Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 461 Thirty thousand Xiaoqi turned the tide of the world and went to the rebels to fight
So Cao Jixiang, Cao Qin, Cao Xuan, Cao Duo, and Cao Rui began to adjust the guards of the imperial city on the grounds of changing defenses.

Cao Duo led 500 people to guard Donghua Gate, Cao Xuan led 500 people to guard Nangong, Cao Rui led 1000 people to guard Xuanwu Gate, Cao Jixiang and Cao Qin led [-] elite servants to guard Fengtian Gate. layout.

These are the servants, retainers, and dead men of the Cao family.

Shi Heng, Sun Tong, Ren Li, Mao Zhong, and Liu Yongcheng's servants, a total of 2000 people, were originally handed over to Cao Qin for unified command.

Now, on the grounds of switching defenses, Cao Qin has gathered all the two thousand family members to the outermost Dong'anmen.

Now everyone noticed that something was wrong, and people became more and more flustered.

Liu Yongcheng reported to Zhu Qizhen: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Wuding's Mansion has been unable to attack for a long time, so the servants should go and supervise them."

Zhu Qizhen nodded. Among the eunuchs, Liu Yongcheng and Cao Jixiang led the most battles.Liu Yongcheng's combat exploits are still higher than Cao Jixiang's. Now that things have happened, he can only choose to believe in Liu Yongcheng's ability, otherwise what else can he do.

Liu Yongcheng went out of Dong'an Gate and walked to the south side of the Old Qi Palace. His confidants had already greeted him and brought Liu Yongcheng to Liu Jujun.

When uncles and nephews got together, Liu Yongcheng asked curiously: "What are you doing? Why don't you hit anyone and just look at each other like this?"

Liu Ju sighed helplessly: "My nephew has 5000 people under his command, and the other side has 7000 or [-] people. How can we fight? The two sides are evenly matched. If you really want to fight desperately, you will not be able to fight all day and night.

Rather than wasting efforts in vain, it is better to wait for the results in the Forbidden City. "

Hearing this, Liu Yongcheng had no choice but to ask again: "Where is Chaoyang Gate, who owns Chaoyang Gate?"

Liu Ju shook his head: "No one is guarding Chaoyang Gate, and no one cares about Chaoyang Gate at all."

Liu Yongcheng was even more surprised when he heard this.It is understandable that Shi Heng chose not to guard the city gate.After all, even if the newly built outer city of Beijing is not counted, there are nine gates in the inner city of Beijing alone.

It doesn't make sense to send fewer people to guard the gate.I want to send more people, but there are not enough troops.

Instead of tangling back and forth, it would be better to just break the jar.

Liu Yongcheng closed his eyes and sighed: "If it really doesn't work, let's go against the water. Now it seems that all of us have been tricked by the emperor."

Liu Ju sighed, and the situation fell into a stalemate again.

There were only a few streets and alleys around Wudinghou's mansion, and the sound of guns and guns kept coming and going.The vassal's guards were forced to charge the emperor's troops wave after wave.

It's a pity that the defense line on the opposite side is unbreakable. Without artillery, it is futile to rely on human life to fill it.

More than half an hour later, Sun Tong led his own soldiers and finally pulled several cannons into Chongwen Gate with a chariot.

In another three miles, the artillery can be pulled to Ganmian Hutong outside Wudinghou's mansion.

Sun Tong secretly rejoiced that the hereditary marquis was about to be acquired.

It's a pity that the ups and downs of life are so wonderful.

At the same time that Sun Tong entered Chongwenmen, the [-] cavalry battalion led by Xu Heng and Tao Jin poured into the capital from Andingmen and Deshengmen.

Soon, [-] cavalry entered the imperial city from Bei'an Gate, joined Hao Yi's [-] Tian Ce Guards, and surrounded Xuanwu Gate.

Five thousand cavalry entered the imperial city from Xi'an Gate and blocked Xihua Gate.

Another [-] cavalry surrounded Dong'anmen, and [-] cavalry surrounded Chengtianmen.

After Tao Jin entered the city, he led his own soldiers to take over the Shenji Camp.

An Guogong Xu Heng personally led [-] elite troops to block the intersection of Chongwenmen Street and Ganmian Hutong.Then launched an attack from the back of Shi Heng from several alleys.

Shi Heng immediately fell into a difficult situation of being attacked from both sides.

The emperor's army in Wudinghou's mansion echoed the Xiaoqi battalion, and 3 people shouted in unison, which was deafening and powerful.

The morale of Shi Heng's side completely collapsed.

Morale collapsed, so there is no need to fight.

The remaining more than 3000 vassal guards fled towards Dong'anmen, and Shi Heng led 9000 people to flee towards Chaoyangmen.

Seeing the collapse of the rebel army, Xu Heng chose to take the Xiaoqi Battalion to move towards Chongwenmen, and intercepted and killed Sun Tong.As for the vassal guards, they were allowed to flee to Donganmen.

The Wuqian Xiao cavalry battalion blocked outside Dong'an Gate also chose to give way, allowing the guards of the feudal king to rush into Dong'an Gate.

After the guards of the vassal king entered Dong'anmen, the Wuqian Xiaoqi Battalion blocked Dong'anmen again.

Cao Duo, who was stationed at Donghuamen, followed suit and let the prince's guards go.

In this way, the guards of the vassal king came to the outside of Fengtian Gate unimpeded.

