The night is as dark as ink, without stars or moon.

In the howling cold wind, the sound of intensive horse hooves sounded like thunder.

Due to the terrain restrictions in the city, the army could not form a formation and could only form separate formations and disperse.

The defenders in the same city started fighting in the streets. Now there are not only soldiers and horses from the Dianqian Division and the city defense battalion in the city, but also the Divine Guards.

Moreover, since the last rebellion of King Yan forced the palace, Gu Yankai, under the instruction of Emperor Xining, reorganized the Dianqian Division. The ordnance of the Dianqian Division and the city defense camp was also replaced, which not only increased the defense of the inner city.

, and also added manpower and sentries on the imperial city towers, equipped with a large number of divine arm crossbows.

The Song Dynasty was able to compete with Xixia and Liao for many years. Although they lost more than they won, they still clung to their territory, making the Liao people dare not go south. Xixia could only look at Guanzhong from a distance but could not make any progress. It relied on nothing more than two sharp weapons.

One is the unrivaled foot armor in the world, and the other is the unique divine arm crossbow, which far exceeds ordinary crossbows in both range and power.

The British Duke was a veteran in the army and had led troops for many years. He had already thought out the countermeasures in advance before entering the city.

All the generals under their command dispersed and started fighting in the streets and alleys with the soldiers and horses from the city who came for reinforcements. Gu Er and Wang Zhong were entrusted with important tasks, taking General Xiao Zheng and other young generals with them, each with a hundred men.

Qingqi, constantly roaming to support.

"I am the Marquis of Ningyuan, Gu Tingye. We have found out the cause of death of the official, the queen, and all the great ministers. Tonight, we are only here to protect the Qing Emperor and eliminate the traitors! Brothers in front of the palace and the city defense camp, don't let those traitors fool you.

Blinded!"

First use force to intimidate, and then win over and divide. What Empress Dowager Cao relies on is just the prestige left by the late emperor. Although the tiger is dead, its power still exists, but love is limited after all. In the face of life and death, in the face of interests,

In front of us, there are only a few people who can stick to their original aspirations as always.

The battle lasted all night, and both sides suffered heavy losses. The British Duke and Gu Er finally gained the upper hand. The guards of each gate were either killed or surrendered, and the soldiers and horses in the outer and inner cities were successively collected.

After surrendering, the defenders of each gate also turned into soldiers and horses of King Qin's army.

The people hid in their homes and closed their doors and windows for fear of being implicated.

I don't know when the sky has turned white. After a night of fighting, everyone's faces also showed a bit of fatigue.

If the emperor and the empress were not dead, I am afraid that everyone would have broken into the palace at all costs last night, but now the emperor and the empress have been killed long ago. Now the palace is ruled by the Empress Dowager Cao, and the imperial city is much more heavily guarded than before.

times.

In order to reduce their own losses, the British public and others chose to fight slowly and calmly. They first pacified the inner and outer cities to eliminate their worries, and then used a large army to surround the imperial city. With an absolute advantage, they marched to the city to avoid as much as possible.

Something unexpected happened.

The imperial city is not big. The total number of defenders at Donghua Gate, Xihua Gate and Nanxun Gate is less than three thousand. Moreover, the imperial city is not monolithic. There are many walls around the corners. The palace has long been in disrepair.

, the maids in the palace often sneaked out of the palace through these nooks and crannies.

At this time, the person standing on the city wall of Nanxun Gate was none other than Empress Dowager Cao's biological brother and the newly appointed commander of the Divine Guard Army, Cao Wenxuan.

"What are you doing here? Are you planning to rebel?" Cao Wenxuan looked at the army below the city, feeling both angry and worried.

The British Duke ignored Cao Wenxuan who was jumping up and down on the city wall, and turned to look at Gu Er next to him. Gu Er immediately rode forward and said loudly: "Brothers from the front office, I am Ningyuan Hou Gu Tingye. The official and the queen are here

The palace has been harmed by traitors in the court. We are raising troops today just to protect the Qing monarch. We will eliminate the traitors and restore the purity of the court..."

"Straight bitch!"

"court death!"

Cao Wenxuan, who was on the tower, didn't give Gu Er a chance to instigate rebellion. He quickly grabbed the divine arm crossbow from his crossbowman's hand, pointed it at Gu Er and shot an arrow at it.

"Shoot these rebels to death!"

"Shoot them!"

An arrow shot out, but Gu Er dodged it. Cao Wenxuan felt furious and roared hysterically, but as he roared, Cao Wenxuan's voice suddenly stopped.

I saw an arrow with its tail still trembling, inserted into Cao Wenxuan's neck like lightning, and the shoulder armor surrounding his neck was like tofu.

"Those who surrender will be spared death; those who resist will be killed without mercy!"

"Crossbowmen prepare!"

Boom, boom, boom!

The dull sound of war drums echoed through the sky.

The British man with white beard and hair pulled out the long sword from his waist, waved his hand, and the soldiers hiding behind the shield pushed a manhole to the front.

Wang Zhong also climbed up the well railing early, holding a three-stone bow gifted by Gu Er in his hand. Cao Wenxuan was killed by his arrow just now.

