Chapter 572: Broken Dreams of the Qing Dynasty (1)(1/2)
Sony finally met the generals of the Tiger Guard.
He was a minister of the Qing Dynasty, but now he must lower his head to meet the generals of the Ming Dynasty. But he must endure it. For the fate of the Qing Dynasty, he must endure it no matter how difficult it is!
But when he told the purpose of his coming, the generals of the Tiger Guard burst into laughter. Cai Jiuzhou pointed his fingers and said with a smile: "The inner city is about to be destroyed. Do you still want to fantasize about buying time and waiting for more?"
Will Ergon return the favor?"
One sentence broke through Manchu's thoughts.
Sony forced a smile, and Ye Dahai already laughed and said: "Go tell your little emperor that even Dorgon can't protect himself now. We have sent troops to rescue quickly, and I expect Beijing will also take action now. If you want to delay, you can't protect yourself."
How long can it be delayed?"
"Go, go back and tell your little emperor that surrender is the only top priority now." Zhang Xianxuan sneered: "I'll give you one hour to open the city and surrender. If you don't surrender, once the city is broken, no chickens or dogs will be left!"
Once the city is broken, no chickens or dogs will be left behind!
These eight words hit Sony's heart like a heavy hammer...
He was driven back before he even had time to say anything more... And when he conveyed the words of the Tiger Guards to the Manchu ears word for word, everyone fell silent.
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Qing Dynasty, Qing Dynasty! Did the Qing Dynasty really die like this? In one hour, those Han people only gave them an hour!
In fact, they didn't know that if it hadn't been for the arrival of all the siege weapons, the generals of the Huben Guards might not have given them even this hour.
But how should these Manchus choose now?
None of the ministers spoke.
"I don't have to argue with those Chinese dogs!" Turge's face turned red: "I'll fight them if I fight them. Are we, the warriors of the Qing Dynasty, really afraid of them?"
"I would rather die to protect the emperor!" When he heard Turge say the word "Han dog", Ning Wanwo's expression changed drastically, but he still suppressed his anger and said.
Turge curled his lips in disdain. He didn't believe these Han people from the bottom of his heart...
"Fight!" At this point, Bumbutai also knew that any fantasy was unrealistic. No matter how difficult or painful she was, she had to persevere. This was for the Qing Dynasty!
The Queen Mother has made this decision, so everything is irreversible...
The Manchus have made their own decision: fight!
An hour passed in a blink of an eye, and the most terrifying moment finally arrived:
On April 15th, the battle for the inner city of Shengjing officially broke out!
This battle will be recorded in history! This battle will be remembered forever! This battle will turn the world upside down!
The Huben Guards concentrated all the artillery fire they could and furiously bombed the inner city. The pirates quickly launched a large-scale clearing of the occupied outer city.
The Tiger Guards must not be distracted at the critical moment of attacking the inner city. This is the only mission of those pirates.
In fact, they had done the same thing in Manila, Luzon Island, and now it was just repeated.
In fact, not everyone's determination to resist was so strong. Some of them were also timid and frightened, even those who had not had time to run into the inner city.
For example, this is the case with Ilegen from Hube.
He originally wanted to run into the inner city to escape. But the moment he entered the inner city, he made a decision: since the Ming army could break through the outer city, it would not be difficult to break through the inner city.
Since you and Sheng Jing are going to die together, why not find a better way to protect yourself?
So when the pirates kicked his house open, they were surprised to find a room full of people sitting there neatly dressed.
"I am Ilegen, the left minister of household affairs."
Ilegan said very frankly: "I want to see your general. I have something very important to tell him!"
The pirates looked at each other in confusion. Although they found this a bit unbelievable, they still agreed to the Manchu request. When Ilegen was brought to Cai Jiuzhou, the first thing he said was: "I know everything about the inner city.
I also know the layout of the palace, so if you can use me, I can save you a lot of energy."
Cai Jiuzhou smiled slightly: "What kind of reward do you want?"
He knows these people very well. All their efforts are not free, and they must receive some satisfactory reward.
"Please don't hurt my family." Ilegen opened his mouth and spoke out his request.
Cai Jiuzhou nodded: "If we can rush into the palace with your help and capture your emperor, empress dowager and important ministers alive, then not only will your family not be harmed, but you will also be rewarded by us!"
Cai Jiuzhou understands the usefulness of these people. Whether in Japan or Luzon, these traitors who betray their own country often play unexpected roles!
Ilegen let out a long breath, then pointed in the direction of the inner city: "Sir, have you seen the southwest direction? That section of the city wall collapsed in the earthquake in Shengjing last year, but the emperor at that time...
