Shao Yan instinctively raised his head, only to see Jin Dingguo, Qin Ling and other leaders quickly retreat a few steps. The empty space left by them was quickly filled by the archers who had been prepared. Not only that, the walls on both sides of the street were filled one after another.
Hundreds of archers appeared, and for a moment, hundreds of bows and arrows were fired towards the city.
There was chaos below the city tower. The onlookers had no time to dodge, and many people were shot to death and wounded by random arrows. Many Donglin ministers, palace maids, and eunuchs were also killed on the spot. The four masters wielded their swords to resist the arrows, and tried their best to cover the ministers' breakout. Shao
Yan Ze braved the dense arrows and found a wooden door from somewhere and carried it on his back. Deng Bingtang and other ministers hurriedly hid behind the door.
The field was getting more and more chaotic. Everyone could have rushed out, but they didn't know that the gate to the outside of the city had been closed, and there were archers ambushing all around the city walls. Looking at this posture, the opponent was obviously determined to kill him.
Shao Yan died
Seeing the people in the city falling one by one, Jin Dingguo not only had no sympathy, but laughed like a winner. Qinling did not agree with this move that was close to massacre at first, but now that the matter has come to this, he can only let nature take its course.
After all, all the archers were arranged by Jin Dingguo, and he couldn't stop them at all.
Shao Yan saw that the arrows seemed to have no intention of stopping, so he gave up the idea of breaking out, and immediately ordered everyone to come to the city wall and press their bodies against the wall as much as possible, thus creating a certain blind spot for the archers on the tower.
People finally have a chance to breathe
At this moment, Shao Yan heard Jin Dingguo yelling from the top of the city tower. He was probably furious because his men failed to shoot Shao Yan to death. Shao Yan snorted lightly, Damn it, you have your Zhang Liang.
Ji, I also have my own wall ladder. He first leaned the wooden door against the wall, then got inside, called Mu Ying softly, and asked: "Mu Ying, have you brought the things I asked you to bring?"
Mu Ying sent a small bamboo basket and a small bundle to him and said with a smile: "Master, they are all kept inside."
Shao Yan nodded reassuringly, and then took out a bunch of firecrackers from the basket. Firecrackers in ancient times were not as long as today, but I heard that they were loud and could hurt people at a short distance. Shao Yan focused on this.
, that made Mu Ying go ten miles away to buy so much.
He cut the firecrackers into sections, and then took out stones from the bag and tied them on them. From this, the first 'hand grenade' in history was born. Although it is simple, as long as you seize the time and find the right
Target, if you add more force, there will be no problem. Deng Bingtang and everyone present did not know what it meant. Shao Yan just smiled and did not give any explanation.
After he finished, he distributed these homemade 'hand grenades' to the four masters and the men. At this moment, there was another burst of crazy arrows from the tower. There were still many people injured and killed by the arrows. Shao Yan realized that if he waited any longer,
Undoubtedly, he was waiting for death, so he shouted towards the city: "Stop shooting, I surrender."
The arrows finally stopped firing. Shao Yan took this time to let everyone light the grenades. Following his order, dozens of grenades flew towards the tower at the same time.
'Papa papa...' Firecrackers went off on the tower. Although they were not very lethal, they frightened the soldiers. They had never seen such a hidden weapon that could sound. They all turned pale with fright.
The man even threw away the bow in his hand... The scene was very chaotic, and the soldiers standing on the city wall were already unstable on their feet. After being frightened, they accidentally fell down from the top.
Shao Yan was glad that there were no artillery shells in this era, otherwise how could these children's tricks scare them? Seeing the enemy soldiers in chaos, he immediately led everyone to run straight to the exit. Jin Dingguo saw that his soldiers were frightened by firecrackers.
He was so distraught that he couldn't help but flew into a rage. Then he angrily got off the tower, led the infantry and cavalry and chased Shao Yan and others.
