please make me king

Chapter 790

It is said that Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai and others accidentally encountered the standard camp of Henan governor Fu Zonglong, and their first reaction was to run away.

Li Luo's Second Battalion was a guest army, and they knew very well that when the enemy's situation was unknown, once they entangled with officers and soldiers for too long, the rebel army lost their speed advantage and could easily be surrounded and wiped out by the Henan governor's mobilized army.

It's just that they want to leave. Where can Fu Zonglong, the governor of Henan, agree?

Although the eastern part of Henan is a plain, it is not a teahouse or inn after all, and they cannot come and leave whenever they want.

The two sides chased and fled. They traveled for more than half a day, about [-] miles away.

Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai suddenly heard the spies report that there was a big city a few miles ahead, so they came to inquire: Are the rebels planning to detour there, or take the opportunity to take it?
Then Li Zicheng and Luo Ru figured it out, and Cheng felt strange, so he asked, "But we've arrived in Weishi County? Why haven't we seen Weishi's Realm?"

"The front is not Wei's, but Zhuxian Town." The spies responded immediately after hearing the words, "It just so happens that there is a river blocking the front, this town is rich, and there are many boats coming and going, maybe you can cross the river from here!"

"The prosperity of the Central Plains is beyond Yansui's comparison!" Li and Luo couldn't help but sigh after hearing the words, "This town alone is no less than the county seat."

In fact, it was Li Zicheng and Luo Ru who were short-sighted. How could Zhuxian Town be no less than the county seat?

I am afraid that the general government and provincial government may not be able to match it.

It turns out that Zhuxian Town was originally in the Warring States Period. After Lord Xinling "stolen amulets to save Zhao", Zhao Guo used this place as his food town and fiefdom in order to thank the brave Zhu Hai who assisted Wei Gongzi Wuji.

Therefore, Zhuxian Town, formerly known as Juxian Town, also got its name.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty and the beginning of the Song Dynasty, especially Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty ordered to dig [-] miles of the Xinhe River in Weishi County. This place flourished because it was close to the Caihe River and served as an important point of water and land from the north to the south.

At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Yue Fei fought in the Northern Expedition. It is said that he fought Jin Wushu here and won a great victory in Zhuxian Town.

Later, due to frequent wars and the diversion of the Yellow River, Zhuxian Town declined accordingly.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Yuan Shun ordered Jialu to control the river.

He first forced the Yellow River into the old way, then diverted the water from Mi County, passed through Zhengzhou and Zhongmu, turned south to Zhuxian Town, Kaifeng, and then merged into the ancient canal, directly reaching Shangshui County and entering the Huaihe River.

This move killed two birds with one stone, which not only solved the flood of the Yellow River at that time, but also revived the water transportation.

In order to commemorate his achievements, people named this newly dug river "Jialu River".

And Zhuxian Town is just at the end of the Jialu River converging into the ancient canal, so it became one of the four famous towns during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, along with Foshan Town in Guangdong, Jingde Town in Jiangxi, and Hankou Town in Huguang.

At this time, Zhuxian Town had more than [-] private and commercial households, with a population of [-] to [-], and a circumference of more than ten miles, which was even larger than the Luoyang City occupied by Zhang Shun.

Sure enough, the spy laughed and said: "The two masters underestimated this place. The little one raised his eyes and saw that this town is even more magnificent than King Shun's Luoyang City."

"The canal passes through the city, and the boats come and go like chariots and horses. I don't think there are five hundred a day, but there are two hundred. Not to mention, there are many piers on both sides, which are four or five miles long. There are rare treasures from the north and the south. countless."

The two couldn't help but be moved when they heard the words.Although Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai had some ambitions at this time, they were nothing but rogues after all.

Bandits, also by force.

The volunteers don't do production, how can they make a living?Only looting ears.

Apart from plundering once in Fengyang, the two battalions spent most of their time hungry and full.

Later, the troops were stationed under the strong city of Xuzhou, which was destroyed by officers and soldiers. They had already been roughly abandoned and their supplies were scarce.

Luo Rucai then discussed with Li Zicheng and said: "I think the officers and soldiers who pursued are mostly infantry, and they are exhausted, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Why don't I attack this town, take a rest, and go west before it's too late."

It turned out that the tactics of these rebels from the Qin region were quite nomadic. They took advantage of the mobility of their multi-horse mules and other livestock to move and plunder while moving, so the officers and soldiers were often unable to catch up.

According to the thoughts of Li and Luo, although the town has a city wall, it is just a show.

Without a leader to rule, and without officers and soldiers stationed, what can it withstand?
Just send a few "children" to climb the city wall, kill a few people to frighten them, and then they will be able to go down in one go.

Therefore, Li Zicheng nodded when he heard the words: "That's fine, brothers, I haven't seen Hun Xing for a long time, I'm afraid it's killing my ambition!"

The two agreed, so Li Zicheng's department was responsible for attacking the city, and Luo Rucai's department was responsible for blocking the officers and soldiers coming from afar.

Li Zicheng then ordered Liu Zongmin to bring a dozen brothers to attack the city first, and then asked Li Guo to lead [-] troops to be ready to respond at any time.

Zhuxian Town has also discovered the arrival of the thieves, and closed the city gate early.People in the docks and shops outside the city were also wiped out, and only some supplies were easily obtained by the rebels before they could be transported in the future.

Seeing this, Li Guo couldn't help but frowned, pulled Liu Zongmin and said: "Jiexuan, be careful, something is not right!"

"What's wrong?" Liu Zongmin said indifferently when he heard the words, "You have to speak with a knife."

"Wait for me to go to the city and see who dares to play tricks?"

Hearing this, Li Guo only said that he was worrying too much, he saw that the common people and merchants outside the city could run so cleanly, so he thought that the other party came prepared.

Think about it carefully, this place is just a town, how can there be any defenders?
Seeing that the gate of Zhuxian Town was closed tightly, Liu Zongmin and others prepared a rope hook, threw it on the city wall, and climbed up along the wall.

The city walls of Zhuxian Town are relatively simple, with bare walls of rammed earth and no bricks.Under the erosion of rain all year round, many gullies have been washed out.

Liu Zongmin and others can dig out some places to stay with a knife while holding on to the rope.

Not long after, everyone climbed to a height of more than Zhang.Suddenly a few people's heads appeared on the city, and they could only hear them muttering: "Grandson, dare to climb the wall to play in broad daylight?"

Liu Zongmin couldn't even scream, and he didn't wait for his reaction.

I saw those people shrank back, and then revealed a few hoes, and they picked up the ropes of the rebels.

Some ropes were cut with a few strokes, and some were dug out even with iron hooks.

Everyone only felt that the ropes in their hands were loosened, and they fell down one by one.

Li Guo saw it from the bottom of the city, and quickly ordered his soldiers to attack with bows, arrows and firecrackers. He didn't know how many people were shot down, and finally all the rebels fell down.

It stands to reason that it's okay to fall from a height of more than ten feet. The bad thing is that the rebels are all dressed in iron armor for the sake of caution.

This fell a piece of porcelain, some broke their arms and legs, some were suffocated by the fall, and some were unlucky and died on the spot.

That Liu Zongmin was also thrown hard and lay on the ground for a long time unable to get up.

It just so happened that the people in the city saw it and threw down the earthen pots, bricks, and clods. Liu Zongmin was so frightened that he ran back rolling and crawling.

(End of this chapter)