In the blink of an eye, the same thing happened in the southeast, north and south, and the sheep and horse walls, the first barrier around Luoyang City, were destroyed by the long poles and big trees in the hands of the hungry people in the blink of an eye.

Countless straw bags were filled with mud, and tattered clothes were wrapped in broken bricks and stones and thrown into the moat, which had been dried up by successive droughts, and was filled in as a passage.

Seeing that the road had been opened, Zhang Nai waved the command flag in his hand, and the artillery team of the camp stopped the artillery one by one, and the gunners temporarily retreated to the side to smoke, drink, eat and rest. Its own auxiliaries stepped forward to wipe the artillery and carry the shells.

Dozens of horsemen galloped out of the army formation behind them like thunder, and rushed down the potholed road to the city.

Behind them, the ranks of foot soldiers began to tidy up the ladders, pack up their armor, and arrange short weapons such as short knives, iron whips, and sharp axes, and prepare to climb the city in hand-to-hand combat. The sudden artillery attack on the head of the city has already made the officers and soldiers at the head of the city frightened, making the soldiers under the city thunderous with joy, and making Li Zicheng and others who were watching the battle in the middle of the military formation very happy.

In the past, if you want to attack the city, you have to arrange internal response in the city, either hungry people, or officers and soldiers who have been in arrears for a long time, or a surprise attack similar to Fengyang, so that the defenders in the city have no time to react. At present, the camp has not fought a real battle, although this time it is also arranged to respond internally, but Li Zicheng wants to show off his power first, and then beat the disgruntled officers and soldiers more firmly.

These dozens of horses galloped back and forth under the city. The knights on the horse are all veteran soldiers of the camp and Shaanxi veterans from the old eighth team. The weather in the first month of the year. It was cold to the bone, and these knights did not wear iron helmets on their heads, but they were steaming hot, and their bodies were covered with two layers of armor, the outside was a fine Nanzhong armor, and the inside was chain mail or dragon leather armor, depending on personal preference. The fine and fat war horses fed under the crotch, with shiny fur and mane tails, are staggering when they run.

These dozens of horses galloped back and forth under the city of Luoyang Xiguan. But there are hundreds of people.

The combat effectiveness of the Ming army. It belonged to the border army of the nine sides, and the combat effectiveness of these officers and soldiers from Henan and Huguang could only rank second or third rate among the Ming army, and the officers and soldiers stationed in the city were not very good in combat effectiveness. But they are all so-called camp bastards. On weekdays, it is a bit difficult to deal with bandits and poles. How are these veteran opponents who followed Li Zicheng to fight thousands of miles? But. To be able to act as a battalion bastard, the price of eyesight is a must, what army can provoke. What army can't touch, what army can only pretend to be grandson in front of them, they have a scale in their hearts.

Seeing the dozens of horsemen holding the banner of the camp running around the Xiguan City, the oncoming cold wind stretched out dozens of military flags, hunting with flags, and neighing of war horses, so not majestic. Different from the silence of the crows on the head of the city, bursts of cheers and whistling broke out in the various military formations of the camp under the city, whistles, whistles, and shouts continued to sound, and the sound filled the sky, cheering for the group of knights in front of them.

"After walking through Pingyang, you will pass Xingyang, fight Fengyang, attack Nanyang, surround Yunyang, and break Jingyang. Now I have come to Luoyang! ”

The crowd sang a song that I don't know who made up, and the song was full of pride.

