The people of Nanping Prefecture City were tremblingly hiding in their houses, and some even got under the beds and covered their heads with quilts.
However, the screams of killing outside the city are still so clear, people can't help but wonder, how many people are there in the rebel army
Didn't the people in the government say only tens of thousands
They also said that the officers and soldiers of their palace city and the common people combined are ten times more than those thieves, and the city will never fall.
"... This is just talking nonsense with your eyes open! How can there be only tens of thousands of people, and this movement is less than hundreds of thousands."
The people in the city were inexplicably panicked. The bloody people had already taken the hatchets and kitchen knives at home to sharpen them, and more people would only be anxious to recite the Tathagata, Buddha, and Taishang Laojun.
More than ten years ago, the three kings of Chu fought against each other, and the fire of war did not burn to the city. Therefore, in addition to the thirty-nine years of the prosperous period of the Chu Dynasty, now the people in the city do not know the calamity of war. He was shocked and his face was pale.
The houses near the city wall have been demolished, and those who can stay at home now feel that their house is far away from the city wall.
The mansion was so big, so terrifying movements could still be heard.
How many people are attacking the city
Most of the people are illiterate, and their skills are even less brilliant. It's just that when listening to a book in a teahouse on weekdays, the storyteller's mouth touches an army of 800,000 people. If you say less, everyone is still not happy and thinks that there is not much battle.
Dele, now the bad result is coming, everyone thinks that there are at least a million troops outside the city.
"Impossible, there are really so many people, isn't Mr. Guan the first to run?"
Right now King Jing was still in the city, and the yamen desperately grabbed the servants to dig trenches and build walls, obviously wanting to defend the city.
No one in the city dared to go out, and they didn't know where to hide except at home. Even if they became more panicked, they could only sit with their family members in tears and speculate.
Although everyone was in a panic at first, they all felt that they could hold on for a few days. When they heard the screams of killing, they waited in fear, or chanted Buddha or trembled, and waited for the end. sign.
That's all, the voices of those rebels and bandits calling out to Lord Ziwei Xing and saying that the destiny of the world has come into the world is like a ghost spell, and it gets into the ears again and again.
Is it true that he is a heavenly soldier
The rebel army hit the Fucheng, and King Jing was besieged, which meant that the entire Jingzhou was over.
How long has it been? It is not a heavenly soldier and a heavenly general, how can he do this without evil law.
"boom!"
There was a loud noise, and the city wall shook.
This is the movement made by the rock-throwing cart. It became thunder in the ears of the common people, and some people's minds completely collapsed.
Every family was crying, and they couldn't even complain, and there was only despair in their eyes.
I don't know how long it has passed, but with a louder roar than before, this time it was more like a collapse.
"The city gate is broken!"
"The thieves have come in!"
At first only a few streets could hear it, and then the whole city became chaotic.
Seemingly unbreakable, the city gate, which was sealed with many wooden boards and blocked by stones, was split open with an axe.
At this time, the defenders on the city wall were already dead, and there were more people who turned around and fled in fright than those who died under the sword of the holy lotus altar.
A large pit was dug five feet away from the city gate, and the rebel army who rushed in first did not investigate, and fell directly into it.
Iron thorns were erected in the pit, and the screams were screaming for a while, like a ghost howl from the endless hell.
However, the people in the back wanted to rush forward, and the people in front couldn't retreat when they saw the tragic situation, and they were forced into the pit.
In an instant, the pit was filled with human life. The red-eyed rebel army behind them didn't know anything. They stepped on gravel and corpses, and waved weapons into the city. They had never seen such a huge and prosperous city.
Xuanchuan Pass is tall and strong, but it is a fortress, and there are no private houses and shops in it. Yizhou has become poor since the Chen Dynasty, and although it has recovered somewhat in the Chu Dynasty, it cannot be compared with the thousand-year-old prefecture in Jingzhou in the hinterland of the Jiangnan.
"Hahaha."
Strange laughter was accompanied by the chaotic sound of chasing and slashing the defenders, and the firelight reflected scarlet.
On the city wall, mutilated limbs and blood were scattered down.
Many soldiers stationed in the second line of defense at the city gate fought with courage, but when they touched the stumps that fell on their heads, they were drenched in the intermittent rain of blood, and they suddenly became chaotic. They were not old men used to the battlefield. Pawn, how can you withstand such an impact
As the companions around him became less and less, and the rebellion looked like a mad tiger again, even if the generals with a clear mind shouted hard, the signs of defeat continued to spread.
