"The carriage camp has also rebelled, and a large number of artillery has come in from Xuanwu Gate. It will soon bombard the Housan Palace." Zhang Geda explained: "We can't resist so many artillery. We don't have heavy weapons. In addition, they have
A large number of matchlocks and Fran cannons. Although our flintlock guns have an advantage in the rate of fire, there are too many of them and our firepower density is too low to defeat them."
"Can the four battalions from the Imperial City come over to support?" Chongzhen already knew that the fifth battalion was coming, but there was no movement from the other five battalions.
Zhang Geda shook his head and said: "There are too many rebels, and they won't be able to rush over for a while. If it doesn't work, we have no choice but to break out. In this way, Your Majesty may have to attack Yaishi personally, which is a bit risky."
It is now obvious that Mrs. Zheng has penetrated the Chongzhen people very well.
Many people Chongzhen thought were his own, but in fact they might have been Mrs. Zheng's people for a long time. They had been placed by Chongzhen's side for a long time with a mission and gained his trust. But now, at the end
It's time to take action.
Now, there are more than 20,000 troops in Cheying and Jingshan. Xinghe Tuanlian is fragmented and divided throughout the imperial city. It is impossible to come over. At least in a short time. The terrain of the palace is complex and there are various dense buildings.
, and the enemy was fully prepared.
In order to restrain them, the best matchlock guns were equipped, and the sound of heavy matchlock guns such as turtle dove guns could even be heard. It was still a night battle in the dark, and the advantages of Xinghe Tuanlian were offset.
In fact, Mrs. Zheng's calculations were very clear. As long as she delayed the time, she would win.
Boom boom boom. Twelve doors were bombarded by copper-haired cannons. The door panels could not withstand such heavy cannons, and each shot made a big hole. It didn't take long for each door to become a pile of ruins.
The rebels let out a burst of wild shouts and rushed forward holding various hardwood tabletops.
But not long after, gunshots rang out from the ruins after various gate towers collapsed.
The regiment trainers had already lied down under the steps to escape the bombardment. Were they not fools, hiding behind the door and letting the copper-haired cannon bombard them? Now they saw the rebels rushing up. They immediately opened their bows with both hands, and fired two revolvers.
Intensive shooting.
Immediately, a large number of the rebels who rushed to the gate were killed. Then a few more grenades were thrown out. The explosion caused the rebels to lie on the ground like fallen wheat.
At this time, Concubine Zheng had already arrived in a small sedan. She climbed onto the third floor corridor of Yuhua Pavilion, where she could clearly see the siege situation of the entire Housan Palace.
She had been waiting for this moment all her life. Prince Fu was right beside her at this moment.
Tonight is a replica of the Xuanwu Gate Incident in the Tang Dynasty.
Tonight, the two of them are going to send Chongzhen and his prince away together, and then announce that there is a fire in the palace, and the descendants of the Taichang line are cut off. There is no one in this line who can inherit the throne. Among the close princes, the blood of the Wanli Emperor
The closest one is Prince Fu.
Over in Donglin, Lian Fu Wang's edict to inherit the throne has been prepared.
With the support of the cabinet and the heavy siege by the army tonight, it seems that the man in the Jiaotai Hall has no chance of making a comeback.
Prince Fu was already forty-seven years old at this time. He had already gained weight in middle age and was very obese. He also had a family full of children and grandchildren. He had been thinking about the throne for a lifetime, and now was the time to get closer.
He looked at the burning palace area with burning eyes and smiled.
At this time, Chongzhen was desperate.
He has no one to blame. If you want to blame him, just blame him for messing around and offending the civil servants and most of the nobles.
Now Dong Lin has regretted supporting their father and son to rise to power. Now that he has understood it, he is ready to attack Dong Lin. He will also attack first.
After all, if he hadn't weakened both Donglin and the Fuwang Party so much, there would really be no possibility for the two parties to cooperate.
"Why can't we attack the small back three palaces for a long time?" Princess Zheng asked displeasedly.
"Well, please calm down, this old lady." Wu Zimian explained awkwardly: "That foolish king put the regiment headquarters of Xinghe regiment there. As you know, Dingyuanhou's troops have always been the strongest in our Ming Dynasty.
. So, we still need to put some effort into it.”
He looked at the old concubine's face and continued: "But with so many cannons in our hands, they won't be able to hold on for long. If it doesn't work, they will pile up gunpowder and blow open the palace wall. Troops from all sides will rush in. Hundreds of them
Unstoppable."
Mrs. Zheng thought for a moment and asked, "Have you brought the catapult?"
"We have brought a total of six small catapults. Although the catapults are not far away, there is no problem in throwing them into the palace wall." Wu Zimian said quickly.
In the past three years, Princess Zheng and her party have paid close attention to Yang Fan's every move. Many of his training methods, tactics, and weapons have been taught to the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp. This cannot be kept secret. The source of personnel in the Beijing camp is very complex.
Many of the students of Jingwei martial arts chosen by Chongzhen were born in families with more than a thousand military attachés. They were trained under his selection. According to convention, these young military attachés were all disciples of the emperor. They were naturally his.
However, under the infiltration of Mrs. Zheng for decades, I don’t know how many military attachés from various places came through her doorstep. I don’t know how many people had clues and were caught in her hands.
The native families of these people had a great influence on them. Very few people in this era dared to rebel against their own clan. Therefore, many people who Chongzhen thought were his own were actually easily taken away by the Fuwang Party because of family interests.
After Chongzhen came to power, he reduced the army, suppressed civil servants, and rectified the administration of officials, all of which harmed the interests of the powerful. They gradually couldn't stand it anymore. That's why today's forced execution came about.
"Can you learn from Yang Fan and throw the gunpowder bag into the catapult?" King Fu said suddenly.
Wu Zimian's heart skipped a beat, King Fu was so cruel. He was going to blow up the Chongzhen family to pieces. If a large number of gunpowder packets were thrown in at random, the entire Housan Palace area would soon become deformed.
Into a sea of fire.
It was difficult for the emperor not to be burned to ashes.
Tonight, part of the Beijing camp, part of the nobles, the Guan Ning army and the Xuanwu army, and the cabinet all chose to side with King Fu, and even the subsequent distribution of power has been negotiated.
Boom boom boom! The solid spherical bullets hit the palace wall intensively, causing the masonry to crack and the wall skin to fall off.
Under the intensive bombardment of shotgun shells, the soldiers in regiment training were unable to show their heads on the wall, resulting in a large number of casualties.
Zhang Da's face was so gloomy that water could drip from his eyes. It was only a matter of time before the Housan Palace was breached. He probably couldn't hold on until dawn. It would only be a matter of time before the palace walls collapsed under such intensive artillery fire.
Chongzhen was trembling all over and didn't know what to do.
At this time, six gunpowder packets wrapped in cowhide flew in in a parabola and fell into the palace wall.
Boom boom boom! There was a violent explosion. The shock wave shook the windows of Jiaotai Hall. The old dust on the beams and columns and caissons fell down, covering everyone's heads and faces.
