On the second day, Zhu Fuming held an enthronement ceremony at the Temple of Heaven, named the country "Ming", and canonized a large number of civil ministers and military generals.The Daqing Gate was renamed Daming Gate, and the soldiers of the Boxers were inspected by the new emperor at Daming Gate.After the ceremony, they went to the front line and set up the walls of the inner and outer cities.All the generals had just received the reward, and they were all extremely excited, and they were no longer afraid in the face of Rong Lu's army, and they were all ready to resist.Because of the Huaxing army's eyesight, other places could not draw out King Qin's soldiers and horses, and the imperial court could only use Ronglu's protector army to recover the capital.The Protector Army marched all the way south from Mi to the south, and soon completed the encirclement of the inner and outer cities of the capital.However, because Rong Lu was in a hurry to go south, he did not carry heavy artillery for the siege this time, so he specially ordered Dexing'a in Tianjin to send warships to support.After the foreign devils in Tianjin were driven away by the Huaxing army, they also left more than a dozen wooden warships of more than 100 tons.Although they are equipped with old-style artillery, it is more than enough to blow up the city walls.Therefore, the direction of the main attack was chosen in the Chaoyangmen area of Jingdong, where there is a Tonghui River in the direct flow city, and Tianjin's warships will also go straight up along the Tonghui River and blow up the city wall in the Chaoyangmen area.Tonghui River is the grain road of the capital, and Monk Lingqin is in the area of Bali Bridge on this river.The Boxers sent the Cao Gang to garrison the Tonghui River, and of course they would not wait for the Qing warships to attack from Tianjin.As soon as more than a dozen warships moved in Tianjin, the Cao Gang learned the news.Hundreds of small ships were dispatched to besiege more than a dozen warships of the Qing court.The stragglers deployed by the Boxers along the line from Chaoyangmen to Tongzhou have been completely wiped out by the Protectors, and only the Cao Gang in the canal is still insisting on resisting.More than a dozen warships from Tianjin appeared behind the Tonghui River, and they were invincible all the way, and the boats of the Cao Gang retreated one after another.Each ship was equipped with at least ten guns, and although the boats of the Cao Gang were also equipped with guns, only one or two.Under the bombardment of the Qing court's naval guns, it was quickly blown to pieces.Most of the hundreds of small boats of the Cao Gang were lost in less than a morning, and the ships that survived all dared to fight, and all of them withdrew to the city of Beijing.Ten warships soon arrived at the city of Beijing and launched an attack on the city walls around Chaoyangmen.But the Boxers were not vegetarians, and they had already deployed more than 50 artillery pieces on the city walls.As soon as the warships of the Qing court came, the artillery of the city wall suddenly fired intensively.The rumbling sound shrouded the entire Tonghui River, the two sides shot at each other for half an hour, the city wall around Chaoyangmen collapsed, and hundreds of iron balls of 20 catties smashed on the city wall, forming a fracture more than 50 meters wide.Half of the Qing court's warships were also blown up in the river, leaving Rong Lu half dead.This warship is his treasure, when the Huaxing army sent a warship to land at Dagukou, he was not willing to let the Dexing Apai warship meet it, but he didn't expect to lose more than half of this battle alone.The Protectors soon launched an assault on this breach, and it was the Seven Evil Army under the command of Hu Liefeng who defended it.Although the Seven Evil Army and the Weihu Army injured more than 30,000 people in Miyun, there were still 30,000 troops in the capital.After the Boxers determined the direction of the main attack, Hu Liefeng led 10,000 men to defend here.After the city wall was blown open, Hu Liefeng quickly sent more than 1,000 people to deploy a circular gun array 100 meters away from the breach at the gap in the city.The Protector Army suppressed the Seven Evil Troops on both sides of the broken wall, and on the other hand, climbed over the broken wall in the ruins and rushed into the city."
Bang bang bang" For a while, there was a lot of gunfire in the city, and all the seven evil army gun formations in the ring defense ring opened fire.Bullets poured in from all directions, and the Protector Army, which had just hit the city, was caught off guard and fell in one piece.The Protectors outside the city hurriedly lay on the ruins and fired back at the foreign gun array in the city, and the Boxers in the city immediately lost their target.The breech-loading foreign guns could not shoot accurately, and there was nothing they could do about the Protectors lying on the ground.Bullets whizzed into the city, scattering the Boxers' guns in an instant.The first group of protectors soon rushed into the city, climbed the city wall from the horse road, and fought each other with the Seven Evil Troops stationed on the city wall.Rong Lu concentrated ordinary soldiers and horses in the area of Chaoyangmen, which was three times the size of the Seven Evil Army.The firepower of the Seven Evil Army was completely suppressed by the precise strikes of the Protector Army, and after thousands of casualties, they finally lost their fighting spirit and retreated again and again.The Protectors took the opportunity to expand their gains and completely occupied Chaoyang Gate before dark, and the eastern wall of the inner city was completely owned by the Protectors.The Seven Evil Army organized several counterattacks during the night, but they were all repulsed by the strong fire of the Protectors.The generals and the three elders hurriedly gathered together to discuss countermeasures, the Chaoyang Gate has been lost, and the other city gates will not be guaranteed.If the Protector Army completes the encirclement of the entire city wall tomorrow, then the Boxers will be completely trapped in the city of Beijing, and they will not be able to leave if they want to."
