Huainan City has been carefully built by the King of Huainan in recent years, especially after the application of cement, it can be said that it is a rare strong city in China, there are huge reserves of grain and grass in the city, according to the standards of this era, there is no problem to stick to it for a year and a half.

The king of Huainan thought so, and the rebels also thought so, their idea was to drag down the imperial army, and when the imperial army could not afford to consume, it would be no problem to negotiate with the imperial court and reach a satisfactory result, at least they would not be punished by the imperial court.

The ideal is very plump, but the reality is too skinny. Two successive warning shellings by the imperial army completely shattered their dreams. In the first shelling, the towers on the city walls were destroyed, and in the second shelling, even the iron gates were destroyed.

The power of the new artillery of the imperial court once again reminded the rebels of the nightmare on the bank of the Yellow River, and they finally understood that the impregnable Huainan City was like paper paste in the eyes of the imperial army, and the imperial army surrounded Huainan City, not because they could not break the city, but because they did not want to break the city. Just like today, the imperial army destroyed the city gates, but did not take advantage of the situation to attack the city.

The sword that hangs over the head all the time is the most terrifying. With the opening of the city gate, the last bit of morale of the defenders of Huainan City was destroyed by the new artillery, and the will to fight collapsed sharply. King Huainan also slumped in his seat after hearing the report, he finally understood that he had made a fatal mistake and did not figure out the true strength of the imperial court beforehand.

The envoy of the King of Huainan rushed into Huainan City and reported Han Fei's ultimatum to the King of Huainan, at this time the King of Huainan really felt that death was so close to him.

"This king is ordered by heaven, how can a child surnamed Han decide?" King Huainan's face was full of anger, his eyes shot fiercely, and he roared angrily: "If this king wants to die, he will also let 100,000 people be buried with him!" ”

King Huainan was obviously crazy, and the staff and generals in the palace were all full of surprise and did not dare to deal with it.

At this time, a guard hurriedly ran into the main hall and reported urgently: "Lord Qiyu, something is wrong, the general of the southern city led his troops out of the city and surrendered to the imperial army......"

"What? The thief dares to disturb the heart of the king's army! The king of Huainan drew his sword and hacked the guards who reported the news to death on the spot.

The staff generals panicked, not because the king of Huainan hacked a guard to death, but because someone went out of the city to surrender, if this caused a chain reaction, the generals also followed the trend and surrendered out of the city, and Huainan City was self-defeating.

"The prince is angry!" The staff generals hurriedly dissuaded King Huainan and said, "The top priority is to prevent similar incidents from happening again!" ”

After this relaxation, the king of Huainan calmed down a little, and shouted: "Let the guards form an inspection team to rush to the city gate, and anyone who tries to go out of the city and surrender and confuse the army's heart will be immediately killed!" The families of the generals who surrendered out of the city were escorted to the head of the city and beheaded for public display! ”

King Huainan's move was equivalent to cutting off the possibility of surrendering out of the city, and the staff and generals had the intention to dissuade him, but at this time, under the high anger of King Huainan, no one dared to admonish.

The defenders of Huainan City surrendered out of the city, which was an excellent demonstration, Han Fei immediately pardoned the crime of surrendering the army, and asked them to go to the city gate to shout and encourage more defenders to go out of the city and surrender. As long as the rebels surrender, some of the main leaders such as the king of Huainan will naturally be the turtle in the urn, and Huainan City can be pacified without a fight.

However, the next scene made Han Fei angry. The head of the city first threw out the heads of many officers and soldiers, and then the families of the surrendered generals were taken to the head of the city and beheaded, and the attitude of the king of Huainan was self-evident, this was to fight to the end with the imperial court.

"Pass the order down, get ready to break the city!" Han Fei was angry, since the king of Huainan had killed himself, he would fulfill him. He said to the angry generals on the side: "The king of Huainan is guilty of heinous crimes, and he is innocent of death, after the city is broken, you lead your troops to kill the king of Huainan to avenge your family!" ”

"Thank you for your grace!" After thanking Han Fei, the general drew his sword and glared at Huainan City with red eyes.

"Zhongguo Gong, there is movement in Huainan City, and the rebels are escorting the people out of the city, intending to impact our army's military formation!"

When Han Fei heard the report, he led the generals out of the camp to check, only to see the gate of Huainan City open, the people in the city in front, and the rebels behind, approaching the imperial court army camp.

"Despicable and shameless! The grandiose royal clan is so despicable that he sacrifices innocent subjects! The generals of the imperial army were at a loss for a moment, and looked at Han Fei nervously.

"King Huainan is already at the end of his rope, and he has even used such a trick to anger and resentment, which means that he is not far from death!" Han Fei snorted coldly: "Pass the artillery battalion, raise the angle of artillery firing, and hang the rebels behind the people!" Order the infantry battalion to guide the people to safety, strictly check for suspicious people, and prevent traitors and their families from getting involved! ”

Han Fei's order was quickly conveyed to Simen, and the cannon roared in an instant, and the people out of the city panicked, and then found that the shells did not shoot at the people, but at the rebels behind, and hurriedly gathered in a safe area according to the guidance of the imperial infantry battalion.

The rebels were sad, and it was not safe to hide behind the people, and they collapsed instantly by the dense artillery bombardment, leaving the people behind and fleeing into Huainan City in a hurry.

The people were cleaned up before the battle, Han Fei issued a comprehensive siege order, the artillery battalion first bombarded the fortifications at the head of the city, and then blasted open the city gate, and the imperial army rushed into Huainan City from the four gates.

"The city is broken! The city is broken...... The imperial army has come in......"

Accompanied by the sound of the rebels scattering and fleeing, it was the thunderous shouting of the imperial army. The original general, after receiving Han Fei's order, led his troops straight to the Huainan Palace.

"Lord Wang, something is wrong, the city is broken......"

In fact, there is no need for the guards to report, the king of Huainan has already heard the shouts of killing in the city, he can't imagine that the Huainan City he has worked so hard to manage will be broken in an instant, at this moment, I don't know whether to regret or grieve? One thing he realized, his life was at an end, and he couldn't help but draw his sword.

The staff and generals in the palace of Huainan all fled, and there was only one person in the entire front hall, the king of Huainan was alone, he wanted to roar at the sky with his sword, but he couldn't make a sound, and only at this time did he really understand that he did not have the emperor's life.

The general led the troops to rush into the Huainan palace with almost no resistance, but saw that the king of Huainan had committed suicide in the front hall, but the hatred of the family members being killed made him not hesitate to lead the troops to the backyard of the palace, and wanted to use the blood of the Huainan king's family to repay the blood debt.

The rebels surrendered without much resistance, and an hour later, the city of Huainan was completely controlled by the imperial army. At this time, the infantry battalion reported to Han Fei, "The prince of Huainan is mixed with the people and is trying to escape!" ”

"The king of Huainan has committed a heinous crime, the father's debt is repaid, and the son of the king of Huainan will be handed over to the people for disposal!" Han Fei gave a faint order and led his troops into the city to appease the people.

The results of the battle soon came out, more than 10,000 rebels were killed, the remaining 150,000 rebels surrendered, the king of Huainan committed suicide, the family of the king of Huainan was beheaded, and the prince of Huainan was stoned to death by the people.

(End of chapter)