Ming Empire

Chapter 274 Taking Over the Palace
Just when Cao Ming led about [-] men and attacked near Donghuamen, the two men who followed Jiannu into the palace hurried over with several Jiannu.

Seeing the posture of the Ming army, the Jiannu who came back to contact them were all terrified.Be darling, countless musketeers are pointed at the front, you can see Qing sergeants who were beaten to death everywhere, they have also heard about how powerful the Ming army musketeers are, now they are facing so many musketeers on the street, how can they not be afraid?They were really afraid that they would be smashed to pieces by the muskets of the Ming army if they were not careful, and they were afraid to go forward.

The two subordinates quickly ran back to Cao Ming and reported the situation to Cao Ming.The result really surprised Cao Ming. Bumbutai, who presided over the court affairs on his behalf, really decided to give up resistance, negotiate peace with the Ming army, and was willing to let the Ming army take over the palace. One person can no longer attack the Qing army who gave up resistance.

Cao Ming naturally complied with Bumbutai's request, and asked someone to immediately bring his idea into the palace.

The following things went very smoothly, smoother than anyone thought. After an hour, all the Jiannu guards in the Forbidden City left the imperial city, and all the walls of the imperial city were replaced by soldiers from the Ming Dynasty. .

The current Cao Ming is not in the mood to pay attention to the other gates of Beijing City for the time being. What he needs to do now is to completely control the Forbidden City and ensure the smooth flow of communication channels between the Chaoyang Gates of the Forbidden City.Although it was said that Cao Ming was suddenly dizzy by this big unexpected surprise, so far Cao Ming still feels like he is dreaming, but he still maintains a necessary sobriety.

Now the only city gate captured by the Ming army is Chaoyang Gate, and the other gates in Beijing are still under the control of Jiannu. Cao Ming has no idea why Jiannu gave up resistance. The army left a passage to open a way for the incoming reinforcements to enter the city.If the situation really changes, the Ming army trapped in the palace can also use this passage to fight out of the city, and if the main force of the rescue arrives, they can also enter the city through this passage.

Although the distance between Chaoyang Gate and Donghua Gate is not too far, it is several miles away. With the current number of Ming troops, there is no way to guard this passage.But Cao Ming also knows that as long as the Chaoyang Gate is not lost and the Donghua Gate is in the hands of the Daming army, it will not be very difficult for the Daming army with a large number of muskets to enter and leave Beijing. It is very difficult for Jiannu to defeat the Ming army.

But danger is everywhere, Cao Ming can only bite the bullet and support everything now.Before he sent the letter of Bumbutai to Cao Yue, he had already reported the breach of Chaoyang Gate to Cao Yue.It's just that he didn't know when the emergency military report and the letter from Bumbutai would be delivered to Cao Yue. After all, Cao Yue didn't stay in one fixed place.Cao Ming could only hope that Cao Yue would receive the letter as soon as possible, and that he would lead an army to help Beijing in the first time, and completely recover the city of Beijing.With the tens of thousands of sailors under his command alone, it is impossible to control the city of Beijing. Apart from controlling Chaoyangmen and the imperial palace, he has no other plans.

When Cao Ming led the army to take over the palace, it was not all smooth sailing. Many Jian slaves were unwilling to cooperate, and conflicts broke out between the two sides. But in the end, the Ming army won and took control of everything.In the process of taking over the defense of the Forbidden City, many slave-building troops appeared outside the Forbidden City, preparing to counterattack, but under the counterattack of Ming soldiers and the repeated orders of the palace officials sent by Bumubutai, the Forbidden City was finally completely taken over by Cao Ming. The leading Ming army took over.

Cao Ming, who personally arranged the defense of the Forbidden City, was always dizzy. He really couldn't figure out why Jiannu gave up resistance. Could it be that Cao Yue used some method to instigate Bumbutai?Cao Ming knew that Bumbutai's status was very important. She was the mother of the current Emperor Jiannu, and Jierhalang, who was staying in Beijing, had a good relationship with Bumbutai.If it was Cao Yue who instigated Bumbutai's rebellion, then such a thing might happen.

But, can Bumbutai instigate rebellion so easily?You must know that she is the biological mother of the little emperor Jiannu.

Or, Jiannu was frightened by the Ming army's breach of Chaoyangmen, and Bumubutai was afraid that Cao would be catastrophe in Shengjing, so he offered to surrender to protect the safety of the royal family?Cao Ming did not follow Cao Yue in the raid on Shengjing, but he knew the history of that raid very clearly. At least ten people had personally told him about the glorious victory. insulted.

Jiannu was afraid of being treated like that again, so he offered to surrender this time, but this may also be denied by Cao Ming.There are still 10,000+ slave-building troops in Beijing, and Dorgon’s main army has returned to aid quickly, and will soon arrive in Beijing. As long as the slaves in Beijing resist desperately, they will definitely wait until Dorgon’s army arrives in Beijing .

At that time, even if the Ming army can break through the city of Beijing, it will inevitably lead to a fierce battle, and it is not certain who will win the battle in the end.

Cao Ming was actually worried that this was a trap, so during the attack on the Forbidden City, he had no scruples at all. He attacked all the Jiannu he encountered, and he even asked the sergeant to follow up with the Frang machine gun, preparing to bombard the guards of the palace. military.After breaking through the Chaoyang Gate, attack the Forbidden City as soon as possible. This was Cao Yue's instruction to Cao Ming, and Cao Ming faithfully carried it out.Cao Ming accepted the unexpected surprise given by Bumbutai, and he also fulfilled his promise. After taking over the palace, he did not offend anyone in the palace.

After taking over the Forbidden City, Jiannu troops kept appearing outside the Forbidden City. Many troops tried to attack, but they were all repelled by the Ming army on the top of the city.Cao Ming didn't pay too much attention to the chaos in Beijing, he only needed to master the Forbidden City and Chaoyangmen.In fact, these two places are the only things he can control, and he has no ability to care about other places.

After Cao Ming took over the defense of the Forbidden City, Bumbutai sent someone to pass him over to discuss some matters, but Cao Ming refused.The slaves outside the Forbidden City could come to attack at any time, how could he, the commander, leave the city to meet the slave chiefs?

Cao Ming refused to come to see her, which made Bumbutai, who had always been nervous, even more uneasy.Reason told her that the Ming army should not be allowed to take over the Forbidden City, but for some reason, in order to gain more favor from Cao Yue, she finally did something that stunned everyone in the world. The city of Beijing has not been completely controlled by the Ming army Before that, he personally ordered the Ming army to take over the palace.

Later, Cao Yue once said in public and when staying with Bumbutai in private that without the cooperation of Bumbutai, the Ming army could not have recovered Beijing so easily, and the Forbidden City could not have returned to the Ming Dynasty intact. In his hands, Bumbutai is a hero of Ming Dynasty, and his great achievements are unmatched, and he will give a reward that matches his achievements.

Of course, this is something!
(End of this chapter)