Zhao Baodao: "General Zhang, the south gate is close to the palace. When you go there, send someone to inform Lord Lan Yulan, the imperial guard commander. Also, if the area around the south gate is normal, go to the gunpowder supervisor outside the city and tell him there. Guards, strengthen alert,"
"Yes, General,"
"This is the Nine Gates Admiral Token, please keep it."
After Zhang Gui took the token, he said: "Okay, then I'll say goodbye."
Zhao Bao watched Zhang Gui leave and said to Qian: "Sir Qian, the safety of the main government offices in the city is left to your Lin'an government officials."
"Okay, general, don't worry,"
Lin'an City has fifteen gates, large and small. From the north gate to the south gate, which is the farthest, it needs to penetrate the entire Lin'an. After Zhang Gui left the north gate, he immediately mounted his war horse and, surrounded by dozens of guards, walked straight He ran towards the south. Fortunately, Lin'an City was still sleeping at this time, and the streets were extremely smooth. He ran all the way, passed the Imperial Street, detoured around the palace, and arrived at the southernmost Jiahui Gate in two-quarters of an hour.
When detouring around the palace, Zhang Gui did not forget Zhao Bao's instructions and sent someone to notify Lan Yu.
At the same time, Fang Chenqian and Yang Liazhenjia led 1,200 men in black to the gunpowder monitor.
Since the successful trial production of the artillery, there have been over a hundred imperial guards permanently stationed in the Gunpowder Supervision Bureau. In addition to the more than 300 guards in the Gunpowder Supervision Bureau itself, the total strength has reached about 400 people. When I went to Xiangyang, A battalion was also mobilized from the 16th Independent Army of the Lin'an Military Region to be responsible for the defense of the perimeter of the gunpowder prison. Therefore, the total number of defense personnel for the entire gunpowder prison was about a thousand.
About thirty meters away from the gunpowder prison gate, Fang Chen said: "High Priest, you come to assign the task,"
"Okay, Master," Yang Lianzhenjia said to the six elders, "the Gunpowder Prison only has this gate. According to what we know, the guards inside are divided into three layers. The outermost one is a regular battalion of the Song Army. , guarding the outer gate of the Gunpowder Prison and the outer courtyard. The second floor is the guard of the Gunpowder Prison itself, guarding the gate of the inner courtyard. The innermost guard is a hundred-man imperial guard. Dear elders, according to the plan, the three of us and I Elder Fang Heshan, seventh elder Shi Liuxing and the first team of 500 soldiers took the lead in launching the attack. After capturing the gate, Elder Fang and Elder Shi were responsible for destroying or containing the soldiers of the Song Army battalion, followed by the great elder Wang Shangyuan, the fourth Master Kongming, the elder, and Fang Chenqi, the sixth elder, led the second team of 300 soldiers to rush to the inner courtyard gate. After that, the headmaster personally led the most elite team of 100 soldiers and 100 Mongolian instructors to enter through the inner courtyard gate. In the inner courtyard, a group of five people waited for an opportunity to find the gunpowder warehouse's gunpowder storage place and set it on fire. The eighth elder Pang Zeyao led the remaining fourth team of two hundred soldiers to stay outside to respond. After the incident was completed, everyone evacuated and left from Daci Shanxi. Okay, let’s gather at Xiaomei Mountain outside Meilin Town, Ningguo Prefecture. Elders, do you remember clearly?”
"High Priest, I'll remember it later,"
"Okay, let's go,"
Although the soldiers of this battalion defending the Gunpowder Prison were eliminated by Yin Yinglei, they had also undergone a period of brutal training. Compared with ordinary soldiers, their combat effectiveness was almost the same, but their alertness was higher.
Although Yang Lianzhenjia and others dressed in black were cautious, they were still discovered by Song Army sentries ten meters in front of the gate.
"Something's happening," the sentry shouted, and then he struck a gong and drum beside him. In an instant, the sound of "bang, bang, bang" suddenly sounded in the silent night sky.
The surrounding people all know that the Gunpowder Prison is a forbidden area, and no one can enter without the palace's decree on weekdays, let alone a large number of men in black of unknown origin who suddenly appear in the darkness.
The sentry is not stupid, so he naturally knows that he is not a kind person.
Yang Lianzhenjia, who was at the front, saw this and shouted "charge". He took the third elder Fang Heshan and the seventh elder Shilimei as quickly as three big birds. The gunpowder prison gate was not as good as the city gate. Being tall, of course there is no problem in dealing with ordinary people, but it is far from enough for masters like Yang Lian Zhenjia.
The guarding Song army had no time to bend their bows and arrows, and just like a gust of wind, they saw three figures leaping over the protective wall of the outer courtyard like a gust of wind.
Yang Lianzhenjia and others were so skilled in martial arts that the guards were no match for them. In an instant, a dozen guards in front of the gate were beaten to the ground.
"Elder Shi, break down the door,"
"Okay," Shi Liuxing took out the meteor hammer from his body and smashed it hard against the lock of the door. The Shi family's martial arts skills include swords and hammers, and Shi Liuxing is famous for his strength. With three hammers, the iron lock was broken. Opening the door, five hundred people in black clothes poured in like a tide.
Fortunately, the gongs and drums were sounded at the sentry post in advance, and a group of defenders, led by the battalion commander, rushed out of the barracks and fought fiercely with the men in black. The Song army soldiers were well-trained and quickly stabilized the situation. The two sides fought for the time being. It's evenly matched.
