The reason why the rocket soldiers ride in chariots is, firstly, to catch up with the mobility of heavy armored cavalry and light armored cavalry, and secondly, because the rockets they are equipped with are not the kind of Firebolt Meteors that Kou Ji gave to Zhu Neng.
arrows, but a more advanced version of a hundred tigers running together.
The Firebolt Meteor Arrow fires ten arrows in unison, while the Hundred Tigers Running together fires a hundred arrows in unison.
The lethality is astonishing.
Di Qing led his army and attacked all the way to the outer city wall.
A part of the defenders on the city wall were reorganizing their troops under the command of the general who defended the city, preparing to enter the city to exterminate the rebels. Another part of the defenders discovered Di Qing and his party, and quickly fired loud arrows, and were holding crossbows and other items, preparing to attack Di Qing and his party.
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Di Qing immediately ordered the scouts in the army to shoot loud arrows, and at the same time, he sat on his horse and shouted at the top of the city.
"I am Di Qing, the commander of the Huzi Army, a member of the official family, and I have been ordered by the commander of the Kou Ji Kou to exterminate the rebels!"
"Where did the thief go?!"
The defenders on the city wall heard Di Qing's cry, but did not believe it.
The general guarding the city lay on the crenel and roared: "The thieves have gone to the New Song Gate. The New Song Gate has been broken. The thieves are attacking the Song Gate in the inner city. You will rush to the rescue as soon as possible. I will lead my troops there later... so
Three sounding arrows serve as a signal to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy."
When Di Qing heard this, he stopped talking and drove his horse towards the New Song Gate.
The New Song Gate is the East City Gate.
When Di Qing led his army to the gate of the east city, he encountered a group of stragglers who broke away from the main army and looted the royal garden outside the gate of the east city, Yichun Garden.
Di Qing detached a group of three hundred light cavalry to destroy the thieves.
Di Qing led the remaining soldiers and rushed into the east city gate.
As soon as he rushed into the city gate.
Di Qing was stunned.
Nearly 90,000 rebels crowded the streets leading from New Song Gate to Song Gate, filling the streets to capacity.
There are rebel soldiers, leading the soldiers to plunder everywhere.
There are also rebel soldiers who are gathering their troops and horses, planning to attack Caomen along Xinsong Street, Xincao Street, and Chenqiao Street in the middle of the two streets.
The streets were in chaos.
Di Qing's face was stern, and he immediately pointed his heavy gun into the sky, preparing to order a charge.
But I saw the second sister Cao stepping forward on her horse and said urgently: "Commander, it is not appropriate to attack from here."
Di Qing held the heavy gun and frowned: "Why?"
Second Sister Cao hurriedly said: "The rebels have blocked Xinsong Street. If we lead the army to charge in, we will definitely be blocked by the corpses of the rebels within three hundred feet.
Therefore, New Song Street is not suitable for our Tiger-Character Army to fight."
Di Qing frowned even more tightly.
Seeing the rebels rushing into the houses on both sides of the street, burning, killing and looting, he gritted his teeth.
At this point, Zhu You stepped forward on his horse and said, "Commander, the rebels rushed into Xinsong Street in a swarm. Xinsong Street is tightly blocked, which is not conducive to our fighting. We should enter the capital through Xincaomen."
Then wipe out the rebels who are rushing towards Caomen, then fight along Chenqiao Street, cutting the rebels in half in the middle."
Di Qing said in a deep voice: "But we were secretly dispatched to the capital by the ruler. We don't have the military seal letter in our hands. The defenders of the New Cao Gate may not be willing to open the door for us."
"Leave this matter to our family... We have a secret edict in official handwriting."
A eunuch rode forward and said solemnly.
When Di Qing heard this, he no longer hesitated and said decisively: "Let's go... to Xincaomen..."
Immediately, Di Qing led his soldiers and horses and rushed towards Xincaomen.
Arrive at Xincaomen.
The eunuchs in the army had people use arrows to shoot Zhao Zhen's handwritten secret edict onto the top of the city.
The guard at the top of the city immediately opened the door for Di Qing and his party, and dispatched three thousand elite soldiers to follow Di Qing and his party to Caomen.
Di Qing and his party had just entered Xincao Street when they saw a rebel army going to attack Caomen.
"Hundred tigers clear the way!"
Heavy armor!
Light armor!
They ran to both sides of the street.
The chariots with hundreds of tigers rushing together quickly rushed in front of the rebels.
"shoot!"
"Bang bang bang!"
Sounds like firecrackers sounded.
Arrows shot out from the large box mounted on the chariot.
The arrows formed a dense network of arrows and shot towards the rebels.
The rebels had just received Zhao Yuanyan's order and divided their forces to attack Caomen in the inner city. Before they could reach Caomen, they ran into the Tiger Character Army.
Before they could react, the Tiger Army fired volley after round, making them run away with their heads in their hands.
One by one, they abandoned their helmets and armor and hid behind.
They were not the elites led by Zhao Yuanyan, but were recruited by the generals under Zhao Yuanyan to make up the numbers.
The fighting strength is only three to five hundred people.
