Zhang Yanling's method of dealing with the enemies outside was simple and crude. After knocking on the door, he threw three smoking golden melons into the small room, and then closed the door. After a few booms, Captain Kaka was unable to escape.
He and several other Franco soldiers were all hidden inside.
According to Zhang Yanling's estimation, the dungeon should be twenty or thirty meters underground below the castle, with only one passage leading to the outside. The explosion of Jingua Lei underground should not be heard by the enemies on the ground of the castle. At most, only a muffled sound would be heard.
I don't know where the sound came from. Maybe I thought it was muffled thunder in the sky.
Moreover, even if he heard it, there was nothing he could do. This was the only way to quickly deal with these enemies. When the matter reached this point, Zhang Yanling could only rescue the people quickly, and immediately found a way to join Chen Shiyi and others who were responding.
Zhang Yanling ignored the smelly Almeida, tied him up with ropes and tied him to his back, took Helena and Catherine out and evacuated. When passing the small house, Captain Kaka and others were lying around in the house.
The bloody corpses, broken limbs and limbs from the explosion, and the sight of blood all over the floor made Catherine and Helena almost faint.
Although he was scared, he was also aware that the Duke had clever methods and eliminated obstacles.
The three of them quickly followed the spiral staircase to the small courtyard at the exit. The first thing the three of them did was to take a deep breath of fresh air to regain their strength and sober their heads that were dizzy from the stench.
It seemed quiet outside, and Zhang Yanling's guess was correct. The underground explosion did not attract the attention of everyone on the ground. After all, it was just three golden melons, not a huge underground blasting activity. Otherwise, the ground would have felt some vibrations and
roar.
The problem now is how to get out of here. This is a huge problem. If Almeida and the two girls can be brought to the forest on the hillside on the south side of the castle, it would be a good place to hide. Chen Shiyi and the others should meet tonight
Come and meet us. When we get on the boat, everything will be easy to handle.
However, there were French soldiers patrolling the castle, and a group of people including Governor Goya were waiting at the gate. It was impossible to leave under such circumstances.
The three of them discussed in low voices for a while. Naturally, the two girls had no idea, so they had to rely on Zhang Yanling to make up his mind.
After Zhang Yanling thought about it carefully, he said in a deep voice: "There are two options at the moment. One is to find a private room and settle Mr. Almeida down first. Then come back and rescue him later. Otherwise, we will not be able to leave the castle with him."
Helena stared at Zhang Yanling with big eyes and said, "Are you going to abandon my father?"
Zhang Yanling said: "It's not to abandon him, but to settle him temporarily. Clean and bandage him, and settle him in a safe place. Even if they find that the person is missing, they will not suspect that the person is still in the castle. The so-called most dangerous place
It’s the safest. I’ll come back and rescue him later.”
Helena shook her head and said: "I understand what you mean, Lord Duke, please take Catherine and leave. I can't leave my father behind. I came to save him. He looks like this now. If I leave him here, he
He will die. Is there anything you can do to come back and save him? By the time we come back, he... I'm afraid he will be dead a long time ago."
Zhang Yanling thought to herself: "Do you think your father can still live? If he is rescued, he will die, but he will just linger on."
But how can I say this? I just frown and say nothing.
Catherine also said: "Your Majesty, it would be inappropriate to leave Mr. Almeida here. If Helena doesn't leave, I won't leave either. We can't leave them behind."
Zhang Yanling did not have time to explain to them that his troops were divided into land and water and were about to launch an attack. As long as Almeida was out of Alfonso's control, and as long as he could persist until he captured the port of Malacca, he would be able to rescue him.
But it takes a lot of words to tell them this now.
"In this case, we can only use the second method. We have to create chaos and escape while taking advantage of the chaos. Otherwise, we have no chance to escape. As long as we successfully escape to the woods at the foot of the hillside, my people will come to rescue us.
We, we can leave by boat. Of course, this is the most ideal consideration." Zhang Yanling said.
Helena said: "How to create chaos?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Such as setting fire to the castle. Once the fire breaks out, there will be chaos, and we will have a chance. Helena, this is your home, and you have to make the decision."
Helena said: "But once a fire breaks out, not only the people around the manor will be alarmed, but Alfonso will also be alarmed, and he will come with his troops. Wouldn't that be more dangerous?"
Zhang Yanling said: "This is what I am about to remind you. Alfonso will definitely be alerted. Unless they believe that we were burned to death in the castle, they will surely hunt them down. If we cannot escape in time, the situation will be
It's terrible. We will be trapped here. But there is no perfect way. If we decide to do this, we can't think too much. In short, act according to the situation and deal with it carefully. The rest can only be left to God.
"
Catherine whispered: "God will bless us. Helena, it seems we can only do this. It is impossible to leave Mr. Almeida behind."
Helena nodded slightly, looked up at Zhang Yanling and said, "If something goes wrong, wouldn't it cause you to die with us? This is something I can't feel at ease with."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "I promised you to come to save people, so I won't think about the consequences. Otherwise, why would I take the risk? There is a saying in our Ming Dynasty called 'a promise of a thousand gold'. You must be true to your words and resolute in your deeds. This is a Ming man."
