The two sisters Peng Jingrong and Peng Jingwei looked back from time to time while riding on their horses. They witnessed the bloody killings inside the city gate. The familiar back was like a nail nailed into the city gate. They did not take a step back, nor did they look back. They just kept looking.
Swinging the knife, and then swinging the knife, from such a long distance, you can still see the corpses piled up at the city gate gradually blocking half of the city gate.
I don’t know how long that person can last. This may be the last time I see him. It is also the last time I see the iron factory where they have lived for more than ten years. The two sisters are thinking this. The sky is high and the fields are wide, and the north wind is blowing with snowflakes.
Come, my father's life or death is uncertain, decades of foundations have been destroyed, so many good brothers have turned against each other, and so many familiar faces have been tragically killed by swords. Yesterday was a joyful New Year's Eve, and the noble lady, today suddenly everything has become so sad.
So terrifying, so unacceptable, from now on, he is a fugitive on the run. Although the world is big, there is no place to stay. A hundred miles ahead is the border of the feuding Qing Kingdom...
There was a slight tremor, and then it gradually became stronger. A guard fell to the ground, turned his ears and listened, shouting, "There is a large group of cavalry in front." Peng Jinrong turned pale with fright. Could it be that the cavalry coming from the north was from the Qing Dynasty?
The Iron Riding Chain Horse?
The chain horses of the Qing Dynasty were very sharp. Five war horses were linked together and tied with forward spears. They were invincible wherever they went. The horses of the Ming Dynasty frontier cavalry were not as good as those of the Qing Dynasty. Every time the cavalry fought, they suffered heavy losses. Fortunately,
The iron factory's crossbows exerted their power to avoid falling behind. Now the Qing Dynasty took advantage of the Lunar New Year to launch a surprise attack. The iron factory must be the first to bear the brunt. I wonder where the imperial troops on the border are?
The ground gradually began to tremble, and everyone was afraid and did not dare to move forward. Suddenly, they saw a large number of people in ragged clothes running towards us with messy weapons.
It's the slaves, the slaves are rioting! One of the guards shouted, it's strange why the rioting slaves didn't escape, but ran back. Their questions were soon answered.
Cavalry, cavalry all over the sky, emerged from the horizon.
The long horns, the dull drum beats, and the flags that cover the sky. Yes, it is the elite cavalry of the Qing Dynasty. The chain horse is in front, followed by the cavalry archers and swordsmen, and behind them are the infantry carrying siege equipment.
, the army stretched for several miles, approaching slowly, with fast-moving light cavalry scouts on both sides running back and forth in the distance. There were heavy troops in front and a fortified city behind. There was no way to retreat or escape.
The slave group ran desperately, passing by the small group of men and horses. No one paid attention to them. Many of the slaves had arrow wounds. It was obvious that they had just encountered the Qing army and suffered a heavy loss.
There is a wolf in front and a tiger behind, so what should I do? Peng Jinrong was so anxious that she was spinning around, and the horse under her legs also became anxious and barked non-stop.
At the north gate of the iron factory, corpses were piled up half the city gate, and no one dared to clean them up. This slightly affected the power of the crossbow. The crossbow arrow penetrated the corpse and actually opened a passage, and then the crossbowmen quickly stepped on the pedals.
, the arrows were fired at Liu Ziguang at a combat rate of sixty rounds per minute, and the crossbows were fired in a concentrated manner. Liu Ziguang, even though he had a regenerated body, could not help but feel guilty, and retreated towards the city gate, dodged out of the city gate, and stepped aside.
Thick crossbow arrows whizzed out from the city gate, flew a long way before being stuck in the soil, and a dense iron crop was planted hundreds of feet away from the north gate.
Liu Ziguang secretly called out the danger. This kind of unnecessary head-on fight was really undesirable, and the officers and soldiers had already climbed up the city wall, hung down with ropes, and formed an infantry team to chase the eldest lady and the others.
Liu Ziguang galloped north, where the eldest lady and the slave group were. His speed was no less than that of a good horse, and soon he ran into the fleeing slave group.
