I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

A good war of hot weapons turned into a war of cold weapons.

Li Chengqian's face turned blue.

Hou Junji's face was also very ugly. Those two thousand musketeers were all carefully cultivated by him, and they had all been inspected in the military. He watched them grow up.

I was counting on them to shine tonight, but... gone?
What about so many musketeers?
"Where's the lonely musketeer!" Li Chengqian asked again, the anger in his voice could no longer be suppressed.

Hou Junji didn't speak, but turned his head, and his eyes fell on the Cui family.

There are only three people who can mobilize military power.

He didn't know, Li Chengqian didn't know, so... the culprit for doing this kind of thing is undoubtedly the Cui family who has been very silent.

Li Chengqian noticed Hou Junji's face and gaze, stared coldly at the Cui family, and asked again: "Where's the lonely musketeer?"

The Cui family cupped their hands and said softly: "Your Highness, I have sent them to Huaizhen Square."

"Huaizhen Square!"

Li Chengqian raised his voice and widened his eyes.

"There are only a few people in Huaizhenfang, and there is only one Zhengyang Gong on the left and right. You actually sent all the main force there?"

"Those who don't know think that Huaizhen Square is the imperial city of Chang'an! They also think that Duke Zhengyang is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"

The more he talked, the more Li Chengqian gritted his teeth.

The Cui family cupped their hands and said softly: "Your Highness, I'm just doing it for the sake of safety."

"That Mr. Zhengyang is full of tricks and plans, so he is safe."

Li Chengqian looked at him coldly, and then laughed coldly: "Insurance? Thousands of people go to Huaizhen Square, and you can't bully a knight-errant who can't bully more than a hundred people. It's more than just insurance."

The Cui family wanted to argue again.

Li Chengqian waved his hand, his tone anxious: "Afterwards, I will pursue you for such a crime, what should I do now?!"

Without the musketeers, all that remains are some cold weapons.

But... How do cold weapons compete with hot weapons, not to mention that the reinforcements of the twelve guards are still coming. Now that the power is balanced, I am afraid that they will soon fall into a weak position...

"I think... retreat to the city gate and defend it with artillery." The Cui family was calm and calm, and gave the plan he had thought up early in the morning. .”

Li Chengqian's expression remained unchanged.

Hou Junji gritted his teeth: "Your Highness, that's the only way to go."

"If the city gate is occupied by the follow-up support army, we will really be the turtle in the urn."

Li Chengqian thought over and over again, and couldn't bear it, he really couldn't think of any other way, so he could only nod his head, he accepted the suggestion of the two of them, and issued an order to retreat.

The bugle sounded, and the troops retreated while fighting.

After retreating into the city gate, Li Chengqian turned his head and looked outside the imperial city, frowning: "How many shells do we have?"

"Six rounds were fired during the siege just now." Hou Junji pinched his fingers, knowing in his mind, "There are still 46 rounds left, and given the convenience of the city gate's terrain, it will last about one to two hours."

Speaking of this, Hou Junji paused, and then said: "The main force to attack Huaizhen Square is probably going to be a smashing force, just wait until they come back."

Li Chengqian's face relaxed a little: "That's right...just stay on guard for now."

He did not doubt Hou Junji's words.

Thousands of people went to attack a Huaizhen Square with no defensive force. The word "like a broken bamboo" is very appropriate to describe it. Could it be that Duke Zhengyang knew that they were going to attack, and he could rely on the hundreds of rangers to resist? Thousands of muskets and elite soldiers?

No way?
Even if the weak defeats the strong, how can it be possible to win when it is dozens of times weaker?
Hot Weapon has a unique advantage in guarding the city gate, even surpassing Hou Junji's imagination, which made him more confident.

But...the reality is always very different from the expected.

The distance from Huaizhen Square to Suzaku Gate is not close, but with the foot strength of the army, it can take half an hour at most.

But half an hour later, outside the city gate, only the imperial army came continuously, using muskets and hand grenades to test - the imperial army didn't even dare to use artillery, and they wanted to protect the health of Suzaku Gate.

An hour later.

You Xiaowei rushed in several times, but they were all driven out by the artillery.

Two hours later, the sky gradually brightened up, and the shells bottomed out. Li Chengqian and the others' hole cards were empty, and they barely relied on their firepower to hold on for a while...

But the main force they were thinking of, still failed to arrive.

At the same time, in Huaizhen Square.

As early as an hour ago, Xue Rengui had given up on Fangmen—this exquisite wooden building had already collapsed under the impact of hot weapons.

Thousands of soldiers and horses filed in. They thought they would be able to easily accomplish their goal by gnawing down this most difficult bone.

But... Alleyway warfare is what rangers are best at.

Compared with the siege, they suffered greater losses and encountered greater resistance. In the next hour, they only pushed forward three streets, only the last street away from Huaizhen Square.

It is the last road, like a natural moat.

The left and right Jinwu Guards had already rushed over and made dumplings for this group of troops from behind. The muzzles of the guns swallowed fire, and a round of bullets went down, causing countless casualties.

Smoke and blood.

The commotion outside finally dissipated.

The people of Huaizhen Square were terrified all night, at this moment, they finally dared to poke their heads out of the house, the smell in the air made them sneezed.

War is no stranger to them. In their memory, wars were still going on more than 20 years ago.

only…

This is different from the war in their impression, it is more tragic, bloody, gunpowder is everywhere, and the casualties are extremely tragic.

"What happened last night." Someone accosted a neighbor.

The neighbors also looked baffled, expressing their bewilderment, everyone is ordinary people, how could I know something that you don't know?
In Tongfu restaurant.

Yin Xuan stayed up all night, and when he heard the gunfire outside gradually stop, Xue Rengui also came back with a gun.

"How's the situation?" Yin Xuan asked with a smile.

Xue Rengui was a little ashamed: "I failed to fulfill Dalang's instructions, but I still sacrificed two brothers."

War... death is inevitable.

"The follow-up matters must be arranged." Yin Xuan looked at Jiu'er, "If they need anything, they should all come down."

Jiu'er agreed.

"Do you have any experience in defending the city and fighting in the streets?" Yin Xuan asked again.

Speaking of this, Xue Rengui's complexion improved slightly: "It's almost the same as I expected before, but there are some situations... Maybe it's a problem with the guns, which can't be played out."

"If you use Bodhisattva's words, you won't lose even the door of the square."