Steel Dynasty - Chapter 524

[Chapter 524 King Zhao enters Beijing]

“Boom, boom, boom…”

Thirty artillery pieces bombarded the soldiers below the city gate wantonly. Every time a cannonball flew out, blood splattered below the city.

Luo Quan was very worried. The guards of the Outer Palace were already the best among the best. Now they also had artillery while defending the city. They and their men would not be able to break through the city wall for a while.

At this time, the situation in the palace must be very urgent, and he couldn’t help but feel anxious when he thought about it.

“Where did Li San go? Didn’t he swear that he could rescue the emperor?” Luo Quan looked for Li San everywhere, but he couldn’t find him.

Fiji cannot remain calm at this time. If this plan fails, they will all be doomed.

Just when the two of them were like ants on a hot pot, a violent explosion suddenly sounded on the south side of the imperial city. The soldiers attacking the city could even feel the tremors of the earth.

“That direction is the royal garden.” Luo Quan suddenly realized something.

Fiji nodded and said with a wry smile: “What a Li San. They were all fooled by him. It turned out that he had a complete plan. This time they just used us to attack the city from the front to attract the troops of the outer palace guards. “The defenders in the direction of the Royal Garden must be empty now.”

Just as the two thought, the secret guards in the direction of the Royal Garden had already launched an attack on the imperial city. Under the power of ten gunpowder barrels, the gate in the direction of the Royal Garden was destroyed. It was directly blown to pieces.

Three hundred members of the Secret Guard followed the exploded city gate in the direction of Bishui Pavilion. Almost all of them were holding short-barreled muskets. Beside Li San were two soldiers holding rifled guns.

The guard on the city gate just now was shot dead by these two men.

“Bang bang…” The sound of muskets kept ringing.

Because a large number of soldiers went to the main gate, there were only a few soldiers guarding the garden. Under the fire of muskets, the soldiers who came to stop them fell quickly.

Before adopting this plan, Li San knew that the distance from this city gate to Bishui Pavilion was the shortest. After entering the city gate, they quickly headed towards Bishui Pavilion.

Soon, bursts of fighting sounds reached their ears, and at the same time they noticed the soldiers fighting fiercely on the stone bridge of Bishui Pavilion.

“Hurry, hurry.” The city gate of the garden was on one side of the Bishui Pavilion. Li San wiped the cold sweat on his forehead at this time. Fortunately, they arrived in time. If the prince’s people had reached the other side of the bridge, they would have been there again. It’s going to take a lot of work.

Looking at the Bishui Pavilion, Li San said: “Go and save the empress.”

After that, he led the secret guards and ran towards the Bishui Pavilion. Their arrival had already attracted the attention of both parties. The prince was naturally yelling and scolding in anger, but The moment Du Heng saw Li San, he breathed a sigh of relief.

“Li San meets Your Majesty, Concubine Zhen.” Li San bowed in front of the Bishui Pavilion and said.

Xiao Wenxuan looked at Li San and said: “Ming’er seems to have noticed it, yes, yes, you can take Concubine Zhen and leave now.”

“Your Majesty, Your Highness means that the Emperor and Concubine Zhen are together .

Let’s go, we’ll discuss it further when we get to Qingzhou,” Li San said.

Xiao Wenxuan smiled, “I feel relieved when he remembers me, but I don’t want to leave, and I can’t walk anymore. Don’t waste any more time. You can leave quickly.”

Li San looked at Du Heng and Concubine Zhen at this time, He couldn’t make up his mind. He didn’t understand what was going on.

During the stalemate, suddenly a secret guard said: “Commander, our people are waving flags.”

After hearing this, Li San picked up his telescope and looked at a high ground in the royal garden, and saw a secret guard waving the flag quickly.

After reading the flag, Li San’s expression suddenly changed. He said to Xiao Wenxuan: “Your Majesty, if you don’t leave, it will be too late. King Zhao’s black armor cavalry has arrived, and there are barbarian cavalry and archers in his army.”

“Barbarian’s cavalry.”

Riding and shooting?” Xiao Wenxuan frowned, and then he suddenly laughed, “Retribution, really retribution, this is my retribution, you go away, don’t worry about me, the soldiers can’t stand it any longer.”

Du Heng looked at him. Stone Bridge, most of the stone bridge is now occupied by the prince’s people, and the remaining guards are retreating steadily.

Li San’s face turned cold, and he said to the secret guard behind him: “Take the empress quickly.”

“Yes.” After receiving the order, the secret guard immediately forcibly took Concubine Zhen, who was still crying, to the royal garden.

Then Li San looked at Liuli and said, “Let’s go, it’s too late if you don’t leave.”

Xiao Wenxuan was still indifferent at this time. He looked at the prince on the other side of the river with a complicated look in his eyes, but he still had no intention of leaving.

Du Heng took a deep look at Xiao Wenxuan, and said to Li San: “The emperor has made up his mind, no need to wait any longer, let’s go.”

Li San nodded, and led a group of secret guards to the royal garden. Two hydrogen balloons are being prepared in the garden. This is their escape plan and the safest plan.

“Your Majesty, the general has left.” Du Heng knelt down in front of Xiao Wenxuan and bowed deeply to Xiao Wenxuan.

Xiao Wenxuan did not speak, his eyes were still looking at the soldiers who were fighting fiercely. At this time, he raised his steps and walked towards the stone bridge step by step.

Du Heng stood up and took one last look at Xiao Wenxuan. He followed the secret guards to protect Concubine Zhen and headed towards the royal garden.

Outside Chang’an City, dense cavalry were surrounding Chang’an City from north to south like a black torrent. In the north of the city, the city defense camp had opened the Zhengde Gate. An old man in armor and Zhao Yuanliang rode into Chang’an City on horseback.

Behind the old man were cavalry wearing black armor. These cavalry followed King Zhao step by step like the scythe of death.

“Father, this Chang’an City is finally ours.” Zhao Yuanliang said excitedly.

King Zhao’s hair was already graying, and his seemingly kind face was ruined by his hooked nose, which gave him a somewhat weird temperament. Hearing this, he said: “It’s not the time to be happy yet, we still have many things to deal with.”

“Yes, father.” Zhao Yuanliang nodded.

In order to capture Chang’an this time, they could not help but dispatch 100,000 black armor cavalry. At the same time, they also borrowed 50,000 soldiers and horses from the barbarians. A total of 150,000 soldiers and horses came to Chang’an City.

Then Zhao Yuanliang said: “Father, don’t we save the prince?”

A smile appeared on King Zhao’s face. He looked at his youngest son and said: “Why should we save the prince? Wouldn’t it be better if he died? So As the legitimate son, the Thirteenth Prince can legitimately succeed to the throne.”

Zhao Yuanliang thought for a moment and then smiled: “No wonder my father is not anxious at all. The Thirteenth Prince is still a baby, but he is much easier to control than the Crown Prince. From now on. From now on, my father can legitimately assist the emperor in supervising the country.”

“Yes, that’s right.” King Zhao looked confident, and he continued to Zhao Yuanliang: “Now gather all the officials in Chang’an City, the Thirteenth Prince. They are still needed for the throne.”

(End of this chapter)