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Chapter 129 Group Immobilization, The Legendary Princess Consort
"Kneel down and surrender!"

"Surrender without killing!"

Those who refuse to surrender will be killed without mercy!

At this moment, the Prince Su's residence was in complete chaos, with the princess and servants fleeing in all directions.
Faced with the ferocious People's Salvation Army, they quickly surrendered one after another.

After Zhao Hong and his men took over the Prince Su's residence and captured everyone there, they learned that Prince Su and his wife had already escaped.

"Li Jiangning, you take men to guard these people and wait for the logistics management department to come and take inventory of the Prince's property."
I'll lead men to pursue Prince Su."

Zhao Hong quickly discerned the direction and immediately followed the clues, heading towards the north of the city.

In fact, the Prince Su's mansion was very large. Although the Princess Su and the others said they had escaped, they had not actually left the mansion.

"Quick, let's go!"

Slightly west of the north city wall, a group of female servants and palace maids were hurrying forward.

"Sister, sister, I really can't run anymore!"

Princess Yan, the wife of Prince Su, glanced at the crowd and sighed inwardly at their panicked and exhausted faces.

She knew they probably couldn't escape.

However, as the queen consorts and concubines of Prince Su, how could they fall into the hands of thieves and suffer humiliation?
"Quick! Quick! They can't have gone far, chase after them!"

At that moment, Zhao Hong and his group had caught up to the vicinity.

"Sisters, as princesses of the Ming Dynasty, we must not fall into enemy hands."
Otherwise, they will suffer endless humiliation.
Now, we only have one path to take.

As she spoke, Princess Yan of Su looked resolutely toward Fuyun Tower in front of her.

"Now, we have no choice but to die to preserve our honor."

As soon as she finished speaking, Princess Yan of Su resolutely headed towards Fuyun Tower.

The others exchanged glances, their eyes filled with sorrow, despair, and resolve.

"We're with my sister."

"We are all willing to die with our mother."

"We swear to follow the Queen to the death."

Then, the group resolutely stepped into Fuyun Tower.

Outside Fuyun Tower lies the mighty Yellow River.

Princess Yan and others, the consort of Prince Su, intended to jump into the Yellow River to commit suicide in order to avoid being humiliated.

However, as soon as they entered Fuyun Tower, Zhao Hong and the others caught up with them.

"Tap Tap"

With a flurry of footsteps, Zhao Hong and his group quickly arrived behind Princess Yan and the others, and suddenly shouted.

"Halt! Surrender and you will be spared!"

Princess Yan, Lady Zhao, and others, upon hearing the footsteps and shouts behind them, couldn't help but shudder.

Although he had made up his mind to die for his country, he still couldn't help but tremble when the moment came.

In a panic, everyone glanced behind them and saw that Zhao Hong and the others had arrived. Then they looked at the empty window overlooking the river in front of them.

Yan and the others gritted their teeth and charged forward.

"Heh heh, whether you live or die in front of my militia is up to us."

Seeing the resolute attitude of the Yan family and others, Zhao Hong couldn't help but chuckle.

"hehe!"

Beside him, staff officer Xie Wenlin immediately chuckled and kept pointing things out.

"Certainly!"

Immobilization, a level two supernatural power, strong enough to control anyone who has not reached the Qi Refining stage, lasting from one hour to one day.

At the same time, after being used flexibly and skillfully, it can also be extended into a group supernatural power, but the effect will be greatly reduced.

With his ability to control hundreds of people at once, he could have immobilized them for at least an hour, but now he can only maintain it for a maximum of one minute, and the intensity has also been greatly reduced.

However, that's enough.

Seeing that everyone was frozen in place, Zhao Hong immediately waved his hand.

"Control them. They are the Princess Consort and the Heir Apparent of the Prince Su's mansion. We can surely extract some useful information from them."

"Yes!"

