"retreat!"
"Quickly retreat!"
"The general post is out of danger, we can't stop fighting!"
...
At this time, the advancing rebels clamored to turn back and retreat.
However, they have already been trapped in a tight siege, and it would not be so easy to withdraw.
But the desire for life can inspire people's unlimited potential, so the battle at the gate of Wengcheng is even more fierce.
"Clang!"
With a soft sound, the blood-stained Wengcheng gate finally closed.
"Boom!"
"kill!"
"Come on, brothers!"
...
The rebels inside and outside the city attacked together, shaking the world.
"Your Majesty, the overall situation has been decided at this moment, we should go back to the palace first, and leave the rest to Xin Lehou and others!"
Seeing bows, arrows and cannonballs flying all over the city and outside the city, Shen Zhanran was worried about accidentally injuring Zhu Yuanzhang, so he suggested in a low voice.
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Shen Qing, send someone to ask Jin Xuan whether the gunpowder he buried in the urn city can still be used!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
...
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of explosions rang out in the middle of the urn city, causing the city walls to shake.
As the gunpowder exploded in the middle of the urn city, the rebels suffered heavy casualties and their morale dropped sharply.
At the same time, Liu Wenbing's elite soldiers also fought out of Zhangyi Gate and immediately took control of the situation in Wengcheng.
"Clang!"
At this time, the main gate of Changui Gate finally slowly closed.
"It's done, Your Majesty!"
Shen Zhanran said excitedly when he saw the closed city gate.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "This is the first wave, you have to be able to withstand the second wave!"
As he spoke, he turned his attention to the outside of the city.
At this moment, the fire outside the city was soaring into the sky, and hundreds of cannons were firing. Teams of soldiers, under the command of Liu Zongmin, rushed forward, either hitting the city gate, shooting with guns, or climbing the city wall using ladders, not knowing what life and death were!
In comparison, the defenders were much inferior. They could only fight back once after two or three rounds of rebel attacks, and their accuracy was also extremely poor.
Fortunately, thirty thunderbolts were stronger and the balance was barely maintained.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw long dragons coming from the distance again, and knew that they should be reinforcements from the rebels.
If they cannot seize the opportunity at this moment and push back or suppress the rebels outside the city, they will inevitably fall into a protracted war.
However, with the strength and equipment of Changuimen, it would be very disadvantageous for them to fight for a long time.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the situation in the city again. Seeing that the rebels were besieged, he said to Shen Zhanran: "Beat the drum and ask Gong Yonggu to bring two thousand people up to defend the city!"
Shen Zhanran had also seen the mystery in this and was about to give advice. Now he listened to Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions and immediately asked the drummer next to him to transmit the sound.
Soon after the drums sounded, Gong Yonggu rushed forward with two thousand people.
Although there are not many people brought by Gong Yonggu, they are all smart and capable.
The two hundred spearmen were the first to attack. They stepped forward and stabbed the climbing rebels back. Then they threw their spears up the ladder and shot down a group of people again.
Next up were the crossbowmen and gunmen, who used rockets and gunpowder to blast the ladders and the rebels again, causing the rebels on the three ladders to flee with their heads in their hands.
Immediately following came soldiers holding thunderbolts. They were condescending and fired continuously at the rebels on the ladders and towers. After several rounds of shooting, they made the rebels retreat again and again, temporarily suppressing the rebels' arrogance.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
...
At this time, the artillery that had been firing for a long time sounded one after another, and the rebel formations who came for reinforcements from a distance were immediately thrown into chaos.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the actions of Gong Yonggu's soldiers, he nodded secretly in his heart.
Especially when he saw that the artillery that originally required three or four people to use, Gong Yonggu's soldiers could use it with only two people, and the speed and accuracy were much better than before, which made him more convinced of the need to form a new army. sex.
"Your Majesty, there seems to be something wrong over there in the Imperial City!"
Suddenly, Shen Zhanran whispered to Zhu Yuanzhang with a worried look on his face.
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked when he heard this. He hurriedly took the telescope from Shen Zhanran's hand and looked in the direction of the imperial city.
"There's a fire. How did Li Ruolian do things? How could he let people set fire to the city!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the looming fire in the imperial city, he immediately frowned and scolded angrily.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The fire in the imperial city may be caused by some rebels, but they have no soldiers, and Mr. Li has nearly 5,000 imperial guards. As long as they are not allowed to join the rebels, it is only a matter of time before they are wiped out. .”
Shen Zhanran saw the worried look on Zhu Yuanzhang's face and worried that he had lost his normal mind, so he hurriedly comforted him.
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while, shook his head and said: "This matter is probably not a matter of military strength. It should be that Li Ruolian has encountered a difficult problem."
"In this case, you take half of our guards and rush back to see what the problem is with Li Ruolian."
"If you can't find Li Ruolian, or if the Jin Yiwei loses control, you can go find Wang Jiayan. He still has about three thousand reserve troops that you can use to counter the rebellion!"
"Qing Shen, you have to remember that even if the situation gets out of control, you must control it in the inner city and wait for us to return to support you!"
Seeing that there were only a dozen people around Zhu Yuanzhang, Shen Zhanran wanted to take only two or three people with him, but Zhu Yuanzhang forced the number to ten people and told him to protect himself.
Shen Zhanran had always had reservations about Zhu Yuanzhang. Until this moment, for the first time, he had the idea of giving up his life for Zhu Yuanzhang.
So after he solemnly saluted Zhu Yuanzhang, he quickly rushed to the imperial city with his people.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang also felt the changes in Shen Zhanran, he was more worried about the safety of the imperial city at the moment and had no time to care.
After carefully recalling the situation in the city and confirming that there was no possibility of a large-scale rebellion, he turned his attention to Changyi Gate again.
At this time, the rebels in Wengcheng have been basically eliminated. Except for some soldiers escorting prisoners and cleaning the battlefield, most of the soldiers have gone up the wall to defend the city.
It's just that the rebel reinforcements have arrived, and the artillery and other siege equipment they carry are much stronger than before.
Fortunately, Changyi Gate City has high walls and thick walls, and Zhu Yuanzhang is on the defensive side of the city and has a good location, so now the two sides are still evenly matched.
"Your Majesty, why are you here? Where is Master Shen?"
Liu Wenbing, who hurried to the city, was shocked when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang standing on the wall of Wengcheng. He persuaded him to go back while looking for Shen Zhanran.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "I asked Shen Qing to do something. You don't need to worry about me. It's quite safe here. But you are covered in blood and you are seriously injured. Go and deal with it first!"
Hearing this, Liu Wenbing shook his head excitedly and said, "It's okay. I wasn't injured at all. Most of the blood on my body came from the rebels..."
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang saw Jin Xuan walking over quickly, knelt down and apologized: "Your Majesty, I was incompetent and allowed Liu Zongmin to escape!"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Jin Xuan looked ashamed, and knowing that this was a good opportunity to conquer him, he feigned anger and said: "We have warned you beforehand, and then we hit the three-way drum in succession, asking you to do whatever it takes, but you actually... ."
While scolding Jin Xuan, he winked at Liu Wenbing.
Upon seeing this, Liu Wenbing immediately knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I have been fighting side by side with Mr. Jin. I have seen it most clearly. Mr. Jin did his best just now. It is only because the rebels are too cunning. Please calm down!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he shouted to Jin Xuan again: "Since Xin Lehou has testified for you, we will not punish you for the offense for the time being, and let's see how you behave next."
Jin Xuan was stunned for a moment. After thanking Tianen, he glanced at Liu Wenbing gratefully and hurriedly threw himself into defending the city.
