"The emperor is so ungrateful. It would be unreasonable for him not to rebel. He doesn't want to think about how he got this country. Without the help of his brother-in-law, he can't even be a puppet for long." Peng Jingwei said angrily.
"Serving the Zhu family will inevitably lead to this outcome. We have expected it a long time ago, but we did not expect that the emperor is so impatient. Neither the eldest princess nor the empress dowager can be contacted, and the empress can't talk to her. It seems that the emperor is determined to take it.
The master is about to operate. Since the knife is on the neck, let's start first." After Peng Jinrong said that, the girls and Sun Gang turned their attention to her.
In fact, Peng Jinrong was very nervous. She was good at economics, but not so good at conspiracy and coups. What's more, she was about to face the entire imperial court. There was no turning back when she fired her bow. Her decision-making was related to the life and death of countless people.
How can we not be cautious?
The master is not at home, so all the strength cannot be integrated. The only three hundred servants in the house who can be used are the three hundred servants in the house. However, most of these three hundred people are disabled, old and weak soldiers who have retired from the Red Shirt Army. Although they look big and round on the surface, they are intimidating.
In fact, many of them were blind, had their arms and legs broken, and the Red Shirt Army camp outside the city was just an empty structure, with only 800 useful soldiers. It was still surrounded by the Forbidden Army, and it was difficult to even pass orders.
That is the Nanchang and Wucheng Military and Horse Divisions. Although these two yamen have a large number of people, it is difficult to effectively utilize them in a hurry. What's more, Zhong Shouyong has been locked up, so this power may not be effective.
"The most important thing right now is to rescue the father-in-law. As long as he is here, we can say anything. Sun Gang, as far as you know, is he still in Yingtian Mansion?" Peng Jingrong asked.
"That's right, the people from the South Factory have been monitoring the outside. There have been no vehicles coming in or out of Yingtian Mansion these days. The father-in-law must still be inside. The strength of the guards has been identified. There are 120 Yingtian Mansion Zaoli and others outside.
Three hundred officers and soldiers from the Five Cities were equipped with fire sticks, waist knives, bows and arrows. In the middle were eighty elite guards, equipped with single-eyed fire blunderbuss and embroidered spring knives. At the innermost were twelve Western Region monks with ominous equipment and strength.
But I guess they are no match for Fire Gun." Sun Gang introduced.
"So the other party has a total of 512 people in charge of custody. The weapons and equipment are of average or low level. Apart from the twelve monks, there is no need to worry about it. There are a total of 322 servants in our house who can handle weapons. The cellar
There are a lot of thunderbolts and hand grenades, and a few cannons can be launched, which is more than enough to attack Yingtian Mansion. What I am afraid of is that after the Yingtian Mansion starts fighting, the imperial court will mobilize, close the thirteen city gates, and dispatch 100,000 imperial guards. We will have another chance.
Too many muskets are useless." Peng Jinrong shook her head when she thought about the difference in strength.
"Don't worry, I can still use three thousand guns in my hand, all equipped with revolver guns. They are quite effective in urban street fighting and can withstand for a period of time. The guard of Jubaomen is from Nanchang. When the time comes, we can open up the net and let us go.
It’s safe once we leave the city. There are trains and airships in the south of the city. We can go wherever we want, and the Imperial Army can’t stop us at all.”
Sun Gang's words strengthened Peng Jinrong's confidence. She gritted her teeth and said: "Okay, let's fight. I will personally lead my servants to attack Yingtian Mansion, and Admiral Sun will lead his followers to serve as our rear guard. We will join forces after we rescue the people."
When fighting out of the city, in order to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, everyone would wear a red cloth around their right arm as identification. By the way, they also had to rescue the eldest princess and Kuang Kuang. Kuang Kuang's uncle had long disliked this nephew.
I will definitely not let him go this time, Admiral Sun, I will leave this matter to you."
