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Outside Kaifeng City, there is the Zhenming Army camp.

After three or four days of traveling, Lin Feng led the army to the outside of Kaifeng City. Zhou Yuji and other generals were already waiting respectfully outside the camp gate.

After Lin Feng and others entered the camp, they settled in briefly and then asked: "Yu Ji, how is the situation in Kaifeng City?"

"Master Marquis, all other counties in Kaifeng Prefecture have been captured. Now Kaifeng Prefecture has become an isolated city. We tried to persuade them to surrender twice, but there was no reply from the city." Zhou Yuji replied.

Lin Feng then asked Ma Ang: "Have Miss Chen, the others, and the silver they brought from Nanjing arrived in Luoyang?"

"Everyone has arrived in Luoyang safely." Ma Ang replied.

"That's good. Now let's discuss how to capture Kaifeng. Why do you want to talk about how to capture the city first?" Lin Feng said.

"Master Marquis, after successfully holding on to Kaifeng for the first time, the self-confidence of the generals in the city has greatly increased. I feel that in order for them to surrender, they must first give a strong military blow." Zhou Yuji replied.

"Ma Ang, is there any possibility of someone inside the city seizing the door?" Lin Feng continued to ask.

"The public surveillance in Kaifeng City is very strict now. Our intelligence officers from Tingfeng Guard have not sent out information for many days. It must be very difficult to move around in the city." Ma Ang replied.

Lin Feng fell into deep thought after listening to this. In the past, the Zhenming Army almost relied on internal forces to open the city gates when seizing the city. They had never seriously attacked a city, so generals at all levels became dependent on internal forces to seize the city. It seems that This time it must be broken.

In the future, when encountering a city that is tightly defended by the enemy, it will be impossible for everyone to capture the city. The ability of the Zhenming Army to attack and capture the city must be tested.

"What Yu Ji said makes sense. The people in Kaifeng City are very confident now and cannot surrender voluntarily. We must destroy their self-confidence first, which will also test the ability of our Zhenming Army to attack the fortified city. " Lin Feng said after thinking carefully.

"Yes, it is best to capture the city by attacking the heart. If we fail, we must be able to attack by force. When have we Zhenming Army ever been afraid!" Song Jilie also agreed with a heroic look.

"Okay, then listen to my order. This attack will open the city and encircle three buildings. Lu Jun's Henan Combat Division 1 will attack the city from the south gate. Zhou Yuji will lead the Kaifeng Combat Division to attack from the west gate. Hong Tu's mobile 3 The division attacked from the east gate, and my personal guard division served as the general reserve.

Among them, the south gate is our main attack direction. At that time, we will concentrate all the artillery of the army to bombard the city wall and strive to collapse the city wall. " Lin Feng ordered.

"Yes!" All the generals accepted the order in unison.

March 10th.

A full-scale attack on Kaifeng City began.

Hong Tu led the Third Mobile Combat Division to launch an attack from the east of the city. They created the appearance of heavy troops pressing down on the border. They mainly used Type II fire blunderbuss to suppress the east gate of Kaifeng with firepower. They then dispatched a large number of officers and soldiers carrying ladders. It created a powerful momentum of ants attacking the city.

The defenders in Kaifeng City quickly mobilized to the east city to prepare for the full siege of the Zhenming Army.

After a delay of about an hour, Zhou Yuji led the Kaifeng combat division to launch another large-scale siege operation in the west of the city. The defenders in the city quickly sent another wave to the west city for support.

When night fell, the Henan Combat Division 1 in Nancheng gathered all the artillery of the Zhenming Army in Kaifeng Mansion under the cover of darkness. More than 300 artillery pieces formed a formidable array.

"Fire!"

Siege commander Song Jilie gave an order, and three hundred artillery pieces roared at the same time.

A large number of steel projectiles hit the gate tower of the south gate of Kaifeng City, making a loud "clang" sound. The gate tower was quickly collapsed, and cracks began to gradually appear in the city wall.

Five rounds of artillery fire were fired in a row, and the top of the south gate of Kaifeng City was in a mess. The defenders were scurrying around. For the first time, they witnessed the power of the Zhenming Army's steel fury.

"Siege!"

Song Jue continued to give orders.

Lu Jun led the officers and soldiers of the Henan Operation Division, carrying dozens of ladders, and began the siege operation.

Hundreds of sharpshooters from the Snapdragon Guards Brigade, armed with the most advanced sniper rifles, are responsible for fire support. As soon as the defenders on the wall show their heads, they will be killed immediately. Under the cover of such powerful firepower, the ladder of the siege army successfully reached the city wall, and Lu Jun personally led the leader to the camp and attacked the city.

