It's a pity that Jiangnan is thousands of miles away from the capital, and the gunpowder that was finally produced has various drawbacks. It is quite difficult for Chu Yi to successfully mobilize so many firearms.
Unless Chu Yi can wait a few more months, even if Chu Yi can wait, the imperial court cannot wait any longer.
A rebellion as massive as King Ning's would cause more turmoil to the country the longer it takes to put down the rebellion.
Chu Yi's purpose was just to use Prince Ning's rebellion to cleanse Jiangnan's entrenched gentry and powerful class, rather than to really destroy the entire Jiangnan.
Especially when there were still Tatar invaders from the north, Chu Yi changed his original mind and decided to fight quickly and defeat King Ning as soon as possible. Even if he had to pay a small price for this, it was not unacceptable.
On the city wall, King Ning was extremely excited as he watched the imperial guards under his command directly extinguish the imperial army that had stormed the city wall.
Just when he was excited, suddenly there was a roar from the city, and King Ning's expression changed drastically. He exclaimed: "Quickly, let the imperial guards go down and hide."
King Ning had seen the power of the artillery before. No matter how powerful the Imperial Guards under his command were, they were still mortal bodies. If a random shell landed in the crowd, it would probably kill many people.
damage.
After seeing how powerful the Imperial Guards were, King Ning simply treated the Imperial Guards as if they were his thorns in the side and would not allow the Imperial Guards to be harmed at all.
Soon the Praetorian Guards descended the city wall to avoid artillery bombardment.
King Ning stood in an open area, looking at the smoke filling the city wall from a distance. Listening to the roaring artillery, he could only hear King Ning saying with a bit of pride: "The eunuch is so angry. He is so angry."
There is no other way. If there is a way to break the city, they will not vent their anger by bombarding the city with artillery after seeing the power of my imperial guards."
Several close civil and military ministers, including Liu Yangzheng, Li Shishi, etc., also had a bit of joy on their faces.
They were really overwhelmed by Chu Yi's momentum before, especially when they saw the imperial army attacking the city wall so easily. Seeing that the city of Nanjing was in danger of being destroyed, they usually didn't take it to heart.
The Imperial Guards actually accomplished such a feat unexpectedly.
It was thanks to the Imperial Guards that they easily killed the dozens of imperial soldiers and horses who had stormed the city wall, giving the army under King Ning a backbone and allowing the originally panic-stricken rebels to feel at ease a little and see the people who were guarding the city of Nanjing.
hope.
It can be said that if the imperial guards can successfully kill a group of imperial soldiers, the custody will boost the morale of the rebels, enough to offset the psychological shadow that Chu Yi had previously brought to the rebel soldiers.
"I congratulate Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your eunuch skills are exhausted!"
Liu Yangzheng and others had a look of joy on their faces. As loyalists to Prince Ning, they naturally hoped that the city of Nanjing would be as stable as Mount Tai. Now that they saw the hope of defending the city, they were naturally very happy.
Prince Ning stroked his beard and laughed.
When he looked at Li Zhenshan, the commander of the imperial guards, he became softer and softer. He patted Li Zhenshan on the shoulder with his big hand and said, "I have a general, so I can rest easy!"
Li Zhenshan said with a serious face: "The final general will definitely live up to His Majesty's expectations!"
Prince Ning nodded with a satisfied look on his face and said: "Pass my decree, three thousand imperial guards, each will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver!"
This time the bombardment lasted longer than before, but the more it went like this, the more it made King Ning and others think that Chu Yi was really at his wits end. There was no other way but to bombard Nanjing City to vent their feelings.
anger.
Anyway, the city of Nanjing was tall enough and it was impossible to destroy it with artillery alone, so they didn't take it to heart.
"Tsk, tsk, I really want to see that eunuch Chu Yi looking so angry!"
A general said with a bit of a smile on his face.
"Hahaha, that eunuch Chu Yi must be furious right now!"
Not long after, the sound of artillery stopped, and Prince Ning and others naturally turned their attention to the city wall. Under the supervision of the generals, the soldiers who had been lying there and did not dare to move got up one by one.
Heading towards the city wall filled with gunpowder smoke.
Below is a dark mass of imperial troops attacking the city again.
Han Bao had more than a dozen heavy thunderbolts hanging on his body and a huge shield in his hand. He quickly climbed up the ladder. In just a blink of an eye, he climbed up the city wall and hacked away a rebel soldier with his sword.
The first thing Han Bao looked for when he climbed the city wall was the crossbow team of the Imperial Guard.
If there was a team of powerful crossbows, he would naturally have to be extremely careful, otherwise if a hail of arrows rained down, even he wouldn't be able to bear it.
Fortunately, the siege of the city has just begun, and no place on the city wall has been lost yet. The Imperial Guards who were originally transferred to avoid the bombardment have not even climbed onto the city wall yet.
Not finding any trace of the Imperial Guards, Han Bao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he frantically killed the rebel soldiers around him, firmly guarding the gap, and supported each soldier to climb the city wall.
