Stand-in eunuch: I pamper the harem for the emperor

Chapter 185
Why choose to fight at Zhengyangmen?
That's because the wide square in front of Zhengyang Gate is conducive to heavy cavalry charging.

Although Dugu Shenyong leads 30 troops, most of them are new troops and their combat effectiveness is not strong.

Yu Qian was sure that a single heavy cavalry charge would beat the crap out of these new recruits.

Of course, only the wide streets on the left and right sides of Zhengyang Gate can hide the traces of these heavy cavalry.

Dugu Shenyong will definitely attack the palace on a large scale, and in his haste, he will definitely be caught off guard.

Just as Yu Qian thought, Dugu Shenyong was worried about the safety of his daughter and His Royal Highness, so he led his army towards Zhengyang Gate.

Also accompanying her was the Empress Dowager Shangguan Fengyi. Now that she had swept away the gloom just now, she had returned to her mother-in-law's luxurious style.

"Yu Qian, Yu Wenji, you two rebellious officials and traitors, it's not too late to surrender now! Otherwise, the Ai family will definitely kill your entire family and wipe out the nine clans!"

The Queen Mother looked at Yu Qian on the wall and cursed loudly.

"Shangguan Fengyi, you, the old demon queen, have imprisoned the emperor, monopolized power, and controlled the government. Everyone can kill you! The truth is that today I want to clear the emperor's side, kill the demon queen, and support the eldest prince Murong Xian to the throne."

Yu Qian immediately returned the favor and accused her of her crimes.

"Didn't I say before that the eldest prince's mother and son were attacked? Aren't their lives unknown? The Ai family knows that this is just an excuse for you to launch a mutiny!"

The Queen Mother suddenly realized.

"Shangguan Fengyi, where did you take the emperor?"

Yuwenji interrupted and asked loudly.

"Hahaha... The Yi family has long known that you wanted to rebel, and they have moved the emperor away long ago."

Shangguan Fengyi said with a cheerful smile.

"Transferred? You imprisoned the emperor, and you still have the nerve to say transfer?"

Yu Wenji sneered.

"Hehehehe... Yu Wenji, you traitor, stop pretending here."

Shangguan Fengyi sneered again and again, turned to look at the soldiers on the city wall, and shouted loudly: "Soldiers of the Guards, you must not follow these two treacherous ministers to rebel. That is a serious crime that will destroy the nine tribes..."

"Shangguan Fengyi, please stop here and confuse the public with your lies. Today is the day you die!"

Yu Qian interrupted her words coldly.

"Empress Dowager, there is no need to talk to them. I will burn this place to the ground with just one order!"

Dugu Shenyong was a little impatient.

"Dugu Shenyong, do you think you can enter the palace with these new soldiers? Can you turn the tide? You think too simply!"

Yu Qian was not afraid at all.

Of course, he is not such a simple person, but has a more powerful back-up plan.

"Yu Qian, you are a treacherous prime minister who actually wants to usurp the throne. How can I spare you today?"

Dugu Shenyong has an army of 30, and he does have some confidence.

"Soldiers, enter the palace and capture Yu Qian alive. The Aijia will reward you with 1 taels of gold!"

Shangguan Fengyi shouted loudly.

"Soldiers, kill me!"

Dugu Shenyong issued the order to attack the city.

"Kill! Kill! Kill..."

The soldiers roared and roared, killing towards Zhengyang Gate.

"Meet the enemy! Meet the enemy..."

Yuwenji roared loudly.

The two groups of men and horses collided fiercely, causing a large number of casualties, and the attacking side obviously suffered more casualties.

Fortunately, the soldiers who came back from the Yanshan Camp were all armed with spears and long swords, and they had the advantage of length in weapons.

After two consecutive waves of impact, the Guardsmen armed with short weapons were unable to withstand it.

"Retreat! Archers prepare to... release!"

Yu Wenji ordered loudly.

Whoosh...

Arrows rained from the sky, covering the ground, shooting at the soldiers who were rushing up, and a large number of them fell down immediately.

"The shield bearer takes over..." Dugu Shenyong ordered loudly.

A group of soldiers holding shields and swords emerged from the spear phalanx, and instantly formed a shield formation.

The arrow rain no longer had much lethality, and the spearmen pounced again.

Seeing that the Guards could no longer resist, Yu Qian sent the signal for a cavalry charge.

bang bang...

From the alleys on the left and right of Zhengyang Gate, two black-armored heavy cavalry rushed out.

The powerful impact instantly tore apart the defensive line of the Shenhou Army. At the same time, the Guards launched a counterattack under the command of Yu Wenji.

The entire square became a human-shaped meat grinder, with corpses strewn all over the ground and blood flowing like rivers.

At this moment, Shangguan Fengyi suddenly felt a dagger stabbing into her chest.

It turned out that two undercover agents lurking next to Dugu Shenyong took advantage of the chaos to assassinate the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother was killed with one knife.

Dugu was very brave in martial arts and reacted very quickly, instantly avoiding the heart attack on his chest.

However, he was also stabbed in the chest and seriously injured.

Logically speaking, Eunuch Yan should have been protecting the Empress Dowager. However, Shangguan Fengyi had just received news from the Yanwu secret guards and had found the whereabouts of Concubine Li and her son.

Therefore, Shangguan Fengyi sent Eunuch Yan to kill Concubine Li and her son, which gave the killer an opportunity.

However, the two undercover killers were also killed instantly by the soldiers.

"The Empress Dowager is dead! Dugu Shenyong is dead..."

I don’t know whose voice sounded.

The Shenhou army, which was already somewhat defeated, heard that the Empress Dowager and the Shenhou were dead. They were immediately leaderless, their morale was low, and they were beaten back and forth.

"Soldiers, don't panic! It's just the enemy's lies to deceive everyone!"

Dugu Shenyong shouted loudly.

He now used his robe to block the dagger on his chest, yelled desperately, and barely managed to stabilize his position.

Next, the Shenhou Army began to retreat, apparently unable to attack the palace.

Fortunately, Dugu Shenyong is also a military genius. Otherwise, they would have been defeated by Yu Qian and Yu Wenji long ago.

They fought and retreated, but unexpectedly a large number of guards emerged from behind, trying to surround the Shenhou Army.

Dugu Shenyong was seriously injured. Now he is unable to command the battle despite his injuries.

"Am I, Dugu Shenyong, going to die here?"

Dugu Shenyong felt a trace of despair.

"Master Hou, Xiao Liuzi is here to save you!"

Lu Hao led his men in from the side.

The Guards, who originally surrounded the Shenhou Army from behind, were about to win a complete victory, but unexpectedly a large number of soldiers came out and were caught off guard. They were killed and they were thrown off their feet.

"Four generals, you block Yuwenji's army and cover the retreat of the Shenhou Army!"

Lu Hao issued the order.

"The last general takes orders!"

The four generals led the army to cut off the rear and cover the retreat of the Shenhou Army.

However, the Shenhou Army, which was now beaten to pieces, probably lost a lot of people.

Of course, some of the new recruits must have fled.

"Master Hou! Master Hou...come here! Rescue Master Hou quickly!"

Lu Hao stepped forward and found that Dugu Shenyong was dying.

Several medical experts from the Supervision Department immediately stepped forward to provide emergency rescue, and only then did they save Dugu Shenyong's life.

"General, let me know. The Marquis ordered everyone to retreat to the military camp of the Supervision Department to assemble."

Lu Hao said to the deputy general next to Dugu Shenyong.

"Yes, General Mo will do it immediately!"

The lieutenant led the way.

(End of this chapter)