Li Zicheng laughed and said: "There is no way to break the enemy, in fact, we don't need to think much about dealing with the army of the imperial court, there is a method that will definitely work." ”

Qiu Shike looked forward to his eyes, thought for a moment, and was still not convinced, so he said: "The Metropolitan Governor ......"

Li Zicheng had to remind: "Qiu Baihu has been dealing with the Heavenly Mandate Army since Lanzhou, and he has also seen the Heavenly Mandate Army's attack on Lintao Mansion, hasn't he summed up a trace of law?" ”

"What the Governor said was a sneak attack......

"The sneak attack is to reduce the casualties of the enemy, we are all Han Chinese, why force each other to die?" Li Zicheng smiled faintly and continued: "Even if there is no sneak attack, we can still take the target, Qiu Baihu, this time I will let you see, even if there is no sneak attack, the Heavenly Mandate Army can also easily take Qinzhou City." ”

Qiu Shike was shocked, he had been in the army for more than ten years, and he had never heard of officers choosing tactics in order to reduce the casualties of soldiers...... Could it be that the Mandate of Heaven ...... He couldn't figure it out for a while, so he hurriedly said, "The Metropolitan Governor ...... The subordinates are willing to be the vanguard of the siege! ”

"You?" Li Zicheng nodded slightly, and said: "Courage is commendable, but now is not the time, your subordinate soldiers, the training time is too short, if you are allowed to be the vanguard, the brothers will suffer great casualties, remember, every soldier of the Heavenly Mandate Army, life is precious." ”

"Dadu Governor ......" Li Zicheng waved his hand and interrupted what Qiu Shike wanted to say, "Qiu Baihu, tomorrow will attack the city, you can watch the battle with me, mastering the combat methods of the Heavenly Mandate Army will be beneficial to you in the future." ”

Qiu Shike hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Thank you, my subordinates, the Grand Governor!" ”

"Okay, Qiu Baihu, let's go back to dinner, let the brothers rest early, and watch the battle tomorrow."

"Yes, Metropolitan Governor, subordinates retire!"

There was nothing to say that night, and early the next morning, the Mandate of Heaven army set up camp and went east along Weishui, and traveled to the end of Shen Shi, which was still twenty miles away from Qinzhou, Li Zicheng was worried that the defenders in the city would get the information and escape overnight, or spread the news of the Mandate of Heaven's eastward expedition, so he concentrated all the war horses, together with his own soldiers, to form a cavalry of nearly 100 people, left the brigade, and rushed to Qinzhou first.

For the cavalry, the distance of twenty miles, only half an hour, rushed to the city of Qinzhou.

The defenders at the head of the west city were the first to see this improvised patchwork of cavalry, they were only more than ten people, and they were so frightened that they hurriedly closed the city gates, and even the people outside the city couldn't take care of them.

Li Zicheng did not provoke the people, but let his own soldiers scold under the city, and the defenders had to shrink behind the city wall, not daring to talk.

When the soldiers were tired of scolding, Li Zicheng left Xicheng and went to the other three city gates in turn to scold, until all the city gates were closed, and he showed off his might for a while, and then rested in the open area south of the city.

At dusk, the infantry arrived in Qinzhou, and the defenders at the head of the city saw it, and they did not dare to open the city gate, but instead strengthened the guards at the head of the city, and even soldiers stood at the city wall.

Li Zicheng asked the soldiers to set up camp on the one hand, and summoned Ma Youshui on the other hand and whispered a few words.

Ma Youshui was shocked, stunned for a moment, and said: "Metropolitan Governor, in case the defenders go out of the city to counterattack......

"Out of town? I borrowed the courage of the eight of them, and they didn't dare to go out of the city," Li Zicheng laughed and said, "If they dare to go out of the city to fight, I only have a hundred horsemen at that time, why don't they go out of the city?" Rest assured, there is no moonlight tonight, the situation outside the city is unknown, and they will definitely not dare to go out of the city. ”

"Yes, Grand Governor, my subordinates understand!"

Ma Youshui left Li Zicheng and immediately went to prepare.

At night, the Mandate of Heaven army outside the city had already fallen asleep, marching for several days in a row, the soldiers were very tired, and fell asleep, but the defenders on the city did not dare to be careless.

The sudden invasion of Qinzhou by the Mandate of Heaven army made them restless, although they knew which army was outside the city, but the people who came were not good, especially the guest troops stationed outside the city gates, obviously surrounded Qinzhou City, they could not get out of the city, they could not get more information.

Ma Youshui looked at the little sparks on the head of the city, and knew that the Governor was right, the defenders in the city were nervous, and at this time, any little wind and grass could make them frightened birds.

He summoned the four small flag officers, whispered a few words, and the small flag officers received the order, and immediately went out of the big tent and ordered their troops to go.

Ma Youshui was a little uneasy, he took two personal soldiers, personally went out of the big tent, and followed the small flag officer to the south gate of the city, hidden in the dark.

The little flag officer led his ten soldiers, and under the guidance of the lights on the city, quietly approached the city wall, but there was no wind tonight, and the footsteps could not be hidden, although the footsteps were very soft, it still alarmed the defenders at the head of the city.

"Who?"

"Whose army are you?"

"If you dare to take a step forward, we will let go of the arrow!"

……

The soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army under the city did not pay attention, and their footsteps did not stop, they were calculating the distance between themselves and the city by the faint light of the city.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......"

The defenders did let go of their arrows, and the whistling of the arrows pierced the silence of the night sky, but they were clearly bluffing, and the arrows fell far away from the Mandate of Destiny soldiers, not only did they not pose any threat to them, but also assisted them in calculating the distance between the two sides.

