In less than three moments, Zhengyangmen in the capital, an unprecedented tragic battle was underway. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The total number of troops invested by both sides is as high as 100,000, which is almost the same as the process of the previous battle of Xizhimen, just when the Zhengyangmen city tower was steadily encroached upon by the Tatars, and it was about to push the Ming army down the city, and the situation was at a critical moment, the Ming Dynasty reinforcements came out from the Tatar flank, and it was the cavalry of the Qinwang Army led by Lin Heng and Wang Lingzhi.

This is because the Tatars had to guard against the Shenxi troops and horses camped in the northwest of Xizhimen in the capital, so they had to station heavy troops west of Xuanwumen, while the Tatars attacked Zhengyangmen and strived to make a success in one fell swoop, and they were in front with the main force.

But at this time, the cavalry of the Ming Qin Wang Army was killed from Chongwen Gate, Chongwen Gate is located in the east of Zhengyang Gate, there are not many Tatar garrisons in this direction, outside Chongwen Gate, the total number of Tatar garrisons is only two thousand, and these soldiers and horses are basically the tribal soldiers and horses in the Tatar army who play the role of beating the side drum and shouting and cheering.

These small tribes with a population of less than 10,000 people have few troops, and they are always worried that the Khan will swallow up their own soldiers and horses, so they are cautious to tread on thin ice on weekdays, lest the losses be too great. Now a force of Ming cavalry has suddenly appeared in the city, and the signal to these tribes' soldiers and horses is...... The Ming army has launched a counteroffensive!

After a brief confrontation with the cavalry of the Qinwang Army led by Wang Lingzhi and Lin Heng, these tribal cavalry immediately fled to the Temple of Heaven and Earth in the south, without even the slightest intention of resisting.

Although Wang Lingzhi didn't have a taste for killing, he knew what his main task was today, and he took the lead and rushed to Zhengyangmen, and he didn't know what danger was at all.

No matter how high the martial arts are, they are afraid of flying knives, no matter how strong their riding skills are, they are also afraid of artillery and strong crossbows, and they generally die faster when they rush to the front, but on Wang Lingzhi's body, this one doesn't seem to work.

The first thought of the Tatars when they saw Wang Lingzhi was that this boy was so brave that if I killed him, he would become a hero to the praise of everyone in the tribe. As a result, he took the initiative to meet him, but no one could support two moves under Wang Lingzhi's hands, and as soon as there were many dead people, the others naturally retreated.

Batu Mengke, who came to the Temple of Heaven and Earth to supervise the battle, was obviously unprepared for the Ming army to send cavalry from Chongwenmen to launch a counterattack, and after learning of the Ming army's movements, he immediately transferred 2,000 Khan cavalry from the soldiers and horses attacking Zhengyangmen to block the advance of Wang Lingzhi and Lin Heng's soldiers and horses.

The two sides quickly fought together, and when the Tartars found out that this group of men and horses was led by Wang Lingzhi and other generals who were invincible in the Battle of Xizhimen yesterday, they couldn't help but panic.

What the Tatars were afraid of was not fierce generals like Wang Lingzhi and Lin Heng, or thousands of Ming cavalry, but Shen Xi's department, which was likely to make a detour to Chongwenmen to attack.

In the minds of every Tatar, there is an indelible shadow, and this person is Shen Xi. Although Shen Xi's name had already resounded in the steppe after the battle in the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, many Tatars, especially the warriors of various tribes, were not convinced, because they felt that Shen Xi was just lucky.

However, in this Tatar invasion of the Central Plains, Shen Xi first held on to Tumu Fort, and did not lose a single battle against the national teacher Yisimayin, and then led his troops back to Juyong Pass and defeated the third largest tribe of the Tatars. Then there was yesterday's Battle of Xizhimen, where the Ming army, under the command of Shen Xi, actually fought evenly with the Tatar cavalry in the plains.

At this point, the Tatars, who are not afraid of heaven and earth, have already formed a psychological shadow on Shen Xi, and as long as they face Shen Xi's troops, they have a kind of timidity to flee from the wind.

"Ulala ......"

Many of the Tatars who were charging into battle were shouting, but their movements had slowed down, and many of them frequently looked behind the cavalry ranks on the opposite side, preparing to turn around and slip away, and their morale plummeted unconsciously.

Wang Lingzhi wielded the broadsword in his hand, and he was brave, like a dagger inserted into the ranks of the Tatar cavalry. Lin Heng led the cavalry to defend the rear wing of the king's tomb, stirring up the Tartar cavalry to turn over on their backs.

There was no artillery to ensure depth, and there were no follow-up reinforcements, the two sides collided so fiercely, Wang Lingzhi's arrow effect was fully displayed, because no one could resist his slashing, the Tartars' cavalry formation was quickly opened a gap, and the formation was chaotic.

Wang Lingzhi rushed left and right in the Tartar army formation, and many Tartar cavalry first subconsciously turned around to dodge, and then wanted to stay away from this killing god. At first, it was just one ride and two horses, but later it formed a rout and dispersed.

Batu Munk saw it clearly, and for a while he couldn't believe his eyes, the Mongolian cavalry that dominated the world was actually defeated against the Ming Dynasty cavalry, which was too unbelievable.

