"Jin Bin and Lou Guang have committed treason first! Let's follow Mr. Qiansui to capture the thieves and rescue them!"
While the fighting in Tianjin City was getting louder, outside Tianjin City, some of the soldiers under General Jin and Lou, who had just received the twelve taels of silver reward, were already leading the way and started shouting.
"Let's follow Mr. Qiantose to catch the thief!"
"Let's listen to Mr. Qiantose..."
The shouts of response immediately echoed outside the west gate of Tianjin. The Tianjin soldiers who took Zhu Cihong's ten taels of silver were all transformed into loyal ministers and righteous soldiers of the Ming Dynasty at this moment.
Seeing that so many loyal people had recovered from the sudden upheaval, Zhu Cixiang looked as usual and shouted loudly: "Commanders of the Tianjin Army, listen up. The first ones, Jin Bin and Lou Guang, will be appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Tianjin Guard." Soldiers, a reward of ten thousand taels of silver!"
The loud voices following Zhu Cixiang immediately raised their voices and repeated Zhu Cixiang's order.
This is a huge reward! A group of presidents Qian, Ba and Qi who originally belonged to Jin Bin and Lou Guangxian were all in high spirits. The guy named Zhang Wenjue, who was the first to betray Jin Bin and Lou Guangxian just now, is now the deputy commander-in-chief!
This is an opportunity to reach the sky in one step!
After announcing the reward, Zhu Cixiang did not go on stage to give the command in person, but loudly called "Wu Sangui" (actually Wu Sanfu) to him: "Wu Sangui, I leave it to you! These brothers in Tianjin Town are giving you command, hurry up and give it to me." Go into the palace and into the city!"
As he spoke, Zhu Cixiang took off his sword and handed it to Wu Sanfu: "If anyone disobeys the order, kill him first and then report him!"
"Your Majesty Sangui takes the order!" Wu Sanfu has been following Zhu Cixiang for a long time, and his acting skills have also improved a lot. He now calls himself Wu Sangui, and even accepts the "Sword of Shang Fang" in a grand manner.
With the famous "Wu Sangui" in command and the terrifying "Yiding Tuqi" holding down the formation, coupled with unprecedented rewards, these weak soldiers in Tianjin Town suddenly became energetic. First, the archers, under the cover of the sword and shield men, approached the city wall and began to shoot arrows at the city wall in waves. Then dozens of strong men began to hit the gate with a log obtained from an unknown place.
Some people also divided into several teams and rode around the city with the Yiding cavalry disguised as the "Han General" to attack other city gates.
There are not many rebels in the Tianjin Guard City, and with the addition of Hao Yaoqi's three to four hundred old Dashun Army soldiers, the number of rebels is one thousand and five. It was very difficult to deal with the three thousand men of Cao Youyi and Cao Huachun. There was no spare force to divide the troops to defend the city.
Therefore, it is certain that Zhu Cixiang's troops can defeat Tianjin Guards. The question now is whether Chongzhen can be saved?
Emperor Chongzhen's life is hanging by a thread now!
And he was ready to die for his country - although his son Zhu Cixiang was outside the city with 7,000 soldiers and horses. But Zhu Cixiang was a cunning and rebellious son, and he must have wanted to usurp the throne. If he is killed by the rebels and Chuangtei, Zhu Datizi will be able to ascend the throne justifiably...
However, Chongzhen is not afraid of death now, because he knows that Cixi, the traitor, is as cunning as a traitor in troubled times like Cao Cao and Sima Yi. Now that the Ming Dynasty has lost Beijing and the world has entered troubled times, a sage king like himself cannot do well, so the traitorous hero Cixi has to take action.
Taken together, although Chongzhen died, he still had a face to see his ancestors in the spring.
At this moment, Chongzhen, who was not afraid of death, was covered with a piece of bloody cloth armor, an iron helmet on his head, and a sword in his hand. He was protected by Cao Huachun and several servants of the Cao family, and had retreated. A large courtyard facing the street. He didn't hide in the house, but stood in the courtyard. Inside the room, the cries of several women could be heard. It turned out that Zhou Hou and Wei Qinghui and Wu Wanrong were holding each other's arms and crying inside.
Around the courtyard, the killing was like a flesh and blood mill. Cao Youyi led hundreds of remaining soldiers to guard the courtyard walls and gates. General Cao Da's soldiers were so killed that their heads and faces were covered with blood, and they were still shouting for a fierce battle, leading their men to desperately resist Hao Yaoqi's attack.
Although Hao Yaoqi only had three to four hundred men, he dispersed the nearly three thousand soldiers of Cao Youyi and Cao Huachun without much effort. The nobles, eunuchs, palace servants, and officials who followed Chongzhen into the city were killed with their bodies strewn all over the ground, and the rest had no idea where they had fled? Only Cao Huachun was left with Chongzhen.
