On September 22 of the fifth year of Yongli, Jiang Han, as usual, came to Wangjing Gate with a bamboo basket containing fish to deliver fish to the Qing army guarding the gate.

This kind of move has been done for a full month, and the Qing army guarding the door has long been accustomed to it, if Jiang Han does not come one day, these Qing troops may still miss it.

Seeing Jiang Han coming from afar with a man, a Qing soldier guarding the city hurriedly walked over, greeted him affectionately, and was about to take over the bamboo basket that Jiang Han was carrying.

It's just that this time Jiang Han didn't hand over the bamboo basket, but whispered a few words to the Qing army. After hearing this, the Qing army looked at the man beside Jiang Han with great interest, and without thinking about it, he took the two of them to the city tower together.

The person who came with Jiang Han was Mao Mingshan, after yesterday's discussion, he couldn't bear to see Wang Yi's head hanging in the city to show the public, so Mao Mingshan agreed to Lu Yuding's plan. In fact, before Mao Mingshan appeared, Lu Yuding found that the Qing army was very strict with Wang Yi's first-level guards, so he discussed a plan with Jiang Han.

In that plan, Jiang Han would bring some fresh fish to the West City Gate every day to give it to the Qing army guarding the gate, and hinted that he needed to enter and exit some goods, hoping that the Qing army guarding the gate would turn a blind eye, and he was naturally indispensable to the filial piety of the Qing army guarding the door. After gaining the trust of the Qing army, Jiang Han used the excuse of bribery to climb the city wall and find an opportunity to cut the rope tied to the battlement, while Lu Yuding drove under the city gate to catch Wang Yi's head and leave.

For this matter, these two people have the heart of death, Jiang Han cut the rope at the head of the city and naturally broke his body, and Lu Yuding had to hide Wang Yi's head properly after stealing it, and tried to avoid the search of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so that one day he could be buried for Wang Yi.

But for some time. The bribe was sent several times on the grounds of smuggling goods, but each time the Qing army did not let him go to the city, but handed it over to the Qing army who was just about to pick up the bamboo basket under the city, and then the Qing army handed it over to the officer guarding the gate. As a result, Jiang Han was never able to enter the city, and every time Jiang Han went to deliver a bribe, Lu Yuding, who was waiting in the distance, could only return with a feather.

The other day. Lu Yuding and Jiang Han observed that the Qing army may have been a little lax about Wang Yi's head because of the passage of time. After secretly inquiring, he learned that the Qing army officer liked to eat fish tart, so he planned to find a master who made fish tart, so as to create an opportunity for Jiang Han to go to the city.

But this matter is very important, and for a while, Lu Yuding and Jiang Han couldn't find a trustworthy candidate. Now that Mao Mingshan has decided to act together, he will simply not do anything, and he will directly pretend to be the role of this cook. that the ropes may be cut at any of the two of them when they should enter the city.

At this moment, the Qing army turned around and led them to the city, Jiang Han handed the bamboo basket from his left hand to his right hand, and followed Mao Mingshan to the city with the Qing army. And Lu Yuding, who was hiding in the distance and disguised as a fisherman, immediately returned to the stern of the boat after seeing this scene, and slowly rowed towards the city gate.

There was a line of stairs near the left of the city gate, and the Qing army took Jiang Han and Mao Mingshan to go up step by step, but was stopped by a Qing army at the staircase.

Seeing that Mao Mingshan's gaze had been thrown to the rope. It seemed that there was already a trend that could not be resisted, and Jiang Han hurriedly took a step forward. blocked Mao Mingshan behind him, and then waved his hand to Mao Mingshan the moment he put down the bamboo basket, signaling him to be restless. In the meantime, they only had the small knife that Mao Mingshan was carrying on his body, and it was not impossible to kill him with this, but it was by no means a perfect plan.

Putting down the bamboo basket, Jiang Han talked to the Qing army. For the sake of some friendship on weekdays, the Qing army who was originally under the city also helped to say a few good words, and the Qing army in the city agreed to report to the officer hiding in the city gate building not far away.

He received bribes several times, but the officers of the Qing army still did not have a very deep impression of Jiang Han. It is normal to give gifts to the city gate officials in order to smuggle some goods. The officer who began guarding the city gate in the Chongzhen Dynasty can be said to meet every day, and naturally he will not care, especially not about such a peddler who can't give much money every time.

It's just that I heard that this man actually brought a cook who is good at making fish and fish this time, and the officer who was aroused by the gluttony thought that this person would come to things like this, and it didn't hurt to see him, so he asked the Qing army to go and lure Jiang Han and Mao Mingshan over.

The plan went quite smoothly at this moment, Jiang Han and Mao Mingshan walked unhurriedly towards the city gate building, and the battlement with ropes tied in the distance was less than five meters away. At this moment, with a somewhat deliberate coughing sound sounding under the city, I saw that Mao Mingshan immediately took out a knife with a handle to deal with the fish tart, and wiped it directly on the neck of the Qing army who led the way.

