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Chapter 513 That's My Brick!

A fiery dragon snaked around the city wall of Kaifeng to protect the root of the city. The soldiers and civilians stationed on the city were all courageous, and their morale was boosted. Therefore, cheers, whistles, and proud curses were mixed with the bursts of shouts.

At this time, Li Zicheng also came to the outside of the west city of Kaifeng, and immediately stood on a sand dune less than half a mile away from the city moat. He watched the city above and below the city in the distance. Didn't we also bring some light artillery over in Luoyang, put them all on top, and blast the motherfuckers?"

He turned his head and said to Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others beside him, "We can't just be beaten and not fight back!"

Liu Zongmin also came galloping from the north at this time. He came straight to Li Zicheng and stood on his horse. He said, "Brother Li, this can't be done. There is a sea of ​​fire under the city, and the soldiers have suffered heavy casualties."

Li Zicheng also nodded, and asked, "What do you mean by Jiexuan?"

"Siege the city, divide the whole army into several waves, press up one after another, so that the defenders on the city can't take care of the soldiers in the cave city, and then drive the hungry people up. Each person must take at least three city bricks back before they are allowed to rest. .”

Li Zicheng turned his head to look at Song Xiance, and said, "Military Master, do you think Kaifeng might be captured?"

Song Xiance pretended to close his eyes and meditate, and then said: "The key lies in the next two days. If we can't break through, we don't know when we will have a good chance."

Since Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others came to vote, they really made Li Zicheng's eyes shine. In his heart, Niu Jinxing has long been regarded as the emperor's teacher. The most famous is "Zi Zhi Tong Jian".

And Niu Jinxing also regarded himself as the future prime minister, with the posture of being the leader of all officials. Although Song Xiance and Li Yan were also highly respected by King Chuang, they were still humble and respectful to Niu Jinxing in every way, and would not compete with him in everything.

After Song Xiance presented the adage of the prophecy "Eighteen sons master the artifact" to King Chuang, he was valued by Li Zicheng. Before Song Xiance joined Li Zicheng, he used to make a living as a "warlock", wandering around for a long time, doing divination for others Good or bad luck.

Therefore, the party should be proficient in various strange evasion techniques, and Song Xiance is also quite intelligent. He is extremely proficient in astronomy and prophecy. There is also an understanding of the geography of mountains and rivers.

Since he joined the Chuangjun, he often pretended to be a ghost, and his words were often fulfilled. Not only did Li Zicheng regard him as the best candidate for a military adviser, he was always by his side, and he asked more often when things happened. The general also respected him very much.

At this moment, listening to what Song Xiance said, Li Zicheng pondered for a while, and then said: "Jiexuan, don't move there, especially for the three thousand cavalry, the horses can't untie their saddles, and the people can't undress their armor. They are always on standby to deal with any changes. .”

"Okay. I will teach the cavalry to stand by and wait for the opportunity to move. There are still two thousand infantry there. If the war requires it, they can also participate in the siege."

Li Zicheng nodded and said: "Okay, your place is the last support of the whole army, and I can rest assured that you are in charge there."

He went on to say: "Just look at these three days. I am going to attack the city with all my strength. If possible, I will go down with a drum. If nothing can be done, I should lead the army to him as soon as possible. I can't stay under the city of Kaifeng for a long time, so as not to be defeated." Cocoon yourself!"

Looking at the back of Liu Zongmin going away, Li Zicheng called another young general and said, "Double Happiness, go and tell Xiao Naizi and Bai Wang to attack the west wall with all their strength, and hurry up to drive out the hungry people in the city. After three city bricks, every more Get back a city brick, that is, reward an extra bun."

"Yes!"

After receiving the order loudly, Li Shuangxi rode his horse and galloped to deliver the order to Zhang Nai and Bai Wang.

Here, Li Zicheng discussed with Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, and Li Yan about where to turn and where to attack if they failed to attack Kaifeng...

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Liu Chengzu lost one of his broken shoes, and his left foot was exposed, and it was already a little numb when he stepped on the cold and hard ground.

Suddenly, his thin body was dragged by Uncle Wu, and at the spot where he just ran, a starving man was pierced through the chest by a bullet shot from the city wall, and a bloody arrow shot out instantly, spreading all over the ground. , and the body of the starving man was also hit by the bullet, and he stepped back two or three steps before falling to the ground.

"Quick, run, run fast, don't dare to rest..."

Before he had time to thank Uncle Wu, he was grabbed by him and ran forward. In his panic, he forgot to lift the plank over his head. Fortunately, the arrows flying from the top of the city only fell around him and flew away. However, he was not shot.

At the base of the city, although there are not dead bodies all over the place, it is not much different. There are dead bandit soldiers and hungry people in all directions, and some who have not died for a while are still rolling and crying.

The worst are those who were burned by firewood and lamp oil thrown from the top of the city. Their festering skin was exposed, and then quickly froze in the severe cold. Now they can only cry on the ground with a low and hoarse voice, waiting Death completely harvested their souls.

Uncle Wu pushed Liu Chengzu to the base of the wall, and shouted: "Quick, dig the bricks, hurry up..."

But he leaned out his upper body, grabbed the corpse of a bandit soldier who had just died, took off the pair of cotton shoes, stuffed them into Liu Chengzu's arms, and shouted loudly: "Change. "

Uncle Wu saw that Liu Chengzu was at a loss for what to do, so he shouted again anxiously: "What are you doing, it's time to change."

Only then did Liu Chengzu come to his senses, he hurriedly took off his other broken shoe, and hurriedly put the pair of cotton shoes that were still intact on his feet.

Uncle Wu was not idle either. He took out a very short iron hook from his arms and began to dig up the wall bricks. Liu Chengzu was unprepared, so he had to scratch the wall with his fingers little by little after changing his cotton shoes. Gaps between bricks.

Most of the hungry people around him were like him, digging the cracks in the bricks on the city wall with their bare hands, and the miners and bandit soldiers all had some receivables.

Together with a dozen or dozens of them, they first used thick planks or door panels to prop up an outward-sloping ceiling, and then used iron chisels, iron hooks, iron hammers and other objects to dig out the city bricks underneath.

The city bricks were piled up next to the wooden shed, and in some places it seemed as if a brick wall had been built. Now they were digging the earth inside the city bricks with shovels and shovels.

The rammed earth has been covered by hard city bricks for hundreds of years, and it is already very dry and hard. Even with the help of tools such as shovels and shovels, it is very laborious and difficult to dig.

"what……"

A miserable howl resounded beside Liu Chengzu, he was shocked, and the city brick he had just dug in his hand fell out of his hand, and by coincidence, it hit his shoe, flicked it, and rolled away .

Before Liu Chengzu had time to pick it up, he saw a hungry man in the same ragged clothes rushing out of the slanting stab, he picked up the brick and rushed back.

Liu Chengzu was stunned and forgot to snatch back the piece of city brick that he had dug so hard. He just muttered: "My brick, that's my brick!".

(End of this chapter)