Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Ugh—ugh—!
Eighth Sister vomited so much she couldn't straighten up.

Seeing Chen Jie helping her catch her breath, she pretended to be strong and said:
"Junior brother, I'm fine, don't worry about me!"

“The brothers of Ximen Hall are fighting fiercely with the rebels. I am a martial artist, so I can hold on.”

Liu Bamei's martial arts skills have broken through to the mid-stage of the Copper Skin Ming Jin realm.

Although she insisted on watching the fierce battle at Guangqumen, she couldn't suppress her morning sickness.

Upon seeing this, Chen Jie pulled Eighth Sister into his arms and said with a smile:
"No need to look anymore! We're going to the palace right away. What you need to do now is to recover your health as soon as possible."

He never expected that the first person to get pregnant would be his eighth sister.

Thirteenth Aunt and Li Lingyue spent significantly more time with Chen Jie than Eighth Sister.

It was during their time in Jinling that Chen Jie spent more time with Ba Mei.

a big surprise!
call--!
Chen Jie couldn't help but take a deep breath, feeling the weight of responsibility on his shoulders suddenly become heavier.

On the surface, Ba Mei has a carefree personality, doesn't compete for anything, and doesn't care about anything.

However, Chen Jie knew that Ba Mei had an extremely strong personality.

If anything were to happen to me, I'm afraid the first one to die for love would be my eighth sister.

At this moment, the captain of the guards, Jiang Changshun, took out a water bottle and handed it to Eighth Sister, saying, "Madam, please have some water!"

Eighth Sister nodded, took the kettle, and said with a smile, "Thank you!"

In the marriage system of the Daqian Dynasty, if a prince consort wanted to take a concubine, he needed the princess's approval.

but,

There were no rules regarding what to do with a wife who was married to a princess before marriage.

Under normal circumstances, a princess would not choose a married man as her consort.

Even in arranged marriages, unmarried men are chosen, and it's rare for marriages to be forcibly broken up to make way for a princess's marriage.

In any dynasty, having a third party is considered a despicable act.

But Chen Jie's situation was completely different.

Although Chen Jie was not married before marrying the princess, he had two de facto wives.

therefore,

When discussing this issue with Emperor Li Zheng and Li Lingyue, the royal family deliberately avoided the topic.

After Chen Jie became the prince consort, Li Lingyue basically accepted the existence of Aunt Thirteen and Eighth Sister.

What can you do if you don't accept it?
With the Ximen family's power growing and the royal family declining, the princess title was merely a formality.

Fortunately, although Li Lingyue has a strong personality, she is not a jealous woman and gets along very well with Aunt Thirteen and Eighth Sister.

Chen Jie could imagine what would happen once Li Lingyue and Aunt Thirteen found out that Eighth Sister was pregnant.

My days ahead are likely to be very tough.

When it comes to having children, women are not to be outdone.

In order to consolidate their position, they will do anything to exploit Chen Jie.

Next,
Chen Jie arranged for Jiang Changshun to lead his personal guard to be in charge of Eighth Sister's safety.

Furthermore, Eighth Sister has now become a key protected figure by Ximen Hall, and her safety cannot be compromised.

Jack Bonaparte had lost interest in watching the battle that would follow at Guangqumen.

He was very interested in the mysterious ancient Eastern country.

but,

When he saw that the rebels were completely powerless to resist the bombardment from Ximentang, he knew that nothing unexpected would happen in this battle.

really,

With the fierce crossfire from Ximentang, the outcome of this battle at Guangqumen was already obvious.

Li Feihu of the Northwest Army led 60,000 troops in a fierce attack on Guangqumen.

They paid a heavy price but could not get within 100 meters of Ximen Hall's defensive range, and could not shake Ximen Hall's defensive position at all.

Simultaneously,

The rest of Ximentang maneuvered around to the flanks and rear of the Northwest rebels, directly cutting off Li Feihu's retreat.

Chen Jie was on the tower, looking down with a clear view through the infrared telescope.

therefore,

He repeatedly ordered his troops to encircle and suppress the enemy, launching a general offensive.

When the elite troops of Ximentang, who had outflanked and outmaneuvered Li Feihu, attacked from his flank, Li Feihu was still gathering troops that had just converged from other streets.

He never expected that his escape route would be cut off by Ximentang so quickly.

For a while,
He was caught off guard by Ximentang's special forces.

Wow——!
With the attack from the flank, the northwestern rebels were thrown into chaos.

Despite being flanked, Ximentang's elite troops did not employ artillery in their attack.

First came the frenzied barrage of heavy machine gun fire, followed by pinpoint elimination with rifles.

Once they got close, under the cover of heavy machine guns, they launched a fierce attack with replica AK47 assault rifles.

This was followed by a fierce attack with grenades.

