Dashun Yongchang

When Wu Sangui's army really came to attack, Li You and Song Xiance ran to Li Zicheng to ask Li Zicheng for instructions on the next battle strategy according to their past habits.In the past, Li Zicheng personally presided over every big battle, and they felt that this time should be no exception.

Chapter 80 On Geometry

Although the yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate in Tianjin is not bigger than the yamen of the governor, it still has all the necessary facilities. For example, the garden in the back house also has a small pond, and the trees planted beside the pond are also lush and large. The water in the Upper Tianjin Acropolis comes from the river outside the city, so the water in this small pond is also running water and will not breed mosquitoes. It is also a good place to cool off in summer.

Li You and Song Xiance, led by Li Laiheng, walked to the pond in the garden of the back house, and saw Li Zicheng and Tang Ruowang standing in the woods, while Fang Yizhi, Wei Xuelian, and Chen Yuanyuan were sitting on tables and chairs beside them writing something.

As the distance continued to approach, they heard Li Zicheng's voice, "...the purpose of Matteo Ricci and Xu Guangqi's translation of the original geometry was to learn from others. Xu Guangqi also said: After a hundred years, everyone will learn it.

But their translations are too complicated, even for ordinary scholars, it is difficult to understand. Tang Ruowang also said just now that geometry was originally a science of wisdom in Europe, which is a knowledge that children can learn.Therefore, I should be able to understand it, but now I am still confused after listening to it for a long time. How can this allow children to learn?Could it be that my level is worse than that of Tongsheng?

Therefore, the geometry originally had to be rebuilt.The first is to add Western-style punctuation marks to clarify the sentence reading; the second is to change the vertical to horizontal, and the writing from right to left is to be written from left to right; the third is to use Western letters to replace the numbers of the heavenly stems and earthly branches..."

Li You and Song Xiance also walked in front of Li Zicheng at this time. Seeing Li Zicheng stop talking, the two went forward to salute. Song Xiance said: "Your Majesty, the enemy army has begun to attack the city gate. Please also go to the Guard Office to preside over the overall situation." .”

Li Zicheng stood still and did not move. He glanced at Song Xiance and Li You and asked, "The enemy's actions exceeded the scope of the general staff headquarters' plan?"

Since the establishment of the Capital Marshal's Mansion, the General Staff Headquarters led by Song Xiance has been deducing the enemy's plan to attack the Tianjin Acropolis. According to Li Zicheng's request, Yuan Yuzong, Zuo Yi, Guan Fumin, and Zhou Fengwu were all transferred to the Staff Headquarters, these people have a certain degree of military accomplishment and culture, but they are not suitable for leading the army now, so they are placed in the Staff Headquarters to deduce plans and manage the logistics of the army just to play a role.

With the addition of these people, although Song Xiance's role as a military adviser has been greatly weakened, his power has also been greatly increased, so he is not dissatisfied.In order to gain Li Zicheng's approval, people like Zuo Yi, Guan Fumin, and Zhou Fengwu also worked very hard to deduce the enemy's attack on Tianjin Acropolis on paper.

Therefore, in the past ten days since the establishment of the General Staff Headquarters, it has really made many plans for the enemy to attack the Tianjin Acropolis during the day or night, and the corresponding countermeasures for the Shun Army, which of course also included plans to set fire to the city.It's just that Li You and Song Xiance haven't turned the corner in their minds. They still think that when the two armies are fighting, Li Zicheng should sit in the big tent and assign tasks to the generals. This is considered orthodox.

After being asked by Li Zicheng, Li You and Song Xiance hesitated for a while, and then they shook their heads and replied, "The enemy's actions are as expected in the plan." "The staff headquarters can deal with it."

Only then did Li Zicheng nod to the two of them and said: "In this case, you can proceed according to the plan. Li You presided over the overall situation for me, the staff headquarters issued corresponding orders, and set up my big flag. This battle is invincible, big The flag will not surrender. If you have nothing else to report, go back to the Department of Defense and preside over the battle."

