The Taiji camp was noisy at this time. The captains were arranging the army. According to Li Wulin's instructions before leaving, the Yulin guards of Taiji camp were all tied with white ribbons, just like
Like the rebels outside the city, ribbons fluttered.
Most of the Habayashi Guards didn't understand why they had to tie such weird things on their heads. Everyone thought that it was just a ritual to worship the Holy One after his death. Although a very small number of high-level officials vaguely knew the key, but this
At such times, it is better to obey orders honestly. There is no need to risk your life to stand out.
Li Wu often secretly said to several of his confidants: "Yu Linying is a guard loyal to the royal family, the prince is a member of the royal family, the queen mother is a member of the royal family, the eldest princess is a member of the royal family, are the other princes not members of the royal family?"
"
This is a strange thing to say, but everyone understands what is going on.
In the light of the swords and fire, I suddenly heard a voice shouting: "Who is in charge of Taiji Camp now? Come and see Deputy General Guard Xue of Fenghuo Camp."
At the gate of Taiji Camp, Xue Poye led more than a dozen Fenghuo Camp cavalry, sitting high on their horses, coldly watching the soldiers coming in and out of the camp.
The captains and captains of the Taiji Camp in the distance were quite surprised. As far as they knew, Deputy General Guard Li had gone to Fenghuo Camp. Now that Deputy General Guard Li had not come back, why did he provoke Deputy Xue from Fenghuo Camp?
Chief Guard? Didn't you say that Xue Poye's whereabouts are unknown and he is not in Kyoto? Did he fly back from the sky?
There was order at the top and bottom. Although the captain and captain of the Taiji camp were confused, etiquette cannot be abolished. Except for the captain who was still gathering troops at the gate, the remaining captains and captains all came forward to greet them and knelt on the ground: "
For a humble position, see Deputy General Guard Xue!"
Xue Poye said simply: "You, Deputy General Guard Li, have rebelled. Do you also want to rebel?"
The captains and captains were immediately shocked and looked at each other, but they heard the sound of "choking, choking, choking". A group of Taiji camp generals surrounded Xue Poye and others, and the Yulin guards around them saw their commanders.
He started, without thinking too much, and drew his weapons, three layers inside and three outside, and surrounded him. The Fenghuo Camp Yulin Guards beside Xue Poye had already drawn out their weapons and protected Xue Poye in the middle.
During the confrontation, he was about to take action at the first sight, and blood spattered five steps ahead.
"Deputy General Guard Xue, I would like to ask on behalf of our brothers, have we, Deputy General Guard Li, been detained by you?" a captain asked loudly.
Xue Poye said calmly: "You, Deputy General Guard Li, are not feeling well and are staying in my camp to rest. What do you want to do with your swords drawn at each other? Is it possible that you, Deputy General Guard Li, have not taught you the rules of the Yulin Guards? We Yulin Guards
Lin Ying ordered me to issue an order, as a captain, you dare to point your sword at the deputy general guard. Do you want to rebel?"
The captains and lieutenants all had a little panic on their faces, but one of them still said: "Deputy General Guard Xue, we are loyal to protect the country, and we cannot afford to rebel. We just asked Deputy General Guard Xue to let our Lieutenant Li go."
Chief Guard, of course we don’t dare to be rude and disrespectful.”
Xue Poye sneered: "What if I don't let you go?"
The captains and captains looked at each other for a while, not knowing what to do.
After all, they are the Yulin Guards, and they have always had the idea of giving orders to follow in their minds. If Li Wu was still there at this time, they would naturally do whatever they were asked to do. However, Li Wu was detained at this time, and the dragons
Wu, and faced with such a high-ranking official as the Deputy Chief Guard of Yulin Camp, I really didn't know how to deal with it for a moment. Although there was a crowd of people on the inside and outside, no one dared to use a knife.
"Deputy General Guard Xue, you... you said that Deputy General Guard Li was rebelling, but... do you have evidence?" a Taiji Camp captain asked loudly.
Xue Poye said sternly: "When the troops are approaching the city, it's okay that you, Deputy General Guard Li, don't have troops to protect the palace. The Yulin helmets of your Taiji camp have white ribbons on them. This is evidence." He paused and glanced at it.
The Taiji camp generals looked anxious and confused, and said loudly: "Perhaps you still don't know. The symbol of the rebels outside the city is the white ribbons tied on their helmets. Deputy General Guard Li ordered you to do this.
Do you really still not understand what the purpose of the heart is?"
There was a commotion in the Tai Chi camp.
