345 Chengdu City Break
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On November 26th, heavy snow and fluttering snowflakes made the entire Chengdu city look like a fairy tale. It didn’t snow often. The price of snowflakes as big as goose feathers was not cheap, but it started to fall from Ling Chen on the 22nd. ↗
Heavy snow covered the cold corpses lying on the ground, and the heavy snow covered the red blood on the ground, and even the murderous aura in the air was eliminated. However, it was impossible to dissipate the dark mood of Chengdu officials and the people. The bandits began to attack the city on the 11th, and attacked for half a month day and night. They bombed with cannons, smashed with catapults, hit the city gates, and dug tunnels. It can be said that they were doing everything they could. Under the city of Chengdu, it can be said that corpses were everywhere, and the strong smell of blood could not be blown away, and it was disgusting to smell it.
For the official army, there was no way out, and for the rebel army, there was only one last step left. At the most stalemate of the war, even the royal palace sent guards from the palace to participate in the defense of the city. King Zhu Zhipeng and others of Shu also knew that once the city was broken, the others would not know whether they would die, but the bandits would never let them go. After Zhu Chongba won the world, he was very harsh to the heroes. Not only did he do everything possible to recover his title, but he beheaded at every turn. More than 100,000 people were implicated in the four major cases of Hongwu.
The tiger is not poisonous, and this is well reflected in Comrade Zhu. He is a feudal relationship for his descendants. The state is responsible for his birth, old age, sickness and old age. The power of the descendants who are enfeoffed across the country is great, so the local government has no authority to govern. These princes and grandchildren are not news in the village. The people are afraid and hate them. Whenever the rebel army captures a place, they will hunt and kill these Zhu royal families to quell the anger of the people.
At this moment, on the city walls of Chengdu, several main characters looked at the mob rushing up like ants below. While worried, they looked at the distance with a hint of expectation or excitement.
The eight battalions including the Rampant Wolf, Mantianxing and other eight divisions jointly joined forces to shake the Huang Shisan family, and a total of nearly 300,000 people surrounded the Chengdu city. It can be said that Sichuan had no way out. At this time, the people who presided over the overall situation in Sichuan were Sichuan Governor Chen Shiqi, Sichuan Chengxuan Government envoy Liu Yindong, the military advisor of commander Han Wendeng, and then a marquis named Zhu Shang, who was the representative of the King of Shu. In addition, there were two representatives of the country gentry. Any decision made by these six people would be related to the fate of Chengdu City and Sichuan.
"Mr. Sima, when will our reinforcements arrive?" Zhu Shang said anxiously.
In the past, the marquis was a noble master, and even Han Wendeng had to salute him respectfully when he saw it. However, during the war, whoever had soldiers in his hands would be straightforward. Before leaving Sichuan, Han Wendeng handed over the full responsibility of Dusi to Sima Jing to preside over it, so Zhu Shang had to put down his airs and even asked with some pleasingness.
"Yes," Sichuan Chengxuan Zhengzheng Liu Yindong also echoed: "Mr. Sima, these thieves are so rampant. Now not only the yamen servants, but also the servants of the major gates protect the courtyard, and even the people stand on the city wall to kill the enemy. The reinforcements you mentioned have not arrived yet, and the soldiers from Jiange and other places have not rushed to help. The city wall has collapsed no less than ten times. Each time is more dangerous, and it is filled by the soldiers and civilians with their lives. I ask you. When will the reinforcements arrive?"
As soon as Liu Yindong said something, the others turned their attention to Sima Jing to see what he was going to say.
Sima Jing's Neifan was also a little surprised and lie. After all, Chengdu City was destroyed at any time, but the letter from Dongweng was not very detailed. It was just that when the right time was right, it would appear in time. However, Sima Jing knew that it would not be in chaos now. If it was a chaos, it would weaken morale. If it was a little depressed, those bandits like crazy would rush into the city. According to the information, Man Tianxing and others promised that any plunder would be three days after the city was broken. Under such huge temptation, the thieves charged forward without fear of death, and from the first day of siege, they had been in danger.
However, even if Sima Jing is shocked and lies, he dare not show it. It is no exaggeration to say that Sima Jing's current existence and commitment are the support of the confidence of the military and civilians in Chengdu City, the source of courage and the spiritual sustenance. If he falls down, things will become very complicated.
