On 18 August, after a day's rest, the Second Battalion of the Liaodong Army finally launched a general attack on the capital at dawn.

The artillery battalion fired barrage fire at the gap in the Chaoyang Gate section, routed the enemy in front of the infantry along the way, and with the support of powerful artillery, the second battalion rushed into the inner city with a shout.

The Beijing camp in the city was frightened, and after losing the protection of the city wall, its vulnerable surname was revealed, and many of the Beijing camp soldiers directly raised their hands and surrendered.

Although the hot air balloon didn't have time to be used, Zhao Yan's psychological offensive in the city was still achieved, and the soldiers of the Beijing camp knew that as long as the army surrendered directly when it entered the city, there was no danger to their lives.

In this war, Zhao Yan stood on the moral side, and he was a military general with a good reputation, and the soldiers of the Beijing camp in the city did not know why they were fighting and who they were fighting for.

If it is said that he is fighting for the emperor, Zhao Yan is playing the banner of the Qing monarch.

Although the second battalion only had a few thousand people, it was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep after rushing into the city, sweeping through the inner city like a bamboo along the way, Zhao Yan kept receiving battle reports outside the city, and the degree of resistance in the city greatly exceeded his appearance, but it was very low.

"The 3rd Cavalry Battalion entered the city to carry out security duties." At this time, Zhao Yan received the news that a ruffian hooligan in the city had taken the opportunity to loot, and hurriedly ordered the general staff.

"Yes."

…… The city was in chaos, the people hid in their homes and did not dare to go out, and the same was true of the officials, only some ruffians and hooligans, fishing in troubled waters in the chaos.

However, as soon as these hooligans were seen by the Shandong army, the unlucky ones arrived, and they were either arrested or shot to the ground, and each soldier was very experienced in dealing with these people.

During the war in Korea, they often encountered such a situation.

However, they are responsible for the offensive mission, and the areas that have been cleared of the enemy army cannot be managed.

Soon, the 3rd Cavalry Battalion drove into the inner city, and they were divided into small teams of more than a dozen people to patrol the streets and maintain law and order in the inner city.

Many of the ruffians who rushed into the houses and robbed them were surrounded by the cavalry of the Third Cavalry Battalion, and then they were cleared one by one.

Of course, no one dared to touch those high-level mansions, and the 2nd Infantry Battalion, which was in charge of the attack, did not pay attention to them.

Most of those mansions are the residences of the emperor's relatives and civil and military officials, and the inner city is no better than the outer city, and the monstrous characters in the inner city are grabbing a handful.

However, these usually powerful figures were also worried in front of Zhao Yan's army, for fear that Zhao Yan would find an excuse to do them.

They naturally understood very well that this time Zhao Yan entered Beijing under the banner of the Qing monarch, and he would inevitably make a group of officials step down, or even lose their heads.

The officials who usually attacked Zhao Yan in the court were even more hesitant at this time, and the Shandong army and the Beijing camp fought outside, and they were even more frightened.

Zhao Yan has been waiting outside the city, and the soldiers of the second battalion who entered the city escorted a group of Beijing camp soldiers out of the city one after another, and those Beijing camp soldiers were not in spirit.

Zhao Yan looked at those soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp, and suddenly had an idea, and asked Mao Yuanyi, "How many silver taels do you have in the army?" ”

"There are 600,000 taels of silver left for the purchase of military supplies on the road." Mao Yuanyi replied, Zhao Yan nodded, and said to Mao Yuanyi: "Bring the silver taels, and give each of the soldiers in the Beijing camp two taels of silver." ”

"Why is that?" Mao Yuanyi asked incomprehensibly, "The people of the Beijing camp are claimed to be 200,000, although they have eaten some vacancies, not to mention hundreds of thousands, if they are two taels of silver per person, it is about the same as the monthly expenditure of our Shandong army's military salary." ”

"It's okay, it's definitely worth it." Zhao Yan said to Mao Yuanyi: "This time we will send them the silver, and next time we come to the capital, they will not resist, and will even help us open the city gate." ”

"The lord is wise." When Mao Yuanyi said this, Mao Yuanyi suddenly understood, and asked Zhao Yan: "Should we send some more education committees over to do ideological education for them?" ”

"It's necessary." Zhao Yan nodded and said.

...... "What are these Shandong guys going to do?" ”

"Hell knows."

"When can we go back?"

"Hell knows."

"Will General Jianwei really let us go back?"

"Ask your mother."

"You fucking know a ghost! All day long the devil knows. ”

There was a commotion in the prisoner of war camp, and the soldiers of the Beijing camp entered the prisoner of war camp, looking at the outside world one by one, looking forward to regaining their freedom as soon as possible.

Suddenly, a group of Shandong soldiers came outside, these soldiers pulled the carriage, entered the prisoner of war camp, and under the watchful eyes of a group of silent Beijing camp soldiers, opened the boxes one by one.

I saw that inside the box, it was full of white flowers.

