The city wall was blown down, and Laizhou City lost its most important means of defense.
But the soldiers and civilians in the city had no time to express their feelings.
The offensive and defensive battle had been going on for so long, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and it was already an unending blood feud.
Before Yang Yufan woke up, Du Si Peng Youmo had already taken action.
"Follow me and close the gap."
When Peng Youmo led his men to the gap, the vanguard of the rebel army had already rushed into the city, led by Chen Youyou.
The last time the city wall collapsed, the two of them were fighting for their lives in the gap. Now that the enemies meet, they are extremely jealous.
Looking at the scattered troops around Peng Youmo, Chen sometimes looked ferocious.
"Kill me!"
He personally led his soldiers to pounce on Peng Youmo, intending to kill this big enemy with his own hands.
Peng Youmo didn't have any fear.
Anyway, the city wall has been broken, and he has no way to escape but to fight to the end.
But Peng Youmo's troops were too few, and as soon as they fought, they were defeated by the rebels.
At the critical moment, General Li Jing came for reinforcements and barely maintained the front.
However, just when Peng Youmo breathed a sigh of relief, he never noticed that the rebels had already brought the Crouching Tiger Cannon to the gap and pointed the muzzle at this side.
After dozens of thunderbolts, Peng Youmo and Li Jing were all shrouded in flying dust.
Chen was sometimes very vicious and ignored his comrades who were mixed up with the defenders. After a burst of artillery fire, the defenders' defense line immediately collapsed.
The morale of the rebels was greatly boosted, and they rushed into the streets of Laizhou like a flood.
Only then did Yang Yufan come down from the city wall.
But the city was in complete chaos, and he was unable to issue orders or organize troops, so he could only lead the people around him to charge everywhere.
The soldiers and civilians in Laizhou City did not give up resistance, and they would inevitably die if they surrendered anyway.
The two sides began the most brutal street fighting.
Xu Deshi, the eunuch who was responsible for guarding the East Gate (Qingcheng Gate), and Kou Hua, the Tongzhi of Laizhou Prefecture, led more than a thousand soldiers and civilians to get stuck in front of Donglai Academy.
Everyone held spears and refused to give an inch. People pushed and squeezed people, and the rebels stabbed each other. Soon, a wall of corpses as high as one person was piled up on the street.
Xu Deshi was an eunuch, but at this time he was braver than anyone else, shouting and shouting in a high-pitched voice.
"We old and young men can't retreat and fight with the thieves."
He was so brave as an eunuch, and the soldiers and people of Laizhou were greatly inspired. When the person in front falls, the person behind will take over. After holding on for more than an hour, the rebels were unable to move forward.
Kong Youde then entered the city. Seeing the stalemate here, he immediately called in archers, climbed onto the roofs on both sides, and fired arrows at the defenders from a high position.
Xu Deshi was shouting for a fierce battle when an arrow struck from the air and penetrated his chest.
The dense human wall of the defenders' platoon meant that the rebel archers did not need to aim at all, they only had to release arrows.
After several waves of arrows, the defenders were reduced to less than a hundred people.
Kou Hua looked like a hedgehog, still standing at the front. He had lost so much blood that he couldn't even lift his arm.
When the rebels rushed up, he was still muttering about killing, and then his head was cut off by the rebels, and he died heroically.
The resistance of the soldiers and civilians of Laizhou was very tenacious and fierce, but it must be said that the absence of Xie Lian and Zhu Wannian had a huge impact.
For example, Zhu Wannian was the official stationed at the South Gate (Jingyang Gate). He died outside the city, leaving the South Gate without a leader.
The soldiers and civilians on the city wall were trying their best to defend the enemies outside the city, but the rebels came from behind. Under attack from both sides, they immediately became chaotic.
More and more rebels outside the city swarmed up the city wall, and the resistance became weaker and weaker.
In the end, the miles-long city wall was covered with the corpses of the defenders. No matter men, women, old or young, all were killed by the rebels.
The West Gate (Wuding Gate) where Yang Yufan was stationed was the farthest away from the collapse of the city wall. When he came down from the city wall and arrived at the Drum Tower in the city, he collided with the rebels.
There were not many soldiers around Yang Yufan, and he was quickly surrounded.
He was fearless and fought bravely, and dozens of rebels died under his sword.
But no matter how brave a person is, there will be a time when his strength is exhausted. Just as he was fighting desperately, the sound of hoofbeats sounded like thunder in the distance, and a horse rushed past him in a moment.
The knight on horseback held an iron spear and pierced his chest with lightning speed.
The war horse continued its momentum, flying back with him, and finally hit the wall of the Drum Tower.
The tip of the iron spear penetrated the wall and pinned Yang Yufan to the wall.
Despite this, Yang Yufan still wielded his sword and wanted to fight.
Mao Chenglu ran over and laughed wildly when he saw this scene. He grabbed a spear, stood out of Yang Yufan's reach, and stabbed him one by one.
