At such a critical moment when the Tartar cavalry entered the Xuanwu Gate, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Hou actually climbed the corner tower of the imperial city, and he also wore a bright yellow dragon robe very burningly, isn't this a target for the Tartar archers?

Of course, Xu Jin can also understand Zhu Hou's mood at the moment, the country is besieged, and the outer city is breached, which is undoubtedly a great shame for the Ming Dynasty, and for him, the Ming Emperor, it is a shame that is difficult to get rid of for a lifetime.

In addition, the emperor's visit to the front line of the battlefield to watch the battle can not only boost the morale of the Ming army, but also improve his own prestige. Just imagine, such a record was added to the history books after the Ming Dynasty:

On the seventh day of October in the fourth year of Jiajing, Xu Jin, the general of Pingyu, set up an ambush around Xuanwu Gate, lured the troops of the Imperial City into the city, and the emperor personally came to the southwest corner tower of the imperial city, and the soldiers were all up and down in a snap of his fingers, and the 100,000 cavalry under the command of him were wiped out......

Isn't it very burning to read like this, and it has a long face?

Therefore, Zhu Hou came to find a venue tonight, and wearing a bright yellow rolling dragon robe is undoubtedly more majestic and increases the sense of ceremony, which also shows his youthful side, after all, this kid is less than nineteen years old this year.

At this time, Xu Jin, Yang Yiqing and Fei Hong had already come to Emperor Jiajing to salute, and the latter waved his hand and said, "Mr. Yang, Mr. Fei, Xu Qing is exempt!" ”

After Zhu Hou finished speaking, his eyes had already looked into the distance, and when he saw the Tartar cavalry driving straight from the Xuanwu Gate, his face suddenly turned pale, and the shock of thousands of troops and horses roaring can really only be experienced by being in person.

At this time, the vanguard of the Tartar cavalry was about to run to the end of Xuanwumenli Street, and was about to reach the intersection with Chang'an West Street, and at this moment it was only two or three hundred meters away from the head of the imperial city.

Fei Hong hurriedly said: "There are many dangers here, the emperor is the body of ten thousand times, the foundation of the country, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, please return to the palace quickly." ”

Yang Yiqing also said with a solemn face: "The sword and gun have no eyes, the emperor will go downstairs, and this will be handed over to the ministers." ”

Zhu Hou is here to find a venue tonight, he wants to see with his own eyes how the tartar is ambushed, where is he willing to be a turtle with a shrunken head, he is resolutely unwilling to leave, and he also asks Xu Jin for help.

Xu Jin coughed dryly and said: "Elder Yang Ge, Elder Fei Ge, the defense line laid by the lower officials is firm, plus this place is above the city, there is still some distance from the battlefield, the emperor should be fine to stay here, and the emperor personally went to the front line to supervise the battle, which is also conducive to boosting morale, and at the same time, it can also cultivate the emperor's courage and courage." ”

Zhu Hou hurriedly nodded and agreed: "Yes, yes, what Xu Qing said is very true, it is common for Taizu Taizong to lead a large army to fight back then, what is it that I just watched the battle from the city tower, I want to become a heroic lord like Taizu Taizong, how can I not sharpen it?" Mr. Yang, Mr. Fei, does he think so? ”

Yang Yiqing and Fei Hong were speechless, Zhu Hou didn't wait for the two to answer, and immediately walked towards the corner tower, Xu Jin hurriedly followed and reminded: "If the emperor wants to stay on the city tower to watch the battle, it is best to take off the dragon robe." ”

Zhu Housheng was afraid that Yang Yiqing and Fei Hong would be wordy again, so he immediately asked the palace people to help take off the dragon robe and replace it with a black coat.

Yang Yiqing and Fei Hong only smiled bitterly when they saw this, no matter what, this is at the head of the imperial city, if the defense line set up by Xu Jin on the street cannot resist it, the emperor can also calmly withdraw to the inner city.

At that moment, Emperor Jiajing came to watch the battle near the female wall in front of the corner tower under the protection of the guards' layers of shields.

At this time, the vanguard of the Tartar cavalry finally arrived at the intersection of Chang'an West Street and Xuanwumenli Street, Xu Jin visually measured that there were about seven or eight thousand Tatar cavalry entering the city at this time, all of them were flooded on the streets of Xuanwumenli, and some of them were trying to attack the head of Xuanwumen......

"It's time to go!" Xu Jin ordered in a deep voice, for the sake of safety, please enter the urn at this step, Xu Jin only plans to eat about 10,000 horses of my answer, after all, you can't chew too much, and if you don't get it, you will swallow yourself.

Xu Jin gave an order, and the flag soldiers on the corner tower immediately gave a signal to launch, because it was night, the signal was not in the flag language, but in the way of hanging lights, and how many lights were hung on the top of the corner tower represented an order.

At this time, two lamps were hung on the corner tower, indicating that the second step was immediately carried out, and the first order was to open the gate and let the Tartars enter the city.

As soon as the lamp on the corner tower was hung, the earth-shattering artillery fire roared!

At this time, the vanguard of the Tartar cavalry happened to run to the intersection of Chang'an West Street and Xuanwumenli Street, and then they were shocked to find that the streets in front, on the left, and on the right were full of antlers and horses, and they had also built solid fortifications with sandbags and sundries, and behind the fortifications in front of them were more than a dozen Franc machine guns, and the muzzles of Hessesen were aimed at them!

The vanguard of the Tartar cavalry was so shocked that before the alarm could be raised, the dozen or so Franc cannons were fired......

