The fire grew more intense.
Even if it snows for a month, even if there is snow everywhere, it can't stop the fire from spreading.
Cheng Wanwan knew that this must be arson, and it was Princess Taiping who set the fire to buy them time to escape...
"Cousin, go quickly!"
He Xiao grabbed Cheng's crescent arm and dragged her into a circle surrounded by hundreds of guards.
At this moment, the streets were all in chaos. The guards carrying the coffins were summoned back to the palace to put out the fire. The ministers following the funeral also turned back and walked towards the palace. As for the people on the streets, it was even more chaotic and chaotic. The crowd is extremely easy to evacuate.
The only people watching them were the guards arranged by King Xirong to monitor them, more than three hundred people in total.
It's just that the streets are too chaotic, and the guards watching can't get close.
"Gu Bing and Gu Leng, take Mrs. Sui and leave first!" King Qin pulled out the hidden musket from his back and said with squinted eyes, "We can finally try the power of this thing!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately lit the fire. The ammunition in the musket flew out at the speed of light. The flames instantly fell on the Xirong soldiers at the front, and the furry clothes immediately burned.
Cheng Yi saw the opportunity, held a spear, and pierced the man's head directly.
The two of them cooperated so seamlessly that they shocked the rest of the Xirong soldiers.
They had never seen the thing in King Qin's hand, and they were afraid to approach it for a while.
Seeing the sudden fighting here, the people on the street were so frightened that they fled in all directions. The blocked road finally became somewhat clearer.
He Xiao said in a deep voice: "Let's go now!"
One hundred guards, plus all seven or eight courtiers, rushed towards the city gate quickly.
The gates of the capital city were wide open. Cheng Ding led his people to clear the road at the front. Gu Bing and Gu Leng were responsible for cleaning the two sides. He Xiao and King Qin were at the back of the palace...
"Don't let them get away!"
"If Mrs. Sui escapes, ten of our heads won't be enough to compensate!"
"Go get the reinforcements quickly!"
The Xirong soldiers shouted loudly.
Originally, three hundred of them were more than enough to monitor the more than one hundred guards, but after seeing that thing, they knew that they were no match and had to bring in reinforcements.
But now there was a fire in the palace, and everyone was putting out the fire. After the news that they were moving reinforcements was sent back, no one did it for a long time...
More than three hundred Xirong soldiers chased out of the city. When they arrived outside the city, it was even more empty. They saw the guards of Dayu Kingdom, all holding weapons, holding the gun barrel with one hand, and lighting the fire with the other hand. Then the flames came from the black hole of the muzzle. When the fire jumps out, the small flame will explode when it falls on the body. Even if it hurts like hell, it can also set the clothes on fire. If the fire is not extinguished in time, the whole person will be burned to death...
The Xirong soldiers fell off their horses one by one.
"The things Mrs. Sui made are indeed extraordinary!" King Qin took out gunpowder from his pocket and filled it in. "These Xirong bastards, let me show you how powerful I am!"
Under the fierce attack of more than a hundred muskets, 300 Xirong soldiers were defeated, more than 100 people died directly, more than 100 others were injured, and a dozen or so people fled in various directions.
He Xiao put away his musket and said, "Go from the west side!"
Going east is to return to Dayu Kingdom. The pursuers of Xirong Kingdom will definitely take the east road without hesitation. They will do the opposite to buy themselves time to escape.
More than a hundred people followed He Xiao into the woods on the west side.
Cheng Wanwan looked towards the direction of the capital. At this time, he could no longer see the fire, but he could see the black smoke lingering in the sky.
"Mrs. Sui, don't look at it. This is Taiping's own choice." King Qin's voice was a little hoarse. "The reason why she stood up for the marriage was because it was the best choice under the circumstances at that time. She had no obsession with Dayu Kingdom. Naturally, I don’t want to go back... But I didn’t expect that she would burn down the palace of Xirong in order to let us escape smoothly... But Mrs. Sui can rest assured that now that Dayu is under pressure, Xirong does not dare to attack the princess of Dayu, and She is also the mother of a country, so she should be fine."
Cheng Wanwan felt uneasy.
What she was afraid of was not what Xirong would do to Princess Taiping, but that she felt that Princess Taiping had...
She didn't dare to think about it any further.
And in this situation, she is not allowed to think more.
They can't save themselves. Is it possible that they go back to save Princess Taiping?
After the group entered the forest, they walked straight along the west side.
During this period of time, He Xiao worked in the experimental field during the day, and at night he would escape from surveillance and secretly go out to familiarize himself with the terrain and find the best hiding place.
After walking for about two hours, they stopped at the entrance of a cave deep in the forest.
Some quilts, mattresses, food and water were prepared in advance in the cave. More than a hundred people entered the cave and sat down to rest.
Several guards handed over their muskets. Because they were fired too frequently, some of the barrels cracked, and one even had its chamber exploded. Fortunately, it only damaged their clothes and sustained some flesh injuries.
Cheng Wanwan asked them to destroy these broken muskets on the spot.
In order to quickly make this batch of muskets, the main material of the bamboo tubes was iron, and only the part filled with gunpowder in the middle was made of iron. This resulted in a short range. Moreover, after four or five uses, the bamboo tubes were easily cracked. When the temperature When it is too high, explosion is inevitable.
She also has an improved version of the blueprint, but it requires iron work and the process is more complicated. It can only be made by a good craftsman from Daewoo's Ministry of Industry and Engineering.
"There is not much ammunition left." He Xiao counted the number, "We just killed the three hundred Western soldiers, and half of the ammunition was used."
Because it was the first time for many people to use this thing, the accuracy was not high enough, and many of the gunpowders were squibs and had no reaction after being ignited, so a lot was wasted.
He redistributed the ammunition and said, "There is a fire in the palace. The pursuers will not come tonight. Everyone, have a good rest. Tomorrow morning, we will inquire about the news before deciding which way to go... Remember, twenty of you will open the way, and the two of you will open the way." Ten people are on the left wing, you are on the right wing, and thirty of you will follow me to the rear..."
More than a hundred people rested in the cave.
Cheng Wanwan sat on the haystack, unable to sleep at all.
But she knew that if she didn't sleep well all night, she would definitely not be able to walk tomorrow.
She forced herself to close her eyes, and after a long time, she finally fell into a light sleep, as if she had just fallen asleep and it was dawn.
As soon as she woke up, she heard the guards reporting the news to King Qin.
"Yesterday when the funeral was held, as soon as the King of Xirong and the Queen went to the palace, a fire suddenly broke out in the palace, and the fire was extremely fierce... It is said that the king had escaped from the palace, and he was dragged into the palace by the queen... The queen's whole body was burned, The King of Xirong was burned to charcoal from the waist down, and he was still hanging with breath..."
Cheng Wanwan's heart clenched suddenly.
She immediately stood up and walked over: "What about Princess Xin'er? How is the situation?"
"He was also burned to death..." the guard lowered his head and reported, "The queen dragged King Xirong and the eldest princess to the couch, and the family of three hugged each other tightly... If the chamberlain had not acted quickly to put out the fire, King Xirong would have died as well!"
Cheng Wanwan's face suddenly tensed up.
