Li Zicheng stood on top of Mengjin County, looking at the Ming army that was constantly attacking the city, and he showed a ferocious smile.
"Cannon, give me a hard blast and kill these sons of bitches."
Li Zicheng watched as the Ming troops attacking the city were blasted into the sky by cannons.
He showed a happy smile, and the depression in his heart flashed away.
"Li Guo, aim and hit me.
When we were in Kaifeng, we almost beat old dog Lu to death.
This is Old Dog Lu who dare not come out. If any of these losers dares to approach the city wall, we will send them to see the Lord of Hell."
In addition to commanding artillery, Li Guo also had a rifle unit in his hands.
After several months of training, they already knew that the greatest function of a rifled gun was to snipe Ming generals with its range.
The generals of the Ming army were now frightened by the rifled guns and no longer dared to show their faces.
When Li Zicheng looked at these helpless Ming troops, he felt the powerlessness he felt under Luoyang City.
The Ming army stormed Mengjin County for several months, and there were a large number of artillery provided by Hanzhong Suhe on the city walls.
These artillery pieces are extremely powerful. After being loaded with shotgun shells, they can kill and injure dozens of people with one shot.
Especially the kind of explosive ammunition.
The explosive bombs exploded in a large area, causing heavy casualties to the Ming army.
At the beginning, you can still see the Tianxiong army attacking the city.
After the blooming bomb appeared, no Tianxiong army dared to attack the city.
They were all sieges by the traditional Ming army. They didn't even have firearms in their hands. They carried swords and shields and carried ladders to attack the city.
Their siege speed is very slow. If they rush under the city wall, they will have to pay heavy casualties.
The Chuang army was already cornered by the Ming army at the very beginning.
Li Zicheng captured Kaifeng and was celebrating his achievements.
The soldiers were also celebrating, bursting into the homes of the gentry and common people, and robbing the people of their belongings, wives and daughters to celebrate their victory.
Li Zicheng felt that he also had muskets and cannons, so there was no need to worry about the Ming army.
Unexpectedly, reality gave him a blow. The hastily trained firearms troops were no match for the Tianxiong Army of the Ming Army.
The invading army was driven out of Kaifeng City, and Li Zicheng fled westward.
They first fled to Luoyang, which was one of the important strongholds of the Chuang Army.
The people from Suhe in Hanzhong transported a large amount of artillery and ammunition to them along the Yellow River.
The Chuang army purchased these firearms and prepared to defend Luoyang.
But Li Zicheng followed Liu Zongmin's advice and abandoned Luoyang and stayed in Mengjin County on the bank of the Yellow River.
The Chu army was stationed here in Luoyang, and the weapons and ammunition transported by the Su River in Hanzhong through the Yellow River had to go around a long way to reach Luoyang.
Once the Yellow River was controlled by the Ming army, transporting ammunition by land would require crossing mountains and ridges, making transportation difficult.
Without the weapons and ammunition supported by Hanzhong Suhe, they would not be able to defend Luoyang City.
It becomes a turtle in a urn and will be defeated sooner or later.
After weighing the pros and cons, Li Zicheng immediately transferred the main force of the invading army to Mengjin County.
This city is located on the edge of the Yellow River and can effectively utilize the Yellow River waterway.
The city walls of Mengjin County are not as tall as those of Luoyang City.
But the artillery above was so powerful that the Ming army simply couldn't charge forward.
In particular, Chuangjun purchased a large amount of cement from Hanzhong.
The city walls and forts rebuilt with cement have become extremely strong.
The Ming army had already used artillery to blow down the outermost earthen wall of Mengjin County.
They were helpless against the thick concrete walls.
"King Chuang, the Ming army has increased its siege efforts. They have already reached the bottom of the city wall."
Li Guo came to report.
"The Ming army still dares to attack the city on a large scale. How many grenades are left?"
"There are about five thousand more."
"Use a thousand to give the Ming army a taste of its power. Our Chuang army is not easy to mess with."
Li Zicheng watched the intruders carrying grenades.
