Just after breakfast the next day, the rebel army around the capital suddenly surged, and they all forced to the nearest city gate, only to see that the capital was surrounded by black pressure, all of them were crowded heads, and there was a ladder to attack the city in the front, and it was getting closer and closer to the city wall.

There were shouts of killing, and artillery fire roared.

At a certain city gate, the peasant army was constantly attacking the city, and the cannons on the city wall were fired from time to time, and suddenly there was a shout from below: "Open the city gate!" Otherwise, we will kill you all! ”

In an instant, although the cannon still roared incessantly, and the white smoke steamed, but no shells flew out, and there was a dull sound of explosion, as if all the duds had happened at this moment, and the shells were stuck in the barrel.

Not only that, some of the soldiers on the city wall were really scared, and they were so scared that they kept waving their hands to signal the Li Jiajun to retreat for a while, and then release the empty cannons.

If it were possible, if it were not for the scruples and the fact that they did not dare to make up their minds, the Praetorian Guards in charge of guarding this section of the city wall could not wait to shout: "Brothers of the rebels, stand back a little, although we have set up empty cannons, not loaded with lead bullets, but only light gunsmoke, but it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no accidents, so as not to hurt you." ”

In an instant, bursts of laughter suddenly came from the city, and although they couldn't hear the voices of the officers and soldiers defending the city, Li Jiajun still understood, and while retreating one after another, he didn't forget to respond.

"Haha... The brothers in the city are really interesting, brothers, let's also cooperate, we all retreat backwards, although it is an empty cannon, but it also prevents accidental injury! ”

For a while, this offensive and defensive battle was a bit funny, making people cry and laugh, as if you and I were humble and pushy at the time of gift-giving.

In another battlefield, the three battalions of the Ming court did not receive the order to retreat to the city, so abruptly stationed outside the city, like a lonely island in the sea, confronting the Li Jiajun head-on.

In just an instant, there was almost no resistance, as the three elite troops of the imperial court, the three battalions with the best weapons and equipment were so defeated, the rout had no warning, the rout had no reason, or they surrendered one after another, or they fled in all directions, and a large number of firearms were abandoned in the position, and they were captured by the charging Li family's army.

Train and cannon to attack the enemy, 10,000 enemies......

The brand-new firearms did not play a role, so they were pocketed by the Li family army, and turned to attack the city, seeing that the defenders in the city were angry, and the Li family army that caught up was even more staggering, there was an unreal feeling, this is the three major battalions that the imperial court is proud of?

At the same time, outside the Guangning Gate, Li Zicheng was supervising the army, watching the army's "decent" siege, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and a communication soldier was reporting, his words were full of excitement.

"Boss Qiyu, the three major battalions of the imperial court have been defeated by us, and they surrendered almost without a fight, so not only did they capture a lot of surrendered soldiers, but they also captured a lot of firearms, without the slightest damage, and they can be used for siege."

"Moreover, I don't know if the Praetorian Guards defending the city have not used firearms for a long time, or they have no intention of fighting us, just when the soldiers of the rebel army were carrying wood and stones, when the trenches were filled, the 10,000 enemy cannons in the city accidentally injured dozens of their own people, preventing our officers and soldiers from filling the trenches."

"Also, although the officers and troops at the various city gates resisted our going to the city, the resistance was not strong, they only prevented our people from going to the city, and there were no too fierce countermeasures, so far, the number of injuries caused by our Li Jiajun and other rebel troops is not much."

......

Listening to a signal soldier report on the situation of all parties, Li Zicheng was slightly stunned, very surprised, he didn't expect the situation to be much better than he imagined, unexpectedly smooth.

When the last communication soldier finished reporting, the dwarf Song Xiance couldn't help but be excited: "Haha... Boss, your strategy of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger really worked, if it continues to develop like this, the Beijing division will not attack itself, and the defenders in the city will give it to us. ”

"Hehe... The success was indeed unexpected, and I didn't expect the three major battalions to be so vulnerable, so they surrendered with their weapons. Li Zicheng also smiled and said freely.

At this time, the eunuch Du Xun, who was standing next to Li Zicheng, pointed out the reason and explained in a conciliatory manner: "Leader Li, one of the biggest reasons why the three major battalions and the Praetorian Guards guarding the city are so unbearable is that they have not received military pay for five months. As far as the minions knew, even the last time the guards of the Nine Gates received a military salary, probably a few days ago, was only a hundred yuan per person, and compared to the skyrocketing food prices in the city, they couldn't buy much at all. ”

Speaking of this, Du Xun's words suddenly paused, revealing flattery and flattery, and then said: "Chief Li, the minions have some friendship with the various eunuch leaders who are responsible for guarding the city, and they are very familiar, and the minions are willing to go into the city alone, try it, and persuade them to welcome you into the city." ”

Hearing this, Li Zicheng's heart suddenly moved, and he was about to say something, but he was preempted by Niu Jinxing on the side, and said excitedly: "Boss, why don't you let Du Xun enter the city and try it, if it is successful, it will not only make us lose less, but also stabilize the north of the Yellow River as soon as possible, and make every effort to plan the future, how to take the many state capitals and counties south of the Yangtze River?" ”

Gu Junen stood up, looked up at the officials and soldiers on the city, who were passively resisting, and then persuaded him: "Yes, boss, you can indeed give it a try!" Look at these slack defense of the Praetorian Guard, as long as one person takes the lead in surrendering, opens the city gate and lets us in, the other city gates will be breached. ”

Li Zicheng had regained his composure, and did not pay attention to the persuasion of the people, as if he did not feel the burning gaze of the persuader, but looked at Du Xun and asked in a deep voice: "Among the many eunuchs responsible for guarding the city gate, who do you think is the most difficult?" ”

Hearing this, Du Xun was obviously stunned, and he didn't understand what Li Zicheng meant for a while, but the latter spoke again: "In other words, if you are allowed to enter the city, how sure are you to convince them?" ”

Seeing Li Zicheng's serious expression, which did not allow the slightest fake, Du Xun's heart suddenly sank, and he became a little nervous, and replied worriedly: "Hmm... Leader Li, this slave is hard to say, how sure he is depends on how much confidence the eunuch in charge of guarding the city gate has in the imperial court. If the chances of holding the city are less than 50%, and they are aware of it, the minions will be 10% sure of convincing the. ”

"Them?"

Li Zicheng spit out two words lightly, looked at Du Xun directly, a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and then said: "Otherwise~!" As far as I know, among the many eunuchs guarding the city gates, the eunuch Wang Chengen was the most diligent, constantly spurring the defenders to fight back, are you sure you can convince him? ”

"Uh~This~That~"

Du Xun was suddenly speechless, became slurred, and stammered.

Li Zicheng did not gain any more momentum, nor did he continue to dwell on this issue, without waiting for Du Xun to answer, he said casually: "Okay, Du Xun, now is not the time for you to enter the city to persuade you to surrender, and then brew this atmosphere of the soldiers pressing the territory and the city will be broken, until the last trace of faith of the defenders is crushed, it is the best time for you to exert your strengths, wait patiently~!" ”

"Well, yes, Chief, the minions get it!"

Du Xun smiled flatteringly, and after responding flatteringly, he stepped aside, stopped talking, followed everyone, and quietly watched the battlefield situation.