But Liu Haojia still stood there calmly, without making any movement, letting the sounds in other courtyards get louder and louder! When Cao Mingjin and others saw this, they couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in their eyes! They looked at each other and felt that something was not right!
Just when they were thinking about what went wrong, they heard Liu Haojia say slowly: "It's time!"
Everyone looked up and saw that the three sticks of incense in the incense burner flickered a few times and were completely extinguished under the breeze!
Cao Mingjin saw this and said loudly: "If it is destroyed, it will be destroyed. What can you do?"
Just as Liu Haojia was about to speak, suddenly there was a dense sound of firecrackers in the wind! Everyone's expressions changed when they heard the voice! Liu Haojia immediately thought that the person he arranged might have taken action first when he realized something was wrong! So he immediately turned to a servant behind him and shouted: "Send a signal to counter the rebellion! Then guard the main hall door and wait for reinforcements!"
The servant looked sternly, took out a bamboo tube from his lower back as quickly as possible, and pulled it hard! Immediately, a fireball flew out of the bamboo tube, rose into the air and exploded into a red fireball!
Cao Mingjin and others were shocked when they saw this! Anyone with a brain at this time knows that this must be sending a signal to the outside world! At this time, I heard Liu Haojia say loudly: "If you just stand still, you will have a good death! Otherwise, don't say that I didn't inform you in advance!"
After saying that, he turned around and entered the main hall, followed by a dozen servants, and then divided into two rows and stood in front of the main hall door, blocking the door tightly! Moreover, these servants pulled off their outer robes one after another, revealing rows of short muskets on their waists! What shocked Cao Mingjin and others even more was that these servants were all wearing soft armor! At this time, he was already ready to fight!
Cao Mingjin already knew that something was wrong. He pulled out his Xiuchun knife and shouted loudly: "Rush up and catch him! Otherwise we will be finished when the people outside rush in!"
The others are not stupid, and they heard clearly just now that Liu Haojia clearly said "sending a signal to counter the rebellion", and then he said harsh words, indicating that he was going to clean up the Jinyi Guards hard, and he was afraid that everyone would die. ! So if we capture Liu Haojia at this time, there is still a chance of survival!
So when Cao Mingjin shouted, a group of people drew out their embroidered spring knives and followed Cao Mingjin and rushed forward! There are only five steps in front of the main hall, and the distance from the steps to the main door is only three steps! The people below rushed up and arrived in the blink of an eye!
Especially the five steps, it can be said that these martial arts practitioners can easily jump up! But as soon as the first few people jumped up the steps, they saw a row of servants blocking the door pulling out the short blunderbuss from their waists and pointing them at them!
These few people secretly screamed that it was bad, but it was already too late! As soon as the first person reached the level ground and before he could stand firm, the short musket from the opposite side started!
At a distance of three steps, this short musket can be said to hit wherever it points! Moreover, these servants have a tacit understanding, and the lead bullets fired are definitely one for each person, and there are no duplicates! So the first few people were beaten and fell down the steps, knocking down a bunch of people behind them!
The people on the left and right couldn't help but hesitate when they saw this, but this would kill them! I saw the servants throwing the blunderbuss in their left hand on the ground behind them, and then reached for the third blunderbuss at their waists. The blunderbuss in their right hands was raised and flattened, and then they pulled the trigger!
Some of the five or six people who rushed onto the platform wanted to dodge to the sides, some wanted to jump back, and some simply wanted to rush forward! But they were still knocked down one by one with short muskets!
After the two rows of short muskets were fired, the entrance to the main hall was filled with smoke! Those servants were looming in the smoke, looking like ghosts! Looking at the dead people covered in blood and the injured people groaning and wailing in front of them, the officers of the Imperial Guard were even more frightened and hesitated to step forward!
That short blunderbuss is so powerful that no flesh and blood body can stop it! What's more, they have enjoyed the wealth and honor for so many years, and their vitality has been almost worn away. They don't have the courage to see the tragic situation of their dead and wounded companions again!
At this moment, someone from the fallen man was heard shouting: "They only have a few short muskets, and how many shots they can take! If you hesitate and give them a chance to reload, they really won't be able to charge in!"
Everyone looked down and saw Cao Mingjin
He was getting up from the ground tremblingly! The left side of his body was covered in blood! It turns out that when Cao Mingjin saw the man on the other side pointing a short musket at him, he knew he couldn't avoid it! So he turned his body sideways as hard as possible and tightened his left arm at the same time, hoping it would be of some use!
Turns out it made him do the right thing! The lead bullet hit his left arm, missing the vital point! However, the short gun was too powerful, and the lead bullet still penetrated his left arm and hit his left rib, and finally got stuck between his two ribs! So although he escaped death, most of his combat effectiveness has been lost!
When others heard Cao Mingjin's instigation, they also knew that what he said was right! Especially at this time, they heard another burst of fire and gunshots coming from outside the yard, and they knew that Liu Haojia's reinforcements had arrived! If Liu Haojia can't be held back, everyone will die here when his reinforcements arrive!
So these people once again plucked up the courage and rushed up the steps with a roar. As expected, they were greeted by another intensive barrage of short musket fire! Those who rushed forward were shot and fell to the ground, but these officers already knew that life and death depended on this, so they rushed forward one after another! As a result, the short gun only lasted three rounds before they rushed forward!
When the servants saw them rushing towards them with ferocious faces, they immediately dropped the short muskets in their hands without hesitation, and drew out their sabers to chop them! One side wants to rush in, but the other side is trying desperately to stop it! At this time, you can see the difference between having armor and not having armor!
These officers did not expect that there would be a fight today. They were all wearing the simplest robes and had no defense! And Liu Haojia's servants are all wearing soft armor! The most injuries would be caused by a knife slashing the body, but if they slashed at it, someone would fall down screaming!
Especially the servant standing in the back row stretched out a short blunderbuss from the gap between the people to shoot, which was even more lethal! Moreover, these people are ruthless, shooting from the shoulders of their companions and hitting them in the face! Whenever a short musket is fired, the person on the opposite side will definitely get half of his face blown off by the lead bullet! If it's a little more serious, your brains will burst and blood mixed with brains will spray out everywhere!
Therefore, the officers' attack ended in a short period of time. More than thirty corpses were left in front of the door, and blood began to flow down the steps! Now the officers holding embroidered spring knives at the foot of the steps are a little confused! If you rush forward, you will die, if you don't rush, you will die!
