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One of the more obvious places is that next to the new button, the outline of another button appears, which will obviously appear after permission is granted.

What makes Hu Guang a little regretful is that in the drop-down menu of the members' avatars in the work group, the private chat button is still gray. But what’s a bit surprising is that members’ names can be changed.

Therefore, Hu Guang immediately changed all the names in the working group into personal names. Liu was changed to Liu Xingzuo, Yuanqiao was changed to Wen Tiren, and Zhixuzi was changed to Cao Huachun. However, when he switched to the elementary group, he found that the names here still could not be changed.

Of course, there is also a new feature in the elementary group, that is, there is a speaker button on each member's icon. Hu Guang was a little curious and clicked a few times, but didn't find any difference.

This made him a little depressed. Just when he was about to check if there were any other changes, he suddenly felt that there was movement in the outside world, so he withdrew from the chat group.

Sure enough, it was Li Fengxiang who was at the top of the city who ran back again. This time, he came to report the good news as before: "Your Majesty, I am so happy. The servants and the Manchu soldiers unanimously speculated that Jianlu seemed to be retreating. Got it!"

"Huh?" Hu Guang frowned slightly when he heard this.

If it were just Li Fengxiang's own conclusion, he wouldn't believe it. But Mangui also agreed with him, so it was possible that Jianlu really wanted to retreat.

Li Fengxiang observed the words and expressions, and suddenly found that the emperor seemed not to be particularly happy after hearing the news, and couldn't help but be slightly startled. Then he realized that what the emperor wanted was for Jianlu to attack the city.

After understanding this, the way he spoke changed, and he was heard to say: "According to the observations of the Manchu soldiers, Jianlu was already preparing to break camp. Using the telescope, it can be further discovered that Jianlu's morale is not high. Jianlu's morale is not high. The number of patrol horses patrolling the city has also been greatly reduced, but there are a lot more patrol horses going north. These are also signs that the Manchu soldiers believe that Jianlu intends to retreat."

Hu Guang felt a little regretful after hearing this. It seems that the slave chief Taiji is not a reckless person. After knowing that the hope of seizing the capital is too small, he will not waste his troops and die in the city.

If Jianlu didn't come to attack the city and stayed outside the city, there would be nothing he could do. After all, the morale of the Beijing camp is high enough, but the skills are insufficient and they can only defend the city. As for Qin Wangjun? There are almost no people who can fight tough battles.

Suddenly, he remembered that a team that should be able to defeat Jianlu was the white pole soldiers of Sichuan Baizhu chieftain Qin Liangyu. But it’s still early to get to the capital, and water from afar can’t quench our thirst for nearness!

Forget it, I don't have enough strength right now and can't do anything to build prisoners outside the city, so I won't think about it anymore. Now that Jianlu is about to retire and the new year is approaching, there are a lot of finishing things to do, so we need to think about it carefully.

When Hu Guang began to think about the aftermath, the governor of Tongzhou, Jie Jing Chuan, was overjoyed. He said to the man in the hall who had just finished reporting, "Come on, I'll give you a big reward. Let's explore again!"

After Ye Buzui left, several general soldiers standing in the hall were also very happy. Among them, Hei Yunlong clasped his fists excitedly and said: "Zhongcheng, it seems that Jianlu was frightened and his morale cannot be raised. The combat power is not enough, so I’m afraid it’s reasonable to withdraw our troops.”

A very important aspect of fighting at this time is the impact of morale on combat effectiveness. Whether it is a general like Hei Yunlong or a civil servant like Jie Jingzhuan, they all know this. That's why each of them is so happy.

Jie Jing Chuan smiled and nodded, with a confident expression. After thinking for a while, he gave the order: "Send more troops to stay at night to carefully inquire about Jianlu's movements!"

Having said this, he earnestly reminded: "Little Changli can make great achievements. If you don't do your best, you will only watch others eat meat! This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so seize it yourself!"

"I will obey the Prime Minister's order!" Several general soldiers came out to respond with clasped fists.

The exegetical biography expresses this meaning, why don't they have this meaning. It's just that I thought Jianlu was too powerful before and couldn't be defeated. If you really have a chance now, you might as well make some contributions. As Zhongcheng said, there is no need to just look at Changli to eat meat.

As it approached noon, with the howling cold wind, five or six thousand Ming troops approached Zunhua City, preparing to attack the city.

"Listen up, you all. A scholar from Daming Prefecture, Lu Zhifu, was able to lead an army to defeat Jianlu in the field. There are only a few hundred Jianqi in Zunhua, and they don't know how to defend the city. Our number is several times that of the city. When it comes to the means of attacking and defending the city, even Jianlu and Ma Ma can’t keep up with us. If we win a big victory over Changli, the court will definitely reward us heavily! If we can capture the important town of Zunhua, do you think the reward from the court will be lighter than that at Changli?”

The words of the general of the Ming army raised the morale of these Ming soldiers, especially nearly a quarter of the servants in the team, who started to scream.

After some instigation, it was as if Zunhua City was an undefended city, just waiting for them to accept it.

After mobilizing before the war, the Ming army looked at the sparse heads on the city wall, and at the general's order, they began to attack the city.

One thing is true, the generals of the Ming army were right: Jianlu was not good at defending the city. Looking from the bottom of the city, the defensive measures at the top of the city seemed to be insignificant. Because of this, several generals even rushed forward with their servants in person. This further improved the morale of the Ming army. With such momentum, it seemed that they would succeed immediately.

In the distant Ming army camp, Ma Shilong and the remaining generals watched the battle from a distance. It is true as he said before, there is no preparation for war here, it is really just watching the battle, or in other words, just watching a show.

The captives at the top of Zunhua City were sparsely shooting arrows. Naturally, they could not withstand the Ming army's siege force. Aerial ladders were set up one after another, and everyone rushed to climb up. It seemed that if they gave more time, they would be able to climb up. Able to attack the city in one fell swoop.

Suddenly, a rack of wolf fangs appeared on the top of the city, just above the ladder, and then they fell heavily, killing and injuring all the Ming soldiers who climbed the city.

At the same time, many heads appeared on the top of the city, and the arrows suddenly became denser. Rolling logs and rocks were also thrown down one after another, seemingly endlessly.

"Did you see that? I just showed weakness to the enemy before, but now I'm showing my fangs!" Ma Shilong pointed at the city in the distance and said, "I know that Jianlu is difficult to deal with, so you can see for yourselves!"

After hearing this, all the generals agreed, looking harmonious, as if the people fighting in the distance were not their comrades, they were just watching the show.

At the foot of Zunhua City, as the Ming army's casualties increased, their morale was like a ball with a big hole poked in it, and it was completely exhausted in one fell swoop. Those Ming troops ran out one after another, trying to stay away from the city.

But just as they were running out, the gate of Zunhua City opened. The leader, a tall man with a dignified appearance, shouted "Kill!" in Chinese.

A group of about 400 cavalrymen, led by this man, followed the fleeing Ming army and gave chase.

Thanks to Sansi and Nishi Shigure for the reward!