...Ah. Huang Taiji said there was no need to go through extensive renovations, so he just made some simple repairs..."
The eyes of all the Tiger Guard generals lit up...
This is an extremely important piece of information!
The muzzle of the gun immediately turned to the southwest, and all the artillery fire roared together!
What a country fears most is the emergence of people like Ilegen. This is simply the most serious disaster for this country.
From the outside, the southwest wall is no different from any other section. Only those inside know that it is actually vulnerable.
After more than a dozen shells were fired, a large crack appeared in the southwestern city wall. This made all the Tiger Guard generals become excited. They mobilized almost all the artillery fire they could muster to bombard the city fiercely and continuously.
Finally, there was a loud "boom" sound, and the city wall collapsed!
Cai Jiuzhou glanced at Ilegen approvingly. Ilegen immediately puffed up his chest proudly.
"Continue the bombardment and increase the gap!"
Amidst these orders, the artillery fire became more and more cheerful.
The shells fell there almost crazily.
The huge gap in the southwestern city wall continued to be torn apart... The Manchu people tried their best to make up for this gap, but under the bombardment of the Ming army, all they paid was an increasing number of corpses.
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Azig watched all this blankly. He had no idea how the Ming army knew about this huge hidden danger in the inner city wall. But now he was powerless.
A large number of Qing troops were concentrated in this section, and he knew that a crazy attack would soon begin... At this time, the Tiger Guard generals quickly discovered the Qing army's intentions...
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The artillery began to move forward, explosive shells were loaded into the muzzle, and then the whistling shells fell densely towards the Qing army that was gathering.
The casualties were horrific.
Such a dense formation soon became a target for the Tiger Guards' artillery, which could kill a whole group of people with one shell without having to take aim.
Groups of Qing troops fell into a pool of blood under the attack of artillery fire, while the rest were desperately trying to carry out new gatherings in accordance with previous orders.
And this also made the sound of the Tiger Guards' cannons even more cheerful...
Tremble, Shengjing! Burn, Shengjing!
When the end of a city comes, no one can stop it. It’s just that this day comes too fast for Shengjing!
Finally, those Qing troops discovered that something was wrong. This would only make them a target for the enemy. But they seemed to have discovered it a little too late. Under the intensive artillery bombardment of the Tiger Guards, nearly a thousand people had already fallen into a pool of blood.
Azig seemed indifferent, but he sighed deeply in his heart.
Ever since the Huben Guards began to attack Shengjing, he had seen the power of the Huben Guards' artillery again and again. It was truly an inescapable nightmare for the Qing army.
What he knew even more clearly was that under the attack of such powerful artillery, the inner city could not be defended, the palace could not be defended, and everything would be wiped out under such terrible artillery fire.
But he must persist, because he is the Prince of England in the Qing Dynasty, and everyone's hopes are placed on him...
Turge, Xihan, Tan Tai and other important officials of the Manchu Qing Dynasty came here with their servants and Baoyi, and they decided to make one last fight for Shengjing.
Can't fail, can't fail this time no matter what...
Azig pointed toward the Tiger Guards position outside the inner city: "Did you see it? That's the artillery of the Ming Dynasty. Under such an attack, any obstacle will be turned into powder."
Turg's expression was gloomy and uncertain. Although he had heard about how terrifying the Ming army's artillery fire was, he had never thought that it would be so terrifying.
What a scene this is!
Smoke filled the air, the sound of artillery was loud, and everything was trembling and destroyed under the bombardment of artillery fire. When a cannonball fell, you would feel the earth shaking; when a cannonball fell, there would be a feeling of doom.
There is nothing more thrilling than this.
"Charge up. Charge up!" Tan Tai roared: "Charge up and kill them all!"
"We have already tried it." Azig smiled bitterly: "That's what Prince Su tried. Eight thousand elite soldiers, a total of eight thousand elite soldiers, nothing is left. Nothing is left...
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Tan Tai and his companions trembled involuntarily. From the words of the Prince of England, they knew what the truly most terrible war was.
A shell roared over and landed in the middle of a group of Qing soldiers. Instantly, screams rang out, and a severed leg landed right next to Turg.
Turg almost vomited.
He has also seen war, and he has personally participated in war, but in his memory, war should never be like this. This is not a war, this is simply the bloodiest killing!
There are explosions and burning everywhere, and the inner city has been completely immersed in the baptism of fire...
The expressions on all the Manchu people's faces are different. Some are desperate, some are numb, and some are full of fear... They really hope that God can come and stop all this from happening. But they
To be continued...