Break open the palace door.
The scene in front of him made Ning Wen suddenly feel a chill, and a bad thought emerged from his mind.
But there was no turning back when he opened his bow. Even if he wanted to retreat now, he couldn't. There was no way out.
For the current plan, the only way to survive is to fight to the end.
But at this moment.
What stood in front of them was a shield formation, like a metal city wall, with the flag of the Forbidden Army.
The enemy was well prepared, but fortunately it was the Imperial Army.
Ning Wen smiled scornfully, how could the imperial army stop his thousand dead soldiers? They were just a bunch of silver spears with wax spearheads, they looked useless.
"Break the formation!"
One hundred dead soldiers of the Ning family were leading the way, holding swords in both hands, fearless of death, and slammed into him.
But the shield array of the Imperial Guards greatly exceeded his expectations. Rows of crossbows fired in an instant, and the crossbow bolts swept in like a torrential rain. The hundred Ning family dead soldiers who rushed at the front did not even stir up a wave. When it started, it was easily suppressed.
When the last Ning family soldier rushed to the shield formation, he had no less than a dozen crossbow arrows on his body, and he looked like a hedgehog.
As soon as the shield formation opened, Lu Hancheng stared at him with eager eyes, raised his knife and chopped off the head of the dead Ning family soldier, holding it high in his hand.
All the Imperial Guards shouted in unison, their morale soared!
Ning Wen narrowed his eyes and gave the order to attack again.
at the same time.
Li Yi in front of the Jinluan Palace was still thinking, where are Ningwu's armored cavalry?
How could a total of 28,000 people just disappear? It was absolutely impossible!
Ning Wu is a veteran general who knows soldiers well and is good at fighting. It may not be that simple to deal with him.
Suddenly, he raised his head suddenly, his scalp was numb, and cold sweat broke out on his back.
Could it be that Ning Wu...
His expression suddenly changed, and he immediately shouted, "Of the four main gates of the capital, which one is closest to the inner courtyard of the palace?"
Cao Qingyan was stunned and had not yet reacted. After a moment of sluggishness, he whispered: "Your Majesty, it's the North Gate, but Ning Wu's armored cavalry will never attack from the North Gate."
"Why?" Li Yi was surprised.
Cao Qingyan explained: "There is only a small road between the north gate and the palace gate. It is very narrow and only allows three horses to pass abreast. The armored cavalry will make the heaviest attack. The enemy will never attack from the north gate."
Suddenly.
Li Yi's heart pounded inexplicably, and he felt bad. The more impossible the place, the more likely it is, especially for a veteran like Ning Wu.
There is a saying in the Art of War, "Soldiers have no permanent momentum, and water has no permanent shape. Those who can win due to changes in the enemy are called gods. Therefore, the five elements have no permanent victory, the four seasons have no permanent positions, the sun has its short and long days, and the moon has its life and death."
Even Li Yi knew something that Ning Wu didn't know.
"not good!"
"Ning Wu, this old dog, is hiding on purpose, preparing to surprise me and attack my lair!"
"Since you can't charge on horseback, then you can't dismount and charge?"
Cao Qingyan was speechless and had nothing to say, but at the same time, he suddenly felt bad.
"broken!"
"Ning Wu must not be allowed to enter the palace, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous. There are all powerless beauties and eunuchs there. They are no match for those armored cavalry!"
He suddenly shouted, "Assemble the firearms camp, follow me to the north gate, hurry!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was dumbfounded!
What does your majesty mean?
Why go to the North Gate? Only infantry can walk on the road at the North Gate. If the cavalry wants to pass through, there is no door.
"Your Majesty, Ning Wu's armored cavalry are heavily armored and there are so many of them that there is no way they can pass through the north gate!"
"Yes, the terrain at the north gate is undulating, which is not conducive to armored cavalry charges unless the enemy dismounts and fights on foot."
But Li Yi has made up his mind, and there is no doubt that the soldiers are treacherous!
The more impossible the place, the more likely the enemy is to appear. The reason why Ning Wu suddenly changed his plan was that he wanted to "surprise", and only the north gate of the palace had the possibility of a surprise attack.
Now it seems that Ning Wen's grand attack on the palace may be just a bait and a smoke bomb.
The purpose was to confuse Li Yi. When Li Yi mobilized his troops and went straight to the main gate, Ning Wu's armored cavalry could break through the inner courtyard of the palace unimpeded and launch a sneak attack from behind.
"Where is the firearms camp!"
"Here!" the soldiers from the Jingying Firearms Battalion roared in unison, with great force.
Li Yi raised his long sword high and shouted: "Everyone, do you dare to accompany me in a head-on confrontation with the armored cavalry!"
"Dare! Dare! Dare!"
Li Yi immediately shouted, "Come with me and kill the traitors, kill them!"
