please make me king

Chapter 941 Dilemma
It is said that Hong Chengchou and Zhang Shun, the old and the young, stayed in the small tent, counting the heroes of the world with every word you said.

If these words are spread, even if the two of them are not torn into pieces, it may cause a big disturbance.

It's just that although the two "emptied the front seat in the middle of the night", the general situation of the world cannot be changed by their bragging, and the current problems faced by the rebel army still have to be resolved.

Zhang Shun and Hong Chengchou got ruthless this time, simply replaced "Scorpion Block" and "Huntianxing", and ordered Chen Changbing to supervise the other generals to attack the city in turn.

They also dispatched dozens of cannons and heavy artillery of various colors, and only destroyed Changle Gate, the east gate of Xi'an City, into ruins.

However, even though Changle Gate was turned into ruins, the foundation of the rammed earth city wall was still there, standing there like a small hill.

Zuo Guang, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, personally led the troops to sit in the town, and recruited Ding Zhuang overnight from Gan Xuekuo, the governor of Shaanxi, and even rebuilt a simple new city gate in the city.

Another day, when the smoke from the siege cleared, an abandoned mound full of bullet holes appeared in front of us.

In front of the abandoned hill is the muddy moat, the water of which is a little red and smelly.

The soaked corpses of various colors floated in a mess on the river surface, some of which were still dripping with blood, while others were soaked in a circle, emitting a disgusting dead white color.

The original suspension bridge city bricks have long since disappeared, replaced by dark brown soil that seems to have been turned over eight hundred times.

The guards on the city stared blankly at the rebels who were retreating in an orderly manner outside the city, their eyes rolled once in a while, proving that they were not the same as those lying on the ground, they were not dead.

Surrounded by all the officers and soldiers, there was a general with a tired face and dark eye sockets, which were as deep as sunken eye sockets.

"I've got my spirits up, and someone else will come up to change shifts in a while!" The general was none other than Zuo Guangxian, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi.

This guy is really a strong-willed person. He fought against "Shunying" and was defeated repeatedly. If it were someone else, he would have been unable to withstand it, but he still persisted.

In fact, the rebel army is certainly uncomfortable, but the military officials in Xi'an are even more uncomfortable.

The Changle Gate, which was once burned by the rebels, is now like an ulcer, tormenting them all the time.

They were afraid that when they woke up, the city was already full of rebel soldiers like wolves and tigers.

The city wall is a man-made natural barrier, in order to reduce the pressure on the city's defense, and to be able to resist more powerful enemies with fewer soldiers and horses.

However, the damage to the Changle Gate caused flaws in the city defense of Xi'an.

It's like when only one person was needed to defend a city gate with five people, now it needs three or even four people to defend it.

Although in terms of offensive and defensive momentum, there is still a slight advantage to speak of.

However, because the enemy is strong and we are weak, the "shun thief" can choose the time and point of attack at any time, which increases the difficulty of defending the city.

As the saying goes: "There is only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no reason to guard against a thief for a thousand days." The officers and soldiers suffered terribly from being harassed by the rebels, but they had to take their lives to make up for it.

And this also caused a lot of pressure on the generals who commanded the defense of the city. The governor of the three sides, Liang Tingdong and the Shaanxi general Zuo Guangxian, had to take turns to command in order to deal with the rebels' strategy of exhausting the enemy.

What's worse is that the food and firewood in Xi'an city are starting to run out.

Zuo Guangxian ridiculed the rebel army's strategy of "exchanging food for firewood" as "a woman's benevolence cannot be a great tool."

Now not only can't he laugh, he's even on the verge of crying.

Xi'an is a large city that does not engage in production, with a population of hundreds of thousands. Although there is a little food in stock, it cannot meet the consumption of hundreds of thousands of people who can only go out and not in.

In addition, the [-] soldiers brought by Liang Tingdong, the governor of the three sides, made the supply in the city even worse.

Roughly calculated, the city consumes four to five thousand shi of grain a day, and more than [-] shi of grain in a month. How can this be sustained?
"It's really not possible, let's drive out the extra people!" Gan Xuekuo, governor of Shaanxi, thought for a long time and couldn't help suggesting.

"How to rush? What if the thieves come to attack and the people run wild, but the thieves take the opportunity to attack the city?" Liang Tingdong couldn't help but shook his head, rejecting Gan Xuekuo's proposal.

In fact, he still has a hidden worry in his heart, what if these people are coerced by "Shun Thieves" and used to attack the city?
"It won't work, it won't work anywhere, so why don't we just sit around and wait for the end of the mountain?" Gan Xuekuo was also in a hurry, and couldn't help but speak indiscriminately.

"No, the situation is actually not that serious!" Liang Tingdong, the governor of the three sides, couldn't help but sneered. "This time, the court has made great efforts to solve this problem in one fell swoop. It only needs to wait another half a month, and he will collapse without fighting!"

"Is this true?" Gan Xuekuo dared not believe it, "'Shun thief' has been around for several years, and the court has nothing to do. Don't coax me, it may not succeed this time!"

"Don't worry, as far as I know, Xiong Wencan, the governor of Huguang, has launched the attack on time. In the past two days, I'm afraid Zhu Dadian, the governor of water transportation and governor of Fengyang, should also attack Sishui and Dengfeng..." Liang Tingdong knew the truth of it, and couldn't help but secretly said .

"Which step are we on?" Gan Xuekuo couldn't help believing what he said.

"We are the last step, save for the final word!" Liang Tingdong laughed when he heard this.

"According to the time, it should be about the same time. I am going to send someone to dispatch the Ningxia General Soldier Zu Dabi to come and suppress this thief!"

"Aren't the Tartars in the north unprepared?" Gan Xuekuo couldn't help being surprised.

"I figured it out. In fact, the captive chief came here this time to gather the remnants of Huduntuhan." Liang Tingdong couldn't help laughing.

"Actually, this place is two or three thousand miles away. Even if the Tartars capture this place, how will they occupy and manage it? I just need to order Yansui, Ningxia and other places to hold on to the city and wait for them to retreat!"

Because this guy had served as Minister of the Ministry of War, he had a heartfelt fear of Hou Jin's cruelty, so he subconsciously treated Dorgon, Yue Tuo and others as if they were facing enemies.

This method is right?Quite right, even he is much more sober than most governors about Hou Jin's threats.

However, there are priorities. If he invests too much energy, troops and supplies in the Houjin threat, he will not be prepared enough for the threat of the rebel army.

Was Liang Tingdong's estimate correct?That's right, in fact, when he said these words, Zuo Liangyu, the commander-in-chief of Changping, urged more than [-] people, including Mou Wenshou, Fu Zongbing, Fu Zonglongbiaoying, and guerrilla Zhang Shiyi, to report to Cao Bianjiao and Zhao Bianjiao who were confronting Chen Yongfu. Carp launched an attack.

The number of officers and soldiers outnumbered that of the rebels, so Cao Bianjiao and Zhao Lizi had no choice but to retreat to Sishui Pass built by Han Lin and others.

Zuo Liangyu led the crowd to take a closer look, and couldn't help pointing and laughing: "This thief is really stupid and ridiculous! Just look at this city, it's low and clumsy, I'm afraid the officers and soldiers will fire a few rounds of cannons, and these rebellious officials and thieves will disperse in one go! "

(End of this chapter)