The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1368

[1368. Chapter 1300 Attack]

After Emperor Hongzhi said this, he was still worried.

He opened his mouth to say something, but someone else came in: “Your Majesty, Your Majesty… A large number of defeated troops are about to enter the city, they are about to enter the city.”

The Jinwu Guards… were about to collapse at the first touch.

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: “Kaicheng, let them enter the city quickly.”

Not long after, a seriously injured Qianhu was carried in. The Qianhu’s face was filled with tears and fear: “Your Majesty, Chenzhou is waiting for him… …He…”

This Chenzhou Marquis has been guarding the palace and is the confidant of Emperor Hongzhi. At this time, Emperor Hongzhi sighed: “Do you know whether he will live or die?”

“I don’t know, but… I’m afraid something unexpected will happen.”

Hongzhi. The emperor nodded: “Although he was disadvantaged in the battle, he took the lead and could be called loyal and brave.”

Qianhu said: “When the Marquis was charging into the battle, he once read a poem…”

At this time, Emperor Hongzhi was not in the mood to listen to a poem. .

Ma Wensheng said at this time: “We will talk about this poem later. The most important thing now is to strengthen Tianjin Guards’ city defense. There is also Xiaoqi Camp in Tanggu area. We can order them to return to defense immediately…”

A military meeting , has already begun.

When those thousands of households heard that His Majesty and his ministers were not interested in poetry, they were extremely disappointed.

I am not even allowed to recite poems. How can I cope with the death of Chenzhou Marquis?

After all, Ma Wensheng was the Minister of the Ministry of War. In addition, the commander of the Warrior Battalion in Tianjin Wei was also involved.

Everyone had originally made an agreement to order the heroic cavalry battalion to return to the defense and station themselves nearby, forming a corner position, waiting for work, and sticking to the Tianjin Guard so that the Spaniards would not have any chance to take advantage.

The longer time passes, the greater Ming’s advantage becomes.

But…

everything was beyond the expectations of Emperor Hongzhi and others.

Because, more than two hours later, the Spaniards had arrived at the gate of Tianjin.

Soldiers are valuable and quick.

All this greatly exceeded the expectations of the monarchs and ministers.

Based on the assembly time mentioned by Ma Wensheng, the Spaniards would never be able to do so quickly.

This is also the reason why he called the Xiaoqi Battalion.

But…

“Your Majesty… I’m afraid these Spaniards are not simple.” Ma Wensheng couldn’t help shuddering, and he had a premonition that something was wrong: “The old minister is not unconcerned about Franco. The Portuguese, their troops in the West, are brave in combat and have strong combat effectiveness. They can subdue the Western natives and win every battle. However, the old minister roughly estimates that the combat power of the Portuguese troops in the West is not as high as that of the Warrior Battalion. Among brothers, maybe they are more familiar with firearms and have practiced more diligently… But now it seems that this Spanish army horse is not trivial, I’m afraid…”

Emperor Hongzhi’s face was grim, and he snorted: “The Spanish are thousands of miles away. , they came well prepared, and the ones dispatched must be the best among the best in France. How can we just ignore them and wait for reinforcements? “

Everything happened too fast.

It was completely beyond everyone’s expectations.

Quickly defeating the Jinwu Guards, and then marching long distances without repairs, others may not know the pros and cons, but Ma Wensheng knows best in his heart that this Spanish army horse is extraordinary.

It didn’t take long for the rumble of cannons to be heard outside the city.

The Spaniards actually had cannon.

As soon as the artillery fire came out, the ground shook.

So much so that the city was in panic.

………

The smug Sir Francisco is now standing on the commanding heights, raising his telescope and looking at the Tianjin Guard in the distance.

The city of Tianjin Wei is very small, and there are a lot of countryside outside the city.

Apparently, upon learning of the attack, many soldiers and civilians in the countryside had entered the city.

He had no interest in sweeping the countryside.

We must quickly capture this acropolis, and then advance towards the imperial city of the Ming Dynasty.

The soldiers quickly set up artillery positions and fired dozens of artillery pieces.

“This part of their city wall is made of rammed earth. Let’s intensify the bombardment here.” Sir Francisco now smiled.

Because… the Ming Dynasty’s city defense was obviously much easier than I thought. This was not a fortress built with huge rocks. Most of the city walls were made of bricks and stones, and even some walls were made of rammed earth. Stacked.

During the Ming Dynasty’s peaceful period, most of the city walls, except for the fortresses, were better than nothing, which gave the Spaniards great convenience.

Sir Francisco put down the telescope and nodded with satisfaction towards Wang Xizuo on the side: “Your Excellency, everything you said is correct. The Ming Empire is just a giant with clay feet. Today, we are going to enter this city. After that, we will go to Their capital is marching on.”

Wang Xizuo’s heart began to beat.

He smiled, thoughtful.

The artillery in the city began to fire back.

However, the accuracy of the artillery on both sides was actually limited. However, the Franco’s target was a large area of the city wall, while the Tianjin Guard’s fort was looking for artillery positions with much smaller targets under the city. Therefore, Sir Francisco was not worried. , what he wants is to break through Tianjin Guard’s weak city defense, as long as this goal is achieved, that’s it.

