When the dense gunshots came, Zhang Xianzhong thought that he was dreaming, how could there be gunshots in this snowy weather, the arquebus is a burning stick in the wind and snow climate, it has no effect, and it is impossible to launch, it is difficult to find that someone is setting off firecrackers at this time, but now is not the time to set off firecrackers.

The city of Kuizhou is not big, it is in the mountains and the riverside, it is built by relying on the steep terrain, so it cannot be very large, and the huge movement at the city gate can be heard in many places in the city.

When Zhang Xianzhong and Liu Wenxiu were still confused, someone had already hurriedly come to report.

"The king, the general, there is a Ming army attacking, no, it is the Zheng family army attacking the capital city......"

Zhang Xianzhong stood up suddenly, he didn't believe the sergeant's report, there were 10,000 righteous soldiers stationed in the east, could it be that nothing was found, so let the Zheng family army quietly attack the city of Kuizhou, the climate is so bad, goose feathers and snowflakes are falling in the sky, is the Zheng family army coming down from the sky with the snowflakes.

Zhang Xianzhong, who was staring at his eyes, walked to the front of the window, looking at the snowflakes that were still falling, and the white courtyard, as if he was a little overwhelmed, and Liu Wenxiu, who was beside him, frowned and asked the sergeant about the specific situation.

Zheng Jiajun did attack, and the direction of the attack was the south gate.

Liu Wenxiu almost did not hesitate, and ordered all the soldiers to return to the palace and close the city gates in the south, east, west, and northwest.

In this process, Zhang Xianzhong has not spoken, it is Liu Wenxiu's duty to garrison the capital of Kuizhou, and it is not a big deal to issue orders directly.

Just as Liu Wenxiu was about to leave, Zhang Xianzhong spoke.

"Wenxiu, you said that the Zheng family army attacked the capital city of Kuizhou at this time. What exactly do they mean. ”

The meaning of Zhang Xianzhong's inquiry is very clear, and Liu Wenxiu can also understand it.

"Father-in-law, the child feels that the most important thing now is to hold the city, not to let the Zheng family army take it, and then you need to know how many sergeants the Zheng family army has. Once you've figured out everything, fight back. ”

"What you said makes sense, but the sergeants stationed on the official road, why don't they have any news, their original duty is to prevent the Zheng family army from launching a surprise attack."

Zhang Xianzhong's inquiry was a bit of a reproach to Liu Wenxiu, the more than 10,000 soldiers stationed in the east could not have found anything, and the Zheng family army was able to suddenly attack the capital city of Kuizhou. There were only two cases, either the sergeants were all annihilated, or the sergeants were hiding in their tents because of the bad weather.

The attack of the Zheng Jiajun was too sudden, and the dense gunfire made Zhang Xianzhong and Liu Wenxiu not very understanding, so that in a hurry, they forgot to analyze the more than 10,000 soldiers of the Righteous Army stationed in the official road in the east.

Liu Wenxiu's face turned pale, his body trembled slightly, and the Zheng family army decided to attack the capital city of Kuizhou. It can't be the scale of more than a thousand people, it must be the action of a large team. It is impossible to say that the rebel sergeants are hiding in the camp tent, but the brigade of people and horses has no movement at all when they pass through the official road, it is absolutely impossible, can it be said that the more than 10,000 rebel sergeants in the east have been quietly exterminated by the Zheng family's army.

Zhang Xianzhong also suddenly thought of the righteous sergeant stationed in the east. It has been nearly an hour since there was any news, because the climate was cold, Liu Wenxiu and he did not urge, nor did they particularly care.

Neither of them spoke, but both thought of the most terrifying possibility.

Sergeants kept coming in to give reports. The city gates in the southeast, northwest, and northwest were all closed, and the Zheng family army attacking outside had no intention of forcibly capturing the city of Kuizhou, but they waited outside the city and had no intention of evacuating.

In addition, the sergeant reported that the sergeant of the Zheng family army seemed to be holding an arquebus, but it could indeed be fired in a rainy and snowy climate, and many brothers outside the city who had not had time to evacuate were killed under the muzzle of the arquebus, this arquebus was very powerful, and even the brothers who snooped on the city wall were shot and died immediately.

The sergeant's report made Zhang Xianzhong almost go crazy, to say that the arquebus is also familiar to him, not only is it inconvenient to pour gunpowder and lead bullets, but the range is also limited, there is no moat in the capital city of Kuizhou, according to the range of the arquebus, it is impossible to shoot the sergeant on the city wall, what kind of firearm is Zheng Jiajun holding, so powerful.

The situation reported by the sergeant could not be false, it was all at this time, and the sergeant did not dare to exaggerate.

Even Liu Wenxiu, who was about to go out to command the battle, also stopped temporarily, and they also expected a very terrible situation, that is, the more than 10,000 soldiers of the Righteous Army stationed in the east were very likely to be defeated by the Zheng Family's army, and the reason was very simple, that is, the sharp firearms in the hands of the Zheng Family's soldiers.

Since this kind of firearm can hit the sergeant on the city wall, then the sergeant of the righteous army stationed in the east has no place to hide, and there is definitely no way to resist this sharp firearm, and what is even more desperate is that Zhang Xianzhong and Liu Wenxiu still do not know what firearm the sergeant Zheng Jiajun is holding.

