Chapter 5436 Reinforcements
Along the way, she heard shouts of killing outside, but Queen Zhao felt as if she was sleepwalking. She didn't wake up until she reached the front of the main hall where she lived.
No matter what, she is Empress Zhao, she is the mother of a country. Others can collapse at this time, but she cannot.
As the most powerful woman in Daqi, she is not only a person, but also a symbol of the country. She must do what she should do.
So, how to prove your ability?
Hiding in the deep palace and waiting is not feasible. The best way is... to go to the location of the city tower, stay with the inner guards, try your best to defend the inner palace, and wait for the supporting troops to arrive.
When Empress Zhao thought of this, she immediately shouted loudly: "Everyone, we can't just come back now. We must go to the city wall to have a look."
"But it depends on the Queen's orders."
Eunuch, the maids responded in unison.
"Okay, let's go." Queen Zhao said.
The gate of the inner city was already scarred. Even though there were a large number of sandbags and other obstacles piled behind it, the gate itself was only copper-plated on the surface, and most of the whole structure was still wooden.
"Pull the string and release!"
The sharp arrows were scattered towards the bottom of the tower one by one.
The Eagle Guards below held up shields to block the sharp arrows flying down from above.
Except for a few that could shoot through the gaps in the shield and injure some people, most of them were blocked by the shield.
As the strongest unit of the Imperial Guard, the Eagle Guard has access to the best equipment in Daqi. This kind of shield is made of iron, wood, cotton, etc., and the buffering effect is quite good.
The armor worn by the Eagle Guards is also very thick, which greatly reduces the casualty rate of the Eagle Guards.
On the contrary, the internal guards were inexperienced, suffered heavy casualties, and suffered a great loss in morale.
“Oh no, the Eagle Guards rushed to the tower!”
Along the ladder, the soldiers from the Eagle Guards rushed through the blockade and climbed to the tower.
If they were allowed to gain a foothold on the tower, the tower would surely fall.
At this critical moment, the morale of the inner guards dropped sharply. Many people lost the determination to fight to the death. With the Eagle Guards desperately attacking, they began to retreat.
At this critical moment, suddenly a burst of cheers came from the inner city.
“The Queen has arrived.”
“Brothers, keep working hard, the Queen said reinforcements will arrive soon. If you guard the inner city, you will be rewarded heavily!”
The good news on both sides immediately aroused the inner guard's spirit.
Suddenly, the inner guards on the city tower suddenly became more energetic in their hands and showed off their learned martial arts skills to the fullest.
Originally, the inner guards were originally from the Hidden Guards, and their martial arts were extraordinary, and their personal strength was far stronger than that of the Flying Eagle Guards.
The terrain on the city tower is relatively narrow, and the Eagle Guards' battle formation cannot be truly displayed on the city tower. This is where personal martial arts come into play.
As soon as the inner guard exerts force, the effect will be immediate.
Not long after, the Eagle Guards who had climbed up the tower were driven back down again. Many of the Eagle Guards had no time to retreat and were hacked to death with random knives.
"Empress, the rebels have been driven off the tower." A eunuch standing next to Queen Zhao shouted in surprise.
“It looks like I can still hold on for a while.” Queen Zhao’s palms also relaxed slightly.
"My dear, you can't last long."
The man standing on the other side is wearing a guard's armor and an orange cloak behind him. He is a deputy commander. Responsible for liaison with superiors and subordinates.
At this time, his face looked a little ugly.
“How do you say this?” Queen Zhao’s heart tightened.
“Our inner guard reserve strength is insufficient. Until now, the inner guard has basically taken up all the available troops. Except for the 300 people behind to carry supplies, there is no one else. The rebels, at most, only use One-tenth of the number has been reached, and nine-tenths are still on standby..." the deputy commander said with a gloomy face. Queen Zhao's heart sank, and she began to panic.
"How long can we last?" Queen Zhao tried hard to calm down. She knew that her lack of calm would have a greater impact on the morale of the internal guards.
The deputy commander held out two fingers and said: "We can only support two waves of siege at most. After two waves, the inner guards will have no strength to fight anymore."
This is based on his maximum endurance. , in fact, from his point of view, it would be good if he could survive the next wave, but he did not dare to tell the truth.
"Empress, when will our reinforcements arrive?" the deputy commander asked.
What he can continue to stand firm here is the reinforcements that Queen Zhao said.
Any reward afterward is an afterthought. Saving your own life is the most important thing now.
"Don't worry, we'll be there soon."
Empress Zhao was comforting the deputy commander, but she was even more panicked than the deputy commander. How did she know there were any reinforcements.
He had guessed the reinforcements based on Qi Xingyun's usual behavior. She still wanted to ask others if they were really there.
But, who knows where Qi Xingyun is.
Just when she was worried, the next wave of Eagle Guard attacks began again.
In this wave, Zhu Licheng used the strongest power of the Flying Eagle Guard. He even sent out his most effective deputy commander, who was the deputy commander with the strongest martial arts besides himself.
"Start, success or failure depends on this!"
Zhu Licheng raised his sword and shouted.
“Come on, Qingjun kills the treacherous ministers from the side!”
The Flying Eagle Guard is so powerful that by now, the exhausted internal guards, arrows and the like, cannot have any effect on the Flying Eagle Guard. Too big a threat.
It didn't take long for the deputy commander of the Flying Eagle Guard to climb up the tower. His name was Cheng Wanpeng. He was strong, with a long body and long arms. He had a mace in his hand and swept across the city.
Soon, on the section of the city wall he climbed on, a group of inner guards had been swept away.
The power of the fierce general is fully revealed at this moment.
"My dear, I'm sorry. If the reinforcements don't show up again, I'm afraid the inner city gate won't be able to be defended." The deputy commander of the inner guard looked ashen.
Empress Zhao was speechless and wanted to speak, but nothing could be said.
"Empress, I'm going up first."
The deputy commander saluted, turned around and ran towards the top of the tower.
At this point, if he doesn't get up, he will have no choice but to wait for death below.
Determined to fight to the death, the deputy commander ran all the way. As soon as he entered the tower, he heard the whistling of the horn.
“Reinforcements, reinforcements have arrived.”
The deputy commander quickly climbed onto the tower and looked into the distance.
I saw soldiers coming like a tide in the distance, fighting with the rebel Eagle Guards.
“Those are the Golden Snake Guard and the Violent Bear Guard!”
Seeing the raised flags, you can tell that they are the Golden Snake Guard and the Violent Bear Guard. They are coming. This time No need to die.
Now the Flying Eagle Guard was in a situation of being besieged from both sides, and was quite panicked for a moment.
Flying Eagle Guard Cheng Wanpeng and others were once again driven off the tower by the inner guards whose morale was overwhelming.
(End of this chapter)