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Chapter 267 0264 [Sir, times have changed! 】

Suddenly, a black crowd appeared in the distance.

"coming!"

Zhang Shuye looked stern.

Xing Wanli said seriously: "The city tower is in danger, please go back to the government office first and sit in the city."

"Okay, I'll leave this to you!"

Zhang Shuye is not pretentious. If he stays on the tower, not only will he not be of much help, but it will distract Xing Wanli.

It's better to sit in the government office and dispatch emergencies.

After seeing off Zhang Shuye, Xing Wanli shouted: "Get ready for war!"

In his opinion, it is not easy for the rebels to capture Sucheng.

Don't forget that there are only 5000 people guarding the city and countryside, but there are still 10,000+ people in the city.

Moreover, it was impossible for the court to just watch the rebels attack the city and plunder the territory.

As long as the imperial army arrives, the crisis in Xucheng can be resolved.

Half an hour later, Nie Dong led the Qingzhou Army to [-] steps outside the city.

Nie Dongduan sat on his horse, looked in the direction of the city tower from a distance, and ordered: "Take a rest for a while, and attack the city in a quarter of an hour!"

The soldiers took the time to rest, while the craftsmen accompanying the army commanded the civilians and began to assemble the siege equipment.

In a short time, fifteen catapults and ten three-bow crossbows were assembled.

A quarter of an hour later, Nie Dong gave the order: "Attack the city!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The drums sounded.

The heavy drum beat was like a stimulant, putting the soldiers of the Qingzhou Army into a state of excitement.

Rows of soldiers wearing infantry armor, holding large shields in front of them, steadily advanced towards the city wall.

Behind the shield soldiers, the peasants pushed catapults and three-bow crossbows, following closely behind.

The projectile distance of the catapult is too short, and it can only cause effective damage within a hundred steps.

Therefore, it must be protected by shield soldiers.

Otherwise, it will be easy to be suppressed by the defenders with strong crossbows and three-bow bed crossbows.

"Hey hey hey~"

The peasants shouted slogans, lifted a large stone weighing [-] kilograms, and placed it in the catapult net.

Xing Wanli saw this and quickly ordered: "Aim at the catapult and fire arrows!"

Swish!
A hail of arrows came.

The shield soldiers held their large shields high and blocked the front.

puff!

Most of the arrows were blocked by the large shield, but there were still a few unlucky civilians who were hit by arrows.

"put!"

A team member is waving a small flag in his hand.

Bang bang bang!
When the soldiers saw it, they raised their wooden hammers and smashed them on the trigger.

Fifteen boulders were carried by the strong wind and smashed towards the city wall.

Of the round of boulders, only a few hit the tower.The rest were all smashed on the city wall, making loud noises.

"Ahhhh!!!"

For a moment, flesh and blood were flying, and screams and wails came one after another.

The craftsman quickly directed the civilian workers to adjust the trajectory of the catapult.

"Hold on, hold on! Don't be afraid, they don't have many rocks!"

Xing Wanli raised his voice to encourage morale.

As soon as he finished speaking, arrows as thick as spears shot out.

Three bow bed crossbow!

Xing Wanli quickly squatted down and hid his body behind the city wall.

This thing is so cruel that even a large shield or heavy armor can't stop it.

While the opponent was reloading the three-bow crossbow and catapult, Xing Wanli immediately stood up and quickly came to a three-bow crossbow. After adjusting the angle, he took the wooden hammer from the soldier's hand and smashed it down.

Woo!
The spear-like arrows shot out with a terrifying sound of breaking through the air.

puff!

The thick arrows instantly penetrated the large shield and nailed the heavily armored soldiers behind to the ground.

"it is good!"

"Good kill!"

"General Xing is mighty!"

This scene immediately attracted cheers and applause from all the soldiers defending the city.

Xing Wanli handed the wooden hammer back to the soldier and ordered: "Quick, continue to wind up and suppress the opponent's catapult."

Oh oh oh!
On top of the city tower, several three-bow crossbows fired one after another.

Every shot took the life of a soldier or civilian.

With the help of powerful crossbows, they successfully suppressed the catapult camp.

