Chapter 3570 Heavy damage
The rebels climbed up the ladder to the top of Hanguangmen City. The defenders' fearless defense in the past was gone. Such a smooth operation made the rebels feel a sense of emptiness. They held back a lot of energy and prepared for a fierce battle. After a while, the result was that there was no force at all. It was a bit unreal that such a "first to get there" was achieved suddenly.
Climbing to the top of the city, I found from my vantage point that the defenders had withdrawn from the city and were retreating towards Chengtianmen in a strict formation.
The rebel soldiers were ecstatic and cheered wildly.
No matter why the defenders abandoned Hanguang Gate and retreated to Chengtian Gate, it is a fact that Hanguang Gate has been occupied now. A real achievement of "first ascending" has been obtained, and since then the imperial city has been defeated, and the fierce attack for more than two months has finally Achieve staged victory.
The rebel soldiers cheered wildly, and then quickly occupied all the walls near Hanguang Gate, inspected every place, and then spread from the city to completely occupy Hanguang Gate. When the soldiers who rushed into the city opened the city gate from the inside, a flood of rebels from outside swarmed in along the city gate.
Dou Dewei and Yu Sheng rode along the army and entered Hanguang Gate. They saw Taishe on the left and Honglu Temple on the right in the imperial city. A wide and straight street faced Yong'an Gate in the wind and snow in the distance to the north. , there is the Tai Chi Palace, the emperor's bedroom and the center of the world.
A surge of lofty ideals instantly surged as the blood flowed through the body, and the whole body seemed to be ignited.
Reluctantly suppressing his excitement, Dou Dewei commanded his soldiers: "Search the inside and outside of Hanguang Gate thoroughly. Don't let those bastards led by Donggong Liu hide an ambush. When the time comes, we will counterattack and cooperate inside and outside. That will be troublesome! In addition, Quickly send someone to inform Duke Zhao that Hanguang Gate has been captured and ask him to take charge of the situation!"
These words were said with high spirits, and he was clearly the first person in Guanlong under Changsun Wuji...
Someone said: "Just when we climbed to the top of the city, Zhao Guogong was in front of Yanshou Square and had already led his army over."
Dou Dewei was extremely satisfied: "Everyone will continue to work hard and this first attack will be completely solid. In the future, I will reward you based on your merits and I will not treat you unfairly!"
"Here!"
The soldiers scattered in all directions and searched carefully in the military caves, military camps, and buildings inside Hanguang Gate. Soon someone nervously came to Dou Dewei and reported: "General, please check by the city gate." A large amount of gunpowder was found in the Tibetan Soldier Cave! ”
Dou Dewei's face tightened and he quickly asked: "Are there any defenders stationed there?"
The power of gunpowder has already shocked the world since the founding bureau was razed to the ground and more than ten thousand Guanlong elites were wiped out on the day of the uprising. In the past, everyone had only heard that gunpowder was unparalleled in its power, but few people had an intuitive understanding of how powerful it was. That time it was completely shocking to the world.
If there is gunpowder hidden in the Hanguang Gate at this moment, and there is a team of soldiers guarding it, it will be detonated with great joy after the rebels enter the city...
Just thinking about it made Dou Dewei break out in cold sweat. It was simply unimaginable!
Fortunately, the soldier said: "Several soldier-hiding caves are connected inside. We just searched outside and found no defenders. The situation inside the hidden-soldier caves is unknown, and we dare not break in without authorization."< br>
There is so much gunpowder hidden in it, what if that frizzy guy accidentally gets into trouble?
Dou Dewei did not dare to neglect, raised his feet and said: "Lead the way ahead, I will check it myself!"
"Here!"
The soldiers led the way and led Dou Dewei and his party to a row of hidden soldier caves on the left side of Hanguang Gate.
Almost all city walls or passes will have facilities similar to military caves. On the one hand, they can garrison troops and reduce the cost of building military camps. On the other hand, they can quickly dispatch troops during war, which is very convenient. There are caves for hiding soldiers under the city walls on both sides of Hanguang Gate. There are more than ten caves on each side. The door openings are arranged neatly on the outside, but most of them are connected inside.
After Dou Dewei arrived, he saw many soldiers guarding the outside with swords in hand. Apparently they were strictly prohibited from entering and were causing trouble.
When he got close, he looked around, and ordered his men to push open the soldier-hiding cave closest to the city gate. The soldier stepped forward and kicked the wooden door open. Immediately, two people looked in at the door, turned around and said, "General, there is no one in the cave."
Dou Dewei breathed a sigh of relief. In order to show his brave and fearless image, he pressed the handle of the horizontal sword on his waist with one hand, stepped into the cave of hiding soldiers, and said loudly: "The defenders have been completely disorganized and have no intention of fighting. Otherwise, if the defenders There are a few people hiding in this cave. When our army enters the city, will they detonate these gunpowders? It means we will win this battle!"
