Chapter 294 Emperor Ming is easily soluble in water

Author: Mu Yunfeng

Chapter 294 Emperor Ming is easily soluble in water

Maple Bridge.

But this is indeed a very suitable place.

Far enough away from the city wall, far beyond the range that even heavy artillery can effectively aim.

In fact, there is no artillery on the Suzhou city wall that can hit Maple Bridge.

Although the gentry in the city melted down a lot of temple bells, they did cast many heavy cannons weighing two to three thousand kilograms.

But technically it is not as good as the Ministry of Industry.

The latter's craftsmen were all trained by Yang Feng himself.

Therefore, their heavy artillery is shorter, and its range is not as good as that of the Ministry of Industry. The most effective way to use it is to stuff a bunch of large shotgun shells into it, and then use it to bombard the heavy armored soldiers attacking the city.

And Maple Bridge itself is also behind the front line of the Shenji Battalion.

The real front line was less than one mile away from the city wall, and then a water network was used to build gun forts outside the city. That is, sacks were filled with sand and soil, and they were built together with wood to form gun forts. Even the tops of the heads were covered with wood and sandbags.

Then artillery of various tonnages bombarded the city wall inside. The Shenji Battalion responsible for this direction had attacked many times before, all using artillery to suppress the city wall. Then the heavy armored soldiers took advantage of the shallow water in winter to directly attack the city wall, but they were all blocked by the city wall.

Repelled by the firepower on...

"Your Majesty, there are actually too few soldiers to fight. Although these firearms are powerful, in the end, fighting still depends on people. As long as there are enough soldiers to charge hard, firearms will not be able to stop them."

Wu Shouan carefully explained the main reason why he had been unable to capture Suzhou recently.

"You have more than 10,000 men in the Guangshenji Battalion, plus at least 30,000 in other armies. How do you think you have so few troops against a ragtag group of only 20,000 to 30,000?"

His Majesty the Emperor sneered.

"Uh, I'm incompetent, I deserve death for my crime!"

Wu Shouan quickly apologized with a look of fear on his face.

In fact, he did not attack with all his strength. The bullet marks on the city wall can prove the extent of the battle. It would be great for him to stay outside and enjoy the rewards from the gentry from all over the country...

The latter did not reward the army to capture Suzhou, they just wanted him to drag him down.

During the entire siege of Suzhou, he himself collected at least 500,000 yuan, and all the major generals under him had them. These military rewards in the name of various prefectures and counties were used to bribe them. Otherwise, if he really attacked with all his strength, Suzhou would be defeated no matter what.

Also opened. The core of the Suzhou garrison is actually two to three thousand elites, including those supported by horses and bribed Suzhou guards, plus some veterans of the old Japanese state. The current Japanese state surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, including those of the Ashikaga family.

The nobles now have security and no need to feed too many soldiers, so they are laying off a large number of troops.

A large number of samurai who had no livelihood after being laid off were reduced to abject poverty. After all, they could neither farm nor do anything else.

Then they were sold as piglets to work as coolies in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

This time it was discovered.

There are less than 30,000 people left, all Japanese slaves, Korean slaves, and Annan slaves, and they are led by young men from the gentry clan.

Most of the generals were veterans who had followed Zhang Shicheng.

These are the so-called regiment training in Suzhou City. It can be said that these ragtag groups can defeat the Shenji Battalion for more than three months. It really depends on the generals such as Wu Shou'an who are reluctant to open it.

Of course, the emperor ignored him. Zhu Yunxi's basic base was nobles. At least for now, he could only tolerate these nobles. He walked onto the Fengqiao surrounded by guards. At this time, a small boat under the Fengqiao had already

You can see a man wearing a dragon robe with his back facing him.

As for this ship and this person, of course they have been searched closely.

Not only could there be no gunpowder on the ship, but it was also impossible for him to have a musket on him, so this omission would not have happened.

His Majesty the Emperor walked straight to the bridge, then held on to the railing and lowered his head, but the next moment he was stunned.

"Your Majesty, you and I are close relatives. Isn't it sad to see each other like this?"

His brother turned around, looked at him sincerely and said.

Wu Shouan, Huang Guan, and even Zhang Xianzong and others who were accompanying him all looked at Zhu Yunwen on the boat in shock. Of course, they could not fail to recognize King Guangze. This was not a fake at all as Fang Xiaoru said. It was true.

His Majesty the Emperor turned his head without hesitation...

