The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 1161 - 266: Rebellion

Everyone thought that Mo Heng would kill Xiao Guangzhao first, but he made no move, directly avoiding the concealed guards to join his personal soldiers and lead the uprising.

Without finding legitimate reasons or excuses, he simply declared a rebellion! He was truly intent on rebelling!

The troops led by him knew that Xiao Guangzhao originally had no chance of ascending the throne, it was because he held Pei Qin hostage, and their general supported him to ascend to the throne for his wife and child. But Xiao Guangzhao, having used their general, now sought to kill General Pei; their general was next to be targeted!

General Pei, a legendary deity general of her generation. Their general was even better in deploying troops, exquisitely precise, truly unparalleled. Thus, some of the more impulsive soldiers immediately shouted, "The Emperor’s role rotates, this year it comes to my house! General Mo and General Pei have contributed greatly, saving Great Chu, why can’t they also become the Emperor!"

"Right! Our general should be the Emperor! General Pei should be the Empress!"

Once this was said, the soldiers grew even more passionate, their young general was a prodigy, entirely competent to be an Emperor! With General Pei as the Empress, the two of them ruling together would surely bring peace and prosperity, a thriving nation and strong populace! Those who followed their general would be the founding contributors!

The citizens outside on the streets quickly cleared the way as Xiao Yong led his troops directly into the palace gates.

The commandant of the Imperial Guards, Shi Jian, seeing troops from outside the city entering as well, immediately cursed Xue Chen. He was the Commander of the Five-City Soldiers and Horses Troop, responsible for the defense of Capital Jingcheng with twenty thousand troops under his command, yet a few thousand had breached the city!?

He suspected Xue Chen had defected to Mo Heng and Pei Qin.

Yet he had wronged Xue Chen, who had supported Xiao Guangzhao from the start; it was his own men who had been turned in great numbers by Jiang Dahai, that simple-minded, heartless grandson! So deeply hidden, unbeknownst to him, aligning with Mo Heng’s rebellion. Taking some people with him, he even let Pei Qin’s forces enter.

The Manufacturing Bureau was mostly filled with Xiao Guangzhao’s men, with various parties desperately inserting agents, but this place was Pei Qin’s territory, instantly full of her personal soldiers.

Li Shun and Zhou Jian had long harbored anger and hatred, "That Bastard Emperor dares to kill our general! His time as Emperor is over! He doesn’t even know who gave him the throne!"

"Daring to skin oneself to pull down the Emperor! Brothers! If our general is harmed, we’re bound to be killed anyway! Rebel against them!"

"Rebel! Rebel!"

Everyone shouted to rebel, any slight discord was met with their swift killings, routinely executing anyone suspicious without any mercy.

Every soldier had a long rifle and a pistol in hand, different from the standard ones from the Manufacturing Bureau.

When Xue Chen arrived with his troops, noticing those rifles, his face immediately changed. A pupil starving their master, teaching a craft always includes holding back some tricks; Pei Qin had certainly not given her all, saving her unique skills for herself, they had secretly crafted uniquely powerful rifles!

Shi Jian soon witnessed it.

Xiao Yong, leading his troops, charged in shooting with rifles, then throwing grenades, and even had a submachine gun, carried by two men and operated by a personal soldier from behind.

"Their guns can fire bullets consecutively! And that cannon!" Xue Chen pointed at the submachine gun, mistaking it for a new type of mortar.

Shi Jian’s face turned extremely sour, hesitating for a moment whether to defect to Mo Heng; even with weapons, if they could not resist, their eventual fate was death. But the hesitation passed quickly as he thought of the palace defenses, their troops outnumbered the others several times, they also had fireballs, dominant in numbers and with strategic advantage, he decided to firmly support the Emperor! Immediately he led his men to defend the palace gates, heading to report to Xiao Guangzhao.

While their troops indeed significantly outnumbered the others, the spear Pei Qin supplied them with was just like their crossbows, needing to be reloaded after each shot, unable to fire continuously. Meanwhile, Xiao Yong’s men carried dual firearms, both capable of continuous rapid fire. They fired a shot while the opposition could fire three or four.

Xiao Yong’s troops were all elite, each deeply loyal to Pei Qin, entirely her confidants.

Mo Heng’s forces also gathered, their hands armed heavily, fearless and undaunted. Were it not for their general being a woman, married with a husband, and that husband being General Mo, they would support their general’s rebellion to seize the throne for her!

A head falling results in a big scar—eighteen years later, a hero again! Rebel!

Once they made up their mind, they’d never done anything so insane in their lives, and all the soldiers, akin to having adrenaline shots, surged forward madly.