The crowd responded in unison and quickly surrounded Princess Yan and the others.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they saw that the leading Princess Consort Yan suddenly broke free from Xie Wenlin's immobilization control and, before anyone could react, crashed headfirst into the Prince Su's stone tablet.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Hong and the others couldn't help but change their expressions slightly.

"Wow, what a strong-willed woman!"

Although the ability to immobilize people was expanded into a group ability, its control strength was greatly reduced.

However, it's not something an ordinary person can easily escape.

Let alone a weak woman, even a strong man would find it difficult to break free.

Now, Princess Yan, the wife of Prince Su, has actually managed to break free from the control of the immobilization spell through her own willpower.

Upon witnessing Princess Yan's actions, Xie Wenlin, his face grim, increased his power once more, ensuring that no one else could break free.

Only then did he quickly arrive in front of the Prince Su's stele, reach out to check the breath of Princess Yan, and then feel the pulse on the side of her neck.

"Phew! Thankfully, after breaking free from the immobilization spell, most of her power has dissipated, so she didn't die immediately and still has a pulse."
"Once I stabilize her condition, I'll send her to the army doctor in the rear; there should still be a chance to save her."

"Phew! Thank goodness, she might be one of Prince Su's consorts; she's quite valuable."

While Zhao Hong and his group captured Princess Su and her entourage, Prince Su, Zhu Shihong, had already escaped from the Prince Su's residence through a water tunnel on the back of his guard Zhang Ding, and had even left Lanzhou City.

As time went by, the People's Salvation Army began to take over various parts of Lanzhou, posting notices to reassure the people and cracking down on illegal activities. Then came the confiscation of homes, distribution of grain and land, recruitment of workers, and so on. All the policies that had been implemented in the People's Salvation Army's territory were also implemented here.

Gradually, the order in Lanzhou City stabilized, even surpassing that of the past.

At the Lanzhou Prefectural Government Office, the Wang Chao summoned Princess Yan, the wife of Prince Su, and others.

Looking at Princess Yan, the wife of Prince Su, below him, Wang Chao curiously sized her up and down.

Princess Yan, the wife of Prince Su, looked to be only in her early twenties. She wasn't exactly stunningly beautiful, but she was definitely elegant, dignified, and exuded an air of nobility.

Even as a prisoner, she still stood tall and proud, displaying a spirit that rivaled that of men, far surpassing many so-called scholars, officials, and military officers.

She bears many similarities to the powerful career women of later generations, a true young female CEO.

However, the white medical bandage wrapped around her forehead, still stained with a trace of blood, made her appear somewhat frail.

To be honest, he was indeed very curious about Princess Yan, the wife of Prince Su.

Historically, Princess Yan, wife of Prince Su, was also a very famous woman.

The Suwang Stele on Fuyun Tower was later known as the Bixue Stele, and its name comes from the Suwang Consort Yan.

According to records, in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, which was 1643, He Jin, a subordinate of Li Zicheng, led an army of 100,000 to capture Lanzhou and then the Prince Su's mansion.

Princess Yan and Princess Zhao, who had fled to the north city, led more than two hundred palace servants and originally intended to commit suicide by jumping into the river at Fuyun Tower.

However, the pursuers arrived too quickly. Princess Yan and others all died by striking the stele inscribed with Prince Su's poem inside Fuyun Tower. The others either committed suicide or jumped off the city wall, all dying for their cause.

It is said that whenever it rains afterward, a mark the size of a bowl would appear on the stone tablet of Prince Su, which was the blood left on it by Princess Su.

Zuo Zongtang, then Governor-General of Shaanxi and Gansu, wrote a poem for her and built the Tomb of the Fierce Consort at the site of her burial, moving the stele of Prince Su to the front of the tomb.

However, Zhu Shihong, the last Prince Su, escaped from the water cave while being carried on the back of his guard Zhang Ding.

However, when they fled to Tashibao in Jingyuan, they were eventually captured by He Jin's troops.

There are two versions of the story: one is that Prince Su, Zhu Shihong, surrendered and was then executed.

