The roaring cannons rang out in the sky, from morning to night, and from night to day, and it continued over and over again. Various large and small cannon shells knocked Zhengyang, Chongwen and Xuanwu gates into the city, and directly collapsed the Xuanwu gate tower, causing a fire in the Chongwen Gate tower. Countless artillery shells flew over the city walls and flew into the city, and then broke the streets and alleys in the south of Beijing, breaking the tiles and the yards collapsed, and the walls collapsed. Countless bannermen in the city were affected by the war. .

During this period, some shells fell into the elephant taming site northwest of Xuanwu Gate, which shocked many elephants that the Qing court spent huge sums of money to tame. The elephant rushed out of the elephant railings, destroying things and injuring people on the streets, adding countless chaos and fear to the entire city of Beijing, which was already in full swing.

Amid the shouts, the Qing soldiers carried the heavy and growing flight ladder and rushed to the battlefield full of corpses again. The fatigue filled the faces of these Qing soldiers, sweat mixed with blood flowing on their faces. The guns and shells were bounced in front of them, but these Qing soldiers did not dare to stop and rest for a while, because behind them, a large group of fully armed Qing army commanders were waiting for them with guns. If they dared to stop and turn around, dense bullets would hit them without hesitation.

On the city wall, the Wu army soldiers' faces were covered with more fatigue on their faces, with countless soldiers and generals bleeding on their bodies, and whistling bullets and artillery shells were constantly passing by their heads. However, the Wu army soldiers still looked firm, held the muskets tightly, and waited indifferently for the Qing army crowd to rush into the range of range to welcome the fierce offensive and defensive battle that had occurred no longer known.

"Fire the gun!" With a clear hoarse command of his voice, the Wu army soldiers raised their guns neatly, aimed at firing, and after firing, they stepped back and loaded the bullets. The soldiers in the back row stepped forward and raised their guns and fired again at the Qing army crowd under the city...

This was the third day after Senggelinqin regained military power in the Qing army. On the evening of the seventh day of the first lunar month, after the Qing army used drainage to secretly attack the Wu army, the exhausted Qing old minister Guan Wen was unable to afford to take ill and could no longer command the army to fight. In a desperate situation, the Japanese Liuhe Mianyu and others could only bite the bullet and invite the monk back to the position of the commander of the Qing army, just like a dead horse, and re-engage the monk to the throne of the commander of the Qing army, and replace Guan Wen to continue commanding the siege.

The monk's good luck was more than that. He had just regained military power and rushed from Shandong to serve the king, Yuan Baoheng's troops arrived in the capital, adding another elite force to the main force of the Qing army, which had already gained absolute strength on the local battlefield, an elite strong soldier who could fight tough battles and dared to fight tough battles.

In the next two days, the monk prince also proved with facts that he was indeed the best candidate for the Qing army commander besides Guan Wen. He made full use of the number of the main combat soldiers of the Qing army and commanded the Qing army assault team to attack the south gate of the city in turn during the day, not giving the main force of the Wu army a chance to rest and adjust. After night, the monk prince not only strengthened the attack head-on, but also made full use of the Qing army's familiarity with the terrain and the cover of the night, and constantly used small groups of troops to sneak attack the weak defense of the Wu army at the three ends of the east and west ends of the city walls of the city, and took advantage of the opportunity to attack the city walls many times, and opened up the city positions twice to cover the rear army to climb the city.

No Qing general dared to say that the monk's tactics were wrong. Taking advantage of Guan Wen's occasional awakening, when the Japanese Liuhe Lao Ye introduced the monk's tactics to him, Guan Wen nodded calmly and said, "The monk's tactics are right. If I were commanding, I would also fight like this."

"The official platform is built. Since the monk's tactics are correct, why can't the whole city be defeated for a long time?" The Japanese asked worriedly.

Guan Wen smiled bitterly and murmured: "That's because he was so lucky that he met Zeng Guoquan and Zeng Laojiu."

Guan Wen's words were only half right. Starting from Guan Wen's command of the siege, the reason why the Qing army failed to break through the city for nearly four days and three nights was not only because Zeng Guoquan was well-organized, capable of commanding and good at fighting defensive wars, but one more important reason was that the Wu army soldiers were brave and tenacious, and they were persistent, no matter how hard, tired, and suffered heavy casualties, they always stood firm and did not take a step back. Otherwise, no matter how effective Zeng Guoquan's command was, it would be empty talk.

