After listening to the second sister's words, Li Zhiyun smiled and said, "Sister, don't worry, I'm safer here than the palace, and you'll know in the future." As he spoke, a guard ran over and reported, "Lord Wang, the rebels have come." ”

Oh? They're coming so fast! Li Zhiyun turned his head to the second sister and said, "Sister, there is going to be a war, you go back to the house quickly, and be careful of being injured by arrows." After that, he said to Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu, "Let's go, let's go to the terrace." ”

There is a terrace in the garden of the Chu Palace, which is about two zhang high, which happens to be in the center of the palace and the arsenal. Li Zhiyun asked the servants to cut down all the branches around them that blocked the view, so that standing on the terrace, the entire battlefield could be seen. Within miles of the surrounding area, the rebels' every move was clear at a glance. Therefore, it became a natural command post.

Li Zhiyun and the others walked up the steps to the terrace. He saw that Scarface was already on it, and was looking into the distance with a telescope, and several soldiers stood next to Scarface. Li Zhiyun walked over and said, "Wang Baoqiang, where is Li Tieniu?" Scarface put down his binoculars, turned around and said, "He said it was too uncomfortable to stay here, so he should rush to the front and kill him." Li Zhiyun sighed and said, "This Li Tieniu refuses to use his brains, how can he fight a war with just brute force?" Scarface didn't pick up the stubble, but raised the binoculars again, pointed with his hand, and said, "Lord, you see, the rebels are coming from the south." ”

Chang'an City is a square, eighteen miles and one hundred and fifty steps long from east to west, one hundred and seventy-five steps long from north to south, in addition to the imperial palace, there are two cities and one hundred and eight squares, and the squares are separated by streets between the squares, and each square is also square. Therefore, the streets of Chang'an City are either east-west or north-south. The palace of the king of Chu sits in the east and faces west, and the street in front of the palace is in the north-south direction.

Li Zhiyun raised his binoculars and saw that there were about several hundred rebels in this group, and they were driving along the street in this direction. The people of Chang'an City knew that the rebels had entered the city, so they all hid in their homes, and the streets were empty, and there was not a single pedestrian. The rebels probably didn't encounter any decent resistance along the way, so they relaxed their vigilance, carried broadswords and spears on their shoulders, and walked with swagger, talking and laughing, not at all like an army, but like a group of villagers visiting the city.

The houses around the Chu Wang's Mansion were demolished, leaving a large clearing where the rebels stopped. In front of the procession, two generals rode horses and stood side by side, and they pointed at the palace of the king of Chu, not knowing what to say. Behind them, the soldiers were already out of formation, huddled in a mess.

Li Zhiyun felt that the gathering of enemy elk was a great opportunity to kill and injure with firepower. He put down his binoculars and said to Scarface: "Order the artillery to fire!" Scarface said that he obeyed, turned his head and said to a pro-soldier: "Quick, blow the trumpet!" The soldier took out a horn, raised it, and blew the horn. The sound of the trumpet, one long and one short, was a signal to order the artillery to open fire.

Suddenly, more than a dozen red-clothed cannons let out a roar. The cannonballs whistled through the sky above the Chu Wangfu, accurately fell into the enemy group, and exploded violently, blowing up the rebels on their backs, and the scene was spectacular. The smoke from the explosion completely engulfed hundreds of enemy soldiers in an instant, and the two generals on horseback were also killed. When the shelling stopped, a large number of corpses were left in the clearing, and the soldiers who were not killed were scattered and fled.

After the battle of the Chu Wangfu began, the rebels from other places slowly gathered here. The enemy army gathered more and more, and by the afternoon, tens of thousands of people had gathered. From all directions, they surrounded the palace of the king of Chu.

Gao Jifu personally sat in the town and commanded the attack on the palace of the king of Chu. He obviously wanted to capture the Chu Wangfu in one go, so he didn't pay attention to any tactics, relying on the large number of people, and commanding the soldiers under his command to attack the Chu Wangfu and the arsenal like a swarm of ants. The attack of the Wagang army was fierce, and the soldiers charged forward with swords and spears in one hand and shields in the other.

The Forces nouvelles soldiers hid in the trenches and fired with their muskets, and when the enemy rushed to them, they threw grenades. Forty red-coated cannons also roared, and the shells rained down on the enemy, blowing up the enemy's flesh and blood.

Several rounds of rebel attacks were repulsed, leaving piles of corpses in front of the trenches, and the seriously wounded soldiers lay among the dead bodies, wailing incessantly. The people watching the battle on the terrace were excited, and Scarface exclaimed, "Damn, this fight is too much fun!" ”

Although the Wagang army was very brave, they had never seen such a weapon, nor had they experienced such a battle. The soldiers were frightened, thinking that they had encountered the heavenly soldiers and gods, and they no longer dared to rush forward, and the battlefield fell silent for a while.

Li Zhiyun observed the distance with a telescope, except for the Chu Palace, the rest of Chang'an City was occupied by the rebels, so only these two places had a war. The battle on the palace side was fierce, and the Shence army had no firearms, except for the use of bows and crossbows, they could only use knives and guns for hand-to-hand combat.

The palace is about five or six miles away from the palace of the king of Chu, although the distance is far, but Li Zhiyun uses a tenfold military telescope, so he can see it very clearly. He found that the battle near the Suzaku Gate was particularly fierce, and the rebels concentrated a large number of troops to attack frantically in order to seize the southern gate of the palace.

