Chapter 4955 Fierce Firepower

Chapter 4955 Fierce Firepower
Li Anyan, holding a broadsword in hand, led his soldiers and hundreds of imperial guards who came along with him to charge forward. The splattering blood dyed the snow red, and they approached the Lizheng Palace step by step.

All the lanterns were extinguished. Through the dense and chaotic snowflakes, only a hazy outline of the huge and majestic Lizheng Hall remained. It was vague and indistinct. The scene in front of him was a little weird, which made Li Anyan feel a little uneasy.

But now that things have come to this, where is the way out?
You can only make up your mind.

The guards they encountered on the way were dispersed, and the rebels advanced forward with unstoppable force. When they arrived at the gate of Lizheng Palace, countless guards gathered and lined up at the steps in front of the palace, swearing to protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the death.

Li Anyan was not afraid. He raised his sword and shouted loudly, "This is the last line of defense. Charge into Lizheng Palace and rescue His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Here!"

The subordinates on the left and right behind him raised their arms in response, their morale was boosted, they quickened their pace and charged forward.

Li Shenfu and others also carried swords and weapons, and followed behind with some servants and assassins. Seeing this situation, they all felt relieved.

As long as we can hold the crown prince hostage, the outcome will be decided in the event of His Majesty's death.

No one can turn the tide.

Anyone who dares to disobey the prince's "abdication edict" is a traitor!

He glanced around and saw that all the royal family members who followed him were extremely excited. After all, not everyone could have the opportunity to serve as a successor to the emperor and establish a new one. As the empire reached the third generation, these royal family members who had been marginalized were eager to return to the political center to gain various benefits. However, the distribution of benefits had been fixed, and if they wanted to take the benefits back from others, they had to find another way.

Only by breaking down and building up can we break the old system of interest distribution.

That's why these people followed him wholeheartedly and rushed into the East Palace with the intention of usurping the throne.

Now that you have become a distributor of benefits, should you go with the flow and take a further step?
Looking back at his eldest son Li Demao who had been following him, Li Shenfu thought about it but was really unsure.

Let’s take a step at a time...

Li Anyan led his army to charge towards Lizheng Palace, knowing that the guards in front of him were the elite among the elite. Although his side had the advantage in numbers, he was also prepared for a fierce battle. However, before they could engage in battle, the guards on the opposite side dispersed their formation and retreated to both sides like a tide, leaving the main gate open.

Staring at the dark front door, Li Anyan did not feel any joy at all. Instead, a feeling of extreme danger instantly came over him.

Then, a ball of fire flashed before my eyes, followed by a deafening explosion.

Almost in an instant, Li Anyan reacted subconsciously, and in the process of rushing forward, he suddenly fell forward into the snow...

The main gate of the Lizheng Hall shattered into pieces in an instant, and a cannonball flew out of the door, engulfed in smoke, sparks, and sawdust. While still in flight, the fuse that had been shortened in advance quickly detonated the gunpowder inside, and it exploded in the air with a "bang", and shrapnel and kerosene flew in all directions.

The rebels who were charging had no time to react and were hit by the flying shrapnel, falling to the ground in large numbers like wheat in autumn.

Kerosene splashed down like raindrops, and the entire courtyard in front of the palace was a sea of ​​fire.

Kerosene adheres to the surface of any object and ignites a raging fire that cannot be extinguished no matter what. The soldiers can only try to take off their armor and clothes and cut their hair to prevent the fire from spreading.

Countless soldiers were either cut by shrapnel or burned by kerosene. They fell to the ground, rolling and wailing. The scene was horrific.

The relatively sealed space caused the soldiers to gather together, so the results of this kerosene bomb were brilliant.

Although Li Anyan escaped the disaster by lying on the ground, the fallen kerosene stuck to his back and his iron armor was burned hot. He rolled a few times to put out the flames. He turned over and stood up, and saw such a tragic scene, his eyes were immediately bloodshot.

But this was not the time to be heartbroken. He pointed the sword in his hand at the ruined main gate of Lizheng Palace, roared, and rushed forward first.

"Tom!"

Another cannon shot rang out, scaring Li Anyan so much that he rolled forward on the spot, watching a black shadow pass over his head...

However, the fuse of this shell was probably cut too long, so it failed to explode in the courtyard and flew for some distance.

Li Shenfu and other clan members followed Li Anyan and rushed towards the Lizheng Hall. They witnessed the earth-shaking power of the kerosene bomb, as well as the tragic scene of flying shrapnel and kerosene raging afterwards. They were so frightened that their scalps went numb.

Most of the older generation of royal family members had participated in the founding war of the Tang Dynasty. Most of them had made great achievements in battle and were brave and skilled in fighting. They had witnessed the cruelty of the battlefield with their own eyes. However, compared with previous battlefields with flying arrows and corpses everywhere, the tragedy caused by firearms was obviously more tragic.

The power of one shot is so terrifying!
However, seeing Li Anyan quickly get up from the sea of ​​fire and lead his soldiers to charge again, Li Shenfu and others also breathed a sigh of relief.

However, soon after, another cannon shot was heard, and in the light of the fire, a black shadow rushed out from the broken main gate of the main hall, quickly passed through the courtyard that was in flames, and came towards him.

