The alley was dark, and the soldiers in front held torches, but they could only illuminate an area about a few feet near the alley. Shrouded by the low walls on both sides and the dark tree canopy above, only the footsteps of the soldiers echoed everywhere.
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The alley was not deep, but there was another street about a hundred steps away. Ma Zhanbao was walking in front, and when he saw that he was about to cross the alley and reach the opposite street, there was no movement around, and he couldn't help but feel a drum in his heart. He unconsciously turned his head towards
Looked at both sides.
"Hurry up, why are you wasting your time?" Mo Danian was right behind him and shouted in a deep voice.
"Yes, yes," Ma Zhanbao said quickly.
Mo Danian snorted coldly, holding his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist and never leaving it. Although he wanted to make a meritorious deed, he was extra careful. Be careful to sail the ten thousand year ship. In such a chaotic night, if you want to catch the fine work, you must be extra careful.
Be careful.
Meritorious service is good, but life is more important than meritorious service. If there is any trouble, he will immediately order a retreat.
In front of them were the lights at the street entrance. When they saw the exit in front of them after passing through the dark alley, all the soldiers, including Mo Danian, felt a lot more relaxed. In the chaotic night, walking through such a small alley
Alleys are always a nerve-wracking affair.
However, just as they walked past the last row of low walls, Mo Danian seemed to feel something. He unconsciously turned his head and looked towards the darkness on the right. Then his eyes widened in shock.
A figure looked down from a high position like a big bird swooping in the air. A shining cold light was magnifying in front of his eyes. That cold light was the flash of the weapon in the man's hand.
"There is an enemy..." Mo Danian had just shouted half a sentence, and the steel knife in his hand had just been halfway unsheathed when the voice suddenly stopped. The man who jumped from the air pierced his throat with just one knife.
An ordinary soldier like Mo Danian had no power to fight back under the volley attack of Chen Shiyi, who was highly skilled in martial arts. It was as easy as an eagle killing a chicken. Mo Danian clutched his throat and fell to the ground.
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Before the soldiers could react, more than ten black figures jumped down from the low wall next to them, and without saying a word, they greeted them with their weapons in their hands.
The attack came unprepared, and when they were relaxed, the attackers were all extremely skilled. In just twenty or thirty breaths, the attack was ended cleanly. More than ten rebels
The soldiers had become more than a dozen corpses.
"Change their armor." Zhang Yanling shouted in a low voice.
In fact, without waiting for Zhang Yanling's reminder, everyone had already started to take action. Soon, all the armors were put on. The only drawback was that two sets of armors were missing. There were thirteen people on Zhang Yanling's side, including Ma Zhanbao, while this group of rebel soldiers only had ten.
one person.
Chen Shi was so anxious that he ordered one person to wear only armor and the other to wear only a helmet. This freed up a pair of armors for the other two people. They could get away with wearing black cloaks while wearing helmets. This was not unexpected, because
Border troops often wear this kind of clothing, and their armor and weapons are not always complete.
After being properly dressed and throwing all the corpses over the low wall, everyone returned from the alley holding torches. This time, they could pass by the military camp in a swaggering manner.
When passing by the open space in front of the military camp, someone on the sentry tower asked loudly: "Mo Banner Officer, where were you just now? Why did you end up in the alley over there?"
Zhang Yanling asked Ma Zhanbao to respond: "Brothers, can't you soak your urine? You are so lenient."
The soldiers on the watchtower didn't ask any more questions. They didn't even notice that there were two more people in the patrol team.
The group of people walked through the open space in front of the military camp and arrived at the west side of the military camp. They went straight west, escaped from the military camp and plunged into a small street that led directly to the West City Wall. Walking along the small street to the end, there was the tall West City Wall in front of them.
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On the city wall, the figures of patrolling soldiers were clearly visible. Teams holding torches cruised along the west city wall very frequently. On the wall in front, when two patrol teams passed each other, they seemed to say something briefly. Then they crossed paths.
leave.
Zhang Yanling whispered: "What did they say? Did anyone hear it?"
"No." Chen Shiyi shook his head repeatedly. They were far away and their voices were low, so they really couldn't hear them clearly.
Zhang Yanling smacked his lips and pondered for a moment, and finally waved his hands and whispered an order. The group of people walked out of the street. The patrol approaching the city immediately noticed the group of people approaching the city wall holding torches. They stopped at the city head and looked at Zhang Yanling and others.
Zhang Yanling and others kept walking, and under the gaze of the patrol at the top of the city, they slowly climbed up the city wall along the stone steps leading up to the city.
"Where are you from? What are you doing here?" A city patrol slowly approached, and the leader asked in a deep voice.
"We are the personal guards of the royal palace. On the order of the prince, we came to the west city to inspect the city. There is a disturbance in the city today. Is there anything abnormal on the west wall?" Zhang Yanling raised his head forward and asked in a deep voice with his hands on his hips.
The flag officer leading the team was shocked. This group of people was actually sent by the prince to patrol. There was a trace of doubt in his heart. It was strange that they emerged from this corner without going to the city gate. But when they saw in front of them
This man's eyes were sharp and his aura was impressive, but he did not dare to question him. The palace guards could not be provoked, so there was no need to cause trouble.
