The ninth chapter of the night of the door (3)
Gu Zhenglong and the battle was in full swing. Five hundred infantry soldiers led by Zhuang Cheng held a single sword in his hand and raised a shield on his head. They approached the bottom of the city step by step. Two thousand crossbowmen under the city were like rain, crazily suppressing the defenders on the city tower. There were only a few occasional arrows shot down on the city tower, which was not enough to break through the five hundred shield formation. Because it was a palace city, the equipment for defending the city was very rare, and there was not even a rolling wood and stone. The soldiers under the city believed that as long as Zhuang Cheng climbed to the top of the city, the city would be broken.
Five hundred infantrymen walked to the city, and ten cloud ladders in the middle were raised high and placed on the city wall. There were two hooks at the top of the ladder, which were placed beside the city wall, and six people below supported the ladder in groups. Zhuang Cheng held a large shield to protect his whole body, held the ghost-headed knife in his right hand, climbed up the ladder, and his successor followed him up one after another, and the other nine cloud ladders were the same. Thousands of soldiers under the city cheered rhythmically with the sound of drums.
With the eyes of thousands of pairs of eyes, the ten vanguards who became the leader of Zhuang have gradually approached the city. In order to avoid hurting their own people by chance, the archers under the city have stopped shooting arrows. The decibels of thousands of voices have gradually increased as they get closer and closer to the city. Everyone is holding their hearts in their throats, and it is almost here.
But there was still no sound on the top of the city. Lan Yu, who was beating the drum, felt that the smell was a little wrong. Some people had always tried their best to poke out to shoot arrows downwards, but now there is no? The people above cannot be dead!
Lan Yu suddenly realized, could it be... Is it so late? Then, two heads poked out from each chassis at the head of the city, holding a black iron pipe that was emitting smoke in his hand.
Lan Yu shouted in dismay: "Zhuang Cheng!"
"Bang, bang...bang" Green smoke came out from the top of the city, it was a musket! Lan Yu clearly saw Zhuang Cheng's burly body shaking, shaking twice, trying his best to stand firm. But when he shook the third time, Zhuang Cheng's body fell, like a weight, knocked down a soldier behind and rolled down the ladder.
The soldiers who were still shouting desperately just now made a "Oh" sound, as if they were a pity, and as if they were surprised. Everyone couldn't help but be stunned on the spot. The crossbowmen also stopped shooting arrows and looked at the city wall blankly. The black iron pipes still stuck out and sprayed smoke downwards. After each round of jets, a group of people fell down under the city wall. The city wall was already covered with smoke, and there were no living people on the ladder. The big shields could block the arrows, but could not block the lead bullets. As soon as Zhuang Cheng died, the offensive immediately retreated.
"Zhuang Cheng!" Lan Yu closed his eyes in pain. His beloved general did not fall on the vast grassland, nor on the high mountains and ridges in western Sichuan, but fell outside the Meridian Gate.
Shenji Camp! Lan Yu never dreamed that such a move was left in the imperial city. How could this happen? I have never heard of Shenji Camp entering the value of the large value? No, something went wrong. Lan Yu shouted: "Come here, go and see if there is something wrong with Zhang Yi in Donghuamen?"
Huang Ke rushed over and said, "Mr. Liang, Marquis Cao is gone, and the back can't stand it."
Lan Yu glared at the brink of his eyes: "Shut up, don't disturb the morale of the army. Which army is coming up behind?" If it weren't for his confidant, Lan Yu might have cut him with one sword.
Huang Ke was so scared that he was sweating coldly, and he quickly whispered: "The King of Liao brought the Yulin Right Guard to kill him. You should get on your horse and you are about to kill here."
"Report..." A cavalry rushed from the east and rushed to the front and rolled away. "Duke Liang, the three thousand generals led by Marquis Zhang outside Donghua Gate were broken up by the Shencewei and Shenji Camp led by King Ning, and Marquis Zhang's whereabouts are unknown."
Lan Yu's body shook for a moment. After that, Cao Zhen died, Zhuang Cheng died, and Zhang Yi disappeared. The situation just now turned sharply. It seemed that he was always a chess game. It was obvious that the Shenji Camp had entered the Da Nei. This army was not bad in the field, but he was very good at defending the city, especially the firearms were very powerful with the city. Now with their reinforcements, there was no hope of breaking the Da Nei again.
Lan Yu originally planned to mobilize at least seven guards and family soldiers to have 50,000 troops, but due to the hasty uprising, he only pulled out 20,000 troops. After surrounding Da Nei, he only had more than 10,000 people left. Lan Yu thought of taking advantage of the weak defense in Da Nei, and fighting a time difference, controlling Zhu Yuanzhang before the army of the king arrived, and then wielding the emperor to command the princes. However, now, the reinforcements of the three guards outside the city have not been seen for a long time, and the few generals in his hand have lost more than 3,000 people, but they are still trapped under the strong city. At this time, the troops of the king have arrived and the situation has reversed.