Li You raised his head and glanced at Li Zicheng, who was only wearing a blue arrow suit, and immediately clasped his fists in salute and replied, "Your Majesty will not dare to live up to His Majesty's entrustment."

Seeing this, Song Xiance stopped persuading, and the two bid farewell to Li Zicheng together and then retreated. When they turned to leave, they heard Li Zicheng behind him say: "I think, this first realm: no point. It should be changed." More colloquially, points cannot be divided into parts. Boundary should be set as a definition, and we should standardize the interpretation of this definition in mathematics, that is, a clear description of the value of things. For example, for me, Li Zicheng is my The definition of Li Zicheng, without having to think about what Li Zicheng is Li Zicheng..."

As the voices behind him faded away, Song Xiance glanced at Li You beside him, and found that he, who had always been calm, became a little excited. He couldn't help asking: "Uncle Wuyang seems to be full of confidence in this battle." ah?"

Li You replied without hesitation: "As long as the master does not lose his ambition, this battle is not difficult to fight. Haven't you all figured out the coping strategies? Don't you know how to command step by step? I did it before. Worrying about the lord's unsteady mind, this battle will be difficult to fight..."

Song Xiance thought about it carefully, and he really thought too much. At this time, most of the troops inside and outside Tianjin were the backbone of the old battalion. Only the banner of Emperor Yongchang was in the city, so everyone would not lose their confidence in fighting, and they really had to follow the plan Going to fight, their chances of winning are at least [-]%, so of course Li You will be full of confidence.

After Li You and Song Xiance left, a personal guard came up to report to Li Zicheng that lunch was ready, so Li Zicheng stopped discussing the translation of the original geometry with several people and asked someone to bring the food.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of waiting for the food to be served, Fang Yizhi finally couldn't help persuading Li Zicheng: "Your Majesty, there is plenty of time in the future to revise the geometry. However, this battle is of great importance. Wouldn't it be better for Your Majesty to preside over the overall situation in person?"

Wei Xuelian also nodded slightly beside him. Although he surrendered after Li Zicheng entered the capital, he actually had no intention of being loyal to Dashun, but after the death of his father and brother, he couldn't bear to leave his mother to die for the country.Therefore, after accepting Dashun's official position, he only did some duties, and did not make suggestions to Li Zicheng.

But he did not expect that Li Zicheng who came back from Shanhaiguan seemed to be a different person.One is to raise the signs of Liehuang and Prince again, which makes them, the Donglin Party members who used to call themselves loyal ministers and filial sons, finally have a fig leaf.They can barely be regarded as protecting the prince now, and they have to serve Emperor Shun.

The second is the enthusiasm for Western learning. Wei Xuelian, like Han Lin, is also a Catholic, and has a lot of research on Western learning.In the Ming Dynasty, Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua, etc. were the leaders of Western learning, but the Wuqiao mutiny dealt a head-on blow to these gentry who wanted to use Western learning to solve the chronic diseases of the Ming Dynasty.Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde, a group of new troops trained with Western methods, finally rebelled against Ming Dynasty under the oppression of traditional bureaucrats and generals, not only wreaking havoc on most of Shandong, but also cutting off the way to use Western learning.

After Li Zicheng built these two elements, Wei Xuelian also felt that it was not a big deal to serve the Yongchang Emperor.If Emperor Yongchang could really support the prince to go south to restore the country, then they would undoubtedly be washed away as traitors and rebellious sons, and advocating Western learning would give them a place to study Western learning. After the failure of Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua, No one thinks that Western learning can be introduced under the old tradition.

Wei Xuelian, Fang Yizhi and other people who had studied Western studies discussed in private that in order to make Western studies popular in the world, there must be a major ideological change from top to bottom.It is obviously impossible for Daming, who governed the country with loyalty and filial piety, to complete such a task.When Li Zicheng began to show such a tendency, Wei Xuelian and others began to waver in their stance of not contributing to Dashun.

Faced with Fang Yizhi's persuasion, Li Zicheng felt speechless.After the First World War in Huangtuzhuang, although he only watched the battlefield from the watchtower, someone still felt that this way of fighting was not suitable for him at all. Shooting the target on the shooting range is okay, but if he wants to fight with people on the battlefield, he feels that his psychological quality is not good enough.

