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In the Shenyang Imperial Palace, Huang Taiji gazed southwards with a dazed look.

Fast, too fast!
The fate of the Celestial Empire was like a raging flood, drawn by Wang Shi and his ilk, engulfing the Qing Dynasty's territory.

Cities and regions, shrouded in the national fortune of the Celestial Empire, instantly transformed into an unfathomable fog.

Although he organized a evacuation as soon as he discovered the movement of the Celestial Empire's army, it was still a bit too late.

Fortunately, they had already made preparations for the relocation.

"How are Dorgon and the others now? Have they been moved?"

"Reporting to the Great Khan, according to the news sent back, the Fourteenth Prince has already set off and has now arrived at Muhewei."

Muhewei was probably located near Mohe in later times.

"Where is Hauge?"

"Reporting to the Great Khan, the First Prince has arrived at the Hailar Thousand-Household Garrison."

After a brief silence, Huang Taiji spoke again.

Where is Daishan?

"Reporting to the Great Khan, Prince Heshuo has arrived at Tuluting Mountain Guard, located north of your Manhe River."

"Um"

Huang Taiji nodded, a hint of melancholy in his expression.

Because preparations for relocation had been made long ago, Dorgon and his entourage had already been arranged to be stationed in the far north and northwest.

If the Celestial Empire attacks, they will immediately lead their troops to relocate.

The only difference was their direction of migration: Hauge detoured westward through the Mongol Tatars, Dorgon went northwest, while Daišan led his army northward.

By spreading out in this way, they will have more room to survive.

Huang Taiji himself, on the other hand, was stationed in Shenyang.

On the one hand, he was already prepared to die in Shenyang and share the fate of the nation.

On the other hand, if conditions allowed, he felt that with others fighting ahead for him, he should be able to get away quickly.

I never expected the Chinese army's offensive to be so swift.

From the start of their attack to now, only two days have passed, yet they have already reached Shenyang.

Moreover, it came with a sweeping, flat-out momentum.

Looking south, the fate of the Celestial Empire seemed to surge in like a tidal wave, engulfing the entire south.

Instead of a typical battle involving an attack on one location.

Three days later, Li Shu led his fleet to the Tatar Strait and quickly sent troops to occupy places such as Harmanwei and Nurgan Commandery.

Meanwhile, the Kuwu Island across the strait was also occupied by Li Yu's army.

Yes, that's Sakhalin Island in later generations.

Afterwards, Li Shu and his men began their landing operations, rapidly capturing cities and territories, and together with Wang Shi and his men on the other side, they formed a pincer movement to encircle and annihilate the Qing Dynasty.

On the other side, Wang Shi also led his troops to launch an attack on Shenyang.

A colossal Xuanwu military spirit stood in the void, its flowing, mysterious light enveloping the Heavenly Dynasty army and suppressing all attacks from alien forces.

Opposite Xuanwu, a black and gold divine dragon coiled, its domineering aura filling the heavens and earth, fiercely staring at Xuanwu.

Among the surrounding regions of the Celestial Empire, the Qing Dynasty was arguably the most powerful. With the emergence of extraordinary power, they had completely occupied the Nurgan Regional Military Commission, and even occupied some areas in the north and west.

The area of ​​Nurgan Regional Military Commission was comparable to two or three provinces of the Ming Dynasty, or even larger.

Even though this place is sparsely populated, the total population of such a large area must be several million.

Furthermore, with the current national destiny, corresponding rules have been born, integrated into the universe, and become a link in the operation of the rules of the universe.

Therefore, in addition to the spiritual power emanating from a large population, the size and wealth of the territory also affect the strength of the dragon energy of the nation's destiny.

Naturally, the Qing Dynasty, which occupied such a vast territory, also had a very strong national fortune, far surpassing that of the Shun Dynasty, the Western Zhou Dynasty, and even Japan.

The Qing Dynasty's national fortune, represented by the Golden Dragon, was naturally incredibly powerful, even capable of contending with the Black Tortoise Army Spirit of the Northern Army.

The immense forces clashed and neutralized each other, leaving neither side with the ability to annihilate the other through this extraordinary power.

Ultimately, the battle between the two sides will have to settle into conventional combat.

However, faced with modern guns and cannons, and the super strength and supernatural abilities of the Celestial Empire's soldiers, the Qing army had little power to resist.

Even though these attacks were instantly suppressed by the power of the Golden Dragon of National Fortune upon entering the Shenyang city area, their strength was reduced by several levels.

However, the Qing army was still under considerable pressure and could hardly lift their heads.

When the Qing army attacked the location of the Celestial Empire's army, it was also suppressed by the strength of the military formation, and the power of the attacks was reduced by several levels.

However, their attacks were far inferior to those of the Celestial Empire's soldiers.

