Shanhaiguan, Weiyuan Gate.
Wu Sangui stood expressionlessly at the foot of the dilapidated city tower, looking at the corner mountain opposite him. That was the Shun Army camp.
A month had passed since the Shun Army had begun their attack. In this month, Li Zicheng's army of more than 100,000 soldiers had taken turns to attack the city. They attacked the city with ants, bombarded it with cannons, dug tunnels, and even used the cannon fodder they had captured nearby to build bridges. In short, they had used all kinds of methods to crazily attack the castle again and again, but they were always firmly blocked outside the city by the defenders. During this period of time, Li Zicheng had suffered no less than 30,000 casualties, while the Shanhaiguan garrison had suffered more than 20,000 casualties. It could be said to be a true bloody battle. Even now, countless corpses were still piled up outside the city walls. The moat water, which was dyed red with blood, was emitting a rotting stench.
Both sides were already at loggerheads. Li Zicheng had even tied Wu Xiang to the front of the battle, threatening to chop up dozens of his family members after breaking through Shanhaiguan.
"Uncle Chang, you've worked hard too!"
Wang Yongji patted his shoulder and said.
Wang Shoufu was now crippled. Half a month ago, when he was helping to command on the city wall, his left leg was almost broken by a piece of gravel that was blown up by a cannonball. He relied on the Emperor's miraculous medicine to not die of bad blood and could only stand up now.
However, the divine medicine was also used up.
These things were an important support for the morale of the defenders in the city.
In fact, many things were almost used up. Even gunpowder was running low. If they did not have reinforcements, they would not be able to hold on for long.
"Lord Wang, do you think there will be reinforcements?”
Wu Sangui said faintly.
"Uncle Chang, I know you're worried about those people in Nanjing, but you have to understand that His Majesty is here with us, and they must welcome His Majesty to Nanjing.”
Wang Yongji sneered.
"Your Majesty."
Wu Sangui looked to the north as he spoke.
It had been a month, and the 80,000 Qing troops had yet to cross Ning Yuan. The Emperor had fulfilled his promise, but he…
"The monarch did not disappoint me, and I did not disappoint the monarch!”
He said with a hint of determination.
"Marshal, there's a change in Southwing City!"
At this moment, his trusted aide, Fang Guangchen, suddenly arrived on horseback and said with a happy expression.
Wu Sangui and the other two quickly mounted their horses and quickly arrived at the Wangyang Gate in the south. Then, a scene that left them dumbfounded appeared. On the south wing city controlled by the Shun army in the south, countless Shun troops were crazily rushing towards the east wall, which was also the main wall of the Great Wall. Guns and cannons were also firing inside the wall, as if a powerful army was attacking along the Great Wall. However, there was no Ming army on the Great Wall. They could only see that at the place where the Shun army was the densest, there seemed to be a person advancing continuously. As he advanced, the Shun soldiers around him flew into the sky like children's dolls.
"Thousand Miles Mirror!"
Wu Sangui hurriedly shouted.
One of the bodyguards quickly handed over the binoculars.
He quickly aimed at that direction, and a monster covered in armor appeared in his field of vision. The monster held an unknown weapon in its hand, and it was like a huge broom sweeping away trash. It easily swept away the soldiers around it. As it moved, the city wall under its feet even turned blood red.
"Quick, attack Southwing City!"
Wu Sangui shouted without hesitation.
"It's His Majesty!"
He immediately put down the binoculars and shouted.
Wang Yongji was stunned.
"It's His Majesty, His Majesty has sent the Tartars to reinforce us!”
The next moment, he roared like a madman.
The entire Shanhaiguan Pass was in an uproar. All the guards put down everything and looked in the direction of the South Wing City. At the same time, Leng Yundeng, the deputy commander of Shanhaiguan who was stationed at the Wangyang Gate, led a part of the elite troops to immediately attack the south along the Great Wall. Shanhaiguan Pass and the South Wing City were connected by the Great Wall. Soon, they started a fierce battle with the Shun army on the opposite side. All the cannons on the Wangyang Gate were aimed at the north wall of the South Wing City and fired. These cannons were parallel to the Great Wall in the south, so there was no need to worry about accidentally injuring the Emperor. However, if the cannons of the Shangshun Army in the South Wing City were to turn around, they could threaten the latter.
However, this was all Wu Sangui could do at the moment.
Because all the city gates were blocked, he was unable to leave the city and attack Southwing City to support the Emperor.
Of course, their Emperor didn't need to receive them. Li Daoxuan, who was fully armored, swung his giant axe and smashed it forward like a wild beast. The narrow environment on the wall provided him with a huge advantage. He didn't have to care about the attacks on both sides. He just had to pay attention to the cannons on the northern wall. As for the bullets and arrows that were shooting at him from below the city wall, he completely ignored them. He even ignored the spears and machetes on his back. Not to mention this, even the axe could not hurt him. He only needed to smash his head forward along the Great Wall. The Shun soldiers could not get close at all. Those who came into contact with the axe's attack range would die. Even the arrow stacks on the city wall were smashed by him, and he shot at the Shun soldiers below like cannonballs.
"I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Whoever dares to fight, come!”
