On September 14, the seventh year of Chongzhen, Mao time.

It's autumn, and in the late autumn season, there is a deep coolness in the morning.

Around the drum tower, it belongs to the forbidden area, ordinary people, etc., are not allowed to enter, if it is discovered by the sergeant of the left-behind division of the central capital, it can be killed on the spot, so that the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion, the task of ambush, is much simpler.

The residents of Fengyang are a certain distance from the Drum Tower, the Imperial City and the Imperial Mausoleum, and the people are very afraid of the Imperial City and the Imperial Mausoleum, so there are almost no people here.

Su Tiancheng and Sun Chuanting stood together, around them, five hundred soldiers were always vigilant, the time was still early, and the sky was not yet bright.

According to the scout's reconnaissance, the Liukou Chinese army will arrive at the hour of the hour, and there is still an hour to go.

All the soldiers were ambushed and waiting for orders.

"Lord Sun, the Jiangning camp will definitely be able to achieve a complete victory, and I will wait for your good news in front."

"Master Su, you must take care, you are the pillar of the Jiangning camp, and you must not have any mistakes."

After saying this, Sun Chuanting spoke to Sun Yuankun next to him.

"Sun Qianhu, the safety of Lord Su is entrusted to you, even if no one in the pro-military camp is spared, you must ensure that the adult is unharmed, Lord Su is the pillar of the Jiangning battalion, and there must be no problems."

Sun Yuankun clasped his fists and saluted, but his resolute eyes said everything.

Fengyang Zhongdu stayed behind Zhu Guoxiang, and he hadn't gotten up yet.

Zhongdu stayed behind, mainly responsible for the safety of Fengyang, Zhongdu, hundreds of years have passed, Fengyang, Zhongdu, has always been a place of special concern to the imperial court, and nothing has happened, these years, although it is said that the rogue is rampant. But Fengyang, the central capital, is still as stable as a rock, in the eyes of everyone, this is the land of Longxing, a place blessed by many ancestors, how can others dare to touch.

Because of such thoughts. Therefore, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Neiwei reported the news of the invasion of the Liukou, Zhu Guoxiang didn't believe it at all, this is really a joke, what kind of place is Fengyang, how dare you come here to make trouble. These brocade guards and Dongchang internal guards are estimated to have nothing to do, and they are confused. Or want to get silver.

Zhu Guo has a bad impression of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, those guys, always thinking about making small reports, lest the world will not be chaotic, and any words they say are not worth believing.

A few days have passed, and everything is peaceful, Zhu Guoxiang thinks. His own judgment is completely accurate.

The Central Capital Left Behind Division should have had 15,000 sergeants. At present, there are less than 9,000 people left, and even these 9,000 people, there are nearly 3,000 old, weak, sick and disabled, of course, the military salary of the imperial court is still allocated according to the standard of 15,000 sergeants. The empty salary in this naturally fell into the pockets of Zhu Guoxiang and other responsible persons.

Not to mention empty salaries, even the military salaries that should be paid, there are also deductions, especially those who are old, weak, sick and disabled. It is very good to be able to get half of the military salary, these people can't leave the barracks, they have no means of making a living, they are old, in poor health, and have a meager military salary, which can barely be maintained, and it is good if they don't starve to death.

For this reason, Zhu Guoxiang is also happy to keep these people.

After all, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang are staring at each other, and if they really want to say that they have dismissed these people, they have done too much, and they will not be able to eat and walk around.

Zhu Guoxiang was still dreaming, and a hurried voice sounded outside.

"My lord, it's not good, there is an enemy situation......"

In a daze, Zhu Guoxiang thought that he was dreaming, he was a little impatient, there was no good thing in this dream, could it be that during this period of time, would he really encounter something big.

The officer who reported the report went directly into the house, his face pale.

"Great, my lord, the rogue is attacking the capital, and it has reached the drum tower, and the sergeant is resisting ......"

Zhu Guoxiang really woke up now, and it was impossible for him to continue sleeping, a cool breath came out from the soles of his feet, all the way to the top of his head, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

"Adult ......"

The officer's voice was a little quieter, as if to remind Zhu Guoxiang that it was time to command everyone to fight.

Zhu Guo was completely sober.

"Quick, organize the sergeants and exterminate the Liukou, damn, when did the Liukou arrive in Zhongdu, they are so bold and reckless, they actually dare to attack Zhongdu, how many of them are there?"

"The subordinates listened to the sergeant's report, and the number of rogues was large, estimated to be more than 100,000......"

"Plop"

Zhu Guoxiang sat on the bed, his face turned from red to white, and his body trembled slightly.

"You, you dare to lie about the military situation, where did so many rogues come from, they have been in Shaanxi and Shanxi, can it be said that they flew over, this official, this official beheaded you......"

"My lord, my subordinates also listened to the report of the sergeant below......"

Zhu Guoxiang left the officers behind, got dressed in twos and threes, and trotted out.

If Fengyang, the central capital, falls, his whole family should not think about survival.

The shouts and screams ahead can already be heard very clearly.