Suddenly, there was a bang around, and every soldier in the Beijing camp looked at the silver on the cart, and then a Shandong soldier stood on the car and shouted: "All quiet, listen to me." ”

The prisoners in Beijing suddenly quieted down, and saw the Shandong soldier say: "Everyone is from the imperial court, and this time the general entered Beijing only for the side of the Qing monarch, so there is no need to panic." The general said that it is not easy for all my comrades to eat, and he specially ordered me to wait for my comrades to reward all comrades, and each of them had two taels of silver. ”

"The general wants to send us silver, it's great, my family hasn't smelled meat for half a year."

"Damn, my family can't open the pot for two months, my kid is as hungry as a monkey, he really wants two taels of silver, and he won't have to worry about it in the next few months."

And those generals of the Beijing camp were dumbfounded, they were captured, and there was money to take?

"Zhao thief is really clever in buying people's hearts." A thousand households whispered and underestimated.

"It doesn't matter if he is smart or not, you officials know how to deduct our military salary, or General Jianwei, and give us silver." A soldier couldn't help but say.

"What did you say?" The Qianhu Qingjian jumped violently, stood up with clenched fists, and asked angrily at the soldier.

"I ...... I...... I just said what I wanted. The soldier suddenly mustered up his courage and stood up with his fists clenched, glaring equally angrily.

"Damn, it's itching on your skin." The thousand households suddenly kicked out, and the soldier was kicked to the ground.

"Ahh The soldier screamed and struggled to get up, but was chased and beaten by the thousand households.

"Ah...... Yes......! Everyone, fight! Kill these officials, kill these officials. The soldier was beaten and screamed, and suddenly he shouted loudly.

The soldiers around them suddenly stirred, and soon several soldiers suddenly burst into trouble. rushed up to add the fists and feet of the thousand households, although the thousand households were good, but they were outnumbered, and the two fists were hard to beat, and the four hands were pressed to the ground.

The soldier scrambled to get up from the ground, joined in the fight, raised his foot and stomped on the thousand households, shouting as he stepped on it: "Everyone come and fight a thousand households, come and fight a thousand households!" ”

When the surrounding soldiers of the Beijing camp heard this, they rushed forward, squeezed the people who were beating them away, and stomped on the thousand households, venting the resentment accumulated in Pingyue.

"Stop, stop it all." An officer with a group of Shandong soldiers drew his waist knife and came to expel the soldiers. By the time they drove away from the crowd, the Qianhu had already been trampled on his head and face covered in blood.

After the officer asked what had happened, he had no choice but to give up without the law being held accountable, and after sending the Qianhu for treatment, he reported the incident to him.

"And these things, let people strengthen guarding, and bring the military attachés among the captives to be detained separately, and then use them to hold a trial assembly." Zhao Yan suddenly came up with another idea.

The silver was quickly distributed, but the prisoner of war camp was tightened guard, and loud noises, gambling, and brawls were strictly prohibited, and the selected education committee also entered the prisoner of war camp.

These education committees began to explain to the soldiers of the Beijing camp why the Shandong army wanted to clear the monarch's side, and preached the national righteousness, as well as the strict discipline of the Shandong army after entering the city, and so on.

Those military attachés in the Beijing camp were all separated and detained in a centralized manner, so as not to make trouble in the prisoner of war camp.

Under the sugar-coated shells and probation education, the prisoners of war had a strong affection for the Shandong army, and at the same time, under repeated assurances, they were completely relieved, and they could be free as long as the Qing Jun's side was over.

The battle in the city went very smoothly, and by noon, the second infantry battalion had already surrounded the imperial city, and about seventy or eighty thousand soldiers and horses of the Beijing battalion had retreated into the imperial city.

Chongzhen has been waiting for the battle report in the Forbidden City since dawn, and at noon all the Beijing camps retreated into the imperial city, and Chongzhen suddenly sat on the dragon chair like a deflated ball.

Yang Sichang's eyes were red in the battle at the head of the imperial city, and a morning's command had exhausted him, but the offensive of the Shandong army was fierce and abnormal, and he was not an opponent at all in the street battle.

On the streets, as long as the howitzers of the Shandong army explode, the Beijing camp will inevitably collapse. They also had artillery, but most of them were bulky.

At the same time, as the outer perimeter of the inner city continued to fall, their howitzers were also thrown on the city walls.

Even if there is no howitzer, a volley of guns will be released, and the soldiers of the Beijing camp will inevitably be defeated, or simply surrender on their knees.

With such soldiers and horses, Yang Sichang couldn't fight, so he was forced to the imperial city by the Shandong army. The Shandong army also seems to have slowed down its offensive, but only besieged but not attacked.

At noon, after Zhao Yan had basically maintained stable law and order in the inner city, he entered the city with his personal guards.

This capital, still the same as the last time he came, the streets are dusty, garbage can be seen everywhere, the environment is very poor, the only difference is that there are a lot of blood stains on the ground.

