Many veterans of the rebel army have never seen such crazy dog officers and soldiers, and they used a lot of smelly and hot gold juice on them.
What's even worse is that although Henan is next to Huguang, the climate at this time is completely different.
The second general led his troops to fight in Nanyang Prefecture for more than a month, but they encountered a rain.
The rain was not heavy yet, and soon the sky cleared up, but the sun was still scorching, scorching everyone.
Under the long-term hot and scorching weather, and then being attacked by the foul-smelling golden juice, they were really filled with indignation.
As long as it doesn't wind or rain, the strong smell of gold juice cannot be dissipated quickly.
Just lingering around everyone, even if you block your nostrils and wear a mask, you can still smell it a little bit.
The guy who was burned was even more miserable and lost his fighting power almost instantly.
The rebels who came to attack the city had only one idea, that is, to break through the city as soon as possible and massacre all the people in the city.
No matter whether they are officers, soldiers or civilians, they will all be killed.
Without the help of the common people, how could the dog officers and soldiers get so much gold juice?
The guess is that they are close, but the resistance at the top of the city is unprecedentedly fierce, and it is just a luxury to hope to capture the city as soon as possible.
There are three people guarding each crenel, one with a gun, one with a sword and shield, and the other with a blunderbuss or crossbow.
The rebels wore very little armor, and most of the siege troops went into battle lightly, with only shields as cover.
It was very difficult to climb the ladder with a shield, so he could only climb the city with a knife.
But without certain armor, facing the dog officers and soldiers who have been waiting for a long time, the rebel soldiers would not have much power to fight back.
The pikemen alone killed more than half of the soldiers who stormed the city, and the rest were also doomed.
There were very few rebel soldiers who could actually climb the city, and they were at an absolute numerical disadvantage.
The individual combat effectiveness of the soldiers was not particularly outstanding, and they were surrounded and killed by the officers and soldiers in an instant.
According to the defense plan provided by the prince, the commander-in-chief Zhang Guoqin ordered people to fill the soil with sacks and clothes, pile it up at the crenel mouth, and directly raise the crenel mouth.
Only a narrow gap was left for pouring gold juice and shooting, which suddenly made it more difficult for the rebels to climb the city.
In the past, as long as the upper edge of the ladder was placed at the crenel, the soldiers could climb up.
But now it was no longer possible. When the soldiers climbed to the crenel, they found that they could not squeeze in.
You definitely won't be able to get in if you turn sideways, so you can only squeeze in sideways.
If you expose half of your body or an arm, once it is seen by officers and soldiers, the consequences will be self-evident...
If you really want to successfully reach the top of the city, you can only step on the gap at the perforation, climb to the top of the parapet, and then jump in.
Jumping directly in, it would be easy to sprain your feet even if you were seen, because the ground at the top of the city was full of weapons and tools.
As long as the sole of the foot steps on something unexpected, it is extremely easy to get injured on the ankle.
Three people fight against a cripple. Is there any suspense about the outcome of the fight?
Most of the rebel soldiers who boarded the city did not have time to observe in advance, so they either squeezed in or jumped in.
Then they were eliminated by the officers, soldiers and strong men at the top of the city. The number of rebel soldiers who were wiped out at the top of the city alone was no less than two thousand.
For the huge total force, this is not a big deal.
As long as Zhang Dingguo can see a glimmer of hope of breaking the city, he will not have any hesitation about the loss of troops.
The entire army has more than 50,000 men, and a loss of 5,000 in one day is enough for ten days.
Even if all these men and horses are lost, it is worth it to break through Nanyang City.
If a person dies, the worst he can do is go to the surrounding areas or go to Runing Mansion in the east to recruit again.
At present, Henan's Chiye is thousands of miles away, and there is nothing else, but Liu Min has it all!
If you have enough food in hand, not to mention recruiting another 50,000 troops, even 100,000 can be mobilized.
"Hold!"
"Don't let a traitor enter the city!"
Facing the crazy attack of the bandits, the defenders at the top of the city were really frightened.
It is said that thieves are not afraid of death, but now I have seen it. Not only are these thieves not afraid of death, but they are not even afraid of gold juice.
Fortunately, Zhang Zongrong had been prepared beforehand, otherwise the defenders would have been unable to parry under the fierce offensive of the rebels.
The primary reason for being able to defend Nanyang City to the death was not loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, the court, and the emperor, but that no one wanted to be killed by the traitors.
There is a lot of food, a lot of money, and a lot of women in the city. If you want to keep these, you must fight off the attack of the bandit army, otherwise you won't be able to keep the treasures.
Even if it is a pound of rice, the defenders are not willing to give it to the traitors outside in vain. ,
Even if I eat so much that I can’t walk, or feed dogs, pigs, mules and horses, I won’t give it away.
