The officials of the hundred households who patrolled outside the northern city did not care about dinner, and immediately told the information to the main general Liu Jianyi, who did not dare to be self-conscious, and hurriedly took the officials of the hundred households to ask to see Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng had just had dinner and was thinking about the siege of the city tomorrow, and when he heard the news, he informed Liu Zongmin to immediately convene a military meeting.

The officials of the hundred households will tell everything that happened in the north city as it is, and wait for the verdict of the main generals.

Li Zicheng smiled on his face, "Everyone, tell me, should we believe this matter?" Or, is it possible for the defenders at the head of the northern city to open the gates of the city and offer the city to us? ”

Liu Jianyi was the first to get the message, and he had already gone through it in his mind, although he didn't believe it, he advocated giving it a try, "Metropolitan Governor, General Liu, I'd rather believe it!" ”

Liu Zongmin was more worried, "According to the subordinates, the matter should be considered in the long run, the city has not run out of ammunition and food, and the matter of sacrificing the city may not be the original intention of the defenders, in case it is a conspiracy, the soldiers who enter the city in advance will be in danger!" ”

Li Zicheng bowed slightly, "You all think it's a little strange, such a big thing, be cautious, and it should be, think about it, if this is a conspiracy of the defenders, then is this a temporary idea, or is it premeditated?" Was it the idea of the guards, or was it the idea of the city guards? ”

Liu Jianyi hurriedly said: "If it is the idea of the guard, how will the city guards know?" ”

"General Liu is right, if it is the idea of the defenders, it will definitely not be leaked through the city defense soldiers with great fanfare," Li Zicheng said: "So I think this is the temporary idea of the city defense soldiers." ”

Liu Jianyi was secretly happy in his heart, the message was brought back by his people, "The Governor of the Metropolitan is saying that this is not a conspiracy in the city?" ”

Li Zicheng did not answer directly, but said: "Think about it, there is no drawbridge outside the north city gate, once the Heavenly Mandate Army pours into the city, how can the defenders close the city gate?" As long as the soldiers entering the city support for a while, the Mandate of Heaven army will pour in in large numbers, it is a conspiracy, and the defenders will not be able to control the situation! ”

Liu Zongmin was thoughtful, but he didn't speak, Li Zicheng glanced at the Baihu officials, and continued: "Another point, according to the Baihu officials, at that time, the conversation was rising, and unconsciously approached the city wall, and had already entered the range of bows and arrows, but the defenders on the city head turned a blind eye? ”

The hundred household officials looked embarrassed and said: "That's true, there are hundreds of defenders on the city, if they release arrows to the city, even if we will not be completely annihilated, at least we will suffer heavy casualties!" ”

"Therefore, the defenders are not mentally prepared to fight, otherwise, with so many people, it is impossible to hold back and not release the arrows," Li Zicheng said: "To sum up, we can meet outside the city, even if we can't enter the city, we won't have much loss!" ”

Liu Jianyi hurriedly said: "The governor of the capital, his subordinates are willing to be the front!" ”

Li Zicheng nodded and said: "General Liu's department, the siege of the city in the past few days has been really hard, since the first work of entering the city, since it is for you, go back and prepare quickly, take advantage of the darkness tonight, first approach the city gate, and wait for the city to catch fire!" ”

"Yes, Metropolitan Governor, my subordinates will go and prepare!" Liu Jianyi bowed his hand and was about to leave the camp, but Li Zicheng's face was cold, and he said: "Wait, General Liu joined the Heavenly Mandate Army not long ago, and he is not very familiar with the military discipline of the Heavenly Mandate Army, go back and tell his brothers that the Heavenly Mandate Army has strict military discipline, and if you enter the city, you must not harass the people, otherwise, you are a meritorious person, and the military discipline will not be merciful!" ”

Liu Jianyi almost shuddered, and hurriedly said: "The subordinates understand, after the subordinates go back, they will immediately order the whole army to only enter the city, and absolutely not to disturb the people!" ”

Li Zicheng advised: "After your department enters the city, quickly seize the city gate, and Jiexuan's department will respond later, and then open the rest of the city gates separately!" ”

After Liu Jianyi left, Liu Zongmin also went back to prepare, and Li Zicheng sent orders to Li Xin, Fang Deng, and Li Jibu, asking them to prepare and enter the city overnight once the city was broken.

