A few days later, war reports came from Jiangyin. Guo Ziyi's army assembled heavy artillery to bombard the Lianbao camp where Zhou Zhi was. Li Guangbi's army took advantage of the situation to defeat the right wing of the Yan army, and the Jiangyin front line was completely lost.

Before the news of the defeat on the front line came to Suzhou Imperial City, Shi Siming, who was already dreaming of counterattacking, suddenly heard that Jiangyin was lost. He first disbelief, and then fell into mania.

He first executed a group of eunuchs and maids in the palace, and then shouted in the court to personally lead the army.

The court's Chinese civil and military persuaded him for a long time, which made Shi Siming give up his mind.

After calming down, Shi Siming asked the military newspaper in detail.

The Tang army led by Guo Ziyi originally confronted the Yan army in the Junshan area of ​​Jiangyin. Although the two armies had confrontations in the past few months, they all had victory or defeat, and there was no major change in the front line.

Because the Tang army's previous offensive was not fierce, the Tang army general Zhou Zhi was unable to succeed after the Tang army, so he gradually lost his guard.

Just a few days ago, Guo Ziyi's army suddenly mobilized hundreds of heavy artillery pieces and exploded the defense of the Yan army camp. Li Guangbi quickly broke through the position on the right wing with a weapon called musket.

Under the attack of Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi, the Yan army was attacked by the Tang army before they could not organize defense for a while, and the situation was in chaos.

When Shi Siming heard this, he asked, "Guo Ziyi, since Li Guangbi has such firearms, why did he wait until now to launch an attack?"

Yan general An Taiqing replied: "Report to Your Majesty, the heavy artillery of the Tang army is heavy and difficult to carry, and it is difficult to transport. The weapon called musket must be the latest equipment of the Tang army, so it has not appeared before and will not appear on the battlefield until today."

Shi Siming nodded in recognition of this reason.

At present, the Jiangyin front has been broken, and Shi Siming must immediately organize an army to block the Tang army's footsteps.

So, Shi Siming issued an order to allow the Yan army in Suzhou and Huzhou to move northward, and reorganize a defense line with the retreating Yan army in Changshu.

In addition, Shi Siming ordered his generals to step up the plunder of wealth in the city and began to pack fine and soft goods.

As soon as this statement was made, the ministers in the court knew that Shi Siming had made two preparations.

If the Changshu front is broken again, Shi Siming is likely to give up Suzhou and continue to flee south.

In the next few days, Suzhou Prefecture was in chaos.

Yan soldiers plundered wealth and set fire in the city. The city was filled with wailings and the people were suffering from disaster.

Shi Siming was in the palace and commanded his men to seize the time to pack all valuable property.

At night, Shi Siming, who had heard enough of the unfavorable battle reports on the front line, was depressed and drunk in the palace.

At this moment, an army of five hundred people rode horses in the imperial city and rushed into the emperor's bedroom.

After the army broke into the palace, they killed everyone they saw. They encountered almost no resistance and entered the innermost forbidden garden.

At this time, Shi Siming was woken up by someone on the bed. He thought it was a rude servant, so he wanted to have an attack on the spot.

When he heard that there were rebels in the palace, Shi Siming was sobered up in fear. Before he could get dressed, he saw a group of soldiers breaking in.

With the light and dark fire, Shi Siming saw the appearance of the rebel leader clearly, and suddenly became furious and shouted: "Shi Chaoyi! You rebellious son, don't you want to live?"

When Shi Chaoyi heard Shi Siming's roar, his body trembled first, took a step back, then gritted his teeth and stood still, and said to the latter: "My father treats me like an enemy. If Chaoyi does not rebel, he may be separated from his body and head in the future."

Shi Siming cursed: "Rebellious son! A man! I should have killed you soon!"

Speaking of this, Shi Siming suddenly thought of something and said, "The guards in my palace will come to protect the enemy soon. You thieves can't escape!"

Shi Chaoyi: "My father dismissed Chaoyi's Suzhou Yin's official position a few days ago and gave me another official position, but did you forget?"

When Shi Siming heard this, he suddenly remembered that in order to deprive Shi Chaoyi of his military power, he deliberately granted him an official position as a guardian.

However, the position of Guardian is the chief official of the imperial guard in the palace. He has the power to inspect the palace guards and can enter and exit the imperial city freely.

In other words, Shi Siming gave Shi Chaoyi an official position as a guardian, which instead gave the latter the opportunity to lead troops into the palace without attracting attention.

Thinking of this, Shi Siming regretted his inadequate consideration, but instead shouted: "You have caused such a big disturbance here, and there are many guards and guards in Suzhou Prefecture. As long as someone finds something strange in the palace, he will definitely send troops to rescue him. At that time, you traitors will still be dead!"

Shi Chaoyi smiled and said, "Jiangyin fell, and his father sent all the troops near Suzhou to Changshu to rebuild the defense line... As for the prefectures in Suzhou City, most of the guards in Suzhou are now leaving their posts and are busy plundering money. Who will notice the palace?"

Hearing this, Shi Siming felt despair for the first time.

Shi Chaoyi took advantage of the fire to look at Shi Siming, and then sighed: "Just a few years ago, my father was still majestic. Since he entered Jiangnan, wine and sex hurt his body, and he never looked like he was back then."

When Shi Siming heard this, he was furious and turned around and wanted to pull out the sword on the wall.

Shi Chaoyi was quick-eyed and took a step forward, stabbed Shi Siming's back with a sword, completely ending the life of this extremely evil person.

Looking at Shi Siming's corpse on the ground, Shi Chaoyi was lost for a moment.

He had a deputy general under his command, and he whispered to Shi Chaoyi: "The Lord has gone, and you should immediately announce to the ministers that you will ascend the throne as the new emperor."

Shi Chaoyi smiled bitterly and said, "Assuming the throne as Emperor Yan, you are seeking death. Do you really think that the Tang army has been trapped in the north of Jiangyin for the past six months because it was defeated by the general Zhou Zhi? The Tang army not only had Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi, but also artillery, muskets and other powerful weapons. The Yan army has long been no longer its opponent."

The deputy general asked, "What should we do now?"

After thinking, Shi Chaoyi said, "First control the various imperial guards in the palace, and then block the news of His Majesty's death. He said to the outside world that His Majesty suddenly became ill and was bedridden. In addition, he sent troops to surround the residences of Empress Xin and Shi Chaoqing, and no one was allowed to enter and exit."

Deputy General: "What after this?"

Shi Chaoyi: "Wait for the Tang army to go south."

Guo Ziyi and the Tang army led by Li Guangbi did not let Shi Chaoyi wait too long.

After capturing Jiangyin, the Tang army defeated the Yan army that was fortified in Changshu in just three days.

General Zhou Zhi was shot and killed by muskets. The Yan army was in chaos and fled everywhere.

Pugu Huaien led 5,000 cavalry troops to break through the defeated Yan army, and invaded Suzhou Prefecture with lightning speed.

Shi Chaoyi led the sanqi attendant Zhang Tongru and other Yan ministers to surrender to Pu Gu Huaien.

In the years that followed, although Yan State had remaining troops in Lingnan and other places, it was already in a diminished state and eventually gradually disappeared in the long river of history.
Chapter completed!