Qiu Chan blocked Li Banghua behind her, and her pair of Emei thorns danced like hot wheels.
After blocking the assassination of the soft sword one after another, after a few dings, the old man's long sword was deflected. The Emei thorn picked and flicked, and the long sword slid to one side. Qiu Chan's steps were as fast as lightning, and he rolled forward, using the Emei thorn with his left hand.
After blocking the soft sword that the old man had chopped off, another Emei thorn instantly pierced the old man's lower abdomen.
Then Qiu Chan's wrist deflected, and the rhombus-shaped thorn tips instantly crushed his intestines. The old man suddenly lost all strength and fell to the ground.
Qiu Chan immediately turned around and ignored the fallen person, protecting Li Banghua and preparing to run into the alley. At this time, a snow-white silk scarf suddenly flew out from a nearby shop.
This silk scarf is three feet long and one foot wide. The water-soaked scarf looks like a stick, flying at a speed that is dizzying.
It immediately wrapped around Qiu Chan's neck and tied a tight knot in an instant.
Qiu Chan desperately tried to pull the Qinshui silk scarf wrapped around her neck, but she couldn't pull it off. After the soft silk scarf was completely wetted by the water, it became very heavy and like a stick.
The most terrifying thing is that this thing is actually a kind of dart. It is a soft dart.
There are many types of soft darts. This kind of soft darts are made of cloth and silk, fished out of the basin, thrown out, wrapped around the enemy's neck, and suffocated. It requires extremely skillful techniques and hard practice.
Such a master washes handkerchiefs, silk scarves, and cloth in a basin on the side of the road where the target is passing by. When the target passes by, he suddenly takes out the cloth, etc., which are soaked in water, and throws the soft dart out, wrapping around the target's neck.
.Strangle the target to death.
After Qiu Chan was hit, her breathing stopped completely and her neck felt like it was about to be strangled.
Qiu Chan's Emei thorns fell to the ground with both hands. She grabbed the silk scarf around her neck tightly and made a gurgling sound in her throat. The bones of the silk scarf made a rattling sound. Qiu Chan's face and neck were red. Her face was ferocious, and her veins popped out.
The lack of oxygen soon defeated her. She fell to the ground with a thud.
A pair of calves kicked wildly, and after struggling for a while, his neck tilted and he died.
Even until she died, she could not untie the silk scarf that strangled her neck.
At this time, Li Banghua was so frightened that his legs were shaking and he couldn't control himself. With two servants holding him up, he was about to run into the alley. He found that this lively street was even more unsafe. You didn't know who the assassin was.
Even just now, they didn't see clearly which store door this silk scarf flew out from.
Bang bang bang! Several gunshots were fired, and people on the street screamed and fled.
The fight just broke out for a very short time, and they had not yet reacted. At this time, the sound of gunshots suddenly woke them up.
Several fast horses rushed over and quickly protected Li Banghua.
The knight on the horse, Li Banghua, knew him as a cavalry member of the patrol battalion.
The patrol camp is under the control of the Ministry of War. Once the patrol camp arrives, he will be safe.
Those assassins will naturally retreat because they have lost their chance.
Li Banghua felt dizzy. If he hadn't been supported by someone, he would have fallen down long ago.
The knight on the horse was a commander. He shouted loudly: "A few people will help Da Sima and help Da Sima into the sedan. Send Da Sima back to his house."
At this time, more soldiers from the patrol battalion arrived.
Li Banghua was helped into the sedan chair, and the group headed towards Li's Mansion under the protection of the horse team.
At this time, Li Banghua had not yet recovered from his panic when he heard a burst of intense gunfire.
Boom boom boom! The sound of the cannon was dull, but not loud. Obviously the place where the cannon was fired was far away from here.
Li Banghua sat up all of a sudden. No, this was the sound of the red cannon. Ordinary general cannons and bronze-haired cannons did not have such a loud sound.
The distance to hear the sound was outside the city. At this time, the sound of cannons was rumbling and coming from the south side of the city.
In Nanyuan, Li Banghua immediately thought of where the artillery fire was taking place.
The equipment of the Beijing camp needs to be reported to the Ministry of War. He knew that there were ten red cannons in the Beijing camp.
Zhang Shize really dared to fire on the Ming Dynasty's army. Li Banghua was so shocked that his mouth opened.
