The situation along the way was not much different from what Guo Kang expected. Although the group was huge, they were not hindered along the way.

After entering the "Gold Zone", they were met by a patrol of "Night Watchmen". Seeing that a group of them were still holding flags and crosses, they came over and interrogated them.

Guo Kang told them that this was a coordinated action between the military department and the church to catch the cultists who were plotting to rebel. The large group of people who followed behind were because the cultists had done evil all year round and offended too many people, so after the church issued a call, everyone was very excited.

The commander's authorized order could not mobilize the "night watchmen" patrolling the capital, but if there was an emergency in the city, the night watchmen would also dispatch themselves. Therefore, Guo Kang proposed that he hoped that the night watchman team would also take the initiative to join in to help, and everyone would solve the problem together.

The captain of the night watchman asked who their target was, and Guo Kang only vaguely said that according to the information obtained by the church, the sponsor and general backer of the cult was a wealthy merchant living in the west of the city. However, the night watchman was very alert, and when he heard his statement, he refused without hesitation, even if Guo Kang promised to take the commander's order flag and share the battle exploits later, it did not work.

However, they didn't stop it, they just wished Guo Kang and his party a smooth mission, and asked them not to make too much noise and provoke other nobles over there, so they left.

This reaction, to be honest, was also expected by Guo Kang. As a major force in the city, the Night's Watch clearly understands the complexity of this place, and doesn't want to be a casual person. Guo Kang's prestige doesn't seem to be enough for them to risk offending the big people behind him to believe in his promises.

However, on the other hand, Guo Kang is actually very uneasy about the night watchman. He felt that these people, as the head snakes in the city, could not be completely unaware of these things. The long-term existence of gangsters such as Alexander and Sergei must have been acquiesced in or even shielded by the night watchmen.

The relationship between these forces is intricate, and God knows the depth of their cooperation with Alexander and others. Guo Kang now has too little information in his hands to be sure how far they will go for Alexander. Whether he will watch from the sidelines, or send a message to warn, or even take the initiative to protect him, this is impossible to estimate.

Guo Kang's side, it is impossible to stop and let the people go home. So, in the worst-case scenario, he was ready to kill these people directly and continue the attack.

Although it seems serious to merge with the defenders in the capital, in the final analysis, it depends on whether you can win. If they succeed in their plan and get rid of those behind it, then it's not really serious—it's just a matter of saying they're plotting rebellion.

Fortunately, the night watchman was obviously slippery and didn't like to get involved. Even, even if Guo Kang didn't dare to say it too clearly, they didn't come to ask about the specific situation. They turned away, ignoring the large contingent and went on patrolling.

Without delay, the crowd continued on their way.

It wasn't until near their destination that they encountered an enemy in the truest sense of the word.

Alexander's residence here is still huge, occupying an entire block between the two roads. Although this is a wealthy area, the guards are no more peaceful. On the contrary, they seem to be more vigilant and have a lot more firepower.

Guo Kang didn't know if these people had already gotten the news, or if they were so alert on weekdays. In short, they react faster.

Guo Kang originally thought that in the rich area, these people would be a little more restrained. However, they were still far away, and as soon as the man at the head turned the corner, someone in the manor had no scruples about throwing a gun outside.

The dense explosion of gunpowder shocked the civilians who came with them, and many hesitated. For those veterans, though, it's not that intimidating.

"Follow the flag, follow the flag!" Guo Kang snatched the big flag from the flag bearer's hand and waved it himself: "Don't panic, this is a dead end, they can't hit it!" ”

Hearing his shout, the crowd calmed down. A few people who rushed too fast also hurried back from the street.

"Are you alright?" Guo Kang asked loudly.

Everyone looked at themselves one after another, and found that although the gunfire was fierce just now, it didn't hurt many people, so they were a little relieved.

To be honest, Guo Kang himself is also a novice on the battlefield, and he was also taken aback just now. But fortunately, he recovered quickly, and took this opportunity to warn everyone: "Forget it this time, don't run around when you fight in the future!" The more chaotic you run, the more dangerous it becomes! ”

Everyone agreed one after another.

Guo Kang waited for them to restore order, and repeated again: "Remember, follow the flag!" ”

Although there are squad leaders, these people are not able to effectively divide the troops. It's not that they're afraid that after they are sent out, they will go home by themselves, but these team members and captains are seriously inexperienced. Not to mention improvisation, it's good to be in the right place.

Moreover, there seemed to be a large number of enemies here, so Guo Kang did not dare to let the men he brought scatter, for fear that if he encountered a tricky enemy, he would be defeated by each other. He simply asked everyone to follow him, find a place to prepare to rush in.

To be on the safe side, he asked the captain of the knights to wait with his men across the gate, following at the end of the line to prevent the people inside from following out. However, this time, the enemy never rushed out and took the initiative to attack. After some shooting, it stopped.

Guo Kang estimated that they saw too many people outside, so they wanted to avoid risks. If you go out to meet the attack, you may be able to annihilate some of the defenders first, and then rush in with the situation.

This judgment cannot be said to be wrong, but in fact it is exactly what Guo Kang wants: the group of people he brings with him are honestly not much different from the rabble. Being able to lead them to move around the battlefield and find the most suitable attack position has already relied on their previous prestige and exerted their extraordinary performance.

So, this time is not the same as last time. If the enemy did come out, it would cause a lot of trouble, interfere with his arrangement, and even cause the armed inhabitants behind him to collapse. And if Sergei hadn't boasted too much before, Alexander should have had people from the regular army under him. If they hadn't degraded too much, they should have been able to do it.

The enemy did not dare to come out, but allowed him to observe the situation and building structure here without being disturbed, and slowly change the position with everyone.

