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Chapter 505: Xuan's Army's Defeat
Hei Yunlong's first thought after being captured was to commit suicide. As a general of the Ming army, being captured alive was a great humiliation. But before he could do so, he was controlled by the Eight Banners soldiers, with a piece of cloth stuffed in his mouth and his body tied up. He was laid across a warhorse like a prey. Such an ending made Hei Yunlong so miserable that he would rather die than live.

Hei Yunlong originally thought that he would be taken away by the Eight Banners soldiers and eventually become a prisoner. Unexpectedly, soon after he was captured, Huang Taiji issued an order to withdraw. After receiving the order, the Eight Banners soldiers began to kill people while retreating outside the camp, and Hei Yunlong, who had no choice, was tied to the horse and followed.

When they were about to leave the camp and be captured by the Eight Banners, a group of cavalry suddenly appeared out of nowhere and rushed over. The cavalry was wearing the equipment of the Ming army, which was extremely well-equipped. They came fast and fiercely. Although they were few in number, they were very powerful. They rushed directly into the retreating Eight Banners Army and caught the Jiannu off guard.

When the battle broke out, Hei Yunlong could not see anything, because he was facing upside down, tied horizontally to the warhorse and could not move at all. However, he heard constant shouting and screaming. After about an incense stick of time, these sounds gradually disappeared, and then he saw a warhorse coming to his side. He could not see who was riding the horse, but he could see the horse's hooves close at hand.

"Hey, these Jiannu actually captured someone?" The other party seemed surprised that he was captured and couldn't help but speak.

When Hei Yunlong heard this, he felt it was familiar, but he couldn't remember who was speaking. He was sure that the one who beat back the Eight Banners must be his own people, and he was finally saved.

Hei Yunlong, with a cloth ball stuffed in his mouth, struggled desperately, whimpering and shouting for help. The man also noticed Hei Yunlong's situation and directly had someone untie Hei Yunlong from the horse. After the ropes that bound Hei Yunlong were cut and the cloth ball in his mouth was taken out, Hei Yunlong finally had time to see who had saved him.

Hei Yunlong was stunned when he saw this. He didn't expect that the person who saved him was Wang Jinwu. When Wang Jinwu saw clearly that it was Hei Yunlong, he was also stunned. He didn't expect that he had saved Hei Yunlong unintentionally.

Since both parties knew each other, everything that followed was natural. Wang Jinwu hurriedly escorted Hei Yunlong back. At this time, the Eight Banners soldiers had almost all withdrawn and the battle was over. Although Wang Jinwu intended to search for the lone Eight Banners to kill for fun, he gave up the idea because of the accident of saving Hei Yunlong, and took Hei Yunlong back to find Zhu Shenzhui.

In this way, Hei Yunlong luckily escaped the disaster and was fortunately not captured by the Eight Banners. After saying this, Hei Yunlong once again expressed his gratitude to Zhu Shencui. This was the second time Zhu Shencui had saved his life. Moreover, on the way back, Hei Yunlong already knew that his son Hei Mingzhong was safe and sound, so he was very grateful to Zhu Shencui.

"father!"

Hei Mingzhong's voice came urgently. As soon as the words fell, he arrived like a gust of wind. When he saw his father sitting there looking back at him, Hei Mingzhong couldn't help but shed tears. He hurriedly took two steps forward and knelt in front of Hei Yunlong with a plop. He hugged Hei Yunlong and kept saying, "Dad, you are finally back. I finally see you..."

"Silly child, you are so grown up, why are you crying? I, your father, am fine, right?" Hei Yunlong touched his son's head and scolded him with a smile. Hei Mingzhong raised his hand to wipe away his tears, with a smile on his face and a little shyness of a young man.

Hei Yunlong told his son that he was able to return safely thanks to Zhu Shenzhui and Wang Jinwu's life-saving grace. If it weren't for them, he would have been in great danger this time. Hei Mingzhong was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat after hearing how his father came back. He didn't expect that his father was rescued in this way. He immediately kowtowed to Zhu Shenzhui to thank him without saying a word. Zhu Shenzhui was not willing to accept such a great gift. He quickly helped him up and comforted him by saying that it was all because of General Hei's good fortune.

No matter how modest Zhu Shencui was, it was true that Wang Jinwu rescued Hei Yunlong. Moreover, Hei Mingzhong not only escaped the danger after the chaos by following Zhu Shencui, but also made contributions by organizing the army to counterattack.

Zhu Shencui's kindness to the Hei family father and son was firmly remembered by the father and son, and they dared not forget it. If the relationship between the Hei family father and son and Zhu Shencui was only because they released them in Mongolia and helped to open up Wei Zhongxian's relationship, so that they were not convicted but promoted after returning to the Ming Dynasty, this time the life-saving grace was completely different. In the hearts of the Hei family father and son, Zhu Shencui was already a real life-saver. As the saying goes, a gentleman is not a gentleman if he does not repay a favor. Although they are soldiers, they also consider themselves to be real men. Such a favor is hard to repay even if they die!