During the attack, the soldiers of the second battalion did not spare their hands, and when they encountered resistance, they were all extinguished with the force of devastation, and the casualties of the Beijing battalion were very heavy, and according to incomplete reports, at least three or four thousand men were annihilated by the second infantry battalion.

After the fighting, some of the brave people walked out of their homes, but the streets were still deserted, and most of them hid in their homes and did not dare to come out.

Anmin notices have been posted everywhere in the inner city, and Zhao Yan has also issued a curfew order.

After Zhao Yan entered the inner city, he took the staff headquarters to settle down in a large mansion near the imperial city, and set the staff headquarters here.

"My lord, Wang Zheng sent someone to ask for instructions on the next step."

"Let him stay put, and the artillery battalion continues to bombard the city walls." Zhao Yan said, "Prepare pen and ink to draft the "Constitutional Law of the Year of Bingzi".

The core function of this law is to limit the absolute rights of the monarch and avoid the loss of national strength, territory and talent caused by the monarch's personal misjudgment.

Article 1: The monarch has no right to dismiss or kill Ming officials and people at will, let alone deprive the people of their property by personal will, and everything is done in accordance with the "Ming Law".

Article 2: The monarch's annual expenditure is limited to 1,000,000 taels of silver, and the rest is charged to the state treasury, which is under the care of the cabinet and distributed by the cabinet in consultation. If the monarch needs to expand his spending, he is free to invest in industry and commerce, but he is not allowed to engage in unfair competition.

Article 3: The executive power shall be vested in the Cabinet, the civilian officials shall appoint, and the national defense and military power shall remain under the control of the monarch, and the military and the administration shall be separated.

Article 4: In addition to the control of military power, the monarch shall also be responsible for receiving diplomatic envoys, presiding over education, and conducting ceremonies and ceremonies, and shall not go beyond the administrative step.

Article 5: Abolish the eunuch system, and no eunuch shall be recruited into the palace under any pretext or form, except for the existing eunuchs in the palace.

Article 6: That is, to improve the "Da Ming Law", it is necessary to cover every field, and establish another Dali Temple to separate the military, government and law.

Article 7: This Law shall come into force in perpetuity. ”

"My lord, if you don't deprive the monarch of your military power, there is no way to establish a constitution." After reading Zhao Yan's dictation of the "Constitutional Law of the Year of Bingzi", Mao Yuanyi said hesitantly.

"Meals should be eaten one bite at a time, constitutional monarchy is a new idea, the world cannot immediately and completely accept it, military power is the core force of the monarch, as long as we do not touch him, not only the world, but also the emperor will accept it. And the constitutionalists have the support of our Shandong army, and they are not afraid of this matter. At the same time, our core goal is to strip the monarch of executive power. Zhao Yan explained to Mao Yuanyi, and at the same time, he also had some follow-up means in mind.

Chongzhen's military power is in hand, and he will inevitably continue to jump in the future, and then Zhao Yan will have an excuse to completely strip his military power, and at the same time, at that time, the world will also have an understanding of the constitutional monarchy, and Zhao Yan will be able to carry out a comprehensive constitutional monarchy.

Mao Yuanyi nodded knowingly after listening, and Zhao Yan continued: "The book "Shandong Military Privilege Covenant", 1: Zhao Yan, the general soldier of Shandong, has the right to declare war on foreign countries, and the monarch and cabinet must not oppose, obstruct, or secretly sabotage.

2: Zhao Yan, the general soldier of Shandong, can expand the Shandong army according to the situation of financial revenue and on the premise of not destroying production.

3. Zhao Yan, the chief soldier of Shandong, is in charge of the shipping departments of various provinces and cities, and has the right to levy import and export taxes on merchant ships at sea.

Four: Zhao Yan, the chief soldier of Shandong, is in charge of the salt transportation department of the world, and half of its income is used for Shandong's military expenses, and half is used for the imperial court's military expenses.

Four: Zhao Yan, the commander-in-chief of Shandong, has the right of colonial autonomy, which is not hereditary.

In the second book, "Memorandum of Understanding between the Monarch and the Ministers in the Year of the Prince", the change of the Monarch was caused by the abuse of the monarch's personal rights, but this military advice, the friendship between the monarch and the minister disappeared, so this memorandum of understanding was established to continue the friendship between the monarch and the minister.

1: The imperial court severely punished the conspirators and masterminds, and agreed to sign the "Bingzi Year Constitutional Covenant Law" and signed the "Shandong Military Privilege Covenant Law", then Shandong withdrew its troops.

2: Under the premise of the first article, General Jianwei, Shandong General Army, Shandong Salt Transport Envoy, Prince Shaobao, and Young Master swear that the world will never spy on artifacts and forever protect the inheritance of the Ming monarch for generations.

3. The two sides shall not break the "Constitutional Law of the Year of Bingzi" and the "Shandong Military Privilege Treaty", and if the imperial court unilaterally violates or tears up the treaty law, Article 2 shall be invalid. ”

(To be continued)