The night wind blew gently, and the city of Chunhua was dark and very quiet.
Only the four city walls were lit with lights, isolating them from the darkness in all directions.
Chen Wang stood on the tower of the North City, staring at the invading army outside the city slowly receding like an ebbing tide.
The intensity of the siege by the intruders increased day by day. During these three days, they even dispatched elite cavalry and horse troops in armor to participate in the siege.
This siege battle became a training ground for the invading army.
The Chuang army took turns to fight, attacking continuously with wheel battles.
And almost no one of the soldiers guarding the city could rest for long.
This is the biggest problem with using a small number to defeat a large number of people.
Even at night, the intruders would dispatch small units and launch sudden night attacks from time to time as a form of harassment.
They had just repelled an attack by the intruders, and the scale of this attack was larger than before.
This kind of trick will naturally not have much effect on a group of veterans.
But among the guards in the city, there are also new soldiers that Chen Wang recruited when he was in Pizhou.
Many people are so frightened that they cannot sleep well at night.
In this situation, all Chen Wang could do was send someone to comfort him.
The new recruits all need to get through this. This is a difficult situation in their hearts that they need to overcome on their own.
Every recruit to veteran must pass a level.
Just when Chen Wang turned his head to look in the direction of Nancheng, a slight sound of footsteps reached Chen Wang's ears.
Chen Wang did not look back, he knew that the person coming was Chen Gong.
"Brother, the intruders in Nancheng are moving..."
Chen Wang nodded slightly, and after a long wait, the fish finally bit the bait.
There were not many mistakes in his previous guess. Gao Jie was indeed very upset.
The sentinel who sneaked into the rear camp of the army contacted Gao Jie without spending much effort.
Gao Jie was far more eager than he thought, and not only agreed to the request as an internal agent.
An extremely detailed map was even drawn.
On the map, the deployment of the invading army, the ordnance of the invading army, the amount of food and grass and the storage location are all clearly marked.
"Ask all the people who are following you to withdraw, and don't alert others..."
Chen Wang kept scanning the dark Nancheng and asked in a deep voice.
"Where are Hu Zhili and Zhao Huailiang now?"
"We have already gone to the military camp first. According to the previous arrangement, all the war horses are equipped with muzzle straps."
"There are soldiers from the Three Bureaus hiding in the residences of Nancheng every night. Tang Shiping has already gone to summon them."
Chen Gong reported in a low voice.
"After the city gate is opened, three streets can be blocked immediately, blocking them all in the southern city."
In the Ming Dynasty, the city was still based on square units, and there were squares and markets in the city.
A square is equivalent to a closed community in later generations. The square has a square wall and is separated from other squares.
As long as the street between the two buildings is blocked, the enemy can be blocked.
Therefore, in many city defense battles, breaching the city gate is not actually the end. The defenders often rely on the towns around the city wall to continue to resist and try to retake the city wall.
However, the city is the last line of defense against the enemy. Even the solid city walls are lost. Although the streets of Fangshi can bring meager geographical advantages to the defenders, they are often unable to save the day.
The fighting spirit and morale of the defenders had already collapsed the moment the city wall was lost.
The fierce street fighting at the end was just a last-ditch effort by the unwilling to achieve a heroic outcome, and it was meaningless compared to the battle situation.
Chen Wang's eyes were still bright in the darkness, and the beacon fire in Nancheng was reflected in his eyes and flickered continuously.
What happens in the next two hours will determine the fate of hundreds of thousands of people on both sides, both inside and outside the city.
Li Zicheng will definitely mobilize the most elite soldiers under his command.
Beicheng's next night attack must be huge, in order to allow him to divert as many capable soldiers as possible to Beicheng's defense, so that Nancheng can take advantage of the opportunity.
"The two cities in the east and west are each equipped with a bureau of combat soldiers. They are all good soldiers in the army. The Franco machine and the Tiger Crouching Cannon are all divided. As long as the cannon is fired, the south city can be recaptured."
Chen Wang listened quietly to Chen Gong's report.
Due to terrain reasons, the southern part of Chunhua City is narrow and there are not many places to deploy, which is not conducive to large-scale troop mobilization.
The soldiers who have been guarding Nanshan for the past few days have not taken back their reports. At night, the intruders who sneaked into Nanshan under the cover of darkness were about 700 people, all well-dressed and armored, and they should all be elite cavalry in the army.
They will be the first wave of intruders to enter the city, and they will be the vanguard of the intruders.
When they enter the city, the general attack will officially begin. At that time, Li Zicheng will mobilize the entire army to attack the city.
Most of the troops and hungry soldiers would carry ladders to attack the East City, while the horse army would bypass the East City, advance to the South City, and enter the city directly from the open gate of the South City.
Both internal and external, three parties attack together...
And it was this opportunity that Chen Wang was waiting for.
"Everything in the city will be left to you."
Chen Wang tightened his grip on the Yanling knife at his waist, turned his head, and looked at Chen Gong seriously.
There was no impassioned pledge of alliance. Chen Gong just clasped his hands and bowed his head in obedience.
Chen Wang turned around and looked to the west.
To the west, the camp of the Chuangjun army was dotted with sparks and brightly lit.
I don't think much of it when I look at it at night, but in the daytime, tens of thousands of people come and go, stretching for more than ten miles, making it difficult to see the edge at a glance.
Chen Wang closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and suppressed the last trace of hesitation and worry in his heart.
Opening his eyes again, Chen Wang's eyes were full of violence and ferocity.
Chen Wang looked over Chen Gong's shoulders and looked at the soldiers behind him wearing helmets and shaking armor.
Everyone's eyes on the tower were also focused on him.
Chen Wang didn't say anything.
He didn't know where to start with words of encouragement before the war.
Not because I don’t understand, but because I understand too well.
Chen Wang took a step forward and walked towards the bottom of the tower. All the generals took steps one after another and followed him down the tower.
The armor leaves were clanking, the footsteps were dull, and the sound of iron and blood echoed in Chen Wang's ears.
Chen Wang held the Yan Ling Dao on his waist and walked along the horse path to the bottom of the city, just as he got on his horse.
Several explosions suddenly sounded from the north, and a huge roar penetrated everyone's ears.
The roar of cannons is particularly easy to identify - that is the signal for the invasion of the army!
Outside the city, there were already shouts of killing like a mountain roaring and a tsunami!
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!!!"
On the city wall, the deafening sound of war drums was already ringing on the city tower.
Chen Wang didn't look back, didn't even stop any movement, he just led the horse slowly towards the east city.
The crisp sound of horse hooves sounded slowly, echoing in the deserted streets.
Chen Wang held the reins and rode the war horse. He looked across the layers of buildings and looked in the direction of Nancheng.