They didn't pay attention to this very effective city defense device at first.
The people in Suhe, Hanzhong, gave away a batch of hand grenades for free, and they discovered that this kind of thing is really useful for defending the city.
Mengjin County is not high and does not use special ladder trucks.
The Ming army carried the ladder. As long as the ladder was hooked on the city wall, the Ming army could climb the city wall.
The artillery in Mengjin County is extremely dense, and simple explosive shells and dumb bombs are relatively high.
Black powder is not very powerful, but with the dense formation of the Ming army attacking the city, as long as one shell explodes, it can take away more than ten people.
The Ming army suffered huge casualties. When the soldiers arrived at the foot of Mengjin City, the ladders had already been hooked up to the city wall.
At this moment, the intruders on the city wall dropped a large number of grenades.
The grenades exploded intensively, killing most of the Ming troops under the city wall. The other Ming troops immediately ran back to the camp desperately.
This time the Ming army attacked the city and made huge sacrifices, but they did not achieve any results.
In the Ming army camp, all the generals were trembling.
The general of the siege army, Jin Guoqi, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, trembled and said:
"Master Lu, we can't keep fighting like this.
This is using the lives of our troops to consume the firearms of the rebels.
The rebels have yellow-clad thieves constantly providing firearms. How can we use up all the firearms in the hands of the rebels?
The Yellow River must be cut off to prevent the rebels from obtaining weapons and ammunition."
"How to cut off the fort built in Beicheng, Mengjin County? We tried many times but could not capture the fort."
Lu Xiangsheng saw that Mengjin County was still strong.
The Tianxiong army had captured Luoyang, and he couldn't feel happy either.
Lu Xiangsheng was in a very anxious mood. Emperor Chongzhen's patience was limited and he would not be able to capture Mengjin County for a long time. He would not end well.
In order to achieve greater results, he asked the Ming army's traditional guardhouse military households to constantly try to attack Mengjin County.
The most elite Tianxiong army under his command captured other cities occupied by the rebels, such as the most significant city of Luoyang.
Lu Xiangsheng saw the report and learned about the tragic situation in Luoyang City, and his heart was filled with hatred for the rebels.
No one in the Fuwang Mansion in Luoyang City, including Fuwang, survived.
Even among the people in Luoyang City, not even a single one of them survived the disaster caused by the rebels.
A large number of young men were taken captive by the rebels, and young women were captured by the rebels. Many of them never appeared again.
Lu Xiangsheng knew he couldn't rush now.
"Mingjin withdraws the troops."
When Jin Guoqi heard Lu Xiangsheng's words, he immediately ordered his troops to retreat.
The Ming army tried to attack the city many times, but failed to break through Mengjin County.
Lu Xiangsheng gave up the siege and waited for the opportunity.
The Tianxiong Army's firearms were unable to break into Mengjin County.
He received news that the Guanning Army from Liaodong led by Sun Chuanting came to support him.
After this new force joined, they were more certain to capture Mengjin County.
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Gao Jie, the general of the Chuang Army, came to the logistics camp to receive food and fodder from their army.
He looked at Mrs. Xing, who was responsible for distributing food and grass, with burning eyes.
Mrs. Xing is King Chuang's wife, but she is his true love, and now they are together.
Soon he went to his army to receive daily rations.
When Gao Jie walked into the camp, he couldn't wait to take off his armor.
"Madam, long time no see, do you miss me?"
"Mr. Lang, please pay attention to the impact. Rumors about us have spread in the camp. I'm really afraid that King Chuang will find out about us.
Once King Chuang discovers what happened between the two of us, no one will survive."
Gao Jie and Li Zicheng were from the same hometown and joined the Chu Army very early.
He understood Li Zicheng's character, and if this matter was discovered, he would definitely have no way to survive.
Gao Jie's forehead was covered with sweat, and he asked: "Why are there such rumors outside?"
Madam Xing rolled her eyes at him and said: "You are not too impatient. You often appear around my camp and have been found.
