At night, the stars and the moon shine brightly, and the courtyard is lit with fire. People are coming and going in and out of the halls of Prince Chu's Mansion, and they are busy in an endless stream. Li Zhiyun, Scarface, Li Tieniu and others have discussed tomorrow's attack plan.

Finally, he walked out of the house and came to the back garden. He felt that staying in the house was too boring, so he wanted to go out for a walk to get some fresh air.

Li Zhiyun was walking along the path in the garden when he suddenly saw two figures moving in front of him and loudly asked, "Who is in the garden?"

"It's me." As soon as he finished speaking, the person on the other side came over.

Li Zhiyun took a look under the bright moonlight, and it turned out to be Liu Yinglian and her maid. You know, no one will forget his future father-in-law, so he had already sent someone to bring Liu Hong's family into the Prince of Chu's Mansion. This

For a while, Liu Yinglian was taking a walk in the garden with her maid.

Li Zhiyun walked up to him, but Zhang Zheng and the two guards who were following him stopped and did not follow him. The maid who was following Liu Yinglian also turned and walked away. Li Zhiyun walked up to Liu Yinglian, but before she spoke, she said with concern:

"I heard that Miyagi fell. Are your parents okay?"

"It's okay. Early tomorrow morning, I will lead the new army to fight out and go to reinforce them."

Liu Yinglian looked at him and whispered: "Don't worry too much, they will be fine!" Li Zhiyun didn't say a word, just grabbed one of her hands. Her hand was delicate and smooth, warm and slightly cool. Liu Yinglian approached him, obediently

She snuggled into his arms and said softly: "Zhiyun, I know

"The burden on your shoulders is very heavy, and the fate of the Tang Dynasty is in your hands. However, you must believe in yourself and believe that the final victory must belong to the Tang Dynasty!" Li Zhiyun let go of her hand and hugged her tightly.

He looked at her and said firmly: "Don't worry, I won't let you down!"

The next morning, the new army replenished sufficient ammunition and made preparations for the attack. After a night's rest, the soldiers were all full of energy and eager to go into battle to kill the enemy. With Li Zhiyun's order, the attack began. Forty men

The red cannon roared, first tearing apart the rebels' defense line with artillery fire.

On the artillery position, many soldiers were shirtless, sweating profusely and extremely busy. The loader held up the big iron ball and put it into the barrel, the gunpowder man pounded the gunpowder with a long-handled wooden hammer, and the gunner set up the cannon and lit it.

Fire signal. With a roar, the gun barrel spit out tongues of flame, and the big iron ball flew out and landed accurately on the rebel position. The battlefield suddenly burst into flames and filled with smoke.

Compared with the advanced cannons of later generations, the only difference between the red cannons is the range and the accuracy of the impact point. In terms of the power of the shell explosion, there is actually not much difference. The rebel soldiers who had no experience in anti-cannons were panicked.

Scurrying around, a cannonball fell, and blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the severed limbs flew into the air.

After the fierce bombardment, a dozen trumpeters blew the charge bugle, and the New Army soldiers began to attack. The 10,000 rebels who surrounded the Chu Palace suffered two to three thousand casualties yesterday, and there are currently seven or eight thousand left, along with the New Army soldiers.

Compared with the previous army, they only had a slight numerical advantage. When it comes to the combat effectiveness of the army, one side has hot weapons and the other side has cold weapons. The two sides are not at the same level at all. Therefore, the new army quickly broke through the rebels' defense line.

Push forward along the street.

Gao Jifu was unwilling to have his position breached, so he mobilized a large number of troops from other directions surrounding the Chu Palace and launched a counterattack against the new army. In this way, the pressure on the Chu Palace was greatly reduced. Li Zhiyun ordered that only one battalion be left to guard the Palace and the arsenal.

The other two battalions also participated in the battle to the northwest.

The enemy and ourselves fought repeatedly on the streets. The rebels used crossbows and arrows, while the new army used blunderbuss and grenades, and sometimes even fought hand-to-hand. After a hard fight, the new army held the defense lines on both sides and advanced along the wide front.

The forward advanced for about two miles, and a hill appeared in front of it. There was a temple on the top of the mountain called Baoen Temple. The Small Wild Goose Pagoda was located in the pagoda forest behind Baoen Temple. Baoen Temple was not small in size, with dozens of Buddhist halls and meditation rooms.

There were so many walls that the entire temple was surrounded by a courtyard wall several feet high. Hundreds of rebel soldiers hid in the temple, shooting arrows with bows and crossbows.

Li Zhiyun wanted to set up an artillery position on this mountain, so Baoen Temple must be captured. Scarface advocated bombarding with artillery. Li Zhiyun shook his head and said: "No, the artillery fire will destroy the cultural relics. Besides, it can't hurt the temple."

Monk."

"Cultural relics?" Scarface asked in confusion, "What are cultural relics?"

Li Zhiyun smiled and said: "I will explain to you later." At this time, Li Tieniu ran over with a machete in his hand and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please give this temple to me, I still want to kill you!"

Li Zhiyun nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to you."

Li Tieniu summoned hundreds of soldiers, and the soldiers rushed forward with swords and spears in their hands. Li Tieniu kicked open the door of the temple and rushed into the yard first. Rebel soldiers rushed in from various Buddhist halls and Zen rooms.

After coming out, the enemy and we started fighting in the courtyard.