Nie Dongduan sat on the horse with a calm expression.

The ten three-bow crossbows at the rear have successfully adjusted their ballistics after several shots.

Seeing this, Nie Dong ordered: "Order to camp first and prepare to attack the city!"

"Yes!"

The ordering army immediately issued the general's order.

……

At this time, on top of the city tower.

Xing Wanli frowned, his eyes full of doubts.

There are only 7000 rebels?
There are more than 2 civilians, but even if they are included, there are less than [-] people.

With such a small number of people, it is no problem to conquer a small county town, but to conquer Xucheng County with a high city and a population of 10,000+ is a bit fanciful.

Xing Wanli felt that this should be the vanguard of the first thieves, with reinforcements from the rear.

At this moment, he suddenly discovered that in the phalanx of three bows and crossbows, the rebels were tying black clay pots to thick arrows.

What does this mean?

If something goes wrong, there must be something strange.

Thinking of this, Xing Wanli reminded loudly: "Be careful of hiding and be careful of the rebel crossbows!"

The next moment, the rebel took out a fire seal and seemed to light the clay pot.

Could it be that the clay pot is filled with fire oil?
Does the opponent want to attack with fire?

Whoosh!
An arrow shot out and headed straight for the tower.

Xing Wanli immediately squatted down and clung to the city wall.

Boom!
Thick arrows flew over his head and hit the wall of the tower heavily.

Chi Chi Chi!
There were bursts of burning sounds of fuses, accompanied by smoke, emerging from several clay pots hanging from the arrows.

A bad premonition arose in Xing Wanli's heart, and just as he was about to speak out a warning, several clay pots suddenly exploded.Boom boom boom! ! !
A loud bang like thunder rang in my ears.

Xing Wanli groaned, his left shoulder seemed to have been hit hard by a copper hammer, and then a heartbreaking pain came from his left shoulder.

The black smoke produced by the explosion filled the city wall, making Xing Wanli cough.

He shook his head vigorously, and the confusion in his eyes dissipated a little.

Looking down, he saw that a hole had been opened in the shoulder armor, and bright red blood was flowing out along the hole.

Turning his head, he saw corpses on the ground.

"Ah! I'm injured!"

"Help me, I don't want to die!"

The injured man was lying on the ground, twisting his body in pain, and his screams and wails continued to echo on the tower.

Before Xing Wanli could recover, several more crossbow arrows were fired.

Just like before, these arrows were all hung with weird-looking clay pots.

"Get down..."

Boom boom boom!
A series of explosions sounded, and the smoke completely obscured Xing Wanli's vision.

All he could hear was the clanking of metal and the muffled sound of soldiers falling.

"Run!"

"The rebel knows magic, run away!"

"Master Immortal, please spare my life, Immortal Lord, please spare your life, I will never dare to do it again."

After a round of firearms bombing, thousands of warriors on top of the city tower collapsed completely.

Xing Wanli's eyes were red and he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Don't run, don't run!"

However, those village warriors were frightened by the firearms, threw away their weapons, and scrambled to escape.

"Kill!!!"

At the same time, the advance camp below began to attack the city.

A ladder was set up on the city wall. The soldiers scrambled to climb up the ladder, holding a shield above their heads with one hand and grabbing the ladder with the other hand to stabilize their bodies, relying entirely on their legs.

"Sucheng County is over!"

Xing Wanli's face was full of reluctance. After hesitating for a moment, he struggled to get up and ran down the tower without caring about bandaging his wounds.

The Xucheng County guard could no longer hold on, so the current plan was to protect the husband when he left the city.

……

Although the entire city tower was shrouded in black smoke from the explosion and the situation could not be seen clearly, Nie Dong was certain that the defenders would collapse.

This firearm is really easy to use. In the past, if you wanted to capture Sucheng, you would need at least [-] troops, and even if you captured it, you would still need the lives of [-] to [-] soldiers.

Thinking of this, Nie Dong couldn't help but murmur to himself: "Times have changed, and so will the wars in the future!"

Nowadays, firearms have just been put into use, and many of their functions have not yet been developed.

