The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1367

[1367. Chapter 1299 The Emperor Guards the Country]

On the shore, stationed at Dagukou are the Jinwu Guards.

The prince sent them here obviously to prepare them against enemies at sea.

But…there are no enemies on the sea.

The Jinwu Guards are personal guards and His Majesty’s retinue.

Because of this, only good men can serve.

The so-called good family members are mostly hereditary descendants.

They were all tall and burly, wearing imperial-given unicorn uniforms, just like the Han generals in Jin Yiwei, for the purpose of guard of honor.

The prince obviously also thought that this group of people was of no use.

After all… they are all a bunch of showmen.

But in Zhu Houzhao’s heart, the one who can really fight is Xiaoqiying. This Xiaoqiying is the real fierce and fierce army stationed in the capital. Zhu Houzhao determined that the Francons were most likely to land in Tanggu.

Because of this…

Xiaoqi is the real main force.

Commander Jinwu Guard heard the shouts outside and was stunned for a moment.

He hurried out and saw countless ships on the sea.

His heart skipped a beat, and he immediately shouted, “Meet the enemy, meet the enemy.”

There were thousands of Jinwu Guards, and there was no hesitation. Fortunately, the Prince’s Palace ordered them to be on guard, and they gathered quickly.

But all of a sudden, everyone was confused.

In fact, they are similar to the Jinyi Guards and do not belong to the real army. Fortunately, many captains and warriors are eager to try with the blood in their chests, but they can arrange their troops and the Jinwu Guards command, but no matter what It can’t be moved either.

After all, the commander of Jinwu Guard is also a veteran, someone who has been on the battlefield, but the captain and the strongman don’t understand anything.

He was a little anxious and shouted: “Thieves are coming. I don’t know how many. If anyone is coming, please report to Your Majesty immediately and ask for help! I have been blessed by the country in this life, and the time has come to repay the favor today. Come…”

The commander gritted his teeth and said, He mounted the horse himself, clapping his sword to boost morale.

Immediately afterwards, the horns were blown, woo woo woo…

the captain and the warriors were still in a mess.

The Spanish Legion had already arrived. They approached slowly with neat steps, and soon after, there was a boom…

a cannon shot.

Suddenly, the artillery shells fell into the Jinwu Guards’ formation. Although these iron cannons were not powerful, they were an artifact that disrupted the infantry line.

All of a sudden, Jin Wuwei became confused.

“Where’s the fort? Go to the fort quickly…”

“Master Marquis, those damn guys have never used artillery.”

There was a fort set up here at Dagukou, but… it was a long time ago. The Jinwu Guard was only used as a guard of honor. Artillery fire operations in the field required skilled gunners. These captains and warriors could not handle this.

The conductor gritted his teeth and suddenly felt something bad.

The opponent has arrived.

Some brave Jinwu guards have rushed forward with roars.

This was immediately followed by a volley of matchlocks.

In an instant, dozens of people fell.

But the huge panic caused by this spread instantly.

A large number of Jinwu guards no longer dared to step forward with their swords, and retreated one after another.

So… it started to collapse.

“It’s not good.” The commander has realized something. With these three-legged cat captains and warriors, there is no way they can be the opponent of the incoming enemy.

He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth: “Today… let’s fight to the death.”

He shouldered his horse, raised his sword, and rushed into the enemy’s position with his bodyguards without hesitation.

At the port, there were shouts of death everywhere…

Tianjin

Weili…

When a group of stragglers appeared at the bottom of the city, a moment later, the silence in the entire Tianjin Weili was broken.

Emperor Hongzhi quickly met a Jinwu guard captain.

The captain, with tears streaming down his face and his clothes in tatters, bowed down and said, “Your Majesty… Your Majesty… Dagukou was attacked.”

As he walked inside, there was an uproar, and all the officials were stunned.

“Who are these thieves?”

“Flangji people.”

Emperor Hongzhi took a breath and sneered: “They are here again! Where are they now? How is the battle situation?”

“Jinwu Guards have… been planned. , Lord Marquis… He is taking the lead, and his life and death are still unknown… The Franji people have occupied the mouth of Dagu!”

Emperor Hongzhi took a breath of cold air.

All the officials were shocked.

In Zhu Houzhao’s eyes, the Jinwu Guards were just a bunch of showmen, with no combat effectiveness at all, and they were not even a real army at all. But in the eyes of the ministers, the Jinwu Guards were all elites selected from the Beijing camp, and they were all very good. Da, isn’t it the elite of the Ming Dynasty?

Even the Jinwu Guard collapsed in an instant, and the Jinwu Guard was commanded by Chenzhou Marquis. This man was a veteran on the battlefield, and his life or death was unknown. One can imagine how arrogant these invading Francois were.

Someone immediately said: “Your Majesty, please withdraw immediately and go back to the capital. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time.”

Some people began to agree sporadically, nodding and nodding.

After the words fell, someone said angrily: “Don’t you, a gentleman, build a dangerous wall? Chen Yan, you are so brave. Tianjin Guard is the gate of the country. If you retreat, you will be the capital. If your Majesty withdraws, it will be equivalent to giving up the entire Tianjin Guard.” “The emperor is the father of the king and the father of his subjects. At this moment, there is no need to fight. Is there any reason to avoid the battle and retreat?”

