"The emperor has run away, so what kind of city are you still guarding?"

"Yes, don't defend it, otherwise the rebels will attack the city, and there will inevitably be casualties ......"

"Have you heard? Eat his mother, eat his mother, eat not enough to break the king. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info opened the gate to meet the king, and the king came and did not pay the grain. ”

"That's it, on weekdays, hundreds of officials don't treat us as human beings, but now that the thieves are calling, they remember that we are guarding the city."

On the walls of the capital, countless soldiers and civilians were secretly chatting.

In this era, there are no mobile phones, no telephones, no radio, the illiteracy rate is 99%, and the spread of word is the only way for ordinary people and soldiers to learn the news from the outside.

Not everyone knows the nature of Li Zicheng's army, and most people who have not seen it with their own eyes blindly believe what is said in the rumors. Li Zicheng's troops are heavenly soldiers and generals, and they are here to rescue the common people.

When the time comes, the life of the common people will be better.

In the inner city, many people gathered around to chat.

A man named Li Tiaoyuan passed by here, obviously dressed gorgeously but no, and he didn't hate the appearance of the mud-legged people at all. Instead, he listened carefully to the chats of the people.

And the people also seem to know Li Tiaoyuan, and they do not evade his observations, and even greet him.

Obviously, this is an alternative, rich and powerful person who is very good to the common people.

If Zhu Zilong was here, he would be surprised.

Li Tiaoyuan, isn't this the original form of the characters of Xiao Li Feidao and Li Xunhuan in Gu Long's novels?

In "The Amorous Swordsman Ruthless Sword", Gu Long created the classic character Xiao Li Feidao Li Xunhuan, which should be said to be a household name and known to everyone. But what is the prototype of this character?

That's right, he is this person in the late Ming Dynasty, Li Tiaoyuan.

Li Tiaoyuan was born at the foot of Yunlong Mountain in Luojiang. Li Tiaoyuan and his father Li Huanan, together with his cousins Li Dingyuan, Li Jiyuan, and the Li brothers, entered the Hanlin Academy, leaving Luo Jiang with the reputation of "one family and four jinshi, and three brothers in Hanlin".

Li Tiaoyuan's family background is the same as Li Xunhuan's "one door and seven jinshi, father and son three flowers". is also surnamed Li, and Li Tiaoyuan is even more debauched.

This is also the character that Gu Long deliberately chose when he wrote martial arts novels with reference to historical records.

Li Tiaoyuan, the word Tangtang, Haoyu Village, Mianzhou Luojiang County (Deyang) people. At the age of 5, he entered a private school, and at the age of 7, he recited poetry, and was called a prodigy.

He used to hold the positions of Guangdong Xuezheng and Zhili Tongtong. Later, I was not used to what the Donglin Party and others did, so I dismissed myself.

is both civil and military, a handsome guy!

He was erudite and prolific. Prose, poetry, songs, and dramas are all comprehensible, and many Sichuan operas have been written, including "Flower Field Mistake" and "Spring and Autumn Match" that have been circulated to this day.

The book "Hanhai" collected the works of famous people in Sichuan in the past dynasties, and provided valuable information for the study of ancient Bashu literature.

Among the arts, he is especially interesting. There are many folk stories, lively life, and elegance and vulgarity. Therefore, the relationship with the people is also very good!

At this time!

The people, seeing Li Tiaoyuan coming, a village woman asked expectantly: "Tanhualang, you have traveled all over the world." Is it true that King Chuang's righteous army does not kill, does not love money, does not rob, and allows everyone to live in peace and security, as it is said in the legend? ”

Immediately, the neighbors looked at Li Tiaoyuan with the same expectation.

Li Tiaoyuan frowned, thought for a while, and replied: "I mostly walk in the south of the Yangtze River and the coastal area, and I don't know much about them. However, this ballad has spread all over the world, and if there is no truth in it, I am afraid it is not all. ”

In fact, there was no affirmation in Li Tanhua's words, but as soon as everyone heard his answer, they did not completely deny Li Zicheng, and immediately jumped up: "Great, Chuang Wang Tianjun really saved the people from hanging upside down." I really hope that the righteous army will come as soon as possible, and then establish a new dynasty so that we can live a good life. ”

The masses are blind, seeing this picture, Li Tiaoyuan doesn't know why, he always feels that something is wrong, but he can't say why.

Admittedly, as a person with a special mind, he didn't like this old society very much. However, is Li Zicheng really so good?

With this thought, Li Tiaoyuan went home in a tangled way.

When he arrived at home, Li Tiaoyuan was speechless and found that his subordinates and the nurse were also chatting about Li Zicheng.

Li Tiaoyuan's nurse is called Lin Yufang, because of the middle of the family, she came to the Li family as a subordinate N years ago. In addition, because of the eighth place in the family, she is nicknamed Bagu. There's a daughter named Lin Shiyin, okay, you know.

The Bagu family is only a member of the Li family, and they are also good citizens. Belong to the garden, the Ming Dynasty is known as the household errand saying, Beijing as the imperial capital, the yamen are numerous, but also the service is huge.

In addition to the privileges and exemptions enjoyed by officials, lifters, prisoners, and students, the rest had to undertake miscellaneous errands. And heavy taxes!