Now is a period of intense war, and King Chuang is in no mood to pay attention to this matter.
When the intensity of the war subsides, if King Chuang wants to investigate this matter, we won't be able to hide it at all."
Mrs. Xing wiped the sweat from Gao Jie's forehead.
"Lang Jun, you also have so many soldiers. They can live well anywhere. If not, we will escape.
Mengjin County is besieged by the Ming army, and King Chuang is in danger."
Gao Jie closed his eyes and carefully weighed the pros and cons.
They all belong to the Chuang Army, but every general in the Chuang Army and the troops under his command belong to the general personally.
Gao Jie's troops only obeyed his orders and would not obey Li Zicheng's orders.
Gao Jie followed Li Zicheng's orders and gave orders to his troops.
It is precisely because of this relationship that he can directly escape with his troops.
"This time the war is over, King Chuang has lost, we have been captured by the Ming army, and we will definitely not survive.
If King Chuang wins, if he discovers what happened to us, I will definitely not survive.
There is no way to survive if we stay in Chuangjun, so we won't stay here."
Gao Jie has made up his mind to escape from Mengjin County.
Gao Jie quickly waited for the opportunity. When he was responsible for guarding the South City Gate, he directly led Mrs. Xing and his troops to tie up the artillerymen at the South City Gate.
He opened the south gate and escaped because he had already seen Liu Zongmin leading his troops to the south gate.
He could no longer wait for the Ming army to arrive at the city gate.
Some of Gao Jie's soldiers are interested in King Chuang. He has not cleaned up his troops yet. If there is a fierce battle with Chuang's army, they will definitely be defeated.
Li Zicheng soon received news of Gao Jie's rebellion.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Gao Jie, Mr. Xing, I will cut you into pieces."
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Lu Xiangsheng was receiving Sun Chuanting. The two of them exchanged information on the situation of their respective armies and discussed how to deal with the rebels in Mengjin County.
"Master Lu, Master Sun, there is a group of rebels who have rebelled from Mengjin County and come to join us."
Sun Chuanting said excitedly: "This is really a good thing. If someone surrenders, we can understand the reality of the rebellion in Mengjin County."
"There is a more important thing to do. Mr. Sun has just arrived, and he still doesn't know the biggest support for the rebels in Mengjin County."
Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting quickly met with Gao Jie.
Gao Jie entered the tent and immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting asked respectively about the situation of Li Zicheng in Mengjin County.
"Get up! Do you know about the rebel forts on the Yellow River?"
Gao Jie knew that this issue would affect his future treatment.
"I am very familiar with the defenders of the Yellow River Fort and know the relevant passwords.
The other three gates of Mengjin County were blocked by the army, and the fort at the north gate was the only way out.
Often, other groups of intruders would enter Mengjin County through the North City Gate Fort.
If you put on the clothes of our army, I can lead you to capture this fort."
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, his eyes lit up.
"Master Sun, the rebels are already very familiar with the Tianxiong Army. Any movement of our army will definitely alert the rebels.
The matter of capturing the fort is left to Lord Sun's Guan Ning Army.
The rebels didn't know it yet, but the officers and soldiers were here.
As long as we seize the fort, surround Mengjin County, and trap the rebels in the isolated city, we will be able to capture the rebels sooner or later."
Sun Chuanting quickly agreed, and Lu Xiangsheng shared the credit with him.
Guan Ning's army put on the clothes of Gao Jie's troops and they approached the fort.
In the arrow tower near the fort, an intruder soldier saw someone approaching and shouted loudly: "Which part is it from?"
Gao Jie replied in a rough voice: "I am Xu Ermao, the strong bull of Luoyang.
Luoyang was captured by the army, and it was not easy to come here to find King Chuang.
Who do you think you are, how dare you block my way?"
The arrow tower on the opposite side showed no response and continued to ask.
"Which temple is the most festive?"
Once the password is answered incorrectly, a violent attack will be carried out.
An alarm will sound from the arrow tower's open sentinel or a nearby concealed sentinel.
