380. The city of Pingyang is broken
The Tatar cavalry that attacked the city of Pingyang did not play cards according to the routine at all, and directly attacked the city as soon as they arrived. The soldiers of Pingyang Prefecture, who were still mighty and brave a few quarters of an hour ago, were directly stunned when they saw a group of Tartar cavalry holding big swords outside the city. Trembling all over, the sword and arrow in his hand could not be lifted at all, and he watched the city gate being smashed open one by one, although there were scattered arrows shooting at the enemy, it had no effect.
It's finally time to come.
The enemy roared like a tide and broke through the gate of Pingyang, when had the soldiers of the government who had never fought before, seen such a battle. However, after a little hesitation, the bright big knife slashed at the head.
In the city, the streets have long been devoid of people. But the wooden doors of every house could not stop the fierce Tatar army at all. Thousands of Tatar troops shouted excitedly as if they were in a no-man's land, this is a big city that is richer than Shizhou! And under the knife are frightened and dazed souls.
Zhang Huili sat silently in the Pingyang Mansion alone, staring straight at the closed door of the mansion, and hearing all the wails in his ears.
I thought that with the city walls and government soldiers, they should be able to defend until reinforcements arrive anyway. I never thought that everything I relied on would be so vulnerable. Didn't you say that only to Shizhou? Doesn't it mean that the Datong army has routed the enemy? It's ridiculous, as a parent official, he let the people be trapped in the city and become lambs to the slaughter! What other faces are there to see the fathers who died in vain? What other faces do you have to see the emperor Yu Jiuquan?!
Tatar soldiers are still pouring into Pingyang City, burning, looting, and littering corpses. That said, for the Tatars, it was not without resistance. One is in Nangong Fuzhong, and the other is Ping'an Fang.
In the Ping'an Fang, the gangsters who originally collected protection money and caused trouble everywhere picked up machetes, and took advantage of the tortuous terrain to kill as long as they saw foreigners, and the fierceness and momentum were no different from the Tatar army, leaving a place of blood and stumps at the gate of the fang, which made the Tatars who only wanted to loot reluctant to come forward for a while. As a result, this place, which was originally a place of hiding filth and dirt that did not see the light of day, became a place to shelter the people of the city.
However, the situation in Nangong Mansion was different, and the Tatar army that attacked the city finally suffered a huge blow here.
The dozens of Tatar soldiers who first discovered this luxurious mansion were overjoyed at first, but this burst of joy collapsed when they worked so hard to enter the mansion. I saw the sword flashing, I didn't have time to hide, and I died in an instant.
However, the lives of these dozens of Tatar soldiers did not stop the latecomers, as if they believed that the mansion was hiding a huge treasure, and poured into the mansion from all directions.
Finally, after inexplicably killing hundreds of people, the Tatar army decided to destroy the door and wall.
The demolition of the door wall caused a huge shock. Although before, the Qingfeng Hall formed a small formation of nine people and set up a formation with great results, but everyone knew that this was just the beginning. At this time, all the nursing homes and Qingfeng Hall in the house had nervous expressions and were waiting for them.
Since receiving the news of the curfew, all the family members and servants in the mansion have been gathered in Qiming Hall, including Du Ling, and their friends in the city who have come to take refuge. For Nangong Pu, the bottom line is to hold Qiming Hall. However, he was not in the Qiming Hall, but stayed in the front court to command.
"Young Master." The dean hurried over, "The wall of the back garden is about to collapse...... ”
As he was talking, he was interrupted by another Qingfeng Hall member who rushed over, "Eldest Prince, the west side door has been broken, and all the hall members have withdrawn to the lotus pond." ”
"Ah Pu, the situation is not good, and the back mountain will definitely not be able to hold it. The second uncle's family refused to go down the mountain. Tang Shubin said as he strode into the conference hall.
I still thought it was simple, thinking that even if the city was broken, it wouldn't be so fast. After receiving the summons from the congregation, the soldiers have come to the city. What I didn't expect at all was that the vanguard of the Tatar army attacking Binh Duong exceeded 5,000 people; The city gate and the soldiers of Pingyang Mansion were overwhelmed by the enemy's blow. However, there are less than three hundred guards in the Nangong Mansion, where can they guard this mansion?
Nangong Pu glanced at everyone and ordered: "We are limited in number, so don't scatter our strength." Defend the two places, all the guards retreated to the vicinity of the council hall, and all the Qingfeng Hall people withdrew to the outside of the Qiming Hall, using the fortifications prepared before as a barrier to form a formation. The two places are not far apart, and pay attention to echoing each other. ”
"Yes." The two of them left in a hurry.
Tang Shubin looked at Nangong Pu and said anxiously: "What should I do with the second uncle?" The back hill is very close to the backyard door, and the wall on that side has been broken. When I came, I had a few Tatars coming in from there. ”
Nangong Pu took a deep breath with a tangled expression, "I also persuaded him to go down the mountain before, but he has always refused, and when he is in a hurry, he threatens to commit suicide." ”
"After all, it's an elder, and the situation is critical at this time, Ah Pu, why don't you persuade again?" Tang Shubin said helplessly, "It's really not good, it's okay to be stunned and take down the mountain." ”
Nangong Pu was silent, listening to the vibration of the broken wall outside, and finally made up his mind, "Trouble Senior Brother Tang to go to Qiming Hall, if you can protect everyone, try to protect it, if you can't do it, take everyone out of the city through the tunnel." ”
"Pu, there is no difference between inside and outside the city now. If we can't hold it, it's just as dangerous outside the city, and there are too few of us. Tang Shubin had long felt in his heart that he should abandon the mansion, with his previous suggestion, if everyone was concentrated on the back mountain at the beginning, the defense might be simpler.
