On the top of Long Live Mountain, there were overcrowded people. Dozens of eunuchs stood motionless in the rain. Emperor Chongzhen was soaked under a big yellow umbrella. He couldn't help but shiver when the mountain wind blew. Wang Chengen next to him felt heartbroken, but he didn't dare to
He tried to persuade him again, but silently waved behind him, and immediately a eunuch gave him a cotton coat, which he took and put on Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen raised his telescope and looked towards the north. However, the rain curtain was too heavy and it was difficult to see. He couldn't help shouting loudly, "How is the battle going? How is the battle going?"
The emperor waited for a moment. Someone came to report from the bottom of the mountain. Wang Chenen comforted him. He had already sent dozens of eunuchs to spread around the city gates to get information. Any battle situation would be reported immediately.
Telling the guy to move faster, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help shouting at the bottom of the mountain. The eunuch who was climbing the mountain in the rain and was soaked, heard the message and ran quickly while breathing heavily: "Your Majesty, good news, Your Majesty
Good news, the Tatars have retreated, the Tatars have retreated."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard the news, his body softened, the telescope in his hand clattered to the ground, and he sat down on the stone bench next to him: "Good job Chang Yu, good job, really good job..."
"No, the old slave has already said that with Eunuch Chang sitting in the city, the Tatars can't fly in even if they have wings..." The eunuchs next to them who didn't dare to say a word also agreed: "Chang
My father-in-law has always been invincible. With him, neither the bandits nor the Tatars can gain favor..."
"Very good, very good..." Emperor Chongzhen couldn't bear to be excited. He clenched his fists and punched the air a few times. Then he stood up and laughed loudly and walked down the mountain. Wang Chengen quickly held an umbrella and followed closely: "Your Majesty, be careful that your feet are slippery.
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Hearing that the Tatars had retreated in vain and that the capital was finally safe, Emperor Chongzhen was in high spirits. He walked down the mountain easily and even jumped for joy. He did not care about the slippery weather in the rain, but frightened the eunuchs nearby.
Walking halfway up the mountain, I saw a wet eunuch running from the bottom of the mountain. He shouted from a distance: "It's not good, it's not good, the Tatars are attacking from Guangqumen..."
What? Emperor Chongzhen was startled and sat down on the ground with a thud. His face was pale, his eyes were full of fear, and the surrounding area was suddenly in panic.
How can it be!
Under the Andingmen gate, Wang Jiayan and Chang Yu were also shocked when they heard the news!
Dorgon concentrated his troops to attack the north city, and used the south city as a side attack to contain the Ming forces in the city. On the east and west sides, hundreds of thousands of Qing troops were attacking outside to attract attention, but they did not have the strength to attack at all.
How can you not be surprised when you hear that Qing troops have entered the city?
Chang Yu still underestimated Dorgon, or Dorgon has grown up and can use his brain!
Watergate!
Chang Yu, who was only shocked for a few seconds, suddenly came to his senses and couldn't help but slap his head and angrily scolded a bunch of trash.
Guangqumen belongs to the east gate of the outer city. The inner river inside the city and the moat outside the city are connected by water gates. For example, Chang Yu's private residence Huangfu is located in Guangqumen Nanshuiguan Hutong.
Shuiguan is an underwater city gate, which is made of giant wood or iron fence. During wartime, obstacles are often set up in the water to prevent enemy troops from sneaking in secretly. The most difficult and dangerous task is to attack the city openly.
Chang Yu never thought that his carelessness would allow Dorgon to take advantage of the loophole. First of all, he did not have much experience in defending the city, and the water pass was indeed ignored by him. Secondly, the Northern Army had many landlubbers and was not good at water. Who would have thought that the Qing army would
Come on, this is a dirty trick!
The fact that the Northern Army is not good at water does not mean that there are no soldiers who are good at water. Dorgon gained wisdom every time he was faced with the challenge. He knew that facing an opponent like Chang Yu, he must be prepared both overtly and covertly.
On the surface, he gathered a large army to attack the north city, and used the south city as a flank attack to contain the troops in the city. Secretly, he selected hundreds of soldiers who were proficient in water properties from the army as a water ghost commando, looking for opportunities to escape into the city through water.
When the war first started, the fighting in the north was fierce. Although the Ming troops in the remaining cities were on extreme alert, especially the Ming troops in the east city did not dare to relax even though they saw very few enemy troops outside the city.
However, darkness became the best cover. After strolling around the outside of the city, the Qing army's water ghosts chose the area near Guangqumen to enter the water at night and headed towards the city. However, the capital was a majestic imperial capital and the defense was impenetrable.
Even if Chang Yu carelessly ignored it this time, the original defensive function of Shuiguan still made it difficult for these water ghosts to enter easily.
