"Sirs, I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Today, I have something from my heart to say to you." Zhu Houzhao said while looking at the soldiers gathered below.
Everyone is confused. What is the emperor going to say?
Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath and shouted, "Thank you for your hard work."
Wow! ! !
Wang Shouren was stunned and looked at the emperor in disbelief.
King Dai looked at the emperor in astonishment.
The same is true for Zhang Mao and Yang Yiqing. The emperor actually said to the soldiers that it was hard work. Are you sure your ears heard correctly?
Perhaps only Zhang Zhong and Liu Jin present can truly understand the emperor's thoughts...
Seeing that everyone's emotions were aroused, Zhu Houzhao decided to add fuel to the fire and fan the flames again.
"I know your difficulties. When I go to battle to kill the enemy, I rely on you. The people of Ming Dynasty also rely on you. But I am ashamed of you. You have no enough to eat and no warmth to wear. Your wives, children and parents at home suffer along with you. , this is my fault."
The garrison soldiers in the city were breathing rapidly. The emperor admitted his mistake and blamed himself. The emperor has not forgotten us. The emperor has always cared about us. Is this true? You can't be dreaming!
Soon, they understood that this was real and not a dream, which made their chests so excited that they wanted to shout.
Gradually, the soldiers thought about themselves. Could it be that just because they did not receive any military pay, they no longer wanted to serve the Ming Dynasty and were dissatisfied with the court and the emperor? The emperor is so kind and wise, but they have such a passive and lazy mind, how can they face the emperor? No, no, we are not like this. The bloody courage of the Datong defenders has returned again.
They were no longer the struggling garrison, they had changed.
There was already a lot of discussion in the city. The emperor's words moved them and deeply stimulated their blood courage.
Zhang Mao looked at the increasingly excited expressions of the soldiers below, knowing that the emperor's words had penetrated their hearts and lungs, arousing the blood of the soldiers. He nodded silently, and his eyes looking at the emperor became much softer.
Yang Yiqing lowered his head and thought silently. He had never thought that he could lead troops like this. He looked at the Iron Eagle Guards and then at the Datong defenders who looked lifeless before. What did he understand? He cast an admiring look at the emperor.
The acting king Zhu Chongyao said to himself, I didn't expect the emperor to be so clever. If it were me, I might kill a few people to refresh myself.
As the chief military officer, Wang Shouren naturally had to stand up and speak at this time.
"I am guilty, and I deserve to live forever."
Hu Zan knelt down to apologize.
Zhu Houzhao ignored them and continued to face the soldiers under the city, waving his hands passionately and saying impassionedly: "How can the Ming Dynasty be stable without you guarding it? So you are the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty and the solid shield of the Ming Dynasty. I am here today." , I swear to you that I will solve your worries and let the wives and children of every soldier of the Ming Dynasty live in peace with their parents. I will also build a monument to the heroes of the Ming Dynasty, so that all the soldiers who died for the Ming Dynasty, whether they are the soldiers who died in the previous generation or those who came later, can enjoy blood, food and incense, so that the entire Ming Dynasty can remember that you have served for the Ming Dynasty. The dedication of the Ming Dynasty will not be cut off in one day, and the descendants of future generations must not violate it. From then on, every festival in the country must offer sacrifices. This is the ancestral system and cannot be changed."
The emperor's voice rang in their ears.
Wow! ! !
Your Majesty, the Holy Son of Heaven, there have been so many saints and kings throughout the ages, but how have they ever valued them so much? The twenty-four generals of Huaixi will be remembered in history, but who remembers the big soldiers who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world? Who knew that they were the ones who shed their blood for the Ming Dynasty?
One general will eventually become ten thousand bones, but without those ten thousand bones, what will happen to one general? Can a single man ride alone and fight in the world? The emperor spoke their hearts and vindicated their names. Everyone was in tears. The man has Tears are not easy to shed, let alone a group of iron-blooded soldiers, but now, they are all crying. These are not sad tears, but a kind of venting emotion that they are proudly expressing after being despised and aggrieved.
It’s worth it, even if we die, we will not be lonely ghosts with no place to turn to, and no one will look down on us from now on.
When Zhu Houzhao saw that they were only focusing on venting and ignoring him, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart, I have said so much, shouldn't you be so impassioned now, why don't you leave me hanging here? Long live Kuaishan, the emperor is wise. ah.
