The iron bead accurately shot into Duan Tianming's back and came out through his chest.
With Duan Tianming's blood, it lightly hit Xiao Chen's thigh, fell to the ground, and dyed a few dead leaves on the ground red.
Duan Tianming's face was full of pain, and he deliberately squeezed out a smile. His whole body seemed to be deflated, his legs softened, and he knelt on the ground.
After stopping for a few breaths, he seemed to have no strength even to kneel, and slowly fell to the side.
His mouth was half open, breathing heavily.
But as he breathed, the blood at the corner of his mouth began to overflow more and more.
Grabbing Duan Tianming's collar, Xiao Chen rushed towards the boulder.
When he got behind the boulder and Xiao Chen laid him flat on the ground, Duan Tianming had already closed his eyes tightly.
His chest rose and fell sharply, and with each rise and fall, a large number of blood bubbles emerged from the hole in his chest.
"Tianming, please bear with me, I will heal your wounds right now." Xiao Chen put his hands into his arms and scratched at them, but except for the purple plum blossom order, there was not a bottle of healing medicine.
A Dongchang captain who was behind the big tree quickly rushed over, unscrewed the vial in his hand, and poured some white powder towards Duan Tianming's chest.
"Commander Duan, please bear with me. I'll apply Dongchang's healing medicine and the bleeding will stop in a moment."
"No, it's useless." Duan Tianming opened his eyes with difficulty, "While they are loading gunpowder, retreat, retreat quickly, and retreat with the brothers."
Duan Tianming tried hard to raise his right arm as if he wanted to push away the two people in front of him.
But he was exhausted, and what Xiao Chen saw was just the thumb of Duan Tianming's right hand, twitching slightly a few times.
"Don't move, let's bandage your wound first." Xiao Chen was already anxious, and he pretended to be fine and softly comforted Duan Tianming.
He tore his captain's uniform into several strips and wrapped them around his body.
"No, don't bother. I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to the capital with you this time." There was a smile on his face, and as he spoke, another stream of blood gushed out from the corner of Duan Tianming's mouth.
"Don't talk, just lie down now." He wanted to blame him, but when the words came to his lips, Xiao Chen couldn't say them out.
The human body cannot stop the power of the fire gun.
Even if he is hit in the thigh, the most serious outcome is that he will only have one leg left.
But Duan Tianming actually blocked himself with his body.
Compared with a life or a leg, which one is more important? Can't you weigh the importance?
How can a person who is so shrewd at ordinary times be so stupid at critical moments?
"Don't save me, take the brothers and retreat first. I really can't do it anymore." As he spoke, Duan Tianming's eyes seemed to be extremely tired, and they slowly closed again.
"Tianming, don't fall asleep, open your eyes." Xiao Chen vigorously shook Duan Tianming's body, which had begun to tremble slightly.
This sleep may be a farewell forever.
He couldn't let Duan Tianming fall asleep.
"My eyelids are so sleepy, I really can't open them." Duan Tianming seemed to have used all his strength to open his eyes a small crack.
"Don't fall asleep, hold on. There is a lot of money robbed by Japanese pirates on this mountain. Let's take the money and share it equally with the people along the coast who were robbed by Japanese pirates." Xiao Chen said.
This guy is greedy for money, and his favorite thing is money. Speaking of money may make him able to fight for a while longer.
Sure enough, Duan Tianming's eyes flashed with light when he heard the word "yin".
"Silver is a good thing. We must take back the silver stolen by the Japanese pirates and return it to the people." As he said this, he pointed his right thumb hard towards his arms.
"Do you want something in your arms?" Xiao Chen asked hurriedly.
"Um."
Duan Tianming's chest was already a mess of blood and flesh. Although Dongchang's best healing medicine was poured upwards desperately, blood bubbles could not stop pouring out of the hole that penetrated the entire body.
Holding back tears, Xiao Chen gently pulled up Duan Tianming's clothes and put his left hand into his arms.
Plum Blossom Order, Dongchang's healing medicine, some bandaging strips, and a few taels of silver. In the innermost part, there is a small book as big as a palm.
"Which one do you want?" Xiao Chen lifted everything one by one.
When he held up the small notebook, Duan Tianming whispered: "This, you open it."
The surface of the book has been stained red with blood.
Open the book, there are rows of small words inside.
