There are five commanders of the Army and Horses Division in the original five cities of Gyeonggi Province, namely the commanders of the east, west, south, north and middle city districts. Three commanders came to the door of the Meridian Gate.
The sword in Commander Chen's hand was stained with blood. He squeezed to the Meridian Gate and asked through the gate: "Zhu Sanmazi, the emperor sent an order for us to guard the palace. What's the matter with you blocking us out?"
The Zhu San Mazi he refers to is Zhu Yuanyi, the commander of the Forbidden Army. Because his face was pockmarked when he was born with smallpox when he was a child, and he was the third child in the family, everyone called him Zhu San Mazi in private.
"Don't be silent, I saw you in the crack of the door!"
Zhu Yuanyi's lips curved into a sneer: "The Emperor has a decree for you to guard the palace. If I let you in, what if there are rebels in your team? Now turn around and back the palace, and go to meet the enemy immediately.
When you defeat the rebels, I will naturally open the door and welcome you in!"
"You are asking us all to die!"
Mr. Chen's chest almost exploded with anger. He had never seen such a bastard!
The people nearby who heard the conversation were anxious.
"what to do?"
The others glanced at the rebel team fighting their way behind, and then at the closed Meridian Gate. The despair in their eyes was heartbreaking!
Mr. Chen was also desperate. He looked at the rebels who were getting closer and closer, and finally stamped his feet: "What kind of bullshit is this? It happened to us! Before their team could gather here, we took the opportunity to rush out.
, when we rush into the streets and alleys of Jiankang, it will not be so easy for the rebels to capture us."
The commander of Dongcheng glanced at the Meridian Gate behind him: "The emperor ordered us to defend the palace. We rushed out, but there is no protection here!"
After hearing his words, the commander of Nancheng smiled sadly: "You are still thinking about the emperor at this time, but the emperor does not regard us as human beings!"
Mr. Chen nodded: "We are the lambs to be slaughtered by the rebels if we stay here. We will definitely die. Instead of dying, it is better to rush out. At least if we rush out, we can kill more rebels and avenge our dead brothers!"
Seeing how high-sounding these words were, it was not that he was disloyal to the emperor, but that the emperor forced him to flee for his life. In this case, they did not betray the court, and joining the enemy army was the bottom line.
No one wants to die, and everyone knows how to seize the chance of life, so Mr. Chen's words are unanimously supported by everyone.
The rebels who were rushing in front were fighting to the death with the officers and soldiers defending the city. Suddenly they found that the officers and soldiers in front actually withdrew to the left and right sides, and the officers and soldiers who were fighting them also escaped.
"What's going on?"
"They won't be guarding the palace anymore?"
The rebels were confused and confused for a moment.
But the emperor's palace is right in front of us. Today's palace is equivalent to the palace in the capital. They have attacked the palace. Are you excited or not?
At this time, how could they have time to take care of the fleeing officers and soldiers!
At the same time, Zhu Yuanyi inside the Meridian Gate was dumbfounded.
He just had some trouble with the people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and wanted to embarrass them. Why did these people who were afraid of death run away?
If they run away, who will defend the palace?
Facing the rebels rushing over like a tide, Zhu Yuanyi's scalp went numb!
"Everyone, please stay alert and pay attention to defense. Don't let the rebels come in!"
What can the other Imperial Guards do? They can only respond with "Yes!"
It was useless to blame Zhu Yuanyi at this moment, so he could only guard the palace gate first.
The battle to seize the gate of the palace is about to break out. There are four gates in the palace, the east, west, north and south. The Meridian Gate is under the greatest pressure. Zhu Yuanyi looks at the endless rebels and sweats on his forehead. What should he do?
Emperor Mingxi learned that the rebels were already attacking the palace. He was so frightened that he couldn't sit still and murmured to himself: "What should I do? What should I do? What should I do? Am I destined to be the king of the country?"
"The king of the country is subjugated. All the ministers have misunderstood me! If I am the king of the country's subjugation, then you are the ministers of the country's subjugation!"
"Someone is coming!"
"Your Majesty." When the eunuch on duty saw that Emperor Mingxi was showing signs of madness, he was trembling with fear, fearing that he would become his punching bag!
"Go and call your companion!"
"yes!"
The eunuch on duty hurried out the door as if he had been granted amnesty.
Dai Yi gathered information from everywhere and happened to come to see Emperor Ming Xi. When he heard that the emperor was looking for him, he came over immediately without delay.
"emperor."
Emperor Mingxi did not wait for him to continue, and ordered: "Daban, please bring people to bring Master Shi and Master Cui over. I once said that if I become the king of the country's subjugation, then they will be the ministers of the country's subjugation. I will not
Give them the opportunity to be the slaves of the third surnamed family!"
He is a king who keeps his word!
