Daming heir

Chapter 396
After searching for most of the day but unable to find the emperor's grandson, Yu Tian, ​​who became distraught, rushed out of the other garden and stood on the steps in front of the door, looking at the crowded street.

From the city wall came the enemy's drum, and in the city was the careful gong.

Knowing that Henan Road is full of rebels, and according to the movement of Kaifeng City at this moment, everyone knows that those damned rebels have really come to Kaifeng City.

It's just different from what Yutian imagined when he heard the chaotic movement outside the courtyard in the Bieyuan. The people of Kaifeng City outside the Bieyuan didn't panic even though everyone had nervous faces.

Everyone was carrying things in their hands, and bricks, stones and wood on their shoulders, and even half-grown children were doing what they could.

But all the destinations are so unified.

city ​​walls.

Yu Tian was very surprised by this corner of the city full of people's ambitions.In the Imperial Palace's memorials to defending the enemy in the city, the common people always use panic or even being defeated by the defending army as an excuse and reason for defeat or various failures.

But Yutian didn't see the things mentioned in those military newspaper memorials in Kaifeng city.

Even, in Yutian, you can occasionally see those green-robed officials, also carrying things on their shoulders, leading the common people to send all the city defense objects that can be used to the city wall.

It is surprising that the city is full of one mind.

But at this moment, Yutian was not in the mood to sigh for this scene at all, and it even got worse.

Yu Tian let out a feeble sob in his throat, shook his hands forward, and fell limply to the ground.

The emperor's grandson disappeared early in the morning and has not been found until now.And those damn rebels from Henan Road have already arrived outside the city of Kaifeng. At this time, the city can still unite as one and defend against the enemy together.

That's because officials from all over the city's yamen showed up and led the people to contribute to defending the city, and it's also because the people in the city knew that His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun of the Ming Dynasty was also in Kaifeng City, and they were all inside the city wall.

If the officials knew that the grandson of the emperor was missing, what would these people think.What would the common people think if they knew about it?

Yu Tian really didn't dare to think about it.

I have not started, or just started the journey of the 24 yamen of the Ming Dynasty, and I will face the end of death, or the end of being sent to guard the mausoleum of the emperor's mausoleum because of the loss of His Royal Highness. .

But even if he wanted to die, he still had to find His Royal Highness the Empress Dowager!
After thinking through all the possibilities, Yutian gritted his teeth and got up from the ground. He was about to go into the courtyard to call up the manpower, and went to find His Highness the Emperor Taisun himself. It's outside.

Yutian coughed lightly, and said without blushing and heartbeat: "Follow the miscellaneous family and continue to look for His Highness!"

Everyone also knows that this person who is in charge of the Taisun's Mansion in Beijing, if everything goes well in the future, he will be the head of the 24 yamen of the Ming Dynasty who can be expected in the future. Where does the anxiety and anxiety in his heart come from at this moment.

Following Yutian's order, everyone followed him out.

……

On the west city wall of Kaifeng.

This side faced the most enemies, and more than [-] rebels and bandits from Luoyang City in Henan Province had already arrived.

With the participation of officers and soldiers from the Tuntian Guards of the Henan Prefecture, this rebel team has the most basic military force composition equivalent to that of the Ming Dynasty, and all the siege equipment is complete.

Even the officials of the various yamen on the west wall, and the generals who commanded the yamen, could see these rebels coming from Luoyang City, and even moved the artillery from the top of Luoyang City.

The heavy and old city defense artillery was mounted on the frame by the rebels, and the wheels sank deeply into the mud.

At a glance, one can tell that they are the siege weapons such as Shenhuo Flying Crow, Swarm of Bees, and Shenji Arrow brought out of the Luoyang City Armory.There are also defense and climbing equipment such as ladders and Wugang vehicles.

On the city wall, there are still only the officials of the various departments of Kaifeng City and the servants of the rich families to form the city defense force.

The left-behind generals of the Dusi Yamen are distributed on the city wall, supervising the guards and servants on the city wall.

Although the military formation outside the city was mighty, the rebels could vaguely hear the slogan of capturing the emperor's grandson alive.

There was still silence on the west wall.

And in the gatehouse.

Pei Benzhi, the new Zuo Buzheng of Henan Province, looked silently at the rebels who finally arrived under the city wall.

In front of him is a simple and vicissitudes of life, which is rumored to be a Guqin inherited from the Western Han Dynasty.