"I sang drums in the Ming Emperor's Mausoleum and placed fireworks on Zhu Yuanzhang's grave."
"Fulu Banquet, is it delicious?"
"Zhu Youjian, the meat is more fragrant."
Sun Chuanting looked at Gao Jie, his eyes filled with coldness.
As soon as this code is said, no matter how great his achievements are this time, he will be impeached by the officials and will most likely be imprisoned.
This is the charge of disrespect, and no official who offends it can escape safely.
No wonder Lu Xiangsheng gave the credit to him so readily.
Even if Lu Xiangsheng knew this secret code, he would not dare to say it.
Gao Jie gave the signal, and the intruders from the fort were immediately released.
Sun Chuanting led Guan Ning's army and was taken to the fort. They immediately launched an attack on the intruders in the fort.
After a fierce battle, the cement and Linhe fort built by the Qin army were directly captured by the Guan Ning army.
Guan Ning's army completely blocked both sides of the Yellow River.
After Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting discussed it, they decided not to attack Mengjin County by force.
After the Yellow River waterway was cut off, Mengjin County has become an isolated city.
As long as we continue to send troops to consume the rebels in Mengjin County, sooner or later the rebels will run out of firearms.
Of course, the main force in the siege was Gao Jie, who surrendered.
No one will feel sorry for the casualties of this unit.
They already know the reason for Gao Jie's rebellion.
Letting Gao Jie attack the city will also stimulate Li Zicheng and waste more firearms.
Gao Jie was only responsible for one city wall, and the other walls were still due to Ming army attacks.
Li Zicheng, who was standing at the head of Mengjin County, saw Gao Jie surrendering to the Ming army and attacked Mengjin County again.
He was furious and shouted: "Kill this beast with artillery."
Li Zicheng was very anxious. He heard the huge explosion at the fort yesterday.
He sent Li to support him and prepared to recapture the fort. He suffered heavy casualties but failed to recapture the fort.
The fort was officially lost, and Mengjin County was surrounded on all sides.
Hanzhong Suhe was unable to send ships over to replenish ammunition to Mengjin County.
The Chuang army was besieged by the Ming army, and their morale was somewhat low.
Li Zicheng will never admit defeat.
He led the Chuang army to defend the city with stored firearms, but the Ming army failed to capture Mengjin County by force.
Lu Xiangsheng saw the Ming army's fierce attack, but still could not capture the small city of Mengjin.
It was getting dark, so he asked the soldiers to move back.
The rebels are now trapped beasts still fighting. They have been trapped in Mengjin County. One hundred thousand Ming troops have surrounded this small town, and the rebels cannot escape.
Gao Jie's troops failed to attack Mengjin County and returned to the Ming army camp to rest.
A small leader under Gao Jie took the opportunity to sneak out of the camp while going to the toilet.
Gao Jie's troops were originally on the outskirts of the camp and could easily slip out of the Ming army's camp.
He went to a forest outside the camp, imitated the cat's meows a few times, and heard the echoes.
He buried a cloth bag under a somewhat special stone.
He moved very quickly. After burying him, he immediately returned to Gao Jie's army, and no one noticed that he left.
Not long after this man left, someone opened the stone.
Soon in the jungle, several pairs of white pigeons flew up from the forest.
At the same time, the Ming army specially captured a corvee, a cook responsible for cooking.
He suddenly grabbed a cabbage and threw the cabbage directly into the swill bucket.
No one noticed that when he started, a short bamboo stick had already been inserted into the cabbage.
This was important information from an undercover agent who was in a high position when he was delivering food.
"This dish is rotten. How dare you feed rotten food to adults?"
Everyone in the kitchen was cooking, and there was a thin servant who was carrying a swill bucket to pour out the swill.
Carrying the swill bucket, he took the opportunity to leave the Ming army camp.
Holding a short bamboo stick in his hand, his temperament was no longer submissive, but immediately became capable.
He galloped in a certain direction, showing extremely strong physical fitness.
He ran back to a mansion, and soon several pairs of pigeons flew out of the mansion.