There was no sound of gunfire at the foot of the beautiful Xiangshan Mountain, the sound of cannons rumbling, the smoke of gunpowder and the firelight on the roadside filled the entire battlefield..com Yang Luchan couldn't help but sigh at Gong Zizhen's keen insight. These days, the troops carried out first-class combat readiness under his insistence. The soldiers slept with weapons and ammunition. If this were not the case, the sudden attacks of the Firearms and Shenji Battalion were still unknown. Looking at Gong Zizhen holding a monocular telescope beside him and observing the situation, Yang Luchan asked worriedly: "Brother Xu thought, what should we do."

A thunderous cannon fire broke the conversation between the two. The smoke rose on the gentle slope in front of the New Army camp, and the splashing mud blocked the observer's sight. As the smoke and mud dissipated, the two battalions of rebels attacked on the battlefield had run all over the mountains and fields like ducks. They completely collapsed under the attack of the New Army. The officers who tried to stop the braided soldiers shouted helplessly, and the deserters who had taken away everything by fear cut the knife into the officer's head without hesitation.

He raised guns, bird guns, Western muskets and flags all over the ground, faithfully accompanying the soldiers who fell to the ground.

Lin Ashi stood behind Yang Luchan and Gong Zizhen and had completely overcome his fear of war. He excitedly pointed at the field cannons in a not-so-standard Beijing accent and said, "Are these the cannons that went to Beijing with us?"

Yang Luchan said to Liu Ji repeatedly instructed him to take good care of his overseas students: "It was Brother Yu who repeatedly emphasized that this thing was not sure and it was used. The hard work of artillery soldiers day and night these days was not in vain."

Gong Zizhen frowned slightly and said, "I don't know what's going on in the imperial city?"

Yang Luchan said to the messenger not far away with a little anxiously: "Miss third son, send the order immediately and ask the units to replenish ammunition as quickly as possible, and then follow me to the city to protect the emperor."

Gong Zizhen said worriedly: "It's just that we don't have the order to mobilize the army without authorization. If we pursue it, we will be punished."

Yang Luchan said in a deep voice: "If you ask for a crime, I, Yang Fukui, will take the responsibility."

Gong Zizhen looked at Yang Luchan and saw a firm gaze under his thick eyebrows looking at the direction of the imperial city. He also said, "I and the general lead the new army together. If I am guilty, I should bear the same responsibility."

At this moment, Dong Haichuan's figure emerged from behind the smoke. Yang Luchan and Gong Zizhen looked at each other and smiled. Both of them thought about it. This time, they could finally learn about the news from the emperor.

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Prince Rui Rui Ren refused Prince Ke's invitation and was worried about food. Although these princes claimed to have the imperial decree of the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager was finally controlled by the emperor in the imperial city. And today there is no chaos, how can these princes overthrow the current emperor and establish a new king? Even if they are lucky enough to kill the emperor, who will be the emperor? Isn't it going to disrupt the world?

Besides, although the emperor is thunderous and radical in his actions, he can observe from the recent situation that whether it is to open up outside the pass, open up the maritime ban, rectify the grain transportation, reform the salt law, and the recent vigorous rectification of the administration of officials, they are all means to win the hearts of the people. I heard that one day in the case of Zhao Ergu in Shanxi, there were constant firecrackers in the capital. Later, the cancellation of all donations of officials was deeply loved by scholars. From this perspective, Prince Rui believed that rebellion would be defeated, and at most it would kill the emperor today to cause another turmoil.

It is estimated that those princes who want to be emperors will never be able to save anything, and whether they can save their lives is uncertain.

But then again, the emperor is really abominable to the people of the royal family. He has appointed a large number of Han officials, and even the commander of the close servants and the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have used Han officials. These Han officials have replaced and exiled the people of the original royal family, which has caused panic among the royal family and many people have no chance to get rich.

Two different views have been fighting in Prince Rui's mind, making it difficult to make decisions.

Today's gunfire forced Prince Rui to make some gestures. Otherwise, no matter where he wins, he will be good-looking. Prince Rui is familiar with history and knows that the fenceists have always suffered.

When Prince Rui found out that the assassination of Liu Ji failed, he made a decision.

