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The iron cavalry swept across the ground like the wind, and in the blink of an eye, it had rushed under the city gate!
Things happened so suddenly that these Qing troops had no time to react. How could they have imagined that there would be such a large group of cavalry of unknown origin under the majestic Shengjing City?
But if something happens, it just happens. How can we give them time to react?
In the blink of an eye, they were knocked to the ground by the menacing cavalry, and their bodies were trampled into pulp by the horses that followed!
"Hurry! Fight in! Leave no one behind!" Liu Ruyi stopped in front of the city gate, reining in his horse, and shouted loudly for his soldiers to come forward!
Just now, Liu Ruyi and his soldiers had been hiding in a small forest two miles away. If the big black failed, Liu Ruyi was going to order his soldiers to take a dangerous move and use mountain thunder to blow open the city gate.
Got it!
But Da Hei really had some tricks up his sleeve, and things here turned out so smoothly. Liu Ruyi couldn't help but feel more important to these Khitan people!
At this time, the first to rush to the city gate were the five hundred most elite soldiers under Liu Ruyi's command, led by Xiao Liu'er!
They are all veterans who followed Liu Ruyi from Caishi Town. They have experienced countless fierce battles, and they are all skilled in bow and horse. Even if they are not as good as the elite professional cavalry in the Datong Army, they are not far behind!
Liu Ruyi shouted, why don't these soldiers understand what Liu Ruyi means?
Xiao Liuer took the lead and rushed into Wengcheng, shouting: "Brothers, hurry, hurry! Follow me into the inner city!"
Shengjing City is the heart of the Manchus, and the defense is usually very tight. But at this time, Huang Taiji led 90% of the Manchu elites to fight against Songjin. At this time, there was not much defensive power in Shengjing City!
The defending Qing army did not expect that someone would be so bold and dare to attack Shengjing City!
At this time, there was only one Niulu and more than 300 people guarding the north gate. Except for Niulu Zhangjing, who was on the 'day shift', which was the most lucrative 'morning shift', the rest of the Qing troops were either on night watch or on evening duty.
Most of the people in class one were fast asleep in the city gate building!
The sudden change woke them up from their sleep, but they had just stood up and picked up their weapons, and before they had time to put on their armor, Xiao Liuer had already led the soldiers of the Colored Stone Army to Wengcheng!
Five hundred elites had rushed into the urn in the blink of an eye and fought fiercely with the defenders inside!
At this time, the rear army led by Huolang and Chunwa also arrived!
Liu Ruyi waved her hand to Chunwa, "I'll leave this city gate to you! Clean it up quickly! Huo Lang, go! You go and help Liu'er! If that doesn't work, just use the Mountain Thunder to blast open the urn city!"
"Yes!" The two of them responded in unison and quickly led their ministries forward!
The training mechanism of the Caishi Army is completely based on Liu Ruyi's wishes!
If the Qing army was fully prepared and had a hard front, Liu Ruyi would really have no good solution. But if the Qing army was unprepared and Liu Ruyi took the lead, then this matter would completely fall into Liu Ruyi's rhythm!
The soldiers of the Caishi Army also fully adhered to Liu Ruyi's will, which was just one word, "Quick!"
Cut the mess with a sharp knife!
Absolutely no time for the Qing army to react!
Strive to control the controllable situation in the shortest possible time!
At this time, at the north gate, how could the three hundred people from the Qing Military District be a match for the more than two thousand wolf-like and tiger-like soldiers of the Caishi Army?
In less than a cup of tea, the battle at the city gate has ended quickly!
On the other side, with the assistance of Huo Lang, and with several violent explosions, a large hole was opened in the Wengcheng. The Caishi Army rushed in despite the gunpowder smoke and fought in a melee with the Qing army inside!
Liu Ruyi rode on a horse, escorted by Liu Meng and dozens of elite soldiers, and quickly entered Shengjing City!
"Bring me the map!" Liu Ruyi shouted.
"Yes!" After a moment, a soldier hurriedly took out a simple map drawn on silk cloth from his arms and placed it in front of Liu Ruyi!
This is a simple map of Shengjing City, which roughly outlines several main streets, the palace, as well as the areas where Manchu and Qing troops guard and powerful officials live!
Fortunately, Liu Ruyi tied Pu Ling and the other Khitans to his chariot, otherwise, it would be really difficult to get these things so quickly!
That Dahei is a member of Pu Ling's tribe. On the surface, he makes a living by slaughtering and selling meat outside Shengjing City. In fact, he is the contact and settlement point of the Khitan people in Shengjing City, and his energy is not small!
And Liu Ruyi also learned about the Qing's military strength in Shengjing at this time through Dahei!
At this time, although Huang Taiji led most of the elites to fight against Songjin, there were still at least 10,000 Eight Banners elites in Shengjing City!
If they wait until they realize this, it won’t be fun!
At this time, Wang Pu's Datong Army also arrived. Wang Pu looked at Liu Ruyi excitedly and nervously and said: "Brother Liu, the first step is completed, what should we do next?"
Liu Ruyi glanced at the map. The north gate was still some distance away from the palace. Moreover, there were several Manchu garrison points in the middle to protect the safety of the palace. There would definitely be a fierce battle next!
