As the commander-in-chief of an army, Batur's Dragon City originally had 50,000 soldiers and horses.
But now, there are only about a thousand people left that he can command.
Under the escort of this team of a thousand people, Batur, along with his dozens of concubines and a cart of gold, silver and jewelry, quickly fled to the east gate of Longcheng.
"Hurry, rush out from the east gate. As long as you escort me to Dadu, you will be rewarded handsomely, and you can also choose any woman of mine."
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There will always be brave men when there is a big reward. What's more, the team escorting Batur also knows that Zhang Wuji and the Yuan Empire are like water and fire.
If he stayed in the city, he would be doomed to death. If he could escort this incompetent prince to Dadu, he might even get some rewards.
Batur's team fled madly towards the east gate of Longcheng.
Zhang Wuji's Ming Cult army poured in from the west gate. Wherever they went, every Yuan soldier they encountered died under the swords of the Ming Cult army.
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At the east gate of Longcheng, Batur was not the only one who wanted to escape.
The generals under his command were doing the same thing as him.
All those who had some power were fleeing for their lives.
The two-meter-wide city gate was blocked by carriages of all sizes, making it difficult to advance or retreat.
These people with families and businesses are reluctant to give up their property and wives and concubines, but those soldiers who have little property have it much easier.
Some of those soldiers climbed over the carriage, and some crawled under it. As long as there was a gap, they could escape.
In the crowded environment, Batur even saw an acquaintance.
He was furious and grabbed the man by the collar.
"Damn it, didn't I just ask you to take over my command of the battle? How dare you leave without permission?"
The general of the Yuan army thought for a moment and said quickly: "Marshal, I am paving the way for you. I know you must go to Dadu to ask for reinforcements. I am willing to risk my life to escort you out of the city."
They are both thousand-year-old foxes, and they know each other's little thoughts clearly.
But now is not the time to expose this shame.
The battle turned out like this, and not only Batur, but all the Yuan army generals cannot escape responsibility.
So, if there is anything, we can only deal with it after we escape.
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After listening to the general's explanation, Batur did not make things difficult for him.
Batur just said viciously: "You useless thing, since you want to help me clear the way, why don't you go and get rid of those carriages blocking the city gate."
After receiving the order, the general immediately cleared the traffic himself.
Under orderly command, the carriages blocking the city gate were quickly cleared.
As the commander-in-chief, Batur naturally has the right to escape first.
He let his three carriages pass through the city gate first, followed by the thousand-man team that escorted him.
After Batur left, the order here became chaotic again.
None of the generals under Batur were willing to give in to each other, and the same went for the merchants and nobles.
They all had countless belongings, and behind each of them were several carriages.
Although Longcheng is very large, Zhang Wuji's Mingjiao army is not far away from them.
The shouts and cries of killing had already reached the ears of this group of people.
It's even more chaotic here than before.
There were even quite a few Yuan soldiers who began to loot the property of the rich.
Some Yuan soldiers even directly robbed the wives and concubines of rich people.
When the nest is overturned, all the eggs are broken. What the people of the Song Dynasty experienced more than a hundred years ago is happening again today in this Dragon City.
Zhang Wuji looked at the scene in the distance and hurriedly said to Yang Xiao, "Go and stop those who want to escape. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy, no matter who they are."
Yang Xiao first led a group of people to attack, while Zhang Wuji directed other people to continue searching for Batur's whereabouts.
He had personally promised Zhu'er Batur's head. It was neither reasonable nor moral, and neither public nor private that he should be allowed to leave Longcheng alive.
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The killing in the city continued. It was unknown how long it took before someone came to report to Zhang Wuji.
"Master, I found out that Batur ran away a long time ago and escaped from the east gate of Longcheng."
"It is said that he brought a lot of belongings with him, and there were at least hundreds of people accompanying him."
Zhang Wuji frowned, "ran away? How is that possible? Muliangha had already escaped when we attacked Xuzhou last time. If I let this pig-like opponent escape from my hands this time, then I would lose face as the leader of the Ming Cult."
Zhang Wuji quickly gave orders and a cavalry of three to four hundred men chased out from the east gate of Longcheng.
Before leaving, Zhang Wuji instructed Yang Xiao: "Uncle Yang, all the Yuan soldiers in Longcheng must be killed. As for the others, anyone who dares to resist my Mingjiao army will be killed without mercy."
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Outside Longcheng, Batur's escape speed was not very fast.
He couldn't bear to part with his dozens of concubines.
These women not only fell in love with him over time.
The more important reason is that they may be of greater use after arriving in Dadu.
Batur had already made a plan. After escaping back to Dadu, he would give these women away as gifts. This way, other powerful people would say good things about him. Only in this way could Batur avoid punishment for the crime of losing Dragon City.
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