At this moment, he asked him to prepare a sedan chair to walk outside the city. The reason why he wanted to leave the city was that the battle was in full swing in the imperial city, and the second was that the troops who were serving the king must enter from outside the city. At that time, he would naturally express his position by joining the team who was serving the king.

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Cheng'an stood on the city tower of Fuchengmen. At this moment, the sound of gunfire in the direction of Xiangshan outside the city had been silent. On the contrary, the shouts of killing in the imperial city were vaguely heard, and it was obvious that it was the time to fight.

He was a little uneasy when his previous subordinates put the officers and soldiers of the two battalions into the imperial city because they were afraid of the people from the Forward Battalion and the Flag Gun Battalion. So he dared not put the people from the Later Cavalry Camp and the Tiger Gun Battalion in no way. Now Cheng'an has a mind that no one can enter the imperial city without the emperor's imperial edict. Even Dong Haichuan, the popular man around the emperor, did so according to this standard, but he blamed others for being too good at kung fu and was taken out by him.

To be honest, Cheng'an dared not really treat Dong Haichuan?

Cheng'an was wondering if the emperor escaped this disaster, would he be among the people who would turn around in the capital this time? Thinking of this problem, Cheng'an really wanted to draw some green camp soldiers to protect him, but he did not receive the imperial edict. Cheng'an thought it would be better to guard the city gate.

When Cheng'an saw the new army coming in a mighty manner, he was startled at first. What a majestic military force, he hadn't seen such a mighty army in many years.

But Cheng'an, who stood on the tall city wall, quickly felt at ease. The other party did not have many siege equipment, neither saw the ladder nor the rushing car, let alone the stone car and the tall well railing. He sent a loud guard to shout at the city: "Is the person coming? Where are you going?"

The person below replied loudly: "I am entering the city to protect the sage. General Cheng'an quickly open the door."

"Can there be the emperor's imperial edict and tiger talisman?"

"The situation is urgent and never brought with you."

"That's not possible. No one is allowed to enter the city without imperial edicts or tiger talismans."

Yang Luchan shouted angrily: "General Cheng'an doesn't open the door anymore, don't blame the general whom the new army's cannons do not recognize."

Gong Zizhen was worried that the fight would really start and delay the business. The muskets and cannons all require ammunition. If they really start to fight, don’t use up the ammunition before the rebels saw it. Seeing this, Gong Zizhen quickly dissuaded: “General Cheng'an is in the season of crisis at this time, and it is a good opportunity for the general to make meritorious contributions. It is better for the general to open the city gate. When we enter the city, the general can make a contribution without spending one soldier.”

Cheng'an didn't think so. Now the order he received was to block the nine gates and no one was allowed to enter or leave. If the new army was let in, the emperor would blame him and Cheng'an would have some brains to take responsibility.

The city was fighting lively, but the new army was stopped outside the city and stalemate. Just when Dong Haichuan and others were anxious, a person came up from the city gate. The man shouted Cheng'an as soon as he came up: "General Cheng'an wants to protect the rebels? I don't know how many heads you have to take responsibility. You must know that the emperor is deeply rooted in the world. As the saying goes, all people admire and what people want. General Cheng'an blocked the rescue army outside the city, but let the rebels in. I don't know how General Cheng'an explains it at that time."

The person who came here was Prince Rui Rui. As soon as he arrived at the city gate, he saw Cheng'an blocking the new army at the city gate. He thought that this was not an opportunity to show his position. Who doesn't know that the new army was an army established by the emperor, and this team is not a king-serving king. Who is it?

Seeing that Prince Rui spoke and wanted to defend himself, Prince Rui lowered his voice and said, "General Cheng'an, you are confused. The new army was established by the emperor. They must be here to serve the king. If you let them in immediately, you can offset your crime of letting the rebels enter the city. Otherwise, you will be a mouse who is getting angry at both ends, and everyone on the other side will have to settle the score with you."

Cheng'an was shocked and thought to himself that Prince Rui was right. If the emperor had an accident, he would not get any benefits. It would be better to let the new army in now.

Seeing the city gate slowly opening, Yang Luchan and others outside the city felt relieved.
Chapter completed!