When Han Wenhao and other white-robed troops, led by Lei Yu and others, fought back to the main fort, Li Jiangyao had already cut down less than half of the enemies. He was covered in blood and looked like a demon.
Although there are many gangs in Perak Hall, they are just Jianghu people after all, and their combat quality cannot be compared with that of the regular army. Otherwise, if two to three hundred people are besieging them like this, if the rebels come over, Li Jiangyao will inevitably lose sight of one thing and fail to deal with it well.
But at this time, he still had some strength left and was calmly resisting the joint attacks of several incense masters from Perak Hall.
Upon seeing this, Han Wenhao roared angrily, brandishing his long sword and rushed into the battle group. The rest of the white-robed soldiers aimed at the surrounding gang members and swept them over like tigers entering a flock of sheep.
A dozen elite guards, with a fighting strength of no less than hundreds, defeated the people of Perak Hall in a blink of an eye.
At this time, Lei Yun used his special skill again, and a small black ball named "Thunderbolt" came out of his hand and attacked the white-robed soldiers. Several guards did not know the power of the black ball and were unable to dodge it, so they were injured one after another.
Seeing this scene, Li Jiangyao couldn't help but became furious, jumped up, flew over the melee crowd, and flew straight into the thundercloud.
You can kill me, but you can’t hurt my brother!
Seeing that the majority of the Zhenjiang Army guards were really angry, Lei Yun showed a maniacal smile and was about to unleash more "Thunderbolts" to severely injure Li Jiangyao. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a dart with a trail of smoke shot from the side and exploded less than three or four steps away from him.
Lei Yun was staggered by the hot air waves, and could no longer think of using thunderbolts to resist Li Jiangyao, so he could only dodge in embarrassment. But how could Li Jiangyao miss such a good opportunity? With one lunge, he flew over a distance of more than two feet and launched the killing move of the Prancing Horse Meteor.
With a brush, the two passed by each other, and Li Jiangyao stopped behind Lei Yun.
The next second, Lei Yun looked down at his chest in disbelief. A shocking blood mark gradually appeared, getting bigger and deeper, and the bright red blood soon stained his entire chest.
Li Jiangyao turned his head and looked at the direction where the flame dart had been shot. It was Thunderstorm, the second son of Perak Hall. At this time, he was being supported by Qiao Xi, staring blankly at his eldest brother who was kneeling on the ground, with a look of intolerance in his eyes.
Yue Chuan walked to Lei Yu and reminded: "Second Young Master, please tell your Perak Hall people to stop immediately. The culprit Lei Yun has been killed, there is no need for them to die in vain."
Leiyu came to his senses and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, my father is still imprisoned. We must rescue him as soon as possible!"
After that, he adjusted his breath and shouted: "Stop it! Stop fighting! Lei Yun is dead!"
This voice immediately stopped the people who were fighting. The gang members looked at Lei Yun who was kneeling on the ground motionless and couldn't help but panic. I don't know who shouted first, and everyone turned around and ran away without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Han Wenhao wiped the blood on the knife and said to Li Jiangyao: "Protector, the rebels in the city have been alerted and will come to kill them at any time. We must withdraw quickly."
Li Jiangyao nodded silently, then walked up to Lei Yu and Qiao Xi, and said warmly: "You can't stay in Suzhou anymore, come with me."
Lei Yu hesitated: "But my father..."
Li Jiangyao said: "Your father has nothing to do with the Zhenjiang Army. With his status in the Jiangnan Wulin, the rebels dare not do anything to him. I have brothers in Suzhou, and they will be responsible for taking care of him."
Yue Chuan also said quickly: "Second Young Master, please rest assured, we will definitely try to protect the old man."
Lei Yu nodded and turned to Qiao Xi: "Are you willing to come with me?"
"I have long wanted to join the Zhenjiang Army," Qiao Xi said firmly, "Brother Yu, wherever you go, I will follow you."
Hearing this, Lei Yu felt relieved. He patted Qiao Xi's hand, endured the pain of his leg injury, and knelt down on one knee to Li Jiangyao: "Lei Yu is willing to follow the Great Protector to the death!"
Li Jiangyao quickly stretched out his hand to help him up: "We will be brothers from now on, no need to be polite."
At this time, the sound of a large number of troops marching was vaguely heard in the distance. It was obvious that after Wang Yong escaped, he mobilized heavy troops to encircle and suppress them.
Han Wenhao waved his long sword: "Daduhu, you go quickly, my brothers and I will stop the enemy!"
Li Jiangyao smiled faintly: "If you want to kill, let's kill together and advance together and retreat together."
Qiao Xi suddenly said: "Dadu protector, you don't have to fight hard. I know there is a secret official road to escape from the city, not far from here. It was originally intended to be used to escape from Suzhou after rescuing Brother Yu tonight. .”
This girl is the daughter of the governor Qiao Dengliang, so she has been fully prepared and has found out the location of the secret passage in the city defense in advance. Li Jiangyao and others were overjoyed when they heard this. It would be best not to fight forcefully. They quickly helped up a few injured companions, led by Lei Yu, and slipped out from the gate on the other side of the Perak Hall and went straight to the south city wall.
Due to the white-robed army clearing the way, the rebels guarding the entrance to the secret tunnel were all killed before they could react. With the help of the tunnel, everyone easily escaped from danger and jumped out of the siege of the Suzhou rebels.