Nangong Pu thought for a while and said: "You don't need to go out of the city, hide in the tunnel, the enemy will not stay in Pingyang for long." Go for it. ”
Tang Shubin nodded and turned around, hesitated, and then turned back and asked, "Then, the second uncle ......." ”
"When this is over, I will make amends." Nangong Pu said this firmly, but his tone was heavy.
Tang Shubin glanced at Nangong Pu, his eyes were very complicated, and he turned around and strode away.
As soon as the two guards were ready, the Tartars stormed the outer courtyard. However, the purpose of those Tatar soldiers was not to kill, but to rob. In the small Nangong Mansion, thousands of people poured in, and there were Tatar soldiers looting property in every room, and even the iron pot in the kitchen was not spared.
The Tatar soldiers, who had robbed like crazy, had long forgotten the casualties of hundreds of people before them, and frantically rushed to the council chamber and backyard. The Tatars who had just stepped into the confines of the council chamber paid for their bitter fruits.
With the council hall as a round point, more than ten zhang outward, a high sandbag defense was built. It was from this gap that dense steel arrows were shot. Behind the sandbags, dozens of guards armed with small crossbows watched the enemies pouring into range.
Before a group of dozens of Tatars could react, they were shot and fell to the ground. If you have an idea, quickly exit this place and go elsewhere to continue the search.
And the backyard didn't calm down for long, but the temptation in the backyard was greater. The Tatar soldiers who rushed into the area of Qiming Hall without opening their eyes deliberately avoided this place after leaving more than a dozen corpses.
After a brief contact battle, the two places strangely calmed down, and the two sides seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding.
Several wings on both sides of Qiming Hall have been opened, and in order to prevent bows and arrows, the doors and windows have been sealed with wooden boards, and even layers of asbestos flame retardant have been paved. Zhou Tang, Shen Xueying with their two children, as well as Nangong Wan, Du Ling, Tang Man, including Zhang Huili's wife in Pingyang Mansion, and other Pingyang friends who came to seek refuge before breaking through the city, as well as a few subordinates who served him closely, were all gathered in one place.
There were a few lamps lit in the room, and the light was dim. No one spoke, they all quietly listened to the faint shouts outside, it seemed that only Cheng Rui hugged Shen Xueying tightly with fear on his face, and the others, including Cheng Jun, tried their best to maintain a calm expression.
The first day of the destruction of Pingyang City ended without warning.
In Ping'anfang, more Han people were taken in, and as long as it was a man, they were all issued machetes. They are not required to go into battle to kill the enemy, but if there is any case, at least there is a possibility to protect their families.
In the Nangong Mansion, there are bold Tatar soldiers, who are reluctant to leave this luxurious mansion, Fuqin Xuan, Luting Pavilion, West Courtyard, Fenghua Garden...... There were people sleeping with silk satin and belongings everywhere, and there was no shortage of people in a few kitchens to eat. It seems that these people think that as long as they don't set foot in those two deadly places, no one will care what they are doing.
However, whether it is Ping'anfang, Nangong Fuzhong, or the Han people hiding in the city, they all know that this is far from over.
It was late at night, and there were dark shadows walking silently through the Nangong Mansion. In every corner of every room, there were Tatar soldiers who died silently in this mansion.
When he killed the first person, Nangong Pu was still a little soft, but after a dozen or twenty people, his techniques were already skilled. The weapons in the house are limited, and if you kill one more, you can save a steel arrow after dawn. And he had already ordered the crossbow bolts to be recovered after dark.
As soon as he entered the Green Pavilion Pavilion, he saw another black shadow also flying in. Nangong Pu is not surprised, such a black shadow will be all over Nangong Mansion and Pingyang City tonight. Nangong Pu didn't order this, but he knew that someone would do it consciously.
When Nangong Pu finished cleaning up the east chamber of Luting Pavilion, the black shadow also came out of the west chamber. In the moonlight, the black shadow seemed stunned when he saw him.
Fu Qingshuang.
The two glanced at each other, didn't say anything, and walked out of the Green Pavilion directly. After that, it was Fuqin Xuan, as soon as they entered the door, the two of them were left and right, and they were cleaned up almost at the same time. This time, Nangong Pu nodded.
Fu Qingshuang seemed to understand what he meant, followed him, and it took an hour to finally clean up the entire Nangong Mansion.
"It's not dawn yet." Nangong Pu whispered.
"You want to continue?" Fu Qingshuang looked at him.
Nangong Pu did mean this, but he didn't dare to be too far away from his family in the house, "Take a look nearby." If you can deal with the king of thieves, it's the best. ”
"The city is full of small babies, and the leader has not entered the city. And the army has not yet arrived, I heard that Altan Khan led the army, and it is estimated that there will be a fight tomorrow. Fu Qing said.
"Altan Khan?"
Fu Qingshuang smiled bitterly, "There are masters of the White Lotus Sect as bodyguards. That person knows how to form, and the two of us may not win the battle together. It's a pity that Ah Jin is not there, if he is allowed to break the formation, the three of them should have a chance to win. ”
"Okay." Hearing him say this, Nangong Pu gave up his plan to go out of the city, "They came from afar, and the number of them was like this." If we kill one more, they will have one less. Do you do it or not? ”
Fu Qingshuang laughed, "I remember that you don't kill people." ”
Nangong Pu smiled lightly, "I'm not killing people, I'm saving people." ”
"Let's do it. Let's talk again, it's going to be dawn. ”