The whole basis of their calculations was that Xungui would never dare to do it for real. Zhang Shize did not dare to attack the Xuanwu Army. But now it seems that they were wrong. How wrong.
Not only did Zhang Shize fight back, but the nobles also took action. They even dared to touch people from the Ministry of War. If he hadn't persisted until the arrival of the patrol camp today, he would have been accountable here.
Zhang Shize looked in front of him with a ferocious expression, and the red cannons were firing one after another.
These artillery pieces were cast by Yang Fan's steel factory and purchased by Chongzhen.
The barrel is three meters long and weighs two tons. When moving, it must be assembled with an ammunition truck and towed by twelve horses, making it very difficult to move. Therefore, it was not brought with it during the Western Expedition.
Chongzhen bought this thing just to protect the capital, and he didn't want to fight in a distant place.
These ten cast steel cannons have a caliber of 130mm and the shells weigh 36 pounds. The shells are all cast iron spheres. Cork sabots are used to seal the bore gaps to prevent air leakage.
At this time, five hundred people from the artillery battalion were waiting on these big guys.
They first weighed the gunpowder and poured it into the barrel of the cannon. Then they packed it firmly with pins, because Yang Fan did not sell fixed ammunition.
Then, they loaded a heavy iron ball cannonball onto the stock and put it into the barrel.
Then simply aim and ignite the gunpowder on the fire door.
In fact, there is no need to aim, the big wall is just there.
Heavy artillery fired one after another. At a distance of 200 meters, heavy 36-pound siege artillery shells roared and hit the wall.
This 36-pound heavy artillery can attack the city wall, but what is in front of it is just a one-meter-thick brick wall made of cement mortar. These huge green bricks of the city wall are actually relatively crisp and not as hard as the red bricks.
Under the bombardment of heavy artillery, a large area collapsed.
When an iron ball was hit, the green bricks shattered and splashed everywhere. A large pit more than half a meter deep and more than one meter in diameter immediately appeared in the one-meter-thick city wall. It almost penetrated the city wall.
Suddenly, the Xuanwu officers and soldiers on the city wall screamed in terror.
One shot can almost completely penetrate the outer wall. They have never seen such a terrifying artillery piece.
A guard looked at the wall in front of him that had just been hit by artillery. A large piece of it bulged inward. He couldn't help but poke it with his scabbard.
With a crash, the wall that had been beaten and deformed collapsed instantly, revealing a circular hole. This hole was larger than the basin.
Through this hole, the guard looked at the opposite side in horror. Cannons were still firing one after another, and the wall was constantly being hit. Every time a cannon was hit, a bulge would be shattered.
He shouted, turned around and ran away.
Zhang Shize actually had a sense of proportion. If he had aimed directly at the crenel, the soldiers who were hiding behind and firing their guns would have been beaten to pieces along with the crenel.
After three rounds of firing, Dong Jishu was stunned. The wall in front of him was full of bulges. Occasionally, the bulges would collapse due to the shock of the shells, and holes the size of washbasins would appear.
From inside, you can clearly see the ferocious expressions of the officers and soldiers of the Beijing Camp opposite.
The defenders finally couldn't hold it any longer. They shouted and ran down the wall. They fled backwards. From the moment the Beijing camp fired artillery, they were completely desperate. Under this kind of artillery, they almost went crazy with fear.
Everyone in the Xuanwu Army was running away. Their army had already collapsed twice.
The camp was dragged down by Japanese pirates and collapsed once, and was defeated by Ji Town rebels once. Their officers and veterans have passed down the memory of the collapse.
The fighting will of an army is inherited from its veterans.
At this time, they collapsed again. More than 10,000 people ran back in a hurry. They abandoned the camp and ran out through the back door.
Zhang Shize did not surround the back door. He only wanted to drive them away and get back the military camp.
As long as these people are driven away, there is no need to kill more.
Dong Jishu reacted immediately and ran away immediately.
He ran under the small villa, mounted his horse, turned around and ran away. If he didn't take advantage of the chaos and run away now, Mr. Zhang would be furious. If he were caught, he would probably end up miserable.
He galloped towards the north gate of Nanyuan. While urging the horses to run fast, he whipped the defeated soldiers who were blocking the way with a whip to stop them from blocking the way.
He made up his mind that he would be safe only if he ran into the imperial city. He was going to His Majesty to complain. He accused Zhang Shize of rebelling.