Yang Yufan turned into a blood gourd, still staring with tiger eyes and cursing endlessly.
Yang Yufan's soldiers tried their best to save him, but the number was too small after all, and they were all killed in the end.
After Mao Chenglu had teased him enough, he ordered: "Set fire to me and burn this bastard to death."
The rebel soldiers brought vegetable oil and poured it all on Yang Yufan. Then a rocket was fired, and the famous general of the generation was trapped in the sea of fire and eventually became an unjust soul.
At the north gate (Dinghai Gate), eunuch Zhai Sheng and Laizhou Tong magistrate Ren Dong were still fighting hard to keep the city wall intact.
"My lord, look!"
Ren Dong turned around in shock, only to see that the Drum Tower had been surrounded by raging fire, and the dark smoke pillars were soaring into the sky like evil dragons.
In a city, the Drum Tower must be located in the center. Once this place is damaged, there is no need to say what it means.
Zhai Sheng rolled over and one of his hands was broken.
"Sir Ren, what should we do?"
Ren Dong wiped his eyes, knowing that nothing could be done, and shouted: "Open the city gate and break out!"
Thousands of soldiers and civilians on the entire northern city wall no longer defended the city with all their might. Now they have to desperately find a way to survive for themselves.
The north city gate was opened, and before the rebels could rejoice, Ren Dong and Zhai Sheng led the defenders and rushed out.
This group of people was as powerful as a mad tiger, and they rushed the rebels to pieces.
By the time Geng Zhongming arrived, they had already reached the shore of Jeshui.
"Surround them and kill them."
Geng Zhongming gave an order, and the rebels began to squeeze in from all directions.
There are fewer and fewer people around Ren Dong and Zhai Sheng. If this continues, everyone will inevitably die here.
But apart from fighting hard, they had no other solution.
"My lord, cross the river."
A woman ran over and yelled at Ren Dong.
Ren Dong wiped the blood from his face and said with a bitter smile: "I can't make it, we are all going to die here today."
The woman grabbed his sleeve and asked, "Sir, can you avenge our Laizhou elders in the future?"
Ren Dong didn't understand why she said that.
But when he saw the woman's movements, Ren Dong froze completely.
I saw women, old people and children protected behind by men, all holding hands and walking towards the middle of the river.
Thousands of people didn't say a word, and their steps were extremely determined.
The river is a natural chasm, but people's hearts become smoother.
Soon, the rolling river was completely blocked by countless corpses, and it was finally possible to cross the river.
The people who were still alive were wiping away their tears as they escaped from the rebel siege along this human flesh passage and reached the opposite side of Jeshui.
The rebels chased them to the river and were also stunned by this scene.
Geng Zhongming looked at the old, young, women and children who he usually regarded as pigs and dogs, who hugged each other tightly until death. For some reason, a cold air rushed from the soles of his feet to his head.
Ren Dong was the last one to cross the river. Looking at the lives that were still alive not long ago, he knelt down by the river on the spot and kowtowed with those who were still alive.
When he got up, he stared across the river with a pair of bloody eyes, as if he wanted to remember Geng Zhongming's appearance firmly.
"Geng Zhongming, just wait. I, Ren Dong, swear here in front of all the elders of Laizhou that I will eat your flesh and drink all your blood in this life. If I don't avenge this, all the men in my Ren family will be slaves and the women will be slaves." Prostitution, you will never be able to escape forever!”
Geng Zhongming was frightened by the evil spirit that hit his face and was so frightened that he stopped unsteadily and took more than ten steps back, still in shock.
He watched helplessly as Ren Dong and Zhai Sheng took the surviving soldiers and civilians of Laizhou away.
It was not until the early morning of the next day that the fighting in Laizhou City gradually stopped.
The frenzied rebels almost killed everyone in the city.
Of course, the Laizhou soldiers and civilians who resisted to the end also caused huge casualties to the rebels.
The casualties of more than 10,000 people made the rebels very tired, even tired of killing to vent their anger.
But no matter what, by breaking through Laizhou before the arrival of the world-famous Guan Ning Army, the rebels finally had no worries and could fully prepare for the battle.
Under such circumstances, a small flag ran to Kong Youde.
"Commander, there are a few people who want to see you."
Kong Youde swallowed the meat in his mouth and said with a ferocious smile: "You are thinking of surrendering at this time, is it not good to bully me with the Dongjiang sword?"
The Xiaoqi said hurriedly: "Those people said they were the ones who blew open the city wall."
"kindness?"
Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and others were quite surprised and said: "Let them come over."
After a while, several civilians were brought closer and knelt down neatly.
"Cao Minbu Shiren pays homage to the commander-in-chief."
Kong Youde looked at the other party and saw that Bu Shiren was young, but his expression was shrewd. The rest of them were all dressed as servants, and their trembling appearance was not worthy of attention.
"You said you blew open the city wall? Tell me, how did you do it?"
