"Let's go take a look at Hanyang Gate!"
Prime Minister Kim Tae also knew that the Hanyang Gate in the southern part of the city was the most crucial location and the most important passage in and out of the capital of Silla.
If Hanyang Gate is lost, the entire Silla City will be in danger.
Therefore, Kim Tae took it very seriously.
After getting dressed, Kim Tae, escorted by his entourage, headed towards Hanyang Gate.
On the distant city walls, the rumbling of explosions echoed one after another.
In the afterglow of the explosion, Kim Tae could even see corpses being blown into the air, reduced to mangled limbs.
Kim Tae frowned slightly, his mood inexplicably low.
At this moment, Kim Tae had a bad feeling that Silla Fortress would not be able to be defended!
However, no matter what, I still need to personally take charge and command!
The army of Prince Xin outside the city only numbered around ten thousand; they were not a significant threat!
Kim Tae comforted himself in this way.
As they got closer to Hanyang Gate, the explosions grew louder and louder.
Amidst the numerous explosions, some of the city walls had already collapsed.
However, to Jin Tai's surprise, it seemed that Hanyang Gate had not suffered any explosions.
The entire Hanyang Gate tower remains intact.
What happened?
Could it be that Prince Xin's army is not planning to attack the city through the city gates?
With these questions in mind, Prime Minister Kim Tae continued walking forward.
As Jin Tai approached Hanyangmen Street, he looked up and saw a faint light appearing under the Hanyangmen city gate in the distance.
Why does this city gate look like it's open?
Jin Tai frowned slightly, a hint of doubt in his mind, and asked, "Look, is the Hanyang Gate open?"
"Your Excellency, this is impossible!"
The attendant beside him shook his head and squinted, staring in the direction of Hanyang Gate.
Upon seeing this, the attendant's expression changed drastically.
He rubbed his eyes, speechless at the sight before him.
"The country...the Prime Minister of the country,"
The attendant said with difficulty, "Hanyang Gate is open..."
"Um?"
Prime Minister Kim Tae's expression changed drastically, and a bad premonition arose within him.
Why was Hanyang Gate open?
Just then, moving black dots appeared in the open field outside the city gate.
The black dots were densely packed and moving rapidly toward Hanyang Gate.
It's getting closer!
It's getting closer!
As the black dots outside the city drew closer, Kim Tae-ye was shocked to see that they were soldiers!
Soldiers outside the city?
Prince Xin's army!
Kim Tae's heart skipped a beat, and his face turned deathly pale.
At this moment, Jin Tai suddenly realized why the Hanyang Gate was wide open. It was probably because the Xinwang army had secretly sneaked into the city and opened the gate!
In the darkness of night, the surrounding city guards were completely unaware.
After realizing what was happening, Prime Minister Kim Tae shouted in a deep voice, "Quickly! Immediately order the soldiers guarding the city to retake Hanyang Gate! And do it fast!"
The attendants immediately shouted loudly as well.
However, their voices had barely been uttered when they attracted the attention of the soldiers of the three battalions on the Hanyang Gate tower.
"shot!"
The battalion commander shouted in a deep voice, "We can't disrupt our plans!"
Under the command of the Third Battalion Commander, several soldiers, holding Dongning-made flintlock muskets, aimed at the figures on Hanyangmen Street and pulled the triggers.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In an instant, several bullets pierced the sky and swept in.
The attendant was shot and fell straight to the ground.
Seeing death unfold before his eyes, Prime Minister Kim Tae was completely terrified.
The others nearby reacted quickly and shouted, "Sir, get out of the way!"
Immediately, he pulled Kim Tae and darted into a nearby house.
At that moment, bullets came flying from the city gate one after another.
Jin Tai's entourage had barely reacted when they were hit by bullets, leaving corpses scattered across Hanyangmen Street.
The sudden gunfire from Hanyang Gate alerted the soldiers guarding the nearby city walls.
"What happened?"
A general, his brow furrowed, gazed in the direction of the Hanyang Gate tower and shouted, "Why are there gunshots over there?"
As he asked the questions, the general craned his neck to peer down from the city wall.
Upon looking, he saw the army of Prince Xin surging towards them from the wilderness.
Realizing the situation was dire, he quickly shouted, "Prince Xin's army is attacking the city! Hold Hanyang Gate! Now!"
However, it was too late!
Upon hearing the gunfire erupting from the Hanyang Gate tower, the Tiger Warriors in the wilderness quickened their pace.
The vanguard troops rushed straight towards the gate of Hanyang Gate.
With the support of the Third Battalion, the Tiger Legion soldiers quickly entered the city and immediately began to build defensive fortifications around it.
More and more Tiger Legion soldiers poured into Silla City through this gap.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A dense barrage of gunfire erupted from the Hanyang Gate tower.
Some of the soldiers who still wanted to hold Hanyang Gate were unable to advance an inch in the face of such fierce firepower.
"It's over, it's over!"
The defending general's face changed drastically, muttering, "Hanyang Gate has fallen..."
His words were filled with disappointment and helplessness.
The news of the fall of Hanyang Gate was like a bolt from the blue for them, striking every soldier defending the city like a thunderbolt!
Originally, motivated by the high bounty, these soldiers defending the city displayed formidable fighting power.
However, upon seeing the fall of Hanyang Gate, their fighting spirit vanished without a trace.
"Quickly report to the Prime Minister!"
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