In the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen walked back and forth in front of the city guard defense map on the wall with his hands behind his back, his dark eye sockets sunken deeper, and his tired eyes were bloodshot. Since last night when he received the alarm that the Houjin army was camping outside the city, he has been busy with the defense and dispatch of Beijing City, and he has not closed his eyes until now. In order to strengthen the defense of Beijing, Chongzhen ordered officials, relatives of the emperor, and meritorious generals in Beijing to take their families to patrol and guard the city wall, and also sent a large number of eunuchs to defend the city.

Every quarter of an hour there was a report of the progress of the battle brought by the eunuchs from the city walls. The initial battle was still exciting, and the defenders were fearless in the face of the Houjin army's chariot and ladder attacks, especially the sixty-six-year-old scholar Sun Chengzong personally dressed himself in the city, which played a role in stabilizing and motivating the morale of the army. Relying on the construction of Beijing's city defense for more than 200 years, the traditional city-defending equipment such as rolling stones and logs, forks and poles and flying hooks taught the Houjin army a hard lesson to the besieging Houjin army. The Ming army was not able to fight the Houjin army in the field, and it was still not afraid to defend the city.

But after the artillery of the Houjin army attacked, the situation changed subtly. The traditional way of defending the city was a bit overstretched in the face of the new means of attack such as artillery. The cannon sound of the Houjin army came one after another, and there were constantly arrow battlements and even the city wall was destroyed, and reports of casualties also came frequently. Chongzhen paced anxiously, a deep worry churning in his heart.

The Ming army and the Houjin army fought for many years, and they were inferior to the Houjin army in terms of bow horses, command, and morale, and the only dominant position was firearms. In the first year of Jiajing (1522), He Ru, the inspector of Guangdong, learned about a new type of artillery with a range of 2,000 feet on a Portuguese merchant ship, which was the Franc cannon. In the second year of Jiajing, the Ming Dynasty began to imitate this firearm. In the process of imitation, Chinese craftsmen gave full play to their ingenuity and improved the manufacture of the Franc machine, and produced the big Franc machine and the small Franc machine with lead and tin guns. Jiajing made 32 pairs of large sample Franc machines in three years, and sent them to all sides for trial. Jiajing built 4,000 sample Franc machines in seven years! In the twenty-second year of Jiajing, the hand-handled copper gun and bowl mouth gun were transformed into small Buddha Lang machines. Twenty-three years to build 1,000 franc machines. Forty-three years and the iron Franc machine was built, so far the Franc machine has become one of the main equipment of the Ming army.

After the defeat of the Ming army in the Battle of Sarhu, Xu Guangqi, based on his understanding of Western military technology, wrote a letter suggesting the purchase of Hongyi artillery to increase military strength. At that time, the Creeping Tooth people had the best artillery factory in the Far East, the "Bugarao Cannon Foundry", and part of the artillery purchased by the Ming Dynasty came from this gun factory. After purchasing the Hongyi cannon, the Ming Dynasty began to study imitation, and soon imitated its own Hongyi cannon.

The use of these new firearms greatly increased the combat effectiveness of the Ming army and put a lot of pressure on the Houjin. However, the learning speed of the Later Jin Dynasty was very fast, and in the first month of the fourth year of Chongzhen (1631), Huang Taiji used captured Ming craftsmen in Shenyang to manufacture the Hongyi cannon, and they treated different parts of the cannon with complex annealing and quenching procedures, making its cannon casting process even ahead of the Ming Dynasty.

In the twelfth year of Chongzhen (1639), the Qing army had 60 self-made Hongyi cannons, which played a great role in the battle of Songjin, and even broke the two cities of Tashan and Xingshan defended by the Ming army. In December of the first year of Shunzhi (1645), the Qing army attacked Tongguan, and Li Zicheng's Dashun army lined up to meet the battle, but the Qing army's artillery had not yet arrived, and Li Zicheng was very depressed. It was not until the first month of the following year that the Hongyi cannon arrived, which immediately inflicted heavy losses on Li Zicheng's Dashun army, forcing Li Zicheng to flee to Tongshan County, Hubei and was killed.

On April 24 of the second year of Shunzhi (1645), the Qing army mobilized Hongyi artillery to bombard Yangzhou City, and Yangzhou City was broken the next day.

Since the Houjin manufactured and possessed artillery, the subsequent wars have always been fought by the Houjin (Qing) army with artillery to suppress the Ming army and the Shun army. And this artillery siege outside the Guangqu Gate is the beginning of its cloud journey, and it is no wonder that Chongzhen is anxious about this.

Suddenly, a huge roar came, several times louder than the previous cannon sound, and even the teacup on the imperial case was shaking slightly.

Chongzhen felt his heart skip a beat, and he raised his head to look at Wang Chengen who was standing aside, with a resolute look on his face. Chongzhen seemed to see that the tall Beijing city wall collapsed with a bang, and the Jin Tieqi swarmed in with a big sword and spear......

