"Quickly retreat!"
Qian Zhenpeng yelled that there was no response in the camp when they burned the baggage just now. Although he was doubtful, the enemy's baggage and food were right in front of him. He was really unwilling to give up. After a short battle, he was surrounded by the enemy.
"withdraw!"
Xu Ding also shouted, calling for the soldiers to retreat quickly.
"kill!"
However, Han Shizhong led his men and rushed away directly.
When Qian Zhenpeng saw Han Shizhong coming to kill him with his pen knife, his heart trembled. He waved the wind knife in his hand and went straight to meet him.
"Money controls!"
Seeing Qian Zhenpeng rushing towards Han Shizhong, Xu Ding immediately shouted anxiously, retreating is the most important thing at this time, how can he fight with the enemy.
"Let's go!"
Qian Zhenpeng yelled, if he didn't hold Han Shizhong back at this time, none of them would be able to leave.
"Kill with me!"
However, Xu Ding was unwilling to leave Qian Zhenpeng behind and led his men to kill Han Shizhong.
"Thieves, looking for death!"
Han Shizhong's eyes flashed fiercely, and the pen knife in his hand was not slow at all, and he slashed directly at Qian Zhenpeng.
Qian Zhenpeng's martial arts skills were also good, but he was much inferior to Han Shizhong. However, he was suppressed by Han Shizhong once they fought.
"kill!"
Xu Ding swung his sword and struck Han Shizhong directly.
But this knife only forced Han Shizhong back, but did not really hurt Han Shizhong.
"Thieves, if you dismount and accept surrender, you can still save your life! If you are stubborn, you will die!"
Han Shizhong looked at Qian Zhenpeng and Xu Ding and said that even if they were one against two, he would not be afraid at all, not to mention that he now had more troops and was already surrounded.
"Dog officer! Don't even think about it!"
Qian Zhenpeng gritted his teeth and said fiercely.
"Qian Zongzhi, let's work together to kill him!"
Xu Ding looked at Qian Zhenpeng and said, now their only chance to survive is to kill Han Shizhong in front of them. As long as Han Shizhong dies, the army will be defeated.
"kill!"
Qian Zhenpeng didn't hesitate and immediately attacked with his sword.
Xu Ding also shouted loudly and assisted from the side, vowing that the two of them would work together to kill Han Shizhong.
Han Shizhong waved his pen knife and calmly blocked the attacks of Qian Zhenpeng and Xu Ding.
After only ten moves, Qian Zhenpeng and Xu Ding were shocked. Together they could not defeat Han Shizhong alone, and the surrounding officers and soldiers had already surrounded them with two thousand people.
"Don't dismount and accept surrender!"
Han Shizhong shouted angrily.
"Don't even think about it!"
Qian Zhenpeng roared decisively.
"Let's break out and return to the city!"
Qian Zhenpeng yelled lowly at Xu Ding beside him, and the two immediately abandoned Han Shizhong, returned to their troops, and led the men to break out of Xiuzhou.
"Want to run? Kill!"
Han Shizhong immediately ordered.
The shouts of killing were deafening in the dark night. The Mingjiao army surrounded by the government troops was beaten back steadily. The encirclement was getting smaller and smaller, and it looked like the Mingjiao army was about to be annihilated.
"Over there, kill!"
Qian Zhenpeng was so anxious that he suddenly discovered that when the encirclement was shrinking, there was confusion among the officers and soldiers in one place. He was overjoyed and immediately led his men to attack that point wildly.
"Surround the enemy quickly!"
Han Shizhong yelled, but everything was too late. Qian Zhenpeng took the lead and led his men to kill through the encirclement.
"kill!"
Xu Ding was overjoyed and immediately followed with his army.
"Chase!"
When Han Shizhong saw that the enemy had broken through, he immediately called on the army to pursue him.
Xiuzhou City.
"Is this false? How could Han Shizhong make such a low-level mistake?"
Yue Fei was dumbfounded. Five thousand troops surrounded two thousand people, but they were still able to let the enemy break through.
