When Li Zicheng crossed the Sancha River and came to the outside of Haizhou, Zhou Fengwu happened to arrive with 20 howitzers, and the entire third battalion had already crossed the Sancha River at this time.

If you want to attack the city of Haizhou, you don't need these howitzers, these howitzers are intended for Liaoyang and Shengjing.

Li Zicheng summoned Li Xin and the five division commanders in the big tent and held a military meeting.

Zhou Fengwu first said that Xu Renlong "borrowed" the howitzer, Li Zicheng frowned immediately, but soon relaxed, Xu Renlong forcibly borrowed the howitzer, in fact, not for personal gain, but to take Gaizhou as soon as possible.

In fact, in this battle, Xu Renlong's task is not light, he only has one regiment of the Marine Army, but he has to attack the entire southern Liaoning, although the number of Tartars will not be too much, but the territory is vast, not only to conquer, but also to occupy it also takes time.

Xu Renlong took Gaizhou as quickly as possible, Haizhou, there are no worries, once Haizhou is taken, it can be used as a place for grain and grass reserves.

Li Zicheng did not blame Zhou Fengwu, but Li Xin blamed him for not strictly abiding by the military order: there was no abnormal situation on the battlefield, and no matter what, the military order must not be violated.

Li Xin's words may also be reasonable: It is a soldier's duty to abide by military orders, and governing the army is the same as governing the country, and there is nothing wrong with obeying military orders in itself......

This matter is over for the time being, whether to deal with Zhou Fengwu or not, that is Li Xin's business, and Li Zicheng did not give a guiding opinion.

Li Xin glared at Zhou Fengwu fiercely, and only then did he report that Xu Erxian led the crowd to surrender on his own initiative.

Li Zicheng was overjoyed, although Xu Erxian only came to surrender with five hundred soldiers, but after all, it was the beginning, before the war began, the city was in chaos, at least the Manchu side had already felt the threat of Huaxia.

In his impression, the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty fought fiercely in Liaodong for decades, and it seems that no Manchu generals defected to the Ming Dynasty! Although Xu Erxian is a Han Chinese, after all, he has been taking refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty for a long time......

Li Zicheng looked at Li Xin and said, "Is Xu Erxian sincerely obedient?" ”

"It should be sincere," Li Xin said: "The minister has verified the identity of his family, and it is all true!"

Li Zicheng nodded and said, "What about the five hundred soldiers he brought, have you screened them?" ”

"These soldiers were instigated by Xu Erxian, and they temporarily rebelled on the battlefield, their thoughts fluctuated a little, and they couldn't be fully trusted for the time being!"

Li Zicheng frowned, and said: "Leaving untrustworthy soldiers in the camp is a hidden danger after all, when attacking the city tomorrow, let Xu Erxian take them as the front army to attack the city, you pay more attention, once you pass the test, temporarily reorganized into an army, after all, it is Han," paused, and said: "I have a feeling that this northern expedition, like Xu Erxian, will not be the only one who takes the initiative or is forced to surrender to the army, we must make full use of their familiarity with the local geography and internal situation, and let them ......take the lead when necessary."

"My subordinates understand!"

"What about the people outside the city?"

"Back to the emperor, I heard that we are here to rescue them, and the people welcome them," Li Xin's eyes were already shining, "It's a pity that the people are outside the city and can't help us attack the city." ”

"They are just ordinary people, not the army, they can take root in the local area with peace of mind, and in the future, they will produce food for the Mandate of Heaven Army and China, which is their greatest contribution," Li Zicheng changed his words and said: "Liaoyang and Shengjing, what is the movement?" ”

"Back to the emperor, according to the report of the rangers, there is no change in Liaoyang, and the people of the Han and Qing Departments have sent back a message, and there is no cavalry in Shengjing to go south!"

"Could it be that the Manchus gave up Liaonan?" Li Zicheng couldn't figure it out, wasn't the Manchu cavalry very fast, could it be that Dolgon was scared of Huaxia? Wouldn't it be, and it didn't take a few wars before Dolgon confessed? If this continues, how will he control the Manchu court? This is not like Dorgon's temperament......

Li Xindao: "Your Majesty, since the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not send reinforcements, we might as well fake it and take Haizhou first, and then talk about ......it."

Li Zicheng nodded, "It's okay, let's take Haizhou to store grain and grass first, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming refuse to reinforce Haizhou, then let's approach Liaoyang and see how he reacts." ”

Li Xin hurriedly said: "The minister obeys the order, the minister will attack the city with howitzers tomorrow, once the city is broken, let Xu Erxian attack the city as the vanguard, if Xu Erxian is sincerely obedient, maybe he can also recruit some soldiers in the city." ”

Li Zicheng bowed slightly, and said: "After taking Haizhou, if there is no movement in Liaoyang and Shengjing, leave the third division to garrison Haizhou and take care of the grain and grass, the fifth cavalry division is the vanguard, and the first and second divisions follow, along the western foot of Qianshan, if necessary, relying on Qianshan, and the fourth division will respond." ”

"Your Ministers obey!"

Yang Kun was originally Wu Sangui's deputy general, who had been fighting with the Tartars in Liaodong for many years, and said cautiously at this time: "Your Majesty, General Li, generals, will Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming take the initiative to surrender?" ”

Li Zicheng thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "It shouldn't be, the Heavenly Mandate Army has been coming to Haizhou for a few days, if Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming have a heart, they won't wait until today to send a messenger," paused, and said: "After all, they are the Gongshun King and Huaishun King of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, are they willing to be the king?" Unless Liaoyang City is not guaranteed!"

