Zhou Xian quickly rushed to the nearest cannon, snatched the fire of the gunner who was trembling with fright, and poked it straight to the butt of the cannon door.

Boom –

Boom Boom Boom –

Zhou Xian fired the first shot, and the others successively had the courage to fire the second and third shots......

For a time, a hundred guns were fired.

All the cannons in the capital, plus the Franco's cannons, were fired together, and the cannonballs smashed into the siege team of the invading army like a fiery snake, making a loud noise.

And the terrifying recoil of the artillery fire shook the broad city walls for a moment.

Before the veteran shooter of the army outside the city could be complacent, he was frightened by the noise.

As for the surrendered troops, they were already lying on the ground, trembling with fear.

Li Laiheng was also taken aback, watching the dense flying fireballs fly over the heads of their former troops and fly to the rear battalion.

The moment it landed, dozens of shells smashed into the Chinese army holding high the handsome flag, exploding a scream and blood and flesh.

The other shells missed and landed on the left and right.

Burst......

Click......

The neighing of war horses and the sound of bones and blood being pierced came, and for a while, the Chinese army fell into chaos.

They never expected that the defenders of the capital would gather so many artillery pieces and fire at their commanders at the same time.

"Breaking the King......

"Quick, save the king!"

"Are you hurt, my lord?"

The people of the pro-soldier team began to hurriedly help Li Zicheng, who was thrown off his horse.

Li Zicheng patted the dirt on his body and shook his head: "It's okay, go and pick up the handsome flag!" ”

Only then did the guards react that the Shuai Qi had just been smashed by a cannonball, so they hurriedly hung the Shuai Qi again, lest it disturb the morale of the army.

"It's really his grandmother's, Ming Jun really has two hits! Why don't you stop for today? Break into the king? ”

Hao Yongzhong snorted a few times, and after spitting out the soil in his mouth, he asked angrily.

Li Zicheng waved his hand, and his words were full of excitement: "Stop, now is the best time to attack the city!"

Heralds! You can send an order to Liu Zongmin, let him lead all the elite soldiers in his hands to go to the south of the city to wait, and the rest of the soldiers and horses will launch a feint attack and make a momentum!

Ordered the east of the city to make a high achievement, so that he could also mobilize the elite under his command and go to the south of the city to gather!

Hao Yongzhong, you are guarding here, cooperate with Li Laiheng, be sure to make a noise, the bigger the better! ”

Hao Yongzhong raised his eyebrows: "The king wants to launch a general attack in the south of the city?" ”

Li Zicheng nodded lightly and said with a smile: "Yes, this king will also transfer the elite in the west of the city, gather all the departments, and attack in the south of the city together, and be sure to win Shuntian today!" ”

Li Zicheng's plan is a typical 'fake and three missing one' strategy.

He personally led the main force to attack the west of the city

And Liu Zongmin was a high-ranking two, and led the army to attack the north and east of the city.

Only left the south of the city, neither attacking nor besieging, giving Chongzhen a way to escape...... In fact, in secret, he ordered Liu Fangliang to lead the elite to ambush.

Now, almost all the Ming troops in the city have been mobilized to the west of the city to intercept them from attacking the city, and Li Zicheng will naturally not be stupid.

And the south of the city is the breakthrough point of the siege.

……

……

Changyi Gate City Head!

Chongzhen watched the hundreds of cannons fired in unison, the momentum was huge, and he really interrupted the thief's Chinese army commander's flag, and the whole person was full of confidence again.

The soldiers of the defenders also stabilized their mood, and their morale was high.

However, the troops outside the city, because of those artillery, were so frightened that they all lay on the ground, and they were crawling like snails, and were hit by trebuchets in the city, which not only destroyed the equipment, but also caused a lot of casualties.

Including the old barracks, which was still majestic before, after a burst of artillery fire, they were all honest, staring at the city head and guarding.

Seeing this situation, Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay! Spread my oracle, Zhao Laofu of the Shenji Battalion, severely frustrated the morale of the thieves, promoted to centurion, rewarded 100 taels of silver, 20 acres of fertile land, and the rest of the gunners and slingers, borrowed a level of promotion, rewarded 30 taels of silver! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Laofu knelt down excitedly, and the others also knelt down to thank him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will do our best and never give up~!! ”

"Good, good! There are loyal and brave ministers, why worry about the Ming Dynasty! ”

Chongzhen laughed three times, and then waved his hand, and immediately a eunuch brought up a few boxes of silver and land deeds, and distributed the rewards on the spot.

