285 Breaking the city

Looking at Yongdingmen again, only Qi Jiguang, who had just stepped down, saw the opportunity most quickly and was quickly organizing defense to block the city. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

In such a chaotic situation, it is true that there are no hostages.

Just when Xu Jie was surprised, another report came that Dongzhimen was also being bombarded.

Before there was a response, Xizhimen was in a hurry.

The generals were shocked, how could there be so many heavy artillery in the Huiwang Mansion, and the heavier the artillery, the more difficult it was to mobilize, from night to this time, how did he conceal the defenders from such a siege transfer?

They really had no way of knowing that since the First Battle of Ambon unloaded ships and artillery ashore for deployment and destroyed the East India Fleet, the ships of the Huiwang Mansion have made their guns into easy-to-disassemble structures, and once they want to fight a land battle, the heavy guns on thousands of ships can also become a siege weapon overnight.

It is not difficult to put the gun carriage on a wheeled cart, push it by several people, and move quickly between an hour or two.

Huiwangfu artillery many, the main quick battle, the first strong bombardment Yongding Gate to lure the enemy, wait a few moments before the real heavy troops to the east and west straight gate to attack, almost at the same time collapsed two sections of the city wall, the follow-up trestle smashed down, has begun to formally attack the city.

The whole of Beijing claims to have 30,000 defenders, but in fact most of them are old, young, sick and disabled, and only 5,000 can really fight, and the so-called elite soldiers are only 2,000. On the south side of Yongding Gate, Qi Jiguang guarded it temporarily, and as for the Dongzhi Gate, the Xizhi Gate was instantly broken, and a large number of Hui Wangfu troops struggled to pour into the city of Shuntianfu.

When Xu Jie heard the news, his face turned pale.

In his cognition, even if Genghis Khan's cannon wanted to break the wall of Shuntianfu, it would take a few days, but he never thought that it would take less than an hour for the Huiwang Mansion to break the city.

In a hurry, Xu Jie urgently ordered without thinking: "Abandon the outer city!" Southtown! Defend the North City! Imperial! ”

This is indeed the correct order, the southern city and the outer city are all ordinary people, the dignitaries and dignitaries are in the inner city, the northern city, and the most important city is of course the imperial city.

The officers and soldiers guarding Yongdingmen were forced to withdraw, and Qi Jiguang, who came to the aid of Beicheng, was also anxious.

His wife and children all live in the northern city.

At this point, the Yongding Gate was also broken, and a large number of soldiers from the Huiwangfu poured in, and they were not in a hurry to pursue, but only protected heavy artillery into the city.

Inside the East and West Straight Gate, the fierce battle in the city began.

Yang Changfan personally led three hundred wolf soldiers to wander in the city, this group of people do not kill the enemy, only occupy the house, there is no doubt that they occupy the big house, the bigger the house, the more they have to occupy.

Xu Mansion bore the brunt of the attack, according to the information given by the detailed work, Yang Changfan immediately held down Xu Jie's family, left 50 wolf soldiers to garrison, and then went to engage others.

By the time the defenders of Nancheng arrived, most of the mansion had been occupied, and the Huiwang Mansion had already laid out the defensive line, and Yang Changfan concocted more than 100 high-ranking officials and prominent family members to be placed in front of the battle, and the defending generals did not dare to attack for a while. When Xu Jie arrived, he first found his young grandson in front of the battle, and his teeth chattered with hatred.

He has dozens of hostages on his hands, but the other side has hundreds of hostages on his hands.

Between the confrontations, the Zhengyangmen Gate in the inner city on the south side was broken, and the army of the Hui Wangfu on the south side reached the imperial city Tiananmen Square.

The soldiers are fast, overnight, and it is already like this!

Xu Jie's face was full of embarrassment, and he ordered the sergeant to take the hostages to the defense of King Hu's Mansion in Dongzhimen. In front of the light cannon of the Huiwang Mansion, there were I don't know how many cabinet family members were standing, Yang Changfan was standing here with a gun, and when he saw Xu Jie's coming, he smiled slightly.