General Han Fu, who was supposed to dispatch the garrison, was being carried down the city wall by his personal servants and servants. He was still bleeding from a wound on his back, holding a bow in his hand, and roaring furiously.
He originally had the opportunity to take Jingzhou elite soldiers to shoot down the ghosts that climbed the city wall like ghosts one by one, because the first to be hacked were ordinary soldiers. The servant who used it ran as if he hated his father and mother for missing two legs. He ran and shouted to shake the hearts of the army, so that the soldiers at the top of the city refused to fight hard to kill the enemy.
Han Fu was furious and beheaded a fleeing pawn, not only did not frighten the crowd, but instead exposed his position.
Holy lotus altar cultists flocked, all wanting to kill Han Fu and take credit.
After a frantic fight, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the quiver of Jingzhou elite soldiers was empty.
At this time, the city gate was broken, and the follow-up arrows and military support could not keep up. Han Fu's elite troops had to be forced to withdraw from the city wall.
When he saw that the second line of defense behind the city gate was crumbling, the flames were soaring into the sky, and the king's army, which was bestowed by the heavens, smashed down the obstacles and rushed straight into the inner city. fainted.
All imbalances started when the defenders panicked and threw too many rocks and logs.
Han Fu misjudged the offensive posture of the rebel army, thinking that the offensive would end after sunset, and underestimated the ability of the rebel army. Seeing that the rebel army suffered heavy casualties, he felt very happy. Ants in general.
Just such a hesitation, a wrong judgment, and then everything got out of control.
Han Fu was furious.
Just like many people who have made big mistakes, Han Fu thought about it and felt that his mistakes didn't really matter. The real guilt should be counted on others.
"A cowardly soldier is useless!"
After Han Fu was drowsy and stunned by his personal soldiers, he immediately scolded the Jingzhou army for being incompetent.
"General?"
"Let's go!" Han Fu picked up a spear, swayed and stood firm, and then said sternly, "The three armies are not willing to die, how can the city be defended? Now we can only go out and go to Ning Wu to avenge King Jing. !"
As soon as this sentence was said, it was reluctant to save face for the remaining generals of the Jingzhou army.
Besides, no one wants to die, so just put their mouths to face the rebels and rush to save King Jing, and show their loyalty with their mouths.
The powerful officials of Jingzhou in the inner city were already stupid.
They never thought that the first day the rebel army arrived in Nanping Prefecture City, and even before the first night had passed, the city would be destroyed.
—Is this city wall made of paper
Boundless absurdity and consternation filled his mind, and several elderly officials even suffered strokes because they got up too quickly.
I don't know how many people are rushing to go out.
After all, they were only one wall away from the thieves, or even from death.
The generals guarding the inner city led more elite soldiers, and they were ready to fight. Finally, they defended the first round of the rebellion, and gave the officials and dignitaries a chance to breathe, so that they would not be hacked to death on the bed at home before their clothes were neatly dressed. superior.
But this respite may not be as good as no.
Half an hour later, King Jing's face was pale and under the protection of many shields, he reluctantly went up to the tower.
Just one glance outside, he passed out.
- The rebels held torches, converging into torrents, and the twisted faces under the firelight looked like evil spirits.
They stopped within an arrow's range, silent, staring at the city wall with red eyes.
There were screams and wailing everywhere in the city, no one could be seen to be killed, only a purgatory-like scene.
***
Meng Qi stepped on the corpse and stone and entered the city gate.
The firelight reflected his cheeks red, but his eyes and expression were cold and cold.
Seeing all kinds of tragic images, there were only a few rebel soldiers lingering within ten feet of the city gate, complaining about the errands left behind to strip the armor of the corpse.
"… all the good stuff has been robbed."
"If you're not afraid of dying, just go."
Someone woke up from the excitement, looked at the dead companion who fell into the pit, and immediately closed his mouth.
Food gold and silver women are very good, first of all have to live.
"The saint said that if you capture Nanping County, you will win the destiny. Xingjun has survived this catastrophe, and the good days I have been waiting for will come! And the Dharma protector makes sense. The people in this outer city have family How much is valuable, and what kind of beauties are there? Put it aside, the inner city is the treasure house, and they are all delicate ladies and little ladies with small feet and tender hands, and their skin is as smooth as—"
After bragging, I suddenly felt a chill in my throat.
The man inexplicably stretched out his hand to touch it, and immediately followed him and found that the person opposite him did the same.
Strange wind, blowing face and neck pain.
