GBP Chapter 340 Cleanup
Chapter 340 Cleanup
At this time, Zhao Hong also led his men to Suzaku Gate.
I heard the retreating rebels tearfully tell me that a mysterious weapon suddenly appeared in the palace, which could kill people invisibly from hundreds of steps away.
"What should we do?" Yao Guangyao, who was standing aside, took a breath and asked in horror.
Zhao Hong frowned, his face gloomy. After thinking for a moment, he said, "For the time being, we will hold on to Suzaku Gate. Nantai Gate is now in our hands. We will use the artillery we brought to build defensive fortifications."
He really didn't expect such a sudden change, but fortunately he had a backup plan.
Most of the troops attacking the city were Zhao Heng's advance troops, while Zhao Hong had not yet deployed the troops from Yuezhou he had brought with him, and he felt that he still had the strength to fight.
The Nantai Gate was opened, and the total number of Zhao Hong's Yuezhou army reached 20,000. They all came to the capital by water and hid very cleverly.
At the beginning of the war, these people, some from the ships and some from nearby farmhouses, quickly gathered outside the capital.
At a command, everyone came to the South Gate.
Ten carts of boxes accompanied the army. For ease of transportation, these boxes were placed on special carriages and sealed with wooden boards after arriving at Nantaimen.
When someone stepped forward to remove the packing boards, a row of long-barreled iron cannons appeared before everyone.
If Cao Yibao were here, he would definitely find that the caliber of these cannons was smaller than those made by Shi Li, but the barrels were longer, and there were two barrels side by side on one vehicle.
The Yuezhou soldiers did not unload the cannons, but instead loaded ammunition directly onto the carts. Ten carts were equivalent to twenty cannons, standing neatly there, looking very majestic.
There were also imperial cannons on Suzaku Gate, but they had been turned to face the inner city. Compared to the Yuezhou cannons, they were shorter and thicker, and while their caliber was larger, their range was not as far.
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Zhao Hui received the emperor's edict and took over as regent, and he also had to personally lead troops to suppress the rebellion.
With Xu Mu in charge of Andingmen, everything is safe for the time being.
The Suzaku Clan has already rebelled, and as the crown prince, he must step forward to intimidate those with evil intentions.
"Your Highness, the rebels outside Anding Gate have been eliminated. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the Zuo Wuwei were deceived by a false imperial edict and entered the city to defend the king."
"What?" Zhao Hui was stunned after hearing this. There was actually a hidden secret here. "After all, those who laid down their weapons are still officers and soldiers of our Great Zhou. Let Commander Xu handle it as appropriate."
At this moment, he was about to go to Suzaku Gate, but he was wondering in his heart whether Yao Guangyao was also deceived, and he even had a glimmer of expectation in his heart.
With this in mind, Zhao Hui sent his men to negotiate, completely forgetting the thrilling scene when attacking the Chuigong Palace just now.
A palace coup is different from fighting an enemy country.
People who have not experienced the intrigues of officialdom often find it difficult to clearly define friends and enemies.
The situation was urgent, yet he still tried to persuade them to surrender.
Cao Yibao and Zhu Biao looked at each other and both felt that there was something fishy about this matter.
"Captain Zhu, I'll send someone to Xizhimen to inform Division Commander Wei and have him lead the three battalions defending the city to attack Nantaimen. I'm afraid we'll encounter obstacles in the battle at Zhuquemen."
Although they were fighting separately, Cao Yibao's official rank was higher than Zhu Biao's after all. Moreover, they were discussing it with him at this time, so Zhu Biao naturally accepted it unconditionally.
"Captain Cao, I firmly support your decision." Zhu Biao immediately expressed his opinion.
The titles they used were all internal regulations of the new army, but their military positions in public were different.
Cao Yibao arranged the communications soldier and wrote a letter for him to take with him.
Then he looked towards Suzakumen with a solemn gaze and couldn't help but sigh, "What a pity! The shells we brought this time are all ground-explosion shells, without shortened fuses. Otherwise, we would have used airbursts."
"Don't worry, we still have some air-burst bombs, just not in large quantities. The artillery is on the way." Zhu Biao comforted him.
After a while, the artillery company commander walked over quickly.
Zhu Biao asked, "How many air-blast bombs do you have left?"
The artillery captain replied, "There's at least one box left for each gun."
"One box, doesn't that mean there are only three?" Zhu Biao asked, his mind racing.
"Yes, Captain."
"Oh, what a pity."
"What a pity?" asked the company commander in confusion.
"Captain Cao just said that it's best to use air-blast to attack Suzaku Gate. Unfortunately, each of our guns only has three air-blast bombs." Zhu Biao shook his head helplessly.
"So that's how it is. During training, the instructor said that to achieve an airburst, we can remove the fuse and cut it shorter. We can find a sample and make it ourselves."
The company commander was wondering why Zhu Biao was so worried, but it turned out to be just a problem with the air-burst bomb.
"Is this really feasible?" Zhu Biao asked in surprise.
"How dare I say such things? Almost all of us artillerymen know these tricks."
Hearing what the artillery company commander said, Zhu Biao's old face turned red, and he thought to himself: As expected, every industry has its own unique skills. Artillerymen still need in-depth study to be able to fire well.
Zhu Biao ordered the modification of some artillery shells into air-burst bombs.
The person Zhao Hui sent out did not respond for a long time.
Zhao Hui was just feeling puzzled when he saw a soldier running towards him in panic.
"Your Highness, they are all dead, all dead." The soldiers cried out in trembling voices when they saw Zhao Hui.
"What do you mean they're all dead?" Xiao Ling beside Zhao Hui asked sternly.
"We went to negotiate, but without a word, they raised their knives and killed our men. We saw with our own eyes that the bodies of the officers and soldiers we sent were hung in front of the Suzaku Gate."
After hearing this, Zhao Hui's eyes widened with anger, his fists clenched tightly, he suddenly drew the sword from his waist and was about to lead his men to charge forward.
"Your Highness, we are outnumbered. We absolutely cannot attack the city rashly. Otherwise..."
Xiao Ling quickly grabbed Zhao Hui and tried to persuade him, glancing in the direction of Cao Yiba.
Zhao Hui immediately understood.
"Go and pass on my order to have them capture Suzaku Gate."
"Yes." Xiao Ling was overjoyed after hearing this, and ran towards the team of Cao Yibao and others.
Zhu Biao recognized Xiao Ling and said to Cao Yibao, "This is Xiao Ling, the captain of the Crown Prince's personal army."
Seeing this, Cao Yibao nodded and asked, "What brings you here, Captain Xiao?"
Although Xiao Ling had been running all the way here, he remained calm and composed, and recounted the situation in an orderly manner. Finally, he conveyed Zhao Hui's intention to fight.
"Okay, please tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that we will begin the attack in a quarter of an hour."
Since he came here to fight, Cao Yibao was naturally not afraid.
A quarter of an hour later.
Zhu Biao's artillery company launched a fierce attack on the Suzaku Gate.
Hundreds of air-burst bombs exploded above the rebels, and Yao Guangyao instantly felt as if he was in hell on earth.
His armor was tattered by the marbles and he was seriously injured.
He watched as his back, legs, waist, front scapula and other parts were pierced, with blood gushing out, and he felt unbearable pain.
And all this was just because he executed a dozen people who came to negotiate.
When the two armies are fighting, the envoy will not be killed.
Is this God's punishment for me?
Yao Guangyao howled to the sky, smiled bitterly and shed tears of repentance.