Chapter 110 Rumors are fiercer than tigers

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

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

"Nine now! Nine princesses now!"

"This, this, this, this...if this continues for too long, the country will be in danger!"

"Is it because the palace is too yin-filled? Your Majesty is the only yang energy..."

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

"If there are more princesses, then that would be ten princesses!"

"hiss……"

"Your Majesty is approaching thirty years old. If you don't have a prince..."

"Yes, as long as a prince can be born, he will be the crown prince, the heir to the throne, and the foundation of the country will be secure!"

"If it's a woman..."

"Hush! Keep your voice down. So what if you're a princess? Your Majesty is still young and can still have children..."

"All of them gave birth to princesses?"

"I heard that this might be because your Majesty was disrespectful to the previous emperors and was cursed by them!"

"A gentleman should not speak of strange things! What nonsense is Lord Lin talking about!"

"Really! Xiaguan was planning to go to Tianshou Mountain a few days ago to enjoy the scenery and pay tribute to the past emperors. However, every intersection of Tianshou Mountain was blocked by the imperial guards. It's called a 'military restricted area'. No one is allowed to enter without your Majesty's order!"

"What on earth is your majesty doing?"

"I later asked the villagers around here, and they said they often heard dull roars of beasts coming from Tianshou Mountain during this period..."

"Hiss...really?"

"As the Minister of Rites, I have to find an opportunity to make a secret visit to Tianshou Mountain!"

"Tianshou Mountain is the mausoleum of the emperors of all dynasties. There must be no accidents..."

In the court, countless officials, both high and low, were talking in low voices, their voices tense and their eyes filled with fear.

Especially the cabinet ministers who were in charge, they gathered together.

"Soldier Prince, has His Majesty been well these days?"

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

Zheng Zongbing said, "Your Majesty is doing well. I know what you want to say, Lord Lu. The birth of a boy or girl is determined by heaven. Your Majesty giving 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 head of the country after all. I would like to ask Prince Bing to take the time to persuade His Majesty to visit other concubines more often."

"If Your Majesty doesn't like it, you can choose another concubine."

Zheng Zongbing said, "It has been less than three years since the last selection of girls. Let's discuss this matter later."

Wang He suddenly whispered, "My Lords, have you heard about the incident at Tianshou Mountain?"

The faces of several people changed slightly, and it was obvious that they had heard a lot of news.

Only Zheng Zongbing frowned and asked, "What's the news? Tianshou Mountain must be the mausoleum of the previous emperors..."

Li Yuanhao said: "First, some villagers heard thunder coming from Tianshou Mountain and wanted to go up the mountain to take a look, but they were stopped by the imperial guards."

"According to the Imperial Guards, the entire Tianshou Mountain has been designated as a military restricted area, and no one is allowed to enter."

"It is rumored that your Majesty's actions have angered the heavens. The thunder on Tianshou Mountain and the fact that the concubines in the harem only gave birth to princesses are warnings!"

"Master Li, be quiet!"

Zheng Zongbing frowned and said, "Your Majesty is a man of great righteousness and a rare talent. Not only did you pacify refugees and suppress rebellions, you also drove out the Wu Kingdom, broke through the Black Mountain Pass, and even occupied two states of the Wu Kingdom."

"This kind of bravery is in no way inferior to that of our founding fathers, Emperor Wen, and Emperor Tianqi, especially in their achievements in expanding territory."

"I hope you gentlemen will stop saying things like Heaven's warning."

"A few rumors are nothing."

Several people agreed in a low voice, but their eyes were still full of confusion and other unknown things.

Soon, a young eunuch walked out quickly.

"Your Majesty is ill and will not hold court today. If you have any important matters, please let the cabinet handle them."

"We obey the order!"

Civil and military officials all bowed and had no choice but to retreat, gathering around a few people in the cabinet.

"Lord Lu..."

"Master Li..."

"Lord Wang..."

"Soldier Prince..."

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

At this moment, a Jinyiwei came running up quickly.

"Emergency military information! Our army has won a great victory! Our army has won a great victory!"

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

Wang He tried to stop them, and the Jinyiwei stopped and gasped, "My lords, our army won a great victory in Yongzhou. We have captured Chang'an Prefecture and defeated the main force of the rebels, killing the rebels and the former Yongzhou General Li Zhishan!"

"Now, millions of rebels in Yongzhou are fleeing in all directions. Our army is chasing them. The rebels in Yongzhou will be defeated soon!"

"Why so fast?!"

Many people were shocked upon hearing the news, and some even snatched the battle reports from the Jinyiwei and examined them carefully.

“As expected!”

"Chang'an Prefecture returns to Dayu?"

"Li Zhishan was killed! He had a million troops under his command!"

"What a bullshit million-strong army! He has only 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers under his command, and the rest are just peasants. Can we rely on them to fight?"

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

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

"Hahaha, with this treasure, I, Dayu, can sleep peacefully!"

Many ministers were so excited that they smiled and talked in low voices.

The Yongzhou rebellion was suppressed again, resulting in the death of hundreds of thousands of people. Most of the landlords and wealthy families were robbed by refugees, and a large number of officials also died, leaving at least hundreds of official positions vacant.

What they were discussing was how to place their own people in Yongzhou and, relying on the power in their hands, to seize large amounts of land and recruit tenants.