The rest of them all used to work in the Xiang army to earn wages.
Facing such a powerful offensive from the Tiger Army, they were their opponents and could only defend and retreat at the same time.
"Cum again!"
Di Qing ordered again.
Another round of chariots came forward, firing arrows.
The rebels were forced to retreat to the junction of Xincao Street and Chenqiao Street, the street leading to Caomen.
I saw most of the rebels entering in large numbers.
Di Qing smiled coldly and shouted: "Zhu You, General Cao, orders you two to lead a thousand heavy cavalry and a thousand light cavalry to destroy the rebels."
Second Sister Cao was ordered to rush out first, carrying a big gun that was heavier than Di Qing's heavy gun.
Behind her, a thousand heavy armors followed silently.
"Rumble..."
The sound of horse hooves is like thunder.
The moving steel lumps exuded a fascinating cold light under the firelight.
"Bang!"
Second Sister Cao held a heavy gun and didn't show any moves. She pointed it straight ahead and charged into the rebels arrogantly.
A moment.
When the wolf enters the flock, the cry of killing is everywhere.
The rebels standing in front of the heavily armored cavalry do not need any extra means to clear them out.
The horses wearing heavy armor smashed them into pieces with a brutal impact.
The rebels hiding on both wings were ridden in heavy armor on horseback, waving long swords and harvesting lives.
Just one charge.
The rebels on the street leading to Caomen were like wheat blown down by the wind, falling in large pieces and creating a trap.
Seeing this, Di Qing stopped paying attention to the fighting here and led the remaining heavy armored cavalry along Chen Qiao Street and headed towards Xinsong Street.
For a while.
Fire shot into the sky.
The cry of killing shook the city of Bianjing.
At the Song Gate.
Zhao Yuanyan was wearing a yellow robe and holding a long sword in his hand. He roared and ordered his soldiers to attack the Song gate.
The soldiers carried the ladders and surged up the city wall at Song Gate like a tide.
The huge siege chisel, driven by hundreds of soldiers, slammed into the gate of Songmen.
There were gaps one after another in the door.
"The officials...the soldiers who went to attack Caomen ran into the tiger-shaped army!"
A scout with his face covered in blood rushed to Zhao Yuanyan's side on horseback and shouted loudly.
After shouting these words, he fell to the ground.
On his back were three arrows.
Zhao Yuanyan's eyes turned red for a moment.
"Why did the Tiger Character Army appear in Bianjing City?"
Zhao Yuanyan roared angrily, "Do I need an explanation?"
"Wang Qinruo, come out and tell me why the Tiger Character Army appeared in Bianjing City."
"..."
There is no reason why Zhao Yuanyan is not angry.
Previously, the Tiger Character Army competed in a martial arts field outside Bianjing City and defeated three imperial armies and four armies.
His reputation as a tyrannical person has become deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Although the Tiger Army has not experienced any major battles, no one denies the fact that they are a strong army.
The emergence of the Tiger Character Army was a huge variable for Zhao Yuanyan to usurp the throne. Why wasn't Zhao Yuanyan angry?
"Wang Qinruo!"
Zhao Yuanyan called Wang Qinruo's name four or five times in succession, but received no response.
"Who can tell me where Wang Qinruo is?"
"Guan Jia, when Wang Qinruo entered the city, he was still with you. After entering the city, he disappeared..."
"I haven't seen Wang Qinruo since I entered the city..."
"..."
Listen to the officers and soldiers under your command talking nonsense.
Zhao Yuanyan waved the long sword in his hand, slashing randomly, and his angry voice spread throughout Xinsong Street, "Wang Qinruo, you traitor! It must be you! You must have betrayed me! I will kill your nine tribes!"
Li Shen stumbled towards Zhao Yuanyan, hugged the insane Zhao Yuanyan, and shouted: "Guan, now is not the time to hold Wang Qinruo accountable.
The top priority is to capture the Song gate.
Once we capture the Song Gate, we can fight all the way to the foot of the Imperial City.
As long as you enter the imperial city again and kill Zhao Zhen, you will be a legitimate official of the Song Dynasty.
When the time comes, it won't be too late to send people to kill Wang Qinruo, a thief like this."
Under Li Zhen's advice, Zhao Yuanyan suppressed the anger in his heart and gritted his teeth and said: "You are right, after I ascend the throne, there will be no place for Wang Qinruo in this world."
"Bitch thief! Just wait for me!"
Zhao Yuanyan vented his anger with an angry roar.
Then he turned back to stare at Song Clan and roared: "Whoever enters the imperial city first will be crowned king!"
Zhao Yuanyan went crazy.
The soldiers around him also went crazy.
In order to obtain the throne, Zhao Yuanyan violated the rule set by his ancestors that people with different surnames should not be crowned kings.
The soldiers saw the opportunity to reach the sky in one step and extend their blessings to three generations.
As the saying goes, under heavy rewards, there must be brave men.
Zhao Yuanyan used the throne as the price to drive his soldiers.
Soldiers should fight with their lives.
The crazy rebels looked at the heads of every soldier on the city wall as if they were looking at the pillars beneath their feet.
