"What?" Li Zicheng punched down, and the tea on the table in front of him was knocked over, even if there was dirt and dirt hidden in the Tang Palace, it was harassing the people of the whole city.

The palace is not subject to the constraints of the local government, as long as it is not a crime of plotting great rebellion, the court and the emperor will also turn a blind eye, if this continues, will the people not want to cry without tears and have no way to sue? By the way, the people just couldn't afford to mess with the palace, so they changed to marrying late at night, which was originally a great event, but it turned out to be sneaky......

Enough, with this reason, all the people in Tang Wangfu should be cut with a thousand knives!

Ma Shile was startled, and when he saw Li Zicheng's eyes looking inward, he knew that he was angry with the Wangfu, and he made up his mind in his heart, "The Governor of Dadu ......"

He Xiaomi hurriedly packed up the tea, but Li Zicheng looked solemn, he glared at Ma Shile, and said word by word: "General Ma, what you said is the truth?" ”

"Back to the words of the Metropolitan Governor, the villain has absolutely no lies," although Ma Shile was bound, he bowed his body, he was afraid that Li Zicheng would not believe it, and said: "Although the Metropolitan Governor went to inquire with the people in the city, if the villain had half a lie, he would be executed by the Metropolitan Governor Ling Chi, and the villain would have no complaints!" ”

Li Zicheng's eyes shone brightly, and he asked He Xiaomi to loosen Ma Shile's restraints, gave him a seat, and served tea, "General Ma, what is the detailed situation?" Now, does Tang Wangfu still do these dirty things? ”

"Thank you, little man," Ma Shile sat down tremblingly, and said many evil things in the Tang Palace, "...... After snatching the bride, once the bitter lord went to the yamen to complain, they would rather kill the bride than return it to the husband's family, so the people didn't dare to complain, so they could only knock out the front teeth and swallow it back into their stomachs! ”

Li Zicheng frowned deeply, didn't speak for a long time, and finally asked He Xiaomi to take Ma Shile down, arrange meals, and go to the barracks in the city to stay.

At dawn the next day, Li Zicheng had breakfast, changed into civilian clothes, and took Xie Junbao around the city, so that he could see with his own eyes that the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army absolutely did not disturb the people, let alone rob the people, even the officials and gentry in the city, and the people did not commit any crimes.

Xie Junbao's heart originally mentioned his throat and eyes, lest Li Zicheng have different hearts, the city is the world of the Mandate of Heaven Army, if Li Zicheng breaks his promise, no one can restrain him, or the military discipline of the Mandate of Heaven Army is not good, and the soldiers secretly invade the people, he can only stare dryly.

But after half a day, Xie Junbao's heart was as uncomfortable as turning over the river and the sea, he was eager to protect the people, but what the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army did was his highest ideal, even better than he imagined, he even suspected that he was deceived by Li Zicheng, if there was no agreement between the two parties, the Heavenly Mandate Army would not disturb the people.

Military discipline and military regulations, which are cultivated over a long period of time, are absolutely impossible to achieve in a day!

Could this be the Manifest Destiny Army?

No wonder the Mandate of Heaven Army has gained a firm foothold in Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan, such an army really can't be called by a rogue army, is it that the Mandate of Heaven Army is already a regime that divides one side?

Xie Junbao became more and more disbelievable, Li Zicheng was for him, he was strict with military discipline and forbade the people from disturbing the people, in front of the Heavenly Mandate Army, where would he go? It's a pity that he is going to die, and he can't see the future of the Mandate of Heaven!

He is the highest-ranking official in Nanyang City, once the city is broken, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, he can only be martyred, it is best to die in battle, and his family can also get some pensions, from the moment the city is broken, he knows that he must be martyred, whether it is on the battlefield, or after being captured, he will be humiliated, and then executed by the rogue.

If he can survive by luck, the court will also treat him for the crime of losing his land, and the result is still inevitable, but if he is executed by the court, his family will not only not be able to get pensions, but will also be humiliated, and the worst result will be implicated......

But at this moment, Xie Junbao was afraid of death, although he no longer had a good future, he wanted to see where the Heavenly Mandate Army was going, and the final outcome would be exterminated by the imperial court, or ......

At lunchtime, Xie Junbao's meal was the same as that of the sergeant of the Heavenly Mandate Army, in addition to white flour steamed buns and a serving of green vegetable tofu, there was also a small bowl of broth.

This kind of meal is not even as early as the government office, but Xie Junbao is now a prisoner of war of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and it is very rare for those who are waiting to be sacrificed to the flag to have such treatment.

But Xie Junbao had no appetite, he returned the meal to the firefighters, as long as half a steamed bun and a bowl of water, which made the firefighters roll their eyes.

In the evening, Li Zicheng took Xie Junbao, Ma Shile, and Li Zhiqiang, escorted by his own soldiers, to the main gate of the palace, and Li Ji hurriedly greeted him, "The governor of the capital, I have been given a day, there is no movement in the palace, do you want to start attacking now?" ”

"It's not time yet, is it? I said that we would give them a day, even in the face of people who are going to die, we can't break our promise," Li Zicheng looked up at the sun and said: "No matter what the people in the palace think, it is our business to say what we say, otherwise how can the people in the city trust us?" ”

"The Governor is right, his subordinates have been taught!" Li Ji bowed and stepped aside.