"I came here not to interfere in the military affairs of your Tai Chi Camp, nor to interfere in the military affairs of the Tai Chi Camp." Xue Poye sat on the horse with a calm and elegant temperament: "I just want to tell you that the Yulin Camp belongs to the Holy One.
The Yulin Camp is loyal to the royal family and the imperial court. Since the establishment of the Yulin Camp, the world has known that the Yulin Camp is the most loyal army. Every Yulin Guard is a good man loyal to the imperial court. They will never
Will betray the imperial court because of someone's bad intentions. The Yulin camp is the imperial guards who stand up when the imperial court is in danger. They can bleed and lose their lives, but they must defend the palace, the royal family, and the imperial family.
The court!"
These words were not meant to be exciting, or even extremely calm, but in the ears of all Yu Lin, there was excitement in their hearts, and the blood in their bodies seemed to be boiling.
Yes, this is what Yulinying does!
"Maybe you will fail, maybe you will die." Xue Poye raised his arms and said: "But future generations will remember that at the most critical moment of the Chu Dynasty, there was an army called Yu Lin who defended them to the death.
!”
Perhaps Xue Poye's seemingly calm words aroused the pride in the bones of the Yulin guards. Suddenly, another person in the Tai Chi camp raised his arms and shouted loudly: "Mighty Yulin, Mighty Yulin...!"
After one voice, it quickly became two, three, four... In the end, the entire Tai Chi camp remembered the shouts of "Mighty Yulin" that filled the sky. This was a proud shout.
After the excitement gradually subsided, a captain from Tai Chi Camp asked loudly: "Deputy General Guard Xue, what should we do?"
Xue Poye breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that these tough men still knew right from wrong, so he said calmly: "I won't tell you what to do, you have your own choice, but if you need my advice, I am happy to help, you can now
Order your troops and horses, enter the palace, and protect the nine gates of the palace. No one needs to enter or leave easily!"
All the captains and captains of the Tai Chi camp knelt on one knee and said respectfully: "I humbly accept my order!" Without hesitation, he summoned the Tai Chi camp-like feather forest guards, armed with sharp bows and arrows, and quickly went to
Go to the palace.
When Xue Poye led more than a dozen cavalry out of the camp, he saw another group of people galloping towards them, all wearing navy blue armor. The first person was none other than Pan Zhenhai, the deputy chief guard of Xiulin Camp.
The relationship between Pan Zhenhai and Xue Poye cannot be said to be good, but there is absolutely no estrangement. Among the three camps in Yulin, Xiulin camp is the most low-key. This is of course determined by the personality of its deputy chief guard.
Pan Zhenhai is a very low-key person.
"Master Xue!" Pan Zhenhai galloped nearby and saw the Yulin Guards from the Taiji Camp heading to the palace. He couldn't help but smile: "It seems that the matter here has been solved by Master Xue."
Xue Poye crossed his fists and said with a smile: "We are both in Yulin, so everything is easy to discuss."
Pan Zhenhai nodded and said: "The rebels have begun to attack the city."
Xue Poye had just heard the sound of war drums and horns outside the city, and knew that the war had begun. They had to seize the time here. With the power of the garrison, they would not be able to resist for too long. Once the rebels broke through Kyoto City,
, the next target is naturally directed at the palace.
"I am willing to protect the imperial court together with you!" Pan Zhenhai stretched out his hand, and Xue Poye reached out to hold it, holding the two strong hands together.
…
…
The rebels indeed began to attack the city.
There was no movement from the internal staff in the city, and Ye Dao quickly deduced that there must be a problem with Li Wu. If he continued to wait, the morale of the Nanlin camp would be exhausted.
Just at this time, Duke Ye Guo, who was at the east gate, came with a military order and ordered an attack on the city.
As a result, the rebel forces surrounded the four gates of Kyoto and launched an astonishing siege at the same time.
The siege started with an arrow from the fourth prince. He shot an arrow at a soldier at the top of the city. After the soldier was hit by the arrow, he fell from the top of the city like a rammed stone and fell to the base of the city wall.
It turned into a pile of meat.
War drums sounded, horns sounded, and the garrison at the top of the city was roaring loudly under the roar of Xuanyuan Chou. Thousands of arrows shot straight into the rebel formation like a rain of arrows from the sky.
The screams continued, but they could not stop the rebels from advancing.
Under the protection of the shield soldiers, the rebel archers fired a rain of arrows at the top of the city. From the beginning, both sides started the war with this rain of arrows.
No one will really take the screams in battle seriously. Maybe they will be frightened when they suddenly hear the miserable screams coming from around them, but the crazy atmosphere on the battlefield will soon make this kind of heart go away.
The shock swept away everything.
