The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 72
Compared with Azig, Duduo has to be more cautious.

Because he had just received the defeat report from Dorgon, after learning that the Ming army in the capital was out of camp, he did not rush to kill him.

Instead, they sent sentry cavalry to scout around, especially in Tongzhou Daying.

It was not until it was confirmed that there was no ambush near the capital, and Wu Sangui's cavalry did not move out, that they came over.

As a result, it was already afternoon when the army approached the east city, and the [-] troops outside the camp had long been impatient. In addition to the hot weather, many people sat on the ground.

The opponent had no cavalry, so Duoduo didn't have any worries, so he set up the red cannon directly.

"fire!"

boom boom boom...

With the shocking sound of cannons, iron balls were thrown from more than three miles away, and many of them fell directly into the army formation.

Each iron ball can plow a bloody gully in the dense crowd, screaming and screaming for a while, causing some riots in the army formation.

"Kill! Kill me!"

Seeing this, the two dukes knew they couldn't wait for the other side to attack, so they immediately drew out their swords and roared.

"Come on!"

Immediately, the [-] troops rushed directly towards the [-] Han and Eight Banners who were waiting in full formation a mile away.

The commander-in-chief of the Thirty Thousand Han and Eight Banners was also Mao Wenlong's subordinate at the time, and it is a good thing that he defected later.

This person is proficient in firearms, brave and good at fighting, and 5000 people under his command are equipped with firecrackers. He was highly valued and trusted by Huang Taiji at the beginning, even more than Kong Youde and Geng Jingzhong.

Seeing the Ming army attacking at this moment, he immediately asked the firecrackers in front to release three rounds of firecrackers in three stages.

The Ming army who was charging was howling ghosts and wolves, and a large area fell down. Many people showed fear, and their steps slowed down, and they started to turn around and run away.

And the momentum of the entire charge was also weakened by more than half.

"kill!"

Shang Kexi drew his sword and roared, except for the firearms soldiers, the rest of the Han Eight Banners also charged forward.

The [-] cavalry led by Duduo also did not participate in the battle, obviously worried that the cavalry would be trapped by the infantry, and also to prevent the Ming army in the city from suddenly rushing out.

Zhu Cihong on the tower looked at Jiannu being bombarded with cannons and firecrackers again, his face was livid with anger.

Firearms were the trump card that the Ming army was once proud of, and it was a sharp weapon that made the grassland tartars suffer.

But now the former savages are holding the Ming army in their hands, and the Ming army does not have a cannon, which can resist it. This is simply a great shame.

However, who can blame all this?

Among the three major battalions of the Ming Dynasty, who lost the former Shenji battalion?
"Your Majesty, the two dukes are about to lose."

Zhou Yuji next to him reminded me aloud.

Zhu Cihong didn't expect that he would lose if he lost his mind, so he hurriedly raised his head to look at the battlefield.

Sure enough, many people on Xungui's side turned around and fled to the camp. There were many Xungui among them, and many of them were surrounded and struggled to support themselves.

"Let's call gold!"

"In order not to run away greedy for life and fear death in the end, the loyal and brave men will die in vain."

Zhu Cihong waved his hands expressionlessly.

Later, let's make a count of who is wounded, who is bloody, who is loyal and brave, and who is greedy for life and afraid of death, it will be clear at a glance.

After all, there are so many nobles, except for a few people who have proved his knowledge through history, for most of the rest, he doesn't know who is loyal and who is traitor.

With the sound of the gong, Xungui's mind immediately collapsed, his fighting spirit was completely lost, and some of them fled, which soon turned into the collapse of the whole army.

Even the British Duke was killed by his servants to break through the siege, and fled towards the camp.

"Kill it!"

The two sides have been completely entangled, and the Han Eight Banners will naturally not let go of this great opportunity to take advantage of the victory.

Looking at the noble servants who lost countless corpses along the way and were hunted down, Zhu Cihong's mood did not fluctuate at all.

When these people died, he didn't feel bad at all. Instead, he saved a portion of rations. If he didn't want to get the reputation of crossing rivers and destroying bridges, he would have eliminated these rabble and changed it to a bowl of rice bran a day.

