The sudden change in the square took everyone by surprise, and no one thought how a good expedition ceremony would turn into a rebellion. If the appearance of those assassins before made people feel unbelievable, then Zuo Wuwei's rebellion was the reason why people were completely dumbfounded and frightened.
The infantry of the two thousand-man team suddenly moved forward. Under the command of the commanding general, two thousand feather arrows covered the general's platform like a torrential rain. Their purpose was only one. That is to shoot the emperor sitting on the platform to death, and those assassins dressed up as officials from the Ministry of Rites were just cannon fodder.
Because of the appearance of those assassins, Yu Manlou ordered the army to attack without hesitation.
In this way, even if they killed the emperor, they would not be infamous. Because they could infer that the assassin had killed the emperor, they ordered the army to shoot arrows. Although this is just an excuse to deceive oneself and others, it must exist when publicizing it to the outside world.
Feathered arrows pierced the sky, blocking the sun.
But just when Zuo Wuwei's arrow array was forming, the sound of releasing the arrow was called out. There was a sudden change on the side of the general platform, and the emperor sitting on it suddenly disappeared!
Not only the emperor, but all the people standing on the general platform disappeared.
Including Huai Qiugong and other important officials of the court, including the eight guards of the emperor.
Suddenly, the wooden boards on the stage were opened, and the emperor and everyone on it jumped down. The pumpkin warriors and Ouchi bodyguards who surrounded the general platform took out the giant shields from under the platform and held them in their hands. The inner space of it was immediately sealed.
The unlucky ones were the soldiers of the Imperial Guard who didn't know about it. Although there were many assassins among them, most of them were innocent. At the moment when the arrow rain arrived, the helpless wailing of these forbidden soldiers could not find a place to hide. After the first round of arrow rain, almost all of the remaining 400 imperial guards were shot down, and the wounded fell to the ground moaning helplessly. And Zuo Wuwei's feathered arrows could not penetrate the giant shield's defense no matter how sharp and dense they were.
The emperor seemed to have expected this change a long time ago, and left the mechanism when the Dianjiangtai was built.
Seeing this scene, Zuo Wuwei General Yu Manlou's face immediately changed. The general point platform was set up a few days ago, and no one would look to see what was wrong with that platform. And Yu Manlou had observed the terrain countless times, but the only thing he ignored was the platform.
The emperor entered the general's platform, and the feather arrows couldn't hurt him at all.
Yu Manlou thought that a shower of arrows would turn the people on the stage into hedgehogs, but apart from overthrowing the more than 400 imperial troops that the emperor no longer trusted, he had nothing to gain. Even the people in Ouchi's bodyguard, who seemed to have been abandoned by the emperor, had prepared in advance, which shows that the emperor had already anticipated today's situation.
Although this filled Yu Manlou with fear, at this point he no longer had any scruples.
Yu Manlou, who was sitting on the white war horse, straightened his body. He looked solemn, as if he had returned to the battlefield many years ago. He has led the army for the Sui Dynasty many times without defeat. His success stems from his awe and serious attitude towards war, and he is used to seeing any war as a life-and-death crisis.
Now, he has no way out.
"The archers fired three volleys to clean up the crowd around the platform."
He gave orders loudly: "The cavalry patrolled around and blocked the street. Peng Laishun, take your battalion and rush there! Unless there is a tunnel under the platform, if you leave, I will deal with you by military law! You go and get that platform for me." Demolition! Don’t leave anyone inside, kill them all!”
"Here!"
The tooth general Peng Laishun agreed loudly, took the command flag from Yu Manlou and ran quickly to the front of the phalanx: "Kill over there, and tear down that broken platform for me!"
He shouted loudly, and drew out the horizontal knife first.
A Zhechong Battalion of 1,200 people immediately followed him, and the phalanx turned into a swallowtail formation during the infantry attack. The densely packed long spears pointed forward, like a fallen steel forest.
"kill!"
Who in Penglai shouted: "Prosperity and wealth are only in today!"
"Conspiracy... unexpectedly someone conspired against you!"
