"Look at this." Zhao Xingde had to take out the Jun Zhi that had not yet been warmed up and handed it to the officer.

The officer took Jun Zhi with a smile, unfolded it and looked at it casually, his smile immediately froze, he read the content word for word, looked at this person in disbelief, and said in a lost voice: "You are Zhao, Zhao, Zhao ,....." His face was flushed, as if he was about to choke to death, he couldn't say a complete word, and suddenly knelt down and said: "The last general, Meng Ying, Zhao Jieshuai, please forgive the last general's offense!" ”

"What is the sin?" Zhao Xingde patted him on the shoulder, asked him to get up, and ordered with a smile, "Gather the officers above the command level, and besides," he pointed to the wall and frowned, "think of a way to push it down." ”

"Yes!" Meng Ying replied loudly and immediately went to make arrangements. Zhao Xingde waited with his arms crossed, nodding to the curious soldier.

When Lin Zhengan led people to the front yard with a cannon in tow, he couldn't believe his eyes, he could barely recognize this place. Only a pile of rubble remains, the water tank in front of the hall and the flower beds next to the gold brick road are all gone, and the entire front yard is almost razed to the ground. The gunners were full of panic and whispered: "Is it the rebels rushing in?" There was also a suppressed voice of surprise, "Zhao Shuai!" This is the sharp-eyed officer who recognized Zhao Xingde.

"Zhao Shuai!" The artillery officers were all Zhao Xingde's old subordinates, and they all stepped forward to salute.

Lin Zhengan's face changed slightly, it was really the soul of the army, and in a short period of time, the morale of the forbidden army was very different from before. Outside was still full of people and noisy, coming in through the hidden gate, but the officers' attention stayed more on Zhao Xingde, Chongyi made Li Jixian, Neiyuan made Meng Ying respectful as if he was a deputy general, and the soldiers had no doubts or fears on their faces, and they lined up with bated breath to wait for the enemy. Zhao Xingde removed the horizontal formation in the front yard and let the three firearm battalions retreat to the preset gun position. The front row of firecrackers inserted spears, and Rulin's white blades flashed with a little cold light. Although the number of people is small, it gives people a rock-solid and invincible feeling.

"Marquis Wuchang, the last general has brought the artillery and gunners over!"

"Well done." Zhao Xingde nodded and said, "Put them all in the gun position." Have some shotguns on the ground and solid bullets on the steps. Do you remember how to do it? "Later, it was ordered directly to the artillery officer.

"Yes!" The officer replied loudly, "Marshal, the last general is the first to practice artillery skills, and this is enough to be qualified to be selected into the Prime Minister's Guard." With a proud look on his face, he turned back and beckoned, "Brothers, do your job!" ”

Lin Zhengan looked at this head named Yang Chengwu in surprise, just a moment ago, Yang Chengwu was still full of complaints, looking for reasons not to come up, and the gunners were also dead one by one, but now, the officer methodically commanded the gunners to move the guns into the gun position, and the gunners' movements were also very neat. Each gun emplacement was marked with white ash in advance, which was unique to the artillery battalion. According to the topography of the Prime Minister's Mansion, ten guns were arranged in the front and rear, the first row of guns was at the back of the courtyard, and the second row of guns was on the wide bluestone steps of the government hall, and the railings had all been removed.

The Prime Minister's Mansion is the original Ezhou Mansion Yamen rebuilt, the Mansion Gate is also the shape of the State Palace, the three bays and six doors are more than seven zhang wide, and there are two layers of wooden gatehouses built on it. Because the depth of the front yard was not enough, the muzzle of the cannon could not be raised too high, and the cannon had to penetrate through the three doorways. With such a narrow front in the front yard, there are more than 20 artillery pieces in two rows, and the muzzles of the black holes are all pointing at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, even the elite cavalry cannot rush in, let alone the rabble outside. However, if the two armies faced each other, it would be impossible for Zhao Xingde to place the artillery so densely, and the enemy would kill a group of gunners with one shot.

The obscuring of the forbidden army made the students not aware of the situation in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion had been hidden. But after several temptations, the incompetence of the forbidden army gave everyone a lot of confidence. The situation can't go on like this forever, and the idlers who watched the excitement also cheered loudly and excitedly.

"Rush in!" "Oh, rush in!" "Rush in!" "Rush in!"

An officer came out of the crack in the door sideways, first whispered a few words to the officer outside, and then walked to the front, loudly warning the people outside the prime minister's mansion to leave immediately, and the answer to him was still a coaxing and stones, the officer retreated in embarrassment, and then the six doors of the prime minister's mansion creaked open, and the forbidden army outside also lined up and turned and retreated, but the six doors remained open. After the crowd cheered, they found that the wall that should have been in the official office was gone, and at a glance you could see the main hall of the government office, the forbidden army waiting for the battle, and the two rows of thick iron barrel cannons, which made many people exclaim.

An officer stood next to the open gate and kept shouting a warning that as long as he trespassed into the prime minister's mansion, he would immediately open fire, and the people watching the excitement outside would immediately retreat so as not to be injured by mistake. However, the people did not understand the power of artillery, and when they saw that the officers and soldiers in the prime minister's office were in strict formation, although there was a hint of fear, they hesitated for fear of being ridiculed by others. "Who are you scaring about?" "Rush in!" Some people were still heckling, but their voices were much quieter than they had just been.

