The wooden arrow rushed over with unmatched power. The soldier who was about to make a sneak attack was still smiling, as if he saw a bright future in which he would be promoted and make a fortune.
Vice General Wang had a ferocious smile on his lips, as if he had seen Luo Lie being stabbed to death by a gunshot, but when the wooden arrow appeared, the smile on his lips froze.
The soldier who was about to succeed in the sneak attack was instantly pierced by a wooden arrow through his chest and hung on it. The wooden arrow continued to hit four or five people behind him before stopping.
Luo Lie took advantage of this opportunity, turned over and went out. With a whoosh, another wooden arrow pierced through the palace gate and pierced Xiaobing's candied haws.
At this time, there was a roaring sound from the palace gate. Several imperial guards pushed the heavy ballistae out of the palace gate. The original more than 20 imperial guards also came out with the heavy ballistae. Behind them, a group of people followed. More than a hundred imperial guards.
Zhang Lin looked at Luo Lie and said loudly: "Deputy General Manager, come here quickly. The General Manager has mobilized more than a hundred brothers to support us." When Luo Lie heard the words, he immediately moved back.
Of course, Vice General Wang was unwilling. How could he let this cooked duck fly away? He mobilized his soldiers and rushed towards Luo Lie, determined to keep him.
Zhang Lin watched as the soldiers came after him. He immediately operated the lifting ballista and fired the crossbows together with the imperial guards to cover Luo Lie. With their help, Luo Lie finally arrived at the palace gate.
After Luo Lie arrived, he felt that the energy in his body had been exhausted, and said to Zhang Lin: "I'll leave it to you to guard the palace gate. I need to adjust my breathing."
Zhang Lin looked at the heavy ballista and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely guard the palace gate."
Luo Lie looked at the confident Zhang Lin in front of him and said, "Be careful,"
Zhang Lin: "Yes."
Luo Lie turned around and walked towards the palace gate, finding a place where he could look at the situation outside at any time and meditate and adjust his breath.
Five heavy ballistae vehicles lined up one after another, firing crossbow arrows continuously. Even if the soldiers put down their shields, they could not stop them. You must know that those heavy ballistae vehicles are used to attack the city, and each crossbow arrow is powerful enough to shoot a thousand kilograms.
One arrow shot through the shield and the soldiers behind the shield. Then the crossbow arrow shot through another shield and the soldiers behind the shield. Only then was it caught by the soldiers behind with their shields. On this shield, There were also cracks, and the soldiers behind the shield were knocked away and fell to the ground.
Vice General Wang had no choice but to give the order to retreat. As soon as the first group of soldiers retreated, the third group of soldiers also retreated. They retreated to the other side of the Lotus Bridge to rest and recuperate. Deputy General Wang looked at the thousand elite soldiers he had brought with him, and only three hundred were left. Many people want to cry but have no tears.
Lieutenant General Wang looked frustrated and came to Li Wei, "Your Majesty, you are humble and incompetent. You failed to capture the Lotus Bridge. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Li Wei looked at Vice General Wang, reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "I saw what happened, and I don't blame you for this."
Lieutenant General Wang: "Thank you, Lord Commander, but how are we going to fight through it?" Wang Hu knew at this time that if this matter failed, the nine tribes would definitely be killed.
Li Wei was not in a hurry at this time. He had already reached this point. There was no point in being anxious. Anyway, he had already blocked the only way to pass. As long as the Forbidden City was still in the hands of the Imperial Guards, he would be able to attack the island in the middle of the lake sooner or later. things, and...
At this time, there was a cry of killing from the rear. It turned out that the guards of the former dynasty came and fought with the second group of soldiers. However, the terrain here made it impossible for these guards of the former dynasty to use their skills.
Facing the forest of guns and the tightly defended formation, they couldn't rush through it. Coupled with the rain of arrows from time to time, they were defeated by those soldiers.
At both ends of the Lotus Bridge, the 18-foot-long white stone bridge was covered with corpses. The bridge deck was stained with blood. There were corpses floating under the bridge. The lake was slowly changing due to the blood. red.
Luo Lie looked at the imperial guards guarding the palace gate, and finally relaxed and tried to meditate and adjust his breath. At this time, Jin Fan also came to Huaji Hall.