When they came back from the camp, nearly a thousand people had been wounded by fire and arrows. Four thousand people had fled the city, but now there were only more than two thousand people left, and many of them had arrow wounds.
Zhamuhe was riding on a handsome Qing war horse with two pots of feather arrows hanging on the saddle. As soon as he saw Liu Ziguang, he shouted: "It's really unlucky. Not far from the city gate, I met a Qing scout.
We killed this small group of scouts, but were bitten by the vanguard of the Qing army. Thousands of our brothers died on the spot, but we didn't make them feel easy. We killed at least several hundred of them. But the chain was coming soon.
, We people can't defeat the cavalry. How is the fighting in the city? It doesn't look good. I just saw your two sweethearts escaping.
Liu Ziguang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "The officers and soldiers have entered the city, the eldest lady and the others have fallen, and now there is no way to retreat."
"Anyway, I can't be a prisoner again. I would rather die free." Anthony said while holding the captured Qing scimitar.
"If you fall into the hands of the iron factory people, you will die. If you fall into the hands of the Qing people, it will be even worse. They will all be buried alive." A slave who was familiar with the Qing Dynasty said.
"Fuck it, brothers can't be born on the same day, same year, same month, and it's fate that they can die on the same year, same month, and same day. Let's fight together and die under the city of Liguo Iron Factory today!" Zhamuhe shouted sadly.
The slaves were infected,
They waved their weapons and shouted: "Fight, fight, fight!" After finally escaping, they fell into despair again. More than two thousand people who were determined to die screamed in grief and anger, shaking the sky and the earth. A large group of jackdaws
Alarmed, he flew into the snowy sky.
Song Qingfeng followed Peng Jinrong and saw the dark Qing army. The corners of his mouth raised slightly and he said: "Miss Peng, Yu Hualong colluded with officers and soldiers to rebel against the factory. This matter is irreversible. Now we can only rely on the power of the Qing army."
, can the Peng family's rule in the iron factory be restored. As the saying goes, those who know the current affairs are heroes, the Qing king is brave, and I have an old relationship. As long as I go over and say a few words to the Qing army commander, I will definitely convince him to help you recover
Ironworks."
Peng Jingrong stared at Song Qingfeng for a long time and said: "You are from the Qing Dynasty." Song Qingfeng smiled reservedly: "It doesn't matter which country you are from, what is important is the world. It is my lifelong dream to make the world stop fighting."
"In order to stop fighting, you want to attract the Qing army to attack the Ming Dynasty? I'm afraid you are not just a Wudang hero?" the eldest lady asked sarcastically.
Song Qingfeng smiled again: "Wudang taught me martial arts, and the Qing Dynasty gave me a future. Yes, my true identity is Zhang Jing, the fourth rank of the Qing government. I was given a yellow mantle by His Majesty. This time I entered the iron factory, and I came here for the sake of the South."
I am conquering the great cause, and secondly, it is also for you, Jingrong. No matter what, my admiration for you is true, and I will definitely help you take back the iron factory. Believe me, Jingrong." These sincere words,
Even Song Qingfeng himself was moved.
"Bah! You're still a young hero. I think you only deserve to be called a dog thief! Can you call my sister's name casually? You hateful Qing Dynasty spy. Look at the arrow!" The angry second lady did not wait for her sister to reply.
, he cursed angrily, picked up the revolving spring gun and was about to shoot, but Yang Meng on the side pushed his arm violently, and the iron arrow rushed into the sky. Peng Jingwei glared at Yang Meng, "What, you are also a Qing spy?"
Yang Meng said with a sad face: "Second Miss, the matter has come to this, I think we should do as Master Song said, we don't want to die yet." Lu Gaozhi and other guards who were familiar with Song Qingfeng also expressed their willingness to follow Song Qingfeng.
Lower the Qing Dynasty.
Yu Xiaolong was still with the team. The second lady had stopped holding him hostage long ago. In fact, it was Yu Xiaolong's own idea to hold him hostage. Now he looked at the two sisters worriedly and did not dare to interrupt.
