Ming Empire

Chapter 188 Rescue Operation
"Nanjing Admiral Cao Yue led the army to serve the king." After hearing the report from the sergeant on the warship, the defenders on the top of the city were very pleasantly surprised.Looking forward to the stars and the moon, they are finally looking forward to the reinforcements, and they are looking forward to the Nanjing New Army led by Cao Yue, the most skilled general in the Ming Dynasty. .

However, the guard was still very cautious, checked the situation repeatedly, and after seeing Cao Yue standing on the bow clearly, he ordered to open the city gate.

It was Cao Yue who led the fleet to the gate of Chaoyang. After he led the elite troops to transfer hundreds of miles day and night, he finally arrived at Tianjin Wei. He arrived here one day earlier to prepare for follow-up actions. Sun Chuanting met.After reuniting with Sun Chuanting, Cao Yue personally supervised and led five warships that were able to navigate the canal smoothly and headed straight for Beijing.Sun Chuanting led the follow-up troops and also sailed in from the direction of the canal by boat.

However, due to the dry water, large warships could not navigate the canal, so Sun Chuanting had to order more than a dozen large ships, [-] sailors and [-] army soldiers to be on standby at Tianjin Wei, and the others followed him in small warships. Follow up and support Cao Yue's rescue operation.

After a day and night of sailing, the vanguard of five medium-sized warships ordered by Cao Yue finally arrived outside Beijing before dawn.

After reuniting with Sun Chuanting, Cao Yue received countless battle reports. According to the analysis of these battle reports, the rogues had already arrived at the foot of Beijing. Perhaps Beijing might be captured by the rogues, or the rogues might be attacking the city.Cao Yue worried that when his troops arrived in Beijing, the people guarding the city walls of Beijing would be bandits.

If this is the case, it will be very difficult to rescue the members of the royal family, and a strong attack may be necessary, and the strong attack may not necessarily achieve results.

After arriving outside the Chaoyang Gate, Cao Yue did not see any signs of a war. The defenders on the Chaoyang Gate were still the army of the Ming Dynasty, which made him heave a sigh of relief.But just as Cao Yue ordered the elite special guard battalion and his own family troops to disembark and prepare to enter the city, a dust billowed up in the distance outside the city.

"The rogues are coming!" Cao Yue got the report immediately, and he immediately ordered the soldiers on the warship to be on the highest alert.

Five warships lined up on the canal, and the cannons on both sides of the ship also raised their barrels, ready to shoot.

This is a newly developed artillery with a long barrel and a range of at least five miles.

Following Cao Yue is the new leader of the clan, Cao Jing. This rising star has performed very well in several battles. The 21-year-old nephew of the Cao family was finally recognized by Cao Yue and was appointed as the leader of the clan. In charge of the daily training and management of the 500 household troops around Cao Yue.

The combat power of the current guard troops is far from comparable to that of the past. Even the most elite special guard battalion will suffer when they meet with equal strength.It can be said that Cao Yue's servants are the elite of the elite, and it is not an exaggeration to describe them as the most elite in the world.

In Cao Yue's binoculars, he could clearly see the shadow of the bandits rushing towards them. The distance was only about three miles away. Cao Yue decisively gave the order to fire the artillery.

Because of the urgency of the war, the tall buildings outside the Chaoyang Gate were bulldozed so as not to affect the sight of the defenders on the top of the city. This also provided convenience for Cao Yue. Otherwise, when the sight was affected, the shooting effect of the artillery would definitely be great discount.

"Boom boom boom," the continuous shooting made the warship tremble violently. With the increase of the range of the artillery, the recoil force was further increased. Fortunately, Cao Yue ordered the artillery on both sides to shoot at the same time, so that the recoil force generated by the artillery on both sides could offset each other.

The artillery landed on the bandits who were rushing to kill, and immediately countless bodies flew into the air amidst the gunpowder smoke.

This is the army led by Liu Zongmin. They just attacked the city of Beijing in the middle of the night, and they were going to snatch the water transport terminal outside Chaoyangmen and break through Chaoyangmen.Unexpectedly, before reaching Chaoyangmen, he was bombarded by the warship led by Cao Yue.

The concentrated bombardment of dozens of artillery pieces was still very powerful. At least a hundred or so soldiers were killed, and the wounded were even worse.

Liu Zongmin, who personally commanded the attack, was shocked, and immediately ordered the troops to suspend their advance, and dispersed the queue to prepare to attack after inquiring about the situation.

According to the previous battle report, the defenders of Chaoyang Gate were only a few thousand people, and all of them had no combat effectiveness. Although there were artillery, the range was not far, and they were facing the front. They came from the side. How about being bombarded by artillery a few miles away?

Liu Zongmin didn't dare to trade attacks before he figured out the situation.

At this time, the artillery on the warship, which had already adjusted its shooting parameters, started firing again.Another round of artillery fire killed and wounded hundreds of bandits.The artillery of the Ming army was so powerful that Liu Zongmin didn't dare to be careless. He immediately ordered all the troops to retreat and retreat out of the range of the artillery, and at the same time reported the situation to King Chuang.

Just when Liu Zongmin's troops were bombarded by the artillery of the warships led by Cao Yue, they had already arrived at the various tribes of the rogues under the city of Beijing, and began to scramble to attack the city.Many guards of the Ming Dynasty in Beijing had already sent people out of the city to contact the rogues. When the rogues arrived outside Beijing, many city gates had already been opened, and the rogue soldiers entered the outer city of Beijing without bloodshed.However, there are still many defenders on the top of the city who are resisting, and when they encounter the rogues who are resisting by the defenders, they immediately start to attack the city violently.

When the sun just showed his face, outside the city of Beijing, fighting had already started, and there was a tragic scene everywhere.

Li Zicheng issued a strict order to capture the city of Beijing and capture Emperor Chongzhen and his courtiers before sunset today.

The artillery on the warship led by Cao Yue violently bombarded the attacking bandits, and the doubts of the defenders on the top of the city were completely eliminated. They immediately opened the city gate and let the two hundred special guard battalions and one thousand Jiading troops who were already on standby into town.Cao Yue ordered the [-] accompanying soldiers on the naval warships to stand by on the warships, and his own [-] family troops went to the top of the city to assist the defenders on the top of the city.

"Even if you fight to the last person, make sure Chaoyangmen is not lost," this is Cao Yue's order to Cao Jing, the leader of the family general who stayed in command.Of course, Cao Jing agreed without hesitation, saying that they must guard Chaoyang Gate, and never let a single soldier of the rogues attack the city, and ensure that they retreat safely from Chaoyang Gate after rescuing the royal family members.

When Cao Yue led his men and horses into Beijing, he immediately reported the situation of Chaoyang Gate to Sun Chuanting who rushed over from behind, and ordered the rear guard led by Sun Chuanting to defend Chaoyang Gate together.

Cao Yue deceived the guards with lies, and convinced the guards to believe that the follow-up army was coming one after another, and after the city of Beijing was sure to be saved, he immediately led a thousand elites and galloped away in the direction of the Forbidden City.

(End of this chapter)