"What a coward, at such a distance, he began to release arrows!"

"If it was in the Heavenly Mandate Army, if you waste pig iron like this, you would have been cut off by the Metropolitan Governor a long time ago!"

"It's no wonder that the Metropolitan Governor, as well as Lord Qianhu, have never looked at the soldiers of the imperial court, this is simply a guide for us, brothers, after dawn, pick up these arrows, the arrows should be pig iron, these arrows together, maybe you can build a rifle......"

……

Measuring the distance of 100 paces, the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven Army took the initiative to stop, aiming at the head of the city with their rifles, and after a while, the small flag officer whistled, and suddenly there was a "bang, bang" gunfire in the air, the gunfire was a little chaotic, obviously the hand that pulled the trigger, there was a time difference.

This is a battlefield, not a concert, and the little flag officer is not here to listen to music, so there is nothing wrong with this time difference for him.

If he wants to listen to music, the next sound should make him even happier," "Huh...... Mother...... Ouch ......"

The defenders at the head of the city at least saw a faint flash of fire, but did not see the bullets fired from the rifles, they at first thought that the text bugs and the like were staring at them, and only when they found the blood light at the head of the city, did they feel that something was wrong, "Could it be a firearm from outside the city?" ”

However, less than thirty percent of the soldiers who can think like this, the rest of the soldiers either roll over the city and send a clear cry for help to their companions, or tell their companions with a miserable cry that if they can't get the help of their companions, they can only die, and some soldiers directly give up calling for help, just roll over for a moment or two, and the characteristics of their lives have long been lost.

Ma Youshui was particularly fond of such a sound, but the fire on the top of the city had been extinguished, and it was temporarily dark, and it was difficult for the gunners to see the target again.

The gunners didn't shoot, they took advantage of the darkness and fumbled to reload.

But at this moment, in the direction of the rest of the city gates, there was a "bang" sound in turn, followed by a similar scream, which was particularly terrifying in this quiet night.

The gunners are used to it, and in the face of death, they are used to indifference, especially the death of the enemy!

Ma Youshui stayed in the shadows for a while, it is estimated that the gunners' bullets have been loaded, but the city has not yet seen the lights, and he does not feel anxious, if there are no lights in the city, the gunners' accuracy will definitely be lowered, and I don't know how many bullets will be wasted.

Urgency meets the thatched house!

Just when Ma Youshui was in a hurry, there was a rush of footsteps at the head of the city, and then a bright light rose, although drowsy, but it was enough for the gunmen.

There was another "bang" sound, and the most tragic tragedy in the world was being staged on the city.

As if it had been discussed, Ma Youshui's most familiar voice came from several other city gates, and then he choked the sky, he knew that the gunners were all staying a hundred steps away, and these screams would never be from his subordinates.

After tossing for more than an hour, there was no movement on the city, and even the lamps and candles were gone.

Ma Youshui saw that the hour was almost up, so he put the index fingers of both hands into his mouth, and whistled, and the gunners in front immediately put down their rifles, beat gongs, drums, and trumpets, and were so busy that the defenders at the head of the city were shocked, thinking that the soldiers outside the city wanted to attack the city, and immediately lit lamps and candles, and poked their heads out.

"Fool, it's so easy to be fooled," Ma Youshui scolded in a low voice, he suddenly remembered that this was all the arrangement of the Grand Duke, could it be that the Grand Governor had long expected that the defenders in the city would become the prey of the gunmen? In that case, why didn't the Governor prepare more ambushes outside the city?

Ma Youshui couldn't figure out these questions for a while, but he had no interest in this kind of small-scale ambush warfare, and when there was a "bang" of gunfire behind him, he had already taken his own soldiers and swaggered back to the camp, seeing the stupidity of the defenders in the city, he no longer had to worry about the defenders going out of the city to fight back, at this moment, he was a little worried about the defenders in the city.

"These fools, just let my forty gunmen toss them well!" Ma Youshui yawned, then rolled over and fell on the bed, and soon fell asleep.

The sparse sound of gunfire, mixed with the sound of gongs and drums, and the sound of the charge trumpets sounded from time to time, almost resounded in the second half of the night, but the Mandate of Heaven was not much affected, and their only task tonight was to recuperate, and after dawn, they would come to clean up the remaining defenders.

As soon as the sky was bright, Li Zicheng got up, and he asked his soldiers to find Qiu Shike.

Qiu Shike rubbed his sleepy eyes while hurriedly coming to Li Zicheng's big tent, "Governor ...... Dadu"

Li Zichengqi said: "Why, Qiu Baihu didn't sleep well last night?" ”

"Grand Duke, gunshots rang out last night...... There were also gongs and drums sounding in the middle of the night, and the subordinates ...... My subordinates have been worried about it......"

Li Zicheng pointed to Qiu Shike's nose and said with a smile: "What are you worried about, isn't it to let you sleep in peace?" Didn't the herald tell you? ”

"Governor, the herald said...... But...... But the subordinates are not at ease......"

"The point is that you don't have confidence in the Heavenly Mandate Army," Li Zicheng patted Qiu Shike on the shoulder and said, "Go, wake up your soldiers quickly, follow me to the South City Gate, if it's too late, you won't see the Heavenly Mandate Army attacking the city." ”

Qiu Shike was stunned for a while, and Fang said: "Governor, I haven't had breakfast yet!" ”

"Breakfast? The firefighters are ready," Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "However, I told the firefighters to let them transport breakfast to the city, and we will have breakfast in the city!" ”