Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 479 The incident of Prince Wu being attacked (Part [-])

There are 10 minutes left before the Song Dynasty is established
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  After all, the walls of Prince Wu's Mansion were not designed to deal with sieges. Under the enemy's relentless digging, it soon began to collapse.

Looking around, Captain Jessica immediately said to Zhu Wenkui: "Let's dig through the wall in front!"

"You can just give the order directly without asking me." Zhu Wenkui said: "But there is no need to dig, just blow it up. We have more gunpowder now."

As he spoke, he directly picked up a small wooden bucket: "Is that enough?"

"That's enough, that's enough." Captain Jessica quickly took it and waved to call a few people over: "Let's dig too. Bury this behind the wall."

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

"We won't be able to hold out until dawn, and they will all dig in soon. Rather than letting enemies from different directions come in at the same time, it is better to open a big hole in the place where we are easiest to defend." Captain Jashka pointed straight ahead. : "If they attack, just continue to resist. If they don't attack, we have more guns and can take advantage of the shooting. We can drive away everyone here, and maybe we can break through."

Everyone immediately responded, and soon dug a shallow pit behind the wall, fixed the gunpowder barrel, and placed the match rope. Then, everyone told each other and quickly retreated behind the bunker. The soldiers who stayed behind lit the match ropes and quickly jumped back to the car base. They followed the example of Zhu Wenkui and others, opened their mouths, blocked their ears, and squatted on the ground.

More than ten breaths later, with a huge earthquake, the wall that was already riddled with holes was instantly shattered into pieces. Huge clods of earth flew out and smashed the heads of the thugs in front of them.

Jessica immediately stood up, greeted everyone, and started making noise together. The enemies outside were startled. Sure enough, they thought they were about to break out, and they quickly gathered around, preparing to intercept them. Captain Jessica immediately asked everyone to open fire. Several of the mercenaries and knights who gathered around were shot down at once. Enemies from other places also hurriedly drove away the thugs and rushed over to support them.

Captain Jessica stuck out his head, looked at the flag that was erected again on the opposite side, and the enemies surrounding it, and ordered: "Fire at that flag!"

The gunner immediately adjusted his position. The two raised the breech of the gun, turned it slightly, and then lowered it again, placing it against the dug trench. Just when the cannon was fired, little Jeanne next to her reminded: "Put it up a little higher behind."

One of the gunners looked down, hesitated, and then listened to her words. He picked up a wooden block and raised the gun's tail higher. Then, he immediately lit the medicine.

With a bang, the muzzle of the artillery gun jumped up and fell heavily to the ground. The shells roared out, knocking everyone in the way to pieces. The dense crowd failed to block the projectiles, but instead caused the blood mist to burst out from the human body, almost becoming a continuous mass.

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

On the battlefield, both sides even remained silent for a moment. Even Captain Jessica himself was a little surprised by the power of this attack. However, while everyone was still in a daze, Princess Jeanne suddenly ran out, took out the flag from the flag bearer who was blown into two pieces, and raised the broken flag that was stained with blood red high.

"They have to reload. Quick, come after me!" she shouted, whipping the dazed person next to her with the flagpole, and rushed towards the wall.

Others also reacted and swarmed in.

The guards immediately rushed forward and, using the cover of the vehicle barrier, came into contact with the enemy at hand-to-hand combat. The people in the car also held long guns and pistols and fired at the enemy's crossbowmen. Soon, the two sides became entangled. People kept trying to climb the barrier, only to be knocked down by those on top.

On the other side of the gate, a group of people also rushed in. The artillery placed there fired diagonally at the door, knocking off several enemies in one fell swoop. However, more people have poured in from other directions, forcing the people over there to start fighting hand to hand.

What's even more troublesome is that, seeing that they were unable to take action, some of the people defending the wall were forced to come over for reinforcements, and holes gradually appeared in the walls in other directions. People kept climbing over the wall. Although the number was small, it was still getting harder and harder to deal with.

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

The guards over there began to retreat gradually, relying on the main room to continue resisting. Several thugs climbed over the wall, bypassed them from the back of the house, and tried to rush directly into the house to catch Princess Ma. But the heroine Jeanne suddenly appeared from the corner of the corridor. When an intruder came, she stabbed one to death. The people behind didn't dare to step in, so they quickly retreated and continued to move forward.

Another group of people who turned over in the northeast corner happened to attack them from both front and back. The guards over there retreated hastily. Urban also held two boxes and hurriedly ran to the middle of the yard, to Zhu Wenkui's side. The enemies also chased after her. When someone saw little Jeanne, they shouted for others to come and arrest her.

But over there, Nurhachi did not run away, but immediately ran to the base of the wall, leaned his back against the wall, and grinned.

"Why is there a wild boar here?"

The thugs and mercenaries didn't take it seriously. They muttered a few words and prepared to go around. However, Nurhachi dug into the soil twice and suddenly sprang out, knocking a thug in the middle of the team upside down. As soon as the blow was successful, he immediately hid back to the wall and shrank.

The thug was holding the broken leg, lying on the ground, wailing. The others were startled and did not dare to neglect. They quickly took their weapons and shouted loudly, and surrounded them on three sides. However, no matter which way they came from, Nurhachi ignored them and just bowed his head and walked towards a mercenary holding a halberd on the left.

