After Wang An and others were beaten with grape bullets, someone might still pretend to be dead.
Liu Qiao immediately brought people to make up for the damage.
Zhu Youxiao asked Liu Shimin to tell Liu Qiao alone: "All those who surrendered must accurately record their names and positions.
Anyone with a position above Xiaoqi will be killed!
Among them, those who are on duty within the Meridian Gate will be beheaded!
Only those who guard the Meridian Gate will be retained and imprisoned in the East Palace to identify those who are aware of treason in the future."
According to this operation, more than half of the more than 300 people who surrendered would be beheaded directly.
Although a lot of people were killed, they were all involved in the mutiny, and this was just the beginning, so they must kill decisively.
Speaking of Wang An, most of Luo Sigong’s rebels are affiliated with the Jin Yiwei. How can they let go of the pro-combatants in the Jin Yiwei who are involved in the rebellion?
"Execute!"
As the black-armored and brocade-clad guards fell with their swords, there were only a hundred or so prisoners left. These were all those who were on duty at the Meridian Gate. How many of them had prior knowledge? There will be plenty of time to find out in the future.
"Take away the bodies of Wang An and Luo Sigong. They will be used later."
"Yes!"
Now, the Donggong Jinyi Guards are not only well-trained, but have also gone to the battlefield to kill the enemy and see blood. They have been completely transformed.
The battle just now was well prepared and the enemy was caught off guard. Only about 20 people were injured and no one was killed.
This half month of defense, gunpowder, and training organized by the Mohists can be said to be a dimensionality-reducing blow to the other Jinyi guards.
But the number of people is small.
He raised his head and looked south again.
The intensity of the fire at Meridian Gate is decreasing.
The Wei Dynasty reported that as soon as Wang An and Luo Sigong heard that Emperor Taichang had passed away, they immediately set a fire at the Meridian Gate to delay Zheng Yangxing's rebels from entering the palace. Then the entire army abandoned the Meridian Gate and went to the Huangji Gate to attack
Coming from the direction of the Qing Palace.
There is no one at the Meridian Gate. Even if the fire is very strong, Zheng Yangxing can still come in if he is well prepared.
"Bang bang bang bang~"
There were a lot of gunshots in the south, and the sounds were thought to be blunderbuss equipped by the Beijing camp.
Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and guessed that the British Duke Zhang Weixian was leading his army to attack the rebels from behind.
The fighting strength of the Beijing camp is inferior to that of Zheng Yangxing because there are too many servants...
Even for the British Duke's servants, it would be difficult to quickly capture Zheng Yangxing in an unfavorable situation.
The rebels will soon be able to attack the Meridian Gate.
Without further delay, he ordered the eunuch Liu Shimin of Yinshou:
"Eunuch Liu, immediately collect the seal of Wang An's Supervisor of Ceremonies, and announce the death of Emperor Taichang in Wang An's name. If it is convenient for the palace to change the white clothes and plain silk, use the same method used by the first emperor Wanli after his grand visit." p>
Liu Shimin was slightly stunned, but did not hesitate: "I obey the will of the prison country!"
Supervise the country?
Haha, you’re right!
Today is August 30th, which is already at least Haishi.
It was officially announced three days ago that the prince will supervise the country on September 1st.
Within an hour, although it is not the prison of the country, but there is a war together, everyone has forgotten the time~
It's September 1st now.
Prince Zhu Youxiao is the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty!
......
"Quick! Quick! Quick!"
"Brothers from the Beijing Camp, hurry up! The Chengtian Gate has been lost. The British Duke has passed over there. Let's quickly enter the palace and replenish the guards at the Meridian Gate and Huangji Gate."
"You can win only by attacking from inside and outside. Zheng Yangxing and his servants are all crazy. They don't enter the palace to supplement the defense. The Meridian Gate and Huangji Gate cannot be defended!"
Three thousand servants, nearly ten thousand soldiers from the capital, and thousands of troops from the Five Cities Army followed him and quickly headed to the west side of the palace.
In addition to ordinary weapons, they also brought long ladders and fire-fighting water.
These were prepared in advance by Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo.
