"I just said that there is Gan Tianhe in this matter, it depends on how King Chuang chooses." Luo Rucai said leisurely with a plain face.

Niu Jinxing said with disdain, "Students think that Brother Li Yan is a little worried. As the saying goes, "The merciful ones do not control the army. The King of Chuang sacrifices these people for the sake of the suffering people in the world. Compared with the many people in the world, what is this sacrifice? In the future, the King of Chuang can win the world and let the people of the world live a life of food and clothing without worries. The sacrifices of these people are also worth it..."

However, before Niu Jinxing finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Zicheng: "The words of Brother Li Yan are not unreasonable. Our army is based on benevolence and righteousness. How can we conquer the city by sacrificing the interests of the people? What is the difference between this and those corrupt officials who put the people in the fire and fire? In fact, I think that we have so many troops and can completely attack the city by force. Our army is a benevolent and righteous army, and has always been supported by the people. The people in the city may not be willing to fight for the official army. In this way, our advantage will be even more obvious. Even if we help the official army fight, I don't think they can play a great role. We soldiers are elite soldiers who are experienced in many battles. Even regular troops are not opponents, let alone ordinary people who have no combat experience."

When Luo Rucai heard this, his expression suddenly became a little unnatural. He smiled bitterly in his heart, and then he stopped talking.

This is not because Luo Rucai is unwilling to work hard, but because he realized that Li Zicheng was already wary of him. Originally, his idea of ​​siege was entirely out of public interest, but Li Zicheng suspected that he deliberately damaged his prestige, so he deliberately refused to adopt his suggestion.

So Luo Rucai finally agreed to Li Zicheng's forced siege.

Anyway, Li Zicheng was mainly responsible for siege. His army was not good at city warfare, but only played a cooperative role. He also had to guard against the government troops going out of the city to fight and the possible reinforcements. Therefore, the siege did not have much to do with him, and he ended up being lighter.

"Since 'Cao Cao' has agreed, then the matter is settled. The army will rest for one night and officially attack the city at dawn tomorrow. I want to see how difficult it is to crack Kaifeng's bone? I don't believe that my tens of thousands of elite troops cannot capture a Kaifeng city. In addition, we cannot sacrifice the people to attack the city, but it does not mean that the people cannot take the initiative to help us do some auxiliary work, such as cooking pots and cooking, making siege equipment, and contributing food and grass. I believe that the people who are deeply exploited by corrupt officials will do this. In this way, we will have more advantages. If it is also considered the total force, it may not be less than 500,000, right?"

Li Zicheng's face was full of energy and confident, but he didn't know that Luo Rucai was sneering in his heart. Li Zicheng had just said that he was kind and righteous, and later said that he would force the people to help him do the miscellaneous work. This was actually very obvious. Li Zicheng was not worried that his reputation would be destroyed, but that Luo Rucai would conspire against him.

However, Luo Rucai didn't say much. He also had his own plans. Now he was just a partner with Li Zicheng. If it really didn't work, he could find a way to be independent. At that time, he would be able to compete with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, and he would not have the ability.

Of course, it is too early to think about everything. The most important thing now is to take Kaifeng. Only by taking Kaifeng can we talk about future events.

Therefore, when facing the siege, Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai had the same position. After discussion, they decided to launch an siege at dawn the next day, with Li Zicheng's troops responsible for the attack, and Luo Rucai's troops responsible for the cover and suppression.

At dawn the next day, with the sound of the high-pitched war drums of Qingyue, Li Zicheng's army once again came to the city!

"The first person to climb Kaifeng City will be rewarded with 5,000 taels of silver. Anyone who can kill the general of the official army will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver and 1,000 taels of silver and 1,000 taels of silver. Anyone who can kill Ma Luan will be rewarded with 50,000 taels of silver and 1,000 taels of silver. Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy!"

Before siege, Li Zicheng issued a mobilization order, mobilizing all soldiers to fight bravely, work hard to attack the city, and set a highly qualified silver reward.

After receiving the order, the soldiers all screamed as if they were injected with chicken blood. They held the weapons and shields in their hands and climbed up the ladder and rushed towards the city.

The soldiers of Kaifeng City were already on high alert. This time, Ma Mingfeng knew that the enemy would definitely strive to attack the city, so he formulated a plan to strictly guard the death. The inspector Gao Mingheng and Henan commander Zhang Shenghe led the troops to guard the west gate, Xuanwu Guard commander Chen Yongfu led the troops to guard the east gate, Baoding deputy general Hu Dawei led the troops to guard the Cao Gate, Bazhou military preparation deputy envoy Yue Qijie led the troops to guard the north gate, and Ma Mingfeng led the soldiers of the Minzhuang camp to support the situation.

There are five thousand soldiers in each city gate in Kaifeng City, with five city gates totaling more than 25,000 people. In addition, Ma Mingfeng's Minzhuang camp, the total force reaches more than 30,000 people. Although the force is far lower than that of Li Zicheng's army, the defender's side has an advantage in the battle. In addition, Kaifeng City is strong and deep, and everyone is united in an orderly manner. Although they are indeed a little nervous, no one feels afraid.

Facing the enemy's army that was several times more than one, the soldiers were calm and calm, using crossbow arrows, artillery and other defensive equipment to attack the enemy invading.

Because Ma Mingfeng had long expected the enemy to launch an attack, he ordered people to cast dozens of large cannons in advance. Although the power of this cannon was not as powerful as the red cannons from the West, it was also extraordinary with Ma Mingfeng's improvement.

After repeated tests, Ma Mingfeng changed the cannon from firing solid bullets to firing and filling gunpowder, because the result greatly increased the power of the cannon. Although the cannon tubes were easily hot during the firing process, so that they had to pour cold water to avoid blowing the chamber, the cannon caused considerable lethality. These dozens of cannons lost more than 7,000 people in just one hour. Even Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai couldn't help but hurt.

However, after that, more than a dozen cannons exploded, and some cannons also caused various other problems due to excessive use, so the cannons can only be stopped temporarily, and the defenders had to use crossbows and muskets to defend.

However, even so, the Ming Dynasty's defensive power was still very strong. These crossbows and muskets also caused considerable damage to the enemy. After nearly two hours of fierce battle, nearly 3,000 enemy soldiers were injured.
Chapter completed!