Slowly, the drizzle began to be mixed with snow particles as big as rice grains and large soybeans. This made all the people in the arsenal who were worried about breathing a sigh of relief, as long as it was not pouring.
Heavy rain is fine, but the light rain plus snow will not wet the matchstick used to light the firecracker.
As if to test whether the rain had any impact on the people in the warehouse, when it got dark, the rebels outside launched another tentative attack. However, it was defeated by Yanjiu's gunmen.
He beat him back mercilessly. Then, Qian Wubing summoned everyone to the inner courtyard. Although the light rain and sleet could not wet the match rope in a moment, it was impossible to stand in the rain with a fire blunderbuss. Anyway, in this weather
, instead of worrying about the other party attacking with torches, it would be better to simply withdraw all the people in the yard outside, leaving only a few people to observe what's going on outside.
The closer to the arsenal, the faster the reloading and rotation of the firecrackers. Moreover, there is no chance of the gunpowder getting wet or the match rope unable to light, and the firepower is more intensive. Even if the rebels take advantage of the snow and rain to attack, and the daytime
Attack, in fact, there is not much difference at all.
Wang Yanzhong climbed over the wall of the backyard in the chaos at dusk. He took off his Feiyu uniform and wore the uniform of a rebel soldier who died in the yard. Not only was he covered in mud, but his face was even more muddy.
It's stained with blood. I guess there are a lot of rioters with this image outside. Whether he can get in among the rioters depends on his luck. If he gets caught as soon as he climbs over the wall,
That is, even gods could not save him. Of course, they could not save everyone in the arsenal.
It was pitch dark inside the arsenal. Sitting there under the eaves, holding firecrackers, were the Li people's Jinyi guards. Inside the room were Wang Yanzhong's men, who had been busy all afternoon. At this time, they were also exhausted and leaned on each other.
together.
The temperature dropped quickly. Occasionally, someone stood up, stamped their stiff feet, or put their frozen hands to their mouths to breathe in the hot air. However, no one suggested lighting a fire. It’s not that there were no fires, outside,
The Li people who were ready to light firecrackers and artillery at any time had fire in their hands, but in this room, let alone lighting a fire, no one even mentioned lighting a lamp. Everyone knew that right now they were on a huge pile of gunpowder.
Any spark in the room may blow them directly to the underworld. Don't be afraid of the cold. If compared with life, the matter of cold and heat is not worth mentioning.
"Why do I feel that it's so quiet here?" Qiu Cao'er held her embroidered spring knife and sat back-to-back with Qian Wubing on the ground. "Are these rebels really planning to trap us to death? I don't know whether Wang
Did Qianhu escape at this time?"
"What, are you scared?" Qian Wubing's eyes sparkled in the darkness. Listening to Qian Wubing's tone of voice, Qiu Cao'er seemed to see the teasing smile on his face, even though her eyes were completely dark.
.
"There is nothing to be afraid of. I am alone and have nothing to worry about. Compared with adults, even if my life is lost, it is not worth living!"
"Your life is the most precious thing!" Qian Wubing's voice came from behind her: "Life is life, there is no distinction between superior and inferior, everyone only has one. If you lose it, there will be no more, so
, it’s better to cherish it a little bit!”
"That's different. Compared with our humble lives, your life is definitely a hundred times more valuable. Let alone say it, let's talk about the wild goose households outside. I dare say that if the thief wants your life, I'm afraid he will have to take it from him.
He passed over the corpse of your Excellency. If your life is not more precious than his, why would he serve you like this!"
"The wife Yan Jiu married this year, I heard that his wife has his seed in her belly. At this time, Yan Jiu doesn't think that he doesn't care about his life at all. Who wants to die if he can live well!" Qian Wu
Bing sighed slightly. As for whether Yan Jiu would serve him like this, he vaguely ignored it.
"Ahem..." Yan Jiu's voice came from outside. Obviously, what Qian Wubing and Qiu Cao'er said couldn't be hidden from the ears: "Sir, I'm going out to inspect, don't let these thieves take advantage of the loopholes."
!”
Qiu Cao'er smiled slightly. She didn't have a close relationship with Yan Jiu. In her impression, he was an unsmiling man. Today's fight revealed his true nature as a hard-blooded man. She didn't expect that he actually had such a shy side.
.She really couldn't imagine what kind of girl his new wife would be for such a man.
"I told you, coming to Fujian with me might not be a good job, right? Otherwise, you might be in your little village now, comfortably being your leader!" Qian Wubing felt a little sleepy.
, but he knows that at this time, he must not fall asleep. Maybe talking more can dispel the coldness and sleepiness.
"How come it's not a good job!" Since no one could see it, Qiu Cao'er was not worried that Qian Wubing would see the blush on her face: "I have lived and died with you, your Lord, can you treat me badly in the future?
