At this time, the rebel general was killed and their leader was captured. They were heartbroken and their morale was extremely low. Even though they were still several times more powerful than the cavalry led by Sun Tu, they still collapsed when faced with the onrushing enemies. They couldn't even put up a decent defense and were killed, knocked down and trampled on. Under the iron hooves of the horse.
For a moment, screams came one after another, and more soldiers threw away their weapons. As the cavalry rushed in, they roared: "Abandon your weapons and lie on the ground without killing!" And they knelt on the ground obediently. He didn't even dare to raise his head.
The few soldiers who tried to resist also rushed to Sun Tu, and fell into a pool of blood as their spears trembled and stabbed. On his way forward, let alone blocking him, he didn't even find Yihe's enemies, let him As if entering an uninhabited land, he passed through the defense line of thousands of heavily armored infantry and reached Li Gang and others.
As Sun Tu reined in the horse, the horse's front hooves were raised high, and after a long neigh, it fell heavily to the ground. The horse's hoof landed just a few feet in front of Li Gang's head, who had not yet risen from the ground, frightening the people around him. The soldiers who were guarding him all moved aside. However, Li Gang did not show any signs of shock at this time. He just lay on the ground and looked up at Sun Tu who was looking down from above, his eyes were faint and substantive.
The two only looked at each other for a moment before Sun Tu bent down and pulled Li Gang up from the ground. Then he stared at him and said, "Why did you attack me? In the past two years, I have always been respectful to you. I respect you even more as the prime minister of the dynasty, and your status and prestige are more than enough..."
Staring at Sun Tu's eyes that were beating like fire when he spoke, Li Gang said only five words calmly: "Han and traitors are not at odds with each other!"
This made Sun Tu frown again. This sentence came from the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms. It was exactly what those courtiers loyal to the Han Dynasty said when they faced Cao Cao's coercion and died generously. Now, Li Gang actually used it on himself, comparing Sun Tu to Cao Cao and his like who have left an infamy throughout the ages, and also labeling their rebellion in disguise as a loyal minister to the country.
But soon, a disdainful smile appeared on Sun Tu's face again: "Just because of such a ridiculous reason?"
"Ridiculous? The ways of kings and ministers have been clear since ancient times. What do you do as a minister that is not arrogant and should be killed? Maybe what we do is ridiculous in your opinion, but in the eyes of the people of the world, and in the history of history, others have He will give us a fair evaluation. Even if we lose today, we still have a clear conscience." Li Gang completely ignored the cavalry surrounding him and the bloody spear in Sun Tu's hand, and faced Sun Tu fearlessly. Looking at each other, they expressed their justice in an impassioned tone.
"Bold! Arrogant!" When the soldiers who had gathered around saw that he was still talking so arrogantly at this moment, they all changed their colors and roared. Some even drew their swords and wanted to teach this hateful enemy a lesson.
But he was stopped by Sun Tu's look. He looked calmer than any of his subordinates, and even had a sarcastic sneer on his face: "What a good man and a loyal minister. What do you think? What I did is naturally correct, but in my opinion, it is not worth refuting at all. I just ask you, is the common people in this world more important, or is the foolish king in the palace and the illusory name more important
"If you think the latter is more serious, it means that you, Li Gang, are just a fool who is just trying to gain fame. If on the contrary, in the past two years, under my rule, the Song Dynasty is now prosperous, and the long-standing disadvantages of the Song Dynasty are constantly being corrected, and the people are prosperous. , the national power is increasing day by day, what you did today is to go against heaven, it will be clear who is a traitor to the country, who will be spurned by the world, and laughed at by the history books a hundred years later!"
After saying a few words, Li Gang's expression suddenly changed, and he was unable to even refute. Not only him, but also the other ministers also had strange expressions on their faces at this time, and it was obvious that they had been hit at a vital point in their hearts.
Seeing this, Sun Tu said loudly: "What you call serving the country and being a king is just wishful thinking, or you are only based on your own interests. What you want is just the high status of civil servants. As for the court, the world How, but it is not in your consideration. In fact, it is nothing, who is not selfish? But the last thing you should do is to clearly use selfish interests to cause chaos, but you have to find a high-sounding reason for yourself. It is really ridiculous. !”
As these words spread to the surroundings, coupled with the speechless appearance of Li Gang and others, the psychology of the surrounding rebels was even more impacted, and even the last trace of courage to resist disappeared. For a moment, everyone put down their weapons, knelt down and surrendered. Thousands of elite heavy armored soldiers were captured.
