I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Zou Chuxian now has a happy family in Zuowei City.

He has a virtuous wife, a sensible young son, and many lieutenant generals as brothers. If there is no war, such a life would have been happy and perfect.

However, all this was broken on a certain day in April of the third year of Apocalypse.

……

Accompanied by the wind and sand all over the sky, countless horsemen of the Houjin Army came to the left guard city of Dingliao. The leader was Sanbeile Amin, the pioneer ordered by Nurhachi himself.

The wind and sand were blowing "huhu" this day, and it was extremely violent.

The Ming army was in the opposite direction of the wind, and the soldiers patrolling the city were sometimes blinded by the wind and sand, and they couldn't see clearly even within ten steps, let alone the founding slave army hundreds of steps away.

Recently, Zou Chuxian has not been idle.

A few days ago, he found out that an officer he trusted very much had falsely reported the number of soldiers, swallowed up his food and salary, and sucked the blood of soldiers. He couldn't help being very annoyed.

Zou Chuxian wanted to deal with this general severely, but after being severely reprimanded when he was still in the war, he ordered this general to be in charge of patrolling the southern city, hoping that he would take the blame and make meritorious deeds.

After all, he knew that this man was very brave in combat, and it would be a pity if he was punished for such an incident.

That night, Zou Chuxian read "Sun Wu's Art of War" for a while, and felt a little tired, so he stretched himself and called his youngest son to test what he had learned today.

According to the rules of the past, after passing the literacy test, I will go to bed.

"Whether governing the crowd is like governing the widow, the score is also. Fighting the crowd is like fighting the widow, the form and name are also..."

"The multitude of the three armies can make those who are bound to face the enemy without being defeated. It is strange and true. The addition of soldiers is like throwing eggs with a shovel. It is true..."

Zou Mingli's immature recitation echoed in the hall.

Zou Chuxian looked at him quite satisfied, from which he saw his childhood shadow.That's how my father taught me how to read military books back then.

For the generals, this is just a compulsory course since childhood.

At this moment, an officer ran into the courtyard in a panic. Before he arrived, a trembling voice came first:

"It's not good, general, the slave soldiers are attacking the city!"

"what?"

The military book in Zou Chuxian's hand fell to the ground, he got up suddenly, subconsciously picked up the saber on the table, and asked, "Wang Xuan, why did you come to report?"

"The final death penalty!"

The name of the guilty officer was Wang Xuan.

At this time, when he saw the stern Shangguan, he also cried bitterly, filled with remorse, and said: "The wind and sand all over the sky today, the soldiers can't open their eyes, that's how I know—"

"Living!"

Before he could finish speaking, Zou Chuxian interrupted impatiently, clenched his saber tightly, and said as he walked:

"The slave army has already besieged the city, so don't make excuses in front of this general!"

After walking a few steps, he turned back and said coldly:

"Wang Xuan, you are also a brave general. If I were you, I would fight to the death with the slave soldiers at the top of the city. If the left guard made a mistake, even I would be blamed!"

The remorse in Wang Xuan's eyes gradually turned into resoluteness, he stood up and said loudly:

"If the last general can't defend the land and kill the enemy, what face will he have when he sees the people of Hecheng and the whole army again?"

"Don't worry, general, the last general will lead his troops to the city and fight those slaves!"

Zou Chuxian snorted coldly and did not reply. At this moment, his whole body and mind were tied tightly to the safety of Dingliao Zuowei City and the people of the whole city.

"Zou Chuxian, the Great Khan knows you are a strong general, so he ordered me to come here to recruit you. If you surrender today, the Zou family will be safe!"

"According to what I know, the entire Zou family is in the city, right?"

"You are the only son of the Zou family. Come down. The master of the Ming Dynasty is a fatuous minister. He fears the enemy and avoids war. The country is ruined and his strength is exhausted!"

"Your father and I are good friends. If you surrender to Dajin, I will introduce you to the Great Khan. From then on, fame and wealth are all in your hands. Wouldn't it be better to stay in this border town that doesn't shit!"

Under the city, Li Yongfang was trying to persuade him to surrender.

Speaking of Li Yongfang, there is not a single general in the Ming Dynasty who does not hate. Fan Wencheng is the No. 1 literati slave slave, and Li Yongfang is the first court general to surrender and become a slave.

Before him, there was no precedent for a general in command to surrender to the barbarians.

