On the twentieth day, it was another sunny day, and the bright sun was like a huge disk, blood red and blood-red, but there was not much brilliance, and the defenders at the head of the city yawned long, knowing that a new day, and a hard battle awaited them.

Sure enough, the camp of the Heavenly Mandate Army outside the city had a change very early, and after the soldiers left the big tent, they rushed to the city wall like a tide.

Liu Jianyi, Luo Tai's troops, under the escort of the gunners, respectively stormed the north and west of the city gates, the battle situation was even more tragic than yesterday, the city wall appeared several crises, the Mandate of Heaven army almost climbed the city, were driven down by the lives of the Ming army.

Luoyang City looked crumbling, but it just didn't fall, Luo Tai could still keep his senses, Liu Jianyi was already red-eyed, his left arm was injured and he couldn't hold the shield, but he still came to the city in person, and even had to climb the ladder and attack the city in person.

The guards worked desperately, and finally dragged Liu Jianyi down, Liu Jianyi looked at the wound on his left arm, and couldn't help but sigh, "Ma Qiao, Lao Tzu is not an arrow wound, he has already climbed to the top of the city......" Seeing the soldiers on the ladder, walking slower, he shouted in a thunderous voice: "Hurry up, didn't you have breakfast?" The Mandate of Heaven Army feeds us with broth every day, and we can't take Luoyang today, and no one wants to eat meat for lunch! ”

"Huh!" The soldier shouted, under the escort of the second regiment, desperately rushed to the ladder, but the Ming army at the head of the city was not vegetarian, and the rolling wood and stone were knocked down from the battlements of the city wall, along the ladder, mixed with cold arrows, and the soldiers on the ladder suddenly wailed, and rolled to the ground one after another.

The Ming army on the head of the city also screamed again and again, when throwing rolling wood and stones into the city, in order to aim at the ladder, they had to expose their heads from the battlements, and the gunners of the Heavenly Mandate Army had already aimed at the battlements, and at the moment when the Ming army's head appeared, dozens of bullets roared out, submerged into the flesh # body, silent!

There is no gap in the siege, and more than a dozen ladders rise and fall.

The Mandate of Heaven began with hope, and after the heavy casualties, there would be a small commotion on the ladder, and the casualties would soon be replaced by new soldiers, and no one would care about the casualties until they were officially retired, unless they themselves crawled out of the pile of dead.

The Ming army at the head of the city waited until the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army rolled down the ladder before taking a short breath before meeting the next wave of more fierce attacks.

Outside the West City Gate, Luo Tai did not rush to the front line like Liu Jianyi, he supervised the army in the rear, and shouted at the soldiers from time to time.

He didn't know how many casualties the Ming army on the head of the city had, and he looked at the soldiers under his command, constantly falling down from the ladder, and his brows never let go.

Luo Tai is not afraid of death, he is only worried that he will not be able to take Luoyang City!

On the head of the city, Wang Yinchang's life is not easy, the newly recruited five hundred young men have already suffered most of the casualties, and the veterans are constantly being transferred to the city, but the number of people on the head of the city is still insufficient, the rogue is like taking mad medicine, regardless of death, not afraid of pain, as long as the defenders are a little slack, they will approach the battlements of the city wall.

What shocked him the most was that it was not the real rogues who besieged the city, but the Ming army, the Ming army, which was formed into a system, wearing the armor of the Ming army and using the weapons of the Ming army, who were supposed to assist in defending the city at the head of the city......

Everything is because of food, if King Fu can transport food to the Ming army outside Dongcheng, how can they appear in the queue of the rogues? Thinking of food, Wang Yinchang has a big head, since yesterday, the soldiers guarding Xicheng have eaten a full meal, but what about food? That's all there is to store food, and if you have enough to eat today, you may have to run out of food tomorrow......

The offensive of the Mandate of Heaven Army became more and more fierce, several times it had climbed to the battlements of the city wall, if it were not for the desperate hand-to-hand combat of the guards, the head of the city was almost lost, if the defenders still occupied the advantage of the terrain in close combat, but the defenders were only beaten in the long battle, the Mandate of Heaven Army used the advantage of rifle range to continuously shoot at the battlements, causing great casualties to the defenders, and also causing greater pressure.

Fortunately, the defenders are not a bad breed, after eating their stomachs, the veterans are more fierce than the young and strong, and they also know more about the skills of fighting, and the Mandate of Heaven army did not attack the city.

The Mandate of Heaven army outside the city finally sounded the horn of retreat, but before retreating, these hideous-looking soldiers collectively shouted to the city: "If you don't surrender, the city will be broken tomorrow, and the defenders of the whole city will be slaughtered at that time!" ”

The Heavenly Mandate Army carried the ladder, and after withdrawing the range of the bow and arrow, the speed slowed down, but the words they just said took root and sprouted in the hearts of the Ming Army!

Wang Yinchang glanced at the soldiers around him who were in a daze, but he was secretly surprised in his heart, the Liukou had not yet dispatched the main force, and Luoyang City was crumbling.

He didn't know if what Liukou had just said was a threat or a real strategy, but he knew in his heart that if he continued to maintain such an intense attack, Luoyang City might not be able to support it for three days, even if the morale would not be low, the food would be gone......

