The Qing soldiers saw that the fire flashing in the sky was naturally not a star, but a hot air balloon!

According to Zhu Youlang's will, Liu Xingming waited until the sky was completely dark before boarding the hot air balloon.

This is naturally to avoid being spotted during the day. After all, there is the existence of Snake Mountain in Wuchang City.

It's still easy to spot a hot air balloon from such a vantage point.

The Ming army relied on hot air balloons to make profits several times, and it was impossible for the Qing army to be defenseless.

It's not the same at night, except for a little fire from the burning, the hot air balloon won't have any obvious exposure.

And Liu Xingming deliberately flew very high, just to avoid being discovered when he crossed the city wall.

Judging by the current situation, it seems that their purpose has been achieved.

The Qing soldiers didn't seem to be aware of it.

Unlike previous decapitation operations, this time Liu Xingming's task was to create as much chaos in the city as possible, so that the Ming army attacking the city could relieve some of the pressure.

As for whether you can take advantage of the chaos to open the city gates, it really depends on luck.

The Son of Heaven did not force it, but only asked Liu Xingming to act at the opportunity.

This hot air balloon is a larger version and can carry a dozen people in total.

Liu Xingming deliberately brought a lot of incendiary bombs and prepared them to teach the Qing soldiers a lesson.

Now that the hot air balloon has flown into the city, it's time to think about landing.

In fact, hot air balloons still have high requirements for landing, first of all, the landmarks must not be too rugged, and secondly, there can be no sharp objects.

Liu Xingming carefully analyzed the map given by Wang Henian, and finally chose the location on an abandoned school field.

This school yard has been abandoned for a long time, and no one comes to it on weekdays.

Choosing to land here will not attract the attention of the Qing soldiers at all.

The only place that is a little difficult is to land at night, and it is very difficult to grasp the correct bearing.

Although Liu Xingming is an "old driver", he is not completely sure.

In particular, temporary changes in the direction of the air flow will affect the landing point of the hot air balloon.

Liu Xingming held his breath, his eyes were firmly fixed on the bottom, and he didn't dare to move a bit.

"Quick, land!"

Seeing that the time was almost up, Liu Xingming hurriedly said eagerly.

The soldiers adjusted the ropes as requested, and then controlled the lifting and lowering of the hot air balloon.

The airflow of this generation is still relatively stable, which is very conducive to the landing of hot air balloons.

Watching the hot air balloon float and land little by little with the direction of the wind, Liu Xingming's hanging heart can finally be put down.

It was the first time he had flown at night, and he had no experience at all.

But after tonight, he won't have any fear of flying at night.

After some more time, the hot air balloon finally landed on the abandoned school grounds.

To Liu Xingming's great relief, the hot air balloon did not make too much noise when it landed.

"Quick, get the incendiary bomb down, be careful! Don't touch it! ”

Liu Xingming's main task was to set fire to the fire when the night was dark.

The bigger the fire in Wuchang City, the greater the pressure on the Qing soldiers to put out the fire.

Of course, Liu Xingming's main arson sites were all yamen located in the central area, and innocent people would not be harmed.

In Wuchang City, the separation between the yamen and the ordinary houses is still obvious, not only the Fangmen separation, but even the Snake Mountain and other mountains as natural separation.

It is this fire that is the fire of righteousness.

Referring to the map brought by Wang Henian, Liu Xingming and his entourage have already formulated a detailed route, and they have already made plans about where to go to the yamen of various divisions to set fire to and where to retreat.

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"It's on fire! It's on fire! ”

The Qing soldiers on patrol found that the governor's yamen was on fire, and hurriedly shouted.

What is even more terrifying is that it was not only the governor's yamen that caught fire, but also the other yamen.

Yamen Street, located in the center of Wuchang City, instantly turned into a fire dragon!

Obviously, it is impossible for so many yamen to catch fire at the same time, and it must be that some Ming army spies infiltrated the city and deliberately set it on fire.

The Governor must be notified as soon as possible!

"Quick, go and report to the Governor, there are thieves in the city!"

In fact, Hu Quancai had already woken up at this time.

Looking at the fires rising everywhere and the night sky illuminated by the firelight, Hu Quancai did not panic but ordered the soldiers to put out the fire immediately.

The main body of the yamen is a wooden structure, and it cannot be burned.

If it burns for a long time, it will inevitably collapse.

Now the priority is to put out the fire, and then conduct a city-wide search to find out the thieves and spies!

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The morning light is faint, and the sky will be bright before dawn.

Zhu Youlang and Li Dingguo ordered the siege of the city at the same time.

In the middle of the night, the Qing soldiers were fighting fires and searching for spies, and they did not rest all night.

At this time, they were the most sleepy, and the Ming army had the greatest benefits from attacking the city at this time.

Although Liu Xingming's team failed to take advantage of the chaos to open the city gate, it still played a big role.

In the case of lack of sleep, the concentration and reflexes are severely reduced.

This may not be much to the average person, but it can be fatal to the soldiers defending the city.

When the Ming army had already crossed the moat, they reacted, instinctively bending their bows and arrows to shoot.

But the arrows they shoot are weak and have no deterrent effect at all.

The soldiers of the Ming army calmly set up ladders and prepared to attack the city.

The opportunity is fleeting, and this is the time for the general offensive of the Ming army.

The veterans of the attack on Nancheng are all experienced elites and understand this truth very well.

The dozing soldiers were woken up by their companions, rubbing their eyes, and while twisting and turning, they walked to the battlement to carry the rolling wood and stones and smashed them down.

It's just that their crusade is obviously half a beat slower, one wrong step, one wrong step.

The Ming army climbed very fast, and the Qing army was soon forced to use the Yaksha beat, which was a killer weapon that would not be used easily until the end.

The use of the Yaksha means that the situation has reached a very urgent point.

"What are you doing in a daze, smash it for Lao Tzu!"

The movements of these Qing soldiers were obviously half a beat slower, so anxious that Zhou Peigong was turning around, and he couldn't help but burst out foul language.

Right now, every action is crucial and crucial to the ultimate success or failure.

The soldiers of the Ming army were extremely athletic, and they had climbed a lot of distance in a moment's time.

Seeing that the Ming army was about to kill the city, Zhou Peigong was in a hurry and personally picked up a stone and smashed it down.

"Didn't you fucking eat, look at how Lao Tzu smashed people! Do you know with your strength! ”

Zhou Peigong's eyes were red and said: "If you don't want to be killed by the Ming army after breaking the city, sell some strength to Lao Tzu!" ”

It's no wonder that Zhou Peigong was angry, he could still have a way to retreat when he was in Baling, but he could retreat to Wuchang if he couldn't fight.

When he was in Wuchang, he had nowhere to retreat. You can't run to Jiujiang, right?

Even if he wanted to run, Governor Hu Quancai couldn't run.

Otherwise, wouldn't he be convicted of abandoning the city and losing land? That wouldn't be enough to cut off even a hundred heads!

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