Li Yongfang and her father, Zou He, are family friends, and this time they came to persuade them to surrender, it was actually Fan Wencheng's suggestion that it would be best to take down Zuoweicheng without bloodshed by using the relationship between relatives and friends.

Zou Chuxian did not expect that this national scum would dare to persuade him to surrender. He sneered again and again, and replied without hesitation:

"You voted to become a slave. You are really an unfaithful and unrighteous person! This general is the deputy general of Liaoyang of the Ming Dynasty, so there is no reason to surrender!"

"Li Yongfang, in view of the relationship between you and my father in the past, I won't kill you, go back and tell your slave chief that fake gold is already a grasshopper after autumn, and it won't last for a few days!"

Li Yongfang's face turned red from being suppressed, and she couldn't speak anymore.

The child who used to play around at his lap, now has such a deep understanding of righteousness, he would rather perish with the city than come here to enjoy the glory and wealth.

look at yourself again...

well!That's all!

Li Yongfang returned without success, A Min did as expected, looked at Zou Chuxian at the head of the city, and said with a sneer: "It seems that this brilliant general understands some great principles!"

Advisor Amin left and right: "What's his name?"

One person replied: "Sanbeile, his name is Zou Chuxian!"

Amin nodded and ordered:

"Order to go down and immediately attack the city with an army. After the city is broken, no chicken or dog will be left behind!"

"Since Zou Chuxian wants to uphold his righteousness, Da Jin also wants to be beautiful as an adult, just follow his wishes!"

Chapter 363 Bloody Battle at Left Acropolis

The horns burst out, and the yellow flag bordered with red fluttered in the wind. This was the beginning of the siege of the yellow flag commanded by Amin.

Amin rode a red-maned horse and held a fine steel tiger gun. He rushed to the front of the numerous Eight Banners cavalry and pointed to the city:

"When the city is broken, no chicken or dog will be left behind!"

"kill!"

Zou Chuxian, who was in charge of the guards, was in his thirties, and when he was in the prime of his life, he stood at the top of the city in high spirits, commanding and defending the city without fear, with a calm demeanor.

"what--!"

A cavalryman with a yellow flag wearing heavy armor had just galloped to the bottom of the city when he was directly blown away by a projectile, leaving his man and horse bloody.

Remnants of limbs and broken arms flew across the air, instantly bloody.

"Boom--"

Cannonballs one after another were fired from the top of the city by the Ming army, and fell among the besieging Jin army. Every time they landed, people turned their backs on their backs and screamed incessantly.

Flesh and blood cannot withstand the power of firearms.

Dingliao Zuowei is a major city built by the imperial court in Liaodong, and it is also the seat of the capital of Liaodong. It has more firearms than Shenyang in the past.

The south gate that Amin attacked had more than 160 crenels, more than 30 of which were equipped with heavy artillery that made the Eight Banners terrified.

Although the guerrilla general Wang Xuan made a mistake, he is not a coward.

At this moment, Wang Xuan was walking back and forth on the top of the city with his own soldiers, his footsteps were not stopping, his mouth was always open, and he kept sternly shouting:

"fire!"

"What are you doing? Throwing stones down! If you can't hit anyone, you have to scare the slave soldiers so that they won't be able to attack so easily!"

Under the city, war horses galloped.

The Hou Jin soldiers first carried the ladders of the Han army with the Yellow Banner bravely, and followed the shield chariots to attack the city. The front was full of artillery fire, and the back was also flashing with swords and guns.

The army of the Xianghuang Banner lined up in four directions, full of murderous intent, like four waves, rushing from the plain to the city, and the Jurchen cavalry performed their equestrian skills and shot arrow clusters towards the city.

The artillery shells at the top of the city did not stop, and on the huge plain, a isolation zone that was frightened by the Jin army after seeing it was abruptly blasted.

Under Zuowei City, dust splashed everywhere, gray smoke billowed, and screams could be heard endlessly.

The Han army with the yellow banner in front of them was still charging, but the Jurchen cavalry behind them had become a little timid and made more mistakes.

The brave Jurchen cavalry suffered heavy casualties gradually due to the interference of artillery fire and sandstorms at the top of the city.

Regardless of the casualties of the Han army in front, Amin did not feel the slightest heartache, because as soon as they returned to Laozhai, they could easily replenish them.

It's very simple, just forcefully conscript the Liao people.

Robbing strong men has always been their strong point.