After a lot of effort, I finally broke through the floodgates and sneaked into the city!
However, the tragedy is that the information was not delivered in time. Due to heavy rain, Dorgon actually ordered the withdrawal of the troops, leaving the water ghosts alone. Fortunately, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming, who were watching eagerly outside the south city, got the news in time.
Immediately send troops to attack Zuo'anmen on one side, and at the same time send troops to attack Guangqumen with nearby support. If you want to combine inside and outside, you should attack all the gates in one go.
For a time, Guangqumen was in danger, and the guard quickly sent someone to inform Chang Yu.
Chang Yu guessed the details in a blink of an eye, and he was anxious and angry: "Send the order to the Black Wolf camp in Wuzhong. If the Tatars enter the city and run away, the governor will chop off his head. If the city gate is lost, the entire army will be beheaded!"
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Send an order to the soldiers to leave urgently.
Wang Jiayan looked anxious and his hands were shaking. Mr. Factory Supervisor, how about sending some reinforcements?
"No need!" Chang Yu waved his hand. Although he couldn't figure out why Dorgon ordered the withdrawal of troops when the water ghost entered the city, and lost this good opportunity. Could it be that he was trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain? It was unnecessary!
But he was careful to use the Wannian Ship. He did not dare to transfer the soldiers and horses of the North City at will. Moreover, the East City also had sufficient reserves of soldiers and horses. Just in case, Wang Jiayan was sent to the city to take charge, and he wanted to go to Guangqumen himself.
As soon as he got back on his horse, he suddenly saw a street not far away. A figure in the heavy rain was Song Luoyu. She stayed at the gate and did not leave. Chang Yu secretly cursed the stubborn donkey and raised his hand: "Still standing there doing it."
Well, if there's anything wrong with your family, I'll chop your head off!"
Huangzhai is located in Shuiguan Hutong, one step away from Guangqumen. Chang Yu chose the location so that he could escape out of the city as quickly as possible at the critical moment, but it was not the most dangerous place in the city at this time. Those Tatars
Once the water ghosts enter the city, they will seize the city gate. If they are defeated, they will flee in panic. When they jump over the wall in a hurry, the surrounding residents will be unlucky.
Others couldn't understand the meaning of Chang Yu's words, but Song Luoyu naturally knew that he wanted her to guard Huang Mansion. Without saying a word, he got on his horse and whipped off, disappearing in the rain.
After the battle just now, the city was piled with rocks and corpses making it difficult to pass quickly. Chang Yu led a group of soldiers to rush down and pass through the streets. Fortunately, the whole city was under martial law at this time, and there were no pedestrians on the road outside in the heavy rain, so they could move as quickly as possible.
degree of traffic.
Wuzhong is a man who has seen a lot of things. He once followed Chang Yu to the north to fight the Qing army outside the Pass, and went south to suppress bandits in several prefectures. He has seen thousands of troops, corpses, and seas of blood, so now he is too bored, too boring, and too unhappy.
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Chang Yu ordered the fourth battalion of the East Factory to supervise the soldiers and horses of the four cities. The main exhibition area in the North City was the Gongzi Camp, the side attack area in the South City was the Black Tiger Camp, and the West City Black Panther Camp. He was stationed in the East City but had nothing to do, because there were so few scattered outside the city.
The scattered Tatars were showing off and didn't even bother to take a look.
The sound of gunfire and killings in the north were endless. From his experience in Wuzhong, he naturally knew how fierce it was. Several times he wanted to sneak over quietly, but he was afraid of being severely punished for violating military orders. Normally, he would be seen as a tough guy in the daily world.
I don't care about him as much as I do. During this war, I just did what he asked me to do. Wuzhong understood it, so he didn't dare to make any mistakes. At most, he just walked along the east city to chat with Lao Jiu near Dongzhimen and then turned back. He felt that
Extremely boring.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and Wuzhong was extremely bored. He hid under the Dongbianmen Gate Tower and took a nap with his eyes closed. He was only responsible for supervising whether the Ming army on the city was slacking in fighting. At this time, there was no fight, so there was no prison. He fell asleep in a daze.
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In my dream, I really thought that nothing was wrong, but I was suddenly shaken awake by someone. Just as I was about to get angry, my subordinate shouted: "Commander Wu, the Tatars are coming to the city!"
What! Wuzhong jumped up: "The little governor sitting on the city can actually let the Tatars attack. This is impossible!" He thought that the North City had been breached.
"It's from Guangqumen, from Shuiguan..." Before his men could finish speaking, Wuzhong had already rushed out of the tower and shouted: "Hello people, go ahead and do it!"