On the other side, after the cavalry confrontation, the infantry confrontation ushered in.

The crossbowmen who had retreated before reorganized their teams, and quickly raised their arrows, and the "swish" arrows went straight into the enemy.

Compared with bows and bows, crossbows are heavier due to the mechanism, and can only be controlled by infantry, not on horseback, but they also have stronger penetration and lethality.

The main body of the rebel army is the frontier army, because the imperial court's embezzlement and neglect, in fact, the weapons and equipment are not good. Fortunately, Xia Yi has rectified after he came, but it is still not as good as the Beijing army.

But even if it is the best-equipped Beijing army in Dasu, it is an astronomical sum to equip so many soldiers with armor and weapons.Thus, infantry, who were less prized than cavalry, had thinner armor.

Under the shooting of the bow and crossbow, people kept screaming and falling to the ground.

These imperial troops had blunderbusses - after discovering that Xia Yi and the others had a huge advantage in using firearms on the battlefield, the imperial court quickly learned it.

However, the firearms that Xia Yi and the others used were all Xia Yi's improved ratios.

If so, that is to say, explosives are easier to use. For things like firecrackers, the current killing distance is only [-] to [-] steps, and it is not even as powerful as a gun.

So a ridiculous scene appeared on the battlefield:

The rebels, who are famous for their firearms, held guns and swished them non-stop, while the imperial army approached the rebels with blunderbusses, but they couldn't get close——

Because the effective killing range of guns at this time is farther than that of firecrackers.

More and more soldiers fell, and some even started to run backwards.

Conducting puts a lot of pressure on my heart.

Seeing signs of collapse, he hurriedly yelled: "Deserts, behead! Kill without mercy!"

The imperial army was barely able to maintain the messaging system, and the messengers roared out one by one, spreading the message to the entire army in the melee.

Xia Yi's people undoubtedly heard it too.

Soon someone passed the news to the general.

Xia Yi stabbed a court soldier to death with a wooden warehouse, and then he heard someone calling him from behind.He flattered his horse and retreated a few steps—the well-trained guards filled the gap to ensure that the general was safe.

"General, the imperial army looks like it's going to be defeated! But they were stopped by their commanders!"

Xia Yi snorted from his nasal cavity:

"Pass my order, those who surrender will not be killed! By the way, set up a flag on the left-wing, and let those who surrender come to the flag to gather."

The messenger's eyes lit up as soon as he heard it:

"General wise!"

"Stop flattering his grandma, pass it on!"

Xia Yi cursed with a smile, shook the blood on the top of the long wooden barn, and threw his silvery blade into the battlefield again.

As soon as Xia Yi's order came out, the imperial army, who had finally been threatened by the commander and was too frightened to escape, felt turbulent again:

To be a deserter is to die, and to continue to fight is likely to die, so what about surrender?

"Put down your weapons! Those who surrender will not be killed! Meet under the white flag!"

According to Xia Yi's arrangement, at first it was just messenger soldiers, and then every soldier was shouting.Their voices merged into a majestic sound wave, which exploded in the ears of every court soldier, like a huge wave hitting their eardrums, making their minds float.

Moreover, the white flag...

The imperial army looked towards the position of the white flag in the opponent's army, and found that the flag was very far from the position of the Chinese army commander on the imperial army's side.

Often, if there are deserters running to the rear of one's own army, they will be shot and killed by the generals of one's own army at once to deter other people who want to escape.

But now, these big soldiers who were in close contact with the rebels were far away from those generals, and the direction of surrender was even the direction of the rebels, and the court generals had no time to deal with them.

The "surrender location" given by the rebels is really attractive.

Gradually, the chief soldiers of the imperial army ran towards the position of the white flag.

Realizing that they were going to surrender, the rebels told them to drop their weapons (so as not to falsely surrender and then violently injure people). After they cooperated, they drove people to the white flagpole.

Seeing this, the commander of the imperial army was so angry that he let out his anger, and the two Buddhas ascended to heaven. He yelled at other soldiers to kill these traitors, but there were very few responders, and more people chose to throw themselves into the arms of the enemy.

