my days with tyrants

"If you don't defend the good city walls, if you insist on going outside to fight, the dead and wounded soldiers are all money."

At this time, on the outer wall of the city, the head of the state was looking at the battlefield of Sanshan Fort with some disappointment, but because the distance was too far, he could only see the blocked warships on the Yangtze River and the Sanshan Fort shrouded in gunpowder smoke.

In fact, the entire river and the east bank were shrouded in gunpowder smoke.

Despite the heavy losses, the fleet going down the river is still trying to break through the Sanshan Fort, especially a large number of warships are blocked in front of the iron chains that lock the river, and many of them are burning, but some small boats rushed to the iron chains under the cover of flames and thick smoke. in front of the chain, and then started trying to explode...

Of course, all failed.

Sanshanbao is not the only one defending the iron chain of Suojiang.

From Sanshanbao to Dashengguan, there are fortresses along the way, but the main fortresses are Sanshanbao and Dashengguan.

Not only this side, but the other side is also heavily defended. This is an army in the Beijing camp, 5000 people, how could it be only this side, including those big reinforced concrete cattle, which are themselves fortresses. It is not easy to leave a few cannon bunkers inside, and such a cannon bunker cannot be opened at all with the current artillery technology. In fact, modern artillery may not be able to explode without armor-piercing projectiles.

The high-explosive shells of the [-] howitzer can rub people's saliva on the half-meter-thick reinforced concrete wall at most.

This is because the Jingying navy did not participate in the war...

They escorted the princess to inspect the disaster-stricken areas in Zhejiang, and the capital navy left only dozens of small boats.

However, the navy in the capital was not strong, because the imperial court invested all the navy's funds in Zheng He's Nanyang and Qi Bin's Beiyang, and there were just some patrolling centipede boats on the Yangtze River.

After all, sailors still spend a lot of money.

The battleship cruisers of the Nanyang Navy and the cruiser fleet of the Beiyang Navy all cost a lot of money to build, especially the battleships of the former, each of which is piled with money, but considering the four in Guangdong This kind of investment is still indispensable. In the end, the construction of the fleet on the Yangtze River was deliberately ignored by Ambassador Yang and the civil servants.The Ming Dynasty is unified, and the Jianwen puppet dynasty is just lingering. The upper and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are all loyal ministers and good people of the Ming Dynasty. Why keep the navy on the Yangtze River? Can the Queen not trust her subjects?

In short, only the patrolling centipede boats remained on the Yangtze River, and those large ones escorted the princess to Zhejiang.

Just some boats now.

They are all on standby at Dashengguan. Once the enemy breaks through the iron chain of Suojiang, they will cooperate with the defenders along the coast to stop it.

But at least for now, that danger is out of sight.

"Patriarch, if the enemy troops are allowed to go to the outer city, the shells will definitely hurt the outer city. The outer city is now crowded with people and even has many factories. Once it is destroyed, it will be a loss."

Li Jinglong quickly said with a smile.

Cao Guogong is of course the commander of the city defense in theory, but in fact the Beijing Camp has its own staff. All operations are in charge of the latter, and the military orders are also issued by the latter. Not to mention Cao Guogong's orders, even the imperial decree issued by the country's father depends on the situation. Then decide whether to listen or not.As for the theoretical basis, of course, there is no ruling authorization, because the ruling princess is the governor of Jingying, even if she goes to inspect, she is also the governor of Jingying, unless she authorizes, other people's orders are useless.

As for the decree...

The queen is still wearing a diaper.

Don't you think it's funny to talk about the imperial decree in this situation?

The queen mother does supervise the country, but the supervisor is just a supervisor, and the one who supervises the ruling and the court is not the one who really orders the court.

This is now the default state system of Ming Dynasty.

Theoretically the queen is the emperor, the real ruler of the country, the supreme monarch, and even her uncle has changed her to the eternal ruler, the king of kings, the sand of sand, but because she is too young, it is impossible to really rule The country, so her only unmarried aunt, is in charge of the court and the army as the ruling, but the queen mother is responsible for supervising the ruling and the court as her mother.

The supervisory state has the power to remove the ruling party.

However, she cannot interfere with the ruling without deposing him. Only when the ruling is not in the court can she act as an agent for military and political affairs.

Very advanced.

In fact, all parties are satisfied, and even feel that it might as well go on like this in the future.

