Although the infantry was the mainstay, Cao Wenzhao's march was still very fast, but in two days, the front cavalry had approached Guguan.

However, Cao Wenzhao found that since he left Longzhou, cavalry often appeared behind him, and every time he sent Guanning iron cavalry to drive away, the enemy would flee far away.

He didn't care much at first, but when he approached Guguan, the number of cavalry trailing not only increased, but also the number of appearances also increased significantly.

Cao Wenzhao personally led 2,000 infantry to approach Guguan along the valley road, but the valley road was too narrow for the cavalry to be unleashed, and he was worried about the harassment of the thief cavalry, so he guarded the passage with more than 1,000 Guanning iron cavalry, which was regarded as leaving a back road for himself.

Li Zicheng was at the head of the city, looking at Cao Wenzhao's command of only two thousand soldiers, a little disappointed, he was originally waiting for Hong Chengchou, if Hong Chengchou was defeated, maybe there would be a buffer period between the Mandate of Heaven Army and the imperial court for the time being, but he didn't expect it to come to Cao Wenzhao.

However, Cao Wenzhao was a famous general in the late Ming Dynasty, originally confronted the Tartars in Liaodong, because the situation in Shaanxi was annoying, so he was sent to Shaanxi by the imperial court, and it was not bad to meet this celebrity, unlike later generations, who wanted a certain star to sign and buy a ticket to see his broken concert.

He Xiaomi's face was originally full of excitement, but Cao Wenzhao suddenly stopped, which made him extremely worried, "Governor, is it that Cao Wenzhao sniffed out something and didn't dare to come forward to attack the city?" ”

"Cao Wenzhao fought against the thieves in Shaanxi, fought dozens of battles, big and small, and never lost a single battle, how could he give up attacking the city?" Li Zicheng patted He Xiaomi's shoulder, "Don't worry, he is a famous general, maybe he has his own ideas!" ”

He Xiaomi clenched his fists with both hands, and prayed silently in his heart: God bless, Cao Wenzhao will come to death quickly!

In the northeast corner of Guguan, there is an open field, Cao Wenzhao gathered the soldiers, arranged people to build a ladder to attack the city, and sent a soldier to the city.

The soldier, probably fearing the gunners at the head of the city, stopped a hundred and fifty paces away, but shouted at the top of the city: "Well, whose subordinates are you?" Why occupy the solid pass? ”

Li Zicheng smiled secretly, it turns out that this envoy is so bold, it seems that he has never killed the envoy of the Ming army, right? But in the face of such a soldier, he was really too lazy to deal with it, so he said to He Xiaomi: "Let Cao Wenzhao come over to talk!" ”

"Yes, Metropolitan Governor," He Xiaomi pointed his hand and shouted: "What is your identity that you dare to run rampant in front of my family's Metropolitan Governor?" Hurry up and get out of here, let Cao Wenzhao come over and talk! ”

"You don't know how to live or die, how dare you call my family's chief soldier by his name?" The soldiers under the city pinched their waists with both hands, straightened their chests, and said, "Do you know how many thieves have died at the hands of my family's chief soldier?" ”

"That's because he was lucky, he didn't meet the governor of my family," in front of the officers and soldiers, He Xiaomi's willingness to admit defeat, he waved his hand at the city, and said: "Either start fighting, or let Cao Wenzhao come over." ”

Cao Wenzhao heard the conversation between the two clearly, he turned around to see, although there were many soldiers who built the ladder, but to complete the ladder, it would take at least an hour, so he gently took the reins of the horse, took two steps forward, and arched his hand at the city: "Contemptible Cao Wenzhao, dare to ask who is pardoned by the governor of the city?" ”

Li Zicheng took a closer look, Cao Wenzhao was dressed in Mingguang armor, the hood on his head pointed straight into the sky, and he was wearing a big red cloak behind him, and the spear in his hand reflected a dazzling light under the sunlight.

Indeed, if you are facing an ordinary thief, you can scare a large number of people with this outfit alone!

Maybe there are female thieves who have taken a fancy to this handsome big brother.

However, your tragedy lies in the fact that your opponent, who has hundreds of years of experience in the afterlife, knows you well, and your opponent is the Mandate of Heaven army that has been equipped with hot # weapons.

He also arched his hands and returned the salute to Cao Wenzhao, "General Cao is worthy of being a famous general, and he killed the thieves of Qin and Jin!" ”

Cao Wenzhao was stunned, aren't you thieves? He was a little puzzled, "Which governor is in the city?" Can you see me? ”

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Under Li Zicheng, he is the governor of the Heavenly Mandate Army!" He pointed to the clothing on his body with his hand and said, "This is our military uniform, and General Cao's Mingguang armor is not too much!" ”

Cao Wenzhao glanced at the clothes on Li Zicheng's body, and only felt a little weird, he didn't care too much, he didn't believe it, what kind of clothes are better than the Ming Ming armor? It must be that they don't have enough armor.

He had never heard of Li Zicheng's name, but he was a little interested in what Li Zicheng said, "The imperial court has not opened the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion for many years, Li Zicheng, are you the Metropolitan Governor self-appointed?" ”

"General Cao is wrong, how can there be a self-proclaimed governor?" Li Zicheng opened his eyes and said nonsense, "This metropolitan governor is ordered by God to save the common people in the world, so he reluctantly made it difficult for him to serve as the governor of the Mandate of Heaven!" ”

Li Zicheng simply blew up his family and tried to let Hong Chengchou come over as soon as possible, so as not to be trapped in the solid pass.

