Chapter 120: Back to the capital
At the beginning of May, there was indeed chaos in the capital.
The city guards rebelled and led their troops to attack the palace, but the Imperial Forest Army resisted desperately and did not let it succeed.
Another master infiltrated the palace with the intention of assassinating Su Liu, but Xu Yi found out and killed the assassin, and the world was shaken.
The commander of the city guard army is Chen Shou, according to the seniority, he is Ling Hu Su's cousin, and it is because of this relationship that Ling Hu Su can rest assured that the city guard army will be handed over to him. But unexpectedly, Chen Shou actually united with Chen Jin, intending to attack the palace and seize the throne.
Zhou Tianwen and Xie Rong both sent urgent reports asking whether to withdraw their troops.
Ling Husu did not hesitate and let them continue to attack, while he himself led 5,000 personal guards and 20,000 imperial forest troops back to the capital, leaving Bai Xiaoxiang and Yin Zhi to guard Huaicheng.
On the way back, Ling Husu took Yang Bofei with him, he preferred to stay in Weiguo, but when he heard that Zhang Wenyu and Lu Yi already had a complete R&D factory, they couldn't resist the temptation in their hearts, so they followed.
Zhang Wenyu's Yongxing base has faced many military impacts.
Everyone in the world knows that the Yongxing base is the weapons manufacturing base of Chen Guo, and whoever controls this place can control the lifeblood of Chen Guo.
Therefore, when Chen Jin found that the palace could not be attacked for a long time, he turned to attack the Yongxing base.
But how did he know that although there were only 5,000 people in the Yongxing base, they were armed to the teeth, and it was even more difficult to fight than the palace.
For security, Zhang Wenyu attaches the most importance to security, in addition to 5,000 soldiers armed with rifles and armor, the base is also surrounded by forts, on which artillery is built, no one can approach.
Chen Jin's army of 20,000 fought for three days, but he didn't make a name for himself, but he suffered heavy losses.
By the time the troops were increased, Linghusu was only more than eighty miles away from the capital.
In the palace, Chen Jin had no master, and when he heard the news of Ling Husu's return, he knew that the situation was out of control. The courtiers who had been vying for his allegiance were all closed at this time.
"Uncle Cousin, what should I do now?"
Chen Shou has half a hundred hair, a round face and small eyes, this person did not study well when he was young, and he came around nonsense, and was later reprimanded by the old emperor many times, only to suddenly realize that he studied hard. After that, he did the secretary of the criminal department, and then entered the army, and made great contributions when he attacked Nanyi, and was named the Marquis of Nanjiang.
"Don't worry, the capital is already under our control, so what if we don't let them in when the time comes. Chen Susu only brought 25,000 soldiers and horses, is it possible, can he still attack the city! In my opinion, the soldiers and horses outside the city should be recalled as soon as possible, and the main thing is to defend the city. Think about it, it's a good thing that Chen Susu is back, if she dies, what are you worried about. It's really dangerous to put her outside, after all, he has the Northwest Army and the Eastern Navy in his hands. ”
Chen Jin suddenly realized that it was a good thing for Husu to return.
In the palace, Su Liu led a group of ministers loyal to Linghu Su to discuss matters in the Qianyuan Palace, and these ministers couldn't get out of the palace and were trapped here.
"Queen Mother, I heard that Your Majesty has returned, I'm afraid it won't take two days to solve the dilemma."
Some ministers are very optimistic, but Wen Zhong is not optimistic at all, he said: "If Your Majesty brings back the Northwest Army, it will be fine." But there are only 20,000 Royal Forest Army, which is not safe! If His Majesty encounters an accident, isn't it exactly what Chen Jin wants! ”
Fei Qing was not so pessimistic, he was even interested in reading the battle reports on the front line.
"I don't think it's that bad, Your Majesty is not simple, don't look at Chen Jin has 100,000 city guards, oh, now there may only be 70,000 or 80,000, and it may not be able to stop Your Majesty. As for Chen Shou, he is old and confused. ”
The ministers expressed their opinions, and when they came, most of them were pessimistic.
