Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 183 The Ming Army collapsed, Zhao Wen made a move

Mang Gurtai looked at the chaotic Ming army defense line in front of him, and shouted excitedly: "Come on for me, whoever rushes up first will be rewarded a lot."

As soon as Mangurtai finished speaking, the soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner waved their weapons as if they were in a frenzy, and drove the people of the Ming Dynasty to rush forward.

Under Jiannu's beating, the common people wailed endlessly. They looked at the fleeing Ming army in front of them, and their hearts felt as if they had fallen into a hole in the ice.

"Master Supervisor, General He led the troops to withdraw." A messenger hurried into Yuan Chonghuan's big tent and said anxiously.

Yuan Chonghuan's face changed greatly when he heard the words, "Why did you withdraw? Did Jiannu break through the army formation?"

"My lord, it was General He Kegang who withdrew himself. Jiannu did not break through General He Kegang's line of defense." The messenger looked at Yuan Chonghuan who was panicked and explained hastily.

"Are you sure?" Yuan Chonghuan asked coldly with a sullen face.

"Returning to my lord, what the little one said is absolutely true. General Man Guiman led the cavalry under his command and went directly to Jian Nu, but they were completely defeated when they first came into contact with Jian Nu.

General He Kegang originally wanted to scare them with bow soldiers and force them back, but who would have thought that he would shoot Man Guiman's general soldiers.

At this time, Jiannu had already driven the people up, and together with the retreating cavalry of the Manchu soldiers, Mr. He Kegang had no choice but to lead the troops and retreat.Now, it's the second line of defense. "The messenger hurriedly told what happened.

"Man Gui was shot by He Kegang? How is Man Gui's injury? Couldn't he just shoot Man Gui to death?" Yuan Chonghuan couldn't help but feel relieved when he heard that He Kegang's troops were withdrawn by himself. Take a breath.But when he heard that Man Gui had been shot by He Kegang again, his heart sank again.

If Man Gui was really shot to death, it would be hard to explain to His Majesty.After all, Man Gui is the commander-in-chief of a town, not a small official.

If he died in the hands of Jian Nu, that would be fine, but if he died in his own hands, the consequences would be disastrous.

"My lord, I heard that Man Zongbing's injury is not serious, and now he has bandaged the wound." The messenger half-kneeled on the ground and explained in detail.

Yuan Chonghuan was completely relieved when he heard this.As long as Man Gui is still alive, it's no big deal.

"Master Supervisor, as long as Man Gui is still alive, it doesn't matter. What should we do now? Jiannu drives the people to attack, shall we fight or not?" Wu Xiang looked at Yuan Chonghuan and asked hastily.

Yuan Chonghuan looked at the orderly who was half kneeling on the ground, and waved his hand to let the orderly retreat.

"Master Supervisor, what should we do? If Jiannu is really allowed to drive the people to attack like this, then how can we fight? Now the imperial censor Qingliu in the entire capital is staring at us. If we are a little out of line, It is estimated that they will be tossed to death by these grandsons." Wu Xiang frowned and said solemnly.

Yuan Chonghuan let out a long breath, and said slowly: "Why don't I know, the situation is not good for us now, it's not right if we fight, or if we don't fight, this is simply a mouse in a bellows, being angry at both ends.

OK, let's not talk about this.Now you lead 3000 troops to reinforce.By the way, take a look at how Man Gui's injuries are. If there are really no major problems, then let him continue to attack the Jiannu army.In short, we cannot take the lead in massacring people.

If Man Gui is unwilling to go out, then resign to fate. "

Although Yuan Chonghuan's last sentence was very cryptic, Wu Xiang could hear other meanings from it.

"Subordinates take orders."

Wu Xiang cupped his hands at Yuan Chonghuan, and then walked out of the big tent.

Zu Dashou looked at He Kegang who was standing beside him, and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter with you? Why didn't you shoot an arrow and just withdraw like this?"

He Kegang said: "Do you think I am willing? The people were driven by Jiannu to fight, and Man Gui was also smart, but he just pretended, and he didn't go head-to-head with Jiannu at all. I couldn't do anything about it."

"You can't do anything? Do I have a way? Now you are leading your men and horses to run back, and Jiannu is taking advantage of the situation. What do you think I can do?" Zu Dashou looked at He Kegang with a gloomy face.

