The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 708 Recovering Tianjin (please subscribe for monthly pass)
Three days ago, in the suburbs of Tianjin!

Accompanied by the sound of a cannon, the Ming army outside Tianjin City flanked back and forth, and launched a final attack on Tianjin City.

A series of heavy artillery was dragged to the predetermined artillery position!

Then they began to pour firepower towards Tianjin City!

Boom!Boom!
A large puff of gunpowder smoke rose from the artillery positions of the Ming army outside the city, and the shells fell towards the city of Tianjin as if they were free of money.

The bricks and stones of the Tianjin city wall smashed by the solid shells splashed, and the flowering bullets were shot into the city of Tianjin and exploded. The flames raged and swept everything.

The roar of heavy artillery rumbled!

The battleships of the Ming army parked in Haihe Nei also began to pour firepower, and the naval guns roared heartily.

The shells poured towards Tianjin City as if they didn't want money.

Solid shells, blooming shells, shrapnel shells, and countless shells of all kinds are constantly flying in the air.

Tianjin City seems to be submerged by Ming army shells!
All the sounds between heaven and earth disappeared, only the continuous rumble of shelling sounded like a punishment from heaven.

Zhu Hongyu stood under the big flag that represented his identity, squinting his eyes and looking in the direction of Tianjin City.

Seeing that Tianjin City was covered by the artillery fire of the Ming army, there was no wave in the depths of his eyes, only calmness like a flat lake.

Standing behind Zhu Hongyu, Zhao Liangdong, who had just surrendered to Ming Dynasty, looked at the city of Tianjin that had been bombarded by artillery fire, and now there was only a feeling of rejoicing in his heart.

That's all it takes to destroy the world, right?
Fortunately, I surrendered to Ming, otherwise, with the artillery power of the Ming army, how long can Baoding last without falling?
Looking at the Son of Heaven standing in front of him, Zhao Liangdong's eyes became more and more respectful.

Because the emperor in front of him is the actual controller of such a force that can destroy the world!
Under the overwhelming bombardment of the Ming army, the city walls of Tianjin City gradually turned into ruins, and large numbers of buildings in the city also collapsed.

Only by hiding in the trenches in the city can the Qing army have a little respite.

Boom!Boom!
A round of shells kept falling in the city of Tianjin, making the ground tremble.

Ming Fu stood in a bomb defense hole with a serious expression on his face.

Looking outside the cave, under the bombardment of the Ming army, the city of Tianjin gradually turned into ruins, his face was full of worry.

Originally, he had no intuitive impression of the tragic situation of the Qing army defenders under the shelling of the Ming army reported by Dagukou.

I just feel that the description below is a bit exaggerated.

Now, when the Ming army's heavy artillery shells fell on his own head, Ming Fu knew that the description of the Qing army defenders at Dagukou was not exaggerated.

The shelling of the Ming army really seemed to destroy the world!
Who wouldn't be confused when encountering this kind of bombardment that seems to be as powerful as the sky?

At this moment, Hatu braved the cannon fire, trotted all the way to Mingfu, and said with fists in his hands.

"Master, the slaves have already arranged things!"

"The war horses have been assembled, and we have been fed enough fine food and water, we can withdraw from Tianjin City and break through at any time!"

Hearing this, Ming Fu straightened the Eight Banners cotton armor on his body, nodded slightly and said.

"Send the order, the whole army has it, and prepare to break through immediately!"

While speaking, he put a helmet with a tall lightning rod on his head, and led the team to the outside of the blast hole.

In the city of Tianjin, as the shells landed one after another, the sound of rumbling explosions almost never stopped.

Some shells fell into the trench, and the shock wave of the explosion lifted the Qing army hiding in the trench into the sky.

Not all the artillery used in the Ming army's bombardment were direct-firing cannons, and there were also many large-caliber mortars that could shoot curved ballistics.

These mortars may not have the range of a direct-firing cannon, but they are capable of projecting explosive shells in a curved line into the enemy's trenches.

The lethality is equally impressive!

On the eve of Mingfu's preparation to break through, the forwards of the Ming army also began to attack Tianjin City under the cover of shelling.

The ear-piercing charge horn sounded, and a large crimson wave appeared on the khaki ground.

In order to minimize casualties during the attack, the Ming army did not launch an intensive charge, but adopted skirmish tactics that were very rare in this era.