The temporary recruitment of Wu army auxiliary soldiers also played a huge role in it, transporting various city-defying materials, weapons and ammunition to the city continuously, always ensuring constant supply of the front line. Under the command of a small number of veterans of the Wu army, they patrolled the city wall positions day and night, closely monitored the movements and alleys in the city, and prevented the riots that the Banners of the City could initiate at any time. They successfully nipped the rebellion attempted by Banners of the City in the bud, and successfully searched and killed many remaining Qing soldiers who entered the city through underground secret passages, effectively protecting the safety behind the main force of the Wu army.

In addition, many vagrant beggars who joined the Wu army in order not to starve to death quickly grew into real Wu army soldiers after repeated baptisms, fighting side by side with the main soldiers of the Wu army on the front line of the city walls and fighting bravely.

In the face of the crazy attack of the main force of the Qing army, the Wu army, which had less than 10,000 combat troops, was able to firmly defend the entire city of Beijing, which had a circumference of 47 miles, and was not defeated by the Qing army, and the auxiliary soldiers of the Wu army, who were mostly refugees and beggars, also made great contributions.

Even the Eight Banners Coating, which was also quite large among the auxiliary soldiers of the Wu army, played some role. Not only did they honestly execute various orders of the Wu army veterans, but they helped the Wu army soldiers in the battle to defend the city, they also took the initiative to expose some of the Baoyun slaves who were secretly spreading dangerous remarks, helping the Wu army soldiers quickly kill these deadly Baoyun slaves and eliminate many dangerous risks within the Wu army.

Of course, the reason why these Wu army auxiliary soldiers, who were originally coated by the Eight Banners, were so loyal was entirely because they loved Wu Chaoyue, the King of Zhennan, who had risen up and fought against the rebellion, hated the rebellion in the capital led by the Japanese! It was not because of the greed for the heavy reward promises that the Wu army fulfilled on the spot, nor because a bad intention of a certain surnamed Zhang forced them to kill the captured Qing soldiers and restless bannermen in public, breaking their way back to the warm embrace of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty.

Both sides of the war were red in their eyes and tried their best. Under such circumstances, the advantage of the Qing army's large number of soldiers and the advantage of the Wu army's geographical advantage were also fully reflected. The Qing army units with sufficient main combat troops took turns to attack the Wu army's positions, trying to destroy the Wu army alive; the Wu army, which lacked main combat troops, fought bravely with the advantage of the condescending city wall, and struggled to support it. They also hoped to reliably fight hard to damage the Qing army and force the Qing army to take the initiative to give up the tactic of day and night attacks in the face of heavy casualties.

The result of the battle was that both sides suffered losses. Both sides suffered heavy casualties and gradually began to fail. On the evening of the tenth day of the first lunar month, Zeng Guoquan had to consider withdrawing the Forbidden City and continuing to defend. Almost all the Qing generals knelt in front of the monks and begged for the army to take a break and make plans to attack the city. However, the monks refused flatly and killed a Qing general who publicly opposed the continued attack on the spot, and roared: "If you can't hold on, you have to hold on! No matter how much casualties are, you have to fight! Stop siege at this time, it means that all previous efforts are wasted!"

He did not understand military affairs and did not dare to interfere in the command and dispatch of the monk prince. The Japanese and sixth and others could only take advantage of the opportunity of the old fox Guan Wen awakening again to seek advice from Guan Wen. However, Guan Wen stood on the side of the monk prince again and said in a weak voice: "The monk is right. Stop siege at this time, and our previous efforts and sacrifices were in vain. We could only continue to attack the city, forcing the Wu thieves to give up the inner city and retreat to the Forbidden City, so that we could get the food, grass and military supplies stored in the inner city, so that we could turn around and calmly deal with the Wu thieves' reinforcements."

Seeing that Guan Wen also agreed to continue to attack the city, the Japanese Sixth and others felt a little relieved. However, Guan Wen, who had been sleeping in the bed, suddenly asked, "Prince, is that day now? When is it?"

"It's just dark on the tenth day of the first lunar month." The Japanese answered.

"The tenth day of the first lunar month?" Guan Wen's shock was extraordinary. He immediately opened his eyes wide and said in surprise: "Where are the thieves from Shanxi Wu? Is there any news?"

"This afternoon, Zhili Acting Admiral Yixing'a sent someone to report that he fought with the Shanxi Wu bandits in the southern suburbs of Dingxing yesterday evening, and there was a small victory." The Japanese Liu comforted: "According to the distance, the Shanxi Wu bandits will not arrive in the capital as soon as the morning after tomorrow, and we still have time."

