Chapter 110 Rumors are stronger than tigers

"Today, Qing and Miao concubines gave birth to another princess!"

"What's going on? Why do our royal family of Dayu keep giving birth to princesses?"

"There are nine! There are nine princesses!"

"This, this, this, this... if things go on for a long time, the country will not be protected!"

"Is it because the palace has too much yin energy? Your Majesty only has a yang energy..."

"Fortunately, Concubine Cui is also pregnant, but I don't know whether Concubine Cui will give birth to a prince or a princess?"

"If she were a princess again, she would be ten princesses!"

"Hiss..."

"Your Majesty, in his recent years, if there is no prince anymore..."

"Yes, as long as a prince can be born, he will be the prince and the heir apparent, and the country will be determined!"

"If it's a woman..."

"Shh! Keep your voice down, what about the princess? Your Majesty is still young and can still give birth..."

"All give birth to princesses?"

"I heard that this may be because Your Majesty was disrespectful to the previous emperors and suffered the curse from the previous emperors!"

"You are speechless and have strange power and chaos! What nonsense is Master Lin talking about!"

"Really! A few days ago, Xiaguan was planning to go to Tianshou Mountain for an outing and pay homage to the past emperors. Who knew that all intersections in Tianshou Mountain were blocked by the imperial army. It is called a 'military restricted area'. No one is allowed to enter without His Majesty's order!"

"What is your Majesty doing?"

"I later asked the surrounding villagers, and they said that they often heard dull beast roars coming from Tianshou Mountain during this period..."

"Hiss...really?"

"As the Minister of Rites, I must find an opportunity to make an unannounced visit to Tianshou Mountain!"

"Tianshou Mountain is the mausoleum of past emperors, so there must be no accidents...!"

In the court, countless officials, big and small, were talking in low voices, with nervous tones and frightened eyes.

Especially the several cabinet ministers headed by him came together.

"Prince Bing, how are you doing these days?"

Lu Xiangqing asked in a low voice to the only royal prince among the five.

Zheng Zongbing said: "Your Majesty, everything is well. Mr. Lu, what do you want to say? I know that boys and girls are destined to be born. Your Majesty's ability to give birth to nine princesses in a row may be a blessing from heaven!"

Lu Xiangqing frowned slightly and said: "But no matter what, the prince is the foundation of the country after all. I would like to ask Lord Bing to take the time to persuade your majesty to go to other concubines' palaces more often."

"If Your Majesty doesn't like it, you can choose the show girl again."

Zheng Zongbing said: "It's been less than three years since the last female talent show. Let's discuss this later."

Wang He suddenly whispered: "My lords, have you heard about the changes in Tianshou Mountain?"

The expressions of several people changed slightly, and they had obviously heard a lot of news.

Only Zheng Zongbing frowned and said: "What's the news? Tianshou Mountain must be the tomb of the previous emperors..."

Li Yuanhao said: "First, some villagers heard thunder coming from Tianshou Mountain and wanted to go up the mountain to have a look. Unexpectedly, they were blocked by the Forbidden Army."

"According to what the Forbidden Army said, the entire Tianshou Mountain has been classified as a military restricted area, and no one is allowed to enter."

"There are rumors that your Majesty's actions have angered heaven. The thunder of Tianshou Mountain and the fact that the concubines in the harem only gave birth to princesses are a warning!"

"Master Li, be silent!"

Zheng Zongbing frowned and said: "Your Majesty has great righteousness for thousands of years and is a good man among people. He not only appeased the refugees and suppressed the rebellion, but also expelled the Wu Kingdom, broke through the Heishan Pass, and even occupied the two states of the Wu Kingdom."

"This kind of bravery is no less than that of the founding ancestors, Emperor Wen, and Emperor Tianqi, especially the achievements in opening up territories."

"I hope the adults will stop saying such things as a warning from heaven."

"A few rumors are nothing."

Several people agreed in a low voice, but their eyes were still filled with doubts and other unknown gleams.