Of course, this is because the high-precision shooting of rifled guns is enough to match the fire suppression that dense arrays of smoothbore gunners can form on the enemy.

In addition, it has nothing to do with the powerful artillery force of the Ming army!
Crackling gunshots rang out one after another, and lead bullets were continuously shot at the mounds piled up in front of the Qing army trenches.

Clouds of smoke and dust were blasted from the mound!
The Qing army in the trench was so suppressed by the Ming army's shelling and rifled guns that they couldn't lift their heads up. They could only watch helplessly as the Ming army's attacking troops continued to rush forward.

Occasionally, the Qing army poked its head out of the trench to fight back, but it could not hinder the Ming army's charge.

Gradually, musketeers of the Qing army began to hide in the trenches, choosing to raise their muskets above their heads and shoot.

They even raised their muskets above their heads and fired a volley!
It's just a pity that due to the lack of aiming, the poor hit rate of the musket, and the attacking troops of the Ming army used the skirmish line to charge.

Therefore, the volley of the Qing army did not have much effect.

Although there were occasional Ming soldiers who were hit by muskets and suffered casualties, it did not hinder the overall offensive of the Ming army.

"Grenade!"

"Throw!"

With a loud shout, the grenadiers threw grenades into the trenches of the Qing army.

At the same time, the Qing army also threw inferior grenades from the trenches at the attacking troops of the Ming army.

The grenades thrown by both sides exploded almost simultaneously!

Amidst the rumbling explosion, flames and fragments, accompanied by shock waves and smoke, swept around.

In the blink of an eye, several Ming soldiers were hit by fragments.

The sharp fragments easily tore off their breastplates and their bodies, and the shock wave pushed them away.

Finally landed like a rag sack!

"Lie down! Lie down!"

The experienced veteran shouted loudly, reminding his comrades while making corresponding tactical actions.

Tang Aren lay on the ground, his heart was beating violently, he could even feel the whizzing sound of shrapnel passing over his head.

"The rifleman provides cover fire, and the others follow me!"

Tang Aren yelled, got up from the ground, and continued to charge with the man in the belt.

The Ming army suffered heavy casualties under the hand grenades of the Qing army.

But the Qing army in the trench was also stunned by the Ming army's grenades. Before the poorly trained Qing army's green battalion could react, the Ming army's offensive troops jumped into the trench.

"kill!"

"Break the enemy!"

"..."

With a loud shout, Tang Aren continued to take the lead.

As a grassroots officer, he will inevitably lead the charge.

This is also the practice of the Restoration Army since its establishment. Although senior officers are strictly prohibited from charging, low-level officers are required to lead the charge to boost morale.

A soldier of the Qing army was dizzy from the shock of the grenade. Just as he was about to get up from the ground, he was greeted by a bayonet.

With a pop, the bayonet pierced his throat!
Blood was sprayed out as if money was not needed!
Tang Aren drew out his bayonet and continued to lead the team to clean up the trenches of the Qing army.

In the distance, musketeers from the Qing army aimed at the Ming army and started shooting.

With a bang, gunpowder smoke rose from the muzzle of the gun, and Tang Aren, who was rushing to the front, felt a huge force coming from his chest, and he couldn't help but fly backwards one after another.

In the next moment, the riflemen of the Ming army pulled the triggers in unison, and the musketeer of the Qing army fired.

In the blink of an eye, he was shot into a hornet's nest!
His body was pierced with lead bullets, and he fell to the ground.

The screams and wailings continued!
"Company commander, company commander, are you okay!"

"Hygienist, come on, hygienist!"

"..."

Several soldiers of the Ming army surrounded the fallen Tang Aren in the middle, their faces full of anxiety.

"cough!"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"..."

Tang Aren, who was lying on the ground, let out a series of coughing sounds, and the severe pain in his chest made the expression on his face slightly distorted.

His steel breastplate saved his life!
Although the Ming army has not been able to popularize steel breastplates for the whole army, the breastplates of most soldiers are still made of iron.

However, there are grassroots officers who charge forward in every battle and have a high casualty rate.

Tang Aren stretched out his hand tremblingly and buckled a severely deformed lead bullet from the breastplate on his chest, and then let out a heart-piercing coughing sound again.

Tang Aren waved his hand and said bravely.

"I'm fine, help me up, let's continue to attack!"

At this moment, the hygienist came up with a stretcher, took off the breastplate on Tang Aren's body without saying a word, and began to check his injuries.

