Chapter 330 Lone wants to go to the enemy formation

Frightened, Shang Kexi hurriedly ordered someone to go to investigate.

He desperately wanted to know what was going on in the north of the city.

Judging from the faint sound of gunfire, this was by no means the work of the stragglers.

Moreover, the place of the exchange of fire should be not far from the city, otherwise the sound of muskets would not reach the palace even at night.

Isn't the main force of the Ming thieves still in Zhaoqing, how could they appear outside the city so quickly?

Could it be that Liu Jinzhong's subordinates mutinied?

Thinking of this, Shang Kexi suddenly hit a spirit.

Suspicious, he hurriedly sent someone to invite Liu Jinzhong.

However, without waiting for Liu Jinzhong to arrive, there was a eunuch from the royal palace who entered with the latest Tang newspaper from the front line.

Du Tong Nie Bao, who was sitting under Shang Kexi, hurriedly took it and gave it to Shang Kexi with both hands.

Shang Kexi unfolded the Tang newspaper, only glanced at it, and couldn't help but scold angrily: "Zu Zeqing, this waste! Didn't you say that Zhaoqing City, which was held for three months, couldn't hold it for a day? ”

"Huh?"

When everyone present heard this, they all gasped, revealing a look of disbelief.

However, they did not dare to ask, so they all sat with their heads bowed like frosted eggplants, and sighed secretly.

"Lord ......"

Du Tong Nie Bao is the most favored person here, he dared to ask softly.

"See for yourself."

Shang Kexi sighed, threw the Tang Bao to Nie Bao, raised his head helplessly, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath......

Suddenly, there was an even more intense burst of gunfire from the direction of the north gate.

Shang Kexi's heart twitched, but his eyes were still closed.

Now that Zhaoqing has been lost, looking at the situation, it is indeed the vanguard of the thieves who are harassing him.

It's just that I didn't expect it to come so quickly......

As the saying goes: "Blessings are incomparable, but disasters are not one-way"!

Shang Kexi is just like mourning, and the next moment, there was another huge explosion!

Accompanied by the deafening muffled thunder, Shang Kexi felt that the entire study was trembling, and even the tea saucers on the table made a tinkling sound.

The faces of everyone present suddenly changed drastically, and some people jumped up directly, looking out through the window, only to find that the sky in the north was like a fire, glowing with red light.

"Blazing,"

The man was at a loss for what to do, and muttered, "Could it be that the powder magazine exploded?" ”

Shang Kexi opened his eyes suddenly, and was about to ask someone to investigate again......

"Lord Wang...... Big things are not good! ”

A pro-soldier leader panicked, and rushed in directly while shouting.

Shang Kexi's body trembled, and he turned around and glared at him fiercely: "Panic, what kind of system?" ”

"Yes, yes......"

Na Zuo Ling gasped, bowed down and said, "Lord Wang, the news I just got, the north gate, the north gate ......"

"What's wrong with the North Gate?"

Shang Kexi jumped up, "What's the matter?" Is it really a thief? ”

"Returning to the prince, it is indeed ...... Indeed, the thief has come to kill him,"

Zuo Ling took a few breaths and calmed down, "According to the report of the soldiers who fled back, the granary and the north gate were attacked one after another......"

"The North Gate was attacked?"

Shang Kexi hurriedly said, "What about Liu Jinzhong?" Where is he? ”

"Liu Dutong led the army to counterattack, and it was already ...... He has died in the line of duty, and the North Gate ...... The north gate is lost. ”

"Ahh

Shang Kexi suddenly sat down in the chair, his old face was so pale that there was no blood, and his hands resting on the armrests trembled......

Liu Jinzhong is the main general of the city guard, and the thousands of elite soldiers defending the city gates are all his descendants.

This, isn't this more wasteful than Zu Zeqing?

When the other people in the room heard the news, they were also immediately frightened, and they didn't know what to do.

Among the people, only Nie Bao, who was born as a military general, was very calm.

