At the place where the Shinzhong Temple and the palace were connected, the city gates were already closed. Hua Rong was leading a group of guards and fighting against the rebel soldiers who had come to kidnap him.
Hua Rong was already exhausted, but seeing that another group of rebel soldiers had rushed over, she was shocked, when she saw this group of fleeing soldiers, how could she possibly let go of her life?
Her heart chilled as she called for retreat, but there were only a dozen or so people left on her side who were powerless to break out.
In the midst of the chaos, suddenly, a cry of a child could be heard. Vaguely, a loud voice could be heard in the darkness: "Madame Yue, do you still want your son's life?"
In the darkness, it was impossible to tell who the child was. Hua Rong was shocked, her son was obviously in the palace, how could he be captured? She only heard the man yell, "I bribed a Young Eunuch and stole your son out …"
Sure enough, it was the voices of two Young Eunuch. The two of them were threatened by all means, and wanted to bring the little emperor away, but the little emperor had been preparing to meet the 'ministers' in the imperial court the entire time, so they could not make a move. He took advantage of the chaos to sneak out with Lu Wenlong.
In the darkness, the child was frightened to the point of crying out loud, repeatedly shouting, "Mother, mother …"
It was his son's voice.
Hua Rong knew that if she did not leave now, she would die. However, after all, they were still a mother and son, and with a "quack" sound, the child was already on the spear, "If you do not put down your weapon, you will immediately kill your son."
She hesitated, but the arrow was already flying towards her. She had no time to hesitate, she waved her lesser arch and rushed in the direction of the crying child, the carriage screamed, and the child was thrown up, falling onto the ground, if he did not fall to his death, he would at least be trampled to death by the horses. Without hesitation, she stretched out her hand to catch her son. At this moment, with several sabers already pressed against her back, she jumped off the horse to hug her child. She was already surrounded by sabers and spears, unable to escape.
She held the child and the child was almost scared out of his wits. Only now did he open his black eyes and burst into tears in front of the nearby torch. "Mommy! Mommy …"
"Son, Mommy is with you, don't cry …"
A knife came slashing over. She turned sideways and lowered her head to protect her son. His shoulder was already wounded, so she couldn't care less. She could only hug her son and said, "Son, don't be afraid …"
The man in the lead laughed sinisterly: "Madame Yue, follow us obediently."
Carrying her child, she was unable to retaliate at all, so she had no choice but to walk forward.
Yue Pengju rushed back and met the thousand over elite soldiers led by Zhang Xian along the way. Zhang Xian came over from Xiangyang, and in order to hide from others, he led the elite soldiers who were specially trained. After a few dozen battles, Yue Pengju had already viewed Zhang Xian as the strongest warrior under his command.
Yue Pengju had planted antlers into nearby rivers and rivers to intercept Miao Liu and the other two, in case they escaped by water. He had sent another two hundred people to guard the thousand family members of the army. Because the soldiers were afraid that their families would be in danger of dying after the army started, the number of family members in the army suddenly increased a lot.
After arranging everything, Yue Pengju immediately ordered Zhang Xian to lead two hundred people to ambush them.
Miao Fu who was in Lin An had already sent ten thousand troops to the Town to intercept him, and the commander in chief of the lead was his number one strategist, Zhang Kui. On this day, snow and ice intertwined and the area in front of the rebel army was covered in mud. Zhang Xian led the group, the horses were not in front, and the rebel army shot out arrows like rain, causing everyone to be unable to dodge in time. Even Zhang Xian himself was almost thrown off his horse.
Yue Pengju saw that the situation was not good, and immediately brandished his spear and shouted: "Success or failure will be decided in one strike, we must work together and work for our country, whoever dares to do so will have the face to carry out the military law without getting any arrows wounds."
