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Chapter 409 Capital Defense Battle 4

"...Wang heard it clearly and took note of it. Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for reminding me!" Wang Keshou was really not calm now. He wanted to get some inside information from the famous man in front of the emperor, but he didn't expect to ask. The taboo that may kill you is too dangerous. I must thank you from the bottom of my heart.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way... As for you, pull the mule cart aside quickly!" As he spoke, there was another shout of people shouting and neighing from the city, and a team of people wearing black clothes and trousers rushed along the official road. Come here, there are about fifty or sixty riders.

There were many four-wheeled carriages following behind them. Judging from the number of horses pulling the carriages and the level of exertion, the contents of the carriages were quite heavy. Even standing on the tower, the creaking groan of the leaf springs could be vaguely heard.

"Why are they here..." Wang Zhizhen obviously knew these riders, frowning and muttering to himself, but his feet didn't move.

"Is it Governor Yuan who is here? No, no, a dozen can't count as more than a hundred people, so if you can't protect them all, you are the vanguard, right? It's strange, why didn't the navy come back to Beijing to escort them this time? It's less than a day's journey away, and they should have arrived long ago, right?"

Wang Keshou also knew the origins of these riders. In fact, many people in the capital knew them. Yuan Keli's navy is so uniquely dressed that you can't forget it once you see it. But he couldn't guess the purpose of the navy's visit, so he began to talk to himself, or deliberately told Wang Zhizhen.

"The navy wants to protect the Tianjin Guard and will not come." Wang Zhizhen glanced at Wang Kershou and gave an accurate answer calmly. People's hearts can change very quickly. When the emperor built the navy, few people in the court agreed. They all thought it was nonsense and a waste of money and food.

However, as the navy gradually expanded its scale and extended its tentacles to the south, the news coming from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong were basically good news. Not only had several groups of pirates that had been harassing the coast for a long time been completely eliminated, but small groups of elites could also be dispatched from time to time. They landed in northern North Korea to harass the Jurchens and achieved considerable results.

It was even more powerful last year. With only 2000 lone troops and no supplies, they dared to sneak out of the border wall and killed two tribes of Beilu at once. Although the people who were captured were released again, the number of sheep and horses was real, and they couldn't lie at all.

This battle alone silenced the people in the court who spoke ill of the navy, and then they all turned to praise. Many people even went to the emperor to propose that the navy should be the main force, supplemented by tens of thousands of border troops, and Shanhaiguan went straight to the lair of Jianlu and eliminated future troubles in one go!

Fortunately, the emperor was not confused and did not listen to their nonsense, but the reputation of the navy was already recognized in the court. This time when the capital was in danger, the ministers were really puzzled by the fact that the navy did not return to the capital to escort them.

"...Does His Majesty really want to use three battalions to protect the capital?" Wang Keshou was one of them. Before this, he had always thought that the emperor was playing a trick to confuse the enemy. The navy must have received the order and was secretly hiding somewhere near the capital. Here, prepare for a surprise.

But when Wang Zhizhen said it, he immediately believed it. This person is an important figure in the royalist faction, a popular person in front of the emperor, and Jin Yiwei's eyes are spread all over the Ming Dynasty, so such a big movement must not be hidden.

"Your majesty is in heaven, and the elite of the Beijing camp have been ruined to such an extent. It is no wonder that your majesty is determined. It is a pity that tens of thousands of soldiers have gone through this battle, and I am afraid that not many will be left.

Wang Fuyin, although the defense of the capital is under the command of Jinyiwei at this time, it needs to be maintained by the state government at the local level. No matter what happens, as long as the city is not destroyed, there must be no actions that disturb the people's hearts. If Mr. Wang finds out who is doing the tricks behind his back, he will be dead before the war.

After this battle, there will definitely be major changes in the DPRK. Whether they are loyal or traitorous, whether they should stay or go, can all be decided by a single thought. Let's go, you and I, let's go together to see the weapon that can really make the capital impregnable. "

Wang Zhizhen shoulders the heavy responsibility of public security for the entire city. He came to Chaoyangmen not to deal with the Gongshun Hou Mansion's troubles. At this time, let alone just a marquis, even if the cabinet bachelor and the six ministers and nine ministers dare to cause trouble, the outcome will be the same as that of the guerrilla general just now. Killing without mercy was the emperor's order in person. In order to ensure the efficiency of execution, he also carried the emperor's handwriting in his arms, which could block the killing of gods and Buddhas. The main character is the convoy coming from outside the city. It is said that the things in the carriage can block the construction and protect the city.

"This, this is a Folang machine gun?" What exactly is contained in the carriage that is worth tens of thousands of dollars for the Beijing army? Wang Keshou soon saw his true face, and was surprised and panicked.

What was surprising was that there were a lot of guns, at least four in each vehicle, and there were only a few hundred guns in dozens of vans. He had seen the Fo Lang machine cannon, not only in the Shenji camp, but also on several important city gates. But this is the first time I have seen so many at once.

What made him panic was that the emperor planned to use the Fo Lang machine gun as a trump card to resist Jianlu's attack, which seemed a bit taken for granted. The power of this thing is indeed not small, but it is not to the extent that one man can stop ten thousand men from opening it. After all, the main force in fighting is soldiers.

"This is not a Franco machine gun. It is called a field gun among the Marine Corps. It is light in weight and can be disassembled into several large pieces and carried on horses for marching. It has a long range, high power and a fast rate of fire.

A certain person fired it himself in Nanhaizi. With solid bullets, he could break a 400-inch wooden board 2 steps away, and with grape bullets, he could mow down a flock of sheep within 200 steps. The most powerful ones are the explosive bullets, which can still hurt countless people from a thousand steps away.

Each city gate equipped with a few field cannons can hold up thousands of troops. As long as the cannon shells and gunpowder tubes are enough, and no one is restrained from directing them blindly, there is no need for the navy to come, and the thousands of Jin Yiwei alone can still make the soldiers sigh when they look at the city! "

Knowledge can sometimes replace IQ and increase courage. Wang Keshou had never seen the power of naval guns and field guns, so he naturally felt panicked. Wang Zhizhen has not only seen it but also received live ammunition training, so he will feel confident.

In fact, he should be more confident, because the emperor spent a lot of money and not only took out all the more than 230 field guns stored in the warehouses of Haihe Machinery Factory and Changping Gunpowder Factory to be equipped with the army, but also took them from eight battleships of the navy. Two hundred naval guns were dismantled.

At least half of these artillery pieces stayed in Tianjin Wei and Tongzhou to assist the defenders in fighting, and more than half were transported to the capital, where they were not only placed on the city towers, but also on the city walls near the city towers.

The convoy outside Chaoyang Gate was only part of the first batch. The artillery, shells and gunpowder arriving from Changping also entered the city from Desheng Gate at about the same time, and were mainly arranged to Xicheng and Nancheng.

Starting in the evening, more artillery and ammunition will arrive, along with more than 20,000 workers from the Haihe Machinery Factory, Haihe Shipyard, Royal Gunpowder Factory, Yongdinghe Iron Works, Coking Plant, Alkali Plant and Coal Mine .

(End of this chapter)