If the thieves want to eat, then wait until they are digested and turned into golden juice. This stuff will satisfy them!
It is said that the heart is separated by the belly, but now the heart is separated by the city wall. The thoughts of the people in the city are completely opposite to the thoughts of the people outside the city.
If you surrender, you will be killed. If you don't surrender, you may still have a chance to survive. Then hold on to the end and see whose life is tougher!
Taking advantage of the traitor army's lack of heavy artillery, the defenders tried their best to hold on.
If you can survive for one day, you will earn one more day, and you can eat one more day of polished rice.
"Kill all the thieves who come to the city for me!"
Zhang Guoqin did not expect that under the double fierceness of money and food, the combat effectiveness of his soldiers would be so high.
There are only more than 400 soldiers on one wall, and with the garrison of a thousand young men, the total is only 1,500.
The number of thieves facing each city wall was no less than ten thousand, and they launched round after round of violent attacks.
The entire Nanyang City seemed to be in turmoil. Even so, the bandit army was still unable to capture the city.
Occasionally, the gaps in the parapet walls that were damaged by bullets would be filled in time by soldiers using door panels.
This is called "I'll just stick to it while you have thousands of troops"!
What can you do to me when you have so many people?
I think back then, the weak Song army was able to hold on to Diaoyu City for a long time under the siege of Menggu's army.
Now the people attacking the city outside are just a group of rabble, and I lead thousands of officers and soldiers, so why can't I follow their example?
Although Nanyang City is not in danger of Diaoyu City, the rebel army is not the Menggu army with outstanding combat power.
Zhang Guoqin saw that the civil servants were cooperating and Min was willing to use it, so he planned to fight to the death with the rebels.
Although he believed that his ability was far inferior to Qi Shaobao, and even inferior to Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting.
But if he can become famous in one battle in Nanyang City, he will at least have bragging rights in the future.
Three thousand men and horses resisted the siege of a hundred thousand bandits. This is definitely an excellent talking point.
After seeing that even Zhang Zongrong came to the city to supervise the battle, the soldiers and young men were greatly encouraged and began to be completely unafraid of the menacing bandit army.
Come and kill one!
Come two and kill a pair!
If you are not afraid of death, then just go ahead and climb up!
I am waiting for the food in the city!
The money in the city is what I am waiting for!
The women in the city are what I am waiting for!
Not to mention the ladies from good families, even the graceful Sister Lou, the defenders were not going to let her out.
To put it bluntly, as long as it is female, even if it is a sow, we must not let the thieves get it.
It's a bit rough, but that's the truth.
No matter whether it is people or things, not a single cent can be given to the bandit army.
With great difficulty, everyone got rid of the big foodie King Tang, and eagerly looked forward to dividing the money and food left by King Tang.
The bandit army just came over to cause trouble, what's the point?
When it comes to money and food, not to mention the bandit army, even if the biological father and mother come, it will not work.
The officers and soldiers in Nanyang were also afraid of poverty before. When they saw the money and food, their eyes lit up.
If you can live a good life with enough food and salary, you must cherish it.
Anyone who wants to ruin their good life will be fought back vigorously.
So what about tens of thousands of thieves?
Even if the thief really comes and wants to covet the money and food in the city, he has to come and get it himself.
The money and food in the city are the lifeblood of the defenders. Anyone who wants it must pay for it with his life!
This is the law of the battlefield, the winner takes all!
If you are lucky, you can get it all!
You deserve to die, then go down and do ghosts!
Those who died violently in front of me were all short-lived ghosts, no one else could blame them.
"The thieves have retreated..."
"Long live!"
"We won!"
Seeing thousands of thieves running back like an ebbing tide, the defenders at the top of the city cheered.
Every battle to defend the city was a life-and-death test for them, which seemed extremely difficult.
If you are not careful, you will be injured or even killed by thieves.
Even veterans of the final battle will be relieved at this time.
"Although our army's offensive has suffered an initial setback this time, there is still a long way to go. The Nanyang defenders are still the turtles in the urn. They can be captured and killed with just patience!"
Seeing that the offensive was not going well, Zhang Dingguo immediately summoned the other three leaders for a meeting.
"We will try our best to attack the city. The second general said so. Could it be that we have two strategies?"
Yang Youxian felt that today was the first day of the joint attack on the city by both sides. If Zhang Dingguo had not come up with other methods, he would not have hurriedly sent people to invite him to discuss countermeasures.
"To be honest, I think we should use a two-pronged approach. On the surface, we will continue to attack the city, but secretly we will send soldiers to dig tunnels, digging from all sides at the same time, and digging ten tunnels on one side. Within ten days, the rebel soldiers will appear in Nanyang City! "
Zhang Dingguo was determined to break the city within ten days because he felt that if the delay continued, sooner or later the imperial army would come to relieve the siege.