The walls of this house are higher and thicker than those of the surrounding neighbors. But this also leads to the fact that there are no people standing on the wall. Alexander also doesn't seem to have built any other supporting facilities behind the walls, such as the wooden platforms that often lay on the walls, so that his men could stand behind the walls and poke their heads out. So, the wall actually became a barrier for these attackers.

"In addition to weapons and armor, you can't control it, and you can't control the over-regulation of buildings." Guo Kang said helplessly to Guo Ponu: "The heroes of our city, if they are managed according to the laws of the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that there will be a bunch of escaped ...... in two draws."

There was no way, he quickly bypassed the gate, found the place where the side wall was, and led the people over.

"Who got the pickaxe and the shovel?" He bent down, reached out to probe the not-so-strong soil, and shouted, "Come here, dig quickly!" Bring the gunpowder, too! ”

There was a commotion among the crowd, and soon a few strong men crowded over and began to dig up the foot of the wall. A guard carrying two powder kegs like small wine barrels also ran over.

"Aren't we going through the front door?" Guo Ponu asked.

"It's clearly blocked by the enemy." Guo Kang said briefly: "You see that their defensive preparations are much more complete than those on Sergei's side, and they obviously didn't start today." The gate must be the most well-defended, and I guess they're all there. ”

"If only we could remember it and find a big piece of wood to bring here." Guo Ponu regretted a little: "It seems that I didn't bring a ladder either." ”

"That's it for now, forget it." Guo Kang pointed to the people around him: "I don't think that in this state, how long can I last under the opponent's shooting, and it is estimated that the gang will break up if I can't open the door." Ladder ......"

As he was talking, someone really ran over and leaned against the wall, trying to take a ladder up. However, the wall was higher than the two of them, and the people on it were barely trying to jump on it, and as soon as they stretched out their hands, someone threw arrows outside. It seems that the people inside have also rushed over to defend themselves.

"Alright, don't flip it." Guo Kang hurriedly stopped them: "This is to climb up, and it is also to be a live target for people." And even if you turn over, I'm afraid you'll have to fall if you jump down. You're not a master of light skills, I'm afraid you're not going to be stabbed to death before you get up. And if you can't rush in more people at once, it's useless. ”

"Uh......" Several people looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly had an idea again.

"Everyone's here to help!" The leader shouted back.

Hearing this, armed residents came running and began to fight the wall. After a while, dozens of people gathered, and a huge "bottom of the platform" more than ten people wide was lined up side by side, and then they began to shout at each other, and soon stacked the second layer. Seeing that there seemed to be a way here, more people rushed over and began to run up on them.

Guo Kang felt for a moment that these people were not engaged in some kind of abstract performance art. However, the crowd ignored it and rushed to get over.

As soon as the person in the front poked his head out, he was hit by several arrows and fell, and blood flowed all over the ground. The people who followed behind were stunned for a moment and looked back, but at this time, I don't know who shouted "Revenge!" Avenge! As if stimulated, the others rushed up and jumped down.

Guo Kang heard a few screams and roars, but the others didn't care so much anymore. The strong men who were called by him to dig the foot of the wall all stopped their work and looked back at him.

"Forget it, don't dig it, we'll go too." Guo Kang had no choice but to say. As if they had been pardoned, they turned around and ran, and began to rush upwards.

"Boss, boss, shall we go?" In the team, the young man who had asked Guo Kang a question before asked.

"Let's take another ladder to prevent it from holding up." Guo Kang said.

Immediately, the crowd happily dropped their weapons and leaned against the wall.

Although this method is fast, they are not professional acrobats after all, and the pile of people just now has been trampled on a few times, but there are people who keep making up for it later. If they can't hold on, it means that the people inside have lost their support.

Moreover, Guo Kang originally hoped to blow up a section of the wall so that everyone could enter and enter freely. Now none of his soldiers have entered it, and they don't know how long they can last by relying on the blood and courage of the residents.

But he hadn't thought too much about it, the recruits had already set up their own positions, and even began to urge him to hurry up.

"Why is it so tacit." Guo Ponu ran over quickly and said with emotion: "You have really never trained? ”

"Nope." Someone looked up and said, "But we are all moving goods at the dock, and this is not difficult." Feel free to step on it. ”

Guo Ponu sighed, patted him, and jumped on the wall quickly. Guo Kang also carried the banner and rushed forward.

Jumping over the wall, he saw that the person below was already lying on the ground. But the guards who rushed here also left several corpses behind, and their backs were against the walls of the main building, forming a semicircle, and they were desperately defending themselves.

Faced with their wielding swords, the thinly dressed crowd hesitated slightly. But before Guo Kang and the others rushed over, someone dragged and fell and injured their legs, holding a big wooden stick, and jumped and pounced.

His movements were very clumsy, and as soon as he stepped forward, he was impaled by the enemy's sword. However, he let out an inhumanly sharp roar, and clung to the other man's arm, just to prevent him from pulling out his sword. A man next to him who was still digging the soil immediately raised his pickaxe and swung it down.

The man with the sword was so frightened that he hurriedly threw away his sword and took two steps back. The pickaxe was very powerful, but the movement was not fast, and it was swung in the air. The well-trained accomplice next to him immediately stepped sideways, and the knife in his hand swung out horizontally, cutting a terrible wound deep into the chest of the strong man with a pickaxe, causing him to fall to the ground as well.

But before the knife could be withdrawn, another hoe swung down his head, forcing him to dodge sideways as well. Before he could stabilize his steps, someone smashed down with a sledgehammer that was ramming a wooden stake.

This time, the user seems to be more skilled. He was lean, but the hammer in his hand was steady and accurate, and it smashed straight into the hand with the knife.

The man's helmet was instantly concave, and there were no scars on his head, and it seemed that the helmet was of good quality, which played a certain role in cushioning and protection. However, his neck was not so strong, and he obviously couldn't withstand the blow, so he shrank directly into his chest, bleeding from all seven orifices, and the whole person fell down limply.