Xu Jie's face was solemn, looking at Yang Changfan, at this moment he was out of words.

Should you call each other mean? But he doesn't seem to be a decent gentleman.

Should you scold the thief? But the thieves have broken the city?

Did you threaten to kill the hostages and burn them?

At this time, the officials and generals around Xu Jie's left and right were also a little weak, and their families were also captured, wearing sleeping shirts, crying incessantly.

Yang Changfan took advantage of the firelight, and after seeing these expressions clearly, he released a bold statement on this gun: "Beijing is broken!" Those who descend will not die! ”

In fact, without him saying it, the defenders had already begun to waver.

The outer city is all broken, and even the Zhengyang Gate is gone, what are you still guarding, why are you guarding it?

In the battle, whether it is hand-to-hand combat or the flintlock gun of the Hui Wang Army, which is almost hand-in-hand, it is terrifying, and the soldiers defending the city are tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.

In a moment of panic, the sound of cannon fire from the south was heard again.

Yang Changfan immediately shouted: "Did you hear that? Tiananmen Square is about to break! It's okay if you don't drop! Wait until I capture the surname Zhu and then descend! ”

The officials and soldiers defending the city were terrified when they heard this, and every cannon shot in the south seemed to be a nail of shame in the fact of failure.

The seventy-year-old military secretary Xu Yan had long since lost his strength, and sat on the ground with his eyes closed in pain, clutching his chest.

The eyes of all the guards were on Xu Jie, waiting for his final instructions.

Xu Jie stepped back step by step: "Defend ...... Forbidden city. ”

The generals gasped, this is to fight to the death.

Although Xu Jie's order was issued, the sergeants did not move.

Yang Changfan roared: "Listen, I, Yang Changfan, have no grievances with you, and I have never led the army here to kill anyone, but to get back what belongs to me." If you have a clear mind, you might as well think about it, Shousuke insisted on detaining my family to resist each other, and the country died, was it because I was cruel and unkind, or was he stubborn?!! ”

These words pierced everyone's heart. Everyone knows that what Yang Changfan said is true, he is only here to rescue his relatives who have been taken away. In the past, Hangzhou was burned, and almost no one was killed, and as for the captured families of Zhejiang officials, the final battle of Moss Bay was also released, and there was no damage.

"Yang thief doesn't need to say much! All thieves are guilty of Jingshi! What more could you want than a throne? Xu Jie was annoyed and angry, and shouted in his old voice, "Taizu has gone through two hundred years of spring and autumn since the founding of the country, and we are loyal to the country. ”

Yang Changfan frowned slightly, and pointed to Xu Jie, who was not far away: "Xu Zisheng!" For the sake of your own fame and fortune, did you decide to bury the whole army and the royal family?! ”

"Rats! I have a two-hundred-year foundation of the Ming Dynasty! Are you ......?"

Before he could finish speaking, he heard a crisp sound, and one of them had resolutely thrown the big knife in his hand to the ground.

Following the prestige, it was the only coach Qi Jiguang who reacted quickly in this battle and was later removed.

The generals were shocked, and Xu Jie angrily pointed at Qi Jiguang and scolded: "Okay, you are a ......."

"The last will not be justified." Qi Jiguang's face was resolute, and he looked around, "In order to protect the foundation of Daming, Qi will not fight!" Qi will not descend! Qi only put down the knife and let go of the people! ”

As he spoke, one person stepped forward, walked up to the hostage, and took the lead in pulling Wang Yan over.

Wang Wei was shocked, and the sergeant who escorted Wang Wei did not dare to resist at all.

Qi Jiguang personally led Wang Wei to the enemy formation.

The soldiers of the Huiwang Mansion raised their guns and aimed. In the previous covenant under the city, Qi Jiguang had already made a sneak attack, and the sergeant had to guard against it. (To be continued.) )