Zhang Fu quickly stopped him and advised: "As soon as the city gate is opened, the blood shed by the soldiers these days will be in vain!"
Of course Zhu Qizhen knew what opening the city gate meant, but how could he turn a blind eye to the people of the Ming Dynasty who were driven and killed by the Walas under the city wall?
He took a deep breath and said solemnly: "I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and I now ask you to open the city gate!"
"Your Majesty, you can't open it!"
Zhang Fu knelt down directly, and Chen Ying and others also stepped forward to dissuade them. They were not indifferent to life, but they just had the mentality of choosing the lesser of two evils. After all, the importance of these refugees was far less than that of the soldiers guarding the city.
, let alone be compared with a city gate.
"You are the British Duke of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Qizhen pointed at the people below the city and said firmly, "You have a salary and a salary, and the people support the people. Your duty is to protect the people of the Ming Dynasty from foreign enemies. Now they are under the city, and they are
If they were massacred by the enemy and abandoned, how could the Qing family be worthy of the title of Duke of the country?"
"Old minister... I will die!"
Zhang Fu was scolded by Zhu Qizhen, and he was immediately ashamed.
Zhu Qizhen once again drew the sword from his waist and shouted: "Preach my will and open the city gate!"
This time, there was a cold light in his eyes, showing the majesty of the Ming Emperor.
Under the power of God, the officials finally stopped insisting.
The gate of Badaling City Gate slowly opened, and the captive people below the city suddenly saw hope and ran forward desperately.
How could the Oara people let these people go? They immediately raised their butcher knives and long bows and slaughtered these defenseless captives wantonly.
In fact, the Wala people did not come back to attack the city. Their purpose this time was just revenge.
Exit the Great Wall, Paul’s body remains intact!
These eight words are not very harmful, but they are extremely insulting.
Ye Xian was a man who was determined to retaliate. He was so ridiculed by the Ming army. How could he swallow this? So he sent 3,000 cavalry to drive out the 5,000 prisoners plundered along the way. He wanted to kill these people one by one in front of the Ming army.
A massacre!
I can't hit you, but I can kill your people!
But they never expected that the Ming army would open the city gate.
The people ran towards the city gate like crazy, with the Walas chasing after them, and one living life after another fell into a pool of blood.
On the city wall, Zhu Qizhen’s teeth were almost broken.
"Li Zhen!"
Li Zhen, the uncle of Xiangcheng, immediately stepped forward and said, "I'm here!"
"Three thousand battalions assemble!"
"Yes!"
In this city defense battle, the Fifth Army Battalion and the Shenji Battalion were the main forces, and the main task of the Three Thousand Battalion was to defend the city gate.
As the order to assemble was conveyed, only the roar of men and horses was heard, and three thousand soldiers were immediately ready.
"Report to the Emperor, the three thousand battalions have been assembled!"
Zhu Qizhen got off the city wall, got on his horse, and came to the front of the formation.
He glanced at the formation and suddenly asked: "Can you ride a horse?"
"Yes!"
Three thousand soldiers shouted in unison.
"Do you have a sword in your hand?"
"Yes!"
"That's good!" Zhu Qizhen raised the dragon-patterned sword in his hand and said loudly, "Come out of seclusion with me and kill the enemy!"
Buzz!
The crowd was in a state of shock. Everyone thought that the emperor was here to cheer everyone up. Unexpectedly, he actually wanted to personally lead the team out to kill the enemy.
Li Zhen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, let me go! You are the commander-in-chief, you should stay and take charge of the overall situation!"
Zhu Qizhen did not hesitate at all. He tightened the reins and the horse neighed and ran towards the city gate.
Fan Zhong had no time to think and immediately chased after him.
Li Zhen dared to hesitate and followed closely.
Then, there are the soldiers of the Three Thousand Battalion.
When these people left the city gate, Zhang Fu realized something was wrong.
Where is the emperor?
I looked down and saw that Zhu Qizhen was already outside the city.
He thought he was dazzled, so he rubbed his eyes, and when he looked again, it was really the emperor!
"Your Majesty!"
Zhang Fu is going crazy, what are you going to do?
Not only Zhang Fu, Kuang Ye, Chen Ying, Luo Tong... everyone is crazy.
You let the city gate open, and we did. You asked the three thousand battalions to go out to rescue people, and we agreed. But, why did you run out on your own?
Zhang Fu felt that his mind went blank, and he subconsciously walked down, intending to chase him out.
Suddenly, a voice came from the city.
"Your Majesty, accept the order!"
Zhang Fu turned around and saw Zhu Qizhen reining in his horse and standing still, looking up at him.
He hurriedly knelt down and worshiped, saying: "I respectfully welcome the imperial edict!"
Others followed closely and knelt down to salute.
Zhu Qizhen said loudly: "Except for the three thousand battalions, no one can step outside the city gate! In my absence, the British Duke will be in charge of the entire army. I hope that the Qing family will consider the overall situation in everything and not act on impulse!"
After saying that, he turned his horse's head and rushed towards the refugees and Walas.
On the city wall, Zhang Fu was stunned for a moment, and then shouted loudly: "I obey the decree!"
Kuang Ye said anxiously: "British Lord, don't be stunned. Send troops quickly. If it's later, it will be too late!"
Zhang Fu asked back: "Didn't you hear what the emperor just said?"
"But the emperor is still outside!"
Zhang Fu said angrily: "Are you trying to make me fail to resist the decree?"
"At this time, you are still thinking about your own head?" Kuang Ye was also angry and said loudly, "If something happens to the Emperor, even if we have a hundred heads, it won't be enough!"
Zhang Fu sighed and said: "Kuang Shangshu, I don't cherish my old life. See for yourself, the emperor went out with three thousand battalions. The cavalry is fast and maneuverable. If I go out with five army battalions to support, Then it will become a burden to the emperor!"
Of course Kuang Ye also understood this truth. Although he was impatient, he had to give up.
Under the city wall, Zhu Qizhen personally led the army to charge over. The Wala people did not expect that the Ming army would dare to come out and fight back. They were caught off guard. At that time, they no longer pestered the prisoners, but raised their swords to kill the Ming army. .
The two sides soon became entangled. When the common people saw the officers and soldiers coming out to rescue them, they immediately regained hope and ran towards the city gate while the two sides were fighting.
Now it is three thousand versus three thousand, cavalry versus cavalry. Logically speaking, the Wala people are good at riding and shooting, so they should have the upper hand. But the current situation is that the Ming army is filled with righteous indignation, as if they have been beaten to death, and they actually kill the Wala people. We were defeated step by step.
Zhu Qizhen took the lead and fought hard with a sword in his hand. He killed several people in a row and was extremely brave.
In fact, Fan Zhong was guarding him. If an enemy approached, he would hit them with a hammer first.
This person's arms are extremely powerful. If he is hit by his hammer, he will either die or be injured. Even if he can barely parry, his arms will be numb, his mouth will bleed, and he will lose his combat effectiveness in a short time.
However, in the melee, there are still times of negligence.
Just as Fan Zhong knocked one man to the ground, he saw another enemy slashing Zhu Qizhen from behind with a knife!