The emperor's fainting did not have the slightest effect on the battle situation at the front, to be precise, the high-ranking generals of the Qing army who commanded the defense on the front line of the city wall ordered a strict blockade of the news, so that the low-level foot soldiers did not even hear the slightest rumor.

They knew very well that once the low-level foot soldiers learned of the emperor's fainting, their morale would be even more shaken, and the already shaky defense line would collapse in an instant.

In order to motivate the soldiers to defend the city, Yue Le, the chief general of the Qing army, ignored the danger and personally went to the front line to supervise the battle.

Ao Bai, known as the first Baturu of the Qing Dynasty, was dressed in three layers of armor and led the guards to personally stick to the front line, and he took the lead in shooting and killing a Xia army foot soldier who advanced to the city wall, so as to boost the morale of the surrounding foot soldiers.

Rumble –

The sight came to the battlefield of Tianyoumen in Nancheng, where Su Dingyuan personally sits, accompanied by the roar of artillery one after another, all the line infantry armed with Type II rifles pushed all kinds of siege equipment to the city wall under the cover of the shield car, and the cannonballs and arrows fired from the city wall flew over their heads from time to time, or hit the heavy shield car, except for the cannonballs that directly penetrated the shield car, but they could not help the infantry for half a point.

After entering the range of the Type 2 rifle, the line infantry began to rely on the shield car cover to return fire at the Qing army on the city wall, their light infantry marksmanship was accurate, at least six out of ten shots could hit, the main target of the light infantry was the artillery operating the city artillery and the Qing army general with a small flag on the helmet.

Under the accurate fire of the light infantry, from time to time artillerymen and officers were shot and killed, the Qing army did not realize all this at first, but thought that those people were unlucky to be hit by stray bullets, but as more and more people were shot, they finally realized it and did not dare to take the lead easily.

Grass-roots officers were shot in large numbers, but also made the front-line Qing army infantry lack of command, they can only rely on personal or veteran experience to fight back, the Xia army not only shoots on the ground, that is higher than the city wall on the siege tower, the Xia army infantry can also condescendingly shoot at the Qing army, the top of the siege tower is basically deployed light infantry, these light infantry with the height advantage wantonly snipe the Qing army within the city wall, the Qing army can only concentrate firepower to return fire, so as to cause the effect of suppression.

Inside the siege tower, tall grenadiers watched through the gap as the walls approached as they approached, each in a state of high tension, grenade in hand, ready to throw.

As they watched, the siege towers finally reached the outside of the moat, and the light infantry at the top shouted, and then the drawbridge was lowered with a screaking sound and smashed against the battlements with a loud bang.

Almost as soon as the drawbridge was lowered, the grenadiers inside the siege tower lit the grenade fuse and threw it at the city wall, and after the grenade was thrown, the commander of the grenadier company led by him waved his right hand and shouted, "Brothers, kill me!"

After the words fell, he rushed out first, but only a few steps out, he was shot by several heavy arrows, which directly penetrated the armor on his body, the company commander let out a painful snort, and fell to the ground by inertia, and the grenadiers behind him completely ignored the company commander who fell to the ground, and roared and rushed across the company commander's body towards the city wall.

When they were about to jump into the city wall, the grenades they threw exploded, killing and wounding several Qing soldiers, and in the smoke of the explosion, the Xia grenadiers jumped into the city wall, raised their bayonets and stabbed at the nearest Qing soldiers, and fought with the Qing army.

The grenadiers of the Xia army opened the way with grenades, and soon forced a space on the city wall to belong to them, and after the grenadiers opened the battle, the line infantry under the city wall finally set up the ladder cart on the city wall, carried their rifles behind their backs, and climbed up with their hands and feet.

On the other side, the Tianyou Gate gate, the Xia army used a number of wooden planks on the moat to piece together a road, so that the battering ram could pass, the heavy battering ram was pushed to the city gate together, the soldiers shouted slogans, the top sharpened battering ram slammed into the city gate, the city gate let out a burst of "groan" under the impact, and the dust of many years also fell.

I don't know how many times it was hit, and the city gate was finally knocked open, but the next second the city gate was knocked open, the Qing army bird who was blocked behind the door hole fired a volley, and the Xia army infantry in front was suddenly shot and killed, and the people behind quickly reacted

, raised their guns to return fire, and the two sides immediately fired at each other in the doorway, and under such a close range of fire, the armor on the foot soldiers of both sides was like a decoration.

A similar situation occurred in Shengjing on all sides, and in Deshengmen, which is also the southern city, it seems that in order to show loyalty to Great Xia, the Korean army brandished swords and shields on the city wall under the leadership of two soldiers and horses, and fought with the Qing army on the city wall, winning an opportunity for the Xia army under the city wall to attack the city gate.

The fighting lasted until dusk, the Qing army finally repelled the attack of the Xia army at the cost of huge casualties, and the Xia army even entered the city, but the civilians in the city who were full of hatred for the Xia army rose up to fight back, and joined forces with the officers and soldiers to cause many casualties to the Xia army.

