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The Rising Sun Chapter 453: Substituting the Heaven for the Sun (14)

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    On the tower of Donghua Gate, Wu Dinghou Guo Xun, surrounded by generals, looked at the Dongxing Port soldiers coming like a tide with a cold expression. Such a rapid defeat was not what he expected.  Although panicked, the generals behind them saw the power of Dongxing Port's muskets and grenades at close range for the first time, and the expressions on their faces were quite exciting.  Seeing the Dongxing Port soldiers rushing to the Donghua Gate three hundred steps away, they slowed down. Guo Xun said in a deep voice: "Open the city gate!" Following the order, the three gates that were originally closed slowly opened from the inside.  Opening it, three field cannons placed in the city gate holes were exposed. At the same time, a half-man-high bush on the other side of the moat was suddenly pushed down, revealing a row of more than ten cannons hidden behind.  "Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" Battalion Commander Wu Tangqing immediately shouted loudly. The soldiers who had been extremely vigilant immediately dispersed to both sides, each looking for obstacles to hide.  "It's our turn to fire." As he spoke, General Ma Kaiming shouted sternly: "Fire." "Boom, boom, boom!" More than a dozen artillery pieces were ready to fire. They roared immediately, and the Fran machine cannon on the city wall roared.  Following the artillery bombardment, dozens of large and small solid artillery shells immediately blocked the entire Donghuamen Street. The Dongxing Port soldiers who could not get out of the way were immediately swept away. The artillery shells hit the ground paved with hard bluestone slabs.  It bounced and rolled on the street, and many soldiers hiding in the house were also affected.  "Da da da da" the rapid sound of horse hooves galloped along the street, and the messengers on the horses waved yellow flags and shouted, "Stop moving forward, search horizontally! Stop moving forward. Search horizontally!" "Boom, boom, boom." Another round of shelling  As soon as the sound rang out, no one could be seen on the broad street.  Dong'anmen Gate Tower.  Li Jian put down the telescope in his hand and ordered in a deep voice, "Snipers, press up quickly." His face was a little gloomy. Hu Wanli ordered not to fire at Miyagi. Looking at the opponent's formation, it seemed that he was preparing to defend Miyagi!  That's really it.  It's a problem!  The walls of the palace city are much thicker than those of the imperial city. The top is more than two feet wide. Not to mention the French cannon, even the field cannon can be placed on the city wall without the wheels. There is also a nearly twenty-foot wide road in front.  For the moat, instead of artillery, you can only use snipers.  For musketeers equipped with rifled guns, Mini bullets and Mini guns, most snipers can accurately hit the target within 200 yards, and have a hit rate of 60 to 70% from 300 yards. They are all shooting masters.  .  Li Jian raised his binoculars and looked at the group of generals on the tower of Donghua Gate. Li Jian turned around and ordered: "Go to Donghua Gate." Groups of snipers whose armbands had the pattern of two crossed muskets quickly entered the imperial city.  .  He quickly pressed towards Donghua Gate, and began to disperse and advance four hundred yards away, slowly approaching the city gate. Seeing this situation, Guo Xun cautiously retreated behind the city wall.  He fought against Dongxing Port several times and knew that the musketeers in Dongxing Port were divided into two types.  The group of soldiers coming up now should be the kind of musketeers who can accurately hit the target from a long distance.  After retreating to a safe place, Guo Xun gave the order in a deep voice, "Order people to go out and shout that we have three hours to retreat. If they dare to attack, they will set fire to the palace." A deputy general hesitated for a moment, then boldly said:  "Master Marquis, the enemy has no artillery and cannot attack at all." "The musketeers in Dongxing Port are more powerful than the artillery!" Guo Xun said solemnly: "Within two hundred steps, not only can one hit the target with one hundred shots, but at least seven out of ten shots can hit the target.  , artillery can't threaten them at all. "Can it hit that far?"  Is that still a musket?  All the generals couldn't help but look at each other, and one person asked doubtfully: "What will happen if the cavalry confronts them?" "If you avoid the opponent's artillery and fight with two or three times the strength, you may be able to win." Guo Xun said decisively.  Said: "With the same military strength, there is no chance of getting close at all! Dongxing Port has been conquering the east and west for many years, but its military strength has been able to expand rapidly. It is relying on these invincible guns and artillery. You are not familiar with Japan and Nanyang, but you Annan  It should be clear, how can a few thousand people in Dongxing Port sweep through Annan? You must remember that you must not let the soldiers of Dongxing Port attack within 200 steps! " The cavalry must attack the infantry while avoiding the artillery.  Isn't it completely reversed to fight with two or three times the superior force?  "Bang" followed by a clear gunshot, the messenger who had just walked to the city wall had no time to speak, and fell down from the city wall. The intensive gunfire rang out immediately, and the first one to bear the brunt was the artillery beside the moat.  The running soldiers, who did not pay attention to the scattered musketeers who were still a hundred and fifty steps away, immediately suffered a big loss and fell to pieces in the sound of gunfire.  The gunners who reacted immediately fired back, and the dull sound of artillery and the intensive gunfire immediately intertwined. Guo Xun's brows jumped slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Archers, shoot to suppress!" Donghua Gate is the defense of the inner city.  The key point is that there are thousands of archers on the city wall waiting for it.?