Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3463 The outbreak of war
"Rush up, rush up! I'm going to tear these brats into pieces!"

"Before departure, the head of the family ordered to capture the casting bureau, and each person will be rewarded with ten pieces of money and ten bolts of silk!"

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Driven by generals, the rebels launched a frenzied attack on the foundry bureau.However, the defenders on the wall were assisted by the students of the academy, and their inferiority in strength was alleviated at once. All of a sudden fell down.

After finally rushing to the door, they were thrown from the arrow towers on both sides of the gate and were blown up. The stumped limbs and arms were splashed with ice and snow, and the sound of mourning resounded all over the field.

The eyeballs of the rebel generals were all red, and he shouted: "Scatter, scatter, don't gather in one place, everyone scatter and attack the city!"

He also knows the advantages and disadvantages of some firearms, which are violently lethal to enemies gathered in one place. Under the dual power of gunpowder and steel, the flesh and blood are like dilapidated silk, instantly falling apart, and the stumps are thrown away.

It is possible to avoid projectiles only if the formation is not dispersed and the action is irregular. After all, although the power of firearms is great, the hit rate is low.

But in this way, the advantage of a group charge cannot be formed, and it is as difficult as climbing the sky to capture the wall...

Cen Changqian stood on the top of the wall, looking at the rebels who were charging bravely under the heavy snow but could not cause too much trouble for the casting bureau. His mood had already flown through the wind and snow, and his eyes fell on the direction of Chang'an City in the distance, full of ambition. Aspirations soared.

It is no longer limited to sticking to a corner of the foundry bureau...

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Countless rebels gathered from all directions, swarmed into the city through the gates of Anhua, Jinguang and other places, marched along Lifang streets and alleys by water and land, marched towards the imperial city, and then gathered at Suzaku Gate, xx Gate and other places. Hedgehogs with all kinds of weapons gathered together, but they didn't immediately launch an attack on the imperial city.

The reason why they arrived outside the imperial city smoothly was because the soldiers of the Six Commanders of the East Palace and the Ministry of War, Jingzhao Mansion and other yamen kept retreating, giving up one after another, and finally retreated to the imperial city.The intention is naturally not to want the flames of war to poison the entire city of Chang'an, and to limit the scale of the war to the vicinity of the imperial city as much as possible.

The Guanlongmen Clan didn't care whether the entire Chang'an City was destroyed in this battle, but if it was possible to avoid that kind of situation where the lives of the people were ruined, it would be better to avoid it as much as possible.After all, if Chang'an City was reduced to ruins, it would take a lot of effort to clean up the mess afterwards, and it would greatly damage the interests of each family...

In addition, no one dared to underestimate the six rates of the Eastern Palace.

Although it was not long before it was handed over to the Crown Prince, after a thorough reorganization, many Guanlong disciples were eliminated. The Six Commanders of the East Palace were all loyal to the Crown Prince. In order to maintain the status of the East Palace, they must fight to the end.

Moreover, right now the ruler of the Six Commanders of the Eastern Palace is the Duke of Wei, Li Jing...

Even though Li Jing has lived in hiding for many years, even though he has not been involved in military affairs for many years, as long as Li Jing stands there, no one dares to underestimate him.

Although the title of "Great Tang Army God" has never been officially recognized, the entire empire, especially the military, has privately admitted that Li Jing is the well-deserved number one commander of the empire!

Even if such a person is getting old, who would dare to ignore him lightly?
So the rebels gathered more and more, but they didn't dare to act rashly. They just waited until all the rebels had entered the city, gathered all their strength and launched a full blow, striving for a battle.

However, no one expected that in the 15th year of Zhenguan, the mutiny that swept through the entire Guanzhong, the first shot was fired by an unknown soldier in front of the foundry bureau far away from Chang'an City...

The sound of guns from the Foundry Bureau pierced through the wind and snow and arrived at Chang'an City. The guards at the gates of the city were all startled.Especially at the Anhua Gate in the south of the city, the captain defending the city suppressed the soldiers under his command and sent the rebels into the city from the Qingming Canal, which already made many soldiers more and more restless, but the captain did not dare to act rashly due to the majesty of the captain.

However, the crime of allowing the rebels to enter the city is too serious. If the rebels win in the end, it’s fine. Inside, the owl heads outside the city gate to show the public.

