Yang Dan rushed to the tower of Deshengmen in a hurry and asked, "What happened?"
Yang Hong looked at him with a serious face, and then handed over a telescope.
"This is……"
"See for yourself!"
Yang Dan picked up the telescope and looked in the direction Yang Dan was pointing. About two hundred steps away, there were three people kneeling.
The distance was too far to see clearly. He turned the lens to focus, and his vision gradually became clearer.
"ah!"
Yang Dan's legs suddenly softened and he fell to the ground.
Those three people turned out to be his wife and two sons!
This blow was too great for him, and his vision went dark and he fainted.
Yang Hong looked at the unconscious Yang Dan, and for some reason, he suddenly felt less sad.
"Master Yang, they are going to kill someone!"
Yang Hong picked up the telescope on the ground, and sure enough, someone walked over with a knife, apparently ready to take action.
"Quickly, wake up Yang Shaoqing!"
Everyone was at a loss, and they kept choking Yang Dan. It took a while for the person to recover.
"Brother Wu Xiang, save, save..."
Yang Dan instinctively wanted to ask for help, but thinking of the current situation and Yang Hong's son Yang Jun, who had been chopped up not long ago, he finally swallowed the second half of his words.
"Brother Bocheng, you...sorry!"
With a look of grief on his face, Yang Hong helped Yang Dan up from the ground and handed him the telescope.
Yang Dan didn't understand what Yang Hong meant, so he didn't answer, but said: "That's it, the matter is over, it's fate!"
"You'd better take a look!"
Yang Hong handed over the telescope again, and Yang Dan had no choice but to pick it up and put it in front of his eyes.
In the field of vision, I saw three heads falling to the ground...
"puff!"
Yang Dan spurted out a mouthful of old blood and fainted to the ground again.
"Brother Bocheng, brother Bocheng!"
Yang Hong held Yang Dan's shoulders and shook them vigorously. This may be because Yang Dan was stimulated twice in a short period of time. At this time, Yang Dan was already a little confused and murmuring.
"You guys, take Yang Shaoqing down to rest."
"yes!"
Everyone once again helped Yang Dan up and got off the city wall.
Yang Hong picked up the telescope and saw three corpses on the ground. He said to himself: "Why is his son beheaded? It's not fair..."
In the camp in the north of the city, Zhu Qizhen was already issuing final orders.
The Academy of Sciences worked tirelessly to produce 100 manned Kongming lanterns and 500 bamboo-tube black powder bombs.
The technology of the Ming Dynasty has developed to the point where yellow gunpowder and even smokeless gunpowder are being developed. Black gunpowder has almost been completely eliminated and is only used to make firecrackers.
The bamboo bomb that was rushed out this time was a little less powerful. Fortunately, the production process was simple, and as justice from heaven, its lethality should not be underestimated.
Now there is another problem. Neither the Three Thousand Battalion nor Beihaiwei have ever been exposed to Kongming lanterns and cannot operate them at all.
Li Zhen took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that the Three Thousand Battalion will definitely complete its mission!"
Beilin advised: "The Kongming Lantern is very complicated, and you don't know how to operate it at all."
Li Zhen was dissatisfied and retorted: "Isn't it just flying up and throwing bombs? What's the difficulty?"
"It's not that simple. You don't even know how to read a wind detector. It's very dangerous to fly up there."
"What's the matter with danger? The Three Thousand Battalion has fought so many battles. When have you ever been afraid?"
"Don't be anxious, Mr. Rui Guo. What I mean is, you can't even control the flight direction, how can you accurately drop bombs?"
Li Zhen thought for a while and said: "You should give emergency training to the soldiers now. I have issued a death order to the whole battalion. One hundred people must be selected to learn it!"
Beilin shook her head and said: "If you want to master the Kongming Lantern, you will need at least twenty flight tests. You can't even finish the basic structure in one night."
Li Zhen finally couldn't help it anymore and said, "Since no one can operate it, what's the use of making this thing?"
"Who says there's no one?"
"Did not you say……"
"What I'm saying is that it's difficult for ordinary people to learn it in a short time, but the Academy of Sciences has it ready!"
Li Zhen finally realized what she was doing, and hurriedly waved her hands and said, "No, no, how can we let you scholars go to war?"
"What happened to the scholar?"
Beilin was no longer willing and said, "Might Duke Rui have forgotten who captured Juyong Pass?"
Li Zhen was choked and speechless, and could only look at Zhu Qizhen.
Bei Lin continued: "I represent the Academy of Sciences in requesting a fight. Please give the emperor an order!"
