In the Ming Dynasty, the capital had nine inner gates and seven outer gates. Each gate was guarded by a thousand generals, which were called gate thousand generals. They were equivalent to today's battalion commanders, who were in charge of three hundred soldiers at most and two hundred soldiers at least. They were military attachés of the sixth rank.
The sound of a big saw was heard. Hu Zu looked at Mr. Qian and felt that it was not sawing the latch of the city gate, but his head.
I just received an order from Jiu Qian Sui that the city gates are not allowed to be opened. I will open the gates when I get the order. Starting from the early morning of the same day, Jiu Qian Sui announced that all ninety-six city gates outside the capital were under martial law and all personnel exchanges were cut off.
But just now he heard clearly that it was Wang Cheng'en, the eunuch beside His Majesty, who returned to the capital on orders and asked him to open the door. At that time, he was so frightened that he was covered in white hair and sweat.
He didn't know how to deal with this kind of fight between gods, so he had to hide and say nothing.
Now the troops below were sawing the bolts of the city gate with big saws, and he was completely panicked.
Order to fire? You wouldn't dare to kill him.
That is the imperial envoy. If he attacks the imperial envoy, he will be punished by the Nine Tribes. When the time comes, Jiu Qian will not save him.
The big saws were not stopping at all, and Yang Fan and Wang Chengen were not afraid of attacks by the defenders on the city wall. The imperial envoys' flags were all displayed, and even if the defenders ordered an attack, the soldiers and officers would not obey.
There was a click and the door bolt broke.
Zhang Geda yelled: "Push the door open to Nai Gong and rush in. Kill these bastards."
There was a sound of gritted teeth, and the heavy gate was pushed open by the regiment trainers. The soldiers in the city gate dispersed in fright.
"Disarm and don't kill, put your head in your hands," the team trainers shouted loudly.
The regiment trainers quickly rushed into Wengcheng. Donkey Dan shouted: "Imperial envoys have been ordered to return to the capital, and anyone who obstructs them will be killed."
No one dared to attack the imperial team.
But no one opened the city gate. Although there were officers and soldiers guarding the city gate, they were squatting in the corner and holding their heads, pretending to be dead dogs, hoping not to be seen.
The big saw started sawing the city gate again. There was a clicking sound and wood chips were flying. Within a few minutes, the city gate was wide open. The first thing the team trainers did after entering the city was to rush up the city wall along the horse path and quickly occupy the city gate and the wall of Wengcheng.
, Arrow Tower.
More than 150 defenders were taken into custody.
After a while, Donkey Dan carried Mr. Hu Qian who was shivering into a ball and came to Wang Chengen, Yang Fan and Tu Shanyue.
"Kneel down, you bitch." Donkey Dan kicked him down.
Wang Chengen's face was so gloomy that he could squeeze out water, and he asked in a cold voice: "Who told you not to open the door to our house?"
"Imperial envoy, spare your life. It's not that the little ones don't open. It's Jiu Qiansui who ordered the entire city to be under martial law and cut off entry and exit. The little ones don't dare to open. It's not the little ones' fault!"
"It's not your fault. Hehe, let me ask you, do you think this Ming Dynasty is nine thousand years old or is His Majesty older?"
"Your Majesty is great, of course His Majesty is great." Mr. Hu Qian said tremblingly.
"You still know that His Majesty is big, so why don't you dare to open the door, you bitch?"
Donkey Dan looked at Yang Fan, who signaled not to move.
The Han general brought by Wang Chengen stepped forward and pushed Mr. Hu Qian to the ground. He raised his knife and dropped it, blood spurting all over the ground.
More than a hundred other officers and soldiers guarding the city were so frightened that everyone turned pale.
Seeing that Wang Chengen was on the verge of an explosion, Yang Fan persuaded him: "Eunuch, we can't delay any longer. Our troops need to be quick. We have to rush into the imperial city immediately. If it's too late, something might happen."
Wang Chengen suddenly came to his senses. It was not urgent to deal with these dogs, but it was more important to go to the imperial city quickly.
"Please father-in-law and I take four hundred cavalry to go ahead and capture Dong'an Gate first," Yang Fan suggested.
"Yes, it's important to enter the imperial city quickly. Everything depends on you." Wang Chengen knew that he didn't know how to organize troops, so he still listened to Yang Fan.
"Donkey, take a veteran of the squadron and five hundred civilians to guard the Chaoyang Gate for me. If there are any mistakes, please come to see me." Yang Fan said sternly.
Donkey Dan shivered with fright. The master rarely spoke to him so harshly. He immediately felt the importance of this matter and shouted: "Don't worry, master, I am at the city gate."
