The Empress Changsun's eyes lit up.
Yongchang Ward used to be Tonghua Gate.
Past Tonghua Gate, and then Longshou Canal, lay the Fangjiazhuang Workshop.
There, they had a defense force comprised entirely of firearms!
Laizi, quickly go to Fangjiazhuang for reinforcements!
Yes, Your Majesty!
Laizi Yifa bowed and quickly scurried towards the dog hole dug out by haha and the others.
After crawling out, he glanced left and right. Seeing no enemies on this side, he stripped off his eunuch robes in a few swift movements and tossed them aside.
He then bolted towards Tonghua Gate.
Upon reaching the city gate, he found not a single guard in sight.
Perhaps they had gone to intercept the enemy outside Chengtian Gate, or perhaps they had already defected.
Carefully opening Tonghua Gate, he poured all his strength into his legs, desperately sprinting towards the workshop.
The workshop was not far from Tonghua Gate, but it was still seven or eight li away.
This fellow managed to cover the distance in the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn!
When he arrived, the workshop area was still quiet. kanδん
Just as he crossed Longshou Canal, a loud bang suddenly echoed from the direction of the workshop.
He heard it clearly; it was the sound of a Dragon's Tooth sniper rifle.
Reacting instinctively, he stopped.
Indeed, the moment he halted, a bullet struck the ground three feet in front of him.
Laizi Yifa quickly shouted, "Battalion Commander Qi! It's me, Laizi Yifa!"
The guards there were not Qi Sui, nor had they heard of him.
This was awkward.
Upon hearing his name, the guard scratched his head.
Bang!
Another shot was fired.
Damn it, Lai Yifa? Never heard such a preposterous request!
Laizi Yifa looked at the craters at his feet, feeling an urge to cry from anxiety.
Stop shooting, I'm Laizi Yifa!
Bang! Another shot.
It's me, Laizi Yifa!
Bang! Another shot.
Laizi Yifa finally understood the problem.
His parents' choice of name had landed him in trouble for the second time!
He quickly changed his approach, "Stop shooting, stop shooting! I'm Eunuch Lai from the palace!"
The guard instantly realized.
"Damn! You should have said you were Eunuch Lai from the start!"
Fortunately, fortunately, all three shots were deliberately aimed at the ground near his feet.
Otherwise, he would have been dead by now. This damned name truly baffled him!
He quickly ordered someone to notify Qi Sui.
Fang Er had limited access to walkie-talkies, so only a few trusted subordinates were equipped with them. These common soldiers did not have such privileges.
Qi Sui was roasting sweet potatoes in his office. A few had fallen from the ground during recent excavations in the palace and he had found them while hunting rabbits.
When roasted alongside the rabbits, they tasted incredibly fragrant and sweet!
As he peeled the skin off a freshly roasted sweet potato and opened his mouth to eat, he heard three consecutive gunshots.
He quickly stuffed the sweet potato into his pocket.
"Holy crap!"
As soon as he put it in, he pulled it out again, wincing in pain, and pulled down his trousers to check.
His face turned green.
He had a blister on his inner thigh.
"Damn! I hope it's not me who knows who's shooting!"
He pulled up his pants, placed the sweet potato on the table, grabbed the Dragon's Tooth sniper rifle by the door, and ran out.
As soon as he stepped out, he saw someone running towards them.
Qi Sui yelled, "Halt! What's going on!"
"Battalion Commander Qi! Someone is outside the workshop, claiming to be Eunuch Lai from the palace. We don't recognize him, please come and take a look!"
He glanced at the sky; it was almost completely dark. Why was someone coming at this hour?
He followed the messenger subordinate to the edge of Longshou Canal.
Through the electric fence, Qi Sui could not clearly see the person's face, so he asked.
"Who goes there?"
Laizi Yifa recognized Qi Sui's voice and quickly replied, "Battalion Commander Qi, I am Eunuch Lai Yi from the palace, ah no, Eunuch Lai!"
He dared not announce his name again. If another shot missed, he would be finished here.
Oh, my dear mother!
Look at the name my parents gave me! It could cost me my life to even report it!
Qi Sui found it somewhat familiar, so he called out, "Come closer, let me see clearly."
Laizi Yifa said, "I'm coming, don't shoot!"
He held his hands up and stopped about a zhang from the electric fence.
This net could electrocute a person!
Qi Sui finally saw clearly and quickly asked with a laugh, "Eunuch Lai, why are you here so late? Is something wrong?"
Laizi Yifa quickly replied, "Battalion Commander Qi, I am here to request reinforcements!"
Rebels are attacking the imperial palace, and Her Majesty the Empress has ordered me to request the defense force to come to our aid!
Qi Sui's eyes widened.
"What the hell!"
Someone is rebelling, and they're even attacking the imperial palace!
This is unbearable!
There was no question about it. Given the current Emperor's trust in the Marquis, and the fact that his wife was the Emperor's niece, he certainly couldn't stand by and do nothing!
He shouted to a soldier beside him, "Signal flare!"
The soldier quickly took out a signal flare from his chest and pulled it hard.
Bang!
A red fireworks streaked into the sky.
The entire workshop's defense force saw it and began to converge towards them at the fastest possible speed.
Just as Laizi Yifa was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Qi Sui say, "Eunuch Lai, we can only spare the Fourth Battalion for you."
Qi Sui still needs to leave defense forces to guard the workshop. The Marquis instructed that the defense force must never leave the workshop, no matter when!
Laizi Yifa did not feel that the force was insufficient. The Fourth Battalion of the Tianhuo Army, with over a thousand men, would definitely be enough to protect the Empress and the princes.
He glanced at the equipment on these men and swallowed.
"Good! Good! Good! Please, quickly accompany me into the palace!"
Qi Sui looked at the assembled troops.
"Wu Yong! You lead the Fourth Battalion and accompany Eunuch Lai into the palace to save the Emperor. Ensure the noble members of the palace are safely rescued! If you are outnumbered, quickly bring the noble members back to the workshop!"
After speaking, he glanced towards the seed-breeding field, where three thousand Imperial Guards were still guarding the wheat seeds.
However, without the Emperor's decree, no one had the authority to mobilize them. Damn it, these villains really knew how to pick their timing!
If the Yangwei Army were still in Chang'an, even with a hundred thousand men attacking the city, they wouldn't be able to set foot in Chang'an!
"Yes!"
Wu Yong took the order and waved his hand at the soldiers.
"Follow me!"
The electric fence was temporarily de-energized, an opening was made, and over a thousand men followed behind, quickly sprinting towards the direction of Chang'an city.
At this moment, the imperial palace was on the verge of collapse.
Several palace gates had been breached.
The eight allied forces were locked in a fierce battle with the Imperial Palace guards at the gate openings.
The imperial palace originally had a contingent of firearms soldiers, not many, only a hundred or so, but they were all taken by Li Shimin on his northern expedition to serve as escorts.
Now, they could only rely on close combat.
Although the Imperial Palace guards were all masters of masters, the eight allied forces had also brought in formidable fighters. Coupled with their numerical advantage, they were indeed giving the Imperial Guards a tough time.
"Supreme Emperor! Rebels have broken through Xuanwu Gate!"
Li Yuan's heart was filled with both shock and anger.
"Damn second brother, look at what you've done!"