"Didn't you ask me to take charge of our Dongchang's small treasury? Every time Dongchang goes out to perform tasks, I clearly remember all the expenses and income in it. Plus the three taels of silver in my arms, this
There is no discrepancy between the accounts and the total amount of money in our Dongchang's small treasury."
Duan Tianming's voice became lower and lower.
Xiao Chen knew that he didn't have much time left to speak.
"Tianming, where is your hometown? When I asked you before, you always gave me the wrong answer." Xiao Chen asked hurriedly.
"Why, do you want my family to come and collect my body?" Duan Tianming smiled bitterly, "When our ancestors raised armies to conquer the Ming Dynasty, my family ceased to exist in the war. After I die, bury me on this island.
Go ahead, if there are Japanese pirates coming in the future, my ghost will not let them go."
Xiao Chen turned his head to the side.
He really didn't know how to answer Duan Tianming's words.
"Bang, bang, bang." On the top of the mountain, the firecrackers of the Ming rebels had already filled their guns with gunpowder.
The ruthless, life-threatening iron beads flew towards the boulder where Xiao Chen was hiding, desperately.
Along with bursts of green smoke, the iron beads broke all the branches and leaves that were blocking them, whistling, and fell overwhelmingly on the boulders.
Xiao Chen stretched out his arms to protect Duan Tianming under him.
The boulder that was hidden this time was actually a bit too big. One attack actually reduced the boulder to half its original size, but did not completely crush it.
Seeing Duan Tianming fall under the opponent's gun, the captains of the Shenji Corps were all furious, with flames shooting out of their eyes.
Taking advantage of the opponent's opportunity to refill his gunpowder, the captain who was treating Duan Tianming's wounds pulled out the gun from his waist.
"Brothers, charge with me, kill these rebels who are working for us, annihilate all the Japanese pirates, and avenge Commander Duan."
As he said that, he dodged and rushed out.
The other Shenji military captains also pulled out the muskets from their waists and took advantage of the cover of the trees to rush towards the top of the mountain.
The Songmen Guard Fire Gun Soldiers on the beach have also assembled.
Seeing the captain of the Dongchang School desperately charging towards the top of the mountain, Tang Xing, the commander of the Songmen Guards, also pulled out the sword from his waist and jumped into the sea with a "pop" from the patrol boat.
"Everyone, charge to the top of the mountain at all costs. Anyone who retreats will be killed." Tang Xing's figure instantly rushed to the front of the team and headed towards the top of the mountain.
Xiao Chen slowly straightened up and stood up.
Duan Tianming was on the ground with his eyes closed tightly, a smile on his face, and he stopped breathing.
Putting Duan Tianming's relics into his arms, Xiao Chen raised his head and closed his eyes.
After a few breaths, his eyes suddenly opened and he glanced at Duan Tianming's body on the ground: "Lie here and sleep for a while. My brothers and I will go and clean up all the Japanese pirates, and then come back to fulfill your last wish."
He exerted force under his feet and headed towards the top of the mountain like a gust of wind.
Faced with the sudden rush of people from all over the mountains and plains, the broom head, who had been calm and leisurely just now, became a little panicked.
"Fight, the fire gun soldiers continue to attack. Gather the archers to join the battle. The other infantrymen gather at the top of the mountain." In a hurry, the broom head issued the order.
During the charge, Shen Jiyi had already rushed within the shooting range of the handgun.
A rebel fire gun soldier, holding a fire gun that emitted white smoke, aimed at a Shenji military captain who was hiding behind a big tree and accidentally exposed his calf, with a proud smile on his face.
"Watch how I break your legs." The Fire Gun Soldier thought silently in his heart.
"Bang." The sound of a fire cannon was heard, and the fire cannon soldier fell to the ground.
At the same time, the firecracker in his hand was also fired, but the iron beads flew into the sky.
Not far away, another Dongchang captain retracted the fired handgun and began to hide behind the trees to refill the gunpowder.
"boom."
Another blast of firecrackers was heard.
The iron beads penetrated the trees, and the Captain Shenji who was loading gunpowder fell down with a sound, and his gun was left on the ground.
The sound of firecrackers rang out one after another, and the iron beads flew randomly in the jungle.
The rebel gunmen fell, and the captain of the Shenji Service also fell.