"Fang Xiaoru!"

he shouted angrily.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is false, this is false!"

Fang Xiaoru, who was behind, quickly stepped forward. He squeezed through the guards and shouted anxiously.

Because the shackles on his body were so heavy, he kept making metal friction sounds when he walked.

His Majesty the Emperor immediately woke up...

Indeed, this must be false.

After all, he had already told the world that Zhu Yunwen in Suzhou City was a fake, pretending to be Qitai's nephew, and there was Fang Xiaoru, Zhu Yunwen's close confidant, who testified, which was enough for the people to believe, so even if his brother did arrive in Suzhou during this period

, as long as he doesn't admit it. Anyway, it has fallen into his hands now, and he can be killed directly without any proof. As for those in Suzhou City who know the true situation, this is a big deal and they will be killed. Anyone who dares to say that he is really his brother will have his whole family killed.

Then he turned his head...

"You bitch, how dare you lie about calling me your brother? Do I not even recognize my brother?"

he shouted.

Wu Shou'an and others quickly lowered their heads and began to sweat coldly.

This is really troublesome. They are at the scene, and they all know Zhu Yunwen. Now His Majesty the Emperor has made it clear that he will tell lies with open eyes, or admit that he is his brother and then kill him. So they know this best.

It's said to be top secret, and anyone who knows this kind of secret will probably not end well, and will be killed and silenced!

Only dead people won't reveal secrets.

If not, the whole family would have to be killed to prevent the secret from being revealed.

At this moment, they were really chilled, and countless executioners were waiting in front of them.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to talk nonsense with this thief. Let the guards capture him immediately. This thief must be punished on the spot!"

Fang Xiaoru finally reached the emperor's side. He raised his shackled hands, pointed at Zhu Yunwen below and shouted.

"Jin Yiwei, punish this thief on the spot!"

the emperor shouted immediately.

"Your Majesty, you and I are my brothers and my closest relatives. How can you meet the Daxing Emperor if you treat me like this? Such cruelty will not be tolerated by heaven."

his brother shouted.

"Jinyiwei, kill him!"

His Majesty the Emperor angrily leaned on the railing, pointed at his brother and shouted.

Fang Xiaoru spread her arms beside him...

"Execute this thief on the spot!"

he shouted.

Wu Shouan frowned at his posture, but said nothing. He just leaned to the side, blocking the guard closest to the emperor. Huang Guan also leaned to the side like a tacit understanding, blocking a guard as well.

The emperor didn't notice anything unusual. He just looked down at his brother. The next moment, the iron chain from Fang Xiaoru's hands fell from the sky and landed on his neck. Before he could react, Fang Xiaoru's iron chain was wrapped around his neck very quickly.

Wrapping it around in a circle, Fang Daru then turned outwards toward the railing.

"Help!"

Zhang Xianzong, who was blocked in the back, finally woke up and immediately yelled.

But it was too late. Fang Xiaoru, who had climbed out of Fengqiao, strangled the emperor's neck with the iron chain in his hand, and suddenly pulled him down with the weight of his body. The emperor didn't even have time to scream, and he was forcefully pulled out by him.

, the nearest guard screamed and rushed forward, but was blocked by Huang Guan a step too late. Another guard who also jumped forward was also blocked by Wu Shou'an...

Of course, it cannot be said to be blocking.

They just didn't react as quickly as they did. After all, things happened too suddenly, so they couldn't be expected to have the reaction speed of these guards.

Accident, purely accidental.

"His Majesty!"

Wu Shou'an screamed and threw himself at the railing.

But just when he threw himself on the railing, the emperor and Fang Xiaoru had already fallen into the river together. The latter's shackles, which weighed dozens of kilograms, sank rapidly with the emperor...

"help me!"

The iron chain was slightly loosened, and His Majesty the Emperor, who was very good at swimming, struggled hard and shouted.

But Fang Xiaoru suddenly hugged him from behind and used the weight of the chains on his body to sink him.

There was chaos on and off the bridge. The guards jumped down in panic and tried to save their emperor, but they were all heavily armored and could barely protect themselves after entering the water. One of them did grab the emperor and dragged him out.

A little, but Fang Xiaoru, who was on the latter's back, hugged the emperor tightly. Another guard pulled out a dagger and stabbed him in the arm, but at this time, Fang Daru was actually unconscious, and he only had the obsession to kill the emperor, and the dagger
To be continued...