I am the king of the dead

However, Yu Qian shook his head and said, "This is the purpose of fortifying the walls and clearing the fields. Several counties in Shuntian Prefecture, Gyeonggi, have clearly ordered all the people to enter the city before October.

"If the Oirat people brought people to the capital from other prefectures, the boats and vehicles would be exhausted, but the gains would outweigh the losses. The supply along the road alone would greatly delay the Oara people's offensive pace."

After Zhu Qiyu inspected the city defense under the city wall, he and Yu Qian came to the Wufeng Tower of Xibianmen. After going up the city wall, he realized that he underestimated the width of the city wall again.

The widest place can be 30 meters, and the narrowest place is less than three meters.

But this is also much wider than the narrow crowded city wall he knew.

Standing on the Wufeng Building of Xibianmen, Zhu Qiyu only got a glimpse of the whole picture of Xibianmen.

There are three urn cities in Xibianmen. The height of each urn city is the same as that of the city wall. The four city walls are flanked by racetracks and city ladders.

This city gate defense system, which covers an area of ​​at least two or three football fields, is absolutely difficult to win without tens of thousands of people dying in Zhu Qiyu's view.

"If the two gates, Xibianmen and Dongbianmen, really fight, they should be completely blocked, leaving a small number of defenders, mainly Guangning, Guangqu, Yongding, Fucheng, Chaoyang, Desheng, Anding, Dongzhi. , West to these main city gates."

Yu Qian briefly introduced the various defense equipment of the city defense, such as crash cars, fork poles, flying hooks, ground listening, stone, rolling wood, fierce fire oil cabinets, swarms of bees, bowl-mouth guns and so on.

One Hive also has a hook, which is a copper pillar in the shape of a hexagonal prism. There are some traces of gunpowder use in it. Yu Qian briefly introduced the usage of the next Hive.

The Wankou gun is more like a shotgun with a huge caliber. After the gunpowder is loaded, when the enemy reaches the city gate, the lead bullet of the Wankou gun will smash the people who climb the city to pieces like a rain curtain.

This bowl of mouth gun was first used in the battle of the southern sea ships, and then it was widely used in defending the city.

Yu Qian sighed and said: "Fire bricks, a nest of fronts, mines, thousand-mile cannons, magic spears, fire dragons blowing water, etc., all of them are not suitable for defending battles, and they are quite expensive. It is usable, and should not be discarded, it is a rare item."

Zhu Qiyu frowned and looked at Yu Qian, carefully savored the meaning of this sentence, and then wanted to understand the meaning of this sentence.

All kinds of firearms with all kinds of tricks are actually not conducive to defense or combat, and they are extremely wasteful. Only the sub-cannons are useful.

Yu Qian also explained: "Some individuals come up with ideas, just come up with ideas, and without proof, they go to the Ministry of War to get documents. After they are built, they can't be used much. They waste money and silk, mainly gunpowder."

Cheat funds, unrealistic products.

What is a mother cannon?

It is a tricky breech gun with an open-shaped charge chamber on the gun body, which can be installed with sub-cannons.

The sub-cannons are generally equipped with about five sub-cannons. After firing, the sub-cannons are replaced and fixed with iron buttons.

The rate of fire is high, but the air tightness is poor, and the range and accuracy are not very ideal.

Zhu Qiyu said with some disagreement: "I think Yu Shangshu's words are bad. If everyone follows the rules, how can there be big firearms? All gunpowder is used to set off fireworks."

"Firearms have today's benefits, aren't they made just like this?"

"It still has to be built, whether it is suitable for use or not, it will be seen after it is built. If it is useful, it will continue to be transformed to make it better and better, and it is not too late to discard it when it is useless."

Yu Qian was stunned for a moment, thought about it for a moment, nodded involuntarily, bowed his head and said, "It's still true what Your Highness said, it's because the minister thinks less."

The patrolling soldiers saw that Yu Qian came up quickly, bowed their heads and shouted, "See Yu Shangshu."

Yu Qian introduced to the soldier: "This is His Royal Highness King Yu."

Your Royal Highness?

