The night is like ink, and the cold wind is like a knife!

Originally, there were still some firecrackers shining through, but at that time they had been blocked by the houses, and they could no longer be penetrated, and the cold wind still released the cold as always, as wanton and capricious as ice blades, but the soldiers had long forgotten everything in the extremely tense environment.

The soldiers were all in the shadows, outsiders could not see them, and they could not see the situation at the gate of the city, so they could only climb the city in the dark, tossing for half an hour, and more than 100 people all climbed to the top of the city.

They were divided into two rows, He Xiaomi led a soldier with a general flag, along the outer parapet wall, the soldiers were all cats with their waists, pressing their bodies slightly lower than the daughter wall, and the hundred household officers were also soldiers leading a general flag, but they were close to the inner corner of the wall, and they groped in the direction of the city gate step by step.

Although there were a lot of people, they were not chaotic, and no one dared to make a sound.

He Xiaomi didn't know where the soldiers guarding the city were, or even whether there was a Ming army guarding the city gate, he didn't know at all.

However, the journey of two miles, it took another quarter of an hour, and seeing that he was about to approach the city gate, there was still no information from the Ming army, and He Xiaomi was very anxious.

He pondered for a moment, suddenly stopped, and gestured to the soldiers on the other side to stop, he was already approaching the open avenue at the city gate, and if he went any further, he would expose his figure.

He Xiaomi touched a piece of mud half a fist from the corner of his daughter's wall, shook it, and then gently smashed it on his daughter's wall three or four steps in front of him, the mud shattered, making a slight impact sound, and was instantly drowned out by the wind.

He put his ear to his daughter's wall, but still did not hear the movement at the city gate, cursed secretly, picked up a slightly larger stone, and threw it at the daughter's wall.

The stone slammed into the daughter's wall, and then fell to the ground, with another crunching sound, much louder than just now, and the soldiers at the end of the line could hear it.

However, there was still no movement at the city gates, only the cold wind mixed with the occasional sound of firecrackers......

Could it be that there are no soldiers guarding the city tonight?

He Xiaoxiao muttered in his heart, there was no way, so he had to lead the team to continue to touch along the daughter wall, but let the other team of soldiers stop, in case the Ming army came out of nowhere, they could take it as a follow-up.

At this time, the figure has been completely exposed to the open space of Ximen Street, as long as there is the light of firecrackers, it should be able to see clearly, but He Xiaomi can't take care of it, the Metropolitan Governor is still waiting outside the city, and he can't let the Metropolitan Governor wait for a long time in the cold wind......

He Xiaomi, holding a waist knife in one hand, accelerated his speed slightly, and had already arrived at the city gate, but there was still no movement of the Ming army, and he was surprised, but suddenly he heard a snoring sound.

His heart tightened, and then a cold sneer came out in his heart, and he finally found it, and the possible battle next made his blood even more excited than the aimless waiting.

He Xiaomi stopped and carefully identified the direction of the sound, the snoring sound was on the other side of the city gate hole, and the soldiers behind also heard the continuous snoring, so they pulled He Xiaomi's arm and pointed forward with his hand.

He Xiaomi made a soft "um" sound, quietly forced towards the snoring, and when he got closer, he found a low house, and the sound came from the house.

The soldiers defending the city are sleeping, and on such a night, they should still be drinking!

He Xiaomi smelled a faint smell of wine, maybe the doors and windows were not closed tightly, he touched the wooden door little by little, and when he arrived at the door, he stood up quietly, and blew a few hot breaths into his hand first, so that his fingers, which were almost frozen, were a little conscious.

The thin tip of the knife has reached the crack of the door, from top to bottom, gently slashed, and suddenly obstructed, He Xiaomi touched the position of the door latch, breathed a sigh of relief, and then used the tip of the knife to open the door latch little by little.

I don't know if the wooden door is too old, or the effect of the cold wind, He Xiaomi has not yet pushed the door, and the wooden door has made a slight "squeak" sound, automatically opening a half-person-wide door crack, and then it stopped.

He Xiaomi was taken aback, and quickly shrank back, hiding behind the mud wall, but the snoring in the room came and went, louder than just now......

Ma Qiao, they all slept like pigs, scared Lao Tzu, and thought you were going to sneak attack! He Xiaoxiao scolded secretly in his heart, and then calmed down, and with a move, four or five soldiers came from behind, one of whom held a knife in one hand and a fire fold in the other.

He Xiaomi saw that the brothers were already surrounding the door, so he gestured with a gesture, and waved down sharply, the soldier in the middle slammed his shoulder, the wooden door was completely opened, and several people rushed into the room, and some people had already twisted the fire.

The Ming army on duty was still asleep and did not wake up, and he had been caught by a steel knife around his neck, and the fire fold lit the lamp and candle, and someone said in a daze: "Who pees and doesn't close the door?" ...... blown by the cold wind"

He Xiaomi sneered, since you woke up first, it's you! He walked slowly up to the unlucky ghost and said in a deep voice, "If you shout, cut your throat immediately......

The soldier had just opened his eyes, and he could already see some figures, and at the same time felt a chill on his neck, and the blade had been attached to his throat.