As the main general, Wang Yinchang naturally couldn't be overwhelmed by the momentum of the rogue, in order to encourage the soldiers, he reluctantly put on a smiling face and shouted at the soldiers: "Go back and eat some hot soup and rice first, I don't believe it, with such a heavy casualty, the rogue can still not retreat!" ”

Wang Yinchang was full of enthusiasm, but there were few soldiers in Yinghe, and they were all his personal guards, Wang Yinchang was bored, so he took his personal guards and walked down the city in a gloomy manner.

The Mandate of Heaven rested all afternoon, and at dusk, the battalions again sent small squads of soldiers to the city to show off their might, and in order to avoid casualties, they all stopped a hundred paces away, and pointed at the city while talking to themselves.

Although the defenders were angry, there was nothing they could do, the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven were out of range of bows and arrows, they could only stare dryly, but this was fine, at least the Mandate of Heaven Army would not attack the city for the time being.

The Mandate of Heaven Army at the North City Gate has a hundred soldiers, they belong to Liu Jianyi's department, and the soldiers of Wang Shaoyu's department at the head of the city are familiar with each other, so they do not speak ill of each other, but pull up the family routine across the city wall.

"Brother, you are so hard-working, how is the food? Can you eat enough every day? ”

"Grain? Don't hide it from my brother, although we have the name of a rogue, the food is sufficient, the white flour steamed buns are full, and there is a meal of broth every day! ”

"Broth? Don't brag, if you have broth, we'll all have whole pigs and whole sheep......"

The soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven outside the city seemed to be enraged, "Brother doesn't believe in people, does he?" On our side, we see meat every day, either fish or meat, have you ever heard that there are fugitive soldiers on the side of the Mandate of Heaven? The people outside the city are all vying to welcome the Mandate of Heaven Army, crying and shouting to join the army, don't you know? Do you know how much relief food the Mandate of Heaven Army has distributed outside the city? If it weren't for the abundance of food, would the Mandate of Heaven be fools and give food to the people for nothing? ”

"How can such a thing happen?" The defenders stared sideways, and seemed to have an understanding in their hearts, "No wonder the people in the city also welcome the Mandate of Heaven Army, and some people even say that if the Mandate of Heaven Army enters the city, their lives will be better...... Ma Qiao, Lao Tzu is desperately defending the city for the people, and they are actually committed to the Mandate of Heaven Army! ”

"Pull it, brother, are you defending the city for the sake of the people? Ming people don't talk darkly, I'm afraid you are trying to eat your stomach, right? ”

The defenders were silent for a while, perhaps because they were in their minds, and after a while, someone said, "Brother, why have you stored a lot of grain?" Also, why do you give disaster relief to the people? ”

"I don't know much about the food, brother, it is said that it was transported from Sichuan and Gansu, as for the relief of the people," after a pause, someone continued: "When we got here, we learned that everything the Mandate of Heaven Army did was to prevent anyone from starving, whether it was the people or the soldiers, have you heard of the military discipline of the Mandate of Heaven Army?" Fair buying and selling, not taking a stitch from the people......"

"You've only been a member of the Mandate of Heaven for a few days, and you've started to say good things about the Mandate of Heaven?"

"It's really not a good thing, the Mandate of Heaven Army does this, brother, I have seen it with my own eyes, in the past few days of joining the Mandate of Heaven Army, the white-flour steamed buns are full, there are fish and meat every day, and the salary is never in arrears, but there are a lot of military regulations, and if there is a slight disobedience, the punishment is also very heavy, which is much stricter than before in the Ming Army......"

The city fell silent for a while, and after a while, someone said: "If there is such treatment, it is strict military regulations, and it is worth it!" ”

"That's right, so after we joined the Mandate of Heaven, we didn't think about turning back." Unconsciously, the Heavenly Mandate Army gradually approached the city wall, and the defenders didn't care, without the cloud ladder, the Tianming Army couldn't climb the city head at all, and it wouldn't pose a threat to them, but there was a humane: "Or, we will also take refuge in the Heavenly Mandate Army, right?" ”

I don't know if I said this to my companions, or to the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army under the city, the hundred household officials of the Heavenly Mandate Army moved in their hearts and hurriedly said: "That's very welcome, what we have is food, the more people the better!" ”

"We'll open the gates and go down now, will you?"

The hundred household officials pondered for a moment and said: "If you come directly to Chengcheng, you can only be a soldier, and there will be no reward, if you can sacrifice the city gate, it will be a meritorious service, not only can you be promoted, but there will also be a reward for silver, the reward of the Heavenly Mandate Army, that is issued in time, and there will be no arrears!" ”

"Promotion? Can a soldier also be promoted? If we sacrifice the city, what kind of official can we promote? ”

"I heard that in the Mandate of Heaven Army, officers are not for life, and soldiers can also be promoted to officers, as long as they have military merits!"

"Then when are we going to dedicate the city?"

"You prepare first, I'll go back and tell the Metropolitan Governor first, and let the Metropolitan Governor send someone to respond," the hundred household officials under the city were a little uneasy, "Brother, are you telling the truth?" In case it leaks out......"

"Naturally, we mean the truth!"

Some people say that the city will be sacrificed after an hour, some people say that there is not enough time, and it will take two hours, and some people say that it will be necessary to wait until the time of the child, when the defenders in the city are asleep, and it is just right to start.

The officials of the hundred households outside the city thought for a moment and said: "If you talk like this, the message will inevitably leak, so let's do it, the sooner the better, I will go back and tell the Governor of the Metropolis to send people to meet you outside the city, and use the fire as a signal!" ”