Li Shenfu: "..."

He had never seen a cannon fired before, and had no idea of ​​its characteristics and power. This was the first time he knew that the range of a cannon could be far or near. The first shot exploded in the courtyard, and the distance of the next shot doubled...

"Father! Be careful!"

At the critical moment, Li Demao pounced on Li Shenfu, who was standing there in a daze, from behind and then threw himself on Li Shenfu's back.

boom!
A cannon exploded overhead. Although it was still a kerosene bomb with limited shrapnel and explosive power, the explosion at close range made the eardrums buzz, and the splashing kerosene swept all the royal family members in.

Li Shenfu was first knocked down suddenly, and then the shells exploded, his head was buzzing, and he was a little dazed and absent-minded.

"The king of the county!"

"uncle!"

"Brother!"

The clan members around him climbed out of the sea of ​​fire and were frightened when they saw Li Shenfu's condition. Now Li Shenfu is the backbone of everyone. If anything unexpected happens to Li Shenfu, how can this mutiny continue?
If the mutiny ends here, where will everyone go?
Fortunately, Li Shenfu was only hit and frightened. He recovered after a while, rubbed his face, and thought of his son who threw himself to the ground to avoid the shells. He asked loudly, "Where is Demao Wu'er?"

There was a sudden silence around.

An ominous premonition surged into Li Shenfu's heart. He looked around blankly and asked quickly, "Where is my son? Where is my son?"

The people around him moved aside, and Li Shenfu saw his youngest son Li Wenliang kneeling on the ground, holding a person in his arms, with his hands on the back of the person's head, but he could not stop the blood from gushing out like a fountain.

Li Shenfu's heart twitched suddenly. He opened his mouth but couldn't speak.

Li Wenliang turned his head and cried, "Father, brother... I'm afraid my brother is dying!"

Li Shenfu suddenly stood up with a burst of strength, staggered forward, and saw Li Demao's face was as pale as gold paper, his eyes were tightly closed, and a hole in the back of his head was blocked by Li Wenliang's palm, but red and white sticky things still flowed out and flowed on the snow under his feet...

Li Shenfu had also been on the battlefield, and he knew that under such circumstances, even if Bian Que were reborn, Hua Tuo was resurrected, or Sun Simiao was present, there was no way they could survive.

He gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot, and said word by word: "Son, don't cry, follow your father and avenge your brother!"

Li Wenliang stood up, wiping his tears, tightly grasping his sword, and cried, "Blood debt must be paid with blood!"

"kill!"

Witnessing Li Demao's tragic death, all the royal family members were grief-stricken and shared the same hatred for the enemy, and they all followed Li Anyan's troops and rushed forward.

There are five doors in the Lizheng Hall. The two doors in the middle were shattered by shells. At this moment, the remaining doors suddenly opened. Rows of black gun muzzles were raised and aimed in the darkness. With a loud shout of "Fire", they all fired in unison.

"Bang bang bang!"

Fire and smoke spewed out of the muzzles of the guns, and bullets flew out. The rebels who were rushing in the front were shot one after another and fell to the ground.

The student soldiers of the "Shenjiying" strictly implemented the "three-stage attack" tactics. One row shot, one row prepared, and one row loaded. They cooperated with each other tacitly. The gunshots rang out, and bullets flew like raindrops, interweaving into an impenetrable net, wantonly harvesting lives outside the main gate.

The rebels were caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties. Even after organizing two subsequent charges, they still could not break through the defense area built by muskets.

Li Anyan shouted: "Where are the archers? Bows and arrows!"

The archers at the back rushed forward, some bent their bows and put arrows on them, some loaded their crossbows, and shot towards the Lizheng Hall.

However, because the lights in the hall had been extinguished long ago and it was pitch black, it was impossible to see any human figures. The aimless shooting naturally had a very poor effect, and the gunshots continued without a break.

On the contrary, the explosion of two kerosene bombs turned the courtyard into a sea of ​​fire, which provided the best lighting. The rebels' every move was clearly visible. The musketeers in the hall saw the archers gathering and shooting outside, so they immediately raised their guns, aimed at the archers, and opened fire in counterattack.

The range of a musket is greater than that of a bow and crossbow. Although the accuracy is better than nothing at a distance of several dozen meters, there is no need to aim under dense shooting. A shower of bullets is fired, and the rebel archers are shot and fall to the ground every now and then, and the formation is in chaos...

Li Anyan is a veteran of the battlefield and has learned a little about firearms in the past two years. By observing the width of the hall, he can tell that there are not many musketeers inside, but because the firepower is too dense, the lethality is extremely great. As long as they can break through and kill into the hall, the guards holding muskets can only be slaughtered.

"Armored men, assemble, raise your shields, and charge in!"

"Here!"

Following Li Anyan's order, dozens of armored soldiers gathered in formation. The musket bullets could not penetrate the iron armor, and with the protection of shields, they withstood the damage from the muskets and quickly approached the hall. The bullets hit the shields and iron armor, and the sound of "ding-dong-dong" was as dense as rain.

The rest of the rebels crouched and followed the "Iron Armored Army" and charged towards the hall.