"Brother Duan, what was the sound just now?"

Zhu Cijiong had already come down from the roof and turned his head to ask Xia Wanchun beside him.

"It sounds like a cannon shot." Xia Wanchun said uncertainly, "And it's in the direction of Gyeongbokgung Palace." ”

"Gyeongbokgung Palace?" Zhu Cijiong's expression froze, and he said in a deep voice, "It's not good, Li Liangli? Father and son are in danger! ”

"King Ding, why don't you lead a new army to support?" Xia Wanchun proposed, "Li? You can't die. ”

Li Liang Li? Father and son can't die, if these two fathers and sons die, the battle of Seoul will be fought in vain, and the thousand Ming Erlang who died outside the Changyi Gate will also be sacrificed in vain.

"No, a total number of troops is too small."

"Now the barracks are full of North Korean rebels, and a general new army marching in the streets is easily blocked and besieged by the North Korean rebels, and once the road is blocked, it will be troublesome."

"However, if the minister takes the two new armies with him, the troops on His Highness's side will be insufficient."

Compared to the guarantee of Li Yu Li? The safety of father and son, Xia Wanchun is more concerned about Zhu Cijiong's safety, if it is because of saving Li Liangli? Father and son put Zhu Cijiong in danger, he would not do it.

Zhu Cijiong thought for a moment and then said categorically: "Abandon the barracks and go to Gyeongbokgung Palace with the whole army!" ”

"Huh? Abandon the barracks? What to do with the supplies in the barracks? Xia Wanchun was a little distressed, because he came to Seoul with Qian Feng, as well as a large number of supplies provided by the Heavy Baggage Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, such as Ming wine and dried meat.

"Don't do it, give it all up." Zhu Cijiong said resolutely, "But you have to bring enough ammunition." ”

As he spoke, the second attack of the North Korean rebels was again repulsed, and hundreds more corpses were found in the streets.

Zhu Cijiong immediately shouted: "Baggage sentry, immediately replenish ammunition for each general, each person carries two bullet bags, and then two grenades, and all other materials are abandoned." ”

Upon hearing the news, the baggage sentry immediately began to distribute ammunition.

Zhu Cijiong asked the scout team to pick up Su Malagu, Qian Feng, and the shopkeeper and men of Yinhao.

Then, Xia Wanchun and more than a dozen Qinwang soldiers came out of the camp with 2,000 new troops and began to line up on the street, still a phalanx of hollow infantry.

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The hollow infantry phalanx is an artifact used by the infantry of the flintlock era to restrain cavalry, and in the 18th and 19th centuries, Britain and France used the flintlock pistol and the hollow phalanx to dominate the world.

However, this world line, because of Chongzhen's crossing, the hollow phalanx was introduced in advance.

Moreover, Chongzhen made some improvements on the basis of the British and French hollow infantry phalanx, the most significant of which was to make the hollow infantry phalanx evolve from a simple defensive formation to a sharp weapon with both offense and defense.

In order to reduce the difficulty of standing in line, the four corners can leave gaps, so that the line formations in the four directions will not interfere with each other, and there is no need to worry about leaving a dead angle for shooting, because the infantry on both sides of the four corners can fire sideways.

However, Chongzhen made some improvements to the hollow infantry phalanx on this basis.

One of the biggest improvements was that the Hollow Infantry Phalanx could be used for attacks.

When the hollow infantry phalanx is used for attacking, the three rows of infantry in front of them are in the line formation of the attacking state, and they take turns to release while stepping forward, and the three rows of infantry directly behind are in the line formation of the retreating state, taking turns while retreating, and the three rows of infantry on the left and right sides need to move forward while changing the guns to the left and right.

[Note: Some readers pointed out that the British and French hollow infantry phalanx are mostly used for defensive operations and have never been used for offense, but I think that the hollow infantry phalanx can be used for offensive operations, and there is no technical difficulty, it comes from history, but it must be deduced on the basis of history, otherwise it cannot be called]

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The infantry maintains a hollow phalanx while moving, which is far more difficult than the hollow phalanx standing still, which requires a long period of hard training, and also needs a high-quality officer corps to ensure the stability of the team, but the 270,000 new army of the Ming Dynasty usually trains the most is this, and the new army also has a large group of high-quality soldiers as officers.

Of course, the phalanx of hollow infantry could only be used for the offensive on flat and open terrain.

For example, in the bloody battle of the Hunhe River that had just ended, the Ming army used a hollow phalanx in the attack.

For example, now, Zhu Cijiong and Xia Wanchun are also about to use the hollow infantry phalanx to attack and advance along the wide central street in the direction of Gyeongbokgung Palace.

In less than five minutes, more than 2,000 Ming troops had already set up a hollow infantry phalanx.

There is a general in each direction, and there is also a general infantry, plus a hundred scout cavalry led by Zhu Cijiong himself, who can provide support at any time.

Almost as soon as the Ming army formed a formation, the Korean rebels launched a third attack.

It's just that the Ming army did not honestly stay in the barracks, but took the initiative to attack, which was also greatly unexpected by the Korean rebels, so the Korean army in front collapsed and collapsed before it could launch an attack.

The Korean rebels in several other directions also cowered, daring to follow the Ming army from a distance.

