After saying so much in one breath, Qin Liangyu finally finished, then reached back and said: "You two, will you follow me into the city?"
Long Zaitian and Wang Yangzu were both stunned. When they finally heard Qin Liangyu's invitation to enter the city, with a look of trust on their faces, they knew that Qin Liangyu was vouching for them, and they couldn't help but be very moved.
Long Zaitian immediately clasped his fists, saluted Qin Liangyu solemnly and said: "Captain Qin trusts me, Long, so much. Long must bear this sentiment in mind!"
"I, Wang Yangzu, will definitely live up to the trust of Governor Qin!" Wang Yangzu was also surprised, and then moved, he patted his chest and promised.
There are not many people who lead troops in wars who are crooked and chirping. They are all straightforward. Of course, Qin Liangyu had evaluated their loyalty to the court and felt that there would be no problem. Now when she came out to see him, she found nothing unusual, and the powerful relationship was explained so clearly that she didn't believe she could make a mistake. Of course, the side she showed at this time was partly to make up for the damage caused to Long Zaitian and Wang Yangzu by closing the city gate.
Seeing the performance of the two of them at this time, Qin Liangyu smiled and said: "Okay, even if we are buried in horse leather, the emperor will avenge us. We will gather in the Martyrs' Shrine of the Ming Dynasty one day, and we will live with the country forever!"
Qin Liangyu's husband's family is the descendant of Ma Yuan, the "horse leather shroud". Now, when he shouted these words that made the soldiers passionate, Long Zaitian and Wang Yangzu both looked at each other and smiled and said: "Okay, it doesn't matter if you wrap your body in horse leather, we will see you in the Martyrs' Shrine someday!"
So, Qin Liangyu led their two soldiers into the city and officially started the battle to defend the city of Kunming.
It has to be said that when Sha Dingzhou and the others encircled them, they were all surprised when they found that the flags of Long Zaitian and Wang Yangzu were flying above the Kunming city.
In their view, the contemporary Duke of Guizhou cannot convince them, and his methods are average. Therefore, they thought that Long Zaitian and Wang Yangzu would defend outside the city with their backs to the city.
In fact, let alone, in the original history, Mu Tianbo was not really a capable person. After escaping from Kunming, he trusted almost no one. Knowing that Lu Yong of Ningzhou was ordered to lead troops to fight against the rebels, the official Zhou Ding stopped Mu Tianbo from leaving and asked him to stay and fight against the rebels. After all, Mu Tianbo was the Duke of Guizhou and had the responsibility to defend the territory and could stabilize the morale of the army. As a result, Mu Tianbo suspected that Zhou Ding was deceiving him, so he killed Zhou Ding and fled to Chuxiong.
At this time, Sha Dingzhou and the others' original plan to humiliate the two "traitors" and kill Long Zaitian and Wang Yangzu before attacking Kunming was naturally abandoned.
Chieftains from all walks of life gathered at the foot of Kunming City, with flags of various colors on all sides. The chieftain soldiers from all walks of life are almost all over the mountains and plains, boundless. The total number is at least more than 100,000, and the momentum is very huge.
However, the White Army had originally withdrawn to Kunming and had already made plans to defend in Kunming. Material reserves are sufficient and defense work is done well. With the addition of Long Zaitian and Wang Yangzu's troops, the military strength was even more relaxed. Even if there were a large number of rebels outside the city, they did not panic and waited for reinforcements to arrive to suppress these rebels.
For this reason, although the imperial officers and soldiers in the city also tried to send people to ask for help and inform Kunming of the latest military situation, they did not panic after being blocked. Anyway, the soldiers came to block the water and cover the ground.
Starting on February 22nd of the 19th year of Chongzhen, the Battle of Kunming officially started.
Sha Dingzhou, Wu Bikui and others used all available siege tactics, and the chieftains suffered heavy casualties. But the most successful one was in the early morning, when a dozen soldiers rushed to the top of the city, and then again was driven out of the city.
Faced with this situation, the morale of these rebellious chieftains was finally no longer as high as it was initially. The extremely powerful defense force of Kunming City, especially the performance of the Baigan Army, surprised these chieftains.
Originally, they thought that the Baigan Army had been fighting against Sha Dingzhou for several years without making any progress. Even later, they even took the initiative to withdraw, and their combat power should be just like that. At this time, others didn't know it, but Sha Dingzhou, who had fought against the Baigan Army, understood that the Baigan Army didn't try its best before!
As time passed day by day, the flag of the Ming Dynasty was still flying at the top of Kunming City. Reinforcements from the imperial court must also be arriving at Kunming City day by day. Almost all the chieftains began to worry.
At a military meeting, a chieftain finally proposed: "We really can't defeat the city of Kunming. Otherwise, why don't we withdraw first?"
When Wu Bikui heard this, he immediately became angry, slammed the table and shouted: "Didn't we say before that Kunming City must be captured? If Kunming City cannot be captured, our life will only be more difficult in the future. Who dares to say this at this time Those who retreat are the internal agents of the imperial court, deliberately shaking our military morale!"
