The Revolt of the Three Feudatories: All-in at the start in Beijing

Those who came wearing armor were all elders of the Wanyan family, each one loyal and without the slightest objection, and they all left the old house.

In less than half an incense stick's time, figures appeared in various alleys, including strong and robust Manchu women who brought children as young as eight or nine.

It included a large number of Mongols and bondservants.

The Mongols naturally held the position of leaders of the grasslands. How could a bannerman be a grassland noble and manage the affairs of a tribe?

As for bondservants, since their masters have already rebelled, if the bondservants don't join the rebellion, they will eventually not survive.

When everyone gathered at Chongwen Gate, there were already three or four thousand men carrying long spears and swords, or women carrying kitchen knives, and the number was still increasing.

Fei Yanggu, who was inspecting the city wall, immediately noticed something was wrong and reprimanded those below.

"The entire city is under complete silence. Anyone who approaches the city walls will be killed without mercy!"

"Archers, and cannons, prepare!"

Just as Feiyanggu was confronting Zhenglan Banner, the already organized civilians and cavalry threw all the demolished houses, whether wood, tiles, or bricks, into the moat.

The moat from Zhengyangmen to Chongwenmen, which was already more than 30 meters long, was being filled in at the fastest speed, and the houses on the opposite side were also set on fire.

In particular, the restaurant located 300 meters away from the wounded was set ablaze, becoming the brightest beacon in this night battle.

Seeing that the men of the Plain Blue Banner had approached the city wall by nearly 200 meters, and that the Han army was about to attack the city, Fei Yanggu, in a fit of anger, directly put his knife to the artilleryman's neck.

"Quickly, fire arrows, fire cannons, stop them!"

"Otherwise, I'll kill you!"

Fei Yanggu was in a difficult position. He transferred away the Green Standard Army soldiers who knew how to operate artillery, leaving behind the Eight Banners soldiers who usually practiced riding and archery. How could they possibly manage?

In some cases, the Eight Banners, in their anger, loaded too much gunpowder, causing the cannon barrel to explode.

Cannons may seem simple in everyday life, but they can be deadly in real combat, scaring some of the Eight Banners soldiers into no longer using them.

Left with no other option, Fei Yanggu had to issue the order: "Immediately send the order to the other defending generals: the Han army is to launch a main attack on Zhengyang Gate. Deploy one thousand veteran soldiers to each gate. Anyone who dares to delay will be executed without mercy!"

And so, amidst the troop deployments and battle cries, the time it takes for an incense stick to burn quickly passed, seemingly perfectly normal.

As night fell, the sounds of battle still echoed outside Chongwen Gate, but no one was seen attacking the city.

Meanwhile, the Plain Blue Banner below the inner city gate remained hovering two hundred meters away, without advancing an inch.

Something's not right!

"This is definitely not right!"

"But something doesn't seem right?"

Fei Yanggu also realized that something was wrong. After muttering a few words, he still couldn't figure out why. In the end, he got so anxious that he scratched his head, and his shiny scalp was scratched until it bled.

Just then, a white-clad soldier with an arrow in his back staggered to Chongwen Gate.

"Report! The East Gate has been attacked by the Plain Blue Banner. The Han army has seized the opportunity to break through the corner tower and has entered the inner city, occupying the armory and Ciyun Temple!"

puff--

Upon hearing that the Han army had breached Dongbianmen, Fei Yanggu coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground.

Yesterday, they assured us that the inner city would not fall.

As a result, they were broken into the following night.

"Snapped!"

Prince Yu, Fuquan, had already received the news and arrived with 3,000 Eight Banner soldiers. Upon seeing Fei Yanggu's behavior, he immediately slapped him across the face.

"Why don't you lead your troops to intercept them with me? If the Han army breaks into the capital and disturbs the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, we will be the ones who deserve to die."

"snort!"