Su Liu's face was haggard, and after listening to it for a while, he went back to rest, and Xu Yi followed closely, for fear of another accident. The previous surprise attack, if it wasn't for Su Liu's quick reaction, I'm afraid it would have been separated from yin and yang.
Linghu Su knew the situation in the capital, and knew that the palace was safe, so he was not in a hurry, and led the army to the Yongxing base.
The 5,000 men in the Yongxing base suffered small losses, and even if they were damaged, they were only wounded by bullets and bows and arrows, and there were very few riflemen in the city guards, and almost all the rifles produced were supplied to the front line.
"This weapon is so powerful that the enemy's bow and arrow can't shoot at all, and I killed him."
"Of course, I heard that this was brought by His Majesty, and with this weapon, it is not impossible to unify the world."
"It's a pity that I couldn't enter the Northwest Army, otherwise, how could I be leisurely here now, and I would have made contributions on the battlefield a long time ago."
Two sentinels, chatting on the stage of the fortress.
"But compared to this thing, the hair of a rifle is nothing."
The two looked at the barrel of the cannon hidden in the fortress with envy, this cannon would destroy the world and destroy the world, and the shocking scene of yesterday's three cannons firing at the same time is still in their minds.
"If only I could have a shot, too."
"Hehe, you dream! We are riflemen, which can only be used by specially trained artillerymen. If you do it, you'll probably blow yourself up. ”
"It's extreme, it's extreme, don't think about it, it's a fairy-like thing, and you can't climb it."
While chatting, one person squinted and caught a glimpse of the black pressure in the distance, and instantly refreshed.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"
The two sentries roared loudly and sounded the alarm at the same time, and the screeching sound of whining immediately spread throughout the base.
Zhang Wenyu was doing an experiment, and after hearing the sound, he used the background to turn off the alarm system, and at the same time used a loudspeaker to inform the whole base: "I am Zhang Wenyu, outside the base is Your Majesty, don't panic, do your duty." ”
Inevitably, Zhang Wenyu rarely left the test and went out to greet him, followed by a large number of officials from the Ministry of Firearms.
Ling Husu did not enter the range of the base, and was stationed far away, for fear that the base would go awry.
Cheng Jin looked at the huge base and was amazed, and said, "Your Majesty, it's only been more than half a year, and it's been built so hugely. ”
The Yongxing base bid farewell to the low-rise houses and built neat and tidy mid-rise buildings, and the settings everywhere show a sense of science and technology. Of course, this sense of technology is only for contemporary comparisons.
Linghu Su had already sent a message to Zhang Wenyu, and when he sent someone to greet him, he didn't dare to break into the defense system of the Yongxing base.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Zhang Wenyu led a group of people over.
"I've seen Your Majesty."
"No courtesy. Hey? Lao Zhang actually came, it's really strange. ”
Zhang Wenyu glanced at him and replied unceremoniously: "I'm afraid that they will kill you in a fire." ”
As soon as these words came out, the people around him were shocked, if it weren't for Ling Husu's smile, I am afraid that he would reprimand Zhang Wenyu for his nonsense.
"The artillery can hurt me, the bullets are far behind. Let's go, let's go in first. ”
With Zhang Wenyu leading the way, the group entered the base in a mighty way.
Cheng Jin led the army, and only entered later, they would camp in the base, and there was enough space inside.
Zhang Wenyu led Ling Husu in and left, he was such a character that he couldn't wait to stay in the laboratory all day. As for Lu Yi, he couldn't even see him.
Responsible for entertaining Linghu Su is Zuo Shilang Guan Shao, who does not know technology, and is in charge of officialdom and daily operations.
"Tell me clearly about the current situation in the capital."
"Yes, Your Majesty. Chen Shou led 100,000 city guards, attacked the palace and the base successively, and after losing almost 20,000, he knew that His Majesty had returned, so he retreated in the city......"
Ling Hu Su was furious, he was a soldier outside who was unwilling to lose, Chen Shou was good, and he lost 20,000 in the nest, and this person was not enough to relieve his hatred if he didn't kill him.