A group of Mongolian wounded men were rescued by their companions. Some Ming army auxiliary soldiers came forward and brought the wounded men to the formation, unbuttoned their armor and bandaged them the wounds. Seeing that Deng Ming really kept his promise and did not give the wounded men a blow, the worried Mongolians breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help cheering softly. They also knew that even if they were treated, the chance of death of the seriously injured was still very high, but they finally confirmed that Deng Ming would not go back on his word.

Dozens of Mongolian suicide squadrons stepped forward to attack the city. Deng Ming looked at the imperial camp wall that had already caught fire. It was estimated that the Imperial Guards would never last until sunset, but it was hard to say whether they could resist until afternoon. In addition to cannons and catapults, Deng Ming also prepared blasting tools, because the Ming army estimated that the Imperial Guards would fight desperately on the camp wall, and their fighting will must be much stronger than the green camp I had encountered before, so he did not intend to let the blasting team take risks before the Imperial Guards caused great consumption - Deng Ming was unwilling to hand over this powerful weapon to the Mongols to operate. The rushing car could only be used to attack the city and could not threaten the Ming army. If they were given a blasting car, it would be troublesome if there was a Mongol who sacrificed himself to protect the master. But now it seems that there may be no need to dispatch a blasting team.

"Report to the Admiral," a messenger reported: "Gaoyou's reinforcements are about to arrive."

The Gaoyou County was alarmed last night, but because the situation was unclear, the Gaoyou defenders did not take any action. After dawn, they saw fireworks rushing into the sky in the direction of the Imperial Camp, and the sound of cannons rumbling. The magistrate of Gaoyou finally couldn't bear it and personally led more than 200 county-level county directors out of the city and rushed to the direction of the Imperial Camp.

Although the Ming army could lurk near Gaoyou with the cover of the Liangjiang Governor's Office and the Yangzhou Prefecture, the plan to raid the imperial camp was obviously not known to the Liangjiang officials of the magistrate. The Jiangning Governor and the Yangzhou Prefecture had previously used the excuse to reinforce Zhou Peigong, and Liang Huafeng fought with Deng Ming, so they mobilized some of the troops in Yangzhou, but it was impossible for a single army to stay in the county town. Now, seeing that the imperial camp was in danger, the magistrate was worried that the head of his neck would be on his back, so he urgently brought the remaining troops to serve the king.

"Send a team of soldiers to defeat them?" Ren Tang asked. For the two hundred county magistrates, they could be eliminated by sending hundreds of Ming troops. Now they are not counted as Deng Ming's soldiers. Many of the auxiliary soldiers in the army were recruited by the Ming army two months ago when they planned to leave Jiangnan and return to Sichuan. They were willing to follow the Ming army to Sichuan, and there was no big problem with their loyalty to the Ming army. The delicious food and drink since joining the army made the auxiliary soldiers more motivated. Now they have participated in the besieging of the imperial camp and have no way to turn back. Ren Tang felt that to deal with the county magistrates in Gaoyou, just let a small number of military soldiers lead the weapon-like auxiliary soldiers to attack.

"I'm afraid that the magistrate who took the lead will run away." The county magistrate has no knowledge, but now the magistrate is leading the team here in person. If he finds something strange, it may be a problem to spread it.

While Deng Ming was wondering how many people should be sent and whether a small ambush should be set up, the three wall knights beside him asked, "Admiral, let's go."

"Why do you need to kill a chicken?" Ren Tang felt that there was no need to mobilize three walls.

"We can't use us to attack the Tartar camp. If we don't let us attack, we will be fine in this battle." The knights of the Three Walls said one after another. After the last battle with Li Guoying, both in Sichuan and in Jiangnan, the three walls continued to practice wall-style charges, but they had very few opportunities to go to the battlefield, which was just two games in Jiujiang and Anqing. Moreover, they didn't play for a long time and had not completed the warm-up before the opponent was defeated. The Knights all felt that they were a hero who had no use.

"Okay, go and go quickly." Deng Ming agreed to their request. Now the imperial camp is surrounded like an iron barrel, and there is no need to dispatch cavalry to attack the city: "Don't let the magistrate of Gaoyou County run away."

"Don't worry, admiral, the dog official is dead." The knights of the three walls left with their hands ready to go.

While the Ming army continued to attack the city, Soetu and several other imperial officers ran to Shunzhi again. Now they unanimously demanded that the emperor break through immediately.

"The thief brought a large number of bows and arrows, and new catapults." The situation was urgent, and the officers on the front line no longer ignored the dangerous situation: "If we continue to fight like this, perhaps at noon, at most, the imperial guards would be exhausted. At that time, the emperor wanted to break through, and there were not many slaves to follow the emperor."

After the Ming army arrived, the morale of the Imperial Guards was hit hard. Now almost everyone knows that they have little chance of life and the chance of defending the Imperial Camp is slim. The officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guards are still fighting on the walls of the camp, but it is no longer hope that they can support their battle. They are just trapped beasts and fight. Only a few people still believe that they can persist until the reinforcements arrive.

"Your Majesty, you must break through!" Soon several officers left the command post on the battalion wall and rushed anxiously to persuade Shunzhi to break through. They reported that many fires had occurred on the outer wall of the battalion wall, and the Imperial Guards had no mandate, so it was impossible for the camp to extinguish the flames. Although the thick battalion wall would not be burned soon, it was only a matter of time.

