Chapter 65: Leaving the City with Me (Part 2)
Pillars of smoke soared into the sky, and a miniature mushroom cloud rose into the sky.
The blazing firelight and green smoke curled up could be seen miles outside Beijing.
The guard slammed his footsteps, staring blankly at the sea of fire that had strolled ahead.
There was only one thought left in my mind:
Finished!
The Chinese army camp has been blown to pieces, and what happened to the people inside can be imagined.
The guards trembled, not only for the fear of the artillery, but also for the imminent punishment of the Lord, who was about to die, and who could not escape punishment as well.
What's more, in the camp of the Chinese army, although it is not Li Zicheng, his identity is also extraordinary, that is Li Zicheng's nephew - Li Guo.
Li Guo, whose real name is Li Jin, also known as Li Chixin, is Li Zicheng's nephew, known as a tiger, which shows that he is brave in battle and a fierce general.
This time, Li Zicheng's army was encamped thirty miles away, and Li Guo led an army of 30,000 to take the lead and camped five or six miles away from Beijing, just outside the range of the Ming army's artillery. In this way, Li Guo was able to set up camp in peace and besiege Beijing.
Unexpectedly, Chongzhen was able to make a cannon hundreds of years later, and it was directly bombarded, so that Li Guo was blown to pieces while he was still asleep, and he died in an unknown way, and he became a fool.
Boom! Boom!
Compared to the front-loading smoothbore guns of this era, the rate of fire of the Italian guns from later generations was astonishingly fast.
Thirty shells, all of which were fired in just a few minutes.
One shell, enough to destroy an area the size of a football field.
The thieves didn't expect the artillery of the Ming army to hit such a long distance, and the battalions were concentrated in one area. In the blink of an eye, the entire camp was turned upside down, and all of them were caught in flames.
The screams and cries were earth-shattering, and the figures on fire struggled in the camp, extremely miserable. Many more people, when the cannon fell, were torn to pieces by the powerful shock wave, or directly shocked to death by the air wave.
On the upper floor of Beijing City, looking at the scene of burning the company camp several miles away, everyone held their breath and was deeply shocked.
"There is hope for Daming!" There is a veteran Youzi who couldn't help but murmur at this time. They originally had little confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, but now, with such a powerful artillery, what are they afraid of thieves?
Chongzhen was also enthusiastic, eager to look up to the sky and roar.
This battle was fought too easily, and it was hearty.
Chongzhen pulled out his sword, stood up, and said in a loud voice: "Have you seen it? The camp of thieves has been destroyed, and there are only two or three shrimp soldiers and crabs left. ”
"I hereby promise, today, kill one thief, reward one hundred taels of silver!" Chongzhen pointed to the open treasure chest in front of him, and those who had seized the silver and white flowers couldn't open their eyes.
After saying that, Chongzhen jumped and jumped out of the city wall directly.
Today, Chongzhen is already a strong man at the peak of his innateness, and the city wall more than 20 meters high is like walking on the ground at his feet.
The others were startled and looked down nervously. Seeing that Chongzhen was really fine, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Chongzhen didn't care so much at this time, a few shots were already boiling, and he had to go to the battlefield to fight in person. He stepped several meters, carrying his sword, and rushed towards the flaming camp.
"Your Majesty has conquered the palace in person, colleagues, what are you waiting for? The time has come to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions!" Luo Yang yelled and ordered the city gate to be opened.
Others woke up from a dream.
Yes, at this time, the camp of the thieves has been blown up, how many people are left? What combat effectiveness do they have? At this time, if you don't kill people, when will you wait?
The white silver will not wait for anyone, and if it is too late, the silver will be taken away by others.
Wealth is moving, wealth is sought in danger.
"Kill!"
At this moment, all the Ming troops were excited and crazy, carrying weapons and rushing towards the outside of the city with a roar.
Even, many ordinary people were moved. Killing a thief is a hundred taels of silver. Many young people were ready to move, turned around and went home to get the guys. Even, even the ancient and rare Wang Danian was shouting to leave the city with the embroidered spring knife that had just been awarded, which scared a few brocade guards. Uncle, you are now a thousand households, and you are also a model appointed by His Majesty, so there can be no problems.
Wang Danian scolded and scolded, pulled off a lot of his beard, and was finally persuaded to come back by a few brocade guards.
At this time, in Li Zicheng's military camp, all the people were also gathered together to discuss the strange situation on the tower of Beijing that was discovered today.
What happened in the Beijing City Tower this morning had already been sent by Li Guo to Li Zicheng's camp thirty miles away.
Although Li Zicheng rebelled for many years, he didn't read much, and scheming was not his forte.
"Chongzhen, this is a broken jar, right, kill the minister in battle, he is not afraid that his subordinates will be forced to rebel?"
"I think, he has no choice, it is said that the day before yesterday Chongzhen called on the ministers to donate, but the group of ministers donated a few hundred taels of silver one by one, laughing at me!"
The others also laughed, others didn't know, they called all the way, and there were countless officials who raided their homes and exterminated their clans, and they couldn't be clear? These Ming officials were all insatiable, and the washbasins used to wash their hands at home were all made of gold.
"However, Chongzhen's house is so cheap, it's still us!" someone said with a smile, "Wait a few days, let's enter Beijing City, and the money is not all ours?"
"In this way, we have to thank the emperor. When the time comes, Lao Tzu won't kill him!"
The others burst into laughter.
Here, before the results of the discussion came out, someone had already discovered that Li Guo's forward camp was in flames.
Someone used a clairglass to see that Li Guo's camp was blown up, and his scalp was numb, so he naturally didn't dare to hide it, so he told Li Zicheng the news without stopping.
"What! The Striker Camp was destroyed?"
When the generals of the invading army heard this, they immediately poured cold water on their heads.
"How's it going?" Li Zicheng was most concerned about his nephew. There are not many people under him who can fight, Li Guo can fight well, and he is his own nephew, so he must not afford to lose.
"King Chuang, General Li Guo's Chinese army camp was hit by the Ming army's artillery and fell into a sea of fire, and the situation is not clear for the time being. "The person who reported was also trembling.
Li Zicheng suddenly got up and said angrily: "Chongzhen, I will kill you, cut your flesh and cook it to eat, and pay tribute to my nephew!"
"Don't worry about King Chuang, a tiger has been born and died for so many years, and it has God's blessing. Let's think about what to do first!" someone advised. Others also have different looks. If Li Guo died, then their status would naturally improve. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and not everyone is in the same mind.
"What else do you want, give me some soldiers and horses, and kill them!" Li Zicheng was already carried away by anger.
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