Shuhu Gaoqi's subordinates shouted that the Mongolian troops were entering the city. They wanted to intimidate other soldiers, especially the guards stationed at the palace. However, once the news of the Mongolian troops entering the city came out, countless people heard horrified voices and hissed.
There was something different in the shouting.
At its peak, Zhongdu Daxing Prefecture had 220,000 households and 1.3 million people. Although there were hundreds of thousands of casualties and refugees during the war, in the past two years, people from Linhuangfu Road, Jinshan Province and other places
There are no less than this number of refugees who have fled.
These refugees either witnessed the brutal massacre by the Mongolian army, or watched the Jin Kingdom's troops being cut down and cut down with blood on the battlefield. Their past experiences brought heavy pressure to them.
Three days ago, the cowardly Xue army of the Black Tartars suddenly appeared in the Chrysostom camp, which almost caused turmoil in the whole city. It was barely stabilized by the simultaneous suppression of several armies stationed in the city.
At this time, most people in the city knew that the reinforcements from Hebei were finished and the reinforcements from Shandong had been defeated. This despair, like being besieged on all sides, made the refugees immediately lose their rational judgment.
It was clear that no one had seen any trace of the Mongols, but at night, the flicker of a fire or the shaking of a shadow would bring terrible associations to people, and while they were running wildly, they turned the rumors into
He learned the truth and passed it on to other people in Zhongdu City.
From the trembling of a certain military camp to the panic of a certain village, it soon turned into a huge collapse that spread to the entire city, involving tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people. The most accurate prediction of this, turned out to be...
In Muhuali outside the city, it really doesn’t take more than the time it takes for the sun to go around six uni poles, and it’s even much faster!
"The Tatars have come in! The city has fallen! The city has fallen! Run away! Open the door and let us out!"
The shouts, curses, and cries almost formed a wave, coming from all the roads in the city, covering the city gate layer by layer, making the people near the city gate almost suffocated. And soon after the waves,
There was a wave of people. Countless soldiers and civilians came in panic from all directions, pushing each other, trying to run towards the city gate. People were squeezed one after another, piled up into a dense black mass.
Huicheng Gate is located in the northwest corner of the city. Tongxuan Gate on the left and Changyi Gate on the right are also important transportation and city defense hubs. So everyone saw that a large number of people were rolling towards the three city gates at the same time.
The problem is that these three city gates are exactly the targets of Du Shisheng's special plan.
These three city gates are not only city gates, but also fortresses and military strongholds. The Wengcheng is very large and is equipped with military camps and armories. So from the beginning, Du Shisheng regarded this area as the starting point for his own operations.
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Many of the soldiers responsible for garrisoning this area are Miao Daorun's old troops, and Miao Daorun has already succeeded. A moment ago, he sent someone to report that more than 2,000 troops were about to be gathered, and at the same time he was heading towards the city farther away on both wings.
Pushing the gate all the way through, it will take up to two hours to control all the city gates in Zhongdu.
But with so many people swarming in, how can the soldiers control the city gate? How can the officers control the soldiers? Once the collapse begins, it will become more intense. Even if there is no external influence, the city will destroy itself.
Crushed!
At this moment, the end of Zhongdu Daxing Mansion!
Since King Hailing changed Yanjing to the central capital, the population of Daxing Prefecture has increased sharply, and wealthy people have gathered here. The huge wealth that the Jurchens collected from the region with their strong force has all been concentrated here, giving birth to this political power with a household registration of more than one million.
Center, commercial center, transportation center.
Even though the power of the Jin Dynasty was gradually declining, and Hebei Province in the Central Plains suffered from repeated military disasters and famines, a large number of Jurchen nobles were still concentrated in Zhongdu, and their lives were as extravagant as before. In order to maintain their luxurious lives, these powerful people either sold their official positions or made large fortunes.
goods, trade and gathering.
Guo Ning's Ding Navy vigorously promotes maritime trade, and its most critical source of profit is Zhongdu. Politically, the Ding Navy is a semi-open anti-thief group, and militarily it is a highly aggressive warrior group. Economically, the Ding Navy
, they have provided services to the nobles of Zhongdu to a considerable extent and are good partners of many Zhongdu merchants.