"
Qian Wubing said that she accidentally used the wrong word that day. Unexpectedly, she had always remembered it in her heart. At this time, she actually used it to make fun of herself.
"Who is this?!" Yan Jiu's voice came from outside, and everyone suddenly became excited, stood up, and held the weapons in their hands.
"It's me, Yan Baihu, I'm Wang Yanzhong!" Wang Yanzhong's voice came in from outside the gate. Qian Wubing walked out. Seeing his subordinates who were facing a formidable enemy, he suddenly felt suspicious in his heart.
"Go to two people, go up the ladder and take a look and give them a torch!" Qian Wubing ordered. Soon, someone climbed up the ladder. Under the ladder, someone lit a torch and handed it to him.
All the guards holding firecrackers, without anyone's orders, pointed the firecrackers in the direction of the gate. The firesticks they had been leaning against also started blowing up, ready to ignite the fuses of several cannons at any time.
"I can't see clearly, sir. I can only see Mr. Wang alone. You can't see the rebel soldiers outside!" The Jin Yiwei who climbed up the wall turned around and shouted.
"Look carefully!" Qiu Cao'er shouted: "Don't let someone trick you into opening the door!"
Although Qian Wubing and Qiu Cao'er did not explain, when Wang Yanzhong called for the door, their first reaction was that Wang Yanzhong had been caught and was forced to defraud the door. The man on the wall ordered
Jin Yiwei looked carefully, this was just to verify their thoughts.
"Sir, it is true that Mr. Wang is the only one. You can't see anyone within twenty or thirty steps, and you can't see clearly even further away!"
At the same time, Yan Jiu was also talking to Wang Yanzhong outside the gate.
"Master Wang, why are you outside this door? Are you doing a trick?" Yan Jiu was laughing, but there was no smile on his face. As he spoke, he moved closer to the crack in the door and looked outside.
go.
"The rebels are gone, and I'm the only one outside. Ask a few brothers to go up to the wall and take a look, and then you'll know if what I'm telling the truth is true!" Wang Yanzhong outside the door was obviously a little anxious, even though he knew what was going on inside the warehouse.
He was out of caution, but what he was more concerned about was that none of the Zhendong Guard officers and soldiers who surrounded the arsenal were left behind.
"Open the door!" Seeing the gesture made by Qian Wubing under the torch, Yan Jiu no longer hesitated, gestured to the left and right, opened the door with a bang, and then pulled Wang Yanzhong in at the door who was about to speak.
At the same time, two imperial guards behind him rushed out.
"Is there really no one left?" Yan Jiu was confused when he saw his subordinates making safety gestures. "Look around again. If you see someone, just set off a firecracker and run back!"
"There's no one left. I looked around. I looked inside the barracks. All the people were gone!" Wang Yanzhong wiped the rain off his face and walked up to Qian Wubing: "Sir, please calm down."
Dongwei is now empty!"
"We are saved!" Qiu Cao'er's eyes showed a look of joy, and he looked at the guards behind him to see who was not like this.
"Rather than saving us, I'm more worried about where these three thousand soldiers and horses have gone. With such a force, it won't be difficult to capture several counties, cities and state capitals!" Qian Wubing felt a sudden chill in his heart.
He thought of the Futian County that had been massacred. If these rebels were really rebelling, one of the nearby counties might soon make the same mistake as Futian.
"Let's go to the nearest county seat immediately. This way, even if these rebels come back, we can resist them for a while!" Qiu Cao'er said, and a group of guards in uniform nodded behind her. The county town is much safer than this den of thieves.
"Sir, what if this is a trick by the thieves to lure the enemy? We can hold on to the arsenal for a few days, but once we leave here and these rebels push over, our people will not be able to defeat them even if they are covered in arms.
!" Yan Jiu questioned on the side.
Qian Wubing pondered, what both of them said made sense, but he could only choose one approach.
"Have the urgent documents been sent out?" He turned around and asked Wang Yanzhong, who was dripping wet.
"It's been sent out. It's six hundred miles away. At noon tomorrow at the latest, the commander will know what happened here!" Wang Yanzhong nodded. He didn't have to come back. He could even bring this urgent document with him.
Go to Fuzhou, but as the saying goes, wealth can be found in danger. If he really comes back and goes through the tribulation with this Master Qian, and this Master Qian survives the disaster, with this Master Qian's age, he will be able to do it.
She looked after him until he died. Such an opportunity did not come every year. He gritted his teeth and ran back, only to find that the place had long been deserted.
"In this case, we will stay here until dawn, and then we will make a decision!" Qian Wubing made up his mind: "There is nothing we can do in the middle of the night!"
