The power of the second dive attack of the ten powered parafoils was very weak. There was only a weak arrow rain formed by fifty rounds of crossbow bolts from the improved Zhuge Crossbow fixed on the nose of the aircraft. The soldiers who fled in all directions found that no bombs were coming.
He became bolder and began to fight back in the air under the cover of his shield.
When the paratroops carried out the first round of bomb attacks, there was a burst of cheers in the Fengtian Palace. Everyone felt that the reinforcements had arrived. Queen Xu Yuanhui, who had been hiding behind the dragon chair, also climbed out, pulled the little emperor's sleeves and asked: "Yes
Did my brother send someone to rescue us?" Zhu Youxiao was extremely excited and said proudly: "It's my flying divine wing army who has come to rescue us. Let's all rush out and kill the traitors together!" Everyone responded immediately and geared up.
Just when he was about to go out and do his job, he discovered that the only reinforcements that came were these ten lonely parafoils, and after these parafoils fired the crossbow arrows, they became paper tigers that could only scare people. The Dongchang fans had changed from the beginning.
Reacting in panic, the soldiers of the Jinwu Guards also regrouped under the officer's scolding and swarmed towards Fengtian Palace.
Everyone who had just opened the palace door and wanted to rush back saw this situation and quickly retreated, "Liu Aiqing, let them throw more explosive things, what? They have already thrown in more, what should we do?" Zhu Youxiao just said
My still excited face suddenly turned into a frost-beaten eggplant.
Except for one of the ten parafoils that rushed back to report the news, the remaining nine were still hovering over Fengtian Temple. When he saw the large group of people attacking Fengtian Temple, Masaiu took the lead in lowering the nose of the plane and rushed towards the crowd. The parafoil's feet
Lun almost flew over the soldiers' scalps, scaring the soldiers so much that they fell to the ground and did not dare to get up. The other pilots followed suit and dived directly to land in front of Fengtian Temple. Nine of them jumped off their parachutes and held them in one hand.
They stood in a row in front of the Fengtian Palace with a knife in one hand and a six-barrelled spring gun in the other, shouting at the officers and soldiers: "If you dare, come and die!" These pilots did not know that there were a large number of hostages in the Fengtian Palace.
Knowing that Liu Ziguang was inside, we must not let the enemy rush into the hall, and we could not retreat as long as one person was there.
The nine people faced thousands of soldiers and horses and challenged the battle without fear. The soldiers in the capital were timid and hesitated to attack. Yang Bo angrily cursed: "You winebags and ricebags, nine people are so afraid that you are like this."
Come on, anyone who dares to flinch will be killed on the spot!"
The officers and soldiers relied on the strength of their numbers and rushed forward. The nine pilots remained motionless. Seeing that they were about to be submerged in the sea of people, the gate of Fengtian Palace suddenly opened. Liu Ziguang led the red-shirted generals to fight out with shouts.
Just a few dozen people and thousands of officers and soldiers collided together, like boiling water splashing snow. Liu Ziguang rushed to the front line with a heavy sword in his hand. Blood and flesh flew everywhere wherever he went. The summer was hot, and the Beijing army was far away for a long time.
In war, there is no habit of wearing armor, so the protection is very weak. The heavy sword is extremely sharp, and it often cuts a person in two when it touches the body. The other red shirt soldiers also hold the powerful Imperial Guard broadsword, which has an extremely long blade.
, holding it with both hands, their fighting power far exceeded that of the ordinary Beijing army. Twenty or thirty people were killed like tigers entering a flock of sheep, with ghosts crying and wolves howling. Even though the Dongchang gangsters were supervising the formation from behind, the Beijing army still retreated.
, leaving stumps, severed heads, and blood stains all over the ground in front of Fengtian Hall.
Seeing that the enemy was retreating like a tide, Liu Ziguang gave up and ordered his men to return to Fengtian Palace. As soon as he retreated into the palace, a wave of feather arrows came over and scattered all the glass windows on the palace door.
Several princes and ministers had no time to dodge and were shot to death on the spot.
"Give me some rockets and burn them to death!" Yang Bo became angry when he saw that so many men and horses had not yet entered. He beheaded the two hundred households who took the lead in retreating, and simply ordered to fire rockets to burn down the Fengtian Palace.
The army guarding the imperial city had no rockets, so they had to find a way to pull off the red fabric hanging on the palace, soak it in lamp oil and wrap it around the arrow shafts. Hundreds of archers worked together, and the rockets were ready in a short time.
They formed three horizontal lines, walked through the fire one by one, ignited the red cloth on the arrows, then raised their long bows high, fully drew the bow strings, and aimed at Fengtian Temple.
"They are trying to burn me to death!" Zhu Youxiao stuck his head out from behind the pillar and said bitterly.
