Two hundred and ninetieth eight chapters seize the West Gate
Chapter 298: Capturing Xihua Gate
Wang Xi, who was confronting Cao Jixiang, heard the panicked and even confused shouts of the soldiers. He couldn't help but turned his head in surprise and looked towards the bottom of the city. He only saw the soldiers who were still a few miles away from Xihua Gate.
In the forest, you can vaguely see a large number of figures approaching here quickly, and there are also many cavalry riding towards them.
Seeing this scene, Wang Xi couldn't help but change his face. You must know that this is within the imperial city. Unless the emperor is traveling with his chariot, it is impossible for such a scene to occur in the imperial city. What's more, those cavalry who are riding in are also
The figures running through the forest all exuded a sharp killing intent, and the long sword that had been unsheathed proved one thing, rebellion!
"Quick, sound the alarm, someone is planning to attack Xihua Gate!" Wang Xi's voice was as sharp as a long whistle, and the moment his screams came out of his mouth, he felt his own
There was a sharp shout from behind, followed by a warm liquid splashing on his shoulders and back. Wang Xi turned around suddenly, only to see one of his own soldiers turned into a headless corpse, facing towards him.
Lean over.
Behind the flying blood fountain, Cao Jixiang, whose sword was still bleeding, was like an evil ghost crawling out of a ghost prison. He didn't expect that Wang Xi, who could have been killed with one blow, would actually be killed by that sword.
Cao Jixiang, who was blocked by the damn right guard of Wu Xiang, roared angrily, raised the sword in his hand again, and shouted: "Do it!"
"Help!" Wang Xi, who was sprayed all over his face by the bright red blood, finally made the right response at the critical moment of life and death. After his legs went weak and he fell to the ground, he rolled a few times to avoid the murderous god.
Generally, Cao Jixiang carries a fierce sword.
Those generals and the dozens of Tengxiang guards brought by Cao Jixiang drew out their sabers at their waists and started killing indiscriminately, catching the defenders who originally had the numerical advantage of Wuxiang Right Guards by surprise.
, dozens of people were beheaded in succession. The bell and drum tower standing on the Xihua Gate was captured, and Wu Xiang's right guard was stopped from trying to warn the palace guards.
The soldiers around Wang Xi had already reacted at this time, shouting loudly and surrounding Wang Xi. Several of them drew their sabers from their waists and slowly approached Cao Jixiang.
And inside the gate, a massacre without any suspense was going on. Just after Cao Jixiang's sharp shouts came out from the city gate, more than a hundred Tengxiang guards who had been watching eagerly rushed into the gate, slashing randomly.
The few soldiers of Wu Xiang's right guard who were guarding the door were chopped into bloody mud.
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"My lord, there is someone at the door!" At this time, the soldiers of Wu Xiang's right guard on the tower heard the strange noise under him. When they looked out, they saw the figure of the soldiers of Teng Xiang Guard, and they couldn't help shouting in shock.
, but as soon as the cry came out, a crossbow arrow turned into a black stream from under the palace wall, and happened to pass through the throat of the Wu Xiang right guard. The Wu Xiang guard who called the police stared in despair.
His eyes were blinded, and his hands were desperately covering his throat, while large mouthfuls of blood foam kept pouring out of his mouth. Finally, he tilted and fell feebly off the palace wall, hitting the solid ground.
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"Kill them, quickly! Come to our family quickly. You and your people will take back the palace gate for our family. Don't let those rebellious people open the palace gate!" The hat on the head has flown to nowhere, and the tied up hair has disappeared.
The clothes were already loose, and Wang Xi, who looked like a fat old woman, waved the sword in his hand and screamed loudly.
"Everything has been supported by our family. The future glory and wealth can be achieved with this move today!" Cao Jixiang spat viciously, gritted his teeth and pulled out the weapon that had just been shot at him from the gap on his shoulder.
A crossbow arrow, surrounded by the generals and Tengxiang guards, retreated to the bell and drum platform, loudly encouraging the close friends who died.
The hundreds of Wu Xiang right guards on the palace city tower were divided into two groups. One group rushed towards the palace wall, intending to recapture the palace gate, while the other group headed towards the Bell and Drum Tower.
Attack it.
However, the Tengxiang guards who initially rushed to the steps of the palace wall to intercept Wu Xiang's right guard who jumped down from the palace wall could not withstand the opponent's terrain advantage and the endless supply of troops, and were finally suppressed to the doorway.
They were fighting together nearby.
In the distance, Wu Xiang Youwei's Mansion also rushed towards the palace gate and tower, intending to hold on here again. Some soldiers also ran wildly in other directions to ask for reinforcements.
"Brothers, hurry up, open the palace door, others, resist those bastards!" The general who led the attack on the Tengxiang guards at the doorway ordered his subordinates to stubbornly resist the opponent's desperate attack outside the doorway.
At the same time, he ordered his own soldiers to open the palace gate to meet the Sun family members and the Emperor's soldiers who were about to arrive.
