"At that time, Xing Zhang's 200,000 troops came to the capital. The Marquis of Zhenguo was appointed as the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses. He personally led the Jinyi Guards and the Royal Forest Army's 4,000 men to go out of the city to meet the enemy..."
"Big break."
"Eastern Vietnam attacked the capital, intending to rob the prince and seize the capital's treasures..."
"The marquis of Zhenguo secretly laid down muskets and artillery, and opened the city gate to lure the enemy. Dongyue was so happy that he sent his cavalry into the city, captured more than 8,000 cavalry, and executed them all!"
"The number of casualties outside the city also reached more than 10,000..."
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History books only write one number.
There is no record of the brutality of this battle.
This battle lasted from dawn to dusk before the battlefield finally calmed down.
There is only the setting sun in the sky, and vultures are constantly circling.
The ground was full of corpses of East Vietnamese people and horses.
Zhao Xiaole and the group of soldiers behind him were already too tired to hold their swords and guns.
In their hair, in their clothes, and even between their fingernails, there was either blood or strips of flesh that had been chanted.
Most of these are from East Vietnam.
Looking at the soldiers behind him, there were less than 6,000 people standing.
Zhao Xiaole waved his hand, signaling for people to enter the city.
At this moment, the ground in front of the city gate was full of corpses and bloody mud. In addition, there was a trickle of blood that was constantly flowing.
The soldiers are too tired.
One by one, armed with weapons, led by Feng Dachuan and others, they walked towards the capital.
This damn city gate.
Finally came in on horseback.
However, they actually had the urge to cry.
How much effort they put in to get in here!
Unexpectedly, under the city, he endured the charge of 30,000 Dongyue cavalry and managed to survive with great difficulty.
But what can they complain about?
Zhao Xiaole was alone and fighting at the front.
Just to save their lives.
Zhao Xiaole's leadership strength was also vividly demonstrated in this battle.
In the hearts of these soldiers, and even those on the city gate, Zhao Xiaole's image has long grown taller.
It has even become a totem.
A totem that represents victory.
That's right, it's a pity.
If he were not a eunuch, I think he would make the soldiers respect him more.
Although, they already respect him very much now.
She was even willing to die for him without any hesitation at his command.
However, it is not perfect at all.
Like a thorn, it always remains in everyone's heart.
However, the road into the city gate is not easy to walk either.
Looking around, I saw that all the long streets were filled with dead bodies, the bodies of people and horses.
In order to accommodate more East Vietnamese cavalry, the Royal Forest Army
It actually extended the front line by more than 300 meters.
Along the way, there were corpses of East Vietnamese everywhere.
And more Dongyue people rushed in without even coming, and they all died outside the city. After the cavalry behind them rushed in.
I was also shocked after seeing this scene.
I no longer want to rush forward.
However, they can't escape.
There is no way to escape.
After entering, he was quickly executed.
The passage was still too small, and the cavalry behind them couldn't get in, and they couldn't stay under the range of the artillery and wait to die, so they had to go around to both sides of the city wall.
In this way, the East Vietnamese cavalry would continue to circle around the capital, and finally look for opportunities to enter the city.
Therefore, the battle did not end until dusk.
If Captain Zuo hadn't insisted on cheating Captain Right, the East Vietnamese casualties would have been in the thousands at most!
It won't reach nearly 20,000 people.
After Zhao Xiaole and others entered the city one after another, the city gate was finally closed.
Seeing this, Zhao Xiaole also breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
After the city gate is closed, there will never be such a thrilling battle situation like today again.
With the advantage of artillery and muskets.
Plus the tens of thousands of people he has on hand.
There is no problem in fighting a defensive war.
At this moment, when Zhao Xiaole walked into the city, everyone looked at him with infinite respect.
This is a man who is stronger than thirty thousand cavalrymen under the city head!
man?
oh……
Where did the words go?
Zhao Xiaole just wanted to go back and take a rest. He waved to call Li Lin, "Master Li, please continue to work hard."
"Tonight, don't switch defenses."
"Wait until tomorrow and let others switch defenses with you."
Li Lin had nothing to say.
Although he commanded on the city wall for a long time, he did not participate in the fighting. Therefore, he still had the strength to stay up for another night.
"Yes, Lord Marquis, will I take you back to rest?"
Zhao Xiaole waved his hand. If he went back dressed like this, if Qin Sining and the others saw him, wouldn't he scare them silly?
He didn't plan to go back and found a place to live nearby.
I also heard from Li Lin about the defense situation in the city.
At present, the 10,000 people from Feng Dachuan who entered the city have gone to defend the city, and there are also 50,000 people from Wang Han.
These 50,000 people were divided into two groups, 30,000 were deployed for defense, and the other 20,000 were arranged to rest and wait for the change of guard.
As for the original more than 10,000 people in the Beijing army, the defense change time remained unchanged.
Zhao Xiaole controlled the Jin Yiwei, Royal Forest Army, and Musketeers alone, but he also arranged for rest.
Zhao Xiaole nodded.
Now, the military strength in the capital has increased from more than 10,000 to 50,000, and more than 20,000 people have been added to Dachuan, excluding casualties.
Plus the Jin Yiwei and Imperial Guards, as well as the Musketeers.
The total number of people is more than 80,000.
With this number of people and the advantage of firearms in hand, there is no problem in defending the city.
At the same time, the 10,000 cavalry led by Lu Xun were about to reach the battlefield.
When the time comes, he will compete with the East Vietnamese in cavalry tactics.
Later, a soldier brought hot water to Zhao Xiaole.
Zhao Xiaole took a shower for a while, until his face turned red. Then he changed the hot water and then took a good bath.
Finally, he fell asleep sitting in the tub.
no way.
I am really too tired.
Even if you practice the Yi Jin Jing, you still can’t bear such consumption!
At this moment, there are many soldiers like Zhao Xiaole.
They don't have as good conditions as Zhao Xiaole. Basically, they fall asleep as soon as their heads hit something.
I didn't even take a shower.
No one helps them boil hot water.
I can only go to the river or get some water from the well and wash myself down.
Moreover, there are too many people queuing up now.
Most people decide to wait until they wake up.
With his body covered in blood, he found a place and fell asleep.
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Qin Sining is the prime minister.
Naturally, he is always paying attention to the battle situation.
On the day when the Dongyue people attacked the capital, she had been guarding the East Palace. If the situation went bad, she would immediately ask the red-armored guards and the black-armored guards from the West Factory to take the prince away.
And any latest information will be delivered to the East Palace as soon as possible, and the two of them have been watching the latest battle situation.
While secretly worrying about Zhao Xiaole.
When he learned that Zhao Xiaole, with 10,000 Jingyang troops, was fighting against the opponent's cavalry under the city gate, Qin Sining turned pale with fright.
Later, she didn't have the courage to read the rest of the battle report.
I was worried about seeing the news about Zhao Xiaole’s death.
Around dusk, when he learned that Zhao Xiaole had returned to the city, Qin Sining passed out immediately.