"哐——哐——"
With a loud bang, the main gate of Changui Gate slowly opened.
"Come on!"
Upon seeing this, the group of black armored cavalry immediately rushed forward with loud shouts.
"kill!"
At this time, there was a roar inside the city gate, and then the slowly opening city gate stopped. Its width could only allow two people to pass side by side, and it was tending to shrink.
Upon seeing this, the group of black armored cavalry immediately drove their horses forward to seize the city gate.
However, the main city gate is the last line of defense, and Liu Wenbing cannot really let the rebels take it.
So while he surrounded and suppressed the intruding cavalry, he also sent people to guard the city gate, giving the illusion that it might be lost at any time to lure the rebels in.
Shen Zhanran used the torches at the top of the city and the urn to keep a close eye on the changes in the field.
At this moment, seeing that the number of rebels had reached the expected number, he said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, there are more than 2,000 rebels who have entered Wengcheng, and there are also more than ten generals. Should we close the city gate?"
Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes and said, "You still haven't seen Liu Zongmin?"
Shen Zhanran shook his head with some regret and said: "No, after all, the risk of a night attack is too great. It is normal for Liu Zongmin not to participate. We should close the Internet cafe, otherwise Weichen is worried that the situation will get out of control!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while, and just about to nod, he suddenly stared blankly at the falling rain in front of him.
"Your Majesty, the two tong drums are ringing at Xin Lehou's side. Nearly half of the troops have been deployed. It's time to close the net!"
Shen Zhanran heard the drum sound and said anxiously.
"hold on!"
Zhu Yuanzhang stepped forward slowly, stretched out his hand, subconsciously pinched the rain silk, and said slowly: "Everything tonight is in line with Li Thief's auspicious sign. He must hope to enter the city at an auspicious time."
"If calculated based on time, Liu Zongmin could not have spent more than half an hour on Zhangyi Gate. It's already half an hour now, but the gate is still in our hands. I believe he will come soon."
"Bahhhh..."
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, there was another rush of horse hoofbeats from outside the Wengcheng, and then he saw a group of more than a hundred black armored cavalry galloping towards him.
The leader was holding a spear and had a rough look on his face. He was actually Hao Yaoqi, one of Li Zicheng's ten most powerful generals.
After Hao Yaoqi rode into Wengcheng, he looked up and down first, then reined in his horse and shouted: "Henger, Uncle Hao is here, where are you?"
"call out!"
As he roared, a sharp arrow shot towards him quickly.
"Dang!"
Hao Yaoqi waved his spear, easily deflected the arrow, and shouted: "Henger, where are you?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he knew that Hao Yaoqi was suspicious. He was about to order the door to be closed when he heard a deep voice saying: "Uncle Yaoqi, my nephew is here!"
Then he saw a young man covered in blood and who looked like Li Laiheng rushing out of the city gate. However, he only took two steps forward before he was swallowed up by the soldiers guarding the city.
Although Hao Yaoqi felt that Li Laiheng's voice was a bit hoarse, the title he used to test the other party was corrected. After secretly scolding Song Xiance for being too troublesome, he shouted: "Good nephew, Uncle Wag Flag is here."
After that, he waved his hand, and hundreds of cavalrymen rushed over quickly.
However, he did not see Li Laiheng when he rushed in. He only saw about thirty black armored cavalry being besieged by a group of pikemen. On a semicircular low wall made of sandbags not far away, there were firecrackers lying on it. Soldiers and archers.
"Brothers, get out of here!"
When Hao Yaoqi saw this, he knew he had been tricked. He wanted to retreat, but the people behind him kept charging, so he had to drive his horse forward.
The Xuanjia cavalry who came in early were about to be defeated. Now, after receiving reinforcements from Hao Yaoqi, they regrouped and continued to charge forward.
With this charge, many low walls collapsed and were rushed over by the cavalry.
Fortunately, Liu Wenbing was well prepared and deployed spearmen behind the archers. Relying on the advantage of weapons, he barely pushed the opponent back.
At this moment, groups of infantrymen holding long guns rushed in quickly.
"Your Majesty, the pressure on Xin Lehou is too great, and Master Jin Xuan can no longer support it. Please close the city gate!"
Shen Zhanran frowned and looked at the rebels who were constantly pouring into the main city, as well as Commander Jin Xuan who had called for gold twice, and said anxiously.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Liu Zongmin might appear at any time, it was a pity that the guard strength of Changyi Gate was limited.
If the rebels are allowed to enter the city again, it will no longer be a matter of closing the door and beating the dogs, but there is a real possibility that the city gate will be lost.
So he nodded slightly and said: "Close the door!"
"Bang the drum!"
When Shen Zhanran heard this, he immediately shouted to a soldier beside him.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
...
As a high-pitched drum beat sounded, fire broke out around the city wall, and ambush troops came out.
"No, I fell into a trap!"
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
"Ouch! My hand!"
...
As the ambush emerged, the rebels immediately fell into chaos and retreated outside the Wengcheng.
"Kill!"
"Spread out, spread out quickly!"
At this time, the Wengcheng was in chaos, but about ten meters away from the city gate, a group of black armored cavalry carved out a passage without distinguishing between friend and foe.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the group of black-armored cavalry killing them all the way, but keeping one person in the middle, he immediately shouted: "Quick, block the city gate, don't let the leader of the thief escape!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhanran hurriedly asked the drummer to convey the message with the drum, and hundreds of soldiers immediately swarmed at the city gate.
"Come on!"
Suddenly, the soldiers who had left the city came back to fight.
The soldiers who closed the gate immediately showed signs of defeat due to being attacked from both sides.
After the rebels seized the city gate, they moved forward again.
"Blow the drum again, let Jin Xuan and Gong Yonggu capture the man in the Xuanjia Cavalry at all costs!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the rebels were behaving differently, he suspected that the man in the Xuanjia cavalry was Liu Zongmin, and asked Shen Zhanran to issue a death order.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."
As a burst of high and rapid drumbeats sounded, batches of soldiers rushed over, but the dozens of black armored cavalry were like meat grinders, constantly devouring the soldiers who came up, and at the same time moved forward steadily. OK.
Although their numbers continued to decrease and their speed was very slow, they never stopped and were getting closer and closer to the city gate.
"Bang the drum again! We must capture that man!"
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that success or failure depended on this, so he ordered again.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."
Although the urging war drums sounded again on the tower, no more soldiers rushed up. It was obvious that the Ming soldiers had reached their limit at this moment.
"hiss--"
When they were about two meters away from the city gate, one of the Black Armor Cavalry jumped forward on his horse, and with the help of the remaining four Black Armor Cavalry, he finally escaped from the city gate.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning appeared out of thin air, and the night suddenly turned into day.
In the midst of this electric light and flint, Zhu Yuanzhang unexpectedly saw a bearded man reining in his horse and looking back with a frightened expression. It was Liu Zongmin.
"Boom!"
At this time, a thunder rolled over Zhangyi Gate, and then the world fell into darkness again.
