When he first spoke, Wang Junlin had carefully observed the defense situation on the imperial city and found that the opponent had made preparations in a very short period of time. He had visibly demolished the four turrets of the imperial city and prepared stones and heavy wood.
It seems that he wants to delay as much time as possible, waiting for chaos outside the city, and looking for opportunities to reverse things.
At several places, he saw people dressed as eunuchs and imperial guards. Under the custody of the rebels, they were exhausted and moving various stones and wood. It seemed that the rockeries and houses in the palace had been demolished.
Of course Wang Junlin also saw the expressions of the three imperial grandsons. The eldest grandson, King Yan, Yang Tan, was better. King Yang Tong of Yue and King Yang You were still children after all. They began to be afraid when they were sent to the city wall.
, even though his face was suppressed, he was still so frightened that he started crying. He looked so pitiful.
Thinking of the brotherhood between himself and the dead Prince Yang Zhao of Yuande, Wang Junlin sighed. Although his reason told him that in the current situation, as a qualified commander, he should do everything possible to win, especially except for someone like Yang Su.
This is especially true for the enemy, and he may not care what Emperor Yang Guang thinks afterwards, but emotionally he can't. It is impossible for him not to care about the life and death of these three teenagers.
Although the siege was temporarily suspended, Yuchi Jingde, Lu Han and Guan Xiaotong below the imperial city had already ordered their first echelons to approach. In particular, there were 5,000 archers on each side of the three sides, and they had begun to prepare for a salvo.
Fanyang County's unique long-range crossbows and light trebuchets are also ready to attack.
With the weapons and equipment of the Far Eastern Army, even without the weapon of gunpowder weapons, after a wave of attacks, the rebels on the city will suffer a lot of losses.
Although Wang Junlin knew that there were three imperial grandsons at the top of the city, Wang Junlin would not order an attack on the city, but Li Zixiong, who was specifically commanding the defense of the city, still held his long sword in his hand and walked silently on top of the city, issuing several orders from time to time to prepare the soldiers for the attack.
Because they did not expect to be defeated, or to be defeated so quickly, they had to defend the imperial city, so there was not much preparation to defend the city before. The rebels did not have enough bows and arrows, and only the imperial city's defensive crossbows every hundred feet could support it.
, but the accuracy is far from comparable to Fanyang County's giant guns and crossbows. Attacking the enemy outside the city is just a cannon to kill mosquitoes. It mostly scares people, but the discipline of the Far East Army can be said to be the least afraid of scares in the world.
's army.
In short, if it were not for the three emperors and grandsons, there would be no disparity in the outcome of this battle, and the winner could even be decided quickly.
Wang Junlin said something to the ordering soldier next to him, and the ordering soldier immediately raised a flag, but the flag was always held high and did not fall down.
After Yuchi Jingde received the order, he immediately ordered his five thousand archers to draw their bows at the same time. The heart-stopping squeaking sound clearly reached the ears of the defenders in the imperial city, causing the eunuchs and imperial guards to panic.
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"Get ready!" When Li Zixiong saw this, his pupils shrank. In his opinion, it was not surprising that Wang Junlin didn't care about the life and death of the three emperors' grandchildren with his vicious reputation. At this time, he stared at the dark and numb Far East under the imperial city.
Jun, listening to the sound of tightening bow strings that kept coming to his ears, his heartstrings couldn't help but tighten.
Yang Su also hid behind the tower and was protected by soldiers holding shields.
The war is about to break out, and everyone is waiting for the moment when arrows rain from the sky.
Wang Junlin sighed, waved his hand, and the orderly signaled another signal,
Yuchi Jingde looked disappointed, but immediately ordered the five thousand archers to lower their bows and arrows.
After briefly testing the city's response, Wang Junlin pondered for a moment and quickly issued a few orders. Soon the sound of horse hooves sounded. Lu Han and Guan Xiaotong each divided into ten thousand people and headed towards the back of the imperial city. After all, the other party
There are only three imperial grandsons, and although there is no imperial city gate in the rear, it is the same as attacking the city or blowing open the city wall.
Of course, Li Zixiong and Yang Su were prepared for the rear. In fact, they placed their main manpower at the rear, so they could not capture the city wall in a short time. At this time, the variables that Yang Su expected and Wang Junlin worried about finally appeared.
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Except for the Imperial City, somewhere in the originally quiet areas of Luoyang City, shouts of killing suddenly came from somewhere!
Thousands of people rushed out from various houses. They were dressed in different styles. They included hawkers, guards from wealthy families, servants, cooks and gardeners, and even minor officials from the government.
At first glance, you can tell that these people are just ordinary people, but at this time, everyone is holding various weapons, including long swords, short knives, and even shields and crossbows. The dozen or so people leading them are actually riding war horses.
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This group of people rushed out from various buildings and gathered on the street, shouting slogans such as "Long live the Saint" and "The Saint loves the world, and the Goddess bestows eternal blessings."
As the slogans spread, more people with pious and crazy faces rushed out of their homes and gathered into the crowd. Su Wei and other left-behind court officials organized officials and some officials and soldiers to come forward to ask and stop them.
