"Report ---"

"Your Majesty, this place is only thirty miles away from Anqing, and several commanders ask the emperor to camp on the shore." A herald climbed to the top of Zhu Cihong's dragon boat and reported to Zhu Cihong.

Now, Zhu Cihong is standing on a high place, and he can already faintly see the city wall of Anqing.

"Don't pay attention to it, spread my will, and the army will go straight to Anqing." Zhu Cihong said calmly.

Zhu Cihong had long known that Ma Shiying and others had secretly confessed to a few general soldiers, asking them to find ways not to let him, the emperor, enter Anqing, and let him, the emperor, camp dozens of miles away from Anqing with tens of thousands of troops, lest there be a bad guy in Anqing, and it would be difficult for him to escape.

Zhu Cihong naturally scoffed at this, if he camped dozens of miles away from the front line, it would be better to sleep comfortably in the gentle countryside of Kunning Palace.

"The emperor insists on going his own way, and I have no choice but to wait." Several of the general soldiers were answered, and sighed helplessly.

When Zhu Cihong led the army to arrive in Anqing, Zuo Liangyu's army had already stormed Anqing for three days and three nights, and more than half of the defenders of Anqing were killed and wounded, and they were in danger.

Huang Degong and the governor of Anqing are supervising the battle in a hidden place on the city wall of Anqing, the two of them have gloomy faces and tired expressions, Zuo Liangyu has many soldiers, more than 700,000 troops take turns to attack the city, there is no pause for a moment, and Anqing only has 60,000 troops, and it is impossible to even divide it into two parts to defend the city in turn, three days, nearly 30,000 dead and wounded, and the remaining 30,000 people are already very tired.

Zuo Liangyu's camp, Zuo Liangyu and Gao Jie also stood on the high platform to watch the battle, watching that a group of people had withdrawn from their side, Zuo Liangyu turned his face and said to Gao Jie with a smile: "Brother Gao Jie, this time it is your turn to be a strong soldier." ”

Although Gao Jie only had 20,000 soldiers and horses, Zuo Liangyu did not intend to let Gao Jie go, and let Gao Jie's army also participate in a round of siege.

"Okay." Gao Jie's face froze, although he was helpless, but he had to agree, after all, he couldn't really look at it like this all the time, this was the third time Zuo Liangyu asked him, if he didn't agree, Zuo Liangyu would immediately turn his face with him, and he also hoped that his men and horses would immediately attack Anqing, so that in the face of Zuo Liangyu, he would be more confident.

"Kill ---"

Gao Jie's 20,000 elite Shaanxi army broke out with a shout of killing and killed Anqing, with the momentum of breaking the city in one fell swoop.

Zuo Liangyu secretly praised when he saw this scene, Gao Jie's 20,000 Shaanxi troops are not worse than the 50,000 henchmen and pro-army under his direct command, one can even top two or three ordinary soldiers, Anqing is caught off guard, and it is very likely to be attacked by Gao Jie's elite Shaanxi army in one fell swoop, which is why Zuo Liangyu has been holding Gao Jie until now, otherwise he would have turned his face when Gao Jie rejected him for the second time.

Zuo Liangyu doesn't mind Gao Jie taking the lead, all he wants is to break the city!

After hundreds of archers of the Shaanxi army were shot dead by dozens of people, they came to the city wall and bent their bows and arrows to shoot arrows at the city tower, and hundreds of arrows shot through the city wall more than ten meters high, and fought back against the defenders on the Anqing city wall.

"Woo Woo ---"

"Ah---" More than a dozen Anqing defenders who exposed their bodies were directly shot by the range hedgehog and fell off the city wall.

"Fight back! Fight back! A wave of even bigger arrows flew out of the Anqing city wall, and there were also hundreds.

This time it was the turn of the Shaanxi army to attack the city was shot dead dozens of people, the defenders on the city wall occupy a favorable position, unless the body is directly exposed on the edge of the city wall, otherwise the probability of being shot is not large, and the Shaanxi army attacking the city under the city wall is different, not only they have no block, the arrow is shot down from a height, the power is greater, the casualties of the Shaanxi army are at least twice as much as the defenders.