Moreover, as far as the command and dispatch on the battlefield is concerned, someone also confirmed that he did not inherit Li Zicheng's intuition. Killed out of the sea, their intuition on the battlefield is not comparable to that of someone in peacetime in later generations.

That being the case, someone will naturally not expose his shortcomings.The battle of Huangtuzhuang was okay, at least the Shun army still had a great advantage, but in the battle of Tianjin, the Shun army did not have much advantage, so blind command would really lose.

While thinking in his mind, Li Zicheng said: "Wrong, this battle will not hinder the overall situation. The worst result is just losing Tianjin and fleeing. Our army is now retreating south along the canal. It is better to say that it is an escort The crown prince and Liehuang couple went south to Zigong, but to put it bluntly, they were running away. Therefore, the victory or defeat of this battle has nothing to do with the overall situation, but whether we can retreat decently.

As for the revision of the original geometry, I think this is the key that really concerns the overall situation of the world.If the geometry original can be revised and published as soon as possible, the situation of the world will be changed. "

Now Wei Xuelian finally couldn't bear to intervene. He bowed his hands to Li Zicheng and said: "Is your majesty exaggerating? Although Western learning is profound, how can it compare with my Chinese Confucianism? Western learning is only the foundation of my Chinese learning." Benefits, how can it change the general trend of the world."

Li Zicheng glanced at the people around him, and asked casually: "Then tell me, why Confucianism became the foundation of China?"

Wei Xuelian replied without hesitation: "Zhou Li said: Confucianism obtains the Tao and uses it for the people. The so-called Taoism, one is ritual and music, and the other is benevolence and righteousness. The master regards loyalty and forgiveness as the Tao, and then there is the order of ethics...so Confucianism is the foundation of China. Western learning How can it compete with my Confucianism?"

Fang Yizhi and Chen Yuanyuan nodded beside them, but Tang Ruowang's position was rather awkward, so he simply pretended not to hear.Li Zicheng just thought for a while and then retorted: "I don't read much, but I would like to ask, whether it is the way of Zhou etiquette or the way of the master, what is the purpose of this way? The so-called order of ethics is only a part of the form of the way. It is the purpose of Tao..."

Chapter 81 Two Worlds

Faced with Li Zicheng's rebuttal, Wei Xuelian naturally replied unconvinced: "Master said: The journey of the great way is like that of the heroes of the three generations. Governance cannot be restored by later generations, but it can be done slightly; the rule of less than three generations cannot be lawed by later generations, but it can be cut; only the rule of three generations is feasible.

Therefore, the end point of Tao is to restore the rule of the three generations, then the sages of Yao and Shun can come, and the world of great harmony will be realized.If His Majesty does not follow the righteous path, how can he make the advantages and eliminate the disadvantages, and achieve the prosperity of Dashun? "

Li Zicheng glanced at Wei Xuelian who was impassioned in front of him, and did not answer him immediately, but turned his head to Chen Yuanyuan who was dazed to the side and asked, "Miss Chen, what is this Datong world?"

Chen Yuanyuan, who was a little stunned by the news of the enemy's attack, was asked by Li Zicheng, and he also forgot the taboo that he should not speak on such an occasion, and unconsciously said back: "The world of Datong comes from "Book of Rites." ·Luck of Rituals.

Said: the way of the road is also, the world is public.Select the virtuous and capable, trustworthy and harmonious, so that people are not alone in loving their parents, not only in their sons, so that the old will die, the strong will be useful, the young will be strong, and the widows, widows, lonely, disabled and sick will all be supported.Men have points and women have returns.The evil of goods is abandoned on the ground, so there is no need to hide it in oneself; the evil of power does not come from the body, so there is no need to do it for oneself.That's why you don't prosper if you conspire against others, you don't commit robbery and robbery, and you don't shut down outsiders. This is called Great Harmony. "

"Oh." Li Zicheng looked at Wei Xuelian and asked: "Isn't the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties a father and son succession? This is the Datong world you mentioned?"

