The bricks that had fallen off the city wall have been replaced with new ones.
The bodies of the bandits near the wall had been dragged out of the moat and piled together with wood and burned for a long time.
These corpses must be disposed of in a timely manner, otherwise plague will occur.
As for the corpses in the distance, the Ming army didn't care about them.
The Shun army won’t care either.
Three hundred assassins threw the wood lowered from the city into the river, stepped on the wood to cross the moat and headed southwest.
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"Selling newspapers! The second issue of Chongzhen 17th year has been published!"
“Big news!”
"Yesterday the bandits attacked the city, and our army won a great victory! At the cost of 700 casualties, we killed or injured 7,000 bandits!"
"Your Majesty, you should build a Martyrs' Shrine next to the Temple of Heaven and engrave the names of all those who died in the war there for the people to admire!"
Before daybreak, the newspaper boy had already gotten up and was standing on the street shouting loudly.
With the experience of buying newspapers last time, the people did not ask too many questions this time and took out their money to buy newspapers.
After the imperial court recruited soldiers, every household now has money.
It was no problem to take out two copper coins to buy a newspaper.
"Kid, the newspaper price hasn't increased, has it?"
"No increase! No charge!" The child walked up to the buyer with the newspaper and handed it to him.
The person buying the newspaper was stunned for a moment and wanted to take it but didn't dare to.
He was afraid there was something fishy going on, so he scolded, "How old are you, kid? How dare you tease me! Tell me how much it is!"
"It's really free!" The child held the newspaper above his head and handed it to passers-by.
"Don't make a fuss. How can you buy something without paying?"
"It's really free! His Majesty said that many people died defending the city yesterday. They were all heroes of the Ming Dynasty! In order to commemorate them, His Majesty printed their names in the newspaper!"
"His Majesty also said that you can earn money from anyone except heroes!"
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