After all the soldiers vented their anger for a short time, some of them knelt down without taking the lead. The emperor was benevolent and sage. He was thinking about us big soldiers, don't we know how to repay the emperor?
"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty will be undefeated and prosperous forever. Long live my emperor." One of the Iron Eagle Guards shouted with a voice that was shaking with excitement.
He became an orphan because his father died in the war, and he succeeded his father as a soldier. Finally, he followed Zhang Zhong. He was lonely and helpless in the first half of his life, but only in the second half of his life did he have a pursuit, which was to be loyal to the emperor and not have himself. There is only two words of loyalty in my soul and thoughts.
However, since they gradually came into contact with the emperor, they became flesh and blood people again, no longer cold killing machines. Zhu Houzhao awakened the emotions in their hearts and made them "alive".
Then the mountain roar continued, resounding throughout Datong Mansion.
"Long live...Long live."
Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction and thought to himself, I only brought five thousand Iron Eagle Guards. Without you bravely fighting the enemy, there would be no war.
In the past, when I was a small soldier, no one looked down upon them. Even the powerless scholars often made fun of them and even insulted them. The superior officials did not speak for them, and the government helped them. Those scholars are feeling aggrieved when they talk.
After listening to the emperor's speech today, I realized that their status is so high in the emperor's heart. They are the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty and the shield of the people of Ming Dynasty. These words were said by the emperor himself. In the future, who dares to look down on us? Soldier.
A scholar dies for his bosom friend. If the Emperor treats us so well, then we must repay the Emperor.
Zhu Houzhao waved towards the city, and the shouts from the mountains were even louder. They were simply more passionate than some idiot fans in later generations watching the concerts of their favorite stars.
If his behavior was seen by Xu Qiong, he would secretly complain about being deviant. How could the emperor personally come before the battle and still blame himself and make promises to these big soldiers? Where is the majesty of the emperor?
It's a pity that he is not in Datong, and the news of Datong quickly spread throughout the nine border towns. After learning the emperor's personal promise, all the soldiers of the border army wished they could appear in Datong now and die for the emperor.
In the 18th year of Hongzhi, on October 17th, the Dayan tribe, together with the 130,000-strong army of the Three Guards, attacked Datong again because they received news that the youngest emperor Zhu Houzhao actually came to Datong in person and brought only 5,000 people to support Datong.
This news was naturally leaked by Zhu Houzhao himself. Jin Yiwei's secret guards had long since sneaked into the grassland and desert. Maybe the leader's men were Jin Yiwei's secret guards.
Dayan naturally didn't know the details, but the news made him ecstatic. His son Zhu Houzhao was so arrogant that he dared to bring five thousand people to Datong. It was really a death wish. It seems that the Battle of Tumu Fort still did not let the Ming Dynasty court Long memory, this is simply a blessing sent by the Immortal God for Dayan. If his son Zhu Houzhao died in Datong, the Ming Dynasty would be in chaos. Yingzong still had younger brothers, but as far as Dayan knew, Zhu Houzhao had no brothers, and Hongzhi It’s been less than half a year since I started my career, hehe...
After discussing with Dayan, the leaders of the three guards all felt that this was a good opportunity. Originally they just planned to intimidate Daming and ask for benefits, but now they were all enthusiastic and changed their minds. The leader of the three guards no longer hesitated and began to attack Da Ming. Gather outside the same city.
Dayan claims to be a direct descendant of the Golden Family. His greatest wish in life is to regain the glory of his ancestor Khan, unify the grassland and desert, and conquer the Central Plains. His ambition is not small. Since he succeeded as the Great Khan, he has set off a bloody storm in the grassland and desert, and gradually annexed it. There are dozens of tribes, large and small, in the surrounding area, and no one dares to disobey.
In fact, he is just a descendant of the Jurchens. The Golden Family just borrowed a status. On the grassland, only the Khan from the Golden Family will be supported and recognized by all tribes. Which status does he need, so he married After defeating Jigel of the Horqin tribe, he gained support and ruled the desert as the Golden Family.