In a few breaths, there were two people missing, and the semi-circular formation was immediately broken. There was a man who seemed to be the leader of the thugs, still shouting for the others to move closer to each other, but a teenager in the crowd picked up the iron pickaxe that had just fallen to the ground. When the leader swung his sword and forced the crowd back again, he swooped down from the side with his dexterity, holding the pickaxe in both hands, and smashed it hard.

The tip of the iron pickaxe smashed directly into the shoulder pad, wedged deep into the body, and the leader didn't even let out a scream. The rest of the people were once again inspired, and they swarmed up, constantly using their tools and even miscellaneous objects, to fight the enemy as if they were dead. Those few people were overwhelmed by the crowd in an instant.

By the time Guo Ponu and Guo Kang squeezed in, the enemies were already dead. They shouted for everyone to stop and go to the injured people, which brought many people back to their senses.

The young man just now was even smashing at the corpse of the enemy, and only then did he sit on the ground. He looked at the scene next to him, leaned against the wall, hugged the pickaxe in his hand, and began to cry.

"Alright, get up, brother." Guo Kang walked over and stretched out his hand to pull him: "The enemy will come soon, it's not safe to sit here." ”

"Team, Captain!" The boy didn't know what to call him, his eyes widened, and he stumbled: "I, I didn't ...... well"

"It's okay, it's much better than I was back then." Guo Kang himself was actually only a few hours ahead of him, but he still pretended to be old and took the initiative to comfort him.

There is such a commotion here, and the enemy guarding the gate will definitely rush over. I didn't react so quickly, probably because I was afraid that they would feint here, and they were actually preparing to attack the gate. Especially just now, it was only ordinary armed citizens who took the lead, and I am afraid that this misjudgment has deepened even more.

But this result was actually just an accident. Not to mention them, even Guo Kang himself didn't expect that these ordinary people, who had no training and no weapons and armor, could burst out with such a strong will to fight. I don't know what Alexander and the others usually do, so that even if they suffer heavy casualties, they have to fight to the death.

Guo Kang turned his head again and called out to the others, asking them to carry the injured away quickly. Although there are no treatment conditions here, simple hemostasis can still be done.

The strong man with the pickaxe just now, although the wound was very scary, but after a closer look, it was only a flesh wound. Guo Kang told the others that there must be a source of clean water and clean cloth in this kind of mansion, and asked them to rush into the house and look for it. The main force of the enemy should have rushed from the gate along the road around the residential part, and he would have stopped it.

After the crowd had left, he found the man who had given up his life to grab the sword. His abdomen had been pierced, and with the current conditions, I am afraid it would be difficult to save him. However, when he saw Guo Kang, the man's eyes lit up again and he raised his hand.

Guo Kang and the few people who helped next to him all leaned over to hear what he had to say.

"Say it." Guo Kang leaned down, grabbed his hand, and said.

"Kill ......," the wounded man whispered, "kill Alexander." Gotta kill them......"

Guo Kang is not a professional clergyman, and he doesn't know what to say at this time. He pondered for a moment, quickly drew a cross on the other party's chest, and assured him: "Don't worry, a warrior like you will definitely go to heaven." Alexander, they're all going to hell today. ”

The other party didn't say anything, just blinked, breathed a long sigh of relief, and stopped moving.

Guo Kang also sighed, stood up, and looked around again. The people who followed up had already carried away all the injured just now, but the corpses left behind were still horizontal, and the blood that flowed out drew scarlet markings on the ground.

"Gotta get them to stop. You can't fight like this, the loss is too great, it's a waste. Guo Kang turned back to Guo Ponu and said, "Let's gather quickly, this time we will take the lead." ”

But Guo Ponu shook his head.

"You can't say it's a waste." "It's a choice they made on their own, and it's a sacrifice they voluntarily made," she said seriously. To say that it is wasteful is too insulting to them. ”

"They have their choice, and I have mine." Guo Kang also insisted.

"Since ancient times, there has been no immortality in war. But since I command the battle, I should reduce the losses. They are willing to sacrifice, it is their choice; It's my job to minimize my losses. This is also not a contradiction. ”

Guo Ponu was silent for a moment and nodded.

"Alas, I don't command very well......" Guo Kang was a little depressed, shook his head, and summoned his subordinates with a flag.

Although the battle on this side proceeded quickly, the enemy was not slow to react. Just now, the behavior of everyone attacking everywhere and looking for supplies may have alarmed the people in the main building and made them form a miscalculation. But soon, the enemy reacted. A group of people in armor rushed towards this place.

Guo Kang's men had already climbed over the wall and gathered. As the enemy charged towards the area, they threw several large smoking iron balls.

Guo Ponu waved his hand and threw out an iron dart, knocked one of them back directly, and fell back into the group of enemies. Of the other two, one was held down by someone, and the fire rope was pulled out directly. The other one fell right next to Guo Kang, and he kicked it back, and rolled under the enemy's feet.

But in the end, only the one Guo Ponu hit back exploded, and because the enemy had already rushed through there, it didn't blow anyone up at all. As for the one that Guo Kang kicked back, they were in a hurry and threw it aside. However, there was no explosion at all, and it is estimated that the fire rope had already fallen.

"That's right, it must have come from the Legion." Guo Ponu said through gritted teeth.

During the reign of Basil III, some people in the military department researched ancient books and believed that throwing weapons during the charge was an ancient but useful method that could disrupt the enemy's attacking formation. And in the charge, the side with an unstable formation is easy to be directly defeated.