Li Mou, the commander of the Second Division, said: "It seems that such scum will take the initiative to surrender, and Huaxia will also pronounce their crimes, not to mention that they are cornered?" Your Majesty, the minister suggests that we raise the banner and never pardon the crimes of the two thieves!"

Li Zicheng laughed, "Li Aiqing reminded me," glanced at Li Xin, and said: "Let the people of the Han Qing Department operate in Liaoyang City, and clearly tell the Han people in the city that Huaxia and the Heavenly Mandate Army are here to rescue the people, and only kill the first evil Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, and the rest of the soldiers, if they take the initiative to return, they will all be exempted, and those who have meritorious service will be reused!"

Li Xin also laughed, "Your Majesty, once these messages spread out in Liaoyang City, whether the soldiers are against the water or not, I'm afraid there will be chaos in Liaoyang City...... At that time, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were two thieves, I'm afraid I don't know who to trust......"

"What if you add howitzers?" Li Zicheng smiled indifferently: "When necessary, let Xu Erxian take the soldiers to Liaoyang City to shout." ”

"Haha......"

Li Zicheng looked at Li Xin and said, "Now it's up to us to take Haizhou City." ”

"The emperor can rest assured, the soldiers in Haizhou City have been like frightened birds, in the past few days, the ministers have not besieged the north and south gates, and many people have secretly fled out of the city," Li Xin's face was happy, "If it weren't for the reinforcements of Liaoyang and Shengjing...... The minister assured the emperor that in half a day, the city could be broken!"

After the end of the military meeting, Li Xin and Li Zicheng immediately sent troops to block the north and south city gates, and then personally came to Xicheng with 20 howitzers, and according to the custom, they fired at the city head with rifles.

The "Heavenly Soldiers" in the city had already suffered from rifles, and they were afraid of guns, and when they saw the gunners appear under the city, they fled behind the city walls, leaving only two worried observers.

Li Xin was not annoyed, although there were not many results, but at least the "Heavenly Helpers" knew that they were afraid.

The psychological advantage has been crushed by the rifle.

With a wave of his hand, he told the gunners to pull down, "Prepare to fire howitzers!"

"Yes!" The herald trotted forward to give the order.

"Boom...... Long ......"

Twenty flowering bombs flew towards the city wall with a roar, Li Xin knew that there were not many defenders on the city, so don't waste the flowering bombs, just blow up the city wall.

The sound of artillery was the best order, and outside the east, south, and north of the city, the mountain runners followed and began to shoot.

The head of Haizhou City was shrouded in artillery fire in an instant, except for the howitzers outside the West City to target the city wall, all the mountain runs were aimed at the city head, and gradually extended to the city, like cattle plowing the land.

There were originally a lot of red-coated cannons in Haizhou City, but under the bombardment of the mountain run for several days, the gunners suffered heavy casualties, and the firing range was not as good as the mountain run outside the city, so it did not play much role at all.

Li Xin transferred Xu Erxian's 500 soldiers to the outside of the east city, and this time the main direction of attack was the east and west city gates, and the east city gate was stormed, and the west city gate was directly broken by blowing up the city wall.

Zhou Fengwu's first division did not have a combat mission today, but he accompanied Li Xin's side, mainly to see how many flowering shells were needed to blow up the city wall.

On the eastern side of the city, the mountain artillery finally stopped firing, and the soldiers took advantage of the opportunity that the heavenly aid soldiers at the head of the city were suppressed by the artillery fire, and began to send ladders to the city.

Xu Erxian glanced at the empty city, turned back to the five hundred soldiers behind him, and said: "Brothers, today is our opportunity to pay our name, if we can break through the East City Gate, we can truly join the Heavenly Mandate Army, and we can return to our hometown in the future." ”

These 500 soldiers, originally encouraged by Xu Erxian, surrendered to the Mandate of Heaven Army in a hurry, and when they calmed down, many people remorseful, and even secretly said uncomfortable words, but today the Mandate of Heaven Army attacked the city, and they saw with their own eyes the rifles and mountain runs of the Mandate of Heaven Army, and even the huge mountain runs, and the hearts of the soldiers had already changed.

Fortunately, he took refuge in the Mandate of Heaven Army, otherwise the city would have been destroyed......

Just when Xu Erxian was riveting enough to prepare for the siege of the city, the east gate suddenly opened, and he was taken aback, at this time, did the heavenly aid soldiers in the city still dare to take the initiative to go out of the city to fight?

White!

One of the soldiers, holding a huge white chess piece in his fingers, shouted: "Don't shoot, we are here to surrender......"

Xu Erxian saw that behind this soldier was Ban Zhifu, another deputy general of the Tianzhu Army, although he was wearing armor, Xu Erxian still recognized it at a glance.

Could it be that Ban Zhifu is also here to surrender?

The person responsible for attacking the east city gate was Du Chengbu of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Division, and when he saw a group of soldiers pouring out of the city, he immediately asked the soldiers to aim with their rifles and wait for the next order.

Xu Erxian came over with Ban Zhifu, "General Du, Ban Zhifu is here to surrender." ”

"Oh?" Du Cheng glanced at it, and there were no follow-up soldiers in the city gate cave, so he relieved himself, "The battle is not over yet, disarm them first." ”

"Yes!"

Ban Zhifu threw the weapons of his fingers and beckoned to the back, and all the soldiers dropped their weapons and stacked them on top of each other.

Du Cheng looked at the still wide open east city gate and said: "General Xu, you are familiar with the situation in the city, take your soldiers into the city, don't disturb the people, only arrest the soldiers, especially Shang Kexi, I will arrive later!"