A moment later, a rather friendly greeting came from among the dozens of cavalrymen, "Brothers in the city, but the Shaanxi Township Party?" ”

A cheerful reply immediately erupted from the city on the north side of Xiguan: "It turned out to be a fellow countryman!" Fellow, this big festival is so hard, but do you plan to go into Luoyang City to see the lights? ”

"Not only are we going to go into the city to see the lights, but we also plan to play in the city. How's that, Township Party, do you want to play together? ”

Jojo replied with a smile, "You think it's so beautiful! We have to go into the palace and ask His Royal Highness King Fu. If he says he can open the gates, we will do so. If he wants to say that he can't open it, we have to listen to him. A few days ago, he took out thousands of silver dollars with white flowers to reward the brothers, and each of our brothers who were soldiers took out more than a penny of scattered silver, which can be regarded as seeing what this silver dollar looks like, why don't you guard this Luoyang City? Why don't you work for the officials and rich gentlemen in the city? ”

This is very playful, but Wang Yinchang, who was drinking tea and resting in the city tower, heard it with a burst of shock, and the military was so resentful, how should this be good? When did these damn Qiu Ba, those rogues outside the city, become your fellow villagers? This gang of mutinous mutineers is really a scourge!

I was thinking wildly in my mind, but for a long time, Lord Wang couldn't remember that he had also lost 10,000 silver from the reward of King Fu.

At this time, the conversation between the city and the city will be more enthusiastic.

"I heard that King Fu's money is too much to count, more than the emperor's money. Why don't you ask him? Is the meat too fatty? Are you afraid of fish bones pricking your hands? ”

The city replied, "Hey, fellow, we want it, can he give it?" Although the silver money of the Fu Wang Ye is piled up, he still thinks that he has not collected enough miles from the common people! The palace is a dog's cunt yamen, only entering and not leaving. We are still wearing national uniforms, what should we do? Wait and see. ”

Outside the city, he asked: "Fellow, listen to your accent is a Guanzhong accent, where are you?" ”

The city replied: "Don't dare, the small place name is Huayin." What is your location? ”

Chengxia replied: "Ah, we are still small fellow villagers!" I'm from Lintong, aren't I a fellow villager? ”

The city said happily: "Sure enough, it's a little fellow countryman!" Folks, folks, feel closer when you leave your hometown. Big brother, what is your surname? ”

Under the city: "The cheap surname is the king." What about you? ”

On the city: "Eighteen sons with cheap surnames." ”

Chengxia: "Ah, you and we are the prince's family!" ”

On the city: "Don't dare to climb high." But a Li character can't be broken, five hundred years ago it was one. ”

Chengxia: "Little fellow countryman, you eat food outside and become a soldier, how are you mixing the sun and the moon?" ”

On the city: "Those who are soldiers are not immortals, tigers, and dogs!" ”

Under the city: "How do you call gods, tigers, and dogs?" ”

On the city: "When you don't fight, you don't, you wander around, you're free, no one dares to care, isn't it a fairy?" When he saw the people, he would kill them. If you want to burn, you will burn, if you want to rob, you will rob, when you see the big girl and the little daughter-in-law, she will hold it in her arms, she will not go in with a white knife, and the red knife will come out, is it not more fierce than a tiger? Once the battle is lost, throw away the armor and flee in the wilderness, whoever sees it will rush and fight. Isn't it like a dog with a tail between it? ”

Wang Yinchang really couldn't bear it any longer. Under the escort of a few pro-soldiers, they headed towards the few battlements where the most mutineers of the Chengguan people gathered to chat with the Shaanxi thieves under the city.

"Lord Daotai is here, stop talking nonsense!"

Someone in the Shaanxi soldiers found Wang Yinchang walking briskly from far and near. Remind colleagues not to bring trouble out of their mouths.

The Huayin man said nonchalantly, "Fuck it." Lao Tzu is not afraid now! He doesn't pay Lao Tzu's salary. Lao Tzu scolded a few words to see if he could put Lao Tzu's ...... Biting! ”

"That's it!"

"I came here and asked him, the rogues were about to attack the city. When will we pay the military salary for more than a year? Do you want us to go hungry and fight the rogues?