Soon, a young eunuch walked out quickly.

"Your Majesty is ill. There will be no court today. If you have any important matters, please leave them to the Cabinet."

"We obey!"

All civil and military officials saluted one after another, but had no choice but to retreat, and then gathered around the cabinet members.

"Master Lu..."

"Master Li..."

"Lord Wang..."

"Prince Bing..."

Several people were surrounded by hundreds of officials and walked to the entrance of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

At this moment, I saw a guard in golden clothes running up quickly.

"Emergency military situation! A great victory for our army! A great victory for our army!"

"Why are you so worried?"

Wang He stopped him, and the Jin Yiwei stopped and gasped: "My lords, our army has won a great victory in Yongzhou. We have captured Chang'an Mansion, defeated the main force of the rebels, killed the rebels, and killed the former Yongzhou Commander-in-Chief Li Zhishan! ”

"Now Yongzhou's millions of rebels are fleeing for their lives, and our army is chasing them one after another. The Yongzhou rebels will be determined soon!"

"Why so fast?!"

Many people were immediately shocked after hearing the news, and some even snatched the battle report from Jin Yiwei's hand and looked at it carefully.

"Sure, it's true!"

"Chang'an Mansion returns to Dayu?"

"Li Zhishan was killed! He had millions of troops under his command!"

"What a fucking army of one million! He can only have 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers at most, but the rest are just weaklings. Do you rely on them to fight the war?"

"New Army! The new army trained by His Majesty is so powerful!"

"Flintlock muskets, grenades, red cannons, thunderbolts... these are all my Dayu auspiciousness!"

"Hahaha, with this treasure, I, Dayu, can rest easy!"

Many ministers beamed with excitement and started talking in low voices.

The rebellion in Yongzhou was suppressed again, and hundreds of thousands of people died. Most of the landowners and aristocratic families were plundered by the refugees. A large number of officials also died, leaving at least hundreds of official positions vacant.

What they discussed was how to place their own people in Yongzhou, and use the heaven and earth in their hands to occupy land and recruit tenants.

Every time there is a war, the people who die are the common people, but the ones who succeed in the end are the dignitaries far away in the capital!

At the same time, Zheng Yi also obtained information about Yongzhou.

Moreover, it is more detailed than the battle reports obtained by the ministers in the court! Zhengyong six years, October 15th.

The first, second and third divisions of the New Army arrived at Weiguan.

Fortunately, Weiguan was under the control of the imperial court and was not captured by the rebels. Otherwise, the new army would have to spend manpower and material resources to break through Weiguan.

After some discussion, the three division commanders quickly made a decision.

The three divisions merged into one and headed towards Chang'an Mansion.

Chang'an Mansion is the capital city of Yongzhou, located on the Yongzhou Plain. Only after occupying Chang'an Mansion, the three of them can attack everywhere with Chang'an Mansion as the center.

No, you can also recruit defeated troops and gather strength.

Due to the strength of the bandit army, two adults, Miao Xiu and Shi Heilang, had already abandoned Chang'an Mansion and were stationed in Wugong County and Yangping County respectively.

Two days later, three divisions of the New Army had arrived at Chang'an Mansion.

Without any modifications, the new army directly began siege operations.

Nine hundred red-coated cannons lined up in a row, aiming at Chang'an Mansion in the distance.

The rebels in Chang'an Prefecture had already discovered the movements of the new army, and they actually allowed the new army to form a position outside the city.

It was not until noon that refugees poured out of the city in panic, and led by millions of rebels, they rushed towards the new army.

The infantry of the new army formed a phalanx of fusiliers, arranged neatly in rows, and aimed at the panicked rebels.

"Get ready!"

"Shua~!"

The recruits in the front row immediately raised their flintlock guns and aimed at the incoming panicked rebels.

When the rebels rushed to be 300 steps away from the new army, the messenger immediately shouted: "Shoot!"

"Bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

In an instant, streaks of green smoke appeared in front of the new army's formation, and at the front of the originally chaotic rebel camp, thousands of unlucky souls screamed and fell down.

In order to ensure the power and accuracy of the flintlock muskets, soldiers must be arranged into a phalanx of flintlock muskets to shoot.

This will not only maximize the power of the flintlock, but also ensure the fighting spirit and morale of the soldiers.

"Reload!"

The first batch of new soldiers immediately squatted down and changed bullets as quickly as possible.

"Second row, shoot!"

"Bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

There was another round of fire, and thousands more unfortunate rebels were hit by bullets, screaming and falling down, covered in blood.

This time, the rebel formation became even more chaotic.

Many rioters ran around holding their heads, trying to escape from the hail of bullets, but there were more rioters behind them, and they were suddenly crowded together.

However, the New Army ignored this situation and continued to shoot.

In the fusilier phalanx, more than 20,000 people were arranged in three neat rows.

Each time a shot is fired, it is guaranteed that only 7,000 rounds of bullets will be fired into the rebel group.

However, in just half a quarter of an hour, the rebels suffered heavy losses. Tens of thousands of people fell to the ground, injured or dead, and screams could not be heard.

The rebel army, which numbered at least 100,000 people, retreated towards Chang'an City in panic.

Those neat rows of fusilier phalanxes were their nightmare!

What kind of weapon is that?

Each one is like a fire stick, and can actually emit fire that can easily tear apart a person's body.

It shoots farther and is more lethal than a bow and arrow.

And it looks very easy, not as strenuous as an archer at all!

The rebels quickly defeated, and the rebels on the city wall shouted loudly to direct the refugees into the city.

They planned to use the solid walls of Chang'an City to defend against the encirclement and suppression by the imperial troops.

"Fire!"

"Fire!!"

Suddenly, high-pitched roars came from behind the phalanx.

Immediately, a total of nine hundred red cannons finally showed their power.

A burst of fire flashed suddenly, and then the city walls and houses in the city of Chang'an in the distance were blown apart in an instant. Rubbles flew everywhere, and a large number of corpses rose into the sky along with the shock wave of the shells.

In fact, just one salvo blasted several huge gaps in the east gate of Chang'an City.

Many refugees screamed and fell from the city wall, either dead or injured.

The east city gate was also blown to pieces, revealing the panicked crowd inside.

Qu Bo, Tian Yiguang, and Yao Song looked at the panicked rebels with surprise in their eyes.

"The rebels can't stand the bombardment. This is only the first round..."

Tian Yiguang chuckled and said: "How about another round and let these rebels see the power of our red cannons!"

"No!"

Qu Bo immediately refused: "What your Majesty needs is a completed Chang'an City. Besides, we still need to fight around with Chang'an City as the core. Who will repair the city walls if they are all blown down, you? Or me?"
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Tian Yiguang shrugged and said, "It's up to you."

Among the five divisions, the one he least wanted to see was Qu Bo, the commander of the first division.

Although he is young, he is extremely loyal and fanatical to His Majesty, and there is also a perverted and dark aura in him.

Xu Hu, the commander of the Fourth Division with whom he had the best relationship, was unfortunately transferred to Shuzhou. Otherwise, being able to fight alongside him would have been a great blessing in life.

The commander of the Third Division, Yao Song, observed Chang'an City in the distance with a telescope and said: "Let the whole army charge. The rebels have been frightened out of their courage. The entire east city gate is actually undefended, and they don't even care about injuries."

"Let the cavalry battalion take the lead to seize the city gate, and the rest will follow up and shoot."

"Attention!"

"Your Majesty has an order. We will only kill rebels wearing armor. We will release the trapped refugees if we can. We are not allowed to kill them indiscriminately."

"I understand, Lao Yao, how many times have you said this!"

Tian Yiguang laughed loudly, got on his horse, slapped the horse's butt, and flew out like an arrow from a string.

"My sons, charge with me!"

"The whole army charges!"

"Kill!"

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(End of chapter)