Hundreds of county soldiers formed an array and slowly approached the Prime Minister's Mansion in Shouchun City.
The previous Huainan Prime Minister had resigned and was transferred elsewhere. Due to the successive changes in Chang'an City and the Huns taking turns to invade, the court was too busy to arrange for a new Prime Minister to come over.
Therefore, Tingwei Zhang Tang came to Huainan Kingdom to investigate and lived here.
After Liu Ling led a group of disciples to start an uprising, he personally led the county soldiers to attack and vowed to sacrifice Zhang Tang's head to the flag.
On the wall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, a group of crossbowmen appeared, firing their powerful crossbows at the county soldiers.
The sharp crossbow arrows fell into the county soldiers with a sound of piercing the air, causing a series of screams.
The county soldiers also reacted quickly. The crossbowmen in the back row quickly fired arrows, and many Han troops on the wall fell.
The door of the Prime Minister's Mansion opened, and a large number of soldiers rushed out.
These elite soldiers were all wearing iron armor and holding long spears. They were fighting with the Huainan soldiers on the opposite side on the street.
The soldiers of the Huainan Kingdom had not been on the battlefield for many years. They usually dealt with bandits and rangers. When fighting against the elite soldiers who had fought bloody battles with the Xiongnu, they were at a disadvantage both in terms of energy and equipment.
Of course, when it comes to technical and tactical abilities, the gap is not that big.
Because in the early Han Dynasty, even the local county soldiers were trained very strictly.
It is completely different from the frightened soldiers and horses who were defeated at the first contact in the late Song Dynasty, and the beggar army in the late Ming Dynasty.
What they lack is the gap in spirit and equipment.
One side has a halberd and the other has a spear, and the spear side is obviously longer than the halberd, about three feet longer.
Don't underestimate the length of these three feet. When you are facing each other, my side has already penetrated your chest, but your side cannot reach me. The gap in this equipment is fatal.
After a trial and confrontation, the Han army quickly understood that the opponents were rookies who had never been on the battlefield, and the action immediately became intense.
The Han army spared no effort and began to gather thrusts at a faster pace. Rows of county soldiers fell to the ground screaming.
Many county soldiers did not even know that they were plotting rebellion until their death. They just received military orders to attack here.
Seeing that the battle was about to collapse, the dark-faced Liu Ling scolded Jinchang and others around him to step forward to support him.
A group of Huainan King's disciples quickly joined the battle.
They didn't know how to fight in formation, and the streets were already crowded with sergeants at this time, leaving no room for them to intervene.
These talented disciples were so bold that they went around the backyard to climb over the wall and enter the Prime Minister's residence, intending to catch the thief first and capture the king first.
The diners these days are basically all very capable. If they can't climb over the eaves and the wall, they can still climb up the wall using a ladder.
However, as soon as the first group of miscellaneous guests scaled the wall, the defenders' crossbow arrows flew over.
Several diners fell down, but more diners climbed over the wall and entered.
The crossbowmen in the backyard quickly retreated and exited the yard. The diners who came in did not waste any time and opened the door to the backyard to let in more diners.
Hundreds of elite diners quickly filled the courtyard and rushed inside.
Afterwards, they met the soldiers who were waiting in formation.
Facing the rows of spears thrust towards them, the rushing diners almost fell down in rows.
The diners behind saw that the situation was not going well and wanted to escape, but there were too many people following behind them and there was no place to run.
There were also smart and ruthless ones who bent down and rushed over from under the gun array.
The sword and shield soldiers of the Han army also bent down to resist and fought with each other.
The Han army was elite and well-trained, and they cooperated tacitly. The disciples were outstanding individually, and their numbers were superior in the battle. The two sides were evenly matched for a while.
At the same time, a large group of troops led by Lei Pei and others had already rushed into the military camp not far away.
Gongsun Ao led more than a thousand Han troops stationed in the military camp. They were prepared and came up to teach the Huainan King's retainers how to behave with intensive arrow rain.
"Charge forward!" Lei Meng, who was holding a sharp sword, raised his arms and shouted, "Whoever kills Gongsun Ao will be rewarded with five thousand gold coins! There are not many of them, so one head will be rewarded with fifty gold coins!"
In the Han Dynasty, one gold was worth ten thousand yuan, and fifty gold was worth half a million yuan.
In the Han Dynasty, he can already be called a middle-class son of a good family.
Faced with the high reward, the red-eyed diners rushed forward screaming.
In this military camp in Shouchun City, there are only more than a thousand Han troops brought by Gongsun Ao. Even if the hundreds of sergeants beside Zhang Tang in the Prime Minister's Mansion are added, the total strength is only about two thousand.
The main force they brought was actually stationed outside the city.
It was precisely because there were not many people in the city that Liu Ling and others made up their mind to get rid of the two of them first.
This can be regarded as luring the snake out of its hole.
Gongsun Ao, who was wearing a helmet and fluttering armor, saw the diners who rushed towards them without fear of death, and sneered again and again: "You are really looking for death."
He was full of confidence, because although there were not many of them, they were all veterans who had participated in the war against the Huns, and the armor rate was as high as over 80%, among which iron armor occupied a major position.
With such elite combat power, how could he be afraid of those disciples who seemed to be numerous, but were actually a ragtag group of people.
Not to mention, Zhang Tang and the others have back-up arrangements.