Wei Xuelian didn't realize it for a while, and was stunned there. Since he was a child, he never dared to question that the rule of three generations could not achieve a world of great harmony. Otherwise, wouldn't the ethical order established with the goal of rule of three generations not be maintained?

Since the Han Dynasty, the world of Datong has been shelved by Confucianism, and it is regarded as a symbol of Confucian orthodoxy, while on weekdays it advocates and emphasizes the ethical order formed by rituals and laws.Therefore, if scholars talk about the Datong world, it is the unrealistic empty talk of the master, and they are just regarded as crazy students.However, if someone dares to stand up and question that the rule of three generations cannot build a world of great harmony, and the ethical order formed by etiquette and law is not the way to the world of great harmony, then this person is Shao Zhengmao who spread heresy.

It's just that it's not a scholar who is questioning now, but the Emperor Yongchang who holds the military power in his hand, or the leader of the thieves who have trampled on the order of ethics and successfully rebelled. Naturally, Wei Xuelian can't learn from his master and punish him.

Seeing his friend being questioned by Li Zicheng, Fang Yizhi who was standing aside immediately turned around and said, "Your Majesty, Rong Zhai didn't mean that the rule of three generations is the world of Datong, but that the rule of three generations is the foundation for the establishment of a world of Datong according to the Master..."

"So, the purpose of Dao is to establish a world of great harmony. In other words, a way that cannot build a world of great harmony is not a great way. Is it?" Li Zicheng interrupted Fang Yizhi rudely, and came to a conclusion.

Fang Yizhi thought for a while, and found that there was nothing wrong with this inference, so he could only nod his head and admit, "Your Majesty's words are absolutely true."

Li Zicheng turned his attention to Wei Xuelian again. Under Li Zicheng's gaze, although Wei Xuelian hesitated, he could only nod in agreement.A certain person couldn't help but smile in his heart. He took the Datong world as the banner of his political call, and then insisted on not realizing it, just to defend his legal status in power. It's not like he hasn't seen it in later generations.

But a certain person suddenly realized that after a long time of emotional entanglement, Qing was playing Confucian tricks, thinking that those little pinks opposed the restoration of bourgeois ideology all day long, and in the end they had already restored feudal traditions.Sure enough, there's nothing new under the sun.

Thinking this way in his heart, Li Zicheng still said in his mouth: "So, China's orthodoxy should be to explore how to establish a world of great harmony and eliminate those heretical ideas that hinder the realization of a world of great harmony, rather than an ethical order constructed by etiquette.

It's just that Master has described the appearance of this world, but he hasn't had time to draw the blueprints for building this world.However, some deceitful people in later generations constructed a world of etiquette and law in the name of the master, trying to maintain their own power and wealth with ethics and order, instead of realizing a world of great harmony.

Therefore, if you want to build a world of Datong, you must first destroy this world of etiquette and save Confucius.This geometry originally seems to be about mathematical problems, but it uses definitions, postulates, and axioms to build a brand new world that can be explained by mathematics.

In this new world, mathematics treats everyone equally. It will not change its rules just because you are an emperor, nor will it refuse you to enter just because you are a beggar.This world, I prefer to call it the world of truth, although I don't know whether it will be the world of Datong in the end, but I think that the world of truth is at least closer to the world of Datong than the world of etiquette.

What I am discussing with you is whether you can find the path of truth leading to the world of great harmony. If this is not the key to the overall situation of the world, then what else can be more important than it? "

Fang Yizhi looked at Wei Xuelian, who was deep in thought, with some anxiety. He was worried that his friend would not be able to accept such a stimulus, but after thinking for a long time, Wei Xuelian straightened his clothes and bowed deeply to Li Zicheng: "It's a student who is confused in reading and reading. Yes. What Your Majesty said is that the Datong world is the foundation of the Master’s way. Although the ethics and order conform to the Master’s theory, if you can’t reach the Datong world, then you should find a new way.”

Fang Yizhi stared at this friend in a daze. This scene was beyond his expectation. Although Wei Xuelian surrendered to Dashun like him, he knew in his heart that he was really scared, and this friend was I can't let go of the old mother at home, and I don't want my mother to send away a son after sending away his father and elder brother.

