"What people?! Report your identity, or you will be killed! When Zhao Jingzhong arrived at the gate of the palace, the palace gate had been tightly closed, and even the soldiers who were standing guard outside the palace gate had already returned to the palace.

Facing the dense muzzles of guns on the wall, Zhao Jingzhong hurriedly shouted: "I am Zhao Jingzhong!" Specially come back to escort! ”

The officer guarding the door naturally knew Zhao Jingzhong, but he couldn't see people clearly when it was dark.

After hearing Zhao Jingzhong's voice, he dropped a torch, and under the light of the fire, he breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Zhao Jingzhong's appearance clearly: "It turned out to be Zhao Gonggong, who are these people around you?" ”

"They are a few hundred households of Jinyiwei." Zhao Jingzhong replied.

The guard at the head of the city said: "Gonggong Zhao, you can enter the palace gate, but they can't enter." With that, he beckoned the soldiers to open the closed palace door.

At this time, Zhao Jingzhong had no choice but to turn around and say, "A few of you go back and find a way to gather people and come to escort you!" When these thieves are repelled, the meritorious officer will be promoted to three levels! ”

Zhao Jingzhong made promises at this time, and at this time he thought clearly in his heart: The most important thing now is to go to Chongzhen to see the situation and show his loyalty by the way. And these hundreds of households can't let them go, at this time open their mouths to promise that last time, these people will definitely go back to organize people, if tomorrow to pacify the thieves, this matter is their own credit, if defeated...... Anyway, he, Zhao Jingzhong, stayed in the palace, and he didn't need to fight in front of the battle!

The tall palace gate opened a gap that could only allow one horse to pass through in the heavy creak, and Zhao Jingzhong hurriedly rode in when he saw this.

But he didn't know: when he entered the door with his front foot, several brocade-clothed hundred households on his back foot glanced at each other, and no one spoke, but they saw disdain and ridicule in their eyes.

Bah!

Who believes you Zhao Jingzhong!

You can fool those big-headed soldiers about these things that are all over the sky, and you still want to deceive us? It's good for you to listen to your words on weekdays! Today, the city of Beijing may be broken, who cares about your Zhao Jingzhong's?

It's better to run home and hide the gold and silver and wait and see!

Anyway, even if the rebels attacked, it would be impossible for them, who were neither high nor low, to be liquidated, and the new imperial court still needed people like them who knew the bottom to manage the capital?

If they show their loyalty at the right time, maybe they can go one step further!

Several people dispersed.

……

When Zhao Jingzhong walked into the palace gate, he happened to encounter the young emperor who slammed the teacup in his hand on the ground, and the flying porcelain pieces and tea splashed on the court clothes of several ministers, but these people were as if nothing happened.

Chongzhen smashed something, and he was almost angry.

He gasped and said, "Where did these rebels come from?" Who knows about the Zhuqing family? ”

Several ministers glanced at each other.

It was indeed the secretary of the military department who knew more, and took half a step forward and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister sent a servant to the city to inquire before, saying that the rebels speak more northwest accents...... I'm afraid it's the thief army of the cult demon in the northwest of cholera! ”

"Shanxi...... Shanxi ......" Chongzhen suddenly became angry again after a few words, and shouted: "Are all my Manchu civil and military people stupid? How did the rebels in Shanxi cross thousands of miles and reach the foot of Jingshi?! What about the guards stationed in various places? What about the prefectural orders of the counties along the way and the prefects of the state capitals?! ”

"Are they all blind?!"

Above the main hall, there was silence.

No one dared to answer.

Chongzhen, who vented his anger, finally suppressed his anger, and after calming down a little, he finally remembered that the most important thing at the moment was to suppress the rebels.

Otherwise, the rebels entered the capital division and surrounded the palace...... I'm afraid that he, the emperor, is about to become the king of the Ming Dynasty!

I thought that I would become the king of the country.

Chongzhen, who has always had a good name and wants to prosper the Ming Dynasty, and he has become the Ming Jun who has been sung through the ages, and he shuddered.

