When Chang Yu and his party were still a hundred meters away from Yinghui Gate, they could no longer see the rebels on the city. Only the officers and soldiers were busy sniping at the officers and soldiers below the city. The attack here was too weak and the rebels were incapable of doing so. Climbing the city, even flying arrows and stones were sparse.
When we arrived at the northeastern corner of the city, we looked out and saw torches burning, and the shouts of killing were loud enough, but the thunder was heavy and the rain was light, and there wasn't even a decent offensive. No wonder no warning was issued here.
"As expected, 80% of the thieves here are cannon fodder," Chang Yu said, pointing to the city.
"It's not a pity to die if you help the tyrants to commit evil," Zhu Shenxuan cursed bitterly. Chang Yu glanced at him and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.
When He Chengxin saw Chang Yu coming, he hurriedly came to greet him, "Your Majesty, the Factory Supervisor, Prince Jin, I have transferred five thousand troops to Dongcheng from my humble position."
Chang Yu walked to the inner city and looked around, and saw a group of people running quickly along the city wall towards the east city.
He Chengxin came from Xuanfu thousands of miles to aid Taiyuan and brought a total of only 8,000 troops. During this period, there were more casualties. At this time, 5,000 troops were taken away, leaving only 2,000 or 3,000 troops left to guard Gongji Gate.
But it is more than enough to deal with the cats and dogs in the city.
After a few brief explanations, Chang Yu and his party went straight to Zhengxi Zhenyuan Gate. The offensive here was slightly stronger than Gongji Gate. The rebels had previously deployed artillery here to confuse the enemy.
Under the cover of artillery, they carried out several decent attacks, but Yang Zhenwei couldn't resist and fought back several waves without any pressure.
This made Yang Zhenwei and Wang Jimo feel a little happy and comforted, but when the messenger conveyed Zhou Yuji's military order to transfer a group of troops, they secretly felt sorry for Alexander.
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, Prince Jin" Yang Zhenwei greeted Chang Yu quickly when he saw him arriving, but Wang Jimo never had a good impression of Chang Yu, so he just hugged his fists and didn't even say a word.
Anyway, Fang Yu has always treated him as nothing. If you ignore me, why don’t I?
"What's the situation here?" Seeing the constant killings below the city, the officers and soldiers fought back on the city, using bows, arrows, rolling stones, etc. to suppress them.
"It's just a bluff. I make a bold guess. The people in the city are just cannon fodder, just to distract our troops." Yang Zhenwei does have some brains.
Chang Yu smiled slightly and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't take it lightly. The intruder's hands were weak and weak tonight, and even the governor suffered a loss."
"It's my lord," Yang Zhenwei said with his fists clasped, his expression downcast with contempt.
"Governor Wang, what do you think of watching this battle?" Chang Yu suddenly said to Wang Jimo.
Wang Jimo snorted coldly in his heart, what would you think if you transferred me to this place where I am indispensable to watch the cannon fodder of thieves perform! But he said calmly: "As General Yang said, the traitors here are partial to the army, so there is nothing to worry about. I dare to ask the factory governor, how is the battle in the south?"
Cannon fodder is just cannon fodder, and it's still partial to the division... Chang Yu despised in his heart: "That's the main force of the rebel army over there, and the offensive is fierce, so the governor has to mobilize troops here to support."
Wang Jimo originally wanted to be a bit annoyed that you were still wandering around in an emergency, but when he saw that Chang Yu was covered in blood and even his face was stained with blood, he put away his disdain and stopped talking.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Chang Yu didn't bother to talk, so he told Yang Zhenwei to say a few words and then walked towards Xicheng.
The fighting on the northern section of the city wall at Hanximen (Fuchengmen) was uneventful, but the battle on the south side was much more intense. It is thought that the bandit army could not attack Zhenwumen for a long time and began to lengthen the battle line.
Chang Yu, Zhu Shenxuan and others hurried past and went straight to Zhenwumen. They saw that there were no more rebels on the city. It seemed that Jinwu Guard's reinforcements and his tactics had taken effect, and even the rebels' offensive was gradually slowing down.
Zhu Kongxun had a painted face, his body was covered in blood, and the steel knife in his hand was curled, which showed that he had just gone through a bloody battle. But the first thing Chang Yu said when he saw him was: "General, don't take part in the war easily. It is your duty to command the overall situation."
"Subordinates obey orders." Zhu Kongxun led the generals with just one click.
Chang Yu didn't speak. He stood by the inner city wall and glanced around from time to time. He was quite shocked. Li Zicheng's offensive was not only fierce, but also took too long. It had been at least an hour and a half since the beginning, and it still hadn't leaked. Well, the offensive was still overwhelming, but the officers and soldiers adjusted their arrangements so that it would be difficult for them to easily cross the city again.
But no matter what, this old boy is ruthless.
"Young prince, is this a big scene?" Chang Yu suddenly noticed that Zhu Shenxuan beside him had closed his eyes, so he asked.