Peng Jinrong has been numbed by the series of changes. Everyone has betrayed her relatives and separated, and only the two sisters depend on each other. Looking at the proud Song Qingfeng, he feels regretful and wants to beat himself up. Needless to say, Liu Ziguang has definitely been cleared of the charge of being a spy for the Qing Dynasty. Dong Xiang's matter
It also seems to be a conspiracy.
"Did you kill Dongxiang?" Peng Jingrong suddenly asked.
"For the sake of world peace, sometimes it is necessary to sacrifice some people. I will burn paper for Dongxiang every year." Those who make big things do not stick to trivial matters. Song Qingfeng does not care about admitting the fact of killing Dongxiang now.
"Then Liu Ziguang was killed by you too?" Peng Jinrong continued to ask.
"Killing him is all for you, Jingrong. I admit that I have selfish motives, but it is all because of love. I think you will forgive me." Song Qingfeng is a cheerful person, but there is one thing he did not say out loud.
He used Liu Ziguang to escape and lured the guard captain Hu Xianjue away. This move caused the tiger to leave the mountain and easily removed one of the fierce generals around the eldest lady. Song Qingfeng had to rely on him. There were already many Qing scouts in civilian clothes mixed into the city.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Song Qingfeng, in his capacity as the head guard of the inner chamber and on behalf of the eldest lady, sent more than a dozen jars of poisonous wine to the defenders at the north gate. Then, after the drug took effect, he sneaked back to the inner chamber and ordered
His plainclothes scouts occupied the north gate, lowered the suspension bridge, and welcomed the Qing army into the city. Unexpectedly, the guard Ding You did not drink alcohol and led a group of his men who did not drink poisonous wine. He fought a bloody battle with the scouts and died together, which in turn took advantage of the rioting slaves.
The army seized the north gate without wasting any effort.
The people of the Qing Dynasty were not orthodox in the Central Plains, and they were very ambitious. They wanted to drink from the Yangtze River and occupy the south of the Yangtze River. This time they carefully designed the iron factory and dispatched a large number of spies and troops. They were determined to win it. After they succeeded, they would give up the power? It was simply a dream.
This Song Qingfeng used this temptation just to get him to commit himself to him. Thinking of committing himself to such a treacherous and despicable villain who also talks about peace, Peng Jinrong couldn't help but tighten her hands on the long dagger inlaid with gold and white jade handles.
Song Qingfeng took out a piece of white silk from his arms and waved it several times at the flag of the Qing army commander. The other party also waved a flag in response. Song Qingfeng reached out to pull Peng Jingrong's horse rein, "Let's go over, Jingrong."
Peng Jinrong suddenly raised the dagger and stabbed Song Qingfeng, but Song Qingfeng reacted quickly and turned aside to avoid the attack. When Peng Jinrong missed the hit, she sighed and turned the dagger to stab her own throat. Song Qingfeng had expected it.
The sword flashed, knocking down the dagger, and then quickly tapped the acupuncture point on Peng Jinrong's neck, making Peng Jinrong unable to move.
Seeing her sister being restrained, Peng Jingwei raised her gun again and shot Song Qingfeng, but Yang Meng cut off the spring force gun with a knife on the side. Yu Xiaolong was unarmed and looked at Lu Gaozhi who was coldly holding a knife at him, and finally did not dare to act rashly.
Song Qingfeng promised the internal guards that after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, everyone would have a future as a hundred households. They were a little hesitant at first, but happened to encounter Yu Hualong's rebellion, and suddenly there was no way out. Surrendering to the Qing Dynasty seemed to be a bright road.
The inner guards tied up the second young lady who was yelling and swearing. Of course Yu Xiaolong couldn't run away. He was still a good hostage for the Qing Dynasty. The group of people headed towards the Qing army to greet them.
Suddenly, I heard a cold voice from behind: "Are you leaving like this? My lords." Looking back, I saw that it was the mysterious iron-masked warrior.