Rumble......

A solid bullet roared, Peng, and the flesh exploded in an instant, and the Tartar Striker and his mount turned into a red rain of solid and liquid......

Boom Boom Boom ......

Shell after shell, like hell of death, smashed into one bloody hole after another in the dense ranks of the Tartars.

Due to the width of the street, even if the front and back rows are staggered, only fifteen Franc cannons can be erected on the street, but this is already quite terrifying, you must know that the Franc cannon is a reloader, a cannon with six guns, in just a few minutes can shoot 90 shells.

Moreover, fifteen Franc machine guns were also erected on the head of the city of Xuanwumen, which were also aimed at Xuanwumen Street, forming a north-south sandwich attack, plus the cavalry of the Tartars were all crowded on the Xuanwumen Street, the formation was dense, and a single shell would kill and injure a large area.

Boom Boom Boom ......

The north and south fired at the same time, and in less than five minutes, nearly 200 shells were all smashed into the cavalry ranks of the Tartars, and they exploded into a thousand holes, like a Shura hell......

This wave of "head and tail artillery" blew up the Tartar cavalry on the spot, directly killing and wounding more than 1,000 people, and if we add the casualties caused by the frightened war horses and trampling on each other, there are two or three thousand people to say the least.

At this time, I Da and Zhao Quan also entered the city, and when they saw the situation in front of them, they couldn't help but be terrified, they both knew that they had been tricked, and hurriedly ordered to withdraw from the city, but the formation was chaotic, and the people were crowded and trapped, so how could it be easy to retreat?

On the corner tower, Zhu Houxing's face was flushed, and he laughed and said, "Okay, boom, Xu Qing, come again!" ”

Yang Yiqing and Fei Hong nodded their heads, this wave of cannons can stunned the Tartars, and it is really enjoyable.

Xu Jin's expression was calm, he ignored Zhu Hou's urging and ordered the third lamp to be hung.

On the head of the Xuanwu Gate, Wang Lin'er saw three lamps hanging on the corner tower, and immediately shouted: "Block the city gate!" ”

Minzhuang, who had been prepared for a long time, and the soldiers and horses of the five cities, and the Yacha had lifted bricks, stones, and miscellaneous trees and threw them under the city.

At this time, the Tartar cavalry outside the city was still rushing in, and the Tartars on the street were squeezing out, in a dilemma, the stones and bricks fell like raindrops, and countless injuries were killed in an instant, and soon, the vicinity of the city gate was blocked by a large number of masonry sandbags, and there was no way to advance or retreat.

"Pour oil!" Wang Lin'er let out a loud shout, and buckets of fire oil poured down, pouring the streets near the city gate soaked.

"Ignition!" With a cold shout, the soldiers threw the torches in their hands down from the city, and the fire immediately ignited, and the vicinity of the city gate became a sea of fire on the spot, and no one should get close.

The Tartars were cut off from retreat, and in desperation, they attacked the city crazily, and the Tartars outside the city also launched a crazy attack outside in order to rescue their companions in the city, and for a while, all the pressure was concentrated on the defenders at the head of the Xuanwu Gate.

The raging waves poured down and slapped towards the head of the Xuancheng Gate, which was tragic and abnormal!

Xu Jin obviously also took this situation into account, so he sent the most powerful Shenji Battalion and the Jiangxi Army to garrison the city, plus the training battalion and the Fenwu battalion, as well as the Minzhuang, etc., with as many as 20,000 people.

Bang bang bang......

The gunfire was like firecrackers, and the Shenji Battalion and the Jiangxi Army firmly held the defensive line, sweeping down the Tartars who tried to rush to the head of the city one after another.

Of course, there were many casualties on the Ming army's side, and the Tartars' archery skills were not vegetarian!

Boom Boom Boom ......

The second round of the Franco's cannon was powerful, and the Tartar cavalry on the street turned over on their backs, holding their heads and running away!!

I Da and Zhao Quan were mixed in the cavalry of the Tartars and roared in despair, urging the Governor to storm the head of the Xuanwu Gate like a life, they both understood that if they wanted to survive tonight, they must take the head of the city, otherwise it would be a dead end.

At this time, there were about more than 10,000 Tartars trapped in the city, and there were 50,000 or 60,000 Tartar hussars outside the city.

Fortunately, they occupied a favorable position, otherwise they would have been torn apart by the Tartar cavalry.

Xu Jin naturally understood that the pressure on the head of Xuanwu Gate was huge, so after the second round of shelling, he decisively ordered the fourth lamp to be hung.

As soon as the fourth lamp on the corner tower was hung up, the Beijing camps that were ambushed behind the fortifications moved away from the sundries, antlers and horses, etc., and shouted and pounced on the streets of Xuanwumen.

Xu Jin transferred a total of eight battalions of the twelve regiments to form an encirclement, with a total strength of nearly 30,000, at this time, he looked from the corner tower, but saw that the streets and alleys were full of torches, and the battalions from all walks of life surrounded Xuanwumen Street like a torrent, and the scene was extremely shocking, compared to the so-called blockbuster.

Zhu Hou saw that his blood was boiling, and he patted the wall and said excitedly: "I am a great Ming hero, strong!" ”

Yang Yiqing stroked his beard and smiled: "The overall situation is decided!" ”

Xu Jin also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, everything was smoother than he expected, surrounded on all sides, four or five times the force encircled and suppressed six or seven thousand Tartar routs, if this can't be defeated, then there is really nothing to say.