Chapter 968: The Forbidden Palace Counterattacks (Part II)
Before the forbidden palace, Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong each led more than 1,000 soldiers into the rebel ranks.
Because of the surprise, there was a riot among the rebels, and the two fierce generals took the lead, and soon tore a hole in the rebel camp. The rebels' momentum was stopped, and they were temporarily mixed up with the two waves of forbidden forces.
However, the number of rebels was large, although the Praetorian Guard temporarily blocked the offensive of the rebels, but the number was too small, but the rebels were only twenty percent, and the rebels were only a little panicked, so they regained their composure under the command of Hou Junji and effectively organized a counterattack.
At this moment, Cheng Biting Jin and Wei Chigong were in a predicament, and the 2,000 people who sneaked up on the attack were bitten by the rebels and could not get out.
Li Tao nodded frequently from a distance, although Hou Junji's character is not very good, but his combat level is still very high, in the case of an advantage in numbers, Cheng Biting Jin of the same level, Wei Chigong is not his opponent.
But...... Can you get more than 10,000 rebels, and there won't be enough Praetorian Guards in the palace? Li Tao sneered, Hou Junji, Hou Junji, you are a wise and brave warrior, why are you so confused in the end? To make such an incomprehensible mistake as rebellion? Didn't he know how many Praetorian Guards had fallen to the ground in the palace?
Of course, Hou Junji knew how many Praetorian Guards there were in the palace, and he already knew that it would be difficult to succeed today when Cheng Biting Jin and Wei Chi Gong came out, but at this moment, it is useless to regret and scold his mother, only to fight to the death, maybe almost!
"Everyone, bring me together and break through the camp in front! Whoever is the first to break through, Lao Tzu will reward ten thousand gold! Hou Junji roared.
People die for money, birds die for food, and there is no possibility of relief at this point. The soldiers knew that this was a brainless job, and now that they had no way out, why not fight for money?
The soldiers suddenly became full of strength and rushed towards the palace gate where Li Tao was holding his hand like crazy.
Seeing that the rebels were desperately rushing towards him, Li Tao gave an unhurried order, let the soldiers fire two cannons first, knocking down two rows of rebels, and then ordered a few soldiers to pull away the cannons, and others to intercept the enemy. Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong cooperated to delay the enemy's offensive.
Hou Junji discovered the power of the cannon, his eyes lit up, and he ordered the soldiers beside him: "Pass the order, grab those two cannons!" Who can snatch the cannon, the official position will be promoted to three levels in a row, and the reward will be 10,000 acres! ”
If the previous reward only stimulated the fighting spirit of these soldiers, then the latter sentence completely ignited this group of outlaws.
Damn it! It's a big deal! Fight for a future for yourself!
The soldiers went crazy and went forward, and the defending forbidden army was already small in number, and the morale was not as high as that of the rebels, but after resisting three or two times, it was defeated.
When the two cannons were pulled into the palace gate, the soldiers in front couldn't support it, so they turned around and poured into the palace gate. Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong saw that the situation was not right, and they also withdrew temporarily with their men.
Hou Junji couldn't help but laugh when he saw this scene, obviously, the agitation method had a great effect. Regardless of where the brigade of the Forbidden Palace went, as long as Li Tao's troops retreated to the palace gate, then he would win by a small half.
Because when he entered this gate, the palace was completely open in front of him, and the cloister garden, which could not be twisted inside, would act as an obstacle to large-scale battles. Then he doesn't have to worry about the tens of thousands of forbidden troops in the palace, as long as he concentrates his troops in one place and attacks to the death.
Hou Junji carried a knife and entered the palace excitedly with the soldiers. As for Zhao Jie......
This guy was hit by an arrow in the arm, and at first he called death and wanted to pretend to be dead, but when he saw that no one was birding him, he also quieted down, silently picked up the thunderbolt fire on the ground, and rushed in with Hou Junji.
Li Yuanchang originally wanted to fish in troubled waters, and Hou Junji's appearance made him a little uneasy, but he also understood that if he didn't take Hou Junji's test, he would not succeed in usurping the throne at all, so he had to keep silent at the moment, and silently rushed in with Hou Junji with his generals. If he had the chance, he wouldn't mind taking the risk of fishing in troubled waters.
The soldiers rushed into the palace gate, and the forbidden army of the palace seemed to be powerless to resist, retreating again and again, without making any effective resistance at all, and directly gave up the first courtyard and retreated to the next courtyard.
The forbidden army retreated too happily, Hou Junji faintly felt that something was wrong, but it was too late to stop it, the courtyard was so big, more than 10,000 soldiers couldn't squeeze it at all, and many soldiers had already rushed into the next courtyard, and he had no choice but to go with the flow and follow to the next courtyard.
Li Tao sneered when he saw that the rebels had entered this courtyard. This was originally a royal garden, there were a lot of flowers and trees in the yard, and the yard was quite large, accommodating more than 10,000 people without any problem, but with the obstruction of flowers and bushes, the speed of the rebels slowed down significantly, and they could not keep up with the small number of forbidden troops.
The Praetorian Army quickly withdrew from this courtyard, and then "Bang! Several gates leading to the outside world in the courtyard were blocked.
"That's not right! There is fraud! Stop it all! Hou Junji saw the abnormal behavior of the forbidden army, and immediately drank the soldiers, and at this time, their door to enter this courtyard was also blocked by the forbidden army, and someone threw a few torches inside outside the wall!
"What does it smell like?" A soldier wondered.
"Not good! It's kerosene! Someone shouted in horror. Hou Junji's heart was cold, and he turned his head to see that the torches thrown in from outside the wall had already ignited the bushes. And the speed of the fire was very fast, almost instantly, the fire rushed to the people, and many soldiers were engulfed in the fire without even having a chance to react, and became a fire man, the ghost cried wolf, like a madman, and made the last struggle.
The place is too small, the density of soldiers is relatively large, and the soldiers next to them quickly burned after being glued. The fire is spreading wildly on the soldiers! The smell of barbecue filled the air, and the soldiers in the distance were gagging and ducking.
But the gate of the courtyard has been blocked, no matter how the soldiers rush, they can't break through the gate, the fire behind them spreads like a plague, the soldiers cry helplessly against the door, no matter how they plead, the people outside are not moved at all, firmly against the gate.
"Get out of here!" Hou Junji's personal guards pushed away a few soldiers who were lying on the door crying, and then took out a thunderbolt and put it at the door, "Get away, it doesn't matter if you are blown up!" ”
Next, light the fire and ignite the ......
"Boom!" The gate fell. After the thunderbolt blasted open the wooden door, debris flew everywhere, and many rebels and forbidden soldiers were injured.
However, as soon as the door opened, the rebels rushed out one by one as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, regardless of the fire burning around.
Just rush out and you don't have to be burned to death!
"Boom!" Suddenly there was a loud noise outside, and several rebels who rushed to the front were smashed!
(End of chapter)