Obviously, the Korean rebels had already scared the Ming army in the previous offensive and did not dare to get too close.

The Ming army did not pay attention to the Korean rebels at all, and whether the Korean rebels attacked or not, the Ming army had to go to Gyeongbokgung Palace.

In the sound of the command of King Qin, the sound of military trumpets and war drums sounded, and then more than 2,000 soldiers of the Ming Army stepped on the drum and began to advance towards the main gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace.

In the meantime, the Korean rebels organized several waves of small charges.

However, the Korean rebels had been frightened by the Ming army, and before they could get within thirty paces or before the Ming army could fire back, they had already rushed to break and flee.

It's just that Zhu Cijiong and Xia Wanchun have always kept their heads clear.

The two did not rashly order the charge, but always kept the Ming army in full formation.

It took about three quarters of an hour for the Ming army to finally advance outside the Gwanghwa Gate.

Zhu Cijiong rode on horseback and looked forward, only to see a large number of North Korean rebels crowded outside the Gwanghwa Gate, and the inside of the gate could not be seen, but it was also conceivable that there must be people inside the Gwanghwa Gate.

Seeing this, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Brother Duan, it seems that we are not too late."

"What King Ding said is extremely true, the rebels have not completely captured Gyeongbokgung Palace."

The whole process can be said to be much easier than the two expected, advancing from the post house to the Gwanghwa Gate almost did not meet any decent resistance, and the weakness of the Korean army was staggering.

When on the offensive, the North Korean rebels can also rely on the outnumbers to scare people.

However, once the offensive and defensive forces changed, the passivity and cowardice of the Korean rebels were exposed.

The most important thing is to be negative, I haven't received a grain of Lu rice for a long time, and I have to work as a cow and a horse for the royal family and the powerful every day.

So the will to fight of the North Korean rebels can be said to be outrageously low.

While the two were talking, the Ming army's hollow infantry phalanx had already arrived within thirty paces of Guanghuamen.

The Ming army in front of the phalanx just put a row of guns, and the Korean rebels crowded outside the Gwanghwa Gate immediately collapsed, turned around and fled to both sides, but the Korean rebels in the Gwanghwa Gate did not have time to escape, they were blocked by the Ming army, and then the front was blocked by the heavy palace gate and the Gyeongbokgung Palace Janissaries, and finally they could only surrender on their knees.

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The defection of the leftist politician Gu Renyuan dealt a fatal blow to the rebel party.

Knowing that the Ming army had taken control of Gyeongbokgung Palace, Gu Renyuan did not hesitate to fight back, and led the Gu family's family to stab the most fatal blow to the rebel party from behind, capturing Jin Jin and Shen Jingyu.

Jin Jin, the leader of the council, and Shin Jingyu, the right councillor, were captured one after another, and the rebellious party collapsed.

A massive coup d'état was quickly suppressed after the Ming army decisively dispatched troops.

After dawn, Gu Renyuan personally escorted Kim Jin and Shin Jingyu into Gyeongbokgung Palace, and there were more than 300 other military generals who participated in the coup d'état along with Kim Jin and the two of them.

When Gu Renyuan entered the palace, Li Liang and Li? The father and son are negotiating with Zhu Cijiong.

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Ming Jun or Zhu Cijiong will ask for payment, Li Liang and Li? The father and son were actually mentally prepared, after all, if it wasn't for the Ming army this time, not only would they not be able to keep the throne, but their lives would also not be guaranteed, so it is understandable that Zhu Cijiong would take the opportunity to ask for some compensation, and they are also willing to pay for it.

For example, you can pay tribute to Zhu Cijiong twenty beauties every year.

But Zhu Cijiong's lion opening his mouth was something that the father and son never expected.

"The king of Joseon, and the prince of the king, your ministers of the Korean country are too disrespectful, and it is just a matter of plotting to usurp the dynasty, and you dare to attack the prince and the garrison of the suzerain, it is simply a great rebellion."

"If such acts are not severely punished, how can the dignity of my Ming remain? Where's the face? ”

Li Qi coughed violently after hearing this, Li? Then he asked worriedly: "Dare to ask the king, how to punish the traitorous party?" ”

Zhu Cijiong said: "All officials who participated in the rebellion, regardless of their positions, were beheaded, all their family property was confiscated, their wives, children, children and domestic slaves were all sent to Nanjing to serve as coolies, and the rebels who participated in the rebellion were sent to Nanjing to serve hard labor, but they could be given a time limit as appropriate, and they could return to their hometowns after five or ten years of their sentences." ”

"Huh?" Li Liang and Lee? The father and son couldn't help but look at each other, this punishment was really severe.

If this is the case, the entire population of Seoul will be emptied, and how many people will be left in the end?

But even so, the father and son did not dare to refuse openly, and the reason was very simple, now their father and son were just a piece of meat on the chopping block of the Ming army, as long as Zhu Cijiong thought about it, he could change someone to be the king between his hands.

The Korean clan has a large population, and there are hundreds of clans who are qualified to sit on the throne.

Li Liang Li? Father and son quickly accepted this reality, Lee? He also asked: "Dingwang, but I don't know what to do with the rebellious land that has been confiscated?" ”

At the end of the day, it's still a good word.