Chapter 702: Lao Zhao is a good comrade (please subscribe)
Needless to say, Zhao Liangdong was moved when he heard this.
Immediately afterwards, he stood up very sensibly, gave Zhu Hongyu a step up, and said.
"Your Majesty, please listen to the words of the last general. Although the last general, lieutenants, and soldiers all have the Ming Dynasty in mind, Baoding City was previously a key defensive position for Qing Dynasty commander Ao Baiqin."
"It's also unknown whether there are thieves in the city who are bent on surrendering and becoming traitors!"
"Please also ask your Majesty to order the brothers of the Imperial Guard to take over the city defense, and then your Majesty will enter the city!"
Although Zhao Liangdong was moved by Zhu Hongyu's trust, he also knew that the emperor's safety was of great importance and could not tolerate any sloppiness.
Although most people in Baoding City now want to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and survive!
However, in such a large city, Zhao Liangdong was not sure whether there were a few determined Manchu loyalists hiding in the city, preparing to assassinate the king and serve the Qing Dynasty.
If not, it would be easy to say that Zhu Hongyu trusted him, and he lived up to his trust, just like a good show of a wise king and a wise minister!
It is not an exaggeration to say that it will be remembered forever!
But what if there is?
If a scene of assassinating the king and killing the driver were to be staged in Baoding City, then Zhao Liangdong would really lose his crotch with yellow mud, and he would be shit if not shit!
It’s indescribable!
By then, Zhao Liangdong's head will definitely not be saved.
Zhao Liangdong was not willing to risk his own life.
Seeing this, Zhu Hongyu also came down the steps.
Zhao Liangdong was unwilling to risk his own life, and Zhu Hongyu also did not want to risk his own life.
He traveled across the country for several years, and finally succeeded in the Northern Expedition and restored the Ming Dynasty.
If his life was involved at this time, it would be a big thank you to him!
"Well, in that case, let the imperial guards enter the city first and take over the city defense!"
After saying this, Zhu Hongyu gently patted Zhao Liangdong's arm and spoke to comfort him.
"After the imperial guards clear up the security in the city, the general will take me for a walk around Baoding City."
Zhao Liangdong quickly agreed.
"The last general takes command!"
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Groups of elite Ming army guardsmen left the formation and headed towards Baoding City.
They quickly took over the city defense and began to clear order in the city.
The weapons in the hands of the surrendered Qing troops were confiscated and then concentrated for resettlement.
The residents in the city were also appeased, and the prefect of Baoding cooperated with the Ming army to post notices to calm the people in the city.
After the Ming army entered the city, other than gathering the Qing troops to surrender and stabilizing the order in the city, they did not do anything extra.
Military discipline is maintained very well, and no one violates military laws and harasses the people.
First, because the military discipline of the Ming army was very good. Although Zhu Hongyu treated the army very well, he was also known to be strict with military discipline.
No one in the Ming army dared to violate military law!
The second reason is that the emperor is still outside the city, waiting to enter the city, and no one dares to look for excitement at this time.
This is not how you seek death!
Of course, this is also related to the fact that since the Ming army began the Northern Expedition, they have been treated with hot pots of juice along the way.
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who were touted all the way, the Wangshi of the Han family, and the entire Ming army all had the burden of being idols.
They are praised so highly, but they also need to be ashamed!
I will no longer think about harming the people of Ming Dynasty who worship me as an idol!
The guards moved very quickly. In just half a day, they controlled everything inside and outside Baoding.
With the help of the surrendered Qing troops, even the Imperial Guards inspected the bunker tunnels built by the Qing troops in Baoding City.
Then, Zhu Hongyu was welcomed into Baoding City.
On both sides of the street, soldiers were neatly arranged in two rows, and their fanatical eyes were focused on Zhu Hongyu.
Zhu Hongyu glanced at the densely packed trenches and bunkers inside and outside Baoding City, and couldn't help but grin.
This Ao Bai manages Baoding very well!
The current city defense of Baoding, let alone the fact that it was only used to deal with the wars of this era, would still be considered a strong city even during World War I and World War II.
There are too many kinds of trenches, bunkers, traps and tunnels!
If it weren't for the fact that the Manchus were really unpopular, Zhao Liangdong decisively chose to surrender in the face of the Ming Army's Northern Expedition.
So, if the Ming army wants to capture Baoding, they may really have to use their hands and feet!
At the very least, there will definitely be casualties!
Zhu Hongyu looked at these fortifications in Baoding City and instantly became very fond of Zhao Liangdong.
Lao Zhao is a good comrade, and he can still be cultivated!
Later, I asked him to go to the Ming Dynasty Imperial Military Academy to further his studies.
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Tianjin, Dagukou!
The densely packed large and small ships on the outer sea almost fill the entire Bohai Bay, and the sails of the sail battleships are hung high.
The gun windows on the side were opened, revealing densely packed gun muzzles.
The golden morning sun shines on the sea, turning the sea into a golden color.
The giant ships were arranged neatly one after another, and the muzzles of the naval guns were aimed in the direction of Dagukou.
Small landing craft were lowered from the side of the big ship one after another, leaving ripples on the sea and heading towards the mouth of Dagu.
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty on the landing craft, wearing light rattan armor, slid their oars as hard as they could and headed towards the mouth of Dagu.
The Ming army's naval guns began to roar!
Amidst the earth-shaking roar, the shells seemed to be free of charge, making ripples in the sky and falling towards the entrance of Dagu.
Boom!
Boom!
The roar is endless!
The muzzle spit out smoke mixed with fire, and the shells came out and hit the Dagukou Fort.
Solid artillery shells fell on the fort, and the masonry of the fort was smashed into pieces.
Many Qing artillery pieces were even hit by solid shells, and their bodies were instantly distorted and deformed.
The shells bounced and flipped on the fort, taking away lives one after another.
Amid the wails and screams, there were broken limbs and broken arms everywhere!
A Qing soldier was hit by a cannonball and was instantly turned into a mass of smashed flesh.
Blood was spilled, and pieces of internal organs were mixed with minced meat, making it a paste everywhere.
The sound of the bomb explosion is even more shocking!
One after another, the explosive shells fell on the fort, and after the explosion, fragments and flames swept everything around.
Many soldiers of the Qing army were engulfed in flames and their bodies were torn apart by splinters.
What's even worse is that the explosive shells fell into the Qing army's artillery positions, and the explosion ignited the gunpowder in the artillery positions.
Amidst the rumbling explosions, the gunpowder in the gun position was ignited, and an extremely violent explosion occurred.
In fact, the shock wave generated after the explosion sent the Qing artillery and gunners in the artillery position flying into the sky.
The next moment, the gunner's body was torn apart by the shock wave, and blood rained from the sky.
In the rain of blood, the artillery that flew into the sky rolled down and smashed several Qing soldiers into a pulp. The deformed cannon body was stained with blood and minced meat and rolled to the side.
The smell of blood is tangy!
The entire Dagukou Fort was turned into a living hell under the firepower of the Ming army.