serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 423 You kill yours, I’ll kill mine 2
On the streets of Xuanwumen Lane, groups of soldiers were running with torches, and fast horses were passing by. The atmosphere of military ferocity enveloped Xicheng.
Ningrong Street was dark, with only a few lanterns in front of the door being blown by the night wind.

The traders of the past have disappeared.

There is also a half-person-high sandbag wall at both ends of Ningrong Street. A group of old campfire gunmen holding rear-loaded firecrackers squatted behind the sandbag wall with their eyes closed to meditate.

At this time, several soldiers walked out of the west corner gate of the palace carrying two boxes and cages, put down one box and cage, and then walked back.

The officer opened the lid of the box and found ten thunderbolts in the box!
At this moment, a heavy falling sound came from the depths of the dark street.

The officer's eyes flashed. It was the cavalry that hit the stumbling rope set outside the archway. The enemy was coming!

All the gunmen raised their guns!
Under the twinkling stars, a black shadow floated rapidly towards Ningrong Street.

The officer shouted in a low voice: "Fire!"

The gunmen in the first row, kneeling on one leg behind the sandbags, fired at the same time!
Fire shot out from each fire cannon, and a row of projectiles hit the horses. All the cavalry at the front of the Chongwenmen Camp were knocked to the ground.

At this moment, the second row of firecrackers rang out, and the imperial soldiers who rushed in were knocked to the ground again under the light of the fire!
Then came the third row of firecrackers, the fourth row of firecrackers, and then the first row of firecrackers.
The battle formation of the Forbidden Army cavalry was in chaos. The cavalry were knocked off their horses and could not charge forward at all. The surviving Forbidden Army soldiers lay on the ground and rolled to both sides.

The Imperial Guards at Chongwenmen Camp were all elites selected from Datong and Xuanfu towns. They quickly made adjustments and a group of people came over from both sides of the street with knives.

Those living Imperial Guards got up one after another and followed them to kill.

The well-trained old battalion quickly made adjustments. Fire cannons were crossed and fired diagonally at both sides of the street. The soldiers at the front of the Forbidden Army were obviously well prepared. They raised their shields in an instant, and some of the Forbidden Army fell down screaming. It was down, but someone with luck rushed over, and the projectile hit the shield and bounced out!
One by one, the shield swordsmen quickly rushed towards the old camp battle formation!

The fire cannons sounded again, this time it was two rows of volleys, and the shield swordsmen who rushed up fell again under the firelight!

The raid failed, and any further charge would only increase casualties. A horn sounded, and the imperial troops who were lucky enough to survive withdrew, leaving only dead bodies on the ground.
Ningrong Street fell into silence again.

In the backyard of Ning'an Hall, Jia Hu stood there with his hands behind his back, listening quietly.

There was no sound for a long time, and Jia Hu turned around and went back. When Ma Shun came the news, Jia Hu made preparations, guarding against a surprise attack on him by hunting rabbits in the palace.

The lights were on in the bedroom, and Lin Daiyu's humming could be heard.

Jia Hu walked into the bedroom, and Lin Daiyu held her daughter Jia Jinxuan and walked slowly in front of the bed, humming Sunan children's songs!

Zicuckoo came up and took off Jia Hu's coat.

Jia Hu walked over: "Didn't you wake me up?" He stretched out his hands and slowly took his daughter from Lin Daiyu's hand, and immediately stood there stunned.

Jia Jinxuan opened her eyes, looked at him and smiled.

Jia Hu also smiled and looked into the mosquito net again. Jia Song, who was lying on the bed, still had his eyes open and was looking at Jia Hu.

Sitting down on a chair nearby, Lin Daiyu asked Zijuan to rub her arm for her, and then said to Jia Hu, "Are you okay?"

Jia Hu hugged his daughter and sat down beside the bed: "It's okay. They're just a bunch of thieves!"

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu stopped asking in detail.

Perhaps fatigue finally hit her, Jia Jinxuan closed her eyes and slowly began to snore.

The chirping of grass insects in the yard and Jia Jinxuan's snoring resounded in the deep night.

Jia Hu and Lin Daiyu looked at each other and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Jia Hu looked at the bed again. Jia Song was also asleep. Then he looked at Zicuckoo and signaled her to call the wet nurse.

Zijuan understood and was about to go out, but was stopped by Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Hu: "The siblings must sleep with me tonight. If you find it annoying, go sleep in the back, or sleep in the Bisha cupboard."

Jia Hu understood, opened the tent door, gently put her daughter on the pillow, got into bed herself, picked up the cattail leaf fan, looked at her son and daughter quietly, and fanned them gently: "Go to sleep."

