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After King Zhu Zhishu of Shu came up with 500,000 taels of silver and 10,000 shi of grain, Liao Daheng, Chen Shiqi, Liu Zhibo and others also played some roles.

First, the pay and silver owed to the Ming army were made up, and each soldier was even given a reward of two taels of silver.

Thirty thousand people were recruited to help defend the city - these people did not need to be paid, they only needed to take care of the food every day.

Then there is the reinforcement of city defense.

Chengdu has been stable for more than two hundred years. During this period, it has hardly experienced siege battles, and the city walls have been damaged in many places. As for the parts that look complete on the surface, there are more places that are actually not solid.

In this way, the morale of Chengdu's military and civilians has finally improved a little.

However, in the context of the civil unrest in Chengdu, coupled with the Xunfengwei activities, many "stories" about the Eijun were spread in the city. The morale of Chengdu's soldiers and civilians facing the Eijun was already very low.

Therefore, even if morale increases a little, it is still a negative value.

He Lianyue knew that if Chengdu could be captured in one fell swoop, the resistance in various parts of Sichuan would be greatly reduced, and it might even depend on the spread of the word.

Therefore, although he led the main force in the rear to receive the surrendered cities, and the speed was a little slow, he rushed to Chengdu as soon as possible.

On September 13, Helianyue finally led the remaining two brigades of the Third Division, five guard regiments, and five militia regiments to arrive outside Chengdu.

At this point, more than 70,000 troops had gathered outside Chengdu.

On September 14, Helianyue followed the custom of the Yi army and deployed his army artillery before attacking the city, preparing to fire a round of surrender bombs.

At the top of the Chengdu city, Liao Daheng saw that the Wei army's formation outside the city was well organized and imposing, and even pulled out nearly a hundred "Red Yi cannons". He felt that his legs were a little weak, and he had to hold on to the battlements before he could stand firm. .

Chen Shiqi, Liu Zhibo and others on the side were particularly frightened when they saw that the Yi army had so many "Red Yi artillery".

Chen Shiqi couldn't help but murmured: "I heard that the bandits were good at using guns and artillery. Whenever they attacked the city, they would first blast several rounds with hundreds of red barbarian cannons. I still didn't believe it. I didn't expect it to be true."

Liu Zhibo's face was full of confusion and pain, "My Ming Dynasty only has so many red barbarian cannons, how can there be so many robbers?"

Before a few people could think more, they heard a series of roaring sounds.

"The thieves are firing! Hide quickly!"

Liu Zhenfan shouted and quickly asked his servants to hide in the city gate tower surrounded by these important civil servants.

Next, several people felt that the city wall was constantly shaking under the bombardment of artillery shells, as if it might collapse at any time, which made people very uneasy.

Fortunately, it became quiet after this round of bombardment.

Soon, Liu Zhenfan brought a broken stone bullet and said, "Futai, there is a letter in the stone bullet brought by the bandit!"

With that said, he took out the bamboo tube from the stone bullet and handed it over.

Liao Daheng took out the note from the bamboo tube and looked at it. He couldn't help but look strange and said: "It's a letter from the bandits to persuade them to surrender - saying that if we surrender the city, we can save our own lives and prevent the people of Chengdu from being affected by the war."

Liu Zhibo immediately stepped forward and took the note from Liao Daheng. After reading it, he said with a gloomy expression: "It's just a trick of the thieves - Mr. Liu, how many such letters are there? Get them confiscated quickly. Don’t spread the word and shake the morale of the army!”

Liu Zhenfan looked troubled and said: "Just now, all the shells fired by the Wei army were stone shells. It seemed that every shell contained a letter of surrender. Some shells also fell into the city. Now that the letter of surrender has spread among the soldiers, it would be difficult to confiscate them. That's too late."

Liu Zhibo said: "Then the soldiers are strictly prohibited from discussing this matter!"

Although Liu Zhenfan felt that it was of little use, he still responded: "I will do it now."

And just as a few people were talking, the sound of artillery fire from the Yi army suddenly sounded again.

This was the first time for many of the Ming army in Chengdu to face such a violent bombardment. Liu Zhenfan and other generals had no experience in dealing with it, so they left many soldiers and civilians at the head of the city, resulting in many casualties in these two rounds of bombardment.

If Liu Zhenfan and other generals and their servants had not tried their best to suppress it, some of the rural soldiers, brave men and civilians would have collapsed on the spot.

After three rounds of artillery shells, the Yi army suspended the bombardment.

Liao Daheng and others carefully walked out from behind the city gate tower and saw traces of cannonballs everywhere on the city wall, and some battlements were even directly smashed.

