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Who was the first to cause such a catastrophe? is the Zhu Di who claims to be his father Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite son. Shortly after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Zhu Di launched the Battle of Jingjing and ousted his nephew Zhu Yunwen from the throne. However, although he ascended the throne in Nanjing, he stayed very uncomfortable, and for some other reasons, Zhu Di set out to move the capital.

Move the capital, Zhu Di really figured out that he not only cloned the architectural design pattern of the Nanjing Imperial Palace, but also demolished it. It stands to reason that Beijing is surrounded by mountains, and the most convenient way to build the giant stone needed for the imperial palace is to use local materials, but I don't know what kind of real idea Zhu Di actually dismantled the giant stone used to build the Ming Emperor Palace in Nanjing and transported it to Beijing.

After such a toss, the Ming Palace looks messy. Although in the later Ming Dynasty, Nanjing is still accompanied by the capital, but now it is not the same as in the past, the royal family is not here, the palace is not carefully guarded, there was a big fire around the middle of the period, the three major halls of the previous dynasty, the inner garden and so on were destroyed successively. It's just that some large palaces, such as the Qianqing Palace, Kunning Palace, and other palaces of the Houcourt, as well as the Wenhua Palace and the Wuying Palace, have not been destroyed.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing army rode southward like a wind, and after occupying Nanjing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the Eight Banners were built in front of the noon gate. The general and the second office of the capital were set up in the Ming Imperial Palace. These GIs can toss as much as they like here, anyway, this is their camp, and "outsiders" can't ask about it, and they don't dare to ask.

When the Taiping Rebellion broke out at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Taiping army fought fiercely with the Qing army stationed in the Ming Imperial Palace, and the former imperial palace became a battlefield. The third catastrophe suffered by the Ming Imperial Palace began.

After the Taiping army occupied Nanjing, in order to build the palace of the king of heaven and the mansions of other kings, they went to the Ming Imperial Palace to collect local materials, and took what they saw, and moved everything that could be demolished and moved. After these three catastrophes, the Ming Imperial Palace was left with only ruins.

After a hasty dinner, Zhu Yongxing was escorted by several personal soldiers. Take a walk around the Liangjiang Office. It was also known as "Xuyuan" in the Ming Dynasty, and it is a classical garden with Jiangnan characteristics. It was originally the Han Palace, which was built by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the Qing Dynasty turned it into the Yamen of the Liangjiang Governor's Office. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Taiping army set the capital of Nanjing, and built the Tianwang Mansion on the basis of the Yamen of the Governor of Liangjiang. Later, after the Hunan army broke through Tianjing, it was set on fire.

The hall is large, and the dripping water penetrates the eaves. Although it has not been expanded at this time, it is also different from ordinary buildings. It was once the palace of the Han Dynasty and a prominent official office, and naturally it also paid attention to majesty. It makes people fearful.

It was clear in his eyes, although Zhu Yongxing knew that the war was inevitable, but when he saw that the ancient capital of the six dynasties and the thousand-year-old city were about to suffer from this catastrophe, he also sighed in his heart.

When someone reports it, the generals have arrived. Zhu Yongxing collected his mind and rushed to the lobby to sit down on the matter.

One day down Nanjing, although there is a city full of unconquered, but the victory has been decided, and all the generals are happy. There will be no such thoughts as Zhu Yongxing.

"Tomorrow we will attack the city, and if we attack it according to the usual law, we will inevitably suffer heavy casualties." Zhu Yongxing was the first to speak, and said in a somewhat low voice: "No other." The Manchurians knew that there was no way out, and they would inevitably go into battle with men, women, and children, fighting to the death, and coexisting with the city. Although our army has a large number of generals and strong combat power, under its frantic and stubborn resistance, it will inevitably cause many casualties. ”

"Your Highness is kind, if you don't force it, a long-term siege is also a law." Ma Weixing, the prince of Xuguo, saw Zhu Yongxing's strange feeling overlooking the city, so he figured it in his heart, although he didn't know what it was, but he followed Zhu Yongxing's words.

