At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

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Seeing his son being cut with his own eyes, Yang Hong's mood gradually changed from extreme grief to indifference.

Now that you have embarked on this path, you have no choice. The next step is life and death, and blood will flow like a river.

After the city defense was arranged, everyone gathered together again to discuss the next action.

Yang Dan's face also lost the indifference of the past. Obviously, the emperor did not follow the script.

There was no problem with the original plan, but who would have thought that Tuotuobuhua would suddenly turn against the water?
This group of damned Tatars gave you a Ming emperor for nothing, so what are you thinking?

According to the plan, after the Tatars killed the emperor, he killed the Tatars himself in the name of avenging the emperor. It was perfect!
But now everything has changed.

The rebellion of the Tatars triggered a series of chain reactions. Mobeiwei was counter-killed, thus breaking the siege of the Three Thousand Battalion, and the addition of the Three Thousand Battalion broke the siege of Beihaiwei. Finally, Walasangchi fled back to his hometown, Juyongguan City The emperor personally led the army to the city.

The capital is the last line of defense, temporarily blocking the news in the city, supporting the crown prince, and the emperor outside the city will be abolished.

In this way, the emperor can be coerced to order the princes, and there is hope for a comeback.

However, hundreds of big Han generals stood guard at the gate of the palace, and there were not enough soldiers and horses, so they couldn't rush in at all.

Yang Hong said with a gloomy face, "There's no time left, pull the city's fire cannons over and break into the palace!"

"inappropriate!"

Yang Dan hurriedly stopped him and said, "If you use artillery, how can you explain it to the world?"

"Let's say that the rebels assassinated the crown prince and took control of the palace gate. I was eager to save him, so we fired only as a last resort!"

"It's not right after all."

Yang Dan shook his head and said: "The artillery is the next strategy, and it must not be used as a last resort."

"The emperor has already arrived outside the city, isn't it a last resort?"

"Master Yang, don't worry. Jiangsu still has more than [-] soldiers and horses. They will arrive in three days at most. By then, the initiative will still be in our hands."

Yang Hong snorted heavily and did not speak again.

Yang Dan said again: "Don't worry, Jiangnan is still in our hands, the emperor can't come back!"

These words are not false, because the headquarters of the Civil Service Group is in Jiangnan.

Their family property, land, and trading ports are all in the south, which is why Yang Dan and others have the confidence to launch this coup.

What is the basis for governing the country, and how much can the emperor do alone?
After all, it still depends on the officials of the world.

Behind these officials are thousands of gentry, that is to say, the political power is controlled by the gentry.

Now that the country is powerful, is there any law to turn around and grab the jobs of the gentry?

During the period of the three ministers of the cabinet, the Renxuan Dynasty often cut taxes. Who was it reduced?

Of course, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, can they still reduce the tax on mud legs?
The emperor didn't know what he was thinking, but he actually gave all the policies to those mud-legged people. This is equivalent to taking out the vain money in the hands of the gentry and distributing it to those mud-legged people. How can there be such a reason in the world?

Yang Hong naturally understood these principles, but Yang Jun's death had hit him too hard, and he had another worry in his heart.

"Since the emperor was able to break through Juyongguan, maybe he has a plan to break through the city. If it continues, the situation will become more and more difficult to control."

"Master Yang means..."

"The old man thinks that we can't just sit and wait, there must be a time limit, if the time limit is up, we can only forcefully attack the imperial city!"

Yang Dan thought for a while, then asked again: "What do you think this time limit should be?"

"Three days!"

Yang Hong stretched out three fingers with a very decisive tone.

Such a decision is not in a hurry to avenge his son, it is really worried that things will change later.

Everything didn't go according to plan, who knows if the capital can keep it?

Yang Dan nodded and said: "Then limit it to three days, and after three days, storm the imperial city!"

"Farewell!"

Yang Hong saluted hastily, got up and left, and went straight to Deshengmen.

Everyone then left one after another, Yang Dan waited for everyone to leave, and then called his confidant.

"Before it gets dark tomorrow, sell all the valuables at home and exchange them for bank notes."

"Sir, you are..."

Yang Dan frowned: "Don't ask too much, just go if you are told!"

"Yes!"

After the servants left, Yang Dan called his wife and son Wang, and said, "Go and clean up, and take Xiuwen and Xiuwu back to their hometown by train tomorrow!"

Mrs. Wang was puzzled and asked, "Why do you want to leave all of a sudden?"

"Nonsense, it's all fighting, why don't you leave?"

"Are you really going to fight?"

Yang Dan sighed, and said: "The Tatars captured the emperor and threatened him with this. Chen Bing is already outside Desheng Gate."

"Those Tatars can still enter the capital?"

"That's not necessarily the case, but just in case, you'd better go first!"

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang knew that the matter was more serious than she had imagined, so she turned around to pack her things without further questioning.

"correct!"

Yang Dan suddenly stopped her and said, "You must not mention this matter to others, not to anyone, you know?"

Wang Shi nodded and said, "Understood!"

Night fell, and the earth was dark.

In the camp in the north of the city, Zhu Qizhen gathered all the officers to discuss the strategy of attacking the city.

The biggest problem now is that there is no heavy firepower. The walls of the capital city are high and thick, and only rifles and a small amount of grenade artillery are of no avail.

Ha Ming suggested: "Let's use Kongming lanterns!"

In the Battle of Juyongguan, he was completely convinced by Kongming Lantern.

This thing is like a god coming down to earth, the cannon still has a range, this thing is flying over a few miles away, how do you stop it?
Belin shook her head and said, "There's no more bombs."

Haming asked again: "How long does it take to make a bomb?"

Belin smiled bitterly and said: "It's not difficult to make a bomb. The key is that the gunpowder is in the warehouse of the Ministry of War. Now the Ministry of War is under the control of the rebels, so we can't get it."

Ha Ming thought for a while and said, "Aren't you doing research? You don't have gunpowder to do it!"

"This gunpowder is a new type of yellow gunpowder, not black gunpowder. The production process is very complicated, and the raw materials are not easy to find."

"Then make black gunpowder. At worst, it will be less powerful, as long as it can be used!"

"It still doesn't work. Kongming Lantern bombs need special fuses... In short, these things cannot be made in a short time."

Zhu Qizhen asked suddenly: "How long does it take to make a Kongming lantern?"

Belin was a little confused, and looked at Mei Chun.

Mei Chun understood, and said, "This is simple, it only takes half an hour to complete."

"I asked about the big one."

"There is no difference in craftsmanship, it just consumes more materials."

"Are there any ready-made materials?"

"It's mainly bamboo chips, kraft paper, and kerosene, which are available in the Xishan warehouse."

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Can the landing be controlled?"

Mei Chun suddenly came to her senses and asked, "Is the emperor planning to use Kongming lanterns to carry people into the city?"

(End of this chapter)