[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut":3,"chapter-starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-79":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from the Battlefield: Gathering Attributes to Build the All-Heavens Ming Dynasty",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2341886,4577,"Chapter 79: Fu Youde: Petitioning for Zhu Ying","starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-79",79,"\u003Cp>Outside the city!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Zhu Ying led the army to assault the city, nearly another day had passed, and Fu Youde had been waiting outside the city all along, commanding the troops and overseeing the battle’s progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nearly a day and night has passed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Youde raised his head, gazing at the sun about to set, and spoke slowly, his words brimming with concern for the battle’s outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The fate of Jincheng is settled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our troops have fully breached the city; even if the Yuan forces resist further, it’s futile,” said the commander of the personal guards, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The victory is secured.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Youde smiled; though hopeful, he now felt little worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taptap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taptaptap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of marching footsteps surged toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of scout officers burst out from within the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reporting, General.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jincheng has been taken.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Yuan commander of Jincheng, Prince Man Jier, was slain personally by General Zhu Ying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With Man Jier’s death, the Yuan troops collapsed like a mountain falling; some fled, others surrendered,” the scout platoon leader reported, voice trembling with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this victory report,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Youde’s face lit up with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, good, good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Youde cried out “good” three times in succession, utterly elated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The credit for breaching Jincheng belongs entirely to Zhu Ying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He broke the city gates, led the first assault into the city, and slew the Yuan commander, Man Jier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the paramount achievement in capturing Jincheng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Youde laughed loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, General, how shall we handle the surrendered Yuan troops?” asked the scout platoon leader respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Issue my orders.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Surrendered Yuan soldiers shall be spared.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those who refuse to surrender—kill them without mercy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Youde declared at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your servant obeys!” The scout platoon leader immediately turned his horse and galloped back into the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Order the supply troops to light fires, cook meals, and prepare meat—our soldiers have fought all day and deserve reward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, order the wounded camp to prepare immediately to receive the injured and treat them with all possible care,” Fu Youde added, turning to his personal guard commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your servant obeys!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The personal guard commander promptly dispatched messengers to relay the orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jincheng is now secure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should we report to General Feng?” the personal guard commander asked, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The battle is won—it is time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Youde smiled and said, “Jincheng and Kaiyuan—whoever breaks through first earns the foremost merit in this campaign against Liaodong. Duke Yongchang has finally been outpaced.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Report the battle conditions truthfully—especially Zhu Ying’s achievements—and send it swiftly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I shall personally petition General Feng to submit Zhu Ying’s merits to the court in Yingtian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The personal guard commander bowed: “Your servant obeys!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the city!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Man Jier dead, large numbers of Yuan troops fled, while Ming forces pursued them fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying was not among them; he ordered Wei Quan to lead the pursuit, while he himself led his troops into the governor’s mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearing out the remaining Yuan soldiers within the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying had other intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mansion belonged to Man Jier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a prince of the Northern Yuan, he must have had some treasure, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the battle for Jincheng now settled,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if he didn’t seize this chance to plunder while chaos reigned, Zhu Ying would be betraying himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His storage space was still vast; after his full attributes rose to two thousand, it had expanded by another ten cubic meters. To leave such space unused for treasure would be wasteful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Issue my order.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do not slaughter the innocent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All servants within this mansion who kneel shall be spared.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After storming the mansion, Zhu Ying issued orders to restrain his troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breaching the city, every soldier, having fought bloody battles with the Yuan, was bloodied and blinded by rage; accidental harm to civilians was inevitable. In every war, civilians suffered, and Zhu Ying could only do his best to restrain them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We obey the general’s order!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers shouted in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they scattered throughout the vast mansion, hunting down remaining Yuan soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We found the mansion’s treasury.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We got the location from interrogating a servant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Lei hurried over with several personal guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was, of course, what Zhu Ying had ordered them to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying’s eyes lit up at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Liu Lei’s guidance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they quickly reached the mansion’s rear courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A treasury came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Station men outside and keep everyone away,” Zhu Ying told Liu Lei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he strode toward the treasury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This treasury was clearly no ordinary one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not made of wood, but iron, sealed with a heavy lock, and built of brick and stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the Ming army not breached the city and taken the mansion, this treasury would still have been guarded by Man Jier’s personal guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope there’s something good inside,” Zhu Ying smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised the Qinghong Sword and slashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron lock was severed effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying pushed the door open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>golden light shimmered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the silver gleam of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The historical records were right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After their retreat, the Northern Yuan looted gold and silver across central China; every fleeing noble was drowning in wealth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Man Jier was truly rich.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This treasury’s gold and silver alone must be worth at least two or three hundred thousand taels.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And it’s not just gold—there’s silver, jewels, jade, and artifacts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This was worth coming for.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With this much gold and treasure, I now have the capital to build my own strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the piled gold and silver, Zhu Ying’s heart pounded with exhilaration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying wasted no time. He walked straight to the piles of gold, placed his hand upon them, and began to absorb them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying was destined to make a fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This warehouse’s gold and silver—no need to take it all—he’d take at least half, leaving just enough to report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the Jincheng Garrison Commander’s residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhao Yong and Wang Bi led their troops to break through the Yuan army’s defenses and reached the city’s administrative center, they saw the patrolling cavalry and the soldiers guarding the garrison residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both men’s faces were grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But also those of their subordinate officers were dark with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After storming the city, they had fought fiercely, battling the Yuan forces to the death, all to claim the honor of capturing or killing the Yuan army’s main commander here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it seemed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had arrived too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield merit had been snatched by Zhu Ying—the garrison residence had already fallen to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too late.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder what became of Man Jier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Was he captured by Zhu Ying?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yong stared at the garrison residence, his eyes filled with frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Man Jier is a prince of the Northern Yuan. Though they have spirit, they shouldn’t fight to the last man.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He must have fled,” Wang Bi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For them at this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they prayed Man Jier had fled the city like the broken troops, rather than being captured or killed by Zhu Ying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Please follow! Please follow! Thank you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1203,"2026-06-20T23:30:09.614Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2e7f646f32f34457ad2707ec52e75925ef1b94350c02dcba0ff50083865d94cb","starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-80","starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-78",204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-cover.jpg"]