Even before they were weakened, it was hard to say how much damage they caused to the soldiers of the Celestial Empire, let alone after they were suppressed and weakened by several levels.

The soldiers of the Celestial Empire didn't even need to defend themselves much; those attacks couldn't harm them much.

Faced with this situation where the enemy could only attack them while they could not harm the enemy, one can imagine how frustrated the Qing army felt; they were so depressed they almost vomited blood.

Huang Taiji felt the same way.

He originally thought that as the Qing Dynasty desperately expanded its territory and continuously captured those barbarian Jurchens to serve as soldiers, the country's fortunes would rise rapidly.

Even if we can't defeat the Celestial Empire's army, it shouldn't be too difficult to fight against them and even hold out against them.

However, the truth is that their attacks were completely ineffective in causing any harm to the Chinese soldiers.

Even after being continuously weakened, the attacks of the Celestial Empire soldiers still caused great casualties to the Qing army.

This made Huang Taiji feel as if he were in a dream, as if it were unreal.

What is the point of their persistence and relentless expansion over the years?
In any case, they had little power to resist the attack from the Celestial Empire.

However, Huang Taiji quickly rallied his spirits.

It wasn't the combined strength of the entire nation's fortunes that made it unable to contend with the Celestial Empire's army; it was simply because the territory and population occupied by the Qing Dynasty were still insufficient.

If the territory and population occupied by the Qing Dynasty far exceeded those of the Celestial Empire, would the fortune and power of the golden dragon of national destiny, with such a vast territory and population, be inferior to that of the Celestial Empire?

As time passed, the Xuanwu military spirit and the national fortune golden dragon continued to collide, crushing and eroding each other's strength.

Under the shadow of military might and national destiny, soldiers on both sides fought desperately.

Or rather, the Celestial Empire soldiers were constantly attacking, while the Qing army was desperately resisting.

Yeah, if you don't fight, you'll die.

However, even with the power of the Golden Dragon of National Fortune, which restrained Wang Shi's main force,

However, this was of no use to the overall situation. Because the Qing troops in other places were somewhat powerless to resist the fierce attacks of the Celestial Empire's army.

One army after another was defeated and annihilated, and city after city, territory after territory was occupied.

As time went by, Shenyang gradually became an isolated city, and the national fortune of Jinlong also declined rapidly after losing a large amount of territory.

Faced with this situation, Huang Taiji could only look up to the sky and lament, "Heaven does not grant me the right time; how cruelly Heaven treats me!"

Just when they were gradually rising and about to surpass the Ming Dynasty, a Salvation Army and the Celestial Dynasty suddenly appeared, completely overwhelming them.

"Great Khan, retreat! This servant will hold back the Celestial Army here, ensuring Your Majesty's withdrawal from this place."

Looking at the generals before him, Huang Taiji couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself.

The current stalemate is because he is here, with the golden dragon of national destiny coiled in the sky, confronting the military spirit of the Celestial Empire.

Once he leaves Shenyang, the golden dragon of national destiny will shift, and Shenyang will inevitably be destroyed in an instant.

Once they leave the protection of Shenyang, they will be easily caught off guard by Wang Shi, who will then crush them in one fell swoop.

Therefore, he absolutely cannot leave.

After three days of continuous attacks, amidst the roar of cannons, the tall and thick city walls of Shenyang were finally completely breached, and countless Qing soldiers either died or fled.

Shenyang City was captured by Wang Shi.

Feeling the Xuanwu army's spirit steadily approaching, Huang Taiji in the palace couldn't help but feel a sense of despair and powerlessness.

When Wang Shi entered the city, a raging fire broke out in the direction of the palace, with thick smoke billowing into the air.

"This is."

Wang Shi was slightly taken aback, but then he realized what was happening.

Seeing that resistance was hopeless, Huang Taiji decided to set himself on fire.

Then, the golden dragon symbolizing the nation's destiny circling in the sky confirmed this.

"Ang~!"

The golden dragon of national destiny suddenly let out a mournful cry, its aura instantly weakening. Boundless dragon energy rapidly flowed away, flying towards the north, northwest, and west, where Daishan, Dorgon, and Hauge were located.

Clearly, with the death of Huang Taiji, the Qing court began to choose a new ruler, and Daišan, Dorgon, and Hauge were obviously the best candidates.

Of course, in addition to them, other princes and nobles also obtained dragon energy of varying strengths.

The moment the dragon's energy descended and merged with them, Dorgon, Hauge, and the others felt something and suddenly turned to look at Shenyang, a wave of sadness washing over them.

Even the people and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, whether they were from the central Qing government or harbored resentment and discontent, couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness at this moment, and a single thought surged into their minds.

He collapsed from exhaustion.

In an instant, the morale of the army plummeted, and the Qing army, which was fighting against the Celestial Empire's army, collapsed and fled.