If the rebels are still unable to break through Nanyang City and seize all the money and food in the city by then, they will inevitably be in a passive position.
"Great idea! Great idea!"
Wang Guoning felt that this strategy was feasible. He did not bring many men and horses, and he did not want to lose them in vain during the siege.
"Not bad! It works!"
Hearing this, Chang Guoan also stroked his beard and nodded, indicating that he approved of this method.
"Everyone, I think that when digging a tunnel, you must first choose a place behind a mound and use vehicles or tents to block the view, so that it will not be discovered by the dog officers and soldiers at the top of the city. The digging site should be a little far away from the top of the city, at least within 10 meters. Three hundred steps away. If we dig in with all our strength, we will be able to dig under the city's ground within ten days, and then carry out a night attack on the city's defenders. When we are fully prepared, we can discuss it later, okay?"
Zhang Dingguo also wanted to inform the three colleagues present of his thoughts to prevent their soldiers from being discovered by the defenders when they were digging holes.
Sending troops into a cave is no better than attacking on the ground. Once the defenders are on guard and send troops to contain the entrance of the cave from which they are sending troops, this strategy will most likely be in vain.
The advantage of using caves to carry out sneak attacks lies in the suddenness of the attack. If this advantage is lost, the caves will become the burial place of one's own soldiers.
"Okay! Let's act according to the Second General's advice!"
The three of them agreed wholeheartedly. They also saw that the defenders were not weak in combat and had no intention of surrendering. Nanyang City was not easy to fight and it was not a crime to lose troops and generals here.
The next day, four groups of troops began to dig in from all sides. Zhang Jun was still responsible for three sides, and Yang, Chang, and Wang only had to be responsible for one side.
However, in order to deceive others, the necessary strong attacks must be carried out as usual.
Zhang Dingguo did not inform the entire army about this, and only a small number of people knew about it.
It would be even better if the city could be captured by force.
If not, this hole will come in handy.
Even if the defenders find out, they will disperse their forces in the city.
Zhang Dingguo's only worry was nothing else but the fear of digging the hole in the wrong direction.
If you work hard for several days and end up digging the other end outside the city, then your work will be in vain.
Fortunately, there are also experts in the rebel army, who are the descendants of Colonel Mojin from Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms.
These tomb robbers were also forcibly recruited. They would not identify themselves, but they would inevitably be recognized.
If our big family knew the true identity of this group of people, they would eat them alive.
With the help of the tomb robbers, even if they are more than ten meters underground, they will not lose their direction.
After a group of tomb robbers looked at the nearby terrain, they designed the shortest excavation path for Zhang Dingguo.
It is estimated that it will only take seven days to dig the tunnel into Nanyang City.
This was more in line with Zhang Dingguo's psychological expectations, so he readily agreed.
He rewarded them with five hundred taels of silver in advance, and promised to reward them with the same amount after completing the work as scheduled.
Grave robbers are considered special craftsmen in peacetime, and they are also a technical branch in wartime.
They themselves also know what they are capable of, so they are not willing to fight in battle at all.
Zhang Dingguo planned to keep them by his side and feed them well.
If there is a similar situation in another place, it will inevitably be used.
A tomb robber was responsible for positioning each tunnel. On the premise of ensuring that the direction was correct, the soldiers began to dig in with all their strength.
Originally, Zhang Dingguo wanted to dig ten tunnels, but this was later reduced to half, and only five tunnels were dug.
However, as long as it can dig into the established position and play its role, Wutiao is enough.
It only took four days to dig the tunnel into Nanyang City, which was much shorter than expected.
But a problem also arises, that is, the tomb robbers can only know the approximate location of the exit and cannot accurately locate it.
This cannot be blamed on them, because there are no companions in the city to respond, and there is no way to know the actual situation on the ground at the entrance of the cave.
The last day of excavation was carried out in the middle of the night because we were afraid that if a cave entrance collapsed during the day, people on the ground would discover it and report it to the authorities, thus attracting officers and soldiers.
"Go quietly!"
The elite soldiers sent by Zhang Dingguo climbed out of the cave with swords in their hands and tiptoed close to a house.
Their hole was located right in the family's backyard, making it an ideal location.
As long as this family is dealt with, the rebel soldiers can continue to enter the city from here.
The leader of the team made a gesture of wiping his neck, and the accompanying men immediately understood what their boss meant.
No matter men, women, old or young, they will kill everyone they see.
"Woof woof woof!"
Suddenly, the neighbor's dog started barking wildly, which startled everyone.
Fortunately, this family didn't seem to have a dog, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to get out of the cave safely.
It's just that the barking doesn't matter. All the dogs nearby are barking, and there's no way they can stop.
But that's okay, the barking of the dog can just cover up the slight footsteps of everyone.
The leader came to the window and licked the tip of his index finger.
Then he gently poked a small hole in the paper window and peeked into the house...
