"These thieves who have suffered a thousand cuts actually dare to bombard Tongzhou City. Who gave them the courage?" Wang Chengen, who was patrolling the city wall, was furious and said with a sullen face.

A Dongchang guard next to him hurriedly whispered: "These Caogang people are very courageous. Not only are they supported by people from the south, but they also seem to have connections with some people from the sea."

Wang Chengen listened to the roaring of the cannons in his ears, and then saw that the temporarily recruited civilians and soldiers in the city were so frightened that they hid under the battlements and trembled like a frightened quail, which made him even more angry.

Wanting to kill someone: "You're a useless piece of trash. It's already in chaos before the thieves in red come. Why don't you let them open fire soon?"

An official quickly ran forward and suggested: "My lord, the thieves in red haven't come yet, why don't you open the city gate and let them in!"

Wang Chengen snorted coldly, glanced at the official, and replied rudely: "How much benefit did you gain by letting them enter the city? Or maybe you are the owner of these ship merchants."

The official was so frightened that his legs were trembling. Looking at the ferocious factory guard on the side, he quickly knelt down and said, "I am guilty..."

"Hmph! If they dare to openly fire cannons and go against the imperial court, that is treason. The Sa family still doesn't believe it. The cannons on the city wall have become decorations. Those of you who have eggs are even less mature than the men. You will all be fired by the men and bombed to death.

This group of thieves." Wang Chengen took an embroidered knife and threw it to the Jin Yiwei on the side, and ordered: "Kill them all brutally to the Sa family. Let them know that the cannons under the city can't kill you, but the Sa family can pick them off immediately.

Off your brains."

Although the Dongchang Jinyiwei has changed from the emperor's personal soldiers to the domestic slaves of the scholar-bureaucrat group, and is worse than the day, at any rate, they once had a vicious reputation, especially the eunuchs during Wei Zhongxian's time, who were even more arrogant, and now they are

A dead eunuch commanded the factory guard. Even before he raised his sharp embroidery knife, many people were frightened and began to raise their heads and fire cannons to fight back.

However, the cannons on the city either have a far enough range and cannot hit the fleet below the city, or the weapons are loose and many of the bronze cannons have cracked after a few shots. Even these people know that they cannot fire anymore and can only look at the ships below the city.

The cannons kept bombarding me, but I couldn't even lift my head.

Once the cannons were fired on the city wall, a hornet's nest was stirred below the city. Many people were still a little worried, but now they had to take out the cannons from the bottom of the warehouse and started bombarding the city. Now the Tongzhou city wall was in trouble.

calamity.

Which ship is not a big fortune ship or a big ship that can go to sea? The imperial court has implemented a sea ban. Those who dare to go to sea these days are both merchants and robbers. Big pirates eat big merchants, big merchants eat small merchants, even the navy of the imperial court

They can't defeat the big pirates, so they have to resort to recruiting methods.

Their cannons are not frivolous decorations, but real weapons that can spit fire. This life-killing thing is very powerful. With a few cannons, even though the walls of Tongzhou City are thick, they cannot withstand the solid iron underneath.

Bombardment of eggs.

"It's collapsed, it's about to collapse. What should the prince do?" The factory guards on the city wall were panicking. The red-clothed thieves had trampled the city before they even saw it. If such a thing spreads, the entire Ming Dynasty will become a joke.

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It is even more impossible to open the city gate now, but at the critical moment of the war, Wang Chengen saw clearly the weakness of the Ming Dynasty. Firearms exploded after just one shot, and some gunpowder placed in the warehouse was even more damaged.

It's on fire. I don't know how long it has been updated. What's more serious is that these soldiers didn't even have the courage to pick up weapons. They even peed their pants when they heard the roar of thousands of cannons under the city.

The wrinkles on Wang Chengen's face became deeper. He suddenly faced the direction of the western capital and cried loudly: "Your Majesty! I am incompetent. Tongzhou City is about to be destroyed. I can't serve you anymore. I should take the first step."

"Dao, shouted loudly: "Kaicheng! Let these thieves enter the city, we will see the real tricks on land."

"Open the city gate?" Seeing Wang Chengen running down the city with the factory guards, an official on the city looked at the other and asked.

This man had slightly dark skin, wore a square scarf, a purple round-neck coat, and was playing with a jade pendant around his waist. He was not wearing official uniform, but all the officials in Tongzhou City, big and small, were respectful to him.

Respectfully, especially after Wang Chengen left, the attitude of these people became clearer.

The man was playing with the jade pendant, turned his head and looked coldly at the official who was speaking, and sneered: "Are you stupid? How many of these canal boats are our property, are they left outside to make it easier for the red-clothed thieves? This Tongzhou

The city cannot be saved, but it is his business to die for the country. Afterwards, just put the responsibility for the destruction of the city on his head. Report it to the court and say that Wang Chengen, as an eunuch, is domineering, rude and unauthorized.

He mobilized local troops and horses, slandered Zhongliang, and even forced the people to rebel. In the end, the red-coated thieves coerced the people and attacked the city. When Wang Chengen saw his defeat, he was killed by the rebels in the city. He could not bear the people to serve as human shields for the artillery, and the people were ruined. In the end, Tongzhou City was captured by the red-coated thieves.

Destroy with cannon..."

The officials, big and small, who were following this man all looked sideways. This memorial not only did not completely erase their responsibilities, but also gave them a reputation of caring for the people. It can be said to be the best of both worlds, what a blessing!

