The bells in the city rang out, and a small group of strong men on the Zilai Bridge looked at each other. They did not dare to disobey what the soldiers said. After all, it was a government office as big as the Ministry of War.
Zilai Bridge is the only passage on the city moat. Pang Yu specially set up a barricade here to protect the city gate and avoid being raided by rogue bandits. The crossbar barricade can control the speed at which they pass. There are also embedded on the outward side of the crossbar
There are many iron nails to prevent people from easily pushing them away, but at this time they are all in a half-open state, almost losing their function.
The soldier asked him to let go, but the bell sounded again and asked him to arm himself.
Most of the young men here come from rural areas, and their daily lives are relatively simple. They rarely deal with such problems, and they lose their minds for a while.
There were some people in front of the bridge, and behind it was a long line of carriages, with horsemen standing beside the carriages. When they heard the bells, they all paid attention to the movement of the city wall.
There was a lot of noise on the wall of Dongzuomen, and I didn’t know what was going on.
The strong man captain didn't think of his idea and ran quickly to the east gate, preparing to ask for instructions from the top of the city.
When the first groom in the queue saw this, he turned around and gave a big wave to the groom behind him, and then patted the hood of the car next to him three times.
The curtains on the dozens of carriages in front and behind were instantly opened, and bandits dressed in red and holding waist knives, bows and arrows filed out.
The leader of the groom pulled the cloth pad on the driving seat to reveal the riding bow and quiver underneath. He took the bow with his left hand and had already set the ring finger on his right hand. He drew the arrow and pulled the string as naturally as breathing.
As soon as those strong men noticed the appearance of the man in red, the first arrow had already left the string with a bang and went straight to the leading man at the first crossbar.
The fast-flying bow and arrow penetrated his chest, and the arrow followed the arrow. The strong man didn't even make a sound. He took two steps back, shook a little, and then fell forward.
Before the other strong men could react, a series of arrows roared towards them with the sound of wind. Screams and groans were heard on the bridge, and blood and flesh splattered. The people lined up in front screamed and fled in all directions. The man in red who got off the car did not pursue them.
They killed the fleeing people, but when they encountered people blocking the road, they slashed at them with knives. On the east bridge, corpses were everywhere in an instant.
The remaining strong men on the bridge were panicked. Their captain had just arrived at Dongzuomen, and there was no one on the bridge. Everyone was screaming on the spot with swords and guns, not knowing what to do.
The red-robed bandits slaughtered the common people. The leading bandits, whose faces were covered in blood, were several fierce bandits who swarmed towards the bridge.
The last commoner in front of him threw himself on the crossbar, ignoring the iron nails on it, and wanted to turn over. Suddenly, a blade flashed past, and his head separated from his body, flying across the bridge in an arc dripping with blood.
The face fell into the river under the bridge with a splash, and the remaining body still maintained the posture of lying on the crossbar. The blade stopped in the air at this time. It was a six-foot-five-inch long knife, and blood was dripping from the blade.
A strong man behind screamed, dropped the short spear in his hand and turned around and ran away. The other strong men followed and fled in all directions. One of the captains still had a gong hanging on his wrist. He didn't know where he dropped his mallet. He just ran for his life.
, not even bothering to knock the gong.
The captain who was about to return happened to see this scene, turned around and ran towards the Dongzuo Gate, waving his hands and shouting, "Hurry up and hit the gong!"
A group of red bandits rushed across the bridge through the gap in the roadblock. Seeing the captain running for his life, the first few bandits stopped and drew their bows, shooting at the back. Only two arrows hit the captain's back, and one of them actually slipped.
As he drove away, another one was inserted into his back. The captain grunted and ran into an alley heading north. The arrow did not affect his movement at all.
From the Dongzuo Gate, you can clearly see the Zilai Bridge. There was a sudden commotion and the gong sounded immediately.
Up to this point, the three front lines of defense set up by the huge squad leader, lookout posts, and bridgeheads have all failed. Tongcheng has only the last line of defense left: the city wall. The Xiangyang Gate that is still open is this line of defense. At this time, the largest line of defense is
loopholes.
The rest of the bandits did not stop, and the red stream of people turned south into Zilai Street and headed straight to Xiangyang Gate.
...In front of Xiangyang Gate, everyone was also at a loss. During yesterday's drill, it was made clear that the clock tower had canceled the night time chime during the martial law period, but ringing the bell meant that the whole city was on alert.
