Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

"My lord, we must think of a solution quickly! Li Shimin is about to attack Hongzhou!"

"Should we... or should we just run away?"

"Escape? Where to escape to? How can we escape? We're trapped with nowhere to go, surrounded on all sides! How can we escape?!"

Chen Congyun listened to these useless fellows, who were now so disorganized that they wanted to escape.

He was so angry that his face turned ashen, and then, with a loud bang...

He smashed the celadon teacup in his hand on the ground.

"Is this all the courage you have?! Hongzhou City is well-stocked with grain, and we have so many people in our hands. And now you're already thinking about running away?"

"You scoundrels! I, Chen, must have been blind to lead such a massive undertaking with people like you!"

Chen Congyun's murderous gaze swept over them.

The gaze finally fell on the person who had first suggested fleeing. The fierce glint in the eyes made the man turn pale and retreat repeatedly, begging for mercy.

"My lord, my lord, I... I didn't mean it. How could I run away? Besides, Brother Jiang said that there's no chance to escape now... Right, Brother Jiang?"

He looked anxiously at the Jiang merchant who had just refuted him, but the latter only glanced at him, snorted coldly, and ignored him.

Instantly, the last trace of color vanished from the man's face.

He knelt down in front of Chen Congyun with a thud.

"My lord, my lord, spare my life! I will never dare to do it again, I will never dare to do it again..."

Chen Congyun said coldly, "We haven't even reached the city yet, and you've already disrupted our morale. You can't be allowed to live!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several burly men walked out from both sides of the reception room and, amidst the man's terrified and pitiful pleas for mercy, dragged him outside.

The screams abruptly ceased as the broadsword fell.

A bloody, lifeless head lay on the table in front of everyone, and the atmosphere at the scene was finally back under Chen Congyun's control.

He took a deep breath and glanced at everyone.

His tone softened slightly.

"I know you brothers are all worried that our great cause will be stillborn. Although we knew from the beginning that Li Chengqian was a tyrannical person, his new policies were all under the banner of reforming for the people, which lulled us into a false sense of security. Who would have thought that this scoundrel would actually raise a knife against the common people..."

Everyone quickly echoed, saying things like "Yes, yes" and "Nobody expected this."

"However, although this was our mistake, it will not affect our important plans. Shi Tianhu and his men will soon be able to start an uprising in Henan and Hebei provinces, and that will be our opportunity."

"In order to resist the upcoming attack from the Li Tang dynasty, I have decided to move our righteous army into the city!"

......

Even in April and May, the streets of Jiangnan are no longer cool at night.

Amidst the chirping of insects, the sentries, both visible and hidden, remained solemnly vigilant around the village where Chen Congyun's troops were stationed. Even though it was already past midnight, their guard did not relax in the slightest.

however.

Even so, shadowy figures silently crept up around them without them noticing at all.

Even the sentries, whether they were crawling in the bushes or hiding in the pits dug under the bushes, were all targeted by the shadowy figures.

"Pfft, pfft..."

The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh could only be heard between the attacker and the attacked.

The moment these shadowy figures made their move, they had already covered the mouths of their enemies before the daggers were even plunged into their throats.

When the more than thirty sentries scattered around the area were eliminated.

The sentry's position was also quickly dealt with.

The bodies were dragged to a dark corner, where several people dressed in bright uniforms had already taken their places.

The wall, four or five meters high, could withstand most infiltrations, but it couldn't stop the most elite members of the Imperial Guard at this moment.

Imperial Guards.

There are only five hundred people.

However, it was a deadly weapon that was gathered and trained from the entire military and even the martial arts world of the Tang Dynasty.

Qianlou personally led the team, and with a light throw of the hook, they instantly flipped onto the high wall as if flying over eaves and walls, and then instantly crawled on their stomachs.

Then, one by one, the Imperial Guards quietly flipped over, using the momentum to leap and roll directly to the shadow of a wooden box in the corner of the wall.

Below the observation deck, several figures quietly began to climb upwards, their movements light as if they had no weight at all.

As the Imperial Guards, who were crawling on the high wall, fired a bolt from their crossbows, killing the sentry on the watchtower, the Imperial Guard on the watchtower ladder instantly flipped over and leaped to support the sentry.

"The Crown Prince decrees: leave no one alive!"

Qianlou's expression was not good. In fact, the moment Li Chengqian ordered the use of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he was already criticizing Qianlou for his dereliction of duty as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

His own Imperial Guards were so incomprehensible that they couldn't gather any intelligence even after being out of contact for three months.

The Crown Prince was very angry, and Qian Lou was even angrier. It was for this reason that he personally led the team in this operation.

Five hundred imperial guards quietly removed all the sentry posts in the village, cooperating with each other along the way.

Bows and crossbows, throwing knives, daggers...

Like a phantom appearing and disappearing in the night, it was only when it encountered the patrolling soldiers clad in fine steel armor that it was finally discovered.

“There are enemies!!!”

Amidst the loud shouts, the twenty-man patrol team immediately drew their swords and charged towards them, while two crossbowmen behind them quickly raised their crossbows and aimed.

however.

"Bang bang bang..."

The smoke from the revolvers, along with the flashes of fire in the darkness, burst from the muzzles of the revolvers in the hands of these Imperial Guards.

Amidst the clanging of lead bullets striking the armor, screams of agony continued.

Steel armor is indeed sturdy, but that's only in comparison to ordinary bows and arrows. After all, it's scale armor made of steel, not heavy plate armor.

Even if you reduce the force of the lead bullet by a little, it's still pretty good.

As the twenty soldiers turned ruthless towards the Northwest, the remaining Imperial Guards around them finally threw away their melee weapons and drew their revolvers.

"Bang bang bang..."

Gunshots rang out!

In order to wipe out all the rebel forces here in one fell swoop, each of the Qianlou soldiers carried a full twenty standard revolver magazines, each magazine holding six bullets, which meant 120 rounds per person.

And there were a total of five hundred of them...

This was a one-sided massacre in which cold weapons were powerless against the infiltration and surprise attack of elite firearms.

When Qianlou and his men opened the factory where the opium addicts were being held, they found...

When Qianlou saw everything clearly inside, even though he had already guessed some information during the investigation, he couldn't help but gasp in shock.

There were a total of 5,000 people, and among these "people," they found the missing Imperial Guards.

In Hongzhou City, outside the Chen residence, a servant stumbled and jumped off his horse, then staggered again.

Ignoring the pain in his knees, he frantically ran towards the mansion.

"Master, master, something terrible has happened!"