Watching his subordinates brave the rain of arrows shot by the Anqing defenders to attack the city, they were shot to death one after another, or climbed the ladder to the point where they were knocked down by rolling logs, Gao Jie was extremely painful, these are all his henchmen, it is the capital for him to settle down in the future, and one less to die. Gao Jie secretly decided that he would attack for an hour and a half at most.

"Xiu Xiu ---" Several arrows shot from outside the city flew over the city wall towards the position of Huang Degong and the governor of Anqing.

"Be careful, sir!" Several of Huang Degong's personal soldiers shouted, instantly blocking in front of Huang Degong and the governor of Anqing.

"Qiang, Qiang!" Several of their own soldiers swung their swords to block, and finally knocked a few arrows to the ground.

Huang Degong's face was gloomy, Zuo Liangyu's offensive seemed to have nearly doubled all of a sudden, could it be that Zuo Liangyu actually let his most effective henchmen and pro-army go out to participate in the siege? Huang Degong was a little unconvinced, and left this hidden place to go out to investigate.

"Mr. Huang, where are you going?" Governor Anqing asked.

"The offensive of the anti-army has become much fiercer all of a sudden, let me go and see what is going on?" After Huang Degong finished speaking, he walked to the place where the fighting was most fierce.

Governor Anqing looked at the arrows flying everywhere, his face turned slightly pale, and he didn't dare to follow.

Phew-

Suddenly, another arrow flew not far from the governor of Anqing.

The governor of Anqing was so frightened that his hair was thick, and he glanced at several government officials who were guarding around him, and felt that he had no bottom in his heart, without Huang Degong and his personal soldiers, the governor of Anqing was very worried about his safety, and then ordered several government officials to escort him down the city tower.

"Report, Lord Commander, there is another place in the east that has been attacked by the rebels, please send troops to support immediately." A soldier braved a rain of arrows to report Huang's merits.

Huang Degong's face sank, and he pulled out the matching sword at his waist and shouted, "You wait for the general army to go to support immediately." Huang Degong immediately went to support with more than a dozen personal soldiers and dozens of soldiers.

When Huang Dedian's people arrived, dozens of counter-troops had already attacked that section of the city wall, and the situation was extremely critical.

"Gao Jie!" Huang Degong gritted his teeth and recognized at a glance that this was Gao Jie's Shaanxi army, because there was a place on their clothes that was obviously different from ordinary Ming soldiers, which was the unique mark of Gao Jie's Shaanxi army.

"Kill! Kill all these rebels with Ben Commander! Huang Degong shouted, and took the lead in killing the dozens of Shaanxi troops who attacked the city wall.

Dozens of Shaanxi troops also recognized Huang Degong, a senior official, and deeply felt that if they could win Huang Degong, they would probably break the city in one fell swoop.

The two sides were at war in an instant.

Laugh at! Laugh at!

Although Huang Degong is in his forties, he is not old with his sword and extraordinary bravery, and he took the lead in slashing and killing two Shaanxi troops.

After a stick of incense, Huang Degong slashed and killed more than a dozen rebels attacking the city wall alone, and more than 100 Anqing defenders arrived, and finally killed the rebels who attacked this section of the city wall and regained control of this section of the city wall.

"Report, there is a section of the city wall in the west that has been attacked by counter-forces, and the situation is critical, please send troops to support the commander-in-chief immediately."

Huang Degong had just gone through a big battle, and before he had time to rest, he immediately led the army to support the section of the city wall that was attacked by the rebels, Gao Jie's 20,000 Shaanxi army deserved to be a rare elite, and the situation in Anqing was not optimistic, and there was a danger of breaking the city at any time.

Laugh at! Laugh at---

Huang Degong continuously slashed and killed the rebels besieging the city wall, fighting for nearly an hour, and he was already exhausted.

"Whew---"

"Ah----" After Huang Degong, who was exhausted, slashed and killed a rebel who attacked the city wall, he was unable to prevent an arrow from outside the city from piercing his left shoulder, screaming and almost falling to the ground.

"Lord Commander!" Several pro-soldiers had red eyes, and struggled to clear the rebels around Huang Degong and hold Huang Degong back.

Huang Degong's face was pale, his expression was tired, and he looked at the rebels who were constantly attacking one by one, he was inexplicably sad and angry, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and shout.

"Could it be that Anqing is also going to be lost in the hands of my Huang Degong? I'm ashamed of the emperor! ”

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