The soldier carefully handed over an explosive arrow. The top of the crossbow arrow was a small porcelain bottle filled with gunpowder. It was stuck tightly in the groove at the top and would not fall off.
This kind of small porcelain bottle has been tested countless times. It will only explode if it is dropped on a stone and the bottle breaks. Under normal circumstances, it will not explode even if it is accidentally dropped on the ground.
The gunpowder in the vial is in the form of a thick glue and will not explode due to the shock of the arrow being shot out instantly.
Li Ye loaded the exploding arrow into the arrow trough, raised the crossbow, aimed at the nearest carriage and shot it. The arrow shot out like lightning. Three hundred steps away, the first carriage exploded with a bang, and the carriage was blown to pieces. Halfway through, the impact overturned the carriage, and the soldiers behind it were thrown out one after another.
Li Ye loaded a second arrow and shot another arrow, hitting the carriage in the middle and exploding violently. A big hole was blown out of the carriage, the wheels were blown to pieces, and the carriage overturned to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, a third arrow was shot. This arrow hit the shaft of the carriage, and there was a loud bang. There was another explosion. The coachman was blown out, his body was in pieces, the carriage was overturned, and the frightened horses dragged the carriage and ran wildly. , the soldiers in front kept falling out.
Li Ye shot five more arrows in a row, each of which blew up the carriage and wheels to pieces.
The powerful power of the explosive arrow stunned tens of thousands of soldiers. Li Sheng's heart sank into the abyss in the distance. The opponent actually had such a powerful firearm. What was the meaning of this battle?
Hundreds of horses pulling the chariots were frightened and went crazy. The frightened horses dragged 300 chariots and ran wildly toward the northwest. The driver was kicked off the chariot. Many of the chariots overturned, and they were still dragged away by the carriages.
At this moment, the sound of horns came from the distance, and 30,000 Guanlong cavalry came from the south.
The Shence Army, which could not hold up the force in the first place, collapsed in an instant and was defeated like a mountain. The soldiers threw away their helmets and armor, shouted in panic, and ran all over the fields eastward to escape for their lives.
At the third watch, Li Ye led the cavalry through Xiyuan and arrived in front of the Meihua Guard camp. They saw that the camp door was wide open and the camp was in a mess. There were various discarded items everywhere. It turned out to be an empty camp.
After a while, the maid brought the sacred treasure passed down from the country, and Empress Zhang held the sacred treasure in her arms. She had nowhere to escape. Only by holding the jade seal passed down in her arms did she feel more at ease.
The maid gasped: "I heard that King Qi came to kill him, and the palace was in chaos."
Including the commander-in-chief Yu Zhide, the deputy generals Du Xiquan and Li Sheng also dismounted and surrendered. The three of them could actually escape, but they all knew that the situation of the eunuchs was over, and they did not want to work for the eunuchs anymore, so they chose to surrender.
The maid went and ran back quickly and exclaimed: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
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"What are you in a hurry for?"
At this time, the soldiers caught a Plum Blossom Guard sergeant and pulled him in front of Li Ye. The Plum Blossom Guard sergeant knelt down and cried: "This villain is a cook. He has done nothing evil. Please forgive me!"
Li Ye ordered Wei Boyu to be responsible for handling the surrender of the army, and he personally led an army of 150,000 towards Luoyang.
However, it was mainly chaos in the west. To the east was the Queen Mother's palace, which was still very quiet. When Queen Mother Zhang heard the chaos outside, she asked the maid in confusion: "Go and see what's going on. Why is it so noisy?"
The 100,000 Shence army was completely destroyed. More than 13,000 people were killed, and more than 80,000 people surrendered.
The Guanlong cavalry chased them all the way, shouting: "Those who surrender will not be killed!"
In the palace, all the eunuchs, big and small, were packing up their belongings and fleeing for their lives, and the palace was in chaos.
Empress Zhang was startled. She knew that Guan Longjun was coming, but she didn't expect it to come so quickly. She lowered her head and thought for a moment and said, "Go get the sacred jade seal!"
