Li Zicheng was very satisfied with the speed with which Li Laiheng gathered his troops. He repeatedly praised Li Laiheng as his own horse, and his pride was palpable. In fact, Gao Yigong's gathering speed was even faster, but Gao Yigong was considerate in his work and compared to Li Zicheng's.
Li Laiheng was more cautious. While gathering his troops, he also moved over some of the siege equipment he had made previously.
Li Shuangxi and Dang Shousu also led the team of soldiers and horses towards the county seat. Both of them were riding on war horses. They were very fast and they were close to the city in the blink of an eye, causing the defenders at the city to exclaim.
Voice.
The defenders in the county had expected the attack on the Chuang camp, but they did not expect that before dawn, the bandits would come to attack in a large scale. They were a little surprised. Several Qin officers and soldiers attacked the bandits patrolling the city.
Angry at the arrogance of the soldiers, he fired two arrows at the cavalry, but due to the distance and the fast movement of the cavalry, no one was hit.
But Li Shuangxi immediately glanced at Dang Shousu, who immediately understood. He was riding on the horse, and during the break of galloping, he took off his hands from the rope, drew the bow and shot an arrow, and an arrow flew up, like a thunder sweep, hitting the defender at the top of the city.
On the shoulder of the soldier. Although the defender was not killed immediately, such an arrow still caused great panic among the officers and soldiers.
Li Zicheng had rich experience in breaking down the city wall for ten years. In a few words, he organized Gao Yigong's men and Li Laiheng's little tiger team into many teams and assigned them different tasks. It didn't take long for these dozens of teams to
The small team gathered very close to the county seat. Flags, armored battleships and siege equipment were advancing like a forest, constantly oppressing the moral bottom line of the defenders at the head of the city.
Li Laiheng and Gao Yigong glanced at each other, walked forward together, and ordered the soldiers to board the city immediately. From the west to the north of Shanyang County, more than 30 teams were dispatched together, and in an instant, the city was completely dry.
The shallow trench was filled up and moved up against the city wall.
The soldiers used simple ladders to climb up the city one by one. The soldiers in front held their swords in their mouths in case they needed to kill when they first reached the top of the city, so as not to waste time by drawing their swords from their waists.
The infantry quickly rushed through the filled-in trenches. Although the defenders were panicked, they were still organized to a certain extent. The officers and soldiers, as well as many civilians in the city, threw down bricks, wood and other sundries to attack the attackers.
But at this time, Li Shuangxi and Dang Shousu dismounted with their guards. They and other archers gathered together and fired arrows to suppress the defenders at the top of the city.
Li Laiheng was commanding the infantry to climb the city. He saw Li Shuangxi and Dang Shousu, regardless of the friendly forces attacking the city, and fired arrows at the top of the city, causing many infantrymen of the Little Tiger Team to be shot and wounded. He was quite angry and wanted to go over and argue.
, but Gao Yigong held his hand.
Gao Yigong pointed in the direction of Li Zicheng, and Li Laiheng realized that the old boss was staring at him. Li Zicheng looked stern at this moment and said: "We can destroy the city in half a day, there is no room for delay, just take care of your own affairs!"
Only then did Li Laiheng realize that Li Shuangxi and Dang Shousu's actions were inspired by Li Zicheng.
Of course, Li Zicheng's approach has its own reasons. Although the defenders at the top of the city had the advantage of being in a commanding position, they were faced with attacks from archers and infantry who broke into the camp at the same time. They could not take care of both aspects. They were unable to support the left and right, so some gaps appeared.
.At the cost of some friendly infantry being shot and wounded, in exchange for the rapid collapse of the enemy's defense, he can reduce the casualties that friendly forces will pay to a greater extent.
Li Laiheng thought about it carefully twice and could understand what was coming. But logically, he would naturally feel a little uncomfortable in his heart.