After a while, he came to a conclusion.

"I suffered a heavy blow to the chest. It is conservatively estimated that four ribs were broken. There should be cracks in the sternum, and the viscera were also impacted."

Tang Aren grinned in pain and asked.

"Can I continue to lead the charge?"

The hygienist said bluntly.

"If you miss, keep rushing!"

After saying this, the hygienist turned to the others.

"Don't be dazed, someone will help you carry him onto the stretcher, and send him to the doctor right away!"

After speaking, several people came forward together, carried Tang Aren onto the stretcher, and carried him to the back.

Jia Qijin, the deputy company commander of the company, took over the command and said.

"Brothers, the company commander is injured, and I will take command next!"

"Let's keep going!"

After all, he led the team and continued to rush towards the next direction of the Qing army.

Under the onslaught of the Ming army, although the Qing army occasionally counterattacked, the intensity of the counterattack was not high.

Since Mingfu transferred all the Eight Banners soldiers away, he was about to leave Tianjin.

In the absence of the Eight Banners soldiers to supervise the battle, these green battalion soldiers who were pushed to the forefront showed that they were quite stretched.

Although it would not be said that it will collapse at the touch of a touch, it is not much different.

Far away, these green battalion soldiers dared to shoot at the Ming army with muskets.

But if they got close, most of the Green Battalion soldiers would choose to drop their weapons and surrender, or drop their weapons and turn around and run away.

In the blink of an eye, the Ming army broke through several Qing army trench defenses.

Killed and wounded nearly a thousand green battalion soldiers of the Qing army!
The offensive is quite fierce!
Because everyone in the Ming army knew that the Emperor of Ming was right behind and was watching them fight, so their morale and will to fight were naturally quite high.

After all, there are not many opportunities to show your face in front of the emperor!

At this moment, accompanied by a series of deafening explosions, the North City Gate of Tianjin was blasted open by the Qing army itself.

In the sky full of smoke and dust, a Qing army elite cavalry with one man and two horses rushed out of Tianjin City.

Go towards the weak point of the encirclement circle of the Ming army!

The meaning is quite obvious, they want to break through!

The horseshoes trampled the ground, and the foam nails on the cotton armor were shining in the sun, reflecting the dazzling sunlight, and the sharp knives shone coldly.

One by one, the Mongolian cavalry with swords and bows charged forward, followed by Manchu heavy armor.

Ming Fu didn't wear his rather conspicuous Eight Banners uniform armor, but an ordinary Eight Banners cotton armor, and mixed in the crowd to avoid being taken care of by the Ming army when he broke through the encirclement.

……

Holding the binoculars in his hand, Zhu Hongyu looked at the direction where the Qing army broke through, just sneered, and said to Zhang Meng beside him.

"Pass down the order and act according to the plan!"

"Don't let the Qing army go!"

Zhang Meng clasped his fists and said.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the general will understand!"

After that, he turned his head to pass the order.

Not long after, the banner of the Ming Army's Central Army changed, and ambushes broke out everywhere in an instant.

In fact, the loopholes in the Ming army's encirclement circle outside Tianjin were deliberately exposed by Zhu Hongyu to the Qing army, allowing the Qing army to leave the city and break through.

To put it bluntly, it is a typical tactic of surrounding three and missing one!
Give the enemy a hope of successfully breaking through, lest they die hard in the city, refuse to surrender, and hinder their own siege.

But in fact, this hope is false!

Surrounded by three and missing one, the missing one is not a way of life, but a way of death!

As long as you can't hold on in the city and break through this gap, all that awaits you is the end of defeat.

The siege side usually arranges traps and ambushes here to ambush the defenders who want to break out.

The breakout team of the Qing army roared past, relying on the speed advantage of their own cavalry, rushed out of the encirclement of the Ming army.

However, what greeted them was not the joy of successfully breaking through, but a neat row of heavy cavalry from the Ming army.

As soon as the banner of the heavy cavalry of the Ming army changed, they began to rush forward amidst the piercing sound of copper whistles.

The horseshoe trampled the ground, and the mud splashed!
The red armor and the gleaming spears together formed a neat array of cavalry, charging forward.

"kill!"

"Break the formation!"

"..."

The heavy cavalry of the Ming army launched a wall cavalry charge.

Countless spears densely formed a forest, rolling towards the front.

