There are still 10 minutes left before the establishment of the Great Song Dynasty

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The walls of King Wu's mansion were not meant to deal with the siege of the city after all. Under the unremitting digging of the enemy, it still quickly crumbled.

Looking around, Captain Jeska immediately said to Zhu Wenkui: "Let's do it too, let's dig through the wall in front!" ”

"You just give the order, you don't have to ask me." Zhu Wenkui said: "But don't dig it, fry it." We have a lot of gunpowder now. ”

As he spoke, he directly picked up a small wooden barrel: "Is it enough?" ”

"Enough is enough." Captain Jaska hurriedly took it and waved a few people over: "Let's dig too." Bury this behind a wall. ”

"Huh? Then even if a few of them are killed, the people behind them will rush in. Someone immediately doubted.

"We won't make it until dawn, they'll all dig in soon. Instead of letting enemies from different directions come in together, let's make a big opening in the place where we can defend the most. Captain Jeska pointed straight ahead: "If they attack, they will continue to resist." If we don't attack, we will have a lot of guns and artillery, take advantage of the shooting, and beat all the people on this side away, maybe we can break through. ”

The crowd immediately responded, and soon dug a shallow pit behind the wall, fixed the powder keg, and placed the fire rope. Then, telling each other, everyone hastened to retreat behind cover. The soldiers who stayed behind lit the fire rope, and quickly jumped back to the car base, following the example of Zhu Wenkui and others, opened their mouths, blocked their ears, and squatted on the ground.

After more than a dozen breaths, with a loud bang, the wall, which was already full of holes, was shattered in an instant. Huge clods of dirt flew out, smashing the thugs in front of them to the point of bleeding.

Jeska immediately stood up, beckoned everyone, and cheered together. The enemy outside was startled, and sure enough, they thought they were going to break through, so they hurriedly gathered over and prepared to intercept them. Captain Jeska immediately ordered the crowd to open fire. The mercenaries and knights who gathered were shot down several at once. The enemy in other places also hurried to drive the thugs and rushed over to support.

Captain Jeska poked his head out, glanced at the flag that had been erected again on the opposite side, and the enemies gathered around him, and ordered, "Shoot at that flag!" ”

The gunner immediately adjusted his bearing. The two men lifted the tail of the cannon, turned it down slightly, and then lowered it again, against the dug trench. Just as the cannon was fired, the little Jeanna next to her reminded: "The back is a little higher." ”

One of the gunners looked down, hesitated, listened to her, picked up a wooden block, and raised the tail of the gun. Immediately afterwards, he lit the medicine prime.

With a bang, the muzzle of the cannon jumped up and fell heavily to the ground. Cannonballs whistled out, tearing everyone who stood in their way. The dense crowd did not block the projectile, but instead made the blood mist burst out of the human body, almost connecting into a piece.

The projectile flew far away and hit the wall opposite the small square before stopping. The other party's flag also fell.

On the battlefield, there was even a moment of silence on both sides. Even Captain Jaska himself was a little unaware of the power of this attack. However, while everyone was still in a daze, Princess Jeanna suddenly ran out, pulled out the flag from the hand of the flag-bearer who was blown in two, and held the broken flag, which had been dyed blood-red, high.

"They have to reload. Quick, follow me! She shouted, swatted the stunned man with her flagpole, and rushed to the wall.

Others reacted and swarmed in.

The guards immediately met the enemy, and under the cover of the barricades, they made close contact with the enemy. The men in the car also carried spears and pistols, and fired at enemy crossbowmen. Soon, the two sides became entangled. Constant attempts were made to climb the barrier and were knocked down by the people above.

On the other side of the gate, a group of people also rushed in. The artillery placed there fired diagonally at the doorway, and at once several enemies were broken and scattered. However, more people have poured in from other directions, forcing those on the other side to start hand-to-hand combat as well.

What's even more troublesome is that seeing that they can't pull out, some people who are defending the wall are also forced to come over for reinforcements, and loopholes gradually appear in the courtyard walls in other directions. People kept climbing over the walls, and although there were not many of them, they were still getting harder and harder to deal with.

"Stop guarding the Western Wall, stand back!" Captain Jaska immediately ordered.

The guards over there began to retreat, leaning on the hall and continuing to resist. Several thugs climbed over the wall and bypassed them from the back of the house, trying to rush straight into the house to catch Princess Ma. But Jeanne suddenly appeared around the corner of the hallway, and one of the intruders came and she stabbed one of them. The people behind didn't dare to get up, so they hurriedly retreated and continued to go forward.

Another group of people who turned over from the northeast corner happened to be caught in front and back with them. The guards over there hurriedly retreated, and Urban also held two boxes and hurriedly ran to the middle of the courtyard, Zhu Wenkui's side. The enemy also gave chase, and when someone saw Jeanne Jr., he shouted for everyone else to come and arrest him.

Over there, however, Nurhachi did not flee, but immediately ran to the base of the wall, leaning against the wall and grinning with his teeth.

"There's still a wild boar here."

The thugs and mercenaries didn't take it seriously, muttered a few words, and prepared to go around. However, Nurhachi dug the earth twice, and suddenly sprang out, and at once arched one of the thugs in the middle of the group. As soon as he struck a blow, he immediately ducked back to the wall and flinched.

The thug held the broken leg and lay on the ground, wailing. The others were startled and did not dare to slack off, so they hurriedly took their weapons, shouted loudly, and surrounded them on three sides. However, no matter how far they came, Nurhachi ignored them, just bowed his head and arched towards a mercenary with a halberd on the left.

The mercenary hurriedly flashed to the side and barely dodged, but was also rushed out of the encirclement by Nurhachi. Before the others could react, Nurhachi turned sharply and rushed from the side, knocking the two people in front and behind them together, falling to the ground.