Wang Chengen did not avoid Chongzhen's gaze, he nodded slightly with a calm face. In his heart, he had already made up his mind that he would use his life to protect the nineteen-year-old young emperor, and no matter what the situation, he would stick to Chongzhen's side.

There was silence in the main hall, and another huge roar came, although this roar did not shake much, but the sound was louder and louder than just now, and the entire city of Beijing was shrouded in a roar.

"Take my three-eyed iron hammer." Chongzhen's resolute face had an awe-inspiring and inviolable color.

※ Jiashen State Change, when Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself in the coal mountain, he carried a three-eyed iron hammer with him, and Wang Chengen accompanied him.

Yang Ming disassembled the parts of the returning RQ-11B drone, put them in a special backpack, closed the military laptop, and with Xu Ying's help, everything was packed up.

"Thank you for your hard work today." Lighting a cigarette, Yang Ming said to Xu Ying with a smile.

"The slave family is not hard, it is the general who has worked hard." Xu Ying still had excitement on her face. The huge power of firing the cannon with his own hands, and the disgrace of the enemy army on the display screen, this shock and stimulation made Xu Ying's mood unable to calm down for a long time.

"Xu Ying, I like you." Yang Ming's kiss fell on Xu Ying's face again.

"General," Xu Ying looked at Yang Ming with a pair of peach blossom eyes, "When did you like the slave family?" ”

"You were in the crowd that day...... I was fighting for my life with the Tartars, and I was very nervous...... The placket of your breastfeeding shirt is open......"

What Yang Ming said is true. There was once a famous psychological experiment in love: psychologists Dutton and Aron asked a woman to take the lead and take a thematic synesthesia test. Once on a 230-foot-high suspension bridge with a bottomless canyon below; Another time was on a 10-foot-high stone bridge. The subjects who participated in the experiment were all male, and the procedure was exactly the same on both occasions: the female protagonist gave the question to the male subject and said to him, if you want to know what this test is about, you can call me. It was found that the proportion of men on the suspension bridge who contacted the female protagonist after the fact was significantly higher than that of the men on the stone bridge. Psychologists believe that nervous psychological emotions are more likely to awaken feelings of love.

"At that time, the slave family was also scared to death......," Xu Ying showed a shy smile on her face, "That's why the general asked the slave family to spend the night in the tent at night?" ”

"That's not ......" Yang Ming thought for a while, feeling that it seemed that this factor could not be completely ruled out in the subconscious.

"The slave family also breastfed the child in the tent...... Xu Ying looked at Yang Ming's eyes, "Why didn't the general look at the slave family?" ”

"I was so scared—" Yang Ming took a sharp puff of cigarette, "I didn't dare to get into my sleeping bag when I slept......"

Indeed, on the first day of crossing, I encountered this era of war and chaos, and human life was as cheap as grass, and it was false to say that I was not afraid. The calmness, bravery, and fearlessness shown are just a necessary gesture under the pressure of survival.

"So, is the general still afraid?" Xu Ying smiled lightly at Yang Ming, and reached out to open the placket of the neckline. The chest as white as snow trembled, and a thin fountain erupted from the peak, and fine drops fell on the emerald coat.

Yang Ming shook, couldn't help a burst of impulse, suddenly stepped forward and bent down to kiss it, bursts of sweetness spilled in his mouth.

After a long time, taking a heavy breath, Yang Ming straightened up, turned Xu Ying with his back to him, and lifted the skirt of Xu Ying's jacket.

"General, the slave family is going to die of shame......" Xu Ying propped her hands on the locust tree and said faintly.

In the verandah in front of the main house, a large group of women dressed in red and green looked in the direction of the backyard. The loud sound of the cannon fire attracted all the women in the general's mansion. In the corner of the gallery of the main building, the tall and dense branches and foliage of locust trees, flowerbeds and shrubs and rockeries in the backyard block the view and even other sounds other than the sound of cannonballs. The women looked and talked with expressions of adoration, shock, doubt, and anticipation on their faces.

Dressed in a pale pink freshly cut bikini, the women hurriedly put away their eyes and bowed, and someone quietly pushed the women who were looking intently at the backyard, reminding them to turn around and salute the young grandmother.

With a faint smile on his face, Xiao Yu glanced at the women slightly, bowed slightly, and walked towards the aisle leading to the backyard of the main house.

"Grandma Xu, the general is doing it in the backyard...... "Standing in the front row of the crowd, Picturesque stepped forward, lowered his head and stopped in front of Xiao Yu's side, "Grandma Xu has instructed that no one is allowed to enter the backyard. ”

With a "snap", a slap fell on the picturesque face, and several palm prints suddenly appeared on her pointed face.

"The general prepared the magic weapon for most of the night last night." Xiao Yu said coldly, "Don't I know? Still in your words? ”

Ruhua lowered her head and took a step back, her lips pursed, but she didn't dare to say anything more.

Xiao Yu glanced at the picturesque lightly, ignored her, and Shi Shiran walked to the aisle.

When the clouds and rain stopped, Yang Ming leaned on the locust tree and panted, and the sweat drops on his forehead fell down.

