Chen Yue led the team towards Xuanwu Gate, and Liu Zongmin led more than 2,000 people to chase after him.
In addition to more than a thousand cavalry in the guard camp, the Xishan Army also had more than a thousand infantry.
They had to escort Chongzhen Kunxing and Chen Yue's own family members, and they were marching on the streets of the city.
It was not easy to get rid of the pursuit, so they had to fight.
Let's go.
Liu Zongmin has been a thief in the world for more than ten years, and his experience in leading troops in battles is far greater than that of Chen Yue.
While leading his men in pursuit, he sent men around the back streets and alleys to stop the attack from the front.
More than five hundred intruders circled to the front and suddenly burst out of the alley, cutting off the path ahead.
Dozens of rebel horses were set up on the street, blocking the way of the Xishan Army.
The arrows of the intruder archers were like locusts, and the attacking cavalry of the Xishan Army fell to the ground one after another.
The vanguard cavalry had to dismount and shoot at them with muskets and hand crossbows.
"Gunpowder bombs, use gunpowder bombs," Yu Feng, who was in the vanguard, shouted sharply.
"There are only so many gunpowder shells.
The previous wave has been used up," his lieutenant shouted.
"No matter what, this intruder must be defeated immediately.
I will lead the troops to attack from the front.
Ma Chuang, you lead a hundred people through the alley and climb over the wall to attack their rear."
Yu Feng said resolutely, starting from a subordinate.
If he grabs a shield, he will lead someone to kill him personally.
At this moment, the intruders on the opposite side were in chaos.
More than a hundred Ming soldiers rushed into the intruders from behind.
A general was riding a tall horse and dancing with a big gun in his hand.
The intruders he met screamed and fell to the ground. .
Behind him, more than a hundred elite Ming troops were like wolves and tigers, holding swords and guns and killing the intruders until they howled like ghosts.
"Master" saw the general's face clearly.
Yu Feng was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed.
It turned out that the person rushing towards him was Chen Jianghe.
Yu Feng, who had worked as a servant in the Chen family for a few days, was Chen Jianghe who had personally recommended him. cross.
Chen Jianghe and Yu Feng attacked from two sides and defeated hundreds of intruders in an instant.
They pushed the horses to the side of the road and the road became unobstructed.
"Daddy" Chen Yue rushed over and shouted to Chen Jianghe in surprise.
"Going to Fuchengmen" The situation was critical, so Chen Jianghe said nothing and hurriedly said to his son.
There has been no news of the fall of Fucheng Gate, which is the closest gate to the city.
As for Xuanwumen that has not yet been lost, what will happen even if we leave Xuanwumen?
The outer city outside has been captured by intruders.
Chen Yue nodded and followed his father Chen Jianghe to the north.
As long as he can get out of the city, he can still escape with the more than a thousand cavalry under his command.
However, what makes people despair is that just after walking north along Xuanwumen Street, Yu Feng, who was sent as a vanguard, sent someone to report that Fuchengmen had fallen and thousands of intruders were entering the city.
There are pursuers behind, and there is no way forward.
The two thousand people of the Xishan Army are suddenly in a dilemma.
The Fucheng Gate ahead was wide open, and the main force of intruders was entering the city one after another.
It was impossible to fight their way out.
Behind, Liu Zongmin commanded thousands of intruders to pursue them one after another, while Jin Xin led several hundred infantrymen to block the attack.
More than two thousand Xishan troops were blocked on Xuanwumen Street, and their situation was already very dangerous.
"That's not possible here.
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If the intruders attack from the alleys, we will be surrounded by enemies from all sides."
Chen Jianghe said worriedly, looking at the alleys on both sides of the street.
"You can't stay here for long, let's go to Xuanwumen," Chen Yue said through gritted teeth.
After all, Xuanwumen still has city walls and towers, and there is a barbican to defend it.
Going there is better than staying on the street.
So the team turned around and headed south, heading straight for Xuanwumen.
Ignoring Chen Yue's objections, Chen Jianghe rode his war horse to clear the way in person, leading his servants on a rampage, catching the pursuing intruders by surprise.
Liu Zongmin repeated his old tactics and sent thousands of soldiers to the alleys on both sides, hoping that his men would rush out of the alleys and cut the Ming army into several sections.
Ming army might as well suddenly turn around and attack their own side fiercely.
The Chuang army was in an offensive formation to pursue the Ming army, with no defense at all.
They fled under the attack led by Chen Jianghe.
Liu Zongmin was furious and wanted to mount his horse in person to challenge such a brave general.
However, he was pulled back by his men one after another and hurriedly retreated.
After repelling the pursuers, the Xishan Army turned south.
Chen Jianghe took the lead and rushed to the top of Xuanwumen City.
He was worried about Liu Yangzhen, the head of the Ministry of War, who stayed here and refused to leave.
When he rushed to the city gate, he saw that the inner city gate was open and there was no one in the urn.
Chen Jianghe couldn't help but beat his horse into Wengcheng, and then rushed up the city wall from the horse path.
Then he heard bursts of crying coming from the city gate tower.
Chen Jianghe's heart tightened.
He got off his horse and walked into the city gate tower with heavy steps.
He saw Liu Yangzhen hanging himself on the beam inside the gate tower.
His body swayed slightly with Bai Ling, and several of his servants were kneeling on the ground, crying bitterly.
"Assholes, why don't you save people?"
Chen Jianghe became furious, kicked a servant of the Liu family in front of him hard, and rushed to save people.
"Commander Chen, sir, he is going to die for his country and become a benevolent man.
You must not ruin his reputation."
A servant of the Liu family hugged Chen Jianghe's legs and cried.
Xuanwumen has two inner and outer gates, connected by city walls on both sides.
There are two archery towers and an enemy tower on the city, with several artillery placed on them.
A space forty steps wide and about fifty steps long was formed between the two city gates, which is the so-called barbican city.
The walls and towers of the Wengcheng, together with the cave for hiding soldiers in the Wengcheng, and the internal space are enough to accommodate thousands of troops.
There is a moat dozens of feet wide outside the barbican city that separates it from the outer city.
As long as the city gates are lowered, the barbican city can withstand the attack of tens of thousands of enemies.
The most dangerous thing is not the attack from the inner and outer city gates, but the enemy attacking from the walls on both sides.
So as soon as Chen Yue entered Xuanwu Gate, he immediately ordered the city bricks to be removed, several low walls to be built, and the Xuanwu Gate Urn City and the The east and west sides are separated by city walls.
Liu Zongmin led his men in pursuit.
Looking at the lowered city gate gate, he could only stop helplessly.
Bricks and stones on the city wall fell like rain, and he could only lead the intruders to slowly retreat and join the intruders entering the city.
"Send the order and order Tian Hu to lead his subordinates to attack Xuanwumen from the Zhengyangmen city wall, and order Wu Xianzu to lead his troops to attack Xuanwumen from the Xibianmen city wall.
Before dark, Xuanwumen must be captured and Chen Yue must be captured alive."
Liu Zongmin shouted fiercely, "In the past few years, Chuangjun has been fighting continuously, and it has never suffered such a big loss."
The battle with Chen Yue's Xishan Army lasted only a few hours, with more than a thousand casualties and casualties.
In the Xuanwumen Gate Tower, Chongzhen, dressed in the uniform of an ordinary soldier, stared blankly at Liu Yangzhen hanging in the tower, speechless for a long time.
"All court officials can be killed" he had said many times in the inner palace, but now he could no longer say it
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