Therefore, Wei Xuelian, who is gentle on the outside, is actually much stronger than him on the inside, but now this friend with a strong heart has really bowed to Li Zicheng, which means that the other party has really turned his back on Daming at this moment.At this moment, Fang Yizhi couldn't help thinking about where he should go.

Although someone supported Wei Xuelian contentedly, he didn't take it seriously in his heart.He has debated a lot with people on the Internet, and he has never been persuaded by others. Even if his face is swollen, he has to persevere. As the saying goes, there is nothing wrong with having a political position, so he doesn't believe that he will immediately able to convince a scholar.

However, seeing Wei Xuelian's humble attitude gave him some inspiration, so after helping him up, he said to Chen Yuanyuan who was on the side: "Miss Chen, don't forget to record the conversation between me and the two councilors later.

Then add these few sentences, the reason why my Dashun rebelled against the Ming Dynasty was because the Ming Dynasty could not lead the world to the world of Datong because of the old-fashioned way. I, Dashun, want to fight Jiannu to the end, not to compete with Jiannu for the world, but because Jiannu has no idea What is the Datong world, so I, Dashun, want to eliminate these barbarians for the Chinese civilization. "

After hearing this, Fang Yizhi finally felt a little more comfortable. Does this look like the thieves he knew? What Li Zicheng said just now was too philosophical, and he didn't look like a farmer crawling out of the dead at all. army leader.

While talking, there was a faint explosion sound from the north, and when Fang Yizhi and others looked north worriedly, Li Zicheng waved his hand and said to them: "Eat first, and then continue to discuss the translation of the original geometry. Let them fight the war, the sky will not fall."

Seeing Li Zicheng calmly walking towards the gazebo where the food was set, Fang Yizhi and the others had no choice but to follow quietly, trying not to show their timid side.

Inside the north gate of Tianjin Acropolis, there is an open space 20 steps wide and 30 steps long. This open space is connected with the east-west road and the avenue leading to the south gate. A clearing.

Tianjin Acropolis is long from east to west and narrow from north to south, and the buildings in the city are mainly built along the north-south avenue and the east-west avenue passing through the city. Therefore, Xia Dengshi standing on the north gate only observed for a while and came to a conclusion. There is an open space for the Dashun army to gather, only the avenue towards the south gate is difficult to gather and line up, but it is easier to attack.

Therefore, after forming an array to block the first wave of chaotic attacks by the Shun army in the city, after the second wave of infantry supporting him entered the city, Xia Dengshi ordered the infantry to attack along the North-South Avenue towards the south gate, trying to divide the Shun army in the city into two. half, and then divide and annihilate them.Of course, according to his experience, after the city gate fell, the soldiers in the city should be in chaos. After the army in the city was cut off from command, the soldiers would lose their organization and flee for their lives because they could not get orders.

However, what Xia Dengshi did not expect was that although he captured the North Gate, the Shun Army in the city did not become chaotic.Of the 800 cavalry he led, except 150 cavalry stayed on the north bank of the pontoon bridge, 50 cavalry were placed on the street between the south bank of the pontoon bridge and the north gate, and the remaining 600 cavalry were divided into two teams after entering the city. At that time, 300 people guarded the north gate to prevent the soldiers of the Shun army from taking back the north gate.

It should be said that the matter has developed to this point smoothly, but when the follow-up 500 infantry entered the city, Xia Dengshi ordered these infantry to separate 300 people to attack along the North-South Avenue towards the south gate, the Shun army seemed to have reacted at this time, not only Gathered troops in front of the Drum Tower to prepare to push back the north gate, and climbed up the buildings on both sides of the street to shoot arrows and firecrackers at Wu soldiers on the street, and even smashed tiles and stones.

What surprised Xia Dengshi the most was that the two Shunjun troops on the east-west avenue at the gate of the city even brought out their tiger squatting cannons and bombarded the soldiers of the Wu army who were concentrated on the street. The troops who attacked from east to west and south lost hundreds of people and had to retreat back to the city gate.

