The Iron Pot Emperor looked at his courtiers with stunned expressions, feeling a little proud in his heart.
But he still has some tricks up his sleeve.
"I, I will think about it for a moment or two... Prince Huai, Prime Minister, you must arrange the city defenses carefully, don't slack off, and don't let the red thieves take advantage of the situation."
Huai Wang Timur Buhua and Prime Minister Qingtong received the decree, and the officials dispersed.
The Ming army's vanguard has already passed Tongzhou, and is only one step away from Dadu.
It was really windy and rainy all over the Yuan court, and people were in a state of panic, which was beyond words.
After the Iron Pot Emperor returned to the palace, he immediately issued an order and summoned more than a hundred trusted ministers, as well as confidants, concubines and eunuchs... taking advantage of the darkness, he opened the Jiande Gate... and ran away!
In just two hours, the emperor moisturized his skin so quickly, which is amazing.
Timur Buhua and others looked at each other, wanting to cry but not having any tears. Didn't they still become Huizong of the Song Dynasty?
When the Jin people went south for the first time, Zhao Ji hurriedly gave the throne to his son Zhao Huan, and then ran out of Bianliang with his trusted ministers to avoid the Jin soldiers.
How is his behavior of abandoning the country and the country different from that of the Iron Pot Emperor?
"It's still different, Prince. I didn't give you a Zen position, and I didn't let you succeed to the throne and stay in Dadu... From now on, our father and son will also support each other and overcome difficulties together. The past things are in the past, but from now on
, we must work together."
The Crown Prince Aiyou Shili Daranono agreed...but after escaping from the capital, he felt no joy at all.
As far as the eye can see, there is wilderness everywhere, there are bones on the roadside, wild dogs and wolves appear from time to time, and crows circle in the sky.
The wind is chilly and the yellow sand is blowing.
When did Dayuan Jiangshan become like this?
If I had known this, it might not be bad to stay in Dadu, surrender to the Ming Dynasty with the country and the country, and become a rich man without having to go out to suffer... The Crown Prince's mind turned and he glanced at the Iron Pot Emperor. After all, he didn't have the courage to go further.
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In order to avoid the pursuit of the Ming army, they fled very quickly.
They slept in the open and had no time to eat or drink along the way. Judging from the situation, it was like Cao A'hao was defeated and took the Huarong Road; looking at the situation, it was clear that King Fu Tian was defeated at Bagong Mountain.
The wind roared and the cranes roared, and the grass and trees were all in war.
The Iron Pot Emperor ran wild for more than a day and was so hungry that he could only eat something temporarily.
The place where they rested, with mountains behind them, was the quarry used when the palace was built. A large area of the mountain was exposed, covered with sand and gravel, and not a single blade of grass grew.
The Iron Pot Emperor had just sat down for a moment, and before he had time to eat, suddenly the sand and gravel collapsed, and a stone the size of a tabletop rolled down, making a sound like thunder and flying dust.
The Iron Pot Emperor jumped up, climbed on the horse, and ran away madly.
"No! The Ming army is coming!"
The people below were also shocked, "Your Majesty, don't run, stop quickly!"
The Iron Pot Emperor was so angry that he gritted his teeth, "Why don't you run away? Are you waiting to be caught?"
The subordinates were dumbfounded, "Your Majesty, even if you run, don't run towards Dadu! That's the way you came here!"
In an instant, the Iron Pot Emperor's old face turned red, he was frightened, frightened, ashamed and angry.
If we go in the wrong direction and run back to Dadu, wouldn't we be throwing ourselves into a trap?
This one is so scary.
After a period of confusion, the Iron Pot Emperor got back on the road with a shriveled belly and escaped from Juyong Pass. He was finally not far from the top.
What I saw along the way were scenes after the war and destruction.
The Central Army of the Northern Expedition plundered them, and later the Yuan Army fought and fought for them repeatedly. In comparison, they were much more ruthless than the Northern Expedition Army.
All the people were looted, the houses were empty and collapsed, and it was terrible to see.
Seeing this, the Iron Pot Emperor finally became sad. He looked around and complained: "If I don't leave the capital, how can I know that foreign affairs are like this? Your Majesty and others say that the world is peaceful, but the red thieves are causing chaos... I'm afraid that from now on, you
My monarch and his subjects have become thieves and bandits!"
The ministers became more and more embarrassed. They had no idea at all, so they could only run to Xanadu first, gather the civil and military officials there, and then discuss countermeasures.
Just when the Yuan Dynasty monarchs and ministers were fleeing in embarrassment, the Ming army had already reached the capital.
Xu Da personally supervised the troops and surrounded most of the capital.
The former Youzhou City is right in front of you.
Hu Dahai, Chang Yuchun, Hua Yun, Wu Zhen, Wu Liang, Lan Yu, Li Wenzhong, and many Ming army generals gathered outside the city, eager to attack the city immediately.
Xu Da took his time and asked everyone to sit down for the time being. He turned his back to Dadu and said with a smile: "Did you know that people from the Song Dynasty also came here twice!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chang Yuchun smiled and said: "General, why have you imitated Zhang Xianggong? Are you going to tell everyone about ancient times?"
Xu Da laughed, "How can I compare with Mr. Zhang with my little ink? But what I want to say is also between these two times."
Li Wenzhong suddenly said: "The first time that the general said was that Song Taizong took advantage of the power of destroying the Northern Han Dynasty and took the land of Yanyun. He went very smoothly at first, and the army besieged Youzhou, but it turned out that he could not capture it for a long time. But the Khitan
Reinforcements arrived, and the two sides fought a decisive battle at the Gaoliang River. As a result, the Song army was defeated miserably. Song Taizong received an arrow in the buttocks, robbed the donkey cart, and fled back in a hurry, losing the best opportunity to regain Yanyun."
