A few days later, battle reports came from Jiangyin. Guo Ziyi's troops assembled heavy artillery and bombarded the company camp where Zhou Zhi was located. Li Guangbi's troops took advantage of the situation to defeat the right wing of the Yan army, and the entire Jiangyin front was lost.
Before the news of the defeat on the front line reached the Suzhou Imperial City, Shi Siming, who was still dreaming of a counterattack, suddenly heard that Jiangyin had been lost. He first didn't believe it, and then fell into mania.
He first executed a group of eunuchs and maidservants in the palace, and then clamored in the court that he wanted to conquer the emperor personally.
After some persuasion from Chao Zhongwen and Wu, Shi Siming gave up his mind.
After calming down, Shi Siming asked the military report in detail.
The Tang army led by Guo Ziyi originally faced off with the Yan army in the Junshan area of Jiangyin. In the past few months, although the two armies had clashed, they both won and lost, and the battle lines did not change much.
Since the Tang army's previous offensive was not fierce, and the Tang army was unable to succeed after the Yan army general Zhou Zhi, it gradually lost its vigilance.
Just a few days ago, Guo Ziyi's troops suddenly mobilized hundreds of heavy artillery and blasted open the defense of the Yan army camp. Li Guangbi quickly broke through the right compartment position with the help of a weapon called a musket.
The Yan army was attacked from two sides by Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi. General Zhou Zhi did not expect it. He had no time to organize a defense and was attacked by the Tang army. The situation suddenly became chaotic.
When Shi Siming heard this, he asked: "Guo Ziyi, since Li Guangbi has such firearms, why did he wait until now to launch an attack?"
Yan general An Taiqing replied: "Your Majesty, the heavy artillery of the Tang army is heavy, difficult to move, and difficult to transport. The weapon called the musket must also be the latest equipment of the Tang army. Therefore, it has not appeared before and will not appear on the battlefield until today.
superior."
Shi Siming nodded in agreement with this reason.
At present, the Jiangyin front has been broken through, and Shi Siming must immediately organize an army to stop the Tang army.
Therefore, Shi Siming issued an order to let the Yan army in Suzhou and Huzhou begin to move north, and re-form a defense line with the defeated Yan army in the Changshu area.
In addition, Shi Siming ordered his generals to step up their search for goods in the city and began to pack up valuables.
As soon as this statement came out, all the ministers in the court knew that Shi Siming had made two preparations.
If the Changshu front is breached again, Shi Siming is likely to abandon Suzhou and continue to flee south.
In the next few days, Suzhou Mansion was in chaos.
The soldiers of the Yan army plundered the city, killed people, and set fires. There was wailing everywhere in the city, and the people were in ruins.
Shi Siming was in the palace, directing his men to seize the time to pack all valuable belongings.
One night at night, Shi Siming, who had heard enough of the unfavorable battle reports from the front, felt depressed and got drunk in the palace.
At this moment, an army of five hundred people rode through the imperial city and broke into the emperor's palace.
After this army broke into the palace, they killed everyone they saw and encountered little resistance before entering the innermost forbidden garden.
At this time, Shi Siming was shaken awake in bed. He thought the servant was being rude and wanted to have a fit on the spot.
When Shi Siming heard that there were rebels making trouble in the palace, Shi Siming was half-awakened by the wine. Before he could put on his clothes, he saw a group of soldiers breaking in.
With the flickering light of the fire, Shi Siming saw clearly the appearance of the rebel leader, and suddenly became furious and shouted: "Shi Chaoyi! You traitor, don't you want to live?"
When Shi Chaoyi heard Shi Siming's roar, he first trembled and took a step back, then gritted his teeth and stood still, saying to the latter: "Father regards me as an enemy bandit. If Chaoyi doesn't rebel, I'm afraid he will be separated from his body and head."
Shi Siming kept scolding: "You traitor! I should have killed you earlier!"
Speaking of this, Shi Siming suddenly thought of something and said: "The guards in my palace will arrive soon to escort you. None of you rebels can escape!"
Shi Chaoyi: "A few days ago, my father dismissed the official position of Chaoyi Suzhou Yin and gave me another official position, but he forgot?"
When Shi Siming heard this, he suddenly remembered that in order to deprive Shi Chaoyi of his military power, he deliberately gave him an official position in the army.
However, the position of Shanghujun means that he is the head of the imperial guards in the palace. He has the power to inspect the palace guards and can freely enter and leave the imperial city.
In other words, Shi Siming gave Shi Chaoyi an official position in the Imperial Guard, which gave the latter the opportunity to lead troops into the palace without attracting attention.
Thinking of this, Shi Siming regretted his original lack of consideration, but then shouted: "You are making such a big noise here. There are many guards and defenders in Suzhou. As long as someone finds something strange in the palace, they will definitely
Send troops to rescue. Until then, you traitors will still be dead!"
Shi Chaoyi smiled and said: "Jiangyin fell, and my father sent all the troops near Suzhou to Changshu to rebuild the defense line... As for the guards in Suzhou City, most of them have left their posts without permission and are busy searching for money. Who will
Have you noticed the palace?"
Hearing this, Shi Siming felt despair in his heart for the first time.
Shi Chaoyi glanced at Shi Siming by the firelight, and then sighed: "Just a few years ago, my father was still majestic. Since he entered Jiangnan, he has been drinking and having sex, and he has never been the same again."
When Shi Siming heard this, he was furious and turned around to pull out the sword on the wall.
Shi Chaoyi had quick eyes and quick hands. He took a step forward and pierced Shi Siming's heart with a sword, completely ending the life of this heinous man.
Looking at Shi Siming's body on the ground, Shi Chaoyi lost consciousness for a moment.
There was a deputy general under his command who whispered to Shi Chaoyi: "The Holy Emperor has gone. You should immediately announce to the ministers that you have ascended the throne as the new emperor."
Shi Chaoyi smiled bitterly and said: "Accumulating to the throne as Emperor Yan at this time is seeking death. Do you really think that in the past six months, the Tang army was trapped in the north of Jiangyin because it lost to General Zhou Zhi? The Tang army not only had Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, but also artillery
, muskets and other sharp weapons, the Yan army is no longer its opponent."
The deputy general asked: "Then what should we do now?"
After thinking about it, Shi Chaoyi said: "First control all the imperial guards' offices in the palace, and then block the news of His Majesty's death. They will tell the outside world that His Majesty suffered a sudden illness and was bedridden. In addition, send troops to empress Xin and Shi
Chao Qing’s residence was fenced off and no one was allowed in or out.”
Lieutenant General: "What happens after this?"
Shi Chaoyi: "Wait until the Tang army goes south."
The Tang army led by Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi did not keep Shi Chaoyi waiting for too long.
After conquering Jiangyin, it only took the Tang army three days to defeat the Yan army fortified in Changshu.
General Zhou Zhi was shot to death by a musket. The Yan army was in chaos and fled in all directions.
Pugu Huai'en led five thousand cavalry troops to break through the Yan army's retreat, and invaded Suzhou Prefecture with lightning speed.
Shi Chaoyi led the scattered knight Zhang Tongru and other Yan officials to surrender to Pugu Huai'en.
In the following years, although the Yan State still had remaining troops in Lingnan and other places, its overall strength was weakened, and eventually it gradually disappeared in the long river of history.