But the Jurchen cavalry with the Yellow Banner suffered casualties from artillery fire, which A Min did not want to see.

If the Xianghuangqi casualties reached a certain level, not only would he not be able to deal with Nurhachi when he went back, but his own power would also be lost.

Huang Taiji is happy to see that his own power has lost. Although the relationship between Amin and Huang Taiji is not bad now, it is because there are no conflicts.

Once Lao Khan dies, there will be disputes between the two of them. Even Amin, who is simple-minded, can predict this in advance, let alone Huang Taiji, who is very resourceful.

While thinking about it, the Han army in front had been scared away by the artillery fire of the Ming army at the head of the city, dropped hundreds of corpses in embarrassment, and slowly retreated.

Seeing this, A Min stepped forward and stabbed a Han military commander. He hung the head of the Han military commander on the tip of the gun, and shouted:

"Those who dare to take half a step back will be killed without mercy!"

"kill!"

Due to the despicable power of the rear supervisory team, the Han army had to use their lives again, rushing forward desperately, going backwards will die, and attacking the town forward, there is still a way to survive.

Amin's main army was like moths, rushing towards the left Acropolis of Dingliao.

This time, the Han army was really rushing desperately.

It didn't take half a moment for Dingliao city to be littered with corpses, and the corpses of the Han army below the city even filled the extremely deep moat. The Han army finally climbed up the city wall of Zuowei.

From then on, the Ming army at the head of the city had to start a hand-to-hand battle with the crazy Han army inlaid with yellow flags. The soldiers on both sides hacked face to face, either you died or I died.

The blood was like rain, trickling down to the city, staining the long and narrow moat red.

The city was still full of cannon fire, and arrows were raining like rain. The Ming army shouted to kill and fought with the Eight Banners Han army. At this time, no one would hold back these former Liao people who were forcibly recruited.

Because in battle, the opponent will not give you a way to survive in order to survive. Giving the enemy a way to survive is equivalent to blocking your own way to survive.

Under the city gate, the attacks continued.

A Min led the Jurchen cavalry with a yellow flag on the small slope, quietly watching the stalemate in the siege battle.

In this troubled world, human life is worthless, especially the Liao people in Liaodong. The only value of their existence, for Hou Jin, is to serve as cannon fodder when they attack the city.

Not long after, Amin nodded slightly and said:

"It's almost done, let the Jurchen warriors go to harvest the battlefield."

Hearing this, the white-armored cavalry beside him took out the horn from his waist, and uttered a sound to the dark Jurchen cavalry behind him.

Immediately, smoke rose in the distance.

The Jurchen cavalry with the Yellow Banner no longer just fired arrow clusters around, they divided into four groups to surround the entire town, and cooperated with the Jurchen heavy infantry with the Yellow Banner to carry out the final attack on the Left Acropolis.

The iron helmet on the guerrilla general Wang Xuan's head disappeared without knowing when.

Holding a sharp sword in his hand, he stood at the head of the city with disheveled hair, mechanically swinging the sword one after another.

Falsely reporting the number of soldiers and swallowing food and pay, these things were indeed done by him. Since then, he has felt guilty for many days, but he also has his own unspeakable secrets.

All in all, today he will use his actual actions to prove that he is still loyal to the court and the emperor, and he is definitely not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and greedy for profit!

The sound of the artillery was getting louder and the wind and sand were getting thicker, and the situation became more and more unfavorable to the Ming army defending the city.

Despite this, Zou Chuxian led his family to personally supervise the battle, defending the city to the death, and was at loggerheads with the attacking Han army.

In Wengcheng, the guerrilla general Wang Xuan hacked to death a Han army commander. Before he had time to be happy, he felt a chill in his stomach, followed by pain like a knife.

An ugly Jurchen face appeared in front of his eyes, but when the fierce battle was in full swing, the Jurchen soldiers with yellow banners led by Amin suddenly joined the battlefield.

In an instant, the situation of the entire left guard in Dingliao became critical.

The Ming army couldn't hold on any longer, and the exhausted defenders of the city couldn't resist the energetic Jurchen soldiers at all, and they all died in battle within a few breaths.

Wang Xuan was stabbed in the lower abdomen by the Jurchen soldier with the yellow flag. The latter was laughing, as if he was ready to dedicate his head as his own future to their sweat.

"You gang of Jian slaves, I call you your ancestors!"