After he shouted, he took the lead, disregarding the mud and soil. He brandished his spear and charged into the enemy ranks, killing several people in a row. Seeing the Commander charge, Yue Pengju's spirits were lifted, Yue Pengju knew that he had to capture the thief and capture the king, so he had to finish the battle quickly. Before the horses' hooves went forward, he jumped off the horse's back like a great roc, waving his spear and took the lead, Zhang Kui. Seeing that he was approaching ferociously, Zhang Kui did not dare confront him. He immediately backed away and the rebel army formation became chaotic, the more than 1000 elite soldiers swarmed forward, and the two armies entered into a state of chaos, it was difficult to separate them.
At this time, Han Zhongliang's group had already led their troops into the enemy's camp. Zhang Kui had some leadership skills, and very quickly, he arranged for the troops to intercept them.
Zhang Jun brought the most troops this time, but to him, a horse was his greatest wealth, he did not dare to fight with all his might, and seeing Yue Pengju and Han Zhongliang taking the lead, his own martial arts was not good, he could only sit on the horse, swing his spear, jump off the horse, and be supported by his own army.
Lv Yihao was personally supervising the battle from within the army, but seeing that the situation was chaotic, and his side was outnumbered, he rode his horse into the mud to observe for a while, but seeing that Zhang Jun did not dare to fight, he became angered and immediately galloped into Zhang Jun's army. However, Zhang Jun righteously hung his arm and said, "Our family is injured, we cannot fight."
Lv Yihao held onto the treasured sword on his waist that Zhao Deji had bestowed upon him, and pulled it out immediately, shouting out, "Zhang Qi, it's time for you to die fighting for our country, if not, we can start our military affairs …"
Zhang Jun was a normal general, he never dared to face the enemy head on and would always retreat, but seeing that Lv Yihao took out his sword, and that the word "military law" was actually "beheading", he did not dare to continue fighting the enemy and had no choice but to brace himself and attack, giving the order to attack.
As such, Han Zhongliang and Zhang Jun attacked from the left and right, the pressure on Yue Pengju's forward position lessened, and the situation of the battle quickly changed. The rebel army was defeated, Yue Pengju took the opportunity to shout: "Miao Liu rebel, only the main culprit is investigated, it has nothing to do with you. Now that the Lu Dian has sent a hundred thousand troops to surround the Lian City, Miao Liu and the others are already at the end of their road. His Majesty knows that all of you have been deceived, so quickly put down your weapons and work together for the.
His voice was full of vigor and carried far in the rain and snow. Miao Liu and the other rebel soldiers were not at ease. They all surrendered and sat down on the muddy ground, raising their hands above their heads. Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang Kui led his army and ran towards Lin An. Halfway there, they met with the reinforcements sent out by Liu Zhengyan. Hearing that Yue Pengju had already caught up, they did not dare to meet him head on, and ran towards Lian City together.
Yue Pengju did not dare to relax, as Han Zhongliang and Zhang Jun also caught up.
At this moment, Miao Liu and the others had already rushed to the entrance of the palace. When the two of them heard that Yue Pengju had chased them here, they became extremely furious, "We must kill Yue Pengju's son to vent the hatred in our hearts."
Liu Zhengyan said: "His son is in the palace. "What should I do?"
"Tell the eunuchs to hand it over, and make an example of it."
The advisor Ma Rouji immediately said: "At this point in time, I can't care about Yue Pengju's family members. With the little person's method, it would be better to retreat and avoid Yue Pengju's elites. Fujian mountains were many and rugged, making it easier to defend and avoid. Before that, I need Shangguan Family to stand guard in the army … "
Miao Fu was overjoyed, "What a brilliant plan. With Shangguan Family in the army, Lv Yihao and the rest would definitely not dare to do anything. "
Everyone was wearing oilpaper raincoats. Ma Su, Feng Yi and the others had already reached the city walls. Miao Fu shouted from his horse: "Now that Yue Pengju has rebelled, this official respectfully invites the Lord and the Young Master to join the army for the sake of safety."