The rumble of cannons continued.

Tianjin Wei’s city tower is already riddled with holes.

The anxiety in the city continues to amplify.

Although the warrior camp is busy sharpening their swords, His Majesty is in the city, which makes everyone unable to let go.

He had no choice but to retreat into the city and wait for the upcoming decisive battle.

In this way, the soldiers and civilians in the city began to become frustrated.

………

At the same time, the large group of people and horses meandered like long snakes.

Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan were riding horses, constantly urging the horses to move quickly.

Along the way, Zhu Houzhao was anxious.

Fang Jifan, on the other hand, complained through gritted teeth: “I have promised to land at Dagokou. Your Highness, I am afraid something big will happen now, and our lives will definitely be at risk.”

Zhu Houzhao let Fang Jifan complain all kinds of things. He was also speechless, but there was nothing he could do.

The Jinwu Guards could not stop the Spanish army.

And the most important thing is that he still did not expect that the Spaniards would come so quickly. In his original idea, Tanggu and Dagukou would establish a strong defense line.

But now…it’s too late to say anything.

Fortunately, Changpingwei was extremely quick under the command.

After more than two months of training, the entire Changping Guard has changed from its previous laxity.

Everyone practiced day and night, adopted step-by-step drills, and provided the best food. Not only that, the prince also personally took personal money and paid salaries so that the officers and soldiers could support their families.

In the past, according to the structure of the garrison, the soldiers of Changping Guard were required to cultivate land. Once they were not allowed to farm, but farmed every day, this would cause panic among the soldiers. After all, if they don’t farm, what will the whole family eat? And with the free money, the military morale is settled, and good food is enough for their bodies to support high-intensity training.

The content of the exercise is very simple and boring. This is also the elite of Fang Jifan’s infantry training method.

Any complex tactical action, to a certain extent, is meaningless to the army.

Only those who find the most effective means of killing the enemy and then let the soldiers practice it a thousand or ten thousand times can become the best in practice.

Like the various so-called Dragon Gate Formation, Long Snake Formation, and Tiger Wing Formation practiced by other guards, all these fripperies should be eliminated and they can be arranged into a queue.

Chang Pingwei’s endurance exploded at this moment.

After getting used to the drill, they quickly started to move towards Tianjin Wei.

Oncoming people were fleeing, but in the distance, the sound of horse hooves could be heard.

Immediately, a eunuch came hurriedly with several guards. When he saw the Changping Guards, he immediately shouted loudly: “Your Highness, Your Highness, there is a will, there is a will…”

Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan looked at each other, The two of them quickly moved their flying horses forward to intercept each other.

The eunuch turned over and dismounted: “Please accept the order from His Majesty the Crown Prince.”

After his words fell, Zhu Houzhao waved the whip in his hand fiercely.

There was a snap, which made the eunuch groan.

Zhu Houzhao bared his teeth and said, “What did you say?”

“There is a purpose…”

Zhu Houzhao wanted to whip his whip again, which frightened the eunuch and hurriedly avoided it.

“Say it again and try it.”

The eunuch cried: “Your Highness, this servant is…”

“Get out!” Zhu Houzhao said.

Fang Jifan was on the side, acting as a peacemaker: “Your Highness, please don’t be excited. Father-in-law, His Highness the Crown Prince is in a bad mood. Now… is an emergency. Please give way and don’t block the way.”

“But…”

Fang Jifan said on his face. Just now, he was still feeling like spring breeze, he turned his head, and suddenly his face was full of murderous intent: “Get out of here!”

After saying that, he let go of his horse, took the people with him, and walked away.

………

At this time, it was already afternoon.

Tianjin Wei’s city wall is already cracked.

At this moment, a troop of military horses came slowly from the northeast.

On this flat plain, the army horses, winding like long snakes, began to form a formation.

But the sound of artillery suddenly stopped.

The Spaniards realized that an army of horses appeared in their northeast direction.

Sitting on their horses, the commanders of both sides held up telescopes and observed each other.

Fang Jifan saw Wang Xizuo in the telescope.

At this time… seeing that Tianjin Wei had not yet fallen, both Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan breathed a long sigh of relief.

Now…the moment I saw Wang Xizuo.

Fang Jifan couldn’t help grinning. He held the telescope with one hand and waved the other hand, waving to Wang Xi as if he was seeing his relatives.

This made Wang Xizuo, who was holding a telescope opposite, take a look, his face turned green with fright, and he quickly put down the telescope.

On the side, Sir Francisco seemed to have seen the situation and couldn’t help cursing: “This is an insult. I saw the person opposite actually smiled contemptuously at me!”

“Yes, Sir, he is insulting you.” Wang Xizuo’s heart pounded.

“Deal with them, convey my orders, infantrymen…” Sir Francisco roared: “We spent half a year preparing, more than half a year, defeated the waves and came here, now… God has given us The fertile land is right in front of us. Kill these natives and we can indulge here, just like we did in North Africa and America. Now… follow my orders and attack!”

(End of Chapter)