Chapter 330: Shenjing, at stake!
The sky is gradually brightening, and in the quiet dense forest, many children have shrunk into a simple version of the sleeping bag and fallen asleep.
Xu Changqing still hadn't slept, and he was in good spirits, and he was taking the red lady and a few generals to inspect the surrounding terrain.
"Dashuai, let's Kecheng at noon, right? If you are a pioneer and have a good grasp of your humble position, within half an hour, you will definitely conquer the city! β
The red lady looked at Xu Changqing with blazing eyes, with respect, admiration, and even a trace of unspeakable admiration.
The longer she has been in contact with Xu Changqing, the more the red lady is attracted to Xu Changqing!
This young man is like a flame that will never be extinguished, no matter how difficult the situation, he can always bring light and warmth.
Who would have thought that under such a predicament, this man would come up with such a whimsical and clever plan that would simply move mountains and seas!
Xu Changqing glanced at the red lady and couldn't help but smile: "General Hong, don't be in a hurry at this time." Although Pinggu City can be beaten, we have to wait for news from the Jingshi side first. β
"Huh?"
The red lady was stunned for a moment, "Dashuai, you mean ......"
She has been following Xu Changqing all these days, whether it is strategic vision or understanding of the overall situation, it is much higher than before, and she has vaguely grasped something, but it is not thorough enough for a while.
Xu Changqing said with a smile: "Dolgon has set up such a big game, and the big purpose is to lure us into the bait. There is no fluctuation on the side of the Jingshi, if we defeat Pinggu City, within a day, the main force of the Qing army will be able to arrive. We don't have horses, and we don't have many heavy firearms, let alone thorough, so how can we deal with them then? β
"Yikes."
The red lady snorted, and her heart couldn't help but suddenly brighten up, "Dashuai, do you want to wait for the Jingshi to be anxious, or, Hong Du and them to come over?" β
Xu Changqing smiled and gave a thumbs up to the red lady and praised: "General Hong, be patient, no accident, within two days, the vanguard of Hongdu and Guan Ning will arrive!" β
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"Boom!"
"Boom, boom, boom......"
Early in the morning, in the direction of Guangqumen and Chaoyangmen, the Ming and Qing dynasties continued to engage in artillery melee.
However, today, the battle at Guangqumen is scarce, and on the side of Chaoyangmen, the pressure on the Ming army defending the city has increased greatly, and it will soon become more and more difficult.
"Newspaperβ"
"Chaoyangmen Emergency-"
Emperor Chongzhen came over to supervise the battle again this morning, with yesterday's victory, although he is still a little weak-hearted, but at least his legs are not so soft, and he must have grown a lot more than before.
Moreover, there is a special little eunuch beside Emperor Chongzhen today.
However, today's battle situation is not at all on the track expected by Emperor Chongzhen, and Guangqumen seems to be no longer the main attack of the Qing army, but has been replaced by Chaoyangmen.
At this time, the soldier who delivered the message had already come to the front, and said hurriedly: "Report to the emperor, the Tartars seem to have pulled all the artillery to Chaoyangmen, and there is already some unbearable over there, ask for support!" β
Chen Xinjia was also a little anxious, and hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, you are sitting here, and the ministers will go to Chaoyangmen immediately!" β
Emperor Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously nodded: "Chen Aiqing, you must be more careful!" β
Chen Xinjia quickly hurried to Chaoyangmen, panicked and embarrassed, how could he still be in high spirits last night?
Zhu Yujiao, who was dressed as a little eunuch, couldn't help biting her red lips hard, and said in a low voice: "Father, let, do we want to go to Chaoyangmen?" β
Emperor Chongzhen's cold sweat was already gushing out like a spring.
I was so excited yesterday that I didn't restrain myself, and I tossed with Queen Zhou until midnight, and my legs were a little weak, and then I felt that tiredness.
And the reality in front of him made him understand that fighting a war was far from being as simple as he thought!
Especially the treacherous and slippery Tartar is a bit unguardable!