"The Mandate of Heaven? The Grand Governor? Cao Wenzhao pondered for a while, and finally understood, he pointed to the city with his hand, and said loudly: "Li Zicheng, you are plotting rebellion, and you are going to punish the nine clans!" ”

"General Cao, look at what you said," Li Zichengyun said lightly, "According to General Cao's meaning, should I be captured and killed?" ”

"If you open the city early, I will intercede with Lord Hong for you, maybe there is still a breath of life!" Cao Wenzhao shouted: "If you are obsessed, once you break the gate, all the thieves will only have a dead end!" ”

"What does General Cao mean, as long as I open the city and surrender, I can save our brother's life?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "But I heard that someone took the initiative to surrender to Hong Chengchou and was placed at dinner, but at the dinner table, he was chopped by Hong Chengchou, I don't know if General Cao knows?" ”

"You ......" Cao Wenzhao was speechless for a while, his face flushed, "In short, if you continue to confront the imperial court, you will not end well!" ”

"General Cao's words, I don't dare to agree," Li Zicheng saw that Cao Wenzhao was angry, and continued to add fuel to the fire, "General Cao can know that those who did not rise up have long been buried in the wilderness; Only us, insisting on fighting with the army of the imperial court, but the result is that there is wine and meat, and we are living well, what does General Cao think? ”

"Li Zicheng, you ......" Cao Wenzhao gasped, "When my cloud ladder is finished, you will wait for the head of the owl!" ”

"I'm just waiting for General Cao at the head of the city, to see when General Cao's big words will be shattered, and when it will be shattered, what face will General Cao have to see Hong Chengchou and face the imperial court," Li Zicheng couldn't wait to let his soldiers help build the ladder, he knew that Cao Wenzhao didn't carry the ladder, so he should build some and stay in the city, so as not to waste time here, "It is said that General Cao still has the title of the general soldier of Lintao, I don't know if General Cao has gone to Lintao to see if his brothers are living freely?" ”

This is simply Cao Wenzhao's rebellious scales, as the chief military officer of Lintao, it is one thing for him to fight abroad all the year round, but it is his shame to lose his lair, how can Cao Wenzhao stand such words? He pointed at Li Zicheng with his finger, and said hoarsely: "Li Zicheng, you wait, wait for me to break the solid barrier, you will never be released!" ”

He Xiaomi was already angry, and Li Zicheng was not angry, patted He Xiaomi's shoulder, signaled him to be restless, and then laughed and said, "I just don't know if General Cao has this ability!" ”

Cao Wenzhao broke the thief, relying on more than 1,000 Guanning iron horses, and has always been like a bamboo, but he has always fought with the thieves and has always been in the wild, so he has no siege equipment in his hands, and it is the first time to face a solid city wall like this.

He knows the strength of the thieves well, except for a small number of untrained strong men, most of them are family members, old and weak women and children, and the actual combat effectiveness is not strong, as long as the cavalry charges, tens of thousands of thieves can be scattered.

Although Li Zicheng has the protection of the city wall, the character of the thief should not be much different, as long as his soldiers can attack the city...... Cao Wenzhao was annoyed by Li Zicheng's arrogance, and he couldn't wait to win the solid pass in a moment.

He looked behind him, and the soldiers had hastily built three ladders.

Originally, at least ten ladders were to be built to carry out a large-scale siege, but Cao Wenzhong couldn't wait, he divided five hundred soldiers and used these three ladders to attack the city first, and the rest of the soldiers continued to build ladders.

Cao Wenzhao didn't believe it, the little thief Li Zicheng, leading a group of rabble, also dared to call himself the Governor of the Mandate of Heaven, in front of his elite in a hundred battles, the prototype did not appear for a while?

Zhou Bin had been by Li Zicheng's side, and when he saw that there were only five hundred soldiers attacking the city, he smiled contemptuously: "Governor, it doesn't take two rounds of shooting, and his subordinates have guaranteed them." ”

Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "Zhou Bin, if you annihilate them all, will the soldiers behind still attack the city?" ”

Zhou Bin suddenly opened his mouth wide, "Metropolitan Governor ......"

"No need to shoot a salvo, shoot first at a distance of 100 paces, and slowly consume them," Li Zicheng always had an indifferent smile on his face, "The Ming army is still building a ladder, and if there are a number of casualties, they will increase a group, try to consume them under the city, and reduce the pressure on the water department!" ”

"Yes, Metropolitan Governor," Zhou Bin was still a little worried, "if the Ming army seizes the city......"

"It's only three ladders, what are you afraid of?" Li Zicheng summoned the herald and said, "Go, transfer an auxiliary soldier of 100 households!" ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!"

"Metropolitan Governor, his subordinates understand, they only have three ladders, as long as the auxiliaries are allowed to guard these places, they will have wings and will not be able to fly to the city!" Zhou Bin bowed his hand to Li Zicheng and said, "The Governor of the Metropolitan will go back to the camp to taste tea first, and I will hand it over to my subordinates here!" ”

Li Zicheng nodded, knowing that he was at the head of the city, but the soldiers were distracted, so he took He Xiaomi and other personal soldiers and slowly left the city.

Cao Wenzhao may have known the range of the rifle of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and he has been standing five hundred paces away, surrounded by dozens of soldiers, both to protect him and to supervise the battle.

In fact, Cao Wenzhao's subordinates are all veterans of a hundred battles, strict military discipline, basically do not need to supervise the war, Cao Wenzhao gave an order, five hundred infantry, dragging only three ladders, quickly towards the city wall, it seems that the front is not a battlefield, but a broad road leading to Jinshan Yinshan.