The imperial conquest was indeed effective. Within a month, the situation in the Central Plains took a turn for the worse. The Han army, which was once prosperous for a while, withered like an epiphyllum. Tens of thousands of remnant troops were surrounded in a small area and were waiting to die. Joining the army to divide the territory and receiving generous military pay were all...
Painting cakes to satisfy hunger turned into a dream in the face of the power of the imperial court.
The emperor knew very well that almost all the troops that could be mobilized in the Central Plains were mobilized. No less than 200,000 troops gathered in the area centered on Luoyang, and surrounded the rebels on three levels outside. The one named Liu Yuanfeng
This little boy can hardly fly away even if he has wings.
The overall situation was decided, and the emperor suddenly wanted to go to the front line in person to feel the despair and desolation of the enemy, so the gates of Luoyang were opened wide, and a large group of imperial guards came out. The flags covered the sun, the armor and horses were luxurious and gorgeous, and thousands of people marched out.
Going to the front line, the emperor was wearing royal armor and sitting on the back of a Dawan horse. The snow-white horse had not even a trace of hair on it. The horse was unusual. The emperor was surrounded by more than ten Imperial Guardsmen wearing fine armor.
The eunuch accompanied him, holding the emperor's royal sword, bow and arrow, spear and firecracker, and followed behind, serving carefully.\
Upon learning that the emperor was coming in person, the frontline commander Li Boxheng quickly ordered the troops to postpone their advance and first built a high earthen platform for the emperor to observe the battle.
At the handover between the two armies, artillery roared and sporadic battles broke out from time to time. The emperor's royal chariot's personal presence gave the already high morale of the Zhou army soldiers another boost. Li Boxing pointed to the distant camp and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty,
That is the lair where the bandit army is lingering. As long as you give the order, the general will crush them."
The emperor raised his telescope with interest and looked at the fortress in the distance. The walls were broken, filled with arrows and filled with bullet holes, but a big red flag was still fluttering unyieldingly.\
The emperor suddenly smiled: "Your father is no match for me, and neither are you."
Li Boxheng was also an old man from that time. Knowing the meaning of the emperor's words, he immediately echoed: "Your Majesty is the real dragon emperor, how can these young people compare to him."
The emperor was in a happy mood, waved his hand and said: "Bring it up."
Two Jinyi guards dragged one person up. Li Boxheng almost didn't recognize it. After a closer look, he saw that it was his old enemy Lan Yu. He used to be a strong and strong commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, but now he has become a dying old man, with his gray hair scattered.
, there is still blood on his face, one eye is covered with blood, and the clothes on his body are in tatters. He still has the majestic demeanor he had before. He is clearly a prisoner about to die. In such a miserable state, even the man who is at odds with Lan Yu
Li Boxheng was shocked.\
"I want Lan Yu to see with his own eyes how the battle is fought. What he can't solve in half a year, I can do in a month." The emperor said proudly.
Lan Yu had no strength to stand up and was tied to the wooden frame. She opened her eyes slightly and opened her lips, seeming to be saying something. Li Boxheng leaned over to listen and reported to the emperor: "This guy is talking.
, troops should not be over-concentrated to avoid being surrounded by the enemy."
The emperor smiled disdainfully and did not bother to talk to Lan Yu at all. He had already sentenced Lan Yu to death, and he had executed everyone in his family. He did not execute the execution immediately because he wanted Lan Yu to see the emperor's achievements with his own eyes.
Seeing that it was almost time, the emperor nodded to Li Boxheng: "It's time to start.\"
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Although the Han army's camp was compressed into a small area, the Han army was armed to the teeth like a hedgehog. No one could swallow it in one bite. The Zhou army had to pay huge sacrifices every time it took a step forward.
The battle situation was far from being as simple as the emperor thought. Instead of being frustrated and fearful, the Han troops in the encirclement were full of confidence because the King of Han was fighting side by side with them.
In the deep trenches, the Han soldiers only exposed their heads with helmets and arms holding blunderbuss, and kept shooting, because they used blunderbuss instead of crossbows. A pot of gunpowder and a bag of lead bullets could be used for shooting.
It takes a long time, and the strength is not exhausted. If it is a strong bow and a crossbow, not only the arrows it can carry are limited, but after shooting dozens of arrows, the arm will lose strength.
God knows how the Han army had so many firearms. In fact, Yuan Feng equipped this army that was destined to be surrounded with all the muskets and artillery with good performance, including many of the flintlocks captured from the imperial army, and the ammunition supply was even more open.
The soldiers are also carefully selected veterans with good quality.
The Han army used trenches and earthen walls as cover, used muskets and artillery to kill the enemy's effective forces, and retreated in a planned manner, trying to reduce the encirclement as much as possible. The official army thought that victory was in sight, so they were reluctant to use expensive cavalry for assault, but sent a large number of
The infantry took turns to go into battle. The Han army hid in the ditch and fired from behind the earthen wall, killing a large number of officers and soldiers. On the battlefield, mourning was everywhere, most of them were injured but not dead soldiers. The officers and soldiers did not treat them, and still used the wheel-human sea tactic.
, fill it up with human lives.
There was a wooden stick erected in the middle of the Han camp. Every once in a while, Yuan Feng would come over and take a look. As the sun rose, the shadow of the stick gradually shortened and finally disappeared, indicating that noon had arrived.\
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The time for counterattack finally arrived. Yuan Feng gave an order, and the artillerymen moved quickly. They lifted the tarpaulin, revealing the cold and oily general cannon. They checked the gunpowder and shells, adjusted the muzzle, and ignited the fuse.