This scene is even a bit ridiculous-because the war has not started for a long time, and the people fighting on both sides are only a small part of the army, but the rout has already happened.

This is probably an ancient war.

Xia Yi thought.

After all, if a soldier is asked to stab a wooden barn for two consecutive moments, they will be exhausted; and if the casualties reach 20%, there will be a systematic collapse.

But the battle is still—

How should I put it, the advantage came out much faster than he imagined.

This sounds irritating, but it is.

You've spent days and nights planning, writing thick pages of battle drills, spending nights with sleepless nights and crazily missing loved ones.Then--

When the final battle comes.

You stand here as if you are facing an enemy, holding a belief that you will die.

Then your enemies—

It may be too much to say that they are vulnerable, but they are really not too difficult to overcome.

Xia Yi reined in his horse, looked at the court soldiers throwing away their armor and surrendering, almost laughing.

But more of a pleasure.

There was only a little bit of the trance feeling of throwing a punch with all its strength but hitting it in vain.

He's happy—it doesn't take his pawns to fight bloody hard to win a battle.

Comprehensive suppression, this is the best result, isn't it?

When the imperial army realized that they were powerless and began to collect the remnants and withdraw their troops, the young general finally stopped hiding and showed a proud and bright smile on his face.

"Brothers, we have won!"

He sat on horseback, turned his body a little bit, and raised his right arm and fist at all the soldiers.

His eyes were on the entire battlefield, and on every - as far as he could see - soldier.

"Roar--"

"We won—"

"Long live the General!—"

The messy and irregular roar echoed him, accompanied by the heroic laughter of the men.

Xia Yi was sure that he heard the sound of blood boiling in his veins.

That taste is too wonderful.

He was riding on a horse, surrounded by all the soldiers looking up at him with enthusiastic eyes, behind him was the country he had conquered, and in front of him was his goal——

Except for one person who was absent.The person he most wanted to share his feelings with.

But that's okay, they'll be reunited soon.

[Assistant Tan, I am very, very, very happy now!I won!I'm going to see you in the capital! 】

When Tan Jiuzhang received this message, he didn't know that his lover was enjoying the joy of victory and the aftertaste of excitement amidst the adoration of the crowd, but quietly told the system in his heart that he had sent him such a message amidst the enthusiasm. .

But he could still feel the surging emotions of his lover.

This emotion also infected him, making the throbbing of his heart extra joyful.

[Congratulations, little bastard.I am waiting for you in the capital. 】

[In addition, the hawks that the prince and the seventh prince used to send to the people of Tianjin to ask for help were trapped and intercepted by the people who are good at taming birds under my sect.But I'm not sure if they only released this one, tell your soldiers who stay at the border to be careful. 】

Xia Yi finally calmed down a little in the almost dizzy joy.

The pleasure of standing proudly on top of the world is so inspiring—it is no wonder that many rebel generals became obsessed with victory and the glory of power in the end, and became whatever they wanted.

Fortunately, he has his assistant Tan.

That was his ballast.

[Don't worry, I'm in regular contact with the border, and most of the black-gun-powder and finished 'explosives' are also staying in Jia'an. 】

【Okay, I'll wait for you to come to Beijing and sweep the dust for you. 】

The end of the year has arrived.

Seeing the end of November in the lunar calendar, it was freezing cold.

One evening, Xia Yi and his soldiers finally arrived outside the capital.

I say "finally" because the weather was cold and the march was difficult, not because of the terrible resistance encountered.

——In fact, as early as the defeat of the imperial army in Handan, the imperial army hardly organized any decent resistance.

Everyone understood the fate of Osu.

The commander who led the troops made himself barely fight two encounters with Xia Yi's soldiers, and then sneaked away every night without anyone noticing, leaving behind tens of thousands of remnants.

The imperial army was in an uproar.

Immediately followed by a complete disappearance of morale, and frenzied desertion behavior.

——The escape of the commander not only means that he has completely lost hope of victory, but also means that the deterrent power of the Dasu Court has collapsed.