"There are mountains of gold and silver in King Fu's palace, and you can't eat all the fine grains and fat, so you just take out such a little money to send us to sell his life? I don't do it! ”

In the midst of complaining, Wang Yinchang led a group of people to stride over, and a family leader who walked in front of him, Hu Fake Huwei, shouted and scolded this side: "The thieves are under the city, you don't think about guarding the palace, but you are talking and chatting with the thieves here, what are you going to do?" If you dare to say nonsense, Lord Daotai is here, and he will be severely punished! ”

The Huayin man boldly greeted him and said, "Lord Daotai, you have come just in time. Will we pay our arrears or not? ”

Wang Yinchang, the sub-inspector, replied sharply: "At present, the thieves are besieging the city, and everyone can only defend it together, is it the time to make noise and ask for wages?" After the thief retreats, are you still afraid that you will not be paid the arrears, and you will be rewarded according to your merits? ”

The Huayin people shouted loudly: "The words of the court and the government have always been regarded as farts, and we soldiers don't believe it at all." You will pay now, and if you don't pay, we will disperse in a hurry, and don't think that we will defend the city! Brothers, tonight you have to pay Wang Daotai, don't be afraid that the big officials will play prestige in front of us soldiers and oppress people with power! ”

There was a clamor for money at the head of the city, and many people ran to the place where the noise was, and some people squeezed out of the crowd and ran towards the north gate. The noisy soldiers wrapped Wang Yinchang and his retinue around the center, and moved towards the northwest corner of the city while cursing and threatening.

Outside the city, under the escort of dozens of personal soldiers, Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongdi and others came to Zhang Nai's artillery position, and Zhang Nai, who came to report the military situation, was rewarded, and just listened to the movement on the city, "Hanju, your people are doing a good job, let's go to Luoyang to play!" ”

Zhang Nai said: "Uncle Jiexuan, Uncle Hanju, let's take advantage of the fact that the soldiers in the city are clamoring for wages, and our brothers are swarming to climb the city, and no one in the city will resist." Wouldn't it be nice to get into town faster?

"Little nai, don't be in a hurry, you just order someone to pull the cannon to the city gate, see the fire, and fire a few shots at the city gate, this Luoyang is ours!"

Zhang Nai was a little skeptical, but he didn't dare to ask more questions because of military discipline and the prestige of Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongdi and others, so he had to go down and arrange, move the position of several eight-pounder cannons forward, cross the destroyed sheep and horse wall, and choose a relatively flat place and set up a gun position facing the city gate.

By this time, the city was in chaos.

Wang Shaoyu, the chief military officer, rode a horse to the northwest corner of the city surrounded by a group of pro-generals and soldiers. Due to his panic, nervousness, and old age and frailty, he was panting for air. The defenders of the west and north cities were all his own troops, and he received a report that the troops that threatened Wang Yinchang and demanded wages were in addition to the hundreds of mutineers he had brought into the city, as well as his own army of the town standard battalion. This is undoubtedly a blow to him, there is a great enemy outside, but there are hungry soldiers in the city clamoring for pay, if this is a trouble, things will be unimaginable, and any punishment will fall on his head in the future.

Wang Shaoyu wanted to take advantage of the critical opportunity that the soldiers had just made to rescue Wang Yinchang in person, so that things would not break up completely. Then the carrot and the stick are on the same page, and the threat is brought with the temptation, and this crisis must be passed.

When he walked into the crowd, he saw the mutineers twisting their arms and holding a large knife around his neck, and shouted to him to hurry up and take out the money and spare his life. Wang Yinchang was so frightened that his teeth trembled, and he couldn't speak. Wang Shaoyu wanted to speak, but the soldiers were crowded and noisy, so that he did not have a chance to speak. The general of the Chinese army beside Wang Shaoyu shouted loudly: "The chief soldier has arrived!" Don't shout! Don't shout! Don't be unreasonable! Immediately one of the soldiers angrily retorted:

