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Encountering such a situation, Li Zicheng became a little nervous, because he had fought with the army several times in the past year, and he accidentally encountered an army that used a lot of blunderbuss.

The bird cannons he used were also extremely sharp, far exceeding his previous knowledge of bird cannons. These bird cannons could hit very far and were very powerful. They could kill people from two to three hundred paces away. He was almost killed both times.

This kind of bird can be killed with a cannon.

Encountering such officers and soldiers twice, he was defeated and fled. It can be said that he abandoned his armor and suffered heavy losses. Therefore, subconsciously, he was very afraid of the officers and soldiers who used such sharp bird guns.

This time, he didn't expect to encounter such blunderbuss among the defenders in Zhenyuan County. Fortunately, there didn't seem to be many such blunderbuss among the defenders. Otherwise, his men would have been beaten to death in pieces.

, now it seems that there should be a small number of officers and soldiers using this sharp bird gun here.

Although Li Zicheng was a little worried, he thought that he was running out of food. If he didn't capture Zhenyuan County, it would be difficult to reach Yan'an Prefecture. So no matter what, he had to capture Zhenyuan County, so he endured

Despite the fear in his heart, he ordered the siege to continue.

Although there were occasionally a few gunshots or the roar of small cannons on the top of the city, there were no volleys of artillery fire. Most of the defenders still used bows and crossbows to block the refugee army's attack.

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After Li Zicheng observed it, he thought that even if there were troops from the official army that he was afraid of in the city, they should be small in number and not enough to pose a big enough threat to him, so he gradually felt relieved and began to attack Zhenyuan even more fiercely.

The county launched an attack.

The battle lasted all morning, and the refugee army failed to capture Zhenyuan County. Li Zicheng was a little anxious. He now had no food left. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he had taken out all the food in the morning for the soldiers to eat.

, in order to boost morale, he concealed the news of the food shortage, and only encouraged the troops to take Zhenyuan County in one go. If the battle was delayed until night and Zhenyuan County could not be captured, he would have no food for his men by night.

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At that time, the news of the food shortage will definitely spread throughout the army immediately, and things will be in big trouble by then, so he has no time to delay here. He must capture the county town within one day and then get food in the city.

So after noon, he finally couldn't help it and threw his most elite confidants into the siege. At this time, he still had more than two thousand elite confidants on hand.

During the siege, the situation in Zhenyuan County suddenly became critical.

Just after Li Zicheng sent his elite troops to attack the west gate, the situation at the west gate of Zhenyuan County became critical. The defenders soon became unable to stop Li Zicheng's attack. Some refugee troops began to climb the city wall and started a hand-to-hand battle with the defenders on the wall.

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At this time, several loudspeakers suddenly appeared in the city. The sharp sound of the loudspeakers pierced the sky, flew high, and then exploded again in the air.

After Xiangdi took off, a large group of officers and soldiers armed with muskets suddenly appeared on the city wall. As soon as this group of officers and soldiers appeared, the situation on the battlefield instantly changed.

The refugee army that had just attacked the city was driven off the city wall almost instantly, and then a series of volleys of gunfire sounded from the city wall.

Li Zicheng's elite men, who were attacking the city with all their strength, were knocked down almost instantly. Li Zicheng was watching the battle from behind. He suddenly realized that he might be in trouble today. There was actually an army of officers and soldiers he feared hiding in the city.

He didn't show his head at all, and didn't show up until this moment. It was obvious that he wanted to lure him into throwing his elite troops into the battlefield, and then kill his cronies here in Zhenyuan County.

Li Zicheng was so frightened that he quickly ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops. Now that there is such a terrifying army in Zhenyuan County, it is impossible to continue to capture Zhenyuan County. If he continues to fight, his entire army may be annihilated.

Here, so he would rather give up Zhenyuan County, and at least save his remaining cronies first. As long as these people are here, then he still has the possibility of recovery. If these people are all here, then he may come back.

There is no chance for a revival.

As for Li Zicheng's subordinates, after being hit with a volley of gunfire, they didn't even need Li Zicheng's order to withdraw their troops. They were already frightened and turned around and ran away. However, the officers and soldiers on the wall behind them refused to let them go at all.

, rows of guns chased down their butts, and after each row of guns, a group of Li Zicheng's men fell to the open space outside the city wall.

In the area two to three hundred meters away from the city wall, the bodies of Li Zicheng's men were scattered everywhere, and the remaining remnants fled out of range like frightened birds.

But before they could recover from their fear, there was another sound of horse hooves and loud shouts of killing behind them. A group of more than 200 officers and cavalry roared and appeared in front of where Li Zicheng was.

