Beilin kept giving signals to others and operated the sky lantern to fly into the city.
The defenders of Deshengmen were so shocked by the justice from heaven that they cried for their fathers and mothers. When they saw something falling from the sky, they ran away as if they had seen a ghost.
Among the chaotic troops, a man with a bloody face and charred hair rushed out. It was Yang Hong, the left minister of the Ministry of War.
He never expected that the emperor had such a skill. The troops defending the city were blown to pieces, and the situation of the battle was reversed in just an instant.
The sky lantern above his head swayed down, and Yang Hong was suddenly startled and shouted: "The enemy has entered the city, follow me to kill the enemy!"
The scene was still noisy and everyone was busy running for their lives.
Yang Hong was furious, stretched out his hand to stop a soldier, and said angrily: "I'm talking to you, are you deaf?"
"ah?"
The man looked a little confused, and then shouted loudly: "What are you saying, I can't hear you?"
Yang Hong was so angry that he immediately vented his anger. This guy was really deafened by the explosion!
"Run quickly, the heavenly soldiers and generals are coming!"
The soldier who was deafened by the explosion broke free and ran forward as if his life was lost.
Yang Hong looked at the fleeing defenders and secretly complained in his heart. What was more terrifying than destroying the body was destroying morale.
If a bomb is thrown directly from the sky, who can withstand it?
After Beilin landed, she immediately jumped out, picked up a knife from the ground, and shouted: "Attack the city gate with all your strength!"
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Yang Hong rushed forward like a hungry wolf, raised his sword and struck.
In his mind, although the Kongming Lantern is powerful, it can only catch the sky by surprise.
These people are all students from the Academy of Sciences, just a bunch of scholars. How dare they take advantage of others? They don’t regard themselves as human beings!
Beilin had already noticed that someone was attacking from behind. She turned around and raised her knife to block. The two knives collided together, creating a string of sparks.
Yang Hong's expression became a little surprised. Unexpectedly, Bei Lin's martial arts was not bad, and the two of them were evenly matched with this sword.
"Old man Yang Hong, the emperor is just outside the city, do you still have to stand up and resist?"
"Hahaha!"
Yang Hong suddenly laughed up to the sky, pointed the tip of his knife at Beilin, and said, "Now that things have happened, do I still have any choice?"
"You...what you said seems to make sense!"
Beilin wanted to refute, but she couldn't find a reason to refute. Yang Hong's crimes were enough to punish the ten tribes. Even if he stopped now, he would at least punish the nine tribes.
Yang Hong was so stimulated by him that he almost went crazy and came to kill him again.
Beilin raised her knife to fight back. Fortunately, he was very skilled and the two were evenly matched and entangled.
Tong Xuan, Mei Chun and others saw the opportunity, rushed to the city gate, and moved the crossbar with all their hands and feet.
Xu Pu picked up a knife and slashed hard at the rope connecting the suspension bridge.
Boom!
The drawbridge fell and the city gate opened wide.
Li Zhen personally led the charge of three thousand battalions. When he saw this, he was overjoyed and shouted: "Everyone, follow me into the city to put down the rebellion!"
The soldiers' morale was high, and they marched all the way in, screaming and rushing into Desheng Gate.
The defenders at the gate had long lost their fighting spirit. Seeing the momentum of the three thousand battalions, they simply didn't bother to run away and knelt down to beg for surrender.
Yang Hong was still fighting with Bei Lin. After all, he was a military commander and he quickly gained the upper hand.
Beilin struggled to hold on, but she felt like there were swords all around, and even her escape route was blocked. If she continued to fight, she might lose...
boom!
There was a loud gunshot in his ears, and Yang Hong raised the knife with both hands as if to cut. His left calf was penetrated by a bullet, and he stumbled to the ground.
Bei Lin looked up and saw Li Zhen riding on the horse, pulling the bolt of the gun, throwing out the cartridge case, and inserting a bullet.
Yang Hong struggled to get up from the ground, but there was another gunshot, his right leg was shot, and he fell to the ground again.
Li Zhen got off her horse and came to Yang Hong with her rifle in hand.
Yang Hong had been shot in both legs, but he still used his knife to support the ground and struggled to stand up.
Li Zhen pressed in another bullet and shot him in the right arm.
This time, Yang Hong completely collapsed in a pool of blood and could no longer stand up.
Li Zhen looked at Beilin and asked, "Are you okay?"
Beilin shook her head and said: "It's okay!"
"Leave this place to us. If you rush in rashly, the emperor will be very worried!"
"that……"
Beilin looked a little embarrassed and said: "I didn't control the wind direction well when I landed. The technology of manned sky lanterns is not yet mature, so deviations will inevitably occur during the operation..."
Li Zhen couldn't help but ask: "Everyone is going to the same place? Are you trying to say...coincidence?"
Beilin lowered her head and said: "Such a coincidence is theoretically possible..."
"Okay, okay, if you have anything to say, please leave it to the emperor!"
Li Zhen got on her horse and shouted: "The emperor has spoken, but anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
The soldiers guarding the city are all from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division. The main task of this force is the security and city defense of the capital. None of them are equipped with muskets.
Now three thousand battalions are rushing in, like a tiger entering a henhouse, there is simply not enough to fill the gap between the teeth.
"Long live my emperor!"
"Long live my emperor!"
"Long live my emperor!"
Amidst the roar of mountains and tsunami, Zhu Qizhen walked into Deshengmen on horseback.
Bei Lin and others came forward to greet him, knelt down and saluted.
Zhu Qizhen said with a stern face: "Resist the decree on the battlefield and act without permission. I will deal with you when I get back!"
Bei Lin did not dare to raise her head, so she had to bite the bullet and said: "I am guilty and I am willing to be punished!"
"Okay, follow me!"
"yes!"
Bei Lin called on the students from the Academy of Sciences to follow the team. Tong Xuan came over and asked, "Do you really want to deal with it?"
Mei Chunye whispered: "Disobeying orders on the battlefield is not a small crime!"
After hearing this, Xu Pu turned pale and said, "But we opened the city gate..."
"Keep your voice down!"
Beilin looked around and lowered her voice: "Don't you understand the emperor's character?"
Mei Chun scratched her head and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Is there too much wind in the sky and blowing it into your head?"
Beilin was a little helpless. Everyone said that the people in the Academy of Sciences were dull, one-minded, and quite accurate!
"The emperor only cares about the results and doesn't care about the process. Do you understand?"
"What process?"
"No matter whether we act according to the plan or not, as long as we win Deshengmen, there will be nothing wrong with us!"
"Why does the emperor accuse us like that..."
"Use your brain. We openly disobey orders on the battlefield. Your Majesty doesn't want to lose face, right?"
"I see!"
Mei Chun seemed to understand and said: "The emperor is doing this for other people to see!"
"nonsense!"
Beilin was really impressed. Each of these people was smarter than the other when they were conducting experiments and research, but why did their reactions become so slow during the war?
"If the emperor doesn't punish us, when there is a war in the future, everyone will not listen to the command, everyone will fight his own way, and it will be a fool's errand!"
"Didn't you just say... no punishment?"
"Don't worry, it's all fake, just for show!"
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PS: It’s too late to come back today. I’ll update another chapter. Everyone, please go to bed early~~