But now, it is just used to block the head of the state, who can take advantage of the absence of the ruling, control the court and mobilize the local army through the queen mother, but the Beijing camp has never belonged to the local system, which is equivalent to the pro-military, and the pro-military is Zhu Yuanzhang At that time, it was not under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. These were the personal soldiers directly under the emperor, and they only listened to the governor-general Jingying and the emperor.

and so……

The head of the country can't let the queen wearing a diaper give orders, can he?
Besides, even if the empress with a diaper came to give the decree, it would be useless, because she has not yet governed herself. According to the rules, even if the empress is an adult, she must first hold a pro-government ceremony. At that time, all the vassal princes, vassal kings, chieftains, The commanders of the capital, and even the prefectures and states have to send people to come, and then jointly witness the queen's pro-government, and express their allegiance to the queen.In fact, it is Yang Feng who is preparing for the establishment of a constitution in the future. After all, this is his real purpose, and the queen's personal administration is undoubtedly the best opportunity to operate. If these guys all put forward their own demands to the queen, then the queen will not If you promise to others, you will not show your allegiance.

The rest is easy to handle.

If the vassal kings, vassal kings, and chieftains are not loyal, then Ambassador Yang can come forward to persuade them. At this time, he, the envoy of a friendly country, must be the most suitable middleman, and they will definitely wake up.

Absolutely.

Ambassador Yang is the best at persuading people with reasoning.

But if those prefectures refused to express their allegiance, then Ambassador Yang had no choice but to persuade the Queen. After all, he couldn't just help one side, that would be unfair.

It's up to him how he does it in the end.

"I don't care about the old, just do whatever you want!"

The head of state said angrily.

Then he walked away surrounded by his cronies.

Li Jinglong smiled deeply at the back. Although it is difficult to say how good at fighting, Cao Guogong's mind is very good.

He is actually very clear about the state's father's thoughts.

The current situation obviously makes Guo Zhang very disappointed!
"Mr. Cao Guo, Moling Pass reported that the enemy army has been repulsed and more than [-] of them have been killed."

Chang Sen, commander of the Third Army of the Beijing Camp, said.

He is the third son of Chang Yuchun. Chang Sheng has been transferred to Peiping to take charge. As for Chang Sen, he was originally a Jinyiwei. Zhu Yunxi was already a general in the Beijing camp. He was made a marquis during Zhu Yunxi's time. As for Chang Mao, there are no descendants left. Chang Sheng's son Chang Jizu was less than ten years old.According to the original history, Chang Jizu's branch was exiled to Yunnan after the Jingnan. During the Hongzhi period, the hereditary Jinyiwei commander was recalled to Nanjing, and during the Jiajing period, he was granted the title of Huaiyuan Marquis. As for Chang Sen, there is no record in history. Folk rumors say that he escaped from the capital as a supporter of Jianwen. He ran to Mizhi, northern Shaanxi, and the family has been there ever since.

But it's just folklore.

Moreover, it was not until the Republic of China that unearthed tombstones were used as evidence.

But it’s hard to say whether it’s true or not.

"Tell them, just keep Moling Pass, don't need to chase the enemy, with such a small force, you dare to attack the capital, this is crazy!"

Cao Guogong shook his head with emotion, and then patrolled east along the city wall.

At this time, the abbot had already boarded the carriage and was walking along the asphalt-paved south city road towards the Jubao Gate. Dusk had fallen, but this road was already luxuriously equipped with street lamps, each using kerosene glass lampshades. The lights, on the lampposts, stretched all the way to Jubaomen.The reason why it is so luxurious is actually because there are many factories in this area, and people transporting various goods are constantly coming and going even at night. The asphalt is also hardened to facilitate the transportation of these factories.Nowadays, many factories cannot be built in the inner city, such as the steel industry. These are all big chimneys that can even float into the palace. For the healthy growth of Her Majesty the Queen, all these factories that pollute the air are driven out of the inner city.

There is also the textile industry, especially the printing and dyeing industry, which also pollutes groundwater seriously. After all, there are waterways everywhere in the capital, and the printing and dyeing workshops must directly discharge sewage into these waterways.

Made all kinds of pungent smells.

Moreover, the infiltrated sewage pollutes the groundwater.

……

In short, there are now such factories on both sides of this avenue, and they work even at night, and they are also illuminated by kerosene lamps.

The smell of rotten eggs when burning kerosene without any desulfurization treatment also permeates the entire industrial area.

But even so, this place is already densely populated.

