Seeing the suspicious looks from their officers and soldiers, the generals became angry and said, "We also obeyed the order!"
"Then take it out and see, whose order is it?" Questioning voices immediately sounded.
"Of course..." As soon as those generals spoke, they were like geese whose necks were pinched, unable to say a word.
Because they saw that the questioning voice just now was made by a group of senior officers with bruises and bruises. And those senior officers were Wang Xian's old subordinates who were suddenly attacked and detained in the military camp.
"Scare! Commander!"
"Ah! General Zhang!"
"Master Liu, why are you like this?"
Although the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army were not convinced by these airborne guys, they all knew very well that these people were appointed by the imperial court and were absolutely the highest officers of the army!
It was only then that the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army suddenly realized that the people who led them here were deputy commanders, commanders and other assistant officers. But their real commander seemed to have been detained...
"These dogs are detaining the chief and intending to rebel! Are you going to help them too?!" The bruised and bruised senior general pointed at his former deputies and shouted angrily at the soldiers.
"Ah!" No matter what the situation was just now, the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army did not mess up. Now they heard their highest commander accusing the generals who took them out of the barracks of treason, which frightened the officers and soldiers! There was a "boom",
Thousands of voices sounded together, and the scene suddenly got out of control!
Some officers and soldiers shouted that they didn't know anything and were just following orders; some officers and soldiers asked angrily, is this true? Some officers and soldiers shouted, arrest those rebels and make amends! The scene was extremely chaotic.
I can't hear anything clearly, I can't do anything!
Mo Wen was riding on the horse, looking at this ridiculous chaos with cold eyes, but he was secretly relieved. He knew that even the gods could not command this forbidden army now... A well-planned and powerful mutiny turned into something like this.
It became a farce.
But Mo Wen also knew very well that if he had not closed the four gates of the imperial city in time, eliminated the traitor in advance, sent the four guard battalions to the city to frighten the Forbidden Army, and then pulled the troops outside the city into the city in time, forming a double-team on the Forbidden Army,
This effect will not be achieved simply by rescuing the captured generals and making a few empty remarks.
Human psychology is so complex and changeable that it is difficult to control. If the city gates had not been closed in time and the imperial army had been allowed to rush into the imperial city and engage in battle with the defenders, many officers and soldiers would have broken jars to confirm their identity as rebels.
It was useless to say anything at that time, and the only solution was a bloody battle.
Now that the city gate is closed in time, everything will be different...
Although it is gratifying that soldiers have turned into farce, trying to clean up the situation is not a pleasant thing.
Those generals of the imperial army who participated in the mutiny were naturally unwilling to suffer such a confused defeat, and shouted at the top of their lungs: "The emperor is acting against the will! We want to oust the emperor!"
"The late emperor actually passed the throne to His Highness Taisun! However, the throne was stolen by the Crown Prince! The imperial edict of passing the throne is in the hands of Taisun, and it has been announced to the world at this moment! Follow me into the palace to escort me. We are all heroes of the dragon and will enjoy glory in every life!
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"Don't be deceived by them. News will spread in the palace soon. We are loyal ministers and they are the rebels!"
These guys are all old men in the army, and they usually speak very effectively. These words coming from their mouths are naturally very inflammatory. Moreover, there are also a large number of buddies who are willing to fight with them to the end and start shouting with them. Although these people are far less than
Those soldiers who didn't want to follow the rebellion, but they had loud voices and big actions, still caused a lot of chaos.
Mo Wen frowned secretly when he saw this. Although this situation would not threaten the palace, it would lead to uncontrollable chaos, which the emperor and his father-in-law could not agree to.
"I ordered that within one stick of incense, all soldiers who put down their weapons and come out will be forgiven." Mo Wen decisively ordered: "After one stick of incense, the area will be cleared."
"Yes!" The messenger received the order in a deep voice, and then blew the horn!
The sound of the horn spread throughout the field, temporarily quieting the chaotic Forbidden Army officers. Even the generals were stunned. Isn't this the signal agreed with the British Convention? Why did they blow it? Could it be?
Coincidence?
"My governor has an order, within the time limit of burning incense, if you put down your weapons within one stick of incense, all the soldiers who come over will be forgiven! Those who still refuse to put down their weapons after one stick of incense will be killed without mercy!" Several serious voices spoke at the same time.
There was a sound outside the four gates of the imperial city. After speaking, four sticks of incense were lit in four directions.
After the incense was lit, thousands of Forbidden Army soldiers immediately dropped their weapons, raised their hands and left the queue of the Forbidden Army, and walked towards Wang Xianjun. When they reached the front of Wang Xianjun's formation, their respective top officers were already waiting there to take them back.
Formation, join Wang Xianjun's array.
This demonstration effect was huge. Soon, more imperial troops dropped their weapons and switched sides. Only the sound of clanging weapons falling to the ground was heard, continuously and increasingly densely.
