Chapter 419 The Demon Queen Dies in Childbirth

Buzz—

The midwife's anxious call for the imperial physician struck Chen Longxiang, who was already extremely anxious, like a thunderbolt. His head exploded, and he stood there stunned.

Although I've never eaten pork, I've at least heard of pigs running.

Even Chen Longxiang, a first-time father, could tell from the midwife's anxious expression and behavior that his beloved concubine Su Wan'er's labor was not going smoothly.

Indeed, Su Wan'er, who was giving birth on the phoenix bed in the palace, was in a difficult labor due to breech presentation and was unable to deliver her baby smoothly for a long time.

Two experienced midwives used all their knowledge and skills, but to no avail.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager might collapse at any moment, resulting in the tragic loss of both mother and child, the panicked midwife had no choice but to rush out of the palace and shout for the imperial physician.

But just then, he bumped right into Regent Chen Longxiang, who was anxiously trying to push open the door.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness is having a difficult childbirth! Quickly, summon the imperial physician to the palace!"

boom--

Only then did Chen Longxiang, the regent of the Great Xin Dynasty, whose mind was once again in turmoil, finally come to his senses and roar at the top of his lungs, "What are you all standing there for? Summon the imperial physician! Quickly, summon the imperial physician to the palace!"

"If anything happens to the Empress Dowager, I, I will make you all be buried alive with her!"

At this moment, Chen Longxiang had almost fallen into a state of madness.

However, he ultimately restrained himself and did not push the door open to enter. Instead, he paced anxiously back and forth outside Su Wan'er's palace, his chilling aura causing the eunuchs, maids, and servants present to fall silent, not daring to even breathe.

Soon, the imperial physician, carrying a medicine box slung across his shoulder, hurriedly arrived under the guidance of palace maids and entered the palace of Empress Dowager Su Wan'er of the Great Xin Dynasty.

A moment later, the once deathly silent Empress Dowager's palace was filled with Su Wan'er's painful wails and the midwife's cheers and shouts of encouragement.

The sound was sometimes loud and sometimes soft, sometimes strong and sometimes weak, so much so that the heart of Chen Longxiang, the Regent of the Great Xin Dynasty, who was anxiously waiting outside the palace, was also rising and falling with it.

Until dawn the next day, no baby's cry was heard in Empress Dowager Su Wan'er's palace. Only the solemn-looking imperial physicians and midwives hurried in and out.

Prince Regent Chen Longxiang of Daxin also stayed up all night, staring anxiously at the panda eyes with bloodshot pupils, waiting all night in the cold wind of early spring.

As the first light of dawn appeared in the east, Chen Longxiang, still unable to hear the cry of the newborn, faintly heard what sounded like explosions coming from outside the capital.

Meanwhile, outside Nampo Port.

Hundreds of warships of various types from the Tang Dynasty's naval fleet have arrived at the nearshore waters outside Nanpu Port under the cover of night, bringing the rebel coastal defenses of Nanpu Port within the range of the red-coated cannons mounted on the warships.

As the first light of dawn appeared on the sea, banners of the Tang Dynasty fluttered in the early spring sea breeze of the Goguryeo Peninsula, while the dark muzzles of cannons were aimed at the rebel coastal defenses of the Goguryeo Peninsula.

Chang Yuchun, the Duke of Wei of the Tang Dynasty and the Grand Marshal of the Eastern Expedition to Suppress the Rebellion, who had also spent a sleepless night, stood proudly on the bow deck of the Zhenyuan super warship, wearing armor and carrying a sword, with a cloak draped over his body.

Chang Yuchun's eyes were sharp as he gazed intently at the rebel warships and naval camp that were already faintly visible in the harbor of Nanpu Port, patiently awaiting the moment of the decisive battle.

"Report—"

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the naval Shenji Battalion is ready and can bombard the rebel forces in Nanpu Harbor at any time."

"Report—"

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the landing craft carrying the vanguard battalion led by Marquis Anxi has arrived at its designated position and is ready to launch a landing operation at Nanpu Port at any time."

"Report—"

"Reporting to the Commander..."

The latest military intelligence reports kept arriving, delivered by messengers from the army, to Duke Chang Yuchun of Wei.

Finally, Chang Yuchun no longer hesitated, drew his sword, the blade pointing directly at the rebels' coastal defenses and camp in Nanpu Port, and shouted sharply: "Men! Propagate my order: launch an attack on the rebels!"