Li Zicheng's siege strategy focused on efficiency and speed, which was much harsher than Li Laiheng's military tactics. Seeing that the defenders at the top of the city were overwhelmed and unable to take care of everything, he felt that the time was ripe, so he knocked his stirrup and waved his sword at the same time.
Loudly ordered: "Break the city gate!"
The old commander took the lead and ran through the ditch and rushed to the city gate. The soldiers around him worked together to hold the siege stakes and hit the city gate. At this time, Li Shuangxi fired rockets from the top of the city tower and ignited it.
Flying tiles and burning wood fell down. A fire block fell just in front of Li Zicheng, almost hitting the horse's head. He swung his sword and knocked aside the fire block that fell in the air. He turned around and shouted: "Quick!"
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The soldiers were greatly inspired, and with a combined force, they broke open the not-thick gate of the county seat. There was a small urn behind the gate, but the defenders did not have enough troops and no reserve troops were placed in the urn.
Li Zicheng rushed into the city first, and the other soldiers followed him and rushed forward. When he reached the crossroads, Li Zicheng waved his sword again and shouted: "Separate!" The guards divided into two teams and attacked the people on the tower.
garrison.
Li Laiheng was impressed by the dazzling series of siege tactics by the old commander, and was almost stunned on the spot. He saw that Gao Yigong had led his troops to the top of the city and controlled a section of the city wall. He quickly reacted,
Pulling out the waist knife in his hand, he yelled "Follow me" and rushed through the Qiancheng Moat. Following Li Zicheng, he rushed into the county town.
The morale of the defenders in the county town has been completely destroyed. Only a few dozen people are still fighting against the intruders at the top of the city. The others have dispersed. Some of the defeated soldiers did not forget to plunder some small people's property in the city before the disaster was imminent.
Li Laiheng couldn't stand it. After killing two rebels in succession with his sword, he ordered Uncle Qing to lead the infantry of the Little Tiger Squadron and quickly enter the city to control the public and private warehouses and treasury to suppress the rebels.
"The old commander used his troops so quickly that he destroyed the city in half a day, but now he has already destroyed the city in less than an hour!"
Li Laiheng led a group of infantrymen and swarmed to Li Zicheng, helping Lao Zhangpan suppress the last few resisting officers and soldiers. He was impressed when he saw Li Zicheng taking the lead and entering the city first. His right arm was burned by a piece of burning wood.
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Li Zicheng rolled up his cloak, tore off half a piece of rag, and wrapped the wound hastily before replying: "The overall situation is uncertain. Lai Heng, please quickly lead your troops to control the Yamen, guard, teach, and compile history. None of the people can do it."
Run away!"
"good!"
Li Laiheng agreed immediately. He also wanted to show off to his old boss. Without waiting for Li Shuangxi, Gao Yigong followed up with various ministries. He took more than a dozen infantrymen from the Little Tiger Team and rushed directly to the direction of the government office. There were still other places at the county government office.
Sixty-seven government officials were on the lookout, but they didn't wear armor and didn't have any weapons. When they saw the rebel soldiers rushing in like wolves and tigers, they didn't dare to resist at all. They all threw the water and fire sticks on the ground and waited for death with their heads in their hands.
Li Laiheng passed through two courtyards in the yamen and walked around twice, but found nothing except a few official seals. He ordered the soldiers to hang up the arresters, slapped his sword on his waist and cursed: "Teach the city, guard the city."
, where have all these people, Dian Shi, gone? Whoever is slow to answer will have his hand cut off first!"
When the government officials heard Li Laiheng's threat, they rushed to answer. They all said that the county's leading figures were hiding in the Guandi Temple, and only Zhang Yan, the guard, was nowhere to be found.
Li Laiheng made a calculation in his mind and felt that he could not let go of both ends. He was cruel, waved his sword and killed the front officer, and shouted: "Where is the guard? If you don't tell me, you will all die!"
The government officials were so frightened that they were hung up on the beams of the county government office by the soldiers of the Little Tiger Squadron and swayed back and forth. They all said they really didn't know. Seeing that Li Laiheng could no longer find any clues, he swiped his sword on his clothes.