Nowadays, there are many young and strong refugees in the outer city. With the same rations and equipment, those people are definitely more daring to fight and kill than these nobles.

Immediately, he quietly looked at the pale-faced civil servants beside him.

Xindao: These guys are also big food consumers!
The nobles fled back to the camp in panic, and the Han Banners followed and killed them.

Fortunately, a large number of obstacles were set up outside the camp, and Tang Tong led his men to stand ready to respond, so the pursuers were not allowed to follow in.

"Quick! Get up and prepare to defend!"

"Don't pretend to be dead. If the Tartars rush in, they won't survive."

The British Duke was covered in blood, punched and kicked, and finally gathered thousands of people to help Tang Tong.

Seeing this, Ding Guogong, who was lying on the ground, got up with the support of his servants and began to reorganize the army.

Shang Kexi saw that the opponent's camp was well-prepared, so he had to temporarily stop the attack, and while reorganizing the team, he asked Duo Duo for assistance.

Duoduo didn't expect the opponent to be so vulnerable, so he immediately ordered the cannon to move forward, and didn't stop until two hundred steps away from the opponent's camp.

"It just doesn't make sense!"

Seeing the other party's unscrupulous shooting, Zhu Cihong's face on the top of the wall turned black.

"Your Majesty, why don't I bring some troops out from the east gate to support?" Zhou Yuji tried.

"No need, 8 to [-] people fought a mess in the field. If you can't even hold a big camp, then...here you watch, I'm tired and I'll go back to the palace."

When Zhu Cihong said that he walked away at the end, he obviously didn't bother to read it.

If these nobles can't even hold the camp, then go to hell, it's a waste of rations to live.

As for surrender, hum, whoever dares to surrender will kill his whole family.

The two dukes may also feel ashamed, and did not ask for help from the city, but have already recovered and began to organize manpower defense.

Although the battle just now was short, there were still 2 people who did not come back, most of them died when they were hunted down, including more than a dozen nobles with titles, and a large number of sons and daughters.

When Zhu Cihong returned to the palace, the sound of cannons outside the city rang out again. As soon as he sat down, Empress Zhou and Zhang Yan came over with nervous expressions.

"Lang'er, what happened to the battle outside the city?"

"It's a complete mess!" Zhu Cihong waved his hand.

The two women were shocked when they heard the words, and then found that his expression was normal, and he didn't seem to care much.

So Zhou Hou asked cautiously: "Lang'er, then, are the casualties serious?"

"At least not less than ten thousand... By the way, mother, the rations in the camps outside the city can be reduced by [-]% from now on."

"what!"

When the two women heard that [-] people had died, they trembled all over, and their faces turned pale.

Seeing this, Zhu Cihong quickly comforted him: "Queen Mother, Auntie, it's all right, you can rest assured that even if all the people outside the city die, the impact will not be great."

Seeing that he was calm and composed, the two women looked better.

The three of them talked for a while before taking their leave.

Outside the city, however, the fight was in full swing.

The Tartars are also cannons, firecrackers, and cavalry horses and archery, and they take turns to go into battle.

However, on the outskirts of the camp outside the city, a large number of sandbags, horse refusal posts, and trenches were also arranged. Although they were beaten in a panic and terrified, they still held on firmly.

It was not until dusk that Duoduo ordered to withdraw his troops.

Nerves that had been tense for a day suddenly relaxed. All the nobles were spread out on the ground, and their intestines were full of regret. They should not have taken the initiative to ask for a fight yesterday.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the casualties of the camp outside the city have been counted. There are more than [-] dead and more than [-] injured."

Zhou Yuji handed over two lists in total, one of which was the list of casualties, and the other was the condition of more than 70 nobles and their sons when they returned to the camp.

Zhu Cilang just picked up one of them and looked at it, then said in a deep voice: "The British Duke is actually injured, so let him go back to the city to recuperate for a while, and let Dingguo Duke take charge of the overall situation in the camp."

"It's Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)