Lan Yu couldn't help but sigh: "God won't help me." In a life-and-death struggle with Zhu Yuanzhang, luck never stood by his side.
Wang Cheng, the commander of Longxiang Guard, knelt down and said, "Duke Liang, the current plan is better. You lead your troops out of the city and let them meet with them, and then do something big. Let's go, Duke Liang, stay with the green mountains and don't worry about the lack of firewood." As he said that, the generals around him knelt down together and begged hard.
Lan Yu said: "Where, wherever you go, today's failure, there is no place where I, Lan, hide. Why not fight to the death with all my brothers."
Wang Cheng stood up and said, "Mr. Lan, there are 20,000 troops outside the city. You can protect you and fight to the northwest. You may make a comeback. Come on, help Lan Gong get on the horse." Several personal soldiers came up together and hugged Lan Yu on the horse.
Wang Cheng bowed to Lan Yu again and said, "Lan Gong, go quickly, here you are cut off from Cheng. Central Camp, come with me, and we will go and kill him together." After that, he turned his head and led the cavalry of the Central Camp of Longxiang Guard to meet in the direction of the Yulin Guard.
This time, Zhu Zhi was surrounded by the cavalrymen. Two deputy Qianhu were running in front, and there were several hundred households around him. At this time, he calmed down. Thinking about it, Zhu Zhi was also sweating in a cold sweat just now. Maybe he was too excited to go to the battlefield. He relied on Ma Kuai Jianli to charge forward with just now. If someone hadn't helped, his time travel history would have really ended.
Zhu Zhi asked the bearded man beside him and said, "Who are you and why did you save me?"
The bearded man said, "My general Zhuang De, the vanguard's right camp. Your Highness has something unknown. The former general had followed Mr. Fu to go to Yunnan. Once, he had violated the military rules after drinking and was supposed to be executed. Mr. Fu was kind and saved Mr. Fu's name because Mr. Fu had made military achievements. That day, in the main hall, his highness risked his life to advise him in order to save Mr. Fu. The general remembered it in his heart and admired His Highness very much. Seeing that Cao Zhen was going to attack His Highness today, the general only said that he was thanking His Highness for his great kindness for Mr. Fu."
Zhuang De? What a familiar name, Zhu Zhi couldn't remember where he had seen this person. He said to Zhuang De: "Okay, I will not forget the kindness of saving my life. After the rebellion, I will definitely forgive the general for rebellion." However, if Zhuang De had not only saved his life, he would not have been defeated so easily. To a certain extent, Zhuang De not only saved his life, but also indirectly helped him defeat Lan Yu's blocking team. This contribution is really great.
It turned out that Zhuang De was confused by Zhuang Cheng, and he thought he was going to raise an army to rescue the king. Who knew that when he met Yulinwei, he realized that he had been deceived and committed a serious crime of treason and had no intention of fighting. He just saw the King of Liao, and he was impatient and then took action to kill Cao Zhen in order to repay his kindness. Who knew that the King of Liao actually said he was willing to take the serious crime of treason for him, so he was naturally grateful and immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhu Zhi waved his hand and said, "Come on, General Zhuang, follow me to kill the enemy and make up for the mistakes." As he said that, the two led their troops into the enemy's formation.
"After the order to fight against rebellion, those who surrender will not die." Chu Zhi had already taken the vanguard directly to Lan Yu's commanding flag, and the cavalry of the Longxiang Guard Central Camp also came up, and the two sides collided in the open space under the city. This was Lan Yu's last reserve team and one of the strongest cavalry in the capital. It was comparable to the Yulin Right Guard. At this time, it was a trumpet to fight. Under the leadership of Wang Cheng, the elite soldiers of Longxiang Guard strangled Chu Zhi and the Little Horse King.
Chu Zhi met and set off Wang Cheng's weapon and said, "Commander Wang, I didn't expect you to go against it."
Wang Cheng said angrily: "The unknown little man, where is Commander Yang?"
The little horse king stabbed him with a shot: "My master, I'll shoot him to death with one arrow." Wang Cheng and Yang Chun were originally buddies. When they heard that Yang Chun was dead, they were naturally very jealous. They fought with Chu Zhi and the little horse king.
Zhu Zhili saw Lan Yu Shuai slowly retreating to the north. The soldiers under the city were following Lan Yu to retreat. From time to time, muskets smoked downwards from the top of the city. Zhu Zhi felt relieved. It seemed that Yang Rong had already taken the Shenji Camp to the Donghuamen to assist in the defense. He immediately ordered two deputy Qianhu to lead the troops to cover up and chase Lan Yu Shuaiqi.