Originally, He Kegang was the first person to face the people, but now he has become him. How can this make Zu Dashou feel comfortable?
"What do you mean by that? Could it be that you mean to let me attack the people? What are you kidding? This is the capital city, the emperor's feet, not Liaodong. You massacre the people like this, do you think His Majesty will spare you? Even Can Your Majesty spare you, can those so Qingliu spare you?" He Kegang looked at Zu Dashou with a dull face, and couldn't help shouting loudly.

"Rush me!"

Mang Gurtai waved the whip in his hand, and slapped the people fiercely. Under the whipping of the Han Eight Banners and the Zhenglan Banner, the people gradually accelerated their speed.

After a little effort, the common people entered within the bow and arrow range of Zu Dashou's defense line.

"What to do? To shoot or not to shoot?"

Zu Dashou looked at the rushing people with a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice.

"I don't know, why don't we just run back." He Kegang looked at Zu Dashou and said tentatively.

"Run? Thanks to your thinking, if you run again, we will really be finished." Zu Dashou looked at He Kegang with dissatisfaction.

While the two were talking, Wu Xiang rushed over with his troops.

"Master Superintendent asked us to swear to defend the line of defense and not take half a step back. Otherwise, the military law will be followed." Wu Xiang looked at the two of them and said in a deep voice.

"Where's Man Gui? What about others?" Wu Xiang looked at the two and asked in a deep voice.

"On the side of the defense line!" He Kegang pointed to the side of the defense line and said to Wu Xiang.

Wu Xiang looked at the side, then led the troops towards Mangui.

"Why did you retreat privately?" Wu Xiang came to Man Gui and looked at Man Gui with a cold face.

Man Gui looked at Wu Xiang with a cold face, and said with a sneer, "Hehe, you Guan Ningjun really have a good plan. Let me be the scapegoat, you are really thoughtful. Moreover, you also privately let go of the friendly army. Arrow, just relying on this, can take you into prison and punish you for your crimes."

"Hmph, your tongue is fickle, you can't hide the fact that you retreated privately no matter what. Your Excellency has an order to lead your troops to disperse the enemy formation in front of you." Wu Xiang looked at the crowd. Gui, said sharply.

"No, whoever you like will go." Man Gui yelled, and then led the soldiers and horses to go to the rear again.

At the same time, Mang Gurtai looked at the people who were getting closer and closer to the defense line of the Ming army in front, and said to the messengers beside him: "Let the eight hundred archers pretend to be the people of the Ming Dynasty, sneak in to the front, and directly give I shot the Ming army to death."

"Cha!" The messenger clasped his fists at Mang Gurtai, and then walked to the side.

When the whole team of common people advanced another twenty steps, Jiannu archers disguised as common people came to the front.

They looked at the Ming army in front of them, and directly shot straight forward with their bows and arrows.

Zu Dashou and He Kegang were arguing, when they suddenly heard the sound of breaking through the air.

They hurriedly turned their heads, only to see a burst of arrows flying towards this side like a rainstorm.

The pikemen at the forefront were shot to death before they had time to react.

The guards beside Zu Dashou and He Kegang hastily surrounded them with shields to block the arrows flying towards them.

"Fight back, fight back, shoot me!"

He Kegang had an arrow stuck in his shoulder, he gritted his teeth and pulled out the arrow, shouting angrily.

"No, absolutely not!" Zu Dashou shouted at He Kegang in panic, but it was still too late.

Under the protection of the shield soldiers, the archers who had been prepared for a long time stopped directly at the front, and drew their bows and arrows forward.

When the arrow fell into the crowd, the entire formation of the people instantly became chaotic.

"Haha, Ming dog is really stupid, really stupid. Come on, kill all the last Ming people for me."

Mang Gurtai laughed loudly, and then rushed towards the people waving the knife in his hand.

At the same time, the entire Zhenglan Banner's armored soldiers surged up from the rear, slashing and killing the people in the rear.

For a moment, the people in the rear were in a mess. They looked at the Jiannu who were chasing and killing them from the rear in panic, and rushed forward.

However, under the attack of the bows and arrows of the Ming army, the people in front hid to the rear again.

All of a sudden, the entire formation of the people was in chaos.

"Don't stop, kill me!"

Mang Gurtai let out an angry roar, and chopped off the knife in his hand at a woman about 20 years old with a child in her arms.

With the knife in hand, the woman and the child in her arms were cut in half by Mang Gurtai in an instant.

The ferocious appearance of the Jiannu will terrify the people in the rear. They shouted and rushed forward with all their strength.

The people in front were pushed forward by the people coming from behind.