Li Jibu are all veterans, so don't worry about military discipline, but there are also Luo Tai troops outside the West City Gate, as well as Fang Deng's Department outside the South City Gate, and Li Xinbu's Department outside the East City Gate, they have not joined the Heavenly Mandate Army for a long time, and they lack the necessary training.

In the second half of the night, the moonlight will be seen in the second half of the night, and it is still early in the second half of the night, but whether it is the camp of the Heavenly Mandate Army outside the city or the defenders at the head of the city, they are silent, and time and space seem to be frozen.

On a dirt slope less than two miles outside the north city gate, Liu Jianyi lay sideways on the mud and did not move, his tall and heavy body pressed the soft loess out of a shallow dark pit, lying in the soil pit, his body was more comfortable.

Liu Jianyi has always been short-tempered, but tonight is unusually quiet, he also knows that tonight's things are not trivial, a slight mistake, it may fall short, if he can take Luoyang City as planned, he is the first merit, not long after joining the Mandate of Heaven Army, the Governor of Dadu rewarded him with a military merit!

He also knew that although there was some adventure tonight, after the analysis of the Grand Governor, there was still a great hope of breaking the city, at least more than fifty percent of the certainty, and the Grand Governor entrusted such an important task to himself, which was really a favor for himself.

About a moment later, there was a movement in the city, as if the people were in an uproar, and then there were dogs barking, like robbers entering the village, noisy and noisy.

Liu Jianyi's heart moved, his eyes unconsciously looked at the city, but there was no agreed fire on the city, he sighed secretly, and continued to lie in the dirt pit to rest, but his eyes were half-closed, ready to jump up at any time.

I have been lying in the pit for more than an hour, and I don't care about this moment, there is already movement in the city, if nothing else, the soldiers who answer it have already started in the city.

Liu Jianyi's heart began to become anxious, there was such a big movement in the city, wouldn't Wang Shaoyu know? If you let yourself into the city, you can help them, no, they should help themselves!

Because he didn't know how many soldiers were in trouble, Liu Jianyi couldn't rest assured, so he secretly sent an order to the soldiers to make all preparations, and once they saw the fire at the head of the city, they rushed to the city gate as fast as possible.

He closed his eyes and prayed secretly: God willing, the soldiers who answered must not have an accident, so that they can enter the city safely!

"My lord, fire, the city is on fire!"

"Fire?" Liu Jianyi jumped up and looked at the city, sure enough, it was a large piece of fire, he rubbed his eyes with his hands, "Yes, the city is on fire, they have already succeeded, quickly, take them!" He pressed the hilt of the sword on his waist with one hand, and without waiting for the guards around him, he pulled out his legs and ran in the direction of the city gate.

The distance of two miles is only a matter of a moment, but Liu Jianyi was anxious, only felt that the distance was dozens of miles, and finally rushed to the city gate cave, the city gate in front of him had been opened, and several soldiers were holding torches, standing on both sides of the city gate, as if they were lighting them.

Liu Jianyi hesitated slightly, and was about to grab it, and the guards around him hugged his arms, "Be careful, beware of fraud......"

Liu Jianyi shook off the guards, he had been waiting for too long, "It's cheating, Lao Tzu wants to take advantage of the chaos to seize the city!" ”

"Your Excellency is the main general, and you must not be put in a dangerous situation!"