The injured soldiers were wailing everywhere, and the dead soldiers looked extremely miserable.

Seeing this scene, Liao Daheng and Liu Zhibo couldn't help but remain silent for a moment.

Chen Shiqi said: "The thieves fired these three rounds of artillery shells first. I'm afraid it was an act of intimidation to let us know how powerful their artillery is, so that we can surrender as soon as possible."

Next to him, Liao Daheng was thinking: Chengdu may not be able to be defended. In this case, maybe I should find a way out. I am the governor of Sichuan. If I surrender, I don’t know what official position I will be given by Damei.

With the idea of ​​surrendering to the Wei army, Liao Daheng wanted to wait until night and send his cronies out of the city to have secret talks with the Wei army.

Liu Zhibo came back to his senses and said: "Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor. We are officials of the Ming Dynasty, so we can only defend Chengdu.

Moreover, Zhao Guangyuan and other generals are still out with more than 10,000 troops to suppress the civil unrest. Perhaps when they return to Chengdu to aid, the crisis in Chengdu can be resolved. "

Liu Zhibo was not well versed in military affairs.

He just said this to express his attitude and encourage everyone to work together to defend the city.

In his letter of persuasion to surrender, He Lianyue gave the Ming army half an hour to consider. Half an hour later, when he saw that there was no reaction from the Ming army in the city, he said: "Get ready to attack the city. After the sixth round of shelling, I will When the army launches a charge to climb the city, send a signal to have the troops in the city also launch a charge to seize the east gate."

"As ordered!"

With the order flags waving and the order soldiers running, the Yi army's military formation immediately started moving, and the ninety army cannons were reloaded and fired.

This time the bullets were shot with explosive or iron bullets.

For a moment, the roar of artillery made the Ming army shrink into a ball at the top of the city and did not dare to show their heads.

Of course, in the past half hour, Liu Zhenfan and other generals did not do anything. Instead, they asked all the people and country soldiers to withdraw, leaving only a few battalion and country soldiers at the top of the city for emergency response.

At this time, the few Ming soldiers who stayed at the top of the city huddled under the battlements, praying to the gods and Buddhas in the sky, hoping not to be hit by cannonballs. Because they know that there is no absolutely safe place on this city wall.

Even if you are hiding behind the battlements, you may be killed by iron bullets that bounce over you, or blown up by explosive bombs that fall nearby.

Even the city gate tower was crumbling under the bombardment of artillery shells, as if it might collapse at any time.

In fact, Liao Daheng, Chen Shiqi, Liu Zhibo and others who insisted on hiding behind the city gate tower were already turned pale by the fierce shelling by the Yi army...

In an inconspicuous courtyard near the east gate of the city.

Zeng Yingzheng lectured more than 100 people in the hospital.

"Everyone, Emperor Chongzhen is fatuous and incompetent. He is helpless in the face of foreign invaders and internal invaders. He only knows how to repeatedly increase taxes and taxes, making the people miserable.

And after the current governor Liao Daheng took office, he even tried to collect taxes and induce officials to intimidate the people, causing all fourteen counties around Chengdu to rebel!

Since the beginning of the uprising, the Yi army has maintained strict military discipline and has done nothing to harm the good people. Now under his rule, bandits and bandits have disappeared, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

Therefore, today we are acting as internal agents and assisting the Yi army in defeating Chengdu. This not only helps us achieve success and seek wealth, but also saves the people of Chengdu!

You are all loyal brothers who share the same heart and soul with Zeng. Please drink this bowl of wine and fight out with Zeng, seize the east city gate, and welcome the Wei army into the city! "

After saying that, Zeng Ying picked up a bowl of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

"Dry!"

More than a hundred tough men in the courtyard responded in low voices and drank the wine in the bowl.

At this time, the rumble of drums came from outside the city, which was the signal for the Yi army to attack the city in full force.

Zeng Ying took the lead and threw the wine bowl, tied on a red scarf, and went out carrying a ghost-headed sword.

The same goes for the other more than a hundred men wearing red scarves.

Although the neighbors heard the strange noises in this courtyard, they did not dare to ask anything. When Zeng Ying and others came out, the nearby houses closed their doors and windows tightly, not daring to look.

When Zeng Ying walked out of the alley and onto the street, Zeng Ying couldn't help but think of the first time she got to know Damei, which still seemed a bit unbelievable now that she thought about it.

However, in the late spring of this year, a Xunfengwei spy operating in Chengdu found him and said that he was invited to join the Wei tribe on the orders of King Xing'ei to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, reshape the country, and bring peace to the people of the world. Qiankun.

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