Zhuang De said: "Your Highness, wait, the vanguard and the enemy defender are still strangling. Although Lan Yu retreats, his position will not be messed up. If he rashly goes around and pursues at this time, it will be too dangerous. Since Lan Yu has retreated, he can follow behind. Anyway, he can't escape." Zhu Zhi thought about it, so he said that the so-called enemy should not pursue. Now he only has three thousand troops in his hands. Although Lan Yu has suffered heavy losses, he can't stand it if he fights with him.
On the other side, although Wang Cheng, who was broken behind, was brave, he was strongly against the two masters of Yulin Guard. After thirty rounds, his sword skills were already messed up. Chu Zhi knocked hard and knocked the big knife in his hand away. The little horse king swept across the gun as a stick, hitting Wang Cheng's back. Wang Cheng spat out a mouthful of blood and fell off the horse. Several soldiers rushed forward and captured Wang Cheng twice.
When the soldiers in the middle camp of Longxiang Guard saw that the main general was captured, they were even more reluctant to fight. Someone had already tried to escape. Fortunately, two Qianhu and more than a dozen personal soldiers shot and killed the fleeing cavalry, so they tried their best to support the front line to avoid collapse.
The little horse king looked at it, hung up a long spear, picked up a bow and arrow and shot a Qianhu down the horse with one arrow; Chu Zhi beat the horse and danced his sword and took another Qianhu directly. As soon as he saw his companion being shot, he was very scared and was about to escape. Chu Zhi had arrived and cut it into two halves with one knife. The Longxiang Guard finally collapsed, and the soldiers turned around and ran away. The Yulin Guard went down the mountain like a tiger, chasing the Longxiang Guard's deserters everywhere in front of the Meridian Gate.
This place has become a bloody and bloody Shura field. Several cloud ladders leaned against the city walls in a row. The dead were killed at the base of the walls, and the ground was soaked by blood. Some injured people were wailing and struggling to climb out of the dead.
Zhu Zhi looked at this shocking scene with a trembling body. The first time he saw so many dead people, the words of a general who had achieved success and bleeded in his mind were stirring up. This scene remained in his mind for a long time. After many years, he was often awakened from his dream by this scene.
Zuo Chuzhi and the right kingdom, Zhu Zhi rode his horse to the Meridian Gate surrounded by the cavalry of the Yulin Guard. Zhu Zhi shouted upwards: "Listen to the people in the city, the Liao King Zhu Zhi came to rescue him. Is the father safe?"
After a while of silence, an old and familiar voice came from the city: "I am here, thank you for your hard work." Zhu Yuanzhang had been supervising the battle at the city.
Zhu Zhi and Yulin Right Guard officers and soldiers quickly rolled off their horses, and black people knelt under the city and shouted long live: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "All the ministers are calm."
Zhu Zhi said: "Father, please open the city gate and let us enter the city."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "It's okay, the Shenji Camp is in the big house, I am very safe. The Liao King Zhu Zhi temporarily led the Grand Governor of the Five Army Governor's Office, and commanded all the troops in the capital to quell the rebellion. You can do it cheaply. Go and capture Lan Yu for me immediately, and you will see people alive and corpses alive."
Zhu Zhi was really shocked, the Grand Governor of the Five Army Governors Office! This is the supreme official position in the army since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Since the beginning of the dynasty, only Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew Zhu Wenzheng served as the Grand Governor in the early years of Hongwu, and he quickly stepped down and never established it again. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang actually put such responsibility on himself.
Zhu Zhi did not react for a moment. The little Ma Wang stabbed him in the back, and then he quickly knelt down: "Thank you for your grace, my son will definitely try his best to quell the rebellion." After a while, he had already shot the edict with an arrow.
Zhu Zhi took the edict and ordered: "Brothers of Qu, you two will take my token and hurry to the Governor's Office of the Five Army to convey the emperor's will, so that General Qu can mobilize the central guards of the government, Jinwu guards, and Yulin right guards to quickly go to the palace for alert; in addition, the left guards of the government, the rear guards of the government, the right guards of the government, and the left guards of the capital." The two took the order and left.
As he was talking, a military horse rushed towards the west, looking at the flag that was the Shence Guards led by King Ning. King Ning rushed to the city and also rolled off his horse and shouted long live to the top of the city. When he stood up and saw Zhu Zhi, he bowed his hand expressionlessly, and did not answer.
Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Quan'er, please leave a battalion to guard the Meridian Gate, and leave the other soldiers to your fifteenth brother. Zhier, immediately lead the troops to chase Lan Yu, don't let him run away." Zhu Quan's expression changed immediately after Zhu Yuanzhang's order, and he reluctantly ordered his generals.
Zhu Zhi said he received the order and flew on his horse, ignoring Zhu Quan's face. He waved his hand: "The whole army has it, and I will chase and suppress the rebels with me." The cavalry of the Yulin Guard shouted: "Chasing and suppressing the rebels!"
Lan Yu retreated all the way to Shence Gate. News from all sides came that the rebellion had been completely defeated. The Governor's Office of the Five Armies had been controlled by Qu Neng. He captured and killed Chen Huan, the Marquis of Puding, who was sent by Lan Yu. The rebels who besieged the other two gates of the Imperial City were also killed and dispersed by Li Jinglong. Hou Zhang Wen, commanders Xu Liang, Xie Xiong, Zhang Zheng, Zhu Zhe and others were either killed or captured.
Lan Yu ran to Shence Gate and saw that the city tower was pitch black, and Lan Yu felt an ominous premonition in his heart. Sure enough, a lantern suddenly lit up on the city, and then countless torches were lit together, illuminating the Shence Gate as daytime. A person in the middle of the city said, "Duke Liang, Tiexuan has been waiting here for a long time, and he has not yet stepped off his horse and surrendered!"
Lan Yu snorted coldly: "Brothers, you can only have a way out by taking down Shence Sect. Come with me." As he said that, he would come forward and fight. Huang Ke grabbed the bridle and said, "Mr. Liang, you are the body of a thousand gold, let me do it." He said that, and rushed towards the city gate with the soldiers.
Tie Xuan looked coldly at the rebels who reached an arrow. With a wave of his hand, countless crossbowmen appeared on the top of the city, and arrows poured down like locusts. People on the street frequently fell down by arrows. Although the morale of these tenacious vanguards and the remnants of Longxiang Guards had been relieved, they knew that only by rushing to the city and breaking out and leaving the gate could they have a way out. So they braved the rain of arrows and approached the city gate desperately.
Seeing that it was almost reaching the city gate, a horn sounded at the top of the city. Two rows of card knives trot out in both directions in the alleys on both sides of the city gate. A thousand households shouted the command: "Get the shield, go forward!" The card knives raised the big shield and walked forward slowly. Every step he took, he said "ha".
When the two armies were about to come into contact, there was another horn on the top of the city. Suddenly, countless crossbowmen stood up on the roofs on both sides of the street and shot arrows together. At such a close distance, the rebels charging on the street fell halfway. Almost at the same time, torches flashed in the alley, and the sound of killing shocked the sky. Two cavalrymen rushed out from both sides to attack.
On the street before the city gate, thousands of soldiers were strangled together. The Yulin Guards were ambushing everywhere, and their morale was in full swing. The cavalrymen flew with their horses and sabers, and their heads were rolling on the street. The remaining soldiers of the Longxiang Guards of the Mansion were weakened by two rains of arrows and were ambushed by two groups. Their forces were greatly damaged, and the soldiers were struggling to support them with just a will to escape.
Seeing that the situation was getting worse, Lan Yu gritted his teeth and said to Wang Xin: "The Five Hundred Guards are handed over to you." At this time, there were only a few generals following Lan Yu. Wang Xin bowed and said, "Duke Liang, Xin will definitely fight to the death to break through the siege." Without looking back, he led the Five Hundred Guards and shouted.
The five hundred guards were elite soldiers who fought out from Lan Yu from Mobei to western Sichuan. They all chose one of them from a hundred miles away, fearing death. Under the pressure of putting death, this last blow was quite powerful. Under the leadership of Wang Xin, they turned around the disadvantages in front of Cheng's gate. The five hundred guards actually cut a bloody road and rushed to the city gate. Tie Xuan had no choice but to press the last reserve card hand.
The elite soldiers and generals from both sides fought the most cruel hand-to-hand combat in front of Shence Gate. If you stabbed you with one knife, I would stab you with one shot. Both sides often died together. After all, the five hundred personal guards were even more brave, pushing the defenders step by step towards the city gate.
Lan Yu was about to urge the horse to rush over, but a shout suddenly came from behind, "Catch Lan Yu, life and death are all necessary." The men led by Zhu Zhi had already chased him.
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Work hard to write and update, and I won’t say much else. The story is about to enter Liaodong to develop. Please give me more opinions. It is best to combine the background and style of this book, and don’t engage in constructive plots such as cultivation.
In addition, the cavalry has already updated two times a day, and some people think it is too slow and I really don’t know what they think. Don’t urge me to do it, let me think about it and write it long ago, and the cavalry can’t get it urgently.
Chapter completed!