That was the pillar that laid the foundation for their chance to become king.
The raging offensive became even more raging.
The Song Sect became dilapidated under the beatings of the rebels.
The garrison on the city's head was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
At this moment, human life becomes more frivolous than grass.
"Bang!"
The Song family was broken.
Under the hammering of the siege chisels pushed by the rebels, a large gap appeared.
The rebels used their long knives to cut the gap even wider.
When the rebels appeared one after another along the gap in the inner city, the city gate was completely opened.
Just when the Song Gate in the inner city was breached.
Inside the palace.
The main door of Chui Gong Hall.
Liu E led Yan Shu and Xia Song pushed him away arrogantly.
When the imperial guards blocking the entrance of Chui Gong Hall faced Liu E walking over quickly, they could only put away their weapons and make way for Liu E to enter.
Liu E stepped into the Chui Gong Hall and saw Zhao Zhen sitting on the dragon chair with a frown on his face.
Kou Zhun lay on the beauty's couch under the imperial steps and dozed off.
The few important ministers left in Bianjing City were all sitting uneasily in the palace.
Liu E cast a disgusted glance at Kou Zhun, who was sleeping soundly, and with the support of Xia Song and Yan Shu, she quickly walked to Zhao Zhen.
The few important ministers stood up quickly and saluted Liu E.
Liu E was too lazy to pay attention to them, but stared at Zhao Zhen and said in a deep voice: "Guan family, Zhao Yuanyan has rebelled!"
Zhao Zhen rubbed his eyebrows and lamented: "I know..."
Liu E added: "The top priority is to dispatch Pengri and Tianwu armies to Beijing as soon as possible to crush the rebellion."
Zhao Zhen put down the hand that was rubbing his eyebrows, stared at Liu E, and sighed: "Madam, I have sent people to Tianwu to support the Japanese and Japanese armies..."
"Not enough!"
Liu E said loudly.
Zhao Zhen sat up straight, stared at Liu E, and asked seriously: "What do you want, the eldest lady?"
Liu E was stunned and frowned slightly.
Zhao Zhen's tone made her feel particularly uncomfortable.
In Zhao Zhen's tone, she heard warmth, anger, and blame.
But Liu E did not care about this matter.
Liu E said bluntly: "Now that the city of Bianjing is in chaos, the manpower sent by the officials may not be able to convey the decree to the Tianwu and Pengri armies in time."
Zhao Zhen sighed in his heart.
Now, no matter how stupid he is, he understands the reason why Liu E didn't tell him Zhao Yuanyan's rebellion before.
It was just an attempt to seize power from him.
Walk up to the court hall again.
Zhao Zhen wanted to ask Liu E: Madam, in your heart, is power more important than me?
But Zhao Zhen didn't ask.
Instead, he followed Liu E's words and said, "So...is there any way for the eldest lady to convey the order as soon as possible?"
Liu E immediately said: "When the Ai family was supervising the country, they had seen Pengri several times, the supervisors of the Tianwu and Tianwu armies, and Pengri, the Yuhou of the Tianwu armies. Previously, after Zhou Huaizheng's rebellion, the Aijia had seen them again.
Several sides.
The Ai family once made an agreement with them.
If one day something like Zhou Huaizheng's rebellion happens again, the Ai family will not have time to issue orders to them, so they will use the name of the medicine-haired puppet of Jinguang Buddha and order them to go to Beijing to put down the rebellion.
The Ai family did not expect that a casual remark in the past would now become a talisman to protect the official family.
There is a medicine-haired puppet of the golden-light Buddha hidden in the Aijia palace, and the officials are also asked to hand over the jade talisman to the Aijia, who will send troops to the capital."
Zhao Zhen was stunned, gritted his teeth secretly, looked sideways at Kou Zhun, and asked in a low voice: "Kou Aiqing, do you think I should agree to the Queen Mother?"
When Liu E heard this, a cold light flashed in her eyes and she looked at Kou Zhun.
But Kou Zhun didn't even open his eyes, and said calmly: "The officials and the old ministers are already begging for their bones. They should not interfere in such important political affairs. For such important matters, the officials should discuss it with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty."
Zhao Zhen glanced at Kou Zhun complainingly.
With questioning eyes, he fell on the few important ministers in Chui Gong Hall.
"What do you dear ladies think?"
Immediately.
Yan Shu was the first to leave the office and said: "In the official family, time waits for no one. If we wait a moment longer, the safety of the official family will be threatened."
Xia Song took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Guan family, the rebellion of the Eighth King Zhao Yuanyan is a first-class matter. Guan family, you have only been on the throne for a short time, so it is inevitable that you will not be able to deal with such a major matter.
It is only appropriate to leave this matter to the empress.
The empress has supervised the country for many years, and there is no omission in any political affairs she handles.
It can be seen from this that the empress is far superior to the officials in handling political affairs."
Xia Song's words gave a hint to those important ministers who were filled with panic.
It hinted to the important ministers that Zhao Zhen was young and could not take charge of the overall situation.
Liu E has overseen the country for many years and has made great achievements. When facing a crisis, she can just take an overview of the overall situation.