Zhu Qizhen nodded, no longer struggling, and changed the topic: "Aiqing sent the emperor's guard of honor very promptly. After dinner, we will go to Zijin Pass and tell the generals guarding the pass to order them. Open the city gate wide and let us in.
As soon as you pass Zijingguan, there is a smooth plain ahead. In less than three days, we will arrive at the gates of Beijing, and my restoration will be just around the corner. "
Yang Shan is no longer so optimistic. Although Yang Shan has been tossing back and forth recently, either in Wala Camp, on the way to Wala Camp, or on the way back to Beijing from Wala Camp, he has no peace of mind in the capital. Stayed.
But after all, Yang Shan knew more about the current situation in the capital than Zhu Qizhen, so he immediately advised: "Your Majesty, the new king should not be underestimated. There are at least 50,000 or 60,000 troops in the capital now, and they are willing to listen to the new king's orders.
Most of the other armies were newly transferred to the capital and were completely controlled by the Ministry of War. Yu Qian has formulated a severe punishment system: the entire army is camped outside the city. Once the general escapes, his soldiers can kill him.
If the soldiers escape, the rear team will kill the front team. Even if everyone is defeated, the defenders will not open the city gate, making it impossible for people to escape into the city. They can only surrender or fight to the death.
With Wala's current military strength, it has neither large-scale siege equipment nor heavy artillery. How can it capture the city of Beijing? "
When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he was quite displeased and immediately retorted: "But along the way, from Yanghe to Datong, and then to the foot of Zijin Pass, wherever I passed, the officers and soldiers all looked at the wind and fell.
Well, it can't be said that he descended in the wind. To be precise, he was eating a pot of slurry to welcome the king's master. "
Yang Shan shook his head and still stubbornly advised: "The humble minister is daring, so please don't be blindly optimistic. The new monarch's methods and scheming must not be underestimated.
Although I don't understand why Your Majesty is so successful, I still have to be cautious, maybe there is fraud in it. "
"Come on, my younger brother has been weak and mediocre since he was a child, and has no independent opinions. As an older brother, I still don't understand him.
Along the way, I have seen with my own eyes that the guards and soldiers in each city sincerely support me. How can this be deceitful?
You can say that the new king deceived me, or you can say that the ministers of the DPRK and China deceived me, but you cannot say that the soldiers at the border have all colluded and acted together to deceive me. "
When Yang Shan heard this, he was speechless and had to retreat temporarily.
Less than an hour later, Zhu Qizhen got up, had breakfast, and put on his dragon robe under the service of the beauty.
Zhu Qizhen walked around twice and praised: "My younger brother is so considerate. He even sent the dragon robe. I am not an unfeeling person. After I return to Beijing and reset, I will let my younger brother go." Bar.
Since he likes to be the king of Qi, it doesn't matter if I grant him the land of Qi. "
Ma Liang flattered him and said, "Your Majesty is right. The new king never wears dragon robes or rides in a dragon chariot. He never enters the Forbidden City when he has nothing to do. He really has no intention of being arrogant."
Zhu Qizhen nodded in approval, and with the help of everyone, he walked out of the felt tent and got on the chariot.
He also dispatched 30,000 troops first to support Zhu Qizhen to the foot of Zijin Pass.
Naha, who was proficient in Chinese and was always used as an envoy, came out first, rode his horse to the city, and shouted loudly: "The guard on the city listens, the emperor of tomorrow is driving here, please open it quickly." The city gate welcomes His Majesty the Emperor into the city."
Sun Xiang, Zuo Neng, the officers and soldiers guarding the pass, as well as the scholars and painters sent by the emperor, all crowded on the top of the city and looked down.
I saw the emperor's dazzling guard of honor, majestic and eye-catching.
After the emperor's guard of honor, there were armored cavalry as far as the eye could see. As the saying goes: Once there are more than ten thousand people, there is no limit.
What's more, there are 30,000 elite cavalry who have experienced hundreds of battles.
As soon as Naha finished speaking, Boyan Timur took the lead from behind and shouted: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live."
Then thirty thousand cavalry followed closely and shouted together.
Most of the people in the city were frightened when they heard this. This is a real long live mountain cry. Ordinary people will never have the opportunity to hear 30,000 people shouting long live together in their lifetime.
Only Sun Xiang, who was determined to die, and Lian Gang, who was confident in his plans, remained unmoved.
Lian Gang walked back and forth in the city, comforting the accompanying scholars and painters one by one.
Before Lian Gang could appease everyone, the slogan of the Wala cavalry outside the city changed again: "Open the city gate, open the city gate, open the city gate."
The overwhelming shouts were deafening and breathtaking, and the weak-willed people in the city were already spinning in their knees.