This is a big family in the city. They heard that the old parents of Henan Province, Pei Fangbo, are going to play a piece of heartbreak for the rebels at the top of the city today, so they specially sent it here.

It's just that Pei Benzhi didn't snap his fingers right now.

In front of him were several yamen guards who had just arrived.

"Master Pei, we still haven't found His Royal Highness..."

The officer who played the speech raised his head, looked at the chief minister with an uncertain expression, and continued: "Your subordinates will go to the other courtyard where His Highness lives, and when they see that the courtyard door is ajar, they push the door open and enter the courtyard. not see……"

Pei Benzhi flicked the strings with his index finger, and a buzzing sound came from the gate tower.

He opened his mouth and whispered: "Do all the yamen know about it?"

The officer replied: "Today, the army and horse spies have been going to the city to report the situation of the rebels, and the capital's yamen has no time to take care of it. According to the inspector, the siyamen is on guard against changes in the city. The magistrate's yamen is urging the people in the city to defend Kaifeng, and they have never noticed it."

Pei Benzhi flicked his fingers on the guqin again.

The crisp sound of the piano floated from the city head to the wilderness outside the city.

The guard pondered for a while, and said in a low voice: "My lord, it's not that my subordinates are waiting... Could it be His Highness, they have already..."

"presumptuous!"

Guqin was angry.

Pei Benzhi's eyes darkened all of a sudden, his face was as indifferent as snow, and he looked at the talking guard: "If you can't talk, talk less!"

The guard tensed up and lowered his head: "This subordinate is guilty."

Pei Benzhi waved his hand, inexplicably agitated: "The people from Prince Zhou's Mansion went to Bieyuan today, and the head of Taisun's Mansion also showed up. You just have to look for them again. No matter who you find, bring them here."

The guards thought they would be punished again, but when they saw Pei Benzhi waving his hands away, they all left immediately.

Pei Benzhi raised his head and looked out of the city. The rebel army coming from the direction of Luoyang City, Henan Province, which was getting closer and closer, looked more dignified.

At this time, there were city guards rushing over from the direction of the city wall leading to the south city and the north city.

"Report!"

"The rebels from the Runing Mansion, Xuzhou Mansion, and Chenzhou Mansion have reached the south city and are dividing up their forces to encircle the east city."

"Report!"

"Report!"

"The rebels from the Huaiqing Mansion and Weihui Mansion have crossed the river and are forming an array in the direction of the North City. They are dividing their troops into the East City, intending to encircle Kaifeng City."

"Report!"

"The rebels outside the city have formed their formation."

When the watchmen on the west wall also shouted.

The atmosphere of the war enveloped the entire city of Kaifeng in an instant.

Pei Benzhi glanced at the city wall in front of his eyes, then stomped on the city wall, and then the Deputy Commander of Henan Province, who commanded the troops and supervised the battle.

He clapped his hands on the Guqin, showing his sharpness, and said in a deep voice: "The rebels are nothing but mediocre, today I am Kaifeng City, and there are people in the city!"

The Deputy Commander's eyes sank, he immediately drew his sword, and roared towards the left and right sides of the city wall: "People are in the city!"

"People are in the city!"

"People are in the city!"

Pei Benzhi's face was silent, and he shouted again: "Da Ming is mighty!"

"Da Ming is mighty!"

"Da Ming is mighty!"

Each cannon was stuffed with powder and projectiles.

The swarm was raised high, and the dense holes faced the rebel formation under the city wall.

The Rolling Stones are just behind the city wall, and large iron pots donated by the people in the city are boiling the already boiling golden juice under the action of the fierce fire.

Outside the city, the rebel army from Luoyang city soldiers encircling Kaifeng city has begun to roll out Wugang chariots with vertical shields in front, covering the rebel army behind and approaching the city wall.

On both sides of the army formation, the artillery unloaded from the Luoyang city wall faced the Kaifeng city wall in an angled formation.

A roar sounded without preparation.

Thick smoke was suddenly dense outside the city.

And the projectiles ran towards the city wall and smashed in deeply, or stuck to the top of the city wall, flew over the city wall and landed on the houses in the city.

The war started without any preparation.

Amidst the roar of artillery fire, Pei Benzhi looked indifferent, and his hands danced on the guqin.

From the vibrating of the first string, the sound of the piano on the city wall was like a sharp blade, passing over the city wall and sprinkled on the heads of the rebels outside the city.