Javelins are something like that, and now some people are using them. The Spanish mercenaries, who had been wreaking havoc in southern Greece, had been using this method of warfare. It is said that the javelin and short sword of the ancient Romans were learned from the Iberians in ancient times. In this way, they have used this trick for almost 2,000 years.

However, the javelin, although it has not yet reached the point of being completely eliminated, is somewhat outdated. Therefore, a trend arose at that time: to replace the javelin with various explosives and to throw them.

Until now, throwing explosives while charging was a popular tactic. Some people liked to use this spherical iron-hulled bomb, and even the sport of throwing shot put quickly revived. Others rolled out a long cylinder with iron sheets, stuffed it with gunpowder, and attached a wooden tail rod to make it more comfortable to throw. In short, when you see something similar, you probably know where the style is.

Of course, the effectiveness of this weapon is actually mediocre. As with the results, they are unreliable and the detonation time is not finely controlled. The environment on the battlefield is complicated, and in many cases, it is possible to explode on the enemy's side, which is blessed by the Heavenly Father.

The main effect of these weapons was not so much to kill as to scare people - the Purple Horde was often confronted with large numbers of low-quality troops organized by the enemy, from cheap mercenaries from Western Europe to moneyless "mujahideen" organized by the Ottomans.

In the face of these poor discipline, morale is maintained by robbery, not so much the army, but more like the organization of bandits, in order to play a better role. If the other party is also a veteran, it will be like just now, and it will not have any effect.

Guo Kang's soldiers also did not hesitate to start charging, and the two sides slammed into each other fiercely.

Guo Kang himself also ran over. However, the road here is not wide after all, and a dozen people are completely blocked. Both sides are heavily armoured, and they can't kill each other for a while. The people behind quickly pressed over and began to attack each other with halberds and axes; The people in front couldn't even wave their hands, they could only push each other. Soon, the crowd was huddled together.

He couldn't make it to the front line, so he took out the battle commander command flag and shouted in the back: "Are you also legionnaires?" Let your leaders come out! We are here to arrest the cultists on the orders of the war commander! Others now lay down their arms and can be exonerated! ”

"You rushed in with a mob to kill people and say you were a good person!" Someone on the other side also shouted: "You are a cult!" ”

"The church has found the evidence. Sergei, who carried out the ritual directly, has already bowed down! Don't be stubborn anymore! Guo Kang also wanted to explain, and shouted: "They are all victims of the crimes of Alexander's cult, and the church and the legion will help them uphold justice and let them take revenge." If you don't want to die in vain, don't give your life to those prisoners, it's not worth it! ”

"Damn, I'm going to take Alexander's money to do something for him, it's your business!" Someone scolded: "Pretend to be a good person, you want to kill yourself if you want justice!" ”

"You said it yourself!" Guo Kang was so angry that he took out his pistol, separated two or three rows of people, and shot the man in the face: "Then I'll kill me now!" ”

The men on both sides were so close together that he stretched out his arm and almost pressed it against the man's face. A gunshot rang out, and the person who spoke cruelly fell to the ground. The others were also terrified, and shouted to the musketeers to hurry up.

Guo Kang also turned around and beckoned the recruits to come over to help.

They poked their spears at the opposite side, and although they were not lethal, they succeeded in distracting. Moreover, both sides have begun to push up closely, and because there are many people here, they are naturally more advantageous.

The other party soon couldn't support it anymore and staggered back. The first few people were pushed to the ground, and the crowd immediately rushed forward with cheers.

More enemies were pushed down, and even a few of their own people stumbled. Almost immediately, the remaining enemies began to turn and flee. The people in the back pulled up the unlucky teammates who had been trampled several times, and used shovels, sledgehammers and even wooden sticks to crush all the enemies who fell to the ground.

"The enemy has refused to surrender!" Guo Kang carried the flag and shouted to everyone as he ran: "Don't stay alive!" Remember, don't leave a single one alive! ”

"No interrogation this time?" Guo Ponu asked.

"The evidence is conclusive." Guo Kang told her: "Since they are not willing to repent, then we don't need to persuade them." A few people talk nonsense, and maybe it will save you some trouble when you turn around. ”

Guo Ponu nodded.

"Don't relax, I feel like there will be a lot of enemies." She reminded: "This person was so troublesome just now, and I'm afraid it will be even more difficult later." We'll have to go to the gate first, there must be more people there, what can you do? ”

Guo Kang actually didn't have a good way. At this point, I'm afraid I can only fight hard. But after all, he still had to comfort everyone, so he said: "Don't worry, our side still has an advantage." ”

"Although these ordinary people may not be enough to see in terms of combat effectiveness, they can provide us with great support when someone is leading. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to take the initiative to attack here. As long as we can build on our strengths and avoid our weaknesses and solve this problem quickly, it will not be difficult. ”

As he spoke, he followed the crowd and rushed along the alley towards the gate.

The discipline of his men was terrible – or rather, there was little discipline at all. During the run, the line became longer and longer, and just like last time, it was the citizens without armor who rushed the fastest, and Guo Kang shouted for them to stop, but they couldn't call back.

There was no way, Guo Kang had to speed up. Turning the corner, he saw that a large group of enemies had gathered at the door. However, before he could see the situation clearly, he heard a muffled thud on the ground, and something slammed down on his chest and legs, knocking his body that was still rushing forward to the ground.

Guo Kang felt that he was in pain all over his body, but this did not make him lose his ability to think, but suddenly realized that there was a serious problem. He quickly rolled around and hid behind the rocks at the foot of the wall.

His whole body ached, protesting his rough behavior. But Guo Kang still gritted his teeth and propped himself up and looked at it. Ahead, a group of enemies were clustered around a small cannon and were trying to reload it.

And on the road ahead, his man fell to the ground. Not only ordinary citizens, but even the church censor who had just charged together, and his two retinues, also fell in a pool of blood. The large mass of rubble fired by the artillery was so powerful that even the armor was torn apart. Guo Kang was lucky, he was too far away, so he was not hit hard.

