"Kill!" There were shouts of killing one after another near the courtyard wall of Prince Su's Mansion.
All the defensive equipment was used up at the top of the city, so when the bandits surrounded Prince Su's Mansion, except for a few supplies and boiling oil and boiling water that were still being heated, the people defending Prince Su's Mansion had little to stop them from facing the bandits.
The only option was to climb on the wall and watch helplessly as the bandits completely surrounded Prince Su's Mansion.
This feeling was unbearable. For the soldiers lying on the wall, their days were almost like years, which was unbearable. However, they did not endure it for long. After completing the siege of Prince Su's Mansion, Ma Buxiang, who was in charge of the command, immediately ordered an attack on Prince Su's Mansion.
Today is already the first day of September. Even if there is no news, he knows that countless Ming troops are rushing towards Ganzhou City at night. He must prepare everything he wants to take away as quickly as possible, and then leave Ganzhou City. One every night
At any time, the Ming army may be blocked in the city.
Seeing the bandits starting to attack, the soldiers on the wall immediately drew their bows and nocked arrows and fired the last arrows. Although the attacking bandits saw the arrows coming, their desire to rush into the palace to rape and plunder outweighed their fear, and they went to the palace without any fear.
Rushing forward, even if people kept being shot to the ground, he didn't stop at all.
Soon, all the remaining arrows in Prince Su's Mansion were shot out, but they immediately took out all kinds of bricks, tiles, and stones, and threw them downwards as soon as someone approached, as dense as a heavy rain, so that the bandits could not raise their heads.
.Some bandits charged forward with shields, rushed directly to the wall and prepared to use ladders to climb the wall. However, the maids in the house boiled water and brought it to the slope of the house in buckets. As the bricks and stones were poured down, suddenly
Several of the charging bandits were burned. One person accidentally got his head doused in boiling water, and the pain caused him to roll around on the ground.
Seeing this situation, in order to break through Prince Su's Mansion as soon as possible, Ma Buxiang had to order archers to fire arrows to suppress the Ming Dynasty soldiers at the top of the city. Many soldiers were shot to death, and the rest did not dare to show their heads, but they still relied on the perforations in the thick wall.
He kept firing fire cannons and arrows. Although the fire cannons were not accurate, there were so many people outside the wall now that he could kill people by shooting casually, so there was no need to worry about the accuracy. For a while, the bandits were unable to enter the palace.
"Damn, it's been more than an hour. Is Prince Su's Mansion built like a fortress? It's so difficult to fight!" Seeing this situation, Ma Buxiang couldn't help but cursed. Although he had been lurking in Ganzhou City for more than ten years, he was only
He was an official. He was not qualified to enter or leave Prince Su's palace, and he did not dare to get close to observe at will. Moreover, King Su Zhujiufan had only been in the palace for a few years and often renovated the palace. Therefore, although he knew the thickness and height of the courtyard wall and the layout of the palace,
, but I still don’t have many details, so I suffered a little loss at this time.
"It's not just that Prince Su's Mansion is built well, there are other reasons." Feng Yunfan, a bandit leader next to him, said: "The people in the mansion know that once they are breached, it will be a dead end, so how could they not defend with all their strength? And although Prince Su's Mansion is very big,
Compared with the city, it is much smaller. They can still defend it with a small number of people. On the contrary, we can't attack with a large number of people. So we can't get in for a while." Feng Yunfan had studied in the past and even passed the scholar examination, but
After offending a gentry from his hometown, he had to flee, so he joined a gang. Later, he gradually climbed to the position of leader of the bandits, so his speech was different from that of ordinary bandits.
"No matter why, we must break the palace as soon as possible! We can't wait until all the Ming troops inside have exhausted their strength. I'm afraid reinforcements will arrive by then!" Ma Buxiang shouted loudly: "Quickly, get all our gunpowder.
Come, I'm going to blast a gap in the courtyard wall!"