Seeing that the number of troops under their command was getting smaller and smaller, the generals of the Forbidden Army were furious but helpless. Because they were willing to listen to them, they had stayed around them. If they were unwilling to listen to them, they naturally stayed far away from them and could not reach them even if they wanted to stop them.
Besides, there is nothing to stop it. Is it possible that we should fight to the death with our own people first?
It's not that there is no way to stop it, but it will only arouse more resistance and make more soldiers leave in despair...
A stick of incense time was about to pass, and two-thirds of the Forbidden Army soldiers laid down their weapons and changed camps. There was still one third, nearly 20,000 people, who had not surrendered.
However, these nearly 20,000 people are distributed outside the four city gates. There are seven or eight thousand people in one place, and only two or three thousand people in one place. Surrounded by the army above and below the city, the number of troops is pitifully small.
, and their morale has dropped to the extreme. Many of them simply refuse to abandon their superiors because of their loyalty, but this does not mean that they are not afraid of death, let alone dying as rebels.
"There are still ten breaths left," a general looked down at the incense stick with the last section left, and said coldly: "After the incense stick is burned out, those who are still holding weapons and resisting will be killed on the spot with a big counterattack.
The female members of the Yi Tribe will serve as the Jiaofang Secretary!" He raised his arms and said, "Get ready!"
Above and below the city, bowstrings were stretched out, musket fuses were lit, and white smoke emitted.
Nervous, extremely nervous; fear, boundless fear, like a huge wave, swept through every Forbidden Army who still refused to surrender. Only then did they realize that the other party was serious! It turned out that death was right in front of them!
It turns out that those so-called loyalty and meaningless loyalty are so pale and powerless in the face of the threat of death, and are not worth mentioning... not to mention that their families will be affected...
"Don't fire, we surrender!" Fear broke out instantly and spread throughout the whole place. The soldiers dropped their weapons one after another and held their heads in their hands. They didn't have time to run to the other side and lay directly on the ground, not daring to move...
When the incense burned out, the general waved his arm violently, gunshots were fired, and arrows rained like locusts!
Thousands of people who still stubbornly refused to bow their heads died under random gunshots and arrows. They were extremely sad and useless...
Mo Wen still looked at this massacre of thousands of people coldly, with no trace of emotion on his face. He had experienced too many killings, and any situation or death on any scale could not move him.
But in the end, he still sighed softly, showing a trace of boredom. Although one general has made thousands of bones dry up, he still hoped that the numerous bones that paved the way for him to become a famous general were not just from his compatriots, but from foreign races...
There was a roar of eagles in the sky. Mo Wen looked up at the eagles soaring in the sky, wondering with envy, when will he be able to kill all the barbarians and show his authority in foreign lands like the famous generals in history?
If the nobles were blocked at Dong'anmen and then turned to Bei'anmen, they would run into His Majesty the Emperor and Wang Xian.
After going to court, Zhu Gaochi endured it again and again, but still couldn't help but want to see what happened with his own eyes. He asked Wang Xian and himself to go to Bei'anmen and prepare to board the city.
At this moment, a sudden burst of gunfire rang out from the top of the city, deafening the emperor's ears and his face suddenly changed. Wang Xian quickly supported Zhu Gaochi and whispered in his ear: "Don't worry, your emperor, this is a purge, not a purge."
Fight..."
Zhu Gaochi nodded and strode towards the city head with difficulty.
Because Bei'anmen was the main direction of the nobles' attack, Liu Sheng personally sat here. When he saw the emperor's arrival, Marquis Anyuan hurried to greet him, but he persuaded him: "Your Majesty, it's better not to watch."
Zhu Gaochi shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I want to see with my own eyes how far they are prepared to go?"
Liu Sheng wanted to persuade him again, but when he saw Wang Xian shaking his head slightly, he stopped talking and bowed aside.
With the support of Wang Xian, Zhu Gaochi walked to the arrow stack, holding on to the cool blue stone, and looked down the city. He saw more than a thousand officers and soldiers wearing imperial uniforms, who had been shot through the chest and abdomen by bows and arrows, or
They were hit in the head by projectiles and fell to the ground in various postures. Many corpses were still bleeding with blood. The bleeding of more than a thousand people dyed the outside of Bei'an Gate into a sea of blood...
Many people who were shot and not dead were struggling desperately in the sea of blood, screaming, crying out for help...
However, the soldiers of Wang Xianjun were as stone-hearted as they walked through the sea of blood with their knives in hand. Anyone who was still alive would be stabbed with a knife to completely stop their screams.
Amidst the deafening curses of the wounded, Zhu Gaochi turned away unbearably and said softly: "Why do you do this?"
"Return to your Majesty," of course the Duke could not answer such a question, Liu Sheng rushed to answer: "Because there is a military order, anyone who does not surrender within one stick of incense will be killed without mercy!" After a pause, he said: "The military order has been
There can be no discount at all!"
"But..." Zhu Gaochi wanted to say something more, but he swallowed his words halfway. The emperor sighed and said, "I understand."