King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 113 The Belated Edict

The sound of the artillery has stopped, and the artillerymen in charge of the operation are already packing up their things and preparing to evacuate.

Artillery is a precious thing, so they have to evacuate these things from the battlefield before fighting close to each other.

I saw that these soldiers cooperated quickly, some lifted the bars and some led the horses, and quickly fixed the artillery and the trailer, and then carried other things onto the cart.

These things are extremely heavy, and to ensure their rapid maneuvering, each gun is drawn by two horses.

When the artillerymen pulled the cannons away, the frontal battlefield exchange of fire had already begun.

The sergeants of the Beijing camp raised their muskets and fired salvos at the Japanese pirates rushing towards them.

There were nearly a thousand gun-wielding sergeants at the scene, and they were divided into three lines to carry out deep-dive operations, and each salvo could fire three hundred bullets.

Although the matchlock guns used by these soldiers were of higher quality than those used by the White Lotus Sect before, their accuracy was not much better to be honest.

Under a round of salvo, only 80 people were killed, but fortunately, the next round of gunmen immediately made up for it.

But the Japanese pirates on the other side were not stupid either. They came galloping as fast as they could, and were rapidly approaching the Beijing camp.

Of course, in the face of the densely packed muskets, many people were frightened, stagnated or even turned around and ran away.

Although these people are not afraid of death, they succumb to animal instinct after all.

"shoot……"

"The second column comes forward..."

"shoot……"

Although the distance between the two sides was more than [-] meters, with the close cooperation of the soldiers of the Beijing camp, the advance speed of the Japanese army was very slow.

People who run faster, even if they all hold shields, have a very high probability of being killed.

Of course, the distance between the two is always getting closer, so Yang Renzhong ordered the armed soldiers to prepare to meet the enemy.

Smelling the smell of gunpowder smoke in the air, Zhu Jinghong on the hillside was not idle, he was shooting at the Japanese pirates with his bow and arrows.

From the war to the present, the Japanese pirates have left seven or eight hundred corpses, and the loss is already very great.

In this case, they are still charging, which has actually proved their bravery, but unfortunately their bravery is meaningless today.

At the time of the battle here, the troops of the guards were also on the move, and the fastest one had appeared behind the Japanese army, with a number of about [-] soldiers.

Although separated by hundreds of meters, these troops also beat the drums, causing interference to the charging Japanese army.
"Brothers, prepare to meet the enemy!" Yang Renzhong drew out his saber and shouted loudly.

The soldiers with guns have retreated, and the armed soldiers are going forward, and they will face a wave of shock.

The soldiers who retreated to the back immediately put down their guns, raised their shields and started to fight with their guns. They will also participate in hand-to-hand combat.

"Kill..." Yang Renzhong took the lead.

He is a military officer who rose from the bottom, and his courage is unmatched by ordinary people. Going into battle in person has an excellent motivating effect, making the soldiers more tenacious in their fighting will.

Yang Renzhong shouted loudly: "Brothers, we will win for as long as a stick of incense sticks..."

It was because the armies of the various guards had appeared in various directions one after another, and now they were encircling the battlefield at the fastest speed.

"kill……"

Behind the army formation, the regrouped soldiers joined the battle in full gear.

After the previous fighting, although the Japanese pirates have been severely damaged, they still have nearly 2000 troops, which is still superior to the more than 1000 people in the Beijing camp.

However, the Japanese pirates were more physically exhausted, and the soldiers in the Beijing camp waited for work with high morale, directly suppressing the Japanese pirates.

On the hillside, watching the fierce battle ahead, Zhu Jinghong said in a deep voice: "The soldiers of the Beijing camp are indeed much more powerful than the capital division!"

Zhu Jinghong has been running around for the past few days, and Zhu Jinghong knows what it's like to fight in the capital's guards, so he gave an evaluation at this moment.

Zhu Jinghong went on to sigh with emotion: "This is already the case in the Beijing camp, how invincible should the more elite bodyguards be!"

The guards and pro-army, both the guards and the straight army, also known as the 22 guards of the pro-army, are troops directly commanded by the emperor.

These people are treated better, have better weapons and equipment, and also participate in taking turns defending the border, so they have always maintained their combat effectiveness.

At this time Zhang Lin said: "Master Thirteen, this General Yang is really good at leading troops, and he is considered to be the best in the Beijing camp!"