"Brother Ma, reinforcements from the Ming Army have arrived from the east. Look at the flag, they are the Ming Army that fought with us this morning!" Someone suddenly reported.
"Damn it, what did Sauraha do, let them rush into the city!" Ma Buxiang cursed and immediately ordered: "Take some things from nearby people's houses to temporarily block the east road, and then let the archers
Shoot arrows! Arrange two thousand horsemen to keep an eye on them! Quick, get all the gunpowder!"
Someone immediately went down to make arrangements. Soon, some people went to deal with the reinforcements brought by Chen Lijie, and others brought gunpowder.
Ma Buxiang ordered people to pack the gunpowder, arranged for people to deliver the gunpowder to the courtyard wall, and sent people to escort it. Of course the soldiers at the top of the city would not let them go to the wall safely when they saw it was gunpowder. The only remaining firecrackers and bows and arrows were always keeping an eye on them.
Ma Buxiang was worried that the gunpowder would be destroyed on the way, so he was very careful, so they were unable to send the gunpowder to the wall for a while.
"It would be great if there were still cannons at the top of the city! If you hit him with a cannon at this time, no wall can stop it!" Ma Buxiang said.
"You are talking nonsense! How can the Ming army not guard us? Even if the cannons at the top of the city cannot be pulled away, they will be destroyed," Feng Yunfan said.
As they were talking, the battle situation suddenly changed. The guards at one city wall were negligent and allowed them to rush in.
"Quick, everyone gets over, don't let the Ming army block the gap!" Seeing this, Ma Buxiang was overjoyed and ordered at the same time.
But where is the need for his orders at this time? The front of the battlefield is so narrow. If someone rushes in at one point, everyone on the entire wall can see it. Except for those who are fighting with the Ming army, everyone else rushes towards the gap as fast as possible.
come over.
Of course, the Ming army inside also saw it, and countless people rushed over to block the gap. The first people who rushed into the courtyard were quickly killed, but the bandits who came in a steady stream protected the gap, and the Ming army repeatedly fought and fought without success.
They could drive them out again. Finally, the Ming army gave up the gap and retreated. The bandits suddenly let out a burst of cheers and rushed into the courtyard.
‘The palace has been breached! You can do whatever you want in the palace right away!’ Countless bandits thought this way, howling loudly, and rushed forward waving the knives in their hands.
'I will definitely rob a palace maid in a while to see how they are different from ordinary women!' A young bandit thought as he rushed in across the gap.
As he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw a Ming soldier covered in blood near the gap. He was struggling and seemed to be trying to stand up.
'Although he doesn't seem to live long, I'd better kill him. Cutting off his head will be considered a military achievement. No, the smell here doesn't smell right! Hey, what is he holding in his hand?
What are you doing! Ah, stop him quickly!' As soon as the soldier thought of this and rushed towards this side, he heard a loud noise in front of him, and then he didn't know anything else.
…
…
"Commander Qu, what are you doing?" Xu Miaojin, who saw a gap in the courtyard wall and rushed over to accuse Qu Fengxingshi before he could speak, saw a big fireball rising into the sky and asked in surprise.
.
"Ah," Qu Feng also took a breath and murmured in a low voice: "Fortunately, it was successful." Then he turned to Xu Miaojin and said: "Your Majesty, although a total of nearly two thousand soldiers have evacuated to the palace, and there are still the original guards of the palace,
But the palace is so big, these troops are barely enough."
"But with the battle that lasted for more than an hour, our soldiers also suffered a lot of casualties, and the remaining strength was also consumed a lot. On the other hand, there are many bandits, and when one group is tired, the next group will be able to take over immediately. The defense of such a large palace has already been
It’s a bit beyond my ability.”
"So I plan to abandon the front yard and retreat to the backyard. When His Royal Highness King Su built the palace, he was worried about the Mongols coming to attack. The palace was built very solidly, and the wall between the backyard and the front yard was as hard as the outer wall, so
Even if the entire army withdraws into the backyard, they will still worry that the wall will be broken down, but it will save the soldiers guarding the wall and last longer."
