The sound of gunfire from the south gate surprised Mei Zhihuan, could it be that the Xining army began to attack the city so soon? He dropped the half-written recital and walked out of the governor's yamen quickly, when the sound of gunfire also came from the east gate, dense and short.

Mei Zhihuan hesitated for a while, not knowing whether to go to the South City Gate or the East City Gate, when a herald ran over out of breath, "My lord...... Xining Military ...... The Xining army has begun to attack the South City Gate, brothers...... The brothers suffered heavy casualties......"

"Let's go to the South City Gate and have a look." Mei Zhihuan suddenly had an idea, and went to the south gate with his relatives.

In fact, not only Mei Zhihuan, after hearing the gunshots, some sergeants spontaneously approached the south city gate.

At this time, outside the south city gate, the Xining infantry stared at the city, as long as the defenders showed up, they would immediately be greeted by two bullets, and even when the defenders did not show up, there would be one or two bullets roaring at the city as if they were demonstrating.

In the direction of the city gate hole, four Xining soldiers have already walked out of the city gate hole, and two of them are still holding the # fuse in their hands, and they are spreading all the way like a net.

The gunners apparently also saw the four soldiers, and the bullets fired at the head of the city became more dense, pressing down on the defenders at the head of the city, so that they would not be able to discover the situation outside the city.

Ma Youshui's palms were sweaty, and there was still a thought in his heart: Hurry up, hurry up! This is the first time he has attacked this kind of fortified city, and it is still a strong attack, if he can take the center of this Shaanxi Xingdu Division......

The soldiers who blasted also sped up, and after turning the city wall, they finally reached the end of the #fuse, and the other two soldiers quickly twisted the fire fold and lit the #fuse......

"Run...... the soldiers beckoned to each other and ran out in unison.

Like a small piece of sodium metal thrown into clear water, the #fire makes a "snort" sound, and the faint fire light rushes forward quickly along the irregular route......

"Boom...... Boom ......"

With two loud bangs, the heavy iron gate of Nancheng burst out of the frame, flying out several feet away, and landed less than three steps in front of Mei Zhihuan, with a "bang", it fell heavily to the ground, raising countless dust, spraying Mei Zhihuan's head and face, and a strong sulfur smell wrapped in the air, pressing on him, almost pushing him to.

If the iron gate flies five more steps, or Mei Zhihuan does not hesitate when he goes out, and sets off a moment earlier, Guan Bao will be divided into two by the iron gate.

Mei Zhihuan was lucky, but the soldiers who came to the south gate one step ahead of him and were about to walk to the top of the city caught up with the last bad luck in their lives.

In front of Mei Zhihuan's eyes, there was a burst of dust, and then it was extinguished by warm blood, and they fell to the ground together, and the low sky seemed to be a burst of red warm rain.

The soldiers didn't even call out the most familiar word, they were already torn apart, and Mei Zhihuan saw with his own eyes that a thick blood-dripping thigh first flew into the air, and then smashed into the ground and broke into several pieces......

The south gate of the city had been opened, and the Xining army shouted and rushed towards the city gate.

Mei Zhihuan's whole body was weak, the three souls went to the two souls and a half, and only the half soul was left lingering behind the buttocks, and he could leave the body at any time, his voice seemed to be pinched by an invisible big hand, and he couldn't say a word, and obediently became a prisoner of war of the Xining Army.

If you don't want to be a prisoner of war, there is only one way to go, but unfortunately the soldiers at the city gate have no choice before they make a choice.

The Xining army quickly occupied the southern city gate and advanced along the city wall to the other city gates, receiving the Xining army outside the city into the city.

At this time, Li Zicheng really put his mind at ease, there were not many defenders in the city, in front of the rifles of the Xining army...... He didn't dare to imagine it, but he hoped that Liu Yunshui, who had never made any military exploits today, would not indiscriminately kill innocent people, otherwise, he would have to make an example of all and make an example of chickens and monkeys, and maintain the authority and sanctity of the "three disciplines and eight points of attention."

After about an hour, the gunfire in the city gradually became quieter, and the battle had come to an end, and the Xining army began to search for the remnants of the Ganzhou soldiers.

Li Zicheng turned around and glanced at Yang Zhaoji behind him, "Lord Yang, how is it, it hasn't taken much time, right?" ”

"Ah...... You ......" Yang Zhaoji was extremely unhappy with Li Zicheng's arrogance, and he couldn't wait to scoop up saliva and swallow it, if in normal times, fifty military sticks would definitely be indispensable, but now, ......

The victor is the prince and the loser is the thief, he is now bound all over, his arms are sore, and he has no strength to scoop water.

"Haha, Lord Yang, we'll see you in the evening!"

Li Zicheng was almost the last to enter the city of Ganzhou, and behind him, there were only more than 200 infantry from 200 households who were guarding Yang Zhaoji and the prisoners of war.

The city is unusually quiet, the whole Ganzhou City, as if suddenly falling into a new three-person space, not a single person can be seen on the street, on both sides of the street, every household closes doors and windows, leaving no gaps.

There were only a few Xining soldiers, patrolling boringly, like searching for the remnants of the Ganzhou soldiers, but for a while there was no direction or goal.

Li Zicheng smiled slightly, and said to the herald: "If the order goes down, you are only allowed to capture the soldiers of Ganzhou, not to harass the people in the city, and not to break into the people's homes without permission. ”

"Yes, sir!"

"In addition, immediately put up notices to appease the people in the city, beat gongs and drums, and publicize the 'three major disciplines and eight points of attention' along the streets!"