The ground trampled by the horseshoes roared endlessly, and the helmets on the cavalrymen were extremely eye-catching.

The neat array moves forward like a wall!
In the blink of an eye, he charged in front of the cavalry of the Qing army who had just broken out of the encirclement, and in the next instant, the cavalry of the Qing army was plowed by the wall cavalry charge of the Ming army.

Countless cavalrymen of the Qing army fell off their horses, were trampled into meat paste by countless horseshoes, and turned into candied haws by sharp spears.

Countless limbs and arms were left on the battlefield!

Only a small part of the Qing army came out and survived the charge of the Ming army's wall cavalry.

They didn't dare to look back at all, and fled to the outside of the battlefield as if they were dying!

However, at this moment, another group of light cavalry bearing the flag of the Ming army appeared at the end of the distant horizon.

This light cavalry didn't even hesitate at all, and the moment it appeared on the battlefield, it roared and killed the remnants of the Qing army.

"Kill!"

"Kill the prisoner!"

The first thing that came was a dense rain of arrows.

The cavalry on both sides fired at each other, and there were casualties between the arrows flying.

Then there is the close combat, the saber cuts, and the spear stabs.

Due to the absolute numerical superiority of the cavalry of the Ming army, the situation on the battlefield was almost one-sided massacre.

Countless cavalrymen of the Qing army were cut off from their horses, and then trampled into meat paste by horseshoes!
"Kill! Kill the prisoner!"

"The thief of Ming will die!"

When the swords and soldiers were handed over, sparks burst out.

The saber slashed on the armor, making a loud clang.

Most of the guards beside Ming Fu had already been dismounted, so he could only fight desperately by himself.

Then he discovered a truth that made him despair!

His saber slashed at the cavalry of the Ming army, and it couldn't break through the armor at all.

However, the Ming army's saber slashed at him, but the protective effect of the cotton armor on his body was very limited, and the protective effect could only be provided by the inner chain mail.

Touching the gap in the cotton armor on the waist and abdomen, Ming Fu's face was quite gloomy.

When he raised his head, he suddenly found that most of the Eight Banners soldiers beside him had been killed or injured, and the number of soldiers had been severely reduced again.

Rumble!
Rumble!
This is the roar of horseshoes trampling on the ground. The cavalry of the Ming army turned their horses and charged towards Mingfu's troops again.

"kill!"

"Kill the prisoner!"

"..."

Holding a spear in his hand, Wutuo took the lead, shouting and killing the Qing army in front of him.

In order to prove his loyalty to Daming, after surrendering to Daming, Wu Tuo fought bravely and rushed to the front in every battle.

It's the same today!

Facing the rout of the Qing army fleeing from the city of Tianjin, Wu Tuo showed everyone what it means to be brave.

When a spear stabbed at him, Ming Fu dodged subconsciously, leaning his body sideways.

He thought that by doing this, he could avoid being attacked by the Kaiming army's spear, but in the next moment, he knew that he was wrong.

There was a loud bang, and when the spear brushed against the armor, Ming Fu felt a huge force coming from his side.

The shaft of the spear mercilessly hit Ming Fu's chest!
Wu Tuo missed a stab, and immediately changed the thrust to a swing, using the front end of the spear as the point of force, and knocked Ming Fu who was opposite him off his horse.

Ming Fu was hit hard on the side, and fell off his horse because of unsteadiness, Dang even was thrown in a mess.

"what……"

"Protect the master!"

"The master has fallen off the horse, protect the master!"

"..."

Now the Eight Banners soldiers around Mingfu are good slaves who are loyal to protect their lord. Seeing their master fell from the horse, these good servants also gave up the chance to escape one after another, got off their horses, and surrounded Mingfu in the middle.

Around these eight banners, the cavalry of the Ming army quickly formed an encirclement circle.

Point the sharp spears at the Eight Banners soldiers in the encirclement!
Further out, there are cavalrymen bending their bows and setting arrows, ready to throw arrows at the Eight Banners soldiers in the encirclement at any time.

Those Eight Banners soldiers who got off their horses also raised their spears one after another, and the tips of the spears formed a circle outward.

Or bend your bow and nock an arrow to fight!

The situation on the battlefield has formed a temporary stalemate!
Wu Tuo leaped out on his horse, at this moment he seemed like an evil spirit killed from Shura Hell, his whole body was covered with bloodstains including man and horse.