¡¯s order, arrows rained down from the city wall immediately. They were two hundred yards away and on the nearly ten-meter-high city wall. Shooting bows and arrows was out of the question. Although the Dongxing Port soldiers were equipped with Teng hats, they faced  The sky was full of arrows, and it was difficult to provide complete protection. More than ten soldiers were injured while waiting in the open area.  As soon as the pressure from the artillery above and below the city wall was lightened, the sound of artillery became intensive. Seeing the situation, the officers in Dongxing Port quickly blew the whistle and ordered to retreat.  Looking at the sky full of arrows and the constant sound of artillery, Li Jian knew that if he didn't pull the artillery into the city, he would not be able to attack the palace. He ignored Hu Wanli's order and immediately said in a deep voice: "Order to retreat.  , Bring the artillery into the city immediately!" Following the order, a group of soldiers immediately speeded up the cleaning of the stones in the Dong'anmen city gate. Seeing the Dongxinggang soldiers retreating, a burst of cheers broke out from Donghua Gate.  , but there was no joy on Guo Xun's face. He knew very well that the soldiers in Dongxing Port were retreating, and they must be waiting for artillery support. Once the opponent's artillery entered the city, Donghua Gate's small force could not stop it at all!  He immediately said in a deep voice: "Stop it when you see it. You can't wait for the opponent's artillery to enter the city, otherwise the losses will be great. Send people out immediately to negotiate peace! Who dares to go?" Deputy General Cheng Zijian stepped out and bowed: "Finally  We will go!" "Okay, we need three hours!" Guo Xun said solemnly: "As long as we can ensure that we can evacuate safely, we will leave the palace intact to them." After getting off the tower, Cheng Zijian made his choice.  A tall horse slowly walked out of the city gate, stood on the moat bridge and shouted loudly: "Deputy General Cheng Zijian of the West Government Office, please see the commander of Dongxing Port!" The adjutant who had been observing the situation at Donghua Gate with a telescope quickly reported: "  Commander, there is a general on the other side, and it looks like he wants to negotiate." Li Jian raised his telescope and looked at it, then ordered: "Let him come over." Cheng Zijian urged his horse to walk along Donghuamen Street to Li Jian.  , looking condescendingly at this unusually young coach, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous. He had only climbed to the position of a deputy general after he was over 40 years old. The other man looked like he was not even thirty. After a slight thought, he said in a deep voice:  "I've heard for a long time that Dongxing Port has superior combat power" Li Jian interrupted him in a deep voice and said, "That's how you talk to my commander? Then you can go back!" After hearing this, Cheng Zijian  He immediately smiled sarcastically, dismounted, bowed his hands, and said, "I'm here, Deputy General Cheng Zijian of the West Government Office." Li Jian returned the military salute lightly, and then said, "Go ahead." Cheng Zijian didn't go around in circles and explained his purpose directly.  Li Jian stared at him for a long time, then said: "How many war horses do you have?" "What do you mean?" "Keep all the war horses." "No!" Cheng Zijian refused without hesitation, are you kidding, all the war horses  If they all stay, they will be the meat on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered by Dongxing Port.  "If we want to intercept you, you won't be able to get out of the imperial city at all." Li Jian glanced at him contemptuously and said, "In attacking the imperial city, Dongxing Port suffered a lot of casualties. Compensation must be made, otherwise you will stay in the palace city, Dongxing Port."  Hong Kong doesn¡¯t care about this capital city.¡± Hearing this, Cheng Zijian couldn¡¯t help but wonder, is King Yi going to move the capital?  Thinking that Dongxing Port attaches great importance to sea trade and navy, and that King Yi completely relied on the power of Dongxing Port, he immediately felt a little concerned. After thinking for a while, he said: "It is impossible to leave all the war horses. We only have 5,000 war horses.  Three thousand, we can¡¯t give it up anymore.¡± Li Jian said cheerfully: ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll give you three hours. Except for the three thousand horses, all the artillery in the city must be left behind. Everything in the palace is not allowed to be packed in boxes.  Let¡¯s go. The concubines can evacuate with the army. All sedans and carriages must be inspected. You evacuate from Bei¡¯anmen. We will not block or pursue you!¡± After two trips back and forth, the two sides quickly reached an agreement to set up camp outside Dongzhimen.  Hu Wanli couldn't help but feel excited when he heard that the two sides had reached an agreement. Xue Liangfu then bowed and said, "Congratulations to Your Highness on taking over the capital!" "Don't forget, this is a trap!" Hu Wanli said with a smile: "Draft a plan  This announcement states that I will rule the world, and all lands occupied by Xiaoliuqiu, Luzon, Annan, Nanyang, and Japan will be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty!  Allow the people to break the soil! Allow the expansion of the 10,000-strong guard force! The salary of officials was established when Taizu founded the country. After more than a hundred years of cultivation and prosperity, the people were prosperous, and commerce was prosperous. How can the salary of officials remain unchanged?  The salaries of all officials in the thirteen provinces have been doubled! From now on, military status and craftsman status will be abolished, and taxes will be exempted nationwide for one year!" After hearing this, Xue Liangfu couldn't help but change his face, and said quickly: "Your Highness, even if you want to win people's hearts,  , is this too big a move, and is it gradual? Otherwise, even after His Highness ascends the throne, he will not be able to seal the throne.??The world!  Besides, Jiajing is just on a tour to the west." "We will fight for the world first!  "Hu Wanli said with a smile. "Your Highness.  "Wu Zishun bowed and said: "Since Your Highness wants to win the hearts of the world, the army here cannot be neglected.  "
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