The defenders at the south gate had originally deployed part of the troops to reinforce the east gate and west gate. Their strength was insufficient. After the Zhenming Army climbed onto the city wall, they quickly became unable to stop them and retreated to the top of the city.

The troops led by Lu Jun entered the camp first, quickly took control of the city head, and opened the south gate. The officers and soldiers of the Third Mobile Division poured into the city like a tide.

Kaifeng City, General Military Mansion.

The newly appointed Henan governor Gao Mingheng, general Chen Yongfu, guerrilla Chen De and Zhou Wang Zhu Gongzhao were nervously waiting for news about the defense of the city.

"Sir, something bad has happened. The south gate has been lost, and a large number of Zhenming troops have entered the city." A sentry horse hurried in to report.

"What! The south gate was lost so quickly?"

"Yes, the Zhenming Army concentrated all its artillery to bombard the south gate. The defenders were severely damaged. Their main force took the opportunity to launch an attack on the city. Our defenders could not resist and the city gate had been occupied." Tan Ma continued to report.

"It's over, everything is over!" Gao Mingheng seemed to have been drained of all his strength, and he slumped in his seat weakly.

"King Zhou, Mr. Futai, what should we do next? You should make up your mind quickly, or we should evacuate from the north gate while there are no enemy troops yet." Commander-in-Chief Chen Yongfu suggested.

"We have the responsibility to defend our territory. If we escape from Kaifeng City, we will inevitably be questioned by the court. It is better to die in Kaifeng City." Gao Mingheng said.

"Master Futai, the Zhenming Army always treats prisoners preferentially. They have occupied the entire Henan and Shaanxi is also their territory. The imperial court has no reinforcements to send. I suggest that it is better to surrender as soon as possible." Guerrilla Chen De is still young and does not want to die just now. At this time, he suggested.

"King Zhou, what's your opinion?" Gao Mingheng asked.

"Lin Feng's Zhenming Army occupied Taiyuan, but they did not kill the King of Jin. They did not kill the King of Qin after they occupied Taiyuan. King Fu of Luoyang was killed by Li Zicheng.

For the safety of the palace staff, I think we should surrender. It's a pity that we didn't make this determination earlier, otherwise we might have been able to get better treatment. King Zhou said after analysis.

"Is Lin Feng indeed a murderous person? While you still have some chips in your hand, surrender as soon as possible. I believe that saving your life should not be a problem." Chen Yongfu also made a choice at this time.

"Since everyone is willing to surrender, then surrender. Chen De, go out and contact the Zhenming Army immediately and say that we are willing to surrender!" Gao Mingheng ordered.

As soon as the troops of the Zhenming Army entered Kaifeng City, they encountered Chen De's troops holding a white flag.

Lu Jun immediately reported to Lin Feng the news that the main officials of Kaifeng City were willing to surrender.

"Let me tell you, these people are determined not to give up until they reach the Yellow River. Give them a head-on blow and they will surrender when the blow hurts.

However, it is better to surrender early than to resist to the end. Send an order to Lu Jun to accept their surrender, and ask them to order the defenders in the city to put down their weapons and accept the adaptation of our Zhenming Army. " Lin Feng ordered.

With the cooperation of Gao Hengming and others, the Zhenming Army quickly took over the entire Kaifeng City and temporarily imprisoned about 20,000 Ming Army defenders.

At about six o'clock in the morning, Lin Feng, Song Jilie, Ma Ang and others began to enter the city and arrived at the General Military Mansion in the city, which was fully controlled by the Zhenming Army.

"The guilty ministers and others have seen the Marquis!" Under the leadership of Zhou Wang Zhu Gongzhao and Henan Governor Gao Mingheng, the demoted officials in Kaifeng City greeted him with trepidation.

Lin Feng glanced at them and said: "It's too late for you to surrender now, but it is better than stubbornly resisting to the end. You first cooperate with my Zhenming Army to take over Kaifeng City and reorganize the Ming Army defenders. If everything goes well, I can guarantee your life safety. We will also reserve necessary property for you.

But since you did not surrender before our army broke the city, the value of this surrender has been greatly reduced. You should not base your arrangements on official positions based on high expectations. Lin Feng said unceremoniously.

"The criminals and others don't dare to hope, it is a great blessing to be able to save their lives!" At this time, several people could only secretly regret that they were blinded by the last victory and did not surrender the city immediately.

(End of this chapter)