Everyone looked at it, but it was Ma Wensheng, the Minister of War. Ma Wensheng was furious and wanted to kill Chen Yan, who had made a bad idea. He was directly beaten to death. In fact, he had already started to roll up his sleeves: “Your Majesty, you must not retreat. Once you retreat, the troops and horses accompanying you will inevitably have to withdraw in order to defend the Holy Emperor. Then how much will be left for Tianjin Guards?” Anyone who proposes to withdraw is a traitor to Franji. I beg your majesty to kill Chen Yan immediately as a warning.”

“No retreat!” A group of Qingliu and Yushi also started to explode.

“Your Majesty, it is the proper duty for a king to guard the country and die for the country. If the emperor avoids fighting, what will happen to the thousands of subjects? Where will this put the people of Tianjin Guard?”

“If your majesty withdraws, how can you be worthy of being listed ?

Ancestors? “

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

Especially a group of young Hanlin and Yushi, all of them opened their eyes, looking like they were looking for someone to fight at any time, and were ready to take action.

This is the tradition of the Ming Dynasty. In history, not to mention that after the Tumubao Incident, the emperor was kidnapped. The officials in Beijing immediately established a new emperor, refused to move southward and fought to the death to defend the capital. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, during the period of Emperor Chongzhen, amidst internal and external troubles, Chongzhen once thought about the idea of negotiating peace with the Jurchens. However, as soon as this idea came out, it immediately caused an uproar in the court. In a group of crazy ministers, At the request of the emperor, Emperor Chongzhen had no choice but to kill the minister responsible for secret peace negotiations, and he did not dare to propose peace again until his death.

Xie Qian’s face was also pale at this time. He never expected that when he came to Tianjin Guard, he would encounter such danger.

He calmed down: “Yes, we must not retreat. Franji is a lone army. Since they dare to come, they must have something to rely on, but… at this time, Tianjin Guards still has the Warriors Camp, and Tanggu has the Xiaoqi Camp. These are all They are elite enough to put down the rebellion. Even if the Ming Dynasty does not bless me, I and your Majesty will stick to the Tianjin Guard. Your Majesty will again issue an order to the five major battalions of the capital. King Ma Qin, a mere Franconian, how can I dare to act arbitrarily on your Majesty’s behalf? From now on, we will send out scouts to close the gates of the Tianjin Guards and issue an edict to hold on. If anyone dares to say that your Majesty will send you back to the palace, he will be killed without mercy!”

Xie Qian is still very prestigious among the officials, and everyone is calm. After they came down, they all said: “I obey the decree.”

Emperor Hongzhi said: “…”

Xie Qian… was equivalent to helping Emperor Hongzhi issue the decree.

The officials were also happy to accept such an order and directly ignored Emperor Hongzhi’s opinions and expressed their acceptance.

“Besides…” Xie Qian said: “Your Majesty, if you are brave again…”

“You don’t have to be bold.” Emperor Hongzhi smiled bitterly: “If you issue an order again, go to the capital immediately to strengthen the defense of the capital. The capital is even more important. The soldiers and horses guarding the capital were not allowed to rescue the Tianjin guards. They only ordered the army and horses from Shandong and other places to order Liu Jian, a scholar in the cabinet, to enter the palace and pay an audience to the queen… If something happens to me and the prince, the emperor will do it now. Sun is in the capital and ordered him to ascend the throne on a certain day! “

Huh…

this is exactly what Xie Qian wanted to say. Xie Qian nodded to Emperor Hongzhi: “Your Majesty.”

Emperor Hongzhi stood up, clasping his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth. He looked a little nervous. “Where are the Crown Prince and the Duke of Qi? They were immediately ordered to come to see you. It’s imminent. Where did they go?”

“Your Majesty…” Xiao Jing knelt down and bowed down, and said tremblingly: “I heard that the Crown Prince and the Duke of Qi are here.” , they…they…went out of the city.”

“Goed out of the city…”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

“Where they went, they said they were going to inspect the Changping Guard.”

At this time, everyone was

there.

I remembered that this time, there was also a Changpingwei accompanying me.

However, compared to the majestic Jinwu Guard, as well as the famous Warrior Camp and Xiaoqi Camp, this Changping Guard… is simply no different from a dog.

Emperor Hongzhi was a little anxious. Even if he was in danger now, his son and son-in-law should not be in danger.

He even wanted to ask the prince and Qi Guogong to return to Beijing immediately to take charge of the overall situation.

He couldn’t help but ask: “Where is the Changping Guard?”

“Your Majesty… is in the Ninghe area. The prince said that he will be stationed there. As long as Tanggu is lost, he can go down the river to rescue Tanggu.”

Emperor Hongzhi: “… “

Ninghe is in the northeast corner of Tianjin Wei, which is quite far away from Dagukou, but…

Emperor Hongzhi was convinced. He couldn’t help but said angrily: “How did they know that there would be an enemy attack?”

“This. …”

But then, Emperor Hongzhi no longer cared about this. He immediately said: “I order these two guys to return to the capital from Ninghe immediately. They can’t delay for a moment. If they dare to stay, I will never give them mercy. “

Xiao Jing was busy kowtowing: “I obey the order, I will order someone to report it now.”

Emperor Hongzhi stared at Xiao Jing sternly: “Tell them, if they dare to disobey my will this time, I will definitely deal with it. Let them know how powerful I am, I mean what I say!”

Chapter

4 is here, I have a headache, I will update it tomorrow, I will finish the story in one go, what, it’s the end of the month, and the monthly ticket is about to expire! Come on, hit the tiger quickly.

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