"Yes, my lord, my subordinates will do it!"

Li Zicheng went to the barracks first for a turn, and saw that the soldiers in the city were tied together and concentrated on the training ground, he just nodded to the soldiers guarding it, and then came to the governor's yamen.

"My lord, we found this!" A soldier who was raiding the governor's yamen saw Li Zicheng and immediately handed him a blank piece of paper.

Li Zicheng took a look, and it turned out to be the excerpt of the governor Fu Huan to the court.

"Governor Ganzhou Mei Zhihuan presents: I see the rebels in Xining today, the people are strong and strong, the firearms are sharp, the military discipline is strict, and they are not afraid of death, their ambition is not small, if they do not send a strong army in time, they will be in great trouble for the court for a long time."

"From the perspective of the minister, the Xining rebels are very different from the Shaanxi people's rebellion......"

This is an unfinished recital, the handwriting on the paper has not dried, apparently just put down the pen, if it is not for the Xining army to enter the city of Ganzhou in time, this recital, I am afraid that it will be later passed into the hands of the imperial court by carrier pigeons.

It's a pity that Mei Zhihuan has no chance to complete the second half of the cantata, and even if he has the opportunity to complete it, he will not be able to reach the imperial court.

Li Zicheng looked at it twice in a row, smiled slightly, and said, "Where is Mei Zhihuan?" Bring him here! ”

"Yes, sir!"

After a while, Mei Zhihuan was escorted to Futai Yamen, which was originally his official residence, but now Li Zicheng occupies the magpie's nest, and he has become a prisoner.

Mei Zhihuan was unkempt, and there was one less head on the pipe cap, and he may have been pushed by the soldiers when he struggled, and there was still a shallow blood mark on his face, because he was bound, the official robe was squeezed out of shape, and he was strangled on his body, completely setting off his thin figure.

But his eyes were bright, and his essence leaked out, indicating that his mind was still clear.

"Is this your excerpt?" Li Zicheng raised the blank paper in his hand.

Mei Zhihuan's arms were tied, so he had to bow down and look up, and it was the piece he hadn't finished yet, "It's the old man's handwriting, but unfortunately, the court can't see it, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's ......a pity."

"Master Mei, you really look up to me," Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "This is the highest evaluation given to me by the court officials, I don't know how Lord Mei knows about it?" ”

"It's a pity that you can't be used by the imperial court," Mei Zhihuan didn't answer Li Zicheng's question, maybe he saw it from the battlefield, maybe it was his nonsense at all, the purpose was to shirk his responsibility for defeat, he first shook his head, and then looked at Li Zicheng fixedly, "If you can repent, the old man can still guarantee you a good future." ”

"Protect my future? Interesting," Li Zicheng stabbed at the main seat in the lobby, "Master Mei, now that your life is in my hands, how can you protect my future?" ”

Mei Zhihuan looked puzzled and said, "As long as you release the old man, the old man will not only not be guilty of the past, but will also ...... will also make it clear to the court that you have no choice! ”

"I wonder how much future Master Mei can protect me?" Li Zicheng smiled all over his face, looking very interested.

"This official is the governor of Gansu, and he has the title of imperial history in the court, if you are guaranteed a guerrilla general......" Mei Zhihuan glanced at Li Zicheng, and said: "If you are willing to stay in a border place like Ganzhou, it is not impossible to be a general!" ”

"Guerrilla generals? Counselor? Li Zicheng muttered softly, as if he was making a choice.

With his understanding of the Ming court, Mei Zhihuan really didn't lie to him, the thieves in Shaanxi, whenever they were defeated by the official army, they were busy surrendering, but as soon as the limelight passed, they raised the banner of rebellion again, "rebelled and surrendered, and surrendered and rebelled", this is the situation, the court still allows the thieves to surrender and submit to the court.

"You don't have military merits, and the generals are already the limit," Mei Zhihuan said in a deep voice: "Unless you have military merits in the future, you can ......"

Li Zicheng said indifferently: "In the eyes of Lord Yimei, if you submit to the imperial court, how will you make military achievements in the future?" ”

"There are many places where you can make war achievements, and Liaodong is the best opportunity," Mei Zhihuan shook his head slightly, "However, Liaodong ...... If you don't want to go to Liaodong, even Ganzhou, you can also make military achievements, the Mongols come from time to time to fight a grass valley, I don't know if your firearms can deal with the Mongolian cavalry......"

"It's not difficult to deal with the Mongolian cavalry," Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said proudly: "May I ask Lord Mei, even the Mongolian cavalry can deal with it, why do you still have to submit to the imperial court?" Could it be that the army of the imperial court was stronger than the Mongol cavalry? Don't forget, now is not the Hongwu and Yongle years, the Ming Dynasty has long been in decline, and only loyal ministers like Lord Mei will be optimistic about the court! ”

"You ......" Mei Zhihuan wanted to stretch out his fingers, pointed at Li Zicheng's nose and scolded, and turned around a few times before he found that he was bound, it turned out to be someone else's prisoner, and his old face was black and red with shame, like an immature mulberry.

"Let's talk about the affairs of the imperial court later," Li Zicheng didn't mean to laugh, he had already vaguely determined a theme in his heart, "Master Mei knows that he is a pawn in Ganzhou?" ”

"Ganzhou? Have you ever been in a guard house in Ganzhou? Mei Zhihuan's face was full of color, I don't know whether it was remorse or annoyance, "What time is that?" Who is your Shangguan? ”