"Ah——" The commander of the Divine Guard let out a scream and rolled off his horse. The horse that lost its master immediately screamed and slowed down.
The other two cavalry corpses who were charging beside the commander raised their swords and waved them in front of their chests to prevent themselves from following in the footsteps of their superiors. What's the use? Two more spears flew towards them, accurately.
He hit his subordinate's mount and went deep into Yingchi.
The two war horses fell down suddenly, and the cavalryman on their backs fell directly to Zhang Yaban's feet, causing his muscles and bones to be broken.
Before the guard Zhang could figure out what was going on, Han Qing's voice sounded behind him, "Put your guns in the front row, aim at the eyes of the horses. Prevent the horses from rushing straight into the formation. Leave other matters to me.
Brothers in the back row!”
Immediately afterwards, two more spears flew towards them. One hit the man's chest, and the other hit the horse's neck, sending the other two Divine Guards cavalry back to their hometowns.
The front of Xihua Gate was not very wide to begin with. The bodies of three dead horses and five cavalrymen immediately blocked the road.
The other soldiers of the Divine Guard who rushed over had no choice but to slow down in order to avoid being tripped by the corpses of men and horses. However, after Zhang Yaban witnessed the tragic death of the enemy general, he became energetic and shouted loudly.
He yelled loudly, "Put your spear up and aim it at the horse's eye. Judge Han, who took Xiao Moke's head among the millions of Liao troops, is with us!"
"Put up the spear, set up the spear -" the palace guards who stayed behind repeated in trembling voices. They gritted their teeth one by one, raised their spears diagonally on the ground, and tried their best to aim the spear points at the eyes of the enemy's horses.
"Brothers on the city, shoot rockets! War horses are afraid of fire!" Looking at Han Qing, he had already handed over Ye Qinglian to his followers. He then raised a spear that the brothers had handed over to him and shouted loudly.
"Set rockets, launch rockets!" On the watch tower, another guard immediately had a backbone and repeated it loudly at the top of his voice.
Immediately, seven or eight rockets fell towards the heads of the Divine Guards. Following closely, there were dozens or hundreds of rockets. It was like a pop of fire falling from the sky.
These hastily fired rockets must be accurate or not, powerful or not, but their intimidating effect on the war horses is immediate.
Immediately, the ranks of the Divine Guards fell into chaos. The frightened horses collided with each other, and screams and lamentations were heard endlessly.
"Retreat, retreat beyond the range of the feather arrows!" The road ahead was blocked, and rockets continued to shoot down from above. The leader of the Divine Guard Army knew that the opportunity for a sneak attack had been lost, and he frowned and adjusted his tactics.
The messenger blew the horn, waved the flag, and conveyed his order to the ears of all the cavalry. The cavalry, who had been unable to move forward, immediately pulled their mounts away from Xihua Gate. In the blink of an eye, they were a hundred steps away.
"Thank you so much, Judge Han, for helping me!" Zhang Yaban immediately breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, gasped and saluted Han Qing.
"Thank you so much, Judge Han, for coming to the rescue!" The guards who stayed behind with Zhang Yiban also turned their heads and handed over their hands with a cold sweat on their heads, as if they were being pardoned.
The few throwing spears just now allowed each of them to see clearly. It also convinced each of them that the legend about Han Qing breaking into tens of thousands of Liao troops to take the head of General Xiao Moke was definitely not true.
False!
Five shots were fired, three enemy soldiers were killed, and two horses were shot without any miss.
If energy continuously provides Judge Han with spears...
"Everyone, hurry into the city before the Divine Guards can react." As if he guessed what the guards were imagining, Han Qing moved his sore arms and responded in a low voice, "War horses are afraid of fire, but people are not necessarily afraid of fire."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Divine Guards, who had retreated a hundred steps away, suddenly heard another shrill sound of horns. Following closely, a strong man nine and a half feet tall, holding a shield in his left hand,
Holding a caltrop bone flower in his right hand, he led more than fifty elite armored soldiers and launched a new round of attack on Xihua Gate on foot.
"Bu Ren Jia, they are wearing Bu Ren Jia!" A guard immediately exclaimed hoarsely as he recognized the goods.
Infantry armor was a heavy infantry armor specially created by the Song Dynasty to make up for the lack of war horses. The surface of the helmets and boots were covered with a layer of fine iron. After the soldiers wore them, they could block most arrows and arrows.
