Ming Zuo

Chapter 1295

In the battle of Zhuxian Town, Li Zicheng won a complete victory.

Luo Rucai was also killed by him, and an elite army of 40 to [-] was annexed by him.

Since then, there is no Ming army in the Central Plains that can contend.

For the first time in his life, Li Zicheng felt that the world was so close to him.

Kaifeng!
As long as Kaifeng is defeated, it is equivalent to opening the passage to the north, and you can go straight to the capital, destroy the Zhu family emperor, and avenge your dead parents and relatives.

In May, when Hong Chengchou was showing his unyielding perseverance, Li Zicheng came to the city of Kaifeng again.

At the head of Kaifeng city, Henan governor Gao Mingheng, Henan general soldier Chen Yongfu and others looked at the overwhelming army outside the city, all of them lost their courage and despaired.

Kaifeng is already an isolated city.

The reinforcements had already been wiped out, food and grass in the city had been cut off, and the city seemed to be broken.

Wenwu in Henan could only send a stern and helpless appeal to the imperial court, hoping that the imperial court could save them.

But what else could Chongzhen do?

Looking around the world, although Daming was great, it didn't have many soldiers capable of fighting.

In desperation, Chongzhen had no choice but to order Sun Chuanting, who was far away in Shaanxi, to force Sun Chuanting to leave Tongguan immediately to calm the Central Plains.

Sun Chuanting looked at the more than 3 new soldiers, useless weapons, and empty warehouses in his hands, his scalp was numb, and he complained about his gains and losses to Chongzhen, hoping that Chongzhen would give him some more time.

Is Chongzhen a patient temper?
If so, there would be no stories about Yuan Chonghuan, Sun Chengzong, Lu Xiangsheng, and Yang Sichang.

He once again ordered Sun Chuanting to leave the customs.Not only that, he also sent Sun Chuanting to supervise the army.

Sun Chuanting couldn't hold on anymore, so he could only gather his troops and horses in despair and embarked on a journey that must be defeated.

But it took several months for him to argue back and forth with Chongzhen.

On Kaifeng's side, no reinforcements have been seen for several months, and the situation in the city is even worse.

Although King Zhou didn't want money or life like King Fu, he was very generous in order to survive, and almost took out his family's wealth.

But there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city, and the daily consumption is extremely astonishing.

By June, the food and grass in the city were completely cut off.

Under extreme hunger, people turned into wild beasts, no longer caring about any worldly etiquette.

Officials regard the people as food, the strong treat the weak as food, and men treat women as food.

In such a huge city, people cannibalize people to the end, and there is no one in ten.

But even though the power in the city was extremely weak, Li Zicheng still did not attack the city.

It's not that he doesn't want to attack, but that he can't attack.

It has been raining heavily since June.And it's continuous, and there is no sunny day.

The inside and outside of Kaifeng were muddy like a pool, and the water was waist-deep.It is very difficult to gain a foothold, let alone charge and fight.

Looking at Kaifeng right in front of him, Li Zicheng was also very anxious.

Similarly, Gao Mingheng, Chen Yongfu and others in the city also reached their limit.

"Zhongcheng, once the sky clears, the intruders will surely break through the city, and then you and I will die without a place to bury ourselves."

Yan Yunjing, the patrol censor, stood beside Gao Mingheng, looking at the endless barracks outside the city, with a strange light in his eyes.

"The matter has come to this, what can I do? I can only do my best and obey the destiny."

Gao Mingheng is not a capable person, he can't think of a way to solve the situation, so he just waits for death.

"I will serve the country with my death. I will not lose my reputation and live up to my life's ambitions. That's enough."

Pushing officer Huang Shu also had the same idea.

As a literati, he has no ability, but he can die.

As for the use to the country and the people?

They don't care.

For scholar-bureaucrats, the most important thing is the name before and after death.

What's more, the literary and martial arts they learned were sold to the emperor's family.

common people?

Do you know what Daitianzi herdsmen are?

The people are like cattle and sheep.

Although Yan Yunjing is not afraid of death, he does not want to die.

"My lords, I have a good plan today, which may defeat the enemy."

As soon as this remark came out, Gao Mingheng and Huang Shu regained their spirits immediately.

"Your Majesty Yan plans to come out?"

Yan Yunjing looked a little crazy.

"It rains continuously for months and the Yellow River soars. This is the power of heaven and earth. If you use it well, it is better than thousands of troops."

Breaking the embankment to release water...

Gao Mingheng and Huang Shu couldn't help shivering.

They seemed to have seen the tragic scene of the flood and the mourning of the people.

Such a poisonous plan...

"Although there is peace between heaven and earth, we are only waiting to defeat the enemy and protect the Ming Dynasty. The gods and gods will definitely not blame us."

Gao Mingheng didn't hesitate at all, and immediately agreed with this poisonous plan.

Huang Shu didn't give in too much.

"I think the trespassers have been sending people up the embankment for days, and I'm afraid they want to do the same thing. The first movers control the people, and the late movers control the people. The winner and loser should be decided here."

The civil and military forces of the Ming Dynasty in Kaifeng quickly unified their opinions and informed the King of Zhou.

Of course King Zhou didn't want to fall into Li Zicheng's hands. As for the life and death of the people, he didn't care.

So Gao Mingheng and others secretly prepared ships, and then secretly dispatched soldiers with explosives to board the Yellow River embankment.

Chuangjun did climb the embankment many times, even Li Zicheng did the same.

But is Li Zicheng going to burst the dike and flood the city?
"Since ancient times, this river has flooded from time to time, causing harm to the people. Do you have a good plan to tame this river and stop causing harm?"

Li Zicheng has begun to change his perspective and look at everything in the world.

But no one in Chuangjun could answer his question.

Taming the Yellow River?

Is it really human can do it?
Seeing that no one could answer, Li Zicheng sighed and was about to say something to boost morale.But as soon as the words came to his lips, he suddenly felt the ground shaking.

At first, he thought it was the earth dragon turning over, but then there was a deafening explosion sound from far away.

They are all old people who are used to fighting, and they know that the gunpowder has been detonated as soon as they hear it.

"King Chuang, the dog officer... the dog officer blew up the embankment!"

In Gu Junen's angrily shouting, everyone understood what was going on.

The Yellow River embankment, which was already crumbling, was blown open by the Ming army with a gap of more than ten meters.The turbid and surging river water is like a dragon rushing out of its cage, crazily rushing towards the common people on the earth.

The city of Kaifeng, which is close at hand, was the first to suffer.

The flood poured down from the top of the head and filled the whole city in a short time.

The city wall surrounding the city became the best dam again, causing the water level to rise crazily.The remaining people in the city were completely unable to react in time, and countless people were swept away by the flood, and eventually became floating dead bodies.

How can the small city of Kaifeng trap such a dragon?

The flood began to sweep in all directions.

The invading army outside the city also had no time to deal with it, and one camp after another was flooded.Countless supplies were lost and countless soldiers were drowned.

Everyone was terrified and ran away blindly.

High places, only high places are the only chance to survive.

Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are dogs.

The tragedy of countless souls did not make Flood feel ashamed at all, but roared all the way, rushing towards the flat and low-lying land of Huaixi.

The great evil of the world begins with the human heart!
(End of this chapter)