"Please rest assured, everyone," Sima Jing said confidently: "This time the thief is in great power, but the commander has had a solution. This time, it is to lure the enemy into depth, and then attack inside and outside. Not only can these thieves be eliminated, but it can also capture all the thieves who are hiding in the mountains and difficult to clear them. Although the mansion has a little price, it can be done once and for all."
It was better than singing. Zhu Shang and others present, including the representatives of the gentry and Zhu Shang, wanted to curse. At any cost, the bandits were simply evil spirits who came down to earth. They robbed whatever they saw, and they set fire to the fire when they couldn't. It can be said that they suffered heavy losses, and they were also seriously injured if they didn't go bankrupt. Some even made the ancestral tombs that made the mobs who wanted to get rich and thought of getting crazy. Now, Sima Jing said so lightly, everyone present looked a little bad.
In front of these mobs, no one has any privileges. Even Zhu Shang, the marquis, suffered heavy losses. Bidi, those fiefs and imperial villages cannot be placed in the city.
As soon as Sima Jing finished speaking, a loud "boom" sound scared everyone and looked at the sound. Everyone's faces changed drastically: a city wall of about ten feet fell to the ground under the impact of the thieves, and a huge gap appeared on the solid wall. The bandits suddenly attacked the gap like chicken blood.
"Crash, kill all these dog officials"
"Kill, the king has an order, and the first one to rush into the city will be awarded a hundred taels of gold and ten beauties."
"Brothers, rush, just rush in, you can get whatever you want."
"Take Chengdu City and indulge it for three days. Quickly, as long as you climb over this wall, the wealth and women inside are ours."
Seeing the city breaking, the thieves roared one after another, and murderous aura rushed towards Chengdu City, interpreting the story of people who died for money and birds who died for food. The officers and soldiers and the people who helped defend the city also knew what the consequences were to let the thieves enter the city, and they tried their best to stop them. Fortunately, they had the experience of blocking gaps in front and tried their best to block the thieves who wanted to rush into the city outside the city. Some craftsmen began to quickly repair the city walls under the protection of soldiers.
Unfortunately, this time, the gap was filled in differently than before, because the gap was too big. More than ten feet was a huge gap of more than forty meters. Even if it was nothing, it had to be built for a few days. Now the thieves were fighting desperately, so how could it be blocked so easily? It was just blocking it with wood and a bag containing soil. Both sides knew the importance of this gap. In order to achieve their own goals, they fought desperately regardless of casualties. For a moment, the gap of more than ten feet became a huge meat grinder, and in a short while the fallen corpses were piled up like mountains.
Sima Jing's face suddenly turned pale. Seeing Sima Jing's face pale, the other people's faces turned pale even more like a game.
Courage and determination cannot replace strength. The law and discipline in the late Ming Dynasty collapsed and the military discipline was dispersed. Many soldiers could not eat enough. There was no training. Compared with the Ming Dynasty's heroic army that was dominant and fearless in death, they became cats and sick cats. The people had not received training and their combat power was even worse. Even before the decisive battle, Sima Jing, Liu Yindong and others raised a sum of silver before the war to pay a portion of the food and wages that had been owed for many months. A group of people also walked up to the city to participate in resisting the enemy, but the scene of retreating was still not changed.
After nearly two quarters of an hour of bloody battle, after paying hundreds of lives, the thieves finally found an opportunity to control the collapsed city wall. For a moment, the thieves rushed into Chengdu City like ants, which was in danger.
"Kill"
"kill!!
"Boom"
"Chi, hurry up, if you don't buy time, let these people run away."
Just when everyone was desperate, a deafening sound suddenly sounded from afar. Outside the city, the elite cavalry in armor, seemed to have emerged from the air, screaming and rushing forward. The sound of horse hooves seemed to be about to break the earth, and the roars were roaring in the sky. Zhu Shang was shocked when he saw his spirit and shouted loudly: "Great, our reinforcements have finally arrived. Great, great, Chengdu City is saved."
"Yeah, these guys are finally here."
Seeing reinforcements coming, several big men on the city wall were so excited that they could not speak. Sima Jing, who had always been, had a solemn look: he was careful and saw that the flag had a big word "Lu". Shouldn't the word "Han" be written on it?
Chapter completed!