Everyone left the city and rushed towards Taihu Lake overnight. It was not until they boarded the boat and left the shore that it was truly safe.
Li Jiangyao had another important thing hanging in his mind, so he couldn't help but ask Lei Yu on the road where all the firearms in their Perak Hall had been sent by the eldest son Lei Yun.
Lei Yun told him that he completely fell out with his brother because of this matter, and even his old father Lei Zhengliang was placed under house arrest by Lei Yun. The batch of powerful Pilitang firearms were requested by Changzhou guard Sun Chuanshu, and they were all sent to the Changzhou front line.
Li Jiangyao frowned when he heard this. After waiting for a moment, he immediately ordered Han Wenhao to turn the ship around and head to Changzhou quickly. At this time, it was too late to send someone to deliver the order. He had to rush to the front line in person to prevent the disaster from happening.
According to Lei Yu, many of the firearms in stock are only semi-finished products and are not actually suitable for combat use. However, once they are ignited in a concentrated manner, they are powerful enough to blow up half a city.
Li Jiangyao has basically guessed what the crazy Sun Chuanshu wants to do.
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There was a series of loud rumbles, as if half of the sky fell down, and the earth trembled slightly.
The smoke cleared and everything was devastated.
A small town-sized defensive annex was instantly reduced to ashes, with shocking ruins everywhere.
More than 3,600 soldiers of the Second Flag of the Fifth Army were waving military flags and cheering for victory at the top of the city one moment. The next moment, they were lifted into the air by a ruthless wave of flames and blown to pieces.
This horrific scene completely shocked all the generals on the front line. Both Du Jian and Xiong Yunjie looked at the black smoke column rising into the sky in disbelief, unable to say a word for a long time.
Sun Chuanshu finally went completely crazy.
He first ordered the rebels stationed in the eastern annexed city to resist the Zhenjiang army's attack to the death. After a day and night of continuous fierce fighting, all the remaining soldiers withdrew to the western annexed city, while the soldiers of Zhenjiang's fifth army took advantage of the situation to capture all positions and raised the Eagle flag of victory.
However, everyone did not know that right under their feet, Sun Chuanshu had already ordered people to bury a large number of firearms from Jiangnan Perak Hall in advance, and when all the attackers poured into the attached city, he let the desperadoes of the Death Squadron light the fuse.
Continuous violent explosions ignited the kerosene stored in the attached city. For a time, the sky was dark and the buildings collapsed. The unsuspecting assault troops and horses of the Second Flag of the Fifth Army had no time to react and retreat, and were swallowed up by the terrifying flames, and the entire army was wiped out in a terrifying loud noise that sounded like the end of the world.
"You surnamed Sun, damn your grandma!" Xiong Yunjie reacted and shouted angrily: "Pass my order, the third flag will immediately attack the West Branch City, and the fourth flag will gather the reserve team to attack the main city of Changzhou! Give it to brothers revenge!"
After saying that, he picked up the sword and rushed to the front line.
The staff captain next to him grabbed him: "General, you can't go! The enemy deliberately laid an ambush, waiting for us to rush forward and die!"
Xiong Yunjie pushed him away and shouted: "Why not ambush?! Kill all those bastards, and all the conspiracy and tricks will be useless!"
At this moment, a messenger rushed over and shouted breathlessly: "General Du has given an order. The Fifth Army has ordered to stop attacking and immediately shrink back. Half an hour later, the Second Army will take over in rotation!"
Xiong Yunjie was stunned when he heard this, and just as he was about to speak, the messenger cupped his hands and said: "General Du specifically reminded General Xiong, don't forget what the Protector Dadu taught you when he was in the Metasequoia Martial Arts Hall. As a general, you should keep calm. The more unusual the battlefield situation is, the more it should be treated calmly. General Wang Xiong attaches great importance to military orders and discipline, and the safety of the officers and men of the Fifth Army!"
These words seemed to hit Xiong Yunjie with a heavy hammer in his heart, causing him to calm down instantly. Du Jian was right. Unexpected changes occurred suddenly on the battlefield, so we should stay calm.
He turned his head and looked at the billowing black smoke in the distance, thrust his long knife into the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Immediately execute General Du's order. The entire army retreats temporarily, and the Fourth Flag is on alert to prepare for the enemy's counterattack." charge!"
With the sound of the trumpet, several battalions of the Fifth Army approaching the front began to retreat one after another. The Fourth Banner, as the general reserve, advanced in an orderly manner to the original line of the stone fortress to prepare the retreating troops. Provide cover.
Seeing all the Zhenjiang troops returning to the main formation at the rear, Sun Chuanshu, who stood on top of Changzhou City, couldn't help but smile proudly: "Huh, Li Jiangyao is nothing more than that. Just a wave of firearms scared the shit out of his invincible army. Withdrew hastily.”
The deputy general beside him wisely raised his sword and shouted loudly: "The Jin army will win! Changzhou will win!"
The rebels on the top of the city followed suit, raising their weapons and responding in unison.
"The Jin army will win! Changzhou will win!" The voice could be heard for miles.
Sun Chuanshu turned to his men and said: "I suddenly had a new idea. Since the Zhenjiang Army already knows that they are afraid, we might as well use another move to defeat them completely!"
