On the eve of dawn, this is the most difficult time of the day. Lu Xiao led people out of the temple.

The wave was so sudden that the city was not prepared for it. The 3,000 Ming army, as if in a no-man's land, crossed directly through the streets, and went straight to the most important armor and arrow making workshop in the outer city. When the guards inside are still drowsy, they go straight into it.

Most of the Tartars did not realize what was happening at all, and in ignorance they had their throats slit.

As a military operation, Lu Xiao's people were the first to remove the threat of each sentry post. So much so that several workshops are already fighting head-on, but the people outside don't know what's going on at all.

All the pedestrians encountered along the way were cleanly extinguished.

A small number of screams attracted the attention of some of the patrolling soldiers. But when they arrived at the place, they were greeted by them. It's a crossbow and a long knife ready to fire.

The precision and efficiency of the killing lasted a full hour. By the time it was getting dark, the entire outer city was already covered in blood.

And at this time, the defenders of the city finally reacted. But by this time it was too late.

Lu Xiao and others set fire while killing people. The entire outer city was covered in flames.

Countless people who don't know the truth and soldiers are still busy fighting fires.

The defenders, sensing that something was wrong, wanted to gather their troops and respond to the attack.

But the patrol soldiers were killed in large numbers, coupled with fires everywhere, and the people were scattered, and the order could not be effectively conveyed at all.

So much so that the soldiers who were fighting the fire collided with the soldiers who wanted to assemble. The whole outer city is in shambles.

In the chaos, more than two thousand Tartar soldiers had already been killed. The rest of the various craftsmen, and civilians are countless.

At this time, Lu Xiao and the others had already crossed the chaotic outer city and approached the inner city.

The inner city had just received the news at this time. A large number of sleeping Tartar soldiers were rapidly converging towards the inner city.

In the confusion, they didn't notice that their teammates were a little strange.

Lu Xiao didn't let everyone in. Most of them were covered in blood from what they had just killed, and the three thousand together were too conspicuous.

So he only took about a thousand people with him and mixed in with the group that went to the inner city to assemble.

Until now, the inner city still doesn't know what's going on. The herald was robbed and killed many times by Lu Xiao's people. What happened outside the city has not been reported until now.

The inner city just thought that an enemy was coming. Therefore, soldiers were called in to defend the inner city. But who the enemy is and what the battle is, no one knows at all.

From the reaction of the entire inner city, it can be seen that the commander who defends the city is a rigid general who follows the rules.

His response wasn't wrong. In any case, first spread the inner city walls with soldiers and do a good job of defense. It's the right choice!

It's just that what he didn't expect was that the enemy had already broken through the outer city and mixed in with the army supporting the inner city.

Lu Xiao led the team into the inner city easily. As the gates closed behind him, he quickly looked around, keeping in mind the layout of the entire inner city.

Thousands of soldiers quickly assembled, and then were assigned tasks to disperse to the city walls to set up defenses.

Without going too far, the guard finally noticed that something was wrong. Why is this team so face-to-face?

The most critical thing is that he noticed that there was blood on these people, very fresh blood. And these people don't have the right look in their eyes. Even unconsciously, a semi-circular formation was formed, surrounding him and a group of guards.

"No, you're from that battalion."

The guard drew his sword suddenly, but it was too late. Lu Xiao and Ding Xiu were already too close to him.

The guard knife technique is also good, at least one-on-one. If Ding Xiu wants to take him down, it will take more than ten rounds.

But with Lu Xiao, it's different.

The two shot at the same time, and the guard just barely held Ding Xiu's knife. But in the next second, he was beheaded by Lu Xiao.

At the same time, the soldiers around Lu Xiao also shot at the same time, and in a few breaths, they killed the guards and dozens of his personal guards.

"Ding Xiu led the team to open the city gate, and I will go to the palace."

Lu Xiao quickly gave an order, asking a team of people to open the city gate and let the colleagues outside in, while he led the team to rush towards the palace.

At this time, the soldiers who had just dispersed and went to the city wall to defend were also confused. Some soldiers saw this from afar, but they didn't understand what was happening.

Why was the general suddenly killed by his own people? Did that team go to the palace to set up control? What the hell is going on?

The army that had lost its general was extremely slow to react until Lu Xiao's men opened the city gates. They realized something was wrong.

But it was only by the nearest soldiers that reacted. The soldiers in the distance were still waiting for their next order.

Many of them now don't even know that the general is dead and there are no orders for the next step.

The group of soldiers closest to the city gate rushed down.

"Hey, what are you doing? Why did you open the gates again? ”

"The general has an order, let the two teams outside come in to assist in the defense."

"Why didn't we get the order, token?" Their team was originally guarding the city gates.

The opening and closing of the gates was bound to inform them. No matter how bad it is, there should be a guard token as a guarantee.

These people in front of them opened the city gate without saying a word, and there was obviously something wrong.

"No, you're from that battalion? Why haven't I seen you? ”

"Lao Tzu is your father." Seeing that the other party was already too close, Ding Xiu's face flashed. Stretched out his hand and pulled out the ...... A short-handled musket.

At the same time, the group of soldiers with him did the same.

In the current situation, there is naturally no need to make any cover-ups. So they went straight to full fire. At a distance of less than ten meters. A volley of muskets directly knocked down ninety percent of the city gate guards.

"Phew, mend the knife, open the door." Ding Xiu gave the order and carefully put away the musket. It's a good thing, and he's gone from being dismissive at the beginning to becoming addicted to it.

Lu Xiao and the others approached the palace, making the palace guards suddenly nervous. They also received the news that there was an enemy. Now I see a team of my own people rushing over, thinking that the war is not going well? Of course, that's right.

"What's going on? How's the battle going? The palace guard asked as he stood guard.

It's hard not for them to be nervous, if the inner city is really broken, they are actually useless at all.

"Mingren, Mingren called! We were ordered to come and help. Lu Xiao shouted in Manchu as he approached.

"Called? Where's the hit? ”

The palace guards were also taken aback. Not all Tartars are so brave and good at fighting. These royal guards, although their skills are definitely not bad, have not been on the battlefield for several years, and their sensitivity to war has greatly decreased.

At this time, Lu Xiao raised his head suddenly.

"That's it!"