The people just hacked and killed them without saying a word! There were also people behind them holding torches and setting fires everywhere!
In just a short moment, the whole street was shaken.
Soon, the entire street was in a state of panic. These people shouted slogans and attacked the houses and yards of non-believers in sight. In addition to smashing, smashing and looting, they also kidnapped many people who did not know the truth. Among them,
Most of them were gangsters and gangsters on the street, and there were also some servants from other noble families. After their own homes were beaten, smashed, and robbed, and their owners fled, they simply took off their coats and blended into the crowd to take advantage of the situation.
It didn't take long for the three streets in the western district of Luoyang City to be completely chaotic, and the number of people involved in the chaos reached up to five to six thousand people!
There are many big nobles in Luoyang City. Although Yang Guang conquers Goguryeo and likes to bring the clan heads of each family with him, the guard force left at the mansion in Luoyang City is still not weak. There are quite a few masters among them, and even masters who have broken their merits.
, but among these saintly female believers there are actually several masters who have broken through the power period, and more than twenty masters who are in the stagnation period, and there are also some elites among the believers who have clearly been trained. Soon the guards of these noble mansions will
They were killed to the point of being defeated, and under the attack of a swarm of thieves, they lost their ability to resist.
Throughout several streets in the West District, walls were smashed everywhere, people set fires everywhere, and some thieves took advantage of the chaos to break into the homes of wealthy nobles, raped and raped the maids, maids, and noble family members, and robbed property...
Most of the West District was filled with the sounds of crying, cursing and screaming. There were more than two dozen fires shooting into the sky. The streets were filled with saintly female cultists holding weapons or shields and roaring with red eyes.
Faced with this situation, Su Wei and other officials sent a support team of more than 500 people, with almost no action.
Whatever effect it exerted, it was overwhelmed by these crazy saintly female believers.
If they were ordinary civilians, these more than 500 soldiers could control the battlefield even if they faced 5,000 civilians. But the problem is that these people are no longer ordinary civilians, but more than 5,000 lunatics, including many masters. With such a small manpower devoted to this In the fire, they were like a drop in the bucket, and were quickly completely overwhelmed by the Saintess cultists. Their weapons and shields were robbed, some soldiers were killed and wounded, and some fled crying in panic. .
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The huge riot is about to spread to the entire West District, and even begin to spread to areas outside the West District!
Originally, Wang Junlin had sent brothers Shen Guoer and Shen Guang to send out spies to kill anyone who was planning to cause trouble in the city. But the problem was that they made the arrangements on the fly, and Luoyang City was so big. With so many people, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack, and the other party has clearly been planning for a long time. How can this premeditated riot be completely stopped?
After more than 5,000 rioters from the Saintess Cult organized and premeditated attacks on various noble families in the West District, they turned into a snowball that got bigger and bigger!
The patrol teams that Su Wei and others asked Luoyang Mansion to dispatch were all in teams of fifty to one hundred people!
At this time, these teams were scattered in various areas of the city. After the riots broke out in the western district and the five hundred emergency personnel sent were devoured, Su Wei and others immediately transferred personnel from other places. However, after all, the messenger cavalry sent out had to be prepared first. After that, some were running fast and some were running slow. In addition, some people had received the news and were so frightened that they took their families and belongings away from the chaos. The main roads were already crowded...
The patrolling squads that the messenger found along the way were all ordered to immediately turn around and go to the Western District, but all this was in vain.
Because there are no patrols on the streets to maintain public order, the originally congested traffic has almost become a mess! It is becoming increasingly difficult to walk!
The officers and soldiers who received the notice came first and then, and they did not know how serious the riot in the West District was, so they rushed to the West District immediately and desperately according to the order, without gathering at a certain place in advance before going there. Instead of quelling the chaos, they rushed over in waves, using a ridiculous "refueling tactic". One team after another was like a mud cow entering the sea, and was quickly broken up and defeated. Every team that passed by was eaten!
Luo Shixin, who was sent by Wang Junlin to prevent the Yuwen family and the Dugu family, was on the east side of the imperial city and close to the East District, so when news of the riots in the West District came out, it was relatively slow. Obviously, this was also intentional by the Saintess Cult.
Luoyang City originally had a permanent population of nearly one million. However, due to the recent rampant gangsters in various places and Yang Su's rebellion, many outsiders who have relatives and friends in Luoyang City, or wealthy businessmen and nobles have come to Luoyang, which they consider to be the safest place. The city took refuge in Luoyang City. The population gathered in Luoyang City at this time actually exceeded one million.
After losing three thousand officers and soldiers, Luoyang Mansion and Su Wei and other remaining imperial officials completely lost effective control of the city!
When the riot had completely spread to the entire West District, Luo Shixin, with murderous intent on his face, finally arrived near the West District with more than 3,000 people. He left a thousand people behind to guard against the Yuwen family and the Dugu family.
ps: Fourth update, about 11,000 words. I’m so tired. I worked hard for the exam a few days ago. I can’t help it, just for life————