Wan Ming 363_Read the full text of Wan Ming for free_Chapter 363 Vertical and horizontal fights (12) from ()
In mid-to-late April, the rainy season has long ended. With the sunny weather in the past few days, spring is bright and beautiful on both sides of the Huaihe River. Search on Baidu to see the latest chapter. If it weren't for the rain and rain of the war, there would definitely be many people going out for a spring outing. On the south bank of the Huaihe River, there is a slice of sunshine in the Phoenix Mountains. On the high ground, a magnificent city is located there, which is the Ming Zhongdu.
The central capital of the Ming Dynasty covers an area of about fifty square kilometers and is divided into three levels: the capital city and the palace city. In the center of the city, there is a brick wall built with a height of two feet and a length of nearly eight kilometers, enclosing a square and square area. The imperial city covers an area of approximately four square kilometers.
Within the imperial city, a wall four to five feet high was built and a moat was dug. This was the palace city where the emperor lived. The palace city had four gates, namely the Meridian Gate, the Donghua Gate, and the Xihua Gate. At the entrance to the Xuanwu Gate, you can see the Royal Road with nine dragons, four phoenixes and clouds, and the Danbi with dragons, phoenixes, seahorses and sea water clouds. As for the major palaces, they are tall and magnificent, with carved beams and painted buildings, and are extremely luxurious.
This palace city with a circumference of about seven miles and an area of about 800,000 square meters took nearly six years from the start of construction to completion and cost countless manpower, financial and material resources to build. Zhu Yuanzhang only lived there for more than ten days. So he abandoned it and built another capital in Jinling.
In addition to the imperial city, there are also a large number of princely mansions built, including the six princely mansions of Han, Wei, Zheng, Cao, Wei, and Song Dynasty, Zhongshan, Changxing, Nanxiong, Deqing, Nan'an, Yingyang, Qichun, Yan'an, Jiangxia, Jining, Huai'an, Linjiang, Lu'an, Ji'an, Xingyang, Pingliang, Jiangyin, Jinghai, Yongjia, Yinchuan, Yuzhang, Dongping, Yichun, Xuanning, Henan, Runan, Gongchang, a total of twenty-seven Hou's residence.
However, these wealthy mansions have long since been emptied of people, because the six founding princes and twenty-seven princes were either killed in battle or sentenced to death for their actions. Only a few meritorious officials are left. However, when they heard that the Peking Army went south, they had already raised their families Fleeed south.
Looking at this extremely luxurious, yet extremely desolate Mingzhong Capital, Wan Lei couldn't help but feel filled with emotion: just because Zhu Yuanzhang had a selfish desire to return to his hometown and honor his ancestors, he spent countless manpower, material and financial resources to build this almost useless imperial capital. If the city prospers, the people will suffer; if it dies, the people will suffer.
Now, because the Zhu family's ancestral tomb is outside Fengyang Zhongdu, in order to maintain the so-called royal dignity, the Ming court has to send countless soldiers to fight against the Peking Army and desperately take back Zhongdu. This is to overthrow the imperial power. And Wan Lei There was never any idea of digging into the Zhu family's ancestral graves. This move by the Ming court was obviously a villain's way of judging a gentleman's heart.
"Brother, this palace is more magnificent than the Imperial Palace. Compared with this, the Huayuan we live in is just like a small hut." Zhao Xueer stood in Fengtian Hall and sat down on the tall dragon chair in the hall. Then he flattened his lips and said, "However, this dragon chair is cold and hard, and it is placed so high that it makes my whole body uncomfortable to sit on it."
Tang Li, who was standing next to Wan Lei and was in charge of the tour guide, was shocked when he saw Zhao Xueer being so presumptuous. The dragon chair in Fengtian Palace was a symbol of imperial power. They didn't dare to approach it at first. However, Zhao Xueer, a female prostitute, actually dared to directly Sit on it, this, this is too presumptuous, how can he not be frightened.
Tang Li wanted to say something to remind him, but he glanced at Wan Lei and found that Wan Lei had a disinterested look on his face. In the end, he wisely chose that silence is golden. As a demoted general, he could only follow the army commander Li Chengkun. As a staff officer, you don't have much real power anymore.
"Huayuan is for living in, not for worshiping gods. It's just a comfortable place to live in. Why do you want to make it so magnificent?" Wan Lei shrugged and said: "This dragon chair is a pile of countless corpses. Get up, if you are afraid of losing your fortune, come down quickly."
"Haha, you are right. In order to build this palace, many people may have died. Living in a place like this, you may see the ghosts of the dead at night, which can scare people to death." Zhao Xueer jumped from the dragon chair. He came down and said, "Brother, although this palace is magnificent, it is an ominous thing. What do you plan to do with it? Or tear it down?"
"Seal it up first, and then transform it into a history museum as a patriotism education base. Use this example to tell citizens that the emperor is a thief of the country and that imperial power is a nuisance to the world." Wan Lei glanced at the dragon chair and said He said to Tang Li and other accompanying demoted officials: "Our Peking Province is different from the Ming Dynasty. We pursue a democratic republic. The so-called democracy means that the people are the masters of the country; the so-called republic means that the government is for the public."
"A republic and an imperial system are incompatible. A republic means that the world is for the public, while an empire means that the world is for private interests. We in Beiping Province do not have an emperor who keeps his word. We only have a parliament elected by citizens, and only military and political officials elected by the parliament to serve the people."
"If you want to be successful, you should serve the people wholeheartedly. The eyes of the people are sharp and they will support whoever treats them well. So don't worry about being excluded, let alone have any psychological baggage. As long as you do things sincerely and do your best. If you show real results, you may become a member of parliament or the speaker in the future."