After comforting Hei Yunlong and his son, Zhu Shenzhui asked about Ma Dengyun's situation. Wang Jinwu and Hei Yunlong shook their heads and said they didn't know either, because it was too chaotic at the time and they were all dispersed.

Since there was no news for the time being, Zhu Shenzhui could only put the matter aside. There were still many things to deal with after the war. The most important thing now was not only to gather the remnants and reorganize the camp, but also to count the casualties, including the collection of Man Gui's body. These things could not be delayed at all.

By the evening, although they had not yet dealt with all of this, they had already gotten the basic information. The entire Xuanda army had more than 20,000 people, but less than 9,000 were finally gathered, which means that the two armies had been completely defeated in this battle, and most of them were directly wiped out by Huang Taiji. You should know that among the 9,000 people who were finally gathered, there were also nearly 800 new troops and cavalry from Zhu Shenzhui. If these were removed, only a little over 8,000 of the more than 20,000 Xuanda army survived.

In addition to those who died in battle, most of the remaining soldiers died from being trampled and squeezed into the water after the chaos. Looking over the moat, there were countless bodies of Ming soldiers floating in the water, which were shocking to watch.

Among the generals of Xuan's army, Man Gui was the first to die in battle. The body of Hou Shilu, the general of Xuanfu, was found among the trampled corpses. The death of this general was really miserable, because he accidentally slipped and fell while being forced to retreat, and because his armor was too heavy, he could not get up in time and was trampled to death by the swarming Ming army.

Ma Dengyun's body was not found, and it was not known whether he had fallen into the water and died and had not been fished out, or whether he had been captured by the Eight Banners like Hei Yunlong. In addition, the bodies of several generals were also found one after another. At this point, the highest commanders of the Xuanda Army were all killed, and the highest-ranking officer who survived was Lieutenant General Hei Yunlong.

Oh, by the way, besides Hei Yunlong, there is another person still alive, and that person is the eunuch Lu Zhi who was sent by Emperor Chongzhen to supervise the army.

As the old saying goes, good people don't live long, but evil people live a thousand years. If Lu Zhi had not urged Man Gui desperately and used Emperor Chongzhen to pressure Man Gui, Man Gui would not have decided to move his troops to Yongdingmen out of desperation, which led to this disastrous defeat.

Now Man Gui is dead, Hou Shilu is dead, Ma Dengyun is missing, and several other generals are also dead. Even Hei Yunlong was accidentally rescued by Wang Jinwu, otherwise Hei Yunlong would have fallen into the hands of Huang Taiji long ago.

But the dead eunuch Lu Zhi was alive, not only alive but also unharmed. No one knew where he was hiding at the time. Apart from being frightened and turning pale, his whole body was trembling, and his lower body was wet, but he didn't have any injuries at all.

When he was found, Lu Zhi learned that Huang Taiji's Eight Banners had retreated and the battle was over. Suddenly, this dead eunuch became energetic, put on an arrogant look, and clamored to see Hei Yunlong, and even wanted to take over the remnants of Xuan Da directly as a military supervisor.

When he learned the report from below, Zhu Shenzhui sneered. This damn eunuch still didn't understand the situation and dared to show off his power? If it weren't for him, how could there be such a tragic defeat? If it weren't for him and the Chongzhen Emperor in the Forbidden City, how could Man Gui and others die in such a miserable way on the battlefield?

Now that the battle is over, what does it mean that he can't wait to jump out and take over the remnants of Xuanda's army? It's obvious that he is planning to turn black into white. Zhu Shenzhu originally had a bad impression of Lu Zhi, and now he hates him even more. Since he wants to die, it might be a good idea to send him off.

Anyway, so many people died in the battle, even the commander Man Gui and the general Hou Shilu died in the battle. It is normal for you, Lü Zhi, to die in the battle as a military supervisor, right? On the contrary, it is wrong for you to live. If that is the case, then die. It will also fulfill your duty as a military supervisor.

Soon, Lü Zhi's name was also on the list of dead, and his chopped body was placed together with the dead Ming soldiers. Lü Zhi was accompanied by several people around him. Since the military supervisors were all dead, you naturally couldn't be alive either. It would be better to be in order and not have anyone missing.

After Huang Taiji withdrew his troops, he did not stay where he was, perhaps because he was worried that the Ming army in the capital would react and reinforce to encircle him, so the Eight Banners soldiers quickly retreated, setting up camp thirty miles to the south in one breath, and continuing to keep a certain distance from the capital as before, and the two sides continued to confront each other.

In this battle, the Ming army suffered a crushing defeat and Huang Taiji won a great victory. The Xuanda Army, the main force of the Qinwang Army, was directly defeated. The main generals of the two armies were killed in the battle, and the deputy general Ma Dengyun was captured.

The next day, the capital was relieved after seeing that the Jiannu had retreated far away and did not attack again. Emperor Chongzhen sent people out of the city to inquire about the battle situation and comfort the remnants of Xuanda. When the news of the loss of the Xuanda army and the death of the generals reached the palace, Emperor Chongzhen looked at the familiar names of the fallen generals and the shocking death toll. Suddenly, his eyes went dark, and he shook twice and almost fainted on the spot.

(End of this chapter)