When Xia Yi first raised his troops, the generals of those cities would rather die than surrender or run away.

Because I feel that if I surrender or run away, I will be punished by the court sooner or later.At that time, they were in awe of the court.

However, now, the last line of defense in the capital, the last force of the imperial army that had time to break out of the siege, their leader, ran away in a hurry.

——He wasn't worried about the punishment and retaliation he would face for his act of embarrassing the Dasu court and directly embarrassing the capital.

Because everyone knew in their hearts that Dasu was powerless.

So at the end of November, when Xia Yi arrived outside the capital with a team of hundreds of miles, the city was already dead.

Tan Jiuzhang told Xia Yi that most high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen had fled long ago.Before the defeat in Handan—or it’s more appropriate to say the defeat—the family still concealed it and let the family sneak away with the money. After that, they didn’t even bother to hide it. Leaving this magnificent and majestic city day and night.

Baiguan couldn't hold it anymore.

There are pieces of "retiring from old age and returning home" in the booklet, and they even ran away in a hurry before waiting for the court to reply.

[What's left?How much is left?Who are they? 】

Tan Jiuzhang replied:

[The number of ministers left in the court is only one-third.Some of them are loyal ministers who vowed to defend the old dynasty to the death—but according to my information, it is only about one-fifth of this one-third.The rest, some are bold opportunists, ready to take a gamble and surrender to you; Those who decide to stay to maintain order and ensure the safety of the people in the capital also want to see what you, the future emperor, will do. 】

Xia Yi knew that Tan Jiuzhang had played a lot in it.

It's like the matter of the prince wanting to unite with the people of Tianjin. Tan Jiuzhang did not do little to take this opportunity to call some loyal but not foolish and capable ministers to see clearly what the Dasu court is like.Then they gradually disintegrated their loyalty to the emperor and princes, and then quietly guided them to change the object of loyalty from Dasu to the common people.

As long as these ministers are willing to continue working for the people, they can be used by Xia Yi.

After all, Xia Yi was not the real ruler of the feudal dynasty. He didn't care so much about whether these officials were loyal to him.

Su Dynasty is gone, but the court always needs to be rebuilt, and the leadership of civil and military officials always needs to be rebuilt.

The generals are easy to talk about, and they will fight all the way, and those who have made meritorious service will be rewarded according to the pre-arranged rewards.

But Wenchen...

The old team still cannot be abandoned.

For professional things, you have to find professional people.

Tan Jiuzhang has been in Beijing and China for a long time, nothing more than quietly disintegrating the rejection of the rebels by those useful people, softening them, so that they can become Xia Yi's team.

This silent contribution is far less grand than Xia Yi's going all the way from west to east and fighting every battle, but it is just as important.

This uprising has been fought for half a year, and Xia Yi has encountered difficult bones, but he has never been afraid.

Because he has the confidence to--

Those abundant supplies, as well as the movements that came from the court all the time, allowed him to move forward steadily and steadily.

There were several defeats, and when the subordinate soldiers were flustered and irritable, Xia Yi never did.

In the end, it also proved that no matter what the problem is, it can be resolved.

For this reason, many generals under him said in awe that he was a famous general who had strategized and never missed anything.

And Xia Yi just smiled, his heart was soft and sweet.

- He is not fighting alone.

Behind him, there is the most reliable and solid support.

So, he was finally able to stand here.

Standing on the land near the capital, looking at the city wall in front of you.

"This damn weather."

His adjutant breathed between his hands and rubbed his cold numb hands vigorously.

"Ask the cook to heat up the soup tonight, don't save on firewood." Xia Yi squinted his eyes and looked at the city not far away in the gray-purple sunset, his heart was clamoring.

tomorrow--

It's the last battle.

He is about to seize the power center of this decadent dynasty in his hands.

At this moment, he wanted to see Tan Jiuzhang more than ever before, and wanted to share with him a kiss that would allow each other to understand each other's feelings without any other words.

And his lover is in this majestic city in front of him.

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