Countless running soldiers knelt down and surrendered. At this time, generals Xi Wan and Li Feilei led 40,000 troops to appear in the east, cutting off the retreat of the defeated soldiers. The desperate tens of thousands of Shence troops collectively surrendered to the Guanlong army.
At this time, Luoyang was already in a state of turmoil.
"Where are the others?" Li Ye asked.
"They all ran away, completely gone, and the general is nowhere to be found?"
"When did it happen?" Li Ye asked.
"An hour ago, I heard that the Shence Army was completely wiped out, and His Highness led an army of 200,000 people to kill them. Everyone was frightened, and the trees fell down and the hozens scattered, and they packed up and ran away."
All the famous 30,000 Plum Blossom Guards escaped, which was beyond Li Ye's expectation. It is estimated that these Plum Blossom Guards soldiers also knew that they had done many evil things, and they all ran for their lives at critical moments.
At this time, a soldier came to report, "The materials in the military camp warehouse are well preserved, but there is no one there."
Li Ye immediately divided his troops into five groups. The other three armies went to Qianniuwei Camp, Longwu Army Camp and Jinwuwei Camp respectively. There was also a group of 50,000 people led by Li Fei Yuanli, who entered the city to control the entire city of Luoyang. .
Li Ye personally led an army of 30,000 people from Yuanbi City into the palace. The last time he entered the palace from Yuanbi City, he also entered the palace from Yuanbi City.
The army entered Yuanbi City from Longguang Gate, and then entered the south gate of Yuanbi. In front of it was Xuanwu Gate. The gate was closed, and there were thousands of Longwu Army soldiers standing densely above.
A soldier stepped forward and shouted: "His Royal Highness King Qi has arrived. The defenders above will open the door immediately!"
The commander of the Longwu Army shouted loudly: "As a minister, why do you want to rush into the palace and scare the Queen Mother and the Emperor? Do you want to become Dong Zhuo's second best?"
Li Ye was so angry and funny that he actually said that he would become Dong Zhuo's second? Do he look like Dong Zhuo?
Li Ye urged him forward and said, "I am Li Ye, King of Qi. Who is the guard above?"
A general showed up and clasped his fists and said: "My humble position is Ma Sui, the lieutenant general of the Longwu Army. I am ordered to guard the Xuanwu Gate. I beg Your Highness not to lead the army into the palace. Too many troops will disturb the Queen Mother and the Emperor."
It turned out to be the famous general Ma Sui, so no wonder he refused to open the door.
Li Ye said calmly: "We are just arresting eunuchs and will not disturb the inner palace!"
"Your Highness, Li Fuguo hanged himself, but that was his stand-in. His real body had escaped from the palace, Yu Chaoen also ran away, Cheng Yuanzhen, Dong Xiu and others were surrounded by low-ranking troops in the Sanqing Palace. As long as Your Highness does not Enter the palace, humbly take them and hand them all over."
Li Ye sneered and said, "It's not your turn to decide what I should do!"
Ma Sui was stunned, and after a long sigh he said: "Open the palace door!"
The palace door slowly opened, and Li Ye immediately ordered: "When the army enters the palace, they are not allowed to plunder property or rape palace maids. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
Thirty thousand troops marched into the palace. At this time, Ma Sui came forward and knelt down to plead guilty.
Li Ye nodded and said: "General Ma is admirable for his loyalty to his duties. General, please don't worry. My army has strict military discipline and will not disturb the Queen Mother and the Emperor!"
"Thank you for your trust, Your Highness!"
"General, please lead the way. Let's go to the Sanqing Palace to have a look!"
Ma Sui agreed, quickly got on his horse, and led Li Ye into the palace.
"Beizhi heard that a large group of eunuchs were gathering in Sanqing Hall to discuss countermeasures, so Beizhi sent a thousand soldiers to surround Sanqing Hall."
"Why are you in Sanqing Hall?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, the late emperor's coffin is stored in Sanqing Hall!"
That's it. Li Ye nodded, "It's a pity that the two culprits Li Fuguo and Yu Chaoen escaped!"
Ma Sui quickly bowed and said: "I believe that they cannot run far and should be in Luoyang City or near Luoyang. As long as His Highness conducts a strict search and offers a heavy reward, they will definitely not be able to escape."