Chapter 196: Capture the Yuan Emperor! Massive explosion! A huge harvest!

When they saw Zhu Ying riding a black horse, clad in red-robed armor, and holding a tiger-headed saber as he arrived, the expressions of the Royal Court Imperial Guards surrounding the carriage turned instantly pale. Fear surged from the depths of their eyes, and their bodies could not stop trembling slightly.

In the current Northern Yuan, if one were to speak of deterrence, perhaps even Zhu Yuanzhang did not possess as much as Zhu Ying.

Within the borders of the Northern Yuan, Zhu Ying's name had long since become synonymous with "God of Slaughter," causing countless people to change color at the mention of him and tremble at the sound of his name. The intensity of his prestige had even reached the level where the name of Bai Qi from the Warring States period could stop children from crying in the State of Zhao.

"Black horse, red-robed armor, holding a tiger-headed saber!"

Today, this phrase is known to everyone within the Northern Yuan. As long as they see a warrior dressed in this manner, the Northern Yuan soldiers and civilians know that this person must be Zhu Ying.

And how could these Royal Court Imperial Guards before him not know?

"What is it?"

Zhu Ying pulled on the reins, his sharp gaze sweeping over these Royal Court Imperial Guards, a cold smile curling at the corners of his mouth: "Do you all recognize this General?"

"Brothers!"

The leading Royal Court Imperial Guard commander braced his trembling body and roared hoarsely: "Swear to protect the Emperor to the death, and fight this Zhu Ying! All together, kill him!"

"Kill!"

Following this order, the surrounding Royal Court Imperial Guards gripped their weapons tightly, their footsteps chaotic yet filled with a determination to face death, as they crazily lunged toward Zhu Ying.

For a time, blades, spears, and swords crossed, and the harsh sound of metal clashing echoed all around.

Zhu Ying sneered, his wrist flicking violently. The tiger-headed saber sliced through the air, bringing with it streaks of sharp blade light.

Wherever the blade light passed, the Yuan soldiers fell into pools of blood like withered leaves swept by an autumn wind. Fresh blood splashed, blooming into enchanting blood flowers on his red-robed armor.

Slashing these ordinary soldiers was easy.

"Killed a Northern Yuan soldier, picked up 1 point of internal qi..."

"Killed a Northern Yuan soldier, picked up 1 point of strength..."

The panel notification sounds in his mind followed one after another. Zhu Ying was killing with excitement, his eyes bloodshot and filled with killing intent, his battle saber dancing ever more fiercely.

No matter how many Yuan soldiers were in front of him, in his eyes, they were nothing more than fish on a chopping block, waiting to be slaughtered.

When he had killed to his heart's content, Zhu Ying suddenly flipped off his horse, stepping on the blood and corpses covering the ground, approaching the Yuan Emperor's carriage step by step.

With every step he took, the battle saber in his hand swung out, hacking down the blocking Yuan soldiers one after another.

In just a few dozen breaths, his surroundings were already piled high with Yuan corpses, forming a terrifying wall of bodies, and the thick blood flowed toward all sides like a breached river.

And at this moment.

Zhu Ying had already arrived before the carriage.

"Yuan Emperor!"

Zhu Ying shouted coldly, leaping onto the carriage. With a forceful flick of his battle saber, the curtain rose in response.

Inside the carriage, the Yuan Emperor's bright yellow dragon robe was covered in dust, and the crown with distinct Mongol features on his head was crooked. At this moment, he was curled up in the innermost part of the carriage, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Beside him, two extremely beautiful concubines clung tightly to him, their faces filled with terror. Clearly, even in the midst of fleeing, this old fellow had not forgotten to indulge.

However.

The so-called Emperor had no imperial dignity, only wretchedness and the fear of death.

"Zhu... Zhu Ying."

The Yuan Emperor raised his head and saw Zhu Ying outside the curtain. Indescribable fear instantly surged in his eyes, and his voice became trembling from fear.

"It seems I have quite a reputation in your Northern Yuan."

Seeing this, Zhu Ying curled his mouth into a mocking smile: "To think that even the dignified Northern Yuan Emperor recognizes me."

"Spare me, as long as you spare me!"

The Yuan Emperor suddenly lunged forward, his trembling hands trying to grab the hem of Zhu Ying's robe, his face filled with an extreme desire to survive: "Whatever you want, I can give it to you!"