Meanwhile, in Shenyang, before the national fortune and dragon energy could dissipate further, the national fortune of the Celestial Empire began to rapidly converge where Li Shu and others were, and a burst of golden light suddenly appeared.

"Ang~!"

With a resounding and powerful dragon roar, a golden dragon, ten thousand feet long, burst forth from the golden light and lunged fiercely at the golden dragon symbolizing the Qing Dynasty's national destiny.

Having lost its real-world support and controller, relying solely on the instinctive resistance of the Golden Dragon of National Fortune, it is naturally no match for the Golden Dragon of National Fortune of the Celestial Empire.

Even if what appears here is just an incarnation of dragon energy, the result will be the same.

In an instant, the golden dragon of the Qing Dynasty's national fortune was suppressed.

Immediately afterwards, the golden dragon representing the fate of the Celestial Empire shook its head violently, and its tail, carrying immense power, slammed heavily onto the golden dragon head representing the fate of the Qing Dynasty.

"boom!"

In an instant, the golden dragon of the Qing Dynasty's national fortune exploded, transforming into countless black and gold dragon energies, attempting to flee towards the direction where Dorgon and the others were.

However, how could the golden dragon of the Celestial Empire's national fortune possibly go as it wished?
After defeating the Qing Dynasty's golden dragon of national fortune, the Celestial Empire immediately took a deep breath of the boundless dragon energy.

"Hoo~!"

Like a black and gold whirlwind sweeping back, the boundless black and gold dragon energy swiftly entered the mouth of the Heavenly Dynasty's national fortune golden dragon.

This naturally includes the Dragon Pearl, which is the core of the Golden Dragon representing the nation's destiny and is projected onto the divine will of the Jade Seal.

"Crack!"

After swallowing the dragon ball, the golden dragon representing the fate of the Celestial Empire suddenly closed its mouth.

With a crack, the dragon pearl shattered instantly, and the endless pure dragon energy was swallowed up.

Above the capital, endless power of rules surged forth, and the golden dragon of national destiny and the five-colored phoenix suddenly let out a dragon's roar and a phoenix's cry, instantly growing stronger and larger.

Wang Chao looked up and couldn't help but smile.

A great victory for the Celestial Empire, and the flourishing of its national fortune, is always something to be happy about.

Meanwhile, the golden dragon of national destiny, incarnate, suddenly sprayed out endless golden light, which fell upon the foreheads of all the soldiers in the northern expeditionary army.

Li Shu, who was far away in Nurgan Commandery, and Wang Zhiyuan, who was in the capital, were among those who were enveloped in golden light.

As mentioned before, a war that destroys a nation is never the work of one person or one army. Naturally, all those who contribute will share the credit.

It's likely that only those like Li Shu, who achieved the destruction of a nation through unintentional intimidation, would have the power of divine blessing concentrated on the army and a small number of others.

For example, the craftsmen who participated in shipbuilding and the logistics personnel who transported military supplies onto the ships would also share some of the credit, and they would also receive a share of the dragon's blessings, only with a slightly smaller amount of dragon energy.

In this way, every war waged by the Celestial Empire would mobilize the greatest enthusiasm of all its people.

Even if they were just logistics personnel, weapon-making craftsmen, etc., they would still receive rewards along with the army's victories.

Blessings from the dragon are one form, and merits calculated based on one's celestial status are another.

The blessing of the divine dragon is the merit of destroying a country, and one can obtain the blessing of cultivation and the protection of the dragon's energy for the nation's fortune.

Merit and achievements in obtaining a noble title can serve as the basis for acquiring or elevating one's social status.

With this method of calculating merit that benefits everyone, the entire Celestial Empire naturally yearns for wars of expansion.

With the death of Huang Taiji, the nation's fortunes collapsed, and the Qing army, whose morale had plummeted, was naturally even more vulnerable.

Even just seeing the imperial army from afar was enough to send them fleeing in droves.

They truly fled at the mere sight of the enemy.

Several days later, Li Shu intercepted Daishan's army near Wudihewei and finally killed Daishan.

While Wang Shi and Li Shu were rapidly capturing Nurgan Commandery, General Wang Dahu, the Western Expeditionary General, had already led his army into the Kazakh Khanate.

In just a few days, the Kazakh Khanate's army could not hold out any longer. Wang Dahu broke through the royal court, killed the Kazakh Khan, and devoured the golden dragon of the nation's destiny.

The remaining forces of the Kazakh Khanate led their remaining troops westward, eventually fleeing to the Uighur Khanate west of the Hot Sea and the Chui River.

After officials of various ranks arrived and took control of these areas, Wang Dahu immediately turned his troops around and launched a fierce attack into the Yarkand Khanate. (End of Chapter)