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Chapter 770 Shelling the Khan Palace

They have all advanced to the gate of the Tartar Palace... There are rules and regulations on how to carry out the battle. All the troops know how to do it, without the orders of the commander Wang Tong.

Li Hutou and Tan Bing, the regiment generals of the First and Second Regiments, came here. After hearing Wang Tong said this, he couldn't help but be stunned. Wang Tong stared at them and repeated: "I said it again, there is no living person in this palace!!"

Smart people don’t need to say the second time. Li Hutou and Tan Bing may not be extremely smart, but Wang Tong’s words immediately understood. Li Hutou and Tan Bing immediately saluted and said, “The last general will take the order!”

Wang Tong nodded with a smile. The two regiments went to arrange each. There were many Tartar soldiers in the city, but it was not suitable for cavalry mobile field battles in the city. In fact, when the Ming army invaded the city, most of the Tartar soldiers had not yet been on their horses. The infantry battles of the Tartar soldiers were far inferior to those of the soldiers in Jizhen, let alone the Bu Mou of the Huwei Army. Every street, every public building, and even some private houses were fighting fiercely, but these battles ended quickly and there was no way to form organized resistance.

When the artillery was pushed to the top of the city and gradually occupied several city gates, it can be said that the city of Guihua had fallen under the control of the Ming army, and the next job was to kill the enemy.

Almost 60% of the non-Han residents in the city, but most of them have not lived in the city for a long time. Many people are still used to living in the city in winter, and in other seasons, they still go to the grasslands to nomads. They have no sense of belonging to the city.

These people knew that the Ming army was the enemy, and they also had the courage and determination to fight the Ming army, but they did not have the courage and determination to fight the Ming army in this city. The situation was already like this. The Tartar soldiers who were used to galloping horses were not used to the restricted terrain of the city. They would rather leave the city first and then fight.

With such kindness and judgment, you will naturally not use your best in battle. You will think about how the fleeing soldiers can win during battle, not to mention that most of them are just herders in the tribe.

The city has been divided by the Ming army and the Jizhen soldiers. Cannons are installed on several city gates. There is no such tragic street fighting in the city where soldiers will have to pay their lives, and there is only pursuit and suppression.

A battalion of Ji soldiers had already arrived at the palace and began to build civil fortifications at several other gates of the palace to block the way inside.

Four six-pound cannons were lined up in front of the door. After they were ready, they all had a cannon and the thick wooden iron nail door did not support it. Perhaps there were brackets and seals behind it, but in such a short time, it was too late.

The broken door fell backwards, and the Tartar soldiers inside hurriedly avoided. When the gate landed, someone immediately shouted and urged. The Tartar soldiers guarding the palace were indeed much stronger in fighting spirit than ordinary people, and immediately rushed up. Under this situation, there was no time to hide behind the fortifications.

Only by using hand-to-hand combat to block the Ming army can the rest of the palace be ready for time, and archers can shoot arrows.

But in a sense, this battle is no longer a battle with cold weapons. In the past, the Ming army also used firearms, but the firearms used at that time were considered by the generals as the source of lack of courage and morale. They were often attacked by the Tartar cavalry taking advantage of the situation. In this battle, firearms were a weapon for killing people.

The Tiger-Weapon spearmen wearing well-armed armor may be even more brave, but most of the killing on the battlefield was not provided by them, but were carried out by muskets and cannons. They only provided barriers for muskets.

The same is true for the battle at the gate of the palace. Chongjin, whose courageous Tartars were immediately shattered by the dense sound of muskets, leaving behind corpses on the ground, could only retreat.

Musketeers are in front, spearmen are behind, and artillerymen are dragging light cannons to follow behind. Under this combination, the Tartar soldiers fighting in the palace are not the opponent at all, and can only retreat step by step.

There were fires in the palace and in the city, and thick smoke filled the moats in the sun, which took a lot of time. At this time, the sky was already dark.

The thick smoke and darkness blurred the vision in the battle, but such blurring did not do anything to the Tartars, and their resistance had no effect.

The Tartars guarding the palace retreated step by step, and their fighting will to sacrifice their lives gradually collapsed, and they began to escape. Some people began to kneel down and surrender. The palace was equivalent to a semi-closed area, and it was not so easy to escape. Thousands of Ming soldiers searched and advanced in a carpet style, and there were no blind spots.

Moreover, the Ming army did not accept surrender, kneeled down to surrender, threw down weapons or shook the white flag, and had only one fate. They were killed mercilessly. The Huwei Army was not afraid of arousing the courage to resist to the death. Anyway, they were all killing people, and killing them is just killing them.

