, we need talents like the general to help us!"
"But General, please give me a helping hand!"
"As long as the general can help me to support the Qing Dynasty, I will definitely report it to the emperor and ask for credit for the general!"
Wu Sangui and Wang Fucheng were acting opposite each other, while Guan Ning's army on the battlefield had already begun to recruit the defeated Qing army.
"Surrender without killing, surrender without killing!"
"Surrender and avoid death!"
"..."
Amidst the continuous shouts, more and more Qing troops began to surrender to Guan Ning's army in large numbers and in organized groups in order to survive.
Guan Ning's army began to collect prisoners of war and prepare to camp and repair on the spot.
After just coming out of Chencang Road, Guan Ning's army was very tired after experiencing such a fierce battle.
Physical strength and morale have been exhausted to the critical point!
Wu Guogui looked at the small county town not far away and asked Wu Sangui for orders again.
"Your Majesty, brothers want to repair and repair!"
Wu Sangui did not refuse, but spoke.
"As I said before, try not to kill anyone!"
Wu Guogui nodded and agreed, leading his troops to attack the small county town again.
Seeing this scene, the originally tired infantry and cavalrymen of Guan Ning's army once again inspired their morale, and rushed towards the small county town with howls.
Wu Sangui withdrew his gaze from there.
No more watching!
Because he knows what kind of human tragedy will happen over there next!
However, Wu Sangui didn't care.
One general's success will destroy ten thousand bones!
If Wu Sangui wants to achieve great things, his road will be paved with countless blood and bones.
In order to restore the morale and bravery of the army, allowing the army to massacre and loot the city is indeed the least costly method.
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After Guan Ning's army left Chencang Road and defeated the Qing army, they repaired outside Chencang Road for several days.
That small county town that was originally relatively prosperous was completely turned into a ghost under the misfortune of Guan Ningjun.
A deserted place!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! A large number of corpses were randomly discarded, and the smell of blood was overwhelming.
It was left to rot at will, pecked by birds, and torn apart by wild dogs.
Wu Yingxiong stood at the top of the city, looking at the hellish scene in the city. He took out an arrow from Zhuhong's arrow pot, bent his bow and nocked it.
Aiming at a bird in the distance that is pecking at a corpse!
The flying bird landed on a corpse and pecked at the corpse's face with its sharp beak.
With a pop, the bird's beak pierced the corpse's eye socket, and bursts of foul-smelling corpse juice were released.
A half-rotted eyeball was taken out by it!
The next moment, an arrow flew out.
With a pop, the sharp arrow shot through the bird and pinned it to the ground.
The flying bird did not die for a while, but emitted bursts of shrill screams.
Wu Yingxiong looked at the movement over there. There was no pity in his eyes, only pride in his archery skills, and he gave instructions.
"According to the father's order, prepare to clean up the situation in the city immediately!"
"Be careful to clean up all the corpses. It's spring now and the weather is getting hotter. Be careful of diseases."
The soldiers behind Wu Yingxiong nodded in agreement.
Wu Yingxiong glanced around and strode away from the place.
"Father, my son has already given all the orders!"
Wu Yingxiong came to Wu Sangui's tent, cupped his fist slightly, and said to him.
Wu Sangui nodded slightly and said.
"Ying Xiong, come and sit down, everyone is discussing something!"
"Discuss the next strategy for Guanzhong!"
Wu Yingxiong bowed slightly, then strode to his seat and sat down.
After Wu Yingxiong sat down, others also began to discuss things.
Liu Xuanchu said.
"Bai Rumei led his army to fight in the wild with our Guan Ning army, and all the Qing troops in Guanzhong were wiped out in one battle."
"In today's light, it is the weakest time in history!"
"Our Guan Ning army should take advantage of the victory to pursue Xi'an."
"As long as our army can capture Xi'an, Guanzhong will be convinced!"
