Looking at the palace gate that was so close that it was impossible to enter or retreat, Liu Yu was planning various plans. The boldest and most effective method was to completely blow up Fengcui Palace. This would cause a large number of casualties. Of course, Liu Yu also estimated that with the power of the earth cannon, it would be not easy to blow up Fengcui Palace completely.

There is another relatively mild way, which is to trap Fengcui Palace until the people inside are exhausted and they are forced to attack and wait for the rabbit. Liu Yu was unable to make up his mind for a while. In fact, he was waiting for news outside the palace. He had to comprehensively combine information from all aspects to decide what method to deal with the rebels trapped in Fengcui Palace.

At this time, outside Fengcui Palace, there were more than 10,000 soldiers and horses transferred to the palace, including 8,000 of which surrounded Fengcui Palace, forming a siege on all sides. The new army had more than 1,000 soldiers and horses, which were considered the absolute main force in the formation, followed by more than 6,000 troops from the City Defense Office, which belonged to the garrison troops. It was not strong in combat, but it could also form a defense circle surrounded by shields. The hundreds of Jingzhao government officials led by Wang Hu were the least combat-free ones. Liu Yu just arranged for Wang Hu to lead people to guard the periphery and deal with some emergencies at any time.

In addition to the eight thousand men and horses in front of Fengcui Palace, there are still two thousand soldiers stationed in the palace that closed the palace gate. Liu Yu must ensure that there will be no external interference when the rebels in Fengcui Palace are cleared. Even if a rebel army captures the Chang'an city gate, it will still attack the inner city gate and then the palace gate. Liu Yu must ensure that the rebels in Fengcui Palace will not have any support.

As time approaches dusk, Liu Yu still has not ordered the final general attack. Liu Yu knows the cost of the general attack, not only will Han Sheng and other court officials die, but it will also cause many adverse subsequent effects. Liu Yu is not sure who is in charge of Feng Cui Palace. He judged the situation of Eunuch Wu taking the imperial edict and reading it out, but was killed by the rebels. There may also be disagreements in the opinions, which means that it is not a faction, or the lack of a powerful chief, which causes inconsistency in the orders.

While setting up a defense line outside Fengcui Palace, Liu Yu set up a temporary command post in Yong'an Palace not far from Fengcui Palace. Liu Yu temporarily regarded Fengcui Palace as a fortress coiled by the enemy. All he had to do was to conquer this fortress and rescue the hostages seized by the rebels as much as possible.

Huo Bing has retreated from the front line of the war due to his injuries. The defeat of Huo Bing's troops has caused the morale of the court's army to besiege. Even though he knew that the number of soldiers had an absolute advantage, the army was still dead. The soldiers of the new army had experience of besieging Fengcui Palace, and they also saw the terrible attacks of the rebels. The subsequent Li Mi and more than 6,000 soldiers from the City Defense Department did not personally participate in this war, but were also infected by the dispersed morale of the army.

Liu Yu was originally going to set up an assault team in Yong'an Palace. He rushed in from the back hall of Fengcui Palace, even if he could not capture all the rebels inside, at least he would investigate the situation in the hall. Now for Liu Yu, the most difficult thing is not the hostages seized by the rebels and the rebels, but his ignorance of the rebels. Knowing the enemy and being close to oneself is necessary for the winners on the battlefield. Obviously, in this battle, the enemy was in the dark, and he was completely in the open. From the beginning of the battle, he seemed to be constrained everywhere and was passively beaten.

Soon, the information outside the palace spread to the palace, and Liu Yu also investigated the current situation in Chang'an City.

The rebels guarding Fengcui Palace were originally hidden in Chang'an City. Many even the soldiers of the Imperial Guards were disbanded and returned to the fields. Many of them tried every means to get into Chang'an City, waiting for such an opportunity today. After Liu Yu received the news that Yang Lie was in Ci'en Temple and led his troops out of the palace, these people suddenly came out from all over the place and rushed to occupy the Dongye Gate of the Palace. Liu Yu estimated that there should be detailed works by the rebels in the new army, otherwise the rebels would not easily occupy the palace gate and would not cost too much.

Liu Yu didn't know the number of this group of rebels, but he knew that the combat effectiveness of these rebels was astonishing. Su Zhe was waiting for an opportunity to retake the throne, and was waiting for an opportunity to go. At the same time, he was also training such a group of men to use for him. Now that there is such an excellent opportunity in front of him, Su Zhe will not let go. Liu Yu thought about it again and again, but still did not grasp the mentality of the rebel leader this time.

After entering the palace, the rebels did not attack the inner court as soon as possible. This is unreasonable. The rebels demanded speed, but they definitely had time to attack the inner court and took the female family of Liu Yu's family hostages, but they chose to attack the Shangshutai and the Six Ministry of the yamen. In this regard, the rebels went to great lengths. Because these imperial courts also had enough defense, it was a pity that these defenses seemed vulnerable to the rebels.

Liu Yu guessed that it was probably because the rebels felt that the person in charge of the Dashun Dynasty was Liu Yu, and Empress Qier was just a puppet, and Liu Yu's other female relatives should not be of great use. It would be better to directly hijack the important officials in the court, so that even if Liu Yu successfully wiped out this rebel, it would cause the court to fall into chaos, so that they could find another opportunity.