All the soldiers on the left and right were shouting and cheering, and their morale was high.
When Dou Dewei entered the Cave of Hidden Soldiers, the environment changed from light to dark. His eyesight could not adapt for a while, but he could still see that the Cave of Hidden Soldiers was filled with gunpowder barrels. Some of the barrels were even broken, and black gunpowder was scattered on the ground. It was filled with a strong smell of sulfur and saltpeter, which was very pungent.
Suddenly, he saw a vague black shadow leaning against the wall of the cave, which seemed to be squirming...
"Who?!"
Dou Dewei was startled, rubbed his eyes vigorously, and when he looked again, he found a soldier lying there. His body was covered with wounds, and the oozing blood had dried up. The whole person looked miserable and almost inhuman. .
However, it was such a soldier who was almost like a waste. At this moment, an extremely embarrassing smile appeared on his scarred face, and he said with difficulty: "Isn't this the young master of the Shenwu County Duke's Mansion of Fufeng Dou Family? Haha, thank you young master for coming to help me." I will be buried with you!”
After saying that, the man raised his hand to his mouth, blew hard, and a flame suddenly lit up in his hand, and then threw it away without hesitation, and the flame swayed in Dou Dewei's horrified eyes. fell to the ground.
Dou Dewei felt that his hair stood on end and his soul flew away. He turned around and ran out, screaming: "Run!"
But where else could he run?
The moment the flame fell to the ground, it ignited the gunpowder scattered on the ground. The violent burning occurred in an instant, and then spread in the space in the Tibetan Soldier Cave at a speed that was difficult to reach with the naked eye. The next moment, the gunpowder burned and released Endless heat, this heat expanded rapidly in a small space, finally breaking through the restraints and releasing outward.
boom!
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Seeing the rebel soldiers climbing up the ladder to the top of Hanguangmen City like ants like ants, Changsun Wuji seemed to be glowing with energy for an instant. His not tall body suddenly straightened up and shouted: "The city is broken!"< br>
Then he was ecstatic and rushed towards Hanguang Gate with his soldiers and horses.
The haze of despair that filled my heart just a moment ago disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by crazy joy and the pleasure of realizing one's ambition!
So what if Fang Jun comes back to help?
All we need to do is attack the imperial city and depose the Prince of the East Palace, and then install King Li You of Qi as the crown prince and tell the world, then everything will be settled! From now on, the Guanlong clan will regain control of the court through Li You's hands, tightly grasp the interests of the world in their hands, and once again become the master of the world!
Facing the wind and snow, Changsun Wuji didn't feel the cold at all, and his heart was full of pride.
However, just as he approached the Hanguang Gate with the rebels, he saw Dou Dewei's flag in front of him entering the Hanguang Gate. Then, there was an earth-shattering loud noise, and the towering Hanguang Gate seemed to be destroyed in front of Changsun Wuji's eyes. The giant dragon rolled over like a broken toy, burst into pieces in an instant, and fell apart in a burst of smoke rising into the sky.
Changsun Wuji stared at the scene in front of him. When he realized that the city gate had been blown down by gunpowder, a violent shock was transmitted from the city gate. The four hooves of the horse under his crotch were unstable and he staggered. Falling to the ground, Changsun Wuji was caught off guard and fell headfirst. The huge body of the war horse on his back pressed down on one of his legs, and he let out a shrill scream...
The souls of the dead soldiers on the left and right were so great that they dismounted and rushed to the front. They moved their horses away with all their hands and feet and rescued Changsun Wuji.
Changsun Wuji endured the sharp and heart-piercing pain in his leg, broke out in a cold sweat, and ordered: "Immediately mobilize an army to take over Dou Dewei's department, be sure to completely occupy Hanguang Gate, and be prepared for the Sixth Army of the East Palace to take advantage of the opportunity to counterattack!"
Since the defenders had planted gunpowder in the city gate in advance, there was a high probability that they had a corresponding plan. Once they successfully exploded and severely damaged the attacking troops, they would start a counterattack.
"Here!"
The soldiers around him quickly got up and mounted their horses, galloping towards the outside of the city to mobilize troops.
The rest of the soldiers found a stretcher for treating the wounded from the army, carefully placed Changsun Wuji on it, and trotted back to Yanshoufang.
The military attachés and civil servants stationed like this in the Guanlong clan in Yanshoufang were busy and joyful, congratulating each other that they had finally conquered the imperial city. The capture and siege of the city was just around the corner. Suddenly, they were startled by the loud noise. They didn't know what happened. Then they saw Changsun Wuji being carried back, and they immediately looked at each other...(End of Chapter)