The rain began to pour down after nightfall.
Slowly, the drizzle began to be mixed with snow particles as big as rice grains and large soybeans. This made all the people in the arsenal who were worried about breathing a sigh of relief, as long as it was not pouring.
Heavy rain is fine, but the light rain plus snow will not wet the matchstick used to light the firecracker.
As if to test whether the rain had any impact on the people in the warehouse, when it got dark, the rebels outside launched another tentative attack. However, it was defeated by Yanjiu's gunmen.
He beat him back mercilessly. Then, Qian Wubing summoned everyone to the inner courtyard. Although the light rain and sleet could not wet the match rope in a moment, it was impossible to stand in the rain with a fire blunderbuss. Anyway, in this weather
, instead of worrying about the other party attacking with torches, it would be better to simply withdraw all the people in the yard outside, leaving only a few people to observe what's going on outside.
The closer to the arsenal, the faster the reloading and rotation of the firecrackers. Moreover, there is no chance of the gunpowder getting wet or the match rope unable to light, and the firepower is more intensive. Even if the rebels take advantage of the snow and rain to attack, and the daytime
Attack, in fact, there is not much difference at all.
Wang Yanzhong climbed over the wall of the backyard in the chaos at dusk. He took off his Feiyu uniform and wore the uniform of a rebel soldier who died in the yard. Not only was he covered in mud, but his face was even more muddy.
It's stained with blood. I guess there are a lot of rioters with this image outside. Whether he can get in among the rioters depends on his luck. If he gets caught as soon as he climbs over the wall,
That is, even gods could not save him. Of course, they could not save everyone in the arsenal.
It was pitch dark inside the arsenal. Sitting there under the eaves, holding firecrackers, were the Li people's Jinyi guards. Inside the room were Wang Yanzhong's men, who had been busy all afternoon. At this time, they were also exhausted and leaned on each other.
together.
The temperature dropped quickly. Occasionally, someone stood up, stamped their stiff feet, or put their frozen hands to their mouths to breathe in the hot air. However, no one suggested lighting a fire. It’s not that there were no fires, outside,
The Li people who were ready to light firecrackers and artillery at any time had fire in their hands, but in this room, let alone lighting a fire, no one even mentioned lighting a lamp. Everyone knew that right now they were on a huge pile of gunpowder.
Any spark in the room may blow them directly to the underworld. Don't be afraid of the cold. If compared with life, the matter of cold and heat is not worth mentioning.
"Why do I feel that it's so quiet here?" Qiu Cao'er held her embroidered spring knife and sat back-to-back with Qian Wubing on the ground. "Are these rebels really planning to trap us to death? I don't know whether Wang
Did Qianhu escape at this time?"
"What, are you scared?" Qian Wubing's eyes sparkled in the darkness. Listening to Qian Wubing's tone of voice, Qiu Cao'er seemed to see the teasing smile on his face, even though her eyes were completely dark.
.
"There is nothing to be afraid of. I am alone and have nothing to worry about. Compared with adults, even if my life is lost, it is not worth living!"
"Your life is the most precious thing!" Qian Wubing's voice came from behind her: "Life is life, there is no distinction between superior and inferior, everyone only has one. If you lose it, there will be no more, so
, it’s better to cherish it a little bit!”
"That's different. Compared with our humble lives, your life is definitely a hundred times more valuable. Let alone say it, let's talk about the wild goose households outside. I dare say that if the thief wants your life, I'm afraid he will have to take it from him.
He passed over the corpse of your Excellency. If your life is not more precious than his, why would he serve you like this!"
"The wife Yan Jiu married this year, I heard that his wife has his seed in her belly. At this time, Yan Jiu doesn't think that he doesn't care about his life at all. Who wants to die if he can live well!" Qian Wu
Bing sighed slightly. As for whether Yan Jiu would serve him like this, he vaguely ignored it.
"Ahem..." Yan Jiu's voice came from outside. Obviously, what Qian Wubing and Qiu Cao'er said couldn't be hidden from the ears: "Sir, I'm going out to inspect, don't let these thieves take advantage of the loopholes."
!”
Qiu Cao'er smiled slightly. She didn't have a close relationship with Yan Jiu. In her impression, he was an unsmiling man. Today's fight revealed his true nature as a hard-blooded man. She didn't expect that he actually had such a shy side.
.She really couldn't imagine what kind of girl his new wife would be for such a man.
"I told you, coming to Fujian with me might not be a good job, right? Otherwise, you might be in your little village now, comfortably being your leader!" Qian Wubing felt a little sleepy.
, but he knows that at this time, he must not fall asleep. Maybe talking more can dispel the coldness and sleepiness.