"You want to become a Prince, I can make you a Prince. I can give you the largest territory to make you a Prince!"

"Gold, silver, treasures, beauties, I can give you everything!"

"As long as you speak, I can give you everything."

"As long as you spare me, no, spare me."

At this moment.

In order to save his life and avoid becoming a prisoner, the Yuan Emperor was already incomparably humble.

Nothing mattered more than himself.

It was just that he had underestimated Zhu Ying too much.

"I, Zhu Ying, can do anything in this life, but I will never be a traitor to the Han people!"

Zhu Ying smiled coldly, his eyes filled with mockery and disdain.

However!

During the exchange.

At this moment, a trace of hesitation flashed in Zhu Ying's eyes. He kept weighing in his heart whether he should just slash the Yuan Emperor before him to death with one stroke.

Killing an Emperor of a nation!

And it was the Northern Yuan Emperor, who had a massive scale. Zhu Ying could hardly imagine how generous the reward would be.

In the past, when he slashed the Northern Yuan's Grand General and Minister of War, he received Second Rank treasure chests. If he killed the Northern Yuan Emperor before him, it would at least be a Third Rank treasure chest, right?

Zhu Ying was full of anticipation for what a Third Rank treasure chest could open.

It was just that.

If he could capture this Northern Yuan Emperor, his value to the current Zhu Ying would be equally immeasurable.

Within the entire Great Ming Empire, his prestige would skyrocket. By comparison, capturing is harder than killing, and this would be of great use in establishing Zhu Ying's future status.

"Should I kill him, or capture him?" Zhu Ying frowned, his eyes filled with struggle.

While contemplating, Zhu Ying strode directly into the carriage and grabbed the Yuan Emperor's neck. His palm was as powerful as iron pincers; without needing a blade or sword, he could easily strangle the Yuan Emperor to death.

And at the very moment he captured the Yuan Emperor.

"Captured the Northern Yuan Emperor, picked up 400 points of all attributes, picked up 400 days of lifespan, rewarded with one Third Rank treasure chest, and one Second Rank treasure chest." The panel notification sounded in his ears.

As this attribute was added to his body, Zhu Ying only felt a majestic force surging from his limbs and bones, and the transformation brought by the full attributes made his spirit soar.

"An unexpected joy!"

A look of surprise flashed in Zhu Ying's eyes, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud, thinking to himself: "No need to kill him, and I can still get such a huge reward! This time I really made a huge profit, killing two birds with one stone!"

At the moment of contact, Zhu Ying smiled with satisfaction, his smile full of pride and excitement.

To the Yuan Emperor, however, Zhu Ying's smile was incomparably ferocious.

This time, he gained such a generous attribute boost without needing to kill the Yuan Emperor, and even obtained a Third Rank treasure chest and a Second Rank treasure chest. This was also the first time Zhu Ying had received such a generous reward.

Not having killed him, but just capturing him had such an effect. It was obvious that this might also be because the Yuan Emperor, as an Emperor, had a massive amount of luck attached to him compared to the warriors and high officials Zhu Ying had killed in the past.

After all, luck is an intangible thing.

Now that he could capture the Yuan Emperor, as long as he brought him back alive, Zhu Ying would have completely secured the merit of this Northern Expedition.

And there was also the glory of "Sealing Langjuxu," the pinnacle of a military general, waiting for him.

Coming back to his senses, Zhu Ying loosened his grip on the Yuan Emperor's neck, then directly lifted him by his collar and brought him out of the carriage like a chick.

Then.

Zhu Ying took a deep breath, circulated his internal qi, and shouted loudly: "Brothers! I have captured the Yuan Emperor!"

This voice was as thick as thunder, echoing around this chaotic Royal Court and resounding in all directions.

The gazes of everyone around all converged on Zhu Ying.

"The General's divine might!"

"The General is mighty!"

"Hahaha, the Northern Yuan Emperor has been captured by the General!"

"Mighty!"

"The Northern Expedition, a great victory!"

"Hahaha..."

Countless Great Ming soldiers around were flushed, their eyes flashing with excitement, and they raised their arms and shouted, their voices shaking the heavens and the earth.

Such a world-shaking achievement, they had also participated in it, so how could they not be moved and excited?

"Brothers! Kill!"

"The Northern Expedition is a great victory, we will soon return in triumph!"

"Kill..."

Zhu Ying held his battle saber high and shouted loudly again.