The soldiers from the Jingying Firearms Battalion all turned around and followed Li Yi straight to the north gate of the palace without any hesitation.
"The internal machine monitors me and protects His Majesty!"
As soon as Cao Qingyan finished speaking, the wind whistled under his feet and he quickly chased after him.
Many ministers sighed sadly, "Your Majesty has a stubborn temper. It is a good thing to be arbitrary and decisive, but this is too arbitrary. What should we do?"
"Yes, your Majesty's move is undoubtedly a desperate move. If the armored cavalry attacks from the main gate, how can Lu Hancheng's imperial army stop it?"
"If the armored cavalry doesn't go through the north gate, it will be ruined!"
"..."
now.
The north gate of the inner courtyard of the palace.
Because this place is backed by the inner courtyard of the palace, the terrain is undulating, and the roads are narrow, so there has been no trace of the rebels.
Compared to the other four gates of the palace, which were filled with rivers of blood and corpses strewn everywhere, this place seemed a bit peaceful.
The guarding force was also the smallest, with only three hundred people, and they had no strong bows, crossbows, or firearms.
The leader was a centurion-level commander. He walked astride his sword, pacing back and forth, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead from time to time. Strangely enough, he always felt uneasy. Maybe he had been away from the battle formation for a long time, and now he suddenly came up. Because of the battlefield.
Hearing the clear shouts of killing in the distance always made his heart tremble.
Fortunately, there are no rebels here. As long as he survives today, he will be considered a victory. He will be promoted and made rich.
The most tragic thing is the main entrance. Listening to the noise, at least tens of thousands of horses and horses are fighting. The thought of ten thousand people fighting is terrifying.
The last time I participated in this kind of battle was more than ten years ago. Thinking about it now, I feel cold sweat breaking out on my spine!
It's really strange. Ning Wen, an old dog who is usually quiet, why do so many people suddenly show up?
"Sir, look at the fire burning towards the Jinluan Palace!" A forbidden soldier was lying on the city wall, peering in and out to watch.
Hearing this, the guards on guard all trembled and looked at each other in horror. The fire in the distance and the sound of fighting were getting closer and closer.
The deputy general on the side secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, the rebels knew that it was difficult to attack us here, so they simply didn't even come."
"That's right, you don't even look at it..." Suddenly, the commander's face changed in shock, and he turned around and looked behind him. There were waves of vibrations on the ground and a faint roar, which seemed to be getting closer and closer.
"What's this?" The deputy general also noticed it.
The commander lowered his head and felt it carefully, his expression suddenly turned ugly, "No, it's the movement of the cavalry, or the heavy armored cavalry!"
Immediately afterwards, the Forbidden Army soldier on the city wall yelled in fear, "No, it's bad, it's cavalry, it's armored cavalry!"
"What!" the commander said in horror: "Could it be Ning Wu's armored cavalry? They are coming from the north gate!"
"Quickly, inform your majesty, hurry up!" He yelled in panic, and he was instantly panicked.
But it's too late.
The heavily armored cavalry were already in front of them. They were armed with crossbows and swords. Instead of riding horses, they were on foot towards the north gate.
First, a wave of arrows rained down, instantly splashing blood among the Forbidden Army soldiers guarding the door, and dozens of Forbidden Army soldiers were harvested at once, including the Forbidden Army commander.
For a time, screams could be heard throughout the North Gate.
The remaining Forbidden Army panicked and rushed out of the north gate, trying to engage in a wild battle with these armored cavalry.
The armored cavalry on foot suddenly retreated. Before the imperial army could react, a group of armored cavalry holding spears had already mounted their horses and lined up in a line. Their spears were like a forest, their armor was like a sea, and their murderous intent reached the sky.
Although there were only dozens of armored cavalry, the terror of the heavy armored cavalry was instantly revealed.
When these forbidden troops saw the armored cavalry that looked like iron towers, they were all stunned, including the deputy general.
finally.
Ning Wu appeared.
He went around the capital in a big circle just for this strike.
All the attacks were just pretense, including Ning Wen's thousand dead soldiers of the Ning family, and the Eastern and Western troops, they were all smoke bombs, just to confuse Li Yi. The 28,000 armored cavalry were the real killing move.
As long as the north gate is broken, great things can be accomplished!
Ning Wu raised his broad-edged sword, his eyes were red, and his pupils were full of ambition, "Brothers, take the north gate. The ladies in the palace, the gold, silver and jewelry are all yours!"
"Charge me!"
"kill!"
The armor roared, the hoofs of the horses thundered, and the armored cavalry, like giant steel beasts, suddenly rushed towards the north gate.
Iron hooves are flying, arriving in an instant!
These forbidden troops had no time to react and were submerged in the torrent of iron armor.