"Did Yixinga say that he is fighting the main force of the Wu thieves in Shanxi? And where is the specific location in the southern suburbs of Dingxing?" Guan Wen asked sternly.

"No." Japanese Six replied.

"It's broken!" Guan Wenchuk's bed screamed and cursed: "Yixing, the capital is so dangerous that you dare to conceal the military information! You damn idiot!"

"What's wrong with the official platform?" Guizi Liu asked quickly.

"Yixing A Xiaoer is vague, which means he didn't tell the truth!" Guan Wen coughed and screamed: "I can be sure that even if he fought with the Wu thieves last evening, he would definitely only fight with the back team of the Wu thieves in Shanxi. The main team of the Wu thieves in Shanxi must be ahead! He must have been away from the back team! Otherwise, Yixing A Xiaoer would have the courage to fight with the Wu thieves in Shanxi?!"

When the Japanese Six's face began to turn pale, Bao stumbled in and shouted: "Prince, it's not good. Zhuozhou urgently reported that after half of this morning, the Wu bandits in Shanxi came to Zhuozhou, passed around the city, and came straight towards the capital! Calculate the journey, the Wu bandits in Shanxi may arrive in the capital tomorrow!"

Before Bao finished speaking, the Japanese Six was already ashamed. Guan Wen calmed down instead and said, "Fortunately, the Qing officials in Zhuozhou are quite competent and did not forget to warn us. The speed of the Wu thieves from Shanxi coming to the capital was similar to what I guess. We don't have to worry about being caught off guard by them. Baozhongtang, hurry up, go to see the monks and tell him the news, and ask him to come and see me immediately."

Bao agreed and handed over the Tang newspaper he had just received to the Japanese Lion and rushed to invite the monk prince. Then, after a while, the monk prince with red eyes and black eyes rushed in. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted: "How come the thieves in Shanxi come so quickly? Why have they passed Zhuozhou before we received the news?"

"You should ask Yixing, who was promoted to this question." Guan Wen murmured angrily, but his face was silent, and he just said: "Prince Monk, let's talk about other matters slowly. Let's talk about military affairs first. We don't have much time left. I think it's best that you can break the inner city tonight. If you can't, you must stop siegeing the city tomorrow morning, reorganize the army, and turn around to fight against the Wu bandit reinforcements."

"What? I give orders to me? Things have come to this point, why do I still listen to you, an old slave?"

The monk was angry. After careful consideration, the monk found a reason to refute the official article with confidence and said, "Xiufeng, your proposal is not feasible. Our Qing army has been fighting for four days and three nights in a row. The Wu thieves in Shanxi will definitely arrive in the capital tomorrow to reinforce Zeng Guoquan's rebel thieves. We will stop siegeing the city tomorrow morning. Our soldiers will have a long rest time too short. How can we intercept the Wu thieves in Shanxi?"

"Our army is tired, and the Wu thief army will definitely be even more tired. If we attack for a night, it may not be impossible for us to break the city."

Guan Wen said bitterly: "If you are worried that the army is too tired and cannot fight against the Shanxi Wu bandits tomorrow, you can arrange this way. First, withdraw Yuan Baoheng's army from the army to rest. Tomorrow morning, let him lead the army to take the initiative and go south to face the Shanxi Wu bandits. The Shanxi Wu bandits came all the way, and were trapped and lacked. It would be difficult to defeat Yuan Baoheng easily. You can get more time for our army to rest and adjust."

He was determined not to be merciless by the old slave Guan Wen. The monk shook his head again and said with even more striking: "Xiufeng, your arrangement is equivalent to putting my main force of the Qing Dynasty and the inner and outer nine cities on the gambling table. If Yuan Baoheng could not stop the Shanxi Wu bandits and let the Shanxi Wu bandits successfully kill the capital, then our army was exhausted and the Wu bandits were greatly boosted. What else do we have to hope to annihilate the two Wu bandits in Shanxi and Henan? What else do we have to hope to retake the inner nine cities?"

Guan Wen, who was dying and dying, was too lazy to continue to talk to the monk prince, and just asked directly: "My prince, how should we deal with it in your opinion?"

"Stop siege immediately!" The monk said firmly: "Let the soldiers hurry up and rest, rectify their weapons, and then leave only some of the troops to monitor the Wu bandits in the inner city tomorrow. The main force goes south and attack the Wu bandits in Shanxi! First defeat the Wu bandits in Shanxi first, relieve their worries, and then turn around and attack the inner city!"