In a few years, as the development and usage of firearms are completely developed, the pattern of warfare will undergo earth-shaking changes.

Not long after, two city gates opened from the inside.

Seeing this scene, Nie Dong couldn't help but have a smile flash in his eyes.

It only took ten days to capture Dongping Mansion, which was a full five days less than the expected fifteen days.

……

"The city is broken!"

"Rebels have entered the city, run!"

As the west city gate was breached, the entire Sucheng was in chaos.

Some people dragged their families with them and tried to escape through the other three city gates, while others were hiding in their homes, shivering.

There are also some thugs and beggars who take advantage of the situation to rob, rape, humiliate and plunder.

puff!

Cold light flashed, and a huge human head flew up.

After cutting off the head of a rogue who was robbing someone on the street, Xing Wanli ran towards the inner city without stopping.

After entering the inner city, I saw a thick smoke rising.

"not good!"

Xing Wanli's expression changed and he shouted.

Just because the direction of the thick smoke is exactly the government office!
"Kill the dog officer and welcome the king's master!"

"Kill!"

As they gradually approached the government office, bursts of shouts of killing came into their ears.

Xing Wanli's heart skipped a beat, the worst thing had happened.

The subordinate officials rebelled!
After knocking aside the fleeing people, Xing Wanli turned a corner and saw three squads of government officials, with hundreds of people, laying siege to the government office.

Thick smoke was everywhere in the government office, and the shouts of killing were loud.

Xing Wanli was frightened and angry. He rushed into the crowd with his knife, slashing left and right.

For a time, the government officials were in chaos, and he actually rushed into the government office.

At this moment, Zhang Shuye was sitting in the lobby, with more than a dozen personal guards blocking the door, fighting to the death with the government officials.

Seeing that he could not attack for a long time, Kong Mu ordered the archers to carry firewood and prepared a fire to light the lobby, hoping to burn Zhang Shuye and others to death.

"My lord, please wait a moment. Xing Wanli is coming!"

Xing Wanli roared, slashed several government officials to death with his sword, and rushed into the lobby.

As soon as he entered the lobby, he looked anxious and said: "Mr. Sir, Xicheng has been attacked by rebels. Xucheng County can't defend it any longer. Let's leave quickly!"

Zhang Shuye did not blame him for why the rebels invaded the city so quickly. Instead, he smiled bitterly and said: "Jinan Mansion is lost, and now Dongping Mansion is also lost. How can I, Zhang Shuye, have the face to go see the officials?" Only when you die can you live up to the mighty emperor's grace."

Hearing this, Xing Wanli suddenly became anxious and hurriedly advised: "My husband often said that the Song Dynasty was in a period of crisis. The more it is at this time, the more we must take care of our lives, share your majesty's worries and solve problems, and seek livelihood for the people of the world!"

Zhang Shuye's expression changed, and finally he stood up and said, "Let's go!"

Xing Wanli was overjoyed and ordered his bodyguards to protect Zhang Shuye in the formation while he charged out with his sword.

Although they were small in number, Xing Wanli was so strong and brave that he shocked the government officials for a while and successfully broke through and escaped from the government office.

After leaving the government office, they went straight to the east gate and mixed in with the crowd of fleeing people and left the city.

After running for five miles, they stopped when they saw that there were no pursuers.

Zhang Shuye is old and a civil servant, so he can't resist such tossing. At this moment, he fell to the ground, his chest rising and falling like a bellows.

Xing Wanli asked with concern: "Ms. sir, is it important?"

"Don't worry!"

Zhang Shuye waved his hands with a pale face.

Hearing this, Xing Wanli felt relieved and began to deal with the injury on his left shoulder.

After taking off his breastplate and clothes, he saw a blood hole in his left shoulder, his skin and flesh rolled up, and blood dyed half of his body red.

Xing Wanli took out the dagger from his waist, biting the clothes in his mouth, and dug out the caltrops stuck in his flesh and blood.

After a brief bandage, Xing Wanli asked, "Ms. sir, where are we going now?"

"Go to Tokyo City!"

Zhang Shuye replied firmly.

I can no longer stay in Shandong. The only place to go now is Tokyo.

(End of this chapter)