Chapter 77: Quelling the Rebellion
Imperial City, South Gate.
Today, the guards in the imperial city are more thorough than usual. There are several times more tallow lamps hanging on the city walls than usual, and the walls are filled with imperial guards.
Lu Yu held Jia Yu and ran all the way from the General's Mansion to the south gate of the imperial city.
Here, he met up with his subordinates who had just delivered official documents to the Ministry of Justice. Three thousand Canglang Riders also gathered behind him.
Lu Yu held down Jia Yu, who had given up the struggle, with one hand, and raised the golden axe with his right hand, shouting to a group of imperial guards at the south gate of the imperial city: "I, Marquis Lu Yu, wish to enter the palace to protect His Majesty."
Two generals of the imperial guards, wearing golden armor and blood-red cloaks, who were standing in front of the imperial city gate, frowned slightly and glanced at the three thousand Canglang riders behind Lu Yu.
A general of the Imperial Guards, who was no more than 20 years old, took two steps forward and said in a cold voice: "By order of the general, tonight..."
The dull sound of horse hooves came from the west, and more than 10,000 heavily armored cavalrymen riding tall horses were galloping along the highway in the middle of the street.
Seeing these cavalrymen, the sound of bowstrings came from the top of the imperial city wall.
The imperial guards at the south gate subconsciously raised their specially made spears, which were more than ten feet long. The dense spears formed a gun formation, pointing towards the approaching cavalry.
Jia Yu struggled to stand up from the wolf king's back. He waved to the two imperial guards at the south gate and said with a smile, "General Le, Marquis Tian'en is a family member. He heard that the Queen Mother was going to do... that thing in the imperial city tonight, right?"
"Marquis Tian'en is so loyal that he came to the imperial city to protect the king."
"Hey, don't look at me. I reported to the general tonight. I stayed at the general's mansion and didn't want to get involved in that matter... But Marquis Tian'en is too loyal. Wow, isn't this because he is anxious and forced me to come here?"
"I'm timid, and the two Generals Le know that. It's only natural for me to bring more people to give me courage, right?"
The two young imperial guards generals laughed at the same time.
Jia Yu was present and had given a guarantee to Tian'en Hou Lu Yu, so there would be no problem in letting Lu Yu enter the imperial city.
Besides, Lu Yu was holding the axe bestowed by the emperor. If they really pissed him off, this guy really had the power to punish his two brothers.
Just when they were about to give the order to open the palace gate, Lu Yu suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of the Prime Minister's Mansion not far away.
Inside the Prime Minister’s Mansion, flames shot up into the sky.
Not only that, there were hundreds of flames rising inside Kunpeng Square.
The black smoke column rushed up into the sky and merged with the dark clouds in the sky to form a large area.
Thunder suddenly exploded in the dark clouds, and flashes of lightning flashed, giving the dark clouds a layer of dazzling light.
“This, this, this…”
Jia Yu stared blankly at the fire-filled Kunpeng Pavilion: "Is this... a fire?"
Lu Yu and the ice wolf under the Wolf Riders behind him raised their heads at the same time. Their ears trembled violently, and then they kept making "woooo" sounds.
A terrifying murderous intent emanated from these wolves.
Lu Yu sneered, "It's not a fire, but someone set a fire. There is murderous intent, and a large group of people are killing people!"
The silver-haired wolf king under his seat cried several times in succession. Lu Yu nodded and said, "Very good. There are actually tens of thousands of people taking action? Tomorrow, I will report the Gaojing Order, the Ministry of War, and the Gaojing Weifu. In this peaceful and prosperous world, there are actually thieves killing people and setting fires in Gaojing. They are to blame!"
With a clang, Lu Yu drew his sword from his waist and shouted, "My men, don't let a few thieves disturb the emperor."
"Follow me to kill the enemy!"
"Jia Yu, I hold the axe in my hand and order you to lead this cavalry of the imperial army and follow me to defeat the bandits!"
Lu Yu grabbed Jia Yu's neck and threw the skinny and shriveled body to the side. A general of the imperial guards riding on a tall warhorse was quick-witted and picked up Jia Yu.
When these imperial guards rushed out of the General's Mansion, they also brought an extra war horse with them.
The general put Jia Yu on the saddle, drew his sword impatiently, and looked at Jia Yu who was frantically holding the horse's neck with great eagerness: "General? We..."
Jia Yu was stunned. He looked at the Imperial City, then at the Kunpeng Square where flames were blazing. He kicked the general hard on the thigh and said, "Are you stupid? Tell me, do you want to kill people and gain merit, or fight the female ghost? Choose for yourself!"
Jia Yu glanced at the general and waved his hand majestically: "My men, follow me to defeat the rebels!"
At the whistle, tens of thousands of heavy cavalrymen of the Imperial Guard raised their spears and rode towards the direction of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
When these heavy cavalry of the imperial guards launched the charge, in just a few breaths, Lu Yu had already rushed over two miles with three thousand Canglang cavalry, and rushed straight to the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion which was being ravaged by a large group of assassins.
"Cang Lang Riders, kill!"
Lu Yu held the golden axe in his left hand and swung his sword with his right hand. A dark blue light that was almost condensed into substance gathered on the edge of his sword. Along with the dull sound of waves, a dark blue water dragon as thick as a bucket gushed out from the edge of his sword and instantly swept across an area of twenty feet in front of him.
With just one strike, hundreds of assassins who had gathered at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion and were fighting with the scattered yamen runners, military marquises, and city defense soldiers had their bodies pierced one by one by the water dragon.
