Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 568: Attacking the Imperial City
In the rear of the rebel army, two young generals stood on the steps of Baohe Hall, looking down at the field. They were Tu Fei and Cao Jin's eldest son, Tu Lie and Cao Xiong.

Cao Xiong said with a smile: "I hope that the tenth prince has been pampering himself with dignity and dignity, but he has not stopped working hard over the years, and he has become more and more handsome."

Tu Lie muttered, "No, just watch me shoot him." As he spoke, he opened his three-stone strong bow and aimed at Sun Chi.

The arrow was like lightning, passing over a distance of more than ten feet in an instant, and pointed directly at Sun Chi's chest and abdomen.

Sun Chi was concentrating on killing the enemy, but there was a warning sign in his heart, but it was too late.

"Be careful!" The guard next to him, who was concentrating on protecting his safety, knocked him away without hesitation.

puff! The powerful arrow penetrated the body of the guard.

Sun Chi was shocked and angry. When he looked back, he saw that it was his old friend who was holding his bow and arrows. He yelled: "The fierce dog thief can only hurt people with hidden arrows? Do you dare to fight with me?"

Tu Lie threw his bow and laughed and said: "Your Highness has an order, how dare I disobey and get out of the way!"

The rebels hurriedly made way for a passage, and Tu Lie took the big gun from the soldiers and charged towards Sun Chi.

"Well done!" Sun Chi shouted and faced him with his gun drawn.

Although he knew that Tu Lie was very skilled in martial arts and was almost the leader of the nobles, Sun Chi did not feel guilty. He thought that his marksmanship had been tempered on the battlefield and was far better than before, so he might not be incapable of fighting.

In addition, today was a last-ditch battle, and his potential was stimulated, and he actually exerted his twelve success powers, killing each other with gunfire, and fighting with Tu Lie.

When all the sergeants saw that their leader was duel, they all retreated in tacit agreement to give enough space.

But I saw the two of them fighting for more than a hundred times in an instant, and they were evenly matched.

Tu Lie didn't expect that Sun Chi would be so difficult to deal with, so he became fierce and used the thunderous spear technique that pressed down on the bottom of the box. The spear was filled with wind and thunder, and it became more and more urgent.

Sun Chi's pressure increased greatly, and he thought that he might as well learn Jia Cong's bastard method. He was so busy pretending to be cowardly that he couldn't be defeated, and then turned around and left with a feint.

"Where to go!" Tu Lie flew to catch up and stabbed Sun Chi in the vest.

"Your Highness, be careful!" the guards exclaimed.

Sun Chi was well prepared, as if there were eyes on the back of his head, he stepped aside, turned around and stabbed Tu Lie straight into the throat with a "returning spear", as fast as lightning.

Tu Lie fired his gun into the air and was shocked. He didn't expect that the dignified prince would have such a method. However, he had been at the border for a long time and had rich combat experience. He had already expected such a situation.

Because of his body, he dodged Sun Chi's fatal shot, and then he swung his arms, and the gun rod was like a python, shaking its head and tail, and hit Sun Chi hard on the waist and ribs. There was only a click, and the ribs were broken.

Sun Chi felt the pain, grunted, and fell two steps away.

Tu Lie was unyielding when he gained the upper hand, and with a flick of his spear head, he stabbed Sun Chi in the throat.

At the critical moment of life and death, Sun Chi reluctantly fell to the left to avoid his throat.

puff! The spear point penetrated the armor and plunged deeply into his right shoulder.

"Your Highness!" Seven or eight guards finally arrived. They fired their spears and stabbed each other with all their might, forcing Tu Lie back. They rescued Sun Chi and carried him back.

The two sides fought together again.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing Sun Chi being carried back covered in blood, Empress Chen could no longer maintain her calm demeanor and exclaimed.

"Royal Physician! Imperial Physician!" The princes hurriedly gathered around to take care of him.

Sun Chi endured the pain and said with a smile: "Father and Queen, don't worry, they won't die.

Hey, the rebellious Tu Lie is indeed a little better than me in martial arts. I think only that bastard Jia Cong is worthy of a fight. However, Erchen also killed many rebels, so he was not too disadvantaged. "

Emperor Xifeng shouted: "How long have you been doing this nonsense? Imperial doctor, please carry him down for diagnosis and treatment."

Everyone looked at each other with a trace of despair in their hearts. After Sun Chi retreated, the atmosphere in Qianqing Palace suddenly sank to the bottom, as cold as frost, just like the face of Emperor Xifeng now.

Although no one has revealed it, everyone knows that Jia Cong, who has little news now, has become the last card in Emperor Xifeng's hand.
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"Report, Lord Marquis, the soldiers have arrived outside Chengtian Gate."

"Report, Lord Marquis, the royal guards have transported the red cannon to the outside of the imperial city."

"Report, Lord Marquis, the reinforcements from the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion have arrived."

