Zhang Zhiji protected the prince and rushed to Chaoyangmen by night with blood stains all over the ground.

The musketeers were all red-eyed, and they knew that they could only escape by taking the city gate regardless of casualties, otherwise all the sacrifices they had made all the way to this place would be in vain.

Under the Chaoyang Gate, more than 3,000 thieves are waiting in formation, the bow has been opened, the crossbow has been wound, the arquebus has already been loaded, and the sparkling arquebus is slowly burning.

Fortunately, the thieves did not have time to find the gunner, nor did they have time to turn the muzzle of the Hongyi cannon arranged on the city wall.

The artillery of the defense of the capital is fixed on a solid gun mount, the muzzle of the gun is aimed at the outside of the city, and the adjustable firing range is limited, and it is impossible to hit behind at all.

If the thieves are fully prepared, use a lot of manpower in advance to adjust the direction of the artillery, and all the muzzles of the guns are aimed at the inner street of Chaoyangmen, more than a dozen Hongyi cannons will be bombarded in one round, and the dense Zhang Zhiji men and horses will be killed and injured countless times, and their self-confidence will be knocked out.

It is unlikely that the remnants of the Centaurs, who were lucky enough not to be killed or injured by the artillery fire, will continue to advance despite the artillery fire, and it is unlikely that they will have to break through the defense line of the defenders who are twice as strong as their own troops, which I am afraid can only be done with the possession of the Martial God.

It is really a blessing in misfortune that the people and horses who broke through did not encounter artillery bombardment, and they saw the city gate, and everyone could rush out of the capital if they took here, and then the sea was wide and the fish jumped high and let the birds fly, and it was urgent to eliminate the thieves in front of them.

There is no need for Zhang Zhiji to order everyone to move forward, the eggless musketeers are all pure masters at this time, and they consciously line up in three columns, holding the "Nanming" smoothbore gun, and march forward with the rhythm of the commander and the instructor of the Sichuan girl.

Although there is no rhythmic grenadier march, the monotonous whistle of the Sichuan girl still makes the inner army feel that they are not fighting alone, they have collective strength.

Although the inner army was also equipped with winding soft armor and cuirass, the shooting of bows, crossbows, and firearms at close range still caused many casualties, and musketeers continued to fall, but none of these eunuchs retreated, they immediately filled the position of their fallen comrades, and still kept moving forward without hesitation.

They bravely approached the thief array about thirty paces before they heard the instructor's order to set aim, and the thieves were a little confused, and the thieves with arquebuses were busy loading.

Under the light of hundreds of torches, the short soldiers who were only thirty paces away met each other, and the inner army could almost see whether the mucus on the faces of the thieves had been wiped clean, and they all silently chose their targets and calmly picked up their smoothbore guns.

The commander gave the order for the first round of shooting, and hundreds of lead bullets poured out like raindrops, and the thieves here had never seen such a tactic, and they were immediately beaten by the shot of lead bullets at close range.

The second round of firing followed, followed by the third round, and the three-stage firing was completed, and because the target was very close, within the best effective range, the internal troops almost missed a shot.

At this time, the array of thieves was already in chaos, most of the thieves were scurrying around, and many of the thieves who had not died for a while were shot rolled on the ground and howled miserably, and the terrible sound made the thieves creepy.

When the internal army saw that the fighter plane was rare, everyone let out a sharp roar, "Kill thieves and soldiers to serve the country loyally!" ”

"Take Chaoyangmen, rush out of the encirclement, and go to the king of the south!"

"Kill the thief! Brothers, come on! ”

The inner army rushed forward as fast as possible with flintlock pistols, which had already been loaded with bayonets.

"Poof, poof, poof." The sound of the bayonet entering the flesh accompanied by the hoarse screams made the other thieves suddenly frightened, and after three or four years of diligent assassination, at this moment finally made the eunuchs think that the hard work was not in vain.

The pleasure of piercing the thief through made the inner army feel very strong, and they were even more courageous, and everyone rushed to be the first, and in an instant, the thief soldier's blood soared and they fell to the ground one after another.

The eunuchs were also crazy, one by one, they were covered in blood and moved forward, and the bloodiness and cruelty of the cold weapon duel immediately made the thieves intimidated.

"Brothers, run!"

"We can't hold it anymore, let's give up! What do we have to do with getting rid of some Ming troops? ”

"Yes! Brothers, don't be stupid, it's not worth giving your life here! ”……

There are no more thieves willing to fight with a group of madmen who don't want to die here, and they still have to save their lives to enjoy the beautiful girls of the capital and countless gold and silver treasures.

In this way, not only the more than 3,000 thieves who were waiting in formation were scattered, but the thousands of thieves who were holding on to the fortifications of the city gate also collapsed in the blink of an eye.

This is the thief nature that is difficult to change for the thief soldiers, they can fight a good battle, and when they find that their opponent is extremely tenacious, they are not willing to use their flesh and blood to block a group of Ming troops eager to break through.

The combat effectiveness of the eunuchs in a desperate situation impressed all the Ming troops who broke through, and everyone applauded: "The musketeers are good, and the inner soldiers are victorious." ”

The eunuchs' blood was boiling at this time, and some of them responded loudly: "Daming will not die, my Daming still has the 'God of War' fighting in Liaodong, and there are tens of millions of soldiers and civilians of the King of the South, we will protect the prince to go to Tianjin Wei, and ask the King of the South to turn the tide." ”

"Fight out of the city, the internal army will win, and the Ming will win!"

The eunuchs really lived up to the hard work of the "Nanming" instructors, and at this moment, the eighteen instructors felt that it was worth it, and their sweat was not in vain.

Zhang Zhiji saw that the morale could be used, and he shouted: "The country is broken by mountains and rivers, and the kings and Benjue are fighting up, and Yu Yong will make persistent efforts to go to Tianjin Wei to defect to the king of the south in order to make a comeback." ”

The great eunuch Cao Huachun saw that the internal army had given the eunuchs a long face today, and he was so excited that he shouted: "Sons, our family swears to defend the prince to the death, and the first soldier to fight the thief to the end, and there is great hope for the Ming Dynasty to have the protection of your loyal ministers." ”

Ni Yuanlu, who had personally experienced the bloody battle, was in his veins at this time, and he raised his arms and shouted: "Loyalty and righteousness are eternal, righteousness and righteousness are thousands of years, and success is a hero, and my generation is brave enough to kill thieves!" ”

"Kill the thief! ......" Two or three thousand people let out a deafening roar, and the defeat of the remnants of the thieves will be even more difficult for the enemy to point out, and the Ming army that broke through finally rushed out of the capital.

There were many casualties along the way, and more than 1,000 people were not able to follow. As for whether they died in battle or were wounded and left behind, Zhang Zhiji didn't care about it at all.

More than 2,000 people successfully broke through, and there was combat effectiveness, Zhang Zhi did not dare to stay overnight to march to Tianjin Wei, he knew that Tianjin Wei was a commercial port operated by "Nanming" for many years, even if there was no "God of War" soldiers, the combat effectiveness of the guards of the major money villages who retreated here alone was enough to hold the city.

Liu Guozheng didn't dare to delay time when he rescued Chongzhen, and went to Dongzhimen overnight, this route had been planned for a long time and after many exercises, all the special forces and agents participating in the operation were very familiar.

The group came prepared, acted quickly, and there was no danger along the way, because there were already agents and special forces who had already responded to clear the retreat route, and the battle to seize the gate was also completed half an hour before Liu Guozheng arrived at Dongzhi Gate.