Several soldiers glanced at each other, hurriedly saluted and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness King Yu, and the armor is on his body, so it is inconvenient to do full salute, and I hope His Highness will forgive you."

"It's okay, you can continue to patrol." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile, indicating that they are busy with their work, and don't care about themselves.

After the patrolling sergeants walked away, Zhu Qiyu looked at the short fire guns on the waist and asked, "What is that?"

Yu Qian took out a handgun of the same style from his waist, handed it to Zhu Qiyu and said, "The handgun made by Yongle is a weapon for close combat."

"That's why the minister thinks what His Highness said is reasonable."

"This gun was originally the burst gun in the Song Dynasty in the previous dynasty, and then the Zhizheng fire gun in the Yuan Dynasty. In the seventh year of Hongwu, the fire gun finally became what it is now in the hands of Emperor Taizong."

"The size is getting smaller and smaller, it is more and more convenient to carry, and the firing is simpler. Instead of igniting the gunpowder with a match rope, it is more convenient to ignite the gunpowder."

"There is a cover above the gunpowder and the powder chamber to prevent the gunpowder from being blown away by wind and rain or from getting wet, and it can be fired even in rainy weather."

"So, after thinking about it, what Your Highness said is very true, because the minister's thinking was not thorough enough."

Yu Qian has never been aimless. What Zhu Qiyu said makes sense is justified. He also holds a weapon that has been precipitated and transformed over time.

Zhu Qiyu held the handgun in his hand, "The word is eight thousand one thousand two hundred seventy seven, and it was made on the [-]st day of the nine month of the nineteenth year of Yongle."

"Is there a medicine stone?" He was eager to try it. This handgun had not been loaded with medicine, and he wanted to try its power.

"Have."

Chapter No.17 Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian riding a white horse

Yu Qian ordered someone to bring gunpowder, carefully filled the gunpowder with a spoon, and embedded a round of lead.

Zhu Qiyu picked up the handgun, picked up the kindling, lit the gunpowder, looked at the door, and aimed at the human-shaped target twenty steps away.

The gunpowder smoked towards the gunpowder in the medicine room, and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke filled the air. The flame spread all the way into the gun chamber, and finally ignited the tightly packed propellant in the medicine room.

After a loud bang, the strong thrust generated by the gunpowder gas pushed the lead out of the barrel of the gun.

The choking smoke enveloped the entire gun body, the lead cut through the smoke, and galloped towards the human-shaped target. The lead driven by the huge kinetic energy made a screeching sound and hit the waist and abdomen above the human-shaped target. Out of the body, embedded on the back wall.

"Cough, cough." Zhu Qiyu waved his hand to disperse the smoke in front of him. The power of the handgun was acceptable, but his head was not accurate enough. He clearly aimed at the head.

Zhu Qiyu carefully observed the handgun in his hand, it was not deformed, let alone exploded. Yu Qian dared to use the handgun in his hand to let him play with the shot. This handgun must be the best of the best.

Yu Qian saw that Zhu Qiyu liked handguns, so he didn't ask for it. This item was eight thousand, Yongle handguns, and a total of about [-] pieces were cast, which is not a rare item.

"His Royal Highness, the capital of the Ming Dynasty is impregnable."

"One day, before the cold winter, the autumn water is fertile, and the water potential of the moat is high;"

"I have the advantage of the location, and I, Daming, have the advantage of occupying the city, and I have the advantage of being condescending, and I have the advantage of firearms;"

"There are people who are in harmony. The people of Shuntian Prefecture spontaneously cut wood to build it. They recruited militiamen and volunteers. There are dozens of construction teams. They dug trenches outside the city and built and sheltered the city."

"There is no danger of overturning in this battle, Your Highness."

Why did Yu Qian bring Zhu Qiyu to see the city defense, and also chose a Xibianmen, which was not so important during the war, because he saw the memorials impeaching him on the table of the Wangfu Palace.

The purpose of those briefings was for the proposal of moving to the south, and he wanted to tell King Yu the facts.

