In fact, Xicheng has been completely lost. No matter how Ma Xiangdong insists on it, no matter how brave and good at fighting the rest of the Chu army, in the face of the general trend, they are still trampled one by one like an ant trying to stop the elephant from advancing, and then become dust in the ground.

The West City is big enough, and the five thousand Fire Phoenix Army can block the main street. After Chen Zhihua's first wave of offensive was blocked, he immediately changed his strategy and found the surrendered Chu soldiers. These people were all locals in the hometown and were extremely familiar with the terrain here. Under the leadership of these people, the Ming army scattered them out in a roundabout way, circling around, and infiltrated, like water like sand, looking silent, but under the sand, it had already formed a torrent.

The Fire Phoenix Army suffered a severe blow. The remaining more than 2,000 people and Ma Xiangdong were surrounded in a narrow area. A battle camp was left to surround him, and the main force of the Ming army quickly advanced along the West Street.

Ma Xiangdong stood above Yan Tower, looking at the Ming army rolling forward with a pale face.

Yanlou is the tallest building in Xicheng and one of the most famous restaurants in Shangjing. Once upon a time, Ma Xiangdong also stood in the same place, looking down at the prosperous Shangjing City to guide the country and inspire words. Now, all he has left is the worry and anger from the distance.

As the prime minister, Chu State has reached this point today, so he naturally has no choice but to feel guilty.

Ma Xiangdong is not an incompetent person, but he really doesn’t have the talent of the prime minister. The reason why Min Ruoying chose him is not only because he is a confidant, but also because he is very obedient.

Not every prime minister will follow the emperor's orders. In fact, the position of prime minister has a great restraint on the imperial power. If the emperor's imperial edict is not clear, it cannot be issued explicitly by the world, and can only be issued in the form of an internal edict. This kind of decree issued in the form of an internal edict is highly likely to be rejected by officials.

Yang Yihe did a lot of things like this in the past.

In the Ming Dynasty, Qin Feng basically did not interfere with the operation of the Political Affairs Hall.

The power of prime minister and imperial power have always been a process of checks and balances between each other.

Min Ruoying chose the weak Ma Xiangdong, step by step to make the power of Chu the prime minister to an almost neglectable point. In the end, Chu had only the imperial power but no power. No matter what happened, Min Ruoying decided.

Standing upstairs, looking at almost all the injured soldiers curled up behind simple obstacles. In fact, now, they no longer have much fighting intentions, which has prompted them not to disperse, but it is just the last pride of the Fire Phoenix Army. The Ming army seemed to have lost interest in attacking them. Standing on Yan Tower, Ma Xiangdong could clearly see the guards of the Ming soldiers not far away, and even hear them talking and laughing loudly about the scenery of the capital with Qin accents or Ming accents.

In fact, Shangjing City has been lost and Chu State has also been destroyed.

He looked up and looked towards the palace, wondering how the emperor is now?

Maybe it's time for you to make a decision.

The crisp sound of horse hooves came from the street in the distance. Ma Xiangdong saw the team of knights running towards him, and his face showed a look of astonishment, because their clothes were all dressed and all the clothes of the Chu domestic guards, and the first person was Lei Wei, the commander of the inner guard.

He saw Lei Wei rolling over and dismounting, negotiating with a man who looked like a Ming army general for a while, and then he walked through the Ming army's defense line with two guards and walked towards Yanlou.

Seeing Lei Wei, Ma Xiangdong sighed to the sky, and everything was over.

Until this time, he still did not realize, or thought that the highest commander of the Chu spy detective was actually a member of the Ming Dynasty.

When Lei Wei came here, he must have been sent by the emperor, which means that the Emperor of Great Chu had fallen into the hands of the Ming people at this time.

Ma Xiangdong did not guess Lei Wei's identity, but he also guessed the story of the matter.

Lei Wei stepped onto the highest floor of Yan Tower.

Ma Xiangdong's white clothes were covered in blood. Lei Wei's pupils contracted and he felt very uncomfortable. People like him not only admired the true loyal people, but also felt ashamed or otherwise hated him.

"The chief assistant!" he clasped his fists.

"Did Your Majesty ask you to come?"

"Yes!" Lei Wei took out Min Ruoying's last imperial edict from his arms and handed it to Ma Xiangdong: "Your Majesty's last order, all the Chu soldiers in the capital, put down their weapons, and surrendered to the Ming army."

"Left Destiny?" The imperial edict floated from Ma Xiangdong's hand, and his whole body was like a wooden sculpture: "How did you go?"

"Ming Dynasty Emperor Qin Feng led his army into the palace city and fought with His Majesty in the imperial city. His Majesty was defeated." Lei Wei lowered his head and whispered.

Ma Xiangdong burst into tears.

"Prime Minister, order the soldiers to put down their weapons. There is no need to fight anymore. The war is over and the State of Chu is over." Lei Wei picked up the falling imperial edict from the ground and looked at Ma Xiangdongdao.

