After more than 20 gunpowder packets exploded, the fierce fighting between the enemy and us immediately stopped. The entire Anton Wei suddenly calmed down, and the imperial army had automatically fled under the walls of Anton Wei.

And the Dongjiang army was also full of astonishment, no one thought that those ordinary gunpowder bags would have such power?

Wu Qiu and Ma Ren quickly woke up from their stunned, and both of them hurriedly went to check the situation at the scene. After some busy statistics, the two found that the more than 20 explosions were detonated by those brothers of the Dongjiang Army who were about to die.

These two dozen explosions killed countless enemy soldiers, and none of them survived.

"This powder bag is too fierce, how did he get it?" After Ma Ren inspected the scene, he was still surprised.

"This thing is powerful, but it doesn't distinguish between friend and foe. Of the 20 or so explosions just now, less than ten people actually ignited them, and the rest were all affected. In other words, more than 300 of our brothers died in that explosion just now. Wu Qiu's face was full of regret.

It can be said that the temporary retreat of the enemy army this time was entirely due to the death of these 300 brothers.

"This is indeed a problem, but fortunately they did not die in vain, at least the imperial army has now retreated. Anton Wei had time to breathe for the time being. Ma Ren's eyes also dimmed, but he just said lightly.

After Wu Qiu heard this, he also understood that what he had just said was suspected of losing the morale of the soldiers. He immediately cheered up and said, "Yes, they didn't die in vain, at least they bought us some time." Now that we understand how powerful these powder packs are, it's easy to do the following. ”

"What should I do?" Ma Ren asked in a daze.

"The scene has been checked just now, and the power of these explosive packs should be within twenty meters. In other words, within twenty meters, this powder pack can completely sweep everything. Next, we will stay one person every twenty meters, and wait for the imperial army to come again, and be sure to detonate it when they are densely populated, so that we can kill the enemy with maximum efficiency. After Wu Qiu pondered, he said his solution.

Ma Ren and the generals all heard this, their eyes lit up, according to Wu Qiu's arrangement, they would definitely be able to maximize the efficiency of the remaining Dongjiang Army. But this method is obviously a bit cruel, after all, this is the practice of dying with the enemy, and whoever goes up will die.

Ma Ren hesitated and said, "Big brother, this method is a good way, but who should the brothers let go first?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes immediately gathered on Wu Qiu's body, and at the moment when his life was at stake, everyone had to pay attention to it.

Wu Qiu was also very embarrassed for a while, after all, it was a matter of sending him to death, so it was not good to let anyone go first?

"Let's go first." Seeing that Wu Qiu and Ma Ren were embarrassed, Xiaohu and Xiaoyang from before suddenly came out and volunteered to go first.

"We are also willing to be pioneers." The two guards behind Ma Ren also stepped forward.

Someone took the lead, and naturally someone followed, and in an instant, more than 20 soldiers stood up and volunteered to act as the first group of pioneers.

Ma Ren and Wu Qiu glanced at each other, and both of them were quite moved.

Wu Qiu coughed lightly, with a strange light in his eyes, and said loudly: "Okay, everyone don't fight, I know that you are all good, and you are all real men who are not afraid of death." Your spirit is commendable, but please focus on the overall situation, and if you have no opinion, then I will name you now. Everyone abides by the rules and ensures the safety of Anton Guard. ”

Wu Qiu's proposal was approved by everyone, and the first group of fifty people was also named by him. The remaining less than 300 people went down the tower with Wu Qiu and Ma Ren, and only after the people on the city wall died each time were they allowed to climb the city wall.

The Dongjiang army is ready, but the imperial army does not dare to attack easily.

Lu Xiangsheng was three miles away from Anton Wei, holding a telescope to look at the situation on the city wall, but he didn't see anything abnormal.

"Did you see what was going on at the time? Where did those huge explosions come from? Lu Xiangsheng grimaced and asked a man beside him who had broken two legs and was covered in scars.

"Governor, damn it, we were fighting the Dongjiang Army, but those explosions only broke out when we killed the Dongjiang Army. We don't know exactly why. "This man who looked at the dying man had a weak reply.

Lu Xiangsheng frowned, and the doubts in his heart were even greater? Before figuring out what those powerful explosions were all about, Lu Xiangsheng didn't dare to give the order to attack again.

The inexplicable explosion before directly caused him to lose thousands of his subordinates, and the previous 30,000 soldiers and horses would have only left more than 10,000. Another explosion like that, and the remaining 10,000 or so of his subordinates would all have to be wiped out here without explanation.

Seeing that Anton Wei was within reach, he failed again at a critical juncture. In addition to being irritable, Lu Xiangsheng's heart is only decadent, and now this situation is not up or down, and it is difficult for him to make a choice for a while.

If you continue to fight, you don't know what the consequences will be? If you don't go away like this, all your previous efforts will be in vain, and those dead soldiers are not worth it. Lu Xiangsheng was very distressed for a while, it was not whether he fought or not, and the dilemma was about to torture him crazy.

At this time, one of Lu Xiangsheng's personal guards suddenly said to him: "Governor, why don't we send a small number of brothers to kill them first. Once we figured out what the explosions were all about, the situation was still in our hands. ”

Lu Xiangsheng's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he praised the proposed guard: "Yes, yes, this is indeed a good way for you." Just do it according to your method, and go ahead and arrange it immediately. ”

The guards immediately received the order to go to make arrangements, and soon after, they saw a team of thirty people sneakily rushing towards Anton Wei. Seeing this, Lu Xiangsheng could only wait patiently for the results.

That's his only hope at the moment, and if he doesn't, then there's a good chance he'll get back. Two-thirds of the soldiers who died, and after they went back, facing Chongzhen's accountability was not what Lu Xiangsheng wanted to see.

But if they don't withdraw their troops and continue to fight, they have no hope of winning, so instead of continuing to consume here, waiting for the reinforcements of the Dongjiang Army to arrive and be destroyed. Naturally, he went back hard, and it was better to face Chongzhen's scolding.

At this time, it was almost dusk in the afternoon, and there was not much time left for Lu Xiangsheng to give them, he had to capture Anton Wei before dark, otherwise the consequences would be worrying!