Another version of the story says that Prince Su, Zhu Shihong, was escorted to Xi'an, but he displayed the unyielding spirit of the Zhu family, refusing to surrender and even cursing Li Zicheng, before being beheaded by Li Zicheng.

Now, the dynasty, along with the People's Salvation Army, has captured Lanzhou and the Prince Su's Mansion more than a decade ahead of schedule.

In the end, Princess Su and the others actually went up to Fuyun Tower again.

Even at the very end, Princess Su was prepared to commit suicide by striking her head against a monument.

However, he was ultimately limited by his supernatural powers and did not die in front of the Prince Su's Stele.

However, this has left future generations without such a monument commemorating the blood of heroes.

Of course, if given a choice, Princess Su and the others would certainly prefer to forgo such a monument commemorating bloodshed.

Looking at the Princess Consort and the others, who were filled with fear yet remained defiant even unto death, the dynasty suddenly lost much of its interest.

After all, his sudden summons of Princess Su and others was largely due to the celebrity effect; he simply wanted to meet the owner of the tomb of the famous Consort Li and the Stele of Bloodstained Blood.

After seeing it and satisfying his curiosity, he naturally lost interest.

As for taking Princess Su into the harem, he was just an ordinary person, and he had indeed had that thought.

But in the end, he still gave up.

He's currently focused on his career and doesn't have time for romance or family matters.

Moreover, he has mastered and developed various supernatural powers, so he looks down on ordinary women even more, even if she is a princess and has the added advantage of being a celebrity.

Therefore, after looking at the rest of the people over again, Wang Chao waved his hand and had them taken away.

“Do it according to the rules I set for saving the militia.”

If Fan is guilty of a capital offense, then let them go to the execution ground.
If it's another crime, then sentence them according to the laws of the People's Salvation Army.

Nowadays, such investigations and trials, as well as public trials organized by the people, no longer need to be presided over by the dynasty itself. Instead, they are handled by the relevant judicial departments, such as the Provincial Judicial Commissioner and the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, with the assistance of the patrol and inspection commissioners.

Of course, the initial ransacking of homes was not something that the newly recruited constables could do; it was carried out by the regular army of the People's Salvation Army.

Their actions are the fastest and most error-free.

"Yes!"

After glancing at the dynasty, the guards immediately responded and walked towards Princess Su and the others.

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Princess Su and the others gave Wang Chao a strange look.

This person is strange; he summoned them over, and then just looked at them.

They had initially thought that the leader of the militia had summoned them to commit indecent acts and humiliate them.

They had been pondering for a long time how to resist and die for their country.

Unexpectedly, the bandit leader, Wang Chao, only met with them.

However, the fact that the dynasty did not unleash its bestiality made them even happier. Even if they died, it would be better than suffering humiliation.

After Princess Su and the others left, the dynasty convened a council to discuss advancing westward into Gansu and completely occupying the Shaanxi Provincial Military Command.

Ultimately, the dynasty decided to leave behind a squad of battle-hardened militia and, together with a thousand newly transferred militia from its territory, to jointly garrison Lanzhou.

Then, the dynasty itself led its army across the Yellow River, advanced into Gansu, and took charge of occupying the Shaanxi Provincial Military Command.

Three days later, the dynasty finally assembled an army of 5,000 and crossed the Yellow River to march westward.

Standing atop the city wall, Chen Zhengyang gazed westward toward the Yellow River, his eyes filled with longing.

As a regular army of the People's Salvation Army, how could we be content to stay in the rear?
The front lines, the bloody battlefields, are where these passionate men, the regular army of the People's Salvation Army, should be.

Unfortunately, these newly joined regular soldiers of the Salvation Army need to first defend the city with the veterans, suppress possible riots in the newly occupied city, and familiarize themselves with the Salvation Army's combat operations and patterns.

Only then did they have the opportunity to enter the front-line battlefield.

(End of this chapter)