Sun Gang said: "The situation at the eldest princess's side is quite special. I can only deal with the imperial guards on the outside. As for how to persuade the eldest princess to leave, I have to send someone familiar with her. I think the second lady is suitable."
Peng Jinrong wanted to lead the army personally, and the only person in the mansion who was familiar with Zeng Cheng was Peng Jingwei. Thinking that what Sun Gang said was reasonable, Peng Jinrong nodded in agreement.
After the discussion, Sun Gang and Peng Jingwei went back to the South Factory to gather people. The Zhenguo Palace was also quietly busy. The cellar was opened, and boxes of thunderbolts and ammunition were brought out. The generals wiped them carefully.
The butter on the weapon pressed the bullet into the magazine, the steel knife was gently sharpened with a whetstone, and the armor was wiped with a dry cloth. The veterans had already been discharged and returned to their fields, and were retiring in the Duke's mansion. Who would have thought that a sudden disaster from heaven would cause the emperor to want to
The old soldiers were forced to put on their uniforms again. The veterans were not old, the oldest was only forty years old, but they were injured and could no longer go on expeditions with the army. They could only do light work, but
They have not neglected their martial arts skills. There is a shooting range in the back garden of the Duke's Mansion, and everyone has shooting training every month. It will not be a problem to deal with the two forbidden troops in a real fight.
The veterans were being armed. Peng Jinrong, who was dressed in military uniform, came over and saluted them one by one, saying that there would definitely be casualties in this operation, which really affected everyone. Seeing the mistress talking like this, the veterans' eyes were red and they knelt down one after another.
Returning the gift, he said that without the Duke, we would not be where we are today, and they would not hesitate to go through fire and water for the sake of the Duke. The atmosphere at the scene was very touching, and several little maids could not help but cry.
There are not many female relatives in the family. Apart from the Peng sisters, Liu Xiaomao, Li Xiangjun, Han Xueer, and Xue Xiangying, there are only a bunch of maids and old ladies. Qingzhi knew that staying here would only lead to death, and Peng Jingrong could only be cruel and not take them with her, but she would
The vault was opened, and everyone was given a large amount of money to escape.
Three hundred generals were ready to go, and the female relatives also put on soft protective armor and fire blunderbuss and daggers. However, something unexpected happened suddenly. Han Xueer refused to escape with everyone, saying that she was already a monk and had no choice in life or death.
Peng Jinrong was so angry that she dared to make a fuss at this juncture. She winked and asked someone to knock Han Xueer unconscious, and loaded the car together with her child.
In the early spring of Nanjing, there is still a bit of cold weather. The watchmen walking on the stone road are all holding their cotton-padded jackets tightly. Although it is not bright yet, the hard-working businessmen have already pushed their carts to open the morning market, and the stalls grinding tofu for breakfast have also ushered in.
In the first wave of business, the royal guards who were performing surveillance tasks at the gate of the Zhenguo Palace died in a sleepy state before their replacement arrived. Then everyone saw the door of the Zhenguo Palace open, and they opened the door from the inside.
Hundreds of soldiers came out, wearing armor and armed with sharp swords, full of murderous intent, and rushed towards the direction of Yingtianfu Yamen.
The distance between Zhenguo Gongfu and Yingtianfu Yamen is not too far, only three or four blocks. Although the number of the three hundred veterans is small, their momentum is overwhelming. The common people on the road all avoid in panic and make way for them to open a clear road.
, but they had to pass through a market on the way. This market had already gathered some vegetable sellers and people who bought fresh vegetables early. There were many stalls on the road, and the veterans couldn't help but slow down. At this time, nearby
Suddenly someone on the roof shouted: "The Duke of Zhenguo has conspired to rebel, and the Jinyi Guards are ordered to punish the thieves!" Then rows of firecrackers were exposed, and it turned out that the officers and soldiers had already set up an ambush here.
"No, retreat quickly!" Peng Jingrong understood that she had been caught in a trap and quickly ordered a retreat, but it was too late. The officers and soldiers on the roof were condescending, and firecrackers rained down bullets. Fortunately, they used old-fashioned single-shot firecrackers.