The people in the front were crowded by the people in the rear, heading towards the defense line of the Ming army.

When the people rushed directly in front of the Ming army's defense line, Mang Gurtai laughed loudly, "Follow me and rush in!"

He pulled the reins of the horse in his hand, and led the men and horses of the Zhenglan Banner to rush through the people and kill towards the defense line of the Ming army.

At this moment, the Han Eight Banners soldiers on the side also surrounded and killed the flanks of the Ming army's defense line.

Because of the people, the Ming army did not dare to fight back. Therefore, when Mang Gurtai led the Zhenglan Banner and the Han Eight Banners into the Ming army's defense line, coupled with the continuous crowding of the people, the second line of defense was completely destroyed. Crash.

The defeated soldiers, the common people, Mang Gurtai, and the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty totaled nearly 8 horses and headed directly towards Yuan Chonghuan's third line of defense.

"Haha, we will win this battle!"

Looking at the second line of defense that had been breached, Huang Taiji suddenly became excited.

As long as this state can be maintained, it is only a matter of time before the capital is captured.

Looking at the chaotic battlefield below, Zhang Zhiji on the top of the city sighed helplessly: "Oh, what kind of battle is this fighting? It's so useless."

"Grandpa, can we fire?" An adjutant looking at the chaotic battlefield outside the city looked at Zhang Zhiji hesitantly.

"Fire the cannon? Just run away. With so many people outside the city, you dare to fire the cannon? Are you not afraid that those censors will accuse you of wanton massacre of the people?" Zhang Zhiji cursed a few words, then looked at the station Beside him, Cao Huachun who came to supervise the battle.

"Eunuch Cao, look at the current situation, what should we do?"

"I have already reported this matter to the emperor, how to deal with it depends on the emperor's arrangement. Without the order of the emperor, the red cannons on the top of the city are not allowed to fire. These common people can be killed by Jiannu, but we cannot."

The most favored leader in front of Chongzhen was a little at a loss in the face of this situation, let alone other people?

When Chongzhen heard the news, he slumped on the chair, "What should I do, what should I do."

"My lord, Jiannu drove the people to attack the city, and the soldiers dare not fight back." Liu Changfu looked at Chongzhen who was slumped on the chair, and said in a deep voice.

"Don't dare to fight back? It's their incompetence. If it wasn't for their incompetence, how could Jiannu have broken through the Xifeng gate? If Jiannu hadn't broken through the Xifeng gate, how could such a thing have happened? Now that we encounter problems, we don’t think about how to solve them one by one, and throw them directly to me. What can I do? Is it possible that I really want to kill those innocent people? infamy."

Yuan Chonghuan didn't want to bear this infamy, and Chongzhen didn't want to bear this infamy either.

This infamy is not so easy to memorize at any time.

"This Yuan Chonghuan is also true. If you don't deal with it yourself, you still throw it to me. Isn't this embarrassing me? If you kill the people outside the city, you will be killed. You are just a courtier. But What about me? I am the Ninth Five-Year Lord, the co-lord of the world, if I really give this order, how can I be the emperor in the future? How can I convince the public?" Chongzhen stared blankly at the ceiling, his face was full of bitterness .

The censor Qingliu in the late Ming Dynasty scolded the sky, scolded the ground, and scolded the air in the middle, even the emperor could still scold.These people use swearing to gain their reputation, and reputation is more important to these people than their lives.

Now that this kind of incident happened, countless censor Qingliu were hiding in the house, sharpening their knives and fiddling with the memorial, preparing to curse.

Jiannu drove the people to break through Zu Dashou's second line of defense and rushed directly towards Yuan Chonghuan's third line of defense. Seeing that the situation was not good, Yuan Chonghuan hurriedly ordered the soldiers to fight back.

But it was too late at this time, no matter how hard the soldiers tried, they could not save the defeat.

Yuan Chonghuan himself was also engulfed by the rebels and headed towards the rear.The defense line of the Ming army completely collapsed, countless soldiers were routed, and the rioters crowded directly under the capital.

Even the moat is full of broken soldiers and rioters.

At the same time, Zhao Wen put down the binoculars in his hand and looked at Zhao Daniu, "Is the mortar ready?"

"Go back to your lord, I'm ready." Zhao Daniu said in a deep voice to Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen nodded, and then walked towards the artillery position.

"Target the slave camp, give me a blast!"

Zhao Wen drew the steel knife from his waist, stood at the forefront of the artillery position, pointed at the Jiannu camp, and shouted loudly.

(End of this chapter)