Munitions Empire-Chapter 968 - The face of City 891

Chapter 968: The face of City 891 Chapter 968: The face of City 891 The Prince’s Mansion was actually not far from the Imperial Palace, the straight line distance might not even be two kilometers, so when gunshots and the sound of hand grenades exploding arose from the Prince’s Mansion, the Imperial Palace was put on high alert straight away.

Guards armed with submachine guns strengthened the defenses at each palace gate, while troops that were not on duty were also called out, entering a state of high alert.

Although they did not know what had happened, they knew what they had to do: Despite the Imperial Capital of the Dahua Empire not being particularly chaotic, the occasional gunfights were enough to keep the Imperial Army’s guards highly vigilant.

If the residence of the Emperor of the Dahua Empire had been so easily coveted, Zhao Kai would have been killed by someone long ago.

At this moment, Zhao Kai still did not know exactly what had happened outside; he had just received a report that someone had opened fire at the Prince’s Mansion.

He hadn’t completely figured out what had happened, so he could only wait honestly in his office for a definite piece of news.

In fact, he was nervous because less than an hour before, his Crown Prince, Zhao Ji, had just left the Imperial Palace to return to the Prince’s Mansion. By the timing, if a gunfight had occurred at the Prince’s Mansion, Zhao Ji was actually in great danger.

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Zhao Kai did not want anything untoward to happen to Zhao Ji, which was why he was very anxious, since the last thing he wanted to hear was news of an assassination attempt on Zhao Ji.

Already bothered enough by Zhao Yu’s trip to Fengjiang, the emergence of an assassination targeted against Zhao Ji would mean the situation was completely out of control.

“Could it be Zhao Yu? If he assassinates Zhao Ji at this time, he could indeed force me to appoint him as the Crown Prince…” Zhao Kai contemplated in his mind, feeling somewhat relieved yet also annoyed.

Relieved because his son, Zhao Yu, after all, had a bit of humanity, not turning against him as a father but targeting Zhao Ji, the Crown Prince.

Annoyed because Zhao Ji was Zhao Yu’s own elder brother! How could a Prince act so ruthlessly against his own siblings? This crossed the line of competition!

While Zhao Kai was lost in thought, a servant hurried in, saying that Zhao Ji had an urgent request to see him. Hearing that it was Zhao Ji who sought an audience, Zhao Kai was a bit stunned. He immediately summoned his Crown Prince and asked about the situation.

As soon as he entered, Zhao Ji fell to his knees crying, clinging to Zhao Kai’s legs, a mix of snot and tears as he spoke of his ordeal: “Father Emperor! Save me, Father Emperor! I don’t want to die!”

“Stand up and speak! Stand up!” Zhao Kai was very dissatisfied with Zhao Ji’s recent behavior of crying at the drop of a hat, and immediately chided him.

Zhao Ji hurriedly got up and handed a crumpled piece of paper to Zhao Kai, beginning to explain the origins of the situation: “Father Emperor! When your son was leaving, a servant stuffed a piece of paper into your son’s hand, and it was only after I saw the note that I managed to escape a disaster!”

Zhao Kai took the note and examined it: it read only, “Someone wants to kill you, have the carriage return to the mansion to draw them out, don’t get in the carriage!”

The message was clear, the handwriting disordered—it was evidently a carefully prepared note… After pondering it, Zhao Kai associated it with many things.

He was the Emperor, naturally suspicious, however malicious the speculation, the attack on the Prince’s Mansion was absolutely real.

To make a move in the Imperial Capital so brazenly, whoever was controlling this had touched Zhao Kai’s raw nerve: at the Emperor’s side, under heaven’s feet, causing such blatant trouble was shaking the very foundations of the Dahua Empire’s rule!

So he actually became immediately incensed, only he did not erupt in front of Zhao Ji—Zhao Kai thought that Zhao Ji might not be entirely innocent either. Such acts as throwing dirt on oneself were not without precedent.

Therefore, he had to wait, had to wait for a conclusion to emerge: only when the enemy was identified could he start taking action, this was the wisdom of an Emperor, Zhao Kai was no fool, he just had character flaws in certain respects.

Inside the courtyard of the Prince’s Mansion, the masked men who were organizing the breakout had already successfully completed most of their retreat, orderly withdrawing and covering each other, preparing to escape by vehicle.

But soon they discovered that the obstacles blocking the roads not only prevented the patrol officers and officials from approaching the Prince’s Mansion, they also became a hurdle in their own escape.

Moreover, in the streets nearby, patrol officers had already gathered in droves, and even some of the City Defense Forces had arrived. The trucks used by the City Defense Forces, which had the right to move within the Imperial Capital, had appeared in the streets and alleys.

Thanks to telephones and telegraphs, the time it took for the Emperor to control the military forces near the capital city decreased significantly. Previously these troops were hesitant to mobilize, fearing the Emperor’s suspicion, but now with the Emperor’s orders, they could mobilize with just a phone call, which was very convenient.

The City Defense Forces that received the orders mobilized two battalions to set up a defensive perimeter around the Prince’s Mansion, and when the escaping masked men ran into these regular soldiers, they were clearly outmatched.

On one hand, the regular troops were well-trained and numerically superior, and the combat environment was more open, allowing weapons such as rifles to be more effective.

On the other hand, the masked men’s ammunition was nearly depleted. Although their firepower was fierce, their use of ammunition was indeed astonishing.

The gunfight in Dahua’s Imperial Capital continued, and embassies from various countries stationed in the capital of the Dahua Empire also received the news.

The intense gunfight coupled with the sealed Imperial Palace…no matter the outcome, the Dahua Empire’s face had been thoroughly lost in front of the ambassadors from various countries.

The management of any country’s capital was very tight and would never allow such a situation. Now that such an incident had occurred in the capital of the Dahua Empire, it would naturally be mocked by other countries.

This indicated poor management of the Dahua Empire and, in turn, suggested that the Emperor, Zhao Kai, was gradually losing control of the country—everyone was beginning to disrespect him!

This beginning was indeed very fatal for Zhao Kai, unless he could immediately repair the damage and adopt the bloodiest means to stabilize his power, otherwise, he would find such incidents becoming more and more frequent, to the point he could no longer control.

“Bang!” A sharp gunshot echoed in the empty streets. A masked man screamed and fell beside a car, his submachine gun also falling to the ground.

Seeing his comrades dwindle, the lead masked man began to panic. He looked at his cohorts, his voice tense and uncertain, “Should we? Should we try to break out in another direction?”

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