Weapon attacks can be said to be invulnerable.
Each set of infantry armor weighs at least 80 kilograms. Ordinary soldiers cannot walk when wearing it, let alone fight with weapons. Therefore, the army needs to find the best warriors from a hundred and spend a lot of money to specially train them.
Only in this way can the people and materials be put to their best use.
Warriors who can fight in infantry armor also have a special title in the army, that is, iron armored soldiers. Their military pay and status are directly equal to those of the capital, and the generals who lead iron armored soldiers start at the lowest level as battalion-level commanders.
"Whoever has a grenade? It's a fire grenade. Light it and blow him up. The heavier the armor, the slower the person will hide!" Han Qing also didn't expect that the infantry armor that was supposed to appear on the front line against the Khitan actually appeared there.
At the door of Xihua, he turned his head and reminded the palace guards around him.
The guards looked at each other and could not make any response. It was not until Han Qing made a gesture like a fire and thunder bomb with his hand and said that he had used up all the weapons he had on him. Zhang Yaban, who led the team, explained to him with a wry smile.
, "Then, that thing is so powerful, how can it be randomly equipped among the palace guards? If there is, it will be locked in the warehouse of the Imperial City Department, and will not be distributed to the brothers unless it is absolutely necessary."
"This -" Han Qing frowned repeatedly after hearing this, but she knew that what Zhang Yaban said was the truth.
Fire thunder bombs are used to deal with the horses under the cavalry, and their power is indeed first-class. Of course, they should be given priority to the Hebei front line to deal with the Khitan cavalry. How could the imperial palace of the Song Dynasty be attacked by cavalry under normal circumstances? Fire thunder bombs
If the ammunition equipment is in the hands of the palace guards, how can it have any chance of being used?
In addition, the inner palace guards mainly guard against assassins and small groups of daring gangsters. Bows and arrows, shields and swords and guns are enough. They are equipped with fire and thunder bombs. If any guard has evil intentions, he can ignite a fire at the feet of the court official from a distance.
If you lose it, the Song Dynasty will have to change the day!
"Bang, bang, bang!" The strong man who led the armored men to fight hit the shield with the bones of caltrops, making a dull sound.
"Bang, bang, bang!" The armored soldiers also followed suit, tapping their armor-wrapped chests with their weapons while slowly advancing forward.
The palace guards on the top of the city changed their rockets into armor-piercing cones and fired at the strong man and his companions. However, when those armor-piercing cones, which are known for their sharpness, landed on the target, they only splashed a bunch of arrows.
The dazzling sparks were bounced away and could not harm the opponent at all.
"Continue to enter the city. If you can't enter the city for a while, prepare to hand me the spear!" Han Qing didn't have any more time to delay. He shouted decisively and then raised the spear above his head again.
He opened his legs and took a few steps forward. He suddenly exerted force on his waist and waved his arms at the same time. The spear in his hand leapt into the air with a "whoosh" sound, and went straight towards the strong man wearing infantry armor.
Chest.
Within twenty steps, the weight and attack power of the spear far exceeded that of the bow and arrow. The strong man did not dare to carry it with his armor and decisively raised his shield.
"Bang -" The tip of the gun came into contact with the shield, and it penetrated about three inches before being unable to continue. Due to the dual effects of inertia and gravity, the gun barrel swung up and down on the shield like a whip.
The strong man in infantry armor was so shocked that his wrists ached. He decisively poked the shield to the ground and slashed at the spear stuck on the shield with his sword.
Before the blade could make contact with the gun shaft, there was another roar in the air, and it was Han Qing who threw the second spear towards him.
"Damn it!" The strong man was so anxious that he didn't care to continue cutting the gun shaft and raised his shield again to protect his upper body.
There was another loud "bang" sound, and the second spear came into contact with the shield, and the tip of the spear still penetrated three inches. The barrel of the spear swung up and down like a tiger's tail.
The shafts of the spears were all made of ash wood, and together with the blades, they weighed about five kilograms, which was not heavy. Even so, the two shafts swinging on the shield at the same time still made it difficult for the strong man to hold the shield.
