Chapter 65: Xinyang City

Zhang Xuan was sure at this moment that Xinyang City was really not square.

People seem to think of the city, they are all boxy cities, but the real square city is rare, most of the cities are adapted to local conditions, either using mountains and rivers as natural barriers, or to accommodate the terrain.

Therefore, most of the cities are not square, this is the case in Beijing, Nanjing, and Xinyang City.

Zhang Xuan looked around Xinyang City, the Xinyang City Wall is close to the Shihe River, and the city wall has become meandering because of the Shihe River, Zhang Xuan took Yangshan around and found that there are five city gates in the entire Xinyang, and the city wall is not much straight.

However, this did not change much in his plan, just to consider the problem of the Shihe.

The rebels did not have a sailor, nor did they have the time and space to requisition ships, so the water must be the weak link of the rebels, Zhang Xuan could think of this, so Liu Guoneng, who had been in the rebel army, could also think of it.

Therefore, if Liu Guoneng wants to escape, he must go to the south gate, and if the army wants to besiege Xinyang, he must attack several other gates. There is no other reason, that is, because the place is large, it can spread the troops, and the south gate, between the south city gate and the Shihe wharf, there is not much flat land at all, if there are still some houses here in peacetime, at this moment the army is crossing back and forth, the houses here have long been burned into a white ground by whom.

The cavalry simply could not run.

But Zhang Xuan still determined the place of the assault and placed it at the south gate.

Liu Guoneng is not a loyal minister, if he feels that he can't hold it, he will definitely escape, the Shihe River is the best escape route, and he can throw off the righteous army as soon as he crosses the river. So no matter what the situation, Liu Guoneng will definitely not block the south gate.

Another particular advantage is that there is no moat at the south gate.

Maybe the south gate is too close to the river to be worth digging another moat. As for why not put the city wall next to the Shihe River and make the Shihe River the moat of Xinyang City? The reason is simple, this is the Huai River Basin. The Shihe River is also going to flow into the Huai River, and the Huai River is flooded, but it is not so simple to say, it is so close to the Shihe River, and it will be flooded if it cannot be said.

After Zhang Xuan went back, he met Luo Rucai again and discussed with Luo Rucai. That night, a letter was shot at the head of the city.

"Fake fighting, abandon the city?" Liu Guoneng looked at Luo Rucai's letter, and said secretly in his heart: "Cao Cao is Cao Cao, why didn't I think of this idea?" ”

As Zhang Xuan said, Liu Guoneng decided not to serve the Ming Dynasty, only the intention of supporting the army and self-respect, in his opinion, don't look at the rogue making such a big fuss, it will inevitably have to pull the list in the future, and there is no good end.

But he also understands that let Cao, sacrifice two camps and let the city not go, I'm afraid it won't work, 100,000 taels of silver can't fill the appetite of the two, and he doesn't want to give more, but Cao Cao's idea is good, the two sides fought fiercely for more than ten days, he gave up Xinyang City, and after Cao Ying and Xianying left, he could still come back and handle another thief case, wouldn't he be able to make a fortune again?

As soon as Liu Guoneng thought about this, he was a little moved, and immediately wrote a letter, which read: "Ten days. ”

At dawn the next day, a large army was dispatched, and hungry people from all directions surged, and semi-surrounded Xinyang City from the west, north, and east.

Gongs and drums are noisy.

Countless horse teams drove these hungry people in all directions, and the sound of countless people shouting reached Luo Rucai's ears, "All of them are white-flour steamed buns, and if you eat them, you will go into battle, break Xinyang City, open a warehouse and release grain, eat fragrant and drink spicy." ”

"Break Xinyang, open a warehouse and release grain, eat fragrant and drink spicy."

Every hungry person showed a fanatical countenance, in order to survive.

Luo Rucai unfolded Liu Guoneng's letter, sneered, did not speak, and handed the letter to Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhang Xianzhong said: "I want to get beauty in this collapsed sky, on the tenth day, Zuo Liangyu crawled over in Nanyang, he didn't want to cooperate with Zuo Liangyu inside and outside, and use our heads to repay the merits." ”

Luo Rucai said: "Lao Liu is not honest at all, but he will not be so vicious, but he will never be allowed in the past ten days, Mr. Ji, you write a letter to Lao Liu, three days, only three days." Within three days, I will let go of the south gate and let him come and go, if he doesn't leave, then there is no need to go. ”

"Yes," he said. He immediately dismounted, prepared a small desk, and began to polish the ink and write letters.

