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Chapter 6 Sun Chuanting Comes Back Part [-]
Henan was called Zhongzhou in ancient times, and it was the center of the world. Because of this, as long as the world is in chaos, the people of Henan will suffer bad luck.

Since ancient times, the various forces that fought in the south and north, and fought in the east and west, no one can avoid Henan, and they have to fight in Henan, which is called the Central Plains.

From Zheng Guo, a great country in the Spring and Autumn Period, which was ravaged by all directions, to the decisive battle between the official army and the intruders in Henan, for thousands of years, the people of Henan have suffered from wars many times.

Right now, if the Chuang army occupies Henan, it will be tantamount to occupying the heart of Ming Dynasty. The connection between Beijing and the south and northwest will be blocked by the Chuang army.

Kaifeng City is the ancient Daliang. It is located on the plain, the throat of Kyushu, and the Yellow River flows into the Huaihe River in the south. It is the most important land and water metropolis in the Central Plains.

If the Chuang army takes this place, they can take Daming Mansion to the north, enter Zhili to the north, and threaten Beijing, follow the Yellow River to the Huaihe River to the south, and capture Shandong to the east. The position is very important.

At this time, under the city of Kaifeng, a large flag embroidered with the word "Chuang" fluttered in the wind.

Li Zicheng was wearing armor, with a sword in his hand, and stood on a hill with all the generals, watching the soldiers of the army indifferently, attacking Kaifeng overwhelmingly.

Last year, Li Zicheng gathered a group of thieves to besiege Kaifeng, and attacked the cave city for seven days and nights. However, in the city, the Ming Dynasty inspector Gao Mingheng led the officials to defend it, and the King of Zhou paid 50 yuan to buy rice and wheat to help pay. The soldiers and civilians in the city enthusiastically killed the thieves, and the governor Li Xianfeng led reinforcements to kill them. Li Zicheng could only temporarily lead the troops to retreat, and Kaifeng immediately rescued the siege.

However, although Kaifeng was besieged, the imperial court wanted to hold Li Zicheng accountable for making things bigger in Henan.

At this time, Gao Mingheng, the inspector, and Li Xianfeng, the governor, shirked each other. Chongzhen did not give the minister a chance to make amends, so he issued an order to arrest Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan, and forced Li Xianfeng to commit suicide.

This is tantamount to a change of command, and once Li Xianfeng died, Kaifeng was unable to survive alone, so Li Zicheng found an opportunity to resiege Kaifeng, and at this time, there was no one in Henan who could break the siege.

At this time, under the city of Kaifeng, hundreds of trebuchets were creakingly pulled away by the refugees, and boulders weighing forty to fifty catties in their leather pockets were thrown towards the top of the city, causing the city wall to be smashed with gravel.

Huge boulders flew in the sky, ants-like thieves on the ground approached the city wall, arrows and bullets roared towards the city, the shields of the thieves couldn't stop the firecrackers, a group of people in the army turned their backs, and thieves were shot down everywhere Throw to death.

More than ten thousand bandits rushed to the city, and the corpses had piled up like a mountain. Blood flowed from the pile of corpses and merged into a stream, dyeing the dry riverbed dark red, which was shocking.

Thousands of rebel archers below the city threw arrows to the top of the city. Arrows rained down from the top of the city, intertwined into a black arrow net. Climb up the city frantically.

At the top of the city, several officers guarded a battlement and were fighting fiercely with the bandit soldiers who climbed up the city. The officers next to them hurriedly shot arrows at the bandit soldiers who climbed up the city, or lifted boulders to knock down the bandit soldiers who climbed up the city. The whole battle was extremely fierce.

A civil official wearing a scarlet official robe stood at the top of the city, waving his sword and shouting, "His Royal Highness Zhou Wang gave a million dollars from the treasury. If you catch a thief, you will get 20 taels of silver. If you kill a thief, you will get ten silver coins." The dead pay sympathy to their families, and the wounded are hired as servants. Soldiers kill thieves~"

At this time, several soldiers carried a large box to the city. The soldier in front accidentally fell down, the box fell to the ground, and the whole box of silver was scattered on the top of the city.

Take the example of King Fu of Luoyang, Zhou Wang Zhu Gongyun went all out and stored the royal treasury directly on the city to encourage the officers and soldiers to defend the city.

When the officers and soldiers saw the real gold and silver, several soldiers abandoned their bows and arrows, picked up a long log and rushed towards the ladder on the top of the city. The soldiers roared in unison, "One, two, three! Hit!"

The ladder was knocked away gradually from the top of the city, and the bandits lying on top let out a series of long screams, and jumped off the ladder one after another, the ladder fell heavily, with a loud "boom", the ladder was thrown to the ground. They fell apart and smashed to death several thieves.

In the distance, Li Zicheng watched indifferently the soldiers of the Chuang army fighting with the officers and soldiers. He drove the low-level refugees and Luo Rucai and others to attack the city, reducing the power of the army leaders, and consuming Kaifeng's military strength and money. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

He wanted to see how much reward money there was in the city, Li Zicheng couldn't help but sneered.

"King Chuang, the brothers have suffered too many casualties, let them take a breather." Luo Rucai, who was on the side, saw the heavy casualties of his subordinates, and said with some distress.