"A long siege? I'm afraid it's not appropriate. Pingbei Hou Xia Guoxiang cautiously objected, "The army can't sweep through Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but it has to sit in this small land, what should public opinion do?" If this thorn in the flesh is left, Nanjing will not be recovered, and the influence of China and foreign countries is different. ”

"According to the general, it can be besieged on all sides." Ma Zide opened his mouth and said: "The Qing army has few soldiers, and it is expected to break the city if you lose one or the other. ”

Zhu Yongxing smiled, and he didn't know which one he agreed, he pondered for a long time, and said: "Lone only said that he didn't need to attack it with the usual law, but he didn't want to tolerate the existence of this city in the city for a long time. What the Qing army relied on was nothing more than thick walls, and it must be defended with all its might. In this way, the plan can be calculated, and the living force of the Qing army can be consumed in the city walls. That's what Lone thinks......"

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The beautiful colors brought by the morning sun soon dyed the ancient city of the Six Dynasties, and then turned from red to white, slowly rising in the air. It is neither as hot as it is in the heat of summer, nor as bleak as a storm, but it shines brightly and lovely.

Jiangning Admiral Ang Bang Zhang Jing Ke Kui rubbed his sore eyes, beat his spirits, and stood on the city wall to look out. In the hustle and bustle of the middle of the night outside, he knew that the Ming army was preparing for the siege, but he didn't know how the Ming army would act. In the city, he has mobilized all the banner men, whether old or weak, women and children, all in formation, or go to the city to fight, or transport supplies. Those who can't do anything are not idle, let them shout and cheer.

Although the city has not been broken, Ke Kui is already sad in his heart, and he knows that the end is not far away. The reinforcements in Jiangbei are basically not to be counted on, he has seen the mighty warships on the river, the masts like clusters of trees; As for Jiangnan, can the whole division withdraw and retake Nanjing, the hope is also extremely slim.

At night, the Ming army also persuaded them to surrender, and in the name of the pseudo-clan, they guaranteed that those who surrendered would not be killed. Ke Kui didn't believe it, he propagated to the bannermen in the city that this was the Ming army deceiving the inner city, and he would never keep his promise. In fact, he was worried that he was an important member of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so he doubted the credibility of the Ming army to let him go.

Artillery outside the city has been erected, pointing straight at the city. Judging from the dense distance, the main direction of attack of the Ming army should be at the two gates in the northwest, as well as the Zhengyang Gate and Chaoyang Gate in the southeast. The symmetrical attack on both sides made the Qing army take care of one and lose the other, which can be regarded as a decent arrangement.

Ke Kui's observation has been completed, and he has made adjustments. Place the main forces in these two directions, and let the reserves carry the dirt bags of masonry. Be prepared to fill the gaps. The barrier of the city is this thick city wall, once it is breached, the number of people in the city will not be able to resist the superior Ming army. Of course, Ke Kui would not have thought that Zhu Yongxing's biggest worry was actually the competition for houses and halls in the city, and the most worried about damaging the cultural relics and buildings that had survived the long history.

The Ming army outside the city was even busier, and the artillery was adjusted. The infantry lined up, the atmosphere of slaughter rushed to the front, and a great battle was about to begin.

At about nine o'clock in the morning, the artillery of the Ming army began to fire in turn, then stopped for a while, readjusted, and then followed by a mighty volley. The two gates in the northwest are the main attack, and the Zhengyang Gate and Chaoyang Gate on the southeast side are the diversion attack.

The muffled sound of cannon fire continued to ring out, slowly converging. A loud roar was formed that suppressed a qiē sound, and the earth trembled. Flames flickered, accompanied by heavy white smoke, and huge black cannonballs struck the intended target with unstoppable power, smashing on the city wall incessantly. The bricks and stones on the top of the city were flying, and those who could not run were smashed into flesh, and those who escaped their lives could no longer gain a foothold in the city.

There are also guns and artillery all over the city, but the range and power cannot be compared with the Ming army. There were hundreds of long guns and cannons unloaded from the warships on the river. At a distance of seven or eight hundred meters, it is even more destructive.

Ke Kui saw that the bombarded city was difficult to defend with people, so he ordered the banner soldiers to wait under the city wall. Wait for the enemy's infantry to reach the city, and then rush forward to counterattack.

The artillery bombardment of the Ming army began to slow down, taking turns to cool down, taking turns to shoot, and still maintaining the continuity of the shelling. For an hour, the shelling continued in this area. There was no sign of stopping, which caused continuous psychological pressure on the Qing soldiers in the city, and the city walls were flattened and the city's artillery was destroyed. In the absence of a threat, the Ming army launched a small artillery for land warfare. Close to the city walls.

The heavy artillery slowly stopped, and the small land artillery continued to bombard, although the power was small, but it was still destructive.

The rumbling of the cannon alarmed the inhabitants of the city, who sought high places, looked at the city, and talked to each other, talking about when the city would be breached.