The soldiers on both sides had only one thought in their minds: kill!
Kill enemies, kill enemies who are not in the same camp.
The strength of the rebels meant that they quickly rushed to the base of the city wall. Amidst the majestic roars of soldiers from both sides, the rebels quickly set up a ladder after rushing to the city wall.
At this time, there was smoke billowing from the top of the city, which was the smoke from the boiling oil burned in the fire.
Dozens of ladders have been set up on the thick city wall. The soldiers protect their bodies with shields and grit their teeth to climb up. Although a soldier who climbs to the top of the city will definitely receive an unusual reward, the defender's sword will often
Let a soldier who climbed to the top of the city turn into a puddle of meat that no one can recognize.
Ye Dao was riding on a tall horse, watching his soldiers charge into battle. He remained calm enough, but there was also a touch of disdain deep in his eyes.
Could the South Gate garrison, which numbered less than 5,000, be an opponent four times as many as his rebels?
What's more, the combat effectiveness of the garrison is far inferior to that of the well-trained Kyoto garrison.
Isn't it true that some people once joked that the Kyoto garrison was just a group of women wearing exquisite armor, a group of women's army that could not withstand the storm.
In fact, the peripheral armies looked down on the garrison. In the eyes of many armies, the garrison was just idle men who stood at the top of the city and watched the scenery every day.
In the eyes of the garrison, except for the Beizhen Army at the border and the Yulin Army in the Imperial City, they never really paid attention to other armies.
Although the officers of the Kyoto Prefecture and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are very capable in individual combat, the garrison only thinks that the two major yamen, which have less than a thousand people in total, are just playing house, and they are just a group of people who can sneak around and do things.
The yamen assassinated by intelligence, when it comes to war... they really don't deserve it!
It's just that today's garrison, although they looked a little panicked, when they actually fought, their innermost bravery was fully revealed.
Maybe there is a saying that is right, one soldier is a raging soldier, a general is raging in a den, and a wolf leads a group of sheep. Although the appearance of the sheep has not changed, they have the same tenacity as the wolf.
Xuanyuan Chou is of course a brave wolf.
Therefore, although his garrison looks like a sheep in the eyes of outsiders, today, it still displays the nature of a wolf.
Arrows were fired from the city wall incessantly, and the screams from the rebel army never stopped.
Ye Dao frowned. He was a little surprised. He had expected to bow to Kyoto City at a very small cost, but at this time he deviated from his will. In just a few moments of the war, the rebels lost hundreds of people.
And all this seems to have just begun.
The sounds of killing from the other three gates were also faintly heard. It seemed that it would not be too difficult for the four-pronged army, with 70,000 people, to break through the weakly defended Kyoto city.
Ye Dao's frown spread and he ordered the lieutenant beside him: "Crash the city gate!"
The rebels' siege weapons are sufficient, and they are all the most advanced siege weapons of this era. In addition to ladders and floating towers, the most important thing is the "tiger head hammer" used to crash into the city gate.
It was a heavy-duty ramming weapon mounted on a vehicle, with a tiger-headed cone made of steel in front, which was full of momentum.
Under the protection of giant shields, the rebels began to roll out the giant tiger hammer, preparing to hit the city gate.
The rebels who climbed the ladder soon understood what a horrible death was. The hot boiling oil poured down from the top of the city sprinkled on their bodies like rain. When the boiling oil came into contact with their bodies, it was like burning fire. In an instant,
There was a burning smell, which was the smell of burning flesh. It was disgusting and unpleasant. He screamed and tumbled down the ladder.
Throughout the south gate, there were sounds of killing, screams, drums, horns, and shouts.
Countless corpses were deformed and fell to the ground like mud. They were trampled by war horses and companions, and the blood dyed the ground red, making it look like a Shura hell field.
The rebels suffered heavy casualties, and the condition of the garrison at the head of the city was also very bad. Meteor-like arrows shot down the garrison one by one, but the garrison could not hide behind it like a turtle. They could only
Kill more rebels at the cost of your own life.
Even Xuanyuan Chou, who was the commander-in-chief, was hit by several feather arrows at this time, but he still stood upright like a stone. Although his voice was hoarse, it did not stop at all, motivating his subordinates all the time.
In Kyoto, both officials and ordinary people were staying quietly at home, praying for a quick end to the war.
In fact, many people have no firm support in their hearts. Everyone knows that it is not the Fanbang Hu people who are attacking the city, but another prince from their country of Chu. In the final analysis, this life-and-death battle is just a battle.
It's just a fight for imperial power, a game of imperial power at the expense of the lives of ordinary soldiers.
They heard the shouting of killing coming from the four doors, it was so clear and so shocking.