Jin Fan did not report anything, and rushed in hurriedly. He knelt down and shouted loudly to the emperor: "Something is wrong with the emperor. The Imperial Guards have rebelled and have now reached the Lotus Bridge!"
Quiet, deathly quiet, the smiles on the faces of the ministers in the hall froze. The princes and princesses were stunned, including Chu Lin, the crown prince of Dahao.
The majesty on the emperor's face also disappeared, and he was a little surprised. Chu Yuanqi never expected that there would be rebellion, and it would also be the imperial guards guarding the Forbidden City.
No one noticed that when Chu Si heard the news, the corners of her mouth raised and she revealed a sneer.
The palace maids and eunuchs all looked panicked, and the dancers had also stopped singing and dancing. The emperor waved his hand to signal the dancers to exit the hall, and waited until the dancers exited the hall.
"Jin Fan rises and speaks."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The emperor looked at Jin Fan: "Tell me what's going on."
"yes."
Jin Fan raised his head and glanced at Chu Lin: "Your Majesty, those imperial guards are calling under the guise that the Emperor is being controlled by the Crown Prince and under house arrest by the Ouchi guards. They are here to rescue you."
Chu Lin never thought that those imperial guards would frame him and said angrily: "These thieves are so despicable and shameless. This is a naked slander." He stood up and said to Chu Yuanqi: "Father, please Insightful."
The emperor waved his hand to stop Chu Lin and continued: "Don't I know whether I am under house arrest or not?"
"What else did those rebels say?"
Jin Fan thought about what Deputy General Manager Luo said to him and confirmed that there was nothing missing: "No more."
The emperor looked at the crowd in the palace and said, "My dear friends, is there any way to force the rebels back?"
At this time, the voices in the palace finally recovered, and the ministers began to discuss. However, no good solution came up after the discussion, and instead there were many disputes.
Chu Si looked at the important officials in the palace. Although they were talking a lot, they could not hide the panic on their faces.
The emperor looked down at the noisy ministers: "Stop making noises. What's the use of making noises here? Follow me out and see what's going on."
Chu Yuanqi stepped down from his seat first, and Zhou Shu also stood up and followed. The ministers, princes and princesses naturally followed after seeing the emperor and queen leaving. Chu Si was no exception, walking behind the crowd with her hands behind her back.
A group of people stood in the open space outside Huaji Hall. The only remaining imperial guards protected them tightly. The emperor said to Jin Fan beside him: "Go and see what's going on."
"Yes" just when Jin Fan was about to go out.
An imperial guard came up. When he got closer, he saw Luo Lie who had regained some strength. Luo Lie passed through the imperial guards and came to the emperor. He knelt on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, we will temporarily suppress the rebels." Repelled,"
Chu Yuanqi was very happy when he heard the news. He stretched out his hand to help Luo Lie and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Luo Aiqing."
Luo Lie said: "It's not hard work." The princes and princesses, important ministers of the court, maids and eunuchs present were also very happy. Although they only temporarily repelled the rebels, it also gave them a sense of confidence.
General Qin Han of the Shence Army, a burly man in his forties with a full beard, came to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I can summon the Shence Army to come to the rescue."
The emperor looked at Qin and Han and wondered: "This place has been surrounded by rebels. How do you get out?"
Qin Han's voice was loud: "Your Majesty, I have a command arrow specially made by the Ministry of Industry, so I can summon the Shence Army."
The emperor was surprised when he heard this: "When did the Ministry of Industry make such a thing? Why don't I know about it at all?"
"Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, so these little ministers did not report these gadgets. Please punish Your Majesty." Murong Wenzheng was a little embarrassed to speak.
Chu Yuanqi was helpless: "It's none of the chief minister's business. The chief minister is just doing it for state affairs, that's all."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern for me." Murong Wenzheng saluted the Emperor.
At this time, the emperor said to Qin and Han: "Let it go quickly."
"yes"
Qin Han reached into his arms and took out a small tube that was exactly the same as what Luo Lie had taken before. The difference was that the color of that tube was gold, while this one was black.
Qin Han took out the fire stick and lit the fuse. With a whoosh, a black light shot up into the sky and exploded high in the sky. A black dragon appeared in the sky.
Li Cungong, the commander-in-chief of the Shence Army stationed on the outskirts of the capital, saw the black dragon above the capital.
He immediately ordered his troops and rushed towards the capital with 30,000 soldiers and horses.