"It must be fake. Why bother to surround them if we really want to fight? Just lead people to kill them. Is it possible that we still need to capture them alive?"
Lin Chong said, Han Shizhong was obviously letting his guard down, and there were problems with his playing style and decision-making.
"He wanted to break the city, so he let Qian Zhenpeng break out. Look at his army, just chasing Qian Zhenpeng. As long as Qian Zhenpeng enters the city, he will definitely be able to chase him in."
Sun Lei said.
"Then what should we do?"
Yue Fei looked at the open city gate. Qian Zhenpeng must have entered through this. When Han Shizhong came back, they would immediately reveal their secret.
"Let's go into the city and find a chance to leave!"
Sun Lei pointed at the dark Xiuzhou City.
"Brother, the people from the Ming Cult are here!"
Jiao Ting whispered, Qian Zhenpeng successfully broke through, and the people from the Mingjiao in the city were also rushing to the south gate, preparing to meet Qian Zhenpeng.
"Don't be nervous, everyone is at your place, and we will evacuate in an orderly manner depending on the situation!"
Sun Lei whispered, they had changed into casual clothes at this time. In this dark night, if they were not acquaintances, it would be difficult to tell whether they were members of the Ming Cult.
Soon thousands of Mingjiao believers ran up to Nancheng from all over, shouting to defend the city one by one. The unorganized Mingjiao people were in a chaotic mess, and you didn't know who to listen to.
Seeing such chaos, Sun Lei and others retreated to an unnoticed place, pretending that they had just arrived to help defend the city.
"Qian Zong, it's not good, the enemy is chasing us!"
Xu Ding shouted anxiously, they had successfully broken through, but Han Shizhong was hot on their heels. If they returned to the city, Han Shizhong would be able to take advantage of the situation and enter Xiuzhou City.
"Close the city gate! Close the city gate!"
Qian Zhenpeng looked back, looking a little flustered, and immediately shouted to Xiuzhou City that the south gate could no longer be opened.
"Close the city gate!"
Duan Kai also rode his horse to the south city. Looking at the officers and soldiers chasing Qian Zhenpeng, he ordered to the soldiers that Qian Zhenpeng should not be taken care of now, Xiuzhou City must not suffer any losses.
The soldiers closed the city gate in a panic. Xiuzhou is a small city with no moat or suspension bridge.
Qian Zhenpeng led his army to the base of the city wall and formed a formation close to the city wall. The soldiers on the city were armed with crossbows, stones and logs, preparing to defend the city.
"Aren't you going to the city?"
Han Shizhong was a little disappointed. He originally wanted to chase Qian Zhenpeng and rush into Xiuzhou City in one fell swoop, but he didn't expect the thief to be so decisive.
Qian Zhenpeng breathed a sigh of relief. As they stayed close to the city wall, they didn't have to be too afraid of the government troops.
Just when Han Shizhong was hesitating about what to do, a violent explosion sounded. The south gate of Xiuzhou burst into flames and the whole city wall shook slightly.
"This...city gate...has fallen down!"
Han Shizhong originally thought it was a trick played by thieves, but what happened was a scene that stunned him. The closed city gate shattered into sawdust, the city gate opened, and even the gate tower collapsed, killing many people.
Han Shizhong was stunned and didn't understand why. The Mingjiao people in the city were so scared that some people were so frightened that they couldn't control themselves. They didn't understand what happened and why it exploded. The city gate was gone and the tower collapsed.
"what happened?"
Qian Zhenpeng's eyes were dull and he couldn't react for a long time.
"Go and play by yourselves!"
Sun Lei had already led people down to the city at this time, and more than a hundred people disappeared into the night and entered Xiuzhou City.
"kill!"
Although Han Shizhong didn't understand why this happened, how could he let go of this perfect opportunity? As long as he entered Xiuzhou City, the city would be destroyed.
"Quick, block the city gate!"
Qian Zhenpeng also reacted and drove away the sluggish soldiers and asked them to block at the city gate to prevent the enemy from entering the city. (End of chapter)
