On February 17, Liu Zongmin began to attack the city, and the direction he chose to attack the city was the south city gate, in addition to the south city gate, the rest of the city gates will also have small-scale sieges.

Knowing that the feint attack was to contain the troops, the Ming army had to divide the troops, and there were a large number of Mandate of Heaven troops outside the city, if the soldiers withdrew, who knows if the Mandate of Heaven Army would suddenly increase the intensity of the siege?

Liu Zongmin played a package ticket in front of Li Zicheng, he was ready to attack, first attacked the city with artillery, twenty artillery, and almost turned the city over.

Wang Qiaonian saw that Nancheng was the main direction of attack of the Heavenly Mandate Army, he personally came to Nancheng and commanded the soldiers to defend the city, but the city was blown out of a dark pit by flowering bombs, and the artillery fire of the Heavenly Mandate Army had not completely stopped, and the guards were worried that the city was not safe, so they hurriedly stopped him, "Master Inspector, the city is too dangerous......

"You are afraid of death, but this Inspector is not afraid of death!" Wang Qiaonian pushed away the guards, but his eyes fell on the flowering bomb that had just exploded, "How can the thief's cannonball still explode after it lands?" ”

The guards looked at each other, how could they know such a profound question? Their duty is only to protect the safety of the Overseer.

Fortunately, the artillery fire outside the city subsided, and the defenders at the head of the city finally eased up, but in Wang Qiaonian's eyes, in addition to the city head being blown up into potholes, there were corpses and blood everywhere......

For Wang Qiaonian, these don't seem to be important anymore, he has made up his mind, it doesn't matter whether he can hold Xiangcheng or not, the key is to be able to hold it for a few days.

Liu Zongmin stopped the shelling and switched to infantry to attack the city.

This is an extremely rare opportunity, after the Mandate of Heaven army came to Henan, when attacking the city, it was generally covered by gunmen, and the seizure of the city was mainly based on recruits, which was not only to improve the combat experience of recruits, but also to reduce the casualties of gunners.

Today's attack on Xiangcheng, there are too few defenders in the city, it is simply an unequal battle, Li Zicheng made an exception to allow the second regiment of the fourth battalion to attack the city, Liu Zongmin silently said to himself: This is the favor of the governor of the capital, and he must take the city gate on time.

The gunners attack the city, basically have a fixed routine, first use mountain guns to fire flowering shells, destroy the fortifications at the head of the city, and hit the morale of the defenders, and then change to rifles, using the advantage of range, strafing the defenders on the head of the city.

When it comes time to attack the city, the best way is to blow up the city gate with a gunpowder bag, and the gunmen will grab the city gate; If the gates are too strong to explode, or if they are sealed with stones from within the city, they can only be stormed with ladders.

Liu Zongmin sent a gunman from a thousand households to a place a hundred steps away from the city, set up a long line, and began to shoot at the head of the city.

At first, the defenders saw that the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven were still a hundred paces away, so they didn't have to worry at all, whether it was bows and arrows, or all kinds of firearms of officers and soldiers, it was impossible to reach this range, and besides, shooting from the bottom of the city to the head of the city, the range would be reduced......

Many defenders stood at the head of the city and watched the excitement, just being overwhelmed by the artillery of the Mandate of Heaven, but now they finally breathed a sigh of relief, the soldiers were talking and laughing, and some even made faces at the Mandate of Heaven Army from the battlements, ruthlessly provoking the Mandate of Heaven Army outside the city.

When people get carried away at their most, they are also the most vulnerable to attack!

When the Ming army on the head of the city was dancing, the rifles of the Mandate of Heaven rang out, and the soldiers who emerged from the battlements and the daughter wall were all targets of the gunners, and those exposed were all vital parts such as the head and chest, as long as they were shot, they were at least seriously injured!

There was a scream at the head of the city, and the wounded soldiers rolled all over the ground, and the blood that flowed from the wounds poured into the crater from which the flowering shell was blown up, and a pool of red blood was poured into it!

