At this time, looking from the city wall, densely packed figures as big as fists were swarming towards the city. Although they could not see their faces clearly from the city wall, the crazy momentum could still be seen on the city wall.
Everyone turned pale one after another, especially Liu Yuliang. If Wang Yinchang, the military garrison on the side, had not supported him, he might have collapsed to the ground on the spot. Not only Liu Yuliang was frightened, but also the defenders on the city wall.
Everyone's face turned as pale as earth.
Although Wang Yinchang was very contemptuous of Liu Yuliang's performance, he did not show it. He still asked calmly: "My Lord Governor, the bandits are attacking. I don't know how to deal with them. I hope you can tell me!"
"This...don't you even need to ask? Let me beat these bandits back and beat them hard!" Liu Yuliang trembled, pointing at the bandits below the city with a trembling finger and shouting.
"As you command!"
After receiving the order, Wang Yinchang turned around and ordered loudly: "Gunner, listen to the order and fire!"
"Rumble..."
Following Wang Yinchang's order, the artillery placed on the city wall began to fire outside the city, and soon several projectiles detached from the barrel and flew out of the city.
Although the quality and morale of the defenders of Luoyang City are not very good, Luoyang is one of the few important towns in the Ming Dynasty. There is still no shortage of artillery necessary for defending the city. There are fifteen large Folang machines placed on each of the four walls of Luoyang City.
Artillery and sixteen Hongyi cannons. The first thing to fire now is this Hongyi cannon weighing two thousand kilograms.
The projectile, weighing five or six kilograms, crossed a flat arc and flew hundreds of meters away, hitting a bandit in the chest. Before the bandit who was desperately rushing forward realized anything, his body was hit by the bullet.
It was smashed into half.
Then the huge projectile continued to fly forward without losing its momentum, drawing a bloody arc in the dense flow of bandits. It didn't fall to the ground until it knocked over six or seven bandits and slowly stopped.
The astonishing power of the Hongyi cannon shocked the charging hungry soldiers. The bloody scene really scared some people, but for most people, it was not a big deterrent. After all, only ten of them were placed on a city wall.
The six Hongyi cannons only fired sixteen projectiles in one salvo, which was almost negligible to the thousands of hungry soldiers outside the city. Therefore, the hungry soldiers were just stunned. Then under the urging of their respective leaders,
Charge up.
Seeing thousands of hungry soldiers swarming towards the city wall like ants, there were no powerful defensive measures on the city wall except for a few projectiles fired from time to time. Standing on a high slope two miles away,
Li Zicheng and all the generals who were watching the battle were all smiling.
Li Zicheng praised Liu Zongmin next to him: "Jixuan, you are still capable. According to my opinion, if we continue to fight like this, Luoyang City will be conquered today. By then, with Luoyang's money and food, we can expand our troops by another hundred thousand!"
Liu Zongmin, who was praised by Li Zicheng, felt proud and tried his best to show a humble expression, but the expression on his face still showed a complacent look: "King Chuang deserves the award. I am not boasting about it. I have to deal with these drunken officers and soldiers.
, I, Old Liu, can catch the snail with three fingers, and it is nine out of ten. Don’t worry. After Luoyang City is captured, I will capture King Fu in front of you and let you deal with it."
Looking at the beaming Liu Zongmin, the generals around Li Zicheng were very dissatisfied. Although this Liu Zongmin could fight, he was too arrogant. Not only did he like to eat alone, but he also lacked basic modesty. He would always inadvertently speak in his words.
How can people convince you if you offend someone? However, because Liu Zongmin and Li Zicheng are both from Mizhi and have close personal relationships with each other, and they were the first old people to follow Li Zicheng in revolt, Liu Zongmin unknowingly became one of the bandits.
The number two figure also gradually developed the character of Liu Zongmin, who is the boss and I am the second child.
Li Zicheng's wife Gao Guiying noticed this, but she knew her husband's character very well. If she tried to persuade her, it would have no effect. Now seeing Liu Zongmin's triumphant look, she could only sigh secretly.
Take a breath.
At this time, Hao Yaoqi pointed forward and shouted: "Look, the brothers have begun to attack the city!"
As soon as Hao Yaoqi finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to the distance and saw that countless hungry soldiers had set up long ladders on the city wall. Many hungry soldiers had already begun to climb up the city wall, and the people on the city wall
The counterattack was weak, except for a burst of soft arrowheads shot down from time to time, which was as powerless as mosquito bites to the densely packed bandits like locusts.
"good!"
Li Zicheng clapped his hands fiercely and shouted: "Brothers have already started climbing the city wall. Maybe we can capture Luoyang City in one go today."
Liu Zongmin was also dancing with joy, desperately urging his men to attack from the front.
"Attack it, attack it. Whoever gets to the top of the city first will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, and five more ladies!"
