Chapter 35: The Siege of the Bloody Night
Wei Zeng and Wen Di avoided the city guards who rushed over, ran to a secluded place, and stopped to rest when they saw that there was no one around.
"Wendy, where are you?" Wei Zeng asked.
"Passing by." Wen first had a relaxed attitude.
"This is really ......," Wei Zeng was speechless.
"Okay, no more laughing. In fact, I saw that after you heard the news that the Jingnan army had come to Beijing, you have always looked different. I'm afraid you'll have an accident, so I've been following you quietly. I came with me today, and I saw that you were in danger, so I stepped in to help. Wen Di Zhengse looked at Wei Zeng and said.
"Wendi, this has nothing to do with you, I'm sorry to involve you. If it weren't for you today, I wouldn't be able to slay the enemy, and I thank you here. Wei Zeng bowed to Wen Di as he spoke.
"Thank you, man. Actually, it's not because of you, I want to go to them too. These people brutalize the people, and they can still swagger through the market, I have long seen that they are not pleasing to the eye. What's more, I also said that I will never let them go when I see them. So you have nothing to thank you for. I have to return the courtesy. Saying that, Wen Di also bowed back to Wei Zeng.
"Wendy actually still wants to thank you." Saying that, Wei Zeng was about to bow down again.
"You, you're not done yet. Do you want to worship heaven and earth with me? Wendi blurted out, but immediately knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly changed his words and said: "You are all injured, don't move yet, I'll bandage you." ”
Wei Zeng was also stunned when he heard Wen Di say this, and he didn't know how to respond. Seeing that Wen Di was going to bandage his wound, he quickly excused himself and took out medicine to treat the wound.
"Actually, I bandage my wounds very well, although my dad and I hardly get hurt." Wen Di saw that Wei Zeng didn't let him do it, and said with some grievances.
Wei Zeng and Wen Di discussed telling Liu Hexin and the others the news first, and then finding a way to sneak out of the city tomorrow. On their way back to their house, Wei Zeng and Wen Di found many iron-blooded sergeants patrolling the streets, shouting loudly to stop fire. Wei Zeng and Wen were careful not to be discovered on the first road, but it also took a lot of time because of this.
When approaching Liu Hexin's mansion, Wei Zeng and Wen Di found that a large group of guards had surrounded the community where martial arts people gathered. The two were shocked: "Could it be that the matter was exposed so quickly?" ”
It turned out that in order to maintain the law and order of the Jingshi and facilitate the convening of the martial arts conference, a community was specially arranged for the martial arts people to live temporarily. Of course, Jingshi Yin was also ordered by the emperor to arrange it in this way.
Most people are also puzzled that the imperial court attaches so much importance to the convening of the martial arts conference, but some of the gate factions who have learned about the news are very safe, and this is just a show of favor by the imperial court to appease the martial arts people to deal with the cultists. But everyone didn't expect that this was also a move by the emperor in order to prepare for the siege and killing of martial arts people who were unwilling to cooperate.
After the commander of the Jingnan Army was killed tonight, the officers patrolling the city immediately reported to the defense envoy of the Beijing Division. General Zhao, the defense envoy of the Beijing Division, was discussing the operational arrangements for the 15th with the Marshal of the Jingnan Army and Di Xianlan at the Yamen. After receiving the report from the officers patrolling the city, the marshal of the Jingnan Army kept pacing back and forth in the lobby, thinking about how to deal with the matter. General Zhao and Di Xianlan didn't dare to say much.
"No, this matter must be reported to the emperor. As soon as the Jingnan army accepted the reward, the commander was assassinated in the Beijing Division, which is not something we can handle. It seems that it can't be delayed any longer, and if you want to act in advance, it must be that the news has been leaked, and the cultists are retaliating. General Zhao, you quickly send someone to inform the sect that has agreed to cooperate to hide in the courtyard of the mansion in Xicheng. You yourself personally led the soldiers who had been ambushed in Xicheng to surround that community, and when the emperor's order arrived, the traitors would be exterminated immediately.
General Di, you quickly lead the 8,000 soldiers under your command to impose martial law throughout the city, and if anyone violates the ban, you will be killed, and the camera will intercept and chase the fleeing traitors. I'm going to meet the emperor and ask for the order to attack. ”
"The subordinates receive the order. But the marshal, many martial arts sects have not yet responded to whether they cooperate or not, and sending troops like this will kill many people by mistake. General Zhao hurriedly said.