Elder, you have seen the battle today.The people of Beijing could not count on it, and they ran faster than anyone else when the guns rang out.We only have more than 30,000 elites, and counting the 100,000 rabble in the city, we are far from being the opponents of the National Protector Army. ”Hu Liefeng was dressed in a military uniform, and he didn't even take off his armor, so he came to the meeting.The first one spoke up and reminded the three elders, his face full of urgency.Less than a day after the founding of the People's Republic of China, this regime was in danger and facing the catastrophe of annihilation.Everyone was anxious, and they weighed the weight in their hearts repeatedly."
The emperor has just ascended the throne, and now he is gone, let the world see us.Even if we escape from the capital, will we be able to escape back to Shandong safely" Wang Yinlin shook his head, still not advocating escaping.Zhu Fuming has only moved into the Forbidden City for a day, and he has not held a court meeting.If they abandon Beijing at this moment, they will become a complete joke."
But we can't stop the attack of the Protector Army, and if you stay here, you will only die," Hu Liefeng reminded with a frown, his inner defense line had been completely broken by the Protector Army.In the battle of Chaoyangmen during the day, more than half of the tens of thousands of men were killed and wounded, and they relied on their flesh and blood to block the day."
There is another way" Meng Laicai suddenly stood up and looked around the generals seriously.All the generals, including Wang Yinlin and Jiang Wanshan, also focused their eyes on Meng Laicai's face."
We can come up with a plan to besiege Wei and save Zhao, now that Ronglu's army is all besieging the capital, the Qing army deployed in the Chengde area must be weak.Now there are more than 10,000 war horses of the Eight Banners Army in the capital, and from here to Chengde, it will take three days to rush across the horses.We only need to raid Chengde, and the Qing court will inevitably summon Rong Lu to help, and the danger of the capital will be solved" Meng Laicai thought of a way with his eyes in his eyes, and said in a rather hurried tone.The generals nodded their heads, secretly feeling that this method was feasible."
Brother Meng, this method is good, but the target is not the root cause, once the Ronglu army returns to help, it is very likely that this army that has gone deep behind the enemy will not return.At that time, Rong Lu will return to the capital again, and we will have no way at all" Jiang Wanshan reminded with some concern, and his eyebrows still couldn't be stretched."
At present, we can only do this, take one step at a time, and first solve the current siege before making plans."
Meng Laicai also frowned, but now there is only this way, which can temporarily resist Rong Lu's army for a while."
I agree with Brother Meng's opinion, now that the Mongol cavalry of the Qing court has been annihilated by us, it is not easy for them to pursue the cavalry we sent.Moreover, this attack on Chengde was only to build momentum, not to entangle with the Qing army.As long as the demon queen and the little emperor order Rong Lu to return, you don't have to worry too much. ”Wang Yinlin supported Meng Laicai's opinion and added another sentence to the generals."
Everything depends on the arrangement of the elders" The generals all clasped their fists and cheered, and the three elders made arrangements at the moment, so that the remaining 7,000 people of the Seven Evil Army all crossed their horses from the Desheng Gate and Anding Gate in the north of the capital to break through the siege at night and storm towards Chengde.Meng Laicai told Hu Liefeng again, no matter what, he must rush to Chengde within three days.They also held out in the city for a maximum of half a month.After daybreak, the Protectors replenished their ammunition and continued their assault on the other walls.Breech rifles showed great advantages, but they still caused casualties on impact.The soldiers of the Protector Army were also willing to fight hard for their lives, so the progress of the siege slowed down a lot.It took a day to take the entire northern city wall, and the Desheng Gate and Anding Gate were all occupied by the Protector Army.The Boxers in the city also fought street battles, and after the city walls were lost, they all retreated into the city, relying on the buildings on the streets to resist.Rong Lu's failure to conquer a single street will cost hundreds of people.The Boxers were completely exchanging their lives for their lives, hiding in the dark and firing a shot, and they were immediately discovered and shot by the Protectors.The two sides have repeatedly fought over every street for the past half a month.The Protectors broke through and occupied most of the inner city, and the Boxers still occupied the Forbidden City, guarding against the four gates.It's just that the Weihu Army or the miscellaneous Boxer Rebellion are all looking forward to the success of the Seven Evil Army, but it has been half a month, and there is still no news from Chengde.The hearts of the generals beat drums, and they don't know if the Seven Evil Army has succeeded this time.The three elders were even more prepared to fight to the death, even if the Seven Evil Armies did not succeed, everyone had to persevere until the last moment.Rong Lu was excitedly arranging soldiers and horses to surround the entire Forbidden City, preparing to launch the final blow against the rebels of the Boxers.Unexpectedly, a holy decree suddenly came from the army, and the Queen Mother reported urgently, Chengde found a large number of Boxer rebels, and urgently ordered Ronglu to take the army back to King Chengdeqin.Rong Lu was almost depressed and didn't vomit blood, I don't know why the imperial court came to make such a move at this critical juncture, this is obviously the Boxer Rebellion's plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao.But he didn't dare to disobey in the slightest, so he could only let the ordinary soldiers and horses continue to be stationed in Beijing, and he quickly returned to Chengde with half of the soldiers and horses to save the car.He can't afford to gamble, in case Chengde is really broken by the Boxers, the emperor and the queen mother have three longs and two shorts, and he can't afford this responsibility
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