It's broken, and was picked up by a femme fatale

The Shenling Imperial Guards are the garrison troops that protect the capital.

Its core central army is a continuation of the original troops of Emperor Lingwu and is known as the "Flower of the Empire".

Over the past five hundred years, especially after the reorganization of the Guards, the attacks they have suffered have been very few.

And those traitors who were seeking death were all strangled to death without exception, no matter where they fled.

Therefore, Tong Guang was naturally shocked when he heard the warning from the central army guard post.

Then he laughed at himself and sat down with relief.

There is no doubt that it is the so-called "North Navy" that is sneaking in to touch the tiger's butt.

Haha, the commander on the opposite side is really too arrogant!
They must have attacked the front, left and right armies and escaped successfully, so they used the same trick again to steal the chicken from the central army.

But tonight, the central army's counterattack will surely surround and destroy them.

Sure enough, the next moment, the assembly calls, charge calls, and encirclement drums sounded in an orderly manner, and the soldiers performed these basic operations as accurately as machines.

However, the next moment, "boom boom boom" sounds were heard one after another outside the camp.

wrong!

How was the Northern Navy able to attack the camp so quickly?

The lookouts in the four corner towers can detect enemy situations three miles away even in the dark of night.

This means that in just a few seconds, they reached the edge of the camp and threw bombs... Could they be high-level practitioners?
"call!"

Tong Guang stood up again, ran out quickly, and climbed up to the lookout tower in the core of the camp as soon as possible.

"Boom boom boom..."

Through the telescope, there was a series of flames caused by explosions in the southeast and southwest corners.

Tong Guang was very good at mental arithmetic, and there were more than fifty or sixty explosions in the two places.

This is definitely not something that could be caused by two or three "lone wolves", it must be caused by at least 10 to 20 people.

This must be the Northern Navy’s death squad!
The central army has already counterattacked, but the enemy is still stupidly dropping bombs. They definitely can’t escape!
Deputy Commander Tong smiled and became more calm.

However, the result surprised him again.

He blew his beard and glared at everyone, cursing: "What? You didn't catch anyone again? What do you do for a living? You useless bastards! You pigs, you are dumber than pigs..."

The lieutenant on duty hung his head in dejection and dared not say a word.

After calming down a little, Tong Guang came to his senses. Although these men were incompetent, they were not so stupid.

He calmed himself down and asked, "Tell me! What's going on?"

The lieutenant general told the whole story, that is, they expanded the encirclement to three miles.

Logically speaking, there was no way the rebels could escape, but when they were rounded up, not a single hair of them was found.

At present, the search has been expanded to a five-mile radius.

Tong Guang's heart was filled with alarm. There were probably two possibilities for this situation.

The enemy's speed is unimaginable, or the enemy personnel can become invisible, but it is almost impossible for a dozen people to reach this level.

Then, there is another possibility that the enemy used long-range attack firearms.

The lieutenant general was also surprised: "What kind of firearm can fire three miles away?"

In fact, the range of heavy equipment such as the "Eight-Ox Crossbow", catapult, and Hongyi Cannon can reach such a long range.

But these equipment were too large and bulky to have been missed by the observation post.

Tong Guang suddenly thought of something and said thoughtfully: "But what if the rebels miniaturize the artillery? For example, it weighs a hundred pounds or even lighter..."

"Ah? Can artillery be so light?"

Tong Guang was not interested in discussing weapon innovation with his subordinates, so he ordered: "Search outside and collect any suspicious traces!"

"Follow the orders of General Tong!"

At this time, the handsome young eunuch with a white face came to summon with a dark face: "Your Highness wants to ask Deputy Commander Tong for questioning!"

Tong Guang was stunned and said, "I deserve death for disturbing your highness's sleep!"

"Alright! Let's go, don't keep His Highness waiting!"

The two men hurried to the commander-in-chief's tent. The young eunuch lifted the door curtain and a scent of perfumed powder hit their faces.

Tong Guang frowned and stepped into the tent.

Hey!
The lights in the tent were as bright as day, and the vivid and lively scene really opened the general's eyes.

On the huge carpet with the handsome table as the center, young beauties were lying all over the place, looking drunk and revealing every detail.