Looking at the soldiers of the Shun Army starting to set up barricades with furniture on the street, trying to stabilize their positions before gathering for an attack, Xia Dengshi also felt his scalp go numb.At this time, Kong Xigui brought his troops into the city for support.Seeing Kong Xigui's troops enter the city, Xia Dengshi also heaved a sigh of relief, and introduced the current situation to Kong Xigui who walked to the top of the city.

After looking at the situation in the city, Kong Xigui said to Xia Dengshi: "Don't worry, brother Xia. From now on, you just need to guard the north gate and the west road. There is a large pond in the north of the west road, and there are buildings in the south. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Just block this way and the army will attack.

The northeastern corner of the city is wide open, as long as you rush over, you can deploy your troops. The northeast of the Drum Tower is the granary in the city, so the East Road and South Road are the first places for our army to attack.There are more than a thousand people in my department, enough to win these two roads..."

Chapter 82 Investigation

On the north bank of the South Canal, Lieutenant Chen Shideng looked at Jin Bin who had returned from defeat and gritted his teeth and said, "Lieutenant Jin, you just left General Hu behind and came back?"

Facing the murderous Chen Shideng, the disheartened Jin Bin wanted to cry for a while. While winking at his colleagues Lou Guangxian and Yang Weihan, he complained to Chen Shideng: "It's not that our army is ineffective in fighting. , the Shun army is so fierce that it cannot be stopped by manpower. General Hu and I are divided into two groups. I am not sincerely abandoning him, but because there is really no way to find anyone among the disorderly army."

Chen Shideng looked at the Shunjun camp three or four hundred paces away in the distance, and was very puzzled. Before that, he looked at the camp in front of the yamen of the Governor's Department, that is, in front of the yamen, at the long base and between the two. A triangular fortress was built each, and the three formed a larger triangular position, but there was no fence between the three, and the front of the fortress was very open.

Moreover, the outer walls of the three fortresses seem to be less than one person high, but a wide trench with a depth of about one person was dug along the outer walls of the fortresses. I thought that such a fortress would be broken with just one impact.

But Hu Liang and Jin Bin led more than 2000 infantry to kill them. Before he could lead his troops to respond, the side had already retreated in a mess. At least 2 corpses were left behind. He didn't even see Jin Bin clearly. How did Bin retreat, leaving Hu Liang and most of the soldiers of the Guanning Army behind.

It started off so smoothly, but somehow lost a colleague. This was not a field battle with the Qing army, but a fight with a group of rebel mud legs. Wouldn’t it make people laugh at Guan Ning’s army for being useless? ?

Even if the Dashun Army invaded the city of Beijing, the Guan Ning Army did not regard the combat power of this army as equal to their own. Ning Jun has never lost.This is also the confidence of Guan Ningjun to betray Dashun. If they really can't defeat Dashun, of course everyone will not follow Wu Zongbing to die.

Therefore, generals of the Guanning Army such as Chen Shideng believed that the Northern Army was the number one in the world, the Liao Army was the second, and the Nine Frontier Army and the Peasant Army were the third.Now that they have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, they naturally cannot lose the prestige of the Guan Ning army in front of the new master, otherwise how can they still get the support of the new master?

Chen Shideng could only think that these Tianjin guards were too useless, so he dragged Hu Liang back.At this moment, the soldiers behind him suddenly cheered. Chen Shideng looked around and found that Xia Dengshi had set up his own banner on the north gate tower.

Now he didn't hesitate any more, and turned to Lou Guangxian, Jin Bin, and Yang Weihan with a low face and said, "The Manchurian soldiers are right behind us. Now that the north gate is down, they will definitely have to cross the river. If we can't take it down!" In the Shun army camp on the north bank, I am afraid that not only did you not have credit for this time, but you have done it. The Qing Dynasty is different from the Ming Dynasty, and the most important thing is to pay for rewards and punishments. If you can't make up for your mistakes, I am afraid that you will be judged for your crimes after the war.