But he will definitely not go to Chaoyangmen, this back and forth, in case there is some accident along the way, who to reason with?
After calming down for a moment, Emperor Chongzhen hurriedly said: "Jiao'er, what are you panicking about?" Chen Aiqing will take care of things. Moreover, I feel that the situation in Chaoyangmen today is very likely to be a trick of the Tartars! Let's be patient! β
"Huh? All right. β
Zhu Yujiao bit her red lip and wanted to say something, but in the end she held back.
What my father said seems to make sense......
However, what the father and daughter didn't expect was that Emperor Chongzhen's words actually came true!
Not long after, the offensive in the direction of Chaoyangmen was eased, and outside Guangqu Gate, many Qing troops suddenly exerted force, and even a few of Niu Lu's true Manchuria came up.
Chen Xinjia was like a tinker, he finally calmed down the situation in Chaoyangmen, and hurriedly returned to Guangqumen to fight the fire!
The roar of "booming" artillery, mixed with the furious release of various firearms, the Ming army once again suppressed the offensive of the Qing army, and there was jubilation.
Zhu Yujiao was also full of little stars, her two jade hands were tightly entangled, and she looked at her father with great admiration.
The father is really powerful, and he can see through the tricks of the Tartars at a glance.
"Haha, hahaha!"
Emperor Chongzhen was also high-spirited and laughed domineeringly, but he didn't expect to be fooled by him in a word.
"Long live the emperor!"
"The Emperor's Mighty ......"
Listening to the exuberant shouts from the various departments of the capital camp, especially the adoring eyes of his daughters around him, Emperor Chongzhen only felt that his soul was about to fly, it was so comfortable!
However, what they didn't notice was that outside the Guangqu Gate, the earthen wall of the Qing army had been pushed one hundred and fifty meters away, and a few dozen meters further on, there was a moat.
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At night, in the city of Beijing, all departments in the capital camp launched a big celebration again, including the powerful gentry in the city, who also took advantage of this shareholder wind to send money and goods to the army.
Although Emperor Chongzhen was restrained and did not rush tonight, he still went to scold the two concubines.
Everything seems so rosy.
Even, Emperor Chongzhen felt that he didn't need reinforcements from the Nine Sides to come, and only relying on the Beijing camp, he could still resist the enemy, and even have a big victory!
Zhu Yujiao's mood is also very good, in the Kunning Palace, she knelt down in the small mourning hall set up for her mother, and shared her joy today with her mother.
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The next day, the offensive began again.
The first to be hit hard was still Chaoyangmen, from the middle of the hour, the dawn of the day to the end of the hour, in less than half an hour, they killed at least more than a thousand, nearly two thousand Han slaves.
Outside the entire Chaoyang Gate, there were corpses everywhere, and it was simply a river of blood.
This also gave many of the soldiers in Beijing an illusion that the Tartars did not dare to come up at all, and there was nothing to be afraid of.
However, the cheers on the side of Chaoyangmen had just risen for a while, and outside the Guangqu Gate, a sudden change occurred!
"Knock, knock, knock, knock......"
In the sound of majestic drums, the slow rhythm of the Qing army suddenly accelerated, and the rear was colorful, and at least a dozen Niu Lu soldiers rushed forward under the cover of various chariots.
"What's going on? What do the Tartars want to do? β
At the head of the city, Emperor Chongzhen was still sitting on his throne, but he stood up all of a sudden!
Everyone has a sixth sense, or 'desire to survive', and it's quite staggering, especially when faced with a deadly threat.
Emperor Chongzhen immediately sensed that something was wrong!
Zhu Yujiao was also a little stunned, and hurriedly looked at Emperor Chongzhen, "Father, this, is there something wrong?" β
She is young and has no deeper understanding of the crisis.
"Rush, capture the Ming Dog Emperor alive!"
"The first to break the city, the official will be promoted to the third level, and the reward will be ten thousand taels of silver!"
"The warriors of the white flag, follow Lao Tzu to rush ......"
"Kill ......"
