Zhao Jie ran without hesitation. He left his defensive positions and the Chengnan Airport outside the city to the Fengjiang troops commanded by Luo Xiao. He himself fled directly to Pingfeng and joined several people who came to support him.
Wan Dajun finally gained a foothold there.
The speed of his withdrawal was so fast that Fengjiang's troops had already occupied the southern area of the city, and Li Mingshun's troops had not yet reacted.
The East Gate had also been occupied by the troops of the Tang Empire at this time, and the Imperial City, which was very close to the East Gate, was actually affected: Zhao Ji's current location was only five kilometers away from the front line.
In fact, if we go in a straight line, the distance may be only a little more than three kilometers: Li Mingshun's troops are resisting desperately, but they really can't hold on for long.
"Your Majesty, if we don't retreat quickly, we really won't be able to leave." Li Mingshun found Zhao Ji again while having breakfast. By this time, he had discovered that the actual situation was worse than he expected.
Toyoe's troops have cut off the road to Beikou, two-thirds of the entire imperial capital has been surrounded, they have lost almost all of their peripheral defense lines, and contact with the airport in the north has also been lost.
At this moment, they only have two choices to go to Wangdu and Xiqing: there are not many cities left in these two directions, and they will be divided into two different directions by the imperial capital.
"If we lose the imperial capital, can't we just sit back and wait for death?" Zhao Ji sneered and enjoyed his breakfast: Even in this case, the food stored in the palace is sufficient. He can eat what he likes.
A large table was set up with all kinds of food and delicacies.
After all, the coronation ceremony was held yesterday, and there were still a lot of ingredients left. As Zhao Ji spoke, he stuffed another large piece of meat into his mouth.
There were two beauties sitting on both sides of him, serving Zhao Ji cautiously. One of them was holding a wine glass, and the other was holding a plate full of meat.
They didn't want to stay in this dangerous place, and they didn't even want to serve Zhao Ji, who was at the end of his rope, but they had no choice. Women in troubled times sometimes really couldn't help themselves.
If they do not succumb to Zhao Ji's lust, they will most likely be thrown into the army and become "items" to reward soldiers.
Although he couldn't stand Zhao Ji's appearance, Li Mingshun still focused on the overall situation and persuaded him: "The enemy has already entered the city. Our army lacks anti-tank weapons and cannot stop the opponent's advance... Until the afternoon at most.
They may attack the palace."
After hearing the news, the two women who were serving Zhao Ji were pale with fright, but Zhao Ji still waved his hands: "General Li! The imperial capital cannot be lost! No matter what method you use, you must defend this place!"
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Li Mingshun wanted to explode, but finally endured it: the imperial capital was surrounded on three sides, and his troops were indeed exhausted.
As the capital of the Great China Empire, the imperial capital's defense work is actually very good, but like almost all cities, it is impossible to hoard the arms of the garrison in the city.
In fact, the imperial capital has four arsenals in the southeast, northwest and northwest. The ammunition stored in these arsenals is an important material for the defense of the imperial capital. But now, the arsenal in the south of the city and the arsenal in the east of the city are actually empty, otherwise Zhao Jie would leave
It was impossible not to blow up this important place.
In order to support the Fengjiang Civil War, about one-third of the imperial capital's arms were diverted, all of which were taken from the arsenals in the south and east of the city.
The arsenal in the north of the city was lost yesterday, and Toyoe's troops occupied it. The defenders did not follow the order to blow up the ammunition inside, but chose to surrender honorably. Surrendering is such a matter of surrendering some capital and surrendering the gun.
It's always better to be more presentable.
As a result, Li Mingshun only had one ammunition depot in the west of the city, and some of the ammunition in it had been destroyed by more than ten days of continuous fighting.
Although the ammunition in his hand is not lacking now, it is not too abundant. Coupled with the slow movement of reinforcements that Li Mingshun expected, God is actually in a dangerous state of being isolated and helpless.
"Your Majesty! There is not enough ammunition, and reinforcements are delayed. If we don't retreat, everything will be over!" Almost crying, Li Mingshun once again emphasized the difficulties at hand.
It's not that he is greedy for life and afraid of death, he just doesn't want the Great China Empire that Zhao Kai handed over to him to perish before his eyes.
Zhao Ji chewed the meat in his mouth and stared at Li Mingshun who came over without saying a word. In fact, he was in a period of confusion now, and he didn't know what else he wanted.
Before, he racked his brains and was desperate, even selling out Zhao Chen, just to rush back to fight for the throne that belonged to him.