The capital of the Ming Dynasty is invincible. If Zhu Qiyu is moved by the proposal of the courtiers to move south, it will be meaningless for him to do more.

Zhu Qiyu stood above the Wengcheng, looking at the racetrack on both sides, the West Gate of the third-floor Wengcheng, and said nothing.

Yu Qian frowned, Zhu Qiyu, he was a little puzzled, what was His Highness thinking?

"Yu Shangshu, this battle has not yet begun, and I have already lost Daming." Zhu Qiyu said solemnly, leaning against the wall, looking out of the dark city.

Lose... lost?

Yu Qian took a step forward, stretched out a hand, and said with a horrified expression: "His Royal Highness, why do you say you lose before you fight?"

Could it be that the new big tomorrow he chose was so cowardly?

His blood was surging for a while, and he only felt that his eyes were white, and his previous busyness seemed to be a joke.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said, "Wala hasn't gone south yet, and hasn't even broken the barrier. It has broken through the defense line of Jiuzhen to Shuntian Prefecture, and is still lingering in Xuanda and Xuanda in Kyushu outside the mountains, and even Xuanfu and Datong can't be won."

"However, before the enemy arrives, we have to fortify the walls and clear the fields. Trees that have grown for decades and hundreds of years are used to prevent man-made siege machines from terracotta, logging and burning the forest."

"The people came to the city from their villages, but how can there be so many places to live in the city? The weather is going to be cold soon, and the people don't even have a place to sleep."

"When disaster strikes, all people will wither."

"So, we won this battle, so what? Our losses are greater than Oara."

"The best defense is the offense."

"Defending the enemy outside the country's gate is the best policy."

Hearing what Zhu Qiyu said, Yu Qian instantly felt that his waist was no longer sore, his legs were no longer sore, he stood firm, and the whiteness in front of him became clear.

It turned out that the Highness he chose was not cowardly, but that he thought further.

Seeing Yu Qian's expression, Zhu Qiyu said with emotion: "I know what you want to say, Tumu Fort has changed dramatically, and my Daming elite corpses are all over the place. It is not appropriate to take the initiative to attack at this time."

"Whether it's armament or morale, it's a low point. Keeping the capital is the top priority."

"But the blood of my soldiers in Daming is not in vain! My people in Daming are not dead in vain! When the day comes, the orphans will definitely be in their hands, and they will be crushed to ashes!"

He grasped the wall and looked at the dark wilderness outside the city, speaking very seriously.

Yu Qian didn't slap his horse and yell at Yingwu Shengming like others. He stood on the city wall, watching the endless night, and was silent.

The two of them were on the city wall and exchanged a lot of opinions on the current state affairs. Of course, during the exchange, Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian were both very vocal, and they quarreled very fiercely.

Early in the morning, the sun rises in the east, the sun rises slowly from the horizon, Zhu Qiyu walks out of the palace of Yu Wang, and gets on his horse.

This is a high-headed horse from the Western Regions. Its body is white and its muscles are carved like finely crafted white jade. It is full of explosive power. There is a little red heart on its forehead, and its wildness is like a lion and a dragon.

He was going to go to court. As the supervisor of the country, today was the early court, so he didn't take the sedan chair because Zhu Qiyu thought the sedan chair was too slow.

The early morning is Mao Shi, which is about five o'clock in the morning. At this time, the curfew has not been lifted, and the speed of horse riding is faster.

He rushed from the Prince's Mansion to East Chang'an Gate, drove his horse directly to the front of the Meridian Gate, and then slowly slowed down the horse and walked towards the courtiers gathered in front of the Meridian Gate.

"See Your Highness."

"See Your Highness."

There was a burst of shouts from the mountains and the sea, and almost all the courtiers already knew that His Royal Highness King Yu was about to ascend the throne and become the emperor.

Zhu Qiyu did not dismount, and went straight to the Meridian Gate. Jin Yiwei at the head of the city obviously saw Zhu Qiyu riding a white horse, and immediately signaled the hammer to sound the three-way drum. Open slowly.

"Drive." Zhu Qiyu rode his horse galloping towards the Fengtian Temple, and didn't turn over and dismount until he came to the sculpture of the crane and the tortoise in front of the Fengtian Temple.

