Chapter 65 There is an old immortal in Xi’an Gate
The old man turned around resolutely, said goodbye to Huang Kezuan and ran back quickly.
A guard from the Qianqing Palace came over and said, "Can this old man put out the fire and then open the door to the enemy?"
Huang Kezuan shook his head: "If he and the Xi'an Gate defenders really have evil intentions, don't say we set fire to them. It would be even more difficult to climb the tower. Let's not doubt the people we employ."
His cry was heard in the distance: "I will be loyal to the Ming Dynasty all my life. The time has come, and I have decided to listen to the prince to supervise the country!"
Huang Kezuan gritted his teeth, turned around, quickened his pace, and quickly deployed the second line of defense.
The old man rushed to Xi'an Gate and found that the fire in the gate and gate tower was out.
No, it’s very hot this summer. How could the firewood go out on its own if it’s already lit?
He suddenly felt alert.
But it seemed that he was only alert for a moment and then relaxed again.
He faced the doorway filled with firewood, took out a flint and slowly lit a fire. After a few times, he couldn't light it~
"I am old and move slowly..."
"Poof!"
A hole was torn in his armor. If the old immortal hadn't escaped quickly just now, he might have had a big hole in his heart now.
He quickly rolled around on the ground twice, stood up like a carp, with his embroidered spring knife already unsheathed, and said to the shadow behind him: "Who are you?"
At some point, a sword-wielding man wearing a flying fish suit and a mask on his face stood there.
"No need to tell you." Before the man could finish his words, he stabbed the old immortal again.
The old man used his embroidered spring knife to resist, and at the same time made words to interfere with the other party.
"Did you put out the fire just now?"
"You are not from the palace, who sent you here?"
The man still didn't answer. The sword in his hand was narrow and sharp, and the moves he used were unusual. The blade did not touch the Xiuchun Dao at all, but every blow almost hit the vital point.
The old man became more and more panicked as he fought, and ran towards the city wall. The man's standing sword was pointed at his back, and he quickly chased after him.
"Ahhh!"
The old immortal screamed, and the two got closer and closer.
"Death!" The man smiled evilly, and he was only three steps away from catching up.
"Ah!"
Suddenly there was a scream, and the old man tripped over the steps and fell to the ground. The man stabbed directly with all his strength with his sword.
"Poof!"
At that moment, Lao Immortal raised a thick piece of rolling wood. The sword was very sharp and sank into the rolling wood several feet deep.
But I can’t pull it out.
"Poof!"
The embroidered spring knife pierces the enemy's heart.
"Tsk tsk tsk~Japanese sword's routine..."
Lao Immortal got up from the ground very calmly.
From the beginning of turning your back to the enemy and pretending that you can't light a fire, to gradually losing ground and running away, to then suddenly falling down, it's all fishing.
"As I get older, I don't have any other hobbies except fishing."
Seeing the enemy's expression of resignation, he couldn't understand why he fell into the hands of such an old man.
"I, known as Lao Immortal, was also a handsome man in a flying fish suit back then. I spied on the Japanese intelligence and assisted General Li Rusong in defeating the Japanese! I, Lao Immortal, have seen your Japanese sword tricks before~
After that, when I was rewarded and entered the palace to become a Han general, I almost forgot about my bloody nature back then. Gradually, others only remembered me as Lao Immortal... Today I recall the feeling of killing Japanese bandits in Goryeo! I am old Immortal and am not old today! p>
Cut off the thief's head with one knife, and quickly go down to the city wall to light the firewood at the gate.
When I ran up to the gatehouse and lit the fire above, Duke Cheng's army appeared outside.
Under the Xi'an Gate.
Zhu Chunchen shouted: "Open the door! I am the Duke of the country!"
No one answered the door in Xi'an.
"Where is the old immortal? I saw a figure just now. It should be the old immortal from a hundred households in Xi'an?"
The Han general Bai Hu who is on duty at Xi'an Gate today is nicknamed "Old Immortal". He comes from a good family and is acquainted with the previous generation Cheng Guogong.
"What the hell?"
"Where are the other soldiers on duty? Have they all gone to the support palace?"
"Something's wrong, there was clearly a figure just now."
What is that!?"
Zhu Chunchen saw no one, and when he took a closer look, he saw a human head hanging above.
"Zhang Wenda!"
"Ah!? Zhang Wenda, the censor of Zuodu!" The general in the Beijing camp was shocked.
"Ah! It's Mr. Zongxian! Mr. Zongxian has been killed!" When the patrol censor and the people from the Five Cities Military and Horse Department saw that their immediate superiors were killed, they became angry.
"The traitor Zhang Wenda participated in the conspiracy! He has been executed!!!"
A powerful roar shocked the voices outside the door.
The old and immortal Han general with gray beard and hair stood impressively in the center of the gate tower.
Although he is alone, he is like a glaring King Kong, instantly shocking the crowd.
The censor patrolling the city said angrily: "How dare you murder a minister! The traitor Zheng murdered in the palace, Zheng Yangxing rebelled outside the palace, open the door quickly, don't stop us from rescuing His Majesty!"
After the censor patrolling the city finished speaking, Old Immortal ignored him at all.
But Cheng Guogong frowned, knowing that the old man wanted to stop them.
"Old Immortal, what do you want? Don't you listen to my orders and be disloyal to Your Majesty!?"
"No! Zhang Wenda, the censor of Zuodu, conspired to rebel. The censor of the patrol city and the soldiers and horses of the five cities are also involved. Please ask Duke Cheng to capture them first and move to the Meridian Gate to eliminate Zheng Yangxing."
"The rebels are attacking fiercely and the Meridian Gate is very dangerous. Don't you know? I led my troops into Xi'an Gate and rushed to rescue the Meridian Gate from the inside. The British attacked from the outside. Open the door quickly without delay!"
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the servants used the long ladders prepared long ago to approach the city walls on both sides.
Xi'an Gate is not as tall as the Meridian Gate, and Zhu Chunchen was very familiar with the terrain. This level of preparation was the basis for the mutiny.
The old man was alone, but he showed no fear: "Huh! The Crown Prince has ordered that those who enter Xi'an Gate tonight will be rebels! Zhang Wenda will be punished!"
He knocked Zhang Wenda on the head and frightened the censor of the city to fall off his horse, and all the soldiers in the Beijing camp were confused.
"The prince oversees the country?"
"On September 1st, the prince oversees the country. What time is it now?"
"I'm afraid it's midnight..."
The people in the Beijing camp were deceived. Except for some generals and officers, no one had any thoughts of rebellion.
Zhu Chunchen said fiercely, if this prince really goes up, his life will be over, and he must fight hard!
He shouted loudly: "Mr. Zheng murdered the minister! For the sake of Your Majesty and the Ming Dynasty, follow me into the palace to save him!"
"Kill!"
The servants of Duke Cheng Guo shouted together and speeded up the long ladder to climb the city wall.
"Smoke!"
The gate tower of Xi'an Gate is smoking.
"Hahaha, I realized it was too late!"
It's already burning. The delay was just waiting for the fire to get bigger.
The city gate consists of two huge wooden doors. There are copper nails and iron rings on the doors, which can be used to strengthen the door body, but after all, it is mainly made of wood.
Due to the sabotage by spies, the fire was extinguished once, so it will take a while before the fire gets stronger and is not easily extinguished.
"Quick! Climb quickly! Climb up and put out the fire!"
Zhu Chunchen urged his servants to climb up quickly and enter the fire scene, and asked the patrol censor to put out the fire at the city gate immediately.