Dozens of loud-voiced messengers quickly spread Liu Zongmin's words to the ears of the attacking bandits. Stimulated by the heavy reward, the hungry soldiers moved forward with red eyes and gasping for breath.
attack.......
"Quick, quick, quick... Throw the wood quickly, you idiot, shoot the arrow quickly!"
On the city wall, some Ming army officers were urging their soldiers to defend. Anxious, they kept punching and kicking the soldiers, but the demoralized defenders still couldn't muster much energy to defend the city.
Looking at the soldiers with low morale, Wang Yinchang was anxious in his eyes. He went to Liu Yuliang and said, "Sir, the soldiers have no fighting spirit at the moment. If this continues, it will only be a matter of time before Luoyang falls."
Liu Yuliang asked with a wry smile: "Does Wang Shoubei have any good ideas?"
Wang Yinchang gritted his teeth and said: "Sir, you heard what those bandits said just now. They can give heavy rewards to the bandits, so can we. We only need to make up for the arrears of wages for the soldiers guarding the city, and give the soldiers
With some rewards, the soldiers will definitely work hard to kill the thieves."
Liu Yuliang couldn't help but be stunned, and said angrily: "You don't have to say this, but where do we get the money?"
The situation was critical at the moment, so Wang Yinchang also took the risk and whispered in Liu Yuliang's ear: "We don't have it, but someone does!"
"You mean..."
"The King of Fortune is there!"
"What, King Fu!" Liu Yuliang couldn't help being surprised. King Fu is indeed rich, but can he get it from his wife? Everyone in Luoyang City knows that if you want to take money from King Fu's pocket, it will be more difficult than your mother.
It’s even more difficult for a pig to climb a tree. By doing this, Wang Yinchang didn’t want to swat a fly on the tiger’s head!
Wang Yinchang said anxiously: "Sir, what time is it now? If King Fu still holds on to the little money and doesn't let go, will he be able to keep these things when the bandits enter the city?"
"That's what I said, but..."
Liu Yuliang lowered his head in embarrassment. He finally understood the meaning of Wang Yinchang's words. At present, the governors Li Xianfeng and Lu Weiqi were not here. Liu Yuliang was the only one in Luoyang who could help Prince Fu gain some face. Others would be in vain.
But Liu Yuliang was not afraid of losing face. Losing face was better than losing his life. After thinking about it, Liu Yuliang decided to follow Wang Yinchang's words and go to Prince Fu's Mansion. It would be best if Prince Fu could really use money to reward the three armies.
He really couldn't bear to take out the money, so he tried his best.
Gritting his teeth, Liu Yuliang also took the risk, "Well, I will go to Prince Fu's Mansion with my old face. Whether I can get the money depends on God's will."
After saying that, Liu Yuliang was about to walk under the city wall. Suddenly he heard an explosion coming from far outside the city in the east, followed by a burst of horse hooves and the sound of fighting. This sudden sound made everyone feel shocked for a moment.
Startled.
Liu Yuliang, who originally planned to go to Prince Fu's Mansion, didn't bother to beg for alms for a while. He was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately rushed to the battlement at a speed that was inconsistent with his status, stretched out his neck and looked towards the east.
Unexpectedly, an arrowhead shot from below and flew past his head. It didn't matter what he did, but it frightened Wang Yinchang, and he quickly pulled Liu Yuliang back with force.
Wang Yinchang was almost frightened out of his wits, and shouted loudly: "Sir, you don't want your life. If you stick your head out, aren't you going to be a target for the thieves?"
At this time, Liu Yuliang was also very frightened, and his whole body was huddled behind the crenel, but his face was frightened with a hint of joy, and he gasped: "Reinforcements, our reinforcements are here!"
As soon as Liu Yuliang finished speaking, the explosions and fighting sounds in the distance became louder. Now even the bandits who were attacking the city were aware of it, and many people turned back and looked east.
Soon, a large flag appeared in the sight of both parties, and a big word gradually became clear in everyone's eyes.
"Reinforcements, our reinforcements are coming!" For a time, the officers and soldiers on the city wall, as well as the young men who were drafted on the city wall to help defend the city, all cheered, and there were thunderous cheers everywhere.
Liu Yuliang learned the lesson this time. He secretly huddled behind the crenel and only poked his head out a little to observe. When he looked east, he saw a long team heading towards the east gate.
At the front of this team was a group of cavalry of about 2,000 people. They were like sharp knives galloping back and forth among the bandits. Behind them were countless infantry. The overwhelming fiery red color almost overwhelmed them.
The whole land was flooded.
Continuous streams of white smoke accompanied the sound of gunshots. The originally densely packed bandits were like white snow encountering the scorching sun. Countless bandits who wanted to step forward to stop them fell under the muzzle of the gun.
Dull gunshots continued to ring out, and these infantrymen advanced toward the east gate firmly and quickly with the muskets in their hands...
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