Ling Lun's face was flushed, her hair was disheveled, and her naked body was covered with marks of rouge, sweat, and alcohol. She was extremely unrestrained.

This kid indulged in debauchery all night long and acted recklessly, not taking the orders of the Imperial Guards seriously at all.

However, he was only the emperor's son and the commander-in-chief of a large army. He had a perverse and tyrannical personality and no one dared to advise him.

Being able to survive the Great Purge, Tong Guang knew how to protect himself, so he turned a blind eye and a deaf ear and pretended to be dumb.

"Your Highness, the old minister is here."

"Haha, you have such a good job, but someone actually touched your nose. The empire has lost all its face. What do you think we should do?!"

Ling Lun stared at Tong Guang with a gloomy look, as if he was going to call him to task.

"I have already arranged personnel to expand the patrol area. I believe the rebels will not dare to come here easily anymore."

Ling Yan snorted and asked with disdain: "Is that enough? Let's not talk about anything else. We were drinking peacefully, but everyone got scared and spilled the drinks..."

Tong Guang quickly said, "I am guilty of disturbing your highness's pleasure, and I am willing to accept any punishment!"

"Eh! Any punishment? What if I let you die?"

Tong Guang said calmly: "Your Highness certainly has the right to do so! However, I am a general of the first rank. To avoid criticism from villains, please ask Your Highness to demote me to the third rank or below before killing me. Only in this way can it be justified and legal."

"Ha ha!"

Ling Yan, who had hit a snag, laughed out loud: "Tong Guang, I was just joking with you, don't take it seriously! Come on, come on, a first-rank general has worked hard and made great contributions, so I'll give you a glass of wine!"

The young eunuch immediately responded with a warm and considerate attitude, and handed a silver cup full of wine to Tong Guang.

"Tong Guang, take the wine!"

Tong Guang took the cup with both hands but did not drink.

Ling Lun narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why don't you drink it? Are you afraid that I will poison you?"

Tong Guang said slowly, "Your Highness has misunderstood! Before the expedition, I announced the military discipline, one of which is 'soldiers are strictly prohibited from drinking'. I am the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, and I should set an example myself."

The young eunuch shouted angrily, "How dare you! Are you implying that Your Highness has violated military discipline?"

"No, no! Your Highness is a royal family, not an ordinary soldier. Therefore, he is not within the scope of military discipline!"

Ling Yan asked with a half-smile: "Don't talk about military discipline and law. Now I insist that you drink. Will you drink?!"

Tong Guang remained calm, drank it in one gulp, and raised the silver cup high above his head: "The Grand Marshal has given the order, and I dare not disobey!"

Ok?
Ling Lun was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Haha, you are smart, go ahead! Capture all the rebels, I will chop off their heads with my own hands!"

"Yes! I will obey the Marshal's orders! I will take my leave!"

Tong Guang went through the gates of hell and only realized his heart was soaked after he left the tent.

Serving the king is like serving a tiger, I am not lying to you!

This boy's evil nature is no less than that of Emperor Linggui.

The flower of the empire was attacked, the commander was furious, the soldiers in the central army were all indignant, the investigation was very quick, and new information was reported one after another.

"Traces of enemy troops were found three miles to the southeast, five men and ten horses."

"Horse manure was found three miles southwest, ten war horses, and the number of people is unknown."

"Metal fragments and fire spirit stones were found at the explosion site."

"The enemy launched a bomb and fled far away. We have already chased them for ten miles..."

Looking at the evidence piece by piece, Tong Guang immediately said: "Don't chase after a desperate enemy, beware of fraud."

There was no way around it. After all, the five-man team was too small a target, and it was late at night, so who knew if the other side had an ambush.

The lieutenant general asked hesitantly: "But how do we explain to His Highness?" He was talking about the matter where Ling Lun wanted to chop off the rebel's head.

Tong Guang glanced at the other person and said: You experience it yourself!
The lieutenant understood what he meant and went out to select prisoners or hard laborers to fill the numbers.

It is better for civilians to die than for comrades to die unjustly.

Moreover, from ancient times to the present, killing innocent people and claiming credit has always been a fine tradition of the military.