Immediately, he saw a person walking past the corpse pile without touching the dust, like a ghost.
"Who are you..."
The throat vibrated and sounded, and when the fourth word was spoken, the pain suddenly came.
Blood spurted wildly from between their fingers, and the group of rebel soldiers were terrified and fell headfirst within three steps.
Meng Qi's face was expressionless, and when he swung his sword, the body of the sword was not stained with blood.
He walked faster and faster, and in a moment he came to a place where the people were screaming and struggling.
Few people saw his appearance, but wherever he passed, the rebels who were slaughtering and looting fell down one after another, blood flowing from their necks.
Mo Li tried to catch up with Meng Qi several times, but he found that Meng Qi was not out of control and could only follow closely behind.
Mo Li knew that Meng Qi had killed many people, but later Meng Qi avoided seeing blood to control himself, but tonight he made an exception.
- The anger freezes into ice, not disappearing, but needing bloodbath.
"demon!"
This kind of movement quickly attracted the attention of the Holy Lotus Temple. Those experts in the arena who were wooed did not believe in any gods and demons. Knowing that it must be a counterattack from the Jiangnan martial arts people, they all went to Meng Qi's side to find them.
And the soldiers who believed in ghosts and gods left behind their treasures and fled in a hurry.
In the dark night, the shadows of people swayed uncertainly by the light of the fire.
There are ghosts in the heart, and there are ghosts everywhere.
"The demon is chasing!"
Mo Li frowned and looked at the two holy lotus altar disciples who were screaming and ran out of the streets. They dropped the torches and didn't even need the knives. They just wanted to hurry back to a brighter place, back to the leader and the saint. .
The torch rolled twice, and it was about to set the house on fire.
The ink carp flicked his sleeves, and a strange wind suddenly blew out the torch.
Those people who were lucky enough to escape, hurriedly fled in the opposite direction of the rebel army.
"Hey, He Fang's rat generation is making trouble, register his name for grandpa..."
The first people to meet Meng Qi were a few notorious villains in the rivers and lakes. They used to kill people for fun and slaughtered the whole village. However, their martial arts skills were not bad, and it was because their brothers and sisters practiced a set of tacit understanding. The swordsmanship is extremely difficult to deal with. If it weren't for the severe drought in Yongzhou, they would not have taken refuge in the Holy Lotus Altar at all.
The four brothers seemed arrogant, and they blocked the intersection carelessly, but in fact they were ready to encircle, and they were ready to take this monster named as an assassin (taking Meng Qi as Su Li from the day before yesterday) on the spot. Down.
Meng Qi turned a blind eye to them, listened without hearing them, and walked forward step by step.
The right hand is slightly raised and the sword is visible.
The four villains shouted in unison and wanted to fight, but the person who lived in the east suddenly let out a muffled howl, and the whole person actually flew out.
"There is someone in the dark!"
"Hurry up!"
The remaining three people saw that the situation was wrong and wanted to retreat, but those who launched the so-called formation in front of Meng Qi could leave if they wanted to.
Meng Qi made a random wave, wrapped in energy.
Without the need for sound transmission, Mo Li easily folded the right arm of the three people "delivering to the door".
Continue to struggle, then break another left arm and both legs.
"A life... ah!"
"Look at the knife... not right!"
One by one, the masters of the holy lotus altar who kept appearing and inexplicably failed, made the call of the demons more and more noisy.
Meng Qi is in the Ming Dynasty, and Mo Li is in the dark.
They walked in this occupied city one after the other, feeling each other's breath.
Even in such a place, the tragic howls of people who kept rushing with weapons and fell one after another could not interrupt this connection.
Meng Qi could hear Mo Li's heartbeat, as if listening to the doctor's heart; Mo Li could hear Meng Qi's gentle breathing, as if Meng Qi was sticking to his ear.
The sword's edge kills the life, and the sword-style has no trace.
Meng Qi's subordinates are not alive, and the person who hits the ink carp can still survive.
Hundreds and thousands of people scattered in the city can't be killed, but the night and fear can do it.
Where Meng Qi passed, the light suddenly disappeared.
Losing the torches, many rebel soldiers could not see clearly, and they were afraid of demons, so they gave up looting and ran to the main army that was attacking the inner city, so the screams of the fighting gradually became smaller, and standing at a high place could clearly see from the city gate. A fan-shaped shadow spread out, slowly expanding.
"Um?"
Luo Jiaozhu looked stunned and turned his head suddenly.