Eight aunts, her husband used to be a gardener, counted as one ding, and paid eight taels of silver every year, and after her husband died, the eighth aunt still couldn't avoid this kind of forced labor.

Now that the state affairs are difficult, there is no man in the eighth aunt's family, and the service money has been collected more intensively, and now it has reached fifteen taels a year. That's almost half of her annual income!

A woman's family, such a heavy life pressure. If it weren't for Li Tiaoyuan's falling in love with her daughter Lin Shiyin, and going with the flow, she would be able to enter the house as half a hostess sooner or later. She may not be able to live for a long time!

The eighth aunt is indignant at the old society and feels that she is being oppressed, and she desperately wants to change this fate.

For Li Zicheng, like many ordinary people who have not heard of these truths, she thinks that Li Zicheng is a good person who came down from heaven to rescue their people, the new emperor.

Outsiders, half of their family, and half of their in-laws, all showed their good impression of Li Zicheng and others. For a while, Li Tiaoyuan became more and more confused.

…………

A few days later, the Ming army did not collect returns at night, and the vanguard cavalry of the Dashun army broke into the camp and arrived not far from the capital first.

Fu Yingshan was on the city wall, picked up the binoculars, and looked down. I saw that these people were all wearing red tasseled felt hats and yellow uniforms, with the word "Shun" on them.

He muttered, "The vanguard cavalry of the thieves is no less than tens of thousands. Alas! Just a pioneer! ”

The Ming soldiers on the side were all frightened.

When the news reached the cabinet, the Chinese military officials and the noble eunuchs were all startled first, and then panicked.

It's time for a turning point in their fate!

After the defenders were frightened, they were ordered to fire the cannon first, test and give a dismount, they could not be defeated, and the city was defended, but it was better not to break it.

Boom, boom, boom, boom shelling.

The high-speed rotating cannonball fell into the invading cavalry, and immediately hit a bloody path. The cannonball pierced the bellies of many horses, knocking out the internal organs and intestines of the horses.

Other shells smashed many thieves and soldiers and horses under the city, even men and horses, into minced meat, and a blood mist soared.

The remaining thieves panicked and hurriedly retreated.

As far as the troops that did not siege the city were concerned, just the cavalry, no matter how garbage the Ming army defending the city was, as long as there were artillery, they were not afraid.

When these people were far away, the prison army roared hoarsely: "Starting today, the city gate will be permanently closed, and you will not be allowed to go out without an order!" ”

The gates of the Ming Dynasty are made of very hard woods such as elm and ironwood, and the outside is wrapped with very thick iron sheets. It weighs several tons, has a thickness of one or two meters, and is divided into two layers inside and outside, and there is a difference between the inner city and the outer city, and many gates come down.

If there is no internal response, if you want to attack, you can only succeed unless you are more than ten times the number of defenders and are not afraid of sacrifice.

This is also one of the main reasons why when the capital of the Ming Dynasty was surrounded, it was still possible to hold on countless times without breaking it for the enemy.

With the sound of creaking the door closing, the multiple entrances of the inner and outer cities sounded one after another, and the tense atmosphere began to spread throughout the capital. It's finally coming, it's coming.

For those who let the emperor leave here, holding on is their only instinct, only for the time being.

Out of the city to fight, let alone the Houjin people, even the bandits can't be defeated.

Just in a tense atmosphere, it lasted for a few days.

I didn't see more Dashun troops coming, and I just breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, the generals and soldiers defending the city looked up and were scared on the spot.

I saw that a few miles away, there was a sea of people constantly moving, covering everything outside, as if endless, extremely terrifying.

Li Zicheng's million-strong army is here!

The thief is dressed in yellow armor, and the yellow clouds cover the wilderness. is more like a locust covering the sky, this picture is a hundred times more terrifying than the siege of the Houjin Dynasty!

The fields outside the city were crowded with people, and the black pressure was full of thieves' soldiers and horses, and there was no end.

After a while, Li Zicheng waved his hand.

The tentative offensive of the infantry battalion has begun!

Under the cover of the ruins, they came by touching the edges, so that the artillery on the city wall could not be used in a dead corner.

Seeing that the thieves were not far from the moat stone bridge, the cannon was useless, or rather useless for the time being.

The guards, such as Fu Yingshan and the like, hurriedly ordered the defenders on the city wall to fire at the first time and fire the firearms and guns in their hands.

"Fire, give me a hard shot, hit!"

The dense sound of guns immediately sounded, and the smoke of gunpowder was continuous, and the thick white smoke rose densely, knocking down hundreds of thieves on the spot.

"The first team loads, the second team, fight!"

On the city wall, there was another fierce volley, although these firearms were not as good as Shandong products, and the rate of mute fire was high. 1000 shots can break dozens of them, but now it's the only lifesaver.

After the gunshot, the charging thieves fell down in a large area with a bang, and rolled on the ground screaming with all their might.

"The second team loads, the third team, hit!"

The defenders' three volleys almost knocked out the rogue soldiers who rushed to the stone bridge. On the floor, there were lying thieves who were groaning in pain.

It's a pity that after the dozen rounds of fighting, with the explosion of some guns and the lack of ammunition, this offensive has been greatly weakened.

Li Zicheng, who was in the distance, put down the binoculars and had a naïve idea of the ability of the Beijing division to defend the army.

--------------- (To be continued.) )