Zeng Daniu raised his arms high above his head, and a look of determination suddenly appeared on his bearded face. The Qin army soldiers tightened their reins on their horses, their eyes were firm and powerful, but Liu Kun and Murong Xin had their hearts tightened.

With their throats raised, they waited for Zeng Daniu's arm to fall. In the palace city, there were 30,000 fine cavalry on standby at any time!

"General Zeng, wait!" Suddenly, a loud shout exploded out of thin air!

The monarch and his ministers secretly thought that something was wrong, and looked at Zeng Daniu in the distance. On a tall building in the Xun Mansion, a young man wearing the uniform of a Qin army guard was waving his hands anxiously towards Zeng Daniu.

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Liu Kun and Murong Xin did not know this person, but Zeng Daniu knew him. It was Yang Yuan who was promoted by Yun Feng.

Zeng Daniu couldn't help but ask: "General Yang, why did you stop him?"

Yang Yuan raised his hand and said: "General Zeng led his troops to come to the rescue regardless of the danger. I won't say any more words of gratitude. I just ask General Zeng to postpone the attack to avoid being ambushed by Liu Kun. I and my brothers can still cope with this place for the time being."

Come on!"

"This..." Zeng Daniu frowned and said hesitantly: "General Yang, I Daniu understand that you and your guards are all brave enough to block ten, but now Xun Mansion has been besieged. Your Majesty,

The number of people left is only

There are thousands of people, even if they are covered in iron, how many nails can they drive? And we are all here, how can we stand idly by? If you and I cooperate inside and outside, maybe we can break through this trench in one fell swoop. It is not impossible!

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"General Zeng is in a hurry, please take a look and you will know!" Yang Yuan waved his hand confidently, and then winked at his companions.

Zeng Daniu noticed that beside Yang Yuan, there were four objects that were half a person tall. They were all covered with cloth curtains. This made him speculate a little.

The guard pulled down the curtain with a swipe. Just as he expected, four ballistae appeared in front of him!

It turned out that for a long time before Liu Kun proclaimed himself emperor, the Haimen navy secretly transported some ballistae to Xunsong's mansion to strengthen its defensive strength, but the number was not large, with only twenty of each type of ballistae.

, installed on several tall buildings in the courtyard.

Four personal guards came out from the house. They were paired with the original four, two for each. The first thing to be prepared was a crossbow-type ballista, and the arrows were actually plowshare darts!

"Let it go!" Seeing his companion making a sign of approval, Yang Yuan shouted loudly!

"Ten!" There were two muffled sounds, and two black lights shot out quickly. The target was an arrow tower in front of them. Two bangs were heard, and two plowshare darts shot out of the guardrail of the arrow tower.

A big hole. As they passed through each other, a thigh flew out with a scream. You didn't need to think twice to guess that an unlucky guy had been shot.

Another shot accurately hit the beam, and the archery tower immediately crumbled. Panic shouts floated far away in the wind. The sergeant on guard quickly climbed down, but in the end it was a step too late. There was a heart-stopping clicking sound.

During the attack, the archery tower suddenly collapsed, and the defenders above fell down like dumplings, and were buried alive by pieces of wood and beams of different sizes!

Two plow darts actually brought down an arrow tower!

Yang Yuan, Zeng Daniu and the soldiers of the Qin army were all stunned for a moment, and the guard who fired the plowshare dart had a look of disbelief on his face, unconsciously looking at his palm.

This luck is so incredible? Can you still hit a beam and pillar from a few hundred steps away?

Liu Kun and Murong Xuan were horrified. Although they were several miles apart, it was nothing to them. They could see clearly. What frightened them was not the power of the plowshare darts, but the power of the Qin army's crossbows.

Amazing accuracy!

As for the high-rise building, perhaps due to the influence of their companions who accurately defeated the archery tower, the other four guards operating the throwing ballistae suddenly felt extremely stressed. They did not dare to fire hastily, but carefully adjusted the scale, and their companions hit the target with two shots.

, if you miss the target, you can't afford to lose that person!

The four of them discussed with each other and took aim repeatedly, but they couldn't be sure. Yang Yuan couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Are you nervous? What if you hit? What if you don't hit? This is just a demonstration to General Zeng to let him know that we are not arbitrary.

The soft persimmon kneaded by Liu Kun, come on, hurry up, if you delay any more, everyone will run away, now give it to me!"

"Yes!" The four of them gritted their teeth, two of them set the scale, and the other two ignited the kerosene bomb. The moment the light blue flames rose, the wrench suddenly pulled down!

"Buzz~~" Two fireballs rose into the sky, leaving a faint black smoke and throwing them towards the collapsed arrow tower.

Under the gaze of countless eyes, "Push! Plop!" with two muffled sounds, the kerosene bomb accurately hit the target, sparks flew everywhere, and a raging fire ignited. The Chu army that had not yet come out and crawled out was instantly engulfed by the flames.

Devour!

The four personal guards showed expressions of surprise and joy, and took a long breath. Yang Yuan gave an approving look and suddenly called out: "Brothers, the Emperor of Chu is at the top of the city. Let us

How about giving him a big gift and destroying all the arrow towers?"

"No problem! Please don't worry, General!" The surrounding high-rise buildings responded loudly, and the plowshare darts and kerosene bombs were fired in all directions. Although the hit rate was not as good as the previous round, which was so abnormal and outrageous, it was still two shots.