"Can't wait. If something so big happens, we'd rather kill by mistake than let it go. If a moment of hesitation causes a catastrophe, it is not something you and I can afford. Go as you are told. Saying that, the marshal of the Jingnan Army was about to go out, but he remembered something and said to Di Xianlan: "By the way, General Di, you send more people to protect the safety of the magnates in the city, this may be an opportunity to ease your relationship with the DPRK and China." ”
"Obey the order, and the subordinates will do it." Di Xianlan replied.
The marshal of the Jingnan army sighed and went out.
"General Di and Marshal still take care of you."
"If it weren't for the marshal's care all these years, I, Di Xianlan, would have gone home to become a farmer. The marshal has the grace of knowing me, and Di will repay him with death. ”
"This matter in the court is not something that a few of us martial artists can figure out. However, it is also our blessing to be under the command of our marshal, who is not as difficult to serve as the magnates in the court, but it is a favor to those of us who are subordinates. ”
"That's right."
Not long after, the emperor issued an edict to exterminate the people who made rebellion in the martial arts. When the emperor heard that the commander of the Jingnan Army had been killed, he looked panicked, didn't ask too much, and hurriedly ordered the martial arts people to be besieged and killed, and he had long forgotten his plan to use the power of the folk warriors to deal with the cultists.
Wei Zeng and Wen Di were thinking about how to go in and inform the crowd when a horseback messenger arrived, and after reading the edict, the city defense army killed the community. There was a flickering fire in the community, and the sound of swords and shouts continued.
On the east side, there was a loud shout of killing, and a group of more than 300 warriors broke out of the siege and rushed towards the city gate. Seeing this, Wei Zeng and Wen Di hurriedly killed them and went over to support them. After cutting down a few sergeants, he joined the crowd. Wei Zeng and Wen Di saw that the leader was a warrior who knew Liu Hexin, so they stepped forward to inquire about Liu Hexin's news.
It turned out that everyone had already known that they were surrounded, and some people cried out that they had misunderstood, so they wanted to negotiate with the city defense army.
When the city defense army attacked, everyone broke through in several ways in the fight, and Liu Hexin did not go to the west side of the road. But all the people who broke through went to the gates. So Wei Zeng and Wen Di followed this passerby and went to the direction of the city gate to kill. Along the way, he encountered a group of city defense troops who blocked everyone, and all the martial arts masters fought together to defeat the team of men and horses in a short time. When the crowd turned a corner and reached a great avenue, another group of more than 100 sergeants stood in front of them.
This group of sergeants was different from the city defense army, everyone wore steel helmets, plate armor, and steel shields and spears, forming a shield wall and crushing everyone with neat steps.
One shouted, "Kill." Bento rushed towards the Iron Blooded Army first, and everyone under his leadership also rushed together. However, under the repeated assassinations of the Iron and Blood Steel Array, more than 30 martial arts masters were killed on the spot, and the losses suffered by the Iron Blood Army were minimal. Everyone retreated and fired bows and arrows, slingshots, javelins, and hidden weapons. But the Iron Blood Army was covered by steel shield armor, and it was still slowly approaching.
"Everyone ran to the alleys and scattered to escape, and met together at the city gate to kill them." After the lead samurai gave this order. The crowd did not fight hard, but scattered and fled to the surrounding alleys. At this time, more heavy infantry and ironclad cavalry arrived, and they were divided into small teams to chase and kill the scattered martial arts people.
Wei Zeng and Wen Di fled to an alley with a dozen samurai, when a group of six-man iron-blooded infantry appeared in front of them to block the group's path. The six people were divided into two columns, the front steel shield spear, and the back steel shield battle sword, and they pressed towards everyone. Everyone knew that there were more iron-blooded troops chasing after them in the rear, and if they wanted to escape, they had to break through the barriers of these six people.
Wei Zeng struck a javelin under the steel shield of a man in front of him, and while the man was in shape, he rushed over and stepped on the javelin, stepping on the shield and shattering his head, tearing a gap out of the formation. Then hold the shield to block the steel sword from the rear team.