But these rebels obviously did not grasp Liu Yu's mentality. Liu Yu cared about the most not those ministers, but his family. If Liu Yu's family had something to do, the blow to him would be quite big. He could even make many crazy actions. If the rebels did not need to take action, Liu Yu himself would throw the court into chaos. Now the rebels have only kidnapped the ministers, which is not considered a disaster for Liu Yu. As long as he gets a little harsh, even his old friend Han Sheng will be buried with the rebels.

Judging from the news that Liu Yu learned, the city of Chang'an was still calm at this time, and the rebels in the city almost rushed into the palace in a swarm, causing no chaos in the city. At this time, outside Chang'an City, the situation was a bit worse than Liu Yu imagined.

Liao Mingsheng previously investigated that the rebels colluded with the troops of the Southern Chang'an Camp. The commander general of the Southern Chang'an Camp was He Mao, the former president of the Imperial Guard, and Liu Yu. This time, He Mao did not stand on the position of his old subordinate, but chose to join the rebels without hesitation. Although Liu Yu was disappointed when he heard the news, he did not feel much surprise. If the old emperor had not trusted him and transferred He Mao, who was "unreasonable" in the rebellion of the Fifth Prince and Concubine Li, would not have had his subsequent usurpation of the throne.

When I came out to do it, there was always a time to return it. Liu Yu returned it to Su Zhe an army.

Another news made Liu Yu a little angry. Dong Shu, the commander of the Dongshui Camp, also joined the rebels and led the Dongshui Camp troops to the city of Chang'an, with signs of siege of attacking the city from the northeast.

Both troops guarding Chang'an City joined the rebels, which Liu Yu was unexpected. Liu Yu was still psychologically prepared for He Mao, but Dong Shu and Liu Yu could be said to have trusted him before. After all, Dong Shu had helped Liu Yu stabilize the defense of Chang'an City before, and Dong Shu was not a general in the old dynasty, but Liu Yu promoted him. Liu Yu only believed that Dong Shu was a member of Su Yan's group, and Liu Yu had never expected Su Zhe to win over Dong Shu.

Liu Yu thought to himself, could Su Yan also get involved?

Liu Yu knew that Su Yan had left Chang'an City at this time, and he should have arrived at Tongguan soon. Su Yan was very humble before, and showed no sign of rebellion. He even complained about his seventh brother's crimes and said that he would be a "loyal minister". Liu Yu really didn't want to doubt this good apprentice, but the fact is that Su Yan's old subordinate joined the rebel side. It would be extremely difficult if Su Yan didn't help thread the needle.

Su Yan's assumption to the enemy was Liu Yu, and Liu Yu did not ignore another possibility, that is, Dong Shu's own political belief issue. If Dong Shu was the "loyal minister" of the Su family, then Su Zhe would probably use this as a breakthrough, and then He Mao, a military general who was praised by some loyal ministers of the Su family, would talk about it, or use profits to win over Dong Shu, then Dong Shu might not be unfaithful.

Liu Yu is a little thankful for his congregation of religious people in Lang County. In that incident, Liu Yu transferred tens of thousands of troops from two major camps to suppress the rebellion, and less than half of them were transferred back later, which was equivalent to weakening the troops of the two major camps. Dong Shu and He Mao raised their troops to Chang'an City, and it was obvious that they could not mobilize the group of troops transferred by Liu Yu to Lang County.

At this time, the two camps had nearly 20,000 troops, which was roughly the same as the number of new troops in the city. At this time, Liu Yu's troops still had more than 10,000 troops and more than 1,000 female soldiers. Liu Yu had to mobilize now, and it was not appropriate to mobilize too far-reaching troops. Instead, it was most suitable to allocate female troops outside the city. Although the number of troops in the female army had dropped sharply after Liu Yu was in power, the number of troops in the female army at that time was still six or seven thousand troops stationed at the end of Chang'an City under the leadership of Xu Caihua, which was about fifty miles south of Chang'an City. This is also an important part of the garrison in Chang'an City.

But Liu Yu did not mobilize the female army to the city. Because Chang'an City did not have any defensive problems at this time. Even if the two important forces of the Chang'an City garrison, the South Chang'an Camp and the Dongshui Camp joined the rebels, even if most of Liu Yu's direct new army were on the way back from the north and south of the Lingnan District, even if Liu Yu had no useful general beside Huo Bing, Chang'an City was Chang'an City after all. The high walls of Chang'an City, the deep moat, and the sufficient food preparations were enough to hold on for several months or even a year. The two battalions had only 20,000 soldiers, and even less than the number of defenders. It was a bit delusional to try to break through the city!

Although Liu Yu felt that this dilemma was the most severe one since he usurped the throne. But he also felt that this should be the final decisive battle, because Su Zhe had mobilized all the power he could mobilize, and at this time the Three Puritans were almost collapsed. If Su Zhe did not take advantage of the last opportunity to rob the throne, even if today's war was fought, Su Zhe would never have any chance to make a comeback in the future.
Chapter completed!