I will be the prince at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 142
An hour later, [-] captives of the Eight Banners Tartars were escorted outside the city by [-] Ming soldiers and beheaded. Nearly seven thousand captives of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty witnessed the execution in horror.

Subsequently, the Ming army ordered the seven thousand Han and Eight Banners prisoners to dig a big pit and bury the bodies of the beheaded one thousand Tartars.

In the evening, several riders rushed into Shengjing City like a whirlwind.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong. Dongning fell, and the auxiliary minister, Oboi, was killed." The little emperor Aixinjueluo Xuanye fell down on the dragon chair with a "plop", and exclaimed, "Quickly send Sony, Yebi The two adults of Long have an audience."

"Cha." The Ouchi guards in yellow jackets kowtowed and retreated, and hurriedly ran to deliver the order.

Not long after, Suo Ni and Ye Bilong entered the main hall out of breath to meet Xuan Ye, kowtowed and said: "Minister Soni and Ye Bilong pay homage to Your Majesty."

"My lords, I just received an urgent report from Dongning that Oboi was killed and Dongning was lost. How should we deal with it now?"

Sonny and Ye Bilong's expressions suddenly changed, they didn't expect that Oboi would be defeated so quickly, they only heard Sonny say: "Your Majesty, Dongning is only one day away from Shengjing, Dongning's 5000 troops were defeated by the Ming army. In one day, although there are still [-] troops in Shengjing, they probably won't be able to stay there for a long time, I request your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager Mother, and the Empress Dowager Mother to leave Beijing immediately to avoid the sharp edge of the Ming army."

When Xuan Ye heard Sonny's words, he stood up suddenly, pointed at Sonny and yelled loudly, "Sony, you are confused, thinking that the Emperor Taizu used thirteen sets of leftover armor to conquer such a huge territory, and he couldn't be ruined in my Xuanye. In Ye's hands, I, Xuan Ye, will live and die with Sheng Jing."

"Okay, what my grandson said is very good. He is indeed a descendant of my Aixinjueluo, with integrity." Following the words, Xiaozhuang walked in with the support of two court ladies.

He said to Sony and Ye Bilong: "My lords understand what you two are thinking, but under the current situation, the emperor cannot abandon the city and leave. We still have a chance to survive. If we abandon the city and leave, the army will be in chaos. Shengjing It’s hard to guarantee. The two adults should mobilize all males over the age of 16 in the city, distribute weapons, and defend the city.”

Sony and Ye Bilong looked at each other, touched their heads to the ground, and said: "I will obey the order." After finishing speaking, they bowed their heads and left the hall.

Early the next morning, the Ming army left 1 people to guard the prisoners and guard Dongning City. Zhu Cixuan and Li Dingguo led an army of 12 to attack Shengjing, the home of the Tartars.

In the afternoon of the same day, Shen Shi's army arrived outside Shengjing City, and set up camp ten miles away from Shengjing.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Zhu Cixuan looked at the map of Nuer Gandusi on the desk, which stretched from the Onon River in the west, to Sakhalin Island in the east, to Waixing'an Mountains in the north, and to the Sea of ​​Japan and the upper reaches of the Tumen River in the south.

He didn't expect that during Zhu Yuanzhang's period, this large territory would be included in the Ming Dynasty. During Zhu Di's period, the Nuer Gandu Division was set up, and 384 guards, large and small, were established successively to rule this vast area.

After the rise of Nurhachi, it gradually eroded and occupied this fertile land. At this time, Zhu Cixuan had made up his mind. He wanted to rebuild the Nuer Gandu Division, and stationed Ming troops in 384 guards, so that this fertile land could return to the embrace of Ming Dynasty. .

Zhu Cixuan couldn't calm himself down and let his thoughts run wild. Shengjing must be taken, because the significance of regaining Shengjing is unparalleled.

Only by regaining Shengjing can we continue to go north, recover the entire Nuergandusi, and let the dragon flag of Ming Dynasty be planted on this fertile soil again.

At the same time, he also knew that the situation in Nuergandusi was extremely complicated, and there were Mongolian, Jurchen, Jilimi, Kuwu, Daur, Han and other peoples in the territory.

Not only to strengthen the centralization of power, but also to strengthen the integration of various ethnic groups. This is a systematic project, which cannot be completed in a year or two. It may take more than ten years, or even decades, or hundreds of years, but what does it matter? As long as the force is strong, this land can be firmly held.

It was late at night, Zhu Cixuan slowly calmed himself down, adjusted his breathing, and put himself into a sleep state.

The next day, the dull sound of "dong dong dong" war drums sounded, 12 troops left [-] guards in the camp, and [-] troops left the camp, approaching Shengjing City mightily.

When there were still six hundred feet away from the city wall of Shengjing, the Ming army split into two, and Zhu Cixuan led an army of [-] to surround the two south gates of Shengjing, Tianyoumen and Deshengmen.

Li Dingguo led [-] troops to surround the two east gates of Shengjing, Neizhi Gate and Fujin Gate.

The Dizai Gate and Fusheng Gate in the north, and the Wailan Gate and Huaiyuan Gate in the west were not besieged by troops.

Because if the Tartars wanted to escape, they would have already fled. Now they haven't run away, which means that they are going to fight like a cornered beast and just attack.

Another Tartar still has [-] cavalry. If they rush out in a big way, they may not be able to repel them with fewer troops. Therefore, Zhu Cixuan and Li Dingguo adopted a steady and steady strategy. To be able to defeat the [-] Tartar cavalry head-on.

This time, the Ming army brought in a total of 120 artillery pieces, Zhu Cixuan and Li Dingguo each had 60 pieces.

Zhu Cixuan concentrated all 60 cannons at Tianyou Gate, and set up cannons one by one behind the army, aiming their dark muzzles at the southern city wall of Shengjing.

Three thousand Mauser riflemen were responsible for protecting these cannons from sneak attacks by Tartar cavalry.

In front of the army were [-] Mauser riflemen and [-] grenade launchers lined up in two rows, facing the direction of Tianyou Gate. Zhang Liao led [-] cavalry, ready to charge at any time.

"Dong dong dong" amidst the sound of passionate war drums, the cannons adjusted their heights and ranges in a leisurely manner. Cai Jiuyi rode on a horse and patrolled back and forth, yelling loudly from time to time.

Gao Shun put down the binoculars in his hand, looked at Zhu Cixuan and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, you can bombard Shengjing!"

As soon as Gao Shun finished speaking, the generals and ordinary soldiers beside Zhu Cixuan all became emotionally excited, and they all looked eagerly at their Highness the Crown Prince.

The bombardment of Shengjing seemed simple, but to Daming, it had an extraordinary meaning.

This marks the gradual rise of the Tatars from outside the pass in the past hundred years, and finally broke into the pass, occupied the two capitals of Ming Dynasty, and almost destroyed the country of Ming Dynasty. At this moment, it became history.

Daming rose again at this moment and regained all the lost ground. Now it is counterattacking the capital of the Tartars. As long as it captures the city in front of the Tartars, the capital of the Tartars, the Ming Dynasty will enter a new era.

Although all the people had different expressions, they were very excited and wished they could invade Shengjing immediately and wipe out all the Tartars in the city.

Where there is excitement, there is also heaviness.

On the tower of Tianyou Gate, the young emperor Xuanye of the Tartars felt very heavy at this moment. He saw the black and orderly Ming army outside the city, and he doubted his decision yesterday. It might be a catastrophe.

It is possible that after this battle, the entire clan will be on the verge of genocide, but at this point, it is too late to retreat, and they can only resign themselves to fate.

(End of this chapter)