Seeing his son being chopped with his own eyes, Yang Hong's mood slowly changed from extreme grief and anger to indifference.

Since you have embarked on this road, you have no choice, and the next thing is life and death, and it is a river of blood.

After arranging the city defense, everyone gathered again to discuss the next move.

Yang Dan's face also lost his previous indifference, it was obvious that the emperor did not follow the script.

There was no problem with the original plan, but who would have thought that the detachment would not take off the water and suddenly turn back?

This group of damned Tatars, I don't even want to give you a Ming Emperor for nothing, what do you think?

According to the plan, when the Tatars killed the emperor, they killed the Tatars themselves in the name of avenging the emperor, it was perfect!

But now everything has changed.

The defection of the Tatars caused a series of chain reactions, Mobeiwei was counter-killed, thus relieving the siege of 3,000 battalions, and the addition of 3,000 battalions relieved the siege of Beihaiwei.

Jingshi is the last line of defense, temporarily blocking the news in the city, supporting the crown prince to ascend the throne, and the emperor outside the city will be abolished.

In this way, the Son of Heaven can be coerced to order the princes, and there is hope for a reversal.

However, hundreds of Han generals were guarding the gate of the palace, and there were not enough soldiers and horses to rush in at all.

Yang Hong had a gloomy face and said, "There is no time, pull the city fire cannon over and enter the palace!" ”

"No!"

Yang Dan hurriedly stopped and said, "If you use artillery, how can you explain it to the world?" ”

"It was said that the thief assassinated the prince and controlled the palace gate, and I waited for the rescue to save the driver, so I had to open fire!"

"It's still not right after all."

Yang Dan shook his head and said, "Artillery is the next policy, and it cannot be used unless it is absolutely necessary." ”

"The emperor has already arrived outside the city, isn't it a last resort?"

"Lord Yang, don't worry, there are still more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in Jiangsu, and it will be there in three days at most, and when the time comes, the initiative will still be in our hands."

Yang Hong snorted heavily and did not speak again.

Yang Dan said again: "Don't worry, Jiangnan is still in our hands, and the emperor can't come back!" ”

This is true, because the base camp of the civil official group is in Jiangnan.

Their wealth, land, property, and trading ports are all in the south, which is also why Yang Dan and others have the confidence to launch this coup.

What does the country depend on, and how much can the emperor do alone?

Speaking of which, it doesn't still depend on the officials of the world.

Behind these officials are thousands of gentry, that is, the power is in the hands of the gentry Wang.

Now that the country is strong, it has turned around to rob the gentry of their jobs, is there still a royal law?

During the period of the Cabinet Sanyang, the Renxuan and Xuan dynasties often cut taxes, who did they reduce?

Of course, it is the gentry in Jiangnan, can they still reduce the tax on mud legs?

The emperor didn't know what to think, and he actually gave the policy to those mud legs, which is equivalent to taking out the white silver in the hands of the gentry and distributing it to those mud legs, how can there be such a reason in the world?

Yang Hong naturally knew these truths, but Yang Jun's death hit him too hard, and he had another worry in his heart.

"Since the emperor can break through the Juyong Pass, maybe there is a way to break the city, and if it drags on, the situation will become more and more difficult to control."

"Lord Yang means ......"

"The old man thinks that we can't sit back and wait, we have to have a time limit, if the time limit is reached, we can only forcibly attack the imperial city!"

Yang Dan thought for a while and asked again, "What do you think this time limit should be?" ”

"Three days!"

Yang Hong stretched out three fingers, and his tone was very decisive.

This decision is not to avenge his son, but to worry that something will change later.

Everything didn't go according to plan, who knows if Jingshi can hold it?

Yang Dan nodded and said, "Then it's limited to three days, and after three days, attack the imperial city!" ”

"Farewell!"

Yang Hong hurriedly saluted, got up and left, and went straight to Desheng Gate.

Everyone then said goodbye, and Yang Dan waited for everyone to leave, and then called his henchmen.

"Tomorrow before dark, sell all the valuable things in the house and exchange them for silver tickets."

"Your Excellency, ...... you"

Yang Dan frowned: "Don't ask more, let you go!" ”

"Yes!"

After the subordinates left, Yang Dan called his wife and children Wang again, and said, "You go and clean up, and take Xiuwen and Xiuwu back to their hometown by train tomorrow!" ”

Wang was puzzled and asked, "Why do you want to leave suddenly?" ”

"Nonsense, it's all fighting, why don't you leave?"

"Do you really want to fight?"

Yang Dan sighed and said, "The Tatars have captured the emperor and threatened him with this, and Chen Bing is outside the Desheng Gate. ”

"Those Tatars can still enter the Jingshi?"

"Not necessarily, but just in case, you might as well go first!"

Seeing this, Wang knew that the matter was more serious than he imagined, so he didn't ask questions, turned around and went to pack his things.

"That's right!"

Yang Dan suddenly stopped her and said, "You must not mention this matter to others, no one is allowed, you know?" ”

Wang nodded and said, "Got it!" ”

As night fell, the land was dark.

In the camp in the north of the city, Zhu Qizhen gathered all the officers and was discussing the strategy of attacking the city.

The biggest problem now is that there is no heavy firepower, and the high walls of Jingshi City are thick, and only with rifles and a small number of grenades and artillery cannons, it will not help at all.

Ha Ming proposed: "Let's use Kong Ming lanterns!" ”

In the battle of Juyongguan, he was completely impressed by Kong Mingdeng.

This thing is comparable to the gods descending from the heavens, and the cannon still has a range, and this thing flew over a few miles away, how can you stop it?

Belin shook her head and said, "There are no more bombs." ”

Ha Ming asked again, "How long does it take to make a bomb?" ”

Belin smiled bitterly: "It's not difficult to make bombs, the key is that the gunpowder is in the treasury of the military department, and now the military department has been controlled by the rebels, and we can't get it." ”

Ha Ming thought for a while and said, "Aren't you engaged in research, there is no gunpowder to do!" ”

"This kind of gunpowder is a new type of yellow powder, not black powder, and the process of making it is very complicated, and the raw materials are not easy to find."

"Then make black powder, it's a big deal, it's less powerful, just use it!"

"Still no, the Kong Ming Lantern bomb needs a special lead...... In short, these things are not something that can be made in a short period of time. ”

Zhu Qizhen suddenly asked, "How long does it take to make a Kong Ming lantern?" ”

Belin was a little stunned and looked at Mei Chun.

Mei Chun understood, so he said: "This is simple, it only takes half an hour to complete." ”

"I'm asking about the big ones."

"There is no difference in the process, it just consumes more materials."

"Are there ready-made materials?"

"It's mainly bamboo chips and kraft paper, as well as fire oil, which is available in the Xishan warehouse."

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Can you control the landing?" ”

Mei Chun suddenly reacted and asked, "Is the emperor going to use Kong Ming lanterns to carry people into the city?" ”

(End of chapter)