Inside the palace gate, several fierce Tengxiang guardsmen were biting their cheeks and working together to lift up the extremely heavy door bolt made of a whole giant wood, then put it aside and then struggled
Slowly opened the heavy palace door covered with copper nails.
"Hurry, hurry up, you bastards, work harder, I will use up all your energy to feed you." A junior officer from the Emperor's personal army shouted loudly, asking those who carried a short fire on their backs to
Rui, holding an unsheathed sword in his hand, the panting soldiers ran a little faster, because this road belonged to the garden built by the royal room, so the speed of the cavalry was not much faster than those of these nimble infantry.
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But now, they could clearly see the Xihua Gate at the end of the palace wall, and even heard the sounds of fighting coming from the Xihua Gate. After this made them happy, they were also extremely nervous, hoping that those who didn't know...
The friendly forces of the name can hold on longer, at least until they break into Xihua Gate. As long as they can control Xihua Gate, the thousands of brave men who follow will naturally be able to pull straight into the Forbidden City without any hindrance.
When the time comes, the situation will be determined.
Sun Jizong, who was the first to rush in within a stone's throw of Xihua Gate, saw the fighting on the city. However, there were still many soldiers of Wuxiang Guard aiming their crossbows here, and he couldn't help but rein in his horse with some hesitation.
When he saw Yuan Bin rushing here, he quickly raised his hand to stop Yuan Bin. "Master Yuan, there are more than 30 of us cavalry now. We are already prepared on the top of the city. Why don't we wait a little longer?"
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Yuan Bin raised his head and looked at the towering palace wall. He saw the bloody place at the bell and drum tower, and hundreds of people gathered there to fight. At this time, the closed palace door was slowly being opened.
A dark gap opened up.
"No wait! If we wait any longer, even if the people behind catch up, if everyone in the palace is dead, we will not be able to rush in in a short time!" Yuan Bin gritted his teeth and jumped from the horse's stock. He took off the handgun, put it on his head, clamped his legs between the horse's belly, and the horse on him neighed, jumped out of the crowd first, and ran towards the Xihua Gate that was gradually opening.
The cavalrymen from the Emperor's personal army who came with him also took off the handrails from their horses' hips without fear, and just like Yuan Bin, they put them on their heads and shouted loudly, and then galloped forward.
"Master, look..." The confidants around Sun Jizong saw the pro-army cavalry rushing forward without hesitation, even if they were hit by the crossbow arrows and fire cannons on the palace wall, except for those who were In addition to the cavalrymen who had their mounts knocked down after being hit directly on vital points, even if they were hit by several crossbow arrows, they continued to charge forward without any fear.
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"His Majesty's soldiers have the courage to do this, which makes me ashamed, and they rush forward with me! For His Majesty the Emperor, and for the Empress Dowager, we will fight!" Sun Jizong gritted his teeth viciously, pulled out the sword from his waist, and raised his hand with a big hand. With a wave of his hand, Sun Jizong, surrounded by dozens of cavalry generals from the Sun family who had gathered behind him, rushed towards the palace city without hesitation.
At this moment, the cavalrymen who had rushed into the shooting range also drew their short muskets from their waists and fired back at the soldiers of Wu Xiang's right guard who leaned out to attack them on the palace wall.
Although the shooting distance of the flintlock handgun is not as far as that of the long-barreled flintlock musket, within a distance of thirty or forty steps, its lethality is still considerable, at least for those who were aiming and shooting at the bottom of the tower with confidence. After the soldiers of Wu Xiang's right guard were knocked over several times in a row, they became a little timid, and the cavalry that followed naturally would not miss this opportunity and continued to rush towards the palace gate!
"...They broke into the palace gate!"
"Don't be afraid. There aren't many people. Shoot me quickly. If we can't guard the palace gate, we will all die!"
The crossbows above the city are still firing, but the fire cannons need to be separated for a very long time. Although the cavalry suffered heavy casualties during the distance when they broke into the palace gate, the cavalry who broke into the palace gate during this period of time still suffered heavy casualties. There were dozens of cavalrymen, and Yuan Bin, who had crossbow bolts stuck in the gaps between his shoulder armors, waved his sword and roared at the Tengxiang Guard soldiers who were crowded near the doorway and resisting. "Disperse." , let us rush in!"
The vassal general also reacted and shouted loudly. The soldiers who had blocked the doorway were divided to both sides to avoid it. However, before the soldiers of Wu Xiang's right guard could rejoice in their opponent's retreat, they I saw dozens of powerful cavalrymen waving their sharp swords, passing over the Tengxiang guards who were hiding on both sides, and rushed to the front. The impact of the acceleration of the war horses was naturally not something that the human body could withstand. The ten cavalrymen instantly knocked away or trampled the dozens of soldiers of Wu Xiang's right guard who were blocking their way forward, directly punching through a blank area.
Then more cavalry poured in along this passage, and then began to disperse, and in groups of ten people, they launched an attack on the soldiers of Wu Xiang's right guard who were trying to seize the palace gate.
At this time, someone finally arrived at the corner tower located south of Xihua Gate and sounded the alarm bell in the corner tower...
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