"Send the order, beat the drum, call three times, and start the attack!" Yang Qian stood on the high platform, and the torches around him were lit one after another.
Accompanied by the voice of his order, all the generals and commanders all agreed.
After three digits, boom, boom, boom... the thundering sound of war drums suddenly shook the earth, shocking the rebels who had fallen asleep on the city wall and looked at each other blankly.
After that, I heard the shocking roar again. "The Jingnan Army is victorious!..."
With the last breath, the heavy weight-bearing hammer suddenly fell down, and its long tip jumped to the sky like an electric shock.
Thousands of pounds of stone bullets flew out of the leather pocket, streaked across the still dark night sky, and hit hard with a low whistling sound.
He heard huge roars coming one after another, and rockets flew into the sky and crossed each other. By the light of the fire, Yang Qian saw the smoke pillars rising from the city wall, proving that stone bullets had accurately hit the city wall.
After the defenders on the city felt the vibration and roar of the city wall, they immediately subconsciously ran in a direction away from the source of the vibration.
Most of them had experienced the northern expedition to Goguryeo, had admired the miserable appearance of Liaodong City, and had seen at close range the puddles of flesh and mud that were difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.
It is precisely because of their understanding that they become more and more frightened by the power of this weapon.
The dull and shocking bombardment also reached the ears of the elite Youtun Guards who had quietly gathered their troops and arrived near the house where Queen Xiao was under house arrest.
Hearing the roar coming from all directions, Liu Zhi and Dugu Kaiyuan looked at each other.
Patting the white strip of cloth tied on his left arm in a tacit understanding, Dugu Kaiyuan held up his bow, nodded towards Liu Zhi, and strode ahead.
There were more than a hundred elites behind him. They were naturally the elites who entered the house to rescue Empress Xiao.
As long as they received Empress Xiao safely, Liu Zhi would lead 500 elite troops to clear the way and cover them.
Empress Xiao must be allowed to retreat safely to their base camp on the west side of Tan City. As long as they retreat there, more than 3,000 right guards can at least hold on until the Jingnan Army breaks into the city.
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In the courtyard, Queen Xiao had already changed out of her gorgeous palace clothes, and even put on a set of eunuch's clothes, and even covered her face with a veil.
As time passed bit by bit, Queen Xiao gradually became nervous, and Wang Zhong beside her was equally uneasy.
However, the old master was still there. From time to time, he would take out a piece of sesame seed cake from his pocket, take a bite, and it would squeak...
"Duan Xiaoqing's family, can we really escape?" Empress Xiao touched her belly. Listening to the sound of Master Duan chewing pancakes, Empress Xiao felt sour in her stomach for no reason, and hurriedly
Divert your attention.
After all, it would be so embarrassing for me to swallow in front of such a young man.
"Don't worry, Madam, there will be no problem." As soon as Duan Shizi finished speaking, his ears suddenly twitched. "It's already started..."
"Start with what?" Wang Zhong, who was standing aside and had also tied his front and back clothes around his waist, was holding the wooden stick and continuing to show his loyalty to protect the Lord, and was extremely confused.
"The siege has begun." Master Duan raised his finger and pointed to his ear.
Soon, Wang Zhong and Queen Xiao heard the faint shouting, and not long after, they heard a sudden loud noise outside the house.
Then there were screams and wails across the night sky. They were so frightened that both Queen Xiao and Wang Zhong couldn't help but shiver.
"Follow me." Master Duan made a gesture to the two of them, then turned around and led the two of them out of the house, quietly walking to the bottom of the wall next to the gate of the house.
The sound of fighting outside became louder and louder. At this time, Queen Xiao heard loud shouts and the sound of opening the door of the house.
"Quickly, kill that woman, do it now!"
Hearing this sharp shout, Queen Xiao couldn't help but shudder, and saw a dozen soldiers wearing helmets rushing in.
They just rushed in a few steps, and as if they hit a wall, they all let out muffled groans or screams, and fell down one after another.
"There is an ambush, there is an ambush inside!" The Yuwen clan's dead soldier who had not yet expired screamed loudly.
However, dozens of people rushed in one after another, but they all fell to the ground. No matter how strong their armor was, they could not stop the terrifying penetrating power of the powerful crossbow with extremely destructive power at close range.
"Empress, we are here, brothers, it's us!" At this time, excited shouts came.
"Password!"
"The King of Heaven covers the tigers of the earth!" Dugu Kaiyuan, who was about to rush in, couldn't help but shudder when he saw the dead and wounded on the ground, and quickly shouted.
"Empress, I'm sorry. Let's go!" After Master Duan saw clearly that it was Dugu Kaiyuan and others, he lowered his body, asked Queen Xiao to lie on his back, and then strode towards the gate of the house.
"Where are the other brothers?" Dugu Kaiyuan only saw Master Duan and the figure on his back, as well as Eunuch Wang Zhong, but did not see Master Duan's companions.
"They still have something to do, let's go quickly!" Master Duan was too lazy to talk nonsense and glared at Dugu Kaiyuan Road.
"It's important to protect your empress and escape safely."
"Okay!" When Dugu Kaiyuan knew that this was not nonsense, he immediately shouted and ordered the brothers to start retreating...
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There was a big commotion outside the city, and soon the news reached Yu Wenhuaji's "bedroom".
He hurriedly threw down the beauty on the bed, wrapped himself in a fur coat and opened the door. Hearing that the Jingnan Army had begun a four-door assault, Yu Wenhuaji couldn't help but change his face.
"Quickly, convey my decree quickly and let the generals lead their troops to the city to defend against the enemy. Also, summon the King of Qi to discuss matters quickly. Go quickly!"
Yu Wenhua and the shocked Yu Wenhua hastily washed up, and the injured King Qi was already carried into the palace by strong men in a soft sedan chair.
Seeing Yuwen Zhiji appear in front of him, Yuwen Zhiji seemed to be grasping the last straw as if he was about to drown.
"Second brother, what should we do now? The Jingnan Army has begun to attack."
"Your Majesty, it's useless to be anxious. Since Yang Qian no longer has any scruples and wants to kill him, our only support is Empress Xiao."
"Detain Empress Xiao immediately and use her as a hostage. If Yang Qian dares to call himself a loyal minister of the Sui Dynasty, he will definitely not dare to let Empress Xiao die in the hands of your brothers and me."
"Okay, let's do it like this, here comes..." Before Yu Wenhuaji could finish his words, he saw a panicked general running towards him.
"Your Majesty, something bad happened. The soldiers of the Youtun Guard rebelled. They attacked the house where the empress was under house arrest, and the defenders were killed..."
"What?!" Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Wenzhiji both changed their expressions.
"Have you killed Empress Xiao?!" Yuwen Zhiji asked sharply.
"No, when we arrived, they had already snatched away Empress Xiao. The people we arranged in the courtyard had already been dead for a long time..."
Yu Wenhuaji shouted angrily.
"Quickly, order Yuan Li and Pei Qiantong to lead the army quickly. We must take back Queen Xiao. Go quickly!"
"No!" The general who came to report was about to retreat, but was stopped by Yuwen Zhiji.
Yuwen Zhiji's eyes were filled with awe-inspiring murderous intent. "Even if we can't get it back, we must kill Queen Xiao. Do you understand that?!"