After all, the actions of this tens of thousands of troops were not just a few people sneaking around. They had not walked long inside the pass when they were discovered by secret sentries cruising around a hundred steps away from the gate of the general's mansion, and an alarm was issued.
"Who are you? Stop, warn the soldiers, and send the signal quickly, ah!"
Before the patrolman could finish his words, he was shot in the throat with an arrow by the furious rebel general. He screamed and slowly fell down.
"Beep, beep, beep!" As warning sirens sounded, the three hundred guards stationed in the city lord's palace immediately responded to the sound.
He quickly came to the city wall of the City Lord's Mansion, rushed to various dangerous places, and guarded the City Lord's Mansion tightly.
At the same time, the guard camp stationed five hundred meters away from the lord's mansion was also awakened by the sound of the flute. Under the shouts of their respective commanders, the disheveled people slowly gathered on top of the camp grounds.
The commander of the personal guards was about to send someone to inquire about the news to find out what happened? Why are those warning sirens suddenly sounding
But suddenly he heard noises coming from the direction of the Lord's Mansion not far away from him. From time to time, there is the sound of the collision of armor and the shouts of people, so listen carefully.
I vaguely heard "The enemy is attacking, the enemy is attacking, someone has rebelled, hurry up and order reinforcements to come to rescue and put down the rebellion!"
Although it was a bit unkind, that was the general meaning, and the commander of the personal guards quickly changed his expression. At this juncture, someone actually rebelled. This is no small matter.
If the enemy troops outside the city take advantage of the chaos to attack the city, then this majestic revolving gate can be said to have no defense at all and can be taken down in one fell swoop.
There was such anxiety on his face, and his mouth stopped at the same time, and he quickly said to the guards around him, go and gather all the troops yourself, gather them together, and go to escort him.
At the same time, messengers were sent to summon troops from all parts of the city who had not yet participated in the rebellion. They were ordered to detach a group of people to guard the city wall to prevent the defenders outside the city from seizing the opportunity to attack the city.
Another part of the army came immediately to put down the rebel army. But I don’t know how many people there are in this army. If there are only a few hundred or even a thousand people, then it is nothing. If there are only five or six thousand people, , that would be bad.
With this thought in his mind, his troops were gathered together, mounted on their horses, and led them to the rescue. Horse hooves clattered along the way, and they arrived at the city lord's mansion in a short while.
At this time, the City Lord's Mansion was crowded with people, and torches were lit everywhere. Looking out from the city wall of the City Lord's Mansion, the entire city was illuminated by dots of firelight.
According to the military system, every ten men are equipped with a torch. Now if we count them carefully, we can see that there are no less than a thousand flames, which proves that at least tens of thousands of him participated in this rebellion.
Who is he? How could he inspire so many people to join the rebellion? Aren't they afraid of the court's laws? Or is it that the imperial court has fallen to this point, with all the people's hearts dispersed and everyone wanting to rebel
This was the first reaction in the heart of the guard commander after he rushed to the city lord's palace and saw the endless army. At the same time, he felt inexplicably sad in his heart, feeling sad for the dynasty that he had been loyal to for most of his life.
Seeing the three thousand personal guards coming to rescue him, the leader of the tens of thousands of rebels, Anguo Colonel Guo Cheng, didn't care. He is a member of the Guo family, a local wealthy family in Yingchuan County, and he is also the person with the highest status among all the generals in the pass.
This time, he took advantage of his family's status, and under the careful instigation of the imperial army outside the pass, he summoned several generals who were friendly on weekdays and were members of the same clan.
After a series of coercion, inducement, and consolation, those generals who were born in the noble family had been systematically trained since childhood. They had seen excellence, but they did not understand that the Han Dynasty was coming to an end at dusk and could not last long.
One of the reasons why I insist on refusing to surrender now is that I can't save my face. As a subject of the Han Dynasty, I have been an official of the Han Dynasty for generations and have been deprived of the salary of the Han Dynasty. How can I stand up for the battle at the critical moment of the Han Dynasty? What about rebellion? Because the educational philosophy they received since childhood does not match.
The second is that they have no way to surrender if they want to. If they surrender rashly, how do they know how the Yu Kingdom will treat them? So there was no immediate surrender.
But now that he knew that Guo Cheng had obtained the secret of the imperial kingdom, the general had the intention to surrender.
After repeated persuasion by the captain Guo Cheng, he finally agreed to work with him tonight and use the head of the city guard Lu Zhi to go to the imperial camp in exchange for a share of merit.
The city wall of the City Lord's Mansion is not high, only five meters high. Compared to the twenty-meter-high city wall in the morning light outside, it is as high as adults and children, and there is no comparison at all.
However, at this moment, it was this small five-meter-high city wall that gave the hundreds of defenders in the city lord's palace a sense of stability, allowing them to calm down and persist despite being surrounded by tens of thousands of troops. Guard on the city wall.
It wasn't until they saw the three thousand personal guards arriving in just a short moment that the defenders completely settled down and concentrated on guarding the city lord's palace.
At this moment, he was startled by the noisy noise outside. Lu Zhi stopped his discussion with the generals and led them to the city wall of the city lord's palace. He looked outside and saw that all he could see were human heads. The rebels were tightly packed.
His eyes suddenly darkened, and he looked grimly at An Guo General Guo Cheng, who was riding a tall horse and sitting in the center of all the troops, surrounded by countless generals in armor.
"Rebel Guo Cheng, the court has treated you well. You have inherited the position of Jiuqing County Governor for generations. The Yingchuan Guo family has been favored by the emperor. Now you are rebelling. What do you want to do?" Lu Zhi, the general of the palace, looked gloomy and spoke. asked sharply and angrily.
"The lack of justice in today's world has led to wars and wars all over the world. The people have been displaced and starved to death all over the place. Now the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the south has raised a large army to attack the Han Dynasty. He is invincible all the way. The people in the place are all eating pots of pulp to welcome the king's army. Today, most of the people are How long can the mere rebels resist the king's army after they have returned to the emperor? Why don't the generals turn against each other and fight against the evil together, so as to restore peace to the world, bring stability to the soldiers and the people, and make the world unified!" Hearing Lu Zhi's accusation, He didn't take the process seriously. Instead, he talked about the tyranny of the Han Dynasty, and persuaded the defenders on the city wall to switch sides, disrupting Lu Zhi's position.
"It's useless to talk more now. You and I should see the truth on the battlefield!" Seeing the soldiers around him, some of them showed signs of abnormality. Lu Zhi quickly cut off their thoughts and simply told Guo Guo outside. Cheng said.
"If that's the case, then let's do it. Give me the order to attack. The one who gets Lu Zhi's head will be the first to win, and will be rewarded with a hundred golds, and will be promoted to the third level!"
Guo Cheng looked around and found that after this period of delay, all the troops belonging to his side in the city slowly gathered around him. The number of people had reached about 30,000, accounting for the entire army in the city. More than 70%.
Only about 2,000 of his people in the city came to the rescue, and the remaining 5,000 people stayed at their original station, choosing to remain neutral and wait and see the outcome of this war.
A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. Looking at Lu Zhi, who was still stubborn after the situation was over, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
Don't blame me, the benefits offered by Yuguo are really too great. I can't refuse that offer. It's a fiefdom in a county!
And it is still a big county. If I can successfully kill Lu Zhi this time to open the level, then I will also be a king in the future.
Even though he was a loner, he could have a taste of the supreme feeling. Thinking of the emperor's aloof appearance in the past, he couldn't help but feel hot in his heart.
(End of chapter)