The big knife in Li Tieniu's hand was like a dragon soaring into the sky, flying up and down, turning into countless phantoms. Wherever the blade passed, a line of blood splashed, and heads fell to the ground one by one. He shouted excitedly: "It's so good! So good!"

The enemy general was not angry and rushed forward. The big gun in his hand went straight to his chest like lightning. Li Tieniu hurriedly avoided it.

The enemy general's marksmanship was excellent. The big gun danced like an airtight weapon. The tip of the gun was like a poisonous snake's letter, hesitating and moving straight towards the vital point. Li Tieniu dodged left and blocked right, looking for the gap. His broadsword was like a stream of light chasing a shadow.

He went straight to the opponent's waist and slashed at him, but the enemy general blocked it with his big spear. Li Tieniu's sword sank with great force, and the enemy general's jaw was numb from the shock. He was stunned for a moment, and Li Tieniu struck again.

A mountain came to press him, and the broadsword struck directly at his Tianling Gai. The enemy general hurriedly dodged, and his head was avoided, but the broadsword hit his left shoulder, chopping off an arm. The enemy general screamed in pain, and Li Tieniu's mouth

He shouted: "Go to hell!" He stabbed him again with his backhand, and the enemy general's head flew into the air, and a cloud of blood sprayed out of his chest.

As soon as the enemy general died, the soldiers lost all fighting spirit and had no intention of fighting. They just scattered and fled for their lives. Li Tieniu roared and led his soldiers into various rooms, wiping out all the rebels. After the new army occupied Baoen Temple, Li Zhiyun ordered the artillery battalion on the mountain next to it.

A red cannon was set up, with its muzzle pointing directly in the direction of the palace.

When the red sun rises on the distant horizon, the new blood dyes the eaves of the majestic palace red. The Imperial City, Fengge Luan Tower, and Tiantai Xianyuan, which were originally the place where dragons and phoenixes rested, have now become a refugee camp. In the garden

, beside the corridor, under the eaves

, the nooks and crannies are full of people fleeing. After the Wagang Army captured Chang'an City, the emperor's relatives and ministers took refuge in the palace with their families and relatives. After the palace city was captured, they all squeezed in.

Imperial City.

Abba asked the concubines to free up part of the palace, but it was not enough. Most of them could only live in the open air. These high-ranking officials and nobles who usually lived in fine clothes and fine food have now turned into beggars. They spread their beds on the ground.

A piece of felt or oilcloth for sitting or lying on, with a large bag beside you

A small bundle filled with soft things hastily stuffed inside. Most of the old people's eyes were dull and their expressions were numb; the men looked depressed and frowned; the women were complaining and nagging. The children were carefree and chasing around as usual.

They make noises and are scolded by adults from time to time.

With a few cracks of whips, the emperor's cavalry came over. The eunuchs were holding umbrellas, and my father was wearing the official uniform of the imperial dynasty, with a Tai'a sword hanging from his waist, and came along the corridor. Behind his father

, followed by his eldest brother, Pei Ji, Liu Wenjing and several other important officials of the imperial court. When the imperial officials on the roadside saw the emperor coming, they knelt down and saluted as a habit.

Abba looked at the officials with their families on both sides of the corridor and sighed secretly. Li Mi's rebellion caught him off guard. He asked himself that he treated Li Mi well, but why did he rebel? Is it true that Li Mi was cunning and rebellious as others said?

At this point, it is useless to think about these things anymore.

As long as Liu Wenjing was with Pei Ji, she would inevitably quarrel with him. He pointed at the men, women, and children on both sides and said to Pei Ji: "Look, look, these are all your fault!" Pei Ji said unconvinced: "

Li Mi's rebellion, what does it have to do with me?"

"Last time there was a banquet in Guangming Hall, you humiliated him and asked him to serve you a plate and a bowl. He held a grudge, so he raised an army to rebel."

"Didn't you also let him serve you food?"

"Isn't that what you started?"

Abba turned around and said sternly: "Stop arguing, you two, come with me to the top of the city to have a look." Liu Wenjing gave Pei Ji a hard look and then closed her mouth.

Everyone came to the city wall and walked up the road. When they were near the end, a general stopped them and said with cupped fists: "Your Majesty, the rebels are attacking the city fiercely. You can't go up. Be careful of being injured by arrows."

Dad glared and said: "I have been a soldier for half my life, why should I be afraid of arrows? Get out of the way!" The general had no choice but to dodge to the side.

Abba led everyone to the top of the city. Looking down the city, he saw countless rebels gathered densely in the streets and squares. It was really full of pits. These rebels surrounded the imperial city. Many.

Rebel soldiers are climbing up the ladder

, the soldiers of the Shence Army either shot arrows with crossbows or smashed them with stones collected from the rockery in the imperial garden. A hundred steps away, seven or eight enemies had climbed up the city wall. A school captain led his men to rush up and fight with

The enemies fought together and finally eliminated the enemies who climbed up.

The battle was so fierce that his father was filled with worries. The enemy was outnumbered, and the palace city had fallen. He was not sure whether the imperial city could be defended. Fortunately, the Chu Palace was still holding on and involved some of the rebel troops. Otherwise,

, the current situation will be even worse.

After coming down from the top of the city, Abba said to everyone: "Let's go to the wounded barracks and have a look." So, a group of people walked towards the wounded barracks. The wounded barracks was located in the imperial garden, and there were more than a dozen tents filled with wounded soldiers.
Chapter completed!