Dragon Soul in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 151 The Battle to Seize the City (End)

Looking at the soldiers running around in fear at the top of the city, but not knowing what to do, Zhu Qian had such a smile on his face. Sometimes when ease becomes a habit and laziness becomes natural, he wants to stand up and resist again. It's too late.

Although the red-clothed army has been besieging the city outside the city, they have never stopped cutting wood to build large-scale siege equipment. Now, with the inspiration of thousands of cannons, the city wall has collapsed, and a huge siege ladder has been pushed over, without fear of the moat. The soldiers were directly sent across the river to the head of the city.

The counterattack on the city was somewhat weak. The boiling gold juice and boiling soup could not stop the cannons of the red-clothed army at all. Facing the heavily armed red-clothed army, the defense of the city was as weak as paper.

Zhu Pingnan led the soldiers of the Shu Palace, but he did not expect the red-clothed army to attack the city so sharply, let alone the officer's army defending the city so weakly, facing the red-clothed soldiers who attacked the city, they retreated steadily .

Zhu Pingnan drew out his sword and roared angrily: "Follow me to kill the enemy, and drive the red-clothed thief to the city."

Thousands of guards in Shu Palace, all of them are dressed in fresh clothes and angry horses, but they are just some ostentatious, good-looking ones. It is okay to let them bully others on weekdays, but when it comes to the critical moment, these guards who have not been killed on the battlefield and have not been trained in battle formation, Seeing the scene of blood splashing and broken limbs flying, their legs were so frightened that they couldn't move.

Zhu Pingnan looked back at the deplorable appearance of these people, became furious, turned back and stabbed a nearby guard with a sword, pierced through her chest, hot blood spattered her face, smelling the blood, her mind was dazed, almost Passed out, suppressing the pain in his heart, he roared angrily: "Anyone who dares to be afraid of the former will end up like this."

The soldier who was pierced by the sharp sword had a painful expression on his face, screamed and fell down clutching his wound.

Looking at this scene, Zhu Pingnan couldn't bear it for a moment, then quickly suppressed it, and looked coldly at the Shu king's guard.

Seeing the blood at this moment, this group of flamboyants didn't dare to underestimate Zhu Pingnan any more. They gritted their teeth and clenched the knives in their hands, followed behind Zhu Pingnan, rushed to the top of the city, and fought with the red-clothed army. The chaotic war really made things difficult for them.

The red-clothed army and the defenders stand together, and the two sides come and go. At this time, the firecrackers really can't exert their power in close combat. It all depends on individual bravery and the cooperation between the small teams. Yi Jun had a great advantage in both aspects, and quickly gained a firm foothold on the city wall.

However, with the insertion of the guards of the King of Shu, it was like pouring a spoonful of water on the fire, and it exploded all at once. The formation of the city defenders was disrupted, and they were about to collapse at this moment, and many people fled desperately.

Fear spread like a plague. At this time, when some people escaped, the soldiers could no longer be restrained. Everyone turned around and fled. They didn't want to risk their lives for nothing. Faced with such a lunatic, it is best to run away.

Zhu Pingnan looked blankly at the fleeing soldiers, with an unbelievable expression on his face, how could this be so, the guards of the palace not only failed to help, but took the lead in fleeing, she was also defeated, so thoroughly that the red Yi Jun took the city without much effort.

Seeing Zhu Pingnan in a daze, the old man from the Tang Sect sighed quietly. One can imagine what kind of a huge blow this time was to Zhu Pingnan, whose heart is higher than the sky. Already defeated, looking like waiting to die.

He shouted softly: "Princess, I have offended you!"

After speaking, he grabbed Zhu Pingnan's shoulders and ran quickly. After a few jumps, he fell directly from the city to the beams and roofs, and took Zhu Pingnan away quickly.

"How...how could this be...Are women really inferior to men by nature?" Zhu Pingnan murmured softly, full of disbelief, the wind in her ear woke her up, and she shouted hoarsely: "Put me down, Monarch! Let alone the death of Sheji, I was born as a descendant of the Ming imperial family, how could I be greedy for life and afraid of death, and leave all the soldiers to escape alone."

"Ah! I didn't expect that the first time I chose to attack by force, it would be so fierce." Zhu Gan looked at the battle on the city and sighed in his heart. Obviously, he was still extremely dissatisfied with the result of the battle. After preparing for so long, he did not expect that the defenders in the city The army is still so stubborn, causing a lot of losses to the red army.

But now it’s all right, the officers and soldiers have fled into the city, what we need to do now is not to send troops to encircle and suppress them, otherwise, once the officers and soldiers are cornered, they will fight like a cornered beast and fight in the streets with the red-clothed army, then the casualties of the red-clothed army will probably be much higher. Even bigger, what needs to be done now is how to appease these soldiers who fled into the back alley.

The red-clothed army had already occupied the top of the city, slowly twisted the winch, the suspension bridge was lowered slowly, and fell to the ground with a bang, Zhu Gan rode his horse and led the people into the city, while ordering his soldiers, from now on it would be him The site is gone, no more damage is allowed.