Li Zicheng asked Ma Shile to step forward and said, "You are familiar with the palace and know how many guards and horses there are in the palace?" ”

"Back to the Governor, there are no regular soldiers in the palace," Ma Shile bowed and said: "The guards of the palace originally had three hundred, but in recent years, there have been many rogues, and the palace has felt a security crisis, so it has recruited hundreds of guards and issued weapons in violation of the regulations, and now there are about a thousand guards in the palace, but they have not undergone strict training, but they are slightly stronger than ordinary people under heavy rewards!" ”

"So much?" Li Zicheng's face was crossed with anger, in the entire Nanyang City, although there were generals leading the way, there were only 2,000 soldiers.

Xie Junbao glanced at Ma Shile, there was some indescribable taste in his eyes, and he didn't know if it was envy, but it was definitely not the naked contempt of last night.

Although Li Zicheng found out, he pretended not to know, and said: "General Ma, how many rout troops have been gathered today?" ”

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, the villain has gathered more than 800 soldiers, and now they are all in the barracks," Ma Shile arched his hand to Li Zicheng and said, "Although they are temporarily detained, they are eating the same meal as the brothers of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and they are still grateful to the villain......

"Haha," Li Zicheng laughed, "General Ma, if these soldiers are concentrated in the barracks, they will not harm the people in the city, and it is also a credit to say it, after dawn tomorrow, continue to search, and all the soldiers must be found!" ”

"Yes, Dadu Governor, the villain obeys orders," Ma Shile smiled with a smile: "Dadu Governor is sympathetic to the people, it is really a bodhisattva's heart!" ”

"General Ma Shen is wrong, the governor of Pontus is a soldier, how can he be a bodhisattva?" Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "The governor of Pontus only kills those who should be killed, and you will see it soon." ”

Ma Shile and Li Zhiqiang both showed embarrassment on their faces, Xie Junbao realized, just glanced at Li Zicheng and sighed secretly.

Finally, when it was about to get dark, Li Jifang ran over, "Governor, the time is up, and the palace has not taken the initiative to surrender!" ”

Li Zicheng glanced at the pair of mighty stone lions in front of the palace, then moved his gaze to the courtyard wall, and said, "Then let's start and minimize casualties!" ”

"Yes, Metropolitan Governor, my subordinates understand!" Li Ji bowed to Li Zicheng and saluted, before trotting back.

Li Zicheng took Xie Junbao, Ma Shile, and Li Zhiqiang and slowly retreated to the street in front, as far away from the palace as possible, so as not to be caused by the explosion of the flowering bomb, so as not to cause tinnitus from the explosion of the flowering bomb, and sat down on a stone bench.

The people of the Han Qing Bureau did not enter the palace, and now they can only attack, he looked at Xie Junbao and said with a smile: "The prefect said last night that the governor of Bendu should not cause chaos in the city, if it is not for the chaos in the city, Nanyang City may not be able to take it for a while?" ”

"The Governor ......"

"What do you think, that's your business, it's not necessarily wrong," Li Zicheng didn't need to explain, nor did he have to repay Xie Junbao for his disrespect, "However, now we have to be optimistic, see how the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army break through the palace, we have given the palace a day to prepare!" ”

"Metropolitan Governor, the villain has something unclear," Xie Junbao glanced at the palace in the night, and said, "Since the metropolitan governor wants to attack the palace, why wait until a day later?" Aren't you afraid of long nights and dreams......"

Li Zicheng smiled secretly in his heart, delaying the attack for one day is naturally not to let the people of the Tang Wangfu live one more day, but to let you see the absolute strength of the Heavenly Mandate Army, he said lightly: "What is the long night dream that the prefect said?" Is the palace sufficiently guarded, or are there reinforcements from the imperial court outside the city? ”

"The Governor has already thought about ......"

"Actually, no matter which one it is, the Heavenly Mandate Army will not worry," Li Zicheng said: "The palace is so big, there are so many guards, if it is delayed for one day, their combat effectiveness will not only not increase, but in the anxious waiting, it will also decline, if they are surrounded but not fought, at most ten days, the guards of the palace will flee half!" ”

Xie Junbao nodded secretly, Li Zicheng was right, the soldiers pressed the realm, and they created panic in a row, if they were surrounded but not fought, as long as there was a chance, the guards of the palace would definitely flee with their lives, "Governor Dadu, the Mandate of Heaven Army has broken Nanyang City, once the imperial court learns about it, it will definitely send troops to come, why should the Metropolitan Governor delay in Nanyang for one more day?" ”

"Are reinforcements from the imperial court coming?" Li Zicheng can't help it, although he has always despised the rogue, but today in Henan, he was forced to become a rogue, "The governor of Pontus hopes that the Ming army will come over quickly!" ”

Xie Junbao frowned, puzzled: "Could it be that the Grand Governor is going to fight a decisive battle with the imperial court's army?" ”

"That's not it, the main force of the Mandate of Heaven is still far away in Sichuan and Gansu, and it is not suitable to fight a decisive battle with the Ming army at this moment," Li Zicheng said: "The next target of the governor of Bendu is Kaifeng, if the main force of the Ming army comes to Nanyang, the prefect will say, is the Ming army helping the governor of Bendu?" ”

"Kaifeng?" Xie Junbao was shocked, "Governor, you are only more than 10,000 soldiers, so you dare to attack the seal?" ”

"If you dare to open the seal, you will know when you go!" Li Zicheng is not ready to attack Kaifeng for the time being, just like Xie Junbao said, Kaifeng is the capital of Henan, it must be a strong city, and he has more than 10,000 troops, unless he raids, once he falls into a protracted war with the Ming army, it is extremely unfavorable to the Mandate of Heaven army.

At this moment, Li Jibu began to attack the palace, and the sound of "rumbling" cannons was particularly terrifying in this silent night, and Xie Junbao was even more frightened.