Wang Qiaonian's expression was solemn, he wanted to see the Heavenly Mandate Army outside the city several times, but he was held down by the guards, and the soldiers all learned to be obedient, hiding behind the daughter wall one by one, leaving only observers on both sides.

That's not a problem, what if you order the army to climb the city wall with a ladder? Wang Qiaonian was secretly worried in his heart, he really didn't understand that the Heavenly Mandate Army was just a thief, why did it have firearms that were sharper than the official army?

However, the Mandate of Heaven Army has already occupied Gansu, Longyou, and Sichuan, and it seems that it is no longer a rogue ......

The most unfortunate thing in the world is the most worrying thing, but it is said by misfortune!

Before Wang Qiaonian could come up with a countermeasure, he heard the observer shouting, "The Heavenly Mandate Army has come over with a ladder...... They're going to attack the city......"

And so it was!

Wang Qiaonian had expected that the Mandate of Heaven Army would attack the city, but he did not have the confidence to defend the city, there were nearly 1,000 soldiers in the city, and there were more than 400 people in the south of the city alone, accounting for almost half, but they were hit by the artillery and fire of the Mandate of Heaven Army, and more than half of the casualties were killed, and less than 200 people could continue to fight.

Two hundred soldiers can resist the siege of thousands of Mandate of Heaven? Not only Wang Qiaonian, but also the soldiers did not believe it, but they were all frightened by the firearms of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and they didn't even dare to show their heads, so some soldiers hesitated, and they didn't even have the heart to pick up their weapons to resist.

Wang Qiaonian knew that the soldiers were cowardly, so he pulled out his waist knife and shouted: "This superintendent is here, those who take a step back, kill!" ”

Liu Hanchen, the official of the hundred households, followed: "Protect the Inspector and swear to defend Xiangcheng!" He took the lead in picking up the bow and arrows, wanting to shoot the Mandate of Heaven army outside the city from the battlement, but he didn't expect to be shot in the face as soon as he showed up, and he didn't even let out a shout, his body seemed to have his vertebrae removed, and he spread it to the ground softly, and the bow and arrow fell at his feet.

Wang Qiaonian's heart tightened, and he sighed secretly: Xiangcheng is probably my grave! He is ready to be martyred, and these soldiers around him are also the people of the Ming Dynasty, and they should be martyred for the imperial court!

A man who decides to die is a man who is fearless.

Wang Qiaonian personally went into battle, even if the soldiers lost their morale, they still picked up bows and arrows, knives and guns, shields, and began to assemble at the battlements of the city wall, but the defenders were less than two hundred, and they were scattered to the battlements everywhere, and they seemed to be overstretched.

How can such a soldier defend the city? Wang Qiaonian didn't have confidence in himself, so he looked at Tan Wangxi, the county governor, and said, "Tan Zhixian, let the soldiers in reserve come over!" ”

"Master Overseer, there are no more soldiers to prepare...... Tan Wangxi said carefully: "The Heavenly Mandate Army is attacking the city from all sides, and all the reserved soldiers have been sent to the head of the city!" ”

"Before the battle began, the reserved soldiers went to the city?" Wang Qiaonian looked at Tan Wangxi and said coldly: "How do you, the magistrate, defend the city?" ”

Since you came to Xiangcheng, haven't you taken over all the defense, how can you complain about Lao Tzu? Lao Tzu only transferred half of the original city defense troops......

Tan Wangxi didn't pout in front of him, but just bowed and said, "Why don't you go and recruit some young people to help defend the city?" ”

"How can a young man who is temporarily recruited have combat effectiveness?" Elder Wang Qiao sighed, his face was cold, "However, it is better to recruit some young people than to have no one to defend the city, go ahead, recruit quickly!" ”

"Yes, Master Inspector, the lower official will personally recruit young people!" As soon as Tan Wangxi's voice fell, he suddenly heard a loud noise, like thunder and a mountain falling, like a tiger roaring and a lion roaring, dull and long......

