Although the heavy snow has not stopped, the sky is gradually getting brighter, and the scenery far and near can be seen in full view. General Xin Mao directed his classmates to open the last few wooden boxes, take out the cannonballs and stuff them into the barrels, with a gloomy and worried look on his face.
The classmate next to him said: "Classmate Xin, we have run out of shells, what should we do?"
General Xin Mao looked at the growing number of rebels gathering on the shore, and was filled with worry. I don’t know where these rebels got a few sampans from, and they were trying to row the sampans close to the ship to prevent them from firing artillery. In fact, there was no need at all.
Obstacle, the cannonballs are running out, these ship artillery are just decorations...
It is conceivable that a large number of rebels must have gathered at the Foundry Bureau at this moment. Once there is no artillery support, the Foundry Bureau will be captured and annihilated by the rebels in an instant. All students will face the rebels' swords, guns, swords and halberds and fight bloody battles.
With the number of rebels several times greater than the number of college students, none of the students in the foundry would be able to survive unless they surrendered...
Xin Mao kicked the empty wooden box next to him away, his eyes red, and said fiercely: "What else can we do? Let's retreat!"
If they don't retreat, they will all fight to death and be buried in the belly of a fish when they are surrounded by rebels.
General Xin Mao gritted his teeth and said: "Shoot all the shells and then we retreat!"
"Here!"
Among the students in the academy, Cen Changqian, General Xin Mao and others have always been leaders. The other students are all convinced, and now they regard them as leaders and obey their words.
"Tongtongtong"
When the last round of shells was fired, General Xin Mao ordered his students to raise anchor and sail, and sailed the ship towards the north of Kunming Pond, which was opposite to the direction of the foundry. There were no rebels on the shore. But at this moment, except for the place where the ship was parked,
The ice surface was shattered by them with thunderbolts, but the rest of the place was still frozen. The ship crashed into the nearby ice floe and hit the ice not far away. The bow of the ship was tightly clamped by the ice.
It's hard to make any progress.
"Get off the boat!"
Xin Mao held a horizontal knife in his hand and jumped off the side of the ship first. He stumbled on the ice and almost slipped. When he stabilized his steps, he saw that his classmates had jumped off the side of the ship and gathered behind him.
Then he took steps and ran towards the north shore.
Dozens of students followed closely behind, running wildly on the ice.
The rebels on the south shore were trying to get close to the ships in the pool, trying to prevent the artillery fire from continuing. Suddenly the artillery fire stopped. The ships sailed further north, and then were blocked by the ice. Then the students on board abandoned the ship.
And escape...
This sudden change stunned the rebels, who didn't understand why these students gave up their powerful artillery.
Until someone reacted and shouted: "The cannonballs must have been used up! Hurry, hurry, catch up with these students, don't let any of them go!"
Two hours of artillery volleys killed countless rebels. The rebel positions outside the foundry were plowed over and over again by artillery shells. Corpses were strewn on the ground with countless mutilated limbs. It became a hell of blood and fire. The rebels
The army's anger has long been unstoppable, and they vowed to capture these students alive and then cut them into pieces!
Now that I saw these students abandoning the boat and running away, I naturally wanted to pursue them. However, the south and north shores of Kunming Pond are far apart, and the ice in the pond was shattered by thunder. At this moment, there are ice floes everywhere, and it is impossible to pass by on foot.
Unable to row forward, he had to retreat to the shore and pursue around the embankment near the pond, but he was already a step too late.
Xin Mao led his classmates to the shore. In the wind and snow, his sight was blocked and he could not see the situation on the other side. However, he did not dare to delay for a moment. He ran north along the frozen Fengshui River until he reached the Weishui River and then turned around.
And heading east, when we are about to reach Longshouyuan, we follow the terrain and rush south to Xuanwu Gate.
At this moment, rebels are everywhere inside and outside Chang'an. It can be said that these students have no way to go to heaven or earth, so they can only defect to Youtunwei. After all, this is the army of Fang Jun, the secretary of the academy, and has always been recognized by the students as "one family."
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Inside the foundry, seeing that the number of artillery shells fired from the Kunming Pond was getting less and less, and that the rebels were gathering more and more without the threat of artillery. Cen Changqian understood that it was probably that the ships on the Kunming Pond had run out of artillery shells, and she couldn't help but feel anxious.
On the one hand, they are worried that without the bombing and deterrence of artillery, the rebels can attack the Foundry Bureau unscrupulously. On the other hand, they are even more worried that General Xin Mao and others will be surrounded and annihilated by the rebels, and the entire army will be wiped out...
