Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 642

Before the soldier surnamed Chen finished shouting, the six sons and another soldier quickly stepped forward and dragged the wounded into the gate. Slowly closing, while the lanterns hanging on both sides of the gate were shaking back and forth, black figures appeared and rushed towards the gate of the official post with weapons in hand.

"Li Quan! Bring a few people to carry ladders to the wall and shoot with bows!
Quickly put on your armor and come out in line!

Zheng Wu!Gunners line up!

After the spearman takes over, the sword and shield hand supports!

Sun Dashuan!Go to the backyard and inform Dushuai Lu! "

Before the gate was closed, the captain Liu Yuan, who had already been awakened, had no time to put on his armor, and rushed out of the house resting on the side of the gate, carrying a spear and crawling. Dozens of soldiers ran out bare-handed while wearing cotton armor. Some of them, like Liu Yuan, ran out wearing looped jackets and holding weapons.

Through the opening of the closing gate, Liu Yuan found that the leading thief was still more than ten steps away, and he seemed unable to rush forward before the gate closed, so he rushed forward while giving orders loudly, and the soldiers followed his order Quickly retreated to the house and began to put on the armor.

"X's! Where did the thief come to attack the official post! I really don't want to live!

I am afraid that today's affairs will not be good!He didn't die at the hands of Jiannu outside the pass, so is he going to die at the hands of the thieves this time? !
No matter what, we must protect Dushuai Lu!If something happens to his old man, then the death of his group will not be a pity! "

Just when the gate was about to close, a fast-running thief rushed forward with a wooden stick as thick as an adult's arm, and then inserted the wooden stick in the middle between the door panel and the base, which immediately closed the gate. Don't stop, then he turned sideways and waved his hands to the back, and the thieves behind rushed over with weapons in their hands.

"Chen Yong, you guys stand back and line up to block it!"

After seeing this scene, Liu Yuan didn't care too much, and immediately shouted and issued an order. Chen Yong and the other three retreated quickly, one with a knife at the side, and two soldiers with spears leaning side by side, holding Zhang Yu Chang's spear was laid flat, and the soldier who was injured by the arrow gritted his teeth and slowly stood up while supporting the wall, and then drew the long knife out of the sheath around his waist with his right hand.

As the gate was slowly pushed open from the outside, men in black came in holding various weapons, and quickly saw the situation in the front yard through the light projected by the lantern. The leading man in black gave a loud shout : "Go backwards in two ways! Don't fight!"

In the blink of an eye, more and more men in black rushed into the courtyard. Chen Yong and the other three shouted in unison and stepped forward, stabbing the culprits in front with two spears. Amid the screams, the two culprits were stabbed respectively Slowly fell to the ground and died.

Chen Yong, holding a knife, slashed obliquely, knocking down a thief who was approaching the spearman from the flank, but in an instant, two spears and a long knife hit his body at the same time, and Chen Yong let out a roar and collapsed. died.

Although Chen Yong and others are veterans who have experienced many battles, they rely on the kind of formation to fight and advance in a neat formation. Their comrades are all on the left, right and rear, and they only need to step forward. , there is no need to worry about guarding against other places, but they have rarely encountered this kind of close-range melee at present, which made him, who is not good at personal martial arts, die as soon as he came up.

The moment Chen Yong fell to the ground, Liu Zi and another soldier shot down two thieves again, but he was hacked to death on the spot by the thieves who surrounded him with knives. , has also been shot dead.

In just a short moment, four officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who had fought against the bandits and slaves died tragically under the blade of the bandits.

Liu Yuan, who was rushing forward, saw that everything in front of him was shattered. He suppressed the grief in his heart, stopped his forward steps and turned to run in circles and sprints backward.

It wasn't that he was timid. Liu Yuan knew in his heart that he would die in an instant when he rushed up, so he was not afraid of death, but what about Dushuai Lu in the backyard?
Only the array can hope to repel these thieves.

As one torch was lit, countless thieves were rushing through the spacious front yard to the back lobby under the guidance and illumination of the torches.

As long as you pass through the lobby, there are courtyards distributed behind, and Lu Xiangsheng lives in one of the courtyards.

"Clap!"

A sound of gunshots pierced through the quiet night sky to the surroundings, and a large cloud of white gunpowder smoke quickly merged into the night.

After more than a dozen gunners in neat clothes hurriedly lined up, they fired guns from the flanks at the men in black who were rushing forward a dozen steps away. After a scream, several men in black were knocked down to the ground.

After a loud cry, part of the rushing thieves rushed towards the gunners, and the gunners who had fired had already started to retreat from both sides, and more than [-] spearmen in the back row lined up to meet them.

But all this did not stop the large group of thieves from continuing to move forward. The situation was already extremely critical, and Liu Yuan, who was rushing back to the queue, had already fallen into despair.

Just when the several thieves rushing in front stepped on the steps of the lobby, under the illumination of the lantern in front of the hall, a bright knife light flashed across the night sky like a flash of lightning, and disappeared without a trace. The head of the head flew into the air, and the dark red blood spurted half a foot high from the neck cavity, and the headless body smashed straight to the ground.

Before the thieves in front came back to their senses, a thin figure in armor stepped on the steps and rushed towards them. In the shining light of the knife, several howls sounded almost at the same time. The knife fell to the ground, and several neatly dressed guards rushed towards the thieves swarming along the sides.

It was Lu Xiangsheng who beheaded several thieves in a row.

The habit developed in the army for many years made Lu Xiangsheng wake up when the thieves rushed into the gate. With the help of the guards who rushed over, Lu Xiangsheng quickly put on the armor, and then he led eight guards out of the courtyard to the front come.

Apart from Lu Xiangsheng, Daming couldn't find another important official who carried weapons and armor with him.

The eight guards of Lu Xiangsheng are different from the team of officers brought by Liu Yuan. These eight are all veterans who have followed Lu Xiangsheng to fight since the second year of Chongzhen. They have fought hundreds of times with bandits, and they are accustomed to melee and chaotic battles. .

These eight people formed a group of three, one person held the shield first, two people slashed and killed, and one person stayed behind to support Lu Xiangsheng's two wings. Lu Xiangsheng, who was holding a long-handled sword, walked slowly. The thieves who rushed up were chopped off one by one.

In just a short while, dozens of thieves were beheaded by the nine of them on the spot. Lu Xiangsheng's armor and face were dripping with blood, his slender eyes widened unconsciously, and a terrifying aura spread all over his body. After opening, the whole person is like a god descending from the earth, making people afraid to face him directly.

Tian Xiong and Qiu Yue saw the scene in front of them from a distance, and their hearts felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave. After they looked at each other, Tian Xiong shouted: "Whoever kills this person will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!"

The thieves, who were already a little scared, heard of such a generous reward, screaming and rushing towards Lu Xiangsheng and the others. I fell down.

In a blink of an eye, Lu Xiangsheng took a few steps, and more than a dozen thieves were killed. The thieves who rushed in front all lost their souls.

"Lu Xiangsheng is here! Those who kneel down will not die!"

(End of this chapter)