Strictly speaking, the tactical plan of the Monk Prince is absolutely not wrong. If Guan Wen can continue to command troops, he may not have thought about this tactic carefully. However, Guan Wen still dared not rest assured and just asked carefully: "Prince Monk Prince, are you sure to defeat the Wu thieves in Shanxi in a field?"

"Of course there is!" The monk replied proudly: "I have already known the situation of Wu thieves in Shanxi. It has mediocre strength, average equipment, and only more than 10,000 troops. If Fu Zhenbang and Zhang Guoliang's troops had not suddenly mutiny, it would have been impossible to walk out of Jingxing Mountain Road. All the main forces of our Qing Dynasty will be able to break it out of the palm of your hands!"

"Prince, is it Yixinga who told you about the situation of the Shanxi bandit army?" Guan Wen asked even more worriedly.

The monk wanted to admit it, but when he spoke, he changed his mouth and said, "Of course not. Knowing yourself and your enemy, and winning every battle is the minimum common sense of military affairs. Although these Japanese kings have been in the capital, they have sent many skilled and meticulous works to Baoding to spy on the enemy's situation. It was my detailed works that I learned about."

Guan Wen was skeptical and hesitated for a while before he said in a weak voice: "Prince, you are also gambling on the national fortune. If you can't defeat the thieves of Shanxi Wu in the field, then we will be done."

"But I have to grasp the tactical plan even more!" The monk replied proudly.

He really couldn't believe the monk's confidence, Guan Wen shook his head and said almost begging: "Your Majesty, I'm begging you. Let me listen to me once, continue to attack the inner city and stop attacking tomorrow morning."

"No, I am the head coach now!" The monk said angrily: "How to beat me is the final decision. Xiufeng, just rest and recuperate!"

"Senggelinqin! Stop me!"

The Japanese Lieutenant, who had been listening patiently, suddenly spoke and shouted angrily: "You seem to have forgotten one thing. The order of the two empress dowagers and the emperor is to let the official and station control the three armies with full authority. It was because he suddenly fell ill that he temporarily handed over the army to your command. Now he is awake and he decides how to fight, and you must obey unconditionally!"

The noble bloodline cannot beat the Japanese Six. The monk could only stop speaking embarrassedly. Japanese Six shouted again: "Just follow the tactical plan of the official platform. Now you can command the army to continue to attack the city and strive to capture the inner city tonight! If you can't capture the inner city yet tomorrow at 3 o'clock, I will withdraw my troops immediately! Also, withdraw Yuan Baoheng's army from the rest!"

"Cross." The monk agreed helplessly, and took the order with a downed eyebrows and took the order. However, after walking out of the door, the monk's monk's brows and eyes were replaced with a fierce expression, as fierce as if he was about to eat people...

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At the same time, after carefully understanding the situation ahead in the city, Zeng Guoquan said to Zhang Zhidong helplessly: "There is no other way. If the rebellious army attacks like this, we will not be able to survive tonight no matter what."

"JiuShip, our main casualties have just reached 40%. How could we not even be able to survive tonight?" Zhang Zhidong asked in confusion.

"You still think it's too little for 40%?" Zeng Guoquan said with a wry smile: "I dare to boast like this. Apart from the elite corps under the command of King Zhennan, there is no second army in the world that can last until the casualties of 40% of the city is not broken!"

"If the rebels continue to fight like this, our soldiers will be completely exhausted, and the slightly injured will become seriously injured, and the seriously injured will be killed directly. Without the main soldiers, our auxiliary soldiers will collapse. After the rebels rushed to the city wall, we not only have no reserve team to fight back, but also have to retreat to the Forbidden City immediately, otherwise we will not even have the strength to defend the Forbidden City..."

Whispering the situation that the army is about to appear tonight, Zeng Guoquan gradually raised his ears, looked surprised, and said in confusion: "Strange? Did I hear it wrong? Why does the gunshots seem to be much less on the Chongwenmen side?"

When he listened carefully, Zeng Guoquan gradually showed joy on his face and said to himself: "I heard it right. Could it be that the rebels can't hold on before us?"

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At the same time, the monk prince flatly rejected his subordinates' proposal to strengthen the Chongwenmen army and said, "Let the other side hold on and let the rotation army rest for a while!"

After saying that, the monk's face twitched and added to his heart, "I must fight according to my method!"
Chapter completed!