In 1644, in February of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng besieged Taiyuan.

In the face of Li Zicheng's army pressing, Taiyuan up and down, the officials and the people were panicked, the governor Cai Minde in the Jin King Zhu Qiugui urged many times, faint frequently, most of the Ming troops originally stationed in Hejin and other cities were transferred to Taiyuan, hoping to solve the crisis in Taiyuan.

But he didn't expect that this move was in Li Zicheng's calculation, when the Ming army in these cities rushed to Taiyuan, Li Zicheng sent a large army to annihilate them in one fell swoop, and at the same time, occupied these important checkpoints in various parts of Shanxi, in just a few days, a huge Shanxi, except for Taiyuan and Datong, all fell into the hands of the Dashun army.

After receiving this news, Cai Minde was full of remorse, and at the swearing-in meeting, in front of the officials, soldiers and civilians, he did nothing but cry bitterly, and one person suffered, which caused everyone to cry.

In the face of Taiyuan City, where people's morale was lost, Li Zicheng led a million army to attack the city, and in a panic, Cai Minde sent his subordinates Niu Yong, Zhu Kongxun, Wang Yongkui and others to lead the troops to battle.

Then, Cai Minde saw that there was no hope of retreating from the enemy, and ordered his subordinates to defend Taiyuan, hoping to survive, but unfortunately, in the face of the powerful, Zhang Xiong, who was stationed at the south gate, secretly opened the city gate and surrendered to the Dashun army, a famous city through the ages, so dramatically fell into the hands of the Dashun army.

Looking at the man standing in front of him trembling with fright, Li Zicheng smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said, "You are Zhu Qiugui, speaking of which, this king can win this Taiyuan City, thanks to your help, otherwise, this king does not know how much effort it will take to be able to take this ancient famous pass, originally, looking at your merits, this king can spare your life, but unfortunately, this king is indignant every time he thinks of the poor people who are harmed by you pigs and dogs, It may even be difficult to sleep and eat.

Without the bullshit kings and nobles like you, the people of this world can still have a few more days of good life, so in order for the people of this world to have a few days of good life, this king will not leave you, come and pull him down for me and cut him down, and all the family property will be confiscated. ”

"Ah, don't want the king, don't want the king, I can be a cow and a horse for the king, don't kill me, that's all done by Zhu Youxiao, it's none of my business!" Hearing Li Zicheng's words, Zhu Qiugui was so frightened that he forgot his fear, and shouted angrily, but the guards around Li Zicheng were all strong warriors, how could they let him break free of control and give him out in the blink of an eye.

Just when Li Zicheng was dealing with Zhu Qiugui in Taiyuan Mansion, a Ming army team with tattered clothes and armor, most of which were wounded and sick, was thinking about retreating from Ningwuguan in the north, and the general of this team was called Zhou Yuji.

Zhou Yuji, the chief military officer of Shanxi in the Ming Dynasty, is also the most tenacious member of the Shanxi generals, against the Dashun army, when the Dashun army attacked Shanxi, led the troops to garrison in Shanxi, Daizhou, and after the Taiyuan Mansion was broken, he led less than 10,000 Ming troops, stationed in Daizhou, with the terrain, the power of artillery, many thighs of the Dashun army's attack, thus successfully curbing the northward advance of the Dashun army, unfortunately, although the location of Daizhou is good, but because the city is too small, there is not much food and other materials, in desperation, with ammunition and food under the desperate, Zhou Yuji could only take the remaining remnants of the defeated army and retreat to Wuning Pass.

"My lord, you said that when we arrived at Wuning Pass, would we be able to defend Li Chuang's army?" Walking on the rugged mountain road, Zhou Yuji suddenly heard a voice coming from beside him.

Turning his head to look, Zhou Yuji saw that the person who was asking was a young man less than twenty years old, at this time, although this young man was wearing bloody armor, but his thin figure was like a bamboo pole for drying clothes, and under the blowing of the mountain wind, the clothes seemed to be able to shake with him.

Seeing this thin young soldier, Zhou Yuji's heart was sad, he nodded heavily, and said, "Yes, I must be able to, Wuning Pass is not Daizhou, it is a big city, but as long as we are not afraid of death, we will definitely resist the attack of the Li thief." ”

Hearing Zhou Yuji's words, he saw that the young soldier jumped up violently regardless of the wound on his leg, and then said, "Great, in that case, I will be able to get three taels of silver, with these three taels of silver, my younger brothers and sisters will be able to eat a full meal, and I can also buy a copper hairpin for my mother." ”

Looking at the cheerful appearance of the young man, Zhou Yuji, who would not be moved in the slightest no matter how miserable the scene on the battlefield was, suddenly felt a little stalk in his throat, and some tears in his eyes, which flowed uncontrollably.