He glanced at the hourglass and it was Chou time. Tong Guang took off his armor and went to bed.

After I calmed down, I could faintly hear drums and soft music... The poor kid actually wanted to stay up all night, I'm so impressed!

Near the central army camp, Luo Zichang and dozens of others gathered in the dark, and laughed as they watched the pursuing guards return empty-handed.

"Hehe, are you stupid? You still want to catch us. If you chase us again, I'll let you eat 'big firecrackers'!"

They were all elite members of the artillery regiment, but this time, they were not carrying field artillery or Hongyi's cannon.

Instead, Lu Yuan was bored and rubbed his hands to make "40 Fire".

There are not many of these things, only ten. The rockets are relatively simple, and I probably made about a hundred of them by hand.

In order to irritate the Imperial Guards, they specifically took the central army's ammunition for inspection.

I didn't want to hit it. This thing is so simple. The key is to hit it from far away!
After loading the ammunition, just snap your fingers and "whoosh" the bullet will hit the target three miles away. The effect is amazing!

In particular, after the bombing, you can retreat easily, and no matter how many pursuers there are, they will just follow behind and suffer.

At about 3:45 p.m., Luo Zichang replaced a group of shooters and said, "Go to the northeast, northwest, and other corners to attack again. Remember, each of you can fire two shots and then retreat!"

The newcomer is so happy, he finally has the chance to use his new weapon to attack the government troops. He must bomb accurately!
So, "Boom boom boom...", "Dang dang dang...", with screams, curses, scolding, cheers from people and neighing from horses, the central army once again pursued the rebels.

However, the North Sea artillerymen were too cunning. After firing two shots, they turned around and ran away, without engaging with the enemy at all.

After still gaining nothing, the officers and soldiers of the Chinese Army became furious, and their morale dropped visibly.

An hour later, it was the darkest period before dawn.

Luo Zichang gathered the last group of ten people and said, "Separate yourself and fire two rounds each to send them the last wave!"

"Dangdangdang..."

Alarms were sounded almost simultaneously from four directions of the central army camp, followed by more than a dozen explosions that resounded through the sky.

Originally, there were cavalry on standby in four directions, but this time, attacks occurred in ten directions, making Tong Guang's plan a joke.

Chase, fear of ambush.

If I don’t chase her, it will be too frustrating!
When has the "Flower of the Empire" ever suffered such a great injustice?
"Too much deception! Too much deception!"

Tong Guang, who had not slept all night, was so angry when he learned that the local authorities had launched a full-scale "siege" that he broke his brush and kicked over the table.

At this time, the morning sun quietly appeared, shining on the weathered marble-carved face.

Tong Guang's hoarse voice was efficient and resolute: "Chase! Send another four teams of 4 people to chase them in turns. I want to see how they can play tricks in broad daylight?!"

Two thousand guards were sent out to track the Northern Navy's night attack team in all directions.

Knowing that Tong Guang had taken the bait, Lu Yuan laughed and said, "Haha! He finally got out. Old people are bound to be very angry. Next, it's up to Suzaku and Xuanwu."

30 miles away from the central army, behind the ambush position in the north, Yalib, who was leading 300 people, discovered that guards had entered the ambush range below.

He raised his bolt-action musket, aimed at the cavalry at the front of the row, and pulled the trigger.

Yalib fired the first shot, which was like a signal. All kinds of arrows, bullets and artillery fire all over the mountains and fields, instantly stunning the pursuit team.

The leader of the team was not a complete loser, he immediately shouted: "Get down, cover your head and hide!"

However, the bullets, shells and arrows fired are faster and more accurate than sound.

A large number of cavalrymen were hit and fell off their horses, and more people immediately jumped off and lay on the ground without daring to raise their heads.

It was not known how long it had passed before the gunfire from the opposite hill stopped, and the captain dared to stick his head out to observe.

But the dawn here is quiet and the hills are sparsely populated.

Yalibu strictly followed Lu Yuan's orders and retreated gracefully after the first wave of concentrated fire, even abandoning two field artillery pieces.

After confirming that the enemy had withdrawn, the captain of the Royal Guard counted the number of people and found about thirty or forty casualties, and reported it immediately.