The speed was not high, and the soldiers were not well trained, so they did not cause too many casualties to the people of the Zhenguo Palace. Instead, the veterans struck back and beat down a dozen soldiers with thunderbolts. The common people on the street had never seen this battle.
, he was immediately frightened and fled everywhere, being accidentally injured many times.
The veterans were well-trained and threw a few smoke bombs before retreating to the previous intersection. However, at this time, pursuers also came from behind. They looked like they were men from the Wucheng Army and Horses Division. The veterans were attacked from both sides and could only smash open the ones next to them.
They rushed into the shop, climbed to the roof and fired, and used thunderbolts from a high position to suppress the attacks of the officers and soldiers.
"Fighting like this is not an option. We must let the master know that we have already taken action!" Peng Jinrong held a blunderbuss and commanded the advance and retreat in an orderly manner. When she saw that the battle had reached a deadlock, she ordered people to push the artillery over and shoot at the wall, trying to penetrate the house.
Attack the government office through another route. Unexpectedly, after passing through the back wall, officers and soldiers also appeared over there. There were killing sounds, and bullets hit the wall and brick fragments flew everywhere.
The enemies are fighting more and more. Looking at the uniforms of the opponents, there are Beijing Camp Forbidden Army, Five Cities Military and Horse Division, and Jinyi Guards. It seems that the emperor has used all the men and horses that can be mobilized. No matter how hard we fight, we can't defeat the three and three floors outside.
It’s over.
The streets were filled with gunpowder smoke. Officers and soldiers moved to Luzhai to block the road. They piled bags of rice from rice shops on the road. People hid behind and opened fire without even showing their heads. Although the veterans had fierce firepower, they could not resist.
The soldiers had enough ammunition, so each of them brought a hundred rounds of ammunition. There were thirty rounds in each of the two leather magazines on the front, forty rounds in the magazine on the back waist, and now the forty rounds on the back waist
They had already used up all their weapons and threw a lot of grenades, but they still could not break through the defense line of the officers and soldiers.
The shooting accuracy of the officers and soldiers was very poor, but they could not withstand the large number of people and the heavy rain of bullets. The houses defended by the veterans were full of bullet holes and the windows were broken. Everyone was suppressed behind the brick wall and could only take advantage of the gaps to attack.
After a few rounds, there were still many casualties, and only about 200 of the 300 veterans were left.
"This is not the way to go. No one can be rescued. Let's kill them all first. If that doesn't work, quickly send a signal to Sun Gang and ask the South Factory to take over." Peng Jingrong ordered. A soldier took out the signal bomb, bent over and ran to the roof to launch it.
, but it has been a long time since the signal flare was launched, and there is still no sign of reinforcements.
The battle further escalated. The officers and soldiers also brought in cannons and rocket launchers. They moved forward one room after another. The streets were turned into piles of rubble. One by one, the veterans fell into a pool of blood, but they had the spirit to regard death as home.
It also deeply shocked the other party. A veteran was wounded and captured. He still smiled and pulled a grenade in the face of seven or eight muskets, killing a group of people on the spot. The remaining veterans ran out of bullets and roared in a hand-to-hand assault, loaded with live ammunition.
The officers and soldiers were so frightened that they did not dare to fire. They dropped their weapons and ran away. The veterans seized a batch of ammunition to strengthen their strength and entered the stalemate stage again.
The battle situation was reported to the general headquarters of the officers and soldiers. Yuan Chengzhi, who was responsible for mobilizing troops and generals, was furious and ordered the Jinyi Guards to supervise the battle. Anyone who dared to retreat would be beheaded, and anyone who discarded his weapon would be beheaded. All his subordinates lamented that Marshal Yuan was quite like a father, and he was harsh in running the army.
, but this order had an immediate effect. The veterans were under greater pressure, and only the last few houses were left to defend.