The vast sea of Shun soldiers, there are hungry people in the front, followed by the tide of infantry, they are armed with swords, shields, bows, arrows, firearms, etc., which can not only assault, but also supervise the hungry soldiers in front.

Not only did they have a large number of ramming vehicles and other siege equipment, but also a lot of Hongyi cannons, all of which were captured from officers and soldiers along the way.

When the Dashun army approached the city wall for a mile, the earth-shattering war drums sounded, and the hungry people in front also burst out with terrifying shouts of killing, and they quickened their pace and rushed forward.

In the corner of the dense Shun army, the rich man of Wu held a stick, shouted the same hard, and rushed forward desperately.

After eating two steamed buns and drinking porridge for three days, the rich man Wu was hungry for a few days, and finally sold himself and went to the Shun army to mix and eat.

There was no imaginary father-son soldier in battle, and it turned out that fools were also afraid of things, and the stupid son of the rich man Wu had a bad life, and when he charged, he ran back because he was afraid of the sound of cannons, and was killed by the supervising team behind.

The cannon roared continuously over the city of Beijing, and many rockets, emitting green smoke, flew out of the city, dazzling firelight rose, and thick white smoke continued to rise into the sky.

In the past, when attacking the city, Li Zicheng tasted the sweetness of artillery, and every place where the army went would collect artillery, whether it was a gunner or a craftsman, all packed and taken away.

With a "boom", a solid iron ball weighing several catties roared into the group of hungry soldiers of the rich man Wu, bursts of blood, stumps and flesh sprinkled and fell, accompanied by the terrifying sound of fractures, several hungry soldiers around him were swept away, leaving only a stump of blood.

Half of one of them was knocked to the ground, first blood gushed out like a fountain, and then fragments of internal organs of different colors flowed to the ground, and the wounds were not yet dead, and they trembled on the ground......

Rich Lord Wu's face was pale, he only felt that his scalp was numb, his legs and stomach trembled, and he subconsciously put his feet full.

An officer of the Shun army immediately came up with a knife, he pointed at the rich man Wu and shouted: "Your mother is hairy, what about collecting the corpse?" Don't stop, keep rushing for Lao Tzu! ”

The rich man Wu was shocked, and he didn't even dare to turn his head, and immediately followed the brigade to continue to charge.

After another wave of artillery and rockets, a group of hungry people were killed and shot, and even the people who carried the ladder were replaced by batches, and the rich man of Wu finally approached the city wall with the crowd.

Under the city wall here, the corpses of the Shun army were stacked on top of each other, in different postures, and the flags of dropped weapons were all over the ground, and dark red blood stains flowed everywhere.

Wu saw that there were still many ladders erected on the city wall in front of him, and the flow of people like ants continued to pour up, and there was also a huge iron-clad crash car at the city gate not far away, which still crossed the moat, constantly hitting the city gate, and made an amazing sound.

The rich man Wu was overjoyed, and it seemed that he would be able to enter the city today and enjoy his blessings!

However, at this moment, a row of Ming soldiers wearing iron armor appeared at the battlement of the city wall in front, and they all poked out of the battlement with fire guns in their hands.

I saw puffs of white smoke spread out at the head of the city, and then I heard the sound of birds clattering, and then in the crowd of people left and right, many people burst out with blood mist.

"Ahh

A stream of bloody arrows shot out of his abdomen violently, and the rich man Wu covered his stomach, rolling on the ground and struggling, screaming desperately, his intestines had been stirred up by lead bullets, he howled in pain, and his whole body convulsed.

There was another explosion at the head of the city, and the flames seemed to be spurted together, and more people were shot and fell.

I heard many people around me exclaiming: "Shenji Battalion! It's the Divine Machine Battalion! ”

It has long been rumored in the Dashun army that the Daming Beijing Division has a Shenji battalion equipped with firearms, which is very sharp, and the firearms they use can penetrate the iron armor in 100 steps, and after being shot, there is no possibility of survival, and the Dashun army is very afraid.

In a panic, the general of the Shun army shouted angrily: "Death to those who turn back!" Keep going and climb the ladder! ”

Under the persecution of the officers of the Shun army, the hungry people continued to march forward tremblingly, carrying waist knives and sticks to climb the ladder, one by one, in a row.

In the east of the Guangqu Gate and Yongding Gate of the outer city, the sound of cannons and shouts shook the four fields, and outside the thirteen city gates of the inner and outer cities, there were horse teams of the Dashun Army galloping and whistling.

In the inner city, Dongzhi Gate, Chaoyang Gate, Desheng Gate, Xizhi Gate and other places, the black pressure is full of soldiers and horses of the Shun army, and the vastness is endless.

The inner city and the outer city of Beijing City present the shape of "Lu", the inner city is in the north, the imperial city and the Forbidden City are in the inner city, and the outer city needs to attack the inner city, so it is better to attack the inner city directly.

