Seeing Mei Changsu's anxious look, Zhou You couldn't help but said: "Sect Master, Mount Wei is not too far away from here. Do you think that with the princess's agility, she really won't notice once the Qingli Army attacks Jiu'an Mountain?"

?Furthermore, although the troops guarding Weishan are not large, they are elite, and they are indeed the closest rescue army that can be mobilized."

"While sending someone to notify the princess, I also took the initiative to mobilize some experts from the alliance, as well as new firearms for the princess to use. The princess is a veteran on the battlefield, and she should know how to best use the power in her hands.

We are here to rescue you, so you don’t have to worry too much, sect leader," Zhou You continued.

After hearing Zhou You's words, Mei Changsu looked slightly relieved. Seeing Prince Jing's slightly surprised reaction, he quickly calmed down: "That's good! I'm just worried that the princess's subordinates are too busy.

Young master, if you come to the rescue rashly, not only will you not be able to save the driver, you will not be able to get rid of the siege, and I am afraid that you will be trapped in it."

"Sect Master, please don't overestimate the combat power of the Qingli Army, and don't underestimate the Princess!" Zhou You said with a smile: "What's more, just those new firearms, if caught off guard, would be enough for the Qingli Army to drink.

The pot is broken, maybe it can directly cause the Qingli Army to be in chaos!"

"New firearms? What kind of new firearms are so powerful? When will Mr. Su prepare a batch of new firearms and send them to the capital?" King Jing said.

Mei Changsu smiled calmly and explained: "At Zhou You's suggestion, I ordered the Jiangzuo Alliance to summon some skilled craftsmen who made firearms to develop it. If used on the battlefield, its power cannot be underestimated.

It is enough to greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of our Daliang army."

"Oh? Zhou You's proposal?" King Jing looked at Zhou You even more surprised when he heard it, and Mei Changsu also said: "Your Highness, you don't know. Before Zhou You joined our Jiangzuo Alliance, he was once befriended by an expert hermit.

Teaching many skills, such as the purification of coarse salt, is of benefit to the country and the people, and I have long been prepared to dedicate these skills and new firearms to the imperial court after Your Highness takes office."

"That's great! If that's true, Mr. Su, you and Zhou You have made great contributions!" Prince Jing couldn't help but brighten his eyes after hearing this.

"Oh, Your Highness, how to deal with King Yu and the Qingli Army is the most important thing now, let's talk about the rest later!" Meng Zhi couldn't help but said.

He was really helpless because no matter whether it was Prince Jing, Mei Changsu or Zhou You, they were all too calm when faced with Prince Yu's rebellion, as if they didn't take it seriously. This has not yet solved the problem of Prince Yu and Qingli's army.

Well, let’s talk about some new firearms first.

And they didn't wait too long. News of King Yu's rebellion came, and Emperor Liang hurriedly summoned King Jing and granted him the military talismans he needed to dispatch reinforcements.

After King Jing left, Mei Changsu knew very well that using 3,000 imperial troops to resist the 50,000 Qingli army had little chance of winning. He could not fight head-on, but could only outwit and delay as much time as possible.

He ordered Meng Zhi to lead the elite troops of the Forbidden Army to take the initiative to attack, first severely damaging the vanguard of the Qingli Army and severely damaging the Qingli Army's spirit.

King Yu learned that the vanguard was defeated and ordered to camp on the spot, firstly to wait for the follow-up troops, and secondly to allow the sergeants who had rushed all the way to recharge their batteries. At the same time, he secretly sent troops into the mountains to surround the imperial army.

This little trick was easily seen through by Mei Changsu. So, the imperial army set up an ambush on the mountainside, and the overwhelming rain of stones and arrows caught the men and horses sent by King Yu to attack by surprise. They soon suffered heavy casualties.

The army is defeated.

Emperor Liang had already brought some princes and ministers to the hunting palace. Mei Changsu also asked Meng Zhi to withdraw the imperial army, leaving an empty camp for the Qingli army, and burying fire, thunder, hay and other items in the camp.

When the Qingli army came, they set fire to the camp with rockets and detonated fire and thunder, causing heavy damage to the Qingli army again.