Retract into sheath.
"The troops are divided into two groups. There is only one gate in the county. The defenders will never be able to escape! I will lead the team to capture the Guandi Temple. You continue to search in the city and be sure to capture the defenders!"
The county was small, with only one gate in total. Li Laiheng believed that the defenders would have no way to escape from Shanyang County unless they flew out. He was anxious to capture all the prominent figures in the county and achieve great success, so he divided his troops into two groups.
One branch stayed near the county government office to search and kill the garrison, while the other branch followed him, led by a government servant, and went straight to Guandi Temple.
"Master Rebel, follow me! I haven't received any pay for three months, and I've long hated these high-ranking officials in the city. I'm just a government servant, I'm really not an officer or soldier!"
The yamen servant was frightened half to death by Li Laiheng's tendency to kill people at the slightest disagreement. While leading the way, he explained repeatedly to draw a clear line between himself and the officials and gentry in the city.
"Stop talking nonsense! Lead the way quickly. If you're half a moment late, you won't be able to see the sun tomorrow!"
Li Laiheng slapped the government officer several times with the back of his sword, urging him to lead the way. The group of people kept running, and on the way there were a few blind soldiers who were looting people's property. When they bumped into the anxious Li Laiheng, they were all chopped off by the furious Ruhu.
He and a group of soldiers from the Little Tiger Squadron marched forward in formation, their armor exposed and swords exposed. Residents were frightened along the way. Who dared to stop them? There were about a dozen local brave guards in front of the Guandi Temple, but as soon as they saw the Little Tiger Squadron charging towards them,
, he threw his weapon on the ground, turned around and ran away. Li Laiheng snorted coldly and shouted, "Kneel down to avoid death, run away and kill." Those local heroes did not even dare to run away. Their legs were trembling and they knelt down on the ground.
, kowtowed repeatedly and shouted "Your Majesty, spare my life".
Li Laiheng strode over and kicked open the door of Guandi Temple. There were several plates of dishes on the table in the temple, and there was even half a glass of unfinished wine left there. Several people dressed as officials and gentry huddled in front of them.
In a corner of the hall, Zhang Wandao, the most senior evangelist, was hiding under the table where sacrifices were made, and was directly pulled out by the soldiers of the Little Tiger Squadron.
"Who is the teaching? Who is the history? If you don't tell me, kill them all!"
Li Laiheng gave the order, and the guards on the left and right pulled out their swords, with cold light flashing. The squires were horrified and all looked at Zhang Jiaoyu. The old Zhang Jiaoyu waved his hands repeatedly and hurriedly shouted, "I'm not! I'm not!"
, but it was meaningless, so he let the Little Tiger Team tie him up first and drag him out.
"Where's the defense? Have any of you seen him?"
Guard Zhang Yan still couldn't find a trace and didn't know where he had gone. When Zhang guard ambushed the officers and soldiers at Li Laiheng, he led the Qin soldiers to break out, which was quite difficult. Although the city has been broken now and the overall situation is gradually settled, he can't catch him.
Living in Zhang Shou Bei, Li Laiheng still felt uneasy.
The few squires kneeling on the ground looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't dare to speak. After a while, a bolder man took two steps forward with his knees and replied: "Your Majesty,
Zhang Shoubei... Before the soldiers broke through the city, Zhang Shoubei said he was going to kill the thieves... no, he wanted to resist the rebels, so he took two personal soldiers and left the Guandi Temple first."
"Good boy!" Li Laiheng grunted through gritted teeth, "This guard has killed many of my soldiers, we must not let him run away!"
With a wave of his hand, Li Laiheng left three soldiers to watch over a dozen officials, gentry and warriors in Guandi Temple, waiting for the old commander and other generals to come and take over. He took the remaining soldiers and horses, led by the Yamen servants.
Search the city extensively for the whereabouts of Zhang Shouwei.