They had just learned that the bandits had left, and everyone was in high spirits, but they did not expect that the bell would ring at this time.
Yao Dongshan was the highest-ranking person in Xiangyang Gate at this time. He was supposed to be in charge at the tower, but not long after the strong class started practicing, everyone was more random, so he stayed at the door as He Xianya said and stared at those people.
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At this time, after hearing the sound of the bell, there was a lot of discussion in the street. Yao Dongshan looked around and cursed in the street, "I forgot what I taught you yesterday, so I put them on the wall, and a few people came and closed the city gate.
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The strong man who was still checking outside the door asked, "There are many people outside the door, but they have not been searched."
Yao Dongshan patted his head and said, "I'll take care of him and tell them to go to the west gate."
The six riders looked around vigilantly and kept communicating with each other with their eyes. They didn't know what ringing the bell in broad daylight meant, but it obviously caused some reactions in the crowd. This was the first time they encountered this situation all over the world.
The officer on duty at the gate stepped back and prepared to close the city gate. Seeing that the situation was not good, the leading rider stepped forward and already grasped the handle of the knife.
Little did they know that the crowds in front of them were crowded in an instant, blocking the road. The waiting people stepped forward to block the city gate, preventing the government officials from closing the city gate.
"Master Chai asked me to wait until we enter the city. How dare I stay outside at night?"
"Let's go into town and have some porridge before we talk. We've been gone for a day."
There was a lot of noise in front of the door, the government officials and the people were quarreling with each other, and the door could not be closed for a long time.
The leading rider let go of the handle of the knife, turned around and led the horse, jumped up on the horse's back, and observed the situation inside the doorway.
At this time, the gong of Dongzuo Gate sounded, and there was a commotion on the top of Xiangyang Gate. From the perspective of the city head, a large number of red figures could be seen crossing the bridge.
Someone on the city wall shouted loudly, asking the people below to close the city gate. Many figures rushed into the door opening and wanted to come up and close the city gate.
"Do it!"
The leading rider jumped off his horse and shouted.
The six people drew their swords at the same time and slashed at the crowded crowd in front of them.
After several screams, the crowd exploded like a nest, and the frightened and crazy people fled into the doorway desperately. The government officials in front of the door could not resist and were trampled to the ground by the crowd.
The government officials who came from the doorway retreated one after another and exited the doorway. There was chaos in front of the door. The government officials and social soldiers retreated to the street. Yao Dongshan shouted loudly, but they were drowned out by the screams of the people. The people inside the door did not even know what was happening.
What happened.
The leading rider followed the five people at the end of the crowd, and entered the doorway through the shadow of the common people. They knew that the brigade had already crossed the bridge, and as long as they guarded the doorway for a moment, they could control this key city gate, and Tongcheng would be destroyed.
The thing in.
As soon as they walked out of the door, someone shouted instructions, and the government officials gathered from the roadside to rush into the door again.
The leading rider suddenly jumped out from the end of the crowd and slashed at an unprepared strong man in front of him with his sword. The blade hit the door in front of him, and the strong man fell down. The other five people rushed out together, and several strong men fell to the ground.
The government officials were suddenly attacked and were killed and fled in all directions. It was difficult to gather together to fight back.
The gongs at the top of the city were ringing loudly, and Xiangyang Gate was in danger.
The leading rider continued the pursuit, trying to make the government officials escape as much as possible. By the time they regrouped, the bandit group had already reached the city gate, and the Tongcheng defenders were helpless.
Suddenly, a black shadow stabbed diagonally from the front, and the leader hurriedly blocked it. The seven-foot spear was so powerful that the leader didn't completely block it. The spearhead scraped his neck with a whir, leaving a trail of blood.
This was the first counterattack he encountered in Tongcheng. He quickly stepped away and saw that it was Captain Yao who was scolding him at the beginning. He raised his spear with a ferocious expression and pointed it at the murderous bandit next to him.
Unprepared, he was stabbed in the side by a spear. As soon as the spearhead was withdrawn, the bandit screamed and collapsed.
"Kill this bitch first!"
The leader shouted loudly, and the five people spread out and attacked Yao Dongshan from all sides. Yao Dongshan used the length of his spear to stab him left and right, and even managed to hold on for a moment. However, the five people cooperated skillfully, advancing and retreating, and there were always people.