Zhu Qizhen had the same concerns as Li Zhen. It was not easy for the imperial court to train a scientific researcher, and the cost of letting them go to the front line to fight was really high.
However, at the moment, there really is no more suitable candidate than the Academy of Sciences.
The situation in the capital is unclear. If it is delayed any longer, I don't know what trouble will happen.
Seeing this, Beilin said again: "Your Majesty, give the order!"
Zhu Qizhen sighed heavily and said, "Everyone, listen to your orders!"
Everyone braced themselves and waited for further instructions.
"The general attack will be launched at midnight tonight. The Beihai Guards will disperse and launch a feint attack on all the city gates. Remember, it is just a feint attack, do not be reluctant to fight. As long as the enemy fights back, evacuate immediately!"
Ha Ming saluted and said: "I obey your order!"
Zhu Qizhen looked at Li Zhen and said: "Three thousand battalions are waiting for the order to attack Deshengmen with all their strength!"
"I obey the decree!"
"Academy of Sciences..."
Zhu Qizhen paused and continued: "The Academy of Sciences is waiting for the order to launch an air strike on Deshengmen!"
Beilin said excitedly: "I obey your order!"
After explaining all this, Zhu Qizhen said earnestly: "In this battle, I will advance and retreat together with the soldiers!"
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As the sun sets, in the backyard of Yang's house, everyone is plotting.
Yan Chengjin, the head of the Household Department, whispered: "Have you heard that the train heading south was hijacked yesterday?"
Someone immediately gathered around and asked, "Can the train be hijacked? How are the people on the train?"
"It seems they were dismissed on the spot."
"The one in the north of the city didn't kill them?"
Yang Dan's heart trembled, and he said in a cold tone: "Everyone, today is the deadline, we can't wait any longer!"
Everyone looked at Yang Dan. Yan Chengjin noticed something strange on his face and said, "Yang Shaoqing, your face looks a little ugly. Are you sick?"
Yang Dan gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you for your concern, I'm very fine!"
"I know a little about the art of Qi Huang, but Yang Shaoqing's voice is not right either. Is his teeth clenched, or his throat is swollen, and his breath is not smooth?"
Seeing that the concern on Yan Chengjin's face didn't seem to be fake, Yang Danke had no choice but to resist the urge to beat him.
"Let's get down to business!"
Yan Chengjin nodded quickly and said: "Oh, yes, let's talk about business first..."
Yang Dansao was a week old and said coldly: "Everyone has seen the current situation. The immortal in the north of the city will not die, and none of you here will survive. We have no time!"
"good!"
Yang Hong took over the conversation and continued: "There is no turning back. Now we can only capture the imperial city, install the crown prince on the throne, and abolish his imperial title. There is no other way."
"The palace is guarded by royal guards. We have no soldiers and can't attack."
"Just follow what we have discussed, pull over the men, horses and artillery that defended the city, and force the attack in!"
"But what should we do if the one in the north of the city takes advantage of the empty city defenses to launch an attack?"
"He is not a roundworm in our belly, how could he know our plan? What's more, the capital city has high walls and thick walls. They don't have heavy firearms, so how can they attack the city?"
"How could Juyongguan be breached without heavy firearms?"
"Juyongguan is just an accident. Besides, how can Juyongguan be compared with the capital?"
"That's true. If they had heavy weapons, they would have started attacking a long time ago. How could it be delayed until today?"
"Then use artillery. That's it. There's nothing to worry about."
Everyone said something to me, whatever they wanted to say.
In the end, it was decided to pull over the city defense artillery and forcefully blast open the gate of the Forbidden City.
Naturally, Yang Hong was still in charge of this matter. In order to ensure the firepower of the Victory Gate, he specially transported four cannons from the east and south city gates.
At midnight, a dark cloud covered the moon and the sky became darker.
Yang Hong personally held the battle, preparing to blast open the imperial city gate, then rush in immediately and control the prince.
"kill!"
Suddenly there was a cry of killing in the silent night sky, and Yang Hong quickly asked: "What's going on?"
"Sir, it seems that someone is attacking Guang'an Gate!"
Yang Hong was suddenly shocked. He didn't expect that the other party would actually think of him together.
Even if we capture the imperial city tonight and others capture the capital, we will still die.
After much deliberation, the most important thing is to defend the city.
"Push the artillery over and wait for my order!"
"yes!"
A group of soldiers continued to push the artillery towards the Meridian Gate, while Yang Hong hurried to Guang'an Gate.
The lights outside the city were already bright, and thousands of soldiers and horses could be seen charging.
"Fire, fire back!"
The gunner quickly got into position, measured the distance and angle, then loaded the shells and fired.
"boom!"