As a last resort, he poked the shield to the ground again and swung his knife to try to cut off the barrel of the gun. Unexpectedly, as soon as the arm holding the knife was raised, a third whistle had already reached his ears.
"Huh--" The spear tore through the air, and the spear point was piercingly cold under the light of the fire. The strong man wearing infantry armor had limited mobility and could not dodge left and right, so he could only raise his shield again to block the spear point.
"Bang!" The third spear hit the shield again. It penetrated three inches, and the gun barrel collided with the two gun barrels in front, making a snapping sound.
The strong man's wrists were sore and his arms were numb, but he gritted his teeth and held the shield steady to prevent the fourth spear from flying into the air just as he put the shield down.
This instinctive act of laziness cost him his life.
The wind roared in mid-air, and sure enough, a fourth spear flew towards him. However, it did not shoot towards his chest. Instead, it took a low and flat trajectory, descending suddenly in mid-air and heading straight for his calf.
"Ah——" The strong man's reaction was very sensitive. He sensed the approaching danger and decisively pushed down the shield.
The sharp spear point did not hit any of his legs, but hit the ground between his legs. It smashed out a string of sparks on the ground paved with bluestones.
The edge of the shield he started to poke collided with the tail of the gun shaft, causing the spear to accelerate to the ground immediately. Immediately afterwards, the gun tip bounced back up, and the gun body turned from vertical to horizontal under the dual effects of inertia and the impact of the shield.
There was a "pop" and it hit his left ankle.
The uppers of combat boots and the front of the boot shaft can be covered with iron, but the ankles can only be thickened with leather in order to ensure that the feet can move.
Suddenly he was hit by the barrel of a gun. Although the strong man's left ankle bone was not shattered on the spot, the pain caused him to scream. He also lost control of the shield in his hand and fell to the ground with a "thud".
Han Qing, on the other hand, had been waiting for this opportunity. He immediately grabbed a spear with both hands and rushed forward quickly, aiming directly at the strong man's unshielded eyes.
"Protect me——" The strong man was in a panic. He staggered and raised his sword to fight, while shouting at the top of his voice to the robe behind him for help.
Upon hearing this, the armored soldiers immediately accelerated to follow him, outflanking him on both sides, and used shields and weapons to stop Han Qing from assassinating his commander.
Their reaction was not quick, but because the armor on their bodies was too heavy, their movements were obviously slowed down by half a beat.
It was too late to say, but it was so fast. In the blink of an eye, Han Qing had covered the fifteen steps between the two sides. The spear was like lightning, and he stabbed straight at first, forcing the strong man to wave his sword to parry. Then, he followed with his right arm behind him.
Withdrew, pressed down on his left wrist, and then used both hands and waist to perform a giant python flip. The sharp spear point penetrated from the junction of the knee guard and thigh armor of the strong man's right leg, bringing up a string of hot blood.
Blood beads.
"Ah——" The strong man screamed in pain, lost his balance, and fell down. Han Qing quickly withdrew his gun, stepped back, and broke away from the opponent before being hit by the soldiers, and then two consecutive
Turning backwards, the distance between oneself and the other party was once again extended to fifteen or sixteen steps!
These few blows were as fast as lightning. Many people did not see clearly what happened. The strong man had already fallen to the ground and was rolling in pain, but Han Qing returned to the formation unscathed.
Looking at the armored soldiers who were originally so arrogant, they all stopped in their tracks. They gathered around the strong man who was also covered in walking armor, and they were in a dilemma.
If they continue to charge forward, they will definitely be able to disperse the palace guards behind them, and they can even rush directly into the Xihua Gate.
However, none of them can guarantee that they will be stabbed to death by their opponents like a strong man.
If you carry strong men and retreat, your master will definitely be furious and may even directly order them to be beheaded as a show of military discipline.
While he was at a loss, he saw Han Qing suddenly put down his spear, grabbed a torch with one hand, and threw it towards him.
"Burn them!" Han Qing's command soon reached the ears of the armored soldiers. Immediately afterwards, dozens of torches flew into the sky, splashing large balls of flames in front of and behind them.
.
The armors worn by the armored soldiers were made of fine iron, so they were certainly not afraid of fire. However, they were forced to dodge instinctively.
At this moment, Han Qing suddenly held a spear in both hands and ran towards him again. While the armored soldiers were forced to look at each other by torches and lost the opportunity to move flexibly, he pierced the armor of the armored soldier closest to him with a spear.