Lei Fei was very confident in his swordsmanship. After all, he was the best swordsman in Jiangnan.
But when he actually rushed into the battle formation and faced the spears coming from the opposite side like a forest, he was in a hurry and couldn't resist.
He waved the sharp sword in his hand vigorously and struck a spear that was stabbing his chest.
The spear was deflected and passed by him, but it pierced a guest next to Lei Quan.
Before the spear could be retracted, Lei Yue, who was gritting his teeth, swung his sword vigorously again, and once again struck the spot on the spear where it had hit before.
However, the strength of the spear was beyond his imagination, and it still did not cut off.
The spear was withdrawn, but within a few breaths, it stabbed again.
Lei subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but he was surrounded by diners, and his feet were covered with their corpses.
With no way to hide, he just tried his best to perform beyond his level, and finally hit the spot where the spear hit before for the third time.
With a crisp sound, the tip of the spear was finally cut off.
Lei Fang, who had escaped the disaster, quickly retreated to avoid the spear array in front of him. When he just breathed a sigh of relief, a thought came to his mind: "What are the county soldiers doing? Why don't they come out to attack?!"
According to their previous arrangements, Lei Guang will lead the retainers to attack the military camp first to attract the attention of the Northern Army. Then the county soldiers led by Mu Shang, Zuo Wu and others will attack from the rear of the military camp, attacking from both front and back. Destroyed the Northern Army.
But there is no trace of Mu Shang and others... Finally they are here!
While Lei Fei was still thinking about this, he suddenly saw a large number of Huainan soldiers pouring in from behind the military camp. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and laughed loudly, "If you don't come here, I will be exposed in front of you... Huh?!"
The Huainan soldiers who rushed out did not attack the imperial soldiers and horses. Instead, they formed a formation and went around from one side to the back of the retainers.
Before Lei was called out, he heard the county soldiers shouting "Eradicate the rebellion and be loyal to the imperial court!"
The imperial court had already arranged someone among the county soldiers. They secretly contacted the Huainan captains who were coerced into taking action. They quickly killed Mu Shang, Zuo Wu and other retainers who were monitoring the county soldiers. They explained the situation to the county soldiers, and then He led the county soldiers who were angry because they were deceived and came to kill him.
Lei was so shocked that he didn't expect that the county soldiers would suddenly rebel.
He knew that there was only one option at this time, and that was to run away.
Before the county soldiers could encircle him, Lei Ban escaped from the military camp with only less than a hundred followers.
But before he could run to the owner to report the change, he heard the dense and heavy sound of horse hooves coming from the street.
When I looked up, I was immediately stunned.
The elite armored cavalry, already equipped with three-piece cavalry suits, charged all the way down the street like a mountain bearing down on them.
The three-piece cavalry suit is not difficult for Li Yunze at all. He didn't do it before because the technical content was too low and he was worried that it would be taken away by the Huns.
This low-tech invention can be easily copied, and all it requires is creativity in thinking.
Now, the Xiongnu had suffered heavy losses and heard that the internal situation was beginning to become unstable. Only then did Li Yunze gradually bring out the good stuff.
This cavalry is famous because they are the Yulin Army, which is composed of Li Yunze's former personal guards, plus the elite armored cavalry of the Zhongshan Kingdom, and the elite cavalry carefully selected from the northern and southern armies.
Although the Yulin army that came with Zhang Tang this time only had a few hundred riders, its combat power was boundless.
Lei was desperate and waved the sword in his hand, trying to resist the charging armored knights.
Before he was stabbed to the ground by a lance and trampled to death by countless horse hooves, the last thought in Lei Sui's mind was, 'How did they enter the city?'
The Yulin Army and the rest of the Han Army were stationed outside the city, but Lei Ban and others had already sent people to block the city gate before they started the uprising.
But now that this army has appeared here, the only explanation is that the city gate has been lost.
The city gate was indeed lost, but it was not conquered. Instead, it was opened by the county military captains who were looking forward to meritorious service. Even Su Fei and other disciples who went to supervise the army had their heads hung on them for a long time.
At the city gate.
Of course, there is no shortage of people from the imperial court.
Of course, the court took a vassal king with obvious opposition like Huainan King very seriously.
It can even be said that since the time of Emperor Wen, manpower has been secretly arranged.
At this time, it is also the time to witness the harvest.
As the Huainan soldiers continued to fight, and as the main force of the Han army rushed into the city, there was only one sentence left for what happened next.
Destroy everything!
The Yulin army went straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion. On the way, it was like snow melting in spring and defeated the rebel troops who blocked the way. By the time they arrived, the county soldiers besieging the Prime Minister's Mansion had already been suppressed and collapsed.
Immediately, the Prime Minister's Mansion was sealed off, and a large number of soldiers swarmed in, killing the Huainan King's retainers one by one.
As for Liu Ling, he was unexpectedly missing.
But it doesn't matter, Shouchun City has fallen into the hands of the imperial court at this time, and he will eventually be captured under the blockade of the city gate.
Zhang Tang and Gongsun Ao met on the streets littered with corpses. They looked at the surrendered disciples and calmly pronounced, "Under the laws of the Han Dynasty, those who conspire against them shall be punished! All of them will be killed."
As the captive retainers were beheaded one by one amidst the cries of begging, the proud Zhang Tang asked Gongsun Ao.