Songs to welcome King Chuang and bursts of firecrackers have already sounded in the city of Tianjin! Apparently the people here in Tianjin spontaneously welcomed King Chuang. The chaos in the late Ming Dynasty was, in a sense, a bit of a social revolution! The poor people who lived without a living under the rule of the Ming Dynasty had great expectations for Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang.
The order in the city was also in chaos. Many poor people picked up the gangs. Some went to the homes of rich people to rob, and some organized themselves to attack the government offices and several city gates in the city. The reason for attacking the city gates was because Tianjin The people don't know that King Chuang's army is inside now, and Zhu Thief's army is outside...
At this time, shouts and shouts outside the city also rang out. Although it seems distant and ethereal compared to the hustle and bustle of the city. But Hao Yaoqi and his soldiers were all fighting among thousands of armies, and they could hear the ominousness in this distant and weak voice. The army led by Li Guo and Tang Tong could not reach the gates of Tianjin so quickly! The sound should be that the red bandit soldiers outside the city were attacking the city.
The leaders of Hao Yaoqi's men all gathered over and shouted with open throats.
"Captain Brigade, it looks like the red thieves outside the city are coming in! What should we do?"
"Captain Brigade, go in first and take the head of the Red Thief Emperor!"
"Zhang Brigade, we don't have many people in the city, only a thousand or a few hundred. We still have to fight with the Zhu bandits entering the city. The four gates are completely undefended. If we are attacked by the Zhu bandits outside the city, we will be killed. completely annihilated!"
Hao Yaoqi was also in a dilemma for a while. The bait in front of you is really attractive! Emperor Chongzhen! Now that Beijing has returned to Dashun, if Emperor Chongzhen is killed again, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed. But what happened to Jin Bin and Lou Guangxian outside the city? It didn't take a moment to delay.
Listening carefully to the shouts coming from a distance, it seems that they are all shouting "Kill the traitors", and no one shouts "Kill the traitors"... and the shouts are also coming from the South Gate, North Gate, East Gate, etc. .
It seems like no one is defending there, right?
"Hit me one last time!" Hao Yaoqi thought about it for a long time, and finally got angry and shouted, "Brothers, follow behind me and kill the fucking emperor, the red thief dog!"
"Kill the dog emperor!"
"Brothers, if you kill the Dog Emperor, we will conquer the world with great success!"
"Kill the Dog Emperor, and the world will be at peace!"
Hao Yaoqi's subordinates also became fierce. Although there were only more than 300 people, they had the momentum of thousands of troops.
Cao Youyi also became fierce and shouted: "Protect the Ming Dynasty, protect the Emperor!" He held up a long spear and took the lead to attack.
The soldiers from both sides, like a torrent, collided at the gate of the courtyard and struggled into a ball. The squeaking sound of the sharp blade being inserted into the human body was accompanied by the heart-rending screams. Human lives seemed to be wasted on each other without money. Cao Youyi and Hao Yaoqi finally faced each other head on. General Cao Da's soldier held a long spear and danced up and down. In this moment alone, he killed four or five Dashun Army soldiers in white hats and blue robes.
Hao Yaoqi was even more ruthless. He held a three-pointed and two-edged sword in his hand, and he never met an opponent who could withstand a few blows along the way. The blade of his dropped sword is long and wide, and it is very heavy, weighing twenty-four or five kilograms. No matter whether it is thrust or slashed, it is very difficult for the opponent to resist.
In addition, Hao Yaoqi also wore three layers of heavy armor, a layer of long body armor, a layer of chain mail, and a layer of close-fitting cotton armor. Dozens of kilograms of weight hung on his body, but his figure was still flexible. He fought for almost an hour without even breathing heavily. It can be seen how good this guy's physical strength is.
Although Cao Youyi is also a veteran general in the army, he is old and frail after all, and when a general reaches his level, he naturally enjoys more and has less training. How can he compare with a strong man like Hao Yaoqi who was killed among the dead? As soon as the weapons from both sides exchanged blows, he knew it was impossible and hurriedly stepped back. Fortunately, a servant who had been greatly favored by him stepped in and blocked a few blows for him, even though he was dead on the spot in an instant. But Cao Youyi retreated to Emperor Chongzhen. He didn't say anything to the ashen-faced Mingjun, and pulled him away towards the house. The old eunuch Cao Huachun also reacted very quickly. He quickly called a few strong men named Cao to retreat into the house. Then he asked them to close the doors and windows, move the furniture against the door, and barely blocked the murderous Hao Yaoqi.
Eunuch Cao, who had just blocked the doors and windows and had not had time to breathe, suddenly discovered that Emperor Chongzhen was missing!
This frightened the old eunuch so much that he asked with a trembling voice: "Where is the emperor? Where is the emperor? Don't leave him outside..."
