Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 471
"Lord Lai! It's not good! The Shenji Camp has been surrounded, and I'm afraid the situation in the city is still unknown inside. Please bring your troops and follow me into the camp."

The reason why Lai Shangrong chose Jinguang Gate to break through was because it was close to Shenji Camp and his home.

From a distance, he saw the flags of the Teng Xiang Guard and the left and right Xiao Guards fluttering outside Shenji Camp, so he immediately withdrew to ask for help.

Lai Shangrong scoffed at Ma Chao's proposal.

Although he didn't say it clearly, if he could surround the Shenji Camp, at least there would be no fewer people than the Shenji Camp.

When he led his team to charge into the camp, even if he heard the noise inside and fought back, his group would still be facing death.

Now I just hope that the Supreme Emperor will not leave out his plan and even consider the recruits of his own security department.

He was worried, and said calmly: "Guard Ma, don't worry, I have also considered it. The city gate has been closed for several hours, and there is no movement in the Shenji Camp. I am afraid that the Supreme Emperor has already made arrangements, and I have sent people to protect it." Branch recruit camp, let's wait for news!"

"Sir Lai! The emperor ordered the Shenji Battalion to enter the palace to serve the king and protect Ke Wuzhi. How could..."

Lai Shangrong waved his hand and interrupted: "The matter is urgent. Ma Shiwei has also said that the Shenji camp has been surrounded. Even if we get the news and deal with the rebels, can the emperor in the palace still wait? The reason why the emperor did not issue an imperial edict, but I’m asking you to come out with the jade seal, and we’re asking you to adapt accordingly!”

Lai Shangrong changed the concept without hesitation.

Seeing Lai Shangrong's firm eyes, Ma Chao hurriedly lowered his head.

After a while, several nearby city gates appeared in front of the Golden Light Gate, and soldiers from the patrol battalion came after hearing the explosion.

Due to the unknown situation and insufficient troops sent to investigate, the two sides exchanged fire. The patrol battalion abandoned dozens of corpses and retreated to a distant confrontation.

If the patrol battalion did not know the cause of the explosion before, but now that it is known that he is leading the team, he will definitely think of taking his family hostage.

Seeing more and more patrol camps gathering at the city gate, Lai Shangrong was in a panic when a group of more than a thousand people came galloping in from a distance outside the city on fast horses.

When the cavalry was about to approach the city gate, Lai Shangrong waved his hand and shouted: "Fire!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

A series of gunshots rang out, and under the cover of gunpowder smoke and gunshots, the cavalry instantly broke up the formation of the patrol battalion.

Jinchang turned over and dismounted.

"My lord! The brigade will arrive soon. The students are worried that the situation is critical, so they gathered this team of cavalry to come first!"

"Okay! You immediately take 1000 people with you and rush to my home to be on guard. If anything happens, report it in time and leave the rest to deal with the consequences."

If anything happens to his family, he will bear the debt on the Supreme Emperor's head.

"Master Lai! Now we need to rush to the rescue of the palace! As long as we save the emperor..."

Lai Shangrong secretly regretted not letting Jin Long deal with Ma Chao outside.

He said in a deep voice: "I expected that the patrol camp would definitely send troops to surround my residence, so I sent people to annihilate the rebels and eliminate their effective strength. Is the horse guard questioning my military order?

Besides, the imperial palace is blocked by a palace wall, and the cavalry are not good at attacking the city. In the past, this small number of troops was also a warning to the enemy, revealing that the reinforcements are coming, we still wait for the brigade to arrive. "

The emperor and the emperor were fighting in the nest, and he was implicated. Why did he think about abandoning his family and his son, and went to rescue him first?
Lai Shangrong is not a foolish and loyal person.

It was just an excuse for him to alert the enemy. If he made such a commotion, the patrol camp would have already sent someone to report it to the Supreme Emperor.

However, Lai Shangrong didn't care about these things. If the patrol battalion really dared to move his family, he wouldn't mind holding a jade seal, falsely preaching an imperial decree, and bringing recruits from the security department into the palace to kill.

Thinking of this, he stretched out his hand to Ma Chao and said: "Guard Ma, since I want you to obey the king's orders, please give me the emperor's token. Otherwise, your reputation will not be justified and you will not be able to convince the public!"

Taking the jade seal from Ma Chao, who looked unhappy, Lai Shangrong put it in his arms and looked towards his home from a distance.

