Chapter 117 Dark Moment 5
General Zhou thought to himself, strange things happen every year, but this year is especially full of them! Li Zicheng even had a female general under him? Wasn't there only one general, Qin Liangyu, during this period?
Zhou Shuai ordered: "Professor Hong, get ready!" All the team members immediately took out their compound bows, drew their arrows, and drew their bows and arrows.
The female general of Li Zicheng's army immediately waved the flag, and the soldiers behind her began to raise their shields to defend. Seeing the enemy army doing this, General Zhou immediately ordered: "Shoot!"
Upon receiving the order, everyone drew their bows, and arrows whizzed towards the enemy like locusts.
"Raise your shields!" the female general shouted.
With a swish! The rebels raised their shields and hid behind them. After three waves of arrows, the female general raised her sword and shouted, "Follow me! Kill!"
"Kill!" Chuang Jun shouted and rushed forward.
Commander Zhou wasn't nervous either. He immediately waved his flag and all the soldiers formed into three rows of muskets, ready to fire at any moment. The officials in the carriage were trembling. Those with their daughters and wives could hear their cries of fear.
General Zhou watched the Chuang army approach. When they were 50 paces apart, he lowered his command flag. The musketeers began firing! Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang! The Chuang army, which was charging forward, fell in large numbers. Three rows of muskets fired continuously at the enemy, pouring fire! Soon, the first batch of Chuang troops were wiped out.
The enemy female general was enraged by the scene before her, and she shouted loudly: "Charge forward with all your troops and kill them all!" The female general led the charge, and the troops behind her rushed forward roaring as if they had taken stimulants.
Zhou Shuai then shouted: "Throw the grenade!"
Every member of the team pulled out their grenades, pulled the fuses, and threw them with all their might into the enemy lines. Boom! Boom! Boom! The grenades exploded among the enemy. Because they were made of yellow explosives, their power was comparable to that of artillery shells. The rebels, believing they were under attack from Ming artillery, immediately broke loose.
Seeing a path cleared, Zhou Shuai ordered, "Go! Charge!" He stepped on the accelerator and rushed forward. The carriage behind him followed closely.
For the first time, Zhou Shuai experienced what it felt like to hit someone with his car and not have them killed. Many of the rebels were so frightened by the sight of an iron cart moving so fast without any animals pulling it that some were paralyzed, while others charged at the cart, resulting in tragedy. The man was sent flying by the cart, while the soldiers on the carriage behind him stood on the cart and fired arrows, guns, and grenades at the rebels.
The rebels were thrown off their horses and thrown into chaos. Jeeps rammed through the rebel army, forcing a bloody path for their own men. The female generals of the rebel army were furious and rode their horses to chase after General Zhou's iron carriage.
If Zhou Shuai hadn't planned to kill a few more of the rebels, how could the female general on horseback have caught up with the speed of the car? The female general almost let the horse run as fast as possible, and finally slowly approached the jeep.
Inside the car, Princess Kunxing, while everyone was distracted, had already broken free from the ropes, her wrists already bloody. Xiao Wen was shooting arrows from the passenger seat, while Xiao Wu was busy shooting arrows outside, not paying attention to what the princess was doing beside him. Just as the female general was about to stab the car, Princess Kunxing suddenly opened the door.
The carriage door hit the horse, causing great pain. Startled, the horse immediately reared up, throwing the female general off its back. Princess Kunxing was restrained by Xiao Wu, preventing her from jumping out of the carriage.
When General Zhou saw the female general being thrown off her horse, he immediately stopped the car. He drew his dagger and rushed towards the female general. The female general fainted from the fall, feeling dizzy and confused. General Zhou kicked the female general in the stomach, causing her to fall again. General Zhou stepped forward and neatly tied up the female general. He tied up all four of her limbs and threw her onto a carriage behind him. General Zhou thought that this female general might be the wife of a general of the rebel army, and that he could use her as a bargaining chip.
Seeing their commander captured, the remaining soldiers of the rebel army scattered like birds and beasts. The resistance vanished, and the troops quickly advanced. Reaching a relatively safe location, they counted the number of men. Thirty of their own men had died, while only one of the ministers and relatives they had brought with them had suffered minor injuries. General Zhou thought to himself, "I'm really lucky! Not too many people died!" After resting, the troops continued on their way to Tongzhou, where they would rendezvous with Wanshan.
By this time, daybreak had broken out. Inside the palace, brothers Zhao Xiaofei and Zhao Xiaokun, dressed in eunuchs' attire, hid in a storeroom. They'd used fake badges to sneak in. After a night, they still couldn't find the imperial seal. The Imperial Treasures Bureau was where the imperial seals were stored. Before Zhao Xiaofei arrived, he'd consulted historians who said they were in either the Palace of Heavenly Purity or the Hall of Taiji. However, the exact location varied from dynasty to dynasty.
Zhao Xiaofei and his eldest brother first arrived at the Taiji Hall. By this time, the eunuchs and palace maids had already begun to panic. No one was on duty, and even if there were people, they were stealing things. Zhao Xiaofei and his eldest brother entered the Taiji Hall and began to look for things stealthily. Before they had searched for long, they saw the door open. A slender figure walked in. Zhao Xiaofei poked his eldest brother, indicating that someone was coming. So the two brothers hid and squatted behind the screen.
The woman was looking for something, but the two brothers had no time to waste! They circumvented her from both sides and came up behind her. Zhao Xiaokun winked at his brother and silently counted 123. At the same time, they grabbed the woman from behind, Zhao Xiaofei covering her mouth while Zhao Xiaokun grabbed her arms.
The woman was startled at first, and just as she was about to scream, her mouth was covered. She tried to resist, but Zhao Xiaokun restrained her, her eyes filled with fear. Zhao Xiaofei whispered, "Don't scream! If you do, I'll stab you to death! Tell me where the Emperor's seal is?" He then pulled out a dagger and pressed it against the woman's chin. Then he slowly removed his hand.
The woman took a breath and then said, "I just came here to steal something. Please, sirs, let me go!"
"Tell me or not? Do you believe I'll make your face look ugly?" Zhao Xiaofei asked. Women care about their looks the most. If you say you want to destroy her appearance, she will immediately give in.
Sure enough, the woman hurriedly said, "I'll tell you! I'll tell you! It's in the Qianqing Palace, all twenty-four seals are there! Don't hurt me!" The woman was so scared that she was shaking all over.
Zhao Xiaofei gave his elder brother a look and said to the woman, "Okay! I believe you!" Then he let go of the woman. The woman was about to scream when Zhao Xiaokun punched her in the neck and she fainted immediately.
Zhao Xiaokun tore a few strips of cloth from the woman's clothes and tied her up. He then tore a large piece of cloth to cover her mouth. He stood up and said, "Shall we go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity now?"
"We have to hurry, it's almost dawn, and we have wasted a lot of time now!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Let's go!" Zhao Xiaokun said. Suddenly, the bell for court was heard!
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