After Fuquan finished speaking, he took his knife and went downstairs. When he rushed to the Zhenglan Banner family members, he found only paper effigies. The woman who had been shouting had disappeared.

"No wonder it was always two hundred meters away! This was a diversionary tactic! You wretch deserve to die!"

"puff!"

Seeing this, Fei Yanggu, who was following behind, let out a wail and spat out another mouthful of blood.

"Walk!"

Fuquan was annoyed by what he heard, so he led his personal guards to the armor factory. As they marched straight ahead, they killed any family members of the Plain Blue Banner without any mercy.

At this time, the armor factory was a repository for the old military equipment of the Ming Dynasty, including various scrapped cannons and firearms. The most numerous items were Ming army armor and tattered Manchu Qing Dynasty iron-lined cotton armor.

Although most of them were already scrapped, nearly two-thirds of Galdan's men were without armor, so these were treasures.

Meanwhile, inside the armory, Liu Weiqing led all those without armor to select armor and weapons from the armory.

A burly man picked up a set of straight-body fish-scale armor whose left shoulder had been shattered by a cannonball, and quickly put it on with the help of the other recruits. Then he patted the breastplate on his chest.

"My darlings, they're all my darlings!"

The armor was quickly selected. The remaining five or six thousand men, who were not armored, stuffed broken pieces of armor into their clothes. Every extra piece of iron provided an extra layer of protection during street fighting.

Just as Liu Weiqing was changing his clothes, near the city wall, Subutai, with three thousand armored soldiers, was already engaged in battle with Fuquan's men.

This horsehide factory is a leather factory that uses horsehide, cowhide, and camel hide to make all sorts of things, such as leather armor, saddle leather, and even cowhide boots.

In such a dimly lit place, a large-scale melee took place. Luckily, the armor on both sides was different colors, otherwise they would have definitely ended up cutting each other's own people.

At first, the Eight Banners soldiers were able to use firearms to kill and wound the Han soldiers, but when the two sides engaged in close combat, the Eight Banners soldiers were almost completely overwhelmed.

Apart from Prince Yu Fuquan's personal guards, these Eight Banner soldiers were all young men. How could they compare to the elite troops carefully selected by Subutai?

The sharp Persian scimitar sliced ​​off limbs, and the blood that splattered flowed into the sewers of the horse ranch, mixing with the horse blood that had been there before, instantly intensifying the stench.

Just as Subutai's army was advancing, a soldier from the Flying Thunder Battalion, somehow managed to climb onto the roof tiles of the horse farm in the dark.

"Damn it, watch out for the Flying Thunder Cannon!!!"

He was holding a one-pound fire pack for the Flying Thunder Cannon, which he lit and threw out while cursing loudly.

A deafening bang echoed among the Eight Banners soldiers, accompanied by a burst of flames. Five or six soldiers were blown away, and two of them even had their legs blown off.

This tactic was naturally promoted by Galdan. He never expected that just by playing with the Flying Thunder Cannon, the Flying Thunder Cannon Battalion would automatically unlock the grenade launcher.

"Arrow! Arrow! At the top of the horse ranch!"

Fei Yanggu was a sharpshooter. He spotted the source of the explosive charge immediately. While giving the order to fire, he also drew his bow and nocked an arrow, which flew out with a whoosh.

Caught off guard, the soldiers of the Flying Thunder Cannon Battalion on the rooftop were immediately shot in the abdomen by Fei Yanggu. Since their battalion was unarmored, they immediately fainted from the pain.

This man was a veteran of the Dzungar Khanate. He admired Galdan and only joined the Flying Thunder Cannon Battalion because he was not physically strong enough.

After a brief period of unconsciousness, he gritted his teeth and endured the pain to regain consciousness, knowing he was not going to survive.

He strung the remaining five explosive charges together, held them all in his arms, lit the fuses, and then ran and shouted before jumping into the crowd of Manchu bannermen.

"Long live Tengri Khan!"