This is probably the first time that Guo Kang's "headquarters" has encountered losses.

He thought back to the person who had helped him search for evidence just now, and was silent for a moment.

And at this moment, a small group of enemies had already taken their weapons and began to counterattack, trying to take advantage of this moment, the emptiness in numbers, and seize the time to eliminate the survivors of the shelling just now.

"Kill them all!" Someone shouted, "Move fast!" ”

"The people of the church are coming!" Behind them, some people also shouted: "You must kill them all, don't let the news get out." Otherwise we will die! ”

As he was talking, several of them saw Guo Kang probing his brain, so they rushed towards him.

"Hey." Guo Kang retracted his head, picked up the sword, picked up an axe that fell to the ground next to him, and shrank a little behind the foot of the wall, ready to attack the other party. He also muttered, "Heavenly Father, can't you make me less troublesome......

A figure leaped in an instant, spear in hand, and as soon as he looked at him, he knocked over an enemy. When I looked closely, I saw that Guo Ponu's helmet was lost, and his robe was also tattered, looking quite embarrassed. She was a little behind her just now, and she didn't think it was much better, but at this moment, like an enraged she-leopard, she roared and pounced on the enemy. With just one blow, he smashed the heart shield on a person's chest, causing him to vomit blood and fall backwards.

The remaining three people stabbed in unison with spears, and Guo Ponu swung the barrel of the gun and twisted it hard, stirring up all three spear heads. The men hurriedly retreated, scattered among each other, and re-raised their spears to continue the attack.

"The Li family's marksmanship?" Guo Ponu didn't follow directly, just glanced at them and asked.

The men looked at each other, as if they didn't know what to say, and didn't answer.

"Phew, what kind of bad tricks, dare to come out and show off?" Guo Ponu took a sip: "Li Xuanying came by himself, and the old lady would beat him and cry." You dogs, let's die honestly! ”

The men were visibly enraged and yelled and pounced. Guo Ponu had a cold face, turned around and dodged a blow from the side, turned around and stabbed the door directly. Before the man could parry the gun, he was stabbed in the face and killed instantly. The remaining two had already stabbed in front of him, Guo Ponu gave way slightly, and the spear swung from behind him, slashing through a large semicircle and smashing down.

The one on the left hurriedly put away his gun to resist. Guo Ponu roared angrily, smashed the barrel of the gun, and hit him on the shoulder, causing him to scream and drop his weapon. The man on the right stepped forward and wanted to stab again, but Guo Kang seized the opportunity and suddenly jumped out from the side, slashed him on his defenseless hind leg with an axe, making him throw away his gun and fall down crookedly; took advantage of the situation and cut off his neck with an axe.

When Guo Ponu saw this, he didn't care about him. Her own spear was discounted, too, but she simply used it as a flail. With another wave, the gun in front of him flicked over, smashing the enemy who had just gotten up into the mouth and nose and bleeding, and lay back on the ground.

The other enemies were so frightened that they retreated, not daring to come. Guo Ponu put down the gun that had been halved, ran back a few steps, and picked up a musket on the ground.

There was a young man lying there, still holding an arquebus. Guo Ponu squatted down, reached out to touch his round eyes, and took the fire rope.

"Run, right?" She followed Guo Kang's example of aiming and pointed the gun at the back of one of them.

"Hey, that's not how you took it!" Guo Kang hurriedly stopped her.

However, Guo Ponu didn't pay much attention, and as soon as the fire rope was inserted, he only heard the sound of gunshots, and the enemy fell in response. However, Guo Ponu also screamed, covered his face, and threw down his gun.

"You ......" Guo Kang didn't care about reprimanding her, jumped over again, grabbed her and returned to the stone just now.

The people behind also followed at this time, but they didn't dare to continue to move forward because they were worried about the firepower. Guo Kang turned around and asked, "Is there water?" Wash her eyes! ”

"Leave it alone!" Guo Ponu slapped him suddenly, covered his eyes with one hand, touched the ground with the other, and picked up the spear dropped by an enemy just now: "Where is that gunner?" ”

"Ahead." Guo Kang said.

Guo Ponu stretched out his hand and grabbed his hand: "Where is the specific place, point it to me." ”

Guo Kang didn't know what she meant, so he held her hand and faced the front of him, an enemy with an arquebus and preparing to light a cannon.

"How many steps?" Guo Ponu asked.

"About thirty steps." Guo Kang said.

"Don't probably!"

Guo Kang looked over there carefully, stretched out his finger, compared the height of the person and the box, and recalled the skills of estimating the distance taught by his father-in-law when he taught him archery, and finally said: "Thirty-five steps." ”

Guo Ponu nodded and gently pushed him away. Gripping his spear tightly, he leaped to his feet and threw it out.

The man with the arquebus looked back at this time. However, before he could react, the spear had already flown in, stabbing the man in half.

An exclamation sounded behind Guo Kang, and the enemy's side was visibly flustered.

"What about the guy who said he was going to kill us all? That's a commanding man, I heard it just now. Guo Ponu's expression did not change, he still frowned, and asked Guo Kang.

Guo Kang was interested this time, and held her hand again, aiming at a person with a few feathers stuck in his helmet and pulling out a knife to urge.

"Two steps away." He glanced at the distance between the other party and the corpse just now, and said.

Guo Ponu picked up another spear, shook it, and then jumped up again. With a whistle that pierced the air, the spear struck the enemy again, and the commander took two steps back and fell to the ground.

The crowd behind them exclaimed, and the enemy was even more flustered.

"The water is coming, the water is coming." Father Mikhail's voice rang out. Guo Kang turned his head and saw that he was disgraced and ran over with two water bags.

