Zhu Yijun had imagined the scene of him and Shen Yicheng meeting again many times.
Perhaps Shen Yicheng was prepared to kill him.
Perhaps Shen Yicheng came to beg for mercy.
Or perhaps Xiao Ruxun brought Shen Yicheng here in a bundle.
To be honest, for more than half a year, the dream he had the most was of Xiao Ruxun bringing Shen Yicheng here in a bundle to apologize to him. Then, he would punish Shen Yicheng to vent his anger, and then he would ascend to the throne and return to the peak.
This was because he was too unwilling to accept his previous failure.
He was betrayed by the people around him, and then he lost everything because of a moment of carelessness. Not only did he not regain the power that should have belonged to the Emperor, but he also lost everything. Other than his life, he had nothing left. The only power that belonged to him was gone.
He felt that he was not even as good as Emperor Han Xian because Emperor Han Xian really did not have any godly teammates to help him. As for him, he still had Xiao Ruxun. He also felt that he was not even as good as Cao Yao. At least Cao Yao dared to fight to the death against Sima Zhao when he lacked a capable assistant.
As for him?
Putting aside the fact that Zhu Changluo had lost all of his comrades, he was dethroned from the throne, becoming the first emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty to lose his throne due to the rebellion of his subjects. Not only that, he had also lost the last of his power as an emperor. He could already imagine what kind of power Zhu Changluo would have after Shen Yi had made him the emperor.
The prestige of the Daming Emperor was lost, and he also lost face.
How could he not feel hatred in his heart?
But even so, he still had hope. He still hoped that he could return to the light of day.
It was just that he did not want to be pushed back to the throne like this. He was not stupid, and he knew what Shen Yicheng meant.
Thus, when those people below tried to come forward, Zhu Yijun directly smashed a teacup and pressed a piece of it against his neck.
He decided to fight for once, to fight openly for once.
"Shen Yicheng! If you dare to step forward! This Emperor will die for you to see! "
I can't kill you, but can't I kill myself?
Even if I was stripped of everything, I still had the chance to kill myself. This was my last bit of dignity.
Shen Yicheng, you have trampled on the Emperor's dignity, but this is the last bit of dignity that you will never be able to take away.
Zhu Yijun glared fiercely at Shen Yicheng. Shen Yicheng's face was frighteningly dark. He also glared at Zhu Yijun.
Anyway, everyone else was frightened. They were all stunned on the spot and did not dare to move. They were afraid that Zhu Yijun would really dare to do something terrible.
They were not prepared to see the emperor's blood splattered on the spot.
But Shen Yicheng took a step forward.
Shen Yicheng walked forward.
Shock appeared in Zhu Yijun's eyes.
How could he dare to walk forward?
How could he still dare to walk forward?
Why did he dare to walk forward?
Wasn't he afraid that I would die?
Zhu Yijun watched in astonishment as Shen Yicheng walked in front of him. Then, he reached out and snatched the shard, throwing it away.
Then, Shen Yicheng knelt in front of Zhu Yijun.
"Your Majesty, if you really dared to die, you wouldn't have waited until now."
Zhu Yijun was stunned on the spot.
Shen Yicheng grinned, then shouted, "Men! His Majesty has arrived at the Extreme Emperor Palace! "
The surrounding people were stunned.
"Hurry and send His Majesty to the Extreme Emperor Palace! Lift the throne! Let's go! "
Shen Yi glared at him, and the group of people below immediately understood. They swarmed forward and lifted the throne. Then, they carried Zhu Yijun out of Yuxi Palace.
With the protection of the elite troops of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, and with Huang San Gai beating them up, they became even more cohesive. Thus, more and more people began to run around the palace, following this group. Very quickly, there were over a thousand of them. With the Embroidered Uniform Guards leading the way, they continued to advance towards the Extreme Emperor Palace.
Even though the sounds of cannons and killing did not stop, Shen Yicheng's footsteps did not stop.
Just like how Xiao Ruxun's soldiers fought to the death to take down the city walls.
Even though many of them fell down, even though many of them died, they still managed to climb up the city walls using ladders.
They waved the blades in their hands at the Ming soldiers who were filled with despair and disappointment. They ignored their own losses, ignored their own pierced abdomen, and continued to slash at the enemy's head.
There was no doubt that from the start, there was no suspense in this siege.
The siege began at 4: 45 AM. At 7: 45 AM, the soldiers on the city walls began to determine their absolute advantage. At 3: 45 AM, the Anding Gate was broken and the army flooded in. The defense line of the capital's inner city was broken. Fifteen minutes before this, Zhao Hu had already charged into the outer city.
The soldiers charged into the capital through the Anding Gate and killed all the soldiers near the Anding Gate. They immediately split into two groups. One group, led by Li Rusong, charged to the Desheng Gate and prepared to help the soldiers there enter the inner city. The other group, led by Xiao Ruxun, directly headed for Di An Gate and began to attack the Imperial City. This was the true core of the capital.
The outer moat of the Imperial City was also very wide. Logically speaking, it would be more difficult to attack the city. But at the same time, the psychological advantage would give the attacking side an extremely strong will to fight, and the defending side would suffer a severe psychological blow.
Although according to the art of war, one to six was the standard casualty ratio for the defending side and the attacking side, under the premise that one side was destroyed and the other was founded, this situation seemed to change.
The defending side would lose their will to fight, while the attacking side's will to fight would be greatly strengthened. In this era of war where cold weapons were the mainstream, the will to fight would largely determine the outcome of the battle, just like what was happening right now.
All the soldiers in the inner city that they encountered along the way were fleeing. None of them dared to face the madly advancing Zhennan Army soldiers. They did not resist, only ran away with their heads in their hands. There were even some who knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. After being pulled up to lead the way, they took advantage of the situation to join the Zhennan Army and launch a counterattack.
This sort of situation was far too common.
Following the breach of Anding Gate, the defense of the other inner city gates also lost its meaning. In fact, it could be said that they were in imminent danger. For example, Chaoyang Gate, which was guarded by Guardian Fang's army, could not resist the overwhelming artillery attacks of the Zhennan Army and their overwhelming advantage in numbers.
What was more frightening was that their combat strength was really strong. A soldier of the Zhennan Army rushed up the wall and slashed with his sword with bloodshot eyes. He did not take a step back even after his own body was pierced through. His bloody battle bought time for the soldiers behind him to climb up the ladder.
They rushed up the wall one by one, using their flesh and blood to buy time for the people behind them. They also bought time for the soldiers below the tower who were slamming the gate. Then, they accumulated into an irreversible advantage.
Guardian Fang soon realized that he could not defend the tower of Chaoyang Gate. Although there was still a chaotic battle on the tower, he knew very well that he could not defend it.
He did not intend to do anything for Shen Yicheng, but the attack of this army almost stunned him. He was also a person who had fought on the battlefield, but when had he ever seen such an army that fought so recklessly?
Was this still Daming's army?
He could not help but feel confused. Of course, before he could think of a conclusion, he had already been protected by his subordinates and rushed down the tower towards the direction of the imperial city. His target was Dong'An Gate, not Chaoyang Gate. He still wanted to protect the order of the imperial court after Zhu Yijun established it.
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