Shi Heng, Sun Tong and others, the two thousand family members stationed at Dong'anmen, also ran in.

Seeing that the timing was just right, Cao Jixiang yelled at the top of his voice: "The guards of the feudal lord have betrayed, Shi Heng and Sun Tong have betrayed, the warriors will follow me, kill the rebels, and defend the orthodox emperor."

Cao's servants also shouted: "Slay the rebels and defend the orthodox emperor."

Ever since, the scuffle began inexplicably.

Soon, Cao Duo, who was stationed at Donghua Gate, and Cao Xuan, who was stationed at Nangong, also led a thousand family members to join the battle group.

A strange scene appeared: Dong'an Gate was left unguarded, and Donghua Gate was also unguarded.Then the soldiers of the Wuqianxiao Cavalry Battalion stayed obediently outside Dong'an Gate, and no one rushed in.

On the square between Fengtianmen and Meridian Gate, there are 5000 guards of the vassal king and servants of Shi Heng, Sun Tong and others.

On the square between Fengtian Gate and Fengtian Temple, there are 100 to [-] servants of the Cao family. These people 'protect' the vassal kings, nobles and civil servants in the square.

At the same time, at Xuanwumen, Cao Rui's one thousand family members also fought with the two thousand family members led by Cheng Guogong Zhu Yi, Gongshun Hou Wu Jin, and Guangyi Bo Wu Cong.

The scene became very chaotic and embarrassing. There was no emperor's personal army in the Forbidden City, but the fighting was in full swing.

Standing on the pedestal of the three main halls, Zhu Qizhen looked at the absurd scene in the square, feeling that his outlook on life had been subverted.

Good rebellion, why did you become your own person beating your own person in the end?
The two sides fought hard for an hour, and finally the vassal king's guards broke through the Fengtian Gate by virtue of their superiority in numbers, entered the square between Fengtian Gate and Fengtian Palace, and rushed towards their vassal king in a hurry.

The square was completely in chaos.

It was this opportunity that Cao Jixiang was waiting for. Dang Lian and his brothers Cao Qin commanded the dead soldiers to start killing the vassal kings, nobles, and civil servants.

Anyway, the scene became a mess, everyone was red-eyed, and they couldn't tell who killed who.

For example, the king of Liao, who did a lot of evil, was hacked, hey, people can't look directly at him.

But you want to find out who killed King Liao?OK, take your time looking for it.

Chen Xiang was protecting Zhu Qizhen, Xing'an was protecting Empress Dowager Sun, and Ha Ming led dozens of Jinyi guards to surround Zhu Qizhen and Empress Dowager Sun.

But all the rebels were fighting in the square, no one rushed to the platform, no one was crazy enough to kill the emperor.

No one thought about escaping from the Forbidden City, because the Forbidden City is so small, a little over one mile from east to west, and less than two miles from north to south.

So the fact that there are [-] troops around outside is not a big secret.

Xiaoqiying accepted Zhu Qiyu's most serious military order and could not enter the Forbidden City.But you can't let the people inside come out, and kill whoever comes out.

The people inside have only three choices:

One, fight bloody battles until death;
Two, fight bloody battles, and stand by until the end;

Third, fight bloody battles until the end, and commit suicide on the spot.

Zhu Qiyu's consideration for such an arrangement is that he cannot set a precedent for Beijing soldiers rushing into the Forbidden City.

Xiaoqi Battalion cannot enter the Forbidden City, but Tiance Guards can barely.Tian Cewei is the emperor's pro-army under the management of the Yumajian, and it is reasonable to enter the Forbidden City to quell the chaos.

Six thousand days of guards waited patiently outside, and waited until the killing inside was over before going in to make up the knife.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

But it is said that Xu Heng led the Xiao cavalry battalion just to meet Sun Tong.There are 1 people behind Xu Heng, and 1000 people behind Sun Tong. The outcome is self-evident.

The Xiaoqi Battalion came too fast, and it was too late to deploy the artillery, and the two sides could only fight hand-to-hand.

Sun Tong chose to be loyal to the orthodox emperor, and Xu Heng chose to give Sun Tong a face.

In the end, Sun Ting and his men were all killed in battle.

Xu Heng looked at Sun Tong's body and sighed heavily.There is no way, the emperor has a decree that anyone armed with weapons to make trouble in the capital, no matter whether they are soldiers, servants, or guards, will not survive.

This example cannot be opened.Entering the capital with weapons, intending to kill the emperor, if he can survive, everyone will follow suit in the future.

Shi Heng led 9000 people to rush towards Chaoyang Gate, intending to seize the gate and get out.

Wudinghou's Mansion and Fengtian Dusizhong rushed out [-] battalions of state guards and followed them leisurely.

Under Tao Jin's command, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion on Chaoyangmen Street gave way and let Shi Heng leave.

Shi Heng was dumbfounded, and Liu Yongcheng was also dumbfounded, what the hell is going on.

But ignorance returns to ignorance, the place of right and wrong should not stay for a long time.

Shi Heng led his troops to rush towards Chaoyang Gate.

Liu Yongcheng and Liu Ju shouted to kill the rebels and defend Emperor Jingtai, while leading their troops to charge Shi Heng.The two men and horses fought together again.

Under the desperate protection of his own soldiers, Shi Heng rushed out of Chaoyang Gate with his head covered, and when he looked up again, Shi Heng was even more bewildered, this time completely bewildered.

(End of this chapter)