Upon hearing this, the other chieftains who originally wanted to withdraw their troops did not dare to speak. The toast who spoke just now blushed, straightened his neck and argued: "Fart, who is the spy? Didn't you see how many of my son-in-law died? At least more than you, who worked hard and who didn't?" Desperately?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Bikui was about to speak when he saw Sha Dingzhou standing up and said loudly: "Okay, don't make any noise!"
When the leader of the alliance spoke, he always had to give some face, and the scene became quiet.
Seeing this, Sha Dingzhou smiled and then said to the others: "Everyone, we should all know that Kunming is difficult to defeat. But as long as Kunming is captured, the Mu family has accumulated hundreds of years of wealth. It all belongs to us. According to what was said before, whoever attacks the city first and makes the most efforts will get the most wealth! This point remains unchanged."
At this point, he saw that the other chieftains were not particularly excited, so he knew that these chieftains were not stupid, and knew that if they wanted that wealth, they must at least conquer the city of Kunming. But the city of Kunming is so difficult to conquer, which has sapped their desire for wealth.
So, he chuckled and said: "Everyone, before we set off, our alliance leader had already anticipated the strength of Kunming City, so we have already made preparations. Soon, Kunming City will be destroyed!"
Even Wu Bikui was a little surprised when he heard what he said so confidently. Looking at him, he thought to himself, it seems that the loss of troops on Sha Dingzhou's side is not much. So they are waiting for an opportunity?
"Leader, what preparations have you made? Come on, tell me!"
"Since we were prepared, why didn't we tell us earlier and let us lose our troops in vain?"
"..."
There were various voices in the crowd of chieftains, but no matter what, after Sha Dingzhou said this, the atmosphere was still up.
Sha Dingzhou was not angry at the harsh voices of some chieftains. He just waved his hands and said: "In today's world, the most powerful siege weapon is heavy artillery. And the best siege artillery comes from Xiyi, which is far away." It has a longer range and more power than the artillery at the top of Kunming City..."
As soon as he heard what he said, a group of toasts started shouting before he finished speaking.
"Who doesn't know this? But where do we get such artillery?"
"That's right, if that's the case, then the city wall won't move. Wouldn't it just collapse?"
"..."
After Wu Bikui heard this, he immediately thought of a possibility. Sure enough, before he finished speaking, Sha Dingzhou glanced at his military advisor, and then said loudly: "Everyone, my alliance leader still has allies, namely the red-haired Hong Yi. Their Hongyi cannon is very powerful and very powerful. Under the advice of the military advisor, I have borrowed it a long time ago. Now, we will arrive in Kunming soon."
What he was talking about was Annan's side. Nowadays, Annan is divided into two forces, the north and the south, which is called the Zheng-Nguyen dispute in history. Among them, the Zheng family over there was supported by the Portuguese, while the Ruan family in the south was supported by the Dutch and had been fighting for many years.
The allies Sha Dingzhou mentioned were actually the Ruan family in the south.
At this time, hearing his words, all the chieftains couldn't help but be overjoyed.
"Is there really a Hongyi cannon?"
"It is said that this kind of Hongyi cannon can destroy dozens of miles with one shot. It is a divine weapon sent from heaven. This Kunming city will be destroyed without a doubt!"
"Aren't you saying that the more powerful the red barbarian cannon is, the heavier it will be? Our roads in Yunnan are difficult to navigate. Are we really lucky?"
"..."
Sha Dingzhou listened to their surprise words and felt very happy at this moment. After a while, he smiled and said: "If the road hadn't been difficult, he wouldn't have announced this matter so late. . Don’t worry, although there are only three Hongyi cannons, after arriving in Kunming City in three days, it will be the end of the officers and soldiers in the city!"
"As expected of the alliance leader, good!" The chieftain who had a good relationship with Sha Dingzhou immediately shouted, "The alliance leader should have the majority of the Mu family's money!"
"Yes, if the alliance leader hadn't prepared for a rainy day, he actually borrowed the Hongyi cannon. Otherwise, when would Kunming be captured? It would be right for the alliance leader to pay more for food!"
"..."
Wu Bikui was a little dumbfounded. At this time, he couldn't help but complain, why didn't his allies have Hongyi cannon? If they want to fight the New Year, didn't they completely annihilate the Folangji people? They were so powerful, but they didn't even have a Hongyi cannon?
After Sha Dingzhou announced the news, these chieftains naturally stopped attacking the city and waited for the Hongyi cannon to finally arrive.
At the top of Kunming City, Mu Tianbo was waiting for the grain fields, but when he saw that the rebels were no longer attacking the city, he couldn't help laughing and said: "It seems that these rebels know that they can't conquer Kunming City, and now they are unable to attack the city!"
After hearing this, Qin Liangyu shook his head and said a little unoptimistically: "Your Majesty, don't be too happy too early. Although these chieftains no longer attack the city, they have no intention of retreating. On the contrary, their morale is high. I think they have nothing to rely on." , turn around or don’t attack, once we attack again, I’m afraid it will be difficult to fight!”
After hearing this, Mu Tianbo carefully observed the situation of the rebels outside the city, and found that it was exactly what Qin Liangyu said, and his heart suddenly dropped.
