There are estimated to be 700,000 to 800,000 thieves and rebels, and their camps are densely packed outside the city, stretching for an unknown length of time. So many enemies collapsed so quickly!
The scene in front of them was really shocking to the defenders on the city who were originally in despair!
In their view, even the cavalry did have an advantage on the plains. However, the imperial reinforcements were only about 50,000 after all! As for the rebels and thieves, if they were all added up, there would still be this number, or even more cavalry!
Even if these were all pigs outside the city, and they stood still and let the imperial cavalry attack and kill them, they wouldn't be able to kill them much with the current effort.
However, now on the entire plain, wherever you look, there are really thieves fleeing in all directions.
Seriously, many people don’t understand this!
"What's going on? Weren't they very fierce when they attacked our city?"
"Yes, although there are indeed some disadvantages, after fighting for so many days, I can also feel that the thieves outside the city are difficult to deal with!"
"That's right, if nothing else, those gangsters, Li Zicheng's subordinates, are really elite, I can guarantee that! But look at them, what do they mean? Are they running away after hearing the news? "
"It's really surprising. The imperial cavalry didn't even kill them, but they collapsed on their own. And did you see it? So many people surrendered. They looked like they were familiar with each other. It's really strange! "
"Where are you looking? Do you see those rogue cavalry troops that have escaped over there? They clearly have escaped, so why are they staying again? Do you see them? They seem to want to surrender!"
"..."
This scene was really hard for them to understand. For this reason, they became surprised as to where this imperial reinforcements came from.
After all, they were on top of the city. Outside the city were hundreds of thousands of bandit troops, and outside were the imperial reinforcements. They were too far away, and it was difficult to see clearly the flags and so on. Not to mention, the commander's flag is far away from the battlefield. If you want to see clearly from the top of the city, you have to be clairvoyant!
"What kind of reinforcements do you think this imperial army is? The most powerful army in the imperial army must be the Qin army, right? However, this cannot be under the command of Governor Sun!"
"By the way, don't forget, isn't there a Guan Ning cavalry over there in Liaodong? In the past, they also chased the bandits!"
"Haha, Guan Ning cavalry? Don't we have one in our city? It was said that they were from General Ningyuan in the past, but now!"
"You can't say that. After all, they are here to reinforce our Shu region. It's just that they brought too few soldiers and horses, and Li Zicheng's bandits are powerful. To be honest, if they hadn't come here, maybe we would all If you can't insist on the arrival of reinforcements, you won't have the right to gossip here!"
"That's right. Although Lieutenant General Wu has been recuperating since he was injured, his contribution is still obvious to all!"
"Haha, it's unlucky to say the least. He was shot in the thigh by a bandit army and was almost injured there."
"..."
As the saying goes, Cao Cao will come. Sometimes, this is indeed the case.
Just as they were discussing Wu Sangui, they saw a bamboo couch being carried to the top of the city by a group of soldiers. A person on the couch was still urging: "Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
When Liu Zhibo heard the noise, he turned around and said in surprise: "Vice General Wu, why are you here? Don't affect your injuries!"
The person on the bed was Wu Sangui, who was sent by Zhang Mingwei before. After hearing Liu Zhibo's words, he didn't care at all and said: "It doesn't matter! I heard that the imperial reinforcements are coming?"
"Haha, yes, here we come, the imperial reinforcements are here!" When Liu Zhibo heard this, he immediately said with a smile, "We won the battle in the blink of an eye, and I don't know who led the reinforcements. It's really amazing! "
Wu Sangui's injury was actually not as serious as outsiders imagined!
His injury was more than half healed just half a month ago.
However, when winter came, he also believed that even if the imperial reinforcements would come to Shu to rescue them, they would have to wait at least until the spring of next year.
However, the situation in Shu is so serious. If he were injured and went into battle, not to mention whether he could win the battle or not, the more than 4,000 cavalry he led might be exhausted just because the rebel army was in full strength.
Instead of doing this, it is better to continue to recuperate. Anyway, the cavalry is not needed in the battle to defend the city!
When you really can't defend it, break out with the cavalry. The more troops you have, the more security you will have.
Based on this plan, he didn't worry about city defense at all. It is enough to just send people to keep an eye on him secretly. If Chengdu cannot be defended, he will immediately lead the cavalry to break out and bring along the King of Shu, Lord Zhongcheng and so on.
However, he never expected that the imperial reinforcements would arrive before spring. Upon hearing the news, he immediately paid attention to the war outside his city.
After all, he was a veteran on the battlefield. Just by listening to the noise, he could almost guess the outcome of the battle. At this moment, he couldn't wait any longer. When his people rushed back to report, he immediately rushed to the top of the city to see the situation.
At this time, after hearing Liu Zhibo's words, Wu Sangui was also a little curious, wondering where the 50,000 cavalry troops from the imperial court came from?
