At this moment, in Quanzhou City.
Since the first sound of cannons was heard outside the city, people started setting fires everywhere in Quanzhou City, and riots broke out in residential areas within the city. After hearing the deafening shouts of killing outside the city, the riots became more serious!
Under the cover of night, countless people dragged their families and brought all their property with them, and rushed towards the seat of the county government.
"Go, go quickly!"
"Get out of my way...don't block my way!"
"Mom and dad, where are you? Woo hoo hoo..."
Cries, shouts, the sound of carriages, and the popping sound of fire burning wood all merged into one, and the situation became increasingly chaotic. And in the chaos, there are naturally no shortage of people who take advantage of the situation and plunder everywhere.
"Hand over all the valuables you have, and don't let me do it."
"Don't stand in my way, just go on your way!"
"Hey, this girl is pretty good-looking! Hehe."
In the dark alley, Ma Yuanwai's carriage was stopped by robbers, and even the boy driving the car was hacked to death. Faced with several bright daggers in front of him, Ma Yuanwai did not dare to make any move.
"You heroes, you can pay as much as you want, please let me go!"
"You can go, but leave her behind." The leader of the robbers pointed at Ma Yuanwai's daughter, the desire in his eyes undisguised.
"father!"
"No, since her mother left, Ping'er has been dependent on me. Please let her go!" Ma Yuanwai knelt on the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy.
"Huh, old guy! I'll send you on your way first." The leader of the robbers looked ferocious, angrily pulled out his long knife and slashed towards the horseman.
"Dad, be careful!"
"Hmm." The robber leader paused in mid-air, his face full of disbelief. He saw a bright long knife stabbed through his whole body from behind.
Then came an extremely cold voice: "Kill them all, leave no one behind!"
"yes."
As the blades flew, all the bandits who had previously robbed the road fell to the ground. A strong smell of blood filled the alley. Ma Yuanwai, who survived the robbery, hugged his daughter tightly.
"Outside the horsemen, it's better to hurry up and get to the county office!"
The speaker was none other than Master Li, who was leading the police to maintain order in the city. He was riding on a horse, looking at the place where the fire broke out not far away, and said in a deep voice: "There are Japanese pirate spies sneaking into the city and setting fires everywhere! Let's go to the city. Over there by the door."
All the detectives quickly took the order and followed closely behind.
…
"How long will it take to get to Quanzhou?" Qi Jiguang turned around and asked the adjutant on the side.
"General, it only takes half an hour at most for our army to arrive in Quanzhou."
"Where are the other two reinforcements?"
"Judging from the information they sent earlier, it's almost the same as us."
"Well, pass on the order and the whole army should speed up! Try to reach Quanzhou within half an hour."
"yes."
Behind Qi Jiguang, countless well-equipped Ming troops were marching at incredible speeds without making any sound during the whole process.
Outside Quanzhou City, the battle at this time has become increasingly fierce. On the one hand, the ammunition of the defenders in the city has been almost exhausted. On the other hand, due to excessive casualties, the Japanese soldiers in the front are unwilling to attack again and retreat one after another.
"No retreat! No retreat!"
The soldiers who retreated from the battlefield were unsurprisingly mercilessly hacked by the soldiers supervising the battle behind them. After continuously hacking dozens of deserters, the retreat was barely restrained.
On top of the city tower, Yang Zongtai frowned after listening to the soldiers' report: "You mean there is only one round of ammunition and arrows left?"
"Yes, and it seems that Japanese pirate spies have infiltrated the city and are setting fires everywhere. Now the people have gathered at the county government office."
After listening to the soldiers' report, Yang Zongtai couldn't help but worry about his wife and children in the city. He wished he could go back to the county office now. He was silent for a long time and then slowly said: "Go back and tell Zhang Zongwei and ask him to let the enemy in and fight again, thirty years from the city gate." You can only shoot when you are at a stop. Anyone who dares to shoot in advance will be executed on the spot!"
"Yes." The soldier accepted the order and left in a hurry.