Zhu Shenxuan opened his eyes suddenly and glanced at the corpses everywhere in front of him, the officers and soldiers hurriedly fighting back, the sharp arrows and stones flying past his head, and the night sky outside Taiyuan City illuminated by fire. Hearing the deafening sound of artillery and killing, tears instantly flowed out: "I have never seen this in my life, it is shocking..."
"Your Majesty, you must remember these soldiers. They are all warriors and the protectors of Taiyuan. From now on, when your Majesty is well clothed and well-fed, think more about it. Without these soldiers bleeding desperately, your Majesty would never have had such a peaceful life!" Chang Yu said lightly.
Zhu Shenxuan nodded vigorously: "I will definitely live up to them."
"Then I'll reward you with more silver or something later," Chang Yu said with a chuckle.
This time Zhu Shenxuan was not anxious and nodded slightly: "Go back and gather more wool."
grass! Chang Yu almost fell down. He was so spermy now that he was like a ghost!
"Factory Master" was shouted by Hu Ling next to him. Chang Yu subconsciously thought it was dangerous again, so he stretched out his hand and pressed Zhu Shenxuan down. The two of them lowered their heads and fell to the ground.
Unexpectedly, Hu Ling pulled him up again and said, "Mr. Factory, look quickly." He pointed to the southeast!
The fire is blazing in the direction of the Great South Gate!
That's the warning signal for the bandits to enter the city!
Chang Yu was shocked. The faces of Zhu Shenxuan and Zhu Kongxun beside him changed and they all looked at him.
"Mr. Factory Master, it's not good, it's not good..." At this moment, several guards in uniform rushed over: "The rebels at the South Gate are attacking fiercely. The rebels have already boarded the city. Governor Cai is injured..."
How can it be? Chang Yu was stunned for a moment, unable to believe that he had been to the South Gate before. Although the rebel attack was fierce, it was still within control. Except for the fact that the city tower was bombarded by several cannons and ignited flames, which made the officers and soldiers a little embarrassed. Other fire attacks were inferior to those on the east and west wings.
Chang Yu concluded that the South Gate was one of the main attack points of the rebel army, so he deployed heavy troops and sufficient combat readiness. General Niu Yong was in command, and Zhou Yuji and Cai Maode were in charge. It can be said that most of the main force and elite of the officers and soldiers were concentrated here.
Later, although Zhou Yuji went to support the east gate, he only took away his own soldiers and left other arrangements intact. Why did he suddenly lose his ability and let the rebels board the city.
Is it possible that some of the troops were transferred to support the two wings just now?
It is also impossible. If the rebel army's offensive is too strong and they are not sure to withstand it, Niu Yong and Cai Maode will never agree to deploy their troops elsewhere.
There is only one possibility... Chang Yu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
Boom, boom, boom, a sudden loud noise came from the direction of the South Gate. In a blink of an eye, the South Gate tower fell into a sea of fire. Everyone was shocked and stunned for a moment.
Only then did Chang Yu suddenly realize why the cannon fire at Zhenwu Gate had gone out. The rebels had clearly deployed artillery here before and knocked down half of the Zhenwu Gate tower, but now they could not hear it.
Zhu Kongxun and others also realized this problem instantly, with a look of fear on their faces!
Damn it, Chang Yu shouted and ran towards Zhengnan. Zhu Shenxuan didn't know why, so he followed closely.
"Hu Ling, immediately send an order to Tu Yuan, Lu Xing and others to go to the South Gate to support... and all the previous reinforcements from Beicheng will be transferred to the South Gate, hurry!"
At this time, no matter how stupid Chang Yu was, he understood that Li Zicheng finally showed his trump card. His real main point of attack was still the South Gate!
In the previous siege of the city, all four cities and eight gates were attacked to confuse the enemy, which made the officers and soldiers tired of dealing with it and unable to guess their true intentions. After a lot of trouble, they showed their minions and attacked from the Dadong Gate. At the same time, Chang Yu and others made unexpected choices. He chose Zhenwu Gate in Xicheng as the second main attack point, and almost lost his hand.
And just when the officers and soldiers were tired of dealing with the two main attack points, and even started to transfer the Great South Gate troops to the two wings for support, he turned over the last card and attacked the Great South Gate with all his strength!
The South Gate has been one of his main attack points from the beginning to the end. The reason why he unexpectedly launched a wave of attacks from the West Gate was just a smoke bomb.
The effect of this smoke bomb was extremely great. If it succeeded, it would be a surprise. If it failed, it would be able to lure the officers and soldiers there, leaving the Southern Gate empty of troops. However, he took the opportunity to quietly mobilize the troops to launch a fierce attack.
With this move, Chen Cang was playing very beautifully in secret.
But Chang Yu was really fooled!
Old fox! Damn it! Chang Yu ran down the city in one breath, got on his horse and galloped towards the south gate. He was extremely angry at this time, mixed with more than half of embarrassment.
Ever since I fought against Li Zicheng, I have never suffered such a frustrating loss! The first time I was fooled around!
I am still too young and too conceited! These old foxes have been able to deal with the imperial court for more than ten years, and they have escaped from death countless times. How can it be an economical thing?