"They are trying to burn our family to death," Huang Huangrong said as he collapsed on the ground. There was an arrow stuck in his paralyzed leg and blood was flowing all over the floor, but he didn't even feel any pain.
Others also stayed away from the gate, hiding behind pillars, or lying on the ground. When they heard that the officers and soldiers were preparing to set off rockets, several old ministers actually cried bitterly and begged them to be let out to escape.
The red-shirted soldiers angrily slapped these old guys: "Don't scream! If you scream again, I'll kill you!"
"Let them out." Liu Ziguang said calmly.
The soldiers of the red shirt regiment always obeyed Liu Ziguang's orders. They picked up the old guys from the ground and kicked them in the buttocks. "Get out!"
These old guys are all the backbone of the Eunuch Party. They usually have a close relationship with Yang Bo. They think they will be free when they leave the house. How could they expect that they will be shot into a hornet's nest by the crossbowmen hiding on both sides as soon as they leave the house?
, Du Gong Yang has already issued an order that not a single person in the Fengtian Palace will be left alive. As for those ministers, they will all be buried with Jiu Qiansui and the young emperor. Anyway, after this incident, the court structure needs a major reshuffle. Take this opportunity to clean up.
Losing some people is actually a good thing.
"Did you see that? Going out will only lead to death! The hall has been surrounded. Now we can only wait for reinforcements to arrive!" Liu Ziguang said to everyone in the hall.
"Why haven't your reinforcements arrived yet? If it's a little later, we'll all be like pigs." The Japanese in kimono looked at the archery team outside, and their spirits were about to collapse.
"If you don't want to wait, Lord Tokugawa can go out. I guarantee that you won't turn into a roasted pig, but you will definitely turn into a hedgehog." The young man from Taiwan's Zheng family looked nonchalant and teased the Japanese as if nothing had happened.
"Sen'er!" A middle-aged man in the same attire next to the young man shouted to stop him. It seemed that the middle-aged man was the elder of the man named Sen'er. Seeing the nervousness on his elder's face, Sen'er didn't dare to
He stopped fooling around and hid behind the pillar.
This young man is quite brave. If he can escape this disaster, he can make friends. Liu Ziguang thought to himself.
On the tower of Qianqing Gate, Empress Dowager Li was surrounded by concubines and watching what was happening around Fengtian Palace, with a leisurely expression as if she was sitting on a mountain watching a tiger fight. What the little emperor did today really shocked her, but
Young people are young people, and they are full of loopholes in their work. Is it so easy to overthrow them at the age of 9,000? How much trouble can a bunch of showy Han generals make?
"Where is our Nanchang Admiral?" the Queen Mother asked Li Lianying.
"Back to the Queen Mother, she seems to be trapped in Fengtian Palace."
"Oh, this kid is pretty good at fighting. I'm sure he won't make any mistakes. However, the Yi family always feels that something is wrong. Maybe this kid has some collusion with the emperor."
"The Empress Dowager Mingjian, I have sent people to the camp in the north of the city to mobilize troops, and the Yulin Guards have also started to be on guard. By then, neither the Dongchang Jinyi Guards nor the Emperor and Qian Shangshu can escape from your old man's Wuzhishan. If Liu Ziguang dares to betray you, I will kill this ungrateful guy myself." Li Lianying said confidently.
"Little Lizi, what is that?" the Queen Mother asked Li Lianying, pointing to the powered parafoil flying from the sky. Before she finished speaking, the bomb dropped from the parafoil exploded in front of Fengtian Hall, shocking the Queen Mother.
"It seems that the emperor has done something wrong. It's dangerous here. Queen Mother, you should go back to Kunning Palace for a while." Li Lianying called up the phoenix chariot and arranged for someone to escort the frightened Queen Mother back to the palace. She still guarded the Qianqing Gate. .
At this time, Yang Bo had moved to the Wu Building on the west side of the square, and the commander of the Jinwu Guards ran over and reported: "Duke, the rocket is ready and is waiting for your order."
Yang Bo nodded and was about to give the order when he suddenly heard the loud sound of killing outside the Meridian Gate. It seemed that many soldiers and horses were attacking.
"Quick! Hurry up and fire arrows to burn the Fengtian Palace to the ground!" The variables in the capital are too great now. Only by finishing the matters at hand quickly can we clean up the mess.
"Got the order!"
The commander of Jinwu Guard took out a red command flag from his back and waved it at the archers who were already in position in front of the palace. Suddenly hundreds of rockets roared towards Fengtian Palace. Fengtian was full of flammable objects. The rockets pierced the wooden doors and windows and the red curtains, and a fire suddenly ignited.