His edge even surpassed that of the real King of the Grassland, the Grand Master of Oara. This time the Oara people did not come to the Ming Dynasty to cause trouble. A large part of the reason was because they wanted to reap the benefits and wait for the Ming Dynasty to fight the Tatars to the death.
How could Dayan, such a heroic figure, not know what they were thinking, but he didn't take them seriously. When he captured Datong and reaped the benefits, he would come back to deal with you.
Who would have known that outside Datong City, I would get this huge news. The emperor is here. This time is even better. If he kills the emperor, he will go straight to the Forbidden City. The journey will be smooth, and there will be no obstacles. At that time, what qualifications do you have to compete with yourself?
He sat on the horse, his eyes flashed with excitement, his sword was already hungry and thirsty, he pointed at the city wall of Datong Mansion and shouted: "Attack, capture the Emperor Zhu Houzhao alive, and kill him."
"kill."
Dong dong dong...!
The iron hoofs trampled on the earth, making a loud sound that made Datong Mansion tremble slightly.
Boom boom boom.
The trebuchet made a dull continuous sound, and large rocks flew towards Datong Mansion. Don't think that only the Ming Dynasty had siege equipment, the grassland people also had them, but they were not as good as the Ming Dynasty.
Civilians were moving large rocks and trees in the rear, and more than a dozen trebuchets were buzzing and roaring.
The massive siege battle officially started.
Dayan looked at everything indifferently. The leader of the three guards followed him and looked ahead happily. As long as they took down the emperor, they would no longer be watchdogs, but masters.
Datong Mansion, beside the city wall.
Wang Shouren wore armor and shuttled on the city wall, commanding with determination. He saw the magic weapons brought by His Majesty, and he was full of confidence. The Tatars and the three-guard coalition would be turned into powder under these magic weapons.
The Iron Eagle Guards under the city wall were full of murderous intent and were ready to fight. Looking at the 50,000 defenders of Datong who were different from the past, they were even more looking forward to this battle. Magical weapons are useless, and they will be used at the critical moment. Use it to achieve the greatest effect.
Zhu Houzhao not only came with a magic weapon, but also a magic weapon that could fly into the sky. After the airship was modified again, the pod below was enlarged and widened, and the load capacity was also increased. Originally, one person had to control the fire-breathing tank and another person to control the direction. , the airship that required one person to pedal hard on the drive shaft to fly is no longer needed.
Only one person can handle it all. Zhu Houzhao found that some things were too redundant, so he also brought out the improved airship. Even though there was only one, after flying up, it threw fire mines and earth cannon tubes at high places. If it were, it would be a proper air strike, and you wouldn't be able to run away in time.
In the open space in the city, a soldier of 500 people was guarding the place. The huge and strange shape of the airship attracted the people to point and talk, full of interest and curiosity about this novel thing.
Not to mention them, even Wang Shouren, Hu Zan and Dai Wang found it incredible when they saw it. They had heard that during the Mid-Autumn Moon Banquet in the capital, the emperor invited ministers to see the airship, which had already caused a sensation in the government and the public.
It's just that they didn't have the chance to see it, but now they are finally feasting their eyes on it. They see this magical object. It is really a magical object. As the pilot, Liu Jin is still the original pilot from last time. Others don't have the experience and courage to do it. If you don’t come, only Liu Jin can.
There are no less than one or two hundred kerosene bombs and fire and thunder bombs. When the time comes, they will bloom everywhere, and there will be a sea of fire outside the city.
The 20,000 Datong cavalry were all ready to go. When Dayan was defeated outside the city, they cooperated with the 5,000 Iron Eagle Guards to immediately go out of the city to sweep.
Thirty thousand infantry troops were left to guard the city. Zhu Houzhao ordered Wang Shouren and Hu Zan to perform their respective duties. Wang Shouren attacked, and Hu Zan led the army to clean up the defeated soldiers.
The fight between the two sides was fierce, and Zhu Houzhao hid aside excitedly, watching the battle without any sense of tension at all. He only had to pack melon seeds. The ancients often faced off with an army of hundreds of thousands, and it was really interesting.
"Dayan, Dayan, if I catch you, I will definitely learn from Li Shimin and give you the opportunity to dance for me to entertain me. I heard that people on the grassland are better at dancing. I wonder if you can? I I'm looking forward to it." Zhu Houzhao was shamelessly thinking about good things.