Xu Ying smiled, snuggled beside Yang Ming, and took out Luo Pa to gently wipe the sweat on Yang Ming's forehead.

"General, it's not good to be a slave...... Xu Ying's eyes were full of love, "Look at the ...... that tired you"

"Xu Ying......" Yang Ming stretched out his arm and hugged Xu Ying in his arms, and the hot breath he breathed brushed Xu Ying's hair, "Why didn't you ask for a token?" ”

"Token ......" Xu Ying's eyes dimmed a little, "The concubine is like a willow, how dare you ......"

"Come, I have a token for you......" Yang Ming took Xu Ying's hand and trotted all the way to the M977 heavy truck.

Opening the cab door, there was a HK416 rifle hanging from the seat, the muzzle of which flashed a dark cold light. Yang Ming took the gun and handed it to Xu Ying.

"Here's for you!" Yang Ming further felt the perseverance and courage of this woman from the long-range artillery battle just now, and she had some temperament that surpassed the traditional women of this era. Yang Ming thought of the girls he saw in the United States, teenagers would be proficient in using all kinds of light and heavy guns, and some of them were not even below him, and he felt that Xu Ying should be able to do it and be willing to do it.

"Thank you, General!" As Yang Ming expected, Xu Ying's eyes flashed brightly.

"I'll give you another short one." Yang Ming took out the Glock 19 he was carrying.

"General, this is your personal weapon, and the slave family can't ask for it." Xu Ying said resolutely.

"Alas, I have a lot of ......" Yang Ming stuffed the Glock into Xu Ying's hand, "You take it, I'll find one in the car." ”

Yang Ming played with guns when he was in high school in the United States, and he had classic pistols such as P226, Glock 17, 19, and Sand Eagle, USP, and M92. The pistol is not expensive, only a few hundred yuan a piece, and there is no limit to buying it. As for joining the army, not to mention, in the marching bags of his comrades-in-arms, all kinds of pistols are no less than Yang Ming's.

"The slave family will always follow the general!" Xu Ying took the pistol, leaned over her lips and kissed Yang Ming gently, her eyes revealing infinite admiration and admiration.

Xiao Yu just walked into the aisle, but saw Yang Ming and Xu Ying carrying suitcases, marching bags, and backpacks, and came out side by side.

"I've seen Sister Xu." Xiao Yu was slightly blessed, and then pulled Yang Ming and said, "General, Zhao Zhixian rushed over when he heard the thunder, and waited in the lobby to see the general." ”

"Got it." Xu Ying's face suddenly sank, and she replied lightly before Yang Ming, "Master Zhao can wait if you want to, the general still has something to do." ”

Xiao Xi can bear to spoil her in the inner house, but if she wants to interfere in foreign affairs, Xu Ying will never allow it.

"Oh, there's no hurry." Yang Ming nodded to Xiao Zhen, "I'll pack my things and go see him again." ”

"Young grandmother, the slave maid is here to guard the ...... as instructed" Ruhua came over and complained to Xu Ying, "but Grandma Young Grandma insisted on going in......"

"Oh?" Xu Ying glanced at Xiao Yu with a calm face, "No one is allowed to interfere with the general's major affairs!" It's okay if the people don't take care of it, and I will naturally be punished. As a little master, why don't you understand the rules? ”

"The slave family is also because they care about the general's affairs......" Xiao Yu pouted, "What Sister Xu said is that my sister knows." ”

"What are you all doing here?" Xu Ying no longer paid attention to Xiao Yu, and turned her gaze to the group of women gathered in the verandah, "It's okay, the general has finished the law, everything is going well." Go about your business......"

"Yes! Young grandma. The women bowed and replied neatly.

The crowd dispersed, and a woman wearing a light-colored jacket with a little bruise on her forehead attracted Xu Ying's attention.

"Yu Dai, why are you here too?" Xu Ying asked with concern, "Are you all right?" ”

"It's all right. The slaves and maids were grateful to the young grandmother for saving her life. Yu Dai curtsied and bowed her head in reply, her long eyelashes fluttering.

"That's good, you go back and rest, don't do anything today." Xu Ying said, followed Yang Ming after a few steps.

"Slave, thank you for your care." Yu Dai gratefully bowed to Xu Ying's back and thanked her.

"You're Yu Dai?" Xiao Yu walked over, looking up and down at Yu Dai out of the corner of his eyes.

"Yes, young grandmother." Yu Dai curtsied, "The slave is Yu Dai." ”

"You're the one who hit the wooden pillar?" Xiao Yu asked.

"Yes......" Yu Dai's body trembled.

"You don't have any relatives and family in the city, and you don't have to let them out, so why are you looking for death?" There was a hint of mockery at the corner of Xiao Yu's mouth.

"Slave maid...... It's the slave and the maid who are stupid ......" Yu Dai's voice trembled a little, "The slave is sorry for the grace of the general and the young grandmother......"

"yes, you're just stupid." Xiao Yu smiled, turned around and walked away, and a soft voice came, "If you're not stupid, then you'll hit the wall directly, what kind of wooden pillar......"