Stiff throat.
"Charge forward and stab their throats and joints!" Seeing Han Qing's repeated successes, Zhang Yaban lost all nervousness. He roared and took the lead in charging towards the soldiers. He quickly seized the opportunity and stabbed one of them to the ground.
land.
"Charge forward and stab their throats and joints!" The palace guards who were left behind became more energetic, and they also shouted and stepped forward, using their body flexibility to surround the soldiers and stab them with their spears. In the blink of an eye, they were all
Four or five more soldiers were knocked down.
The remaining armored soldiers were immediately frightened and could no longer believe that their armor could help them achieve great achievements. They screamed, abandoned their companions, and ran away.
"Go back to the imperial city, go back to the imperial city quickly! Don't be reluctant to fight, there are few of us!" This time, Zhang Yaban didn't need anyone to remind him, and decisively gave the order to stop as soon as possible.
All the palace guards agreed in unison and gave up the pursuit of the armored soldiers. They surrounded Han Qing, Zhang Yaban and a few divine guards who were left to take care of Ye Qinglian. They carried the exhausted Ye Qinglian on their backs and carried them as quickly as possible.
Withdrew into Xihua Gate.
"Bang!" The palace gate closed, and the iron fence in the Wengcheng quickly fell, completely dividing the Imperial City and other areas of Bianliang into two worlds.
When the angry rebel leader led his men to charge back, what was waiting for them was only corpses on the ground and the closed city gate.
On the city walls and watchtowers, arrows and rockets were shot down one after another, knocking all the rebel soldiers to their knees!
"Jiajun, I know that no matter how rebellious you are, in front of you, you are just a chicken and a dog!" Inside the Xihua Gate, there was a scene of joy. The inner team who had just arrived knew that Liu Chenggui was holding Han Qing's hand.
, laughing and shaking vigorously.
Previously, Han Qing had thrown nine spears in a row and attacked the enemy twice. Han Qing had used too much force. Now that he was shaking him, his right shoulder immediately felt severe pain. He quickly stepped back half a step, took out his hand and bowed, "Thank you, Duzhipai."
The man came to the rescue in time, and I am deeply grateful."
"What do you call yourself, my official? Little bastard, let me tell you again, do you believe that I will hit you with a big ear scraper?" Liu Chenggui immediately became angry, frowning and threatening. "I flicked your little crotch when you were wearing open crotch pants.
.Who gave you the courage to speak in an official tone in front of me!"
"Hahahahaha..." There was thunderous laughter all around. Even Ye Qinglian, who was completely weak, couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
Han Qing couldn't do anything about Liu Chenggui's old age, so he could only greet him again with a red face, "Senior, don't blame me, I know I'm wrong. In the palace, please save some face for me!"
"Face? If the imperial city is captured by the rebels, even if we die in battle, our heads will have to be cut off to take credit. Do you think we will have any face at that time?" Everyone in the inner palace knew that Liu Chenggui turned around.
Eyelids, face full of disdain.
Without waiting for Han Qing's response, he quickly turned his gaze to Ye Qinglian, "I originally thought that you set fire to King Yong's hermitage out of righteous indignation. But I didn't expect that you actually did it to save this beautiful girl.
.But I don’t know if King Yong became emperor, would he leave you a whole body because he was young and romantic?”
"Nvxia Ye is my friend, and she has saved my wife and I many times. She fell into Prince Yong's Mansion, and I can't turn a blind eye!" Knowing that Liu Chenggui was suffocating because he cared about his friends first and the imperial city later, Han Qing knew
After thinking for a while, I explained solemnly.
"I only care about selfishness and ignore the kindness of the king. If Kou Zhun finds out in a few days, it will be easier with you!" Liu Chenggui rolled his eyelids again and scolded loudly. However, he clearly knew where Han Qing's limit was, so
Don't dwell on this topic anymore.
Outside Xihua Gate, there was a continuous sound of horns. The old man and the young man looked at each other, decisively gave up the previous topic, and walked up to the watchtower hand in hand.
Putting his hand on the guardrail on the second floor of the enemy building, he looked down and saw three more troops of the Divine Guards arriving. Each of them had a size of about 2,500 to 600 people.
The alleys were packed with people.