"Now King Li Chuang's men and horses are under the city. I waited for death to defend the city, and I didn't remember my merits when I worked hard and suffered hard. There is no part to the promotion. If we want to let go, breaking the city has something to do with our dicks! So far, even if he is the master? Soldier? ”

An officer was afraid that Wang Shaoyu would suffer a loss, so he pushed him and said: "This is not the time for the old soldier to speak, leave quickly!" ”

Some of Wang Shaoyu's own soldiers followed the crowd of soldiers, and some of them surrounded his mount and went down from the corner road to the city, and fled quickly. Someone raised a knife to kill Wang Yinchang, but was blocked by Wang's own soldiers and was seriously injured. The soldier was then killed by the mutineers, while the king himself was rescued left and right in the confusion. Flee out of the city.

"It's the other way around! It's the other way around! ”

"That's right! Kaesong! Open the gates! Lao Tzu and Li Zicheng went together to rob the treasures in the palace of the Fu King! ”

There are people in the city who do not stop clamoring. Running back and forth, some wielding knives and guns in their hands, and others holding torches high, this is clearly preparing to set fire to the chaos everywhere!

"Little Ones. Get ready to fire! Boom at the city gates! ”

Yuan Zongdi, who was holding an iron whip in his hand, urged the horse to come to Zhang Nai's side. Commanded eagerly.

On the top of the city. The situation is completely out of control. A crowd of people rushed down the road and came to the cave of the city gate at the west gate. Then some of them were to reach out and take the loins that were hanging across the gates. Suddenly, there were several more cannon shots from outside the city gate, and I saw the city gate shake a few times. Sawdust flew everywhere, and several soldiers who were close to the gate were knocked to the ground by shrapnel, and a huge hole appeared in the iron leaf-wrapped gate.

"Drums! Foot Pawn Ready! ”

Liu Zongmin flashed off the cloak on his body, pulled out the pair of famous broadswords from the saddle bridge, and waved them a few times in mid-air, and suddenly, the sound of drums and shouts, footsteps, and shouts of killing was endless.

As soon as the drum sounded, the infantry stationed outside the city began to prepare for the siege of the city, and this drum made the soldiers in the city frightened, "The city is broken!" A few quick soldiers who saw the opportunity cut down the officers around them to the ground with a single sword, crossed the trumpet barrier, and shouted loudly: "The city is broken!" The city is broken! As he shouted, he ran towards the city, and as these people ran, the city began to burst into flames. Several mutineers on horseback galloped from Xiguan to the city, shouting at the same time: "King Chuang has entered the city!" The king has entered the city! The defenders at the head of Luoyang City also immediately fell into chaos, some ran around, some ran for their lives, and some people rolled down the city in groups, rushing to the Fuwang Mansion to rob the treasure.

Seeing that the city was in chaos, and at the same time saw more than a dozen fires in the city, crying and shouting, Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongdi, Li Guo and others immediately supervised the foot soldiers to immediately use cloud ladders to enter the city. From the west city to the north city, hundreds of ladders were lifted over the dry moats and up the city walls in an instant. The soldiers rushed to the city with great agility. The infantry soldiers in front of them all put their broadswords, axes and other weapons in their mouths, in case they need to be slashed when they first go to the city, so as not to delay time by drawing their swords from their waists.

After a few moments, the North Tower began to catch fire, and flames rose into the sky. As the fire started, a group of mutineers opened the north gate and shouted, "Come into the city!" Fast into town! Zhang Nai saw that the drawbridge had not yet been lowered, and the infantry of Li Guo were running densely in the trenches on both sides of the bridge, shouting, whistling, and swarming to climb the city. Fast! Fast! ”

There was a loud bang, and the suspension bridge in Beiguan fell down. Zhang Nai knocked the stirrup, waved his sword at the same time, and ordered loudly: "Enter the city!" He first led his soldiers across the drawbridge and rushed into the city of urns. The tower was burning in flames, and from time to time flying tiles and burning timber fell. A piece of fire happened to fall from in front of Zhang Nai, almost hitting the horse's head. With a swing of his sword, he knocked aside the pieces of fire that had fallen in the air, turned around and shouted, "Quick! He himself rushed into the city first, and the cavalry followed behind him and galloped forward. Running to the crossroads, Zhang Nai waved his sword again and said loudly: "Separate!" So the cavalry separated, and the teams were led by the leaders to carry out the assigned task. He himself led three hundred cavalry and galloped towards the Fuwang Mansion.

