There is actually a thin line between life and death. When the ammunition depot of the commune was exploded by artillery shells, the four rats in the sewer suddenly rushed forward like crazy.
The route had been planned in their minds for a long time. The target small water channel shaft was right in front of them. Climbing up, they found a courtyard of a wealthy family. The square courtyard happened to have the exit of this small water channel.
The houses around the courtyard have been destroyed by the explosion, but the ruins can still provide cover for the four people. If it were before the explosion, they would not have dared to emerge from here no matter how brave they were.
Because there are mobile sentries surrounding the ammunition depot, and there are observation sentries at the commanding heights, but now that the ammunition depot has been bombed, everything is at its most chaotic moment, and life is at stake in a moment.
"Run, this is the last chance to escape..."
"The more the battle line is compressed, the smaller it becomes, and the more enemies gather. In the end, there will be no gaps in the entire battlefield. Those who don't escape today will never have a chance again..."
The leader was right. Three hundred thousand imperial veterans began a full-scale attack on Paris. The Commune's defense zone became smaller and smaller, shrinking further and further back.
This results in an increasing number of combat soldiers per unit area, and the battlefield is sifted over and over again. In the end, even wild cats and dogs may not be able to escape.
Fortunately, Eugene and Andrew met these two mysterious men. Without these two men's final guidance, they might not have been able to break through the blockade.
The bullets flew over people's heads and hit the masonry with debris. You could even see the trajectory of the cannonballs in the night sky, and the dark lines were like the scratches left by the devil's claws in the sky.
In order to fight, the Commune evenly distributed ammunition depots to various important neighborhoods in Paris, so there were only small ammunition depots in the whole of Paris and no super large ones.
Thanks to this arrangement, the explosion was large enough to cover the escape of four people, instead of destroying all four of them together.
Both Eugene and Andrew were dumbfounded. Not far away, at the end of the mound-like ruins of the streets, there was a sea of light and fire!
In the light of the fire, burning figures were stumbling out, and screams could be heard far and wide in the dark night.
Various objects are always thrown into the sky, and then continue to explode in the air. The rumbling sound spreads throughout the streets of Paris, and all kinds of debris fall down like rain.
"Don't just look around... If you don't leave, the butchers from Thiers will rush up to you... Leave quickly, you still have to give me money!"
The two mysterious men in the sewer grabbed Eugene and Andrew and ran forward. After making countless twists and turns, they finally reached their destination.
The Crown Bar, a three-story ruin, half of the building is still standing!
The four people began to climb up along the stepped brick ruins. The tired and sweaty middle part climbed to the top of the building at four o'clock in the middle of the night, riding on the ridge one by one.
"It's four and a half now... Whether you can survive or not depends on your fate!" The mysterious leader struck a match and lit the torch in his companion's hand.
By the light of the torch, he took out his pocket watch and looked at the time!
It was at this moment that Andrew was suddenly shocked. He recognized who this person was. His face turned pale with fright, and he subconsciously reached out and grabbed Eugene's wrist.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you shaking so hard..." Eugene asked in confusion.
"It's nothing... My legs cramped from running... Please help me, I'll stretch my legs..."
The mysterious man holding a torch watched the night sky carefully, and mocked, "A bunch of fat-headed, pig-like capitalists... They just ran such a small distance, and they can't bear it anymore?"
"Yes, yes... we really should exercise more..." Andrew smiled flatteringly.
Thanks to the darkness at four o'clock, the other party did not notice the failure and strangeness in his expression.
God indeed favored them. At the last moment when the torch was about to burn out, a dark cloud suddenly came over from the northeast, and there were still little fires in the dark cloud.
The dark clouds got closer and closer, until finally a huge airship gradually approached them.
"This is a Chinese airship on a mission to rescue refugees...Are you militants?"
"No... we are not fighting, we are ordinary citizens... help us..." The two mysterious men waved their arms.
"Discard all weapons that can harm others and prepare to be inspected..."
At this moment Andrew yelled, "Sir... I am Andrew, and Eugene is with me... We know the head of state and all the generals of the Chinese..."
"These are the countless cultural relics we obtained for the head of state... You should remember us, please take a look..."
A series of heads suddenly appeared on the edge of the airship, and someone stretched out a kerosene lamp to illuminate it. "Oh... they look familiar. I saw these two people delivering antiques to our military camp when I was on duty..."
"Searchlight, searchlight..."
There were no electric searchlights at this time, but human ingenuity could not be stopped. The Chinese designed a large kerosene lamp set.
Six kerosene lamps burned the purest kerosene without black smoke, and were then fixed together with rivets, with the fire sources as close together as possible.
Finally, there are countless pieces of glass mirrors, pieced together into a reflective semicircle, covering the back of the fire source.
Don't underestimate this homemade searchlight. It was an extremely advanced design at the time. The light it emits in the dark is extremely bright!
The beam of light shone on the four people. "Yes, they are really those two French antique dealers... Pull them up and check them again!"
"Hurry up... pull them up... there is a figure under the building..."
At the critical moment, government soldiers rushed up. When they saw four refugees trying to escape, they subconsciously raised their rifles.
As a result, the huge light beam went directly to the top, and the aperture trapped several French soldiers inside.
"People below listen carefully... The Chinese are carrying out operations to rescue refugees... Any attack will be regarded as a declaration of war... Gatling preparations!"
The Gatling on the iron frame began to spin, and the murderous muzzle was pointed at the French army in the aperture!
At first sight, the French soldiers quickly put down their weapons and waved their hands to indicate that they had stopped attacking!
It was finally safe. When Andrew lay on the wooden floor of the pod, he knelt down and kissed the floor excitedly. "God bless my head of state... You saved my life. Thank you..."
The two mysterious men also boarded the airship, thanks to two antique dealers. The Chinese soldiers did not make it difficult for them, nor did they search carefully.
The airship was almost full of people now, and they made a circle and started to return!
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