Although Luo Rucai's half of his men were missing these days, the battle in Kaifeng City was still fierce. Both sides were still mainly artillery battles, but the Ming army had the advantage of the city walls and the cannons were fired far away. Although Li Zicheng and their other cannons had more than 100 types, they were still at a disadvantage for the time being.

Once, he rushed to the city wall, but the defenders were well prepared and used ten thousand enemies, turmeric and firewood to launch a fire attack, burning all the more than 10,000 troops who rushed to the front. So now Li Zicheng asked his subordinates to build a turret so that his artillery could stand at the same height as the artillery of the official army.

Li Zicheng invited Luo Rucai over and said, "Since you are back, then go back to your defense zone and replace my people with a rest."

Luo Rucai said casually: "Let them take the initiative for another two days, and my people need to rest."

Li Zicheng nodded in agreement. He knew that there were not many people who came back, especially the cavalry, who only came back for 30 to 40%. He knew that Luo Rucai suffered a great loss, but he couldn't blame anything. After all, it was a cooperative relationship, so he still had to keep some face.

Moreover, he knew from Shi Jincai that Li Yan from Qi County was difficult to deal with, so he did not go to Guanqi County this time, but came directly to Kaifeng City. After he conquered Kaifeng, Li Yan naturally had no need to worry about it. However, judging from Luo Rucai's war losses, he still seriously underestimated Li Yan's strength.

Luo Rucai clasped his fists and said, "thank you, thank you."

"Cao Cao." Li Zicheng comforted: "When Kaifeng is captured, let's go and level Li Yan together."

Luo Rucai sneered and said, "You can better fight Kaifeng City. In addition, the turrets you made are useless without fighting."

Li Zicheng said: "Then let's go out and have a look."

As soon as they left the tent, they heard the sound of cannons rumbling in the distance. The cannon was built of wood, more than three meters high, and could hold more than a hundred people on it. Putting the cannon on it can easily hit the shells on the head of Kaifeng.

However, the defenders in Kaifeng did not react slowly. After seeing the thieves building the thieves, they also started to build the thieves on the city walls. They wanted to maintain their advantage in confronting the thieves.

At this time, the artillery battle between the two sides was naturally still at a disadvantage. The artillery shells fired by the government army hit the turrets, killing and injuring the artillery on them. If the shells were hit on the wooden support of the turrets, four or five shells could collapse the turrets.

However, the defenders at the head of Kaifeng City were not without losses. Li Zicheng's artillery could not attack the defenders on the city wall artillery, but could easily hit the city. The defenders at the head of the city used door panels and shields to block the stents, but the shells could still penetrate the blockages and cause a lot of damage to the defenders behind them.

After watching Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai for two quarters of an hour, five turrets were washed away and three turrets collapsed.

Luo Rucai glanced at Li Zicheng and suggested: "If you really want to build a fort, just build it with rammed earth. These simple things are useless."

Li Zicheng ordered with a dark face: "Okay, let the artillery team take it away, so as not to break the cannon."

Luo Rucai clasped his fists and said, "I'm going back first."

Li Zicheng nodded expressionlessly, but did not bow his hand back. When Luo Ru left, he ordered: "Come Shi Jincai."

He stared at the tall Kaifeng City in the distance again, then gently touched the blindfold on his left eye. After a while, he returned to the big tent. At this time, he already knew that it was impossible to open Kaifeng City by shelling alone, but he still had to combine other methods.

After a long time, Shi Jin was finally brought in.

"The last general is to pay tribute to the general." After Shi Jin came in, he knelt down on one knee and bowed to Li Zicheng with his fists. Now, like other generals, he is wearing silver mountain armor and a black cloak. The difference is that he is wearing the steel chain mail brought from Qi County. Although people like Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin, and Li Guo are also wearing double armor, the chain mail inside is either copper or gold. The decoration is good, so he can't do it when using it to prevent guns and block arrows.

Li Zicheng asked Shi Jincai to get up and asked, "How many people are there in Li Yan now?"

Shi Jin thought for a moment and replied carefully: "When the last general left, he had nearly 3,000 troops, but later he became a Guide guerrilla guerrilla, and I think the troops should have increased a lot."

"Please estimate how many people are there?" Li Zicheng asked dissatisfiedly.

Shi Jincai thought silently in his heart, and after a while, he said, "It should be almost 20,000."

Li Zicheng said softly: "Twenty thousand? No more than 15,000 can be fought, and can Cao Cao lose more than 50%?"

Shi Jincai explained: "Li Yan's troops are different from other troops. They rely heavily on artillery and crossbows, and use three distances to kill and kill at a distance and near. If he sets up his formation, the attacking troops will suffer the most serious damage."

"Can your team fight him?" Li Zicheng asked majesticly.

Shi Jincai was delighted. Although he made many military achievements, he led only a thousand teams. Since Niu Jinxing started to establish a system, it was almost impossible for various army generals to expand themselves, so this is a great opportunity for him to expand his army or get promoted.

He pondered for a moment, then clasped his fists and said, "If there were 20,000 people in the humble position, he would definitely be able to stop Li Yan."

Li Zicheng didn't say anything. He looked up and found that Li Zicheng was staring at him with his one-eye. Shi Jincai immediately lowered his head, still holding his fists and bowing.

"This is impossible for the time being," Li Zicheng said lightly: "Even if you give you 20,000 people, you have to continue training. Didn't you say that you have to train for another two or three months?"

Shi Jincai quickly said, "I am a humble position and have been usurped."

"Then you think, if we go to fight Li Yan now, will we have a chance of winning?" Li Zicheng asked lightly.

Shi Jincai immediately replied: "Yes!"

Li Zicheng was in a spirit and was waiting for Shi Jincai's further explanation.

"As long as you are not afraid of casualties, use people to pile up." Shi Jincai explained: "As long as you can get close to ten steps and as long as our follow-up troops can keep up, Li Yan will undoubtedly be defeated!"

Li Zicheng frowned. He thought there was a good idea. It turned out that he had to suffer heavy casualties. His current action of seizing control had already made the small rebels who came to join him a little dissatisfied. If he encountered a battle with heavy casualties, even if he won, it would be a huge blow to his prestige.

He waved his hand and ordered: "The team has already established rules for promotion and rewards, so I must take the lead in abide by the rules. You can perform well. As long as you make a contribution, you will naturally be rewarded. Go back."
Chapter completed!