"His Royal Highness." Xing'an said breathlessly, he ran over from the front of the Meridian Gate, and stopped in front of Fengtian Hall with Zhu Qiyu.

Xing'an had been waiting in front of the Meridian Gate, but as a result, His Royal Highness King Yu rode a horse and ran to Fengtian Temple, so he had to run all the way.

"It's quite fast." Zhu Qiyu joked, Xing'an ran really fast, and the palace eunuchs behind him couldn't catch up at all.

Xing'an hurriedly said: "That is to say, the legs are faster for a while. If you run further, the minister will not be able to keep up."

"Let the choir of Honglu Temple enter the hall, and tell the imperial censor that Yu Shangshu is busy transporting food, and he will be exempted early this morning." Zhu Qiyu dismounted and walked slowly into the Fengtian Hall, sitting on his own small square stool.

At this time, Yu Qian was in the Beijing camp, and all the elites of the three camps had left the Kyushu outside Zheji Mountain, and there were only more than [-] left.

Yu Qian told Zhu Qiyu that the capital was impregnable, but he himself knew that this battle was not easy.

Daming's military was slack, and with only 3 people, it defeated the 20 elite of Ming Dynasty. This is a fact.

He also rode a tall horse, covered in snow, looking at the empty East Campus. In the past, there were at least [-] sergeants gathered here, and that scene seemed like yesterday.

He rode his horse past all the sergeants, and came to the point of command standing on the school grounds. The sergeants under the stage were full of confusion.

Zhu Qiyu believes that the battlefield is in Daming territory, that is, Daming lost, this statement is correct.

However, Zhu Qizhen was newly defeated, and the sergeants of the Daming capital did not even know that their emperor had been captured. When morale was at its lowest, taking the initiative to attack at this time would undoubtedly hit the stone with an egg.

Chapter 18 Behind us is the capital

"Da Ming is defeated." Yu Qian shouted first, and countless heralds were stunned when they heard this.

They were the cavalry in charge of spreading the word in the army. What Yu Qian said, they were only in charge of the loudspeaker, but they didn't expect Yu Qian's first sentence to say that Daming was defeated.

Yu Qian took a deep breath and continued: "Let's pass it on, save your crazy thoughts, defeat is defeat."

The elite of Daming, the invincible Daming army in their opinion, the elite of the elite, the three major battalions of the capital were defeated.

The news that the three major battalions of the capital were defeated outside the pass and that 66 soldiers had died in Ting Wenwu spread to the capital through the military newspaper. Although some people spread the news, because of the lack of news, gossip was flying all over the sky, and Tang Tang was criticized.

Yu Qian made public and confirmed the news on the school grounds in Beijing Camp.

There was an uproar in the school field, and countless sergeants whispered to each other. Their expressions were different, but horror and fear accounted for the majority.

Yu Qian stretched out his hand high and lowered it slowly. With his movements, the school ground gradually became quiet. He continued: "More than 6 people died, and the rest of the elite army fled. Deng, Yang Wang, the general officer of the Xuanfu Xuanfu, ordered the remnant soldiers to be defeated."

Yang Wang, the Yang Hong mentioned by Yu Qian before, is the chief military officer of the Xuanfu. The reason why Yang Hong is called Yang Wang is not that he is self-respecting. .

It's only been a year now.

Yang Hong is a veteran of the four dynasties. He has been guarding the frontier since he was a child, guarding Kaiping Mansion from afar, and then following the Northern Expedition of Emperor Taizong Wen of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di, made great contributions, and then became famous in his long frontier career.

Not only that, he participated in three of the four Northern Expeditions during the Orthodox years, namely the second Battle of Fengzhou, the third Battle of Eklesu, and the fourth Civil and Civil Change. Li Qigong.

The tribes in the north are afraid of his prestige and dare not call him by name, so they call him "King Yang".

"Our emperor has been captured." Yu Qianyou calmly said a more important news, the sound of the bombing of the school grounds, and even the birds perched on the trees not far away flew away.