Southwest of the outer city, on the banks of the Cai River. Lin Jue and the others were quickly heading towards Dailoumen along the riverside street. The speed at which the team was moving was alarming. Because of vacating the cart for Ma Bin to disguise the convoy, many royal family members had to get out of the car and walk. The maids and maids and maids are okay, after all, they are people who do rough work on weekdays, and walking is nothing, but the dozen wives and concubines of Guo Bing's father and son are not good. On weekdays, the pampering is excellent, where can I go. But they couldn't even ride horses, and even if the guards wanted to give them their horses, they couldn't do anything.

Lin Jue was anxious, but there was no way. These people are all the ladies of the palace, and he can't persuade Guo Bing to give up all of them. Treat others with yourself, and your wives and concubines don't pull down anyone, they are all family members, so you can't say this kind of thing. So although I was anxious, I could only endure it and keep urging. Originally, it would be half an hour to reach the distance of Dailou Gate, but now more than half an hour has passed, and there is still a distance of two streets from the city gate.

Just as everyone was about to cross the Yilan Bridge on the Cai River, the sound of hooves behind them came like a shower, and the sound of shouting and killing came suddenly. At the rear street entrance, the torches were bright, and a cavalry chased after them.

Everyone knew that the situation was going to be bad. If a cavalry catches up, it means that a large number of pursuers are coming, and it will be a besieged situation. Everything came faster than expected, or rather, it wasn't that the plan was wrong, but because the team was moving too slowly. Otherwise, he should have already figured out a way to take the city gate under the Dailou Gate by now.

Although Lin Jue was nervous, he was not too surprised. Because he was mentally prepared to be caught up. He knew that under the siege of so many soldiers and horses, it was not easy to succeed in the strategy of attacking the east and the west. Ma Bin has done a very good job, at least for half an hour, hoping that Ma Bin will drag the other party forever without being discovered, which is unrealistic.

Sure enough, the other party did not rush to attack. Or because they were afraid of firearms, they approached 300 paces away and fired fireworks into the sky. Brilliant fireworks burst in the air and turned into stars. This brilliant firework, in the eyes of Lin Jue and others, is the footsteps of death and the call of hell.

In a moment, in the nearest distance, dozens of fireworks rose in response, that is, the soldiers and horses of the forbidden army that had been pursued to the left had received the news, and soon, a large number of forbidden troops would surround them.

"Brother Lin, what should I do? Let's rush forward, rush to the bottom of the city gate, maybe there is still a chance. Shen Tan exclaimed anxiously.

Lin Jue frowned and shook his head: "It's too late, our movements are too slow, don't look at the two streets apart, but it's close to the end of the world, and it's hard to see." And it's even worse to rush under the city gates at this moment. The city gate square is open, and the defenders at the head of the city are condescending, which is not good for us. ”

Shen Tan smacked his lips and said, "What should I do then?" As they spoke, they arrived. ”

Lin Jue's gaze wandered around, and suddenly his gaze fell on a building not far away. Frowning and asking, "What is that place?" ”

Shen Tan turned his head to look at it and said busily: "That's the Martial Arts Academy." The martial arts assessment of the imperial court is here. ”

Lin Jue suddenly remembered that this area was the gathering place of the imperial court's martial arts and tribute academy. To the east of the royal street in the east is the place where he once participated in the Spring Examination, which is to the west of the Gongyuan, isn't it where the Martial Arts Hall is located?

Although the status of the Great Zhou martial artists is not high, the martial arts hall has been established for a long time. Since the beginning of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the martial arts have been opened, every five years a big test, the world's martial artists gather here, the outstanding will be awarded official positions, in the forbidden army and the box army to serve as a deputy position. The scale of the martial arts school is very large, from the beginning of the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty only to teach martial arts and riding archery simple competition, to the final development of the riding archery bow horse martial arts, but also to compete with soldiers and horses to strategy the leading talent. Therefore, the current people who are martial arts are no longer ordinary and reckless, similar to people who are both civil and military. Therefore, martial arts is the most difficult road to the official career in the Great Zhou.

Lin Jue remembered that he had come to the Martial Arts Academy once and vaguely remembered the pattern here. In order to allow the martial arts to show various abilities, various terrain subjects are set up in the martial arts hall to test the actual combat. This is also the reason why the Martial Arts Hall occupies a large area of territory in the outer city. Because in order to test in actual combat, it is necessary to set up various terrain and landforms to simulate the battlefield situation. In fact, it has also become one of the training grounds of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army on weekdays, and it is the location of the South School Field.

"Immediately retreat into the Martial Arts Academy." Lin Jue ordered in a deep voice.