After resting for nearly an hour, the heavy artillery began to fire again, and the heavy shells crashed against the city walls, shattering the masonry piece by piece, and small gaps gradually formed, and then grew larger and larger, and connected.

Ke Kui was anxious, but he could only take a dry look, at this time, the bombardment had not stopped, and it was impossible to repair the blockade in the city no matter what.

Suffering, fear, anxiety...... All kinds of emotions shrouded the banner people in the city, and the premonition of impending disaster became stronger and stronger.

The sound of artillery finally stopped, the shouts and killings were earth-shattering, and the Ming army launched the first round of assault on the city wall.

"Uptown, Uptown." Ke Kui hissed and shouted, directing the banner soldiers to defend the city.

When Ke Kui and his banner soldiers caught up with the broken stone and brick-strewn city wall, he saw that the infantry array of the Ming army outside the city was still far away, and these Ming troops did not run quickly, but slowly moved forward with a rigorous formation.

"Come on, come on, let you know how powerful Eight Banners are." Ke Kui brandished his waist knife and ordered the banner soldiers to carry up all the firearms, guns, and mountain-splitting cannons under the city, and the reserve team was also lined up under the city wall, ready to give the besieging Ming army a head-on attack.

In the field of vision of the telescope, there are more and more soldiers in the city, and weapons are placed and erected. The corners of Qian Bangchen's mouth turned up, and with a disdainful sneer, he gave the order to bombard.

Tong, Tong, Tong...... With a muffled sound, clouds of smoke rose from the positions of the Ming army, and cannonballs flashing with sparks flew towards the city wall.

It was a mighty salvo, and hundreds of Tianwei cannons fired the flowering bullets densely. landing, rolling, exploding; Landing, bouncing, exploding......

Outside the city wall, on the city wall, inside the city wall, a ball of fire flashed, an explosion sounded, gunsmoke rose, shrapnel flew, and this section of the city wall was immediately shrouded in smoke.

The Eight Banners in the city gathered near the city wall were suddenly blown up with flesh and blood, and there were heavy casualties. Ke Kui was swept off the city by the blast of the air, but fortunately it fell on the body of the person below, but his leg was injured.

The scorching air waves hit his face, the screams and wails were endless, and in the smoke, Ke Kui seemed to be in hell, his body hurt, and his heart hurt even more. It's a trick of the enemy, he comes to his senses, but what's the use? The explosion slowly stopped, Ke Kui's ears were buzzing, but he heard the sound of golden drums and horns, and the Ming army was finally going to attack the city?

"Uptown, Uptown!" Ke Kui's throat was already hoarse, and his legs hurt badly, but he still reluctantly jumped up on one leg. Roaring loudly.

Although the bannermen suffered a lot of casualties, they bravely rushed to the top of the city, and it was the psychology and momentum of the crazy counterattack in the place of death. Among them, many banner men and women also grabbed weapons and went to the city, preparing to fight to the death with the Ming army. Seeing that the Ming army was going to attack from here, the flag soldiers in other areas rushed to support.

The infantry of the Ming army advanced some distance and was already less than a hundred meters away from the city wall. Ke Kui has limited mobility. Someone was being treated, but they did not immediately ascend to the top of the city.

"Fire!" Qian Bangchen looked through his binoculars, estimated the time and the number of Qing soldiers gathered, and gave the order again.

The cannon roared, the direct artillery bombarded the city wall, and the Tianwei cannon song killed the enemy. After a round, this section of the city wall was already covered with the corpses of the bannermen.

Ke Kui was vomiting blood, and he didn't know how to arrange it. Abandoning the city wall means that the city is broken. It was an option he could not choose.

Heavy artillery began to fire continuously, and the gaps in the walls grew larger and larger. It was already around two o'clock in the afternoon, and Ke Kui could only concentrate the flag man again, preparing to close the gap that would be broken through at any time.

After the artillery bombardment lasted for half an hour, the wall of more than ten meters had been smashed open, crumbling and sinking, enough for soldiers to climb the city on foot.

Then, the infantry queue that the Ming army had retreated slightly suddenly shouted. Rushing forward, they soon approached the city walls.

Through the gap that was blown open. The bannermen hissed and shouted: "Enemy, the enemy is coming to attack the city!" ”

Ke Kui's whole body cramped, only to feel a layer of sweat on his forehead and vest for a moment, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Line up and block them!" Bags of earth and stones, plugging the gaps. ”

Within a distance of fifty paces. The Ming infantry stopped advancing and fired heavily at the gap with flintlock pistols, and many of the Qing soldiers at the gap, or the bannermen who blocked the gap, were hit and fell to the ground.