"Oh, that's it. Everything is normal on the West City Wall. There is nothing unusual." The flag official said hurriedly.
Zhang Yanling waved her hand and said: "Very good. It's good to patrol, don't be lazy."
"Yes!" The flag officer waved his hand and hurriedly turned around and left with the people.
Chen Shiyi and others heaved a sigh of relief and thought to themselves: The Marquis is so brave that he pretended to be a guard of the palace. We are not afraid of being seen through our tattered armor. Fortunately, the other party was not smart enough and finally managed to get through.
However, Zhang Yanling stopped the flag officer again.
"Stop, come back." Zhang Yanling shouted.
"I don't know what your orders are?" the flag official asked hurriedly.
"Password!" Zhang Yanling shouted in a deep voice.
"Unify the world!" the little flag officer blurted out out of reflex.
"Did you say that the world will be unified? That's what I asked." Zhang Yanling frowned.
The little flag officer thought to himself: "It's so damn troublesome."
"Command! Unify the world!" Zhang Yanling shouted.
"Reorganize the country!" Xiaoqiguan replied.
Zhang Yanling nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand and said: "Very good. You can go."
The flag officer cupped his hands and turned to leave.
Only then did Chen Shiyi and others realize that Zhang Yanling wanted to ask them for their passwords.
"The Marquis is so clever. How did the Marquis know that they had the password?" Chen Shiyi asked in a low voice while walking along the city wall towards the tower.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "What they said when the two patrol teams crossed paths just now, I suspect it was a password exchange. It was just as I expected."
Chen Shiyi and others admired him very much. The Marquis was very observant and meticulous, which was admirable. If he didn't know the password, he would be found out soon.
Soon, the password was verified. As they walked along the city wall toward the city tower, they soon came face to face with a patrol team. As they passed by, the other party asked questions without warning.
"Unify the country!"
"Rebuild the country!" Chen Shiyi replied.
The teams passed each other and nothing happened. The other party didn't even bother to look at them and just walked past them.
After encountering two patrols in succession, there was a tall city tower in front of them, less than sixty or seventy steps away. Zhang Yanling whispered to everyone to get ready. However, after walking forward for more than twenty steps, there were ten steps ahead.
The remaining soldiers stood motionless across the city wall.
Chen Shiyi thought they were a patrol, so he shouted: "Unify the country!"
The man on the other side cursed: "You stupid thing, this is the turning point. The patrol is not allowed to enter the tower without turning back."
Chen Shi was stunned. No wonder the previous two teams turned back here. It turned out that this was the turning point. This place was still fifty steps away from the city tower. If they couldn't enter the city tower, how could they launch a surprise attack?
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "Brothers are very thirsty, can you go to the tower for a drink of water?"
"Are you stupid? The bucket is at the bottom of the city. What kind of water is available on the top of the city? Who are you? You don't know this?" Someone shouted from the opposite side.
Zhang Yanling's heart trembled, knowing that things were going to be bad. He whispered to everyone to get ready. The guards quickly took out their blunderbuss and started loading ammunition.
The other person asked again: "Which patrol team are you in? Which hundred households do you belong to?"
Zhang Yanling walked forward with a gun in hand and said: "We are the patrol team under Zhao Baihu. Brother, is there any water? Lend us a few sips."
"Zhao Baihu? Where is Zhao Baihu in Xicheng? Something's wrong. Who are you? Why are you talking so strangely? Stop, don't come near." The other side shouted loudly.
Zhang Yanling lowered his head and quickened his pace, the firegun in his hand emitting the light of flint friction.
"We are the people under the Prince of Hell, and we are here to send you to the West." Zhang Yanling shouted.
After the words fell, a violent roar sounded, the fire was dazzling, and the smoke was filled. The two parties were only a few steps away. The shotguns were extremely powerful and had the highest range of damage. Dozens of shotguns blasted out of an area the size of a washbasin, directly killing three people.
The rebels who stood together were shot with blood and flesh flying everywhere.
"Boom, boom, boom." The roar of bird cannons was heard endlessly, and several other enemies were hit in the head by iron bullets at close range and fell to the ground screaming.
"Kill! Take down the tower." Zhang Yanling shouted loudly.
"Kill!" Everyone shouted in unison and rushed towards the tower.
The enemies up and down the tower were alerted by the sudden roar. There were fifty or sixty soldiers stationed in the tower. They didn't know what was going on, so they followed the sound and rushed up to the wall to the west of the tower. They saw a group of people shouting and rushing towards them.
Come, they all hurriedly drew out their weapons, their faces confused.
"Peace in the world!" Zhang Yanling shouted.
"No, the password is wrong!" A guard from one hundred households shouted loudly without understanding the situation.
"Boom! Boom boom boom!"
The iron bullets from the cannon and Zhang Yanling's shotguns gave him the answer. The guards had already practiced charging and reloading at the same time. They fired a volley and knocked down a dozen of them.
"It's the enemy! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Only then did the enemies on the tower come to their senses. They screamed hysterically and fled towards the tower one after another.