Looking around at the surrounded Eight Banners soldiers, Wu Tuo said coldly.

"Surrender or die!"

Ming Fu had just been thrown off his horse and broke a leg, exposing the white stubble. Under the severe pain, he now needs to be supported by someone to stand up.

The expression on one face was distorted by pain.

"He...hehe!"

"My official life is a member of the Qing Dynasty, and my death is a ghost of the Qing Dynasty. I will never surrender to Ming thieves!"

Having said all this, Ming Fuqiang pulled out the saber from his waist and put the saber around his neck.

Then he pulled back heavily, and with a pop, the sharp blade cut through the flesh, and blood spurted out wildly.

Mingfu let out a series of hooting sounds, blood stained the cotton armor on his body, and his body was weak and limp in the arms of the Eight Banners soldiers who supported him.

Gradually exhausted to death!
"master!"

"Master!"

"Master, go slowly, the slave will go with you!"

"..."

When these Eight Banners soldiers saw that their master was dead, many of them chose to draw their swords and kill themselves and follow their master.

But there are also more people who choose to throw away their weapons and kneel on the ground to ask Wu Tuo to surrender.

Wu Tuo reported the news to Zhu Hongyu, and Zhu Hongyu nodded and agreed without thinking.

"For the Qing army that surrendered, let's take it into custody for now!"

Turning his eyes away from Wu Tuo, Zhu Hongyu looked at Tianjin City not far away, and ordered.

"Order someone to take Ming Fu's head, and then use it to persuade the defenders in Tianjin to surrender!"

"If you don't surrender, you will kill them all after breaking the city!"

Tianjin's city defense is very good, if the defenders in the city refuse to surrender, it will be a big trouble for Daming.

Although it is not a big problem for the Ming army to attack Tianjin by force, Zhu Hongyu still wants to persuade him to surrender if he can.

It can only be said that the result was not as expected by Zhu Hongyu. Facing the Ming army's persuasion to surrender, the remaining Qing army defending the city in Tianjin chose to surrender without the slightest hesitation.

The Eight Banners soldiers all abandoned them and fled by themselves. They are a group of Han people, why should they die for the Qing Dynasty?
The current Qing Dynasty is in such a state, it looks like it is about to capsize and sink, only a fool has to devote all his attention to loyalty to the Qing Dynasty.

Not to mention that the moment they saw the bloody head of Ming Fu, the defenders in Tianjin City lost their will to fight.

What's up with this?
With the surrender of the Tianjin defenders, the Ming army also began to take over Tianjin's defense.

Zhu Hongyu watched helplessly as the banner of the Qing army was lowered over the city of Tianjin, replaced by the banner of the Ming army appearing in the sky above the city of Tianjin.

Zhu Hongyu took a deep breath, turned around and returned to his big tent.

"Pass down the order, the army rests overnight, and then immediately breaks out of camp and heads west!"

"Target, the capital city!"

Although the Battle of Tianjin seems to be large in scale, it is far from intense.

The Ming army had only just been exercising, and the reason why Zhu Hongyu ordered to rest in Tianjin for one night was only to restore the army's strength, not because the Ming army could no longer move.

Of course, there were also reasons why Zhu Hongyu wanted to resettle those Qing prisoners of war.

There were [-] to [-] Han troops in the green battalion in Tianjin, and almost all of them surrendered.

This is almost all strong labor, Zhu Hongyu must arrange these people well!

……

On the second day, the sky just dawned!

Cooking smoke floated over the camp of the Ming army, and a scent of food and meat wafted away.

For breakfast this morning, Ming Jun ate meat porridge and meat pie.

Cook porridge with marinated jerky, serve with rice, and some vegetables such as greens and carrots, and add enough oil and salt for seasoning.

In addition to meat porridge, there are also meatloaf!
The meat wrapped in the patty is not cured meat, but fresh meat.

The source of these fresh meat is the military supplies sent by the landlords and gentry in Northern Zhili.

In addition to a large amount of grain, these materials also have a lot of vegetables, wine and meat.

Minced pork, mutton, chicken, and duck are mixed together, and scallions or leeks are added to make a stuffing. It is filled with white bread that has been made in advance, and then fried in a pan until golden on both sides.

Such a meal is considered a luxury for ordinary small landlords, but for the Ming army, it naturally improved their lives.

The food of the Ming army used to be very good, at least in this era, the food of the Ming army all over the world can be regarded as the ceiling.

