Ming politicians

On August [-]th in the tenth year of Chongzhen, Maoshi.

All the rogues started to gather towards the south gate, including the rogues at the east gate, they were all evacuated, and all began to gather towards the south gate. This situation was quickly reported to Su Tiancheng and Sun Chuanting.

There is no doubt that the rogues are about to launch an attack on a scale of one thousand. The purpose of concentrating their forces is to be able to carry out the attack better. The rogues who attacked the south gate earlier are scarred and have no morale. But they are stationed at the east gate, The rogues at the west gate and north gate did not suffer too much loss, and their morale was still there.

At this time, Su Tiancheng and Sun Chuanting had to make a decision.

It is absolutely impossible for the Jiangning battalion soldiers guarding Kuizhou Prefecture to gather at the south gate. This is absolutely impossible. There must be no fewer people waiting by Zhu Cihong's side. The west gate and the north gate must also be guarded by soldiers. When attacking the south gate, it would be troublesome to suddenly send troops to attack the west gate or the north gate again, after all, the bandits had enough manpower.

After one night passed, Di Huaixiang reported the good news that the cannons could be fired, but the range of the bandits was too close, the effect of the red cannon and the general cannon was not very great, but the Fran machine gun and the tiger crouching cannon still Can exert power.

After the arrangement, the number of Jiangning battalion soldiers guarding the south gate has increased to 3000. This is already the limit, and there can be no more. The number of people waiting by Zhu Cihong's side is absolutely indispensable.

At Chen Shi, the large-scale attack began again.

Su Tiancheng, Sun Chuanting and the others who hadn't slept all night watched the rogues coming in densely. Fang Fengnian got used to the blood and became much calmer. He finally understood the cruelty of war.

The long-lost gunfire finally sounded.

A round of shells landed in the middle of the bandits.

There are not many shells in the Jiangning battalion, and it is impossible to last for a long time.However, these shells can still deal a heavy blow to the bandits.

The sound of gunfire and screams appeared at the same time.

Holding the binoculars, Su Tiancheng finally saw Li Zicheng.

Under the handsome flag of the rogues, a middle-aged man was riding a white horse, surrounded by many people, with a Chinese face.His expression was very resolute, his beard was very conspicuous, his face was pale, probably the result of a sleepless night, and he could faintly see the black under his eye circles, his eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes.

This is his opponent, Li Zicheng, whom Su Tiancheng truly hailed as his opponent, Li Zicheng who has a great reputation in history.

Everything has changed.

A sense of pride welled up from Su Tiancheng's heart.If it weren't for his own time travel, history would not have changed. This Li Zicheng would eventually enter Beijing and force Zhu Youjian to commit suicide, causing the Ming Dynasty to collapse. After the surrender of gold.Fleeing from Beijing in a hurry, completely ruined all the victories.He handed over the country to Houjin.

All of this can never happen, because I have traveled through it.

The attack of the rogues is no longer a single square team, but countless people swarm.

The artillery was unable to stop their charge.

Su Tiancheng sighed secretly, it seems that Li Zicheng really has a good ability.Under such circumstances, the rogues could still charge with all their heart. If it were some troops of Ming Dynasty, they would have collapsed long ago.

Just having courage is not enough, Li Zicheng relied on a burst of courage.Putting all his eggs in one basket, it seems that this is the last fight. If the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion can defeat this round of attack, I am afraid that Li Zicheng will change his mind and start thinking about escaping. Su Tiancheng will still be very embarrassed if such a situation really happens. It is impossible for the Jiangning battalion soldiers waiting for Kuizhou's capital to rush out to pursue them, because the number of them is too small.

However, even if Li Zicheng led the defeated general to escape, he might not be able to escape very far. This time, Su Tiancheng would not be relentless. Even if he chased him to the ends of the earth, he would capture or kill Li Zicheng alive.

The brutal fight began. Relying on the ladder, the rogues began to climb towards the top of the city wall. The soldiers of Jiangning Battalion shot accurately with the flintlock guns in their hands. After the gunshots, the rogues climbing up kept falling down , but more rogues are still desperately attacking.

Su Tiancheng didn't pay attention to the attack anymore. His binoculars were always aimed at Li Zicheng under the commander-in-chief of the rogues. That was his ultimate goal. As long as he could kill Li Zicheng, or capture Li Zicheng alive, the Jiangning Camp will fight against the rogues. , will achieve a decisive victory.