This scene made others envious, and they all riveted their strength, all thinking about meritorious service, promotion and fortune and land deed.

Moreover, killing thieves can not only protect the wives and children and parents in the city, but also award awards and rewards, which man does not have the ambition to defend his family and the country and make contributions?

Zhou Xian saw that Chongzhen had finished rewarding, and immediately asked Wang Chengen to escort him down the city tower to avoid it.

After all, the invading army outside also has artillery, and depending on the situation, they have also set up a fort and will fire artillery at any time, in case Chongzhen is hit, I am afraid that it will affect morale.

"Centurion Zhao, get up immediately and prepare for artillery fire."

Zhou Xian glanced at Zhao Laofu and the others, then pointed to the outside of the city, and said: "It's still the old way, give me all the artillery fire aimed at the artillery battalion of the intruders, and be sure to give me a cannon to destroy them!" ”

"Order."

Zhao Laofu excitedly received the order, and then began to calibrate the muzzle.

The gunners who had just received their rewards were full of energy.

Not long after, hundreds of cannons on both sides began to bombard each other across the moat, and the dense shells smashed like meteors.

Li Laiheng is also a smart man, and after suffering several losses, he also learned Zhou Xian's method and asked the gunners to start shelling the city tower by gathering fire.

It's a pity that they hurriedly set up their cannons, and they are against the top, and they are destined to fall into the downwind.

The artillery camp on the side of the Ming army not only has a thick city head protection, but also the protection method provided by Zhou Xian, so that the military and civilian baskets are filled with soil and sand, and pushed around the artillery, even if the iron eggs hit the door, it will only splash the soil and sand, which will not cause much damage.

In addition, Zhou Xian also instructed that once the invading army gathered fire and opened fire, the gunners immediately evacuated the gunpowder and waited for the artillery fire to pass, and then came back again.

After such a bombardment for most of the hour, the Ming army suffered very few losses, but the artillery camp of the intruders was full of devastation and heavy casualties.

Boom Boom –

An iron cannon smashed into the gunpowder of the invading army, and immediately made a terrifying explosion, and a black mushroom cloud rose into the air.

Li Laiheng, who was sitting in the army, was controlling the frightened war horse while watching the casualties of the artillery battalion, and his heart was dripping blood.

Snap –

Snap –

Snap –

Suddenly, three signal flares suddenly rose in the south of the city.

This is a special firework explosion, which after exploding in the air, emits red smoke, which is one of the means of transmitting signals today.

When Zhou Xian and the others saw this scene, they frowned slightly, and had to send troops to advance to support.

Li Laiheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw this scene.

It seems that King Chuang and his others have begun to launch a general attack in the south of the city.

"Hmph, the east, west, and north of the city are all attacking the city, but the south of the city is left, such an obvious flaw, think I can't see it?"

……

At the head of the city, Zhou Xian sneered.

"General Li Banghua has been ordered, and the plan can be implemented."

"Yes!"

The herald immediately galloped away, mounted his horses, and headed straight to the south of the city.

Meanwhile.

The horn sounded "woo woo woo ......", and more than a dozen Hongyi cannons hidden in the south of the city immediately aimed at Li Zicheng's position.

At the same time, three squads of several thousand people opened the city gate and attacked Li Zicheng's camp.

They are cavalry, not suitable for pulling artillery, but they are handy with swords and guns in close quarters.

This was an adventurous move by Zhou Xian, and it was also the first time he commanded the overall situation.

He bet that Li Zicheng would come to attack the south of the city.

Clearly, he was alone.

More than a dozen cannons rang out at the same time, and the black iron bullets smashed towards the intruding army, killing and wounding countless people.

There was a great chaos in the army.

They were originally an army formed by a peasant uprising, and they had no formal training, and they were overwhelmed for a while by facing such a well-trained and well-ordered Ming army.

"King Chuang, the artillery fire of the Ming army is too fierce, we have killed a lot of people, and the soldiers are too fierce to divide into several ways, and they have surrounded us, and now the artillery fire is in full swing, and the soldiers are in chaos. Let's find a way to break out of the siege and attack the city another day. ”

Hao Yongzhong said anxiously!

Li Zicheng was also caught off guard by Zhou Xian: "Yes, yes, to break through." Immediately give the order to go down, let everyone move closer to me, and cover my breakthrough. ”

Hao Yongzhong immediately shouted loudly: "The whole army is moving closer to King Chuang, preparing to break through, quickly!" ”

The panicked Chuang Jun seemed to have found the backbone and ran in the direction of Li Zicheng one by one.

But this also allowed Zhou Xian's cavalry squad to find its target.