"If you are gone, the city gate cannot be lost."
"Here!"
"Zhang Geda, you lead a large group of troops behind you and go straight to Dong'anmen. Once you arrive at Dong'anmen, you will immediately divide your troops to guard Chengtianmen, Xi'anmen and Di'anmen. Immediately implement martial law and prohibit anyone from entering or leaving."
Zhang Geda yelled "Here"
Wang Chengen then waved his hand, and four small groups of Han generals joined Zhang Geda's team with the intention of taking over the four gates of the imperial city.
Immediately, Yang Fan, Tu Shanyue, and Wang Chengen led four hundred cavalry and more than a hundred Han generals on horseback and rode towards Dong'anmen at full speed.
It was early in the morning, there was no one on the street, but it was very fast. After entering Chaoyangmen, you will find Chaoyangmen Inner Street. Go all the way east to the intersection of Dongsi Road, then turn south, and after running for a while, you will arrive at the entrance of Jinyu Alley and enter
At the end of the wide Jinyu Alley is Dong'anmen.
It's seven miles in total and can be reached in less than ten minutes on horseback.
When Wang Cheng'en arrived at Dong'an Gate, he dismounted and took out his waist card and the imperial edict granting Xing He Tuan Lian Jin Yi Guard status to join the defense of the imperial city.
Dong'anmen is the east gate of the imperial city.
According to the system of the Ming Dynasty, there are a total of 6863 officers and soldiers in the sixteen gates (3759 in the nine gates in the inner city and 3104 in the seven gates in the outer city). They are on duty in two shifts, with more than 200 officers per gate. This is the city gate and city wall.
deployment of troops.
The troops responsible for protecting the emperor were all within the four gates of the imperial city, including more than 8,000 troops guarding the Forbidden City.
The emperor's personal bodyguards included 1,507 Han generals in Jinyiwei, 2,500 red-helmeted generals from the Three Thousand Battalions, and 3,000 fork-knife and fork-knife guards from the Fifth Army Battalion.
Among the officers, there are 40 avant-garde officers with swords, 16 general commanders, 502 generals Mingjia, no fixed number of Xunwei cavalrymen, and 180 flag bearers and other guards with swords, for a total of more than 8,300 people.
There are 6 bodyguards in charge, of whom 1 is in charge of the generals of the Han Dynasty and the scattered cavalrymen, and the sword-bearers of the advance guard of the government; 1 is in charge of the fork and knife guard of the fifth military camp; 4 are in charge of the red helmets of the Three Thousand (Shenshu) Camp, Ming Dynasty
General A. The bodyguards are served by the Duke, Hou, Bo, Prince Consort and other distinguished relatives.
However, these people guarding the Imperial City are not on duty every day. They usually rotate every three to five days. There are about 500 people on duty within the walls of the Imperial City every day.
They were scattered at the four gates of the imperial city, the altar of altar of sacrifice, the Imperial Ancestral Temple and other places. They waited outside the Meridian Gate day and night, and kept watch at night.
Among them, all the forks, knives and guards of the five military camps are staying in the imperial city.
The officers in charge of the guards follow a shift system, one every day. The generals in charge of the imperial guards and the knife bearers are on duty every day.
There are a total of twenty gates in the outer city, inner city, and imperial city. The total number of guard sergeants is about 100 people.
There are 72 guard posts outside the Imperial City. Alarm bells are set up to deliver the alarm. They are usually countless copper bells connected by hemp ropes. There are guarding soldiers inside the walls of the Imperial City, between the Imperial City walls and the Tongzi River, and outside the Tongzi River.
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There are guard duty rooms built between the imperial city wall and the Tongzi River and outside the Tongzi River. There are nearly a hundred duty rooms in total. Each duty room is equipped with ten guards. Among the guard rooms between the imperial city wall and the Tongzi River
time, if something happens, the copper bell alarm must be sent in sequence.
It can be seen that the defense is tight, but now the Ming Dynasty has spent more than 260 years in the precarious situation, and the actual number is far lower than this prescribed number. The soldiers in the imperial city do not have to fight, have nothing to do, and can only reach three points on empty pay.
Two or more.
The defense of the Imperial City was basically completely depleted, with only the four Imperial City gates still standing.
Today, the duty officer of the Dong'an Clan's bodyguard is Zhang Shize, the eldest grandson of the British Duke. His father, Zhang Zhiji, is following the cavalry team.
Yang Fan smiled when he saw the situation here. How could his son not open the door for his father? His Majesty had already planned it and specially arranged for Zhang Shize to be on duty last night.