Behind him, like a gust of wind, it swept toward Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng turned around and saw the official cavalry attacking from behind, and was immediately frightened out of his wits. This cavalry was well-equipped, everyone was wearing light armor, and they had a lance in their hands, and they were speeding towards them.

At the same time, in a forest on their right, a large group of officers and soldiers also emerged. They quickly gathered outside the forest and formed a wide horizontal formation, lining up towards Li Zicheng's remaining soldiers.

Pushed forward.

Li Zicheng felt his head spin, and he knew something was wrong. This time he might not be able to escape bad luck, and he would be completely tricked by this army.

In fact, this official army has been ambushing here for a long time, waiting for him to attack the city. The official army hid some soldiers and horses in the city, hiding them, luring him to throw his elite troops into the siege, and then taking the opportunity to attack him.

The elite men caused a lot of casualties, and then the soldiers and horses ambushed outside the city launched a fierce attack on him.

Li Zicheng did not have many troops at this time. He only had more than a thousand core confidants left around him. Although there were many cavalry, they had all become frightened birds at this time and could no longer fight against this group of officers and soldiers.

The officers and soldiers appeared very suddenly. While advancing at a long distance, they began to fire in rows towards Li Zicheng's headquarters. The dense bullets whizzed past Li Zicheng's men, and some people were knocked over one after another.

The ground and war horses were also shot and frightened, and began to jump around and make a mess for a while.

At this time, the official cavalry, which only had more than 200 people, roared into the battlefield and approached Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng did not dare to neglect any more, and immediately began to try to break through and escape with the remaining defeated soldiers.

Li Zicheng led the remnants of the army and first broke out towards the north of the city. However, an army of officers rushed out from the north gate of the city and blocked their way. A volley of guns was fired at the beginning. Several soldiers around Li Zicheng were shot and fell from their horses.

He also got hit and fell to the ground on the spot.

His soldiers quickly rescued Li Zicheng and gave him a horse. Li Zicheng turned around and ran away with his sword, waving it and shouting. With the remaining defeated soldiers, he started to go south of the city and tried to go around the city, but then he

He was dispersed by the officers and soldiers with random gunfire, blocking his way.

At this time, the more than 200 official cavalry had caught up with the remnants of Li Zicheng. These official cavalry were quite fierce, with superb riding skills and very good equipment. They had just approached the remnants of Li Zicheng, twenty or thirty steps away.

One after another, they first used short muskets and fired at Li Zicheng's men with random shots.

Before Li Zicheng's soldiers could resist, they were overthrown, and the chaos suddenly became even more chaotic. The more than 200 officers and cavalry then cut into Li Zicheng's rebel army like a sharp blade, with lances

With a straight thrust, many of Li Zicheng's men were killed in an instant.

Li Zicheng was so frightened that he turned his horse and fled. At this time, he had no ability to resist. There were only dozens of generals left around him, but all of them became frightened and urged them like crazy.

The horse sat down and began to run away with all its strength.

The officers and cavalry did not relax and stared at Li Zicheng who was being guarded in the middle. They also drove their horses like crazy to pursue him.

It didn't take long for the soldiers around Li Zicheng to be almost killed by the official cavalry. In the end, Li Zicheng was surrounded by this group of official cavalry, and there was no way to escape.

Seeing that Li Zicheng was trapped in a tight siege, with no possibility of escaping and ascending to heaven, he could only lament and looked at the few remaining soldiers around him, and shouted: "Heaven is going to kill me! Anyway, it is death. Today you and others will follow me."

They fought hard!”

After shouting, Li Zicheng waved his favorite sword, shook the reins fiercely, and rushed towards the official cavalry with a scream...

Yu Xiaotian looked at the sword on the table that Hong Chengchou had sent to him. He picked it up gently, pressed the spring, and there was a sharp click. The sword popped out of its scabbard, revealing a hint of cold light.

Yu Xiaotian grabbed the hilt of the sword and slowly pulled the sword out of its scabbard. He looked at the sword carefully and said, "It's really a good sword! It's a pity that you chose it secretly before!" After saying this, he said softly.

With a sigh, he returned the sword to its sheath.

The fall of Li Zicheng completely relieved him of his heart. Although he and Li Zicheng had never met, and there was no direct conflict of interest, as a ruler, there was no relationship between him and Li Zicheng.

No room for maneuver, let alone becoming friends.

The existence of Li Zicheng is a cancer for the current Ming Dynasty. It must be removed to restore peace to the Central Plains. Therefore, as long as Li Zicheng does not die, he will not be able to let go of this stone for a day.

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