Zicuckoo smiled and walked out.

Lin Daiyu's eyes were so bright. She stood up, walked to the table, and blew out the candles.
In the light of the fire, Jiao Da, who was leading a group of "military and horse soldiers", suddenly reined in his horse and said to a big man beside him: "Take some people to the Taipingcang and burn all the food there!"

The big man said: "Yes." He turned to a group of soldiers and said, "Follow me!"

The big man led a group of soldiers and flew away.Jiao Da then led the rest of the soldiers into a side street and stood at the door of the mansion where the lantern "Leshan County Prince's Mansion" was hung.

Because Prince Leshan was assassinated by the Manchus, the courtyard wall was built extremely high and could not be climbed.

Jiao Da: "Find a big wooden pillar!"

A man dressed as an army officer saw at a glance a pillar as thick as a bowl supporting the protruding eaves outside a shop on the corner of the street.

The man shouted in a low voice: "Follow me!" He led several soldiers and ran over.

The two soldiers drew their swords, one on each side, and slashed at the bottom of the pillar.

Soon, two deep cuts were cut diagonally on both sides of the pillar.

The man immediately shouted: "Okay. Knock it down!"

A soldier bumped him hard with his shoulder, causing the pillar to shake. Several tiles fell off from the eaves, making a loud noise when they hit the street.

"There's a thief!" The sound alerted the shop owner.

The man walked over and said viciously: "Shut up! If you yell again, I will kill your whole family!"

The shop immediately became quiet.

At this moment, several soldiers pushed the pillar with all their strength, causing the tiles on the eaves to fall down with a bang.

The man: "Pick it up and let's go!"

Several soldiers raised the pillars and ran towards Leshan County Prince's Mansion.

Jiao Da's eyes lit up and he waved his hand: "Bump the door!"

The soldiers carried the pillars and ran over and hit the door with the pillars. The beast-headed door shook and made a loud noise.

"There are thieves!" someone inside shouted.

The man was anxious: "Hit it hard!"

Lights lit up in the front yard of Leshan County Prince's Mansion, and a group of guards rushed over with swords, guns and sticks, and some even held blunderbuss and bows and arrows.

At this moment, the door of the mansion was knocked open with a bang!
Jiao Da raised his hand and struck down hard, shouting loudly: "Leave no chickens or dogs behind!"

A group of people rushed in waving steel knives. Just in front of a stick of incense, Jiao Da led his men to bloodbath the Princess Yongchang Mansion. After tonight, only a few members of the Zhou clan were left in the palace.
At this time, the door of Nan'an County Prince's Mansion was opened wide, and light came from inside.

More than a dozen soldiers from the Zhongcheng Military and Horse Division lined up in two rows and stood in front of the door with knives on their backs.

At this time, the commander of the Zhongcheng Army and Horses Department came out with a gloomy expression. The old Nan'an County Prince was not in the mansion. Things were in trouble!
Now there is still a big trouble. Maybe the news has leaked. When they arrived, the people from Nan'an County Prince's Mansion were about to escape, but they blocked them back. After a fight, the family members of Nan'an County Prince's Mansion hid in the kitchen. , where there are piles of firewood and oil.

Someone has been ordered to dispatch water trucks to the Xicheng Military and Horse Division.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of horse hooves mixed with the sound of running. He immediately felt something was wrong and hid inside.

"Are you from the Xicheng Army and Horse Department?" the officer guarding the palace gate asked loudly, leading two soldiers to greet him.

There was no answer, a group of black shadows crossed the street like lightning, and three sword lights flashed out!
The heads of the officer and the two soldiers flew out immediately!

Those black shadows did not stop, and a horse's hooves stepped onto the stone steps in front of the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion like lightning.

Only then did the soldiers from the Military and Horse Division of Zhongcheng react and draw their swords one after another.

Unfortunately, it was too late. The heads of the soldiers and horsemen flew off one after another under the passing sharp sabers!
The black figures stopped. The people on the horses were the imperial guards from the Chongwenmen Camp. They rode into the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion.

Immediately afterwards, hundreds of Forbidden Army cavalry appeared in front of the mansion, and they rushed in one after another.

The sound of slashing and crying suddenly started!

After the shouting of killing, fire broke out in the kitchen of Nan'an County Prince's Mansion, and then fire broke out everywhere in the house!

The Nan'an County Prince's Mansion was quickly engulfed in flames!
At the same time, a fire broke out in the Taipingcang located in the northwest corner of the imperial city. The raging fire lit up the night sky, and people were everywhere running around in panic.
(End of this chapter)