Dai Yi's heart became heavy. No one wanted to believe that Dayu would be destroyed one day, but the reality made them believe it even if they didn't want to believe it, especially since Emperor Mingxi was already preparing for the worst.
Before Dai Yi left, he handed the information he collected to Emperor Mingxi.
Sure enough, as he had guessed, he heard the furious voice of Emperor Mingxi not far after he left the door.
"Zhu Sanmazi, you have mistaken me and the fate of Dayu! Damn it! Damn it! You all deserve to die!"
Emperor Mingxi was so angry that his face turned purple. Dayu's loyal ministers and generals were blocked outside the palace by the pig, becoming the target of the enemy and the lambs slaughtered by the enemy!
When they were unable to advance or retreat, none of the soldiers and horses from the five cities surrendered to the enemy, which proved that they were loyal to Dayu.
Such a loyal and good general was forced into despair by a treacherous minister!
Damn it! Damn it!
I just know that those who hold back deserve to die!
When Yuan Zuopushe and his son-in-law were escorted in, they met Emperor Mingxi's furious eyes. They were so frightened that they knelt on the ground with a "plop".
Emperor Mingxi's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a hint of sneer: "How is it? How does it feel to fall from the peak of power to the quagmire?"
"I am the emperor of Dayu, and my power as king is granted by heaven. How can I be despised by people like you who are like dogs and flies?"
"Those who disrespect the monarch will always be punished, either by heaven or man-made disaster! No, your retribution will be fulfilled today!"
Emperor Mingxi saw the frightened eyes of the pair of father-in-law and son-in-law as he wished.
This look, this despair, excites him!
Finally he is no longer alone in despair!
"Haha. I once said that the day when the country is overthrown is when you will die for the country. Once you are a minister of Yu, you will be a minister of Yu for life. I will never give you a chance to serve the two masters. I will do what I say!
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"Ah!" The couple finally reacted and came back to their senses in fright, "Your Majesty, no, Your Majesty, our Dayu has not yet reached the point of subjugation. There is still hope for our Dayu."
Emperor Mingxi knew better than anyone that the dynasty's strength was exhausted.
"Someone, pull them both out and chop them!"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, spare my life"
The imperial guards protecting the emperor came in, pulled the two men out, and beheaded them directly in the yard outside the door.
Ming Xi took a deep breath and turned to look at Dai Yi, "Daban, go to the harem and give two gifts to the queen, concubines and princesses. Let them choose as they choose!"
"Old slave, let's make arrangements now!" Dai Yixin bowed and stepped back.
Everyone exited, and the entire dormitory was empty with only Emperor Mingxi and Dai Jie left.
"Tell me, is it God's will that I don't have a prince? It saves me the difficult decision today."
Dai Jie knew that this was a question to him, so he lowered his head and knelt on the ground and said comfortingly: "Your Majesty, you are so blessed. The current rotten situation will get better. Maybe there will be reinforcements arriving outside the city now."
Emperor Mingxi shook his head. He no longer had any hope. "At this moment, I really miss the days when my uncle walked dogs and played with birds in Gyeonggi Province."
"I'm just confused. I didn't think of such a foreign aid of the same lineage, but I kept issuing orders to urge the governors of various states. It seems that I have become the laughing stock of the whole world!"
Emperor Mingxi obviously calmed down when he said this, remembering that the Li family also had an uncle in Lingnan.
Jiankang fell today, but it does not mean that the Yu Dynasty was destroyed.
At this moment, Emperor Mingxi was grateful that the late emperor had entrusted King Qian's lineage to Lingnan, otherwise the Li family would have been wiped out by the rebels today.
"Explain on behalf of me and wait for me with pen and ink!"
"Your Majesty, you."
"I want to write an edict of succession!"
Interpretation: "."
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Ten miles of slope outside Jiankang City.
"Your Majesty, the intensive drumming just now has stopped. Maybe the rebels have stopped attacking the city?" Xiang Rongrang looked at the smoking city wall in the distance and sighed. It's also possible that Jiankang has been breached.
"We are not far from Jiankang, let's move forward quickly!" King Qian was very anxious. If he hadn't considered the combat capability of the army, he would have just asked everyone to move forward at full speed.
The ten-mile journey was far or near, but when he could see the city gate from a distance, King Qian's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.
The gates of Jiankang City were wide open, and corpses were everywhere outside the city. What made him even more frightened was that there were many corpses hanging upside down on the city walls, and the flags were even tilted here and there.
"Are we still a step too late?"
Yuan Mingxian rode his horse and walked to King Qian. He looked at the city wall and frowned: "The Yu Dynasty is blessed by the gods and protected by heaven. Now it seems that the rebels have invaded the city. From the smoke on the battlefield, it can be seen that
It hasn't been long since they entered the city, and the city walls haven't even had time to change their defenses. Maybe they are concentrating their forces to besiege the emperor's palace. If they can come in time, we can just relieve the danger of the palace."