Xu Da smiled and said: "That's it. What I want to say is first. We must conquer Youzhou and win the land of Yanyun. We must never fail!"
All the generals nodded in unison. Although the Ming army had a huge advantage at the moment, they still needed to go all out and leave no regrets.
Then Lan Yu added: "This second time was when Song Huizong used the eunuch Tong Guan's strategy to buy Youzhou with money, and Tong Guan actually made him king. But the Jin soldiers went south, and the Song army collapsed. Not only
We failed to save Youzhou and even lost Kaifeng, causing Jingkang’s shame, a great shame and great humiliation!”
Xu Da laughed and nodded, "Yes, this is the second point I want to make. We have captured Dadu, but we can still hold it!"
Xu Da looked at the generals and said loudly: "Do you understand?"
Chang Yuchun and Hu Dahai pondered for a moment, then nodded immediately, "What the general taught us is that we know it very well!"
Xu Da paused and then said: "There is one more thing that we have been emphasizing all along, and Prime Minister Zhang is right behind. I won't say more. Everyone must keep it in mind."
What else could it be?
Of course it’s military discipline!
Xu Da continued: "Recover Yanyun and destroy the Yuan Dynasty. No matter when it is placed, it is a great achievement. The hereditary and irreplaceable title cannot be escaped. It will also be written in the eternal history. I only hope that everyone will
Guys, don't be stupid at this critical moment, it will ruin your reputation and affect the overall recovery! No one can save you by then!"
The generals were horrified. These reminders from Xu Da were timely, accurate, and to the point.
On the other hand, Xu Da didn't say much about how to attack the city, and the reason was very simple. Does he still need to explain this kind of thing?
The siege began quickly.
The Ming army chose to break through Qihua Gate... The soldiers carried sand on their backs, rushed to the moat, and poured baskets of sand into the river.
Bows and arrows were also fired from the top of the city, but the Ming army did not retreat. Instead, they gathered their bows and crossbows and used fire blunderbuss to blast at the top of the city and fight back fiercely.
Being in a commanding position on the city naturally took advantage of the right time and place.
But the problem is that they encountered the Ming Army, a group of ruthless people.
It’s just that everyone is not afraid of sacrifice, and they have gone through hundreds of battles and summed up a full set of experience.
They prepared large shields for defense against bows and arrows, the kind that could be connected into one piece, as well as crossbows and powerful bows with extremely long range, as well as those powerful fire blunderbuss.
Relying on the skillful skills of the soldiers and the weapons in their hands, they were able to suppress the counterattack at the top of the city.
It took less than a day to fill in the moat.
Then everyone carried the ladder and rushed to the city.
Put up the ladder and start climbing the city.
At this moment, the Yuan army at the head of the city had begun to collapse and was unable to support itself.
The achievement of ascending the city first is right in front of them. Several generals, including Lan Yu and others, are determined to seize the opportunity to ascend the city.
Li Wenzhong stopped Lan Yu, "There will be many opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future, and you must give up this credit!"
Lan Yu glared at Li Wenzhong, "Who gave you the face to tell me this? How can you deserve this credit? You don't want it, right?"
Li Wenzhong chuckled, then pointed to the soldier who climbed up the ladder and headed towards the city, and said softly: "His surname is Wen!"
"arts?"
Lan Yu was startled, "Descendants of Prime Minister Wen?"
"Yeah! He's from the Wen family!"
When Lan Yu heard this, her heart was shaken, and she felt sour.
"Back then, Prime Minister Wen was escorted to Dadu, but now we are using our golden swords to attack Dadu! It's really different!"
The Lan Yu generals watched as the descendants of the Wen family ascended the city, and then the army rushed in and captured the Qihua Gate.
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"Xiangong Zhang, Xianggong Zhang!"
"Good news ahead, our army has entered Dadu!"
At this moment, Zhang Ximeng was sitting in a carriage, still more than thirty miles away from Dadu.
Hearing this news, I was relieved.
Even though he knew the result was like this, the indescribable excitement of successfully entering Dadu and regaining his hometown still made Zhang Ximeng blush.
"Hurry, hurry up!"
He urged loudly, and the driver also whipped his whip and rushed towards Dadu.
Jiang Nan, who was riding in the same carriage, had a redder face than Zhang Ximeng.
"I've been waiting for it for so many years, and it's finally here! Shouldn't I write a poem?"
Zhang Ximeng coughed slightly and said, "Well, you also know what I am capable of. Poetry is not my strong point, so I won't be embarrassed."
Jiang Nan smiled and said: "Yes, I know that the master is a scholar of the world, and the world looks up to him. Now that I am in the capital, what do I have to write? What kind of article should I write?"
Zhang Ximeng took a deep breath and looked up. The outline of the city wall of Dadu was right in front of him, a large area of darkness... Zhang Ximeng could not hide his turbulent mood, but he said extremely calmly: "Five hundred years have passed, although the soil remains the same, the people's hearts are completely different.
It’s different. Along the way, the farther north you go, the more serious the Hu Feng becomes. Mongolian nobles and lusty officials occupy the land and herd horses wantonly. The people are reduced to serfs and are squeezed to the extreme. It’s miserable to watch.”
"The first thing we do when we enter Dadu is to clearly understand who is the enemy and who is the friend! When we talk about expelling the Hulu, what are we going to expel! When we rescue the people, who are we going to rescue?"
Zhang Ximeng said categorically: "There are many big families here who have followed the Khitans and been willing to be hawks and dogs since the Five Dynasties. Since we are expelling the barbarians, it is not limited to the Yuan Dynasty. Similarly, the people have been tortured for five hundred years, and the people who need to be saved are also
It’s not just Han people. Tell Xu Da this meaning as soon as possible!”