Lei Guard walked down Yan Tower, and above the last position, the suppressed cry of the Chu soldiers came. They fought bravely, but they inevitably faced failure. The officers were summoning all the soldiers to gather together with dejectedness. Next, they would put down their weapons and surrender to the Ming army.

Lei Wei turned over his horse, and he was going to rush to Nancheng, where Jiao Hong led the last Chu army and was still fighting against the Ming army.

Just as he rode his horse back and looked at Yanlou for the last time, he saw the horse Xiangdong in white dress falling from the highest floor of Yanlou, with a snap, falling on the hard bluestone road below. His body unconsciously bounced a few times, and a large piece of blood spread out from under him.

The screams of the Chu army came from all around, and the exclamation of the Ming army also came from the exclamation of the Ming army.

Lei Wei stared at the broken corpse in a daze, and rode his horse away from Yanlou in a daze.

The emperor of Da Chu died and took his prince with him. Before that, his queen had already hanged herself and killed her.

The chief minister of the Great Chu was also dead, before the Chu army laid down its weapons.

He is not a qualified prime minister, but at least, he is a loyal minister.

Lei Wei suddenly felt that he hated someone like Ma Xiangdong very much.

Ma Xiangdong had a younger brother named Ma Xiangnan. He was a rank of the Ming Dynasty and was one of the ministers highly valued by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. With such a backer, Ma Xiangdong actually didn't need to worry about any future problems, but he just jumped down and finished it all.

This made Lei Wei look extremely conspicuous. Wei Zelong, the last giants of the Great Chu, died in battle, Ma Xiangdong committed suicide, and only one of them was left, pulling the last curtain for Chu State.

It seems that it is impossible for me to leave a good reputation for glorious history books. Lei Wei thought sadly that there are gains and losses. He has won the honor of life and can no longer expect the reputation after death.

In the south city, Jiao Hong blocked Zhou Jiyun's offensive. He was not a civil official like Ma Xiangdong. Shortly after he arrived at the battlefield, he discovered the intention of the Ming people, because the Ming people did not use any large-scale weapons of destruction, but he had no scruples now. The Ming army, who was fighting against him, was better to put out fires and save lives everywhere.

Jiao Hong even drove away countless people in the south city and placed them in front of his own army. Ming people, do you want to have both fish and bear's paw? That's impossible.

This made Zhou Jiyun extremely depressed. He even had to stop the attack. He could not kill all the trembling old men, children, women and children who were blocking his way forward.

There is no more strange war than this. The attackers are worried that the people in the city will be killed or injured, and those who should have been the protectors of the city are driving those who need their protection to death.

Lei Wei arrived here with Min Ruoying's will and finally ended all this.

In Jiao Hong's eyes that seemed to be about to swallow him, Lei Wei retreated in panic and hurriedly left here. Jiao Hong must have guessed something. The eyes that looked at him seemed to be looking at a dead person.

Zhou Jiyun is now holding his hair in distress and commanding the battle with shackles. Naturally, he is bound to his hands and feet. Jiao Hong's scoundrel style of fighting is impossible even if he has a lot of tricks.

"General, the people who came to Beijing have scattered." Wu Lin rushed in almost like a wind.

"What did you say? Have you dispersed?" Zhou Jiyun almost jumped up, grabbed the helmet on one side, buckled it on his head and walked out.

The people of Shangjing who were standing between them and the Chu army were fleeing in panic, and more importantly, the Chu army behind them was also completing the assembly.

"Is the Chu army going to fight us?" Wu Lin said happily. The battles earlier were really cowardly.

"No!" Zhou Jiyun shook his head, "They seemed to be about to give up resisting."

Just under the noses of Zhou Jiyun and others, countless Chu troops emerged from various corners and gathered together. Then, under the command of the officer, they put down their weapons and sat cross-legged on the ground.

"His Majesty the Emperor has succeeded, the Chu army has surrendered." Zhou Jiyun let out a long sigh and turned to prepare for military affairs. He believed that this should be the last established resistance force in Shangjing.

"General, there is another person." Wu Lin said suddenly.

Zhou Jiyun suddenly turned around, with a strange look on his face.

It's Jiao Hong.

At this moment, Jiao Hong was rushing towards the Ming army's position, running and roaring while running.

"Kill the enemy!"

"Kill the enemy!"

The Chu army sitting on the ground was in turmoil, but was suppressed by the officers. The officers knelt on the ground and watched Jiao Hong launch his own charge.

"I'll catch him." Wulin said.

"No, give me a bow and arrow!" Zhou Jiyun shook his head and said, "Since he is asking for death, I will end him. Asking for kindness and getting kindness, such a general deserves our respect."

Zhou Jiyun walked out slowly, bent his bow and arrow.
Chapter completed!