The gate of Kuizhou Mansion has been closed, Zheng Jiajun has no intention of attacking the capital city for the time being, Zhang Xianzhong and Liu Wenxiu have no need to rush to the city gate at this moment, what they need to think about is what to do next.

Zheng Jiajun's prestige made Zhang Xianzhong afraid, this is the fear in his heart, in the battle in Kuizhou, he was almost killed or captured alive by the Zheng Jiajun soldiers, and now the Zheng Jiajun is thousands of miles away, and suddenly came to the door, how to deal with it, whether to fight face-to-face with the Zheng Jiajun, or find a way to evacuate the Kuizhou capital, which requires Zhang Xianzhong to make a decision.

Zhang Xianzhong and Liu Wenxiu thought of the rebel sergeants stationed at the wharf and west at the same time, knowing that there were as many as 110,000 rebel sergeants on these two roads, and they were also the main force of the rebel army.

Zhang Xianzhong, whose face was pale, finally calmed down a little.

"Wenxiu, the matter has come to this, don't think about it in other aspects, you immediately figure out the situation in two aspects, one is how many people are in the Zheng family's army, and the other is what happened to the righteous army stationed in the east, the Zheng family's army has just arrived in Kuizhou City, they don't have time to make a comprehensive deployment, and immediately send scouts to investigate, trying to figure out the situation outside."

"There are only 30,000 righteous soldiers in the city, I think it is still mainly to defend the city, and the task of attacking the Zheng family army will be handed over to the 70,000 righteous army in the west, I don't believe that the Zheng family army has such a great ability to resist all attacks."

After Zhang Xianzhong finished speaking, Liu Wenxiu immediately spoke.

"Father-in-law, the child suggests that the rebel sergeants stationed at the docks can also participate in the attack."

Zhang Xianzhong shook his head decisively.

"The dock must be firmly controlled, this is one of the necessary roads for us to evacuate, unless it is absolutely necessary, the sergeants stationed at the dock should not participate in the battle, if the Zheng family army occupies the dock, then our situation is even more dangerous, from the information we have, the Zheng family army does not have a sailor to participate in the battle, as long as we keep the dock, we can evacuate from the waterway at that time."

The first step of the attack was very smooth, almost as soon as the two sides fought, the Liukou quickly withdrew to the city of Fucheng, and at the same time closed the city gate, Liu Zeqing, Li Yan and Su Congjin did not ask the soldiers to attack, but firmly guarded outside the city.

It is also because of the problem of troop allocation, Liu Zeqing asked the cavalry battalion to constantly inspect the north gate, west gate and east gate of Kuizhou capital city, it is impossible to station many sergeants in these places, and the Zheng family army focuses on guarding the south gate.

The Liukou withdrew to the city, Liu Zeqing, Li Yan and Su Congjin and others did not waste time, and quickly began to deploy, they began to build a defensive position under the nose of the Liukou, of course, they could only use local materials, use some wood and stones, build a fence, and the left and right sides of the defensive position, the focus is still on the use of horse-drawn carriages.

Don't underestimate the carriage, on the one hand, it can help the army quickly set up a defensive position, and on the other hand, the soldiers of the Zheng family army can rely on the cover of the carriage to quickly shoot at the charging rogue.

Su Congjin urged the soldiers to quickly build a defensive formation, while Liu Zeqing and Li Yan quickly discussed, and at this time, they needed to predict all the decisions that the Liukou might make.

It was also at this time that the soldiers patrolling the north gate, west gate and east gate came to report one after another, and the rogues in the city sent multiple groups of scouts and began to venture out of the city gate to investigate, but all the scouts sent out were all wiped out by the cavalry battalion, and no one was able to break through the siege of the cavalry battalion of the Zheng family's army.

The rogues in the city are still sending scouts in a steady stream, but there is no movement at the south gate.

During the discussion, a smile appeared on Li Yan's face.

"Deputy General Liu, I feel that Zhang Xianzhong and Liu Wenxiu may be in the city of Kuizhou, if the situation is really like this, then we will report to the marshal immediately, I think I ask the cavalry battalion to catch a live rogue, and ask about it."

Liu Zeqing slapped his thigh and shouted excitedly.

"What Lord Li said is, why didn't I think of it, Liukou keeps sending scouts, just to be able to notify the scouts stationed outside, this snowy day, Zhang Xianzhong is likely to be still in the city."

Before Liu Zeqing and Li Yan gave the order, the soldiers of the cavalry battalion had already brought in two prisoners.

The interrogation went smoothly, and the two captives were always answered.

Liu Zeqing and Li Yan finally got important information from the captives, Zhang Xianzhong and Liu Wenxiu were both in the Fucheng, and there were 70,000 Liukou stationed in the west, 40,000 Liukou stationed at the wharf, and 30,000 Liukou stationed in Fucheng.

After getting such important information, Liu Zeqing and Li Yan quickly sent people to report to Zheng Xunrui, and they vaguely felt that Zheng Xunrui once again accurately predicted the arrangement and deployment of the Liukou, and now they are besieging Kuizhou Mansion to the death and defeating the Liukou who came to help, so it is very possible to completely exterminate Zhang Xianzhong and his subordinates. (To be continued.) )