Chapter 410: Raiding Seoul 2
Jimu led a dozen soldiers to climb up the city wall and moved quietly in the dark. It rained heavily, and all the Korean soldiers guarding the city hid in the attic of the city wall and slept in the rain. The torches lit inside emitted a faint light, and a faint sound of sleep could be heard outside. He left two soldiers to monitor the city wall, while the remaining soldiers quietly went down the stairs.
There were only two old soldiers in the doorway. It was late at night and they were already asleep. Four soldiers rushed forward, two dealing with one, one hugged each other and the other covered their mouths. The sound of wind and rain in the middle of the night covered the noise of their struggle. In addition, soldiers went up, tied them up and threw them aside. If they could not kill, they would not kill. This was the order given to everyone by Zhou Xian.
Zhou Xian saw the door on the east side slowly open, and the army shouted and rushed towards Seoul. At the same time, a fiery red fireworks rose to the sky with a long tail.
It was late at night, and although the horse's hooves were covered with rags, it was like thunder in the dark. The sleeping soldiers woke up in a daze and suddenly heard the sound of killing. In the blink of an eye, countless military horses rushed over. They were so scared that they urinated and shouted in surprise: "There is an enemy attack."
The city was full of fire and rushed straight into the sky. Zhou Xian rushed to the door and shouted to Jimu: "Go to get along with Li Xiong and take advantage of the chaos to kill the Manchu envoys in the guild hall in the city." After that, Zhou Xian accelerated his rush and pointed directly at the Seoul Royal Palace.
The people in the city were also awakened at this time. When they heard the enemy entering the city, they were even more frightened. Those who cried and called their parents hid under the bed and tables. However, those in other cities in the distance did not realize this. They all walked out with curiosity and stared at the burning building houses like watching the excitement.
More than 400 riders were running on the street, unstoppable. Some patrolmen saw them and screamed and gathered their soldiers to try to resist, but before they could line up, they were broken and dispersed by the whistling cavalry.
There were nearly a hundred guards at the gate of the palace, but in the middle of the night, most of them were called into the palace, with only a dozen guards at the entrance. When the soldiers on the outside heard the large cavalry coming towards him, their faces turned pale due to fear. They slapped the gate and called for help. However, as soon as the guards on the inside opened a gap, they were squeezed open by the terrified soldiers on the outside. The bows and arrows roared, and several people were standing in the local area. It was too late to close the door.
Zhou Xian took the lead and rushed in first. He swept the guards' weapons that were stabbed by the guards and continued to move forward.
In this adventure, Zhou Xian had few people and bet on a time. When the city was in chaos and could not worry about other things, he rushed to the outside of the Korean palace. Before the imperial guards gathered, he rushed into the palace. Before they had completely assembled, they controlled the entire Korean royal family and let the imperial guards swear. When the army in the city gathered around the palace, they were relying on the Korean royal family to negotiate with them.
At that time, Kim Sang-hen should have arrived. Relying on his prestige in North Korea and his identity as a Western Party, he naturally would not want to see the ultimate breakdown of the Ming and North Korean relations. He would definitely cooperate with other ministers who were interested in the Ming Dynasty to promote peace talks between the two sides. At that time, Zhou Xian could seek to maximize the interests of the Ming Dynasty.
Things went smoother than Zhou Xian initially expected. Zhou Xian seized the opportunity of the stupidity of the guards of the outer gate of the palace. He led his troops to rush and completely broke through. The city was scattered, and there were people running around everywhere. Zhou Xian and the others continued to move forward, and the once neat and solemn palace became a racecourse.
Not far ahead is a checkpoint related to life and death, the inner door of the royal palace. Its height is only slightly shorter than that of the outer door, but its width is only half that of the outer door, which is difficult to pass. The guards of it are the most elite soldiers in North Korea. Although they don’t have much reaction time, they only gathered more than a hundred people. But they are worthy of being the last layer of protection of the Korean royal family. The gate has long been closed, and they all stand on the wall with bows and arrows, waiting for the rumbling enemy cavalry.
Everyone knew in their hearts that as long as they delayed for a moment, they would wait until reinforcements arrived. Unless there were more troops attacking Seoul than defenders in the city. Everyone was extremely nervous, but they did not lose their determination to die.
Zhou Xian used his gun to push away a feather arrow shot, and a scream came from beside him. With just one volley, at least ten soldiers fell off the horse. Zhou looked around and saw the riots remained, but many North Korean soldiers reacted and were rushing towards the inner door. He shouted loudly, and suddenly took the gunpowder jar from the side of the horse and threw it towards the inner door. The clay pot was broken, the gunpowder spilled, and fell on the door.
When the other cavalrymen saw Zhou Xian's movements, they were neat and in an instant, nearly a hundred gunpowder jars were thrown out. Although some of them did not reach the exact position and landed in a small puddle not far from the door, they were not hindered from the overall situation. The broken cans and tiles were piled up at the door, and gunpowder powder rose and spread.
This was originally prepared by Zhou Xian for the outer gate of the King of Korea, but he didn't expect to break through there so easily. Fortunately, otherwise the plan tonight would have completely blocked the inner gate. He took out the bow and arrow, aimed at the pillars on the front of the door, and shot the bow and shot, sparks flew everywhere. With a loud bang, the smoke filled the gunpowder, and the inner palace gate was lifted into the sky, and the walls of the gate collapsed about five feet completely.
Zhou Xian raised his gun and shot out the Ming flag, shouting loudly: "The Mingtian Army has come to this point, and those who do not surrender will die."
"The heavenly army has come to this point, those who do not surrender will die." The soldiers around him roared wildly.
Zhou Xian led his troops into the inner palace, leaving one hundred people and all the horses at the inner gate, and the rest walked forward with swords. Although there were still sporadic resistance, the general situation was settled and not fierce.
Xia Shu quickly moved forward and saw several palace maids and eunuchs in front of him pushing a man toward the wall. He shouted loudly, stepped forward and pulled the man hard, and threw the man into a turtle to the ground. The man looked frightened, and subconsciously stretched his feet and kicked Xia Shu's crotch. The latter grinned in pain. The palace maids and eunuchs also turned around and beat Xia Shu and pulled him.
Xia Shu was angry and threw and kicked them hard. He completely moved them away. He was wearing red clothes with a knife and chopped off the man in his forties. The man looked pale and he closed his eyes and waited for death.
With a clang, the long sword in Xia Shu's hand was lifted away by Zhou Xian and landed far away on the ground.
"Military, he..."
Zhou Xian waved his hand and smiled faintly, "Xia Shu, you have made great contributions, and even the King of Korea has been captured by you."
Xia Shu was stunned for a moment, and only then did he notice that the man was wearing a dragon suit, and his face was filled with surprise.
Chapter completed!