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Chapter 401 The Fall of Daizhou
Li Zicheng's offensive on Daizhou City became more and more urgent, one group pressing down on the other, attacking Daizhou City almost without gaps, putting more and more pressure on Daizhou defenders.

More than half of the soldiers in the city had been killed or injured, and fewer and fewer soldiers were guarding the city walls.In the face of constant attacks, the number of the peasant army has not shrunk much, and the defense is getting more and more difficult.A soldier has to face the climbing of several refugees at the same time, exhausting them physically and mentally.

For the 20 peasant army, the death of tens of thousands of people is a trivial matter, but for the defenders of Daizhou City with only a few thousand soldiers, the death of a thousand people is already very uncomfortable.

When night fell, the tragic attack of the peasant army stopped for a while.

The Daizhou guard stood in front of the government office with his sword, his eyes were red and almost bloodshot.For three consecutive days and nights, he only rested for a few hours. Even in his dreams, his nerves were tense and he did not relax for a moment.

In front of him were the surviving minor officers of the Ming army. There were still blood stains on their faces and armor, as if they had experienced a fierce battle.These little officers were also red-eyed.

"Everyone, I'm sorry for you all. If I had surrendered to the intruders in the first place, maybe I wouldn't have fallen into such a desperate situation." The general of Daizhou City said to everyone in a heavy tone.

"We are willing to live and die with the general!" Qi Qi, a small officer of the Ming army, said.

"Daizhou City can't be defended anymore. If we want to continue to resist the attack of the intruders, we have to retreat to Ningwu Pass. With the dangerous terrain of Ningwu Pass, even if we face an army of [-], we cannot open Ningwu Pass. The passage leading to the Xuanda area. As long as we stick to Ningwu Pass, with the support of Xuanfu and Datong behind us, we can definitely hold on!"

"Those who are willing to follow me can break out with me in the dark and retreat to Ningwuguan to continue to hold on. If you don't want to, I won't force you. You can open the city to meet King Chuang, maybe he will read it in your Kaicheng For the sake of this, I will spare you." The Daizhou guard said resolutely.

This little-known general of Daizhou is very popular in Daizhou City, and the defenders of Daizhou City are afraid of the locust refugees outside the city. Thousands of soldiers and people who are willing to follow.

In the direction from Daizhou City to Ningwu Pass, Li Zicheng's army deliberately let go of an opening, deliberately drawing out the defenders of Daizhou City.

The Daizhou guard also climbed up step by step from the bottom soldiers. He had a premonition that this direction with fewer refugees might be a trap, but he had no choice.Can only choose to take risks!Zhang Yuan's strategy must be a conspiracy, but people have to jump into it!
A side door of Daizhou City was quietly opened, and the Daizhou guard led the last batch of fresh troops in Daizhou City to kill out in the dark!It is difficult to see the direction at night, and it is even difficult to distinguish friend from foe, but this is also the last choice. For the enemy ambushing outside, it is also difficult to find them who are about to break out.

Zhang Yuan, commander of Li Zicheng's army, fell asleep outside the city because of extreme fatigue.When he heard the sound of killing from the northwest of the city, he immediately woke up from his dream, called the guards on duty and asked, "Did the defenders in Daizhou break out of the encirclement?"

"Returning to the general, there are still torches and figures on the wall of Daizhou City. It doesn't look like they have abandoned the city and fled. Maybe they are divided into two groups, one group breaks through the siege, and the other group continues to defend the city." The soldier replied.

"No, I heard the sound of fighting. The new force in the city is almost out, and it is unlikely that there are enough manpower to defend the city." Zhang Yuan said, "This is their bluff. The opportunity for us to take down Daizhou City has come. !"

Zhang Yuan, who made a judgment on the situation, made people wake up the refugees in the camps.Before the refugees woke up, they complained in a daze, but when they heard that Zhang Yuan had issued the order, they were terrified and got up quickly.

More than [-] refugees continued to occupy the city of Daizhou noisily.Only this time, Daizhou City was empty of power, and these refugees invaded Daizhou City not long after, turning Daizhou City into a sea of ​​flames!
"General, you are really as decisive as a god. There are only some rags and scarecrows on the city wall. Before the defenders left, they were suspicious and wanted to delay us a little longer."

"Order all troops to loot, but not to kill," Zhang Yuan said.

"But general...they resisted to the end, we should massacre them." The soldiers hesitated.

"The people who really resisted have escaped from Daizhou City, and they will be slaughtered when they are caught next time," Zhang Yuan said.

However, although Zhang Yuan had no intention of massacring the Daizhou people who had no resistance, after more than [-] refugees flooded here, it has been reduced to a hell on earth, which is not much different from massacring a city.Zhang Yuan could only watch coldly as this group of undisciplined animals wreak havoc across the city.

Even with a ruthless person like him, the behavior of 10,000+ refugees cannot be completely banned.Without the stimulation of burning, killing and looting, they will not be able to drive them to attack like unconscious livestock in the future.After conquering Daizhou City, Zhang Yuan found a house and fell asleep directly, so as not to care about these troublesome guys.

The burning, killing, and looting continued until the early morning of the next day. There was still black smoke lingering over Daizhou City, and vultures were circling.

After Li Zicheng, who went to ambush the general of Daizhou, returned with his army, the city of Daizhou became even more tragic, and the ancient city of hundreds of years was almost destroyed.

"Hahaha, this time we won a complete victory. Thousands of people were killed, and they were defeated and ran away with their heads in their hands." After Li Zicheng returned, he couldn't help laughing.

"King Chuang, have you captured the defender alive?" Zhang Yuan came out immediately after waking up and asked Li Zicheng.

"Let him run away. It's too dark to see people." Li Zicheng also said straightforwardly.

"That kind of determined person will go to the stronger Ningwu Pass for them, King Chuang, do you know how many more casualties we will have to pay?" Zhang Yuan said dissatisfied.

"Isn't it just a small Ningwu Pass? At worst, you need to pile up more lives to conquer it. Brother Zhang Yuan, sometimes your requirements are too harsh." Li Zicheng said.

Zhang Yuan looked in the direction of Ningwuguan: "There are some defenders at Ningwuguan, plus the soldiers who fled from Daizhou City, there may be several thousand people, because we must fight before the reinforcements from Datong and Xuanfu arrive. Attack Ningwu Pass urgently."

"I think we should take a break in Daizhou City..."

"No, we must take Ningwuguan immediately!" Zhang Yuan roared, even Li Zicheng was taken aback.

(End of this chapter)