si-mexico Chapter 501 Rebellion? Entering the city?
Chapter 501 Rebellion? Entering the city?
The rebels and the Yan army launched a fierce attack over the next three days.
They were divided into echelons of a thousand men, and they took turns attacking day and night.
For a while, the sounds of shouting and screaming were heard everywhere in Luo City.
People fell down every moment, screams were heard all the time, and the pungent smell of blood filled the entire city of Los Angeles.
However, fighting in this way caused heavy losses to the rebels and the Yan army.
As the attackers, the casualty ratio between the two sides reached 1 to 7 when the Great Zhou troops were on guard!
After three days of fighting, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses outside the city were killed.
But even so, Li Long still did not order a retreat, but continued to intensify the attack.
The defenders in the city were exhausted after three days of fierce fighting, and they also needed to rotate and rest.
After three days of fighting, the entire Great Zhou army had taken several breaks, except for the soldiers of the aristocratic families.
For this reason, on the third night, General Xue Huaide ordered the troops composed of wealthy families to guard the west of the city.
Compared with the attacks during the day, the attacks at night are relatively weaker. Letting these people guard at night is also based on the consideration that their combat effectiveness is not very good.
Under the cover of night, the troops in the west of the city changed their guard.
The soldiers of the aristocratic families took over the city gates and walls.
At the beginning, they fought diligently against the rebels outside the city just like the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Until midnight, the situation changed.
Outside the city, the rebel army’s main tent.
A soldier came forward holding a long arrow and reported: "Your Majesty, there is news from the city."
Li Long's eyes lit up, and without saying a word, he rushed forward, snatched the long arrow, and took down the letter written on cloth.
When he opened it, Li Long saw a look of ecstasy on his face.
"Hahahaha, ok, ok!"
Li Long shouted excitedly: "The people from the noble families have finally been replaced. Pass the order down and let the brothers get ready to attack the city in half an hour."
After saying this, Li Long laughed wildly: "Come here, bring me my armor!"
Tonight, he will go to the battlefield in person, lead his troops into Luo City, seize the palace, and humiliate the empress!
If he succeeds in this battle, he will be remembered for all eternity and establish a new dynasty.
Even the family tree has a separate page for him!
For this reason, he did not send anyone to tell the Yan army about this news.
He planned to break into the palace first, gain control of the situation, and then help the Yan army capture other city gates.
At the command, the rebels immediately took action. Many people who were sleeping were awakened and began to prepare for the battle half an hour later.
The siege continues.
But half an hour later, the people guarding the city gate suddenly gave up resistance and opened the gate on their own initiative.
Then, someone waved a torch outside the city.
Li Long, who had been waiting outside the city, had his eyes lit up: "The city gate is open, rush in quickly, remember, the people guarding the city gate and the city wall are ours, then head straight to the palace!"
At a command, Li Long personally led his troops into the city.
Sure enough, the soldiers of the aristocratic families in the city and on the city walls did not launch an attack, and the rebels easily rushed into the city.
This scene made Li Long completely relieved.
He had originally been worried that the aristocratic families were not reliable enough, but now it seemed that he had been overthinking.
The current Queen of the Great Zhou can no longer bring any benefits to these aristocratic families. How could these people stand on her side?
With excitement, Li Long led his troops straight to the palace.
The endless stream of rebels rushed in, which soon caused a gap in the Zhou army.
On the way to the palace, the rebels were blocked by the Zhou army led by Xue Huaide.
"Shoot arrows to stop them!" Xue Huaide rode his horse and waved his sword to give orders.
Suddenly, rows of sharp arrows shot over.
Li Long sneered: "The shieldmen will block in the front, and the left and right armies will make a detour and attack from both wings!"
He had already seen that Xue Huaide did not bring many soldiers and horses, and he could defeat the enemy by just charging forward.
They were about to take over the palace, how could they be stopped halfway by Xue Huaide and his men!
At this moment, the rebels were in high spirits. The shieldmen stepped forward to resist, while the soldiers on both sides made a detour to kill them.
After firing five rounds of sharp arrows, the soldiers of the Great Zhou realized that they were attacked on both wings and were immediately defeated.
"General, it's bad. The enemy is attacking from both wings. Our army is no match for them and is being defeated!" The soldier rode up to report.
Xue Huaide's face darkened: "This group of damned aristocratic families, they have ruined your majesty's great plan!"
Although he cursed, he also knew that now was not the time to complain. He grabbed the soldier and asked harshly:
"How many people came from the other party?"
The soldier's eyes flickered, and he whispered, "Reply...Reply to the general, it's too dark to see the exact number of people, but there are so many people everywhere, and there are many torches, so I think there are tens of thousands of people."
Xue Huaide was so angry that he pushed the soldier away and said, "These bastards from the aristocratic families, I will kill them after this is over!
Come on, retreat towards the palace!"
At the command, the troops of the Great Zhou fought and retreated.
The rebels had such a large force that it was obvious that their target was the palace.
Since they couldn't win the battle head-on, they could only retreat to the palace and use the tall palace walls as a barrier to resist the rebels.
Under Xue Huaide's command, the Zhou army fought and retreated in an orderly manner, and managed to stabilize their position, avoiding being chased and killed by the rebels.
The two sides, one fleeing and the other chasing, soon arrived at the palace.
Upon learning that tens of thousands of rebels were charging in, the imperial guards guarding the palace panicked and immediately opened the city gates and asked Xue Huaide to lead the troops to guard the city.
Before the rebels caught up, all the soldiers under Xue Huaide entered the palace.
Li Long, who had been chasing after him, rode his horse to the outside of the palace. Looking at the majestic palace in full view, he suddenly felt a sense of heroism in his heart.
"General Xue Huaide!"
Li Longchao shouted on the palace wall: "I know that you are devoted to the country and are not a pedantic person. If you are willing to surrender, I will promise you a high position and generous salary, and ensure that your Xue family will become a top wealthy family!"
At this time, he had to demonstrate his dominance and tolerance, while also undermining the morale of the palace guards.
Unexpectedly, Xue Huaide was furious when he heard this. He stared at Li Long and shouted, "Shut up, you traitor! If it weren't for you, how could our Great Zhou Dynasty be in this state?"
"Rebellious ministers and traitors?"
Li Long's eyes turned cold, and a hint of coldness flashed across them: "Wu Zhao usurped the throne, but neglected state affairs, and has not attended court for several months. She does not take this country seriously at all!
This kingdom originally belonged to my Li family. Now I just want it to be returned to its original owner.
If you know what's good for you, you can ask your soldiers to lay down their weapons and surrender, and I will forgive you for what happened.
Otherwise, tomorrow will be the anniversary of your death!"
Xue Huaide snorted coldly: "Tomorrow is still unknown, who will be the anniversary of death, do you really think you have won?"
Li Long laughed: "Now that I have entered the city, I only need to capture the palace and kill the empress, and the Great Zhou will belong to me."
As soon as he finished speaking, a mocking voice appeared on the palace wall:
"Really? Then I want to see how you take over this palace!"
Li Long looked up and found someone appeared next to Xue Huaide.
Who else could it be but Chu Ning!