Liu Xuanchu's opinion was agreed by many people, and Fang Guangchen also stood up and said.
"What Mr. Liu said is true!"
"As long as our army can capture Xi'an, it will be decided by sending a message to Guanzhong."
"Ningxia, Yulin, Guyuan and other important towns on the nine sides can also join our Guan Ning Army and become the prince's help!"
Although the Qing court had a large number of troops in the original nine-sided stronghold of the Ming Dynasty, they were relatively capable of fighting.
But whether it is Ningxia, Yulin, or Guyuan, they are all really poor places in this era!
The army can indeed fight, but it has no food!
As long as Wu Sangui could control Guanzhong and cut off the supply of grain and grass from Ningxia and other places, the Qing army there would have no other choice but to surrender to Wu Sangui.
Wang Fuchen also stood up and said.
"If the prince needs it, the general can ask the prince to make a trip to persuade the border troops in Ningxia and other places to surrender."
Wang Fuchen is from Shanxi, but he has served as an official in Shaanxi for many years and has deep connections.
Especially in Yulin and other places, if you want to sum it up in one sentence, it would be "they are all brothers"!
As long as Wu Sangui can capture Guanzhong and Wang Fuchen persuades them to surrender, the surrender of Yulin, Ningxia, Guyuan and other places will not be a problem.
When Wu Sangui heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and it was obvious that he was moved.
However, he did not make a rash decision. Instead, he looked at Wu Guogui not far away and asked for Wu Guogui's opinion.
As soon as Wu Guogui and Wu Sangui made eye contact, they understood what Wu Sangui meant and stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, the general also thinks it is feasible to attack Xi'an!"
"The last general is willing to be the vanguard and lead the team to capture Xi'an for the prince!"
Wu Guogui, who has always been brave, opened his mouth to invite battle.
Seeing this, Wu Sangui pondered for a while and spoke.
"Send the order, the army is prepared and ready to go."
"Target, Chang'an City!"
"..."
All the generals agreed in unison.
On just the second day, Guan Ning's army was ready to leave.
Tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry advanced toward Xi'an!
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On the fifth day of April in the 20th year of Yongli reign of the Ming Dynasty, Guan Ning's army came out of Chencang Road.
On the same day, they defeated the blocking Qing army led by Bai Rumei.
After repairing for several days, we set out to Xi'an on the 10th day of April, marching at the fastest speed along the way!
At the end of April alone, Guan Ning's army reached the outside of Xi'an. The Qing army refused to surrender and defended the city.
Under the command of Wu Sangui, Guan Ning's army launched an siege.
Two days later, the city of Xi'an was destroyed!
All those who resisted in the city were killed by Wu Sangui.
Xi'an, a thousand-year-old ancient capital during the Han and Tang Dynasties, fell into the hands of Wu Sangui.
Wu Sangui stood outside the city, standing on the Weishui Bridge, looking at the city of Xi'an in the distance, filled with emotions in his heart.
Xi'an, one of the cities with the highest political status in the world, finally fell into the hands of Wu Sangui.
It goes without saying how high Xi'an's political status is.
As the former capital of the Han and Tang Dynasties, Xi'an is not as good as Nanjing and Beijing at present, but it is still slightly higher than cities such as Kaifeng and Luoyang.
Sitting in the city of Xi'an, Wu Sangui really has the capital to compete in the world!
Wu Sangui rode into the city and galloped through Zhuque Street.
The majestic war horse stretched its body wantonly, and Wu Sangui enjoyed the feeling of galloping.
The warm spring breeze gently blows on people's faces, and that warm feeling is unforgettable!
The horseshoes hit the cobblestones on the street, making a crisp sound.
Groups of elite cavalry passed through Zhuque Street and headed towards the former Ming and Qin Prince's Palace in Xi'an City.
Wu Sangui entered the Prince of Qin's Mansion and looked at the throne of Prince Qin. A trace of desire flashed deep in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, please take a seat!"