The mutation was prominent, and the Qing army guarding the city was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly rushed over. But at this moment, Mao Mingshan had already rushed to the front of the battlement and slashed at the rope with a knife.

The rope did not show the slightest intention of resistance under the sharp blade and huge force, Mao Mingshan cut the rope with only one knife, and the rope that lost its restraint fell straight down by the effect of gravity under the traction of the head tied to the end.

Looking at the city from under the city gate, the direction is not very certain, and Lu Yuding is floating on the river in a small boat, so it is even more difficult to locate below the head.

After Mao Mingshan's knife, the rope tied to Wang Yi's head fell in response. Lu Yuding stretched out his hand on the boat, trying to reach the loyal soul that was falling rapidly.

It's just that even so, Lu Yuding's hand is still a short distance away from the place where the head fell, but with the deflection of gravity, the center of the boat also began to shift, and the side of his outstretched hands has begun to gradually press towards the horizontal plane, while the other side has begun to tilt upward, and there is a tendency to turn the world upside down.

But at this time, he didn't care about the danger of the boat capsizing, and his hands still stretched out with all his strength in the direction of the fall. The angle at the other end of the boat was getting bigger and bigger, and Lu Yuding was still trying his best to reach in the direction of the fall, but at the moment when he was about to touch that position, the head level brushed the end of his finger and fell, without the slightest stop.

"No!"

Not so long ago, the battle of Zhoushan. Dong Zhining, who is also a sixth madman in Ningbo, drew his sword and cut himself. Lu Yuding spent a lot of money to retrieve Dong Zhining's body and secretly buried it on the side of Magong Bridge in the north of the city, which can be regarded as allowing this close friend to return to his homeland and avoid the pain of being buried in the belly of a fish.

But now, because Wang Yi's partner Wang Jiang and general Chen Wen are still fighting with the Qing army in eastern Zhejiang under the banner of the Ming army of Dalanshan, the Qing army in Ningbo has strengthened its supervision while hanging its head. Lu Yuding was still grateful for Wang Yi's will. But he also knew very well that this time he would not be able to regain Wang Yi's only remaining head as easily as last time.

For this reason, Lu Yuding planned for more than a month, and even found Jiang Han and Mao Mingshan, who were comrades of the same heart, to act together. Whether it is him, Jiang Han, or Mao Mingshan, they all know very well that with this strategy, it is difficult for those who climb the city to get out, and it is almost a certain death. But even so. Jiang Han and Mao Mingshan still resolutely stood up, and handed over the safest job to him on the grounds that it was easier for them to get out of martial arts.

But by this time, the head had not been received, and even the broken rope that was still tied to the hair after being cut did not reach his hand. Seeing that the head was about to fall into the water, Lu Yuding slammed his feet, and the whole person jumped out the moment the head fell into the water, and a fierce man plunged into the water.

The moment Lu Yuding jumped up, the other side of the boat was even higher under the downward force. The distance to complete overturning is only a millimeter.

The next second, the water splashed. Lu Yuding has been thrown into the water with Wang Yi's head. The boat cocked at an angle that grew larger and larger, until it began to capsize, but as its strength ran out, it fell back into the water. Moments later, the boat was reflated by gravity, causing a splash, and at that moment. Lu Yuding also poked out of the water, and in his hand he was clutching a rope that had been cut by a sharp weapon.

The shouting and killing sound on the head of the city was still the same, Lu Yuding hurriedly swam to the side of the boat, put the broken rope and the head it was tied to, and he quickly climbed onto the boat. He didn't care about taking off his soaked clothes, so he hurriedly swung his boat away.

At the head of the city, Mao Mingshan and Jiang Han had already killed several people in a row, and the end of the blades they had seized from the Qing army was also dripping with red blood. At this moment, the scattered defenders of the Qing army at the head of the city have all surrounded them, and even the horns of the attack have resounded in the meantime.

Jiang Han took advantage of the gap in the fight to glance at the city, and seeing that Lu Yuding had already climbed back onto the boat, he hurriedly shouted to Mao Mingshan beside him.

"We've got it, let's go!"

Mao Mingshan nodded heavily, and then rushed towards the Qing army with the double knives he had snatched. The city was already narrow, and the Qing army did not have time to form a formation in a hurry, and was soon killed by Mao Mingshan and turned over on his back. And Jiang Han protected Mao Mingshan's back, holding a sword and shield to fight with the pursuing Qing army.

The Qing army defending the city came from the Ningbo Green Camp, which was not very elite, and was shattered like rotten wood to a sharp axe in front of a fierce general like Mao Mingshan, who was guarded by people with the same heart. The two of them worked one after the other, and they gradually became tacit in cooperation in the battle, and soon killed near the stairs.

