Please ask me to be the emperor

"Boom, boom, boom!" Along with a rumbling sound of artillery, the rebel artillery resounded outside Shenyang City again.

Unlike last time, the sound of artillery this time was more dense and layered.

Among them, the loudest one is the "Qingtian General Cannon", the duller sounding one is the "Golden Cannon", the sharper sounding one is the "Field Cannon", and the deepest sounding one is the "Flying Biao Gun".

For a time, artillery shells flew together, the ground cracked and mountains collapsed, and the top of Shenyang City was so hit that no one could stand on it.

"It can't be done, Mr. Beile, the 'thief's' artillery is too powerful, and we can't even lift our heads!" The people on the left and right couldn't help but complained to Anping Beile Dudu.

"This" Du Du looked at the shattered parapet, and his heart couldn't help but tremble.

It turned out that after the four troops from Zhang Sanbai, Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Guozhu and Li Dingguo gathered together, they besieged Shenyang City from the north, west and south respectively, and concentrated artillery to blast the west wall.

Although the city wall is a rammed earth structure and is extremely strong and difficult for the rebels to destroy for a while, the parapets, war sheds and other defensive facilities on the city have become targets of the rebel artillery.

After a short time, the facilities on the city were almost completely damaged, and the soldiers on the city could only flee in panic.

But it didn't matter as soon as the soldier escaped, the rebel soldiers took the opportunity to set up a ladder and came to attack the city.

When the Hou Jin soldiers saw that the situation was not good, they quickly mobilized soldiers to defend.

As a result, another round of artillery fire came, and I don't know how many were killed and injured for a while.

Just like this, the cannons covered the soldiers, the soldiers covered the cannons, and they took turns to fight. Dudu and the others were beaten to the point where they had no temper at all.

"He's so frustrated, I really can't go out and fuck him!" Some people couldn't stand this passive beating situation, so they couldn't help but take the initiative to ask for help.

"I beg Lord Beile to let me leave the city. Even if I die in battle, it is better than being so miserable!"

"This" Du Du heard this and took advantage of the half-broken parapet to take a bold look outside. He saw that the rebel artillery was densely arranged there, probably close to a hundred.

And behind those dense artillery, several square formations were neatly separated.

Thousands more cavalry were deployed on the left and right sides of the phalanx, staring eagerly at the gates of Shenyang City.

Seeing this, he believed that once the Hou Jin soldiers came out of the city, they would be greeted by a thunderous strike.

Not to mention the loss of troops and generals at that time, I am afraid that the opponent will also take the opportunity to drive away the defeat and compete for the city gate, and the situation will become increasingly unfavorable by then.

"Wait a little longer, wait until it gets later, and then make further calculations!" Thinking of this, Du Du couldn't help but hesitate for a moment before giving the order.

"Ah, you still have to wait?" Everyone was immediately dissatisfied when they heard this, and returned to their posts cursing.

The sound of cannons was booming, and the fighting was in full swing. I don’t know how many lives were taken in, and it lasted until dark.

It was getting late, and the soldiers had been exhausted physically and mentally after fighting for a day.

Du Du breathed a sigh of relief and was about to withdraw his troops, but unexpectedly found that the rebels did not retreat as usual, and he couldn't help being surprised.

"General, the sun sets over the mountains, it seems that we can withdraw our troops!" At this moment, Yang Guozhu, the commander of the rebel army in the west, was asking Zhang Sanbai for instructions.

It turns out that Lu Xiangsheng's tribe was located in Pinglupu in the north, Yang Guozhu's tribe was located in Shalingdun in the west, and Zhang Sanbai and Li Dingguo's tribe were located in Baitapu in the south.

These four armies were each other's horns, besieging Shengjing and Shenyang from three sides.

It was only because of this that it was inconvenient for Zhang Sanbai, who was located in the south, to conduct unified command, so he came to Yang Guozhu's camp to coordinate the forces of the three parties.