What the generals conveyed layer by layer was that the battle situation was dangerous and the enemy's surrender was likely to be a conspiracy. If we were merciful, we would likely be taken advantage of the situation and the other party would take advantage of it... causing unnecessary casualties. The orders received by the top general were very simple and direct, that is, "There is no living person in the palace!"

It became completely dark, and the battles in various areas outside the palace became even more dangerous. The remaining resisters, those who wanted to escape from the city, could use the hidden secrets of the night to deal with the Ming army.

But the palace has gradually become quieter, the bloody smell in the air has faded a lot, and the fires that appear everywhere have been extinguished.

The corpses were lodged on the ground, and all the soldiers were concentrated on the main hall, surrounding the place with a mess. Judging from the regulations of this building, it looked like a shrinking Daming Palace. According to the guide, this place is usually called the Golden Mirror Hall, but now it looks like a joke.

"The Grand Commander, the Tartar thief chief Senggedu Gulen, and the son of Senggedu Gulen, and the Sanniangzi and the thief chief's wife and concubines are all in this hall. Just now, the subordinates roughly estimated the troops in the hall, which was at most eight hundred."

Tan Bing reported in a deep voice that a huge fire was lit around the palace, and many of the Tiger Power Army's chariots were holding torches. The scene was clear. Wang Tong found a high place, and his personal guards immediately surrounded him with a large shield. In the enemy palace, if someone really raked Lengzi to shoot arrows from somewhere, it would be troublesome.

Even though the various areas outside the city were chaotic and the shouts of killing were still there, for the current Ming army, the victory had been determined. The question now is what level of victory to achieve.

Yang Jin, deputy general of Ji Town, and Ma Yong, who led the cavalry in Datong Town, all came to the surroundings of the palace. After meeting Wang Tong, he waited on the side. Wang Tong noticed that each of them had an excited expression on his face. Even though these people were calm on weekdays, they could not suppress their emotions now.

On the contrary, the soldiers and chariots of the Huwei Army were quite calm. The king was very clear about this mentality. The palace was the Khan of the Tartars. This Khan was not the chief leader of thousands or hundreds of people, but dominated the grasslands of thousands of miles, and under his command, tens of thousands of string control men suppressed the nearly three generations of emperors of the Ming Dynasty, plundered Shanxi, and attacked King Altan Khan under the capital.

Since the Ming Dynasty's Chengzu Zhu Di's northern expedition, when did the Ming Dynasty achieve such a victory? The Tumu Fort Yingzong was captured and was defeated by the scattered captives several times. The nine border areas were washed and plundered, and the soldiers and civilians were killed and injured. The Hetao land was slowly occupied. The Ming Dynasty's shame was not only shameful.

Over the years, the only thing that more than a dozen emperors have been fighting for the battle between Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty and the little prince of the shoes and shoes was obscure and difficult to explain. In addition, the great achievements recorded in historical books are just a few dozen or hundreds of them, which can be called a great victory that shocked the past and present.

But in this battle, he came out of seclusion, fought in the enemy's land and the powerful enemy with the advantage over him, and won consecutive battles and defeated him. In the end, he attacked the enemy's capital and surrounded the enemy's palace.

As a warrior, destroying the country and killing the king is the highest honor. Killing 20,000 is a trivial matter, and attacking the enemy's capital is a foregone conclusion. Next is the Khan who captured the Tartars. What a glory at this time.

Everyone couldn't control their emotions, but they were all generals who led the troops and could still remember to observe. They noticed that the soldiers were just surrounding them from a distance, and a cannon was being dragged in and landed around the main hall.

"I just received the confession of a dying prisoner. The King of Shunyi, Princess Shunyi and a group of princes were all hostage by traitors. I'm afraid they have been killed or killed. Now in the main hall, there are just horse thieves who pretend to be Shunyi and others. In order to avenge the King of Shunyi and prevent our soldiers from being killed or injured, I decided to flatten the place with cannons!"

After Wang Tong finished speaking, he was about to wave his hand to order. Yang Jin, the deputy general next to him, shouted, and quickly rode his horse to approach, and said hurriedly: "Master, if you send this Tartar family to the capital to offer prisoners, the emperor will definitely be happy. The Magistrate is also very good at making great contributions. If he dies, he will be proud..."

"I'm confused. Living people are sent to the capital. There is also the name of King Shunyi on the head of the shoe. Those despicable scholars in the capital will definitely make a fuss. They will cause unnecessary troubles. If there are any recurrences, our labor army will go on an expedition, and it will be in vain to kill so many soldiers. Only after they are killed will it be easier!"

Wang Tong said something in surprise. Yang Jin didn't feel angry. He was stunned for a moment and nodded. At this moment, a scream broke out from the palace, and then the muskets rang out, but the people inside wanted to rush out and were directly knocked back.

"It caught fire, it caught fire, the shoes set themselves inside!!"
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