Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Closer, closer.

Just when the Nanyue army was only a hundred feet away from here, and when Liu Donglai and the others thought they were going to fail again, there was a loud "boom" and a big hole was finally blown in the gate of Tongcheng.

Both of them were delighted to see this, and the swords and spears in their hands seemed to have more power.

They were happy, but King Annan looked as pale as death.

He never expected that Nanyue's strongest line of defense would be breached like this.

“Your Majesty, the city gate has been breached, we…” The general beside him showed panic on his face. Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the King of Annan’s angry voice: “Hold on!”

Dongsheng only has 600,000 soldiers and horses, but they have 800,000. They will definitely be able to do it...

However, he forgot that no matter how many people there are, the brave will win when two meet in a narrow road.

The battlefield is not outside the city.

Yang Rong led Dongsheng's soldiers into the city like a tide, with high morale and no fear of life or death.

On the other hand, the morale of Nan Yue, which the old general had worked so hard to boost, quickly dissipated as the city gate was breached.

The soldiers began to retreat and show fear, and their movements became slow.

The offensive of the Dongsheng Army became increasingly fierce, and the Nanyue Army was defeated.

"No retreat! I will kill anyone who retreats!" King Annan shouted angrily, waving the sword in his hand, trying to stop the soldiers from retreating.

But panic spread rapidly in the army and could no longer be contained.

Some soldiers even abandoned their weapons and fled.

"Bastard!" King Annan was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

Even though defeat was inevitable, he still fought hard, and even though he was wounded in many places, he refused to give up.

At this moment, Xiao Kai made a tricky move and the spear slashed across his waist and abdomen.

He swayed and almost fell.

"Your Highness!" The guards wanted to support him, but he pushed them away.

"Don't retreat! Kill them for me!" He roared, but his voice seemed so weak.

At the same time, Liu Donglai also confronted the old general.

Both of them were skilled in using knives, and the fight was fierce.

The Ye Xiao brothers and their personal guards stayed not far away, resisting and killing the Nanyue soldiers who were swarming over.

The Dongsheng army was unstoppable, and the Nanyue army was defeated.

The people in the city were panicked and fled in all directions.

"King Annan, today is your end!" Xiao Kai shouted and swept his spear towards King Annan.

The King of Annan took a deep breath and raised his sword to meet the attack.

But he was seriously injured after all, and after a few rounds, he was kicked to the ground by Xiao Kai.

"Tie him up!" He gave an order and the soldiers rushed forward.

The King of Annan opened his eyes wide with anger, his eyes full of unwillingness: "I don't accept it! Dongsheng boy, you are cheating!"

Xiao Kai sneered: "All is fair in war, and what's more, those are the facts! King Annan, your Nan family has done many evil things, and today is all your own fault!"

If they had not repeatedly provoked others and even spread smallpox without any conscience, they would not have suffered this catastrophic disaster.

The King of Annan knew that he was doomed to fail, and there was dejection and regret in his eyes.

Yes, if he had stopped Heng'er at the beginning, would all this have not happened?

But then he shook his head again. He and his brother raised this nephew together. He seemed gentle and polite, but in fact he was stubborn and vindictive... He was obviously not like this before...

He looked around at the chaotic battlefield and the demoralized Nanyue army. He smiled bitterly and said loudly, "I, the King of Annan, have fought all my life and never thought I would suffer such a tragic defeat. Now that my ancestors' foundation is about to be destroyed, I can only die to atone for my sins!"

As he said this, he placed his sword on his neck.

"Your Highness! No! " the guard beside him exclaimed.

However, King Annan had made up his mind. He drew his sword and committed suicide on the spot, with blood splattering everywhere.

When the old general saw that King Annan was dead, his face was filled with sorrow and tears streamed down his face.

He trembled and said, "We have failed the emperor's grace and failed to defend Tongcheng. We have no face to live in this world."

After saying this, he slowly drew out the long sword from his waist and committed suicide without hesitation to apologize.

When the Nanyue army saw that their leading generals were all dead, they immediately fell into chaos. The soldiers panicked and fled in all directions.

"Run!" Someone shouted, and the Nanyue army, which had been resisting, threw away their weapons and weapons, some surrendered, some fled.

Under the protection of his personal guards, Nan Yiheng took advantage of the chaos to escape from Tongcheng with his confidants and remaining soldiers.

Thirty miles outside Tongcheng, Nan Yiheng looked back at the smoke-filled Tongcheng and said with gritted teeth: "Dongsheng, you deserve to die!"

The Dongsheng Army quickly took control of the situation in Tongcheng.

Although the King of Annan was also aware of the smallpox incident, he was not the mastermind. Moreover, he knew that he was going to lose but would rather die than retreat. He was indeed a real man. Yang Rong decided to bury him and the general.

It was not until they finally cleaned up the battlefield that they discovered that Nan Yiheng had run away!

Xiao Kai wanted to chase and block them, but Hu Ming stopped him.

"Don't chase the desperate enemy, appease the people in the city first."

Half of the people in the city did not leave, but secretly hid inside the door and looked outside.

The Dongsheng soldiers began to search the entire city for the remaining Nanyue soldiers, but they were still kind to the people.

In the end, the number of Nanyue soldiers killed and captured totaled nearly 400,000.

Although Dongsheng stopped disturbing the people after the search for the deserters, no one in Nanyue dared to come out.

In the end, Hu Ming proposed to entrust the task of pacifying the people to the new recruits from Yunzhou and Wuzhou.

Everyone agreed that this was feasible.

These people did not let everyone down and invited people out door to door.

On every street in Tongcheng, there was a place requisitioned by the new soldiers.

They told them in Nan Yue language the crimes of Nan Yiheng and others and how Dongsheng had saved them from danger and treated them well.

"The Nan family treats us common people like this, how can they be qualified to be our monarch?"

"When Dongsheng first occupied Yunzhou, we did the same as you..."

Otherwise, Yang Rong had foresight! The stay of these people played a crucial role in the victory of this battle.

The contents of the previous notes also quickly spread to all parts of Nanyue as the people of Tongcheng left.

This also reduced a lot of resistance when Dongsheng attacked other cities later.

After occupying Tongcheng, the army stayed there for another month.

While resting, they were also waiting for officials appointed by the court to take over, and also to ensure that the soldiers had a good New Year.

It was also during this month that the people of Tongcheng truly experienced the strict discipline of the Dongsheng military camp and the Dongsheng officials' love for the people.

These generals would accompany the soldiers to help repair the houses, and would also squat on the roadside to eat with everyone and chat animatedly.

They are very different from the soldiers of Nanyue before.

The city slowly regained its vitality. Although it was not as prosperous as before, the shops on the street had started to open.

Copper coins may not be useful, but gold and silver are currency.

The soldiers would also use their military pay to buy some useful items for their families, and then ask the messengers to bring them back.

Among them, Liu Donglai and Hu Ming bought the most.

Hu Ming prepared two portions, one for his family and one for Liu Xu.

The copy at home could finally be sent back openly. When the old general told the courier the address, his eyes were red.