Since Li Zicheng besieged Kaifeng City for the third time, this weather-beaten fortified city once again faced difficult challenges, and for the Ming army in the city at this time, they were still full of confidence - after all, they had been there before
During the offensive and defensive battle of Kaifeng, the Ming army had already blinded King Chuang's eyes.
Of course, although the Ming army was confident of holding Kaifeng, they were not confident that they could defeat Chuang Ni.
After all, there were only 20,000 Ming troops in Kaifeng City at this time, but there were 180,000 Chuang troops under Kaifeng City.
However, for the invading army under the city at this time, they were not as united as the Ming army imagined. After all, the invading army currently included the core old battalion of the invading king Li Zicheng, Cao Cao and Luo Rucai's Cao camp, and Yuan Shizhong's Xiao Yuan.
The camp can be described as a mixed bag.
When standing on the Kaifeng City at this time and looking down, you can see that not far outside the city, you can see the endless sky in the distance. From west to south, and from west to north, tents are everywhere, forming a huge semi-circle.
It is round, with camps dotted everywhere, and people and horses come and go like ants, too numerous to count.
After a while, a group of cavalry came from afar. They were different from other ordinary cavalry. These people were neatly dressed in armor, their horses were very strong, and their flags were clear, but they looked elite.
The leader was a man surrounded by the cavalry. He was a one-eyed dragon with a rather peculiar appearance. He had deep eye sockets and high cheekbones. His nose was also very straight, with a somewhat hooked nose, which was different from the ordinary.
There are many differences among the northwest Han people, and what is even more noticeable is that although this person only has one eye, his eyes are very sharp, like a soaring eagle staring at its prey from a distance.
This man was none other than Li Zicheng, the current leader of the rebel army. He looked at Kaifeng City in the distance and said to the scribe on the side: "Strategic Advisor, do you think we can capture Kaifeng City this time?"
When the strong northwest accent came, everyone was shocked. They knew that Li Zicheng had been frustrated twice at the gates of Kaifeng City, and even lost an eye here. This was Li Zicheng's unspeakable pain.
The scribe in his forties was none other than Song Xiance, the military advisor of the Chuang Army. He smiled at this moment and said: "The 'Eighteen Sons Master Divine Weapon' is definitely not my lie. The Lord is a man who obeys the fate and obeys his destiny."
To wipe out the world and bring peace and prosperity to the people of Li in the future, now it is just a small city of Kaifeng, so naturally it cannot stop the lord."
Li Zicheng chuckled, pointed at the camp in the distance with his riding crop, and said: "Not everyone is like you. Some people may have already thought about my three setbacks in Kaifeng City..."
Song Xiance's face suddenly became stern. He knew the implication of Li Zicheng's words, and he immediately said very sincerely: "My lord, now all the 180,000 troops of the rebel army have gathered at the gate of Kaifeng City. No matter how dissatisfied they are, they can't change the overall situation!
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"Humph, that's a natural thing. There are really many opponents this time, whether it's Sun Chuanting or Zuo Liangyu, I'm afraid they are all rushing to Kaifeng at this time!"
Li Zicheng snorted coldly. He looked up at Kaifeng City, and then his eyes seemed to pass through the city and towards the more distant north. He seemed to have seen the capital, the imperial palace, and Zhu who was shivering.
The emperor of the family.
"This world is mine."
Li Zicheng, who was muttering to himself, did have the capital to be proud, because his life had reached its peak at this moment. You must know that since he started his army in the second year of Chongzhen, he has been working hard on the edge of life and death for more than ten years, and has gradually grown from
Originally a worthless postman, he grew into a king of Chuang with hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
In the past ten years, Li Zicheng did not like to drink or be extravagant. He did not even have dozens of wives and concubines like other rebel leaders. He only knew about enjoyment. In fact, Li Zicheng at this time lived every day
He ate coarse rice like the soldiers, gritted his teeth, persisted in developing his own strength, and worked hard to recruit talents.
