On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, the weather was clear and cloudless, but the city outside the capital of the Ming Dynasty was already in dire straits.

A large number of Qing troops drove the surrendered Ming troops and Ming people to attack Beijing. This was a consistent tactic of the Qing army, especially when facing a city with high walls and strong walls.

Rolling logs and stones fell, and the army of ants who climbed up the ladder fell to the bottom of the city one after another. Most of these cannon fodders were people of the Ming Dynasty some time ago, but now they have joined the Tatars and attacked the capital of the Ming Dynasty. They are traitors.

Fang Zhenghua on the city wall is calm and calm, without a trace of mercy. How can it be that the Beijing city wall is so easy to climb to the top when it is four feet and five feet high?

He was lying on the parapet and looking at the vast sea in the distance. Is Dorgon over there? Is that all he has?

Suddenly, Fang Zhenghua's pupils shrank suddenly, and he saw rows of huge iron cannons outside the city that were pushed to the front of the formation by the Qing army.

"Red Yi cannon?" Fang Zheng was startled. There were many red Yi cannons on the walls of the capital, so he naturally recognized this cannon.

The Hongyi cannon was so powerful that it destroyed everything within three miles. It was extremely powerful and extremely heavy. Where did the Tatars get the Hongyi cannon? Could it be that it was captured from the Ming army in Tongzhou?

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The rumbling sound of the Hongyi cannon shook Fang Zhenghua to his core, and he was left with no master.

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In the Forbidden City, the imperial court had already dispersed, and Chongzhen specially kept Yang Sichang to discuss the situation at hand.

The Tatars were just outside the city, and Chongzhen had trouble sleeping and eating. Since he came to the throne, he had been beaten down by the Tatars again and again and fell under the capital. He was really ashamed of his ancestors of the Ming Dynasty.

Although Yang Sichang was good at making suggestions and running the country safely, he was not a general who led troops. When the Qing army came to the city, he thought that the troops in the camp in the capital were more than enough to protect himself. If he was asked to come up with any way to retreat from the enemy, he could only wait for Tianwu.

Army, Qin Bing and Hong Bing.

The fighting power of the Tianwu Army is extremely strong. If they had not seen it with their own eyes, many people would have thought that it was being boasted because of their relationship with the Crown Prince. Yang Sichang saw with his own eyes the scene of tens of thousands of Qing troops being killed by the Tianwu Army, and he still cherishes it to this day.

Shocking.

If the Tianwu Army was still there, how could the Qing army dare to attack Beijing so blatantly? Yang Sichang knew this, but was unwilling to tell the emperor.

It's all in vain. The emperor's thoughts are deep and increasingly difficult to fathom, and may even cause turmoil in the court.

The Shaanxi army of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting had fought decisive battles with the rogue bandits all year round, and they had also trained themselves to be able to fight hundreds of battles. Their combat effectiveness should not be much worse than that of the Tianwu Army. Yang Sichang was looking forward to it, but at the same time he was vaguely worried.

The Qing army invaded the border, but it was just a scabies disease. The rogue bandits wreaked havoc in several provinces and were the most serious problem of the Ming Dynasty. Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting were transferred to the guard, but the rogue bandits could not be eradicated. They did not know how to deal with it again if it happened again in the future.

The end of the world...

Suddenly a rumbling sound came, and both Emperor Chongzhen and Yang Sichang were startled.

"The Lantern Festival has passed, why are people still setting off firecrackers?" Chongzhen asked puzzled.

Yang Sichang's face changed drastically. He had been the governor of Xuanda, and he could tell immediately that these were definitely not firecrackers, but artillery!

He said: "Your Majesty, it sounds to me like this, these are not firecrackers, but cannons, or Hongyi cannons!"

Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The capital has Hongyi cannons to defend the city, so there should be no worries."

Yang Sichang said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the sound of the cannon seems to be coming from Chaoyang Gate. Only the Shenji Battalion in the Beijing camp can skillfully use the Hongyi cannon. At this time, the Shenji Battalion is ordered to station at Andingmen at the north gate. I feel that this Hongyi cannon is coming from the Chaoyang Gate."

The cannons are eighty percent Tatar..."