"Someone! Immediately issued an edict ordering all the Beijing battalions to mobilize to suppress the rebels! All military information is reported to the Imperial Front! ”

So far.

The old war machinery of the Ming Dynasty was finally slowly launched......

……

With the fall of the eastern, western, and southern city gates one after another, the dependents began to enter the Beijing Division, and when the Ming army in the city found that the "rebels" who frantically attacked the yamen and set fire everywhere last night were actually just a small group of rebels who had infiltrated the interior of the capital, their bowels were almost blue.

However, when the so-called "200,000" army had already marched into the capital, the Ming army top brass knew very well that the best opportunity to repel the enemy had been lost at this time.

Without the advantage of the city walls.

The two sides were destined to engage in fierce street battles within the huge Beijing division, and in this regard, the slightly more sober Ming generals did not dare to guarantee that the Ming army, which had been deprived of military salaries, was seriously corrupt, and was poorly trained, would be able to defeat the enemy.

Many can only hope that the rebels will be weaker.

Of course.

This illusion was soon shattered as the two sides clashed.

Although the number of dependents who invaded the capital has been reduced a lot, these people are all the old and weak army of "all the people are soldiers" when Luo Shen was in Pingyang.

Almost every one of the 200,000 people was selected from among the physically strong young men, and among them were a large number of elites who were originally few in the Ming army, as well as some people with superb martial arts.

Under the brainwashing control of the 'white worm', the fighting will of this dependent army is extremely tenacious, which is not comparable to the Ming army.

Of course.

There are also weaknesses in the dependents.

Because of the fact that they came all the way from Shanxi, and they could not blatantly rest and recuperate for a long time, the resources carried by the dependents were limited.

Not only was there not much food left when he arrived at the border of the capital, but even the weapons and equipment were only configured by one person, lacking heavy weapons.

The only artillery pieces also had problems such as cracked chambers under the feint attack on the North Gate last night.

It was precisely because of these weaknesses of the dependents that the Ming army was given a chance to breathe.

The two sides fought large and small battles in the capital.

At this time, although the capital was not yet the super-giant city of later generations, it had reached a population of more than 70~800,000 people, and it was definitely one of the largest cities on the earth in this era.

Whether the Ming army wanted to completely repel the rebels.

Whether Luo Shen wants to completely occupy the capital is by no means a matter that can be decided at a moment's notice.

In the face of this stalemate.

Impatient, Luo Shen immediately ordered the mass implantation of 'white worms'.

Originally, some of the selection processes turned into door-to-door arrests and parasites...... The men, women and children who woke up grabbed the tools, sticks, and even pot lids and stones from their homes and joined the army of "anti-thieves".

And the addition of such a large number of new forces has completely become the "last straw" that crushed the Ming army.

Under the Forbidden City.

The dense crowd of people surged, and the huge sound formed between everyone's words and actions alone made the soldiers on the city wall feel a huge sense of oppression.

Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair, looking at the dim hall that was empty and there was no one in a daze.

It's time like this.

Manchu Dynasty Civil and Military ...... The Manchu Dynasty had only one eunuch left, Wang Chengen, who was still by his side.

Shangshu, Shilang, Ge Lao...... Not a single one was left to escape!

Even Zhao Jingzhong, who he had given a lot of trust and "came back from a bloody battle among the thieves" a few days ago, disappeared this morning.

"Hahaha~~~ This is what you call benevolence, righteousness and morality, loyalty and filial piety, etiquette and faith?! The ministers misunderstood me! The ministers mistook me! Chongzhen suddenly said with a miserable laugh.

Outside.

Roaring cannons rang out.

Chongzhen, who was tired of laughing, struggled to refuse Wang Chengen's support, and stood up from the dragon chair with his sword.

He walked towards the door of the temple.

"The Emperor's ——!" Wang Chengen's voice came from behind him.

Chongzhen just waved his hand and didn't look back.