Soon, the Japanese pirates organized a new round of attack, stepping over the corpses of their predecessors and approaching the city gate step by step, with a steady stream of cannon fire behind them to provide support.
'Boom! 'Several cannonballs exploded on the city gate, and an overwhelming creaking sound came from the city gate.
"Brothers, rush! The first one to rush into Quanzhou City will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!"
"They're out of ammunition, kill them!"
In this attack, the Japanese pirates did not encounter much hindrance, and they were getting closer and closer to the city gate.
"Eighty steps...seventy steps...fifty steps...thirty steps, hit me!" Yang Zongtai said silently in his heart. Seeing that the enemy's advance troops had reached the maximum killing distance, he ordered to fire.
'boom! 'In a volley, countless iron sands were shot out from the fire guns, killing seven or eighty-eight of the Japanese pirates' advance troops. The remaining ones had no time to remove the bodies of their companions and retreated in a hurry.
"Brother, let them also join the attack! This is not an option." Chen Dong looked at the retreating soldiers with an anxious expression.
"No rush, just wait." Xu Hai put down the telescope, looking confident.
"What are you waiting for! If we continue to fight like this, our brothers will almost die. Didn't the previous intelligence say that there are only a thousand defenders in Quanzhou City? How can it be so difficult to deal with?"
"Don't worry, I have sent a team of agents to sneak in before this, and seize the city gate at the right time. I think the time should be almost there, go and get them ready!"
"yes."
…
At the city gate, the police team led by Director Li met head-on with a group of masked men. This group of more than 20 masked men was well-equipped and good at hiding. They were the ones who set fires everywhere in the city and caused riots. , as soon as they met, they surrounded the police officers.
"Who?" One of the agents pulled out his knife and asked subconsciously, but he was greeted by a ruthless sword.
"Kill them all! Leave no one behind."
The masked man leader looked at the policeman blocking the road in front of him, felt unhappy, and said in a deep voice to his hands.
"Everyone, we may die here today."
Chief Li pulled the knife out of a masked man's body, blood splattered on his face, and joked with a smile.
"We are lucky to be able to die together with Master Li! After living for so many years, I have calculated that it is enough."
"kill!"
"kill!"
A moment later, as the last agent fell, the team of agents led by Master Li were killed by the masked men.
"It's really difficult!" The leading masked man complained and led the rest of the people away. Master Li refused to close his eyes, still staring in the direction of the city gate.
'Squeak, squeak! 'There was a heartbreaking sound, and the gate of Quanzhou City, which had been unable to be conquered for a long time, was opened.
"The city gate is open, brothers, come forward!"
"As long as we enter the city, we will let you plunder!"
Seeing that the city gate was broken, Chen Dong quickly ordered an all-out attack, and all the elites who had been supervising the battle from behind also entered the battle. These elites were all wearing armor and well-equipped, and they led the remaining defeated soldiers towards the already opened Quanzhou City.
"Your Excellency, the city gate is broken!" On the tower, the soldiers hurriedly reported to Yang Zongtai, with a hint of crying in their tone.
"I know." Yang Zongtai said calmly.
"Go, give the order! Attack on all fronts and keep them out of Quanzhou City. Behind us are the people of Quanzhou City. We can't retreat! Even if we die, we have to die on the way to kill the enemy." Yang Zongtai took a handful from the soldier With his long sword in hand, he took the lead and descended from the tower.
Behind him, soldiers came out of the urn city and arrow tower one after another.
"Your Majesty, there are 352 people in the Quanzhou garrison. Please review it." The speaker was Zhang Zongwei from Qianhu in Quanzhou Prefecture. He had one of his arms broken off by a Franchise machine gun, and he was holding a knife in one hand at the moment.
Yang Zongtai's eyes swept over the soldiers present one by one. Facing the next lifeless battle, they were either nervous or afraid, but none of them flinched.
"I, Yang Zongtai, am honored to die with you all!" After Yang Zongtai said that, he picked up his long sword and led the remaining soldiers to charge into the enemy's formation first.
"Kill me!"
"kill!"