Qin Ling stood on the tower and remained calm, shaking his head secretly and saying, this golden fat man is really ruthless. Could it be that he has a grudge against the best emperor? Is it necessary to kill them all like this?
Jin Dingguo's cavalry quickly chased the fleeing civilians. His soldiers were a little cautious at first, for fear of harming innocent people. Seeing that they were timid, Jin Dingguo issued a death order of "shoot to kill without mercy". The soldiers then raised their hands
The butcher's knife in his hand brutally slashed at those innocent people.
Seeing the unarmed people falling into a pool of blood one after another, Shao Yan could not think of escaping for his life. A hint of murderous intent flashed across his face. He gritted his teeth and glared at these vicious gangsters. He picked up a big knife and slammed it on their heads.
Cut it off. After the soldiers learned that he was the best emperor, they surrounded him one by one.
Shao Yan cut down the soldiers whenever he saw them. Most of the soldiers he passed by died. The so-called encirclement could not trap him at all. In the blink of an eye, he killed and wounded more than ten soldiers in a row. He had been on the battlefield before.
He had killed people before, but this time it was particularly enjoyable. In addition, there were four masters around him who were always protecting him, which further strengthened his courage.
Mu Ying's martial arts skills were mediocre. For her safety, Shao Yan asked her to retreat with Deng Bingtang and others from the beginning. However, due to the continuous infiltration of enemy troops, she and Deng Bingtang and other ministers had to defend themselves with swords. When she saw Shao
Yan was surrounded, so she ignored her own safety, grabbed a stick and rushed over. Unexpectedly, she was quickly surrounded by more than ten soldiers. Seeing that the situation was not good, Shao Yan moved closer to her while fighting, although
The two finally got together, but they were still surrounded by heavy siege.
Jin Dingguo sat on horseback and took the opportunity to shout: "Whoever takes the head of the best emperor will be rewarded five thousand taels."
As soon as the soldier heard this, he raised his sword with all his strength and slashed at Shao Yan. Shao Yan held Mu Ying behind him while resisting the enemy's advance. Most of his sword skills were composed of Yunyun and Bai Ruxue.
Although he has learned from the strengths of the two major factions, the time is too short to reach the peak. Therefore, in the fierce battle with the opponent, many flaws will inevitably be exposed. In addition, he uses too much force, and over time,
, I always feel that my hands are a little weak
At this time, Jin Dingguo suddenly jumped up from his horse, holding a broadsword in his hand. Taking advantage of his fatigue, he struck straight at him from mid-air. The four masters wanted to come to rescue him, but were blocked by dozens of soldiers.
The way to go
Shao Yan felt a gust of wind blowing over his head, and when he raised his head, he found that Jin Dingguo's sword was stabbing his head. Usually, people are most likely to get confused at this time. He was so confused that he didn't know what to do. In times of crisis, he only listened to the radio broadcasts from the air.
A soft yet somewhat strong voice came: "Your Majesty, Ruxue's rescue has been late."
Ruxue? Bai Ruxue? Shaoyan was both surprised and happy. Since the Chu army crossed the canal, this girl was defeated and retreated all the way because she was outnumbered. Until Baimei died, there was no news about her. Some people said that she brought tens of thousands of Donglin with her.
The soldiers moved south, and Shao Yan also sent people to search, but there was no news at all. A few months passed in the blink of an eye, and he didn't expect this girl to show up here.
A wisp of fragrant wind came to his nose. Shao Yan turned his head and saw Bai Ruxue, dressed in white, slowly falling down from the top of the tower. Her posture was very graceful, like a fairy descending to earth. She was holding a green dragon sword and used it as a stepping stone.
The moment she was on the ground, her body trembled slightly, and she used Qing Kung Fu again to jump up. The whole process did not make a single sound. Shao Yan shook his head in shame and sighed, Damn, I am the best in bragging, and in the end, I let a woman
Come and save yourself
Just as he was thinking about it, Jin Dingguo's broadsword had already touched his hair, but was blocked in time by the Qinglong sword in Bai Ruxue's hand. Jin Dingguo became angry and swung the knife towards her again.
