Chapter 100: Chapter 100: Liu Zongmin's Siege (Third Watch)
"The emperor (lord) is ......" The civil and military ministers were shocked.
"I had long thought that this day would come, so I had prepared it for them......
Chongzhen immediately sent an edict and asked Wang Chengen to arrange for all the eunuchs and palace maids to be transferred overnight, and asked Jinyi Wei to assist in bringing only silver and grain, and the rest could be left without and move forward lightly.
In addition, he left 2 million taels of silver, and ordered the prince to take the eunuchs and brocade guards to throw silver inside and outside the major halls, and the more scattered the better.
"Father, isn't so much silver in vain, in case it ......" The prince was a little reluctant, so much silver was thrown everywhere in the palace, wouldn't it be a tyrannical thing?
The Ming Dynasty was too short of silver, and he clearly remembered that some time ago, his father was embarrassed about the matter of silver, and he stayed awake day and night, and finally took the lead in fundraising and did not make any name for himself.
Now that I have managed to get so much silver, wouldn't it be a pity to throw it away like this?
"There is no need to say more."
"The retainers obey." The situation is urgent, and Chongzhen has no time to talk to this little kid now.
sent away Wang Chengen and the crown prince, and Chongzhen told Wang Jiayan, Gong Yonggu and Jin Xuan again.
"Emperor Shengming...... these civil and military generals are only promised.
Now they all admire the emperor Tao Wuluo very much, including Wang Jiayan, who loves to raise the bar with the emperor, and also admires the five-body throwing.
Because in the past few days, Chongzhen has been strategizing, and even winning battles with knocking bamboo poles is simply a fairy-like operation.
The palace was busy......
The second watch has arrived, and it is time for the thieves to line up outside the city.
First of all, Liu Zongmin led an army of 30,000 people, under the cover of night, out of the camp and came to the moat, lighting countless torches, as if it were day.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Fangliang's 20,000 troops also left the camp and became in a combat state, surrounding the palace, and not even a bird wanted to fly over.
The 5,000 death squad climbers, with a steel knife in one hand and a shield in the other, were already ready to standby.
The ladder is also ready with the ladder in hand.
They also brought in a crashing car, which was pushed by 100 thieves.
1,000 archers rushed to the side of the moat, drew their bows and took aim, aiming at the head of the city.
Another 500 people carried logs and ropes, ready to build a temporary pontoon bridge.
This formation is to completely attack the palace as a fortified city in the wilderness.
The rest of the horse team and foot soldiers were all ready, like a mountain of soldiers, black and oppressive at night, and at a glance, they were all layers of armor heads.
Swords and guns are like a forest, and soldiers are numerous.
At this time, the third watch day arrived, and this was their agreed siege time.
The thieves were pointing and panicking, apparently gathering people.
The torches at the head of the city were lit through a battlement, and the sky was lit up.
"Master Hou, these Ming dogs are scared, and they are in a mess before they attack the city." Gu Kecheng, the general of Guoyi beside Liu Zongmin, looked at the chaotic Ming army at the head of the city, and smiled contemptuously.
"Afraid? Lao Tzu just let them know that they are afraid, and tonight they will not serve the dog emperor's den!" Liu Zongmin said.
"Hou Ye is right, as soon as the heavenly soldiers arrive, these bright dogs will be chaotic without a fight, and we will attack the city in a while, kill happily, and let out the evil spirit in the chest." Mighty General Zhang Nai said.
"Maybe the Dog Emperor is still asleep, and we'll pull them out of the bed and behead them in a moment! Haha," said the mighty general Li You, who laughed as he spoke.
"Hahaha......" The thieves and generals also laughed.
At this time, Liu Fangliang came to Liu Zongmin.
"Ruhou, I see that there is fraud in the city."
"Oh Fangliang, where is the deception?" Liu Zongmin said.
Liu Fangliang looked at the head of the city and said to Liu Zongmin, "I have dealt with Minggou many times, and I know a little about their tactics. Whether it was a large-scale siege of tens of thousands of troops, or a surprise attack by a small team, they had never been so flustered. These Ming dogs are all fierce and not afraid of death, and they don't know what they eat***, and they are very loyal to the faint king. The faint king is scheming, and you still have to be careful."
Liu Zongmin pouted and said, "This is the third watch day to sleep, we suddenly fell from the sky, sleeping in a daze, can these Ming dogs not mess up?" Besides, a desperate emperor has only 1,800 men under his command, but you and I have an army of 50,000, and we are afraid that the faint king will not succeed in any conspiracy?"
Liu Fangliang saw that Liu Zongmin had made the same mistake as himself, and he thought the same way at the beginning, and he suffered a loss at the beginning.
Liu Fangliang persuaded again: "The Faint King's kung fu is unfathomable, and there are more martial arts people in the rivers and lakes to help, so you must not be on guard."
Gu Kecheng, who was beside Liu Zongmin, interjected: "Chuang Wang Mingjian, we have tens of thousands of elite soldiers and strong generals, and the Dog Emperor only has one or two thousand people, even if he stands still, he will have to be killed alive, this time we just want to win more and less."
Liu Fangliang said: "However, sometimes the number of troops is not the decisive factor in war."
"It is said that General Liu is cautious, it seems that this is true!" Liu Zongmin pouted and said disdainfully.
"Haha, is General Liu faint and scared?" The mighty general Zhang Nai quipped.
The generals laughed too.
Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty Chongzhen