After a muffled sound, the cannon spit out a string of fierce tongues of flame, and the shells streaked across the night sky like meteors, hitting the opponent's camp.
"Boom!"
The first artillery shell exploded, and the huge shock wave overturned more than a dozen cavalrymen, causing the charging formation to be thrown into chaos.
"Ding ding ding..."
There was a rapid golden sound, and the opponent suddenly stopped charging and retreated.
"Boom!"
The second shell exploded, but not many people were hit because the large troops had already withdrawn.
Yang Hong is so angry and funny, these people are so cowardly, it will be over with just one shot?
From this point of view, things seem to be simpler than I imagined.
He stretched out his hand and stroked the cannon, feeling proud that "if I have a cannon in my hand, I own the world."
It’s really fun to fight with this thing!
Now that the opponent's attack has been repelled, the next task is to blast away the Forbidden City.
"kill!"
However, as soon as he came down from the city wall, before he had gone far, he heard the cry of killing again.
Are these people coming back to kill them again?
Yang Hong had no choice but to return to Guang'an Gate, but did not see a single soldier.
Listen carefully, the sound seems to come from You'anmen.
It seemed that this group of people could not attack Guang'anmen and changed their target.
By the time Yang Hong hurried to You'anmen, the other party had already withdrawn completely.
He vaguely sensed that something was wrong and ran away as soon as he showed up. This was not for fighting at all.
At this time, messengers continued to report, and many city gates were attacked at the same time.
Yang Hong felt that the matter was not simple. The opponent did not carry large siege weapons, so why did they disperse their troops?
Vaguely, he had a premonition.
Maybe the other party's real goal is not here...
Oh no, Deshengmen!
Thinking of this, he quickly gathered his troops and hurried to Deshengmen.
It was already midnight, and a crescent moon hung in the sky, dotted with stars.
It's a pity that he didn't have time to appreciate such a wonderful night view. After rushing to Deshengmen, he found that it was surprisingly quiet here.
Almost all other city gates have been attacked, but this one seems to have been forgotten.
"Be vigilant. The other party's real target is probably Deshengmen."
Yang Hong's instructions were passed on, and all the soldiers guarding the city were alert and waiting for the upcoming siege.
Many of them did not know that the current emperor was outside the city, and they thought it was a Tatar invasion.
It's no wonder that as a low-level soldier, he doesn't have access to much information, so he only needs to obey the orders of his superiors.
While waiting, some people looked at the sky boredly, with many stars twinkling and erratic.
For some reason, these stars seem different from what we see on a daily basis.
"Hey, look at those stars."
"What's wrong?"
"It seems to be moving, am I dazzled?"
"Don't tell me, I'm still moving."
"This thing won't fall off, will it?"
Whoosh!
While the two were talking, a star really fell.
Although the stars are dim, the line drawn in the dark night sky is still very obvious.
"It really fell..."
Boom!
The two of them were wondering why the star would fall, but the star had exploded in front of their eyes.
Within twenty steps of the surrounding area, nails and gravel were flying everywhere, and countless people fell to the ground.
Boom!
Boom!
Stars began to fall one after another, and then exploded, like large firecrackers.
In other words, these are firecrackers.
Mei Chun flew in the air, picked up the bamboo bomb, lit the fuse, and threw it down.
This thing is filled with black gunpowder and gravel and iron nails in an arm-thick bamboo tube. It is sealed with coal. It is simple to make and low-cost. The impact of the explosion is very limited. However, the lethality of gravel and iron nails in a crowd
But very impressive.
Boom!
Suddenly, there was a loud noise on the city wall, and someone blew up the warehouse where the artillery shells were stored.
Five hundred bamboo bombs, five for each person, were quickly thrown away.
Mei Chun observed the wind meter, adjusted the flame and angle of the oil lamp, and slowly dropped it downwards.
When we approached the city wall, we found that it was already a sea of fire. More than half of the defenders were dead or injured, and everyone was crying for their fathers and mothers.
"rush!"
"kill!"
The three thousand battalions received the signal and attacked the city gate with all their strength.
Zhu Qizhen stayed behind the team and closely observed the battle situation.
The mission of the Academy of Sciences is completed, and then it will be handed over to the Three Thousand Battalion...
Wait a moment!
Suddenly, he realized something was wrong.
According to the original plan, these sky lanterns were to fly back after dropping their bombs.
However, for some reason, all the lights flew towards the city.
Is it a matter of wind direction?
It shouldn’t be. The Academy of Sciences is already very skilled in controlling Kongming lanterns. How could it make such a big mistake?
Suddenly, he was shocked!
Beilin must have planned it long ago to open the city gate after dropping the bomb!