Xu Zengshou's Xiaoling Guard troops entered the east gate smoothly. Three thousand troops were marching towards the palace in a mighty manner. They were met by a group of soldiers. They were the patrol troops of the Dongcheng Soldiers and Horses Division, and they were personally led by Commander Li Hongjie. , originally he could have a day off after completing the security mission to welcome the bride today, but Li Hongjie didn't know that he had made the wrong move and had to lead troops to patrol the city. In fact, he just wanted to show his prestige and completely conquer Lu Ying and other Shandong soldiers. .
A group of people walked near the east gate and suddenly met the troops of Xiaoling Guard. Li Hongjie was stunned on the spot. The person leading the team opposite was the current uncle and Duke of Wei. How could he drink wedding wine and attract all the soldiers of the guard? They are here, and they are wearing armor, carrying weapons, and wearing red silk around their necks... This is... this is a rebellion.
"Stop them quickly. I will go back and mobilize reinforcements!" Li Hongjie was a smart man. He knew that he could not stop them with his small number of troops, so he turned his horse and fled without even talking to Xu Zengshou.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned the horse's head over, Lu Ying grabbed his reins: "Master Li, you can't leave."
"You!" Li Hongjie was about to draw his sword out of desperation, but his arm was grabbed tightly by Lu Ying. Several guards around him were also controlled by Lu Ying's people. When he saw his own people doing it, those who didn't know what was going on The soldiers were at a loss for a moment and were surrounded by soldiers and horses of Xiaoling Guard.
"The eunuchs are planning to murder the emperor and the empress. Commander Li, why don't you go with me to rescue him?" Xu Zengshou said riding over, and without waiting for his reply, he shouted loudly: "This is the Duke of Wei! Now the emperor is in trouble, everyone. Follow me to kill the thief! I will reward you with five taels of silver for killing a eunuch!"
Those Shandong soldiers had already taken out the red silk and tied it around their necks. They were with the Xiaoling guards and soldiers. Regardless of whether Li Hongjie agreed or not, they took him and the rest of the Dongcheng soldiers and horses and marched towards the Meridian Gate.
There were many Dongchang fanatics standing outside the Meridian Gate. There was so much commotion in the palace, and they heard that the Jin Yiwei had also rebelled, which made them very upset. They didn't know who was the enemy and who was one of their own. They saw the brigade fighting.
Soldiers under the banners of Xiaoling Guards and Dongcheng Soldiers and Horses Division came over. The soldiers sent people to report to Yang Bo and fought desperately. For a while, blood flowed outside the Meridian Gate. If we were to fight alone, the fighting power of the soldiers was much higher.
Higher than the Xiaoling Guards, but such a team battle was obviously weaker than the regular army. Seeing that they were about to lose their strength, the four bronze Weng Zhong standing on both sides of the Meridian Gate suddenly started to move!
A burst of white steam suddenly appeared from the head of Weng Zhong, who was more than three feet tall, and then the sound of gears and crankshafts was heard from all over his body. Then he moved his huge legs and slowly walked towards the melee crowd. Every joint on his body moved with each step.
Steam spewed out from all parts, and the heavy feet hit the stone floor. When it was lifted up, there was a deep pit. The stone slabs underneath were broken. The injured soldiers who fell to the ground and could not dodge were trampled into a pulp.
"Run quickly, the gods have descended to earth!" I don't know who shouted, and both the Dongchang fans and the Xiaoling guards turned around and ran for their lives. Xu Zengshou was about to take the afternoon gate, but he was blocked by these four weird guys.
On the way out, he was so angry that he slashed two retreating soldiers in succession and ordered: "Fire arrows for me!"
Ordinary bows and arrows failed to leave even a trace on Weng Zhong's body. Such a futile attack only angered Weng Zhong. Black smoke came out of the bronze man's ears, and a whistle sounded like a train whistle from his mouth. The weapons in his hands swept over him.
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Weng Zhong carried different weapons, including an axe, a gourd, a chain hammer and an iron whip. The axe, the gourd and the iron whip were made from the trunks of towering trees, with iron axes and gourd heads added to them, and the iron chain of the chain hammer.
It's like an anchor chain on a sea ship. The hammer head is even more dissatisfied with spikes. The iron whip is a cylindrical iron pipe that is screwed together with bolts. When these four weapons dance, they are made of flesh and blood.
Even the solid city walls can't stop Weng Zhong. Although Weng Zhong's speed is slow, he is better because of his tall body, strong shell, and powerful weapons, especially the chain hammer. It is simply hell on earth when he swings it. Wherever the hammer head rolls, people and people
The horses' corpses were smashed into disgrace. In front of Weng Zhong, Xu Zengshou's three thousand men and horses were as weak as ants.
The situation in the palace was unknown. Xu Zengshou was worried, but these four monsters were really difficult to deal with. When he was in trouble, he suddenly heard a loud noise from behind. He looked back and saw that it was Liu Ziguang's Nanchang troops who had arrived and were dragging them away.