Of course he knew the plan, and he had already found a reason to persuade the Beijing camp to act together.
Along the way, my close servants and the direct generals of the Beijing camp kept urging me, and repeatedly told the soldiers of the Beijing camp to enter the palace to stop the rebels, protect His Majesty and capture the Zheng family, and everyone will be rewarded afterwards.
Most of the soldiers in the Beijing camp didn't know about it, but the generals in the Beijing camp who followed Cheng Guogong knew more or less.
For example, Concubine Zheng responded to Zheng Yangxing's rebellion in the palace, the prince was bewitched by Concubine Zheng Li Xuan, and someone plotted to kill His Majesty...
It is still a rumor, but with the endorsement of the Donglin Party, the rumor has a nose and an eye. Duke Cheng Guo believes it again and again, and they also follow suit.
“We’ll get to Xi’an Gate in just a moment!”
Inside Xi'an Gate.
Huang Kezuan has hung the head of the traitor Zhang Wenda on the city gate.
Leading the Xi'an Gate defenders, they worked hard to arrange fire and prepare to evacuate according to the prince's order.
Huang Kezuan shouted to the Xi'an Gate defenders: "The old immortal?"
"Arrived!" replied a guard with a gray beard.
"I ask again, even if the palace guard Cheng Guogong Zhu Chunchen ordered to enter today, you will resolutely obey the prince's order."
"Of course! Only His Majesty's orders are higher than those of the Prince, not Duke Cheng!"
"Okay!"
Strictly speaking, the superiors of Xi'an Gate Hundred Lao Bu Sheng and other defenders include Duke Cheng Guo.
Originally, in addition to the Han generals in Jinyiwei, the palace guards also had a small number of avant-garde soldiers with swordsmen and cavalrymen, as well as some elites from the Beijing camp such as the Fifth Army Camp. Later, during the Jialongwan period, the Beijing camp had long been in decline, so the palace guards were mainly there. On the Han general.
However, the person in charge of the direct command of the capital's security is not the commander of the Imperial Guard, but the palace guard.
The bodyguards are served by senior officials such as dukes, marquises, uncles, princes-in-law and captains, and several senior officials take turns to be on duty.
The officer in charge of the palace guards on August 30th was none other than Duke Chengguo Zhu Chunchen.
With the key to the outer door of the palace today, it makes sense to mobilize troops to reinforce the palace. This is one of the reasons why they chose August 30th.
Huang Kezuan asked the old man: "What's the surname of the common people? I can just call you by your surname and the position of the 100 people, so that it won't be too strange for me, an ancient and rare person, to call you an old and immortal."
"Return to Da Sikou..."
"Report to the Great Sikou! We can see a large number of fires in the distance. The number of people is estimated to be several thousand to tens of thousands, coming towards Xi'an Gate." A guard from the Qianqing Palace who followed Huang Kezuan reported nervously.
"So fast... Get ready to light it, quickly retreat to Xuanwu Gate and set up defenses at Xihua Gate."
"Yes!"
Huang Kezuan personally lit the firewood piled inside the Xi'an Gate, while the Jinyiwei Baihu on duty went to light the firewood on the gate tower.
The fire was lit, and Huang Kezuan and others immediately retreated.
The old man walked last. He had been a member of the Imperial Guard for ten years. Unexpectedly, the most critical task on duty was to burn down the gate and delay the entry of the army.
"Wait a minute."
"What's wrong?" Huang Kezuan knew that this old man was experienced and although his status was not high, he definitely wanted to listen to what he had to say.
The old man said solemnly: "His Royal Highness wants to use fire to delay the enemy. However, although there is a lot of wood in Xi'an Gate, there are so many enemies. If you are really evil and make special preparations, you can put out the fire quickly."
"Indeed..."
The army arrived very quickly, and the fire had just been lit. If the enemy had prepared a long ladder and water, it could be put out quickly.
Looking back, I saw that the fire at Xi'an Gate had not started yet, and there was only some white smoke.
"I go back, stall and keep firing."
"Immortal..."
"Da Sikou! This is still my duty to guard hundreds of households at Xi'an Gate!"