However, although the Qing army reluctantly repelled the offensive of the Xia army, it also paid a huge price, known as the first Baturu of the Qing Dynasty, Ao Bai was shot several times in the battle, seriously injured and unconscious, and the rest of Beizibeile were also killed in dozens of battles, the elite of the Qing Dynasty was almost lost, and the corpses of Qing soldiers were covered inside and outside the city wall.

In contrast, the casualties of the Xia army were relatively slight, the Xia army invested nearly 50,000 soldiers before and after to attack the city, and nearly 10,000 people were directly killed in all directions, and the wounded were even worse.

Although nearly 10,000 people were killed in one day, Su Dingyuan was still full of confidence, he could see that the Qing army in the city had reached the end of the crossbow, and if he fought again tomorrow, the Xia army would definitely be able to enter the city and capture the Tartar chieftain alive.

Considering the people of Shengjing who were fighting back in the city, Su Dingyuan discussed with Su Fu and decided to relax the restrictions and allow the soldiers to kill any civilians armed with weapons, regardless of men, women, and children.

On the other side, in Shengjing City, the huge casualties of the Qing army made the army's morale plummet, and it was on the verge of collapse, and those Han and Koreans who were still in the army completely lost the idea of continuing to hold on, and they began to secretly collude, preparing to surrender to the Xia army and save their lives.

The Manchu generals in the Qing army realized this, but they had no time to guard against the Han people, and the daytime battles almost exhausted the last drop of Manchu blood, and there were no Manchu soldiers in the army.

After issuing the military order, Yue Le entered the palace overnight to ask for a face, and when he saw the emperor, although Emperor Shunzhi was sober, his face was as white as paper, his lips were not bloody, and the atmosphere in the palace was also depressed to the freezing point.

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing this scene, Yue Le's heart tightened, and an ominous premonition suddenly rose, he quickly knelt on the ground, climbed to the edge of the emperor's bed with his knees, and asked nervously, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

"The Imperial Doctor said that my evil qi has entered my body and I urgently need to recuperate, but how can I have the conditions to recuperate." The emperor said with a wry smile, he stretched out his hand and patted Yue Le's arm, and when he saw him coming alone, he asked, "Why are you here alone?"

"Your Majesty, Governor Ao, he ......" Yue Le looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.

When Shunzhi saw him like this, he instantly understood something, he only felt a thick sadness in his heart, and the snow white on his face seemed to be heavier, and he sighed: "I am afraid that the foundation of the three generations of the Qing Dynasty is about to be buried in my hands."

"The Emperor's ......"

As the supreme commander of the army, he knows better than anyone whether this Shengjing City can hold on, thinking of today's huge casualties, his tone also brought a cry, and said, "Your Majesty, the servants are incompetent, affecting the three armies, and I hope the emperor will punish him severely."

"What are you talking about, you did your best." Shunzhi said weakly, "I have lost the destiny of the Qing Dynasty, my qi has been exhausted, and everything is fate...... Well, help me up, and let me go and see my people one last time."

"The Emperor's ......"

Seeing that Yue Le was just kneeling there crying, Shunzhi scolded, "Why are you crying, don't you help me up."

"Minions obey."

Yue Le had no choice but to respond with tears in his eyes, got up and stepped forward to carefully help the emperor, let him lean on himself, and walked out of the palace step by step.

The emperor's body was even weaker than he imagined, they were just walking around the palace, and before they went outside, he was already panting and couldn't continue to walk, Yue Le could only order someone to prepare the dragon chariot and carry the emperor out of the palace and go outside to have a look.

There are almost two worlds inside and outside the palace, and the palace is so splendid that even the lowest-level minions can eat half full and have clean clothes, but outside the palace, the fire burned down most of the city, and countless hungry people lay on both sides of the street, snuggling up to each other to keep warm, and the cries of children could be heard from time to time.

Yue Le ordered all the men in the city to be put into the army, so that only the old and weak women and children could be seen on the streets, and they looked sadly and numbly at the traveling dragon chariot, dragging their hungry bodies to the side to make way for the emperor.

Shunzhi sat on the dragon chariot and looked at the refugees on both sides of the street, his heart was infinitely sad, and a thought quietly rose in his heart, which was deeply rooted in his heart, and thrived as he saw more and more scenes of disaster.

Soon, the emperor's dragon chariot came to the barracks behind the city wall, and the remaining soldiers in the army were organized to shout long live to the emperor's mountain with the strength and weakness, although the light was dim, the emperor could still see the despair in each of them.

The emperor was silent, so he returned to the palace city in silence, and as soon as he returned to the palace, the emperor ignored the dissuasion of the eunuchs, ordered someone to lay paper and ink, personally wrote an edict, and ordered the eunuchs to wait for tomorrow to be sent to the army to read, and then waved away all the minions, and spent this desperate night alone in the imperial study.