readx; The rain of arrows was as dense as flying locusts, carrying burning pine oil into the walls of the palace of the Wenhua Palace. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info Although people can hide behind the palace walls, there is no way to do it. The buildings of the Forbidden City are all roofed with glazed tiles, and the glazed tiles themselves have the function of fire prevention; However, the pillars and doors and windows of the hall are all wooden, and they are glued with pine oil, and in an instant, the main hall, side hall and dormitory of the Wenhua Hall have fallen into a sea of fire!

Dozens of steps away, Wang Feng saw that the fire attack was successful, and he didn't bother to pretend to be "escorting", and shouted at the male duck's throat playfully: "Shoot, keep shooting at our house, shoot and burn all the people inside!" ”

He was beaming with pride, coldly throwing several grenades from the Wenhua Hall and flying straight towards the place where the rebels gathered. The grenade had already shown great power, forcing the rebels back fifty paces away. At such a distance, it was already beyond the killing range of the grenade, so Xu Youliang and the others also stopped throwing. The rebels knew that this place would not be bombed, so they were relieved to boldly fire their bows and arrows.

Unbeknownst to them, these grenades were like wings, drawing several ultra-high and ultra-distant parabolas in the night sky, and accurately smashed into the chaotic formation. After a few loud bangs, the rebels lay down again. Wang Chaofeng was also a fortune teller, and he was far from the explosion point and was not injured, but his face was also blackened.

It turned out that these grenades were not thrown by Xu Youliang and a few of them, but by the British public Zhang Weixian himself. Although he doesn't know how to shoot with firearms, and his martial arts may not be as good as Yan Ling's, his arm strength is the largest among all of them. Under the extremely critical situation, Zhang Weixian also drew a gourd and threw a grenade, but he didn't expect to receive miraculous results.

Seeing that it was still not safe to be fifty paces away, Wang Chaofeng had to retreat another thirty or forty steps. Although the grenades could not be thrown this time, they were beyond the range of bows and arrows, and it was difficult for those sharp arrows with fire to shoot through the palace walls of the Wenhua Palace. Only then did the people inside get a precious respite, and Zhu Youzhen hurriedly ordered people to snatch the eunuchs and palace maids hiding in the palace out of the fire. As for the temple and other utensils, they had to be burned down.

As the fire grew larger, the already cold air was scorched hot. Although everyone was clinging to the palace wall, they could still feel their skin being burned and painful. Smoke billowed from the fire, choking everyone and making it difficult to open their eyes.

Zhang Weixian hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it's not a way to go on like this, it's better to let the ministers lead the troops to kill first, and Your Majesty will take the opportunity to break through!" ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head resolutely and said, "No! The enemy is outnumbered, and without the cover of the palace wall, you will be finished when you go out. ”

"It's not a pity to die!" Zhang Weixian was so anxious that he jumped to his feet and said, "As long as Your Majesty can break through..."

"If I say no, I can't!" Zhu Youzhen also roared violently, "Now the rebels don't dare to come over easily, we must grit our teeth and hold on for a moment longer." Believe me, reinforcements will be there soon! ”

At this moment, suddenly there was a dense "bang" sound in the direction of Donghua Gate. At first, everyone thought it was the sound of firecrackers, but then they thought about it, now that Jingshi is already in chaos, who still has the heart to set off firecrackers?

It was Zhu Youzhen who reacted first, and yelled excitedly: "This is the sound of a bird!" Reinforcements are coming! ”

Sure enough, only to hear the sound of popping beans getting closer and closer, the rebels surrounding the Wenhua Hall were also in chaos, even though the dynasty was shouting hoarsely, they were still running around like headless flies.

Suddenly, a hole was torn open in the encirclement, and a team of about two hundred people, maintaining a complete formation, rushed in unstoppably. They used shield bearers and pikemen to protect the flanks and rear, and in front were a platoon of twenty bird gunners, who retreated immediately after firing, the second row of bird gunners followed up and shot, and the third row was responsible for reloading. ”

Although the officers and soldiers of the five military battalions under Wang Chaofeng are called the "three major battalions", in fact, they have never participated in actual combat since the Tumubao Incident more than 100 years ago, so their combat effectiveness and will to fight are quite low. They had never seen an army so skillful in using firearms and so terrifying in combat power, and it was immediately beaten to the point of crying wolf, although the strength exceeded the opponent by more than ten times, but the opponent was like chopping waves, quickly approaching the blazing Wenhua Palace.

Zhu Youzhen naturally would not miss this excellent opportunity to break through, and immediately raised the Traceless Sword into the air, and roared: "Kill the thief!" ”

The gate of the Wenhua Palace opened suddenly, and the hundred and so people under Zhang Weixian had been roasted by the flames for a long time, and they were holding back a wave of anger, wanting to have a bloody battle with the enemy; At this time, the emperor ordered, and everyone rushed to the front like a hungry tiger pounced on the rebels.

Under the internal and external attacks, the rebels finally completely collapsed, and they threw down their weapons and fled in all directions, only hating their parents for not giving them an extra leg.

In this case, he can't even save his own life, and no one cares about protecting the dynasty. This old guy also mixed in the chaos and wanted to run out, but because he was usually pampered, he couldn't run fast with a big belly, and he fell to the ground after a few steps, and was immediately trampled by the people behind him.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen also came out of Wenhua Gate under the protection of Yan Ling and others, and just walked not far, only to hear the sound of "Hulong" behind him, and the main hall of Wenhua Hall had been burned down by fire.

When everyone was palpitating and secretly rejoicing, the red lady shouted in surprise: "Herzhe! ”

Among the reinforcements on the opposite side, a girl in full uniform also rushed out, hugging the red lady and crying and laughing. At this time, Zhu Youzhen saw clearly that they were the 200 special combat soldiers who stayed in the Xinwang Mansion, and it was Chen Wu who led the troops.

At this time, Chen Wu strode over, knelt down in front of Zhu Youzhen and said, "The last general is late to escort ,...."

"Stop talking nonsense, go and control the four gates of the Forbidden City!" Zhu Youzhen didn't have time to ask Chen Wu in detail how they came, and hurriedly ordered.

Chen Wu immediately received the order and sent 120 special combat personnel, each in groups of 30, to rush to Wumen, Donghuamen, Xihuamen, and Shenwumen under the guidance of the palace guards. Don't look at the fact that there are only thirty people, as long as you close the city gate and occupy a good shooting position on the gatehouse, even if there are 300 or 3,000 people outside, it will be difficult to break through for a while. The four gates are guarded, and the Forbidden City is temporarily safe.

Zhu Youzhen also sent Zhang Zhiji to lead dozens of people to search the palace to see if there were any hidden rebels, and if there were any, they would immediately correct the law on the spot. He himself went straight to the noon gate under the protection of Yan Ling and others, because the noon gate is the main gate of the Forbidden City, and the east, north, and west sides of the city platform are connected as a whole, and the pier platform below alone is as high as four zhang, which is the easiest place to defend and difficult to attack.

On the way to the noon gate, everyone found Wang Chaofeng, who was trampled on and dying. Zhang Weixian was extremely angry, and was about to swing his sword to cut him, but Zhu Youzhen said coldly: "It's too cheap for him to die like this, I still have a lot of accounts to settle with him!" Tie them up first, and interrogate them slowly after the chaos is quelled! ”