Being supervised by Feng Yi, Wu Zhan had already decided to strike back. He only said, "Your body went against the will of the Lord, and you can rest in peace."
Miao Fu became anxious: "Since we are unable to get out, our families can only go in and welcome us."
Ma Su immediately said: "The two Grand Commandant are powerful generals, you can't act recklessly. Now that Cardinal Zhai had already been ordered to go to Yue Pengju's army to stop him from sending out his troops, if the two of you were to act recklessly, wouldn't that just be giving Yue Pengju an excuse? Since the principal superior Book of Pills of Tickets has already been distributed, why should we not worry about being rich? "
Actually, Di Ruwen was waiting at the rear palace and had not left yet.
Miao Fu saw that Wu Zhan did not even open the door, and said loudly: "Grand Commandant Wu, the last time you opened the door, when you opened it again, it was for the rebirth of your parents."
Wu Zhan thought that his secret relationship with them was a secret, but now that it had been publicly drunk, his face swelled purple and he loudly said: "The last time was to exterminate the eunuchs. "This time, the door will definitely open …"
"Grand Commandant Wu, the last time you let us into the city, even if you counter attack us this time, we won't be able to avoid a dead rabbit. "Why don't we open the gates and join our families to welcome His Majesty into the army? That's best policy …"
Feng Yi saw that Wu Zhan's expression was becoming more and more strange, he immediately said in a low voice: "Wu Erqi, with your achievements today, I will definitely ensure that you will live a rich life."
Wu Zhan immediately said to the rebel soldiers below the city walls: "Grand Commandant, the city gates cannot be opened today. Now that the Lu Dian army is closing in, it would be better for you thirty-six strategies to escape. "
At this point, Miao Fu was already at the end of his road. He could only retreat, but after hearing that Yue Pengju had forced his way in, he could only leave the city in a panic in the direction of Fujian Province.
Before leaving, he had set fire to all parts of the city. However, the rain and snow that day was very muddy, and the flames could not be ignited on a large scale. He had no choice but to retreat immediately.
Yue Pengju led his troops and split it into two, entering from the north gate and the west gate. The north gate did not encounter any resistance, but at the west gate, he encountered who did not manage to escape in time.
Yue Pengju was very happy. He marched his troops into the Ximen Imperial City and shouted towards the city: "lower official Yue Pengju has led people to clear the city of the rebellion, please speak with the people on the city wall."
Upon hearing that it was Yue Pengju, he was overjoyed: "Lord Yue has worked hard, our family is Di Ruwen."
Hearing that it was Di Ruwen, Yue Pengju was very happy, he jumped down from the horse and anxiously bowed: "Lord Zhai and Two Thieves, it was not easy, please accept this respect from lower official."
At this time, there were already a dozen or so lanterns burning on top of the city. Di Ruwen, wearing an oilskin raincoat and hat, bowed on top of the city and said, "Lord Yue and Lu Dian have made great contributions this time."
Yue Pengju asked: "Is Your Majesty well?"
Di Ruwen said: "Your Majesty is in the palace, he is very safe. When the lower official announces the Emperor, call for the warriors who have rendered meritorious service, the Lord Yue will wait a moment. "
At this time, Zhao Deji was wearing a military uniform and wearing a sword, waiting anxiously at the back of the hall. Because of the spy event, Xu Caizhi and Kanggong joined together, stopping all the palace guards and eunuchs in two rows, lining up neatly in front of the palace to monitor each other, not allowing anything to go wrong.
Zhao Deji tightly gripped the sword hilt in his hand. Although it was winter, his hands were still drenched in sweat. It was only when news of the rebel army's withdrawal reached them that the atmosphere in the harem finally relaxed slightly.
Just then, Feng Yi ran in and knelt down without kowtowing, and said in a hurry, "Reporting to Shangguan Family, Yue Pengju and his men have already chased away Miao Liu Xianni, they are waiting for you at the foot of Ximen City."