Not only can you eat enough rice and noodles, you can eat as much as you can, and you can even eat a meal of meat in two or three days. The armies of other countries in this era are far from reaching this level.

To put it bluntly, even if the Ming court was not short of money, Zhu Hongyu was willing to spend money on the army,
But even so, it is impossible for the Ming army to eat meat every meal.

The soldiers are all big-bellied men, and they can eat a lot. If they really want to eat meat every day, the imperial court can't afford them!

But since this period of time, the Ming army has been eating like this almost every day, and there is meat every meal.

The reason is also very simple. The landowners and gentry along the Northern Expedition of the Ming Army sent too many military supplies, and it would be a waste if they didn’t eat them.

In order to cook meals for the whole army, the cooking soldiers of Daming started to get busy before dawn, preparing meals all the time.

When the sky was bright and the ministries of the Ming army began to wake up with the wake-up call, the meals were almost ready.

After finishing housework, taking roll call, and finishing morning exercises, a Ming army began to line up for dinner.

The fragrant meat porridge and the big oily meat cakes made the Ming army very satisfied.

After breakfast, the Ming army immediately began to prepare for the departure!
By the early eight o'clock in the morning, the Ming army was ready to set off.

With the sound of a horn, the Ming army pulled out their battalions and headed west.

Transport ships were driving on the Tonghui River, trying to pass through the Tonghui River and enter the capital directly.

Zhu Hongyu took his own guards and support, walked sideways, and marched with the Ming army.

The marching team of the Ming army stretched for more than ten miles, and the sentry cavalry was scattered for dozens of miles.

"Smoke from the wolf, the mountains and rivers look north, the dragon flag rolls up, the horse neighs, and the sword's aura is like frost!"

"My heart is as vast as the water of the Yellow River, who can resist in 20 years!"

"Desperate for madness, where the long sword is directed, how many loyal brothers and sisters buried their bones in other lands, why would they die a hundred times to serve their country..."

"..."

A soldier of the Ming Dynasty sang a mighty and powerful battle song and headed all the way to the capital.

This song eulogizes Yue Fei's "Serving the Country with Allegiance", which is currently the second most popular military song in the Ming Army after "Battle Hymn of the Red Turban Army".

The story of Yue Fei's Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and being recalled by Song Gaozong's twelve gold medals made the Ming army feel sorry for it.

But now they are under the personal command of Emperor Neng Daming, and even under the personal conquest of Yujia, they launched the Northern Expedition directly to the old capital.

How lucky?

It is a great thing for all the soldiers in the world to have such an emperor who attaches great importance to military achievements and forges ahead!

A qualified soldier is never afraid of the shroud of horse leather. What they are afraid of is that they will not be able to prove their worth without fighting!
How can we not make people feel emotional?

Sometimes, the gap between emperors and emperors is really bigger than the gap between humans and dogs!
If Yue Wumu's loyalty back then had been the Son of Heaven today, there shouldn't have been the eternal grievances of the Soul Breaking Storm Pavilion, right?

Thinking of this, everyone's heart was filled with pride and excitement, and their blood couldn't be cooled.

Because, everyone knew that he was going to recover the old capital this time.

Daming wants to rule the world, and will never favor one side!
Not to mention such silly things as southerners returning to the south and northerners returning to the north.

For the Son of Heaven, all the people in the world, regardless of region, are his subjects.

Similarly, if it was in Daming, Lu Fangweng would use an almost desperate tone before dying.

The words "Wang Shibei set the Central Plains Day, and the family sacrifices will never forget to tell Nai Weng" came.

Because, for Daming, Wang Shibei's Central Plains Day is now, not an uncertain future!
The Ming Dynasty was not the same as the Southern Song Dynasty. There would be a lot of quarrels in the court over whether to go to the Northern Expedition.

Speaking of the Northern Expedition, no one dared to say no in the Ming court!
From the moment the Song Dynasty usurped the country of orphans and widows, it was doomed, and it was born with congenital deficiencies.

There is weakness in his bones!

As the most upright dynasty in the past and present, the Ming Dynasty was established on the basis of "expelling the Tartars and restoring China".

From the beginning of birth, it is doomed to be strong!
Daming can't tolerate weak emperors, nor can they tolerate ministers who talk about peace talks!
……

The walls of the capital!
Obai stood at the top of the city, looking towards the east.

