At midnight, the rebels' attack became even more frenzied. They even moved catapults from the armory and bombarded the palace.
If Zhang Yi had enough troops, he would definitely send a team of troops to control the armory, but he knew that the most important thing was the palace. Once the palace fell and the king was killed, the people's hearts would be in danger of collapse.
What's more, it won't help to detach one or two thousand people. Just like the police force, they will be besieged by the rebels who have an absolute advantage in numbers, and in the end they will all die heroically.
Fortunately, Wu Rui's rebellion was predicted and Zhang Yi made arrangements in advance. The experienced Xiaolong led the imperial guards to build a second line of defense and piled sandbags behind the palace wall. At the same time, a large number of arrows and armors were moved from the armory.
and weapons.
The three imperial guards, nearly 10,000 people from the three major families of Wang, Zhang and Liu, and thousands of young and middle-aged men from Chang'an, totaling nearly 20,000 people, could barely withstand the siege of 80,000 people.
As for how long it can last, I don't know.
The enemy's drums and trumpets shook the heaven and earth, the catapults made a sharp roar, and stone bullets weighing hundreds of kilograms fell from the sky. The palace was smashed into holes and the palace walls were also breached. Our troops suffered heavy losses.
The king and princess were escorted to the basement.
King Liu Kai wanted to go into battle in person, but he was so anxious that he fell unconscious. Xiao Liu burst into tears and begged the imperial doctor to save her father. She originally wanted to fight side by side with her sworn brother, but at this moment, it was more important to protect her father.
Zhang Yi was worried, and after running to settle the father and daughter, he organized a counterattack with red eyes.
"You can't take a step back even if you die!"
He issued a battle call, and the soldiers took the order and fought the enemy desperately.
The rebels rushed into the palace through a breach and were blocked by a wall of sandbags.
Zhang Yi roared, jumped over the sandbag wall, swung the panlong stick and rushed into the densely packed enemy. He smashed the head with one stick, broke the enemy's sternum with another stick, and killed the enemy bravely with one stick after another.
At the critical moment, Xiaolong, Xiao Han and Wang Zheng came and rushed to Zhang Yi's side. Brother Yi was the backbone and nothing could happen to him.
The brothers joined forces and became invincible heroes. The bodies around them quickly piled up to the height of seven or eight people.
The imperial guards and brave men were inspired, and they all became enthusiastic and fought bravely to kill the enemy.
The enemy left more than a thousand corpses behind and fled in embarrassment.
The gap in the palace wall was blocked with sandbags.
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Seeing that the entire palace was about to be destroyed by catapults, Zhang Yi organized a death squad of 500 people, led by four brothers, and suddenly opened the palace door and rushed out.
The rebels were stunned for a moment. Before they had time to react, they saw this group of warriors wearing strong iron armor and holding spears rushing towards the catapult position.
The enemy was a mob with chaotic command. When faced with such a complicated situation, the leaders issued contradictory orders. Some wanted to take the opportunity to invade the palace, while others wanted to surround and annihilate the people who rushed out. It was a chaotic mess.
Zhang Yi's combat intention was very straightforward, which was to destroy dozens of catapults. The death squads had a clear division of labor. Some killed the rebels who had gathered together, and some set fire to them. They completed the task in ten minutes, and then returned to fight back to the palace.
within.
The rebels can't stop them even if they want to. Brother Zhang Yi is simply the reincarnation of the god of war. He also kills people in the rebel army. People stand in the way of killers and ghosts stand in the way of killers.
Zhang Yi always rushes to the front, he shuttles left and right, his body is flexible, his eyes are sharp, and his whole body exudes a fierce murderous aura.
Facing the human wall formed by the enemy, he showed no intention of flinching and charged straight forward. Every move of the panlong stick was accompanied by splashes of blood.
A general who was two heads taller than Zhang Yi rushed towards him and struck Zhang Yi head-on with a huge axe.
A clang!
Zhang Yi raised the Panlong stick with both hands to parry, slashing out dazzling sparks. The ax blade was embedded in the stick body for a centimeter, which showed the amazing power. Zhang Yi's tiger's mouth was shocked with blood.
But he did not hesitate, twisted the iron rod to get rid of the giant axe, and hit the general on the chin with an upward strike. The enemy immediately raised his head and spurted out a mouthful of blood.
The general's throat protected by armor was exposed. How could Xiao Han miss it? He jumped a few meters and appeared in front of him. The extremely sharp sword passed by lightly, and the general's head rolled to the ground.
"OK!"
General Wang Zheng couldn't help but praise. He had known that the Zhang Yi brothers had a tacit understanding and a tacit understanding, so they were able to defeat the invincible General Cao. Today was an eye-opener. Thinking that he had become one of the Zhang Yi brothers, he felt proud.
"Let brothers open the way!" Wang Zheng shouted.
When he fights, he always has a long knife in one hand and an iron spear in the other. He is extremely brave in stabbing from far away and slashing at close range. In terms of frontal charge, among Zhang Yi's brothers, Wang Zheng's combat power is second only to Shi Gandang and Niu Ben, and is also ranked among Xiaolong and Xiao Han.
above.
Xiaolong has the advantage one on one, Xiao Han ranks first in surprise attacks, Shi Gandang, Niu Ben and Wang Zheng are all fierce generals who can gallop among thousands of troops, but Zhang Yi has the strongest overall ability. Speaking of fighting will and will
Brothers all admire him for his courage.
Only the crazed General Cao and Liu Kai at his peak can compete with Zhang Yi. That is a temperament unique to an overlord. Therefore, King Liu Kai believes that this son-in-law will surely usher in a new era of heroes.
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At this time, Wu Rui and his son were still drinking in a wooden building next to the palace. Wu Rui always regarded himself as a wise man, thinking that he could win the victory by shaking his feather fan like Zhuge Liang with his superb strategy.
Standing by the window of the three-story wooden building, Wu Rui witnessed Zhang Yi and others fighting out, destroying the catapult and then killing them back. He couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, and his whole back was frozen.
He couldn't figure it out, how could Wu Rui's fake assassination attempt fail? How did Zhang Yi know that he would raise an army? He thought that the planning of the whole thing was impeccable. He gathered people from all over the place, broke them into pieces and sneaked into Chang'an City.
Suddenly they launched an attack, but were met with stubborn resistance.
The palace did not succeed as easily as he expected, and even his prime minister's palace was burned to the ground by Zhang Yi. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Wu Rui.
The only good thing is that the father and son were not in the Prime Minister's Mansion and did not die in the flames along with more than ten thousand people. However, those concubines, servants, heroes, etc., as well as the extremely luxurious and comfortable home he built over the years, were destroyed in ashes.
"I swear I won't be a human unless I smash Zhang Yi to pieces!" Wu Rui screamed in pain.
"I want to cut him into pieces and feed him to the dogs... By the way, father, I must keep Princess Xiaoliu. I want to marry her as my concubine and ravage her every day!" Wu Liang said with a sly smile.
Wu Rui turned around and glared at Wu Liang. This son was spoiled by him. Compared with Liu Kai's son-in-law Zhang Yi, he was useless.
Hey, that's his son too, maybe his grandson will do a lot of good.
With a sigh, Wu Rui summoned the generals who followed him and gave orders.
"We must capture the palace before dawn, and kill everyone except Xiaoliu!"