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The message was tied to an arrow and shot out of the city, and there was a "Qiu" signature at the end, and Li Zicheng knew that it was Wu Qiu when he saw it.

Wu Qiu said in the message that he and his people sneaked back to Chengdu empty-handed, and they didn't dare to return to the original barracks, so they didn't have weapons on them, and they were trying to figure out a way in the past two days, and the time should not be too long.

He told Li Zicheng that the next time a message was transmitted, he should be able to make an appointment at a time and place.

At the end of the message, Wu Qiu also said that there were only seven or eight thousand defenders in the city, and even the Tuntian army was used.

The number of soldiers is basically the same as Li Zicheng's estimate and the information obtained, Hou Liangzhu and Wang Weizhang were defeated in Luoshui and Deyang in succession, and there were countless casualties and missing soldiers, and it was impossible for there to be a large number of garrisons in the city, from this point of view, Wu Qiu's words should be credible

But no one can guarantee that there are no accidents.

Wu Qiu is just an ordinary hundred-household official, and he may be releasing a smoke screen, or he may be leaking secrets because of his arrest.

Li Zicheng regretted a little, these things should have been handed over to the Han Qing Bureau at that time, at least Wu Qiu's handwriting should be obtained, and then checked.

However, even if Wu Qiu turned against the water and threw himself into the arms of the Ming army again, it would not cause a big loss to the Mandate of Heaven army, and in Chengdu City, there were still people from the Han Qing Bureau, but the number was smaller, and it was more difficult to directly seize the city gate.

It's a big deal to delay for a few days, and it should be regarded as giving Zhao Guangrui more time to train the soldiers.

After Li Zicheng had dinner, he lay down on the bed, still thinking about the affairs of Chengdu Mansion in his heart, there is the prince of Shu in Chengdu Mansion, who has not fallen for hundreds of years, and has spread branches and leaves in the city.

One of the reasons why he wanted to go south that day was that because of the lack of silver circulating in Xining and Lanzhou, he wanted to go south to fight the tooth sacrifice of the Shu Palace.

The clan is like a cancer, constantly absorbing nutrients from the imperial court, and one day, it will suck the Ming dry and hollow out.

But except for the clan, the officials, merchants, and people in Chengdu Mansion must not be violated.

This is not because Li Zicheng is not greedy for their money, but because of the need to win the hearts of the people.

The antagonism between officials and the people has a history of thousands of years, but starting from him, officials must not fool the people, and he must build an army and a team of officials who truly care about the suffering of the people.

Once they enter the city of Chengdu, the clan must raid it, eradicate the privileged class, and restore the normal social order of Chengdu Prefecture, but once the soldiers are confiscated, they will inevitably use the knives and guns in their hands to infringe on the interests of large families and ordinary people.

What to do?

In addition to carrying out ideological education for them before entering the city, I am afraid that they will also have to establish their authority, and each soldier of the Heavenly Mandate Army is very precious, but for the sake of the great cause and the future of China, personal sacrifice is inevitable.

It's up to who doesn't open their eyes.

On the surface, the Mandate of Heaven Army has strict military discipline, but this is far from enough, the key is self-discipline, no matter when and where, abide by military discipline and care for the people, not only on the lips, but also deep into the blood and bone marrow, when all this becomes a habit, the political quality of the soldiers will also go up.

Li Zicheng also thought of a solution: the accountability system, just like the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry required last time, once a soldier violates military discipline, his superiors must bear joint and several responsibility, up to the investigation of the commander of each battalion, the guerrilla general.

Thinking like this, he didn't realize that it was late at night, and after thinking about everything, Li Zicheng fell asleep.

Two days later, Wu Qiu sent a message that he agreed to start on the night of the third day of the fifth month, and they would kill and disperse the Ming army defending the city, open the east city gate, and receive the army of the Mandate of Heaven into the city.

In the message, Wu Qiu said that after careful observation, the Ming army at the head of the city changed its guards, and Hai happened to be the most sleepy time for the defenders, and the sneak attack was the easiest to succeed.

Wu Shun specifically explained that in order to paralyze the Ming army, it was best for the Heavenly Mandate Army not to disturb the enemy and let the defenders relax their vigilance on the night of the three days.

Li Zicheng was overjoyed, if the sneak attack could be successful on the night of three days, he would just spend the Dragon Boat Festival in the city, however, he didn't think so of Wu Qiu's request, the Ming army was used to the harassment of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and suddenly there was no gunshot, I am afraid that it will be suspicious, but it will cause vigilance.

Before seizing the city gate, Li Zicheng gathered the soldiers of the second and seventh battalions, gave a lecture before the battle, and verbally warned them: They are soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven Army, and once they enter the city, they must not harass the people, and those who violate the order will be beheaded, and even their officials will be jointly and severally liable.

When Li Guo and Song Wen heard this, they immediately became nervous, and after Li Zicheng, they scolded one by one, if anyone dared to disrespect the military order and embarrass the soldiers of the whole battalion, they would be slashed with a knife, and they would definitely not be merciful.

On the day of May 3, the Mandate of Heaven army still fired guns into the city as usual, but the Ming army had already learned to be obedient, as long as they hid behind the city wall, they were safe, and they were not as nervous as they were at the beginning.

Tonight's goose feather moon is only a small half of the arc, hazy.

