In the formation of the rebel army under the city, Li Zicheng immediately saw the appearance of prisoners in northern Shanxi with a thousand-mile mirror, and the defenders on the city were panicked.

"Haha~ Prime Minister's strategy has worked!" Li Zicheng couldn't help but smile.

After the Shun Army arrived in Taiyuan, Li Zicheng was angry that the defenders in the city were capricious and jumped left and right, feeling deceived. He immediately ordered the Shun Army to launch a fierce attack.

Li Zicheng wanted to teach the defenders in the city a lesson, and to let the people in the world know the consequences of daring to fight him.

In addition, Li Zicheng also felt anger in his heart. As soon as Gao Huan issued a manifesto, these people changed their attitude. Could it be that in their hearts, Li Zicheng, I, was not as good as Gao Huan's children?

This made Li Zicheng extremely unhappy and launched an attack directly, threatening to break the city in three days. As a result, Li Zicheng was embarrassed again. The rebel army fought for three days, with countless casualties and injuries, but they failed to defeat them.

The defenders in the city were mainly Jiang Xiang's Datong troops, but they were the Ming army on the nine sides. They fought with the Mongols all year round, and their strength was beyond the reach of the towns within the pass.

After Li Zicheng fought, he realized that he was powerful. He attacked the city for another month but still failed to defeat him.

At this time, Niu Jinxing suggested that Jiang Xiang was in Taiyuan and northern Shanxi would definitely be empty, so it would be better to send troops to sweep the northern Shanxi. If the defenders in the city learned that their hometown was occupied, they would definitely have a great morale.

Li Zicheng followed his plan and immediately sent a large army to the north.

Since Gao Huan's manifesto was issued for a month, no reinforcements from Henan were seen to rescue Taiyuan. Most of the prefectures and counties in northern Shanxi surrendered, but Zhou Yuji did not surrender.

After the Shun Army captured Ningwu, Liu Zongmin immediately massacred the city, shocking the cities in northern Shanxi. There was no obstacle since then, and Datong was also captured.

After Liu Zongmin returned to Taiyuan with his captives, Niu Jinxing suggested that the defenders in the city be surrounded by enemies.

Niu Jinxing also saw the situation on the city? Hearing a cry from the top of the city, he couldn't help but flatter him: "Your Majesty will definitely break through Taiyuan today!"

Li Zicheng heard the words? He laughed heartily? "Haha! When the city is captured, I will cut Jiang Xiang and Li Jiantai alive!"

At this time, Liu Zongmin, who was also observing the city, suddenly said anxiously: "Your Majesty! Is the city chaos? There is a mutiny between the defenders!"

When Li Zi established, he picked up the Qianli Mile Mile Mile again. He saw a commotion on the top of the city? So he made a quick decision and waved his hand and called, "Attack!"

"Attack!" Liu Zongmin immediately pulled out his combat knife, waved his force forward, repeating the order? He screamed loudly.

The military order was made? The drums of war were beating urgently, and the horns soared into the sky. Tens of thousands of rebel soldiers opened a gate like a dam, and soldiers rushed to Taiyuan City like a flood!

The soldiers of Shun Army rushed to the city? They were preparing to welcome the violent rain of arrows on the top of the city, but found that the defenders on the city did not shoot arrows at all.

Jiang Xiang shouted anxiously on the top of the city wall? "Don't shoot arrows, surrender!"

Shunjun, who was pushing the siege hammer, was about to hit the city gate, but the city gate had already creaked open.

But the enthusiastic Shunjun? No matter whether the city gate was opened by itself or was knocked open by them? Shunjun in front was stunned, and Shunjun behind couldn't see the situation clearly, but rushed in and chopped him as soon as he saw someone.

The defenders who came to welcome the Shun Army into the city were instantly killed and scattered, which was so shocked that everyone rushed to escape and shouted, "We surrender, surrender!"

The Shun Army rushed into the city and rushed around. Many generals had already discovered that the defenders surrendered, but they pretended to be invisible and continued to chop and kill, and took the opportunity to rob the gentry and shops in Taiyuan City.

The Datong Army is a border army, and its combat power is stronger than the Shun Army. The two-month siege battle caused great losses to the Shun Army, and each general has resentment. Moreover, it was difficult to break through Taiyuan, so naturally he had to take the opportunity to plunder.

Although Niu Jinxing, Gu Junen and others defected to Li Zicheng, they repeatedly persuaded Li Zicheng to kill less, hoping that the Shun Army would change the former bandit style in order to win the support of the gentry and wealthy families, so that the Shun Army could transition from a peasant uprising army to a new dynasty that safeguarded the interests of the landlord class, the Shun Army's old habits were difficult to change and did not break a city, so they could not help but torture and force the wealthy families.

At this time, after Li Zicheng outside the city discovered that the defenders in the city surrendered, he hurriedly issued an order to "disarm but not kill", asking all troops to capture prisoners and restore order.

The military order was conveyed and the Datong Army escaped, but the chaos in Taiyuan City continued for most of the day.

Liu Zongmin, the king of torture, led a group of military soldiers. He first robbed the shops in Taiyuan City, then robbed the big households in the city, and robbed several ladies from the official families. Finally, he rushed into the governor's mansion and robbed them all, killing the officials of the Third Division.

After noon, Taiyuan City gradually settled down, the Shun Army fully controlled the city, and the remaining defenders left the city dejectedly and prepared to accept the adaptation.