"How come it's not a good job!" Since no one could see it, Qiu Cao'er was not worried that Qian Wubing would see the blush on her face: "I have lived and died with you, your Lord, can you treat me badly in the future?
"
Qian Wubing said that she accidentally used the wrong word that day. Unexpectedly, she had always remembered it in her heart. At this time, she actually used it to make fun of herself.
"Who is this?!" Yan Jiu's voice came from outside, and everyone suddenly became excited, stood up, and held the weapons in their hands.
"It's me, Yan Baihu, I'm Wang Yanzhong!" Wang Yanzhong's voice came in from outside the gate. Qian Wubing walked out. Seeing his subordinates who were facing a formidable enemy, he suddenly felt suspicious in his heart.
"Go to two people, go up the ladder and take a look and give them a torch!" Qian Wubing ordered. Soon, someone climbed up the ladder. Under the ladder, someone lit a torch and handed it to him.
All the guards holding firecrackers, without anyone's orders, pointed the firecrackers in the direction of the gate. The firesticks they had been leaning against also started blowing up, ready to ignite the fuses of several cannons at any time.
"I can't see clearly, sir. I can only see Mr. Wang alone. You can't see the rebel soldiers outside!" The Jin Yiwei who climbed up the wall turned around and shouted.
"Look carefully!" Qiu Cao'er shouted: "Don't let someone trick you into opening the door!"
Although Qian Wubing and Qiu Cao'er did not explain, when Wang Yanzhong called for the door, their first reaction was that Wang Yanzhong had been caught and was forced to defraud the door. The man on the wall ordered
Jin Yiwei looked carefully, this was just to verify their thoughts.
"Sir, it is true that Mr. Wang is the only one. You can't see anyone within twenty or thirty steps, and you can't see clearly even further away!"
At the same time, Yan Jiu was also talking to Wang Yanzhong outside the gate.
"Master Wang, why are you outside this door? Are you doing a trick?" Yan Jiu was laughing, but there was no smile on his face. As he spoke, he moved closer to the crack in the door and looked outside.
go.
"The rebels are gone, and I'm the only one outside. Ask a few brothers to go up to the wall and take a look, and then you'll know if what I'm telling the truth is true!" Wang Yanzhong outside the door was obviously a little anxious, even though he knew what was going on inside the warehouse.
He was out of caution, but what he was more concerned about was that none of the Zhendong Guard officers and soldiers who surrounded the arsenal were left behind.
"Open the door!" Seeing the gesture made by Qian Wubing under the torch, Yan Jiu no longer hesitated, gestured to the left and right, opened the door with a bang, and then pulled Wang Yanzhong in at the door who was about to speak.
At the same time, two imperial guards behind him rushed out.
"Is there really no one left?" Yan Jiu was confused when he saw his subordinates making safety gestures. "Look around again. If you see someone, just set off a firecracker and run back!"
"There's no one left. I looked around. I looked inside the barracks. All the people were gone!" Wang Yanzhong wiped the rain off his face and walked up to Qian Wubing: "Sir, please calm down."
Dongwei is now empty!"
"We are saved!" Qiu Cao'er's eyes showed a look of joy, and he looked at the guards behind him to see who was not like this.
"Rather than saving us, I'm more worried about where these three thousand soldiers and horses have gone. With such a force, it won't be difficult to capture several counties, cities and state capitals!" Qian Wubing felt a sudden chill in his heart.
He thought of the Futian County that had been massacred. If these rebels were really rebelling, one of the nearby counties might soon make the same mistake as Futian.
"Let's go to the nearest county seat immediately. This way, even if these rebels come back, we can resist them for a while!" Qiu Cao'er said, and a group of guards in uniform nodded behind her. The county town is much safer than this den of thieves.
"Sir, what if this is a trick by the thieves to lure the enemy? We can hold on to the arsenal for a few days, but once we leave here and these rebels push over, our people will not be able to defeat them even if they are covered in arms.
!" Yan Jiu questioned on the side.
Qian Wubing pondered, what both of them said made sense, but he could only choose one approach.
"Have the urgent documents been sent out?" He turned around and asked Wang Yanzhong, who was dripping wet.
"It's been sent out. It's six hundred miles away. At noon tomorrow at the latest, the commander will know what happened here!" Wang Yanzhong nodded. He didn't have to come back. He could even bring this urgent document with him.
Go to Fuzhou, but as the saying goes, wealth can be found in danger. If he really comes back and goes through the tribulation with this Master Qian, and this Master Qian survives the disaster, with this Master Qian's age, he will be able to do it.
She looked after him until he died. Such an opportunity did not come every year. He gritted his teeth and ran back, only to find that the place had long been deserted.
"In this case, we will stay here until dawn, and then we will make a decision!" Qian Wubing made up his mind: "There is nothing we can do in the middle of the night!"