Chapter 275: The City Breaks
The archers and musketeers of the Ming army under the city saw that the other party brought up the oil pot, and shouted in their hearts, although the oil pot could not have hurt them so far, but it would cause huge casualties to the siege troops under the city It is undoubted, it is their robe brothers, yesterday they were still in a pot to round spoons, gambling and playing together, there are feelings, it is impossible not to save.
They immediately fired arrows and guns at the Uighur army on the city wall, but the Uighur army, who had been prepared for it, used shield men as cover, and their bows and arrows and bullets did not have much effect on them, and the oil pot was still brought to the edge of the city.
At this moment, all the Ming troops who saw this scene sweated in their hearts, they knew that according to the professional quality of the Uighur army, if this oil pot was turned over, the position would definitely be an excellent position, which meant that there would be a large number of Ming troops who were killed and injured by the oil pot, this scene was unacceptable to them, but they had no better way at present.
However, this time the luck of the Ming army seemed to be good, a large cannon shell smashed on the oil pot, "bang", the whole oil pot was smashed over, although the oil still spilled, but the accuracy was much worse, and a lot of oil splashed up, splashed on the bodies of these Uighur soldiers, and they screamed in pain.
However, despite this, there were still many Ming troops who were affected, and the hot oil was sprinkled on them, and they screamed in pain.
"Quick! Put rockets! The Uighur centurion, who was in command at the head of the city, immediately shouted that oil had already been poured on the Ming army and the ladders leading to the siege, and he did not want to miss this opportunity.
"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! Several rockets and torches fell, ignited the oil, and several Ming soldiers suddenly burst into flames, the small ones were extinguished, and the big ones could only be burned alive, which was unbearable, and the Ming army who saw this scene immediately gritted their teeth in anger, and swore that after breaking through this city, they must slaughter the Uighur army in the city to vent their hatred.
The ladder was also lit, and there was a "crackling" fire in the middle, refusing to climb it with bare hands, and the troops besieging the city of the Ming army were temporarily withdrawn, although they were brave, but they were not fools, and they would never make senseless sacrifices.
The same was true of the other fronts, where the Ming army had the upper hand, but was never able to break through under the resistance of the Uighur army.
However, at this moment, Zhu Ao received a piece of news that made him feel very uneasy. A small colonel came to Zhu Ao's general under the banner of Zhu Ao, rode on the horse and gave a military salute to Zhu Ao, and said: "Your Majesty, a report has come from Dunhuang that Your Majesty has died, and the messenger of the funeral has set off from Dunhuang to come here, and it is estimated that it will arrive in a few days." ”
Zhu Ao was shocked when he heard this, Lao Zhu is really the true son of heaven, the time of his death is exactly the same as recorded in history, he really deserves to be the most legendary emperor in history, the weight of his life is really unimaginable, the time of many major historical events has changed, but the time of his death has not changed at all, and said: "You immediately go and inform the officials along the way, and ask them to delay the envoy to come here as long as possible, as long as they can!" In addition, the messenger should report to me at any time wherever he goes, once every two hours. ”
He knew that according to the ancient traffic conditions, even if the officials of Dunhuang knew the news and sent a fast horse to report to him as soon as possible, it was impossible to be many times faster than the envoy.
It must be taken today, because he knows that the battle has reached this point, all the Ming troops have already been anxious, and they must be indulged after entering the city, if they don't take this city today, when the army just breaks the city and wants to indulge, the news of His Majesty the Emperor's death comes, then everyone has to be honest, which is very unfavorable to the enthusiasm and morale of the army.