Mao Mingshan shouted, brandished his double knives and rushed over, the mad tiger-like momentum frightened the Qing army into retreating, and even a Qing army guarding the staircase rolled down the stairs in one step. Hearing the signal that Mao Mingshan had rushed out, Jiang Han hurriedly shook his knife and ran down the stairs after him.

The two of them had already begun to go down the stairs, and the Qing army defending the city was really frightened enough by these two Ming generals who came with the heart of death, and they didn't dare to push too hard. And the Qing army officer, who had been hiding behind, saw that the two were already some distance away from the Qing army, and hurriedly asked his soldiers to shoot arrows, in a vain attempt to prevent Mao Mingshan and Jiang Han from escaping.

The arrows of the Qing army fell from the head of the city, and Mao Mingshan and Jiang Han had to use their blades to block those who threatened them, and retreated backwards to the city tower.

The arrows slowed down the evacuation of the two, but the soldiers of the Qing army did not dare to move forward, and with their own bravery, the two could soon escape from the confines of the city walls, enter the alleys according to the plan, change into the prepared clothes in an empty courtyard, and disappear into the market. But at this moment, a long group of Qing troops with a mixture of short soldiers was rushing to arrive.

A moment later, Mao Mingshan and Jiang Han had already rushed to the bottom of the city, while the Qing army at the head of the city was still halfway up the stairs, killing and scattering the few Qing troops guarding the gate under the city, and the predetermined alley in the escape route was not far away. At this time, the Qing army that arrived also ran to a place of about two hundred paces.

Looking at the Qing army holding wolf stalks, knives, spears, and boring palladium, as well as the big banner with the words "Zhejiang Admiral Standard Camp Left Battalion Garrison Xu", Mao Mingshan was stunned for a moment, and his anger filled his whole body in only an instant.

"Xu Lei!"

Since learning that Chen Wen and Wang Jiang planned to exchange Li Rong for Wang Yi, the name Xu Lei was deeply reflected in Mao Mingshan's mind.

After waiting all night and night, the news of the exchange or not never came, until Wang Yi was killed by the Qing army in Dinghai, and the head was transported to the west gate of Yinxian County to hang his head in public, this hatred is growing every second, and Mao Mingshan at this moment has already decided to kill!

"Mao Dudu, while the Tartars have not yet come up, let's go quickly."

Mao Mingshan shook his head, and the anger in his eyes gushed out in the direction where Xu Lei came. "If it weren't for Xu Lei, the dog thief, Wang Jingluo wouldn't have died, I would have killed this son!"

The Qing army in the city had chased more than half of the stairs, and the blocking and upgrading battalion soldiers were getting closer and closer, Jiang Han came to Mao Mingshan angrily, and shouted loudly: "The gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late, sooner or later there will be a chance!" ”

After yesterday's discussion, Jiang Han also had some understanding of the plan to exchange Li Rong for Wang Yi, and at this moment, Mao Mingshan saw that the enemy was in front of him, and he must have a murderous intent. However, he didn't want to die here when he could get out, because Jiang Han was still longing for the day when he could recover the two capitals with Wang Shi.

Jiang Han's persuasion could not be ignored, after all, even if the commander of the enemy's small army could succeed in attacking and killing the enemy's small army with the strength of one person, it would be difficult to retreat. But the current Mao Mingshan can no longer listen to these consolations, the battle of Siming Lake, the Shangguan who has the grace of knowing him, and the colleagues who once fought side by side have passed away one after another, with his temperament, he can't learn the forbearance that Chen Wen showed before, at this moment the enemy is in front of him, even if he dies, he will avenge those comrades on Dalan Mountain!

"Mao Dudu ......"

"Let's go!"

Interrupting Jiang Han's persuasion, Mao Mingshan let out a loud shout, brandishing his double knives and rushing forward to intercept the standard battalion soldiers. Jiang Han, on the other hand, gritted his teeth, turned around and ran towards the alley.

………………

Half an hour later, the fierce battle under the Wangjing Gate had ended, and Xu Lei looked at Mao Mingshan who fell to the ground, but he still had palpitations.

This was a wolf, spear, waist knife and other weapons in the body created countless wounds, relying on the two waist knives to continue to chop can break into the formation to kill several people in a row, until the last moment also tried to break the waist knife that has been broken to only half of the Ming army general to him, at this time the wound on the body has long stopped bleeding, or he shed the last drop of blood to end the life-for-life attack.

Just looking at the former commander of the rear camp of the Ming Army of Dalan Mountain in front of him, Xu Lei's heart did not have the slightest joy of killing the enemy chieftain, but some were just desolate, a kind of desolation that he couldn't explain at all. And what caused this desolation was the capital that he once planned to use to get promoted and make a fortune - imitating the mandarin duck array compiled by the Nantang battalion. (To be continued.) )