In order to maintain this situation, Du Shisheng put in a lot of effort. He already had channels to communicate with the urban foxes and social rats, and he relied on Ding Haijun to use money to pave the way and expand business cooperation. When he reached out to powerful figures at the local grassroots level,
Establishing connections, he collected information on the one hand; on the other hand, he used them as intermediaries to gradually grasp the movements of the Jurchens' upper-class powerful families.
Although Du Shisheng was stationed alone in Zhongdu, he played an outstanding role in establishing the naval regime, especially in the financial aspect. Even though there was war during this period, the grain trade channels he established single-handedly were still very rewarding.
On the Zhongdu side, because of its reliance on Ding Haijun, the imperial court had to hold its nose and give Guo Ning an official title. Officials like Xu Ding, who were serious about government affairs, were even more polite to Du Shisheng and treated him as his seat.
Enter the distinguished guest.
Generally speaking, Du Shisheng's actions have always been smooth, and he has become more and more aware of the various connections in Zhongdu City. He is well aware of the fragility of Zhongdu City, and firmly believes that his plan to seize Zhongdu with a small risk will be successful.
But Du Shisheng never expected that Shuhu Gaoqi would be so crazy.
Du Shisheng's plans were interlocking, aiming to kill with a single blow with elite troops and causing little disturbance to the people. He also strived not to shake the defense of the central capital and hide the changes invisibly. Shuhu Gaoqi's approach, however,
It was like a black bear crashed into the tent. It didn't do anything and had already torn the tent to pieces.
Everyone is trying to make a coup, so there is no need to say who is more professional. But Shuhu Gaoqi's approach is not a well-thought-out arrangement at all!
Is this guy just too stupid, or is he just so broken that he really wants to be a dog for the Mongols?
The magic tiger Gao Qi suddenly emerged, and all Du Shisheng's painstaking arrangements were in vain. And his intention to seize the Central Capital and stabilize the situation before Genghis Khan returned has been defeated 90% of the time.
Du Shisheng was extremely anxious, but for a moment, he really didn't know what to do.
"The city gate cannot be opened!"
While Yu Man'er put on his armor with the help of his companions, he said angrily: "As soon as the city gate opens, thousands of people crowd out, and every inch of land will be filled with people! What else can we do? We are all dumbfounded.
Are you going to stand here in a daze until dawn, waiting for Shuhu Gaoqi to come and inspect it?"
"Don't open the door?"
Yu Xing smiled bitterly amidst the deafening cries of the people: "So many people are here, and they want to leave the city! If you don't open the door, they will block the door and fight with you. What should you do? Draw your sword and chop them?"
Before the two of them finished speaking, a few of the Ding navy officers who were at the front shouting with all their strength to try to calm the people down were about to fall into the rolling crowd, and they all ran back. They shouted until their voices were hoarse, but the people didn't believe it at all.
In the sight of everyone, a large car crowded in the crowd was pushed recklessly, and the wheels got stuck in the ruts on the road. After several setbacks, it could not move. This is not difficult to solve on weekdays.
Just pull back a little in the direction of the rut and push again, but there are countless people rushing to come, who can think of pulling the car? Where is the gap to pull the car?
The entire cart and the people on it were like dead leaves being thrown into the rapids, swirling and tumbling away. The crowd overturned the cart, and the sound of cracking wooden boards and the screams of people disappeared in a flash.
.It seemed like there was a long strip of something clinging to the bottom of someone's foot, like torn clothes or intestines, but it was no longer visible soon.
"If it doesn't work, just open the door... With so many people crowding in, I will trample hundreds of people to death! Those are human lives!" Du Shisheng said in a trembling voice: "Open the door! Let's leave quickly! This time, I have a plan.
If it doesn’t work, that’s all we can do!”
"If we open the door, they will die! There is such a commotion in the city, don't the Mongols know? They are coming soon. If these common people bump into the cavalry in the field, they will all die!" An officer retorted sharply.
"Wait a minute, don't panic!"
Monk Luo strode from the back of the tower and looked around at everyone. Under the firelight, he was obviously sweating profusely, but his expression was unusually calm: "Hurry up, grab your armor and follow me."