He roared arrogantly.
The giant axe in his hand let out a strange whistling sound, and everything in its path was shattered. The city walls were shattered, the shields were shattered, and even the chariots that the Shun army had pushed to stop him were instantly shattered. Even the Frank Machine Cannons on the city walls were smashed into pieces, and the bodies of the Shun army soldiers were also shattered.
At this moment, he was like a god.
On the north wall of the Southwing City to his left, the four cannons that had completed their turn first instantly spewed out flames.
"Jump!"
Xiao Qian's voice sounded in Li Daoxuan's mind.
Without hesitation, he jumped off the city wall. All four shells missed and whizzed past his head. However, before the Shun soldiers could react, he jumped up again with his axe hooked on the city wall. He swept the axe and continued to smash forward while the cannons were reloading.
The soldiers in front of him immediately collapsed, like antelopes that had encountered a lion. They screamed in fear and ran along the city wall. Some even jumped off the city wall in panic.
Just as Li Daoxuan rushed out of the range of South Wing City, Shun Jun's cannon fired again, but this time he dodged it in the same way.
"Come on, is this your ability?”
He shouted wildly.
Suddenly, a few spots of fire lit up on the right side of Weiyuan City.
Li Daoxuan turned his head in astonishment.
"Horizontal Axe Chest Guard!"
Xiao Qian's voice suddenly rang out.
He quickly pulled back, and the huge axe was instantly placed horizontally in front of his chest. Almost at the same time, a huge force slammed into the surface of the axe. Although Li Daoxuan's total weight, including the huge axe, was no less than half a ton, he was still sent flying.
"Your Majesty!"
Shanhai Pass was filled with screams.
Then, they saw the Emperor crash into the ground inside the Great Wall like a cannonball.
"Save His Majesty!"
Wu Sangui shouted.
Immediately after, countless Ming soldiers jumped off the city wall with ropes. However, just as they landed, the emperor on the ground flipped over and climbed up. He spat out a mouthful of sand and shook off the shards of chainmail on his body. At the same time, he looked at his big axe in horror. There was a shocking scratch on it. The cannonball that had ambushed him from Weiyuan City had hit the axe. Obviously, those pig iron cannonballs were not as sturdy as this thing. The cannonball had directly shattered the axe, and the impact force had pushed the axe back into his body. Even with the protection of multiple layers of armor, it had still broken many of his ribs and severely shocked his internal organs.
If he did not have the ability to recover quickly, he would have been finished this time. However, his soul energy easily solved this small matter.
"Zhen is blessed by the heavens. Who can hurt Zhen!”
He raised his battle axe and roared.
Shanhai Pass was filled with wild cheers.
"Your Majesty, the heavens are protecting us.”
Wang Yongji also roared crazily.
The soldiers of the Shun Army on the south wing city were in a state of despair. Many of the soldiers of the Shun Army who had jumped down from the Great Wall were kneeling on the ground in fear as if they were worshipping a god. This scene was simply too shocking. Those who could not be killed by cannonballs were either gods or demons. In any case, no matter what it was, it was not something that mortals could resist. It could be said that this had destroyed the morale of the Shang Shun army in the south wing city. Even many of the generals of the Shang Shun army were looking at him with fear. These raiders who did not even know how to read were especially afraid of things like ghosts and gods.
Under countless terrified gazes, Li Daoxuan turned around and walked toward Shanhai Pass with a domineering aura.
Soon, he met up with the soldiers and stepped across the filled moat. He threw the axe on the ground at the foot of the wall. It was useless for the time being, and there was no crane on the wall to hang it. Of course, the rope hanging from the wall could not bear his weight. Just as Wu Sangui was looking for the iron chain for him, the Yang Emperor very simply pulled out the iron claw from his back and held it upside down, stabbing it into the brick gap of the city wall. Then, he used one arm to push upwards, and at the same time, the other iron claw also stabbed in. In this way, he alternated upwards and soon stood on the top of Shanhaiguan City.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Wang Yongji and Wu Sangui led all the soldiers on the city wall to kneel down and kowtow, followed by all the soldiers and civilians in Shanhaiguan.
"Good, all of you have done very well. All of you are my loyal subjects, all of you are my loyal subjects of Great Ming. I hereby announce that from today onwards, as long as you and your descendants are on the land of Great Ming, you will never have to pay any land taxes. I said forever. As long as Great Ming does not perish, my promise will always be valid. No future emperor can change it, including those who died in battle to defend the city. This is the reward for your loyalty.”
Li Daoxuan, who was standing in the background of the rising sun, lifted his mask and shouted.
Shanhai Pass was instantly filled with cheers. This reward was more practical than anything else. It was the ultimate dream of farmers to never have to pay land taxes, let alone for generations to come.
"Uncle Chang, you've worked hard too!"
Then, Li Daoxuan lowered his head and helped Wu Sangui and the others up.
"Your Majesty, I didn't fail you!"
Wu Sangui said excitedly.
He felt like he was dreaming.
"Let's go. Let's not talk about anything else. Let's go tell Chuang Ni a piece of good news!”
Li Daoxuan said with a sinister smile.
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