"Ruxue, be careful." Shao Yan hugged Bai Ruxue in his arms, and at the same time, he kicked Jin Dingguo in the chest. Jin Ding was defenseless and took several steps back.
Bai Ruxue's face turned red immediately after he hugged her like this. She hid her shyness and said softly: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"
Shao Yan hugged the beauty, and his reaction became much slower. After a long time, he shook his head: "It's okay." It had to be said that Bai Ruxue was the woman he wanted to get close to the most. In his opinion, this girl wanted to have martial arts, and she wanted to
He must have a good figure and a good temperament. The only drawback is that he has a crescent scar on his face, otherwise he will be the most outstanding among all the women. Fortunately, Shao Yan does not judge people by their appearance like other men, so he is not good at all.
Never thought about letting go
When Bai Ruxue saw a woman standing next to him, she couldn't help but blush. She quickly broke away from his arms and nodded to Mu Ying with a smile.
Mu Ying smiled on the surface, but felt sour in her heart. She secretly thought, this is the general Bai Ruxuebai whom the emperor often mentioned before. She is indeed a beauty. No wonder the emperor cares about her so much. Even the man who just looked at her
The eyes are different
Shao Yan saw that neither of them spoke to each other, so he generously introduced: "This is Bai——"
"General Bai Ruxue?" Mu Ying directly grabbed Shao Yan's words, then walked to Bai Ruxue, gave him a gentle blessing, and said with a smile: "Mu Ying, a civilian girl, has met General Bai."
Bai Ruxue was taken aback, and hurriedly took her hand and said, "Girl, please don't call me that, why don't you call me Ruxue?"
"How dare you be so? You are a general conferred by the emperor, and a civilian girl is just a commoner."
When Bai Ruxue heard these words, there seemed to be a bit of sourness. After all, women understand women. She smiled calmly and said: "What kind of general is not a general? Ruxue has suffered several defeats in a row. I really feel ashamed of these two words.
But Miss Mu just ignored her own safety to protect the emperor, which really made Ruxue admire her." As he spoke, he lowered his sword and bowed to her with his fists.
Mu Ying hurriedly took a step back and said: "A civilian girl dare not bear such a heavy gift from the general."
Bai Ruxue smiled sweetly, and the two girls were chatting when they suddenly heard Jin Dingguo shout: "Shao Yan, take your life."
Looking in the blink of an eye, Fatty Jin had a stern expression and was slashing at Shao Yan with a knife in both hands. Unexpectedly, two Chu soldiers wearing iron armor suddenly appeared in front of him. Jin Dingguo was stunned for a moment, put away his knife and said: "You two
Are you crazy? How dare you block my way? We are a family."
"Who is your family? Open your eyes and see." After saying that, the two soldiers took off their upper body armor, revealing the Donglin military uniforms underneath.
"Are you from Donglin? How did you get in?" Jin Dingguo was shocked. He looked at the two of them seriously, then shook his head and said, "No, I think I have seen you two before."
The two soldiers ignored him, and Bai Ruxue smiled coldly at Jin Dingguo and said: "Fat Jin, you killed my people, robbed my money, and dominated my territory. Now you forced the Queen Mother to death, killed the civil and military ministers, and massacred the unarmed Dong
Lin Zimin, you are full of sins. Today, I will get rid of you, this crazy devil, on behalf of the emperor and all the people of the world." After saying this, she raised the sword in her hand, turned over suddenly, and stabbed Jin Dingguo straight with the sword...
The two soldiers quickly joined the battle. At this moment, the city gate outside was smashed open with a bang. Thousands of Donglin soldiers took off their disguises and poured in like a tide. The Qinling people on the city tower were again
He couldn't stand anymore. Not long after, a Chu soldier hurried to the city tower to report that there were many Chu soldiers outside the city who were made up by Donglin soldiers, and even many common people outside the Great Wall were Donglin soldiers.