Although he drank a lot of wine, this fright, the alcohol smell had already disappeared by more than half, and he immediately understood what was going on in his perennial military career, staring at the figure in front of him, his body trembled, but he didn't dare to speak.

Four more soldiers came in outside, all with bright sword shadows in their hands!

He Mi said angrily: "How many defenders are there at the West City Gate, if there is half a lie, just wait to cut the throat ......"

"The good man spares his life, the villain doesn't dare to deceive his grandfather......" The soldier felt a chill in his throat, and his voice was very small, lest he be heard by others, "There are only four of us brothers at the West City Gate, and the little flag officer has already returned to the ondol to ......"

At this time, another defender soldier woke up, saw the figure, did not understand what was happening, rubbed his eyes, only to know that something had happened, was frightened for a while, opened his mouth and shouted: "You ......

The shadow ......of the knife flashed, quickly slashed through his throat, and a cavity of hot blood spurted out, flying upwards for more than half a foot before falling on the quilt......

The soldier who woke up first shook his body on the first floor, as if he was convulsing, but he didn't dare to speak, and the other two soldiers were asleep.

He Xiaomi asked the soldiers to tie up the three people, stuffed cotton cloth in their mouths, and then threw them back into the quilt, sighing in their mouths: "It's better to drink more, as long as it doesn't ruin our good deeds, I can spare your lives," and then stretched out his hand to caress the face of the awake soldier, and said: "You are still aware of current affairs, and I will not want your life either!" ”

The soldier couldn't speak, just nodded desperately, his eyes filled with gratitude.

He Xiaomi immediately sent soldiers to receive the governor into the city, and at the same time set up defenses at the city gate, with the city gate as the center, fan-shaped to advance into the city, and the soldiers hid in the shadows as much as possible.

All the movement at the city gate is very small, even the creak of the city gate opening is hidden in the cold wind and darkness, it is already a child, the sound of firecrackers can not be heard in the city, except for a very small number of people who are still holding on, the vast majority of people have already fallen asleep.

Li Zicheng entered the West City Gate under the response of his own soldiers, and smiled at the night, although Shangnan County is not a strategic place, but it took it without a single soldier, and he was in a very good mood.

He originally planned to leave four hundred households of infantry to occupy the city gate, but thinking that he might use a rifle for a while, he asked He Xiaomi to arrange four general flags, except for one general flag to occupy the west city gate, the remaining three general flags, respectively, to seize the remaining three city gates, there are not many soldiers guarding the city, one general flag is more than enough, the key is to prevent the people and officials in the city from fleeing.

Li Zicheng asked where the military camp and the county government were located, and personally ordered the infantry of four hundred households and the personal soldiers of four hundred households to rush to the military camp, but asked He Xiaomi to take two personal soldiers of one hundred households to the county government and capture the civil officials in the city.

The military camp in the city is only two miles away from the west city gate, and the Heavenly Mandate Army has already entered the city, so they no longer worry about leaking information, and the marching speed is extremely fast.

On such a cold night, speeding up the march can generate heat in the body, which has the effect of keeping out the cold, Li Zicheng is not worried about victory, but worried that the soldiers will freeze their bodies.

Four infantry households and 100 households were in front, and Li Zicheng personally led four hundred households of personal soldiers behind, and when he arrived near the barracks, he first lined up the battle formation and kept a fan shape and rushed towards the barracks.

"Who?" Shangnan County has always been under the threat of Zhang Xianzhong, although he did not find the main force of the Liukou, but he did not dare to be too careless, there were two places outside the barracks arranged for soldiers on duty, and when he heard the footsteps in a daze, he asked questions.

"Bang, bang......"

The Ming army's questioning happened to point out the direction of the target to the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and several gunshots rang out, and the black shadow in front of him shook twice as if drunk, and they all fell down softly.

The barracks regained temporary tranquility, perhaps taking the gunfire as the sound of firecrackers on Chinese New Year's Eve, plus the two soldiers on duty, before they died, did not send a warning signal, and the Ming troops in the barracks did not know that they had been surrounded by the Tianming army.

Li Zicheng waited for a while, but there was still no Ming army appearing, and he smiled coldly, "Such a soldier, such a Ming Dynasty, if you don't lose the country, it really can't be ......" He sat on the yellow-maned horse, lightly slapped three palms, and the soldiers around him immediately lit torches, illuminating the barracks as if it were day.

The four barracks were all illuminated by the firelight, and even the dilapidated wooden doors could be seen clearly.

Just when a soldier got up and came out, put his hands on the waistband of his trousers and prepared to relieve himself, he saw the torch, and he yawned unconsciously, "Lao Tzu seems to have just fallen asleep, and this day will be bright......" suddenly felt that something was wrong, turned around and ran back, shouting as he ran: "It's not good, the rogue has entered the city......"

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out, the relieved soldier fell headlong, hit the wooden door, snorted, and fell to the ground, but his warning just now had awakened some soldiers, and there was a "crackling" sound in the barracks, and then they made a mess, and from time to time soldiers poked their heads out of the barracks, causing a burst of gunshots, and if they were lucky, they could retreat under the cover of the mud wall.

Li Zicheng estimated that most of the soldiers had already gotten up, so he asked his own soldiers to shout to the barracks: "You have been surrounded, if you want to live, lay down your weapons and surrender immediately!" ”