The defenders on the city have divine arm crossbows, but the troops brought by the British Duke and others are also the Tokyo Forbidden Army, and they are also equipped with divine arm crossbows. Moreover, the reason why the British Duke delayed the attack on the imperial city until now is because

Just to wait for the reserve soldiers and horses to transport the manhole fence into the city.

The crossbowmen on the well railings also use divine arm crossbows, and the walls of the imperial city are not particularly high, so the well railings.

"shoot!"

The British Duke gave an order and waved his flag, and the crossbowmen who were hiding behind the guardrails on the well railing stood up to fight back.

Wang Zhong's archery skills were so precise that he could hit wherever he pointed. In less than ten breaths, he shot out a pot of arrows. On top of the city tower, fifteen defenders carrying divine arm crossbows were killed by him.

Under the arrow.

There were also a group of crossbowmen to help, and in an instant, they had a suppressive effect on the defenders on the tower.

Anyone who dared to take the initiative among the crossbowmen on the city would be severely attacked. However, within a short time, they were suppressed and could only hide behind the city wall.

In addition, Cao Wenxuan was shot to death,

"Siege the city!"

The sound of drums became more intense,

The British Duke gave the order again, pushing the ladder, and the infantry of the siege truck began to move forward.

"kill!"

In just half an hour, Nanxun Gate was breached, and the army invaded the imperial city.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Another half hour later, in the Daqing Palace, Queen Mother Cao, dressed in imperial robes, sat on the dragon chair, next to Zhao Ceyong in dragon robes.

Looking at the ferocious sergeant, the young Zhao Ceyong's face was full of fear, but Empress Dowager Cao was calm and unafraid, ignoring the people rushing into the palace, and gently stroking the armrests of the dragon chair with her palms, as if she was feeling something.

.

"The eldest lady is so excited. She has reached this point and she can still be so calm and composed."

In front of Empress Dowager Cao were a dozen maids and more than twenty confidants.

"Rebellious ministers and traitors!" Empress Dowager Cao looked at Gu Er who was speaking with an angry look on her face.

"Rebellious ministers and traitors?" Gu Er sneered and said, "Don't you feel embarrassed when you say this?"

"snort!"

Empress Dowager Cao's sharp gaze swept over everyone one by one.

The British Duke glared at Gu Er: "Zhong Huai!"

Gu Er immediately held up his hands and leaned back slightly.

However, Wang Zhong stepped forward and said: "It is a state law. The eldest lady rebelled, killed the officials and the queen, and also killed many other important officials in the court such as Han Daxiangong. The crime is unpardonable. If the eldest lady doesn't want to face herself,

If so, I don’t mind helping the eldest lady look decent."

"Prince Hou, how dare you!" Empress Dowager Cao stood up, pointed at Wang Zhong and angrily shouted: "The Ai family is the empress dowager of the current dynasty, how dare you do this?"

Wang Zhongdao: "The emperor breaks the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people! What's more, you are only the Queen Mother!"

"Rebellious ministers and traitors!"

"Rebellious ministers and traitors!"

Empress Dowager Cao pointed at Wang Zhong and cursed loudly, but after only a few words, Wang Zhong immediately drew his bow and set an arrow. There was a muffled sound, and the arrow pierced the chest of a chamberlain who was standing in front of Empress Dowager Cao, hitting Cao Cao in the middle.

The Queen Mother's chest was directly driven away by the huge force.

But it was not over yet, because Wang Zhong shot three arrows in a row. One arrow penetrated the throat and the other penetrated the lower abdomen, nailing Cao Tianhou to the dragon chair.

Zhao Ceyong, who was next to him, couldn't breathe and fainted from fright.

"You..." The British public and others looked at Wang Zhong in shock. The boss, whose mouth was open, was obviously shocked by Wang Zhong's sudden move.

"Everyone!" Wang Zhong turned to face everyone and said loudly: "The matter has come to this, we have no choice. If the Queen Mother is left behind, how will we deal with ourselves in the future?"

Wang Zhong's words directly touched the hearts of everyone in the palace.

"The Queen Mother knew that her crime was so heinous that she committed suicide out of fear of it!"

"The plan for now is to quickly find the sixth prince, support him on the throne, appease people's hearts, and stabilize the court."

As soon as Wang Zhong said these words, everyone's eyes lit up!

"What Academician Wang said is absolutely true. The plan for now is to find the Sixth Prince as soon as possible!"

Compared to Conglong Zhigong, a mere Empress Dowager Cao is nothing. If she dies, she will die.

Half a day later, all the corpses and blood were swept out of the palace. The distinguished military attachés, headed by Duke Ying, and the civil servants, headed by Wang Zhong, supported the sixth prince, Zhao Cexun, to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor in the Daqing Palace.

In the afternoon of that day, the imperial edict written by Wang Zhong and sealed by the British Duke spread throughout Tokyo. The edict stated that the Empress Dowager Cao and the Cao family rebelled, killed the emperor and the empress, and also murdered the Grand Prime Minister Han Zhang and many other important officials.
To be continued...