After all, for migrant workers in factories, the rent of private houses in the inner city is too high, and it is tiring to walk several kilometers to work every day in this era, and it is even more uneconomical to rent a horse-drawn carriage. It's much more cost-effective.There are even some who simply set up shacks by themselves, and their large gatherings also allow shops and the like to join in, and even some other industries that serve them, and eventually form relatively chaotic settlements, because the population growth is too large. Quick, management is also chaotic.

After all, the head of the state is in charge of patrolling the capital, and he only cares about making money and nothing else.

"Walk faster, the smell is so disgusting!"

The abbot said impatiently.

"Guo Zhang, not only is it disgusting, but it is also said to be poisonous. It's just that the wind on this river is strong, and the poisonous smoke can't stay, and it just blows away with the wind."

said one of his confidants.

"In order to sell their family's oil, the ruling party used this poisonous oil regardless of the safety of the people."

Another confidant said angrily.

At any rate, the head of the state is also the head of the state, so such help is indispensable around him. In fact, most of them are old Confucian scholars who do not understand new learning and find it difficult to improve themselves. Well, he can say whatever he likes, and the country's father's biggest enemy is of course the ruling party, criticizing the government will make the country's father look favorably on him.

"Don't talk nonsense, governing is also for the long-term."

The head of state said.

Then, while they were talking, the carriage continued to move forward, and soon reached a section of unmanned road.

The outer city is really too big, especially with lakes everywhere. Although the population is growing, it is just scattered settlements, with many reeds in the middle. After all, this is a city with a circumference of 120 miles, which is considered big even in modern times. , although the population exceeds 200 million, less than half of the area is actually filled.

At this moment, a group of horse-drawn carriages approached.

It was obvious that they were transporting military supplies to the outer wall. The four-wheeled freight wagons were all covered with canvas, and there were drivers and escorts on the wagons, all of whom were fully armed.

When they saw the guard of honor of the head of state, they hurriedly stopped by the side of the road, and then got off their horses to salute.

The official's guard of honor walked by proudly, and soon the two teams were completely side by side, but in opposite directions...

"Abbott, I have something to report."

Outside the carriage of the father-in-law, an escort suddenly said.

"You bastard, you don't even need to check the time if you want to see the head of the country!"

A helper said angrily.

Obviously this is someone who wanted to flatter the head of the country, and finally got his chance.

"Forget it, he is also serving the country, since there is something to do, let him come over!"

The head of state in the carriage said.

At this time, he is still willing to show his closeness to the people.

"Quickly kneel down, your ancestral grave is smoking."

Bang Xian shouted.

The man just smiled.

"Patriarch, I just want to ask, are you afraid of death?"

He said.

The next moment, the tarpaulin of the four-wheeled carriage beside him was suddenly lifted, revealing powder kegs inside, and a person holding a gunpowder was sitting next to one of the powder kegs, with the spilled gunpowder under his feet. The tarpaulins of the other carriages were also lifted in an instant, revealing people holding crossbows inside.These crossbows are legally owned by the people. According to the rules, they are limited to not being able to shoot through plate armor, but in fact, the management of the people is chaotic, especially because bows and arrows are gradually being eliminated from the army, and a large number of bow craftsmen join in. Therefore, even military-grade crossbows, It is also very common among the people.

After all, compared with bows and arrows that require long-term training, a crossbow with a stringer is more suitable for ordinary people, even if it is only used for hunting...

Hunt wild boar.

The wild beasts that the folks mainly face are wild boars.

Everywhere, everywhere.

A crossbow that can kill wild boars can of course also shoot through armor at such a distance of a few steps.

The head of state in the carriage, his guard of honor, servants, and guards were all trembling, even if the guards were all masters recruited with a lot of money.

But these days the masters are all in the military.

The head of the state is a bunch of sycophants, and the guards are nothing more than sycophants.

"Obviously you are afraid of death, then the abbot, tell your subordinates to put down their weapons, we don't want to die together, just want to ask you to do us a favor."

said the man.

"What do you want to do? Yuhuatai is the headquarters of the Third Army. There are patrols everywhere here. As long as we call for someone, the Beijing battalion will come over immediately."

A helper boldly shouted.

"Master Guozhang, my little hands are trembling a little, I can't hold this torch."

The one holding the torch said with a smile.

"What do you want to do?"

The head of state said.

"The abbot, please take us through the Chaoyang Gate to enter the city."

said the man.

"Stop messing around. Even if you blow up the Chaoyang Gate, what's the use? Your people can't even open the outer wall."

The head of state begged.

"Guo Zhang, that's our business and has nothing to do with you. If you want to survive, take us through the Chaoyang Gate into the city, or we will die together."

The man said calmly.