Zhu Ao looked up at the sun in the sky, it was about ten o'clock, and then with a tiger face, he issued an order that looked very cruel, and said: "This city must be broken before noon today, otherwise the generals of the forward battalion and the Shenji battalion will be beheaded!" ”
Sheng Yong, the commander of the Shenji Battalion, read the flag with a frown, knowing that the king was really anxious, otherwise he would not have given such an order, and shouted: "All the artillery, concentrate on bombarding the city gate of Yili, and must blast their gate open to create an opportunity for the soldiers of the forward battalion!" ”
"Yes!" Several thousand households of the Shenji Battalion clenched their fists and shouted, and then commanded their men to lower the gun muzzles, and they all fired at the city gate of Yili Shori. It didn't take long for several cannons of the general cannon and the shells of the large iron mortar cannon to hit the city gate, and the "click" smashed the entire city gate into a big hole, and the big hole responsible for supporting the entire city gate was also smashed.
"Brethren! Come on! There are a lot of treasures in the palace of the black fireman, and the king has already said that it is on a first-come, first-served basis, and if you want to get rich, rush it to me! Wang Huchen shouted at the top of his voice as he waved his Damascus steel sword.
Seeing that the city gate was finally blown open, such a long time of hard work was not in vain, coupled with the temptation of huge profits, the Ming army outside the city rushed inside like crazy, here is also the strength of the inside, it is the capital of the Uighur army, the Uighurs have been established for a hundred years, I don't know how many treasures have been piled up here, if you don't rush in and make a fortune, when others have robbed it, there will be no chance.
Allowing troops to plunder openly after victory was the least expensive way to maintain the army's combat effectiveness, and didn't the famous gentleman Zeng Guofan often do the same in later generations? The massacres of his troops, especially his brother's, were often turned a blind eye. For this, he also earned the title of half a saint.
When the Hunan army captured Jinling, it literally turned it into a hell on earth, and many people took knives to pick up the corpses of babies for fun.
All the women in the city who were over 10 years old and under 50 years old were in trouble, and I really couldn't understand why so many people blew him. The Civil War, no matter how well it was fought, does not know praise, or Bismarck's words are good, German officers are proud to resist external humiliation, not to fight a civil war.
Zhu Ao doesn't want to fight a civil war, besides, he is a descendant of the Zhu family, if he fights a civil war with Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Di, it will not only be a matter of poisoning the people, it is fratricide, let outsiders see the joke.
No matter what country it is, its capital is a place of wealth, the richest place in the country, and if you want to rob it, it is better to rob the capital of this country, because you will get more wealth there.
During the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, the Later Jin Dynasty several times Kou Luo Jingshi, in fact, the purpose is this, that is, to be able to enter the capital, the treasures and beauties in it are looted, just like the Jin Dynasty robbed the Northern Song Dynasty, just because the Ming army still had a certain strength at that time, and the divisions of King Qin from all over the country came one after another without success.
However, in the historical materials they cultivated, Huang Taiji said very arrogantly and domineeringly: "The idiot in the city is like a fool." But you can't keep it if you take it, there's no point, so let him go this time. "I really don't know what shame is.
Even if you can't hold it, then you rush in and grab a handful and leave, it's a big profit, who will let this opportunity to make a fortune don't want to let him slip away in vain? So, the reason why they didn't go in at that time was that they still couldn't get in.
At present, everyone in the Ming army has this opportunity to make a windfall once and for all, as long as they are lucky and grab a few golden bowls and jade cups, they can eat it for a few lifetimes, and they can also buy a few more acres of land and live a better life, so everyone is brave, and they rushed directly into it before the shells of the Shenji Battalion completely stopped.
"Kill!" The hundreds of Ming soldiers who rushed to the front crowded into the city gate hole together, waving the weapons in their hands and squeezing them inside, as if they had seen mountains of gold and silver, and saw endless beauties.
The last time they attacked the city of Turpan, the Uighurs suffered the loss of the trenches in the city of Dilinazha, and the troops who rushed into it were about to succeed, but they did not expect that they were all buried in the endless fire.
This time, the Uighurs also learned to be obedient, and dug a trench in the city early in case the Ming army suddenly rushed in. However, they had probably forgotten that Di Linazha, who had invented this trick, had become the princess of the Su Kingdom, and she had already told all the soldiers about this little trick before the Su army attacked the city, so that the Su army that rushed in did not go with bare hands, as the Uighurs did in those days, but carried ladders and planks.