Wen Di and a strong man with a meteor hammer attacked with Wei Zeng. Wendi took advantage of the gap in the formation and stabbed the man in the throat with a sword as he dodged the spear. Then he retreated, avoiding the swords of the rear team.
The brawny man struck the shield of the last pikeman. The pikeman stopped at once. The rear team stabbed with swords, and the strong man was stabbed before he could dodge. The strong man was injured and wanted to retreat, but saw that the pikemen slowed down and stabbed the strong man to death.
The pikemen retreated, and the three shield swordsmen formed a column and continued to advance. After Wei Zeng and Wen Di retreated, everyone saw that the other party had been killed, and the two of them were inspired to rush over together
Three shield swordsmen blocked in front and stabbed their swords between attacks. The pikemen had already lost their steel shields, and were wounded in the rear with their guns in both hands. The martial arts of the warriors were not bad, but the four of them cooperated well, and they were wearing heavy armor, so they missed the vital point and could not hurt their lives. So more than a dozen people were forced to retreat again and again by four.
Wei Zeng was also anxious when he saw this, he took the opportunity to tear the formation just now, but unexpectedly, the other party immediately reorganized the formation, and now he is still defending himself. Wei Zeng is also powerful.
Suddenly remembering something, he touched his waist with his hand, took out a heaven-shattering thunder, and hit the four people. Hearing only a bang, the four of them were blown up. Wendi rushed over with his sword, and the long sword swung continuously, killing the two of them, and everyone also rushed over to surround and kill together, and finally defeated this team of iron-blooded troops.
At this moment, an ironclad knight appeared behind the crowd and stabbed at them with a horse lance. Wei Zeng sent out a javelin, hitting the man's head, and the man fell to the ground without saying a word.
"Let's go, the pursuers have arrived." Wei Zeng shouted and led everyone to run towards the city gate.
Wei Zeng and Wen Yiyi and his party converged with several passers-by on the way to the city gate, and from time to time there were city defense troops and iron-blooded infantry in front of them, but fortunately, there were not many people, and everyone was defeated desperately. After everyone defeated another wave of iron-blooded infantry, the sound of horses' hooves sounded behind them, and a group of iron-blooded cavalry rushed towards everyone, rushing into the crowd at once, dividing everyone into each other. The crowd scattered and fled. Wei Zeng and Wen Di broke out of the siege and fled towards the city gate.
When Wei Zeng and Wen Di arrived at the city gate, hundreds of warriors were storming the city gate, but a hundred iron-blooded troops formed a shield wall to block the way. The Iron Blooded Army faltered, and the samurai suffered heavy losses in the onslaught. More martial arts people rushed to kill the enemy army in the way. Although the Iron Blood Army was strong, under the oppression of martial arts people who were several times their size, they also retreated to the root of the city wall.
Liu Hexin, with a samurai armed with a spear, jumped into the iron-blooded army that was a little scattered in the retreating formation, killed five or six sergeants in a fight, tore a hole, and took the opportunity to attack with many martial arts experts to expand the results of the battle.
After paying a heavy price, the Iron Army was finally cut apart from the middle. Someone took the opportunity to open the city gate, lowered the drawbridge, and the samurai fled from the capital one after another. After a short time, the Anyun Iron Cavalry of the brigade chased and killed, following the people who escaped from the Beijing Division.
Anyun Iron Cavalry has dominated the plains, and there are streets and alleys in the city that cannot be blocked, and now out of the city, it can be said that it is like a fish in water on the Anyun Plain. When everyone left the capital and didn't have time to enjoy the joy of the rest of their lives after the catastrophe, they fell into flight again under the tail of An Yun's iron cavalry. The crowd was scattered by the iron horsemen, and fled to the dense forests and rivers, and the scene could be described as embarrassing.
Wei Zengwen fought all the way with Liu Hexin after the round, and fled to a barren grass and wilderness to get rid of the pursuers. There are only about 30 people left in Liu Hexin's group, and the others have either been killed or scattered. This time, nearly 3,000 martial arts masters from all over the country gathered in Beijing, and now only four or five hundred people have escaped from the predicament, and the martial arts sects can be described as suffering heavy losses, and the situation is not good to keep avoiding the imperial court in the future. But fortunately, Weizhen and Gu Chayi were safe and sound, and Wei Zeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.