The soldiers of the second and seventh battalions had rested for most of the day, and after dinner, they went to bed early, and they were not secretly woken up until the time of the battle.

Li Guo just let the soldiers rest in the camp, wash their faces, drink water, and keep their brains clear, while Song Wen divided the soldiers into two groups, he personally took two soldiers from thousands of households to make the final preparations before the battle, and the rest of the soldiers, temporarily resting in the camp, heard the order to attack, and immediately rushed to the south city gate.

Only then did the soldiers know that they were going to attack Chengdu tonight, and they were all gearing up, and they looked so excited......

They had never seen such a big city as Chengdu in their lives, and although they were stationed outside the city, they could only look at the towering city walls from a distance at a time.

Tonight, they're going into the city......

However, the Metropolitan Governor has already explained that Chengdu Mansion is about to belong to the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion, which is his own city, and he will come if he wants to come in the future, since it is his own city, then he can't destroy it in the city and harass his own people, just like in Xining and Lanzhou, cherish every grass and tree in the city, every brick and tile, and protect the people in the city from harm......

In the middle of the war, Song Wen took two thousand soldiers out of the camp, each carrying a sack, under the cover of the moonlight, quietly came to the east of the city, in order not to alarm the Ming army in the city, they did not dare to get too close, a thousand steps away from the city wall, they hid up, the soldiers leaned on their own sacks, lying on the ground, motionless.

Perhaps it was because they were worried about becoming the target of the Mandate of Heaven Army, the Ming army did not light lanterns and torches, and the moon shadow on the city was cloudy, and even the outline of the city wall could not be seen clearly, but occasionally dozens or hundreds of soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven Army were heard when walking outside the city, and there were "killing" footsteps, as well as one or two particularly frightening gunshots......

After waiting for more than half an hour, there was still no movement on the city, and Song Wen couldn't help but become anxious, "What time is it?" ”

"Back to General, it's already time!"

Song Wen frowned, lay on the ground and raised his head slightly, and then set his eyes on the city, but unfortunately he was disappointed again: the city was as quiet as ever, only a faint moon shadow, from the boundless darkness, barely squeezing out a trace of light, and with the addition of understanding, he could imagine the scene of the city.

Could it be that Wu Qiu had an accident?

Song Wen did not doubt that Wu Qiu would be anti-water, if it was anti-water, he should appear at the East City Gate, use the noise to attract the Ming army into the city, and then leave an ambush near the city gate!

"General, the people in the city said that they opened the city gate at the right time, and now they have just entered the city gate......

Song Wen realized that he was still too anxious, maybe his wife cared about Chengdu!

This was the first time that the Mandate of Heaven had attacked the capital of a province in the imperial court, and the 7th Battalion would also be the first army to enter the capital.

He couldn't help laughing secretly, what's wrong, at his age, he is still like a hairy boy, and when he entered the cave room, he didn't seem to be so excited.

Is it all for the seventh battalion?

He flipped it over slightly, flattened it so it would be more comfortable, rested one hand under his head, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

Not long after, the sound of metal crashing was heard on the top of the city, and then someone shouted: "Enemy attack, get up quickly......"

Song Wen reflexively got up, listened attentively, and the pro-soldier in charge of observation also said: "General, the fight has started, and the city is in chaos......

"Quick, take advantage of the chaos and fill the moat first." As soon as Song Wen gave the order, the soldiers got up one after another, picked up sacks and rushed towards the moat.

The city was already in chaos, knowing that there was movement under the city, but the Ming army at the head of the city had no time to take care of it.

The moat is deep and wide, and two thousand sacks are added to it, which is simply a drop in the bucket, but fortunately, the Mandate of Heaven army has thrown a lot of sacks to the bottom of the water last night, which is considered to be filled in more than half, and these sacks tonight, as long as they are not misplaced, can just block the river and let the soldiers pass.

The river soon overflowed, gradually submerging the sacks that had just been thrown, but the water on the other side of the river fell sharply, and the position of the sacks was still clearly visible.

Song Wen hurriedly said: "Quick, cross the moat first and take refuge under the city gate!" ”

At this time, there is no need to worry about alarming the Ming army in the city, even if Wu Qiu can't take the East City Gate, Song Wen will have to attack it, for such a long time, is it in vain?

The soldiers of the Providence Army, man to man, hand in hand, were able to find their way under their feet, but in this way, the march was extremely slow, almost slower than that of a leisurely elephant.

Song Wen was anxious in his heart, so he kept shouting: "Hurry, faster, maybe the next moment, the city gate will be opened, if Wu Qiu and they can't get answered, they will definitely not last......"

The soldiers knew in their hearts, but the river had already overflowed the sacks, the night was unknown, and the force of the obstacle was so strong that they did not dare to light torches, lest they be injured by the bows and arrows of the Ming army.

Since the rifles were installed, the infantry of the Mandate of Heaven had no armor on their bodies, only simple and refreshing camouflage uniforms, and they had no protection against bows and arrows at all.

The soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven crossed the moat with water in the water, and their shoes and pants were already soaked, and some soldiers lost their shoes when they crossed the river.

Fortunately, it is now May, and the solar term in Shu is earlier than that of Lanzhou, and it is almost the midsummer season, even if it is midnight, the temperature will not be too low, and the soldiers do not have to worry about catching a cold.