At this time, in the camp, Li Zicheng was sitting in the big tent, listening to the subordinates sent by Liu Zongmin to report on the battle situation.

Because of the chaos, after Liu Zongmin entered the city, he only focused on making money and robbing women, so he did not report it very clearly. He only knew that the defenders on the city saw the Shun army escorting prisoners from northern Shanxi, and the morale of the army was disintegrated. Someone mutinized and killed the governor of Shanxi Li Jiantai.

During the fight these days, Li Zicheng realized that the defenders in the city were elite soldiers, so he had the intention of incorporation.

Gao Huan's existence made Li Zicheng know that there were fierce battles behind him. When he saw Gao Huan recruiting Xiao Yuanying and Zuo Ge Army, he also wanted to recruit Taiyuan defenders and strengthen the strength of the rebel army.

"Go! Call the general anyway!" Li Zicheng sat with a big golden sword and waved his hand aloud.

Soon, the curtain was lifted up, and Liu Fangliang, Gao Yigong and others would enter one after another, followed by a few strange faces, probably the defenders who mutinied and surrendered in the city.

"Report to Your Majesty, the army has captured Taiyuan and has more than 25,000 soldiers surrendered!" Liu Fangliang bowed and reported.

Jiang Xiang immediately held a wooden box and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty's divine power, the crime will be beheaded Li Jiantai, and I will surrender!"

"Haha" Li Zicheng laughed, "Okay! What about Jiang Xiang? Where is his head?"

When Jiang Xiang heard this, beads of sweat as big as beans flowed down from his forehead and fell to the ground and fell into eight petals.

"The sinner is Jiang Xiang!" Jiang Xiang's forehead almost touched the ground.

Li Zicheng was stunned when he heard this, and then his face became gloomy and he couldn't help but be furious, "You are Jiang Xiang! Are you committing your own rebellion? Do you want to get away with it?"

Jiang Xiang hurriedly kowtowed and explained, "Your Majesty is wronged! It's all Li Jiantai who wants to defend Taiyuan, and the last general is just following the order!"

Li Jiantai had been chopped by him, and there was no explanation, so Jiang Xiang pushed all the things that deceived Li Zicheng and released Li Zicheng onto Li Jiantai.

Li Zicheng snorted coldly, "Hmph! You have heavy troops in your hand, Li Jiantai can order you!"

Seeing that Li Zicheng could not hide it, Jiang Xiang could only change his strategy, so he raised his head and said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, although the general of the crime is in charge of heavy troops, the general of the crime is a military minister. Even if he knows that Your Majesty is unstoppable, as long as the superior gives orders, the general of the crime will obey as a general. Killing Li Jiantai today is not the most intention. It is actually Li Jiantai who forces the general to defend the city and fight against Your Majesty. The general of the crime does not want the soldiers under his command to make unnecessary sacrifices, so the subordinates killed Li Jiantai. Now the general of the crime only hopes that Your Majesty can treat the soldiers of Datong well in view of the contribution of the general of the crime to the city, and the general of the crime will be handled by Your Majesty!"

When Li Zicheng heard what he said, he couldn't help but stand up, help Jiang Xiang up, and said in a deep voice: "Since you have made contributions anyway, the past will be settled, and I will not blame you!"

Jiang Xiang's words as a general, as long as the superior gives orders, he will act according to the orders, which moved Li Zicheng.

Although Li Zicheng was still confused about receiving Jiang Xiang's letter before, he decided to let him go for the time being, but the troops would not let him continue to lead. "General Jiang went to rest first, and I will make arrangements when the war ends."

Jiang Xiang was relieved when he heard the words, and knew that he had been forced to pass, so he quickly saluted: "I will thank Your Majesty for your great kindness. But I have a reluctant request!"

Li Zicheng said: "You said!"

Jiang Xiang looked sad, "Your Majesty also asked me to approve Li Jiantai's body!"

Li Zicheng couldn't help but nodded slightly, "Yes!"

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After the Shun Army attacked Taiyuan, Fan Yongchun, who was hiding in the city, came out of his home and saw the Shun Army soldiers, led by Liu Zongmin, the king of torture, robbed shops and kidnapped wealthy families. He couldn't help but shake his head.

Fan Yongchun began to admire his boss's vision. Shunjun was a group of bandits and could not protect their interests. Only by seeking the Qing Dynasty could they maintain the Fan family and even expand the Fan family's business.

In the Shunjun tent, Li Zicheng had just met a group of surrendered generals, and Niu Jinxing hurried into the tent, "Your Majesty, the Fan family sent someone to congratulate you!"

Li Zicheng was unable to grow bigger without the support of Shanxi merchants, so he sat down again and said, "Let someone come in!"

Soon after, Fan Yongchun entered the tent, he knelt down and kowtowed directly, "Fan Yongchun, a wise man, congratulated His Majesty on behalf of his boss for conquering Taiyuan, one step closer to Beijing!"

"Hahaha" Li Zicheng couldn't help laughing, "Okay! Get up!"

Fan Yongchun then escaped a bill from his chest and said with a flattering smile: "Your Majesty, this is the two million taels of military expenses prepared by the boss and the seven major merchants for Your Majesty. I am willing to ask Your Majesty to conquer Beijing as soon as possible and establish a new dynasty!"

When Li Zicheng heard the words, the smile on his face gradually disappeared. He remembered a letter he received not long ago. Gao Huan reminded him that the Shanxi merchants would definitely instigate him to occupy Beijing.

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