The soldiers were incomparably excited, like a group of fierce tigers released from their cages, crazily slaughtering the surrounding Yuan soldiers, and the sounds of killing rose one after another.

But this scene was like a nightmare and a death knell for the Yuan soldiers.

Watching their Emperor being captured with their own eyes, their morale instantly collapsed, and their eyes were filled with despair. Some stood frozen in place, while others threw away their armor and turned to flee.

The scene of the Jingkang Incident of the past seemed to be perfectly presented at this moment.

There was slaughter all around, all of it a killing carnival of the Great Ming soldiers.

And there were countless terrified Yuan soldiers, terrified civilians, and powerful elites, all fleeing crazily.

And their flight only incited the killing intent of the Great Ming soldiers, making the slaughter even more frenzied.

"Brothers! Do not kill those powerful elites!"

Zhu Ying looked at the crazily fighting soldiers around him and reminded them loudly: "Bringing these people back is a great merit!"

Looking around, this temporary Royal Court was massive, and hundreds of carriages contained countless Northern Yuan powerful elites.

If all of these were brought back, the significance for the Daning border army would be too great.

"We will strictly follow the General's order!"

The generals responded loudly, one after another restraining their soldiers who were fighting with joy.

Killing ordinary Yuan soldiers was fine, but they could not slaughter those Northern Yuan powerful elites.

Time gradually passed!

The location of the temporary Royal Court at Buyuerhai, which the Yuan Emperor used for refuge, had already turned into a human purgatory.

The ground was covered with corpses, blood flowed horizontally, and the blood even flowed into Buyuerhai, dyeing a large area of the lake red. Looking from afar, it was like a sea of blood.

But the results of this battle were actually remarkable.

Deep within this temporary Royal Court, inside a massive camp, a treasure vault was hidden underground.

At this moment, Zhu Ying stepped into the treasure vault. The scene before him made his pupils shrink slightly, and his mouth immediately curled up, revealing an excited smile.

"The Northern Yuan Royal Court treasure vault, even the Yuan Emperor didn't have time to move it away."

Zhu Ying rubbed his hands, his eyes filled with greed and excitement: "If I don't fill it up this time, I would be doing a disservice to my current storage space."

Looking around, all kinds of gold, silver, and jewelry were piled up like mountains in the vault, flashing with dazzling light under the illumination of torches, a feast for the eyes.

Besides gold, silver, and treasures, there were all kinds of rare weapons emitting cold light, jade artifacts that were warm and translucent, antiques that were simple and elegant, and calligraphy and paintings exuding the atmosphere of time.

The Northern Yuan had controlled the Central Plains for nearly a hundred years, plundering countless good things from the Central Plains. Now, it was all Zhu Ying's gain.

Outside, he had his own personal guards standing watch, and without Zhu Ying's order, no one was allowed to approach.

So Zhu Ying began to utilize the "golden finger" of his storage space, walking back and forth in this treasure-filled vault, his gaze scanning, specifically picking high-value treasures. One by one, precious calligraphy, paintings, ancient relics, and gold and silver treasures were collected into his storage space.

Of course!

Since space was limited, Zhu Ying still specifically chose high-value items, planning to deal with ordinary gold and silver later.

Now Zhu Ying's full attributes had already broken through 7000 points, and his storage space was also 79 cubic meters. He had cleared out the treasures he obtained before and placed them in many strongholds of the Black Guard. Now, besides some food, wine, and weapons, there was nothing else in the space, so he could load it up to his heart's content.

Under Zhu Ying's sweep, nearly half of the treasures in this vault were collected into his pocket, and they were all high-value treasures.

"War, it really is profitable."

After a while, looking at the already full storage space, Zhu Ying smiled with satisfaction, his smile full of pride.

The treasures in this half of the vault were many times richer than what Nahachu had stored in Liaodong in the past.

After all, this was the treasure land of the Northern Yuan royal family, which could not be compared to Nahachu's Liaodong territory.

It could be said that with the treasures, gold, and silver that Zhu Ying possessed, he could absolutely raise an army of 200,000 and maintain it for a long time. This was his current financial power.

"I'll leave the rest to Old Zhu."

Zhu Ying scanned the remaining treasures, gold, and silver in the vault. Although he was reluctant, he had no choice.

"Although I took half of it, it's polite enough."

"If my full attributes break through ten thousand points, and my storage space grows by another hundred cubic meters, I would have packed all of these away."