Zhu Guoxiang got on the horse and rushed to the front, but unfortunately his body was too fat and his speed could not be improved, and the soldiers around him were busy keeping up.

The area around the Drum Tower has become a hell on earth.

The attacking rogue, with an excited look on his face, made a ho-ho sound from his mouth.

The officers and soldiers who were caught off guard by the Zhongdu left behind resisted desperately, they knew that Zhongdu had fallen, and they didn't want to think about surviving, including the old, weak, sick and disabled sergeants, all wielding steel knives and spears, and went into battle desperately.

It's a pity that the rogues they met were elite troops, and their morale was high.

The leader was a cavalry of 5,000 Liukou, with red scarves wrapped around their heads and steel knives, mercilessly slashing at the Ming soldiers who were in a hurry to fight.

The foot soldiers who followed up were even more ruthless, and several people surrounded a Ming army, brandishing steel knives, slashing hard, and some Ming army sergeants were almost chopped into meat sauce.

The madness of the rogue, at this moment, is all revealed.

It's no wonder they're so crazy, they never thought in their lives, they could actually attack Zhongdu Fengyang, and success is close by, this is the land of Longxing, if they take it down, contaminated with dragon energy, they will definitely be able to sit on the country in the future.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Zhu Guoxiang's mind was blank, and the officers around him, commanding all the sergeants of the left-behind division, rushed up to resist, but the effect was very small, and the scene in front of him showed that it was only a matter of time before the liukou completely exterminated the sergeants of the left-behind division.

What will happen next, there is no need to doubt, the imperial city, the imperial tomb, Longxing Temple, etc., behind him, will all suffer a catastrophe, as for the officials stationed in Fengyang, the central capital, not to mention, don't think about survival.

Zhu Guoxiang began to subconsciously shout desperately, asking the sergeants to resist desperately and annihilate all the rogues.

It's just a dream.

In the open space in front of the drum tower, more than 30,000 people fought here, almost becoming a hell on earth.

Gradually, the sergeants who stayed in the division could not resist, some of the sergeants had already put down their steel swords, knelt on the ground and surrendered, there were too many rogues, and it was a cavalry charge, and the more than 1,000 cavalry of the left-behind division had long been wiped out.

At this time, Zhu Guoxiang regretted it and it was too late.

War horses need a lot of consumption, in order to fill his own pockets, Zhu Guoxiang has not paid attention to cavalry and war horses at all, and the war horses pulled out are almost the same as mules, skinny, and they can't run, let alone kill the enemy.

The madness of the rogues continued, and some of the rogues swung their steel knives at the sergeants who had already laid down their weapons.

The air was thick with the smell of blood.

However, in half an hour, the sergeants who stayed behind in the Central Capital Division had completely collapsed.

Fengyang City was also alarmed.

As the capital and the land of Longxing, there is no city wall here, extending in all directions, the gentry and rich households in the city, have already known that the Ludao Liukou has been killed, many people, in a hurry, swept the soft, began to flee for their lives, but unfortunately, they do not know which direction the Ludao is fleeing, and they do not know whether the Ludao is surrounded by all the Liukou, in this case, carrying gold, silver and jewelry out of the Lu, is equivalent to throwing themselves into the net.

For a time, the county was full of people scurrying around, crying and scolding one after another.

The usual arrogant officials have disappeared at this moment, and it is estimated that they have been hiding far away, and the hooligans and ruffians are gone, and the entire Fengyang City is already in a state of disorder and panic.

Finally, someone went in the direction of the drum tower, but unfortunately these people came back soon, their faces were pale and speechless, and their expressions had already told everyone that the officers and soldiers could not count on it.

At this moment, the order of Fengyang City is completely chaotic, and the people who live here, what they hear about on weekdays, are how brutal the rogues are, and even eat people and dig out their hearts, if the rogues catch them, I don't know what the situation is.

The instinct to survive prompted them to start fleeing in the opposite direction, and the officers and soldiers were always able to resist for a while.

Zhu Guoxiang, who was surrounded by his own soldiers, finally attracted the attention of the rogue.

Soon, the two teams of cavalry of Liukou rushed towards Zhu Guoxiang, the Ming army had collapsed, their task had been completed, and all that remained was to capture the officers and officials of the Ming army.

There are more than 200 soldiers around Zhu Guoxiang, and these people still have good combat effectiveness.

They engaged the rogue who rushed up.

This battle is the real fight, the combat effectiveness shown by the pro-soldiers is very good, there are constantly rogues who are cut off the horse, of course, there are also pro-soldiers who fall off the horse and die.

It's a pity that the number of 200 pro-soldiers is too small, and there are more and more rogues surrounding them.

"My lord, hurry up, I'll guard here."

Looking at the officers beside him, Zhu Guoxiang had no expression on his face.

He shook his head.

"Break through, where to break through, I will die here, this is Zhongdu, it is the land of Longxing, my duty is to protect here, if Zhongdu falls, I don't want to think about living."

After saying this, Zhu Guoxiang's face suddenly turned red, he shouted loudly to kill the enemy, raised his steel knife, and rushed towards Liukou on his prancing horse...... (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )