Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

After hearing Sun Kangwang's reminder, someone reacted instantly, picked up a corpse from the ground and threw it into the moat.

“Fill up the river!”

The other captives who had managed to escape the rain of arrows also began to follow suit.

According to official history, in the fifth year of Tiancong, that is, 1631, Huang Taiji ordered the widening of the city wall and the re-digging of the moat to a width of feet.

But at that time, the moat of Shenyang had not been renovated and was only three meters wide!

The captives braved the rain of arrows and threw the bodies into the moat one by one. Soon the river was blocked, revealing a "corpse bridge" that people could walk on!

At this time, several rounds of arrow rain had already passed, and less than half of the five thousand prisoners were still standing.

"boom!"

When the defenders on the city wall saw that the moat had been filled up, they immediately ordered the red cannon to be fired.

The fiery bullets came towards this side with a whistling sound.

After landing, he instantly smashed a bloody path through the crowd.

"Run! You'll be safe once you get to the city!"

Someone in the crowd shouted this, and the captives immediately came to their senses, stepped on the corpses in the moat, and ran away.

Sun Kangwang pushed Yutong to his two men and said, "Send Yutong back!"

After saying this, regardless of whether Youtong objected or not, he picked up a corpse and rushed towards the South Gate of Shenyang with the captives.

Arrows rain down!

The artillery made deafening noises from time to time!

From the moat to the south gate of Shenyang, a large number of prisoners fell at every step.

In the minds of these captives, the ancestral tombs of the Aisin-Gioro family must have been cursed to the point of smoke coming out.

But they didn’t dare look back!

Sun Kangwang said it very clearly, the Ming army had no food to feed them, so if they wanted to survive, they could only rush into the city!

They didn't dare to go around the city gate to either side, as that would expose themselves to more defenders!

In the rear, after Youtong, who was forcibly escorted back, recounted what had happened, Zhu Youxiao immediately decided to adjust his strategy.

This time, a total of ten thousand prisoners were brought up, followed closely by two thousand infantrymen of the Shenwu Central Guard.

After crossing the moat, the two thousand infantrymen immediately dispersed to both sides, holding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other.

The ropes of the Han people who were thrown outside were cut one by one by them.

"Don't look back, flee south!"

"If you don't want to die, pick up someone else's body and carry it on your back!"

"Hurry up, everyone. Once Jiannu comes to his senses, you will all be dead!"

"........."

As they moved, they lowered their voices to warn the Han people.

The defenders on the city wall would naturally not ignore the escape of these Han people. Except for the archers who were attacking the captives, the others immediately shifted their targets here.

Huang Taiji had arrived at the top of the city wall at some point, with Ajige, Abatai and others following behind him.

Seeing this scene, Huang Taiji gritted his teeth and shouted in a low voice to everyone.

"Have you seen clearly?"

"This is why the Khan did not allow them to enter the city!"

"If we let these Ming troops sneak into the city, I don't need to tell you the consequences, right?!"

Chapter 288 Sir, Why Me?

Facts have proved that Zhu Youxiao's choice was correct.

With the cover of the Jiannu captives, the Ming army successfully rescued all the Han people outside the city.

Of course, some casualties are unavoidable.

Since Huang Taiji refused to exchange hostages, this was the limit of what he could do!

While the fighting was in full swing outside the city, inside the city, in the yard where Manggurtai kept the Han women, several men were plotting something.

Under the candlelight, Zhen Beiwang, wearing a set of Jiannu leather armor, stared at a hand-drawn map on the table and spoke slowly.

"Huang Taiji is a man without any humanity. In order to defend Shenyang, he actually rejected your Majesty's proposal."

"In that case, it's time for us to take action!"

Upon hearing this, Captain Yang Peicong tapped the pipe in his hand on the sole of his shoe twice and said, "I will do as you say, sir. I have long been fed up with what these slaves have done!"

"What a pity! Manggurtai died too early. It was a relief for him!"

They had sneaked into the city of Shenyang long before the war broke out, one to collect intelligence, and the other to find an opportunity to behead Huang Taiji.

It’s just a pity that Huang Taiji, perhaps knowing that the Jiannu had committed serious crimes, was always surrounded by heavy guards whenever he went out, making it impossible to find an opportunity to assassinate them.

Over the past half month, they have witnessed many tragic events in the city.

Among these things, the most vicious were those of the Jiannu people!

Keep women in captivity and make them fight for fun.

The good-looking Han people were tied up with chains and treated like dogs!

Even worse, they chopped off the limbs of Han women, pulled out their tongues, and cut off their vocal cords...

Those who died from serious injuries were considered to have been relieved!

And those who survive will face even greater humiliation!

