On the third day of the sixth month, Li Jiucheng ignored the dissuasion of Liu Zeqing and others, and his son Li Yingyuan led the most elite cavalry to attack from the east gate.

But he didn't break through, but wanted to break up a part of the Ming army and relieve the pressure of the besieged city.

Moreover, this practice has been practiced since ancient times.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Huo Junzhen, a famous general of the Shu Han Dynasty, guarded Jiameng, and Liu Zhang sent more than 10,000 people to support the ban and Xiang Cun, and besieged Jiameng from Langshui.

After more than a year of siege, Jiameng Pass was not captured. Instead, Huo Jun saw the opportunity, went out of the city to sneak attack, and killed the leading general Xiang Cun.

However, due to Li Jiucheng's low sense of secrecy, he was discovered by the soldier Hong Chengxun and escaped from Dengzhou to report to the Liaodong Army.

directly caused Li Jiucheng to leave the city, and was outflanked by the cavalry of the Liaodong Army.

"Don't mess around! Don't mess around! ”

Li Jiucheng brandished his saber and scolded his subordinates for their confusion.

But to no avail!

The cavalry of the Liaodong Army was like two sickles on the left and right wings, outflanking the elite cavalry of the rebels and swallowing them in one bite.

In order to take it quickly, Chataiji adapted to local conditions and commanded the cavalry to use a sharp arrow formation to charge at the rebels. Wielding a saber, he reaped the lives of the rebel cavalry with a single sword.

"Don't mess around! Retreat to the city! ”

Li Jiucheng shouted, turned his horse's head, and planned to retreat in the direction of Dengzhou.

There are more than a dozen Hongyi cannons on the city walls, as well as Furlong machine guns.

As long as you escape to the range of artillery fire, you can rely on the power of the artillery to block the attack of the Liaodong cavalry.

Suddenly, a horse killed Li Jiucheng.

"Hong Deyu, a soldier of the third battalion and one company of the cavalry regiment of the first division of Liaodong, challenges you!"

The other party reported himself to the door of the house and slashed with a saber in his hand.

Li Jiucheng barely parried a few moves, and found that he was not his opponent. hurriedly called for the soldiers to rescue him, but the lights were blind, and the soldiers had been scattered, where could they rescue him.

When Hong Deyu heard it, it was rough! It was actually a big official, and he immediately became excited, and used all his strength to keep slashing at Li Jiucheng.

Li Jiucheng was first stabbed in the shoulder, and then in the abdomen. Bleeding too much, he fell directly under the horse.

Seeing this, Hong Deyu did not dismount and cut off his head, which violated military discipline. With a loud shout, he turned his horse's head and slashed at the other rebels.

Li Yingyuan didn't know that his father was killed, so he fled in the direction of the city wall, and directly collided with a group of Liaodong cavalry who were killing the enemy in formation.

He was invincible with two fists and four hands, and was hacked to death with a knife!

Meng Qiaofang stood on the watchtower, and what she saw with the telescope was only countless black shadows swaying in the black light and blind fire.

But looking at the batches of fallen horses, I know that the victory or defeat has been decided.

"Order, immediately organize people to pretend to be rebels, and after the enemy cavalry is destroyed, continue to fight fake battles with our cavalry."

Meng Qiaofang's mind was full of energy, and he had a plan: "Give our army's artillery in place and provide some time." ”

"Yes." The communications company directly under the division rode horses and all of them went out.

The soldiers of these communication companies are all equestrian masters and wear sabers at their waists.

They passed the news to the Liaodong cavalry, which had stopped, and at the same time pretended to be rebel cavalry to fight fake battles.

The rebels at the head of the city couldn't see the situation in the distance clearly because it was dark, and they only thought that the rebels and the Liaodong army were still holding each other.

In such a situation, they did not dare to fire the cannon for fear of accidentally injuring their own people.

As the sky gradually brightened, the rebels on the tower were dumbfounded when they saw the scene below.

Only then did I know about the evil deeds of the Liaodong Army.

Cannons appear under the city and are tiered according to their range, each with five soldiers operating.

One is ignited, one adjusts the angle of fire, one calculates the angle of fire, and two are responsible for reloading ammunition.