"After entering the city, the first thing to do is to post a notice, telling the people in the city that the red clothes are here to eliminate thieves, as long as Yang Yinglong and other remnants of the rebellious party are wiped out, the red clothes army will never implicate innocent people , and will be tax-free for three years, let the people not be afraid..."

"Remember, the officers and soldiers guarding the city must be persuaded to surrender. If they are stubborn, they must not act rashly. Surround them with me. If you want to break out, serve them with firecrackers and cannons..."

"Immediately find someone for me, find some storytellers, and entertainers who change their faces, and perform some of my red-clothed army's deeds, and show them well, so that the people know that my red-clothed army is for them Yes, I will do things for them... Don't panic about this matter, first make a rough idea, let me personally ask, this team of artists will follow my red-clothed army to act together in the future."

Looking at the grand mansion in front of him, the sound of horseshoes knocking lightly on the stone slabs, the sound was clear and loud, and then looking at the pavilions and pavilions in front of him, a strange look flashed in his eyes, he captured the Shu Palace, but he disappeared. The king urgently sent people to look for it, only to find the king of Shu and his concubines by the dry well, and they were about to jump into the well to commit suicide.

As a result, he was roughly stopped by the red-clothed soldiers.

The lineage of the king of Shu is rich and powerful, owning sixty-seven out of ten of the land in Sichuan, and has produced many virtuous princes, who have always been aloof from the world, so Zhu Qian only planned to deprive the land of the king of Shu, and planned to return the land to the people. He intends to behead the king of Shu, who has never seen the current emperor.

So Zhu Gan decided to come to see the King of Shu on a whim. Historically, when Zhang Xianzhong entered Chengdu, the King of Shu Zhu Zhishu and his concubines committed suicide by jumping into a well. This was regarded as a martyrdom for the great Ming Dynasty. Another strong descendant of the Zhu family, It's better than those who were caught, begged for mercy but failed, but ended up being cooked and killed.

At this time, the king of Shu had disheveled hair, his fat and slightly simple and honest face was bruised and purple, and his spirit was listless. He suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes outside the courtyard, and the concubines who were crowded with him were trembling with fright, obviously thinking that it was red. Yi Jun is coming to ask them.

The king of Shu cheered up, at least his children had escaped from the city, and he had nothing to worry about, but he failed to commit suicide and died for the country. After the blood was over, it became very difficult to commit suicide. The beloved concubines, Zhu Zhishu stood up solemnly.

Suddenly the door was pushed open, and the dim light illuminated the dim room. Looking at the sky, it was already noon on the second day. The day will be wiped out by the imperial court, and when the time comes, the family will be raided and the family will be wiped out, all of which will be your own fault, if you surrender to the imperial court now and serve the country, you will still be able to pay off your merits."

When he opened the door, Zhu Gan was amused when he heard such a righteous speech, and he chuckled and said, "Old man, do you know who I am?"

The king of Shu narrowed his eyes, and after a while he got used to the light, and said coldly, "I don't care who you are, you are just a thief."

"It seems that he really hasn't seen himself." Zhu Qian breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly: "Do you want to live, or do you want to decay and die with this great Ming country..."

"Hmph! This king would rather die." Zhu Zhishu, king of Shu, interrupted Zhu Gan without thinking about it.

Zhu Qian couldn't laugh or cry. Strictly speaking, this person in front of him can be regarded as his uncle, but there are too many descendants of the royal family. After all these years, the blood has already become indifferent. Not immediate family members are not considered at all.

Being robbed by the king of Shu, Zhu Qian was suddenly upset, and said coldly: "It's very easy for you to die, but these widows you left behind, hmph!"

The meaning of the threat is self-evident, and you don't need to think about the consequences. Thinking about these beautiful concubines, who are so shy and charming on the bed, but want to be under some vulgar men outside Ning... , tactfully Cheng Huan, he couldn't imagine what kind of insult and shame this would be to the Shu Palace, the heir to Confucian culture.

He said angrily: "If you dare to touch a hair on them, even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go."

Zhu Gan laughed and said presumptuously: "You threaten me because you are afraid of me, why are you afraid of me, because I control your life and death, I control your destiny, and because I control the military force and the future, Ghost, anyway, I am not afraid, if you are still alive, maybe you can save your family's life."

Zhu Zhishu, King of Shu, frowned. He didn't know what Zhu Gan was going to do. He knew that the Red Army's initial uprising was under the banner of King Fu. Could it be that these rebels wanted to support themselves in rebellion, and to do so? Thinking of the matter of relying on the emperor to order the princes, he became more and more certain in his heart.

Then he became dazed again. There was no movement in the city of Chengdu. It was obvious that the red army had taken over the entire Chengdu mansion in a stable manner, and the overall situation was settled.If I voted for the Red Army, not only would I be able to save my life, but I would also be able to stand aloof, but I would become the laughing stock of the Zhu family.

Comparing the two, one side is his eternal fame, the other side is his life, and the reputation of his beloved concubine, he doesn't know how to choose.