Although they hurriedly greeted with their weapons, Nurhachi scurried too fast and was only slashed twice. This guy has rough skin and thick flesh, and is still covered with a felt blanket, but instead of stopping, he stimulates ferocity, and arches when he sees people.

The remaining two thugs couldn't stop it at all, so they quickly turned around and fled, but they were still knocked into one by Nurhachi. In the end, in a hurry, the man threw away his weapon, jumped up the wall, grabbed the wall, and began to climb up. There was still someone on the wall who was climbing this way, and when he saw him climbing the wall in a panic, he didn't know what he was encountering, so he quickly retracted. For a while, no one dared to pass over there.

But at the same time, the enemy from other directions is constantly attacking. They didn't tell where Zhu Wenkui was for a while, but Xiao Jeanna's goal was too obvious and could be seen from afar. A mercenary who climbed over the wall, when he saw her, set up his crossbow and shot an arrow. Fortunately, Jeanne Jr. reacted quickly, rolled in a hurry, and hid behind the pile of wood.

Zhu Wenkui, who was next to him, was helping to load the musket, and only reacted when he saw her dodging. When he turned around, he saw that the mercenary was shaking the wheel desperately, and immediately shot back. The two sides were not far away, and the other party fell to the ground in response. Zhu Wenkui hurriedly bowed down, looked at Xiao Jeanna, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was fine.

"No, I have to take her back first, this place is still too dangerous." He turned to Captain Jaska and said, "There's someone coming from behind, too." ”

"You go first, and we'll resist for a while." Captain Jeska looked at the plank in front of him, where a gap had already appeared: "It's good that I didn't rush to use the mine just now...... I'll arrange for everyone to retreat. ”

Zhu Wenkui was not hypocritical, nodded, regardless of whether Xiao Rangna agreed or not, he picked her up and ran away.

Someone shot an arrow at him diagonally from behind, but his movements were so abrupt that the bolts flew behind him. Zhu Wenkui held Xiao Jeanna in one hand, took out a pistol in the other, and slipped behind the wall of the ancestral hall.

He was about to get around the front when suddenly a few enemies came out of the corner. Both sides were taken aback, and the leader raised his sword to stab him. Zhu Wenkui didn't have time to hide, so he simply ignored it. He turned sharply, protected little Jeanne, and took the sword with the help of his armor.

Although he doesn't practice martial arts much on weekdays, Zhu Wenkui's physique is very tall. Coupled with the fact that he saws wood every day, if nothing else, at least it is strong enough. Even if he was poked with a sword, he didn't retreat, but took a half step forward. The mercenary didn't move, and as he tried to retreat, he swung horizontally at his face. But Zhu Wenkui had already stepped forward, and raising his hand was a shot.

The distance between the two sides was so close that the pistol was fired almost against the enemy's chin. The mercenary's head exploded along with his helmet, and he fell straight back.

A thug in the back was about to step forward with an axe, but Zhu Wenkui dropped Xiao Jeanna with his hand, turned around and threw himself at him, knocking him down. The thug at the back was holding a long stick and hit him, but Zhu Wenkui ignored him, grabbed a pistol, and slammed it into the face of the axe-wielding thug. In a hurry, his strength was also surprisingly great, and two teeth in the man's mouth flew away, and the whole person fell out.

The last thug had already raised his stick and whipped it down. Even though he was wearing armor, the stick hit him so hard that he almost fell.

"Brother!" Jeanne Jr. got up and cried out with a crying voice.

"What are you shouting, you're not dead." Zhu Wenkui endured the pain, teased, picked up a piece of wood on the ground, and picked it back. The thugs hurriedly fought back, and the two of them just took wooden sticks and struck each other. However, Zhu Wenkui still took the initiative, knocked him over twice, and then hurriedly protected Xiao Jeanna and ran towards the hall.

Jeanne rushed out of it and took them both in. But more have already chased after them.

"The barrier is very overhanging, and it is estimated that it is troublesome here, so I am afraid that it will not be able to hold it." Zhu Wenkui looked back and judged, "We have to find a way to break through." ”

"Where else can you run?" Jeanne sighed.

"I just thought of a solution. Most people should still be able to run away. Zhu Wenkui said, "You let your mother prepare." Have you collected the portraits and ritual vessels of the sacrifice, as well as the seals and crowns? ”

"I can't recognize so much, but the princess told me before that the soft has been put away." Jeanne said, "The most important thing is in a small box. The lesser ones are two large boxes. When the time comes, you can withdraw as much as you can bring. ”

"Okay, I'll take a trip to the cellar." Zhu Wenkui picked up a sword from the mercenary who was killed by her next to him.

"Aren't they all onions? Can you still beat off the enemy? "Jeanne was surprised.

"Don't worry, I've got weapons ready, too." Zhu Wenkui coped.

"Then I'll follow you. There are guards here, but you are not safe yourself. Jeanne said, glancing in the direction of the gate.

"The cellar is poisonous, only I know how to deal with it. The enemy certainly does not understand - of course, for you. You're going to give me trouble if you have to go. Zhu Wenkui looked obviously a little nervous, and his speech was a little verbose, but he still suppressed his emotions, pretended to be calm, waved his hand, and ordered: "When the time comes, just listen to Captain Jeska's orders." At worst, it can blow up the wall on this side and rush out. ”

Jeanne was a little worried, but seeing that he had made up his mind, she did not continue with her mother-in-law. She nodded, and went to meet the enemy on the other side. And Zhu Wenkui turned around, saw that there were not many people here, and ran towards the ancestral hall again.

(End of chapter)