There is only one reason why Li Zicheng can be so patient, and that is that he wants to overthrow the Ming Dynasty on behalf of the people of the world, kill all the Ming Dynasty clans and officials who prey on the people, and seek justice that has not come for a long time!
The siege of Kaifeng this time was a trial by the Chuang army to further open up their own space for activities.
After deciding to encircle Kaifeng, Li Zicheng began to order all battalions to move around Kaifeng, and sent another force led by Tian Jianxiu to go straight west, passing by Zhongmou, and captured Zhengzhou, Rongyang, Xinzheng, and Changge counties.
In this way, Kaifeng's west road was cut off and supplies were collected, and at the same time, Cao Cao's army collected food and grass for the invasion.
As for Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai and their old camp, they are now stationed in Yanli Village, about 20 miles west of Kaifeng City, which is not far from Zhuxian Town. As for the large numbers of mules and horses transporting food and various military supplies
The transport team, ox carts and small cars, started half a day early and had already passed Zhuxian Town and turned northwest to the vicinity of Xinghuaying.
According to Li Zicheng's order, the Lao camp troops were stationed in the southwest of Kaifeng, Cao camp was stationed in the northwest of Kaifeng, and Xiaoyuan camp was stationed in the west, that is, between the Laofu and Cao camp troops. This arrangement also reflects Li Zicheng's
The idea is that after Yuan Shizhong surrenders, his status cannot be compared with Cao Cao. Instead, he belongs to the same rank as a general. He has the same position as Li Guo and Yuan Zongdi. He also has to accept Li Zicheng's dispatch, so he must stay with the old camp.
Together.
In the past, this move was not a big problem, but during the attack on Shangqiu, many of Yuan Shizhong's subordinates violated military discipline and killed women and children in the city, and were severely punished by Li Zicheng. Therefore, at this juncture, this move will naturally make
Many people in Xiaoyuanying were dissatisfied.
After arriving at Yanli Village, Song Xiance knew that Yuan Shizhong would be somewhat dissatisfied, so he suggested to Li Zicheng that he should win over Yuan Shizhong and Xiao Yuanying. Li Zicheng thought about it and decided to call Yuan Shizhong to his generalissimo's tent.
"Shizhong, you have to understand that our attack on Shangqiu is to eliminate harm for the people. You must not take the lead in killing people. You must restrain yourself. This matter was originally prohibited in the old camp, but your little Yuan
After all, the battalion has just joined, so it is normal that some military disciplines are not observed well, but you will have to restrain your soldiers later so that such things will not happen again."
After hearing Li Zicheng's words, Yuan Shi was a little nervous. He originally started relatively late and was a junior among the rebels in the late Ming Dynasty. He was not comparable to veterans like Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai. However, due to the small Yuan camp,
They are very brave, so they are also a relatively powerful faction among the rebels.
However, in the current matter, Yuan Shizhong knew that he was at fault, and he could only admit his mistake at the moment.
"Yes, Commander, I will definitely restrain my subordinates and never do it again."
Li Zicheng smiled slightly at this time, and his one-eyed look became more ferocious. He said softly: "Don't worry, it's for your own good. Although the rebel army has a large number of people, they can't give orders and prohibitions like before. Don't talk about Xiao Yuan
After the camp was over, even if we were from the old eighth team, there were still quite a few people who did bad things!"
The so-called Laoba Squadron refers to Li Zicheng's core confidants. It turns out that as early as when Gao Yingxiang was the king of Chuang, Li Zicheng was still serving as Gao Yingxiang's younger brother. At that time, Gao Yingxiang had many frontier soldiers and post soldiers, and their combat effectiveness was very strong, so he will
These people were organized into eight teams of cavalry, and Li Zicheng served as the commander of the eighth team, known as the "Crashing General". People like Tian Jianxiu, Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongdi, Liu Fangliang and others were all from the old eighth team. This chapter has been completed!