Sakurai Momo's ears were stuffed with cotton in advance. At this time, she still felt dizzy.
Her brain was shocked to the point of shutting down.
It took a long time to calm down.
Elder Shiina came over and said: "Madam, things have changed. This world has changed. No matter how strong the city is, it will be of no use in the future. In front of Yang Jun, with such powerful gunpowder in his hand, there will no longer be any strong city."
You can stop him."
"Let's go into the city and we'll talk about this later."
Sakurai Momo was a little restless. The big explosion she saw today shook her understanding of the world.
For the first time, she discovered that this uncertain world made her feel at a loss. She didn't know what the world would look like in the future.
The warriors of the cult swarmed into the city from the collapsed slope. They were completely shocked by Yang Fan.
This huge explosion that destroyed the world completely made them obey. The Japanese are afraid of power and have no morality. It is their nature to obey the strong.
"The city is broken, run away"
"Japanese pirates have entered the city"
There was chaos in the city.
The common people knew they could not get out of the city, so they all ran to their homes.
The shops along the street installed vertical boards one after another, and the street was instantly deserted.
When the soldiers in the city heard that the city was broken and the Japanese pirates entered the city, the morale they had gathered with a few taels of silver quickly collapsed. They turned around and fled in large numbers.
"Let go of the north gate and let them run through it," Yang Fan said.
Surround three buildings and one, but they cannot be surrounded to death. They must be given a way to retreat.
This flat thunder shook the governor's office so much that the tiles fell down. The officials looked at each other with horrified expressions in their eyes.
A hundred households ran in and said loudly: "The Japanese pirates at Ximen used gunpowder to blow up the city wall, and now a large number of Japanese pirates are beginning to swarm into the city.
All of a sudden, everyone started talking.
Japanese pirates have been harassing the Ming Dynasty for more than a hundred years. This is the first time I heard that Japanese pirates used gunpowder to blast city walls.
Governor Cui broke out in cold sweat. There were only 3,000 old and weak soldiers in the city, and there were 6,000 Japanese pirates. If the city wall was broken, it would be impossible to defend it no matter what.
At this time, another officer ran in and reported, "My lords, for some reason, the Japanese pirates at the north gate moved towards the gap in the city wall at the west gate. Now there is no one outside the north gate."
The commander Chu Lanqing murmured: "Surrounding three buildings and one is to open up a way for us to go. They want Tianjin City. What are they going to do?"
Du Si Fan Lin said: "No matter what the reason is, the opportunity is fleeting. Sir, please give the order to open the north gate and let the people retreat to avoid being killed by Japanese pirates."
Cao Xiu and Cui Erjin of Bingbeidao looked at each other. They were both civil servants and had no interest in fighting Japanese pirates in the streets, but they couldn't say anything about escaping.
Cao Xiu rolled his eyes and said, "I also ask the generals to take my troops to intercept the Japanese pirates entering the city. I will organize the people to retreat out of the city with the governor."
Several military attachés nodded. They didn't expect that the city would be destroyed so quickly. This is all that can be done now.
Several people hugged Governor Cui and turned around to leave.
Cao Xiu has already colluded with Cui Erjin. Cui Erjin has been in Tianjin for more than a month. As the newly appointed commander and the immediate superior of Bing Bei Dao, Cao Xiu must leave early.
The details about Huang Yuntai were secretly told to Cui Erjin by Cao Xiu.
"Sir, if you can't do anything, it's better to make plans in advance." Cao Xiu said meaningfully.
Although there is responsibility for the loss of land, now that the Donglin Party is in power, there are still ways to turn things around. After all, the city was breached by Japanese pirates just after the handover.
"Alas! I'm so sorry, Your Majesty. Let's withdraw. Go directly to Hejian Mansion, gather the troops from the guard station, and wait for an opportunity to recapture Tianjin." Cui Erjin said helplessly.
They did not dare to retreat to the capital, as they could easily be killed as a warning to the monkeys and treated as the chief culprits.
It would be better to retreat to Hejian Mansion. After all, it is under the jurisdiction of the Tianjin Governor and does not count as an escape. There are also several well-organized guard posts there. Gather the troops first so that you can at least defend yourself.
"Your Majesty, I wish you to go back and take your family out of the city."
After the two separated, they immediately organized their families to go to the north gate.
After more than 6,000 people entered the city, they advanced slowly, and some elite officers and soldiers fought with the Japanese pirates in the streets and alleys.
These people are either pirates or serious warriors. They are not the fake Japanese pirates from the Wanli Dynasty who pretended to be sheep.
These warriors have been trained hard day after day since childhood. They have become veterans in the Warring States War for more than ten years.
Now they are all in their forties or fifties, and their beards are all gray.
The samurai are very skillful in using their swords and their steps are very flexible. They have rich combat experience and are definitely not something that the guards officers and soldiers can resist.
As soon as the battle started, the guardsmen were killed and wounded everywhere, and they were quickly defeated.
The officers and soldiers were surprised to find that their swords and guns did not pose much of a threat to them. If they tried to slash at them, they would be bounced away and they would not be able to cut away at all.
The armor of these Japanese pirates is so sophisticated.
Looking at this situation, these people couldn't help but think that this battle was unwinnable. The opponent's martial arts skills were better than theirs and their equipment was better than their own. If they continued to fight, they would die.
These soldiers were all like beggars, they were in rags, skinny and skinny after being squeezed by the officers. The will to resist was there, and with a shout, they dispersed and fled without a trace.
Then they retreated, how could they fight this battle? Their own swords slashed at them, no harm was done at all. Others chopped up the mandarin ducks and split them directly. They were so happy.
The generals, with their servants and some elite soldiers, tried to drive out the Japanese pirates who entered the city, but the fighting lasted for less than half an hour, and the defenders completely collapsed.
The soldiers were so defeated that they threw away their weapons, armor, and all useless things, and retreated towards the north gate.
At this time, the governor's Yamen was in chaos.
Governor Cui has already run away with his family, and Bing Beidao has also run away.
Unexpectedly, most of the Japanese pirates entered the city so quickly.
"Sir, let's leave the city too. Tianjin can't hold it anymore. Let's go out of the city to gather the left and right guards and collect the remaining soldiers who escaped from the city. We will regroup and think of ways to recapture the city." Chu Lanqing, the commander of the Tianjin guards, told Fan, the capital of Tianjin.
Lin said.
Fan Lin sighed. He could not make up his mind to die for the city, so he nodded with some shame.
Governor Cui and Bing Beidao ran to the west gate and sent Qian Ning up to observe the situation.
It was quiet outside the north gate and there were no enemies. Qian Ning observed for a while and after confirming that there was no ambush, he shouted to the city: "Open the city gate and get out of the city quickly. There are no Japanese pirates outside."
With a creaking sound, the city gate opened.
The troops and people immediately broke up, and a group of civil and military officials and their families poured out from the north gate. The people ran straight to the road leading to the capital. Governor Cui and the officials rushed to Hejian Mansion.
When Fan Lin and others withdrew from the north gate, Governor Cui and others had already gone far. They did not hesitate and went straight to the Tianjin Zuowei garrison.