Now I will give you another chance. Mr. Lou leads troops to attack the camp in front of the Yamen on the left, and Commander Yang leads troops to attack the camp at the long base on the right. You attack the unfinished triangular fort in the middle with all your strength, and I will fight for you.If Vice General Jin dares to retreat without orders, don't blame me for being rude. "

Jin Bin glanced back at the triangular fortress in the middle, there were no more than a hundred people on it at most, and he glanced at the Xia character flag raised on the top of the north gate, finally gritted his teeth and said to Chen Shideng: "Please, General Chen Stand up for me, I will take down the fortress in the middle this time, otherwise I will not dare to turn back."

Chen Shideng ordered his guards to let go of the road and let Jin Bin walk back to his army. A guard beside him looked thoughtfully at the three triangular fortresses in front of him, as if he was recalling something.

Chen Shideng didn't pay attention to the actions of the guards around him, but only called his subordinates to come forward. At this time, Kong Xigui was leading his troops across the Hongqiao towards the north gate for reinforcements, and the commander-in-chief He Jinzhong also entered the north gate. I met Hu Xinshui in the barracks on the north bank of the canal, and a group of Manchu cavalry followed him into the camp.

The leader of the team, Xianghong Banner, Meile Zhangjing and Tuo, observed the situation in the camp vigilantly. After confirming that there was no threat in the camp, half of the men were dismounted, while the other half continued to maintain vigilance.Here, Hu Xinshui hurried up to meet him, saluted Hetuo and then reported to him: "My lord, our army has captured the north gate. It won't be long before the Acropolis of Tianjin will fall into our hands. It became a lone army."

He Tuo said with some disbelief: "I heard that Emperor Yongchang is still in the city. How did you take down the gate so easily? Could it be a fraud? Is Emperor Yongchang really still in the city?"

Hu Xinshui hesitated for a moment before replying: "The reason for taking down the city gate was to take advantage of the time when the army had dinner at noon. As for whether it was easy, let the general send someone to inquire about it. As for whether Emperor Yongchang is still in the city, I am now It’s not good to say, and you need to ask before you talk.”

Seeing that Hu Xinshui was about to ask someone to enter the city to investigate and inquire, He Tuo suddenly called the two guards around him, and then said to Hu Xinshui: "Then let Jasa follow your people into the city to have a look, he can understand Chinese, so you don’t have to run again.”

Naturally, Hu Xinshui would not refuse Hetuo's request. He also sent a few more people to protect the two Manchurians from entering the city to avoid any mistakes.Tsisa didn't talk much, and after calling Zasouer Ebuheng, he followed Hu Xinshui's men across the river. He rode across the Hongqiao just in time to see Chen Shideng commanding the army to attack the Shun army's camp. Glancing at it, Thasa also felt that the offensive side was remarkable.

However, he quickly withdrew his gaze and observed the situation on both sides of the street outside the North Gate. He Tuo sent him here not just to listen to the reports of these Han people, but to let him take a look at the Shunjun with his own eyes. status.

When Qisa waited on the top of the north gate, Xia Dengshi, who learned of their intentions, pointed to the southwest direction and said, "If Emperor Yongchang really didn't run away, he would only go in that direction. General Kong is about to lead his troops to seize it first." Drum Tower, to see the situation of the whole city, the two adults can wait for a while."

After looking at each other with Zhasouer Erbuheng, he said to Xia Dengshi: "In this case, we just go to help General Kong. We have also been in battle and will not cause trouble for General Kong. .”

Xia Dengshi couldn't leave the city, so he sent 10 servants around him to Jasa, plus the soldiers assigned to them by Hu Xinshui, there were 5 to 60 soldiers around Jasa.

There are more than 300 steps from the north gate to the Drum Tower in the center of the city, and the North-South Avenue running through the Drum Tower can be as wide as 10 steps and can accommodate 15 people walking side by side.After Xia Dengshi's soldiers had suffered from the condescending shooting from the buildings on both sides when they attacked, Kong Xigui adopted the strategy of gradually seizing the buildings facing the street on both sides of the street. Knockback is back.