After restraining Yao Dongshan's spear, the others took the opportunity to attack. Yao Dongshan was stabbed twice in the back and once in the face. He was about to be defeated and killed.
There was a scream on the right side, and the leader heard the sound of a companion. He turned around and saw that he had a javelin stuck on his waist. The shaft of the spear was inserted into his lower abdomen, and it penetrated the abdomen diagonally, and a section of it was exposed from his lower back.
The sharp spear head, blood is gushing out from the spear head.
The gangster fell to his knees and couldn't hold the sword in his hand. It fell to the ground with a clang. He covered the place where the gun barrel was inserted with his hand and screamed loudly.
The leader turned around and looked around. He just saw a figure in front of him throwing his hands. This time, a spear flew towards another bandit who was preparing to attack Yao Dongshan. The spear penetrated into the back of Yao Dongshan.
The fierce force knocked the celebrity bandit to the point where he could no longer stand. He hit the door panel on the street and fell directly to the ground without moving.
The situation was reversed in the blink of an eye by two guns.
"Good kill on Tuesday! All three teams had javelins!"
Yao Dongshan was covered in blood and shouted into the street.
After such a delay, there were more and more government officials nearby. Several government officials raised their javelins and threw them into the street. Although the force was far inferior to the one at the beginning, they could not ignore it. The leader dodged again and again, and only three of the six of them were left.
There were more and more people, and more and more government officials returned in the street, and javelins and spears flew in dense numbers.
Another bandit was shot in the thigh and lost the ability to move. A new group of government officials rushed down from the city ladder and stabbed the bandit with spears. He fell to the ground and died after only a few shots.
The leader himself was wounded in many places. Knowing that he could not stay here, he turned around and ran towards the doorway.
Yao Dongshan shouted loudly and led a group of government officials to chase him into the doorway.
The two leaders stopped at the door leaf. This is the place where the door leaf is closed. As long as you hold here, you can guard the passage.
Yao Dongshan, whose face was covered with blood, roared and rushed towards him with no intention of stopping. The leader paused for a moment, then turned around and fled out the door.
At this time, the brigade of red-robed bandits had turned around and rushed straight towards the city gate. Yao Dongshan chased out the door as if he was not seeing anything, insisting on killing the leader, so the leader had no choice but to continue fleeing.
Yao Dongshan then turned around and said, "Close the city gate!"
When the government officials behind saw the large group of bandits in red, they threw away their weapons and pushed the door leaf, but the corpses of common people on the ground blocked their speed.
Yao Dongshan ran back quickly, dragging the corpses by their feet and throwing them outside.
The bandits at the forefront rushed towards them with all their strength, but Yao Dongshan did not dare to throw any more bodies. At this time, most of the city gates were closed, leaving only a crack for one person to pass through.
The top of the city was filled with screams and gongs.
Someone shouted from the crack of the door, "The squad leader, come in quickly!"
Yao Dongshan ducked in. The oncoming bandits were so close that they could be seen, and the door was still slowly closing.
Yao Dongshan breathed heavily and pointed his spear at the gap. The figure of the bandit was getting closer and closer in the shrinking gap.
"No one is allowed to run away. Hold the door open for me and call for help!"
Yao Dongshan stood as tall as a mountain with a spear in his hand, shouting at the government servant who pushed the door open, "If the door cannot be guarded, the whole city will die. No one can escape, I will hold them all!"
Before the city gate was closed, one of the gangsters jumped on the door. He reached into the door with his knife-holding hand and slashed at the nearest strong man.
"kill!"
Yao Dongshan shouted, thrust out the spear in his hand, and the spearhead penetrated the bandit's chest. The bandit instantly collapsed, the knife fell inside the door, and his body slid down along the crack of the door.
Rogue bandits kept bumping into the door and pushing it inward. There were also spears thrust into the crack of the door and stabbing randomly. However, because the city gate was opened inward, their angles could not reach the person who pushed the door. However, the rogue bandits who arrived had
More and more people are pushing the door backwards outside.
Knowing the danger, the government officials shouted in unison and tried their best. The crack in the door continued to narrow, and it was about to close.
Suddenly, a hand stretched out from outside the door, lifted up the bandit who was dead in front of the crack in the door, and pushed his head into the crack of the door, blocking the door leaf tightly.