The fierce cry was already close at hand, and Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but swallow his saliva hard, but at this time, not only their father and daughter were here, but also the first assistant Zhou Yanru, Chen Yan, these bigwigs, and Zhu Chunchen and other noble speculators were all watching the battle in the city at this time, and Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be unable to retreat easily.
Even though he was extremely nervous, he still showed a smile that was under control: "Jiao'er, don't panic." Our soldiers in the capital will definitely drive the Tartars back! They don't have a chance to go to the city! β
"Oh......"
Zhu Yujiao responded, and hurriedly stood on tiptoe to carefully check the battle ahead.
"Poof!"
"Puff puff ......"
The reality was that it soon gave Emperor Chongzhen a slap in the face!
The accumulation of the Qing army for many days, countless earthen walls and fortifications made the artillery fire of the Ming army quickly become chicken, especially with the main force of real Manchuria coming up, the Han slaves in front of them did not dare to be lazy anymore, so they could only push forward desperately.
In just over half an hour, they had already filled in the moat with a dozen points.
"Bang, bang, bang......"
In a moment, there were already real Manchurian white-armored soldiers rushing up with shields and tyrannically erecting a cloud ladder.
"Stop them, don't let them come up!"
"Rolling wood and stones, as well as gold juice, all pour them for Lao Tzu, the emperor is watching behind us, can't let them come up......"
For a while, everyone was anxious, many generals shouted desperately, and the soldiers were also red-eyed and moved forward quickly.
Chen Xinjia was even more like a spinning top, desperately dispatching and commanding loudly, and soon his voice was hoarse.
"Bang ......"
"Tweet Tweet ......"
All kinds of firearms swarmed, desperately suppressing the tartars, and what thunder stones rolled wood and gold juice poured down the city.
Zhou Yanru and Zhu Chunchen were panicked, but the emperor didn't leave, and they didn't dare to leave, so they could only watch anxiously and began to cheer loudly.
However, they still underestimated the true strength of the Qing army!
Especially when these Qing troops were besieging Haicheng, they had already been educated by Xu Changqing!
"Haha, Ming Dog, let's die for the master!"
Soon, there was a brave white armor to kill the city, their equipment mode has obviously been improved, the iron armor is worn inside, and the outside is covered with a layer of leather armor, which looks bloated, but it is easier to prevent fire, including liquids such as gold juice, once an accident occurs, a tear off the leather armor is, and there is an iron armor defense inside.
"Drive the dog Tartar down!"
The generals of the Ming Army roared heartbreakingly, and summoned people to step forward.
At this time, the Ming Dynasty did not fail in Songjin, although the death knell was still ringing, but after all, it was still orthodox, and there were still some skeletons in the army, especially those ambitious low-level soldiers.
"Fight with the dog Tartar!"
"Fuck them, kill them!"
Soon, there will be men who are not afraid of death to wrap these white armors, wanting to make a name for themselves right away!
On the city wall directly in front of Emperor Chongzhen, there were more than a dozen soldiers from the Western Battalion, who threw away the fire and wielded the waist knife and swept towards a white flag and white armor and his four minions.
"Boom!"
"Whoa!"
"Hmm......"
However, their lack of strength, lack of experience, and equipment are even more disadvantageous, and it will be revealed in a moment.
This is a mace more than two meters long, and the waist knives of these soldiers in the Western Battalion have not had time to get close to their bodies, and they have been shot in the head twice by the mace.
As soon as the rest of the people rushed in front of the white armor, his minions had already come up!
"Whoosh, whoosh!"
Especially behind this white armor, there is also a shadowy archer, whose arrows are deadly!
In less than two minutes, this one singled out the soldiers of the Western Battalion. Nine people have been put to the ground.
"Oh yesβ"
How dare others be tough with the Tartars anymore? I only hate my father and mother for having two legs, and I scattered and ran away desperately.
It's like pushing the first domino, and in a few minutes, the situation in Guangqumen has been eroded to the extreme!
Daming Shenjing, which has been standing for more than 260 years, is in danger!