"But I was not willing to give up the front yard like this. Just as I was hesitating, Zhang Wuji, the palace guard who was escorting the empress and His Highness, suddenly came to me and proposed to pour gunpowder and oil on a place and arrange for a dead man to be killed when the bandits charged.
When you come in, light some oil and burn the bandits to death. This will not only eliminate some of the bandits, but also make them feel timid and cautious when they see a gap."
"I felt that although this strategy was somewhat risky, it was worth a try, so I arranged for someone to try it. Fortunately, it was successful."
"That's it." Xu Miaojin breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the soldiers who were withdrawing into the backyard in an orderly manner, glanced at Zhang Wuji who was leading the guards to break up the rear, turned his head and said to Qu Feng: "Now that we have withdrawn into the backyard, our army has no more troops.
Since there is no room for retreat, I will not interfere with the commander’s command here and return to the main hall in the backyard. If the backyard is breached, I will be killed immediately."
"No one can say for sure whether the reinforcements will arrive, but I hope that Commander Qu can instruct the soldiers to hold on to the palace for another two hours and hold on until mid-afternoon."
"I will honor my orders!" Qu Feng bent down and solemnly agreed.
…
…
"Damn it! How dare the Ming army arrange such an ambush! Before they could use my gunpowder, they gave it to me instead!" Ma Buxiang shouted angrily. When he saw that the Ming army failed to block the wind,
There were some doubts in my mind when I blocked the gap. It is said that the palace is already their last line of defense. Even if they can retreat to the backyard, they will persist in the front yard if they can. They should not give up blocking so quickly.
But at this time, chaos was happening on the battlefield. No one could hear what he said except those around him. He had not yet established the same flag language system as the regular army. He could only rely on laying troops to convey orders. But at this time, wait
When Pu Bing found the leader of the team, everyone rushed in long ago.
Moreover, he was also lucky, thinking that the Ming army might have panicked at this time, so they retreated in a hurry and did not send anyone to stop them. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen.
"Give me an order. When you see the Ming army that has lost the ability to resist, don't kill them immediately. I will use torture to torture them and make them worse than death!" Ma Buxiang said through gritted teeth.
The people who were burned to death or bombed were some of his own men. They were all carefully selected by him, and they were also his team after returning to the city of Samarkand. He was very distressed when one of them died.
"Continue to command the war, and we will wait until we capture Prince Su's palace to torture them," Feng Yunfan comforted him.
"I know." Although Ma Buxiang was very angry, he still maintained his rationality. He took a few breaths and began to command the attack on Prince Su's Mansion.
At this time, the fire in the gap was still burning, so it was naturally not suitable for people to pass through. Fortunately, the Ming troops in other directions also retreated to the backyard after a slight resistance, and the entire front yard was empty. He immediately ordered a few people to come from other places
Climb in and open the door. The robbers immediately rushed in through the door. There was a little conflict when they rushed in. Fortunately, everyone knew that there was still a backyard to fight or grab things at this time, so it did not develop into a big conflict.
.
The bandits immediately began to attack the backyard. The attack on the backyard was exactly the same as the attack on the front yard. The bandits rushed towards the wall desperately. The defending Ming army used various means to stop them. However, due to the small space, it was more difficult for Ma Buxiang to arrange his troops.
The pressure on the Ming army was relieved.
But it was only a little. The bandits' eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light, and they rushed towards the wall. Ma Buxiang also ordered people to pull in a lot of furniture for footings. Soon the bandits and the Ming army were fighting fiercely at the top of the city. Although the Ming army
They have been trained for a long time and are more organized, but the bandits are also skilled in martial arts, and for a while the two sides were fighting inextricably.
The Ming army on the wall and roof was immediately restrained. Ma Buxiang saw the opportunity and asked a few people to successfully pile gunpowder near the courtyard gate. Then, with a bang, the earth trembled, thick smoke and dust filled the sky, and bricks and tiles
and wood flew in all directions, and some bricks flew into the house, making a series of screams.