Liu Jianyi stared at the torch in front of him, his eyes were fiery red, the spear was shining in the firelight, and he said viciously: "Don't rob anyone with Lao Tzu, the governor trusts Lao Tzu so much, Lao Tzu wants to be the first to enter the city!" ”

The guards had no choice, so they had to guard around Liu Jianyi, and the soldiers behind also followed, Liu Jianyi rushed to the city gate, without the slightest hesitation, with a swing of the spear, his feet had already crossed the city gate.

Liu Jianyi didn't know what was going on inside the city gate, the tip of the gun pointed to the side in front, guarding the ribs on both sides, his eyes swept away, and when he saw the soldiers on both sides in front of him, he didn't mean to move, he felt a little calmer, and shouted in a deep voice: "You have already taken the northern city?" ”

Then the sergeant stepped forward and said, "We have temporarily controlled the northern city!" ”

Liu Jianyi laughed and said: "From now on, Beicheng will be handed over to the general, and you can rest on the side!" He swept his eyes and said, "Just a few of you?" ”

"We have hundreds of people, and hundreds of households are in the city, in case the reinforcements in the city are coming!"

"Yes, it's good that you have this in mind!" Liu Jianyi made a move, and regardless of the soldiers who answered him, he hurriedly took his own people and rushed to the city, quickly taking the city gate as the center, arranging a fan-shaped defensive formation, and then went to the head of the city.

Above the city, the fire was shining, hundreds of soldiers were waiting, and a hundred household officials walked out of the crowd, "Dare to ask the general, but the people of the Heavenly Mandate Army?" ”

"In addition to the Mandate of Heaven Army, is there someone else's army outside the city?" Liu Jianyi glanced at the hundred household officials and said, "You are a hundred household officials?" Good work tonight! ”

"The villain doesn't dare to take credit," the Baihu official seemed to recognize Liu Jianyi, first saluted, and said: "General Liu, the villain not only dedicated the city, but also gave the Heavenly Mandate Army a gift!" He waved behind him, and two soldiers escorted a man in disheveled armor out.

Liu Jianyi pointed with his hand and said, "He is ......"

"He is Wang Yinchang, the main general who guards the city, we took advantage of the chaos to kill his big tent, originally to kill, but I didn't expect that even his personal guards were scared away, so we arrested ...... directly"

"Isn't the guard of Beicheng Wang Shaoyu?" Liu Jianyi swept his eyebrows, obviously not knowing Wang Yinchang.

"The defender of the north city is indeed Wang Shaoyu, Wang Yinchang is the guard of the West Gate, and he is also the main general in Luoyang City, Wang Yinchang is captured, and there must be chaos in the city, so the villain is ......"

"Haha, it turned out to be you!" Liu Jianyi grabbed Wang Yinchang's collar with one hand, walked to his side, and the waist knife in his right hand rested on his neck, "It's that you don't let Ben Jiang enter the city, and you don't give Ben Jiang food?" ”

Wang Yinchang was wronged, everything was King Fu's idea, but he didn't defend himself, he just closed his eyes and waited for death, Luoyang City was broken, it was useless to say anything, he had to die and apologize to the court!

The guards persuaded Liu Jianyi, "My lord, Wang Yinchang has been captured, let's wait for the governor to deal with it......"

Liu Jianyi laughed, "Fortunately, you reminded me, now it is the Mandate of Heaven Army, which is different from the past......" With a hard push with his left hand, he almost pushed Wang Yinchang to, and the guards stepped forward and twisted Wang Yinchang, "My lord, what should I do now?" ”

"What should I do?" Liu Jianyi's eyes suddenly flashed with a greedy light, "Wang Yinchang has been captured, the West City Gate is in chaos, we will go and open the West City Gate now, and the Tianming Army will enter the city!" ”

Before going to the west gate, Liu Jianyi first set off fireworks to report to Liu Zongmin outside the city, and left a thousand soldiers at the city gate to defend it, and then led the army, under the guidance of the soldiers, and hurriedly went to the north city gate.