Thanks to Zhu Shangbing's friendship contribution, two huge brass amplifiers were pressed on the left and right sides when Pei Benzhi started playing.

Like the sound of knives and pianos, under the roar of artillery fire, it got into the ears of the rebels under the city wall like ghosts.

The rebels had already hung the climbing ladders on the city wall. Under the cover of artillery fire, it was difficult for the defenders on the top of the city to push down all the ladders.

However, to the ears of the rebels, the sound of the piano sounded like a ghost, but to the ears of the city guards and servants, it was like a magic needle that stabilized the sea.

The chief envoy of Henan Road is with them at the head of the city, so why should they be afraid?

Countless rolling logs and rocks that were removed from the homes of the people in the city were smashed under the city wall, smashing down pieces of rebels.

The golden soup, which had been boiling for a long time, poured out from the discharge hole, and every time it caused a large number of screams outside the city wall.

dong dong dong.

A few arrow feathers with thick smoke pierced deeply into the door panel of the city gate, just in the corner of Pei Ben's line of sight who was playing the piano.

Those were the bows and arrows that the rebels used to swarm.

Pei Benzhi was calm and unmoved, and his playing never missed a single point, but it made the chief ministers and yamen guards standing in front of him with shields tremble with fear for a while.

"Fangbo Pei, you should go down the city wall first."

The head of the third squad of the chief envoy's yamen, holding a shield to block the flying arrows shooting up from under the city wall, looked back nervously at Pei Benzhi to persuade him.

Pei Benzhi turned a deaf ear and just played the guqin which was really inherited from the Western Han Dynasty.

Under the west city wall, the unoccupied houses that had been emptied long ago due to the fear that the rebels would attack the city and cause injuries to the people, were now covered with full-body armor. Officers and soldiers with black holes.

Everyone is leading a horse that is also in armor.

On the city wall and outside the city, the sound of killing was loud, and the sound of artillery fire covered everything up.

But in these houses, there was always silence.

The war horse whose ears were stuffed with cotton still seemed to be able to feel the atmosphere of war. It shook its neck restlessly from time to time, and the horse's hooves kicked the ground eagerly, making noises.

In a house closest to the city gate.

From the knowledge of the rebels outside the city, Tang Bi, the commander of the Habayashi Guard of the Shangzhi Army who had already left Kaifeng City, was wearing the same armor as the soldiers under his command, except that the visor on the helmet had not been put down.

Tang Bi is holding a long spear that has followed him in the north and south for many years.

The long spear is covered with vicissitudes of life, and countless battle marks silently tell the achievements of the past.

The sound of iron armor came from outside the courtyard.

In an instant, several officers and soldiers came in and came in front of Tang Bi.

"Reporting to the commander, all the rebels in the direction of Luoyang City outside the city have invested in the siege."

"The rebels from the south city and the north city are also attacking the city, and they are restraining our troops to support the west city."

Tang Bi nodded silently, and said yes: "Where is the direction of Dongcheng?"

The officers and soldiers who rushed back replied: "It has been found out that there are more than [-] rebels and thieves outside the east city. .”

Tang Bi's eyes were deep: "In order to lure the rebels from Henan Province, all the troops and horses kept a three-day distance from the rebels. Knowing that, the rebels will definitely use all means to attack Kaifeng City during these three days."

Lieutenant General Habayashi Wei said: "As long as the rebels in Luoyang City outside the West City are wiped out, the enemy army will be invincible. As long as our troops charge several times, they will fall apart."

Tang Bi nodded: "This is also the reason why the general changed the strategy of defending the city. As long as the arrogance of the traitors in Luoyang City is broken, Kaifeng City will not be in any danger!"

At this time, Tang Bi didn't know that His Highness the Emperor Taisun had been dragged out of the city.What I think in my heart is how to use the safest method to protect the safety of the emperor grandson and Kaifeng city.

Bang bang bang.

The muffled sound of several heavy objects falling to the ground came from outside the courtyard wall.

Some officers and soldiers walked out of the yard and came back after a while.

"Commander, a small group of rebels charged up the city wall and fell into the city."

Tang Bi frowned, and with a bang, he waved his face mask down.

"Let's go out of the city with this general!"

After the sound, Tang Bi had already raised his gun and got on his horse.