A series of combined attacks routed the Northwest rebels, leaving them utterly helpless.

It was already dark, and the surroundings were not clearly visible.

Ximentang's firepower was too strong, giving the rebels no chance to retaliate.

In order to quickly penetrate the inner city and annihilate the main force of the Northwest rebels, Chen Jie spared no expense in wasting ammunition, almost always employing a full-firepower attack strategy and making a strong advance.

"Beep beep—beep beep—!"

As the bugle call to charge sounded.

Chen Jie ordered the elite troops of Ximen Hall, who were originally stationed there, to launch a counterattack against Li Feihu's army.

The rebels under Li Feihu's command were already afraid of Ximentang's fighting power and were traumatized by the defeat.

When they saw the terrifying firepower of the heavy machine guns ahead, they were so frightened that they ran away with their heads in their hands.

For a while,
The morale of the Northwest rebels was completely crushed.

Then,

Their flanks and rear were also devastated by Ximentang.

Therefore, all the soldiers of the Northwest rebels lost their will to fight and began to scatter and flee.

If we don't escape now, we'll probably all fall victim to the heavy machine gun fire.

In less than half an hour,
The Northwest rebels were routed, their formations were completely disrupted, and their entire front collapsed.

When Li Feihu realized something was wrong, he was completely stunned.

Without much thought, he led his remaining troops in retreat and began to flee for their lives.

What the hell are you talking about?!

If the fighting continues, his troops will soon be wiped out.

His original army numbered 60,000, but now only a few thousand remain.

Most importantly, he was completely unable to organize an attack and could only passively take hits.

then,

He led his remaining troops in a desperate escape to the outskirts of the capital.

He dared not flee to the inner city of the capital, because it was pitch black all around and he had no idea how many soldiers Ximentang had.

in addition,

The other five armies were blocked, and fierce battles were also taking place in the distance.

The 150,000-strong army was thus completely routed.

If he didn't escape, he feared he would die in the capital.

In any case, Li Feihu was very experienced in escaping.

Although he followed Prince Ning, Li Mu, into the capital, he never considered himself a regular soldier.

He hasn't adjusted his mindset yet.

His philosophy has always been: if you can win, fight hard; if you can't, run away! This is the basis of his extensive experience in leading troops over the years.

If Prince Ning, Li Mu, wants to blame us for losing the capital this time, let him blame us.

No matter how good power is, you must be alive to enjoy it.

Li Feihu is a man who values ​​his life more than anything else.

During his time occupying the capital, he became very familiar with the city's streets.

for the rest of the time,

Li Feihu led his remaining troops in a retreat to the east of the capital, making his way through several streets at a very fast pace.

After seeing the Northwest rebels retreat hastily and flee towards the eastern district of the capital.

Chen Jie ordered the Ximentang army to cease pursuit.

The most urgent task is to capture the imperial city.

then,

Ximentang's army left 2,000 men to garrison within the defensive fortifications at Guangqumen.

Next,
Chen Jie led the others straight to the inner city of the capital.

This time, the Ximentang army did not attack at Chongwen Gate, but went directly past the Temple of Heaven, onto the street of Yongding Gate, and headed straight for Zhengyang Gate.

Meanwhile, the troops left behind by the Northwest rebels in the capital had been mobilized by Li Feihu to Guangqumen and were directly defeated.

The remaining northwestern rebel forces in the inner city of the capital numbered less than five thousand.

Zhengyang Gate was originally guarded by more than a thousand elite rebel troops, who had a clear view of the previous battle from the city tower.

After seeing Li Feihu lead his remaining troops in retreat and flee directly to the East District.

The rebel troops stationed at Zhengyang Gate were completely panicked and at a loss.

When they saw Ximentang's army marching towards Zhengyangmen, who dared to stay and fight to the death with Ximentang's army?
then,

Wow——!
The more than 1,000 rebel soldiers stationed at Zhengyang Gate scattered like birds and beasts, and all of them fled.

If even General Li Feihu has fled, how can the soldiers not run away?
therefore,

Ximentang easily stormed Zhengyang Gate and marched directly into the inner city of the capital.

After storming into the inner city of Beijing through Zhengyangmen, they were immediately confronted by Tiananmen Square.

Without stopping, Ximentang crossed Tiananmen and quickly arrived at the Meridian Gate of the Imperial Palace.

Prior to this, Chen Jie had already ordered the Ximen Hall's special operations brigade and vanguard regiment, including the infantry battalion, to enter the imperial palace in Beijing and begin to wipe out the remaining northwestern rebels.

Apart from the heavy armor battalion, other elite troops began to be divided into squads and deployed to various parts of the capital to wipe out the remaining rebel soldiers.

Simultaneously,

Ximen Hall has strict military discipline, and no one is allowed to lay a hand on civilians.