The mercenary quickly dodged to the side and barely escaped, but Nurhaci rushed out of the encirclement. Before the other people could react, Nurhachi turned sharply and rushed over from the side, knocking over the two people in front and behind him and throwing them upside down. Although they quickly greeted him with weapons, Nurhachi ran too fast and was only scratched twice. This guy was rough-skinned and thick-bodied, and he was also wearing a felt blanket. Instead of stopping, he aroused his ferocity and started to humiliate anyone he saw.

The remaining two thugs couldn't stop it at all, so they turned around and ran away, but one of them was knocked away by Nurhachi. Finally, in desperation, the man threw away his weapon, jumped up the wall, grabbed the top of the wall, and started climbing up. There was someone on the wall climbing this way. Seeing him climbing up the wall in a hurry, he didn't know what he was going to do, so he quickly retreated. For a while, no one dared to pass that way.

But at the same time, enemies from other directions are still attacking. They couldn't tell where Zhu Wenkui was for a moment, but little Jeanne's target was so obvious that she could see it from afar. A mercenary who climbed over the wall raised his crossbow when he saw her and shot an arrow. Fortunately, little Jeanne reacted quickly and hurriedly rolled over and hid behind the pile of wood.

Zhu Wenkui next to him was helping to load the musket. He only reacted when he saw her dodging. Looking back, I saw the mercenary shaking the wheel desperately, and immediately shot him back. The distance between the two sides was not far, and the other side fell to the ground. Zhu Wenkui quickly bowed down and looked at little Jeanne. Seeing that she was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"No, I have to take her back first. This place is still too dangerous." He turned to Captain Jessica and said, "Someone is coming from behind."

"You go first, and we will resist for a while." Captain Jessica looked at the cracked plank in front of him: "Fortunately, I was not in a hurry to use mines just now... I will arrange for everyone to retreat."

Zhu Wenkui didn't show any pretense and nodded. Regardless of whether little Jeanne agreed or not, he picked her up and ran away.

Someone shot an arrow at him from behind, but his movement was too sudden, and the crossbow arrow just flew past behind him. Zhu Wenkui held little Jeanne in one hand, took out a pistol with the other, and slipped behind the wall of the ancestral hall.

Just as he was about to go around the front, several enemies suddenly walked out from around the corner. Both sides were startled, and the leader raised his sword and was about to stab him. Zhu Wenkui didn't have time to hide, so he simply ignored him. He turned around suddenly, protected little Jeanne, and used his armor to take the sword forcefully.

Although he doesn't practice martial arts much on weekdays, Zhu Wenkui is very tall. Coupled with the fact that he cuts iron and sawed wood every day, if nothing else, he is at least strong enough. Even if he was stabbed by someone's sword, he did not retreat, but took half a step forward. When the mercenary saw that the stab could not be moved, he wanted to retreat and swung towards his face. But Zhu Wenkui had already stepped forward and raised his hand to shoot.

The distance between the two sides was too close, and the pistol was almost fired against the enemy's chin. The mercenary's head exploded together with his helmet, and he fell backwards.

A thug behind was about to step forward with an ax in his hand. Zhu Wenkui dropped little Jeanne and turned around to rush towards him, knocking him staggering. The thug at the back came at him with a long stick, but Zhu Wenkui ignored him, grabbed his pistol, and slammed the ax thug in the face. In desperation, his strength was surprisingly strong. Two of the teeth in the man's mouth were knocked out and he fell out.

The last thug had already raised his stick and struck him. Even though he was wearing armor, the stick staggered him and almost fell down.

"Brother!" Little Jeanne got up and cried with a cry.

"What are you shouting for? He's not dead." Zhu Wenkui endured the pain and teased, then picked up a piece of wood on the ground and swung it back. The thugs quickly fought back, and the two of them started beating each other with wooden sticks. However, Zhu Wenkui still took the initiative and knocked him over twice, then quickly protected little Jeanne and ran towards the main room.

The heroine Jeana rushed out and took the two of them in. But more people have already caught up.

"It's very dangerous over there, and it's probably going to be troublesome here. I'm afraid we won't be able to hold it." Zhu Wenkui looked back and judged, "We have to find a way to break out."

"Where else can we run?" Heroine Jeanna sighed.

"I just thought of a way. Most people should still be able to run away." Zhu Wenkui said: "Let mother get ready. The portraits, ritual utensils, seals, and crowns for the sacrifices have all been put away. What?"

"I can't recognize so many, but the princess told me before that all the delicates have been put away." The heroine Jeanne said: "The most important things are all put in a small box. The less important ones are also Two big boxes. When the time comes, we will evacuate as much as we can carry."

"Okay, you keep an eye on them, I'll go to the cellar." Zhu Wenkui picked up a sword from the mercenary she killed next to her.

"Aren't they just some onions? Can they defeat the enemy?" Heroine Jeanne was very surprised.

"Don't worry, I've also prepared weapons." Zhu Wenkui responded.

"Then I will follow you. There are guards here, but you are not safe." The heroine Jeanne glanced at the direction of the door and said.

"The cellar is poisonous, and I am the only one who knows how to deal with it. The enemy certainly doesn't understand - and of course, the same goes for you. If you insist on going, you will cause trouble for me instead." Zhu Wenkui looked obviously nervous as he spoke He was also a bit verbose, but he still suppressed his emotions, waved his hands pretending to be calm, and said: "When the time comes, just follow Captain Jashka's order. At the worst, you can blow open the wall here and rush out."

Jeanne was a little worried, but seeing that he had made up his mind, she did not continue. She nodded and went to face the enemy on the other side. Zhu Wenkui turned around, took a look and saw that there were not many people here, and ran towards the ancestral hall.

(End of this chapter)