Father Mikhail looked left and right, only to find that the injured person seemed to be Guo Ponu, and was taken aback: "Miss?!" What's wrong with this? ”

She stared at the fire door and shot ......" Guo Kang didn't know whether to be angry or distressed for a while: "You take care of her, I'll go and dispose of it over there." ”

"What are you going to do? Don't be pushy! Guo Ponu hurriedly said.

"Who's doing it?" Guo Kang was a little speechless, pressed her, squatted down, and walked out of the stone.

The people on the other side immediately aimed here, but Guo Kang fell to the ground and hid behind the corpse that was stabbed to death by Guo Ponu just now. The enemy fired two shots and failed to hit any targets. So, Guo Kang pushed the corpse forward a little more, and came to the enemy who was knocked down by Guo Ponu with a single shot.

This man is still alive, still panting. Guo Kang then took out a dagger and stabbed him twice in the neck, and the man immediately did not move. Guo Kang then piled him on top of the corpse just now, and continued to push forward.

The enemy began to shoot arrows in this direction. Several of the arrows that were thrown hit Guo Kang, making a thumping metal impact. Someone else jumped on the box and tried to shoot him from a height. But behind Guo Kang, several people leaned out of their bodies, and a round of arrows and lead bullets knocked him down.

After coming to the diagonal opposite side of the road, Guo Kang stopped with the four corpses in front of him.

The enemy on the opposite side is arguing fiercely, someone is ordering the others not to be cowardly, and they all come out from behind hiding. There were also people who asked to quickly load the cannon, stop using stones, and bombard him with whole stones. However, Guo Kang knew that it was too late.

He himself was one of the leaders of the Khanate's artillery test grounds, and he personally operated all the artillery now used in the army. He was also well aware of the power and reload time of this small cannon.

He took out the huge stubby "pistol" at his waist, opened the bag again, took out a glass pillar from the innermost lump of cotton, and stuffed it into the pistol, the head of the cylinder longer than the barrel.

Then, he looked up at the side of the artillery. After discovering the angle here, he could already see the place, so he raised the muzzle of the gun a little higher and pulled the trigger.

The reed wheel at the end of the barrel turned, and a spark ignited the charge. But there was very little gunpowder in the gun, and it seemed that it only gently pushed the cylinder out.

It crossed a parabola, and with the stability of a few small wooden wings, it flew behind the gun, several large barrels of gunpowder, at a speed far slower than ordinary lead bullets.

The enemy didn't know what it was, and most people didn't pay much attention when they saw it flying over. A few people who were loading next to him felt that this thing was a little dangerous, so they prepared to kick it away as if they were dealing with a grenade at this moment.

However, the moment it hit the ground, the glass pillar at the head of the cylinder shattered. The detonating charge there exploded with a bang, igniting the fuel in the column.

The others only saw a sudden burst of fireball from the side where the enemy's gunpowder was stacked. Immediately after that, the gunpowder was also ignited.

Even from such a distance, Guo Kang could feel a deafening roar that made him feel like his head was swelling. Nearby enemies were thrown out like rag dolls. The small cannon was swept away by the air wave, and in the distance, the enemy who had survived was so stunned that they didn't even react to fleeing.

Guo Kang grabbed the flag, held it high, and shouted: "Rush! Rush! So saying, he jumped to his feet and ran towards the enemy, regardless of it.

Around the corner, a crowd of people poured out, following the big banner that had broken a few holes, and rushed towards the enemy.

There were quite a few enemies still alive, but they seemed to be frightened, and most of them began to run backwards. The few remaining enemies were still stubbornly resisting, but they were overwhelmed in an instant. Guo Kang and the others chased after them, swept through the main gate of the wall and the open space behind them, and ran all the way to the gate of the main building.

During this period, people kept shooting at the most conspicuous Guo Kang. He estimated that he had nowhere to hide, so he simply ignored it and tried his best to rush forward as fast as he could. He felt that he had been shot at least once during this period, but the enemy's weapon was not too deadly, and it just made him stumble, so he didn't bother to care.

At the doorway, another group of enemies raised their spears, and some shouted from behind, trying to collect the defeated troops. And Guo Kang immediately remembered what happened at the door on Sergei's side just now.

He looked back and saw that the crowd had followed. The building, on the other hand, is a concave shape that encloses the lawn and garden in the middle. Already the enemy appeared from the windows of the second and third floors, seemingly preparing to shoot downward.

If you stay here for a long time, it will be a living target. Just now they chased these enemies very closely, and the other enemies did not dare to shoot indiscriminately. But now, once the two sides are deadlocked, it will be difficult.

And Guo Kang has no other choice now.

He turned around and shouted, "Listen! Follow the flag! ”

With that, he jerked and threw the flag into the pile of enemies at the door. Then he grabbed his weapon, lowered his head, and slammed into the spear.

The crowd let out a roar of anger or excitement, and rushed forward after him. The enemy tried hard to block, desperately stabbing outwards with their spears. Guo Kang was hit several times, and someone happened to stab him in the place where he was hit by the stone just now, and it hurt his heart.

But in the face of life and death, he gritted his teeth and persevered. used the method of exerting force taught by his father-in-law, and simply gave up the weapon, that is, he pushed it inward with all his might. For a while, several people in the opposite column couldn't parry him and began to retreat.

The knights and priests who rushed here rushed over. An enemy came out from the side, carrying a short sword, and stabbed Guo Kang in the leg. Guo Kang had no choice but to dodge to the side and slash at him with a backhand axe, knocking him down. But taking advantage of this opportunity, the enemy also fought fiercely, desperately counterattacked, and held them back again, making them retreat slightly.

At this moment, someone jumped out of the crowd, stretched out his arms, and pounced straight at the cluster of spears.