He never thought that when he was defending Daizhou, he said that as long as he defended Daizhou and curbed the northward advance of the Dashun army, each person could get three taels of silver, and this young man was also three taels of silver, so he would be able to have such a great motivation.

Three taels of silver, just three taels of silver, can make this young man less than twenty years old, so excited, thinking that in some places, these three taels of silver is not enough for some people to pay for a meal, he has never complained about the court, but he also has a secret hatred for the court in his heart, if it were not for them, the Ming court would not have today's situation, and now in this case, those who have brought disaster to the country and the people, do not think about how to calm the war, but they are high, and they are still using various names to search for the people's fat and people's ointment.

Every time he thought of this, Zhou Yuji wanted to kill all those people with a knife, but after he woke up, there was nothing else he could do but let out a long sigh

"How can this be, how can this be, what the hell is this, Uncle Yuan, what the hell is this, how can it be so powerful."

Looking at the miserable siege equipment under the small city of Yulin, which was blown up by grenades, as well as the soldiers of the Dashun Army who were hiding behind these siege equipment and hoping to find an opportunity to attack the city, Niu Dilu suddenly shouted in panic.

"Panic, panic, shut up." Although Yuan Zongdi was also shocked by the huge power of the grenade, but he had fought for many years, and it was quickly reflected, you know, although the power of the grenade is huge, but the more powerful red-coated cannon, he has also seen it, whether it was attacking Xiangcheng or Luoyang, Kaifeng These big cities, the countless red-coated cannons on the head of the city, the scene of random artillery firing together, is much stronger than the current scene.

But even then, weren't those cities still broken by them, so, in Yuan Zongdi's opinion, the grenade was just another powerful weapon, and there was nothing to be surprised about, not only him, but the Dashun army behind him was startled by the power of the grenade at first, but after years of fighting, they originally crawled out of the dead, and they were not very surprised by this kind of thing.

"My lord, the enemy has such a powerful weapon, it is impossible to easily capture the city, it seems that we can only fight hard, I don't believe it, so many big cities have been captured, such a small place can stump us." Seeing Yuan Zongdi's serious face, a partial general came over and said.

Hearing the words of the partial general, Yuan Zongdi nodded and said, "It can only be like this, but now you also know our situation, this time the king went eastward and took away most of the troops, and there are only 50,000 horses left in the whole of Shaanxi, and now we have 30,000 behind us, but we can't have too many losses, otherwise, we will be taken advantage of by some small people to make trouble, and we will not be able to do it." ”

"Then, general, what should we do, if we really fight hard, there will definitely be heavy losses, or let's retreat first, wait until the news comes from the king's side, we are leading the army to suppress the border, and when the time comes, even if they have more weapons, it will be useless." After listening to Yuan Zongdi's words, the general thought about it and said.

"Hey, hey, it's too late to retreat now, if it just starts, if we retreat, it's not a big deal, but unfortunately, now the attack starts, if we retreat now, we will be seen by people with a heart, we will think that our Dashun army has admitted defeat, no, and this is absolutely impossible.

You know, now in this land of Shaanxi, except for a few big cities, the rest are the Ming ministers who surrendered, if they see our compromise, those wall grass will be dissenting again, and when the time comes, it will be even more troublesome than now, so now we have only one way, that is, to lay down this Yulin City, re-deter those who have bad intentions, and let them see that our Dashun army is still as strong as ever, so that we can guard this home for the king. Yuan Zongdi said with a wry smile.

At the beginning, he never thought that a small Yulin would be so troublesome, not only the city walls are tall, but even the weapons are so powerful, if he had known this, he would definitely not have led the troops to attack so rashly, but now, since it has begun, no matter how big the mistake is, it can only continue, after all, he now represents the entire Dashun army, the face of the Dashun country, if he loses, then it means that the Dashun country is not good, this major responsibility, he alone can not afford it.

Just when Yuan Zongdi was worried in his heart, if he could successfully capture Yulin with the smallest loss, Yulin City was also worried at this time.

"Lord Fang, you said that we gave Yuan Zongdi such a dismount from the beginning, will he be scared and escape with his tail between his legs, if that is the case, we will play Dafa, when the time comes, the purpose of the adult is not completed, and we will become sinners."

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