"Shoot the arrows, release the ......guns," Ke Kui commanded loudly. I want to shoot at the Ming army and overwhelm the Ming army in order to quickly plug the gap.

Then, Ke Kui heard the familiar sound again, and a bombardment that was more intense and dense than the previous two suddenly approached. The Ming army not only used the Tianwei cannon, but also used the sky-bombing cannon at a closer distance.

The fires exploded one by one, and the explosions were no longer distinguishable. Everywhere there was scorching smoke and flying shrapnel. If a gunpowder bag weighing several pounds explodes, even if you lie on the ground, you will be shocked and injured your internal organs. Each crater appeared, and within a few meters of the surrounding area were stumps and severed arms, and corpses were strewn around.

After the explosion, the remnants of the city wall were hidden in chaos inside and outside, and it was impossible to distinguish which was the dust and which was the smoke of the explosion. The surviving foes were so shocked that they could not breathe, and the air seemed to be burned and squeezed away, and they struggled to open their mouths, and with each gasp they breathed in, all they breathed into their bodies was choking the smoke of gunpowder. The hot smoke burned in the throat and between the lobes of the lungs, as if it were about to explode in the chest again.

The shaking earth calmed down, and the smoke gradually cleared in a cloud of cries and screams. One could see bodies scattered around the blast site, some lying in the rubble and some poking out of the bricks. The ground was a mess, some black, some charred, and the ploughed dirt was a mix of broken weapon parts and tattered uniforms.

In the midst of the violent explosion, large and small stones could be ejected from the soil under the pressure of the form of earthquake, bursting high and smashing people's heads and bleeding.

The explosions stopped, the smoke gradually cleared, and the area was already as miserable as hell. Craters were strewn with wisps of smoke, and there were stumps, corpses, bloodstains, broken weapons, blood-stained pieces of cloth, and bloody organs that I don't know what kind of human organ they were.

The wounded were wailing and screaming, and those who survived were sluggish and sluggish. Some of the flag men lost their hearing in the loud noise; Some of the bannermen were injured in their internal organs, and their hands and feet were weak, and they could not even pick up their weapons; Some of the banner men were uninjured, but they could not get up and were shocked to death on the ground.

Ke Kui had disappeared without a trace, turning into countless pieces and scattered across the battlefield. The flag men defending the other sections were stunned, terrified, and desperate.

The Ming army had not yet entered the city, and was unharmed, but it had already killed and wounded thousands of bannermen. The strategy of using feints and using the psychology of the banner men to defend the city wall was successful.

In the southeast, the bannermen also suffered heavy casualties, and the tactics used by the Ming army were the same as those in the northwest. Bombarding the city, feints, luring the enemy, intensive bombardment......

The light flashed, and the Ming infantry climbed the ladder and appeared in the gap, and the armor was bright. Then, gunfire rang out, and more and more Ming troops crossed the city walls and entered the city.

The bannermen mobilized their troops and launched a final attack towards the gap under the leadership of the deputy commander Mingxiang. Both men and women took up arms, howling and charging wildly. But under the musket and artillery bombardment of the Ming army, it finally ended with dead bodies everywhere.

Mingxiang died in battle, and the two most daring generals in the city were no longer there, and the banner army was disheartened. A flag soldier opened the Chaoyang Gate and rushed out of the city, but was quickly wiped out by the Ming army and did not escape from the outer city at all.

The Ming army once again launched a surrender offensive, which could accept the surrender of the bannermen and temporarily slow down the offensive. People who are in a desperate situation are the most susceptible to temptation. As soon as the banner man saw the sudden burst of life, the strength of desperate resistance was immediately reduced. And a prince of the Qing court stood up at this time and advocated surrender in order to not die.

This noble Manchu prince is Dong E, the king of Xinjun, who is known for being timid as a mouse. Sitting in Nanjing, but there is no fart. When the Yangtze River sailor crossed the border, he was so frightened that he closed the city; When the Ming army pressed the border, he hid in the city, and he didn't pay attention to his face.

When the city was besieged, Dong E once mentioned whether there was a possibility of surrender. But Ke Kui and Mingxiang categorically refused, and told him that the Ming army would not let him go, an important member of the Qing court, and it was better to live and die with the city! (To be continued......)