"Let's kill one more while it's still dark!" Zhang Sanbai frowned and continued to order, "When the killing is over, it won't be too late to call for gold and withdraw the troops!"

"That's fine!" Yang Guozhu thought for a while and felt that it wasn't a big problem, so he couldn't help but agree.

Following the two men's orders, the rebel artillery sounded again.

After the sound of cannons passed, the siege soldiers climbed up the ladder again and attacked the city.

However, just when everything was going as usual, suddenly there was a sound of cannon, and many soldiers suddenly emerged from nowhere.

As soon as these Houjin soldiers appeared, they just rushed towards the ladder where the rebels attacked the city.

Those soldiers had been attacking for a day. Not only were they physically exhausted, but they were also mentally slack. How could they have expected that the enemy would suddenly appear?

"Enemy attack!" As soon as the soldiers guarding the siege ladder discovered Hou Jin's movements, they couldn't help but shout a warning and quickly formed a formation to resist.

It’s just that there aren’t many of these people, so how can they resist them?

They were quickly killed and dispersed, and then they were doused with oil and ignited the ladder trucks and other siege equipment, creating a raging fire.

"Yang Chengzu, go to the rescue!" Zhang Sanbai saw it clearly and couldn't help but ordered quickly.

"General, take your orders!" Yang Chengzu also knew that this was a serious matter. Without any hesitation, he quickly got on his horse and rushed forward with four to five hundred elite cavalry around him.

"Hurry, hurry up, the 'thief' cavalry is coming!" The Houjin soldiers who came out of the city for a surprise attack did not expect the rebels to react so quickly, and couldn't help but be shocked.

At the same time, the guards on Shenyang City also discovered the movements of the rebels. They could not help but desperately resist the rebel soldiers who were attacking on the city, while firing muskets and arrows down the city to test and disrupt the attack of Yang Chengzu's cavalry.

"Fire, fire!" At this moment, Zhang Sanbai also issued an order for fire support.

The rebel artillery fired loudly again, and dense shells hit the city head, suppressing the opponent's defenders.

"Let's go, let's go!" It was too late to say, but it was too late. Yang Chengzu's cavalry quickly rushed over and immediately fought with Hou Jin's infantry.

Seeing that the opponent could not stop him, he fought and retreated, slowly leaning towards the city wall.

"Kill!" When Yang Chengzu saw that the opponent was arrayed behind the city, he thought he had nothing to do, so he ordered his soldiers to use blunderbuss and bows and arrows to slowly disrupt the opponent's formation, preparing to find a flaw and then strike with one blow to determine the outcome.

Having made up his mind, he couldn't help but bend his bow and arrow, and shot an arrow, hitting the opponent's front door.

The man's face was covered with blood, and he fell on his back. He immediately received a round of cheers.

After two or three more rounds of shooting, it seemed that the formation on the opposite side became thinner. Yang Chengzu suddenly felt that something was wrong and couldn't help but quickly ordered: "Charge!"

"Charge!" Upon hearing this, the four to five hundred cavalrymen quickly put away their guns, bows and arrows, took out their spears and charged forward.

Sure enough, this group of rear Jin soldiers collapsed at the first touch, and were instantly torn apart by the rebel cavalry and hacked to pieces.

"It turns out to be a cave for hiding soldiers!" After killing Hou Jin's soldiers who came out of the city for a surprise attack, Yang Chengzu took a closer look and saw several dark caves behind the military formation just now.

It seems that the Jin soldiers rushed out from here just now, and now they are rushing back from here.

"General, do we want to go in?" When they saw the entrance to the cave, they couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Since you know this is a cave where soldiers are hiding, how dare you go in?" Yang Chengzu couldn't help scolding him after hearing this, "This is not the way to seek death, go back to camp!"

"Hiding Soldiers Cave?" Only when Yang Chengzu returned to the camp did Zhang Sanbai understand what was going on.

