"I feel that although Gongsun Ming's plan is very risky, it is also very direct, and it is very likely to solve this incident from the source, so I think it is worth trying."
Zhu Gui said directly.
"Your Majesty, you can't do that..."
Liao Qinghai knelt on the ground and wanted to continue speaking, but was stopped by Zhu Gui.
"Okay, Mr. Liao, I can understand your painstaking efforts, and your method is not without its merits. I have decided to send people to escort you and the princess out of the city. The two of you go outside the city to contact me.
The army is coming."
As soon as Zhu Gui finished speaking, he heard the side door next to him open, and Xu Miaoqing walked in from inside.
"No, I don't want to be separated from the prince, no matter when."
Xu Miaoqing came over and held Zhu Gui's shoulders and said firmly.
"Okay, Miaoqing, now is not the time to talk about this. I am considering your safety. Only when you are safe can I rest assured."
Zhu Gui said with a serious face.
"The same goes for me. If I weren't with the prince, I wouldn't be at ease. And compared to the prince's personal guards, my skills are not inferior to them, not to mention that I still have this, do you want it?
Let’s compete and who will decide who wins?”
Xu Miaoqing took out her hand to grab it, gestured in front of Zhu Gui and said.
Zhu Gui curled his lips helplessly. His marksmanship was indeed not as good as Xu Miaoqing's. It would be better to admit defeat in a competition. This also made him determined to find time to practice his marksmanship in the future. He could not give Xu Miaoqing the chance to catch him again.
opportunity.
But this does not mean that he was convinced so easily. After all, there were 20,000 rebels this time, and they could not be defeated with pistols.
Even Zhu Gui himself could not predict the degree of danger involved. How could he let Xu Miaoqing be involved in danger so easily?
But before he could speak again, a guard hurriedly pushed the door in from the outside.
"Your Majesty, the rebels have arrived downstairs at Zuixian Tower. There are about a hundred people in total."
Then, Zhu Gui heard a burst of noise coming from downstairs, and then there was gunshots. It seemed that his personal guards had already fought against the rebels.
When Gongsun Ming and Liao Qinghai heard the news, they both had uneasy looks on their faces.
On the contrary, Xu Miaoqing looked eager to try.
"Your Highness, a fight has begun. Let's join in. There are not many opportunities like this. Let's compete to see who can kill more enemies."
As a result, she was knocked on the head by Zhu Gui as soon as she finished speaking: "When has this happened? There are 20,000 enemies, and they are just standing there for you to fight. How long do you have to fight? And do you have enough bullets?"
"Yes, can the prince give me more bullets?" Xu Miaoqing covered her head with her right hand, while her left hand reached in front of Zhu Gui to pick up the bullets.
Speaking of which, she had two boxes of one-hundred-round bullets with her, and Zhu Gui would provide them to her once a week. Normally, this would be enough even for target practice, but this time it seemed a little stretched.
As a result, Zhu Gui slapped Xu Miaoqing's palm and said: "Okay, don't make trouble, now start formulating a battle plan. I will leave some people here to delay the enemy, and then Gongsun Ming, you and I will go find the traitor together."
The military leader is here."
Liao Qinghai's expression was a little complicated, but he finally said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to hold off the enemy here for Your Majesty."
Zhu Gui wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he realized that there really was no extra manpower to escort Liao Qinghai out of the city alone.
Moreover, his personal guards even used firearms. No matter how stupid those rebels were, they would probably guess his identity soon.
Therefore, the pressure here will only increase, and the time left for Zhu Gui will be limited.
"Okay, I have agreed. The fifteen personal guards here will stay here to act with you. If nothing can be done, you must protect your own safety first. By the way, I have this for you."
Zhu Gui patted Liao Qinghai on the shoulder, took out a pistol and gave it to him.
Liao Qinghai held the pistol and his body trembled a little.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely fulfill my mission."
After saying that, he walked out the door resolutely.
Zhu Gui originally brought twenty personal guards into the city this time, but after leaving fifteen, only five were left.
Zhu Gui called Commander Zhang over again and gave him instructions so that he could decide whether to stay or go.
In the end, Commander Zhang decided to stick to this place together with Commander Liao.
Zhu Gui also left him a pistol.
Anyway, after the war, the pistols of the two men will become decorations even if they run out of bullets, so there is no need to worry about the risk of firearms leaking out.
After making arrangements here, Zhu Gui took Xu Miaoqing, Gongsun Ming and the remaining five personal guards and walked out of the back door of Zuixian Tower.
It's just that Zhu Gui didn't expect that there were rebels at the back door, but these people didn't have a specific target. Anyone who looked quite wealthy would be arrested, but ordinary people could be let go as long as they paid some 'tolls'
, just like bandits.
"Your Majesty, let's spend money to avoid disaster." Gongsun Ming took the initiative to say to him, fearing that Zhu Gui would be impulsive.
Although he knew that Zhu Gui's men had amazing martial arts skills, especially the flintlock guns behind them, which were extremely powerful, using firearms at the moment would only attract more rebels.
However, Zhu Gui's temper was not to be tolerated, especially after he saw what those rebels did.
He said to the bodyguard beside him: "Fight quickly and don't use firearms."
"yes."
The five personal guards nodded in unison, and then mingled with the dumbfounded ordinary people next to them.
There were only a dozen rebels on the opposite side, but in order to frighten everyone, they had already drawn their weapons.
The two leading men personally searched everyone. Anyone who dared to hide property would be pulled aside and executed.
At present, a lot of bloody property has been piled up behind him, but they still don't intend to let anyone go.
Intense gunfire rang out from the direction of the front door of Zuixian Tower, and it seemed that the two sides were already fighting.
The faces of the rebels here changed several times, and they obviously knew that the gunfire was not caused by the weapons they, the rebels, had.
One of the military leaders said to another: "Is that the sound of firearms? Are there any soldiers in this Zuixian Tower?"
Another person immediately said: "Don't scare yourself. You and I both know that firecrackers are only equipped by the Imperial Guards in Nanjing. What's more, they are very dangerous and not many people are willing to use them. Maybe someone made the firecrackers to scare people."
.”
While these two people were talking, Zhu Gui's personal guards had quietly come to the two of them.
The two people felt their eyes go dark, and the next second they lost consciousness.