In the middle of the air inside the south gate, the flames were shining, and the houses on both sides of the street were still burning. The streets were littered with rubble, dead bodies everywhere, and many people who were seriously injured and not dead were groaning. Blood flowed to the ground, congealed into ice. Others were leaning against the wall, which was also stained with blood. All kinds of clothes and belongings are scattered on the ground, and they look shocking.

After Liu Zongmin ordered people to go to the temporary old camp of Zhou Gongmiao to report to Li Zicheng, Li Yan, Song Xiance and others, he led the battalions to the city. According to the prior plan, Yuan Zongdi and Li Guo's men and horses were responsible for occupying the four gates of Luoyang, and then patrolling along the city wall, blocking internal and external traffic, checking pedestrians entering and exiting, and preventing King Fu and others from escaping from taking advantage of the chaos.

After settling down this qiē, Liu Zongmin and Yuan Zongdi entered the city with their heads held high, surrounded by their respective brigades and personal soldiers. As soon as he passed through the deep and heavy city gate, he didn't go far, and he was bumped into Li Zicheng's other adopted son, Li Shuangxi, leading a small team of personal soldiers and more than 100 infantry, and rushed to this side with a hurried look and a panicked face.

"Uncle Jiexuan! Oh no! Li Gongzi Li Yan's team wants to kill people by marching at the crossroads! ”

Since entering Henan, thanks to the help of several princes of Henan and many county kings, gentry, and eunuchs, those hungry people who were overwhelmed by excessive taxes and heavy land rents have come to vote, and they have been invincible in successive sieges and villages. In order to restrain his subordinates and win the hearts of the people, Li Zicheng deliberately solemnly proposed, "Those who kill one person are like killing my father, and those who commit adultery are like adulterating my mother." The Li Yan brothers compiled songs for him, such as "Open the door early to welcome the king, discipline the big and the small are happy", "Welcome the king, do not pay grain" and other songs, and put forward slogans such as "Juntian is free of grain", so that his army developed rapidly.

Because Li Yan's troops are all natives of Henan, although they are from the area of Qixian County in eastern Henan, they are naturally native to their hometowns compared to the old Eighth Team whose backbone is Shaanxi. In order to strictly enforce military discipline and win over the hearts of Luoyang and Li Yan's subordinates, Li Zicheng specially ordered that after entering the city, only King Fu, the government and the gentry were allowed to clean up, and those who dared to harass the common people would be killed! Those who dare to rape women will be killed, those who dare to rob property will be killed, and those who dare to commit suicide will be beheaded by the whole team! He handed over the responsibility and authority to enforce the discipline of the march after the city was broken to Li Yan.

At present, Li Yan is not in the city, and the soldiers of eastern Henan under his command are all led by his cousin Li Quan.

"The law of marching is the law of marching, that is the military order that King Chuang gave to the Lin Quan brothers, do you dare not obey it?"

"Uncle Jiexuan! If you kill someone else, it's fine! Li Quan is going to kill a few brothers of our old eighth team! ”

Liu Zongmin's eyebrows on his black face twitched a few times, and a pair of tiger eyes narrowed.

Killing others is killing a hundred, and Liu Zongmin will not blink an eye. However, the person who killed the old eighth team really surprised him. Don't say that the people of the old eighth team are all elite soldiers who have followed King Chuang for many years to fight in the south and the north, and any one of them can be a new recruit. (To be continued......)