Li Zicheng's troops are digging holes now, and they know that artillery alone can't break through Kaifeng City, so they still have to use the method of putting ** in the hole.

However, the defenders of the city also desperately fired cannonballs and threw bricks and stones to prevent his men from approaching the walls. In order to stimulate the initiative of his subordinates, he has ordered that as long as he can get back a brick, he will no longer need to participate in siege operations. So this is the time when manpower is needed, and he doesn't want to be distracted at this time.

But Li Zicheng couldn't find Luo Rucai, and he couldn't leave Li Yan alone, so he had to send Zhang Nai to monitor it with 10,000 strong men who were still in training.

"You don't have to beat him," Li Zicheng instructed, "just show up in front of him and make them dare not come." ”

Zhang Nai said contemptuously: "Don't worry, the general, needless to say, 10,000 horses, even if there are 5,000 in the past, those officers and soldiers will not dare to attack." ”

Li Zicheng frowned and said: "Don't underestimate the enemy, that is Li Yan's troops, different from other officers and soldiers." All you have to do is stop them and don't let them interfere with our siege. ”

"Yes, the Admiral understands." Zhang Nai clenched his fists and took his life. But he didn't think so in his heart, he had seen Shi Jincai's troops, didn't he just have more bows and crossbows? As long as the horses rushed over, they did not immediately fall apart.

When he set out, he found that only four guns had been transferred to him, and it was still a medium-sized Franc cannon, which could only shoot more than a hundred steps. But he also knew that the larger artillery would have to be left behind to suppress the defenders in the city, and he could only settle for it. Fortunately, he was given a thousand cavalry.

Zhang Nai set off with his troops overnight and camped directly at a place three miles away from Chenliu County.

When Zhang Nai entered the distance of Chen Liuwuli, he entered the sight of Li Yan's scouts, so Li Yan knew the news that the thieves had driven over a long time. When he finally learned that the thieves dared to camp three miles away from the county seat, he couldn't believe it.

"Didn't Luo Rucai go back and tell them?" Li Yan asked suspiciously.

Li Mu sighed: "They are all coaches all the way, no one is in charge of anyone, they are just cooperating with each other." In the past, it was like this, and there wasn't a lot of communication between each other, and if there was a problem, they would go their separate ways. ”

Li Yan smiled and nodded, "That's fine." Then let's not be polite, let's eat this pre-dinner snack first. ”

"Okay, then take down these more than 10,000 enemies first." Li Mu also said excitedly.

When it was still dark, Li Yan and Li Mu led the team out of the city. They left only 4,000 troops to guard the city, and the rest of the troops quietly headed north. In order to successfully surround this gang of thieves, Li Yan divided a force of 6,000 people and asked Li Mu to take him around from a distance to the north of the thieves.

Although Zhang Nai was a little disdainful of Li Yan who they boasted about, he was a person who had fought a lot of battles, so he would naturally be more careful on the battlefield. He also sent scouts to monitor the officers and soldiers in the city. But his camp was too close to the county seat, and even if his scouts reported to him the news of the official army's departure, he would not have time to prepare.

As soon as Zhang Nai sent out his own soldiers and asked them to wake up the soldiers who had just fallen asleep, Li Yan's troops came six hundred paces away. And Li Mu, who went to the north, also appeared in the north of the camp with his troops. By the time his soldiers had all put on their armor and come out with their weapons, Li Yan's troops had already surrounded their camp.

Zhang Nai rode on his horse, watching Li Yan's team slowly approach in the morning light, and watching the gap in the north being slowly filled, he had no way at all. His soldiers were not ready, they had just come out of the tent, they were in a mess, and they had no combat strength at all.

However, he was not too worried, after all, there were their large troops seven or eight miles away, and as long as the battle started here, within half an hour, there would be reinforcements to reinforce them.

"Quick, quick, go to the edge of the camp"

"Crossbowmen, crossbowmen come here"

"Artillery, ammunition, ready, hurry"

……

Zhang Nai listened to the loud shouts of his leaders, and the infantry, who had only been trained for about ten days, were clumsily directed in all directions.

He also paid attention to Li Yan's troops at this time, and it was strange that Li Yan actually stopped at a distance of more than two hundred paces and stopped advancing, and it seemed that he was not in a hurry to start attacking.

At this time, Li Yan rode a horse, circled around Zhang Nai's camp, and said to Li Mu with a smile: "There is not even a cannon that you want, they should be unlucky." ”

Li Mu put down the binoculars, frowned, and said, "It's Zhang Nai, this kid has also grown up, and he can also come out to lead the troops." ”

"Familiar?" Li Yan asked.

Li Mu nodded and explained: "He is the leader of Li Zicheng's children's soldiers, and the hairy boys are not afraid of anything, and they are energetic." He often follows Li Zicheng's side, and he can be regarded as the captain of the personal army. ”

Li Yan sneered: "This Li Zicheng is not simple, he knew how to cultivate reserve forces from the beginning." ”

"They are all orphans, just adopted by the way, where are there any long-term plans." Li Mu explained with a smile.

Li Yan saw that the troops were already ready, so he ordered: "Then let's start, take them down early, and guard against reinforcements from the north." ”

Li Mu nodded and ordered: "Order the artillery, immediately open the artillery cavalry and go out three miles to the north to guard." ”

A moment later, three of the six guns began to fire. "Boom", "boom" cannon fire rang out. The guns on the other three sides also began to be fired one after another, and the other three sides also had six guns each.

Twenty-four guns opened fire on the enemy camp at the same time, and they used shotguns. In addition, Zhang Nai's troops were all gathered on the edge of the camp, and the lethality was immediately revealed.

"Ahh

"Help"

……

Zhang Nai looked at the fire and white smoke from the opposite launch, and immediately heard his soldiers screaming and wailing, and those who died were more than wounded. Immediately, the edge of the camp became a hell of Shura, and the corpse lay in a large area, and blood began to flow on the ground.

"Ahh

"Let's go, go back"

……

Although there were only two rounds of artillery fire, his soldiers immediately could not hold on, and began to retreat and flee in panic, not listening to the orders of the leaders.

At this time, Zhang Nai roared angrily: "Keep the front, keep the line"

But the retreating crowd, no one listened to his orders, even the leader of the team, was also dragged back by the crowd.

"If there is anyone in the pro-soldier team who dares to retreat, kill" Zhang Nai continued to roar.

But their soldiers did not move. The captain of the pro-soldiers came up and persuaded: "General, they are all retreating, and they can't stop." ”

Zhang Nai looked around and found that the soldiers on all sides were retreating in a panic, and the crowd was running towards the middle. Seeing that he was about to arrive at the place where the cavalry were assembled, he gritted his teeth and ordered: "Cavalry, rush out with me"

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