Wu Guogui beside him said.
Liu Xuanchu, Fang Guangchen, Wang Fuchen, Wu Yingxiong and others all spoke together.
"Your Majesty, please take a seat!"
Surrounded by everyone, Wu Sangui walked step by step towards the throne that symbolized power and status.
He walked to the throne, slowly turned around, and faced everyone.
His face is full of yearning and intoxication for power!
He moved his hands back, grabbed the armrests of the throne, and then slowly sat down.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When he sat on the throne, he suddenly felt that the whole world was different!
Although this is just a throne, not a dragon chair in the Forbidden City, it still makes him deeply fascinated by it!
Looking at Wu Sangui, who was sitting on the throne with a drunken look on his face, Wu Yingxiong, who was standing at the front of the crowd, had a gleam in his eyes, as if he had thought of something.
He suddenly bowed down, knelt down and kowtowed, and said loudly.
"My father raised an army to clear the emperor and executed Aobei. This is really an act that conforms to people's will and is in accordance with destiny!"
"Worthy of God's blessing, in just a few years, I first took Yunnan and Guizhou, then went to Sichuan and Shu, marched into Huguang, pacified Hunan, conquered Hubei, entered Guanzhong, and took the foundation of the Han and Tang Dynasty kings!"
"There are signs that someone will rule the Holy Lord!"
"On behalf of all the people of the world, including the gentry and common people, as well as colleagues in the army, I sincerely request my father to obey the people's will and ascend the throne as emperor!"
"To rectify the world's orthodoxy and unite the hearts of the world!"
Wu Yingxiong said such a long paragraph in one breath.
When Wu Sangui heard this, his eyes shone with an indescribable luster.
In the next moment, almost everyone in the entire hall said in unison.
"Please, Your Majesty, please obey the people's will, accede to the destiny of Heaven, ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, so as to rectify the orthodoxy of the world and unite the hearts of the whole world!"
"Please, Your Majesty, please obey the people's will, accede to the destiny of Heaven, ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, so as to rectify the orthodoxy of the world and unite the hearts of the whole world!"
"..."
In just an instant, such voices of persuasion rushed to Wu Sangui who was sitting on the throne like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.
The expression on Wu Sangui's face kept changing, and in his eyes, something called desire was constantly growing and spreading.
Listening to the voices of encouragement below, Wu Sangui was really moved!
At this time, I own half of the country in the southwest, northwest and northwest of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan, and Guanzhong.
There are tens of thousands of soldiers and cavalry under his command, all of them are elites who will fight for the rest of their lives!
Moreover, they also captured the city of Xi'an and owned the former capital of the Han and Tang Dynasties...
Moreover, due to the national surname granted to him by the Qing court and his clan status in the Qing Dynasty, he now has no shortage of status.
Territory, army, capital, status...all the elements needed to ascend the throne and become emperor are all in place!
Now I seem to be qualified to ascend the throne and become emperor!
Wu Sangui convinced himself little by little!
Seeing the group of people below urging him to come in, he couldn't help but feel excited.
However, he was not reckless, but followed the principle of three concessions and three concessions and started the first concession.
"My king's virtue and talent are shallow, and he really cannot bear the weight of the world!"
"You don't need to say anything more!"
Everyone also saw Wu Sangui's intention. Although he did not express it clearly, his almost formulaic answer with three concessions also exposed his innermost feelings.
Everyone once again opened their mouths to persuade him to enter.
"The prince has inherited the destiny of heaven and obeyed the people's wishes. Now he has strong soldiers and horses, and owns prosperous and prosperous places such as Guanzhong, Sichuan and Shu."
"If you can't claim the title of emperor yet, how many people in the world are worthy of that throne?"
"The Zhu family boy in Nanjing? Or the ignorant boy in the capital?"
"Please, Your Majesty, ascend the throne!"
After Wu Sangui heard this, he still spoke.