It turns out that most city walls have caves for hiding soldiers, which are usually half-buried underground. The cave heads are built with bricks and sealed with earth, just like other parts of the city wall.

When the war becomes urgent, the defenders can surprise themselves and break out of the cave to disrupt the plans of the attackers.

The same was true for Hou Jin's side. They took advantage of the rebel army's siege to attack the city and suddenly came out to kill them. Although they did not attack the rebel artillery positions as planned, they also burned many of the rebel army's siege equipment.

Since then, the rebels have had to divide their manpower to cut down trees and replenish equipment, and they have been delayed for an unknown amount of time.

"This time I am impatient!" Zhang Sanbai couldn't help but blame himself when he heard this.

Finally, the rebels gathered their forces and forced Duduo and his men into Shenyang City. He was worried about the long nights and dreams, so he wanted to end the battle as soon as possible.

Without a careless thought, a lot of siege equipment was burned, which in turn delayed the effort.

"Shuai Zhang, General Lu wants to see you!" At this moment, soldiers suddenly reported.

"Oh? Invite me quickly!" Upon hearing this, Zhang Sanbai quickly put aside his unhappiness and took the initiative to greet him.

"Shuai Zhang, General Yang!" When Lu Xiangsheng saw the two of them, he quickly saluted.

Zhang Sanbai and Yang Guozhu quickly returned the salute and welcomed Lu Xiangsheng in.

"Shuai Zhang, I heard the sound of killings in Ximen was shaking. I wonder how the battle is going?" Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but ask as soon as he sat down.

"Alas!" Zhang Sanbai couldn't help but sigh after hearing this, and told him what happened just now.

"Oh?" Lu Xiangsheng was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but shook his head and smiled, "Since ancient times, we have been using military force for many years. His Royal Highness, King Shun, is sure to conquer when he attacks and to defend when he defends, but it is rare in the world."

"You and I don't have the skills of His Highness, so I'm afraid we can only sharpen our skills with water."

"Water mill Kungfu?" Zhang Sanbai was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but look embarrassed.

"It's not that I am being pretentious, but that Your Highness is dedicating all the strength of the country, appointing 100,000 troops, and laying a dragnet to plot Liaodong."

"Now most of Liaodong has recovered, except Shenyang, which is temporarily difficult to leave."

"I'm worried that over the years, I'll have insufficient food and salary, so that I'll fall short of my achievements, return without any success, and won't be able to see His Highness!"

It turned out that the rebel army was initially set up in the north and was short of food and pay. Only because of the defeat of Hong Tai and the empty state of the Later Jin Dynasty, Zhang Shun assessed the situation and tried to regain Liaodong in one fell swoop to avoid future troubles.

However, if we discuss it carefully.

A soldier is exhausted physically and mentally after years of fighting;

Second, food and salary are stretched thin and it is difficult to support long-term consumption.

Therefore, there is no reason why Zhang Sanbai is not in a hurry.

If Shenyang cannot be captured as soon as possible this time, the rebel army will have to retreat to Liaoyang. After Hou Jin regains his temper, I am afraid that he will take advantage of the cavalry to attack Horqin, Guangning, Yizhou, Liaoyang and North Korea. .

It will greatly restrict the strength of the rebel army, consume the few supplies of the rebel army, further delay the time for the rebel army to unify the world, and even cause the world to be divided into three parts, which is also unknown.

"General, there is a saying that 'attacking the heart is the top priority, and attacking the city is the bottom priority'!" Unexpectedly, Lu Xiangsheng laughed when he heard this.

"Of course the general knows that our army is short of food and pay and cannot last long, but doesn't the Donglu know that they have lost hundreds of thousands of troops, lost thousands of miles of territory, and will be destroyed in an instant?"

"The closer the critical moment comes, the more endured and calm we have to be."

"Whoever can't keep his temper will lose; whoever can't keep his temper will be ruined!"