At the level of No. 1, you can see the archery towers collapsing one after another, and piles of fire heads rising into the sky!

Not long after, there were no more archery towers around Xun Mansion. The Chu troops who were lining up to attack also stopped unconsciously, with a look of fear on their faces. If Liu Kun hadn't been standing on the Donghua Gate, there might have been someone there.

Jump into the ditch to take cover!

Liu Kun's expression was extremely grim. His knowledge of crossbows was limited to the round of crossbow arrows that Yunfeng fired at Nanton Wangzong when he returned to Jiankang from Wo Island, and hearsay about the Haimen navy's attack on Stone City just now.

This was Liu Kun's first time to watch the entire process of using a crossbow. The precise point strikes actually made him lose interest in talking. He habitually turned his head to look at Murong Xin, who also had a dull expression and stared blankly.

distance.

Yang Yuan was obviously very satisfied with this shocking effect. He glanced at Liu Kun with a stern look, looked up to the sky and said with a smile: "Hahahaha~~ General Zeng, what do you think? Even if the Chu army attacks with all its strength,

The general also has the confidence to block him ten times

It's only half a month, not to mention that not long ago, General Wen had successfully captured Stone City, and with your cavalry watching eagerly, how dare the Lord of Chu dare to attack? There are enough grain, grass and equipment in the mansion to support more than a thousand people for three to five months.

use!"

Zeng Daniu's heart was full of admiration, and he was shocked by the precise hits of his personal guards. Zeng Daniu can guarantee that if any of his subordinates were to operate the ballista, they would not be able to do this.

The identity is accurate, the personal guards are indeed extraordinary!

However, admiration is admiration, but Zeng Daniu is by no means envious. The hardships endured by the personal guards far exceed that of ordinary soldiers. Even regardless of the dangers in training, ordinary soldiers may only be required to perform an action a hundred times, while the personal guards may only be required to perform an action a hundred times.

It must be completed at least 10,000 times! People without great perseverance are not qualified to become personal guards. It is no accident that personal guards can achieve today's achievements.

As for Zeng Daniu, he is quite satisfied with his current life. He has a beautiful wife and loving children, and he is in a high position and is trusted by Yunfeng. He has positioned himself to assist Wu Han, Feng Yi, who assisted Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, in reviving the Han Dynasty.

, Deng Yu and other powerful generals will be among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai in the future. With such capital, they will be respected everywhere, and he does not want to put himself in trouble.

Naturally, Zeng Daniu thought of Zheng Yingtao, who was far away in Chang'an and could already be called a virtuous man, and his youngest son who had just learned to speak before leaving.

While feeling a surge of warmth in his heart, Zeng Daniu prayed to the gods and Buddhas in the sky. This was not a prayer for the safety of his mother and son. There was nothing to worry about in Chang'an, but his ambition was great. He wanted to marry Yunfeng.

, his eyes have already set his sights on Zhang Lingyun’s only daughter. If it doesn’t work, other little princesses can do it, but it’s hard to say whether Zhang Lingyun and Yunfeng’s wives will think their son is ugly.

From the Han Dynasty, to the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and then to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, except for Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, emperors rarely killed heroes, so Zeng Daniu, Han Yong and others would not have the idea of ​​​​retreating bravely.

Said that this is also related to the historical objective conditions at that time. The emperor

It was not to monopolize power, but to rule the world together with the nobles. It was impossible to kill whoever they wanted. It was not until Tang Gaozong and Li Zhi severely attacked the Guanlong noble group through the case of deposing Wang Liwu that the common people officially took over the throne with the support of Wu Zetian.

entered the political arena, and the imperial power became unprecedentedly strong!

This is very simple. Compared with the nobles, the emperor is only the largest noble. The nobles do not have much respect for the emperor. This can be seen from the detail of worshiping without kneeling. But officials from common people are different. Everything about them

, all came from the gift of the emperor. The emperor could not deprive the nobles of their property rights at will, but he could order the death of the common people!

Therefore, emperors of all dynasties consciously attacked the nobility and supported the common people in order to consolidate their imperial rule. However, at the same time, the lack of power between the government and the public to compete with the imperial power also made ancient China darker and darker.

It reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties!

Yunfeng had just crossed over ten years ago. He was still a passionate young man who thought he could establish political power by taking the civilian route. However, as he gradually integrated into the world, especially in contact with the Jiangdong nobles, he discovered that the nobles did not

They are not without merit, most of them are knowledgeable and talented, and quite a few are extremely moral and self-disciplined, playing an important role in guiding the direction of civilization in the entire society.

Of course, there are also extremely extravagant, lewd and cruel people among the nobility, but this is related to the control of the imperial power over them. The imperial power and the privileges of the nobility are mutually restrictive. For the nobility, a group of people with higher status, as long as the restrictions are appropriate,

It should be able to play a positive and positive role by not letting it do whatever it wants.

At the same time, the nobility is also an indispensable part of social inheritance and the intermediate link between the monarch and the people. In history, taking Britain and France as examples, France destroyed the aristocracy, but ushered in the destructive Revolution of 1789.

, and then experienced a short-lived democratic republic, the whole country miraculously returned to the embrace of the imperial system, and Napoleon ascended the throne as emperor!

In the UK, due to the retention of the aristocratic class, social conflicts and popular sentiments were relatively relaxed. During the same period, only a relatively mild Chartist movement broke out, rather than a destructive revolution, which pushed the UK to completely embark on the path of constitutional monarchy. (To be continued.
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