Chapter 684 - The Marshal Escapes
Except for these three places, the rest of the places were on fire, and almost the entire Lijiang City became a sea of flames.
In addition to the fire getting bigger, I don't know when there were more people acting strangely on the streets.
Often when someone is running down the street with something in their arms, a person will jump out of nowhere and snatch the thing away, beating them a few times along the way.
At this time, the excitement was getting louder. The officers and soldiers sent by Lu Gui were already short of manpower, so they had no time to deal with these matters.
At this time, on a street, seven or eight officers and soldiers were hurriedly walking towards a burning house with a barrel in their hands.
At this moment, suddenly, two people walked out from next to the house, one holding a barrel and the other holding a stick.
"Oh, you are here, hurry up!"
As soon as the two men urged them, the officers and soldiers regarded them as the owners of the house, so they quickly walked over, raised the buckets in their hands, and sprinkled water on them.
"Puff puff puff"
A strange sound suddenly came out.
"Crack, click"
Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of a wooden barrel falling.
Each of these seven or eight officers and soldiers opened their eyes wide, and then fell back without warning.
It turned out that each of them had a big hole in their heart.
The two men who had just taken the barrels and sticks had no barrels and sticks in their hands. Instead, they had four sharp knives. The fresh blood on the knives proved that they were the murderers.
"withdraw!"
These two people seemed to be masters of assassination. After finishing the seven or eight people cleanly, they left quickly.
This kind of thing also happened in other places in Lijiang City, but no one paid attention to it.
It happened to be a coincidence that not long after those officers and soldiers were killed, Ye Luo happened to pass by with a few people.
After Qiu Chan and the others were settled in that house, Ye Luo and his people kept running around. He organized many people to put out the fire together, and he never had a moment of leisure.
However, when they passed by here, Ye Luo turned around and stopped immediately.
"not good!"
Ye Luo quickly came to those officers and soldiers, then lowered his head and took a closer look.
"Dead!"
He first muttered something in shock, then carefully examined the wound, and immediately discovered that it was definitely done by a master, at least a master of assassination.
How could these officers and soldiers be killed? This simply made Ye Luo feel like he was dreaming.
"Come on, let's go quickly and see if anyone has been killed!"
Ye Luo knew that the matter was critical and couldn't care about anything else.
There was a big battle outside the city and chaos inside the city.
As a result, King Qing in the military camp could not sit still.
When he learned that Lu Gui had gone out of the city to fight, he was so angry that he smashed the tea bowl in his hand and cursed loudly. He kept talking and then chopped off Lu Gui's head.
However, if you are angry, the matter still needs to be resolved.
"Li Guang!"
"The end is here!"
"Immediately send the order, all the handsome guards must gather and leave the city from the east gate!"
As soon as King Qing gave this order, all the generals around him were stunned.
"Commander...what do you mean?" Li Guang asked boldly.
"What do you mean? What do you mean? It's such a mess here. I can't stay here any longer." Prince Qing said carelessly.
"ah!"
After hearing this, everyone understood that King Qing was going to abandon the city.
Although the current situation is critical, it is definitely not to the point of abandoning the city and running away. Besides, if Lijiang City is taken away, won't all these people have to be beheaded when they go back?
"Commander, please think twice! Now General Lu is fighting with the enemy in front. The general will boldly request and lead his troops to support. The thieves will be killed outside the city!" Li Guang said.
"Lead the troops forward? Wherever there are troops, aren't they all going to the front?" King Qing asked doubtfully.
"Aren't there...a thousand sergeants?" Li Guang muttered in a low voice.
"Bold!" After King Qing heard it clearly, he suddenly shouted loudly, which shocked Li Guang.
"Li Guang, you even want to transfer my guard away? Then who will protect my safety!" King Qing shouted angrily.
"Commander, calm down, general..." Before Li Guang could finish speaking, King Qing immediately continued: "No need to say more, I immediately issued an order. I have already ordered not to leave the city, but Lu Gui continued without permission.
The military order should be severely punished, but for the sake of the urgency of the war, he is allowed to sacrifice his merits for his crimes. No enemy can be allowed in. I will chop off the head of any enemy who comes in. I will immediately assemble the handsome guards and leave the city quickly! "Qing!
Wang said.
"Commander, what should we do with the people in the city? There is fire everywhere now!"
"Ask the county magistrate of Lijiang City to find a solution. As a local parent official, if this kind of thing can't be solved, then what's the use of having this official!"
With a few words, Prince Qing completely shied away all the responsibilities on his shoulders and threw away all the problems.
If the city is captured, it will be Lu Gui's fault. Who told you to disobey the commander-in-chief's orders?
If the people in the city suffer, it is the fault of the county magistrate. Who asked him to be the parent official? He can't handle such a "little thing"?
Anyway, after all is said and done, Prince Qing was not wrong at all.
The generals wanted to argue, but they had no choice. Prince Qing's status was too special, and they really didn't dare.
Since you don't dare to disobey, you can only obey.
So, soon, nearly a thousand guardsmen gathered in front of the military camp.
After a while, King Qing also walked out of it fully armed, put on the handsome armor that he had only worn a few times in total, and then with high morale, supported by Yiqindi, he climbed onto the war horse.
The officers and soldiers below felt a little sad when they saw him like this. They thought that if outsiders saw this, they would think that the general was going to take the lead and charge into the enemy's army!
"All the troops obey the order and protect the general when he leaves the city!"
With a sound of falling, Prince Qing was surrounded by nearly a thousand people, left the military camp in a mighty manner, and walked towards Lijiang City.
Not long after entering the city, King Qing felt a little panicked.
This is still the same Lijiang City as before. Now there are fires everywhere. I thought it was hell.
King Qing pretended not to see it and simply looked up at the sky, wondering what he was thinking.
The people and officers and soldiers who were running around in the city suddenly saw a large number of officers and soldiers coming out, and they felt happy, thinking that they were also here to help put out the fire.
To be honest, although Lijiang City is not very big, if the whole city is on fire, a thousand officers and soldiers will not be enough.
Chapter completed!