Episode 44
Mei Changsu knew that using 3,000 Imperial Guards against a 50,000-strong army would lead to defeat, so he could only outwit them.He asked Meng Zhi to lead his troops to take the initiative.Meng Zhi took the lead, rose up bravely, and severely damaged King Yu's vanguard.
King Yu learned that the vanguard was defeated and ordered to camp on the spot, waiting for the follow-up troops to join forces.In fact, he secretly sent troops into the mountain with the intention of forming an encirclement. This plan was discovered by Mei Changsu.When the rebels reached the mountainside, rocks and sharp arrows rained down from the sky, catching them off guard and defeating them.
Tingsheng asked to fight, thinking that as a man, he should stand up in critical moments.In order to protect him and Gong Yu, Mei Changsu sent them into the hunting palace to protect the royal family.
That night, the Qingli army secretly entered the camp, only to find that the imperial army had already abandoned the camp and left.Suddenly, rockets fell from the sky, detonating fire mines piled inside the tent, killing and burning a large number of soldiers.After several battles, although the Qingli Army lost more than 10,000 people, there was still a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves.Mei Changsu knew that he had no chance to use any more tricks, so he had to retreat to the hunting palace, defend the danger, fight with his back to the wall, and wait for reinforcements.
King Yu knew the structure of the hunting palace and knew that there was no way out, so he realized that someone must have come down the mountain to report the news, and reinforcements would be arriving soon.He immediately ordered to strengthen the offensive, fight quickly, and capture the hunting palace that day.
Outside the palace, the sound of killing was loud, the rebels took turns to attack, and the imperial army resisted desperately; inside the palace, Hou made impassioned speeches, arousing Emperor Liang's fighting spirit, and prepared to work together to kill the enemy.After several rounds of defense, rivers of blood flowed inside and outside the palace gate, and the stones and bows and arrows prepared by the imperial army were gradually exhausted.Seeing that the enemy was about to break through the door, Zhen Ping jumped on the wall, pushed down the oil altar, and used fire attacks to block another wave of attacks.
Relying on their absolute advantage in numbers, the rebels continued to attack, and the gate of the Hunting Palace was finally breached.Meng Zhi led the crowd to rush out and fight to the death with the rebels.They worked together to block the palace gate, forming a line of defense with their flesh and blood, promising not to fall until the last moment.The rebels swarmed in, they fought hard and held on...
At the critical moment, Princess Nihuang, who was notified by Prince Jing first, arrived in time.She beheaded Xu Anmo off his horse with one sword, shouting loudly all the way that the king was treasonous, causing the morale of the Qingli army to be in chaos.King Jing then led his troops to arrive, with overwhelming force, they wiped out the rebels and captured King Yu alive.
Emperor Liang came to the prison gate where King Yu was detained and rebuked King Yu, saying that he was blind and should not favor him.However, King Yu laughed miserably and said that it was not him who was blind, but Princess Linglong who was blind.Emperor Liang was very surprised when he heard this.King Yu asked if his mother was Xiang Concubine or Princess Linglong.Emperor Liang was saddened and shed tears.He answered that it was Princess Linglong, and told King Yu that in order to keep the secret of his accession to the throne, he had to kill the Hua clan.