King Qian's eyes showed hope, "I accept your good advice!"
Yuan Mingxian smiled, these words of comfort are all because you are the elder of the third young master, otherwise he, a general, would not bother to draw cakes for him.
"The rebels claim to have an army of 300,000 people. In fact, the real figure is about 150,000. They spent some money during the siege of the city in the past few months, about 120,000. The total number of our prince and his subordinates totals 100,000.
, Comparing the two cars, there is not much difference in strength."
"Your Majesty, are you sure we want to rush into the city and engage in street fighting with the enemy?"
King Qian pursed his lips and nodded vigorously, "The palace is in danger, and time has not waited for me. It is up to me and these foreign aids to save the emperor. I want to go and meet this Tan Lang in person!"
"Charge for me!"
This time, Xiang Rongrang did not rush to the palace as impatiently as the rebels. As soon as he entered the city, he let the artillery occupy the city wall first. The muzzles of the cannons were all aimed at the city. Whenever a large group of rebels was found, the artillery could attack the rebels.
The army launched a bombardment!
The streets of the main city once again resounded with the sound of galloping hooves and the sound of uniform footsteps. When the people who had been staying at home and preparing for the attack heard this sound, they were so frightened that they stayed in their houses and did not dare to say a word.
This sound naturally attracted the attention of the rebels scattered throughout the streets, as well as the Wucheng Army and Horse Division and other city-defending officers and soldiers.
After dealing with a small group of rebels who broke into and robbed a house, Mr. Chen ordered his subordinates, "Take a group of people to have a look and see what's going on? Have reinforcements from the rebels arrived again?"
"Yes, sir!" The subordinate ordered a few people to leave.
Because he had to wait for his subordinates to come back from inquiring about the news, Mr. Chen said to his subordinates who collected the corpses: "Everyone, please work hard and dig up the corpses of this family and bury them."
Anyway, waiting is just waiting. Instead of doing nothing, it is better to do a good deed and bury the bodies of this family.
It didn't take long for the subordinates who went out to find out the news to come back.
"Sir, my subordinates did not dare to come forward. I just saw the flag they raised from a distance, which said Yuan Heqian!" The subordinate added: "Also, the clothes they wear are the blue battle robes of Dayu!"
"Yuan Heqian?"
Mr. Chen and the other two commanders looked at each other and said, "The people in the world who dare to raise the Yuan flag must be the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou. The emperor did give the order to the governor of Jingzhou back then."
"It's just that this flag with the character Qian is the soldiers and horses of Prince Qian?"
Another commander scratched his head and explained his doubts: "I heard that King Qian is developing well in Lingnan, but he doesn't have many soldiers and horses. It is impossible for him to bring all the soldiers and horses in Lingnan, so he will lead this time
How many troops and horses are there?”
The last question was about the soldiers who went to get the news.
The soldier said: "Looking at their numbers, they should be comparable to the rebels."
Everyone present was shocked, it was incredible.
"Did King Qian bring all the soldiers and horses from Lingnan? If so, what if his foundation in Lingnan was overtaken by Annan? He is so courageous!"
"It's hard to say whether one is brave or ignorant."
They didn't, it should mean that no one in the world thought that King Qian would lead his troops to build King Kangqin.
"Master Chen, do we want to join King Qian's troops?"
Mr. Chen stroked his beard, thought for a while and said, "Everyone, go back to the mansion first to make sure that the rebels have not breached the mansion. Then we will go to the palace to join them."
They were out fighting the enemy, and the mansion had arranged guards, but they felt a little uneasy if they didn't go back.
Everyone felt that Mr. Chen's opinion was sound, so they arranged to meet again after a while, and then dispersed with their own teams.
The palace has been breached, and the rebels who stayed outside the palace turned their guns as soon as they noticed the movement behind them, and stared defensively at the soldiers and horses getting closer and closer.
The archers are ready and ready to shoot as soon as the officers and soldiers enter the shooting range.
Archer?
Who is afraid of whom!
Xiang Rongrang waved his hand, and the team in front set up a shooting formation. This was the most reasonable shooting formation trained by the soldiers at the military camp shooting range.
Both the density of shooting and the speed of spacing are the best and most effective.
The rebel archer phalanx gasped when they saw the flintlock muskets in the hands of the enemy soldiers. It was rumored that each Lingnan soldier had a musket. They didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that the rumors are true.
The muskets are easy to explode. They hope that the enemy will explode a lot today, preferably without them having to do anything!
It's just that the distance they stayed at seemed to be less than the shooting distance of a musket.
Could it be that King Qian's troops formed this formation just to scare them?
"Check ammo!"
As soon as the order was given, the only sound heard in the whole scene was the "click" sound of the musket being loaded.
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