In less than a cup of tea, Yang Lianzhenjia saw the 300 soldiers from the second team led by the Great Elder Wang Shangyuan, the Fourth Elder Master Kongming and the Sixth Elder Fang Chenqi rushing in. He hurriedly shouted: "Third Elder, Seventh Elder , I'll leave this to you." After saying that, he followed Wang Shangyuan and others and rushed straight to the inner courtyard. The Song troops guarding the outer courtyard were all entangled by men in black, and they had no time to take care of the second team in black who had just rushed in. people.
The guards in the inner courtyard had long heard the sound of the alarm and closed the door tightly. Dozens of archers stood on the escalators and fired arrows at the men in black who rushed up. The man in black did not wear any clothes for the convenience of movement. After putting on their battle armor, many of the soldiers at the front were shot and fell to the ground.
The Great Elder Wang Shangyuan waved his iron spear, and Kongming Toutuo, who was dancing with his Zen staff, came to the front quickly and blocked the rounds of arrows for the man in black. Fang Chenqi, who was agile and agile, jumped over together with Yang Lianzhenjia. He passed the inner courtyard wall and entered it first.
Zhang Gui and others inspected the various gates of the south gate. When they saw that everything was as usual, they ordered the guards at each gate to take strict precautions, and he led fifty personal guards towards the gunpowder prison.
At this time, the east was already slightly brighter.
Not long after walking out, Zhang Gui suddenly heard an alarm sound coming from the direction of the gunpowder prison: "Well, listen, there is an alarm sound,"
Several guards beside him pricked up their ears, listened carefully and said, "No, General, we didn't hear anything."
"Maybe I heard it wrong," Zhang Gui thought to himself, but still ordered, "Xu Quan, lead ten people to run forward."
"Yes, General,"
Yun Zhongfei, the commander of the imperial guards, immediately heard the alarm sound coming from the outer courtyard. With a "crack" sound, he jumped up from the bed. The quality of the imperial guards was far better than other guards. When Yun Zhongfei came outside the house At that time, except for the fifty guards on patrol, almost all the other fifty guards rushed out of the dormitory.
"Teams 1 and 2, follow me to the gate of the inner courtyard. Teams 3 to 10 will guard here. Remember, this is the Hongyun Gate, which is the last thoroughfare to the core of the Gunpowder Prison. No matter what, To defend, you can use throwing bombs if necessary,"
"Yes, Commander Yun,"
At this time, Yun Bofei and Chen Dongping, the chief supervisors of the Gunpowder Supervision, who were resting, also came out of the room. Yun Bofei heard the shouts of killing in the outer courtyard getting louder and louder, so he hurriedly asked people to organize thirty gun testers to come At Hongyun Gate, the thirty musket testers, all holding muskets, lined up in two teams and stood together with the eighty imperial guards. At the same time, other craftsmen and workers, under the command of Chen Dongping, were putting the newly produced , the five hundred grenades that had not yet been transported to the front line were also moved to Hongyun Gate.
When hundreds of gunpowder guards saw someone crossing the wall, they hurriedly raised their weapons and surrounded Yang Liangzhenjia and Fang Chenqi. The two were not afraid. Yang Liangzhenjia's bare hands were like flying, and Fang Chenqi's palms were long. The sword was waving, and he was walking among the guards.
Wang Shangyuan and Kong Ming rushed to the inner courtyard gate while firing their arrows. The inner courtyard gate was almost as strong as the outer courtyard gate. Not long after, the lock was smashed by Kong Ming's Zen staff. The hundred behind them Many men in black swarmed up, pushed open the door, and rushed in followed by the two elders. Under Wang Shangyuan's command, these more than a hundred men in black immediately started fighting with the guards guarding the inner courtyard.
Although the guards in the inner courtyard were superior in number and had undergone rigorous training, seeing that the leaders of the men in black were extremely brave and that there were no masters on their side to control the formation, their momentum was immediately suppressed, and the attack and defense were reversed, and they immediately fell into a hard battle.
"How dare you come here to cause trouble, Xiaoxiao!" At this moment, Yun Zhongfei, who arrived in time, shouted loudly.
Although the number of imperial guards was very small, they were all highly skilled in martial arts. With the addition of these twenty guards, the guards in the inner courtyard seemed to have received reassurance, relying on their large numbers to regain their position.
Fang Chenqi saw that Yun Zhongfei was holding a long sword, full of energy, and he was the leader of the opponent. He must be a good swordsman. He couldn't help but feel itchy in his heart. He swiped his sword several times, repelled the enemy in front of him, and rushed towards Yun Zhongfei. , in the Tiandao Alliance, although Fang Chenqi is one of the eight elders, he has no interest in commanding troops to fight. He has no choice but to practice martial arts and swordsmanship. However, due to his limited talent, he has never been able to achieve great success. The fourth realm is wandering.
Yun Zhongfei suddenly saw a man in black attacking with a sword and hurriedly responded.
The swords moved swiftly and swiftly, and both of them used fast to attack quickly, and in the blink of an eye they had already executed more than ten moves.
Although Yun Zhongfei is young, he is very experienced. In addition to the sword-wielding man in front of him, there are at least three people in black whose martial arts are not weaker than his own, and there are even two whose martial arts are better than his own. These black men The strength of Yi Ren is no less than that of the three major martial arts families. Who is this force?
Although the guards of the Gunpowder Supervisor began to counterattack, Yun Zhongfei became more and more frightened as he fought. The three men in black led by him were so skilled in martial arts that the guards in the inner courtyard were almost no match for them. Even the imperial guards were no match for them. A group of five people formed a formation to fight. Even so, they could only defend hard.