Lian Gang was overjoyed. Such a scene was enough for the painter he brought to remember it for a lifetime. In this way, he would be able to paint a masterpiece.
When I present a grand and magnificent picture of "The Emperor's Calling the Gate" to the new emperor, he will become the emperor's third closest minister, which is no problem at all.
The roaring like a tsunami lasted for as long as a stick of incense. Then Zhu Qizhen's chariot slowly moved forward and came to the bottom of the city. It stopped only when it was only a shot away from the city gate.
Just when everyone in the city was in shock, Zhu Qizhen opened the curtain and walked out. Standing at the front of the car, he scanned the people in the city.
Most of the soldiers' knees weakened involuntarily and they knelt down.
Sun Xiang had no choice but to bow his hands and salute, and shouted to the city: "Your Majesty, forgive me, but I can't let the Wala army enter the pass. Please be a little aggrieved and sit on the gondola to the top of the city. I will lead the Zijing Pass garrison and fight to the death to escort your Majesty back to the capital."
Zhu Qizhen replied: "Who are you? Why don't I recognize you?"
Sun Xiang replied: "Your Majesty, I used to be in the Military Department and was promoted to Shizhong by the new emperor. I was promoted to the right deputy censor of the capital, responsible for the security of Zijingguan."
When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he frowned deeply. He was from the seventh rank in the military department, and the right deputy censor was from the third rank. Where are these things? Is this a simple move? This is simply flying up.
It’s really no wonder that Zhu Qizhen was confused. Even Zhu Qiyu, who was in the capital, felt very confused.
Zhu Qizhen had no choice but to continue asking: "Where are you from, and when did you become a Jinshi?"
Sun Xiang replied: "Weichen is from Datong County, Datong Prefecture, Shanxi Province. He was a Jinshi in the 10th year of Zhengtong and was awarded the Military Science."
Zhu Qizhen nodded, and he had a guess in his mind: He was from Datong, Shanxi, and was a Jinshi in the orthodox ten years. At this time, Yu Qian was patrolling Shanxi as the minister of the Ministry of War. After Sun Xiangzhong became a Jinshi, he happened to join the Ministry of War and became Yu Qian's subordinate.
There is a high probability that Sun Xiang is Yu Qian's close confidant, but his promotion method is too radical. He was directly promoted from the seventh rank to the third rank without avoiding suspicion.
After figuring out the joints, Zhu Qizhen no longer expected Sun Xiang to take the initiative to open the city.
Moreover, Zhu Qizhen showed up under the city to let the defenders know that the emperor was really here. This was enough.
So Zhu Qizhen's mission was completed, he returned to the car, then turned around and retreated to the rear of the Wala army.
He first accompanied Zhu Qizhen to sit in charge of the Chinese army, and ordered Marshal Tie Polo to lead his troops to attack the city.
After the shock of Zhu Qizhen leading 30,000-watt iron cavalry to call the door, the Zijingguan garrison was obviously shaken in military morale and demoralized.
Sun Xiang managed to hold on for a long time, then he couldn't hold it anymore.
In the evening, Lian Gang led a group of literati and painters to withdraw from Zijingguan.
Gu Cong's Yingzhou vanguard refused to participate in the battle. They just roughly arranged some useless traps and horses outside the camp, and dug a symbolic trench.
It wasn't until dark that Wala withdrew his troops and returned to camp.
Just as the soldiers at the top of the city breathed a sigh of relief and took a break, a group of elite Wala soldiers, led by Xi Ning, sneaked across the mountains and went around to ambush the flanks.
Early the next morning, the Oara army continued to attack the city from the front, and the battle continued until noon. Xining suddenly led an ambush force to rush out from the flank, catching the Ming army by surprise.
Zuo Neng, however, took advantage of the chaos in the Ming army's position in the city and led his troops to abandon the city and flee.
At this point, the situation was over, and the Ming army fell into complete chaos.
The soldiers in the city began to put down their weapons and shouted long live the Emperor.
The officers and soldiers of Wala were quite disciplined. Anyone who shouted "Long Live the Emperor" would not be killed and would be allowed to run for his life.
After carefully recording these important scenes, Lian Gang smiled at Gu Cong and said, "General Gu, our mission is completed. Hurry up and pick up Sun Yushi, and then withdraw your troops quickly."
After Gu Cong heard this, he ordered the elite Yingzhou vanguard to fight to the bottom of the city, pick up Sun Xiang and others, and then quickly left the battlefield on fast horses, leaving all the supplies in the camp to the Wala army.
At this point, the Oara army entered the vast hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, and the battle to defend Beijing officially began.