He didn't have the armor like Guo Kang, and he was pierced by several spears in a moment. However, this seemed to be what he wanted, and his whole body continued to fall forward, blocking several rows of enemies at once.

Taking advantage of this, the others immediately squeezed through the gap, using axes, chain maces, and various tools, desperately striking all the enemies they could reach. Soon, almost all the enemies in the front row were cut down, and the people behind were again unable to support them, and they were pushed down in pieces, or turned and fled.

Guo Kang's physical exertion was a bit large, and he was almost wrapped in everyone and rushed in. He looked down at the man who had pounced on the spear, and realized that he was the boy with the pickaxe.

Guo Kang pursed his lips vigorously, and felt that he was not very tired.

After storming the hall, everyone began to split up to pursue the enemy. The enemy on this side is indeed extremely stubborn, and even so, they are still resisting floor by floor, room by room.

At the entrance of the stairway leading to the second floor, another group of people blocked the way. This time, however, the crowd, who were already familiar with the process, began to skillfully form a formation - two knights in front, and behind them was a large group of people with long-handled tools. As long as the two sides are deadlocked, they will continue to take hoes and iron pickaxes and hammer the enemy's head.

Soon, under the push, the enemy here was also defeated, and all those who fell would be immediately trampled by countless legs and feet. The residents in the back beat the usual routine, and even the corpses had to take off their helmets and smash their heads flat to make sure that no one had a chance to survive.

Someone picked up the flag in the hall and handed it to Guo Kang, who carried it and ran to the second floor. In front of the banquet hall here, an unusually tall man wielded a hammer and swept a clearing around him. A group of remaining enemies clustered around him, barely holding on.

A knight bared his teeth and was brought back, saying that his arm was broken. But more people are still rushing forward in high spirits.

"Hey, stupid big guy!" Guo Kang shouted, "Do you surrender? ”

"No surrender!" The big man yelled, making his ears tremble a little.

"That's for the best." Guo Kang said: "Because if you surrender, you will die!" ”

The big man roared, and he held a two-handed hammer in each hand, and he took turns attacking, and knocked the two of them out again. Guo Kang is already tall, but he is almost two heads taller than Guo Kang, and his figure is also thicker. It was estimated that the strength could not fight hard, so Guo Kang took advantage of this gap and rushed to his side.

The big man immediately swung his hammer and smashed it, and the thug also swung his knife and slashed at Guo Kang. However, Guo Kang rolled and flashed, but the two-handed hammer was too heavy and too strong, and he couldn't take it back at all, and smashed directly into the thug's chest. He hurriedly tried to resist, but even the knife and ribs were smashed and deformed, and he didn't see it alive.

"Fool!" Guo Kang immediately scoffed.

The big man didn't care whether the thug was alive or dead, and immediately swung the hammer in his left hand and hit Guo Kang again. However, Guo Kang dodged away again, and knocked over a minion who wanted to stop him. The hammer struck again and landed on the ground, causing the big man to become angry, and swung it faster and faster, smashing all the decorations beside him.

Another minion picked up his sword and stabbed it in Guo Kang's face. But Guo Kang turned around and kicked him back, hitting the big man, so angry that he pushed the man away and chased after Guo Kang.

And taking advantage of this, others have already swarmed up.

Without mutual cover, the thugs around them were killed almost instantly. Immediately afterward, the crowd began to attack the big man. He was so heavily armored that he couldn't smash it with an iron pickaxe, and he killed several people on the spot. But at this moment, a priest rushed over, threw away the weapon in his hand, and hugged his arm directly.

"Kill this giant!" He shouted, "Kill this evil beast!" ”

The others rushed after him, and Guo Kang also turned around, stepped on another hammer, and then grabbed his arm as well.

The big man struggled, but Guo Kang also practiced his strength since he was a child. Even if you are at a disadvantage as a whole, you will not be unable to twist one arm in your whole body. The others immediately brandished their weapons and hit again, causing the big man to scream. He leaned against the wall, barely being pulled down, and struggled with all his might.

"Stop tickling, kill him!" Someone shouted.

A man with an iron fork immediately pounced on him and stabbed him in the chest with all his might, but still did not break through the armor. The others were in a hurry, and the strong man with the rammer also ran over.

"Hold it tight!" His eyes lit up and he shouted.

He then swung his hammer and smashed it into the tail of the fork.

The man in front reacted immediately, clenched the iron fork, and he struck it expertly like a ship nail on the dock.

The big man let out a scream, but everyone rushed up, making him unable to move. Guo Kang left a free hand, ready to draw the dagger. But after looking at the others, he stopped again:

I don't know if it's because the action is too familiar, or the content of the order is too daily, at this time, the dock worker has already sung the trumpet.

"Hurry up! Hi! He struck his hammer firmly on the iron fork, causing the big man to wail again.

"Smash it! Hi! Another hammer struck, and the head of the iron fork was already bent slightly, but the nail plate was also deeply dented.

"Let's work together! Hi! He wiped his sweat and hammered it again. The big man finally realized what they were going to do and began to beg Guo Kang for mercy.

"As I said, it's not about surrendering or not. I just want you to die. Guo Kang replied without hesitation.

"It will be done! Hi! "Let the people rise up.

The blow finally exceeded the limits of the armor, and the head of the inferior iron fork snapped, but the armor finally couldn't withstand it anymore and cracked inward.

With a single hammer, the severed iron fork shattered the chain mail ring inside, destroying the second layer of armor.

Another blow knocked a hole in the crusty liner in the chain mail.

Although it was winter, the man wielding the hammer was already sweating profusely, and even the tiger's mouth was a little cracked. Despite this, this man, who had long been accustomed to hard work, was not affected by the loss of strength and pain in the slightest. His hand was still shaking, and he swung another hammer with precision.