"Reinforcements from Duke Li Guo's Mansion have arrived."

"Reinforcements from Duke Xiu's Mansion have arrived."

"Marquis Pingyuan has arrived."

"The Marquis of Xiangyang has arrived."

"The reinforcements from Jingtian Hou Mansion have arrived."

"Master Wang is here."

"Every uncle has arrived."

……

"Okay!" Jia Cong suddenly stood up and said, "Sir, Cong is leaving."

Pang Chao said in a deep voice: "Go quickly, don't hesitate. Even if the sky falls, it's important to pacify the Forbidden Palace first."

Jia Cong paused for a moment and said, "Is this what Mr. said that in some positions, parents, wives, children, brothers and sisters can all be sacrificed?"

Pang Chao nodded and said: "There are no unfinished eggs when the nest is overturned. If you want to save the eggs, you must first save the nest. You must not look forward and backward, and just settle for safety. Go quickly!"

"Take care sir!"

Jia Cong flicked his cloak and strode away. In the front yard, he saw the family members who had arrived and said, "Everyone, we are in urgent need. Please follow me into the palace to escort me! Let's talk as we go."

"Brother Wu Shibo and Qiu Shi, there is no need for you two to go. Quickly mobilize the infantry commander's Yamen and the troops of the five-city military and horse departments, plus the two divisions of the Northern and Southern Jinyi Guards, to calm down the chaos in the inner city first and try to ensure the safety of each family.

All actions are directed by Wu Shibo. "Jia Cong took out the admiral's jade plaque and handed it to Wu Lang.

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Wu Lang didn't say much, greeted Qiu Liang, and walked away.

"Huan Hou, what happened?" Niu Jizong asked.

Jia Cong said: "Have you encountered rebel attacks in your residence?"

"Who says no? I was fighting at home just now. When I saw the signal from Lord Marquis, I didn't care much. I took some soldiers and left my family behind and rushed over." Linchuan Bo Weiyi said with red eyes.

"It's the same for me." Everyone said in a deep voice.

Jia Cong also felt pain in his heart. Everyone's family background was not as good as his own. Now that the main force was taken away, he was afraid that his family would be in danger.

"Everyone..." Jia Cong opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say. The signal he just sent was nothing more than asking everyone to abandon their families and put all their chips on themselves. If he made a wrong judgment, the consequences would be disastrous.

Niu Jizong waved his hand and said: "Huan Hou doesn't have to be like this. At the critical moment, we all resorted to the strategy of destroying the family, throwing all the family's belongings on the ground, and ordered the family's servants to pour out from the back door and break out in all directions.

Under the cover of darkness, the bandit army may not be able to kill many people. They are all in charge of the army, how can they be so benevolent as a woman and say that business matters are important. "

"Yes, Marquis Huan is talking about business!"

Jia Cong took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "You all have great righteousness, Cong Ming feels it in his heart.

Now that the rebels are raging in the city and there is no movement in the palace, Mr. Pang concludes that there have been drastic changes in the palace. Therefore, we must first seize the forbidden palace. Stabilizing the artifact is the most important!

If the rebels kill the king and establish a new king, we will all become rebels! "

Everyone was shocked and said in unison: "That's right!"

"So Cong knew clearly that your homes were being attacked, so he decisively sent a signal to summon you.

If we try to stick around and wait for help, we will fall into the trap of rebelling against the enemy. When the artifact changes hands, we will have no choice but to sit back and wait for death. "Jia Cong said.

"What Marquis Huan said is absolutely true. We should put public affairs first before private affairs." Niu Jizong said solemnly.

"Lao Niu is right! Now there is a huge emergency, and King Xianqin is the most important!" Liu Fang said.

Everyone nodded in agreement, abandoning their families and rushing to support the palace. This was a difficult decision, but there was no other choice at the moment.

"Eh? No one is coming from Qiguo Mansion, Zhiguo Mansion, or Jianguo Mansion." Someone suddenly said something.

"I think it's because Ruiwen, Guangzhu and other heads of the family are away, and the children in the family are panicked when they see the rebels coming, and they just want to protect themselves." Niu Jizong said.

Everyone nodded silently, and at the critical moment they saw the essential difference between the prince and the meritorious prince. The prince had never led troops to fight before, so he panicked when something happened, and he couldn't care less about Jia Cong's signal.

"Ignore them, we have enough." Jia Cong said. After a rough scan, he estimated that the total number of soldiers and sons of each family was three to four thousand.

While he was talking, everyone rushed to the gate of Chengtian.

Looking at the soldiers waiting at the top of the city, Jia Cong threw the golden arrow to Lei Tai and said, "Go and call the door."

Lei Tai rode his horse forward, held up the gold medal, and shouted: "Admiral Jia, the royal guard, has arrived. The emperor has given you a golden arrow, please open the door quickly."