Fake, Qinling was frightened and angry, and hurriedly let out smoke to let the nearby Chu army come to support
Shao Yan was afraid that the situation would change, so he ordered all his subordinates to cover the retreat of the people in the city. Although Bai Ruxue wanted to kill Jin Dingguo to avenge the Queen Mother, she thought that the overall situation should be the first priority, so she immediately led the two deputies to kill outside the city.
The Chu army's troops were stationed in the cities near the capital, and there were quite a lot of them. Shao Yan was worried that they would be attacked from both sides, so he led his troops to move to the mountains and forests in the southwest. The Chu army sentry posts along the way were unable to compete, and they died.
, falling, falling, running, running
…
An hour passed. Shao Yan and others passed through a huge mountain forest. In order to prevent the pursuers from behind, he immediately ordered people to set fire to the forest after walking through the mountain forest, causing Jin Dingguo and Qinling troops to arrive.
At this point, there is already a sea of fire in front of us, and it is impossible to pass through it.
For this reason, Qin Ling sighed helplessly and said: "It is said that the emperor of Donglin Kingdom is very resourceful. When I saw it today, I have opened my eyes."
"That's because he's lucky." Jin Dingguo snorted disdainfully and said with a stern look on his face: "It's strange to say that that girl Bai Ruxue has been missing for some time, but now she suddenly appears in the capital. Could it be that Shao Yan's girl
Do you have any plans, kid?"
Qin Ling shook his head and said: "I don't think so. Didn't you see the panic in Shao Yan's eyes when Bai Ruxue appeared? It was obvious that they met by chance, but there is one thing that I still can't figure out. That
As for Bai Ruxue's army, where have they been hiding these past few months? And what do they rely on to survive?"
"They are wearing the clothes of your army, could it be..." Jin Dingguo was afraid of offending him, so he hesitated to speak.
"You mean they will hide in my troops?" Qin Ling's forehead was covered with wrinkles and he said suspiciously: "Probably not. I know these troops below best. They will definitely not dare to do such a treasonous thing.
Even if someone acts as an internal agent for them, they have thousands of soldiers and horses, how can they not show some flaws?"
Jin Dingguo said with a smile: "General, you know people but don't know their hearts. Some people look like they are one of our own, but in fact they have been bribed by others a long time ago. They know that they will try to cover up, so they simply don't pretend and let this group of people blend into the noble society."
Among the army, this time Shao Yan, with the help of Bai Ruxue, rescued Deng Bingtang and his gang of veterans. Once the higher-ups investigate, you and I will be blamed."
Qin Ling rolled his eyes at him and thought to himself, it was clearly your own decision, so why did you blame me again?
Jin Dingguo seemed to be thinking about something and said: "General, during the fight today, I saw two familiar faces." At this moment, the two Donglin soldiers wearing Chu army uniforms suddenly flashed in his mind.
"Oh, is this happening?" Qin Ling looked at him in surprise.
"That's right. At that time, the official thought they were really one of our own, so he gave them an opportunity to take advantage of them." Jin Dingguo sighed quietly and said, "Oh, no matter what, we finally let this group of people escape.
, the only solution now is that we should discuss how to deal with the questioning from above."
Qin Ling hated his pretentious face very much and asked angrily: "Then what should we say about Marshal Yijin's intention?"
Jin Dingguo thought deeply for a moment, then chuckled and said, "I think I have an idea."
"Just stop showing off. What can you do? Tell me."
"That's -" Jin Dingguo was about to continue speaking when he suddenly heard the sound of horses croaking behind him, and saw a carriage driving towards here, followed by more than a dozen Chu Kingdom's imperial guards. The two of them
Just when they were wondering, the carriage stopped in front of them. As the curtain was opened, a young gentleman walked out. When the two saw it, they were shocked and fell to their knees on the ground, saying in unison: "See