Countless torches under the night sky were particularly gorgeous, and cheers resounded throughout the fields. The passion of victory burned in the sea of ​​people.

Such a scene and atmosphere seemed to be like the war had ended and everything people asked for was within their reach. Zhu Gaoxu breathed a long sigh of relief, and his face faintly showed relaxation and fatigue under the light of the torch.

He rode his horse, and every time he walked to a place, the cheers of the soldiers suddenly became louder. "King of Han! King of Han..." The shouts rose and fell.

At this time, Qu Neng rode his horse and came towards the west. Amid the noisy sound, Qu Neng stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "Report to King Han, Governor Liu and the generals have led the crowd to chase them out, and more and more soldiers are captured."

In such an atmosphere, Qu Neng looked extra calm and calm.

Zhu Gaoxu took a breath and stared at Qu Neng's face very seriously. Zhu Gaoxu's eyes were filled with the light of torches, which made him look even brighter.

"Governor Qu won his reputation with his victory on the battlefield." Zhu Gaoxu said, "Victory and defeat cannot be judged by heroes, but heroes can only be verified by victory and defeat."

A hint of gratitude and excitement flashed through Qu Neng's calm eyes. He thought for a moment, then he clasped his fists and saluted: "The King of Han is planning and presided over the overall situation, and he will not dare to take credit for the final result."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded slightly in praise: "I know what I know in my heart."

After he said that, he looked back and said, "Send more troops to gather defeated enemy troops."

The generals clasped their fists and said, "Get orders!"

"Hell!" Zhu Gaoxu gently kicked the horse's belly and rode his guards and continued to walk northwards. He rode his horse and ran, and soon they saw the Taiping Field appear in sight.

Many houses in the market have not yet burned out, and the beams that have turned into charcoal are still shining with a dark red light; the embers everywhere are like cracks in the night. The smell of smoke is very strong, and the air seems to be filled with a layer of mist.

The Taiping Field was very noisy. When Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse close, he saw many soldiers squatting on the ground with the firelight everywhere, and everyone had no weapons... People learned very quickly, threw away weapons and squatted, and they expressed surrender. This conventional rule was formed within a day.

"Killing prisoners is strictly prohibited!" Zhu Gaoxu shouted loudly, "The brothers of Sichuan garrisons have followed me to live and die in Annan Kingdom. The soldiers are definitely unwilling to be enemies with me, but now they are just frightened by the lust of the tyrannical generals and are forced to fight!"

Many squatting surrendered soldiers followed the reputation, and countless eyes gathered on Zhu Gaoxu's side, and the noise became louder. "Thank you for not killing the king..." "Brothers are willing to follow the king of Han..."

Zhu Gaoxu took the guards around and kept wandering around, shouting such words from time to time.

Then he ordered in public: "Tell those fleeing people that the entire territory of the Sichuan Provincial Administration will be governed by the Han Palace! From this year on, all households in Taiping who suffered wars will be exempted from land tax and labor service for three years; the government treasury will open warehouses and release grain, allocate grains and distribute grains to each household until the autumn harvest next year."

...Not long after nightfall, the battlefield collapsed; but the battle was far from over, and tonight was destined to be a sleepless night. Escape, pursuit, resistance, surrender, and things everywhere are still taking place one after another.

The army scattered in the vast night can no longer be controlled by anyone. The situation is like a flood after heavy rain, flowing everywhere.

"Bang! Bang!" Several huge impacts came, awakening Xue Lu from his trance.

Xue Lu looked up and saw that several soldiers had just broken open the wooden door of a tile house. Then the swearing voices came from the soldiers, "I saw the lights on here just now, and we will be wiped out as soon as we come!" "Look for water!"

The barking of dogs in the distance became more and more intense, and many dogs barked one after another, which made people feel upset.

Many people around him turned over and got off the horse and stood in the yard to rest. Xue Lu still sat on the horse without saying a word or saying a word.

He felt like his limbs were out of control. He couldn't help but move his arms and found that he had not lost consciousness... Perhaps he just lost the feeling of control of the military power he had.

The feeling of failure seemed to come very slowly. It seemed that the heart that fell into the ice cave was gradually burning by anger. The anger burned for a while, and the frustration and helplessness poured on him like cold rain, leaving him with nowhere to vent, and his anger and shame and fear...

In fact, when the front army collapsed, Xue Lu had already expected the result! But at that time he could only watch, things had come to that point and everything was too late!

Xue Lu was wondering when did it take to recover it? Perhaps thinking about these things again at this moment is useless, and there is no medicine for regret in the world.

He was still in shock, but then he gradually realized the situation in front of him. In the light of the torch, there were more than a dozen generals and some cavalrymen around him. Xue Lu observed the faces coldly, most of them were more handsome.

Thinking of countless people who easily surrendered and turned against each other on the battlefield, Xue Lu was filled with resentment and wariness when he saw these people around him.

Xue Lu looked at the hilt of the knife around his waist and said coldly: "It's over, don't you want to take my head and surrender to the rebel King Han?"

Many people's expressions suddenly changed, and there was no voice around them, leaving only dogs barking in the distance and restlessly restless.