Li Zicheng didn't have such good conditions and didn't have a telescope in his hand, but he had been staring at the attacking sergeant all the time. This was his last hope. If this attack still failed to break through the city wall, it probably wouldn't be a big deal. Hope, he didn't dare to get too close, and he had to be on guard against the artillery on the wall all the time. At this time, he already understood that Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying had insight into their plan in advance, made sufficient preparations, and firmly It's been close to a day to tie myself and the army here.

Li Zicheng knew that he still underestimated Su Tiancheng.

But it might be too late to retreat at this time.

Now that Su Tiancheng has sufficient preparations and plans, the Jiangning Camp must be nearby. If he starts a large-scale retreat, he will definitely be chased by the Jiangning Camp endlessly. Although the world is big, there are no rebels and his troops. gone.

After nearly a whole day of fierce fighting, the sergeant was exhausted. The casualties were counted at night, and the number of casualties was only about 3000. It can be said that the casualties of the sergeant were not devastating. After all, many sergeants withdrew from each attack. , is his so-called secret weapon. Of the 1000 people, the loss is only about 2000 people, and there are close to [-] people.

The key is morale, and the morale of the sergeants is extremely low.

This is a fact that Li Zicheng cannot change. After more than a year of rectification, the current rebel army is completely different from before. In the past, after suffering such a huge loss, the sergeants had dispersed long ago.

But the scene in front of the city wall was too tragic. The corpses of countless sergeants lay there, and it was too late to clean up. The ground had already turned dark black and was soaked in blood. It was impossible for the attacking sergeants to turn a blind eye.

Half an hour passed, and the officer in charge of the attack couldn't bear it anymore. He didn't wait for Li Zicheng to issue an order to make the decision to suspend the attack.

This time, the situation was a bit weird. The order to suspend the attack had just been issued, and the sergeants retreated like a tide. The sergeants who climbed the ladder even jumped off the ladder directly. On top of the dead body, they groaned loudly or cursed loudly, some were glad they were not injured, and ran back desperately.

The soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion on the city wall also stopped shooting and let the bandits escape.

Maybe they didn't expect that what seemed like a menacing and large-scale attack ended like this, wouldn't it seem anticlimactic.

Both Su Tiancheng and Li Zicheng understood.

Seeing this scene, Li Zicheng's face turned pale, and his body even began to shake. The morale of the rebel army was broken, and their morale was lost. It was impossible to continue to organize an effective attack. Those who have a chance of life, if they continue to delay here, may be surrounded by fate. Although they will definitely be hunted down by the Jiangning camp, as long as they can escape, they will have a chance to make a comeback.

This was Li Zicheng's worst plan. The remaining rebels would never be able to compete with Jiangning's battalion in the future. They were completely defeated by Su Tiancheng and Jiangning's battalion both physically and mentally.

The rogues retreated quickly, Su Tiancheng didn't look happy, but his face was a little dignified.

The rogues retreated so quickly, one thing is obvious, that is, the rogues have no fighting spirit. After nearly a day of attacking, the rogues who have not made any progress finally can't hold on in the face of huge casualties.

But next, the rogues are likely to escape. Although such an escape seems a bit embarrassing and hopeless, it is impossible for the development of the matter to follow his own ideas. In case Li Zicheng escapes this time, If they went to other places to continue the rebellion, they would not win a decisive victory in suppressing the bandits.

Li Zicheng must not be allowed to escape.

However, Su Tiancheng can only have such thoughts, and cannot take effective measures for the time being. The number of rogues outside the city gate still seems to be huge. If the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion rush out, they will not be able to use their own power in such a narrow place. advantage, it is very likely to be surrounded by bandits, causing greater casualties.

The only hope is that the army led by Hong Chengchou will arrive as soon as possible.

The soldiers of the Jiangning battalion guarding the city of Kuizhou lost almost half of their losses after nearly a whole day of fierce fighting, and they were also desperately persevering. Withdrawn, it is estimated that many people can sleep on the city wall.

The fighting power of [-] rogues did not impress Su Tiancheng too much, but he felt Li Zicheng's command and coordination ability, as well as his prestige among the rogues, this is the real danger.

Li Zicheng watched many officers quarreling, most of them were to retreat immediately, only a few of his buddies insisted on attacking, saying that there was still a chance, when the brothers retreated just now, defend the city Even the Ming army failed to launch a decent attack.

In the past, these officers would not have dared to argue in front of Li Zicheng. What kind of orders Li Zicheng issued, everyone could only execute them, but the situation is different now. , It is impossible to take down the capital of Kuizhou, unless the sergeant rests for a day or so, cleans up the battlefield, and starts to attack again. It is a pity that there is so much time. (To be continued..)