"Where is Liu Fangliang?" Yuan Zongde asked.
Before sending out troops, Li Zicheng ordered him to go in front and Liu Fangliang to follow behind.
The purpose was to prevent the Ming army from encircling him from both wings and cutting off his retreat.
"General Liu Fangliang has divided his troops into two groups. One group is gathering halfway, and the other is... putting out the fire!"
Yuan Zongde snorted, feeling very dissatisfied.
But things have come to this point, and no matter how dissatisfied we are, we cannot solve the problem at hand.
He looked up at the sky.
The pre-dawn darkness had gradually faded away and the east was beginning to turn white.
As the light becomes more abundant, every blade of grass and every tree on the earth becomes clearer and clearer.
Picking up the clairvoyance, the Ming army in the distance came into view.
He thought about it in his mind.
He has about 20,000 soldiers under his command. Huang Degong on the opposite side suffered heavy casualties after a series of defeats. Judging from the number of people currently lined up, his troops are not more than his.
The only worry is...where is Wang Yongji?
After searching for a while, there was still no trace of Wang Yongji.
Yuan Zongde can afford to wait, but Huang Degong cannot.
As the sky gradually brightened, Huang Degong waved the iron whip in his hand and said, "Three armies, listen to my orders. Follow me to fight the enemy!"
boom!
The gunner lit his musket and fired into the sky.
“Kill…Kill…”
Every time the Ming army took a step forward, they shouted "kill".
As the distance between the two sides got closer, the shouts and screams became faster and louder!
Yuan Zongde knew that he could not wait any longer, as any further delay would cause his morale to be crushed by the Ming army.
"Send the order, attack!"
boom!
The same cannon sounded, and tens of thousands of Shun soldiers immediately moved.
“Woohoo… woohoo…”
The Shun army soldiers shouted "Wu Hu" every time they took a step.
When the two sides were close enough, the Shun army changed their words "cry out" to "kill" and then rushed forward with weapons raised.
"kill!"
"kill!"
The main forces of the Ming army and the Shun army turned into two torrents and collided in the wilderness.
The chariot was in front and the soldiers were behind.
Cannons and muskets opened fire first, and as the distance between the two sides shortened, pistols, bows and crossbows fired projectiles and arrows.
Then, close combat!
The spear stabbed into the shield, leaving a deep groove on it. Before the spear could be withdrawn, the opponent's swordsman took the opportunity to squeeze over.
These people held shields in their left hands and daggers in their right hands.
When they encountered soldiers without armor, they would just hit them on the head with a sword.
Once hit, you will be seriously injured if not killed.
When they encounter armored soldiers, they will chop off the opponent's weapon hands.
As long as the opponent's fingers or wrists are cut off, that person basically loses his ability to fight.
Most of the new recruits in the front row of the Shun army had no armor, and they quickly fell into a disadvantage facing the aggressive and combat-experienced Ming army.
Less than a quarter of an hour after the two sides engaged in close combat, the new recruits in the front row of the Shun army began to be defeated.
The Ming army took advantage of the situation and attacked!
Yuan Zongde smiled slightly and ordered the second echelon of Shun army infantry to meet the enemy.
"Anyone who leaves without permission will be killed without mercy!"
The Shun army infantry rushed forward and started killing people, forcing the recruits to turn around and continue to attack.
The defeated recruits were stunned. They did not expect that the Shun army would kill them so brutally, and they did not expect that the main source of damage came from the Shun army.
The recruits had no choice but to turn around and continue charging towards the Ming army with their weapons.
They had no intention of resisting the Shun army.
Because when they joined the Shun Army, they had already placed all their courage to resist here.
It takes a long time for these submissive people to build up their courage; some even need a lifetime!
The two torrents collided again, and with shouts and screams, the battlefield entered a white-hot stage.
"kill!"
Under the city wall of Daming Prefecture, the Shun army's siege troops have achieved phased results.
The siege troops were divided into two parts, one part climbed up the ladders.
The other part was prying bricks and digging the wall under the ladder.
The military order issued by Li Zicheng was to capture Daming Prefecture within half a day, so it would definitely be too late to dig the city wall.
Liu Zongmin, who was in charge of the siege, certainly knew this situation.
His purpose in having people dig the city wall was not to dig through it, but to consume as many logs and stones of the defenders as possible.
If the Ming army focuses on one thing, it will lose another.
The more logs and rocks are thrown near the base of the city wall, the less pressure there will be on the Shun army attacking the city with ladders.
As the number of logs and stones on the city wall decreased, the Ming army realized the problem.
"We don't have many logs and rocks left. Give priority to smashing the bandits on the ladders. Don't worry about those digging the city walls for now. Pass the order and have people carry up the spare logs and rocks!" A Ming army general shouted towards the city.
"No one is moving!" The citizen who was boiling water on the city wall looked inside and answered.
The general of the Ming army was stunned: "Where are the people?"
"He was transferred away by General Li!"
The Ming army generals had no choice but to continue picking up the few rolling logs in front of them and smashing them down hard.
Just as the attackers and defenders were fighting a desperate battle, something strange happened at the south gate of Daming Prefecture.
With a loud bang.
The hanging suspension bridge suddenly fell down and hit the other side of the moat heavily.
The dust was stirred up more than ten feet high and took a long time to dissipate.
Immediately following.
The gate was lifted with a creaking sound, and the indestructible city gate was opened from the inside.
The sudden change caused the Shun army to stop the attack.
"What...what happened? Why is the city gate open?"
"It seems someone surrendered!"
"Don't fucking seem to, that's it!"
"Charge! The Ming army has surrendered!" The Shun army, who had reacted quickly, immediately cheered and rushed towards the city gate.
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