Chapter 702: Ximen Break
Looking at her husband Richard. Pol handed over the poisoned wine, and Lord Margaret said with disdain:
"You are really my good husband, and you handed me the poisoned wine with your own hands. Wouldn't it be better to kill Henry, the tyrant, and take refuge with my brother? You know, my brother promised to make our children dukes......"
"Don't say it, your brother won't make it!" Richard. Pol said firmly.
"Well, I can't persuade you, the loyal dog of Henry's dog thief, to persuade you. However, if you hand me the poisoned wine now, my brother will not let you go when the city is up. I just hope that you can take care of our children. Those children, after all, are my children, and my brother will never treat them badly......"
"His Majesty Henry will not treat them badly!" Richard. Pol said unmoved. He knew that his master was suspicious, and it was better to be more upright.
"Well, please put me in the coffin as soon as possible! Goodbye, children......" With that, Lord Margaret calmly took the poisoned wine glass and drank it all......
It didn't take long for Lord Margaret to die of poison......
"Wait...... I suddenly remembered that she had sent someone to Ximen to watch, what was going on? Henry VII remembered something and hurried over. But when he arrived, Lord Margaret had already died of poison......
"What did she mean by sending someone to Simon to watch?" Henry VII thought with some trepidation. However, by this time the lord of Margaret had died, and the attendant sent to Simon to observe was also killed on the spot. As a result, no one knows the inside story.
The cautious Henry VII sent his army to guard the west gate for the night, but there was nothing unusual and had to give up.
"Perhaps, that's a trick......," thought Henry VII.
However, for safety reasons, in the middle of the night the next day, Henry VII sent a large army to Simon to ambush him. But until three o'clock in the morning, there was no movement inside the West Gate.
So, Henry VII's men had no choice but to go back with their men and horses......
It wasn't until more than 4 o'clock in the morning that more than 100 people walked out of a small courtyard inside the west gate......
"Hehe, it's good that they withdrew, otherwise, it's really inconvenient to do it......" Kane and Robbie, the spies of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce who led the way, said after breathing a sigh of relief.
Previously, their spies had been scouting from the rooftops, and only after seeing the British troops leave, did they raise a security alarm.
In fact, in Marin's army, night attacks were never three watches in the middle of the night, but around four or five o'clock in the morning. According to Marin, at this time, the enemy was the most sleepy and the most lax. If it's winter, it's not too late to launch a raid at 5 o'clock. And now it's summer, and it's half-past four o'clock in the morning. Therefore, a night raid around 4 o'clock is the most appropriate......
After the more than 100 people in the courtyard put on wooden chips and armor, and took their swords and shields, Kane took out a Kong Ming lantern and lit it, and rose into the sky—this was the code for breaking the door......
It is inconvenient to make a sound in the middle of the night, so it is perfect to raise a small Kong Ming lantern to the sky.
Soon, the scouts under Marin's command outside the city also saw this small hole lantern through the telescope, and reported to Marin, who had been waiting on the side:
"Grand Duke, the people of the city are ready!"
"Very well, everybody get ready to go into town. The cavalry is on their horses, and the rest are to follow! ”
With that, the army began to move slowly towards the West Gate of London, but with caution so as not to alarm the enemy......
In the city, Kane and Robbie, after taking more than 100 people out of the courtyard, walked onto the street and rushed to the city gate hole at the west gate. At the same time, Kane also brought a powder keg......
After arriving near the West Gate, a person suddenly appeared from the alley on the side, startling everyone. But Kane and Robbie seemed to be in the know, and asked lightly:
"How's it going?"
"Don't worry, there are no enemies around, only more than a hundred people in the city gate cave and the enemies on the city!"
"That's good!" Kane and Robbie nodded, then waved to their subordinates, motioning for everyone to follow......
Approaching the West Gate, Kane drew his knife and whispered:
“go!” After saying that, everyone rushed up......
The more than 100 guards in the cave of the city gate were actually unlucky, because Margaret's spies were near the west gate last night, and they actually didn't sleep at about 12 o'clock tonight, just to prevent someone from raiding. But after twelve o'clock, no one came to raid. After 3 o'clock, seeing that there was no danger, the army that assisted the gate guard was gone, and the guards in the gate cave also fell asleep. After all, I didn't sleep in the middle of the night, and everyone was really tired......
Unexpectedly, as soon as they slept for a while, Kane and Robbie led people into the city gate cave......
When more than 100 people rushed into the city gate cave, most of the guards in the city gate cave were asleep, and they couldn't wake up......
"Enemy attack!" The sober British soldier shouted. But it's a pity that as soon as he finished shouting, his comrades hadn't woken up yet, and the enemy had already rushed in......
In desperation, the handsome warriors who woke up had no choice but to rush into battle. Because they fell asleep, many people didn't have their swords by their side and needed to get up to find them.
In the chaos, the handsomeness in the cave of the city gate was in chaos. It didn't take long for them to be defeated by the spies of the "rabble" of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce and the outlaws hired by Lord Margaret......
But at this time, Kane and Robbie were also dumbfounded. For they saw that there was a great deal of debris piled up behind the gate in the cave of the city......
Because he was afraid that someone would attack the West Gate, Henry VII specially piled up a lot of things in the hole of the West Gate to block the city gate. Although it is not as good as the North Gate blocking the city gate, it does make Kane and Robbie feel tricky.
Although Kane and Robbie's 100 men can clean up these things quickly, the problem is that the British army won't give them much time......
The handsomeness at the head of the city has been alarmed, and is organizing an army to go down the city wall. They won't be able to open the gates unless they get rid of the debris in the gates as soon as possible......
Fortunately, Kane brought a powder keg with him. So, Kane gritted his teeth and said:
"Everyone, exit the city gate hole, go and block the staircase under the city wall, I'll blow up the door!"
After saying that, everyone withdrew from the city gate and went to resist the British troops rushing down from the city wall. They have shields, and the sword and shield soldiers are the best for defense......
When there was no one in the gate, Kane tore through the bricks and stones in the gate, and buried the powder keg in it. Then, dragging out the fuse, he picked up a mutton oil lamp in the hole in the city gate and lit the fuse......
After lighting it, Kane immediately threw away the mutton fat lamp, and then ran out of the city gate without looking back......
"Boom-" After a loud bang, the things piled up in the hole in the city gate were really blown apart, and they were no longer piled up behind the city gate. But here's the thing - the door didn't blow up......
Kane didn't see it well, and quickly shouted:
"Come on, come with me and open the gates!"
Then, under the leadership of Kane, several spies from the Beihai Chamber of Commerce followed and ran into the city gate hole......
Several of them worked together to break the iron bolt of the city gate (the thing got stuck after being bombed). Then, desperately cleaning up the scattered bricks and stones next to the city gate, he slowly opened the West City Gate of London......
"Quick, the gates are open! Rush in! ”
At this time, the first to rush over were more than a hundred cavalry. But it's a pity, because the powder keg really exploded inside the city gate, and now the city gate hole is in a mess. This also led to the fact that Kane, Robbie and others fought hard, and only opened the city gate, but only opened a large gap for people to pass through, but the horses did not think about it. If you want to open the city gate, you have to continue to clean up the bricks and stones scattered in the city gate hole......
Seeing this, Karn, who led the charge, immediately made a decision, turned back and ordered:
"Dismount, enter the city gate on foot, and be sure to guard the city gate hole!" With that, Karn dismounted first, took the mace, and went into the hole in the gate. The other hundred or so horsemen dismounted, threw away their rifles, drew their knights' swords, and followed Karn into the hole in the gate of the west gate of London, which was in disarray......
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