Li Zicheng looked at the sky, and it was already dusk. He couldn't be too conspicuous in consuming other people. He had to boil the frog in warm water, so that others could not clearly feel it. So he waved his hand and said, "Send the troops to withdraw, and we will fight again tomorrow."

"As ordered!"

Li Zicheng gave an order, and the golden sound of "Dang Dang Dang" sounded, and the attacking army retreated like a tide as if they were amnesty.

"The intruders are retreating! The intruders are retreating!" The officers and soldiers guarding the city immediately cheered.

The scarlet-robed official then walked to the city wall, took out the binoculars, and pulled out the lens tube to watch.

In the circular field of vision, the soldiers of the Chuang army retreated like a tide, but in the far distance, there were many flags and banners, and large blue figures spread all over the field, but the old battalion of the Chuang army never participated in the attack.

"Futai, how's it going?" Huang Shu, the pusher next to him, asked.

The senior member of the scarlet robe is Gao Mingheng who took over as governor less than half a year ago. He put down the binoculars with a melancholy expression, "The intruders consume us with refugees, but the old camp has not moved yet. If they join the siege, Kaifeng may be in danger."

"Futai, you can ask Zuo Liangyu for help again." The staff member Zhang Mingbiao cupped his hands and said, "If there is no reinforcements, Kaifeng Jiuwei will fall!"

"Ben Fu issued three emergency documents to the capital, and the court also urged Zuo Zhen several times to enter the army, but so far no soldiers have come." Gao Mingheng looked gloomy.

But right now he still needs to give it a try. He turned around and told the two of them: "Master Huang, please write another emergency document for Benfu, and hand it in before three o'clock, and Benfu will send it to Beijing immediately." .”

Then he said to Zhang Mingbiao: "Zong Lin, you go out of the city tonight to see Governor Wen Yuegong, and ask him to urge Zuo Zhen to break the siege."

"I'll obey you~" Zhang Mingbiao solemnly clasped his fists.

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It has been three years since Yang Sichang framed Sun Chuanting in the 12th year of Chongzhen, claiming that he was sick and evading his life, and that he was unwilling to serve.

Sun Chuanting walked out of the prison wearing a prison uniform, and when he looked up at the sky, he felt it was so dazzling that it was difficult to open his eyes.

"Master Sun, let's go! Kaifeng is in a hurry, and His Majesty is waiting for you." Seeing that Sun Chuanting was standing at the door, Wang Chengen couldn't help turning his head and urging him.

Sun Chuanting listened, but still did not move, but cupped his hands and said: "My lord, is it inappropriate for the sinner to look so holy, besides, the sinner has been in prison for three years and knows nothing about the outside world. How to answer."

But Wang Chengen cupped his hands and said, "Master Sun, His Majesty doesn't think about tea and rice because of the matter of Kaifeng. Tell our family to take you there immediately. Let's meet the saint first."

Sun Chuanting had no choice but to bow his hands and followed Wang Chengen into the palace.

In the Imperial City of Beijing, in the Huangji Hall, the Chongzhen Emperor, wearing a black winged crown and a cloth robe, stood and walked back and forth on the main hall. , has crushed his body.

At this time, Sun Chuanting, who was dressed in a prison uniform, was brought into the hall by Wang Chengen, knelt down and bowed and said: "Sun Chuanting, the sinful minister, pay homage to Your Majesty."

Hearing the sound, Chongzhen stopped, turned around to face Sun Chuanting, and asked directly: "The trespassers have besieged Kaifeng for several months, Gao Mingheng was in emergency several times, and several reinforcements failed to rescue him. If I let Qing supervise the affairs of Shaanxi?" , to untie the siege, the Qing family has a chance of winning."

Sun Chuanting was taken to face the saint without changing his prison uniform and without grooming, which shows that the emperor was anxious, and the emperor put him in prison, obviously not because he wanted to hear what difficulties he had to say, but because he wanted to hear him say that he could destroy thieves and save the world. current situation.

Sun Chuanting lowered his head, he could and could not, he could only choose one, if he could get out of prison, if he couldn't he would go back to prison.

He was silent for a while, but Chongzhen didn't give him too much time to think, and asked urgently, "Why don't you speak?"

Hearing the words, Sun Chuanting bowed down slowly, "If your majesty trusts me, give me five thousand elite soldiers, appoint me the governor of Shaanxi soldiers and horses, and then give me full power, I will break the siege."

"Okay!" Chongzhen was overjoyed immediately after hearing this, but then he said worriedly, "The intruders are powerful, with only five thousand soldiers and Shaanxi Qin soldiers, can the Qing family really rescue them?"

"The intruders are nothing more than a mob. There are five thousand elite soldiers and Shaanxi troops. It is enough to defeat the intruders." Sun Chuanting bowed.

At present, Chongzhen decreed to appoint Sun Chuanting to supervise Shaanxi affairs, untie the siege, and then withdraw from the hall.

Seeing Sun Chuanting getting up slowly, Wang Chengen couldn't help complaining, "Master Sun, trespassers are no longer what they used to be, and it's really unwise for the supervisor to boast about Haikou to His Majesty."

(End of this chapter)