"What a pity." Zhu Ying thought secretly in his heart.

After a glance, Zhu Ying turned and left the treasure vault.

Arriving outside the camp, Chen Heng and Zhang Wu had already been waiting for a long time.

"General! This time, it's a heaven-defying merit!"

Seeing Zhu Ying walk out, Chen Heng and Zhang Wu immediately greeted him, their faces excited, and their eyes filled with admiration and excitement.

Zhu Ying smiled, directly found a small stool and sat down, then said: "Tell me."

"Besides the Yuan Emperor captured by the General, the Northern Yuan's Chancellor and Minister of War have also been captured."

Chen Heng was so excited that his face was flushed, and he said at a very fast pace: "At least 70% of the Northern Yuan court has been captured by our army. Not only that, there are countless Northern Yuan concubines, as well as some Imperial Princes and Princesses."

"This is still the Northern Yuan royal family; those ministers and nobles are even more numerous. The captured powerful elites exceed ten thousand!"

"There haven't been any incidents of rape, have there?" Zhu Ying's expression changed, and he asked in a deep voice, his face serious.

"Please rest assured, General, we have been strictly restraining these matters!" Zhang Wu immediately reported.

"Remember!"

Zhu Ying's gaze swept over the two of them seriously.

"We are not those beasts without morality or shame. I cannot control other armies regarding such acts of rape, but in my army, it is absolutely not allowed to happen!"

"Since we have arrived at this Northern Yuan Royal Court, tell the brothers to loot and kill as they please, but if any act of rape is discovered, kill!"

As a soldier, Zhu Ying knew what could be done and what could not be done.

Having lived two lives, Zhu Ying knew very well what those beastly acts were.

They were Han people, and since ancient times, they had morality, etiquette, righteousness, and shame. Even if they destroyed their nation, killing and looting were war, but Zhu Ying truly could not stand rape.

Just wait until they return in triumph from the battlefield, having captured so many Northern Yuan women and slaves. Zhu Ying would naturally request the imperial court to bestow them upon the meritorious soldiers; why would there be any need for rape?

"We understand!" Chen Heng and Zhang Wu immediately responded in unison.

"Alright."

Zhu Ying's expression softened slightly, and he added: "This Royal Court is very large. Besides this treasure vault that will be transported back, I will not restrict the rest. Let the brothers loot as they please. How much they find and how much they loot is their own ability."

This was the hinterland of the northern frontier, thousands of miles away from the Central Plains. It was impossible for Zhu Ying's army to take everyone away, and even more impossible to transport all the things away.

This Buyuerhai Royal Court had many civilians who had migrated from the Northern Yuan Royal Court. Although many had fled, most remained.

These people would be the enemies of the Han Central Plains in the future, so naturally, they should loot what they can and kill what they can.

"We will go and arrange it immediately!"

Chen Heng immediately nodded and accepted the order.

"By the way."

Zhu Ying seemed to have remembered something and instructed again: "As for those Northern Yuan nobles, except for some with titles, kill the rest of the men. Just bring the women back."

"Also, for those young and strong men, according to the rules of their grasslands, those taller than a carriage wheel, kill!"

"After all, our army has penetrated deep into the northern frontier, and bringing too many people back south is not a good thing."

"Although this Northern Yuan Royal Court has been destroyed, there are still many tribes, and their military strength is not small. The longer it drags on, the more dangerous it becomes."

In short, whatever cannot be taken back, kill them all and destroy them.

The bigger the mess left for the remnants of the Northern Yuan, the longer the people of the Central Plains and the northern frontier can live in peace in the future.

To the Northern Yuan, Zhu Ying was a purgatory god of slaughter, but to the Han people of the northern frontier, Zhu Ying was a hero, or rather, to the Han people of the entire Great Ming world, Zhu Ying was a hero.

"The General is wise!" Chen Heng and Zhang Wu replied respectfully, without any disagreement.

Subsequently, the two generals did not delay and quickly turned to arrange various matters.

And Zhu Ying stood in place, looking at the busy military camp, and did not participate in the slaughter again.

The following matters were enough to be left to Chen Heng and the others.

"Having campaigned for so long, we are finally going to return in triumph."

Zhu Ying looked into the distance, his eyes carrying a trace of emotion: "Calculating the time, by the time we return to the Great Ming, it should be a year of campaigning outside."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 197 =====