"The rebels in the city are in rebellion. The emperor has an order. Please ask Admiral Jia to quickly lead the troops to quell the rebellion." The city guard replied.

Jia Cong smiled coldly and said: "Leitai is back. Come and blast the door!"

"This is your order!" Dozens of Jinyi captains hurriedly pushed four or five cannons over.

Everyone looked at each other, a little worried in their hearts. They were not afraid of fighting, but they were a little worried about attacking the imperial city. If there was nothing going on inside, they would be treasonous.

Jia Cong, on the other hand, had taken the weight and made up his mind. Since he decided to enter the palace, no matter what happened to him, he would beat him first.

Boom boom boom! After a few cannon shots, the smoke dispersed, and the Chengtian Gate had been blown down.

"Kill me!" Jia Cong pointed his spear and rushed into the city first.

"Kill!!" Everyone did not dare to hesitate. Now that success or failure depended on this, they did not care about the disrespect of attacking the imperial city.

Two thousand cavalry led by Jia Cong, Lei Tai, Kongxing, and Xie Hui rushed in first, and saw corpses everywhere in the city, and swords, guns, and weapons scattered everywhere.

Sure enough, the palace changed!

There were two to three thousand rebels waiting in front. As soon as Jia Cong and others showed their heads, countless arrows rained down on them.

"Third Master, be careful!" Zhang Yuanba quickly raised his shield to cover Jia Cong.

Screams rang out from behind, and many Tiqi were shot off their horses and trampled into bloody mud by the knights behind them.

"Kill me!" Jia Cong roared, swung his spear, and commanded the team to rush towards them despite the rain of arrows.

"Archers fight back!" Jie Hui loudly ordered his men to shoot and suppress.

The distance between Chengtianmen and Meridian Gate is only about 200 feet, and the cavalry charge is about to arrive in an instant.

But when he saw Jia Cong urging his horse into the formation, his spears flashed wildly, blooming with bloody flowers, and he assassinated seven or eight people in an instant. Then he rushed left and right, and where the spear flashed, no one was able to defeat the enemy.

Kong Xing, who was next to him, was also excited to kill. He simply turned over and dismounted, pulled out his Zen staff, rushed into the crowd, and started to shovel wildly. He didn't look at the enemy's approach, as if he was practicing the staff technique on his own. The molten iron Zen rod flew all over the body, both offensively and defensively, and easily harvested lives. There was no one left alive within a radius of two feet.

On the other side, Lei Tai was even more eager to fight. Unlike Kong Xing, Xie Hui, etc., who had the opportunity to go out to fight with Jia Cong, he had been sitting in the office for a long time and was already eager to fight.

The snowflakes and iron swords spread out, covering the whole body like a ball of rotten silver, shining brightly in the firelight. With a sway, they rolled into the crowd like rolling thunder. The sharp blades passed by, the gun barrels broke, limbs flew around, and blood was everywhere. splash.

Only Zhang Yuanba jumped in a hurry, while Kong Xing and Lei Tai, one on the left and one on the right, respectively controlled the area next to Jia Cong, leaving him no room to interfere.

"Monk, Lao Lei, can you give me some space?" Seeing the three people in front of them killing each other, Zhang Yuanba couldn't help but yell at the top of his lungs.

Lei Tai laughed, slashed with two swords, and chopped down the four or five rebels in front of him, saying: "Yuanba's side!"

"Dele!"

Zhang Yuanba rushed forward in a hurry, without even looking, he swung his hammers away and rushed forward, fearing that he would not be able to hit anyone, so he plunged deeply into the enemy army, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

The two 80-pound, six-edged, barbed brass Japanese melon hammers were moved like windmills. There was no subtle move, they just hit people randomly, and in an instant, red and white things were everywhere on the ground.

Because he was wearing heavy armor and carrying a large shield behind him, he didn't have to worry about the enemies behind him and could just sweep away the enemies in front of him, which was very refreshing.

Jie Hui was not good at close combat and did not join in the fun. He just sat upright on his horse, staring at the field like an eagle, while directing the archers to shoot.

Seeing the bravery of the generals, all the Tiqi fought bravely to take the lead. In just two sticks of incense, they killed two to three thousand rebels.

Niu Jizong and others arrived with their troops and saw that the battle was over and the Meridian Gate was in sight.

"Marquis Huan is so brave that we can't even match him." Everyone was amazed. With such a fierce general, what enemy can't defeat him and what achievements can't be defeated?

Jia Cong waved his hand and said: "Without further delay, someone, come and blow open the Meridian Gate for me!"

The captain in the rear formation hurriedly pushed the cannon over, adjusted the angle, and fired a few shots as it approached the Meridian Gate.

Boom boom boom!
The Meridian Gate is open!

"Let me kill the thief!"

Jia Cong was so anxious that he led his troops into the city despite the rain of arrows fired from the turrets on both sides of the Meridian Gate.

(End of this chapter)