Chapter 417: Artillery Fire
At this moment, suddenly, a cannonball flew up the mountain, landed not far from them, and exploded, and several small pine and cypress trees nearby were blown off on the spot, and the branches and leaves were scattered in all directions, and the dust raised floated in the air, becoming a cloud of dust and mist, and even a figure could not be seen. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Gu Wenxin was unexpected, screamed, and squatted on the ground, his face turned pale.
Gu Zhirong, who had experienced such a dangerous scene, was quite calm, and through the dust and mist, she couldn't see where Gu Wenxin was, so she had to shout: "Sister Wenxin, don't move, I'm here to look for you." ”
"Fifth sister, where are you, don't leave me alone......" Nie Wenxin was about to cry.
Gu Zhirong picked up a trace of dense leaves on the ground, struggled to disperse the dust and mist in front of him, and vaguely saw a person not far away holding his head, squatting on the ground, his body shaking.
She hurriedly went over and helped Gu Wenxin up: "Sister Wenxin, what's wrong with you, are you hurt?"
These days, she has been following the Queen Mother, and in front of the Queen Mother's residence is a rockery, and the cannonballs cannot be attacked, so it is very safe. If it weren't for Gu Zhirong's cloak, she wouldn't have ventured to such a dangerous place, this would have thrown away her life!
"Fifth sister!" Gu Wenxin hugged Gu Zhirong and cried. A weak woman, frightened, the best way to vent is to cry, through tears to cleanse the panic and fear in her heart.
Gu Zhirong patted her shoulder gently, but her brows furrowed tightly.
It's the third day since the prince left. In the first two days, Lu Xing led everyone to adopt roundabout tactics, day and night, by means of surprise attacks, dragging the thieves under the mountain very tired. From this point, it can be seen that although those thieves are fierce, they seem to lack combat experience and cannot resist Lu Xing's strange soldiers.
Originally, she thought that as long as she held on for another day or two, and really exhausted the main force of those bandits, those bandits would retreat and recuperate. If the enemy's defense is lax, we can send elite cadres to break through the encirclement, and then move to Tongcheng to rescue troops, or to the capital. In this way, even if the prince can't come as promised, they can save themselves.
However, at this moment, from the increasingly dense artillery fire, Gu Zhirong heard a hint of ominousness.
The enemy's artillery fire was strong and intensive, and there was not the slightest sign of being dragged down by our side. This can only indicate one situation, and that is that the enemy's backup has arrived!
Several more shells attacked the mountain, exploding in all directions, and the dust was flying, and Gu Zhirong even heard someone's screams and cries.
The bandits who have surrounded the mountain these days do not seem to be the main force, and the artillery fire is not so powerful, if it is really the enemy's backup that has arrived......
Gu Zhirong didn't dare to imagine that under such a strong artillery attack, the people of the whole temple would be able to hold out for another day or two.
"Fifth sister, we, are we really going to die here?" Gu Wenxin asked crying, his body shaking incessantly. In her hand, she was still clutching the multicolored silk stone blue and silver rat cloak that she had borrowed from Gu Zhirong. At this time, she hated this cloak very much, if she hadn't come for this cloak, why would she be trapped in the artillery fire, and now she might not even be able to save her life.
"Fifth sister, come here. Someone in the dust and mist shouted anxiously.
Then, the voice of the green water also sounded, with a crying voice: "Miss, where are you? The slave maid is here with the second miss, come over quickly." ”
Gu Zhirong immediately said: "Sister Wenxin, it's not safe here, let's go over there quickly." ”
The place where the second lady Gu Yuanfang recuperated was specially found by the second son of Lu, and it was absolutely safe under the layers of barriers.
Gu Wenxin was already so frightened that his feet were weak, he didn't have any strength in his body, he couldn't move his steps at all, and his whole body leaned on Gu Zhirong.
Lu Shui waited for a while, but still didn't see the young lady coming, she was very anxious, braved the artillery fire, and actually saw that the young lady was carrying the righteous daughter that the old man had just recognized, and was staggering forward.
A wave of anger suddenly rose in Green Water's heart.
What the hell is going on with this Gu girl, how dare she be like this? A few shells are so scared that she won't be able to walk, it's really useless. If you enter the palace in the future, it will be all kinds of wind and rain, so you won't be scared to death?
Green Water rushed over angrily and said, "Miss, go over quickly, let the slave and maid take care of the girl." ”
Although there is not much difference in age, Gu Wenxin is obviously much stronger than Gu Zhirong, Gu Zhirong has only walked more than ten steps on her back, and she is so tired that she is out of breath.
Gu Zhirong was not reckless, nodded, handed Gu Wenxin to Lu Shui, and stood up and looked at the surrounding environment.
Smoke and dust are billowing all around, and there are ruins and broken tiles all around. The remnants of buildings such as the wings that remained from the previous bombardment were not spared in this more ferocious and powerful attack. Also, the storage room she was proud of had been blasted into a crater by a shell. It seems that this time, they are really out of ammunition.
And that's not even the worst.
Through the yellow smoke, she saw people scattered. These people, just now, happily drank the cabbage-stuffed wonton they cooked, and made an appointment to pick firewood and branches, pick wild fruits, and even stretched out their slender ten fingers that did not touch the spring water, and enthusiastically said that they wanted to help with the fire and cook......
And now?
In the earth-shattering artillery fire, in the heart-rending cry, she saw those vivid faces close their eyes in despair one by one and fell into the sound of artillery fire. Artillery fire was blazing in all directions, and in some places there were already raging fires, and the heavy smell of blood, mixed with choking smoke, rushed to the face.
Gu Wen couldn't stop coughing.
"Sister Wenxin, quickly put on the cloak and cover your mouth and nose!" Gu Zhirong said anxiously.
The smoke is so thick that it's easy to choke people.
"We have to get out of here as soon as possible. Gu Zhirong said quickly.
"Where can we go?" Gu Wenxin put on a cloak with the help of green water, but he didn't stop crying, "Fifth sister, will we die here?"
"No, it won't. Gu Zhirong said briefly but forcefully.
How is it possible, the last time I was on the Fanjiang River, it was even more dangerous than the scene here, and I didn't escape the same way?
However, the situation now is different from that day on the Fanjiang River, there are too many innocent lives on this mountain, and when the prince left, he can be regarded as entrusting the lives of these people to himself......
"Miss, where are you, Miss?" shouted in the smoke.
Lu Shui was the first to react: "It's Mingyue!" She immediately stood up and waved her hand aimlessly, "Mingyue, where are you, Miss is here!"
Following the voice, Mingyue quickly found it. There were blood stains on her body, and she saw that Lu Shui's heart was tight, and she hurriedly grabbed her arm and asked nervously, "Mingyue, are you injured?"
Mingyue shook her head: "No." But......" her expression darkened, "the old lady was wounded by artillery fire. ”
What, the old lady was hurt?
The eyes of the three people present widened. (To be continued.) )