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After the firing platoon at the front fired a round of prepared projectiles, the copper reeds on their long gun mechanisms bounced like a shower, and the hook and match rope that had been drooping to light the medicine chamber quickly bounced back to its original position. , and then the soldiers followed the drill requirements, pulled out the match rope, clamped it between the bamboo shoots of the gun handle, and stepped back to reload the gunpowder and projectiles.

The shooting troops in the rear row stepped forward and continued to level the muskets in their hands, preparing to go.

At this time, the rioters on the barricades of Lanus Palace were blinded. Some of them were still hiding behind the icons, some jumped to the back streets and the palace, and some burst out with the courage to commit suicide—— - Holding iron rods, burning forks and slings, they rushed towards the shooting army camp in front of them from three directions.

The formation of the shooting army also faced three sides: the Lanus Palace, the intersection of Metz Street, and the Lanus Palace reservoir on the side.

The poor Greens and Whites, most of them are actually the lowest common people in this capital. Most of them come from the countryside of Asia Minor, Thrace, and Macedonia to make a living. In the ecological circle of Constantinople It has always been in the lower reaches. On weekdays, they mainly make a living by working as laborers, hawkers, or as free servants for government agencies and noble families, and many people's The beliefs are not much different from those in Asia Minor, and are greatly influenced by Pauline and Armenian teachings. They hold up icons and paintings to cover up - firstly, it is precisely because they don't care about this thing at all, and secondly, they have heard about Gawain's Many of the soldiers in the army are Christians from the West, and they also worship icons very much, so we hope they will surrender.

The majority of the Blue Party are business owners and skilled workers. During this period, Gawain ordered Burrill to reorganize this field and promulgated a more generous salary schedule than before. Most of them were bribed, even if they Most of their beliefs are Orthodox - Four days ago, Anna, in St. In front of the marble inner door of the main hall of John's Cathedral, fifty-seven leaders of the Blue Party were personally awarded with various "honorary" titles and medals, giving them the qualifications of senators, and announced that as long as they had a rank, they would be able to enjoy the "noble salary" "Gold" (salary gold for rank, official salary for official position).

"Shoot these bastards who insulted the icons!" The shooting soldiers who came forward from behind did the opposite. After the flag officer shouted the command, they collectively squeezed the triggers.

Fireworks fired from three directions swept away the approaching mob and knocked them all to the ground.

Then, before the third round of volleys started, Gawain waved his armor-covered arm, and there was a breeze!

Numerous skirmishers armed with sharp murderous weapons rushed straight to the barricades of Lanus Palace, specializing in one area. They climbed up on the scattered corpses of the mob, and drove down the rest of the people hiding on it.

On the other side, in front of the Botanias Palace, Branas's guard brigade also launched into a terrifying attack. The hail of bullets and smoke from muskets and light cannons instantly engulfed the palace - scattered As if attacking a fortress, the soldiers were outflanking the forest paths on both sides of the palace, intercepting and chasing the disciples and diners who were fleeing to St. Paul's Almshouse. Some Orthodox The priests were mixed in the ranks of the mob, and their rosaries and crosses could not protect themselves. Even the sergeants from Thrace in the Guardian Brigade had always resented this group of religious classes who looked down on them. You can imagine how heavy-handed they were. Know: Many priests had their feet and hands cut off by sharp scythes, and they fell on the stone road with blood flowing everywhere, wailing, and died slowly.

A moment later, the advance skirmishers of the Red Hand Brigade swept through the entire Lanus Palace, executing and killing hundreds of rioters. Their corpses and heads rolled out, covering the road between the barricades and the palace.

"Mello, you command everyone to move forward!" Gawain shouted to the "field commander".

Melo immediately ordered: The first and third detachments of the Red Hand Brigade, under the cover of four armored chariots, continued to advance along Metz Street, with the destination being the Grand Palace and the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom;

The fourth, fifth, and sixth detachments passed through the Palace of Lanus, broke into the Hippodrome, and killed everyone gathered inside;

The second detachment and three hundred attached cavalry moved around to block the outer gate of the Grand Hippodrome, which was the passage leading to the royal harbor of Bucleon, and blocked those who escaped from the Grand Hippodrome.

The Affiliated Craftsman Division went up first and cleared the barricades that the rioters had built with wooden beams, furniture and rocks in front of the door, and cleared all the passages. Then the soldiers from the first and third detachments of the brigade used a chariot to At the beginning, they formed a column and slowly attacked along the street in the direction of the Grand Palace.

The chariot that takes the lead has no automatic power, and the packhorses originally towed cannot go into battle, because they can be killed by the mob hiding in the dark at any time. So sixteen strong soldiers pushed it with wooden poles from behind, and there were rows of soldiers behind each side holding woolen shields to act as cover.

The wheels sparkled, and the sickles stuck on the wheel axles flipped like electricity. Behind the wooden boards and iron shields of the carriages, the iron helmets of the soldiers hidden in the carriages shone brightly. They controlled fast firearms in their hands, and the shrimp cannon in the center was loaded with shotgun shells. , the muzzle of the gun was shaking slightly with a slight creaking sound. Facing the barricade across the other intersection, the surrounding environment was temporarily quiet, but it contained even greater uneasiness.

Suddenly there was a roar like thunder, followed by countless voices in response. Many rioters poured out of the darkness of the long arcade on the street. They all held up sharpened wooden sticks and immediately blocked the chariot from the front.

"fire."

The shrimp-whisker cannon in the middle of the carriage was immediately ignited, and all the shotgun shells were fired at the front with a "bang". The first few rows of rioters were immediately swept down, but the accomplices behind them were still not afraid of death. They howled angrily to boost their courage. Then the iron forks, wooden sticks and hooks hit the chariot's compartment board one after another, making a terrifying and crazy noise.

Several soldiers in the carriage stood up, some shot arrows, and some raised the musket. When the musket was fired, a rioter happened to climb onto the compartment board and blocked the muzzle of the gun. In the loud noise, his head immediately expanded and scattered like a broken egg, and his body slid off the chariot. The two soldiers holding the musket also screamed, one with a shoulder injury and the other with eyes and face burned by the bursting gunpowder stars, and both fell in the carriage.

More and more rioters climbed onto the carriage, and the only three remaining soldiers used swords and flails to stab and swing in all directions to resist.

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On both sides of the chariot, more and more scattered soldiers came to support with woolen shields, then flattened the shields and used long swords to rush under them. Some of the rioters in front of them had their intestines spilled out, and some suffered severe chest injuries, crying and falling down. There were more soldiers who went around the arcade and hacked everywhere, fighting with more rioters.

The whole street surrounded this first-hand chariot, and there were heads and iron helmets everywhere, cursing and fighting, like two floods of river water that broke through the dam, rushing together.