The giant's ribs were broken, and he screamed in pain. The iron fork pierced through the last layer of fabric, digging deep into the flesh with the sound of a trumpet. He swung hammer after hammer until the burly giant was silent, until the terrible-looking foe had been nailed to the wall.

There was a moment of silence, and then there was a short cheer.

"We've finally defeated the giants." The priest sat down on the ground and muttered, "Ladies and gentlemen, you are warriors like King David. ”

Guo Kang shook his head: "We are all ordinary people. We also made a lot of sacrifices. ”

Everyone looked at the mess around them, and while sighing, they also nodded one after another.

Guo Kang took a breath and rubbed his chest, which was still a little painful: "So I think that all of you who have done this kind of thing are greater than those mythical characters who are all sick." ”

This time, everyone fell silent. The person who was still shouting hoarsely just now was even secretly wiping away tears.

"Don't cry, you're shouting well, I'm feeling energetic." Guo Kang comforted.

"Team, captain, teach us to sing some legion songs next time. I'm not fighting, I'm working, I'm not suitable. The man asked.

"What's not suitable, it's all the same." Guo Kang shook his head.

Everyone tried to understand the meaning of this sentence, but Guo Kang said that there were still many remaining enemies, and they could not celebrate it yet. He let those who really didn't have the strength to rest here first, and the others continued to attack. The enemy will be just as tired and can't let them have any respite.

Hearing this, almost all the people who could still move stood up and said that they would continue. Guo Kang couldn't persuade them, so he had to take them along the corridor and kill them all the way.

However, it may be that the scene here is so tragic that the enemies on the entire floor are starting to crumble.

In the first few rooms, there were still people who resisted stubbornly and had to be cleaned one by one, so there were some casualties. But by the time the last few rooms were evicted, many people were already in a state of despair.

They entered the third floor again, where the enemy simply did not put up resistance. Some people would rather jump from the upper floors than fight them to the end like before.

Guo Kang asked a few priests and knights to lead people to continue the search and find out Alexander and other culprits. The rest of the people gathered in front of the hall, where the giant's corpse was nailed. All the enemies that were caught were also escorted here.

Guo Kang went around by himself, and when he went back, he found that Guo Ponu had also come. Her eyes recovered a little, so she persevered and came with her.

Guo Kang said hello to her briefly, and didn't have time to say more, so he went to deal with the remaining enemies.

According to his orders, ordinary thugs and people from the army have been divided into two groups.

On one side, a young man with a pig-killing knife was ordered to be the executioner—the others told Guo Kang that he was the brother of the young man who had just pounced on the spear.

However, after a few slashes, he found that the knife had been curled and could not be cut. I had to find someone next to me and borrow a hoe.

Others pressed the prisoner to the ground. And this honest young man, with the vigor of the peasants of his ancestors, diligently hoeed the clods of soil in the field, waved the hoe, and seriously smashed the head of every prisoner.

And those who confessed to being from the legion were brought to Guo Kang.

One by one, he told them that they were the scum of the Legion. To continue to live for one day would be an insult to the honor of Rome.

Several recruits stood on either side, armed with rudimentary sticks—some fresh from the residents. As soon as Guo Kang gave the order, they stepped forward and beat indiscriminately until the man's skin was open and he was dying. At this time, Guo Kang stepped forward with his axe and cut off the head.

The number of recruits is high, so the progress is also fast. Soon, more than a dozen heads were cut off and piled up in the corners.

After all the enemies were executed, the crowd breathed a sigh of relief. Guo Kang asked everyone to rest on the spot, and then sent someone to find the team they had just sent out to see how they were doing. Then he sat down on the ground and prepared to rest for a while.

"There's still no news, so I won't catch it again." Guo Ponu walked over and muttered, "This person is too capable of running." ”

"Wait a little longer." Guo Kang was really tired and a little tired, and he didn't even want to say more, so he could only answer simply.

"Alright." Guo Ponu patted him on the shoulder with some pity and sat next to him: "You have done enough today." I think I've seen the rudiments of a legion. ”

"I hope so...... Uh, don't stick so close......" Guo Kang said halfway, and hurriedly stopped: "There are so many people." Even if we don't talk about whether men and women give or receive kisses, we can't exaggerate too much. ”

"You are my family, what are you afraid of." Guo Ponu didn't care at all, he dragged Guo Kang over and let him lean on himself: "Okay, don't talk about it, rest for a while." ”

Guo Kang looked to the side and found that everyone really didn't pay attention to this side - the series of battles just now made everyone tired to death. Except for a few priests who had arranged for them to stand guard and take care of the wounded, almost everyone else was hurrying to rest.

Guo Kang then moved to the side again, telling Guo Ponu not to toss. With that, he leaned against the wall, and soon fell asleep.

However, this time he did not rest for long, and the people sent out to inquire hurried back.

"Caught, caught!" The man shouted happily.

Guo Kang was agitated and sat up directly: "What? ”

"Got Alexander!" The messenger repeated.

Guo Kang was excited, and after a glance, he found that he didn't know why, and ran to Guo Ponu's side again. Just now, it seems to have gotten up from her somewhere.

And now, Guo Ponu is still closing his eyes and breathing evenly. I don't know if I'm really asleep or pretending. But she is also a wounded, and her contribution in the previous battles may be greater than Guo Kang's own. Therefore, Guo Kang didn't want to call her directly.

Moreover, the messenger's message was so important that almost all the others rose in excitement and almost cheered together. In the face of this kind of thing, he is in no mood to care about other trivial matters, and he can't take care of Guo Ponu's unknown tricks.

"I'll go over - oh no, let them come over quickly." He jumped to his feet, looked around again, and changed his words.

"Okay!" The messenger also looked happy, and did not look tired at all, and turned and ran away.

(End of chapter)