The entire previous activities in Kyoto seemed to have stopped the moment the war started. Work or not, business or business, officials or officials, and soldiers or soldiers. Everyone was waiting for the outcome, which was already known.
The babies even stopped crying, and the old people knelt in front of the Buddha statues and prayed.
But at this time, a large number of Yulin people poured in from all the gates of the imperial palace. This majestic city within the city was home to the most noble people of the Chu Kingdom, and the Yulin guards wanted to ensure their safety with their lives.
The nine gates of the imperial palace were quickly closed after the Yu Lin army entered.
In addition to the Habayashi guards who went out to Kyoto, the Habayashi guards gathered in the palace now totaled less than five thousand people, guarding the nine palace gates.
The square outside the four main entrances of the palace is extremely spacious and appears green and quiet.
Outside Chaoyang Gate, there is a wide square. Just imagine that in the past, when the Holy One ordered troops, the square could accommodate tens of thousands of elite soldiers. Today, the war outside the city is fierce, but here, it is empty.
Some of the Yulin Guards have already boarded the palace city. Although there is an empty space in front of them, they know that it may not take long before the square will be filled with tens of thousands of rebels. By that time, there will be another battle.
Fight.
…
There was anger hidden in the Queen Mother's eyes, but her stubborn face remained calm and solemn.
The Queen Mother, who was born into a royal family and married into a royal family, has experienced too many storms in her life. Small rebellions can only make her angry, but they will not make her fearful or uneasy.
Next to her, stood the prince with a somewhat pale complexion, and behind him were a large number of courtiers.
The military attachés had all boarded the capital city of Kyoto to assist Xuanyuan Chou in resisting the rebels, while the civil servants could only follow the Queen Mother and the Prince at this time to show their loyalty.
"Report to the Queen Mother and Crown Prince...!" A Yu Lin reported in a flying step: "Xue Poye, deputy chief guard of Fenghuo Camp, and Yu Lin of the third battalion entered the palace. Now the nine gates have been tightly closed, and the palace is protected by heavy troops."
Yu Lin's report made the main hall, which had been in a stiff atmosphere, suddenly feel a lot more relaxed. The faces of the ministers showed a hint of joy, and some even whispered: "We still have Yu Lin camp... they are the bravest."
warrior...!"
Although a few thousand feathered forest guards could only hope to resist tens of thousands of rebels, at this time, at least there was a glimmer of hope left for them.
The Queen Mother looked calm. After a long time, she calmly said: "The Great Chu Kingdom will never lack loyal ministers... Deputy General Wei Xue is a loyal minister...!"
The courtiers behind him immediately praised him one after another, and for a while there were voices of praise, and some even said humanely: "No wonder the sage admired Master Xue so much when he was still alive. Now it seems that the sage has a unique discernment, and we can compare right and wrong."
"Master Xue remains calm in the face of danger. He is worthy of being a loyal minister, and even more worthy of being a famous general!"
The Queen Mother ignored the praises behind her and simply said calmly: "Wei Shantai, Li Zifu!"
At that moment, Wei Shantai and Li Zifu stepped forward and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I'm here!"
The Queen Mother pondered for a moment and said: "Since the Xuanyuan garrison is fighting hard outside and Deputy General Guard Xue is standing firm inside, shouldn't your Kyoto Prefecture and the Metropolitan Procuratorate also do something!"
"I will obey the Queen Mother's instructions!"
The Queen Mother nodded and said: "Beyond the palace, there is an empty square. There is no way to protect it. But outside the square, there are a large number of residential buildings... If the rebels want to attack, they will definitely pass by those residential buildings. Can you
Teach the rebels a lesson in that residential area?"
Wei Shantai and Li Zifu looked at each other, and immediately understood what the Queen Mother meant, and said respectfully: "I obey the Queen Mother's decree, and we will make arrangements now!" After saying that, the two dark leaders quickly disappeared into the hall and retreated.
"Prince!" The Queen Mother's majestic voice sounded again, but it shocked the Prince. He was restless at this time, his face was pale, and his eyes showed fear that could be seen at a glance. Hearing the Queen Mother's call, he was startled.
After a moment, he hurriedly said: "The Queen...the Queen...!"
The queen mother glanced at the prince, sighed helplessly, and said: "Your soldiers are fighting desperately for you. Although your body is precious and cannot go to the battlefield, can you go and see the Yulin Guards who are loyal to the royal family?"
The prince was stunned for a moment and murmured: "Look at Yulin Wei...!"
The Queen Mother said solemnly: "You come with me!" With a flick of her sleeves, she walked out of the hall first.dd