However, now that we are not worried about General Xin Mao, the rebels outside the Foundry Bureau no longer have the damage and deterrence of artillery, and there have been several reinforcements. The number of people has become more and more. The city walls have collapsed in several places, and the rebels have rushed in.
In the foundry, the students relied on the simple fortifications they had built before and used firearms to fight and retreat. However, they also killed a large number of rebels, making it impossible for the rebels to completely capture the foundry for a while.
However, the students and guards in the foundry had been fighting for a long time, suffering heavy casualties and being exhausted, and could not hold on for much longer.
Cen Changqian dodged the locust-like arrows above her head, found Ouyang Tong not far away, and said quickly: "I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on, so we must take a long-term approach."
Ouyang Tong's skinny face was full of exhaustion, and his left shoulder was wrapped with a square scarf. Blood was seeping out from under the scarf, which was from an accidental shot earlier.
He raised his hand and wiped his face, his eyes full of despair, but his tone was very calm: "You have to defend it even if you can't! There is so much gunpowder in the warehouse, once the rebels get it, the entire city of Chang'an will be blown up.
!You and I are disciples of the Emperor, and we should be loyal to the King. Life and death are small matters. Fighting to the last moment and letting the rebels step over our bodies can be regarded as fulfilling our duties and dying without regrets."
There are so many rebels outside the foundry, and it is impossible to defend it with more than a thousand students. Moreover, because of the huge amount of gunpowder stored in the warehouse, it cannot be given to the rebels, except for fighting to the death to have a clear conscience.
There is no other way.
But Cen Changqian cursed "confused" angrily, took his hand and went straight to the building in the center of the foundry bureau, where Xu Jingzong and Liu Xi were making arrangements.
Seeing the two people approaching quickly, Xu Jingzong's hands trembled and he asked in surprise: "Has the defense line collapsed?"
Ouyang Tong endured the pain in his shoulder and looked very ugly: "There are constant streams of rebels. We are isolated and helpless. It is only a matter of time that the defense line collapses. If Lord Xu is afraid, he can just raise the white flag and go out and surrender."
We live in vain, but we will fight and die here to repay the emperor's favor!"
Xu Jingzong's beard curled up and he said angrily: "What are you talking about? After all, I am also your elder. To be so contemptuous and rude, I am simply not a son of a man!"
But it bypasses the topic of surrender...
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Ouyang Tong was stubborn and upright, and had never been ashamed of Xu Jingzong's character. He rolled his eyes and snorted, ignoring him.
Xu Jingzong was furious. Originally, these students were all conceited and had no respect for Fang Jun or Zhu Suiliang. Now that the rebels were besieging Chang'an City, the situation was extremely dangerous. The academy students accepted the prince's invitation.
The imperial edict came to defend the Foundry Bureau, and the blood and fire battle formations often involved life and death, and these students did not take him seriously...
But what can he do?
Each of these bastards is a proud son of the emperor. Not only are they outstanding in their abilities and talents, but they also have a strong leadership background. Almost everyone has one or more powerful factions behind them. Each one of them is his.
Untouchable.
Liu Shi on the side also had a headache. He had previously envied Xu Jingzong for being able to serve as the dean of the academy. After all, these students will have a bright future. Becoming their teacher today will be an immeasurable help in the future. It will be a great help to their career.
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I just realized today that it is not easy to be a teacher for these arrogant and proud people. If your own ability is not enough to make these little guys willingly respect you, you will not only lose their respect, but it will be counterproductive.
Look at Xu Jingzong now, he is so depressed that he almost dies...
However, when he saw that Xu Jingzong was a little angry, he quickly interjected: "The matter has come to this, it's not because we are unwilling to try our best, and we have a clear conscience. But we can't just sit here and wait for death, right? You two gentlemen, please tell us what countermeasures you have.
Listen."
He knew that these two people were the leaders of more than a thousand students outside, so he valued them very much and did not dare to treat them like ordinary students.
Cen Changqian said: "The situation is critical now, and the Foundry Bureau can no longer hold on. Although we are not afraid of death, we can't let the rebels massacre and still have a large number of firearms in the warehouse taken away by them, right? So I think we should blow it up first.
All the firearms in the warehouse, then the entire army will gather in one place and break out to the south! Now that the sky is covered with heavy snow, we only need to escape into the Zhongnan Mountains to escape the annihilation of the entire army."