Chapter 681: The overall situation is set

When there was a hint of white belly, soldiers wearing dark green uniforms and carrying flintlocks appeared on the official road outside Chang'an.
After learning that King Zhao was trapped in Chang'an, Niu Ben led the army on the way that night and finally arrived under Chang'an this morning.
"Changan."
The moment Luo Hong and Luo Xin saw Chang'an City, tears filled their eyes. This is where they were born and where they have lived for more than 20 years.
Thinking that they had to withdraw from Chang'an two years ago and seek refuge in Qingzhou, two years have passed, and they have stood under Chang'an again. However, unlike the first embarrassment, they came back as victors this time.
"General, the remaining soldiers of King Zhao in the inner palace are still stubbornly resisting in the inner palace with artillery. Just come, and you can blast the inner palace directly with artillery."
Qi Guangyi came to the horse.
Niu Ben said: "Wang Zhao is just a turtle in the urn now. This is not anxious. The most important thing now is to take the nearby states and counties so as not to suffer from the enemy."
Speaking of this, Qi Guangyi said with a smile; "The general has been overwhelmed. Now the wealthy families in Chang'an can't wait to be subordinate to the emperor. The states and counties surrounding Chang'an have long since surrendered to the end.
"That's all right." Niu Ben nodded, and he said again: "The current King Zhao is already a betrayal of his relatives. Such a wolf-hearted person deserves retribution."
Along the way, Niu Ben witnessed the people living in hardship. In order to start wars and make firearms, King Zhao kept levying high taxes on the people, causing the people to lose their livelihood.
And this is not the most terrible. On the route of the migration of Luoyang people, what he sees is a lot of bones. For his kingship, Zhao Wang is already frantic.
Before coming to Chang'an, he was already full of hatred for King Zhao.
"The general said that before the general came, Zhao Wang actually ordered the slaughter of the city. If it weren't for Ge Yiren and other tycoons to lead the tribe in the city as the inner city should open the gates, the people in Chang'an City would probably not have one. Raised a fist.
Luo Hong and Luo Xin were even more angry when they heard this. Luo Hong said: "It is a beast, general, please give this battle to the inner palace to the final general. There are many relatives of the firearms soldiers in the Chang'an minister. They take revenge."
Niu Ben nodded slowly, and said, "Then let King Zhao pay the debt."
The group spoke for a while at the gate of the city. Niu Ben led the army into the city. King Huainan and Chen Xinran looked at each other. They also had some relief in their eyes. After this battle, they could return to their domain.
The expedition was very long, unlike the Niu Ben army, they were already exhausted.
As soon as they entered the city, a large group of people swarmed in. They picked up the noodles, brought the clear water, and distributed the food and water to the soldiers.
This scene really shocked Niu Ben, and he couldn't help looking at Qi Guangyi.
Hehe laughed twice, and Qi Guangyi said: "General, this is not the idea of ​​the end general. It is the people who insisted on coming. They said that we saved their lives. I hope we can kill the rebellion as soon as possible and give Chang'an one. Peace and safety."
When Niu Ben heard the words, his serious face eased. He looked at the people and said: "The emperor said that the people are the foundation of the world. As long as the people are focused on us, we have a source of troops and food wherever we go. Not worth it."
The other generals all smiled upon hearing what they said, and they became more and more firm in their belief in the unification of the north, because only with unification can the common people have a stable life.
In the past two years, they have fought from north to south, and from east to west. They have seen too many tragedies along the way.
Because of the war, the vassal princes robbed the people by ingenuity, bandits and bandits rampaged the village to kill the people, cut off production, and the people went hungry.
Once a prosperous world was abruptly beaten to shreds because of the war, and the population also suffered huge losses in the war.
Nowadays, people’s bodies can be seen everywhere on the road. They were either killed by soldiers or died of hunger and cold.
And when they entered Chang'an, the civil strife that swept across the country finally came to an end.
After more than 100,000 troops entered the city, the empty camp of Chang'an City was immediately filled. After the soldiers were placed, Luo Hong and Luo Xin led 40,000 people towards the inner palace.
They prepared artillery and muskets to bury King Zhao's men.
"This King Zhao really installed a lot of artillery in the inner palace." Luo Xin put down his binoculars five hundred meters away. Knowing the range of the export-type artillery, he was not at all worried that he would be hit.
This time, Niu Ben let Luo Hong and Luo Xin be responsible for the siege of the city. At the same time, soldiers from the former firearms camp followed them.
This time they were the same enemy, and couldn't wait to kill King Zhao in their hearts.
"How are you going to attack the city?" Luo Hong asked.
Luo Xin said lazily: "How else can you attack the city? Do you still need to be polite to deal with King Zhao?"
Turning around~EbookFREE.me~ He shouted, "Blam me the gate of the city, fire it!"
Under his order, the field artillery fired at the same time, with a continuous roar.
Although the inner palace's city wall was solid, it couldn't withstand the continuous bombardment of so many artillery. After another twenty minutes, the front tower collapsed directly.
Luo Xin hadn't stopped at this time, but continued to shell the walls on both sides, expanding the opening of the cave.
Until he appeared in front of him in a collapsed area of ​​100 meters, he ordered the shelling to stop this time.
"kill!"
The sound of the artillery went out, and Luo Hong rushed into the inner palace by himself. The soldiers who once belonged to the firearms battalion followed closely behind him. They followed Luo Hong crazy with their bayonets.
Niu Ben did not take command this time. According to Niu Ben's words, if Luo Hong couldn't even attack the inner palace at this time, he didn't have to go back to see him.
The gap was opened, and the rest became simple. More and more soldiers rushed into the inner palace.
"Papa......"
Luo Hong, the soldier who encountered King Zhao, commanded the soldiers to complete a volley, and then raised the bayonet to fight Zhao Jun.
In the battle with Qi Guangyi, the soldiers of the Zhao army had been defeated and their morale dropped greatly.
Now a group of Musketeers with higher morale than the cavalry rushed in, and they couldn't stand it.
Although they carried Zhao Jun's sturdy style, they were equally fiercely fighting, but the advantages of firearms and regular bayonet killing techniques made their casualties continue to increase.
After more and more musketeers poured into the inner palace, the will of the Zhao army who resisted began to disintegrate. Luo Hong noticed this and attacked Zhao army more and more fiercely.
The battle lasted from morning to evening, and under the expanding advantages, Luo Hong successfully led the soldiers to seize the inner palace.
In the former Chengqing Hall, they found King Zhao sitting on the dragon chair, while Zhao Yuanliang was kneeling on the ground and shivering.