Although Jasa said that he wanted to help Kong Xigui, how could Kong Xigui really let him join the battle at this time? He would rather lead his servants to the front than let the two of Jasa suffer any damage, otherwise the battle would be considered a victory I'm afraid he doesn't have much credit either.

Kong Xigui's going into battle in person really inspired the courage of his subordinates.Under his command, some wooden buildings facing the street were quickly taken down. Even with the cooperation of Kongbu soldiers on Beimen Street and Northeast Street, they even seized several streets in the Northeast City, and took the Shun The soldiers of the army pressed down on the block near Dongmen Street, where there were some solid buildings built by reincarnations such as the yamen and granaries of the households, but they were unable to capture them for a while.

It took a full quarter of an hour before Kong Xigui's troops finally approached the Drum Tower. At this moment, the officers and soldiers of Kong's department with good eyesight saw something erected on a high platform 2 or 2 steps away, and immediately moved behind them excitedly. His companion said: "The big banner is the big banner of Emperor Dashun, and Emperor Dashun is still in the city..."

Kong Xigui, who was 3 or 40 steps away from the shouting officer, heard it and waited for someone to confirm it again. Here, Zhasa has already pushed away the soldiers blocking him impatiently and rushed up.Although the big yellow dragon banner in the distance is not very conspicuous, but Tha Sa, who has excellent eyes, recognized it at a glance as the big yellow dragon banner representing the emperor.

At this time, there was a burst of gunfire, and the officers and soldiers of the Confucius Department in the city who were shouting about Emperor Yongchang just now were shot to death by the irritated Shun Army, and even the sergeants around Kasa were shot by stray bullets. One person fell down.

Seeing that the Shun army began to reinforce the barricade at the Drum Tower, and launched a counterattack against the soldiers of Kongbu who were close to the Drum Tower, Jasa did not step forward to help, but retreated quickly.He returned to Kong Xigui and said, "General Kong, don't be impatient. Since Emperor Dashun refuses to leave, this city is not something you can take. You just need to stabilize the current territory, and I will take it now." Go out of the city and report to Lord He Tuo, and then send someone to help you."

Kong Xigui thought that this was a gesture of favor from Tsa Sa, so he replied happily: "Don't worry, my lord. Since the last general has entered the city, it is impossible for the Shun army to drive us out. Our department will definitely fight hard." , capture Emperor Dashun and present it to His Highness the Ten Kings."

Jasa once again warned him solemnly: "General Kong only needs to maintain the current front line, and there is no need to be greedy for merit."

After Xisa finished speaking, he ignored Kong Xigui, turned around and walked quickly towards the north gate, leaving Kong Xigui who was at a loss.When Jasa rode his horse back from the north gate to the north bank of the South Canal, he found that the flag embroidered with red had turned to the south bank of the North Canal, so he turned his horse's head and ran towards the flag. camp, and found that the attacking party actually retreated.

Jasa quickly looked back, dismounted near the flag and found his superior, Hetuo. At this time, Hetuo was talking to another Melezhanging Sasuka, who was inlaid with a red flag: "Grandma, isn't this the Ming people who are here?" Is it an enemy platform built outside the pass? I never thought that three built together would be so sharp, I remember that the artillery and guns used by the Ming army in Guanwai were not so powerful."

Sasuka nodded in agreement and said: "Indeed, the three enemy towers are built together, no matter which one you attack, you will be attacked by artillery from both sides, and the triangle enemy tower in the middle divides the attacker into two parts, so there is no front to speak of. It’s useless to push the cart up, you can’t find a way to attack from the front, and you can’t defend the flanks...”

Chapter 83 Enemy Taiwan System

He Tuo finally stopped discussing with Sa Suka when he saw Qi Sa came back. No matter how many Han people died, it didn't matter to them. Now he is more concerned about the situation in the city, whether the easy capture of the North Gate is a trap.

Qisa reported what he saw to Hetuo and Sasuka in detail, and solemnly reported: "Emperor Dashun's yellow dragon banner is indeed in the city, so the morale of the Shun army in the city has not collapsed. We repelled our army, but after Kongbu entered the city, our army still occupied less than half of the northeast city, if more troops enter the city, the Shun army should not be able to hold on."