The white-haired old man's face changed drastically, and he pulled his wife violently: "Run away, this is a rebellion, the troops of Zuo Wuwei are going to assassinate His Majesty, you go home quickly, no matter what happens, don't go out! "
The old lady with gray hair took the old man's hand: "What about you? Come home with me!"
"I can't go!"
The old man's eyes were fixed on the team on the square: "I used to be a veteran of Zuo Wuwei, a soldier who was loyal to the emperor. Now Zuo Wuwei has rebelled, I can't just watch them make mistakes."
"you're old!"
The wife begged: "Let's go home, you are no longer a soldier."
The old man shook his head slowly but firmly: "As long as I have been a soldier for one day, I will be a soldier for the rest of my life. Although I am old, I can still kill thieves for the country! These rebellious ministers have ruined my reputation as Zuo Wuwei, how can I Can you just sit back and watch? If the emperor dies... the world of the Sui Dynasty will be in chaos."
"do not go!"
His wife tugged at his sleeve and begged, "Come home with me."
The old man took his wife's hand away and shook his head: "Go home, wait for me after boiling the wine and frying some side dishes. I have killed countless enemies for my country, and when I conquered Eastern Chu, I carried three human heads in my hand Still moving forward bravely. At this time, if I escape, I will be sorry for the glory of the past!"
He resolutely shook off his wife's hand and strode towards the square.
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"Someone rebelled!"
The common people were excited, and they looked at the Zuo Wuwei troops in panic, at a loss for what to do. Most of the people forgot to escape, and looked in horror at the square full of panic. They never thought that there would be rebellion in the country of the Sui Dynasty. Especially in the imperial capital, there are people who dare to murder the king and seek rebellion!
At this moment, they saw a white-haired old man striding towards the square.
"Who will come with me to kill the thief and rescue him?! If you are a man, just say hello!"
The old man with bare hands shouted loudly.
No one responded, and the people who heard the shout subconsciously looked at the people around them. They didn't know who yelled for their lives first, and the people immediately began to flee. The old man froze for a moment, with disappointment in his eyes. But just when he thought that everyone was going to flee, he found that most of the people who fled were women, old people and children. Almost all young and middle-aged people stayed behind. They hesitated, and no one took the first step.
Just as the old man was about to wave his hand to greet people, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.
There are more than 100,000 people surrounding the square, and it seems that there are no one knows how many people there are on the inner three floors and the outer three floors. After they reacted, although many people began to flee, many people stayed behind. And these people who stayed behind were not just ordinary people who wanted to kill thieves just like the old man.
Most of those who stayed behind began to take off their clothes.
Under the robe is Tai Sui's battle uniform!
army!
There is no less than 30,000 troops hidden among the people!
Woo!
A long and loud horn sounded, and immediately after that, people found a general in silver armor waving a huge flag on the roof of a private house opposite the square. With the sound of the horn and the waving of the general's flag, the Great Sui soldiers dressed as ordinary people began to line up.
"Wai!"
A mighty shout floated over from Dianjiangtai. Although the square was full of people shouting, this order was clearly heard by everyone. The soldiers surrounding the square quickly formed an array, and soon, more than twenty square formations of 1,200 people gradually took shape. Surround the Zuowuwei troops in the square, and the water will not get through!
On the general platform, a general did not know when he stood up again. Dozens of personal soldiers guarded him with huge shields, and he also held a large flag in his hand, which was embroidered with a golden dragon representing the royal family of the Sui Dynasty. That was Yang Shunhui, General Zuo Zuowei, who had been sitting not far from the emperor before. He is a great general, and he is also a member of the Yang family.
The sound of the horn pierced the sky, majestic and distant.
More than 30,000 people were like a suddenly rising dam, trapping Zuo Wuwei's rebels inside.
"attack!"
The order sounded again, and the Zuo Weiwei who surrounded him immediately squeezed forward. The densely packed soldiers formed a thick wall, gradually narrowing the encirclement.
"Archer!"