"It won't work, it won't work. I am highly valued by the emperor. I will be granted the title of prince, given a national surname, and be admitted to the genealogy!"
"This is such a great favor. If I ascend the throne and become emperor, how can I deal with the emperor who is so loyal to me?"
Liu Xuanchu stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, now that the young ruler of the Qing Dynasty is coming to the court, there are traitors such as Obai inside who are disrupting the government, and there are Ming thieves resurrecting in the southeast!"
"Now is the time of crisis!"
"How can the young master preside over the overall situation of the world and save the Qing Dynasty from this critical situation when he comes to court?"
"Your Majesty ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, not for personal glory and wealth, but for my great Qing Dynasty, and for the sake of the Aixinjueluo family's world!"
"I think, if the emperor knew that the prince had worked so hard, he would also forgive me."
Everyone: "..."
Good guy, I have never seen you so confused and shameless.
After Wu Sangui heard this, he finally stopped giving in and agreed.
"In this case, then I, Aixinjueluo Sangui, shall comply with destiny and people's hearts and ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!"
"However, I am now ascending the throne and proclaiming myself emperor just to bring peace to the world. There is absolutely no selfish intention in it."
"When this king brings peace to the world, I will definitely return the throne to you, so that I can resign and go into seclusion to take care of myself!"
Everyone heard: "..."
Originally, they thought Liu Xuanchu's confusion of right and wrong was shameless enough.
Unexpectedly, Wu Sangui was even worse!
Good guy, what a really good guy!
This face is absolutely amazing!
Although they are slanderous, it does not prevent them from saluting.
The moment Wu Sangui finished speaking, almost everyone bowed down together and spoke.
"We bow to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
"We bow to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
"..."
Everyone bowed down together and shouted.
The mountain's cry spread outside, passed down through the ranks, and reached the army outside the main hall.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
"..."
Countless people bowed down together and kowtowed in the direction where Wu Sangui was.
The mountain’s cry shook the heavens and the earth!
The scene of tens of thousands of people kneeling and kowtowing in unison was simply suffocating at first glance.
Such calls almost shook the entire city of Xi'an!
When the people in Xi'an heard the movement, their hearts trembled.
Discussions arose.
"The world is going to be in chaos again!"
"There is an emperor in the capital, and another emperor is going to be born in Xi'an... It's chaos, it's going to be chaos again!"
"..."
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Wu Sangui was sitting on the throne, his golden armor with dragon patterns shining brightly.
A pair of tiger eyes looked around, as if the king of beasts was patrolling his territory.
Lazy and confident!
Finally, he spoke.
"I have ascended the throne and proclaimed myself emperor, but when the new emperor ascends the throne, everything will be renewed. The first thing that will bear the brunt is the change of the reign name!"
"As for what era name I should use, everyone can talk about it. Each of you can give your opinion. Say what you want to say. Feel free to say it."
"..."
After hearing this, everyone began to express their opinions.
"When the new emperor ascends the throne, everything will be renewed. Why not just call the year name Vientiane?"
The speaker was Ma Bao, who was once a bandit.
He is Wu Sangui’s general!
After hearing what Ma Bao said, Liu Xuanchu couldn't help but refuted it.
"What are you talking about, General Ma?!"
"All phenomena are the sect of heaven and earth and the foundation of all things. These two characters are too big and too heavy to be used as an era name!"
Ma Bao scratched his head and continued to speak.
"Really? But I think the word Wanxiang is a good word. It sounds quite powerful."
Wu Sangui glanced at Ma Bao and said with a smile.
"Wanxiang is really not suitable for a reign name!"
"Let's discuss something else!"
After saying this, Wu Sangui looked at Liu Xuanchu and asked.
"Master Liu, do you have any suggestions?"
When he spoke, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his eyes looked a little dangerous.
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ps: Something happened today. I didn’t code out the 8,000 words, so I just wrote a big chapter of 5,000 words.