The officers and soldiers of the Yulin guards got on their horses one after another, and the officers and soldiers guarding the courtyard wall pulled away the slanting pole supporting the loose courtyard wall.

Blocks of courtyard walls collapsed.

"kill!"

Tang Bi gave a cold drink.

The messengers were already the first to ride out on horseback, delivering military orders to the city gate.

In the courtyard, there was also a whimper of horns.

In an instant, countless courtyard walls collapsed, and the sound of horseshoes, like streams in a mountain stream, gathered together continuously, and finally became a big river that ran endlessly.

When Tang Bi rushed to the city gate hole ahead of the torrent of war horses with a long spear in his hand, the city gate had already been completely opened.

As soon as he rode in the lead, he dragged his spear and rushed into the rebel army under the city gate with both men and horses.

Outside the city, the rebel army who had failed to climb the city, saw the city gate suddenly opened, and flocked to the city gate for no reason.

As soon as Tang Bi, who was flying like a horse, entered the enemy group, he seemed to hit an iron plate. He could only keep waving the spear in his hand, and cut the necks and cheeks of the rebels around the horse with the blade of the spear.

In the city gate, horseshoes sounded, thousands of riders let go of their speed at the same time, and the roar was like thunder in the city gate.

When a group of Habayashi guard cavalry rushed out of the city gate, the rebels who were originally like iron plates became like a piece of soft tofu in an instant.

With just a gust of wind, the rebels crowded under the city gate fell down in pieces like being mowed in front of the horses of the Habayashi Guard cavalry.

When the rebels in front of the city gate were slaughtered, the rest fled in panic.

Tang Bi was already leading a large formation of rebels pointing their guns at the outside of the city.

"Yulin Wei!"

"Rush!"

The general who commanded thousands of troops bloomed with a heroic aura that is no one else.

Under the leadership of Tang Bi, more than [-] officers and soldiers of the Habayashi Guard, like a sharp blade that has been repeatedly polished to the point that it can be broken when it falls off, and the stickers can be broken, rushed towards the main formation of the rebels outside the city, full of gunpowder smoke and murderous aura.

More than 5000 elite cavalry rushed out from behind the city gate and appeared in the sight of the rebels in Luoyang City outside the west city of Kaifeng, causing a commotion and panic in an instant.

The leaders of the rebel army had imagined that there would be an ambush in Kaifeng City as a cover, but how could they have thought that there were so many cavalry hidden in Kaifeng City.

Looking at this group of cavalry armed to the teeth, the rebels couldn't help but feel a little fear.

Probably, just like all rebels, when facing the elite army of the imperial court, they will naturally feel afraid.

The rebels outside the city began to react.

The Wugang chariot in front of the army formation was hastily transferred to the front of Habayashiwei's charge, and the spearmen and a small number of firecrackers were also transferred there.

Tang Bi was not afraid, this was a charge to break the formation.

As long as they penetrate the rebel formation, Habayashi Wei's drill will let everyone know what they should do.

The horse slammed into Wu Gang's car heavily, and the spear pierced into the horse's chest.

The blocked Habayashi Guard officers and soldiers gave up their horses and crossed the block with Yanling Sword in hand to open the way for the friendly troops behind.

Every moment, countless people fall down.

The blood flowed all over the place, staining the sky and the earth red.

The air became scorched, and the blood was pungent, but no one cared about it.

A hunting eagle hovered over Kaifeng Mansion.In the eagle's eyes, the beautiful land is constantly being invaded by blood red.

In the huge city of Kaifeng, wars are raging on the north, south and west sides.

Silence belongs to the east of Kaifeng alone.

After Gao Gang, thousands of rebels watched with anticipation and anxiety at the closed east gate of Kaifeng City.

On the official road in the distance, a spindle-shaped cavalry team of thousands of people was moving towards Kaifeng City at a constant speed.

Trumpets sounded among the rebels.

Any military horse trying to enter and exit the east gate of Kaifeng City is the military order of this rebel army.

"Sure enough, the rebels in Henan Province know that there is not much time left for them."

Zhu Yunxi, who had been guarded by heavy cavalry in the middle of the formation, came to the front of the formation after seeing the defenders on the Kaifeng city wall.

Ma Hongqing, the commander of the Ma Junying of the Beijing Army, lightly waved the spear in his hand and smiled indifferently.

"At the end of the day, there are more than three thousand rebels, and one thousand of our troops."

"Our troops can wipe out the enemy army!"

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