I was living at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and I dealt a brutal blow to the Eight Banners!

Dozens of Plain White Banner soldiers knelt on the ground, their hands bound behind their backs, their heads bowed.

Where was the arrogance he usually displayed in his eyes?

Instead of beheading the Qing people, Cao Mingsheng walked behind them, held their chins with one hand, and used the other hand to plunge a knife directly into their necks.

Then blood gushed out, and the Qing man collapsed helplessly with a distorted expression.

this moment,

This can be considered Cao Mingsheng's own moment of brutal killing.

of course,

It was also regarded by the Flying Cavalry as a ceremony to comfort their fallen comrades.

What others saw as bloody and brutal behavior was considered sacred and inviolable by the cavalry.

Just as Cao Mingsheng was reveling in the carnage, his lieutenant stepped forward to report:

"My lord, we have discovered traces of the Marquis on the south bank of the Hun River. The Marquis is leading several hundred cavalrymen, following behind some Plain White Banner cavalrymen, heading towards Shengjing."

Cao Mingsheng raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised, and said:

"The Marquis's personal guard is not here at all!?"

The lieutenant speculated, "Could it be that the Marquis's personal guard... has been wiped out?"

Cao Mingsheng glared at the deputy general.

The lieutenant realized he had said the wrong thing and quickly lowered his head.

"The men in the Royal Guard are all elites who have crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. They were personally trained by the Marquis. Even if the brothers of the Armored Battalion are wiped out, the Royal Guard will not be wiped out!"

"Yes, I know I was wrong!"

Cao Mingsheng pondered for a while and then said, "The absence of the Imperial Guards must be part of the Marquis's plan. We just need to follow behind him and must not disrupt his scheme!"

finished,

Cao Mingsheng plunged the knife in his hand into the neck of the surrendered Qing soldier.

at this time,

Bambursan finally couldn't bear Cao Mingsheng's perverted behavior any longer and cried out:

"Don't kill me, please don't kill me! I am the grandson of the founding emperor and the son of Duke Tabai. As long as you don't kill me, I am willing to do things for you!"

Cao Mingsheng frowned, then suddenly sneered:

"I thought you Qing people were so chivalrous, but it turns out there are also those who are afraid of death and beg for mercy!"

next moment,

Without the slightest hesitation, Cao Mingsheng swung the knife in his hand, which pierced Banburshan's neck.

……

On the south gate tower of Shengjing.

Buzhai, the commander of the Bordered Yellow Banner, was inspecting the city's defenses when he stopped to admire the beautiful sunset.

Sunsets and evening glows happen every day.

For some reason, he felt that the sunset and evening glow were exceptionally beautiful today.

"Father, it's getting cold. After you finish inspecting the city defenses, hurry up and go into the gate tower."

A young man stepped forward and placed the hand warmer he was carrying into the middle-aged man's arms.

"Humph!"

Bu Zhai took out the heater and put it back into the young man's hands.

"These things from the Central Plains will only wear down the fighting spirit of the Qing people!"

“I know, I know, please just consider it my way of showing filial piety!” The young man then stuffed the hand warmer into his father’s arms: “I always feel bad that Father is freezing here.”

Bu Zhai frowned, pointed to the armored soldiers on the city wall who were so frozen they could only walk back and forth, and said with a hint of resentment:

"Look at them, they are all my soldiers, do they have this stove to keep warm?"

The young man remained silent.

A few days ago,

Ao Bai led more than 3,000 Bordered Yellow Banner infantrymen out of the city to meet the enemy, but only Sony escaped back.

More than three thousand soldiers of the Bordered Yellow Banner died outside.

Sony's return caused a stir in the imperial court.

The total military strength of Shengjing City, including the retainers and guards recruited by the imperial court from the homes of powerful and wealthy families, amounted to only six or seven thousand men.

The Bordered Yellow Banner only has two Niru under Buzhai's command left, and neither of them is yet at full strength.

Ao Bai's defeat also caused the status of the Bordered Yellow Banner to plummet.