The three bronze guns that once showed great power at the head of Xiliang City and made great contributions roared again. The cannonballs landed on the high platform where the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty was watching the battle in the distance. Li Boxheng thought that he was safe enough at that distance without any weapons.
It could threaten the emperor, but how could he have imagined that the Han army could hide the three gates so deeply and for so long.
After all, the distance was quite far, and there was no test firing. The first cannonball missed the target and hit the forest guards who were lining up under the platform. The huge cannonballs rushed through the queue, and the armor on the soldiers looked like paper.
A corridor of flesh and blood was created on the spot, and no fewer than thirty people died.\
The emperor was shocked and stunned for a moment. Then the second cannonball came over, and the sharp roar pierced the sky. Cao Shaoqin shouted sternly: "Protect the emperor!" A group of guards rushed forward desperately and formed a group of guards.
A human wall surrounded the emperor, but what they didn't expect was the power of the cannonball. After the thin iron shell exploded, countless iron caltrops flew in all directions and hit the human body, making a popping sound.
, let alone a Chinese character weighing one hundred and eighty kilograms, even a four to five hundred kilograms war horse would fall down even if it was touched by one.
Seven or eight of the guards were killed on the spot. Fortunately, their sacrifices were not in vain. The emperor was unharmed, but his face was pale. He was calm and composed, waving his hands for the guards to get out of the way: "Go away, I don't believe it. The emperor can still do it."
shoot with great precision!"
Sure enough, after the first two shots, the Han army's artillery lost its accuracy, and the impact point was far away. The emperor remained motionless, and the morale of the army was slightly calmed down. Li Boxheng was sweating profusely, and ran up to persuade: "It's dangerous on the high platform. Your Majesty, please stop."
Stay away for a while.\"
The emperor said proudly: "It doesn't matter, the thieves are just trapped animals and they are just fighting. I am ordering the three armies to launch the final attack. I want to see what a cannon that can shoot such a distance looks like. I also want to see how those rebels died."
Li Boxheng took the order, and Cao Shaoqin came up to him and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has a body of thousands of gold, you'd better get out of the way first."
A drop of cold sweat ran down the emperor's forehead, and he whispered: "Old Cao, I am injured.\"
Cao Shaoqin was startled and carefully observed the emperor. Sure enough, he found that the armor pieces below the emperor's belt were scattered, and there were faint blood stains on the bright yellow silk embroidered dragon coat.
"Your Majesty, do you want to call the imperial doctor?"
"Don't make it public. If the news of my injury gets out and the morale of the army is unstable, who can bear this responsibility? Come and help me bandage it." The emperor held on and said, with beads of sweat on his face, showing the severe pain.
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Cao Shaoqin stamped his feet, called a dozen of his cronies, surrounded the emperor, and then personally used gold sore medicine and gauze to help the emperor stop the bleeding and bandage it.
When he opened the armor plate and saw it, Cao Shaoqin took a deep breath. The emperor was wounded in the chest and was already covered in blood. On the battlefield, the situation was critical, so he couldn't care less. He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, please don't be offended.\"
He took out his dagger and cut open the emperor's trousers. The trousers inside were soaked with blood. When he cut open the trousers, he saw only a red flesh ball hanging out of the skin, with a thread connected to it.
It was shocking. Even Cao Shaoqin felt pain when he looked at it. The emperor was able to endure it, which showed that his willpower was strong. At this time, he gritted his teeth and asked: "Old Cao, how are you?"
"Your Majesty, the injury is very serious. I don't know how to deal with it."
"What happened?"
"One of His Majesty's dragon eggs fell out..."
The emperor naturally had a sense of caution when he was injured on his body, but after hearing Cao Shaoqin's personal confirmation, he was still so angry that he almost fainted. However, the emperor's perseverance was far superior to ordinary people in the end. He endured the pain and rage and said: "Okay, I
Return to Luoyang first, and find some reliable surgeons."
There was no way to leave the emperor's balls hanging outside like this. Cao Shaoqin used his limited battlefield first aid skills, first sprinkled a bottle of Yunnan Baiyao, shivering, stuffed the emperor's balls back into the skin, and wrapped them in gauze.
Circle, this can only be done on the battlefield.
The war horse could no longer be ridden, so Cao Shaoqin ordered someone to find a sedan and carry the emperor back to Luoyang. The command of the battlefield was temporarily handed over to Li Boxheng. The emperor was injured and everyone was so uneasy that they even forgot about the blue jade tied to the wooden frame.
Li Boxing was not a fool. He had already seen that the emperor was injured. Something happened to the emperor in his own defense area. He could not escape the blame. The only way out was to wipe out the rebel army and make amends. Li Boxing vented his anger on the Han Dynasty.
As for the army, he had already ordered all armies to advance across the board and lay waste to the Han camp.
But unexpectedly, all contacts with the government and troops in the other three directions were cut off, and no orders could be issued.
Li Boxheng felt something was wrong. He thought about it but couldn't figure out what was wrong. Suddenly, he jumped off the horse and lay on the ground, listening for a while with his ears to the ground. When he raised his head again, his face was pale.
It's the cavalry, the cavalry of the brigade!
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