Although Shen Tan was puzzled in his heart, he still carried out Lin Jue's orders to the letter. Everyone quickly retreated in the direction of the Martial Arts Hall. The cavalry behind slowly approached, but did not attack. In their opinion, the actions of Lin Jue and others were tantamount to self-defeat. After retreating into the Martial Arts Academy, they never had a chance to come out again. If they want to run, they have to stay on the streets. There are only two front and back people in and out of the martial arts hall. As long as they block two gates, they will be unable to escape.

Lin Jue was not ignorant of the truth that entering the Martial Arts Hall was equivalent to retreating into a dead end, but he had no choice. In his memory, there was a simple fortress in the open military exercise ground of the martial arts hall. When I came to wander around, I was still interested in seeing this delicate miniature fortress. But it was built to simulate the terrain during a siege. At this moment, in this situation, Lin Jue could only find favorable terrain to defend, otherwise the opponent's soldiers and horses would rush in, and even if he had firearms, he would not be able to resist the opponent's attack from all directions. Therefore, Lin Juecai resolutely chose to retreat from the street into the martial arts hall.

It's a bit of a bit of a gamble of luck to do this, after all, I haven't been here for three years, and if that miniature city has been demolished, it would be self-defeating. But at this moment, Lin Jue had no choice.

Fortunately, when everyone poured into the wide courtyard of the Martial Arts Hall, in the pre-dawn skylight, the miniature city stood proudly in the middle of the courtyard, towering and majestic. Lin Jue was overjoyed, and ordered everyone to rush to the fortress. Sun Dayong took the lead, rushed into it with dozens of nurses, and after a quick search, he found that there was no one inside. At this time, Lin Jue led everyone into the fortress quickly.

This fortress, to put it bluntly, is a city in miniature proportions, and its scale is about the size of half of the Chongzheng Palace. But the sparrows are small and have everything. In order to test the ability to siege the castle, almost all the facilities are set up in the same place as the real castle. There were walls, battlements, gates, drawbridges. A moat was also dug outside the city gates. The height of the city wall is a bit different from the real city wall, only about two zhang high, but this is already a great geographical advantage for the defenders.

And in order to ensure the solidity of this small city, the city walls are made of bluestone and rammed earth, which is stronger than the regular city walls. The only downside is that the moat outside the city is dry, so it doesn't serve to stop it. This moat is fed in by the sluice of the Cai River. I don't release water on weekdays, and I only open the gate to release water during training and exams. It's hot at the moment, and the stagnant water in the moat has evaporated.

In any case, this miniature city covering an area of five or six acres and a radius of 100 steps is the best shelter at this moment. Although such a city may not be able to hold up for a long time under the siege of many forbidden armies, it is much better than being crushed and trampled on the long street.

All the palace guards and the Lin family's guards quickly climbed the city wall to defend it. Lin Jue settled the prince and princess and all their families in the city, and let them rest in the tall stone house in the middle of the city. When carrying Guo Kun out of the car, Lin Jue carefully checked Guo Kun's injuries and was quite worried. Guo Kun was unconscious, and he had a high fever that did not go away. There were about eight or nine sword wounds on his body, and I don't know how much blood was shed. When he was unconscious, Guo Kunwu shouted anxiously from time to time: "Kill!" Kill into the palace, kill! ”

Lin Jue knew that if such an injury could not be effectively treated, he would not be optimistic. Although the wound was medicated to stop the bleeding, the high fever did not go away, which was a huge hidden danger. In these years, a common cold can kill people, let alone such a serious injury. But Lin Jue had no choice but to let everyone feed Guo Kun more water and cool him down. Whether he can survive or not can only depend on his creation. There is still a long way to go to reach Funiu Mountain, and Lin Jue is not optimistic about it.

Lin Jue came to the top of the city tower, and as far as he could see, the sound of hooves rumbling and killing in all directions shook the sky. Countless soldiers and horses poured in from all around, and the torches were as bright as stars in the sky. In less than a quarter of an hour, the vast and huge courtyard of the Wuju Hall was tightly blocked by tens of thousands of forbidden army horses and infantry. There were also a large number of soldiers and horses who could not enter, and remained on the long street outside.

Lin Jue, Shen Tan, Sun Dayong, and all the palace guards, the Lin family's guards, and the palace servants who fought together were all in a heavy mood. They all knew that they wouldn't last long in this situation, and they were going to die here tonight. It's inevitable.

Lin Jue stood behind the battlements, his eyes moved away from the black-pressed and screaming forbidden army, and looked up at the eastern sky. There, a morning star is shining. At the junction of heaven and earth, there is already a glimmer of light. It's about to dawn. The night was longer than a lifetime. After a long, tiring night, the day will dawn, and everything will have a final result.