They were stuffed into water jars, leaving only their heads outside, and placed indoors to be used as spittoons or chamber pots!

Jiang Shaofeng also clenched his fists and said with a murderous look on his face.

"My Lord, please give the order. Even if it costs me my life, I will take off Huang Taiji's head and avenge those innocent souls who died tragically!"

But Zhen Beiwang shook his head: "Our current mission cannot be placed on Huang Taiji!"

"Spreading what happened today will be more beneficial to us!"

"While they are distracted, gather all the Han people in the city together and be ready to seize the city gate at any time!"

"We are few in number, so we must strive for all the strength we can!"

"Those captive women are the ones who luckily survived the fight. Their skills should not be underestimated!"

Having said that, he pointed to a place on the map.

"This is Dorgon's residence. After the Battle of Liaoyang, he did not return to Shenyang. Brother Shaofeng, take someone to check it out!"

"Peicong, go to Daishan's lair and see if you can get anything!"

"Everyone else, come with me and contact other Han people in the city!"

Having said that, he looked at the person at the outermost edge.

"Shi Bowen!"

"Those people imprisoned in the yard are now in your care!"

"If you can win them over, I will personally go to His Majesty to ask for your credit!"

This person is Wei Jinyu’s lover, Shi Bowen, who was brought into the Northern Pacification Division by Huang Ziyao!

He pointed at himself in disbelief and asked, "Sir, why me?"

Zhen Beiwang chuckled and said, "To make Miss Wei so devoted to you, you must have your own tricks when dealing with women. If not you, who else could it be?"

After saying that, he folded the map carefully and put it in his arms.

"Okay, let's get moving!"

"I'll be waiting for you at the Big Buddha Temple in an hour!"

Before he finished speaking, he turned and walked outside.

Jiang Shaofeng and Yang Peicong looked at each other, patted Shi Bowen on the shoulder, and then led their people away.

Shi Bowen looked at the room which was packed with people just a moment ago. Now there were only him and the flag officer Huang Ziyao left. He couldn't help but feel nervous.

Huang Ziyao saw this and smiled sarcastically: "Oh, that's it, you still want to prove that you are worthy of Miss Wei?"

"Wake up, stop dreaming!"

"How can you covet such a good girl?"

Shi Bowen was instantly furious: "Stop talking nonsense, I will prove it to you!"

Then he kicked the door open and walked towards the room on the side.

Huang Ziyao looked at his back, the sarcasm on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by full pride.

For this guy, nothing works better than provoking him!

In the side room, Shi Bowen squatted in front of a wooden cage, took out a piece of cake from his arms and handed it to the woman inside.

The woman was naked, her whole body was covered with blood and dirt, there was hardly a single intact spot.

When he saw the pancake, his originally lifeless eyes immediately became fierce!

"Give it to me, give it to me quickly!"

"I want!"

"Give it to me quickly!"

She stretched out her hand and grabbed the pancake without even looking at who Shi Bowen was.

Shi Bowen handed her the cake and asked softly, "What's your name?"

The woman wolfed down the biscuit and subconsciously stepped back a little. When she glanced at Shi Bowen from the corner of her eye, her expression was full of vigilance and resentment!

Seeing her reaction, Shi Bowen felt extremely sad.

Compared with the woman in front of him, the discrimination he had suffered over the past decade seemed insignificant!

At least, he was still alive, had his freedom, and had a man he loved, Wei Jinyu!

He tried his best to make his tone sound calm and spoke to the woman with a smile.

"I am a Jinyiwei from the Northern Pacification Division. Manggurtai is dead!"

"Follow me, I will help you kill the Tartars and avenge yourself!"

Upon hearing that, the woman immediately curled up in the corner, not even eating the biscuit, and stared at Shi Bowen with her eyes.

"You bastard, you tricked me into going out with you, and then staged a chase for your master to see?"

"Don't even think about it!"

She didn't believe Shi Bowen's words at all, because she didn't believe that the Jinyiwei would dare to take such a big risk and sneak into Shenyang City!

Shi Bowen had no choice but to take out his badge from his pocket and throw it at her.

"Take a good look, we don't have much time!"

"Your Majesty is now leading the army in person and has already arrived outside the city."

"Huang Taiji threatened the Han people to stop your majesty from attacking the city."

"We must take advantage of this opportunity to escape from here!"

The woman seemed to be literate. After seeing the badge clearly, she rushed over and asked anxiously while holding the wooden railing with both hands.

"Are you, are you telling the truth?"

Shi Bowen drew the short knife from his waist and handed it over: "Although I am not a monk, I will never lie to you!"

"Take this and help me rescue the others!"

"Otherwise, it would be difficult for the two of us to get out alone."