Chapter 30 - Grab the Merit
"Boom ......"
In the early hours of the same day, there was an earth-shattering loud bang.
The Ming army's fifty or sixty thousand miscellaneous troops, which had been guarding for several months, were finally broken cleanly!
There was no gunpowder left, and more than 10,000 musketeers who could only hold muskets for spears, under the leadership of Chen Yu and Tang Shuangxi, blasted out of the gap in the city wall five or six meters wide. Shouting and rushing into the city.
Xu Bao, who was two miles away, saw that the strategy of these recruits was really successful, and he was stunned on the spot for a while......
Relying on only such a small amount of gunpowder, such a large gap in the city wall was blown open?
Xu Bao was very puzzled, why was the gunpowder they used much more powerful than the gunpowder they usually used at home?
This scene made Xu Bao's heart a little difficult to accept. You must know that you are a person who has followed Zhang Xianzhong across most of the Central Plains, and you can be regarded as having seen a big scene.
But every time Zhang Xianzhong wants to break a certain city, he needs to use a coffin to carry gunpowder, and even so, there is no guarantee that some fortified cities can be breached. But now they ......
Just when Xu Bao was in a daze, he saw that the city was finally broken, and the cheap was not far ahead, and more than 20,000 cavalrymen finally couldn't sit still. All of a sudden, they all quarreled......
This commotion also woke Xu Bao up, remembering the agreement before the battle, Xu Bao hurriedly issued an order to attack.
The light cavalry's charging speed could cover a distance of a thousand meters in a minute, so Xu Bao's cavalry troops were about two miles away from the city wall.
But from the time he gave the order to the arrival of more than 20,000 cavalry at the mouth of the city, it took less than two minutes.
In such a short period of time, even many infantry have not completely rushed into the city, Xu Bao's horse head has already entered the city, and at this time, 20,000 cavalry will not be humble to anything. The bargain is just around the corner, and it won't let the recruits who break through the city take advantage of it......
At this time, Tang Shuangxi and Chen Yu had just rushed into the city, and they just wanted to chase and kill Ma Shiying, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Mu Tianbo, the prince of Qianguo, but they heard a loud sound of thousands of horses galloping behind them. Looking back in a hurry, the two of them hurriedly flashed to the side and got out of the way of the main road in the city!
Soon, the proud Xu Bao rode to the two of them. "Two, your hands and feet are too slow, brother, I'll go first, hahaha......"
Seeing the arrogant Xu Bao rolling away with 20,000 cavalry, Tang Shuangxi and Chen Yu glanced at each other and stayed on the spot. I didn't know what to say for a while!
And as far as the eye can see, in front of the cavalry team are tens of thousands of remnants of the Ming army who have lost all their will to fight, and countless ordinary people, running for their lives......
This scene made Tang Shuangxi suddenly think of something, and said: "Xu Bao is not a good bird, it seems that the city is about to encounter a military disaster, but I don't know if Ma Shiying and Mu Tianbo can escape from his clutches." ”
"Brother Chen, anyway, there is probably nothing to do with the two of us in the city now, do you think our brothers are going to try their luck outside the city? In case Ma Shiying and Mu Tianbo escape from Xu Bao's clutches, we might as well block them outside the city, what do you say? ”
Since Xu Bao left arrogantly, Chen Yu's face has been changing. Obviously, my heart is very uneasy at the moment.
At this time, after listening to Tang Shuangxi's suggestion, he didn't think much about it. He took it and began to order all the infantry who had already entered the city to retreat.
Anyway, if you stay in this city, you won't be able to get any oil and water!
Xu Bao is clearly going to grab the credit, and the biggest credit in the city is to capture Ma Shiying and Mu Tianbo.
It's a pity that all of your side are infantry, so you can only go outside the city, and the dead horse is used as a live horse doctor!
I only hope that Ma Shiying and Mu Tianbo can compete for some strength and run out successfully......
Although I don't understand it in my heart, Mingjin has an iron rule of withdrawing troops. The recruits, who were carrying muskets, still did not dare to disobey.
It's just that when all the people withdrew from the city, their faces were full of dissatisfaction......
Seeing this, Chen Yu was about to get angry, but was stopped by Tang Shuangxi.
Not only that, Tang Shuangxi shouted even harder: "Lao Tzu knows that all of you feel aggrieved in your hearts, but what you don't know is that Lao Tzu feels several times more aggrieved than you feel in your hearts, but so what? It's just that our hands and feet are not fast! ”
"But even if they are fast, Lao Tzu estimates that they will have to fight in the air, you must know that the two big men in the Ming army, but they are both greedy for life and afraid of death, let them fight with us, they don't even dare to go to the city, but when they run for their lives, Lao Tzu estimates that Xu Bao can't stop it, so now you cheer up Lao Tzu, let's go to the east to guard the rabbit, maybe ......"
"Enough!"
Chen Yu saw that Tang Shuangxi was going to talk at length at this time, and couldn't help but interrupt him loudly. Then there was a wave of the hand......
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The moment the city broke, Mu Tianbo fell directly from the Taishi's chair to the ground, Ma Shiying was no better, as a scholar, he has always believed in worshiping ghosts and gods and stayed away, but at this moment Ma Shiying began to pray to the gods and Buddhas......
Without waiting for Ma Shiying to finish praying, the cronies guarding the door of the mansion rushed in.
"Master, just now the castle tower flew into the sky......"
Ma Shiying didn't react for a while, and actually asked, "What do you mean?" ”
After such a few seconds of delay, the two cronies guarding outside the mansion had all rushed in. Without saying anything, they set up their respective masters and rushed outside.
On the avenue outside the palace, someone had already brought a large number of horses......
It's just that when his cronies helped Ma Shiying get on the horse, he suddenly said angrily: "Blind your dog's eyes, this official can only ride a horse from small to large, this is something that only a vulgar martial artist can do, you ...... it."
Seeing this time, Ma Tuying still has to put on a shelf. Ma Qin, the leader of the nursing home, rolled his eyes and forcibly helped Ma Shiying onto the horse, and couldn't help but say.
"Master, the thieves have all entered the city."
Speaking of this, Ma Qin stopped talking, and Ma Shiying really stopped talking, clumsily got on the horse with the help of the nurses, and just wanted to shout and set off, only to find that Mu Tianbo had already run a long distance with his cronies.
scolded herself in her heart, and Ma Shiying didn't dare to hesitate anymore. urged the nurses to run away desperately, and even their newly recruited concubines during this time couldn't take care of them......
Due to the prefect's yamen, which is also a mile or two away from the western city wall, coupled with the complexity of the roads in the city, and the obstacles of many defeated soldiers, Xu Bao, who could have been killed in just a few minutes, took about a quarter of an hour to arrive.
It's just left for Xu Bao, but it's just the beauties and treasures that Mu Tianbo and Ma Shiying looted......