However, no matter how good the strategy was, it was useless. The Forbidden Army was unable to fight the main force of the Qingli Army in the wilderness, so they could only retreat to the Hunting Palace and hold on for a last stand, waiting for reinforcements.

The real critical and tragic moment comes next. The Forbidden Army has no way out and has no choice but to fight to the death! It depends on whether the Qingli Army attacks the Hunting Palace first or whether King Jing can lead his troops back for reinforcements first.

The Hunting Palace is a small city. Although it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is still not easy for the Imperial Army to defend the city wall due to the Qingli Army's deadly attack regardless of casualties.

The battle quickly entered a ferocious state from the beginning. The Qingli Army's arrows even crossed the wall of the Hunting Palace and shot into the Hunting Palace, causing panic and confusion among the noble ministers.

The offensive and defensive fighting on the city wall was even more brutal. There were screams and shouts. People fell from the city wall all the time, and were seriously injured or even died tragically.

Such an offensive and defensive battle will undoubtedly consume arrows, rolling wood and stones very quickly. Even if Meng Zhi had been prepared for it and brought more arrows this time, he could not withstand such consumption!

The heavy armored soldiers of the Qingli Army came up, and the lethality of stones and arrows would be greatly reduced. Faced with the continuous impact of the Qingli Army's siege vehicles on the city gate, the Forbidden Army was suppressed by the Qingli Army's arrows all over the sky and was unable to enter the city.

, Meng Zhi still gritted his teeth and shouted: "Go to the city and burn it with oil!"

However, the Qingli Army's bows and arrows suppressed them too hard. As soon as the Forbidden Army attacked them, they were shot like hedgehogs by the arrows and had no time to pour oil on them.

"Fire thunder!" Zhou You shouted, and someone immediately sent a basket of black balls with leads. It was a specially made fire thunder. Not only was it a powerful explosion, but it also contained steel needles, nails, etc. and was even mixed with highly toxic poisons.

Once it explodes, the lethality can be imagined.

Hey... He asked people to bring two torches to Zhou You. He picked up a fire thunder in each hand and ignited it. He threw it out with all his strength and went directly in the direction of the sound of arrows piercing the air. Then there was a dull explosion.

The sound was mixed with screams and screams, and the dense rain of arrows suddenly became less intense.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou You threw several fire thunders one after another, causing the arrow rain to become sparse and even stopped. At the same time, there was a burst of screams and chaotic sounds outside the city gate, and the sound of banging on the door also stopped.

"What a powerful fire thunder!" When Meng Zhi saw this, he immediately stepped forward and said: "Zhou You, the lethality of your fire thunder is simply more terrifying than arrows! However, the weight of fire thunder is not small, and ordinary soldiers are

You are not as strong as you and can throw it that far. But even so, when defending a city or when two armies are facing off, the lethality of throwing it cannot be underestimated. If it is a cavalry battle, a few fire thunders may be enough to make the opponent's

The cavalry formation is in chaos."

In fact, in this era, the army already had firearms such as fire thunders. Zhou You just put forward some improvement suggestions based on them, which greatly increased the lethality of fire thunders.

"You don't have much to bring, Commander Meng. The Qingli Army will organize a new round of attack soon, so save some time," Zhou You quickly reminded.

"Well! We have to delay as much time as possible, otherwise, with my temper, I really want to rush out and kill them," Meng Zhi said.

As expected, although the Qingli Army was very embarrassed by the fire and thunder brought out by Zhou You, it didn't take long for them to launch a new round of attacks again, and arrows rained down on the hunting palace again.

Relying on their absolute advantage in numbers, the rebels continued to attack. The fire and thunder were exhausted, and the gate of the Hunting Palace was finally breached. Meng Zhi, who had been prepared for a long time, led his troops to fight out and fought with the rebels on both sides of the gate.

Fighting, the battle became more and more bloody and fierce.

"Kill!" Amidst the shouts of killing, Zhou You didn't care about anything else at all. He kept killing the rebels one by one in the melee, one by one with his sword, just like chopping melons and vegetables, but the rebels who kept coming up seemed to
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