Wang Qiaonian was taken aback, by feeling, it was the Mandate of Heaven Army again, but with such a huge sound, even the city trembled, what happened?

Tan Wangxi understood in his heart, but his face deliberately showed a nervous expression, "Master Supervisor, the lower officials will go and see it in person, and by the way, recruit some young people to help defend the city!" ”

Wang Qiaonian felt that today's Tan Wangxi seemed to be a little weird, what was strange, it was unclear for a while, and there were too few soldiers defending the city, and he really needed Qingzhuang's help to defend the city, so he nodded and agreed.

As soon as Tan Wangxi left the city, the soldiers in charge of observing the Heavenly Mandate Army outside the city said loudly: "Master Supervisor, the Heavenly Mandate Army outside the city has stopped, and it has not approached the city wall!" ”

Wang Qiaonian was stunned for a moment, the Heavenly Mandate Army was carrying the cloud ladder and preparing to attack the city just now, why did it stop attacking now? Were you stupid by the noise? If that's the case, he'd rather have a few more loud noises like this, although he was also startled just now, but as long as he can help defend the city, it doesn't matter.

If it weren't for the guards, he really wanted to look out of the city.

However, Wang Qiaonian didn't need to look outside the city anymore, a soldier ran over with a sweat, knelt on the ground and gasped: "Master Inspector, it's not good, the thieves blew up the south gate with gunpowder, and now they have entered the city......"

"Into the city?" Wang Qiaonian finally understood that the huge sound just now was that the Mandate of Heaven Army was blowing up the city gate with gunpowder, and the Mandate of Heaven Army under the city was just attracting the attention of the defenders, "This Li Zicheng is really cunning......

In order to take Xiangcheng as soon as possible, and in order to reduce the casualties of the Mandate of Heaven Army, he used the method of blinding, obviously carrying a ladder to attack the city, but secretly deceived the eyes and ears of the defenders, and asked two soldiers to go to the city gate cave with gunpowder bags to blow up the city gate.

The Mandate of Heaven army has entered the city, and the huge advantage in the number of soldiers of Liu Zongmin's army has been fully exerted, and the original city defense troops in the city have suddenly rebelled under the organization of Tan Wangxi, and the Ming army has collapsed, and there is no chance to break through.

Liu Zongmin personally led the soldiers to the head of the southern city, and hundreds of soldiers surrounded Wang Qiaonian and the two hundred defenders.

As soon as the city gate was broken, the defenders were already desperate, and they didn't even have the courage to pick up swords and guns to fight, and without the support of the city walls, the battle was over.

Wang Qiaonian watched the officers and soldiers surrender one by one, his heart ached like a knife, he was not a saint, he couldn't educate the soldiers after all, Xiangcheng was broken, but they wouldn't follow him to martyrdom......

It seems that only he is on it, Wang Qiaonian waved the short knife in his hand, his face was very hideous, and in Liu Zongmin's stunned look, he had already pounced on a soldier of the Heavenly Mandate Army, "Rogue, go die......"

Liu Zongmin raised the rifle in his hand and first habitually aimed at Wang Qiaonian's thigh, but he thought of Wang Qiaonian's digging of the ancestral tomb of the Metropolitan Governor, so he raised the muzzle of the gun, and with a "bang", the bullet drilled into Wang Qiaonian's head.

A stream of blood arrows erupted from the wound, Wang Qiaonian's legs suddenly stagnated, and he couldn't help but stop freely, his body shook twice like a kite, and he fell straight to the ground, breaking a blood line......

Another trilateral governor of the imperial court, who died in the battle with the Heavenly Mandate Army, Liu Zongmin looked at Wang Qiaonian, who was curled up like a dead dog, and muttered: "This is the consequence of excavating the ancestral tomb of the Metropolitan Governor......"

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