At this time, the offensive and defensive battle in the palace had also entered a fierce stage.

Although there is a gap in strength between the Yulin Guards in the Forbidden Palace and the Dragon Guards attacking the city, there is not enough equipment to defend the city in the Forbidden Palace.

But after all, they can rely on the city wall to resist defense, and the siege equipment carried by the Dragon Guards is also insufficient, so the two sides have been in a stalemate until now.

The Supreme Emperor, who had learned that Jinguang Gate had been lost, did not divide his troops to rush for reinforcements. Instead, he sent someone to notify the Youwu Guards who controlled the Jinyi Guards.Youwuwei received the order and left a thousand-man team to control the Jinyiwei situation, and the remaining 4000 people rushed to the palace.

When Youwuwei entered the palace and joined the battle.

Lai Shangrong led the security team that arrived and two unused trucks of explosives and headed straight for the palace.

He did not go all the way east along the Jinguang Gate and went straight to the Hanguang, Suzaku and Anshang gates in front of the imperial city.

Instead, they headed north from Buzhengfang and headed straight for Baiyi Gate in the southwest of the imperial city.

Although there are three gates in the south of the imperial city with a wide attack range, they must have more troops. The Dragon Guards are not as well-trained as the patrol battalions.

Although the recruits in the security department are familiar with firearms, they will inevitably suffer losses in close combat. The only way to win is to use explosives to blow open the door, attack more and less, and rush into the palace as early as possible before the enemy has time to rush to help, and launch a battle array to win.

By coincidence, Liu Xianglian and Wang Han were also nearby, eavesdropping on what was going on in the palace. When they saw a large group of people arriving, they hurried over to join them.

The Dragon Guards guarding the gate were no less lax than the patrol camp, and were already in full formation.

Facing the arrows shot from the city wall, Lai Shangrong ordered the security department to suppress fire on the city wall, while ordering the soldiers to hold their shields on their heads, hide behind the carriage, and slowly push the carriage toward the palace gate.

Fortunately, this is a palace and there are no flammable and explosive materials such as kerosene, otherwise the siege would not have gone so smoothly.

As an explosion sound resounded through the palace, the palace gate of Baiyimen also fell into pieces.

A breakthrough was opened, and all that was left was hand-to-hand combat.

After all, the city gate is small. Even if Lai Shangrong improved his firearms, they are still not as capable as the firearms of later generations.

Following Lai Shangrong's order, the two teams of recruits who had already been ready to go took up their daggers and rushed into the imperial city.

Some of the others continued to suppress the city wall with fire, while others followed them in with firearms.

After leaving more than a hundred corpses and relying on their numerical advantage to attack the imperial city and launch a battle formation, Lai Shangrong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Time has changed, and if the Supreme Emperor breaks into the Forbidden Palace before he attacks the imperial city, he will have to run as far as he wants.

Now...

Seeing Wang Han and Ma Chao whispering, Lai Shangrong did not rush to the Forbidden Palace to rescue him. Instead, he formed a large team to defend the palace gate and sent out 2000 people to clear out the rebels in the imperial city.

At the same time, he held a telescope and occupied a high point to observe the battle situation at Chengtianmen.

There were nine gates in the imperial city. With the strength of the guards at Baiyi Gate, he estimated the number of rebels in the remaining gates.

The emperor's decree was to summon Shenjiying into the palace. Although he had made great contributions to the king, he had also exposed the strength of the security department invisibly. The sacred heart is unpredictable, and life-saving is the most important thing.

Therefore, as long as he controls the imperial city at this moment, even if the Supreme Emperor invades the Forbidden Palace, it will only be a turtle in a jar.

Even if the emperor cannot be held hostage to order the princes, saving his life is not a problem.

But once the emperor's crisis is resolved and the Shenji Battalion or other guards are allowed to take over the security of the imperial city, the situation will be reversed.

After all, he was not at ease with the Supreme Emperor, and the Emperor was inevitably jealous because he sent people to guard his own house first.

The so-called loyalty is not absolute, which means absolute disloyalty.

Even if he kills two guards now, there is no guarantee that the emperor will not be careless when seeing people.

Therefore, no matter who wins, the emperor or the emperor, he will never be able to hand over the palace guards again.

Only in this way can we protect ourselves.

Of course, after all, his foundation is shallow, and it is unrealistic to seek to usurp the throne with the team he has.

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(End of this chapter)