That night, the Han cavalry chased him to Dasheng Pass. The Ming army flag was still there, but the people scattered.

Dasheng Pass, the Ming army camp, was the place where 300,000 troops attacked Nanjing to station grain. The camp was filled with grain and military funds that the Ming army had not had time to take away.

The Han army infantry rushed to extinguish the fire, while the cavalry continued to pursue. The Ming army did not stay in Taiping and Wuhu. The Han army collected the city all the way. On February 20, they arrived near Anqing before being counterattacked by Li Laiheng.

The Ming army retreated 500 miles in one breath, and the Han army was busy taking over the place, so the Ming army barely stabilized its formation again.

In Anqing City, defeated troops gathered, with less than half of the retreating troops, and less than 100,000 people retreated to Anqing.

This greatly damaged the Longwu Dynasty's vitality and did not have the ability to continue the war, which also indicates that Zhu Youjian had failed.

If the battle continues, the Longwu court will sooner or later be destroyed by the Han army.

For a moment, the people in Anqing City were panicked, and Zhu Youjian's heart dissipated and he immediately became terminally ill.

At this time, the despair in his heart tortured Zhu Youjian's already old body.

For example, after Yuan Shao was defeated by Guandu and Liu Bei was defeated by Yiling, he suffered a great psychological blow. In addition, he did not get through in one breath, and his condition quickly worsened in a very short period of time.

In Anqing Palace, Zhu Youjian's eyes were deep and half lying on the hospital bed, his face as if dead.

The tragic scene of the collapse of the 300,000 troops in the Battle of Nanjing made Zhu Youjian completely give up. With Zhao Ming here, he would not be able to unify the world.

This made Zhu Youjian feel a little brighter in his heart, but he hated Zhao Ming more than appreciated him.

If it weren't for Zhao Ming, he would have been unified in the world long ago, and the huge resentment in his heart was also an important reason for his physical collapse.

At this time, the army of 300,000 fled to Anqing, with less than 100,000.

Today, although the Longwu court, including the troops left behind in Huguang and Jiangxi, still 200,000 people, the elite troops have been lost, all the equipment has been lost, and the army is not loud, so it can no longer continue to fight.

In the fifteenth year of the Longwu court's founding of the dynasty, Zhu Youjian's hard-working business was reimbursed for most of the money in one battle.

And he has no more than ten years to re-operate.

Zhu Youjian leaned on the bed and listened to the reports of his ministers. The army suffered losses and the generals under his subordinates either died in battle or were captured. He couldn't help but feel sad.

He thought about the destruction of his hard work for many years, and suddenly burst into tears, "My country! I didn't think about it~"

Seeing this, the minister who reported the news could only pause. After Zhu Youjian calmed down, he continued: "Your Majesty, Li Chengdong led tens of thousands of troops to surrender. King Jin Shenghuan of Yulin led the Gan army back to Jiangxi."

"Cough cough~" After a violent cough, Zhu Youjian suddenly vomited blood, and the nearby servant hurriedly took a basin to pick it up.

The ministers in front of the bed exclaimed repeatedly, and Zhu Youjian coughed for a while before he recovered.

"What else, keep talking!" Zhu Youjian's chest was undulating.

Du Yinxi waved his hand and stopped Jiang Yueguang who continued to speak, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon's body!"

Zhu Youjian cried bitterly, "I know my body, I am afraid that fate is approaching~"

"Your Majesty~" Du Yinxi, Zheng Chenggong and other ministers couldn't help but kowtowing, feeling sad.

At this time, Zhu Youjian said in pain: "This great defeat will make the country's situation difficult in the future. However, I am terminally ill and collapsed. The prince is young. What should I do in the Ming Dynasty?”

Zhu Youjian was already in tears, and the ministers below were also crying.

After a while, Zhu Youjian calmed down again, looked at the people kneeling on the ground, and suddenly called out: "Duqing, Gaoqing, Jiang Qing, and Success, you four are coming."

Du Yinxi, Gao Yigong, Jiang Yueguang and Zheng Chenggong, and four others knelt in front of the bed.

Zhu Youjian said: "You four, including Jin Shenghuan! Although he fled back to Jiangxi, the court has been defeated now and must rely on him. I want to order you and five others to serve as the ministers of the regent and entrust the prince to you. You must ensure that the prince is thorough!"

"Your Majesty!" Several people understood that this was entrusting their own son, and they couldn't help but cry and kowtow, "Your Majesty takes care of the dragon body and will definitely make a comeback!"

Zhu Youjian shook his head and waved his hand to the rest of the people, "You retreat first!"

Soon, only five monarch and ministers were left in the room. Zhu Youjian held Du Yinxi's hand, "It's good to die. I have suffered a loss to you before. I hope you don't resent and must do your best to assist the prince. After my collapse, the court's military and political affairs will be the leader! If the rebels are in the forefront, your family thinks that the prince is smart and has the emperor's appearance, you can ask Wu Sangui and Li Dingguo for help. If your lips are dead, they will not sit idly by, and maybe they can fight. If Wu Sangui does not send troops and the prince is naughty, then please ask your family to keep the prince safe and let him sit in a leisurely prince~"

This big defeat has completely wiped out Zhu Youjian's confidence, and there is no hope for whether the Longwu court can turn over.

Although he also wanted the prince to defeat Zhao Ming in the future and avenge him, reason told him that the chance was very slim, but he was not willing to give up, so he still hoped that the five ministers could assist him with all their heart.

Du Yinxi cried bitterly and kowtowed, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best to assist the prince, and I also ask Your Majesty to take care of the dragon body!"

Zhu Youjian called Gao Yigong and Zheng Chenggong forward again, and also held the hands of both of them, crying mournfully: "I originally wanted to dominate the world with you, revival the Ming Dynasty, and establish the foundation for all generations. Unfortunately, I parted with you. The road ahead is difficult, so the prince will ask you."

Zheng Chenggong and Gao Yigong kowtowed quickly, "I am so sad to repay Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youjian suddenly said, "He Tengjiao is incompetent and has a good time to dictate power. After I die, he will seize power. You four will bring your army back to Wuchang. You should take the opportunity to trick him out of the city. He said that I trusted him with national affairs and then wait for an opportunity to get rid of it."

Zhu Youjian coughed again, "Apart from He Tengjiao, the rebels dare not underestimate Huguang~"

At this moment, Zhu Youjian asked someone to summon all the ministers and generals to come in and inform the civil and military officials in person that he had already entrusted the five ministers to the orphans, and followed the arrangements of all the matters, and then he then stopped everyone from handing over.

That night, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but look back on the past and reflect on his own mistakes. He could clearly recognize people, but could not make good use of them. This caused the current situation and couldn't help but regret it.

In the middle of the night, Zhu Youjian vomited three more liters of blood, and shouted "Ming Dynasty! Ming Dynasty! Ming Dynasty!" and then burst into tears, saying bluntly, "I am sorry for the ancestors!" "I have no shame to see Taizu underground!"

After struggling for a long time, Zhu Youjian finally failed to survive until dawn. He died at dawn on February 21, the 15th year of Longwu, and his life span was 56 years old.

Zhu Youjian died, Du Yinxi and others were very sad, but they did not dare to make a statement and strictly blocked the news.
Chapter completed!