Now that he has sat in that position, what he has been fighting for all his life is finally in his hands. At this moment, he has lost his goal and suddenly feels relieved and bored.
To the north of the city, the Type 5 tank that had already entered the city was rolling its tracks, twisting its clumsy body and pressing over a collapsed wall.
The soldiers of the Fengjiang Army following the tank were clearing the surrounding buildings. The soldiers of the Chinese Army hiding in these buildings took civilians as hostages and refused to surrender no matter what.
Toyoe's troops didn't waste any time and threw grenades directly into the room. The scene was quite bloody, with numerous civilian casualties, but the Dahua soldiers inside were quickly eliminated.
The battle broke out very fiercely, and Fengjiang's troops were very familiar with the rhythm of this kind of attack. To be honest, when they were fighting in the streets of Fengjiang, the environment was much better than this time.
At that time, the Dahua troops attacking Fengjiang were supported by heavy artillery, and there were also many snipers mixed in. Both sides had to be careful in the battle. The level of cruelty was much higher than before.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The Dahua troops stationed in the imperial capital do not have many heavy weapons and equipment. In this year, they purchased heavy weapons from the Tang Empire, as well as new weapons.
All the equipment was lost with Zhao Chen's surrender.
Most of the Dahua troops in the city now only have a Cyric Type 1 bolt-action rifle in their hands. You can imagine how high their combat effectiveness is.
The tank seemed to be in an uninhabited land. After smashing into a wall, it turned its turret and fired a shot at a Dahua garrison barricade that was spitting out tongues of fire.
The sound of the barricade hit by the shell fell silent instantly. Toyoe's troops took the opportunity to approach from both sides of the street and threw grenades to clear the enemies near the barricade.
The remaining dozen or so Chinese soldiers raised their hands and chose to surrender. No matter how elite they were, they could not defeat their opponents with tanks.
Such things happened all over the city, and one street and another area were controlled and occupied by Toyoe's troops. As the attacking troops encountered some tall buildings, the attacking side had to pause and wait for the follow-up attacking troops.
Bit.
After all, these reinforced concrete buildings are too strong and naturally high. The defenders set up their defense lines condescendingly, so it is indeed not easy to attack them head-on.
However, when 107 rocket launchers, tanks, and large-caliber artillery gradually join the battle, these buildings will not last long.
Seeing that he could no longer hear the orders he wanted from Zhao Ji, Li Mingshun had to leave the palace, returned to his temporary headquarters, and began to rearrange the defense line.
Frankly speaking, his efforts were actually in vain: Toyoe's troops were increasing, and his situation was actually becoming more and more dangerous.
The Fengjiang troops in the north are squeezing south, the troops in the east are attacking west, and the troops in the south are also moving north... Now Li Mingshun controls less than two-thirds of the area of the imperial capital.
"To the north, we have temporarily blocked the tanks... but the enemy is reinforcing. If we can't find a way at noon, we will have to retreat again." An officer explained the battle situation to Li Mingshun: "Retreat to Rongfu Square... maybe
You can hold on for a while, but it won’t last until tomorrow morning at most.”
Another general quickly added: "The situation in the south is not good either. Our troops stood on the north side of South Eighth Avenue. The other party tried to cross the road, but we were reluctantly repelled."
"I understand." Li Mingshun looked at the road leading to the west gate, pointed and said: "Let the 1st Guards Division retreat here to rest...control the entire road to ensure that the troops can transfer out of the city through here at any time."
"General!" The general next to him was stunned when he heard Li Mingshun's order, and then reacted and shouted subconsciously.
"Are we just preparing to abandon the imperial capital?" Another general also didn't understand Li Mingshun's order. He knew that the current situation was a bit broken, but voluntarily abandoning the imperial capital was something that they, the imperial guards, did not dare to think about.
"I know you may not understand, but I must prepare a passage for His Majesty the Emperor to leave the imperial capital." Li Mingshun explained: "You should all know the current situation. The possibility of actually defending this place is extremely slim.
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"Stick to the imperial capital and die here... I think everyone has this determination like me. But the late emperor handed over the empire to us, so we can't let the orthodoxy of Great China be ruined in our hands, right?" he asked.
With one sentence, his eyes swept over the generals in the headquarters.
Everyone was silent. If they had any hope of survival, they naturally did not want to die here. Since Commander Li Mingshun was already prepared to abandon the imperial capital, they naturally accepted such an order.
"Yes!" Finally, one general stood at attention and saluted in response, and the others followed the salute and said "yes" one after another.