When he left Kaifeng, there were only about 20,000 cavalry under Duke Xingguo's command.
Therefore, Wu Sangui did not think of Zhang Mingwei at the beginning.
Looking up, Wu Sangui was stunned immediately after seeing the situation outside the city. Then, he stared at the handsome flag in the distance and looked at the situation of the bandits' cavalry. As he looked at it, he suddenly shouted in surprise He stood up and said, "My lord, it's my lord, and my lord has come to lead the army himself!"
Hearing this, Qin Liangyu, who ignored him, immediately turned his head and said in surprise: "How is this possible?"
Liu Zhibo listened and nodded in agreement: "The Duke is so noble, how can he risk crossing the Shu Road before spring begins? This is impossible!"
After all, he has been in the officialdom for so many years, and he has never seen anyone with the status of the Duke of the State. No, even if he is not the Duke of the State, but just an ordinary border official, it is impossible to take such a big risk!
Wu Sangui actually agrees with their statement. But even though he couldn't see the flag in the distance clearly, he was certain that the Duke himself was definitely leading the army.
Thinking like this, he didn't want to talk to the two people in front of him, he just wanted to show off in front of the Duke. Even at this time, the battlefield outside the city is actually coming to an end.
But as soon as Wu Sangui held the edge with both hands and was about to jump off, a question suddenly occurred to him and he was a little dumbfounded.
He had been pretending that his injury was not healed, but when he suddenly saw the Duke coming, he could ride on horseback and lead the troops to fight. So what would these officials here in Chengdu think? What would the Duke think if he found out later?
Wu Sangui was indeed a battle-hardened man. He was ruthless to his enemies as well as himself. He immediately thought of a ruthless idea.
I saw him immediately secretly working hard, as if he was constipated and working hard.
Liu Zhibo was a little surprised when he saw it. He couldn't help but asked with concern: "Vice General Wu, what's wrong with you? Do you need to go to the toilet?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was a little dumbfounded again, staring at Wu Sangui's pants and said: "You are peeing... peeing..."
He originally wanted to say, you peed your pants. But as a civil servant, it would be too disrespectful to speak like this, so he stuttered and did not speak out.
Wu Sangui had already loosened his grip and immediately explained: "The injury was affected just now, and the wound seems to have collapsed!"
Qin Liangyu turned around and took a look, and immediately ordered: "Hurry and bandage Deputy General Wu, it might be fatal!"
When Wu Sangui's bodyguards heard this, they did not dare to be negligent and immediately carried Wu Sangui. They did not dare to go back and bandage it again, but went to the arrow tower to bandage it.
As soon as he left, Qin Liangyu asked Liu Zhibo: "Is it true that the Duke of the country is here?"
She had never expected that in today's Ming Dynasty, there would be court officials who were so reckless of danger.
But Liu Zhibo had never met Duke Xingguo, and he had no way of answering Qin Liangyu's questions.
But at this time, there was no need for him to answer. I saw a shout coming from far outside the city: "The Duke has an order. Kneel down and throw away your weapon to avoid death! The Duke has an order..."
This shouting was only vague at first, and it was only shouted by Shuai Qi first. Then, on the entire battlefield, those imperial cavalrymen who were chasing the fleeing rebels began to shout together: "The Duke has an order, kneel down and throw away your sword to avoid death! The Duke has an order..."
At this time, almost all outside Chengdu were filled with the voice shouting surrender, which even drowned out the sound of horse hooves.
The bandit soldiers who fled in all directions were reminded after hearing this, and they stopped running. They quickly gasped, threw away their weapons and knelt down to surrender. Some of them were so tired from running that they couldn't even kneel down and just lay there.
Of course, there are some who can escape quickly, and naturally they can escape as far as they can.
Most of these people who escaped quickly were on horseback and came from the bandit leader. Ordinary soldiers without horses would naturally not be able to escape the pursuit of the imperial cavalry!
Seeing this situation, Liu Zhibo couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh: "It's over, haha, I won!"
At this moment, a loud voice sounded behind him: "What are you still laughing at? Get ready, let's go to meet Duke Xingguo!"
Liu Zhibo turned around and saw that it was Chen Shiqi, the governor of Sichuan. Previously, he found that his clothes were disheveled, so he rushed back to put on his official robe.
It is estimated that when I first came here, I heard shouts outside the city and knew that Duke Xingguo was personally leading the army, so I said this.
When Liu Zhibo heard this, he immediately nodded and said: "Let's go and welcome Duke Xingguo into the city!"
After Qin Liangyu heard this, he quickly called Qin Yiming, led the troops with her, escorted the two civil servants out of the city, and rushed to meet Duke Xingguo!
At the same time, she was also very curious in her heart, what kind of person was this Duke Xingguo?