Therefore, the main force of the Dashun army was attacking outside several gates in the inner city, and the focus of the Ming army's defense was also several gates in the inner city.

After many days of attack and defense, there were scars everywhere on the walls of Beijing, and the corpses under the city were piled up, and the blood flowing from the corpses and the moat were all bright red.

Attacking Beijing, Li Zicheng did not stop day by day, at this time, Beijing City was still surrounded by black siege army, which seemed to spread to the end of heaven and earth.

On the fourth day of the offensive and defensive battle, Li Zicheng came to Yongding Gate in person, and the Dashun army was greatly inspired, and took Yongding Gate in one go, and the army poured into the outer city like a tide.

Wang Xiantong, who was responsible for guarding the Yongding Gate, led the Wang clan to fight with the Chuang army in street battles, and finally led the enemy outnumbered, and Wang Xiantong was captured by the Chuang army after killing several people.

During the Zhengde period, Wang Shouren quelled the rebellion of King Ning and was knighted as a new earl, Wang Xiantong was the great-grandson of Wang Shouren, and he was knighted three years ago.

Li Zicheng asked him to surrender and submit, Wang Xiantong refused to surrender, and said righteously: "The world receives the grace of the country, and the righteousness does not change, and it is enough to repay the monarch's father underground when he dies!" ”

Li Zicheng just smiled, waved his hand and ordered someone to cut his tongue and heart, behead him to show the public, and sacrifice the military flag with blood to deter the Ming army defending the city.

With the fall of the outer city, the thieves' attacks on the capital division became more and more fierce, and the British Duke Zhang Shize and the Duke of Dingguo, Xu Yunzhen, who supervised the city defense, patrolled in all directions, exhausted.

Listening to the sound of guns and shouts of killing everywhere, everyone inside and outside the capital was panicked and frightened, the street was empty, everyone locked themselves in the house, their feet trembling and praying to God and Buddha, praying for the safety of themselves and their families.

The six yamen inside the Chengtian Gate were also quiet, and the officials were all hiding in their homes.

Wang Zhixin, the eunuch who was ordered to supervise the capital camp and guard the city, suddenly came on horseback and went straight to the palace.

In the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen hurriedly greeted him and asked, "How is the war outside?" ”

Wang Zhixin suddenly knelt on the ground, and he cried: "Emperor, the soldiers defending the city refuse to use their lives, the outer city is trapped, and the new king is killed in battle!" ”

Hearing this, Chongzhen's body trembled slightly, and he asked again: "How is the Jingshi's salary?" Where are Liu Zeqing and Wu Sangui? ”

Wang Chengen, who was in charge of fundraising, smiled miserably and said, "Emperor, fundraising, hundreds of officials still smell like that, no money!" ”

Wang Zhixin also replied: "Shandong Liu Zeqing reported that the army was approaching, and he fell off his horse and was injured during the battle, and he couldn't go north,"

"Wu Sangui's Guanning Iron Cavalry has been out of Shanhaiguan, but after a day, he rested in Jianchang, saying that the soldiers are sleepy and the horses are lacking, and if the soldiers want to fight bravely and serve the king, they urgently need one million taels of silver and 100,000 stone grain and grass to effectively aid Beijing."

Chongzhen couldn't help but sneer when he heard this, he naturally heard that this Wu Sangui was asking for a sky-high price, wanting to obtain greater capital, or seeing that Li Zicheng's army was strong and cowardly, he was worried about losing the main force of his Guanning army, which made him lose the capital to take care of his family.

Gradually, there were tears faintly in the corners of Chongzhen's eyes, and he clenched his fists and said hatefully: "The ministers have come by mistake!" ”

For a time, several eunuchs in the palace wept with each other, and the sound resounded through the palace.

Remembering that in the early days of the dynasty today, the ministers of civil and military affairs were summoned to discuss the strategy, and the ministers were helpless, and they looked at him for a while.

At present, when the national disaster is at hand, they are hiding at home and don't take the city defense seriously!

Chongzhen's tears did not dry, and the civil and military ministers, who had been noisy in his ears in the past, became even more indignant in his heart, and wrote a line of big characters on the dragon case: All civil and military officials can be killed, but the people cannot be killed.

Chongzhen, who was exhausted, issued several holy decrees in a row, appointing the British Duke Zhang Shize to take over the defense of the inner city, and ordered all thousands of eunuchs in the palace to go to the city for defense.

Although there were nearly 10,000 eunuchs in the Daming Imperial City, the number of eunuchs could only rank second, and the .asxs.Chinese network in later generations was the worst, and those who became eunuchs every year were no less than 10,000.

In the end, Chongzhen thought about it again and again, suddenly showed fierceness, and said: "Summoning hundreds of civil and military officials into the palace to discuss matters, and transferring another thousand forest guards into the palace!" ”