The people brought by Zhu Xu suffered heavy casualties, and he himself was surrounded by everyone, and there was no big problem.

Li Xuanba was still standing in the verandah, and he didn't mean to do anything, there were thousands of people outside the door, if the people he was waiting for didn't show up, then he would always have a chance to make a move.

The back door is very small, the speed of the influx of enemies is not fast, as time passes, the white snow can no longer be seen in the courtyard, even if the snow is still flying, it will be stained red with blood when it falls to the ground, which makes Zhou Guogong's backyard look like a pool of blood.

The number of crossbow arrows was limited, and after shooting more than 300 people, the guards of the Zhou State Mansion threw away the crossbows, pulled out the ring head knife from their waists, and entered the battlefield without stopping, reaping the lives of the enemy like dancing in the blood and corpses all over the ground.

Zhu Xu had already retreated to the side of the door, he couldn't go out, and he didn't plan to go out, he silently observed the field, confirming that there would be no more powerful crossbow arrows, a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he whispered to the person next to him in a low voice.

A wolf howl resounded in the night, and Zhu Xu's men began to slowly retreat, keeping a distance from the guards of the Tang State Mansion.

"Li Xuanba, my father wants to see what else you are capable of!" Zhu Xu did not hide his killing intent at all.

Li Xuanba ignored Zhu Xu, he kept staring at the back door closely, because he found that since the wolf howl sounded, the people who came in through the back door were very orderly, and their bodies were strong, like well-trained soldiers.

It turned out that in addition to the government soldiers, Zhu Xu also had a back hand, or rather, the people who died before were just Zhu Xu's bait.

The crossbow arrows in the Tang State Mansion had been exhausted, and Zhu Xu still had hundreds of bows left in the hands of those people outside the courtyard, and the arrows in the quiver were enough to shoot everyone in the Zhou State Mansion more than a dozen times.

Looking at the strong men in front of him, Li Xuanba's face showed a puzzled look. He knew the situation of the defenders everywhere in Jiangdu City, and he couldn't understand how these people in front of him appeared.

Of course, Zhu Xu didn't explain, and he didn't care about appreciating Li Xuanba's expression, so he ordered again: "The officials of the Zhou State Mansion are helping to abuse and kill!" Not! Pardon! ”

Hundreds of arrows flew up from outside the courtyard wall, as if they had eyes, and shot towards Li Xuanba. Liang Xiao and Li Jiuzhi have always been vigilant, and they quickly raised their shields in front of Li Xuanba, and the guards in the courtyard also looked for cover when they saw the cold light in mid-air, or lifted the corpse under their feet to block in front of them.

The rain of arrows fell in the night, making it difficult to detect, and after all, someone failed to protect his whole body and fell in a pool of blood.

"Retreat!" Li Xuanba could be indifferent to the death of the enemy, but he couldn't watch his subordinates die in front of him, so he immediately made a decision and shouted out.

The result of retreating is obvious, it will allow Li Xuanba to directly face the incoming enemy, as the hidden guards who secretly guard the Tang State Mansion, they should not listen to Li Xuanba's words and continue to block the middle between Li Xuanba and the enemy, but when Li Xuanba's words just fell, everyone retreated to the hand-copying verandah, picked up the shield on the ground casually, and ensured their safety when the second round of arrow rain fell.

The two sides fought for more than half an hour, and Zhu Xu's face finally showed a victor's smile, because as the hidden guards retreated, they were much closer to Li Xuanba.

"In order to get rid of my father, you really worked hard." The rain of arrows stopped, Li Xuanba looked at the arrows inserted in the shield in front of him, shook his head and smiled bitterly, he looked at the corpses of the hidden guards lying in a pool of blood and the strong men walking towards him, and said coldly: "Siege crossbow!" ”

With an order, many holes appeared in the wall of the room behind Li Xuanba in an instant, and more than a dozen giant crossbows stretched out from the holes.

"Li Xuanba, you dare to hide a siege crossbow privately!" Zhu Xu cursed angrily, but his voice was muffled by the sound of breaking wind, and then, each giant crossbow strung with several people and fixed on the wall.

The power of the siege crossbow is naturally not comparable to the bow and arrow, and the giant crossbow has passed a distance of more than 20 steps, the power is huge, and the speed is extremely fast, so that people can't react at all.

"It takes time to change the crossbow arrows, take the opportunity to kill them!" The siege crossbow had a great shock to everyone, I don't know who shouted, everyone came back to their senses and killed Li Xuanba like crazy.

The siege crossbow is huge, and naturally it also has its drawbacks, which are difficult to make up, and everyone knows that it is inevitable to fight in close quarters, and they are not polite, throw down their shields, and jump into the courtyard to fight.

It's just that the enemy in front of him is no longer as weak as the government soldiers, and the hidden guards are not weak in martial arts, but they can't have the upper hand at all, and those strong men don't seem to feel pain, and they are not afraid of death approaching Li Xuanba, and they are only a few steps away!

"It's a shame that you died here!" Li Xuanba roared, picked up the Protector Hammer at his feet, and led Li Jiuzhi and others to join the battlefield.

No matter how strong those strong men are, their bodies are only flesh and blood, how many of them can withstand the power of Li Xuanba's hammer? After only a few moments of fighting, several people were smashed in the head.

Li Xuanba's bravery did not make Zhu Xu frightened, but his face showed a smile of successful planning.

The fighting in the courtyard became more and more intense, and the shouts resounded through half of the Jiangdu City, I don't know how many sleeping people were awakened, and the people who were fighting in the courtyard did not hear the sound of horses' hooves outside the house.

......

Empress Dowager Liu was infected with the wind and cold, and His Majesty the filial emperor took care of her, and the two talked and laughed, and the mother and son were filial.

"Dong'er, do you remember what this palace told you at the beginning?" While talking and laughing, Empress Dowager Liu seemed to smell a smell of blood, she looked at Yang Tong who had some scumbags growing in front of her, and said softly: "The power of Zhou Guo is tilted towards the government and the opposition, and his prestige is now far above you, haven't you ever been worried?" ”

Yang Tong thought that Empress Dowager Liu was worried that she was dissatisfied with Li Xuanba, so she hurriedly said, "What does he have to worry about?" Even if I give him the throne, with his lazy nature, I am afraid that I would rather go to the mountains and forests than accept my kindness. ”

"The queen mother is very happy that you can think so." Empress Dowager Liu stretched out her hand and touched Yang Tong's head, with pampering on her face, and said with a smile: "Mother hopes that no matter what happens, you don't suspect him, even if the world is really peaceful in the future, you can't do that thing like a bird hiding from the bow." ”

Hearing Empress Dowager Liu's words, Yang Tong's heart felt a little uneasy, and he said, "Dong'er won't." ”

Empress Dowager Liu nodded with satisfaction and looked in the direction of the window.

The windows were closed tightly, so you couldn't see the outside scene. Even if you open the window, I'm afraid you won't be able to see what happened in the Tang State Mansion, right? Empress Dowager Liu thought in her heart.