Batu Munch endured the throbbing in his heart, on the one hand, he once again dispatched cavalry to meet the battle, asking the cavalry west of Xuanwumen to quickly return to help, and on the other hand, he gave Su Suha, who was commanding the battle on the front line, a death order to take the Zhengyangmen gate at all costs.

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"Boom!"

There were bursts of violent explosions on the city wall, and the Tatars outside the city finally used the few Franco cannons in their hands to launch an indiscriminate bombardment of the Ming army and the Tartars who were fighting deep in the city wall.

As the dense flowering bombs fell, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were of course flesh and blood, and the corpses were scattered all over the place, and the Tartars could not please them, and there were scattered stumps and broken arms everywhere, and the mourning was everywhere.

When the Tatar bombardment ended, the Ming army in the depth of the city was almost empty, and the Tartars who followed the city took the opportunity to occupy a large area of open space, and the Ming army and the Tartars fought close to the inner side of the city wall, and the Tartars were about to completely control the city wall, and the situation was already dangerous.

In the area east of Zhengyangmen, after the Tatar cavalry was scattered, the cavalry of the Qinwang army actually occupied an absolute advantage in the local area.

Wang Lingzhi showed great bravery in this battle, facing a steady stream of Tatar cavalry, and almost every swing of his broadsword would take the life of a Tatar cavalryman. After completely penetrating the formation of the Tatar cavalry, he glanced left and right, and then rushed towards the Tatar infantry who were attacking the city.

"Kill!"

Stopping and waiting for the convergence with the large army, Wang Lingzhi didn't think about it at all, Lin Heng was quick and ordered to leave half of the cavalry to chase and kill the Tatar cavalry that could not be defeated, and the rest followed Wang Lingzhi all the way forward.

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Zhu Houzhao was in the city tower, before the continuous shelling of the Tartars, the city gate tower was blown up a few corners, but he was not afraid at all, and his attention was on the brave Qinwang army cavalry, but as the battlefield moved to Zhengyang Gate, the line of sight was blocked by the outer edge of the city wall below, and the bear child was a little anxious: "I can't see it...... No, this palace is going down to war! ”

Zhang Mao had already gone down to the city tower to organize a counterattack, and at this time, the only people who could give Zhu Houzhao persuasion were a few eunuchs in the East Palace and dozens of guards.

At this critical juncture, Xie Qian ascended to the city tower, and behind him, he was accompanied by an officer of the military department.

As soon as Xie Qian went up to the third floor, he met Zhu Houzhao and went wild, he immediately stretched out his hand to block Zhu Houzhao's approach, Zhu Houzhao's eyes widened, and he shouted: "Mr. Xie, what do you mean by this?" ”

Xie Qian replied solemnly: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the Tartars have been killed under the city tower, and Weichen also risked his life to enter the building, at this time you must not leave the gatehouse!" ”

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "Xie Shangshu, are you a prisoner or is this palace a prisoner?" ”

Xie Qian said coldly: "Prince, this is Your Majesty's will, to ensure your absolute safety, the old minister will not dare to disobey it." Guards, protect the prince closely, if the prince leaves the city tower without permission, his head will fall to the ground! ”

Zhu Houzhao said ruthlessly: "Whoever dares to stop this palace will also have his head on the ground!" ”

Those guards made a difficulty, and they were suddenly put in a situation where they were going to die on the left and right, but obviously, Xie Qian's words carried more weight than a thirteen-year-old bear child, and they weighed it, knowing that the consequence of letting the prince go downstairs was likely to be death, which would cut off the inheritance of the Ming Dynasty, and they would not only lose their own lives, but also implicate their families.

Zhu Houzhao insisted on breaking into the staircase, but was stopped by the thirty-year-old official next to Xie Qian, Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "You dare to stop me? ”

The man replied, "Your Highness, forgive me, that the kingdom will not be left without a master for a day, nor will it be without a prince for a day." Dare to ask the crown prince, after you go down, if you encounter stray arrows or swords, guns, swords and halberds and die, who can assume the responsibility of the heir of the country as the prince? ”

Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, obviously the other party's crepe remarks were reasonable and well-founded, and he didn't know how to refute it for a while. Immediately, his eyes rolled, and he seized the loophole in the other party's words and launched an attack: "You dare to curse this palace? ”

The man said: "The country has no prince, and the country is solid?" His Royal Highness should know that the peace of the four seas will be based on the health of the crown prince, and the crown prince, as the prince, how can he risk his life? If the prince is in trouble, if he is a courtier and does not dissuade him, he is a minister! Your Highness wants to go down to the city tower, please step over the corpse of Wei Chen! ”

"You...... Do you mean to say that you are ready to admonish with death? Zhu Houzhao frowned and looked at this person, for some reason, he had no ill feelings towards this person. This person is not very old, he speaks in an orderly manner, and he is knowledgeable at a glance, which reminds him of Shen Xi, and his momentum weakens unconsciously.

The man: "Yes! ”

Zhu Hou took care of Xie Qian, and then looked at the guards around him who were ready to block, he knew that it was impossible for him to go downstairs, besides, he wanted to go out before, but he was just hot-headed, and he was actually very afraid of death.

"What's your name?" Zhu Houzhao asked.

The man replied: "The minister is in the military department, and Wang Shouren is also!" ”