More importantly, even if the rebel army won, the credit was only given to the captain, so what did it have to do with ordinary soldiers?
Bearing the risk of extinction for the whole family, but all the achievements of meritorious deeds are seized by others, it is impossible for anyone else to cooperate honestly.A large number of soldiers were driven on the top of the city by the guarding captain and his cronies, shivering in the wind and snow, and the anger in their hearts was accumulating, and they stared at each other, but because of the captain's usual lust, they kept dying endured.

The sound of guns from the casting bureau in the distance was faint in the wind and snow, but it was like a fuse, completely igniting the anger of the Anhuamen guards.

"Is this the gunshot from the Foundry Bureau?"

"These gangs want to capture the foundry bureau, snatch the firearms inside to blow up the Tai Chi Palace, and assassinate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Mother! If it's true, wouldn't we become accomplices?"

"Brothers, we must not join forces with the rebels, otherwise we will die without a place to die!"

"We can't sit still and watch the rebels blow up the Tai Chi Palace and assassinate His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Crazy ministers and thieves, everyone gets them and kills them!"

"Kill his mother!"

Countless people clamored among them, and then someone snatched the weapon from the guarding soldier's hand, and knocked the soldier to the ground with his backhand.The rest also rose up to fight back, knocking down the confidantes of the guarding captains around the city, grabbed their weapons, rushed down from the top of the city, and rushed aggressively towards the barracks under the city gate and next to the sluice gate.

The melee broke out in an instant, someone lit the barracks, and the flames shot up into the sky, and the Lifang in the city was red in the heavy snow, causing panic among the residents of several Lifang.Then this panic radiated to the surrounding area in an instant, and almost half of the Lifang in Chang'an City panicked.

There are always some people who don't understand the principle of keeping themselves safe and protecting themselves wisely. When they find that the soldiers have disappeared in a panic, they open the gates and rush into the streets and alleys, meeting the rebels who gathered towards the imperial city head-on.The reason why the rebel army is a rebel army is because they lack the necessary organization and discipline. They were originally a mob composed of servants and farmers.

Then, the rebels who discovered the scene of the open door and the chaos in the workshop induced violence and greed in their hearts.

No matter at any time, an undefended Chang'an City has endless temptations.At first, these rebels just beheaded and killed the people who rushed to the streets, but once the killing started, it was difficult to stop. In the end, countless rebels swarmed into various neighborhoods. Looking at the men and women who were panicking and shouting, all the evil and greed broke out completely.

Burning, killing, and looting were staged in one after another, and half of Chang'an City fell into turmoil. Countless people's gates were smashed, their property was plundered, their relatives were raped, houses were set on fire, and they were hacked and killed...

This world's most powerful city suffered brutal destruction and looting in the snowy and dark night before dawn.

When power breaks free, killing and looting become inevitable.Numerous rebels rushed into various lifangs in the heavy snow, forgetting the order to go to the imperial city, and did not see looting and killing in their eyes.When the managers of the Guanlong families received the news and hurriedly sent people into the city to restrain the rebels, half of Chang'an City was already lit up by raging fire.

The managers of Guanlong's various families could only let out a long sigh, and then tried their best to restrain the troops and gather towards the imperial city.

This burning, killing and looting is nothing at all. The Guanlongmen faction has never cared about such things. They still have Xianbei blood in their blood. They only believe in strong force and power. Can rule the world, dare not refuse.

However, this move was considered by the officials and people in Chang'an City as a strategy of "rewarding merit" by the Guanlong clan. After all, gathering so many rebels to capture the Taiji Palace and depose the prince must have promised countless benefits to his subordinates. Looting the officials and people of the whole city is naturally the most labor-saving way.

Many officials who had watched the fire from the other side and stood by with their hands were full of anger, and they were not ashamed of what the Guanlong families had done.At present, in the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the splendor of Wenhua, this kind of looting is really the behavior of bandits and grassroots bandits. There is no moral standard at all. Such bad deeds are indignant, how can they lead the court in the future?
Prosperous times are different from turbulent times. You can't discard the efforts of the government and the public for more than ten years since Zhenguan because of your own selfish interests. Only you, Guan Long, dominate the world and control the interests of the government in your eyes!

Above the imperial city, the soldiers of the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace watched with their eyes helplessly that many places in the city were on fire, their canthus were tearing apart, and they watched angrily as more and more rebels gathered below the city and gradually approached.

A feathered arrow suddenly flew out from the rebel formation below the city, and flew straight to the top of the city. A soldier was caught off guard and was shot in the top of the head. Fly down and envelop the approaching rebels.

The war broke out instantly.

(End of this chapter)