At the same time, Ivanovich also led his troops to ambush the Guards in the west, and also retreated after the battle.

Now, Tong Guang learned that the main forces of the Northern Navy were in the two northwest directions, and the number of enemies in each place was about three to four hundred.

"We finally caught you! Attack north and west and make sure to entangle them!"

He once again mobilized two thousand-man teams and pounced on the Northern Navy.

However, the Northern Navy divided its troops again and again, and took the Imperial Guards to circle around the prairie, running nearly a hundred miles away.

This was not a big deal for the North Navy, which was mainly composed of herdsmen, but the pampered Imperial Guards suffered greatly.

By noon, the 4,000 pursuers were out of breath, exhausted, and unable to move forward quickly.

The officer in charge saw that this was not going to work. If they continued running, they wouldn't be able to stand straight, let alone shoot arrows or swing swords.

Look at the rebels in front, they are all laughing and not taking anything seriously. The gap is too big!

No, we can't go any further.

So they stopped there and asked for instructions from the main camp.

Tong Guang had no choice. Young people nowadays were too delicate and could not endure hardship. He had no choice but to report to Ling Lun.

Ling Lun rubbed his blackened eye sockets and asked, "What should we do? Humph! I don't care how the general fights, but we must kill them all!"

Tong Guang pointed at the map and said, "Their main force is in the northwest. If we want to wipe them out completely, we can only march to Tiane Dang!"

Ling Yan didn't even think twice and answered, "Then what are you waiting for? March!"

So the Imperial Guards broke camp and set off towards the northwest.

During the march, in order to ensure Ling Lun's safety, Tong Guang not only carefully searched all suspicious places along the way, but also shortened the distance between the front, left, right and rear armies, so that they were only ten miles apart.

An army of one hundred thousand rumbled forward to "Tian'e Dang".

Looking at the clumsy formation of the Imperial Guards from afar, Lu Yuan put down the telescope and looked at Zhao Qiaoer with a smile.

"Aunt, look at them, don't they look like big fat stupid pigs?"

"Puch!"

Zhao Qiaoer laughed so hard that her body shook. She casually patted her nephew and said, "How can you say that? They are regular soldiers after all!"

"hey-hey!"

Lu Yuan looked at the other side's wave crest and said domineeringly: "Hey, what's wrong with the regular army! I'm fighting the regular army! Tonight I'm going to beat them to the ground and make them cry for their parents!"

Zhao Qiaoer looked in the direction of "Swan Dang" and asked worriedly, "Do you think that Jurchen slave can really succeed? Will Tong Guang find out?"

"It's okay, we just need to trust them! We are on the side of justice and we will definitely defeat the evil 'regular army'!"

Suddenly, a carrier pigeon fluttered to Lu Yuan's shoulder and said, "Cock, cluck, cluck!"

Lu Yuan's face was shocked, and he laughed: "Haha! Good fortune has come today, and people are in high spirits when they are happy! Let's go! We have reinforcements!"

Kilton and Zhang Yuting chased after them closely, and finally arrived before the battle with 800 Cossack light cavalry.

Lu Yuan gave Kilton and Zhang Yuting a big hug each. "Ha! Do you have super hearing? How did you come here by chance?"

Kilton and Zhang Yuting were confused, and the new captains were also bewildered.

"Don't you know that the final battle will be tonight?"

"what?!"

Kilton was shocked: "General Lu Yuan, we are going to have a decisive battle with the Royal Guards? Tonight?"

Lu Yuan smiled calmly: "Yes! We plan to defeat the 100,000 guards tonight! What? Are you unhappy?"

"Oh my God! This is so unexpected... I... I don't understand. There are only a few thousand of us. How can we fight like an egg against a stone?"

"A righteous man will have many supporters, while an unrighteous man will have few! We have many friends to help us, and we will definitely win this battle!"

Zhang Yuting was stunned. No way, the 800 cavalrymen we brought here really have such a big impact? !
"Principal, who will come to help us?"

Suddenly, a generous voice sounded: "Brother Lu Yuan, I will keep these two box guns for now. I am not greedy for your things. I am doing this purely for scientific research!" (End of this chapter)