Responsibility.Others
Don't worry too much about it. I believe we can escape. Even if we can't escape, Alfonso will never catch me. How can I, the great Duke of Ming Dynasty, be a prisoner of his subordinates? Don't think about anything, just act.
The longer you delay, the more dangerous it will be."
Helena was extremely grateful. Although she was determined to die, Zhang Yanling took the risk for her, which obviously made Helena very grateful. Don't say anything about the agreement between the two parties. The situation at this moment is extremely dangerous and very dangerous.
He may have given his life here. This cannot be compensated or explained by the so-called agreement. It can only be said that Zhang Yanling was willing to take this risk for his own sake. This is no longer an agreement, but a matter of friendship.
"Your Excellency, you treat me like this, I will repay you in the future." Helena said softly.
Zhang Yanling waved her hand and said: "Don't tell me, which room is the most suitable for arson? Go and do it quickly."
Helena gritted her teeth, turned around and disappeared into the dark castle corridor.
Outside the castle, Wo Ya and others were anxious. He paced back and forth on the grass, looking at the dark castle from time to time. He asked several guards to go in and urge them several times, but the guards refused. These guards were unwilling to go to the dungeon.
中. They have all been there, and going down there is like going through hell. They are not willing to do it. Unless they lose a bet and have no choice but to work as errands, otherwise they will never go down.
Suddenly, there was a bright light flashing on the second floor on the west side of the castle in the darkness. This was very conspicuous in the darkness. The castle was empty and no one lived in it, and the rooms at the west end were filled with debris.
How could there be light in a place where there was no one before?
The first reaction of people who saw the bright light was that it must be a light. They just didn't know why there was a light. But soon, they discovered that something was wrong. The fire grew bigger and bigger, until a ball of fire came out of the window.
They suddenly realized that this was a fire and not a light.
Not only was the room at the west end of the second floor, but soon, the room below the first floor was also blazing with fire. The first floor at the west end was the servants and kitchen hall. At this moment, through the window, you could see the raging fire swallowing up the heavy curtains and burning the dining room.
The tables, chairs, carpets and piles of firewood were all set on fire.
From the time the fire was discovered to the raging fire, it took less than a cup of tea. The entire west side of the castle was filled with fire and smoke. The west wind blew, and the fire spread rapidly. The fire had already rushed to the third floor, all the way to
Spread high and on the east side.
Don’t think that because the castle is made of stone, it cannot catch fire. The outer wall of the castle is indeed mainly made of stone, but there are a large number of wooden beam frames, window decorations, interior decorations, furnishings, etc. in the middle. These are all things that are extremely easy to catch fire.
The more luxurious the decoration, the walls and floors were filled with a large number of carpets, tapestries, paintings, curtains and other objects, which spread extremely quickly. Once a fire breaks out, if it is not extinguished in time, it will spread to the entire castle.
The fire quickly became fierce, and Governor Goya and the guards outside were shocked.
Governor Goya was stunned for a moment, and suddenly shouted: "Quickly put out the fire, I, Catherine, am still inside. Hurry up and put out the fire."
The guards also panicked. The guards patrolling nearby gathered one after another, but facing the burning castle with thick smoke billowing from the sky, they had no choice at all. No one was willing to take the risk of rushing in to save people. With this kind of fire, it was impossible to rush in.
It is different from sending death.
Not only did they refuse to save, they also moved away from the castle to avoid being hit by the falling flames and the collapsed wooden beams of the window frames that caught fire. They all stared at the fire from a distance with their mouths open, even though Governor Goya shouted loudly and became furious.
No one came forward to put out the fire.
The fire quickly engulfed half of the castle, and the fire had obviously reached an uncontrollable situation. The flames illuminated hundreds of steps around, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the burning castle, with no time to notice other things.
On the southwest side of the castle, several black figures climbed onto the rope from the second-floor window, and then quickly fled to the outside of the dark manor wall. No one noticed their actions.
After successfully climbing over the wooden fence of the manor, Zhang Yanling carried Almeida on his back and took Helena and Catherine into the dense mountain forest. Soon after, the exhausted people stopped at the foot of the cliff on the mountainside.
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Zhang Yanling was covered in stinky sweat and was exhausted. Tonight was the most embarrassing night for him. Almeida was covered in stench, which made Zhang Yanling smell unbearable. The tall Almeida was extremely heavy, and Zhang Yanling was exhausted.
After all my efforts, I arrived at Kuaishan Mountain and there was a pool under the cliff. This almost saved Zhang Yanling’s life.
"Just hide here and wash Mr. Almeida's body and apply medicine. I also need to clean myself up," Zhang Yanling said.
The two women agreed. They were both very tired and their bodies were dirty and smelly.
So Zhang Yanling carried Almeida to the lower reaches of the pool where the water overflowed, jumped into the water with a splash, and cleaned him up.