Every time there is a war, it is the civilians who die, but in the end, those who are helpful 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 war reports received by the ministers in the court! October 15, the sixth year of Zhengei.

The first, second and third divisions of the new army arrived at Wei Pass together.

Fortunately, Wei Pass was under the control of the imperial court and had not been captured by the rebels, otherwise the new army would have had to spend manpower and resources to break through Wei Pass.

After the three division commanders discussed it, they quickly made a decision.

The three divisions joined together and headed towards Chang'an Prefecture.

Chang'an Prefecture is the capital of Yongzhou Prefecture, located on the Yongzhou Plain. Only after occupying Chang'an Prefecture can the three of them attack in all directions with Chang'an Prefecture as the center.

No, we can also recruit defeated troops to consolidate our strength.

Because the enemy army was so powerful, Lords Miao Xiu and Shi Heilang had already abandoned Chang'an Prefecture and stationed in Wugong County and Yangping County respectively.

Two days later, three divisions of the new army arrived in Chang'an Prefecture.

Without any rest, the new army directly started the siege.

Nine hundred red cannons were lined up in a row, aiming at Chang'an Prefecture in the distance.

The rebels in Chang'an Prefecture had already discovered the movements of the new army, but they actually allowed the new army to set up their battle array outside the city.

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

The new army infantry formed a flintlock square formation, lined up in neat rows, and aimed at the panicked rebels.

"Prepare!"

"Shua~!"

The recruits in the front row immediately raised their flintlock rifles and aimed at the panicked rebels who were rushing in.

When the rebels were within 300 steps of the new army, the messenger shouted, "Fire!"

"boom!"

"Bang bang bang!"

In an instant, plumes of green smoke rose from the front of the new army, and at the front of the originally chaotic rebel camp, thousands of unlucky guys fell down screaming.

In order to ensure the power and accuracy of the flintlock rifle, soldiers were required to form a flintlock formation for shooting.

This not only maximizes the power of the flintlock rifle, but also ensures the soldiers' fighting spirit and morale.

"Reload!"

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

"Second row, fire!"

"boom!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Another round of firing, and thousands of unlucky rebels were hit by bullets. They fell down screaming, covered in blood.

This time, the rebel formation became even more chaotic.

Many rioters ran around with their heads in their hands, trying to escape from the rain of bullets, but there were more rioters behind them and they were squeezed together all of a sudden.

The new army ignored this situation and continued shooting.

The flintlock phalanx, with more than 20,000 men lined up in three neat rows.

Each time we fired, we could ensure that only 7,000 rounds of bullets were fired into the rebel group.

However, in just half a quarter of an hour, the rebels suffered heavy losses, with tens of thousands of people lying on the ground, either injured or dead, and screams could be heard everywhere.

The huge army of at least 100,000 people retreated towards Chang'an City in panic.

Those neat rows of flintlock muskets were their nightmare!
What kind of weapon is that?

Each one of them is like a fire stick, and can actually emit flames that can easily tear a human body apart.

It can shoot farther and has greater killing power than a bow and arrow.

And it looks very easy, not at all as strenuous as an archer!
The rioters were quickly defeated, and the rebels on the city wall shouted loudly and directed the refugees to enter the city.

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

"fire!"

"fire!!"

Suddenly, loud roars came from behind the square formation.

Then, the nine hundred red cannons finally showed their power.

Flashes of fire suddenly flashed, and then the walls of Chang'an City in the distance and the houses in the city were instantly blown apart, with debris flying everywhere, and a large number of corpses soaring into the sky along with the shock wave of the shells.

Even just one round of salvos was enough to create several huge gaps in the east gate of Chang'an City.

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

The main gate of the East City was also blown to pieces, revealing the panicked crowd inside.

Qu Bo, Tian Yiguang and Yao Song looked at the rebels who were panicking, their eyes full of surprise.

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

Tian Yiguang chuckled and said, "Why don't we have another round to let these rebels see the power of our red cannon!"

"no!"

Qu Bo immediately refused and said, "Your Majesty needs a completed Chang'an City. Besides, we need to fight everywhere with Chang'an City as the core. If the city walls are all blown down, who will repair them? You? Or me?"

Tian Yiguang shrugged and said, "It's up to you."

Among the five divisions, the one he disliked the most was the commander of the First Division, Qu Bo.

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

It's a pity that Xu Hu, the commander of the 4th Division, who had the best relationship with him, was transferred to Shuzhou. Otherwise, it would have been a great blessing in life to be able to fight alongside him.

The commander of the Third Division, Yao Song, used a telescope to observe Chang'an City in the distance and said, "Let the whole army charge. The rebels are so scared that there is no one guarding the entire East City Gate. They don't even care about the wounded."

"Let the cavalry battalion go out first and seize the city gate, and the rest of the people will follow up and shoot."

"Notice!"

"Your Majesty has ordered that we only kill the rebels wearing armor, and we should release the refugees if possible, and not kill them indiscriminately."

"I understand, Lao Yao. How many times have you said this?"

Tian Yiguang laughed loudly, got on the horse, slapped the horse's butt hard, and immediately shot out like an arrow.

"My men, follow me and charge!"

"Charge the entire army!"

"Kill!"

　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)