The Jingyang Lu family's Canghai power is fierce and domineering, with wave after wave of stamina, which is endless and can accumulate strength and momentum.
After Lu Yu's attack, these killers were instantly hit by hundreds of latent forces, wave after wave, one superimposed on the other. The latent force of the first impact was only two or three thousand pounds, but in an instant, hundreds of latent forces were superimposed and exploded at the same time. These killers were simultaneously hit by a huge force of two or three hundred thousand pounds.
Hundreds of killers exploded into a bloody mist at the same time.
Lu Yu waved the golden axe in his left hand and shouted sternly: "I am the Marquis of Tian'en, and I am granted the axe by the emperor to punish the disloyal. You are not allowed to panic. Follow my Canglang Cavalry and fight in formation!"
Holding a golden axe, he was granted by the emperor to wield the axe and punish rebellious men. During the war, Lu Yu was one level higher than the officials he met!
When these scattered military marquises, yamen runners, and soldiers saw the shining golden axe in Lu Yu's hand, they immediately made up their minds, responded loudly, and quickly followed the Canglang Cavalry.
A dozen low-ranking officers were sent out from the Canglang Cavalry to give orders to the scattered government armed forces that had arrived.
The armored soldiers of the city defense army formed a square formation in the front to attack the enemy. The patrolling warriors equipped with crossbows dropped their water and fire sticks, held the crossbows in their hands, and formed a goose feather formation to scatter the crossbows.
And the yamen runners were at the back, guarding the rear.
These yamen runners are not much better than ordinary people, and you can't rely on them to fight and kill people.
Under the orders of those officers, the yamen runners followed behind carrying chains and ropes. If there were any enemies captured alive, they would tie up the captives and treat their own wounded at the same time, which could be useful.
Lu Yu had already rushed into the broken gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion on horseback.
He wielded the sword in his hand freely, and dark blue water dragons swept in all directions. Wherever they passed, the bodies of killers were blown to pieces and died.
The Wolf Riders behind him were even more ferocious.
They rode on the backs of wolves, grabbed specially made strong bows that were almost as long as their bodies, and as long as they saw a killer, they would shoot arrows inhumanely.
These specially made bows are more than twice as powerful as the crossbows issued to the Imperial Guards. When paired with specially made armor-piercing arrows, their penetrating power is incredibly amazing.
The killers were caught off guard and were beaten like sieves by the rain of arrows.
Many killers were sent flying backwards by the arrows, "bang bang bang". The arrows penetrated deeply into the walls and beams, nailing the killers firmly there.
Compared with the Cang Lang Cavalry charging in formation, the team of killers that broke into the Prime Minister's Mansion was just a group of mobs. Facing the massed attack of the Cang Lang Cavalry, they were like a ball of loose sand, which were shattered in an instant, and the blood flowed like a river.
Lu Yu did not delay at all. The wolf king under his mount kept howling "Yo Yo" and rushed towards the direction where the shouting and killing sounds were the most intense.
Just like a sharp knife, Lu Yu's Canglang Cavalry stabbed these killers hard from behind.
Charging and killing all the way, Lu Yu easily made his way into the back garden. Faced with the complex geographical features of the back garden, Lu Yu let out a long roar, soared into the air, and left his mount.
The three thousand Gray Wolf Riders followed suit. They jumped off their mounts one after another and let the three thousand huge Gray wolves roar and rush into the dark garden.
The darkness and complex garden landscape are an excellent hunting environment for these wolves.
Roars came from everywhere, the sound of sharp teeth tearing flesh and bones continued to ring out, and the roars of the wolves quickly drowned out the shouts and screams from all directions.
From the rear, dull hoof sounds were heard. About 10,000 heavy cavalrymen from the Imperial Guard smashed the wall of the Prime Minister's Mansion and pushed in in a mighty force.
Lu Yu held a long sword in his hand and rushed forward rapidly, stepping on the big trees.
Three thousand Wolf Riders formed a formation on the ground, cooperating with each other to strangle the assassins who were ambushing along the way.
Compared with those killers, these Wolf Riders are individually stronger, have better coordination, and are more ruthless and merciless.
With the cooperation of three thousand gray wolves, all the ambushes of those killers became useless.
Xiong Taidou climbed up the rockery and was shot at by eight crossbows. At the same time, Lu Yu had already rushed to the bottom of the hill and chanted loudly: "Is the Prime Minister on the mountain? I, Marquis Lu Yu, am here. Prime Minister, don't panic!"
Zhu Chong's face twitched, and he looked down at the terrace at the foot of the mountain where people were swinging swords and killing people, and said coldly: "Don't panic? Honestly, when have you ever panicked?"
"Who's going to kill this bear master?"
"Are we going to give this credit to Lu Yu? It's really embarrassing!"
Zhu Chong scolded in a low voice in annoyance.
On the third floor of the tall building, a handsome young man in a long robe as white as snow and holding a sharp sword jumped out of the air. He stabbed down towards Xiong Taidou's crown with a sword that brought up a cold star.
"Father, please look at my unique skills from the Hao Sword Palace!"
Before he finished speaking, the sword light was still three feet away from Xiong Taidou's head, and Xiong Taidou suddenly punched towards the sky.
There was a loud bang like thunder, the sword broke, the arm was broken, the young man vomited blood, and was like a kite with a broken string, he was blown away more than ten feet by a punch.
Zhu Chong's face suddenly changed, and he screamed in shock: "Pu'er!"