There were indeed a lot of people outside the city, and judging from the noise, there were many people rushing towards this side from a distance.
Moreover, there were shouts everywhere outside the city, with a heavy accent, and Emperor Chongzhen heard that it seemed that they were indeed shouting "Help". And from the sound, it seemed that there were men, women, old and young.
Seeing that the emperor was listening attentively, the general Liu Jiuqing standing behind him reminded him again: "The bandits are cunning, and they may take advantage of the night to steal the city. When Xiangyang was captured by the bandits, they pretended to be government troops and tricked the city gates into opening."
Emperor Chongzhen remembered this incident. It was Zhang Xianzhong who tricked the city gates into opening, captured Xiangyang, killed the vassal king, and caused Yang Sichang to commit suicide.
However, he had just asked Zhang Tianlin that the bandits in Jin had fled from Taiyuan and other places where famine had occurred and headed south. Where did the bandits come from at this time?
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