"fire!"

"fire!"

"fire!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh, whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Boom, boom, boom!

At Chang Yuchun's command, the Shenji Battalion of the Tang Dynasty's naval fleet, which was already prepared, unleashed a barrage of thousands of cannons, hurling explosive shells at the rebels' coastal defenses and camps two or three nautical miles away.

In an instant, countless flames and explosions erupted on the waters near Nampo Port in Goguryeo, just as dawn was breaking.

Almost simultaneously, as the Shenji Battalion's red-coated cannons of the naval fleet unleashed their devastating power, Anxi Marquis Lan Yu, aboard a warship approaching the waters near Nanpu Port, personally boarded a small landing craft. Raising his ring-pommel sword high, he roared, "Brothers, follow me to slay the rebels and uphold our national prestige!"

"Slay the rebels and uphold our national prestige!"

On the nearshore waters outside Nanpu Port, hundreds of small boats, fully loaded with soldiers of the Tang Dynasty's vanguard battalion for suppressing the rebellion, cut through the waves towards the direction of the Shenji Battalion's artillery fire. The soldiers navigating the boats swung their oars and rowed forward with all their might.

Faster, faster, we soon approached the rebel coastal defense line at Nampo Port;

Immediately, they abandoned ship, went ashore, and charged forward wielding swords, spears, and halberds.

"Enemy attack—"

"Quick, quick, quick, enemy attack—"

Inside Nanpu Port, faced with the sudden attack by the imperial army to quell the rebellion, the rebels' coastal defenses and camps were thrown into chaos. The rebel generals, still asleep, didn't even bother to put on their armor and carry their swords, and fled hastily from their tents. While dodging the imperial army's artillery fire, they urged their soldiers to steady their formation and calmly prepare for battle.

"No retreating! Hold the line!"

"Those who disobey orders will be subject to military law!"

However, no matter how much the rebel commanders at the grassroots level shouted, it was to no avail, and they could not stop the army's collapse.

The rebel army left behind in Goguryeo was far inferior to the elite Tang soldiers who came to quell the rebellion, both in terms of combat effectiveness and fighting will.

In addition, yesterday, the Korean general Chen Qingzhi bravely stormed the enemy camp alone and persuaded the rebel generals with his words, which made the lower-level rebel generals lower their guard against the imperial army to quell the rebellion, and their fighting will was also broken.

It is no exaggeration to say that apart from the regent Chen Longxiang of Daexin and his personal guards, as well as the staunch supporters cultivated by the empress Su Wan'er, the other members of the Goguryeo rebels were unwilling to fight against the court and restore the previous dynasty.

Just before this great battle, neither Regent Chen Longxiang nor the former empress Su Wan'er were in the army.

Therefore, after the vanguard of the imperial army that was suppressing the rebellion landed, these rank-and-file rebel soldiers put up a token resistance and then surrendered to Marquis Lan Yu of Anxi.

Even more remarkably, Chen Qingzhi, the Duke of Han, who had been imprisoned in the military camp by the regent Chen Longxiang, was released directly. Before the vanguard of the imperial army could break through the rebel camp, the situation was stabilized ahead of time.

Subsequently, under Chen Qingzhi's command, the rebel troops inside the camp voluntarily opened the camp gates and surrendered to the imperial army.

In just one hour, the entire Nanpu Port fell into the hands of the imperial army that was suppressing the rebellion. Hundreds of warships of the Tang Dynasty's naval fleet began to dock in an orderly manner, and tens of thousands of Tang soldiers began to disembark and land one after another, waiting for further generals to lead the suppression of the rebellion.

In the royal palace of Goguryeo, the already uneasy regent Chen Longxiang became even more irritable!

Although he has not yet received any reports from the front lines at Nanpu Port;

However, he had already sensed from the booming cannon fire outside Nanpu Port that the imperial army had launched a fierce attack on Nanpu Port while he was away from the camp.

At this moment, even though Chen Longxiang was extremely anxious, he dared not leave the royal palace even for a moment.

They could only hope that the righteous soldiers in Nanpu Port could withstand the attack of the imperial army that was suppressing the rebellion, and hold out for as long as possible until they could ride back to Nanpu Port.

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened—"

Suddenly, the wooden door of the palace was pushed open from the inside, and a midwife with a deathly pale face poked her head out of the room, saying in a grief-stricken voice, "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness has passed away due to excessive blood loss during childbirth!"

"What did you say?"