Although the casualties of Sun Tu's cavalry team were not small, at least there were nearly centaurs who could sit upright on the horse's back. As they looked around, there was a frightening momentum that suppressed the whole crowd, which made people uncomfortable. Dare to act rashly again.
After a period of silence, accompanied by bursts of killing sounds and rumbling sounds from outside, Li Gang, who was already ashen-faced, suddenly laughed again: "Sun Tu, do you think you really won? Do you think I won? Can you reverse the situation in one fell swoop and win the final victory by setting up counterattacks around you? You underestimate me, Li Gang, and the other officials who are loyal to the Song Dynasty court. Even though we did lose the battle here, elsewhere in Tokyo, at this time But it has already fallen into our hands. When the time comes, as long as they join forces and enter the imperial city, you will still have no choice but to die!"
As he spoke, he laughed so loudly that he was almost crazy and even shed tears. It seems that this is the only way to suppress the unnecessary panic and regret in my heart.
Sun Tu just stared at him quietly until he finished speaking, then sighed and said: "To this day, are you still unwilling to admit that you have completely failed this time? This time you started an uprising, except for the emperor, In addition to the ambush here in the city, Song Jiang was also asked to seize the power of the imperial army outside the city, and sent tens of thousands of troops to seize the main government offices and warehouses in the inner and outer cities. The bursts of killing sounds coming now are your people attacking weapons. There is movement in the firearms warehouse. But have you ever thought about it? Since I have known all your actions early in the morning and made various back-up arrangements, how could I give you such a way to seize control of Tokyo City and even disrupt me? What about the opportunities in Tokyo?”
These few words completely shattered Li Gang's last illusion, causing his originally crazy smile to instantly dissipate, and his whole face turned as golden as paper, trembling, and he was unable to say a word.
Sun Tu's words continued: "Of course, you may still doubt that these words of mine are just a bluff, but what I want to say is, don't you find it strange? Since I have already found out your conspiracy, today Why did you dare to enter the imperial city with only a few hundred guards
"This is not only because I have confidence in myself and believe that even with this small amount of troops, I can defeat you all, but also because I want to place more troops in key locations in Tokyo City to capture all the rebels. Therefore, the killing sounds or explosions we hear outside at this moment are all my troops launching a counterattack. Soon, the war will be over, and your conspiracy will be completely defeated!"
Until then, Li Gang's whole body started to tremble violently as if he had received an electric shock. He looked up and stared at Sun Tu and shouted loudly: "Impossible! I have made many arrangements this time, and Song Jiang is assisting me. There is no way you would know this early on." Everything and made arrangements. You are telling lies to deceive me, just to destroy our confidence. Even if we are defeated here in the Imperial City, we will only win in the end!"
At this moment, Sun Tu stared with pity at Li Gang, who had obviously fallen into madness and self-deception, knowing that he just couldn't accept such a failure and was still making his final struggle. He did not argue with him anymore, but just smiled and said: "Soon, the results you want to know will appear. Do you know why there is a saying that the scholar's rebellion will not be completed for three years? It's because you have Sometimes we take things for granted, and the strength you have is far from enough to allow you to do all this."
As soon as he finished speaking, a rumble sounded near the wall of the imperial city. With this sudden explosion, that section of the city wall that was originally quite luxurious, but was actually not very strong, changed. First, traces of cracks were exposed, and then the cracks continued to expand and extend, and gravel and sand continued to fall. Finally, with a heart-stopping crash, a large section of the city wall collapsed, leaving a gap between the imperial city and the inner city. A passage appeared again.
After seeing this, Li Gang's body finally softened and he fell down. Even if he no longer wanted to believe Sun Tu's statement, he could only choose to accept the facts - if Song Jiang brought troops to support, he would never dare to destroy the outer wall of the imperial city so unscrupulously. Only Sun Tu's subordinates have such courage. That meant that everything Sun Tu said just now was true. After controlling the situation, his men finally came to support.
Even though he already knew about this failure, when the facts were put in front of him, Li Gang still felt a huge blow, which made it difficult for the old man to stand and fell down completely.
But when Sun Tu saw the city wall collapse, his eyes showed a hint of joy. It's not that he is happy about the arrival of reinforcements. Everything is under his control, so there are no surprises. What really made Sun Tu happy was the power of the gunpowder used this time. The fact that the walls of the imperial city collapsed in just one blow shows that in the past two years, with Lin Lingsu's efforts, the power of his own gunpowder has made great progress. In this way, when used on the battlefield, it can create greater lethality.
The overall situation is set, and Sun Tu's eyes are already looking to the farther future!