Under such a situation, Liu Ruyi had no time to be polite to Wang Pu anymore, "Brother Wang, as soon as Wengcheng opens, you lead the Datong army, together with Xiao Liu'er, in front. Don't fight with the Qing army. You must
We must approach the palace in the shortest possible time!"
"Yes!" Wang Pu was overjoyed and hurriedly took the order and left!
"Puling!"
"The villain is here!" Pu Ling hurriedly stepped forward and said.
He also didn't expect that Liu Ruyi's movements were so fast! So accurate! So ruthless! In the blink of an eye, he captured the north gate. With each move, the enthusiasm in his heart couldn't help but increase a little bit more!
"You and Dahei, lead the way for my army from the front and quickly approach the palace! After the event is completed, I will not be able to do without your benefits!"
"Yes!" Pu Ling also knew that the situation was urgent and did not dare to say more. He quickly led Dahei and dozens of his tribesmen to rush forward on horseback!
At this time, Chunwa also hurriedly came down from the city gate, "General, everything has been cleaned up!"
A sneer appeared at the corner of Liu Ruyi's mouth, "Very good! Chunwa, go and order the brothers to set the entire city gate on fire for me!"
"Yes!" Chunwa cupped his hands and hurriedly turned back to the city gate, shouting: "Brothers, set fire!"
Before coming here, although Liu Ruyi's Colored Stone Army did not carry heavy firearms, they did bring a lot of mountain mines and dry torches!
Under this situation, Liu Ruyi's idea was very clear, which was to create chaos for the Qing defenders at all costs!
Setting fire is undoubtedly the best choice!
Soon, the soldiers lit torches with flints and threw them hard at the city gate tower!
The city gate area is very dry and it is not easy to start a fire, but the city gate building and the living facilities of the defenders inside are the best ingredients to start a fire!
As countless torches were thrown in the direction of the high city gate, soon, thick smoke was everywhere and the heat wave was overwhelming!
"Let's go! Follow the brothers in front! Chunwa, I've lit all the places that can be lit!" Liu Ruyi shouted!
"Yes!" Chunwa nodded vigorously and followed closely behind Liu Ruyi!
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"What? Unidentified bandits have breached the North Gate?" At this time, Sony, the left-behind minister in the Third Court of the Qing Palace, had just received the news that the North Gate had been breached, and couldn't help but be shocked!
He is a civilian. Although he does not lead troops, he is deeply trusted by Huang Taiji and is Huang Taiji's confidant!
However, although Huang Taiji's great talents and strategies suppressed his unruly brothers and nephews, they were still not idlers after all. Secretly, they still didn't know how to attack Huang Taiji. Unfortunately,
They never had a chance!
The biggest reason for this is that Huang Taiji firmly holds military power!
But at this time, it is precisely because military power is controlled that Sony does not have the right to directly command and mobilize the army!
"Sir, those bandits set off the fire, and there is already chaos in the direction of the North City! Now, they, they have come towards the palace!" Several Geshiha kowtowed desperately.
"I..." Sony staggered and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, a clever Geshiha beside him quickly helped him!
"Quick, hurry up and notify the various garrison troops to protect the palace and the capital!"
"yes!"
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The Qing defenders also reacted very quickly. Soon, no less than five thousand troops were gathered from all directions, rushing towards the north of the Qing Palace desperately!
But at this time, Liu Ruyi's army was already approaching the Qing Palace. On one side, there was a high palace wall!
"Chunwa, you go to the back of the palace! Liu'er, go and rush across the bridge! Huo Lang, prepare to blow up the palace gate!" Liu Ruyi shouted loudly.
The north gate of the Qing Palace is not the main entrance of the Qing Palace. There is no broad square and the terrain is a bit cramped!
Directly north, on the moat of the Qing Palace, and on the only white jade carved bridge leading to the Qing Palace, more than a hundred Qing troops have already set up their formation, ready to defend!
At this time, reinforcements from the Qing army were already pouring in from the east and west sides. The situation was very unfavorable for Liu Ruyi!
Liu Ruyi couldn't care about anything else at this time. The only way to survive was to quickly enter the palace and rely on the Qing army's fear of the palace and the spacious and favorable terrain in the palace to readjust!
"Brothers, rush over with me!" Between Xiao Liu'er and Liu Ruyi, a glance is often enough. At this time, seeing Liu Ruyi's anxious look, what is in Xiao Liu'er's heart that he still doesn't understand?
He brandished his long sword, led his five hundred soldiers, and charged towards the bridge with all his might!
At this time, most of the Qing defenders on the bridge were palace guards of the Qing palace. They were also improvised and tangled. They did not have any heavy weapons, only a dozen longbows!
Seeing Xiao Liuer leading the soldiers to rush over, the leading guard captain also became anxious and shouted: "Quick, shoot the arrows, shoot the arrows! Reinforcements are coming soon, hold them all back!"
The sparse arrows from a dozen longbows were unable to stop the charging pace of Xiao Liuer and others. They were all covered in several layers of armor, and these arrows were unable to cause fatal damage to them!
In a moment, Xiao Liuer's cavalry rushed into the Qing army's position!