The bandits who had been well prepared let out an earth-shattering cry when they saw this. Feng Yunfan brandished a long knife and led his men to rush into the collapsed gate first. The road in front of the backyard gate was already filled with corpses and injured people, including several bloody ones.
The man was sitting on the ground, not knowing whether he was dead or frightened. Anyway, he stabbed him again. Some people were paralyzed on the ground in fear and began to kowtow to beg for mercy. Among them were several women who were boiling water. But at this time, the robbers
There was no intention of pity for the weak and jade, and he quickly stabbed them all to death.
But more people did not put down their weapons and ask for surrender, but insisted on fighting the bandits who rushed in, including some women. By this time, the bandits were already red-eyed, and they would be killed even if they put down their weapons, even women.
It may not be possible to survive. Since they are all dead, why not keep fighting and kill a few more people?
Soon, the bloodiest hand-to-hand fighting broke out near the courtyard gate.
…
…
"Your Highness!" Zhang Wuji, who was following Yunzhi, saw a bandit swinging the long knife Yaolai in his hand to slash Yunzhi. He shouted and rushed towards the bandit at the same time.
When the bandit saw someone coming towards him, he quickly turned his knife and slashed at Zhang Wuji. Zhang Wuji was unable to dodge and was struck in the waist with his knife, causing blood to pour out immediately. However, Zhang Wuji did not retreat at all and jumped close to him, wrestling with him. Zhang Wuji
I had practiced grappling skills when I was in Wudang, and my fighting ability was far better than ordinary people. I was able to twist the bandit in three strokes.
He was about to twist the robber's neck with his hands, but the robber suddenly stopped and ran out of energy. Zhang Wuji pushed the robber away and saw Yun Zhi pulling out the knife from the robber.
"Your Highness, your own safety is important, don't worry about us!" Zhang Wuji shouted.
"There are already bandits everywhere in the courtyard at this time, so why should we be careful? We will just die here in the end. Since we are bound to die, why not kill a few more people before we die!" Yunzhi said.
"And because I was not used to it for the first time in battle, two of my female guards were killed by bandits. Although it is just a matter of early death and late death, I will kill two more people to avenge them." Yun
Zhi Jin was on the battlefield for the first time. When she first started fighting, she was so frightened that her legs were weak and she was almost killed by the bandits. However, her guards tried their best to save her, but two people were killed trying to save her. She therefore decided that she must
If you kill two more people, you won't lose money.
"Your Highness, don't say that. Maybe reinforcements are already on the way. If you hold on for a while, you can survive!" Zhang Wuji said.
Yunzhi had a wry smile on her face and was about to speak when she suddenly saw someone trying to attack Zhang Wuji. She shouted "Be careful!" while waving a knife and started fighting with the man. Zhang Wuji heard Yunzhi's cry and realized that someone was there.
He wanted to sneak attack her, so he quickly turned aside and started killing, quickly killing this person.
Although the team led by Yun Zhi only had seven or eight men and women, they were all proficient in martial arts and had killed more than twenty people in one time, achieving fruitful results; but not all Ming troops were as powerful as them.
In this kind of chaotic battle, most of the soldiers were defeated by the bandits. Those who were killed retreated step by step, and their number became smaller and smaller. They were soon blocked in several corners and houses, making a final struggle.
"Hoo ho!" Yun Zhi took a few deep breaths and looked at the dead female guard and the corpses of the bandits in front of her. She raised her head and saw the countless bandits and the sporadic Ming troops who were still resisting but were being killed.
Seeing the palace maid captured by the bandit with a lewd smile on his face, and the person staring at her with bright eyes, he knew that if he were captured alive, he would definitely be worse off than dead, so he sighed and said: "It seems that this is the end of the day.
Well, I'd better commit suicide to avoid being insulted." As she said that, she raised the knife in her hand and was about to swing it to commit suicide.
==========
Thanks to the book friend The Messenger of the Road to Heaven for the reward.