After seeing the trench, he was full of energy, and directly put the plank on the trench, and when he rushed in, the Ming army stepped on the plank and rushed up in a swarm.
The Uighur army, who was in charge of defense behind the trench, did not react for a moment, and when they saw the Ming army rushing over, they hurriedly shouted: "Meet the enemy, meet the enemy!" Get ready to shoot your arrows! ”
However, at this time, it was the Ming army's arquebus that fired first, only to hear a few "bang bang" sounds, the Ming army a row of arquebuses came down, and the Uighur army on the opposite side landed when a row of people arrived, and there was a large hole in the body that was constantly bleeding, which was unbearable to see. At such a close distance, the penetration of the arquebuses was very strong, and some of the arquebuses penetrated the bodies of the first row of Uighur soldiers and directly hit the bodies of the second row of Uighur soldiers, causing a sharp increase in Uighur casualties.
At this moment, the Uighur army no longer had the courage to fight, and the surrender of the surrender, not believing in the direct leadership of the Ming army, ran in the direction of the Great Palace, hoping that their Great King would give them the last bit of shelter. Yili immediately destroyed the inner city.
After Zhu Ao broke through this way, he quickly planted the banner of Suguo on the head of the east gate, and after the other Ming troops saw it, they were angry and shouted to share the city gate.
The army led by Qu Neng broke open the city gates under the inspiration of Zhu Ao, and the army also swarmed in, and began to massacre the Uighur army in the city with overwhelming momentum.
Seeing this, the commander of the Uighur army, who was in charge of guarding this direction, looked up to the sky and sighed: "The tide has turned. Then he drew his sword and killed himself.
Soon after, the Ming army in all four directions made a breakthrough, like a bloodthirsty beast rushed to the city to slash and kill, out of hatred and security, they saw men to kill, whether they surrendered or not, when they saw women, they plundered, those who were anxious to correct the law on the spot, those who were not in a hurry, and wanted to go to the palace to grab things, so they found a room to lock them up, and then took the key to the palace.
However, just as they rushed to the vicinity of the palace, they were even more furious, and the palace of the Black Flame Keeper was ablaze until they were unapproachable. This grandson must have felt that the things here were about to be no longer his, so he simply burned them down to save others from cheapening.
"!" The Ming soldiers who rushed in scolded one after another, and then went to loot elsewhere, or went to their locked house to find the woman they locked there, and if it was too late, they might be taken possessed by someone else who broke the lock.
The city was in shambles, out of order, and the only thing that was certain was that the city had been occupied by the Ming army.
The army finally entered the city, Zhu Ao stood outside the city under the banner of the general, looking at the scene in front of him, the corners of his mouth showed a very proud and comfortable smile, as long as the Uighurs were destroyed, taking advantage of the opportunity of Timur's westward expansion to occupy all his territory, then his strength in the country will increase greatly, no longer a small vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but a big country that can be in the same heavyweight as the Ming Dynasty, although the strength is still not as strong as the Ming Dynasty, but he knows that from now on, the countries of the world will mention their Su country, It will no longer be said that it is the Ming Dynasty, but that it will be called the State of Su in a grand manner.
And he, King Su Zhu Ao, will shine on the stage of history like all the monarchs of this era.
Zhu Ao took the guards into the Yili Force, and went straight to the palace of the black fireman, along the way he saw a lot of looting Ming troops, ignored this, and promised the brothers' words, it must be done, but the Ming army who robbed money and beauties in the city saw Zhu Ao and gave way very sensibly, and he also put down his belongings and beauties to kowtow to Zhu Ao.
The prestige of this young king in their hearts was irreplaceable.
Zhu Ao saw the black fire man's palace burning outside the city, and shouted in his heart, there must be a lot of gold and silver treasures, pink beauties, this time, it seems that they are going to turn into ashes, so he immediately rushed in to see if he could organize a rescue operation, only to find that there was already a flame in it, and there was no possibility and significance of rescue.