"Mr. Wan's lesson is correct. We will keep it in mind and make sure we live up to our expectations." The demoted officials said hurriedly.
But Wan Lei smiled and shrugged, because he knew that these guys still didn't understand, but it didn't matter if they didn't understand. Wan Lei had already sent a military and political commissar to be their personal "assistant", and soon, they You will understand the various rules of the North Parallel Province and effectively manage the newly occupied areas.
Just as Wan Lei was visiting the imperial city of Zhongdu in the Ming Dynasty with other demoted officials, a loyal guard rushed to report that there were tens of thousands of Ming troops coming from the direction of Xuzhou in the north of the city. Wan Lei was not in a hurry but was overjoyed. , smiled and said: "The person who was supposed to come finally came. It's good to come. Send the order, and all the soldiers of the Peking Army will go out of the city to fight."
"Mr. Wan, the Peiping army has left the city, who will guard the city?" Tang Li caught up and asked urgently.
"I will leave Zhongdu City to you to guard, but don't worry, our Peking Army will try our best to keep the Ming Army out of the city gate. As long as you guard the city gate, you will have made a meritorious service." After Wan Lei finished speaking, he strode off Fengtian. He went to the palace, jumped on his horse, and raised his hands to all the demoted officials, "Everyone, I will hand over the city to you. I hope you and I will meet in wealth one day."
The reason why Wan Lei went out of the city to fight instead of garrisoning inside the city was mainly because the lifeblood of the Ming Dynasty emperor, the Zhu family's ancestral tomb, was outside the city. If he defended the city, the Ming army would definitely surround it but not attack. This would not be possible. Conducive to quick battles and quick decisions.
Wan Lei's plan was to encircle the point and call for reinforcements. Now that the central capital has fallen, he still used the method of encircling the point and calling for reinforcements, but this point became the ancestral tomb of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, the Zhu family's ancestral tomb is also called the Ming Emperor's Tomb and is located in the center. A few kilometers southwest of the capital, it is connected with Zhongdu. Wan Lei asked the Peking Army to station troops northwest of Zhongdu, directly blocking the Ming army's approach.
In fact, in addition to the Ming Emperor's Mausoleum, which is not far from Beijing, there is also a more important imperial mausoleum in the Ming Dynasty - the Mingzu Mausoleum, which is the tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather, great-grandfather and others. It is also located on the edge of Hongze Lake. It belongs to Fengyang Mansion, but it is far away from the central capital. Wan Lei has few soldiers and cannot divide his troops to "make trouble" there.
The 20,000 troops of the Peiping Army formed a formation outside Zhongdu City. The Ming Army arrived. The leader was Sheng Yong, who brought nearly 40,000 troops. He also brought the main troops of Xuzhou. Look at the appearance of the Ming Army. He was in such a hurry that he seemed to have been traveling all night.
"General Sheng, I didn't expect that we will meet again." The two armies were facing each other. Wan Lei rode to the front of the battle and shouted loudly. Wan Lei had met Sheng Yong many times, but a few years ago he was still a minor figure. Sheng Yong looked down upon him at all.
"You invaded our country and killed our people. Your treason is unforgivable. Either you die or I die today. Don't say too much. We will see the truth on the battlefield." Sheng Yong waved his hand and ordered his generals to attack.
Looking at the menacing Ming army, Wan Lei also knew that persuading him to surrender was in vain. He returned to the formation as soon as he picked up the reins of his horse. The officers and soldiers of the Peiping Army in front of the formation also wielded maces, and the horses under him also stopped. He kicked the ground, always ready to charge. But when the Ming army charged within 500 meters, Wan Lei waved his sword, and the Peiping army also launched a charge.
In the battle between the two armies, the brave one wins. Sheng Yong himself may be very brave, but his subordinates are much worse. Even an iron man will feel tired after traveling all night. When they meet, they start fighting. No matter whether it is manpower or horse power, they are clearly outmatched. The Peiping army was waiting for work. No, as soon as the two armies met, the Ming army's battle formation was disrupted.
In the Peiping Army, the one who charged forward was still a black cavalry composed of elite loyal guards. In front of this black cavalry was Wan Lei wearing a red tassel helmet. The leaders personally went into battle to kill people, and all the soldiers of the Peking Army There was no need to listen to any inspiring pre-war declarations, they all rushed forward one by one, hacking and killing like wolves into a flock of sheep.
Facing the wolf-like Peiping Army, the exhausted Ming Army was naturally at a loss. After a few confrontations, they began to retreat. On the battlefield, momentum is very important. Whoever is ruthless will win, and whoever takes the lead will win. Whoever fails to hold back will be completely defeated. Once the Ming army becomes timid, it will only be a matter of time before they are defeated like a mountain.
On the tower of Zhongdu, Tang Li and other demoted generals watched the Peiping army sweep across the Ming army, which had more troops than themselves, as if they were in no man's land. They were thankful but also a little scared. They could have expected that if it hadn't been sooner If you surrender, you may also be swept away.
Sheng Yong, who was supervising the battle in front of the formation, sent his troops to the battlefield and killed the retreating deserters, trying his best to maintain the war situation. As a general who had experienced hundreds of battles, he also knew that there was no chance of winning this battle, so he led his troops When I come here, I just do my best to obey fate and fulfill my duty, that's all.
The battle only lasted for half an hour. The Ming army suffered nearly 10,000 casualties. They could no longer hold it back and began to flee in all directions. Although Ren Du's team slashed and killed, they could not stop the soldiers who fled like a tide. Sheng Yong saw that defeat was certain. , turned his head to look south, drew out his long sword and struck it on his neck.
"I am loyal to you!"
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