The people who lived near Xihua Gate were either relatives of the emperor or the founders of the country, but at this moment no one dared to let go of anything. They packed up their clothes obediently and helped the old man under the supervision of the rebels.
After leaving with the children, soon all the yards became empty.
Several battalions of soldiers from the Divine Guards carried thick logs and shovels and began to demolish the houses near Xihua Gate. Soon, the blue brick courtyard walls and green tiled high houses were razed to the ground.
All the dismantled wood was gathered aside, and carpenters who were temporarily recruited were used to build ladders, well railings, rams and other siege weapons.
"Everyone knows to be careful, the rebels may attack in the east and attack in the west!" Han Qing did not understand why the rebels left the south gate of the imperial city, that is, the wide open space in front of the Daqing Gate, unused, but demolished the houses in front of the narrow Xihua Gate to make way for the land.
, frowning and reminding Liu Chenggui.
"Prince Yong always pays attention to his face. This time, you burned his hermitage, which is equivalent to slapping him in public. With his temperament, he will naturally find his face in front of the ruins of his hermitage!" Liu Chenggui laughed.
He smiled and shook his head slightly, "If you don't believe it, look at the hermitage. It's still burning there, and there's not even a single person to put out the fire!"
When Han Qing heard this, he turned his head in surprise. Sure enough, he saw that the Hermitage, the former residence of King Yong, was still in flames. Not only was there no team of divine guards sent to put out the fire, but several buildings that he had not set on fire before were also on fire.
Like a huge candle, it illuminates the surrounding area.
"How could such a willful person be able to defend the country if he became the emperor?" Lest he didn't understand the consequences of King Yong's successful usurpation of the throne, Liu Chenggui curled his lips and continued in a low voice. "By then, I'm afraid Bianliang will have to fall again.
They fell into the hands of the Khitans, but there may not be another Guo Wei or Liu Zhiyuan in the world!"
At that time, Emperor Shi Chonggui of the Later Jin Dynasty was willful and reckless. Without any preparation, he wanted to abrogate the humiliating treaty between his father Shi Jingtang and the Khitan people. As a result, the Emperor of the Khitan was so angry that he led his troops directly into Bianliang, and the monarchs and ministers of the Later Jin Dynasty were
All in one mind.
Fortunately, there were heroes like Liu Zhiyuan and Guo Wei at that time. Unwilling to let the original people cry under the Khitan cavalry, they led the heroes of the world to rise up and resist. Finally, the Khitan people were driven back to Youzhou and the remaining mountains and rivers were saved.
Now, for the sake of the throne, King Yong Zhao Yuanfen launched a rebellion when the Song and Liao armies were at loggerheads. He was probably several times more willful than Shi Chonggui.
If he succeeded, the Yellow River defense line of the Song Dynasty would inevitably collapse. Faced with the Khitan cavalry who took the opportunity to kill the Yellow River, Zhao Yuanfen was probably unprepared to resist. Even this person did not think carefully about the Khitan cavalry.
After crossing the Yellow River, will there still be room for his small court?!
"It's not the result of your deliberate connivance." Han Qing's reaction was far beyond Liu Chenggui's expectation. He frowned and asked in a low voice, "I don't believe it. From the Red Lotus Sect, the Chunyang Sect to the Maitreya Sect, there are so many
The evidence and clues all point to Bianliang, but the Imperial City Division and the Control Division have so many evidences and clues that they can't suspect King Yong. I don't believe it either. There are Lu Mengzheng and Lu Duan in the front, and there are two in the back.
Kou Zhun, Wang Dan, no one can see that King Yong has wolfish ambitions!"
"Well!" Immediately, Liu Chenggui let out a muffled groan, as if he had been hit hard in the chest. He held the guardrail with his hand and breathed for half a stick of incense before he nodded with a livid face, "What do you mean?
You're right, I have long suspected King Yong. The Kou Prime Minister and others have also reminded the officials that King Yong cannot stay in Bianliang. But they can't be close to each other. The officials believe in King Yong, and Queen Mother Li has repeatedly served King Yong.
Back it up. As long as the clue points to King Yong, it will be quietly cut off within a few days. The relevant witnesses will either commit suicide or die unexpectedly. Even if I hold the Imperial City Division in my hand, without official approval, I can still use King Yong