Zhang Lin's father was the commander of the Jingwei. It can be said that he himself grew up in the military camp and had an objective understanding of the strength of the various ministries of the Beijing camp.

"Oh? So... Yang Renzhong is still a talent!" Zhu Jinghong pondered.

Since he is a talent, he must be recruited, and he is already thinking of a way.

Let's talk about the battle situation at the moment, the battle ahead is getting more and more intense, but the Japanese pirates are at the end of their battle.

As the troops of the various guards approached, they had become turtles in the urn, and stubborn resistance was a dead end.

Looking at the front of the battle, Zhu Jinghong said in a low voice: "Tell me what I say, and no one will be left alive today!"

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In Yixing County, after a few days of illness, Zhu Jingyuan was able to go to the field today, which made a group of officials of the Prince's Mansion feel relieved.

Standing under the porch, looking up at the sky, Zhu Jingyuan said melancholy: "I hope that today's decisive battle can wipe out the Japanese pirates, and there will be no more mistakes..."

After coming to Jinling for more than two months, he had done a poor job of suppressing the Japanese, how could Zhu Jingyuan not feel sad.

This time, I planned to show my father's face, but now he showed his butt, and I don't know what he was scolded after returning.

Just when Zhu Jingyuan was sad, Gao Shuyan came in from the outside quickly.

"Your Highness, the imperial envoy is here!"

Hearing that the decree was delivered, Zhu Jingyuan instinctively felt a little weak, but fortunately, the eunuchs on the left and right supported him in time, so that he did not fall down.

After a while, a blue-robed official led the guard of honor and entered the courtyard with steady steps.

Logically speaking, when the imperial envoy came, Zhu Jingyuan should go out to greet him. Considering Zhu Jingyuan's physical condition, these etiquettes should not be avoided.

"His Royal Highness, there is a decree!"

"Sir Zhu Jingyuan, ask for the emperor's safety!" Zhu Jingyuan bowed down with difficulty.

"Saint Gong'an!"

After saying this, the imperial envoy took out the booklet included in the yellow silk, spread it out and read: "The Shangyu..."

"The prince's health is not good, so he is not suitable to lead the army to fight. I will hand over the matter of mobilizing troops to suppress the Japanese to the Jinling Metropolitan Division!"

"Yu Yingtian will be diagnosed and treated by the imperial physician, and he will leave for Beijing immediately after he recovers!"

"Kin this!"

The content of the decree is relatively colloquial, without the abuse that Zhu Jingyuan expected, and it is just a simple statement from beginning to end.

However, from this, Zhu Jingyuan read the extreme disappointment of his father, which made him feel deeply guilty and helpless.

"His Royal Highness, it's time to receive the order!" The imperial envoy reminded at the right time.

"The minister received the decree, thank you for your grace!"

The imperial envoy walked down the steps, helped Zhu Jingyuan up with Gao Shuyan, and said at the same time: "If that's the case, please send someone to call the Jinling Metropolitan Commander Wang Quanyi, and officially hand over the post of suppressing the Japanese!"

"The matter of suppressing the Japanese was handed over to Jinling Metropolis a few days ago, and today the official army has fought a decisive battle with the Japanese pirates!"

From Zhu Jingyuan's defeat to the present, it took only eight days to fight and count. This is the second decisive battle?
The imperial envoy was a little surprised, so he asked about the situation.

Zhu Jingyuan didn't say much, and Gao Shuyan answered the whole process.

"Great victory, great victory..."

While the three of them were talking, they heard shouts from outside, and soon a guard came in to report.

"Reporting to His Royal Highness, there is news from the Maoshan frontline that the decisive battle against the Japanese has been won..."

"The Japanese pirates who were besieged have all been wiped out by the government and army, and none of them have escaped..."

Hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan breathed a sigh of relief, no matter what he said, the suppression of the Japanese was completed.

On the contrary, Gao Shuyan's complexion changed slightly, and he became more and more afraid of Zhu Jinghong in his heart, because the contrast between the two brothers was too great.

On the other hand, the imperial envoy was full of astonishment, the progress of the suppression of the Japanese was beyond his expectation.

In just seven or eight days, the raging Japanese pirates were wiped out. Jinling Dusi has such a powerful general?
It seems that it was too late to preach the edict by myself.

(End of this chapter)