At present, the army he brings here is the army with the most siege methods. Now his siege of the city is blocked, let alone other places.
Sure enough, some battle reports came from the side. The city gates he besieged were basically blocked, and even the outer city was not attacked!
Hearing the Chinese language spoken by the scout next to him, Li Zicheng's expression changed for a while.
The offensive and defensive battle on top of the city continues.
The long ladder is constantly being built, and countless soldiers are constantly climbing on the ladder with a shield, densely packed.
There were so many soldiers, and fire oil was sprinkled on top of the city.
"Kerosene! Escape quickly!"
The soldiers on the ladder quickly realized something was wrong, and Wu Xiang next to him had already asked people to move a little above the city.
The flames spread instantly and set many soldiers on fire.
"ah!!"
One by one, the burned soldiers fell from the ladder into the moat on the side, like dumplings.
The smell of burnt human flesh filled the air.
Zhu Cixiang couldn't help but frown as he looked at the scene in front of him, but soon his expression returned to seriousness.
The reserves of kerosene in Beijing are not large.
Now I use kerosene so quickly.
no way!
Or the defensive ability of these militiamen is really poor. If some elite thieves are really allowed to attack the city, we will be in trouble!
Thinking of this, Zhu Cixiang secretly sighed in his heart.
pity!
It was too late when I traveled through time!
I traveled through time in the morning, and in the afternoon Li Zicheng had already arrived at the city. He didn't even have many choices. What he was doing now was the best he could do!
Fortunately, I have the Five Hundred Elite Guards gifted as a gift from the system.
Without these elite Jinyiwei, it would be useless if I were just one person. In the situation that morning, no one inside or outside the palace would listen to the words of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old prince!
And this is at a time when the city of Beijing is about to fall.
These thoughts flashed through Zhu Cixiang's mind.
The siege continues.
At this time, Li Banghua, who was sitting in the city of Beijing and commanding the overall defense, also heard the words of the clerk below.
Just now this little official sent kerosene to Deshengmen.
"What??? His Royal Highness is standing on the wall of Deshengmen??? Isn't this nonsense?!"
Li Banghua's face became a little ugly.
But now he can't leave here.
He hesitated for a moment and said to a subordinate next to him: "Su Yushi, could you please go and persuade His Highness the Crown Prince to come down from the top of the city? The war is raging now. If there is something wrong with His Royal Highness the Dragon Body,
Unexpectedly, let’s go to the important matter of defending the city! Your Highness, please don’t let a small thing lead to a big loss!”
"Yes! Mr. Li!"
Su Yushi bowed to Li Banghua in front of him and nodded, then hurriedly walked out of the headquarters compound.
He found a horse from the side and quickly headed towards Desheng Gate.
Soon, Su Yushi came to the Desheng Gate, braved the artillery fire, and came to the attic with some fear. He said to Zhu Cixiang who was boosting the morale of the militiamen: "Your Highness, you'd better come down from the attic.
Come on! After all, there is a lot of artillery fire. If something happens to you, it will be a big deal to defend the city!"
Zhu Cixiang glanced at Su Yushi next to him.
"Deshengmen is the main source of thieves. If Deshengmen is lost, will I be able to benefit?"
Zhu Cixiang said calmly to Su Yushi in front of him.
Su Yushi was stunned for a moment, and his expression changed for a while.
Below the city tower, fighting was raging.
Because of Zhu Cihong's preparations, including those who ransacked the houses of Zhu Chunchen, they obtained good financial resources, and then asked Li Banghua to take charge of the city defense, so there were still a lot of rolling stones and wooden logs placed on the city wall.
Although the intruders were considered brave, they still failed to capture Desheng Gate before dark despite the fierce attack.
The situation at other city gates is basically the same.
After the last ray of light in the sky submerged in the sea.
The intruder finally called for gold and retreated.
Seeing the intruders withdrawing from the city wall, almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhu Cixi also breathed a sigh of relief.
He felt a little weak and limp all over. When he faced the intruder, he roared loudly and cheered for all the militiamen.
Although the effect of improving morale was indeed immediate, it also consumed too much energy on his body.
"Hel me down."
Zhu Cixiang mustered up his last breath of strength and said to the Jin Yiwei on the side.
Su Yushi on the side looked hesitantly at Zhu Cihong in front of him.
He didn't understand how the crown prince in front of him, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, knew all this, including boosting morale, and was so tough.
He could clearly see that the crown prince in front of him was already very tired.
But he actually didn't sit down to rest. Instead, he stood up and walked down the tower with the help of the guards in golden clothes next to him.
"Everyone is lucky."
Zhu Cixiang's soldiers began to comfort them one by one, helped them tidy up their clothes, and with a smile on their faces, wiped away some of the ashes they had attached to them.
The tired and paralyzed militiamen around them all looked at Zhu Cihong with excitement in their eyes.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
These people were so excited that they could hardly speak clearly.
"You are all heroes! My heroes of Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Cixiang said emotionally to the surrounding militiamen.
So strong in winning people's hearts...
Su Yushi looked at Zhu Cihong in front of him with a look of emotion in his eyes.
Your Highness the Crown Prince...what a monster!
After appeasing the militiamen on the city wall for a while.
"Everyone! White rice and stew will be served soon! You all have a good rest first. General Wu Xiang will arrange tasks for you later!"
After Zhu Cixiang finished speaking to the militiamen on the city wall.
With the help of the Jin Yiwei beside him, he slowly walked down the city wall.
After walking down the city wall, Zhu Cixiang sat down in a nearby house, and suddenly his whole body seemed to fall apart.
"call!"
Zhu Cixi took a long breath.
My body is spoiled and spoiled, and my health is too bad!
I will have to do some more training in the future.
Just when Zhu Cixiang was thinking this, Li Banghua had already hurried over.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Li Banghua looked angrily and said to Zhu Cixiang in front of him: "Why do you go to the tower to make your own banner when you are so rich and can't sit down in the hall? Do you know how dangerous it is to do this?"
"
Looking at the angry Li Banghua in front of him, Zhu Cixiang said with a faint smile on his face: "Have you ever thought about the consequences of the fall of Desheng Gate, Mr. Li?"