Eight hundred and seventieth chapters met the prince
"Ren Yingtou! The knife on your waist is mine." Yang Rusong was in a very happy mood after seeing his old friend in the capital. So what he said to Ren Pojun was still in Mongolian, just to show some
close.
"Oh! You are the eldest son of Master Yang's family!" Ren Pojun suddenly remembered, "Why are you here? You even led troops. Didn't I hear that your family moved out of the capital?"
Ren Pojun was full of questions. Of course, he only knew that Yang Goudan's family had left the capital, and he did not know that they were forcibly taken to Guide by Wu Shigong. However, Ren Pojun now had no idea about Yang Rusong's identity.
eliminate any doubts.
"My lord is General Wu from Runing. He ordered me to come to the capital first to aid, and King Qin's army will follow soon." Yang Rusong recovered his Chinese and said to Ren Pojun with a smile.
"Then general, please save my father!"
"Yes! Go to the imperial city to save the emperor and the queen!"
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As soon as they heard that King Qin's army was arriving, Crown Prince Zhu Cixiang and the eunuchs around him began to talk in a flurry of words.
"Who is this?" Seeing the young man and his entourage behind Ren Pojun interjecting, Yang Rusong was a little confused.
"This is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the two princes! I am escorting several Highnesses to the outer city. Now that General Yang is here, it is just right, so I would like to trouble you to send troops to send them there." Ren Pojun said politely.
As soon as he heard the identities of these teenagers, Yang Rusong's face immediately darkened. Although Yang Rusong was still young, he had been a senior general of the Runing Army for such a long time. Even though he was a political novice, he now had political sensitivity.
.So as soon as he learned that those young men were the princes and princes, two words suddenly rose in Yang Rusong's heart - trouble!
We already know that the purpose of the Runing Army's rescue of the capital this time is to rescue Xue Chenglin and Wu Shigong's family. The Runing Army has no requirements for whether it can save the capital and rescue Emperor Chongzhen.
To put it more thoroughly, in fact, what the Runing Army hopes most is that the Ming Dynasty will be overthrown and Emperor Chongzhen's family will be killed. In this way, there will be no threat to the Runing Army's next move.
At that time, Wu Shigong could favor a vassal king at will and use the emperor to control the princes. But the greater possibility is that Wu Shigong simply puts on the dragon robe and truly changes the dynasty.
But having said that, Wu Shigong didn't want Emperor Chongzhen's family to die in his own hands. There are some world affairs that still need to be considered. If some of the brutal methods used during dynasty changes can be reduced, it can also make the process of Runing's army unifying the world smoother.
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So now when Yang Rusong saw the three princes including Crown Prince Zhu Cixiang, he felt that he saw three hot hot potatoes, and it was not good to take care of them.
Just at this time, a messenger from the rear arrived, breaking the awkward moment: "Sir, the doors are almost sealed. General Liu wants everyone to evacuate to the outer city."
"I got it! Let's go together then!" As soon as Yang Rusong finished speaking to Ren Pojun, he drove his horse away from the prince and the others, and then he arranged for the troops to retreat one by one.
Ren Pojun also felt the change in Yang Rusong's attitude. But he could only pretend not to know, turned around and saluted Prince Zhu Cixiang: "Your Highness, let's leave quickly!"
Although they are still young, Prince Zhu Cixiang and the others also feel that something is wrong. But now they are all prey to the sword, so they can only take one step at a time and hide in the outer city first. As for Emperor Chongzhen and
Regarding the whereabouts of Queen Zhou, I can only wish them good fortune.
When the Runing troops who rushed into the inner city withdrew to the outer city, it was already dawn. The people guarding the gates of the three cities immediately closed the gates and lowered the gate gates. Those gate gates were closed overnight.
The craftsmen rushed to make them. Although the production was very rough, it could always delay the time for Dashun's army to open the city gate. Then the craftsmen were still busy "crackling" on the city gate to add more gates to the city gate.
A large number of civilians also began to pile sand and gravel behind the city gates to block the three gates tightly.
Although he had not slept all night, Yang Rusong could not rest. It was obvious that the Dashun Army would soon control the inner city and the imperial city. Attacking the outer city would also be imminent, and Yang Rusong had to arrange the defense of the city as soon as possible.
"The other three walls include General Li and Eunuch Liu. General Yang, General Liu and Deputy General Ren, together with my Runing army, guard the Zhengyang Gate wall." Yang Rusong ordered.
"yes!"
"Divide the troops into several teams and take turns to rest. The strong men in the city are also recruited and formed into teams to help defend the city. Also, arrange all the people on the streets into their houses, so that no idlers can wait on the streets.
, to prevent spies from sneaking in. This matter will trouble Marquis Xue and Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhou is in command. Please assist these two adults in this matter."
"good!"
"Gather the crown prince, the crown prince, and the female family members into the city, and build another wall along the streets inside. If the city wall is breached, we will retreat to the inner wall to defend. We must also gather grain, grass, gunpowder, and medicinal materials.
To the city."
"yes!"
"Gather together the family members of the strong men who have been drafted. If anyone surrenders to the enemy or retreats, all his family members will be killed. If there are any casualties, I hereby promise to provide for his family members for the rest of their lives."
"That's how it should be!"
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Yang Rusong issued orders one after another in an orderly manner. After hearing these orders, the nobles and civil and military officials who were listening gradually calmed down.
At this time, there were more than 360,000 soldiers and civilians in the capital who had fled to the outer city, accounting for more than 30% of the total population of the capital. The fighting armies included more than 7,000 Runing troops led by Yang Rusong, and 3,000 troops led by Yang Chengzu.
More than 3,000 Ruzhou troops surrendered to the peasant army, led by Liu Guqian. These troops were basically under the absolute control of the Runing army and were the core of the city defense at this time.
In addition, there are more than 3,000 Chu troops in the Beijing Camp led by Liu Yuanbin in the outer city, more than 1,000 soldiers in the Warrior Camp led by Ren Pojun, more than 8,000 noble guards led by Li Lu, and the original Beijing Camp defenders in the outer city.
There were more than 5,000 soldiers, and there were more than 2,000 soldiers from the four-city military division headed by Zhou Zhengkun, and nearly 3,000 soldiers fled to the capital camp in Nancheng.
The combat effectiveness of these soldiers was uneven, and they all tended to favor the Runing Army or remained neutral. Their hearts were not very unified. It was only under the pressure of the Dashun Army outside the city that they temporarily gathered together.
And obey Yang Rusong's orders.
Moreover, at least 40,000 to 50,000 young men can be mobilized in the outer city. However, under the current circumstances, these young men have no time to integrate and organize, so the burden of combat can only fall on the shoulders of Yang Rusong and other core troops.
