Cao Yin's gunshot finally kicked off the Battle of Dengzhou.

Li Sixing, who was in charge of guarding the Dadongmen, was shot in the chest on the spot and fell to the ground. However, he was not killed. He was still yelling: "No, Qingyao really came to attack you...

Don't just run away on your own, come and help me, brother!"

When he yelled like this, the dozen or so Ming soldiers watching the gate who had already taken off their flintlocks and prepared to resist suddenly lost their fighting spirit. They had no choice but to rush up to him, pick up Li Sixing with their hands and feet, and run towards the gate.

go.

Li Sixing's injuries didn't seem serious at all. As he was being carried away, he was still shouting: "Qingyao is really here to attack. Everyone, run! Run to Danya Mountain and Tian Heng Mountain!"

He was the guard of Dadongmen. When the enemy came for a surprise attack, he didn't organize a resistance. He actually took the lead in escaping. Not only did he take the lead in running, but he also asked everyone to run together, and he also pointed out the direction of escape for everyone...

..There really is no such defender.

Originally, he wanted to find out whether the third prince Zhu, who had "unparalleled martial arts skills", was Batulu Shuodai in the city. Now he finally knew how the Forbidden City was breached by the Mongols, and his anger arose in his heart - his wife,

And his precious daughter, who was tall and strong and was about to enter the palace to serve the emperor, was snatched away by the Mongols!

This is all Li Sixing's fault!

Thinking of this, Shuo Dai let out a strange cry, pulled out a long knife, shouted "Traitor, where are you running!", and then pounced on Li Sixing who was being carried away.

And those Mongolian New Eight Banners who had their ears pricked up and still wanted to hear about the treatment of the Ming Dynasty, when they saw this scene, they all showed their weapons helplessly and rushed towards the Dengzhou Dadong Gate, which was already in chaos!

The refugees who were queuing up outside the Dadong Gate and waiting to enter were also frightened by the sudden change. They all rushed towards the Dadong Gate crying and shouting. Now it was impossible for the defenders of the Dadong Gate to close the gate. As for the

The jack brake seems to have malfunctioned, and it has not been put down for a long time.

At this moment, in a shabby-looking hotel on the inner street of Dadongmen, Cao Xi, who had already sensed something was wrong, was nervously holding a flintlock pistol made in Foshan and carrying a hundred

Ten warriors at the sticky pole of the Ministry of Internal Affairs huddled in a room with closed doors and windows...

Each of these warriors looked like Cao Xi, with pale faces and panicked expressions. They looked like frightened animals... They had all heard that they were going to raise troops in the city, so they cooperated.

There is a rumor that the Qing Dynasty soldiers attacked in one fell swoop and captured the gate of Dengzhou outer city.

But this is a sneak attack!

Theoretically, the enemy should not be informed.

But now most of Dengzhou City already knows that they are going to make a sneak attack. Can such a sneak attack still be successful? Isn't this a suicide attempt?

But Cao Xi was unwilling to give up the sneak attack plan - he had no choice but to take action!

His son has already contacted Yue Le and Chang Ning, and is about to come to Huncheng. If he does not act as an internal agent, his son will be dead. Even if he is beaten to death when he is not in Huncheng, he will be beaten to death afterwards.

Yue Le and Chang Ning were treated as scapegoats and killed!

Although Kangxi favored the Cao family very much, who were Yue Le and Chang Ning? Emperor Kangxi certainly knew how to choose!

Moreover, Cao Xi also felt that the Jin Yiwei in Dengzhou City must have been targeting him, and he couldn't escape no matter what. Since he couldn't escape, he might as well give it a try. Even if he didn't succeed, a fight would be worthy of the kindness of the Qing Dynasty.

Okay. If we can kill a few more traitors, we can recover some of our capital.

And once he died for the country, the Cao family would be saved.

But just when Cao Xi was about to die for the Qing Dynasty, there was a sudden noise outside the house. He hurriedly listened and heard someone shouting loudly: "The Qing demon is coming, run quickly..."

..”

Then there was a burst of crackling gunfire and a burst of crying!

The surprise attack... actually succeeded!

