"General, rush over!" Li Laiheng ran in, jumping and screaming excitedly.

Since Zhang Nai's death, Li Zicheng felt that his subordinates were not easy to use. Later, he simply selected a dozen and a half children from the child soldiers to be his personal guards, and used Li Guo's righteous son Li Laiheng as their leader, which can be regarded as cultivating the next generation.

Li Zicheng stood up happily, got out of the big tent, and looked in the direction of Xicheng. But all he could see was smoke and dust, and he could only hear the rumbling of cannons. After that, he instructed Gao Yigong: "Send troops to reinforce the past, and you must stand outside the West City!" Whether it can be achieved or not has been seen for two days. Let the other three sides not stop, and drag Li Yan's soldiers down. It would be nice if I could get into it too. ”

Gao Yigong nodded in agreement, and immediately gave the order.

Li Zicheng said to Shi Jincai again: "You should also prepare." When you stop at night, you will be guarded by your own people. You know Li Yan, how to deal with it, you should know it in your heart. ”

Shi Jincai clenched his fists and said: "There is no other way, you still have to use the earthen wall as a cover." Instead of waiting for the end of the night to do it in the future, it is better to let Mr. Liu whistle now, which can also reduce some casualties. ”

Li Yan nodded and said, "Well, that makes sense." Come on, you go and pass a message to Zong Min. ”

Li Laiheng and Shi Jincai both took the order and left.

When Gao Yigong came back, he saw Li Zicheng staring at Kaifeng City. said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, don't worry, none of them can run." Wait another three or five days, and we'll be able to enter the city. ”

Li Zicheng said in a low voice: "It's been an hour, and there should be some movement in the city." ”

"I heard that Li Yan is strictly guarded," Gao Yigong didn't hold out any hope, shook his head and said: "Besides, isn't there still Li Mu." He knows what we used to do, and I don't think there is much of a chance. ”

Gao Yigong was right, at this time, the people they sent had either been killed, they were imprisoned, and a few fish who had slipped through the net were also circled in several temples and Taoist temples. Two bowls of gruel a day, now the hungry can only sit or lie in place and dare not move, just looking forward to the two bowls of gruel at noon and night, where is there still the strength to do internal response for them.

Li Yan watched the thieves continue to break into the moat from the gap, and at this time, the two three-inch cannons also began to bombard, and the number of thieves who entered in the follow-up decreased significantly, but there were still people rushing in. At this time, he didn't have too much nervousness, after all, he opened an opening for the thieves, and he just destroyed the enemy on this opening. However, make sure that other places are not breached.

He ordered Sun Sifu: "Let Guo Chengdong of Nancheng bring his troops here, go to the front of the musket team, and provide cover for the musket team." Ask Sun Tianyang to adjust the position of the musket team, retreat slightly, form a circular encirclement, and surround the thieves who came in. Twenty cannons and ammunition originally used by officers and soldiers should be transferred from the head of the city, and the caliber should be less than two inches, so that the encirclement will not be too large, so as not to hurt one's own people. ”

"Understood." Sun Sifu hurriedly filmed people separately to pass the order.

At this time, Cao Chengfeng dissuaded: "Li Yibin, how can the soldiers on the city wall be transferred? Wouldn't it be all over if all the thieves rushed in? ”

Li Yan said lightly: "They were originally my reserves, don't use them at this time, when will they use them?" ”

"If Kaifeng is lost, can you afford this crime?!" Huang Shu asked sharply.

"I can afford it." Li Yan replied casually.

"You, you, ~" Huang Shu pointed at Li Yan for a long time, and he didn't say a word. At this time, he couldn't say anything, the city was broken, and there was only one death. It's a hundred times if you're dead, and there's nothing you can afford to bear.

Cao Chengfeng thought for a while, and arched his hand: "Huang Tuiguan, do you want to let the servants of the yamen come up to block it?" ”

Huang Shu nodded and said, "That's the only way." You also send someone back to inform the prince and ask Chitose to prepare some money and food, and I will ask Gao Futai to quickly recruit heroes to help defend it. Some people are unreliable! ”

Cao Chengfeng didn't say anything, but immediately sent someone back to report the news.

Li Yan suddenly turned around and said to Huang Shu: "Huang Tuiguan, as long as you go up to the city wall, you must be controlled by me. If you violate military orders, my military law will not be forgiving. I hope that Huang Tuiguan can know about the servants of the yamen, lest they become unjustly killed. ”

Huang Shu didn't say a word, just stared at Li Yan for a while before going to inform his entourage.

After a while, Sun Tianyang Anzhao conveyed orders to his subordinates according to Li Yan's deployment. After the musket teams in the middle of the two sides fired, the first row did not stand still, but held the guns, and the cat's waist retreated from the sides and went back around, and then loaded their own ammunition. Fortunately, it is a row of ten people, and the width is very narrow, so it is easy to move.

The distance of retreat was controlled by each captain, and after rounds of firing, a circular encirclement was slowly formed. The infantry who came out of the city, armed with swords, shields and spears, came to the front of the musket team and lined up in formation. After that, he half-knelt on the ground, ready to kill the thieves who appeared in front of him at any time to protect the safety of the musket team.

Originally, it didn't matter whether it was round or not, it just allowed the surrounding soldiers to pull some distance and the artillery to fire with confidence. Although the guns originally used by the officers and soldiers with a caliber of less than two inches did not shoot far, they also had a range of one or two hundred paces. The other is to allow the thief to distance himself from his troops, which is conducive to the power of his ranged weapons and prevents him from entering a melee melee state too early.

The artillery in the city was also quickly pushed out, and although the original gun trucks of the officers and soldiers were not very good, it was no problem to move quickly. Along with the artillery came the baggage troops, who prepared ammunition for both the artillery and the musketeers, and also brought crossbow arrows to the crossbowmen. The other three directions also sent baggage supplies, and after more than an hour, all kinds of ammunition and crossbow arrows were consumed, and they urgently needed to be replenished.

The thieves who rushed through the moat first occupied an area of fifty paces within the moat according to Liu Zongmin's previous explanation, and then held on to the spot until the follow-up troops came. But after breaking through, they knew that they were lucky enough to break through the blockade of the official army and rush in, and they had to face the slaughter of the official army.

After the guns of the officers and soldiers fired, the shields in their hands could only block one or two shots, and the shields were shattered in a short time. At this time, those who were strong in martial arts began to wield weapons to block the crossbow arrows from approaching their bodies. But no matter how fast the weapon is wielded, it can only block the crossbow arrows, but not the projectiles. As long as it is hit by a projectile, it must be bleeding profusely, and even if it does not hit the vital point, it will not last long.

The casualties of the thieves continued to increase, and as the two cannons of the officers and soldiers were in place and began to fire, the number of people who could break through was much smaller, almost just enough to replenish their casualties. So, don't look at their people still shouting and rushing towards the gap, but the number of thieves in the moat is only more than a thousand. The others were killed and wounded by the numerous high-speed projectiles that filled the vicinity of the gap.

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