Looking upstairs, Meng Qiaofang saw that the cannons were in place, and said to Ma Guangyuan beside him: "Let's start!" ”

Ma Guangyuan waved the order flag, and the other order flags followed.

The drums of war beat and the artillerymen lit the fuses and hissed...... The fuse burns into the barrel of the cannon, triggering black powder, which boosts the solid projectile to fly out of the barrel and into the distance.

Bang bang bang......

Boom Boom Boom ......

The different sounds of various cannons smashed on the city wall like a storm.

A fire broke out on the towers of the castle in an instant, accompanied by a raging fire and the screams of the rebel soldiers.

Gao Qiqian and the others made sure that there was no danger, and they all came to the watchtower to condescendingly observe the bombardment.

Black smoke filled the eastern part of the city.

Zhu Dadian and Xie Sanbin stood behind Gao Qi and dived, staring at the artillery position and observing the effect of the shooting.

Anyway, in terms of military affairs, the two civilian officials couldn't see anything, so they felt very powerful.

Xie Sanbin sighed in his heart that if all the armies of the Ming Dynasty were like the Liaodong Army, many things would not have happened, such as the Ding Mao Rebellion.

After a morning of bombardment, the city of Dengzhou crumbled under artillery fire.

This made Liu Zeqing in the city worried.

"I'm afraid that the east of our army will not be able to hold it, so if we don't hurry up and find a way, when the city is broken, it will be the time when you and I die."

Xie Shangzheng also panicked, and urged Liu Zeqing to take an idea.

"What can I do, now that the sea retreat has been cut off, we have no way to escape."

Liu Zeqing was annoyed, "Even if you escape, where can you go?" Outside are all Liaodong sailors. ”

"Actually, there is another way now!"

Mao Chenglu, who had not spoken at the meeting, suddenly spoke.

"What else can be done?"

Liu Zeqing and Xie Shangzheng looked at Mao Chenglu at the same time.

Wang Chengyin also looked at him.

"I heard that Yang Chengying should treat the captives well, and will not kill anyone except those who have committed heinous crimes."

Mao Chenglu said: "And recruit into the camp and become the Liaodong Army with a monthly salary of three taels." ”

Liu Ze glanced at him innocently: "You are pure nonsense, people kill leaders like you and me, in order to better control the army."

Prevent a resurgence like ours and bring losses to the Liaodong Army. ”

"Even so, at least those who turn themselves in can get preferential treatment."

Mao Chenglu doesn't seem to give up.

Liu Zeqing couldn't help frowning.

Wang Chengyin saw the clue: "General Mao, what do you want to do!" ”

"General Bing Wang, you and I were originally upright officers and soldiers, but we were coerced by Liu Zeqing and had to become rebels."

Mao Chenglu looked at him: "The city is about to be destroyed, do we still have to be martyred for them?" ”

"You ......" Liu Zeqing pointed at Mao Chenglu with one hand and held the saber with the other.

Xie Shangzheng also got up.

They all sensed that something was wrong.

"Where's my own soldier?" Xie Shangzheng looked around and found that they were all Mao Chenglu's people.

"Someone!" As soon as Liu Zeqing screamed, his eyes suddenly widened.

Looking down, the tip of a knife suddenly appeared in his chest.

"You ......"

Liu Zeqing turned around and wanted to say something, but the person behind him twisted the handle of the knife suddenly.

With unwillingness, Liu Zeqing softened weakly and closed his eyes forever.

"Deputy Marshal!" Xie Shangzheng pulled out his knife and pointed at Mao Chenglu: "You! ”

"What are you waiting for, let's go together!"

Mao Chenglu pulled out the bloody knife and shouted to Wang Chengyin.

Wang Chengyin also came back to his senses, pulled out his sword from the sheath, and faced Xie Shangzheng.

"Let's get on it!"

Mao Chenglu swung his knife and slashed at Xie Shangzheng.

Wang Chengyin said coldly: "I'm sorry. ”

Xie Shangzheng was hacked to death by two people.

"I will go to Xicheng to open the city gate and let the officers and soldiers enter the city."

After Mao Chenglu finished speaking, he turned around to leave.

Suddenly, I felt a pain in my chest!