A pair of eyes were full of dignified expressions, and the bright sun hung high in the sky, emitting endless light and heat, scorching the earth wantonly.

Cracks were baked on the ground!

It was midsummer at this time, and the long drought, coupled with the scorching high temperature, made the moat outside Beijing steam with heat.

Even some places with shallow water have turned into rotten mud ponds.

It can be passed by wading, losing its military value!
The summer climate in the capital is relatively dry, and even if other water systems are introduced into the moat, it often stops flowing.

Usually, no one cares about it, because the moat of the capital is just a decoration, and it is not used under normal circumstances.

Now that the moat is going to be used, it is too late to manage it.

Although Oboi has been rectifying the defense of the capital during this period of time, his focus is not on the moat.

Now looking at the dry moat outside, Oboi's face is not so pretty.

At this moment, a group of cavalry came rushing from the far end of the horizon.

But looking at the banners, it was not the cavalry of the Ming army, but the sentry cavalry of the Qing army scattered outside.

These sentry riders came all the way to the capital, with a creak, the gate of the capital opened wide, and the sentry riders went straight into the city.

The leading sentinel ran all the way to Oboi, bowed down and said.

"Reporting to Shaobao, our sentry cavalry came into contact with Ming bandit vanguard cavalry, and the Ming bandit vanguard is less than [-] miles away from the capital!"

Aobai showed a dignified expression, nodded slightly and said.

"Get up!"

The sentry rider got up from the ground, then stood aside very respectfully, waiting for Aobai's question.

Obai narrowed his eyes and looked towards the east direction, and asked.

"Have you ever found out how many soldiers and horses the Ming Bandits have?"

Sentinel shook his head helplessly and said.

"Reporting to Shaobao, the cavalry of the Ming thief completely blocked the entire battlefield. Our sentry cavalry failed to get close to the main force of the Ming thief, so they were driven away by the cavalry of the Ming thief."

Aobai let out a breath of foul air slowly, his eyes were full of seriousness.

Needless to say, Ming Bandit's infantry were capable and skilled in combat, and Obai knew it too.

However, now the Ming bandit cavalry, who were originally very powerful, have become good at fighting, and they can even drive away the Qing cavalry on the battlefield.

This made Oboi very desperate!
The more he can see the progress of the Ming army visible to the naked eye, the more painful he will be.

He waved his hand to signal the sentry cavalry to retreat, but Aobai thought about other things.

With the successive losses of Baoding and Tianjin, Obai began to question his strategy.

He questioned his decision to disperse the few troops on hand in Baoding, Tianjin, and the capital.

The triangle line of defense seems to be quite solid at first glance!
But it also dispersed the Qing army's not-so-rich troops to three places.

In the absence of the Qing army's ability to engage in field battles with the Ming army, this is no different from dividing troops to death and letting the Ming army defeat them individually.

Originally, Oboi didn't feel anything, until Baoding and Tianjin fell one after another, and he was completely unable to send troops to rescue.

Only then did he realize how stupid his operation was!

If the Qing army's triangular defense line was used to deal with the Ming army's small-scale northern expedition, it might be feasible given that the Ming army's strength was not too large.

Once the Ming army concentrated its main force and launched a large-scale Northern Expedition, the facts proved that the so-called triangular defense line of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties was vulnerable to a single blow in the face of absolute strength.

Now Aobai really felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Is this the so-called, in the face of absolute strength, everything is just floating clouds?
……

The loud and clear military songs resounded all around, the orderly footsteps, sharp bayonets, and strict formation made the Ming army look neat even when they were marching.

Zhu Hongyu was sitting on horseback, the golden helmet and armor on his body were very conspicuous, and the red cape behind him further set off his mighty and heroic spirit.

"Report!"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the forward of our army is in contact with the sentry cavalry of the Qing army, and our army is less than thirty miles away from the capital!"

Zhu Hongyu narrowed his eyes and said.

"Pass the order, the army speeds up the march!"

"Before it gets dark today, we must arrive at the outskirts of the capital and camp there!"

After Zhu Hongyu's words fell, several messengers around him bowed and agreed, and then all trotted forward to deliver the order.

Suddenly, the marching speed of the Ming army accelerated a lot!

The smoke and dust rising from the ground became more and more obvious!
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ps: I am full of chapters with [-] words, so I am too lazy to divide chapters!
(End of this chapter)