The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 271 The End of the Family
The heads of several prominent families gathered together to celebrate their new positions.

They've even started allocating the next territories.

After this battle, the Ming army will suffer heavy losses.

If troops are sent to this place without regard to cost, it will inevitably cause widespread panic throughout the Ming Dynasty.

Even if the current Crown Prince had such thoughts, His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince would absolutely not allow him to do so.

Therefore, the best approach is to cooperate with them.

Then they can make exorbitant demands, asking for more resources or territory.

After all, these powerful families are the main force in managing the local area.

When necessary, they can also incite other powerful families to join them, which will make their power even greater.

Just as everyone was discussing, someone rushed over from outside.

"Good news, my lords! The battle situation at the front has been resolved!"

"The brothers we sent to scout have returned!"

The man nodded in satisfaction after hearing the news.

The situation at the front lines has finally come to a conclusion.

Several clan leaders stepped forward and went out to receive this good news that belonged to them.

However, at this moment, the person who had been sent out to investigate stumbled in and looked at the people anxiously.

"Chiefs, something terrible has happened! Our men have learned that this is a trap, a trap set for the Japanese pirates. All the pirates we sent out have been surrounded. We don't know the outcome yet. When I returned, the pirates were already surrounded!"

Upon hearing this news, everyone was filled with disbelief. How could the Ming Dynasty have surrounded them? How was this possible? "Didn't our intelligence say that the Ming people had no idea what was happening, and that all their men had been transferred away? How could this happen!"

At this moment, an older man sighed and said with a bitter expression.

"It seems we've been tricked by those little guys. If I'm not mistaken, our connection with those Japanese pirates has probably been discovered long ago, but they haven't made a fuss about it. Instead, they've said they're going to send troops."

Sending reinforcements elsewhere is a ruse to lure these Japanese pirates out and wipe them out in one fell swoop. This group of pirates is likely doomed!

Everyone was incredulous upon hearing this. What was supposed to be a good ending had suddenly turned into this, and everyone looked on in disbelief.

At this moment, the leader looked as if he had aged ten years, and he looked at the crowd below and said.

"This is not the way we wanted things to turn out, but it has already happened!"

"Everyone should go back and prepare, and it would be best to bring your family members with you."

Where can some of the milk be sent to escape to? Where can they escape to?!

After saying that, he left the place with a dejected look on his face, leaning on his cane.

The heads of the other families secretly gathered, seemingly still unable to understand why such a thing had happened.

At that moment, a family head said with a smile.

"Please don't be hasty, everyone. I think this is just a guess, and the result may not be like this!"

Upon hearing this, a sense of hope also flashed in the eyes of the others.

“That’s true. But it’s just a guess. Those Japanese pirates are pretty good at fighting. Maybe they can escape from their encirclement. Besides, even if they all die, so what? There’s no guarantee that we’re involved. As long as we don’t admit it, can they really wipe us all out?” The group nodded after hearing this, as if they still had a chance to be saved.

Some people are not optimistic, and the current situation has already begun to see families transferring their assets and younger members to their children.

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Just as everyone was waiting for news, a message suddenly came through.

"Patriarchs, something terrible has happened! A large army has surrounded our clan!"

Upon hearing this, his expression changed drastically.

"What did you say? What banner are those people flying?"

The man spoke with a nervous expression.

"The man was carrying a banner with the character 'Xu' on it, so he must be Xu Yungong, the son of the Duke of Wei!"

Upon hearing this, the heads of these families thought to themselves, "It's all over."

Xu Yungong, son of Duke Xu Da of Wei, was not originally stationed here. His sudden appearance in this place indicates that he also participated in the siege of the Japanese pirates.

Moreover, their presence in this place indicates that they possess substantial evidence to prove their involvement in the Japanese pirate incident.

This was said by the head of a family.

"Now that we've been discovered, we have no way out. Order all the soldiers' sons to assemble and fight them to the death. Also, cover the younger generation of the family to escape from this place as soon as possible. No matter where they go, they must never come back!"

At this moment, they felt a pang of regret for the elderly family they had just visited.

The Lord spoke of this matter, but they did not prepare in advance. Now, thinking back, they feel some regret. If they had prepared in advance, they could have transferred more money and people, and they wouldn't be in such a panic now.

Xu Yungong and the others saw that there was no movement inside.

The fact that the gate showed no sign of opening revealed what these people were thinking.

"In this situation, they still want to resist? It's utterly ridiculous! Order the brothers to charge in and don't hold back!"

"Everyone, arrest them immediately! No one is to escape! Anyone who disobeys orders will be executed on the spot!"

Once the order was given, everyone rushed towards the direction of the several families inside like a tidal wave.

The pampered members of the aristocratic families had never seen such a scene before, and screams filled the air.

At first, the patriarchs of several families led their clansmen in a fierce resistance, but it didn't take long for them to realize that their resistance here was futile.

The army led by Xu Yungong was as fierce as wolves and tigers.

These people were no match for them at all. In a short time, their defensive line was breached. When the clansmen behind them saw these fierce soldiers, they forgot to resist and trembled with fear.

They were all young masters who couldn't even kill a chicken, and it was really difficult for them to resist these soldiers. They were all so frightened that they were completely at a loss.

Soon, those who resisted were defeated.

At this moment, the members of these families looked into the distance with worry in their eyes, wondering if any of their family members had escaped from this place.

(End of this chapter)