Chapter Twenty-Four: The Capital is in Emergency
Tartar is belatedly this time, and many people are happy, thinking that this time Tartar is bluffing, maybe they don't plan to besiege Kyoto, but the reality is so cruel, like a bloody knife, Tartar came prepared this time, and if he didn't achieve his goal, he wouldn't give up.
In the palace, Emperor Chongzhen's eyes were red, full of bloodshots, he never closed his eyes all night, and since yesterday evening, the city wall was almost broken, but fortunately, the city guards desperately protected the city wall.
But today......
"Your Majesty, make a decision quickly, we must leave Kyoto." The minister below persuaded.
The fact that the Tartars gathered so many heavy artillery this time was beyond everyone's expectations, and I was afraid that Kyoto would be difficult to defend anymore.
"Now that the Tartars have besieged all the gates of Kyoto, where can I retreat?" Emperor Chongzhen seemed to have aged dozens of years overnight, and his voice was old.
"Your Majesty rest assured, as long as the slave maid still has a breath, she will escort Your Majesty out of Kyoto safely." Wang Chengen said with a sword in his hand.
At a very moment, now the palace is also in chaos, and Wang Chengen is also a person in the army, and he is also protected by the emperor at this moment.
Emperor Chongzhen suddenly sneered, "Withdraw? This is my Daming Kyoto! Where do I retreat, and even if I leave, what will happen to the people of Kyoto? ”
Then Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be talking to himself, and said bitterly: "The Tartars will really come in, I didn't expect it, Yuan Chonghuan, I didn't kill you wrong, five years to exterminate the Tartars, as a result, the Tartars are getting stronger and stronger, and now they are about to enter the Forbidden City, and the bandits, you all say that it is just around the corner, but jump out of a Wu Dalang, you should all be killed!" ”
The ministers kneeling in the court are all silent, and now no one dares to speak, for fear of being hated by His Majesty, that is the head of the people, they are all cowering and kowtowing, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is angry." ”
He didn't even dare to let Emperor Chongzhen hear his voice.
Suddenly, the sound of cannons that had been silent all night sounded again, and now like a drum, sweat was dripping from the foreheads of the ministers.
"Your Majesty, let's hurry out of the palace to avoid its edge." Wang Chengen suddenly knelt down and begged for this Chongzhen.
"I'm not going anywhere, I'm going to live and die with Kyoto, what about Dolgon!" Emperor Chongzhen roared.
The ministers have all dispersed, and now they are all going back to their own homes, looking for their own mothers, and Kyoto is in an emergency, and they are also unable to protect themselves.
"You all follow me to the palace wall." Wang Chengen saw that it was inviolable, and now he had to kowtow to His Majesty three times, and then led a group of eunuchs to the wall of the Forbidden City to defend.
This Kyoto is divided into two cities, the inner and outer cities, and the palace wall is a barrier against rebellious enemies, but now the Tartars are carrying cannons, even if there are many of them, they can't hold it.
The rumbling sound of the cannon seemed to announce the countdown of the Ming Dynasty, and Kyoto, which was originally panicked, was quiet at the moment, and everyone seemed to understand what was about to happen at this moment.
Bang.
A section of the city wall was broken by a barricade, and the guards on the wall were trying to make amends, piling up everything that could be blocked, but it was still far from enough.
"Good!" Dorgon slapped his thigh excitedly, then stood up from the cart and watched the exhilarating moment with an excited expression.
He did it, and after generations of hard work, the ambition that began with Nurhachi was finally realized in his hands, and at this moment, Dolgon looked up to the sky and laughed.
No matter how strong the city wall is, there is a moment when it collapses, this time the Manchu Tartars are iron-hearted, because of the frequent bombardment yesterday, causing five artillery pieces to blow themselves up, but it still did not affect the determination of the Tartars.
Now, dozens of artillery pieces, like wolves smelling blood, are bombarding this broken wall.
The debris was blown up, and a large number of severed limbs and pieces of flesh were like a large hole that could not be filled, and both the defenders and objects were all reduced to powder.
The overwhelmed city wall finally collapsed, this time the entire wall on the side of the broken wall collapsed, and it was impossible to save it.
"Eight Banners, follow me, make a contribution at this time!" Adali had been waiting for a long time, and when the city wall fell, he drew his father's sword and pointed it directly at the Ming Dynasty.
The iron hooves of the Manchu Qing Dynasty poured out of the nest, not willing to lag behind, and they all wanted to be the first to step on the horse in Kyoto.
A tear fell, Wu Sangui didn't expect that seeing this Kyoto being breached with his own eyes, his heart would be so painful, as if the child had lost his home.
Yesterday he had already quietly touched it, but even the cavalry in his hand could not change the situation of the battle, the power of the Tartar was too strong, he could only watch from a distance like a mouse.
Beside him was Guan Ning Tieqi, who was now silent, and there was a faint cry, and then it became louder and louder.