The soldiers on the city twisted the wheel, and the heavy sluice slowly opened. As soon as the city gate opened, countless ships crowded into the city, but many people refused to give up and continued to bombard the city, as if

If they don't conquer the city, it won't be enough to vent their hatred.

A small green-browed boat rushed into the sluice at the lead. The crew on the boat sharpened their knives one after another, and all kinds of weapons flashed with a cold light: "While the red-clothed thief hasn't come yet, quickly go into the city and plunder. When we arrive,

The things we robbed are enough for us to spend a lifetime in Nanyang."

"Mom, this is Tongzhou where we looted the Ming Dynasty. I must tell my brother who is a pirate how much gold and silver we stole."

"Humph! During the Jiajing period, we could only plunder the southeast coast. I didn't expect that now we can go to the capital to show off our power. However, there is only one sale. By then, everything will be passed on to the red-clothed thieves. We don't want to stay in this city.

Just burp and it’ll be fine.”

The speed of this bird boat was very fast. Before the boat could reach the shore, someone jumped on the shore. With a grin, they wanted to run up the steps and rush to the street, but Wang Chengen cut them in half with a condescending sword.

Wang Chengen then shouted: "Kill, as the emperor's personal soldiers, you have received the emperor's favor in this life, now is the time to show your loyalty."

The emperor's own army, the emperor's favor from generation to generation, how nice it is to say that the current Dongchang Jinyiwei has long existed in name only. Some people who are hereditary Jinyiwei have fallen into such a state that they only have their ancestral embroidered chun knives, and even their Feiyu uniforms have been repaired inside and out.

I don’t know how many times, but when Li Zicheng came to Beijing and the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, only these royal guards and eunuchs were still resisting.

Therefore, benefits can only be achieved for a short period of time, but kindness can last a lifetime. Our ancestors have been doing this for generations. Although Chongzhen listened to the words of the scholar-bureaucrats and gathered Jin Yiwei and Dongchang, in the end, Jin Yiwei and the eunuchs did not abandon him. What is ridiculous is that they have mastered it.

All the scholar-bureaucrats, under the iron heel of foreigners, forgot what a nation is and what a country is. When the country was destroyed, the water was too cold and they did not dare to throw themselves into the river to die. When shaving their heads, their scalps were itchy.

Being jokingly called Qing Zhen, Qing Zhi, it is really ironic.

It can be seen that the hooligans are not scary, but the hooligans are literate.

And these uneducated hooligans, with their actual actions, have proved that for every person who slaughters dogs for justice, most of them are scholars who are unfaithful and die for the country. What a tragedy! History will eventually prove it to you.

When Zhu Gan heard the increasingly urgent cannon fire in Tongzhou City, he was so excited that God helped him. No matter what happened, at least Tongzhou fired artillery fire, which proved that there was trouble in Tongzhou City and his chances were getting better.

The bigger.

At this time, the spies also came back, bringing news from Tongzhou City: "Many merchant ships stranded at the canal dock outside the city initially wanted to enter the city, but Wang Chengen did not allow them to enter the city. I don't know what verbal conflict occurred, and suddenly they started bombarding them with artillery fire.

It’s Tongzhou City.”

Zhu Gan was sitting on the donkey. He knew very well that the real reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be internal and external troubles, but in fact the real reason was the emergence of a huge and even terrifying scholar-bureaucrat group. The most fundamental reason was because Zhu Yuanzhang gave the scholar-bureaucrat group

Privileges, tax exemptions, and no commercial taxes were imposed. This privilege was given to the Ming Dynasty for three hundred years. Scholars supported it, but it also perished due to this privilege. Land annexation was like a contradictory paradox, but it could be justified.

When it comes to the merchants under Tongzhou City, first of all, let’s not talk about their relationship with pirates. The Ming Dynasty’s maritime ban was only in name only, but these interests were all in the hands of the Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrat group, and the court did not get a penny. These big businessmen stood behind them.

The entire group of scholar-bureaucrats was in trouble. The reason why they dared to openly bombard Tongzhou City was not because they were brave enough, but because their foundation was strong enough.

In just a few breaths, Zhu Gan figured out the key point. I am afraid that the memorial to the Ming court after the incident will be the red-clothed thieves coercing the people! He shook his head and dismissed these unrealistic things in his mind.

He threw away his things and said loudly: "Look! There is Tongzhou. Tongzhou is already in chaos. Take Tongzhou City and give you rewards according to your merits."

At this time, they learned the news about the chaos in Tongzhou. The more than a thousand people no longer had any fear in their hearts. Apart from admiration, they did not have any complaints in their hearts. Although Zhu Qian did not mention what kind of rewards he would give, there would definitely be heavy rewards, etc.

Hold them.

When he arrived at the edge of Tongzhou City, he saw the blocked ships in front of the sluice. Zhu Qian ordered his people to gather the ships and obtain several cannons. Then he ordered his people to violently bombard the city. He thought that the ruined old Tongzhou city walls would collapse immediately, and then the red-coated troops were divided.

Enter Tongzhou by water and land.

After a bloody night of fighting in Tongzhou City, exhausted soldiers and bandits were everywhere. After the Red Army entered the city, officials of all sizes in Tongzhou City took the lead in begging for surrender. Tongzhou City fell without a fight. The news reached the capital the next day, and hundreds of officials mourned in the Huangji Palace.

Weeping, the queens of the two palaces and the prince also cried at each other.

The capital was in mourning, and Zhang Yan also accelerated the formation of the 12th Regiment Battalion.

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Chapter completed!