"What?"

Outside the Qianqing Palace, a young eunuch rushed over to report the news, saying: "Your Majesty, the Tatars are attacking the city with red cannons..."

Chongzhen was immediately shocked and turned pale. After staying for a moment, he suddenly said: "I want to lead the expedition myself."

Yang Sichang was shocked and said quickly: "Your Majesty, you can't do that. The artillery fire is merciless. Please command your Majesty from the Forbidden City."

Chongzhen glared at him and said: "The enemy has already arrived at the city, but he is still commanding it in the Forbidden City? I, the Ming Dynasty, guard the gate of the country. Do I have to wait until the Tatars attack the Ming Dynasty gate before I go to defend it? I want to go on a personal expedition to boost the morale of the army!"

He added: "Where is the prince? Let him accompany you. I will let him know his responsibilities as the emperor of tomorrow!"

Wang Chengen said awkwardly: "Reporting to the Emperor, His Royal Highness has already gone to Chaoyang Gate."

"..."

On the tower of Chaoyang Gate, Zhu Cixiang raised his telescope and looked at the Qing army's dragon banner in the distance. He couldn't help but frowned. That was the dragon banner of Dorgon in Zhengbai Banner. How could he come so fast?

According to the intelligence, most of the Qing army should be in the Tianjin Wei area. How could they suddenly appear under the city of Beijing?

While he was thinking, a shout interrupted Zhu Cixiang's thoughts.

"Your Majesty is here!"

Surrounded by a group of royal guards, Emperor Chongzhen led the civil servants and officials to the tower of Chaoyang Gate.

"Long live my emperor!"

Everyone hurriedly greeted him, and Zhu Cixiang looked up and saw Chongzhen wearing golden armor, holding the Emperor's Sword, and looking serious, much like the same thing.

"Soldiers, please arise!"

Chongzhen swept towards the soldiers and said loudly: "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, we have not made peace with each other, paid indemnities, ceded territory, or paid tribute. The emperor guarded the gates of the country, and the king died in the country. I swear to live and die with the capital. The Ming Dynasty is ordered by heaven. , Heaven is immortal, Ming Dynasty is immortal!”

The people guarding the Chaoyang Gate were the men and horses of the Shenshu Camp. After Zhang Shize's rectification, most of the Shenshu Camp was eliminated, and the remaining soldiers were all capable soldiers, who could be considered half of the elite.

The soldiers of the Shenshu camp guarding the city were suddenly infected. Not only did the emperor come to the city wall in person, he also issued such an oath. As a member of the Ming Dynasty's capital camp, how could he not serve the country with allegiance?

"Oath to the capital to survive and die together!"

"Oath to the capital to survive and die together!"

Chongzhen's heart was surging. He felt that this moment was the pinnacle of his life, and he was even more excited than when he ascended the throne.

He got a little carried away and continued: "I want to lead the troops out of the city to meet the enemy!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

Zhu Cixiang's heart trembled, you are seeking death. Fortunately, Chongzhen's words were covered up by the roar of cannons, and not many people heard them.

Yang Sichang quietly advised: "Your Majesty, there are no less than 20,000 Qing troops outside the city. There are not many soldiers in the capital to fight. Going out of the city to meet the enemy will only accelerate the casualties in the capital camp and will not benefit the war at all."

Chongzhen stretched his head out from the female wall and looked out. He saw the darkness below the city and some arrows shooting from it. He was so frightened that he immediately retracted his head, and then nodded pretending to be calm.

Zhu Cihong said: "Father, as the saying goes, father and son go into battle. If father insists on going out of the city to fight, my son is willing to be the vanguard!"

"Okay, okay, okay..." Chongzhen looked embarrassed and did not dare to agree readily. He only said these three ambiguous words.

Zhu Cixiang did not mean to embarrass him. He admired Chongzhen for daring to wear armor and go into battle. Compared with the late Qing Dynasty, when the emperor of the Qing Dynasty ran away early before the enemy reached Beijing, Chongzhen was simply a hero!

Zhu Cixiang doubted whether the person on the other side was Dorgon, and wanted to lead the Yongwei battalion to attack him to find out, so he asked for a fight.

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