Although the Imperial Guard had little combat experience, its morale was still high. No matter how much it was, it was commanded by a group of experienced old officers, and everyone had horses and armor. In today's siege, the Imperial Guard consumed a lot of physical strength because of firefighting and repairing the battalion walls. In this kind of work, the well-equipped Imperial Guard was not much different from ordinary auxiliary soldiers. Originally, the Imperial Guard thought that the rebels who were in a hurry did not have the ability to quickly conquer the Imperial Camp and could protect the emperor in a safe camp, but the situation is now very obvious. If you stay for a few more hours, when the Ming army breaks through the battalion walls, the Imperial Guard would probably be so tired that they could not raise their swords.

The proposal of the Imperial Guard made the emperor pale. No matter how fierce the war was, being in the heavily guarded camp still gave him a sense of security. There were no rockets falling down here, and there was no blood everywhere. The barracks covered with shields not only blocked the rock bullets, but also blocked the groans of the wounded. Only when the officers and the messengers opened the door and entered, the emperor would hear the fierce shouts outside.

If you leave this camp, the emperor will be exposed to the firepower of the Ming army, and you will also walk out of the camp wall and rush through the enemy's sea of ​​swords and guns...

"Your Majesty, you must leave!" All the officers of the imperial guards in the room fell to the ground and shouted anxiously to the emperor: "You will leave immediately!"

"Okay, I'm sure." Shunzhi tried hard to suppress the panic in his heart. At this time, he missed the solid walls of the Forbidden City and the towering Beijing Tower.

The next step is to discuss how to break through. The Ming army is now attacking outside, so it will definitely not give the imperial guards a chance to rush out of the camp gate to line up, but marching is a necessary action. If you want to protect the emperor to break through, the imperial guards will need time to adjust their teams outside the camp, and then surround the emperor tightly in the center, and then the entire army will attack the Ming army's defense line.

"Fake surrender!" After a moment of nervous discussion, an officer of the Imperial Guard shouted: "We told the thief that we were going to surrender and surrender from the camp, so that we could get more time to go out of the camp to arrange the array."

Fake surrender not only bought time for the Imperial Guards, but also might suspend the Ming army's arrow rain, making the Ming army careless, so this suggestion was immediately unanimously approved by all officers.

When breaking out of the camp, the camp gate still needs defenders, and they can cover the imperial guards lined up outside the camp. If the Ming army sees the flaws, the defenders on the camp gate can cover the shooting and prevent the Ming army from approaching the emperor quickly. They can also use the height of the camp wall to observe the virtuality and reality of the Ming army's positions and use the banner to guide the breaking forces.

"The slave is willing to stay and persevere." Soetu knelt down at Shunzhi and said sincerely: "The slave is willing to cut off the queen for the emperor."

Soetu also knew that staying in the wall would cause death. After the Imperial Guards covered the emperor's breakthrough, they found that the deceived Ming army would definitely be furious and executed all the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guards who remained. However, Soetu's loyalty to the emperor overwhelmed his fear of death.

At this time, someone had already taken the armor and the uniforms of ordinary guard officers and soldiers, and waited for Shunzhi to put them on. The dragon robe that the emperor had originally wore and several other sets of spare dragon robes were replaced by the other four guard officers.

"What a slave." Shunzhi gently patted Soetu's shoulders kneeling on the ground. This action and the emperor's soft praise made Soetu's tears of gratitude spurt out of his eyes.

The plan to break through was passed down by word of mouth among the Imperial Guards, and soon everyone knew the specific steps and details. When the Imperial Guards began to shout for surrender outside the camp, the Imperial Guards in the camp also stopped firefighting and repairing. They pulled out war horses from the stables and began to queue up in the open space in the camp.

There were three hundred imperial guards left behind with Soetu. The colleagues wanted to leave them a few war horses, but Soetu refused with a wry smile: "Take them away, kill them if they can't take them away."

After the Imperial Guards began to break through, the Ming army would wake up. Even if the left-behind Soetu and others had black cones and red rabbits in their hands, they would not have been able to escape: "Leaving horses for us will only make people feel lucky and shaken. Maybe someone would refuse to stick to the camp gate until the end."

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Outside the camp, the three walls knights had completed their mission and returned. They reported to Deng Ming: "The magistrate of Gaoyou has been awarded the title." The knights of the three walls looked unsatisfied. They just now drove away more than 200 Gaoyou County kids in one charge. Forty Qing soldiers were killed on the spot. They did not pursue the remaining people. Once they got the magistrate's head, they returned at full speed to prevent any changes in the war here.

At this time, the Ming army's attack had gradually stopped. The Imperial Guard threw a large number of bows and arrows from the camp wall and shouted for surrender. The Mongolian suicide squad was ordered to retreat temporarily. When the Ming army's artillery completely stopped, the camp gate of the imperial camp opened a crack, and an imperial guard flashed out of the crack. While walking towards the Ming army, he took off his helmet, untied his armor and threw it on the ground. At the same time, he shouted with all his strength: "Willing to surrender! Willing to surrender! The Emperor of the Qing Dynasty was willing to surrender to the Ming Yangtze River Admiral, only asking for mercy to the admiral."

"Long live!"

After hearing this sad begging for mercy, the 30,000 Ming troops around him made a trembling cheer.
Chapter completed!