"Handsome ......"
Wu Sangui twitched his nose and said coldly: "Remember today, the Tartar is like the sky, and we have no power to return to the sky, we can only forbear, I believe that one day in the future, what the Tartar gave us, we will double it." ”
"Kill!" Wu Sangui roared angrily, behind him was the place where the Tartars stacked the grain and grass, and now that the Tartars had entered Beijing, it was the time for him to rob.
These three thousand Guanning iron horsemen are like tigers descending the mountain, with the hatred of the country and the family to kill, the Tartar is the most excited at the moment, the city wall of Daming Kyoto is broken, which means that Daming Kyoto is broken, and Daming will no longer exist.
Wu Yi also learned the news at this moment.
"How is that possible? When did the Tartars have so much heavy artillery? Li Erdou said in disbelief, he had just returned from the grassland, and what he received was this thunderbolt on a sunny day.
"Martial Arts Leader, let me lead the troops to set off immediately, I can't let the Tartars attack Kyoto so easily." Li Erdou shouted for his life, but his voice became smaller and smaller, they learned the news here, and they were afraid that the capital had been breached at this moment.
Lao Zhao also rushed in in a hurry, his eyes were red, he grabbed Wu Yi's shoulder, and asked, "Is this true?" ”
Wu Yi took out the secret letter, and there was still news from Wang Tiejun below, the Tartars were really desperate this time, Wang Tiejun took the cavalry battalion to block the attack, but still did not snatch Hong Chengchou's troops, and Duoduo entangled Wang Tiejun, which gave Hong Chengchou the opportunity to withdraw with the remnants.
Another dragon elephant sheng was ambushed by the Tartars, and the dragon elephant sheng fought hard and failed, and sacrificed his life for the country.
Except for the Xuanfu border army, the elite of the Ming Dynasty suffered serious losses and could no longer compete with the Tartars.
Wu Xiaoniang stumbled in, she burst into tears, and when she saw Wuyi, she asked him to send troops.
"The princess went to the capital, and Li'er also went with her, they must be in danger, and it will be too late to be late." Wu Xiaoniang said silently.
Wu Yi's eyes widened and asked, "Why did Wang Li'er go too?" ”
He didn't know about this matter at all, when Zhu Yujiao was leaving, he planned how to deal with Wu Sangui, so he didn't stop it, because he didn't expect that Tartar would be so rebellious.
"The most important thing is the child, and the child can't be fine." Lao Zhao couldn't care about grief, and immediately called out.
In their eyes, this child is very important, and when the princess left, not many people knew about it, but now Lao Zhao scolded Wu Yi for being confused.
Wu Yi also regretted it, because Zhu Yujiao was rude and willful, and now she was pregnant, for fear that she would do something out of line, so she let her go back to the capital, also for the sake of the child, but I didn't expect things to come to this point.
"Martial Sect Leader, let me go, I will definitely bring people back safely!" Li Erdou said with a glare.
Wu Yi's hand can't be let go, because there is still a Wu Sangui, whether he will make a move is still unknown, and now there are only Li Erdou's men and horses in Ningwu Mansion, and they must stay here.
"Leave it all for me, Lao Tzu's own child, I will naturally be able to rescue it, Lao Zhao will be handed over to you here, Li Erdou kept an eye on Wu Sangui for me, be careful that he jumps off the wall in a hurry." Wu Yi slapped the table and said with red eyes.
Wu Xiaoniang hugged him violently and shook her head incessantly.
Lao Zhao also scolded on the side: "That's right, I don't approve of you going, now I'm just afraid that the Tartars are red-eyed, you just go alone, what's the use?" Even if the child is gone, there will still be another child in the future. ”
As soon as Lao Zhao said it, Wu Xiaoniang, who knew the hidden secret, cried even more desperately.
Wu Yi patted her on the back and pulled out his arm.
"Lao Zhao, I have to go this time, Lao Tzu's woman is there, if I can't even keep my own woman, how can I be an enemy of Dolgon in the future, I just surrender to him early." Wu Yi scolded, unwilling in his heart.
Lao Zhao was so anxious that he stomped his feet, but this time he didn't say anything against it.
"Martial Sect Leader, but there are no cavalry available now...... Li Erdou said bitterly.
The cavalry battalion was replenished, and the seedlings were captured.
"Then go it alone, it's not that I haven't done it yet, the Tartars will have to wait ten years if they want to deal with me, I was able to play them around at the beginning, and now it's the same, Dolgon is just arrogant for a while, and it doesn't matter who kills the deer." Wu Yi said arrogantly.
Of course, it is not alone, even if it is a group, it can make up a team of cavalry, but in the face of thousands of Tartar troops, the strength is really weak.
This time Wuyi must take a trip, while saving people, it is also to give himself an explanation, although he has been prepared for a long time, but in the face of the time, he still can't be himself, Kyoto is broken, he wants to witness it with his own eyes.