Cao Xi couldn't believe his ears. He turned around and asked the warriors at the sticky pole: "Did you hear it? This is outside..."

"It's done!"

"The surprise attack was successful!"

"Master Cao, let's attack!"

Cao Xi nodded, raised the flintlock pistol in his hand, and shouted: "Brothers, the time has come to serve the imperial court, kill the traitors!"

After yelling, he took the lead, pushed open the door and rushed out.

After rushing to the street, Cao Xi discovered that the Dengzhou commercial port was already in chaos. The streets were full of people and refugees running wildly, as well as the panicked Dengzhou defenders-these Dengzhou merchants.

The state defenders usually looked like this, but when they encountered an enemy attack, they lost their temper. It turned out that they were just some rabble-rousers. As they ran, they shouted: "Qing Yao is coming, go to Dan."

Yashan and Tianhengshan..."

Cao Xi knew that there were four dangerous places in Dengzhou City, all lined up along the Bohai Sea, namely Tianheng Mountain, Danya Mountain, Dengzhou Water City, and Dengzhou Inner City.

People who have lived in Dengzhou for a period of time know that Shuicheng and the inner city are restricted areas and will be closed immediately if they are attacked by enemies.

If people in the outer city want to take refuge, they have no choice but to go to Tianheng Mountain and Danya Mountain. Although these two hills on the seaside are not high, they are extremely dangerous.

Moreover, there are beaches and piers on the side of Tianheng Mountain and Danya Mountain facing the sea, where there are also ferries bound for Changshan Island.

Changshan Island is less than 20 miles away from Dengzhou City by waterway. It only takes a few hours to get there by boat. Moreover, the island is quite large. Military camps, warehouses, and wharves have been built to store a large amount of materials and can station tens of thousands of troops!

Moreover, the sea around the island does not freeze all year round, so it is absolutely safe as long as you go to the island.

As early as the opening of the Dengzhou Free City, King Zhu Tian began to manage Changshan Island, and also had people promote the refuge function of Changshan Island in the Dengzhou commercial port.

Therefore, the people in the commercial port all know that there is an escape route on Changshan Island. Now that they really encounter a disaster, their first reaction is to run to Tianheng Mountain and Danya Mountain.

As they fled, coupled with the shouting of the soldiers and officials in Dengzhou, the refugees who came to Dengzhou to seek refuge also ran together towards Tianheng Mountain and Danya Mountain.

At the same time, the "Fence Area" next to Dengzhou Commercial Port was also attacked - the people responsible for the attack were Confucian disciples lurking in Dengzhou City!

This group of people got a batch of kerosene from nowhere, and as soon as they started to make a fuss, they set fire to several houses and the fence. For a while, thick smoke billowed and the sound of killing was loud. This scene looked like

It's much more lively than the commercial port here.

Most people living in the "fence area" are worth a certain amount, otherwise they wouldn't be able to afford such a good house!

Most of them also heard that the Qing army was about to attack and that there were internal agents in the city, so they were ready to run away. Some even sneaked to Danya Mountain and Tianheng Mountain to stay in a hotel in advance, or went to San

The Yishi Temple on the Xianshan Seaside is hidden away - there is a fishing village next to the Yishi Temple, and there is also a pier where you can board a boat and go to Changshan Island!

Of course, most people will not run to Changshan Island so decisively... They still have some confidence in Dengzhou's city defense. The city wall of Dengzhou's outer city looks so majestic that it is impossible to be attacked by a sneak attack.

Just break it?

Moreover, there are many defenders in Dengzhou City, so they won’t be so reluctant to fight, right?

Just when everyone was still having fantasies, the sound of gongs suddenly sounded from the west gate and south gate towers of Dengzhou - this was an early warning sound when encountering an enemy attack!

At the same time, louder shouts came from the west gate and south gate.

"Qing Yao's army is coming, run!"

At this time, if anyone stands on the west gate and south gate towers of Dengzhou, they will see a quite despairing scene!

In the heavy snow, groups of men and horses had already driven over from the direction of the Huangshui River in the distance and appeared in sight. These men and horses were all under the banner of the Qing army. There were infantry and cavalry, and they were already rushing towards Dengzhou City, which had just been attacked by surprise.
Chapter completed!