It was already broad daybreak, and the dizzy sun had disappeared. Only pieces of snowflakes could be seen falling endlessly.
After a while, the corpses on the ground were covered, and the blood solidified into ice.
The wounded soldiers were wailing, the flags were broken, the horses were limp, and everything was in a mess.
"Quickly, gather up the war horses!"
Li Jingwu hurriedly said that once the Liaodong horses are well raised, they will be of great help in the future.
At this time, along with Duduo's death, a bloody head was cut off, and its appearance could be vaguely seen.
But it doesn't matter, the armored corpse is still there, so I just need to get close to him.
After cleaning the battlefield, more than half of the four thousand cavalry were killed or wounded, and the Eight Banners suffered countless casualties that were hard to measure.
"Commander, the Eight Banners still escaped with thousands of people."
Lieutenant General Hou Gongji couldn't help but regret.
He was selected and transferred from the Yulin Camp. He had excellent riding skills and was Li Jingwu's important assistant in the camp.
"Just run away."
Li Jingwu said happily: "If I can get Duduo's dog head, I will go and explain."
After saying that, he tidied up the battlefield, killed the captured and wounded soldiers, and the cavalry battalion returned in a mighty manner.
Riding on the horse, thinking about the power of gunpowder, Li Jingwu felt extremely lucky that he was equipped with grenades.
In the future, cavalry will have to be kept on a regular basis.
At the same time, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming led three thousand Han Eight Banners and two thousand Man Eight Banners and ran eastward desperately.
Wang Guangen was also hot on his heels.
But when the snow fell, the infantry could not catch up with the cavalry, and they could only get back halfway.
"Finally got rid of it."
Geng Zhongming looked at the pursuers who were no longer behind him and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
"I don't know what happened to the prince!"
Kong Youde sighed and said with a hint of fear: "If he is gone, the regent may not be able to spare us when we go back."
"We also brought back two thousand people from Xiangbai Banner. This is already a great achievement."
Geng Zhongming thought very carefully, and he couldn't help but say: "The imperial court was defeated miserably, the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty were almost completely destroyed, and the Xiangbai Banner suffered all casualties. The regent just wanted to regroup instead of committing crimes."
"Besides, this battle was defeated due to Prince Yu's rashness, and the important Mengjin Ferry was left to Prince Yu. Our benevolence and justice have been exhausted."
Kong Youde thought for a while and couldn't help but nodded: "Dead people cannot speak. Besides, there are many people alive in Xiangbai Banner. Prince Yu went his own way and was treacherous. How can we bear the blame?"
"Haha, that makes sense!" Geng Zhongming was a little surprised, but Kong Lengzi was not stupid, and immediately said: "I just hope Prince Yu can make it through Mengjin Ferry!"
Immediately, walking through the thick snow, the group continued eastward, looking for the frozen part of the Yellow River, and crossed the river up to Beizhili.
In Luoyang, Zhu Yixi was warming herself by the fire, looking at the snowflakes getting bigger and bigger outside the window, and couldn't help but sigh.
It was originally a foolproof ending, but Liu Zongmin had to get involved and forced Duduo to run away.
Originally, he had a good impression of Chuang Jun. After all, his huge territory now indirectly depended on Li Zicheng, but now he hated him deeply.
Of course, he had no intention of raising troops to attack Tongguan, which was inconsistent with his strategy.
But he has already recorded this grudge.
Sun Xuan'er, wearing a military uniform, was warming up the fire and heating wine for King Yu. Her face was slightly red, and she glanced sideways at the calm and composed Red Lady, feeling quite worried.
The delicate waist, broad mind, and heroic appearance exuding all over the body are very tempting to many people.
"It's just a widow, what are you worried about?" Sun Xuan'er cheered up and stopped looking at her.
On the side, the generals were warming themselves up on the fire, concentrating and holding their breath. His Royal Highness, Prince Yu, was holding back a lot of anger and could not get into trouble.
"Your Highness!" At this time, Thirteen's face turned red and he walked over: "General Wang is back."
"Is there any harvest?"
Zhu Yixi asked softly, obviously not hopeful.
It was snowing heavily, and the infantry could not catch up with the cavalry.
"Beat five hundred enemies——"
Thirteen whispered.
"Let Mingen camp rest!"
Zhu Yixi shook his head slightly, and as expected, he continued to close his eyes and rest.
Chen Yongfu, You Shiwei and others looked at each other and could only do the same.
The Manchus and the Qing Dynasty entered the pass with great momentum, defeated the intruders, and had a tendency to monopolize the world in one fell swoop.
At this time, the Qin army gave him a blow in the head and defeated him, but it was still not as shocking as the death of the puppet king Duduo.
After all, battle losses can be falsely reported and people will refuse to admit it, but human heads cannot be falsely reported.
By this time, it was evening.
Some of the generals went to inspect the camp, and some went to work, but King Yu was still warming himself by the fire, waiting for the news.
The red lady glanced at the silent Prince Yu, hesitated for a moment, and finally did not speak, but slowly left.
Just as she was about to cross the threshold, suddenly, there was a loud noise outside the door.
"What's the matter?" Zhu Yixi suppressed the excitement in her heart and asked calmly.
"Your Highness, the cavalry battalion is back."
At this time, Thirteen staggered over and ran over, his face full of joy.
"Let Li Jingwu come to see me!"
Zhu Yixi suddenly stood up and said loudly.
Immediately, he sat down calmly again, but his chest rising and falling exposed his excitement.
Sun Xuan'er naturally knew the man's mood and calmed his mood with both hands.
After a while, King Yu regained his confident and relaxed appearance.
After that, she stood behind her in tacit understanding, waiting for Li Jingwu's arrival, and then it was King Yu's time.
Da da da--
There was an urgent sound of footsteps, then stopped.
Weapons were being inspected at this time.
Soon, Li Jingwu, covered in snowflakes and blood, strode into the room. The hot air hitting his face made him tremble all over.
"The last general Li Jingwu, thanks to His Highness Hongfu, finally captured the head of the puppet king Duduo——"
Kneeling down on his knees, Li Jingwu exuded the smell of blood, his face was full of excitement, his beard trembled, and the snowflakes fell to the ground and turned into water.
"Thank you!" Thousands of words condensed into three words.
Throughout the room, the fire suddenly became fierce and the heat continued to rise. Zhu Yixi felt a heat wave rising from the soles of her feet to the back of her head.
Zhu Yixi stood up, with bright eyes, and helped him up, looking at the human head placed on the ground.
He had never liked a human head so much, and suddenly he felt that it was no longer disgusting.
When Li Jingwu heard this, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
It's not easy for this head.
"Your merits have been recorded."
Zhu Yixi nodded heavily and said with a smile: "Come to think of it, the imperial court will never be stingy with an uncle or a marquis."
Li Jingwu was not stupid, so he hurriedly said: "Uncle, I don't want the title of Marquis. I just want to make His Highness look good. No matter how hard it is, it's worth it."
"Okay, okay!"
Zhu Yixi patted him on the shoulder, a boy can be taught!
After saying that, His Highness King Yu said: "Come here, pickle this head and spread it around Henan and Huguang, so that people all over the world can see what this false king looks like."
"Open the altar. This king will use this head to offer sacrifices to the late emperor and his ancestors."