Yu Manlou, with a serious face and a flash of despair in his eyes, shouted loudly: "Suppress the enemy, the cavalry charge, tear me out! Peng Laishun, don't worry about other things, let me go to the general's platform." attack!"
Zuo Wuwei's archers began to counterattack like crazy, and Zuo Zuowei, who lacked protective gear, suffered great losses at the beginning. When rushing forward, a large number of soldiers were overturned by feather arrows, but they still maintained their formation. The dense feather arrows ruthlessly took away the lives of the soldiers, but they failed to stop Zuo Weiwei from moving forward.
As the distance got closer, Zuo Wuwei's advantage began to disappear. The Zuowei soldiers dressed as ordinary people only brought horizontal knives and crossbows, which are easy to hide, without shields and hard bows. Repeating crossbows can be packed in packages, and horizontal knives can be hidden in clothes, but shields and hard bows cannot be hidden. If Zuo Wuwei hadn't rebelled, these Zuo Zuowei soldiers pretending to be ordinary people would retreat quietly, as if they hadn't received orders. Perhaps the emperor wanted to give Yu Manlou one last chance, or he was not sure that he really dared to plot rebellion, so he let Zuo Zuowei's soldiers pretend to be ordinary people.
The range of the continuous crossbow is not comparable to that of a hard bow, but once the distance is shortened, the advantages of the continuous crossbow are fully revealed.
The Wuhou Liannu of the Sui Dynasty can fire more than a dozen crossbow arrows, which is far more lethal than bows and arrows at medium distances. When Zuo Zuowei's continuous crossbow began to show its power, the soldiers of Zuo Wuwei who formed a defensive square were torn off layer by layer. They are like wheat that has been brought down by a sickle, and they can no longer straighten their waists. The advantage in numbers made Zuo Weiwei get closer and closer, but Zuo Wuwei had no way out.
If you want to kill them, the only thing you can rely on is the 3,000 cavalry!
"Hou Dehai!"
Yu Manlou turned around and ordered: "Take a thousand cavalry and fight out, and pull the rest over!"
"Here!"
Yajiang Hou Dehai turned around and left, holding the command flag in his hand, and a thousand cavalrymen rushed out towards the west side of the square. The Zuowei soldiers surrounding here responded immediately. The densely packed infantry formed a defensive formation. They pointed the long spears in their hands obliquely to the front to deal with the light cavalry. The infantry of the Sui Dynasty had extremely rich combat experience. Once the light cavalry fell into the infantry phalanx and lost their speed advantage, they would only be slaughtered.
The situation changed in an instant, and no one could understand Yu Manlou's state of mind at this moment.
When he saw that Hou Dehai's cavalry were stuck in a quagmire, he knew that it would be difficult to break out today. But what he didn't know was that Xu Xiaogong, the general of Youzuowei, had already led his troops to surround the remaining troops of Zuowuwei. Even if Hou Dehai led the cavalry to fight out, he would not be able to move a single rescuer.
At this moment, the Golden Melon Warrior and the Flying Fish Robe at Ouchi's bodyguard suddenly gave way to the side facing the square. Under the huge general platform, soldiers came out slowly pushing ten ballistas. On the ballista, the calf-thin heavy crossbow has been loaded.
When he saw the ballista, Peng Laishun, who led the troops forward to attack, felt cold all of a sudden.
Although ten ballistas are not many, they are enough to destroy the already fragile morale of the army.
Prince Yi's Mansion.
Yang Yin's complexion became extremely ugly, he slowly put down the hand holding the clairvoyant, and murmured: "fourth brother... I didn't expect you to prepare a big gift for me... but you want to force me to admit defeat like this , then you underestimate me!"
He turned around and ordered: "Fire the cannon, let Qin Liuqi lead people to fight in the palace! Captured the queen prince... Fourth brother, what else can you do?"
At this moment, suddenly the gate of Prince Yi's Mansion was smashed from the outside with a bang.
Among the flying wooden boards, Luo Weiran, the proprietress, the lame man, Zhuo Buyi, and two old men walked in slowly. Behind them is a group of Ouchi guards wearing flying fish robes!