He looked at Shang Kexi, who was silent, thought for a moment, and asked, "Can you inquire later...... How many thieves attacked the north gate? Is it really an army? ”

"It is reported that there are not too many thieves, probably ...... Hundreds, just ......"

"Just what?"

"According to more than one person...... Yes, these thieves are extremely fierce, not only have a burst of fire guns that fight very far, but also carry ......"

Nasa paused and replied, "Yes, they ...... He also carried a cannon in red...... The enemy buildings were all bombarded with a single shot. ”

Zuo Ling said with some hesitation, perhaps he himself didn't quite believe what he said.

“……”

The crowd was speechless for a while.

Since there are only a few hundred thieves, how can they carry a red-coated cannon?

That thing can be shipped casually?

"You go down,"

Nie Bao waved his hand with a straight face, and said coldly, "Continue to send people to investigate." ”

"Huh!"

As soon as Zuo Ling exited the door, Nie Bao immediately bowed down and said to Shang Kexi:

"Lord Wang, Liu Dutong was martyred, please pass on the commander's order quickly and mobilize soldiers and horses......"

Shang Kexi, who had no face, raised his head and nodded thoughtfully, he understood what Nie Bao did not say.

The city is full of Liu Jinzhong's subordinates, and others can't be called, only the soldiers of his palace have the power to dispatch all soldiers and horses.

The situation was critical, Shang Kexi finally calmed down, and after a moment of silence, he shouted loudly: "Someone is coming." ”

"Humble duty!"

A guard officer rushed in.

"Take this soldier talisman to the camp in the west of the city as soon as possible, pass the order of the lonely commander, and transfer 3,000 elite soldiers into the city as soon as possible."

Shang Kexi took out a delicate small box from a cabinet and commanded.

"Huh!"

The guard bowed down and turned to retreat.

"Wait!"

Shang Kexi shouted violently, "Order, all the personal soldiers of the palace guards will gather, go out with Lone, and Lone will come to the enemy in person!" ”

"Huh? I can't help it, my lord! ”

When one of the staff members heard this, he immediately got up and persuaded, "The prince is a daughter, how can he face the enemy in person!" ”

"Yes, Lord Wang, you are the backbone of the whole army, don't take risks lightly!"

"Scholarly opinion, pedantic!"

Shang Ke shouted happily, "The north gate has been lost, if you don't fight with all your strength and recapture it as soon as possible, as soon as the morning dawns, the city defense will collapse on all fronts...... Don't you understand this truth? ”

"Uh......"

Everyone was speechless, they were indeed all scholars, and they didn't dare to recommend themselves, even if they did, they wouldn't go into battle to fight, and they were powerless.

"Lord Wang, I would like to ask for an order to go!"

Seeing this, Nie Bao stepped forward and asked for an order.

When the rest of the people saw it, they immediately nodded in agreement.

Nie Bao looked back at everyone, barely squeezed out a smile, and said in his heart You rotten Confucians know a fart, Lao Tzu is a minister appointed by the prince to trust the orphan, and he has a heavy responsibility.

If it weren't for the fact that there was only one military general present, Lao Tzu would not have stood up!

This Nie Bao, since accepting Shang Kexituogu, in his eyes, even if he has a gold medal for avoiding death.

Everyone else can die in battle, only he won't die!

Not only will he not die, but he can also escape back to his hometown with his son and a large amount of wealth, and at that time, the lives of the family left by Shang Kexi will all be in his own hands.

Therefore, he has a strong sense of happiness in his heart, and no matter how critical the battle situation on the front line is, he is very calm and detached.

Right now, although he had to come forward, in fact, he was just making a show, and he knew very well in his heart that Shang Kexi would not allow it.

Sure enough, when he saw Nie Bao asking for battle, Shang Kexi was stunned at first.

"No need, let's take charge alone,"

Then, he shook his head slowly and said, "There are only hundreds of thieves, and they actually seized the city gate in the blink of an eye, it can be seen that they are all brave people, you go ...... I'm afraid it's not going to help. ”

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