Instead of continuing to protect Chen Jie, Jiang Changshun and his elite guards all went to protect Liu Bamei.

To ensure Ba Mei's safety, Chen Jie even assigned a thousand elite special forces soldiers to be specifically responsible for her safety.

for the rest of the time,

Chen Jie led Jack Bonaparte and his heavily armored troops into the palace.

Ximen Hall has always been known for its strict military discipline, so Chen Jie wasn't worried about any trouble.

in fact,

The French mercenaries who accompanied Simon Tang caused Jack Bonaparte considerable worry.

Because the French mercenaries were not very disciplined, and they were used to being bandits, burning, killing and looting.

Jack Bonaparte was genuinely worried that his soldiers might commit some unforgivable crime.

The Ximen Hall has a military discipline department, which has the authority to execute anyone who violates military discipline.

The French mercenaries have recently expanded considerably, and most of them are Western pirates.

They are accustomed to looting wherever they conquer.

Although Chen Jie had strictly instructed Jack Bonaparte to discipline his troops when the French mercenaries followed Simon's army on missions.

Ximentang has zero tolerance for the burning, killing, and looting of ordinary people.

If discovered, they will be executed immediately, without any reason.

Therefore,
Although Jack Bonaparte had repeatedly ordered his troops to abide by Simon's military discipline.

but,

He was well aware of the character of his troops and was naturally very worried.

The imperial palace of the Daqian Dynasty occupied more than half of the inner city.

After entering through Tiananmen Square, Chen Jie led his troops directly to the Meridian Gate.

After Prince Ning, Li Mu's, northwestern rebel army entered the city, many palaces of the Daqian Dynasty were burned down.

The other remaining houses were also damaged.

Only the Zichen Hall is relatively well preserved. Perhaps Prince Ning, Li Mu, intends to ascend the throne in the Zichen Hall, so he does not allow anyone to damage it.

However, the palace itself was relatively clean.

After Prince Ning, Li Mu, entered the capital, he lived in the palace and specially ordered people to clean the palace every day.

Therefore,
The organizational structure of palace maids and eunuchs within the imperial palace has been preserved relatively intact.

The only pity is that all the concubines and palace maids with any beauty in the palace were taken away by the various generals of the Northwest rebels to be their wives and concubines.

The remaining palace maids were mostly old and faded women.

After the Northwest rebels entered the capital, they acted like bandits entering the city.

To reward these generals, Prince Ning, Li Mu, allowed them to choose their favorite concubines within the palace.

Upon entering the palace, Jack Bonaparte was filled with awe.

He had previously stood beside Chen Jie, watching the battle from the tower of Guangqumen. Through his binoculars, he saw the magnificent and imposing imperial palace of the capital.

but,

After all, you can't truly feel the grandeur of the imperial city just by looking through a telescope.

Upon entering the Imperial City, Jack Bonaparte was utterly astonished by its sheer size.

Although many buildings in the palace were destroyed by fire, the remaining palaces and the burned areas still give a sense of how vast and magnificent the imperial city was.

Jack Bonaparte sighed and said:

"I've always thought that Jinling and Hangzhou were the largest cities in the Great Qian Dynasty!"

"But the capital of the Great Qian Dynasty, including the palace and all its buildings, are so exquisitely crafted that it's hard to believe."

“I have been to many places in Europe, such as Paris, Milan, and Rome, but none of them can compare to any city in the Great Qian Dynasty.”

"The mysterious ancient country of the East is truly awe-inspiring!"

"The splendor of ancient Rome seems like a thatched cottage in the countryside compared to this palace."

"Now I understand why the Western coalition tried every means to conquer the ancient Eastern country."

"Only by conquering this place can we truly rule the world."

"My lord! The Great Qian Empire of the East is destined to become a superpower that dominates the world!"

"This place is full of miracles—!"

He wasn't saying that to flatter him; he genuinely believed it.

Chen Jie smiled calmly and said, "You haven't been in the Great Qian Dynasty for long. This is just the tip of the iceberg. You will see many more miracles in the future!"

Jack Bonaparte took a deep breath, shook his head, and said:

"No, no, no—My lord! Having seen this capital city and the palace, I feel that even if I witness many more miracles in the future, I will think they are nothing special!"

Just as the two were talking.

An old eunuch, accompanied by a group of palace maids and young eunuchs, walked out of the palace.

Their ranks were orderly, and they appeared to have been unaffected by the rebels.

at this time,

The old eunuch was holding an exquisite box in his hands.

Upon seeing Chen Jie, he knelt down respectfully and said:
"Your humble servant Huang Zhidao greets Your Highness Prince Qian. The Imperial Household Department's 'command token' is here, presented to Your Highness." (End of Chapter)