Li Zhiyun thought regretfully, but unfortunately the distance was too far and the range of the artillery could not reach, otherwise he could use artillery fire to support it. He removed his binoculars and re-observed the surroundings of the Chu Palace, and suddenly found that a battle was taking place in the southeast, about two miles away.

A six-horse carriage was parked on the street, surrounded by dozens of guards, who in turn were surrounded by more than a hundred rebels, and the two sides fought brutally.

Li Zhiyun guessed that the carriage was likely to be bound for the Chu Palace, but was intercepted by the rebels halfway through. He carefully observed the carriage with a telescope, and finally saw the badge on the carriage, and could not help but be surprised, and exclaimed, "Isn't that the badge of the Bohai Palace?" ”

Li Fengci, the king of Bohai, is Li Zhiyun's cousin, and he is being the governor of Yuanzhou, and he is not in Chang'an at this time. Judging from the appearance of those guards desperately protecting the carriage, it should be their master sitting in the carriage, and it can only be Princess Bohai.

Li Zhiyun put down the binoculars, turned his head and shouted at Zhang Zheng, "What's the matter?" Didn't you send someone to pick up Princess Bohai? "The matter of arranging people to pick up the princess and princess, he handed it over to Zhang Zheng.

"Sent." Zhang Zheng hurriedly explained, "I sent Hong Lin there, but the Bohai Mansion was too far away, and when they arrived, the palace had been occupied by the rebels, and the princess didn't know where to go, so she didn't receive anyone." ”

Li Zhiyun didn't say anything more, and raised the binoculars again to look at the carriage. The windows of the carriage were covered by sheer curtains, so it was impossible to see who was sitting inside. However, he became more and more sure that it must be Princess Bohai sitting inside. This cousin-in-law of his is very beautiful, and if she falls into the hands of the rebels, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The number of guards protecting the carriage was too small, and people were constantly being stabbed or cut down, and the situation was extremely critical. Li Zhiyun put down the binoculars and said to Scarface: "Order the artillery to open fire and support it with artillery fire." Scarface hurriedly asked the pro-soldier to blow the trumpet, and the pro-soldier took out the conch and was about to blow it, Li Zhiyun suddenly shouted: "No, you can't open the cannon, it will hurt the princess." ”

He thought for a moment and said decisively: "Wang Baoqiang, you immediately send a battalion to rush over and take the princess over!" Scarface hugged his fists and said, "Lord Wang, don't worry, I'll personally bring someone over!" ”

"I don't need you to go, I'll go!" As soon as the words fell, Li Tieniu rushed onto the terrace. He came to Li Zhiyun, hugged his fists and said, "Lord Wang, I will lead people to rush over and promise to snatch people back!" Li Zhiyun looked at him, nodded and said, "Okay, pay attention to safety." ”

"Yes!" Li Tieniu said, turned around and ran down the terrace.

Li Zhiyun didn't expect that Li Tieniu's movements were quite neat, and after a while, he saw through the binoculars that Li Tieniu led four or five hundred soldiers to jump up from the trenches and rush towards the rebels. Li Tieniu was shirtless, his bronzed skin was shiny, his bulging muscles were like iron bumps, and he held a nine-ring ox-ear machete in his hand. The soldiers who followed him were like him, shirtless, wielding broadswords and spears.

The middle ground between us and the enemy is a large open space, unobstructed, and it is very easy for people to become targets for bows and crossbows when they rush forward. Sure enough, a line of archers immediately stood up on the rebel side, drew their bows and released arrows, and the arrows came like flying locusts. The big knife in Li Tieniu's hand was like a flywheel, resisting the rain of arrows. The soldiers behind him didn't have the ability to do this, and many of the soldiers fell to the ground with arrows. The soldiers of the new army were so suppressed by the rain of arrows that they could not advance, and gradually distanced themselves from Li Tieniu.

Li Tieniu took the lead, rushing to the rebel archers like a tiger descending from a mountain, and with a roar that shook the sky, the big sword in his hand was like a coil, drawing an arc horizontally, and the necks of the five archers standing side by side were cut off, and the five heads flew into the air together, and blood spurted out of the cavity like a fountain.

Several enemy soldiers swung their knives at him, Li Tiedao didn't have time to withdraw the big knife and slash again, so he had to hold the iron handle with both hands, roaring and rushing towards the archers next to him, the tower-like body pressed over like a mountain, and with a brute force, he simply pressed seven or eight archers to the ground. The formation of the rebel archers was disrupted and they could no longer shoot arrows, and the soldiers of the new army took the opportunity to rush forward, and a bloody battle ensued between the two sides.

There were more than 1,000 rebels in front of them, and there were constant reinforcements from the enemy on the left and right. Li Zhiyun said to Scarface: "Order the artillery to open fire, block the passages on both sides, and prevent the enemy from reinforcing them." With the command, the red-coated cannon let out a roar, completely isolating the southeast direction.

After a period of hand-to-hand combat, Li Tieniu led his soldiers to break through the resistance of the rebels, rushed to the oil wall incense cart, and together with the remaining nursing homes, eliminated the more than 100 rebels. Then, they opened a bloody road and protected the carriage and drove into the palace of the king of Chu.

Li Zhiyun saw that Princess Bohai was successfully rescued, and hurriedly went down the terrace to greet her.