These soldiers who climbed up the city wall did not come up with more than a dozen thunderbolts like Han Bao. Each of them only brought one or two.
But even so, when a dozen soldiers climbed onto the city wall, they were brought nearly thirty thunderbolts.
These thunderous thunders were placed in the corner and guarded by Han Bao himself. It can be said that no rebels could get past Han Bao and reach those thunderous thunders.
Naturally, it was impossible for only one section of the several-mile-long city wall to be lost. Soon, under the leadership of more than a dozen brave court generals, more than a dozen sections of the city wall were captured again. However, this time these generals and soldiers who occupied the city wall had
One characteristic is that they all brought dozens of sky-shattering thunders.
Although it is said that nearly a hundred Hongtian Lei were damaged, after all, many of the soldiers who carried Hongtian Lei were shot by the rebels before they climbed onto the city wall. But even so, the number of Hongtian Lei that were brought to the city wall was still unknown.
It's also quite amazing.
In the distance, a general said to Prince Ning in a rather embarrassed manner: "Your Majesty, the imperial army has attacked the city wall. More than a dozen walls have been lost..."
If it were before, when he heard the news that more than a dozen city walls had been breached, King Ning would have been frightened out of his wits. However, while he was dozing off, King Ning was as steady as Mount Tai. He stroked his beard and chuckled: "Why are you panicking?
Aren't we just losing a few sections of the city wall? I'll wait until I send the Imperial Guard to take it back."
While speaking, Prince Ning's eyes fell on Li Zhenshan and said: "General Li, thank you for your work!"
Li Zhenshan immediately said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will lead the army to recapture the city wall and kill the imperial soldiers and horses."
Prince Ning laughed and said, "I am waiting for the good news from the general!"
Li Zhenshan shouted: "Where are the imperial guards and the strong crossbow team!"
"exist!"
Hundreds of soldiers shouted in unison, and the momentum was extremely shocking.
"Follow me, general, to kill the enemy!"
Immediately, hundreds of elite imperial guards quickly climbed up the city wall along the steps. Prince Ning, Liu Yangzheng and others also opened their eyes wide and watched with expectation as the imperial guards rushed towards a section of the city wall.
At that section of the city wall, almost dozens of imperial soldiers occupied a space and were resisting the siege of the rebels.
Han Bao narrowed his eyes, and a bright light flashed in his eyes. It could be said that Han Bao saw the traces of the Imperial Guards when they appeared on the city wall.
Just seeing the imperial guards rushing towards them quickly, Han Bao suppressed the excitement in his heart, took a deep breath, lowered his voice and shouted to the dozen or so burly soldiers around him with amazing arm strength: "Everyone listen to my orders.
, hit the sky with thunder!"
Suddenly, more than a dozen soldiers, under the cover of other soldiers, each held a thunderbolt in their hands, and at the same time took out the fire seal.
Zizzi!
The fuse was lit and made a sizzling sound.
At this moment, King Ning's Imperial Guards had already reached a dozen feet away and stopped a dozen feet away, aiming their crossbows at Han Bao and the others.
"Give me a blast!"
The next moment, Han Bao shouted angrily, and dozens of round thunderbolts were thrown towards the imperial guards.
Li Zhenshan couldn't help but frown when he saw the iron ball flying in the air, and asked in confusion: "Thunder?"
If it was really a thunderbolt, Li Zhenshan really wasn't too worried. Even if it fell and exploded, it would only be able to injure a dozen people at most.
Even if you are lucky, a few people may not be injured. After all, the armor on their bodies also has enough defensive power, and it is really not that good to just explode with thunder.
However, with the explosions, the screams were completely suppressed by the explosions in the sky filled with gunpowder smoke.
More than a dozen thunderbolts fell, with pieces of iron flying everywhere. Only a few people were actually killed on the spot, but the iron fragments fired everywhere were extremely lethal.
In the blink of an eye, at least dozens of people fell to the ground. Some were completely lifeless, while others were howling in agony.
Li Zhenshan was stunned, looking at the Imperial Guard Crossbow Team that he had finally trained with a look of horror on his face.
These crossbowmen were selected from the best and were trained by Li Zhenshan to be extremely outstanding. And these guards lived up to their expectations. They were very impressive as soon as they took action and won the love of King Ning.
But now seeing these crossbowmen falling into a pool of blood, Li Zhenshan felt as if he was in a dream.
Although Han Bao had already seen the power of Hongtian Lei, he couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder in his heart when he saw the miserable appearance of the Imperial Guards who were screaming and being blown up by Hongtian Lei.
As for the other soldiers who threw the Bangtianlei with him, they were dumbfounded. Unlike Han Bao, they had not seen the power of the Bangtianlei, so they were suddenly overwhelmed by the destructive power caused by the Bangtianlei.
Calmed down.
"Ah, ah, shoot, shoot them to death for me, General!"
After reacting, Li Zhenshan let out a shrill roar.
[The third update is here. There will be a fourth update soon. Please support me.]