It is also true,

The imperial court assigned him the arduous task of guarding the south gate, and not only that, the Ministry of War only allocated half the usual amount of charcoal to the Bordered Yellow Banner.

Bu Zhai did try to ask for it, but all he got were cold words and sarcastic remarks.

Considering the critical situation, Bu Zhai didn't want to cause any more trouble for the court because of this matter, so he simply accepted the loss.

"Muto, do you feel wronged by having me as your father?"

“Why would Father say that? As a child, how can I complain about Father? From childhood to adulthood, haven’t I always done whatever Father says?”

"It seems there's still resentment!" Bu Zhai sighed wistfully.

Muto glanced at his father, took a deep breath, and sighed, "I just feel sorry for you, Father!"

Bu Zhai did not speak.

Muto continued, "You said that all these years, when the Emperor was still a prince, you were his bondservant. You made many meritorious contributions on the battlefield, shedding countless blood and suffering countless injuries for the Qing Dynasty!"

Based solely on seniority and hard work, he should have been promoted from a third-class baron to a first-class baron long ago. Not to mention Mele'ezhen, he should have been given even the rank of cavalry captain.

I thought that with you, my father, supporting me in the army, I wouldn't have to worry about anything in this life, and at least I could get a position as a Jiala Ezhen.

But you, not to mention giving gifts, you don't even associate with officials in the Ministry of War, you haven't even invited them for a single drink.

"We soldiers should earn our wealth and honor through glorious achievements. You think I should be subservient and servile to those corrupt officials in the Ministry of War? Impossible!"

Muto rolled his eyes at his father and mumbled in a low voice:

"Your son here is just a lackey to those people in the Ministry of War. According to seniority, it's understandable that you should be subservient to them!"

Buzhai glared at his son.

Muto pursed his lips and lowered his head.

"Ha ha ha ha…………"

Bu Zhai laughed.

Muto looked at his father with a puzzled expression.

“Alright,” Bu Zhai said with a smile, “If we can resolve the crisis in Shengjing, I, as the father, will go and become the son of those officials in the Ministry of War!”

at this time,

A cavalry force is galloping toward the south gate.

The thunderous sound of hooves instantly alerted the soldiers on duty on the city wall.

"Father, look at the armor, it's the Plain White Banner!" Muto exclaimed.

Buzhai was a captain of the Bordered Yellow Banner, and Mutuo worked in the Ministry of War. They naturally knew that the Emperor had urgently summoned Dorgon and Dodo's troops back to Shengjing half a month ago.

The Plain White Banner was under the command of Dodo.

Buzhai frowned. In the dim light, he could see that the hundreds of Plain White Banner cavalrymen were covered in blood.

They must have just been in a bloody battle!

"Open the city gates and let us in!" someone shouted in Manchu outside the city, his voice filled with panic.

"Father, open the city gate quickly!" Muto said anxiously.

"No!" Bu Zhai said solemnly, "We must verify their identities before letting them into the city!"

And at that very moment,

In the distance, another cavalry force of several hundred men appeared.

The leader, a man wielding a black spear, wearing exquisite armor and a red cloak, was none other than Zhang Jingchuan, as described by Sony.

Behind him were hundreds of cavalrymen, each riding two horses and wielding a lance.

Obviously,

They were pursuing these hundreds of Plain White Banner cavalry.

"Release the arrows!" Bu Zhai shouted.

At Buzhai's command, arrows shot from the city wall were uneven and struck the armor of the Ming cavalry, causing almost no damage.

It's too cold.

The Qing infantrymen on the city wall couldn't even pull the bowstring, and even if they did, they were trembling.

The cavalry of the Plain White Banner below the city wall were cursing the guards on the city wall for not opening the city gate, while the Ming cavalry on the outside were watching them intently.

His own son was urging him on, and Bu Zhai was anxious. In desperation, he could only order the city gates to be opened and let the few hundred Plain White Banner cavalrymen in first!

Outside Shengjing City,

When Zhang Jingchuan saw the gates of Shengjing slowly opening,

A surge of joy welled up in my heart.

Bring your hand to your mouth and shout loudly:

"Yes! Open the door, it's Daddy!"

……