Finally someone said, "It's common for victory or defeat, and the rebels only won a battle. The imperial court will sooner or later quell the rebellion of the King of Han!" As soon as this statement came out, several people agreed one after another.

At this time, the soldiers came out with buckets of water, and everyone walked up to scooped water and sent it to Xue Lu first. The person who brought the water was Tan Ji, the cousin of Tan Qing, the new commander of the Jinyiwei. They were both from the capital and were born and died together in the "Jingnan Battle". Tan Ji made Xue Lu feel more at ease.

Xue Lu took a sip of water, then turned over from the horse's back and handed the reins to the sergeant beside him: "Feed some water to the horse."

"Yes, the Grand Marshal." The sergeant replied.

The generals then gathered around the bucket to drink water. Some people went to the corner to go to the toilet through the night.

Tan Ji came up and whispered: "The Grand Marshal is Yangwu Hou personally appointed by the emperor. These Sichuan generals have no courage to touch you."

Xue Lu walked out for a while and called Tan Ji to speak. Tan Ji then whispered: "But the Marquis was defeated and the army was lost to 100,000. I am afraid that many people in the court would impeach us. The most dangerous place is the capital."

"Qu Neng's family is still in Chengdu?" Xue Lu asked suddenly.

Tan Ji thought for a while and said, "It seems to be! During the Jianwen period, Qu Neng was transferred to Sichuan before he was transferred, in front of the commander of the capital; at the beginning of Yongle, Qu Neng and his son were detained in Peiping, and later rumored to be burned to death by fire. However, some people in the court did not believe it, so they sent Jinyiwei and spies to Chengdu to guard Qu Neng's mansion, with unknown intentions. The rest of the Qu family should have been in Chengdu."

Xue Lu said with a blue face: "Go back to Chengdu City and destroy the Qu family first!"

Tan Ji looked surprised and frowned: "The general wants to kill the Qu family and vent his anger? Don't report to the court first?"

Xue Lu said coldly: "If they die, we will live."

Tan Ji still frowned, and for a while, he didn't say anything, lowering his head to think about something.

The soldiers rested for a while and continued to ride their horses towards Chengdu Prefecture. At this time, the round moon had already reached the horizon of the western plain, and the sky in the east gradually turned white, and the light was brighter than the moonlight. Everyone's torches burned out the rosin and were thrown away one after another.

It was just dawn and before it was dawn, the scenery seemed to be gone. The white mist, the gray sky, and the majestic black shadows of Chengdu city towers were already standing in the mist.

When Xue Lu came to Sichuan to serve as the commander-in-chief and general, he accompanied him with a group of cavalry in the Beijing camp. After dawn, most of the cavalry fled back to the city and did not surrender to the rebels... After all, their families were all in the Jingji area, and the soldiers wanted to go back to reunite with their families.

The Qu family suffered a disaster early in the morning. Xue Lu transferred cavalry into the mansion, drove the Jinyiwei out of the door, and then killed everyone! Qu Neng's other son Qu Yu, and his whole family, were cut off and hung on the city gate, lined up in a row, and the scene was very terrifying!

While Xue Lu was dispatching troops to destroy the Qu family, he went to the yamen of the governor and the yamen of the magistrate to meet Guo Zi and advised Guo Zi to go to Chongqing Prefecture with him. When the reinforcements from Huguang arrived, he would attack Chengdu Prefecture again!

At this time, Guo Zi had learned the result of the war ahead, but he did not mention it. He did not comment on whether Xue Lu could still mobilize reinforcements. Guo Zi said calmly: "There are still 30,000 defenders in Chengdu. I will gather some troops to help with the defense. With the city defense fortifications, I can still defend the city. Then I will submit a report to the court immediately and ask reinforcements to enter Sichuan."

He in turn advised Xue Lu: "Why don't Xue Hou stay in Chengdu and defend this city together? As long as you wait until reinforcements arrive, you may be able to make up for your merits and demerits, there is still a glimmer of hope!"

Xue Lu thought for a while, shook his head and refused.

At this moment, a green-robed official walked out of the study door to ask for a visit. With the permission, the green-robed official walked in quickly and whispered a few words in Guo Zi's ear.

"Hor Xue sent someone to wash the Qu family?" Guo Zi's face changed.

Xue Lu did not say a word and agreed to this matter.

Guo Zi stood up from the chair and waved his hand gently to the green-robed official to go out. He paced back and forth a few steps next to the desk, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Horse Yangwu is unwilling to stay and guard the city to the death, so he thought he had found such a way to survive?"

Xue Lu gritted his teeth and said, "There are too many rebel kings (Zhu Gaoxu) and Qu Neng's old subordinates on the territory of Sichuan Provincial Administration. It is very unfair to fight like this! Moreover, there are only 30,000 left to fight against more than 100,000 rebels, and this battle cannot be fought! When I am passing this level, I will definitely make a comeback. I will not be a human being if I do not avenge this revenge!"

Guo Zi said: "If Marquis Yangwu takes advantage of his merits and demerits, can the court still avenge your soldiers?"

Xue Lu said: "I have my own way."

Guo Zi sighed and shook his head and said, "Everyone has their own ambitions, I can't force Yangwuhou."
Chapter completed!