Zhang Wei looked at the muzzle of the black hole and asked hesitantly, "Brother Shi, what should I do?" ”

Shi Tingjian had heard of the iron barrel cannon and knew that it was a sharp weapon on the battlefield, but he thought that it was just a much more powerful firecracker, and the sparse and weak gunners of the officers and soldiers just now were seen by everyone, and it would be ridiculous if they were frightened by this row of artillery and retreated. He hesitated for a moment, then looked back, and on the street corner not far away, more than a dozen cows were tied with sharp knives and firecrackers as they had just done, and several carts were also piled with firewood and grass. Tens of thousands of people and people gathered outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the original majestic official office had a feeling that the wall was falling down and everyone was pushing it at this moment. Many people think that even if everyone punches and stomps on one person, the defenders can't resist no matter how stubbornly they resist.

"It's not more than fifty steps, rush over!" There was a hint of determination in Shi Tingjian's eyes, "They will fire at most one shot!" ”

"Good!" Zhang Wei nodded, he waved his hand and asked the commander Ding of the next to get the "fire ox" and the cart to the front, the fire bull who rushed to the front was in front, and the cart that blocked the arrows was behind, this was still the formation after the students discussed. The crowd made a way out, and at the same time realized that a big show was about to start, some people were full of excitement, and some people shouted loudly: "Rush! "That's what it looks like." Some people continued to shout, "If Chen Dong doesn't come out, we will kick him out!" "After the temporary silence caused by the appearance of artillery, the noise, the laughter, the cheers, the shouts were heard again, even louder than before.

The rebels drove the cattle to the front, and the defenders, realizing that they might attack immediately, nervously tightened their grips on their firearms.

"My lord, they're going to rush up, what should I do?"

"The artillery fires two rounds in turn," Zhao Xingde looked ahead, his tone a little complicated, "The firepower must be fierce, don't let them have the courage to try again." After the artillerymen received the order, he turned his head and ordered: "The reserves are stand, all the musketeers are speared, and the left and right flanks are ready to go into battle." "The military order was carried out in an orderly manner, and the artillery had already been loaded, just waiting for the moment when the cannon was fired.

Lin Zhengan looked at this scene incredulously, not long ago, these forbidden troops were still panicked, almost waiting for a touch to collapse, but now, the top and bottom are full of confidence, listening to Zhao Xingde's military orders, it seems that they are asking them to defeat the chaotic people in front of them at once. The sound of firecrackers caught his eye and turned to the front.

The crackling sound of firecrackers exploded, a dozen cows rushed towards this side with a long and mournful roar, several carts full of firewood followed behind the herd, and then behind the crowd of people armed with clubs and sharp knives, all kinds of shouts were deafening, at the same time, the gunners lit the medicine leads, the fuses burned rapidly, and the gunners raised their spears forward, ready to resist the approaching bulls and crowds.

"It's coming!" Shi Tingjian stared ahead and ran desperately, shouting loudly: "Rush up and kill the traitor!" ”

Holding a short club, he rushed to the front of the group, only two steps from the gate, but time seemed to freeze at this moment. "Boom-" "Boom-" "Boom-" With the deafening sound of artillery, before people had time to react, countless iron bullets flew from the opposite side, and ten cannons fired shotguns at the same time, and the shotgun barrels cracked less than twenty paces away from the crowd, and thousands of bullets flew sideways, immediately intertwined into a web of death in the front of the narrow yamen.

The crowd in front of them fell down in an instant, and as the smoke and dust rose, people could hardly see anything clearly, only the tragic situation of the dead and wounded pillows in their eyes, and their ears were buzzed by the sound of cannons, and in the next moment, there was the sound of countless bullets hitting the walls, pillars, and bodies "poof", and the rebounding stray bullets brought a terrible cry from time to time. Everyone is like falling into hell, the eardrums are filled with dying screams, and the wails of the wounded are terrifying.

Shi Tingjian seemed to be pulled back by a huge force, half of his body was numb, he leaned against the wall, and before he could check the injury, he saw Zhang Wei lying on his back on the ground, blood blurring his chest. In the billowing smoke and dust, everyone's eyes widened and shouted for help, but they couldn't find a way out, some people were already paralyzed on the ground with fright, some people stood on the ground at a loss, and only a few people were still rushing forward. At this time, the second round of shelling began, this time it was all solid shells, round iron shells one after another, and the whistling black shadow flew out from the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion and hit the crowd in the distance.

Solid shells do not seem to be fast, once the flesh and blood are hit, it is either dead or wounded, solid shells fly in the dense crowd, a scene of flesh and blood flying everywhere they pass, some penetrate more than a dozen people in a row, and some people are cut off their heads by shells, and even cut off into two from them, blood is splashed, and the viscera is flowing, the crowd has never seen such a terrifying scene, while screaming loudly, while scrambling to flee backwards, some were knocked to the ground and trampled to death on the spot.

"Help!" "Run!" "Run!"

The smoke and dust stirred up by the cannonballs have not yet settled, most of the crowd outside the Prime Minister's Mansion has dispersed, and the rest are still in a daze, and the forbidden troops with flat-ended guns have rushed out of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"This is ......" Lin Zhengan looked surprised, "That's it, this is the end?" ”

"No," Zhao Xingde shook his head and said in a low voice, "Restoring order in the capital division is just the beginning." ”