Zhang Xianzhong said: "Zhang Xuan, that kid, do you really believe it? ”

Luo Rucai said: "Xinyang City looks like a state city, but it is stronger than ordinary prefecture cities, and it is a troublesome matter in the hands of you and me, since Zhang Xuan wants to fight with his life, let him fight it." ”

Zhang Xianzhong said: "You don't think he's a spy. ”

Luo Rucai said: "Who hasn't thought about the people who have started the army in these years, that is, Lao Zhang, didn't you worship some toast official as a godfather?" Isn't it just to leave a way back for the future? I never cared what the person who followed me was thinking, as long as he could be used by me. In the palm of my hand, what waves can he make. ”

Zhang Xianzhong raised his head, looked at the sun, and said, "It's almost." ”

With a wave of the flag, countless hungry people rushed forward, rushing towards Xinyang City in all directions like sea wolves.

At the north gate of Xinyang City, Liu Guoneng didn't look at the hungry people below at all.

He is an old fighter, although he has become rich and noble in recent years, his body is almost developing horizontally, and his soldiers have also softened in the wealth. It's better to dare to fight and kill at the beginning, but one thing has not changed, that is, the eyesight to fight.

Hungry people can't fight, this Liu Guoneng has known for a long time.

When they first raised their troops, hundreds of thousands of people were chased by thousands of officers and soldiers, and this is the reason, he knew at a glance that it was just a show, and there were few who could cross the moat.

Liu Guoneng looked at the letter in his hand and frowned: "Three days." ”

He almost agreed, but he couldn't.

"Yang Sichang committed suicide, Zuo Liangyu was punished, at this time the one in Beijing who was in a hurry, I have nothing to do with the DPRK, if something happens at this time, who will carry it for me, even if I want to lose Xinyang City, I have to lose it beautifully, so I have to bargain with Cao Cao."

"Seven days." Liu Guoneng patted the city head, gritted his teeth and said.

Immediately another letter was sent from the top of the city to the front of the battle.

Just when Liu Guoneng was dealing with Luo Rucai and bargaining, Zhang Xuan was already on the way.

Before dawn, Zhang Xuan's department had already set off, along with more than 1,000 horsemen from Yangshan's army.

In the middle of the night, they made a big circle. When they arrived at the upper reaches of the Shihe River, Zhang Xuan's department took more than a dozen fishing boats and came to Xinyang Wharf, and when Xinyang City was besieged on three sides, Zhang Xuan also got off the boat at the wharf. There was a flag on his head, the flag of the imperial court, and a flag hanging: "Yellow." ”

It is Huang Degong, the name of Huang Chuangzi.

Zhang Xuan borrowed it for use.

However, this should not be hidden from the city for long.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now we are in a dead land, if we can't attack the city, there is no way for us to live, and the official army will definitely repay our first-class merit, so our only way is to follow me and break through Xinyang City." Zhang Xuan's eyes swept over everyone and said let's go.

Five hundred people were divided into six or seven teams, surrounded by several carts, and these carts were the key to their breakthrough this time.

Here are all gunpowder that Zhang Xuan has personally inspected.

"Who are you?" The city saw these hundreds of people from a distance, but they actually had the banner of the Ming army on it, and they also wondered, thinking that it was probably reinforcements.

"We are Huang Degong, General Huang's subordinates, specially sent to aid Xinyang." Zhou Fuming said loudly.

In order to take revenge, Zhou Fuming took two hundred households to the front.

"Fake." An officer at the head of the city said: "The general has not moved the rescue troops yet, where are the reinforcements, it must be fake, go and report to the general quickly, it is more serious." ”

"These hundreds of people, and they don't have siege equipment, they can't take the city at all, so there's no need to hurry." Not a single soldier understood.

"Fart, don't worry, after winning the war, who remembers our credit? Just go. The officer whispered in the sergeant's ear. The soldier understood that he would immediately report to Liu Guoneng.