The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 73 in the urn
The night wind caressed gently, and the city of Chunhua was pitch black and very silent.

There are only lights on the walls of the four sides, which isolates it from the darkness of the four sides.

Standing on the tower of the North City, Chen Wang stared at the Chuangjun that was slowly receding outside the city like an ebbing tide.

The intensity of the Chuangjun siege was increasing day by day. During these three days, even fine cavalry and cavalry in iron armor were dispatched to participate in the siege.

This siege battle became a training ground for the Chuang army.

The Chuang army took turns to fight, constantly attacking with wheel battles.

And almost none of the soldiers guarding the city could rest for a long time.

This is the situation where the biggest problem is to beat the crowd with a few.

Even at night, the Chuangjun would dispatch small troops to launch sudden night raids from time to time as harassment.

They have just repelled the attack of the Chuangjun, and this time the scale of the attack has expanded compared to the previous ones.

Naturally, this kind of trick doesn't have much effect on a group of veterans.

But the guards in the city, and the recruits Chen Wang had recruited when he was in Binzhou.

Many people are panicked and unable to sleep well at night.

In this case, all Chen Wang could do was to send someone to appease him.

All recruits need to survive this level. This is a difficulty in their hearts, and they need to overcome it by themselves.

Every recruit to veteran must pass a test.

Just as Chen Wang turned his head to look in the direction of Nancheng, a slight sound of footsteps came into Chen Wang's ears.

Chen Wang didn't look back, he knew it was Chen Gong who came.

"Brother, the intruders in Nancheng have moved..."

Chen Wang nodded slightly, and waited for a long time until the fish finally took the bait.

There were not many mistakes or omissions in his previous conjecture, and Gao Jie was indeed in a state of confusion.

The sentry who sneaked into the back camp of the Chuangjun contacted Gao Jie without much effort.

Gao Jie was far more eager than he thought, and not only agreed to the request as an internal response.

An extremely detailed map was even drawn.

On the map, the deployment of the Chuang army, the ordnance of the Chuang army, the amount of food and grass, and the storage location are clearly marked.

"Let all the people who follow you withdraw, don't startle the snake..."

Chen Wang kept scanning the dark Nancheng, and asked in a deep voice.

"Where are Hu Zhili and Zhao Huailiang now?"

"I've already gone to the barracks first. According to the previous arrangement, all the horses are equipped with straps to tie their mouths."

"The soldiers of the third round are hiding in the residential houses in Nancheng every night, and Tang Shiping has already gone to summon them."

Chen Gong's voice was low, and he reported.

"After the city gate is opened, three streets can be blocked immediately, and all of them are blocked in Nancheng."

In the Ming Dynasty, the city was still based on squares, and there were squares and cities in the city.

The square is equivalent to a closed community in later generations. The square has a square wall to separate it from other squares.

As long as the streets between the two squares are blocked, the enemy can be blocked.

Therefore, in many city defense battles, breaking the city gate is not the end. Many times the defenders will rely on the surrounding cities to continue to resist and try to regain the city wall.

But the city is the last line of defense against the enemy, and even the solid city walls are lost. Although the streets of Fangshi can bring meager advantages to the defenders, they are often powerless.

The fighting spirit and morale of the defenders collapsed as early as the moment the city wall was lost.

The fierce street fighting at the end was just the last effort of the unwilling to achieve a heroic ending, and it was meaningless compared to the battle situation.

However, Chen Wang naturally arranged for a backup to ensure that he could regain the city gate as soon as possible.

Chen Wang's eyes were still bright in the darkness, and the beacon fire of Nancheng reflected in his eyes and kept flickering.

What happened in the next two hours will determine the fate of tens of thousands of people on both sides of the city.

Li Zicheng will definitely mobilize the most elite soldiers under his command.

The next night attack on the North City must be huge, in order to let him transfer as many soldiers as possible to the defense of the North City, so that the South City can take advantage of it.

"The two cities in the east and west are each equipped with a group of warriors. They are all good players in the army. The Franji and the Tiger Squat Cannons are all divided there. As long as the trumpet is fired, the southern city can be retaken."

Chen Wang listened quietly to Chen Gong's report.

Because of the terrain, the southern part of Chunhua is narrow and there are not many places to deploy, which is not conducive to large-scale army mobilization.

Those who guarded Nanshan for the past few days did not return their reports at night. At night, there were about [-] Chuangjun who sneaked into Nanshan under the cover of darkness.

They will be the first wave of troops entering the city, they are the vanguard of the army.

After they entered the city, the general attack will officially begin, and at that time Li Zicheng will mobilize the whole army to attack the city.

Most of the infantry and hungry soldiers would carry the ladders to attack the east city, while the horse army bypassed the east city and marched towards the south city, directly entering the city from the opened gate of the south city.

Both inside and outside, the three sides attack together...

It was this opportunity that Chen Wang was waiting for.

"Everything in the city will be handed over to you."

Chen Wang clenched the Yanling Saber on his waist, turned his head, and took a serious look at Chen Gong.

Without any impassioned pledges, Chen Gong just clasped his fists and bowed his head.

Chen Wang turned his head and looked to the west.

In the west, the big camp of the Chuangjun was lit up with sparks, and the lights were brightly lit.

It doesn't feel like watching it at night, but in the daytime, there are hundreds of thousands of people in a continuous stream, stretching for more than ten miles, and it is difficult to see the edge at a glance.

Chen Wang closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and suppressed the last trace of hesitation and worry in his heart.

Opening his eyes again, Chen Wang's eyes were full of tyranny and fierceness.

Chen Wang looked over Chen Gong's shoulders, and looked at the soldiers behind him wearing helmets and armor.

All eyes on the tower were also focused on him.

Chen Wang didn't say anything.

He didn't know where to start talking about boosting morale before the war.

Not because you don't understand, but because you know too much.

Chen Wang took a step forward and walked down the tower, and all the generals followed him down the tower.

Armor leaves clank, footsteps are muffled, this unique voice of iron and blood echoed in Chen Wang's ears.

Chen Wang pressed the Yanling knife on his waist and walked all the way down the horse path to the bottom of the city, just as he stepped on the horse.

Several explosions suddenly sounded from the north, and the huge roar penetrated into everyone's ears.

The roar that belongs to the firing cannon is particularly recognizable - that is the signal for the invasion of the army!
There was already a tsunami-like shout of killing outside the city!
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!!!"

On the city wall, the deafening sound of war drums has already sounded on the city tower.

Chen Wang didn't turn his head back, and didn't even stop any movements. He just led the horse and walked slowly towards the east city.

The crisp sound of horseshoes sounded slowly, echoing on the empty streets.

Chen Wang held the reins and rode the horse. His eyes crossed the layers of houses and looked in the direction of Nancheng.

(End of this chapter)