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"Kill!" Near the courtyard wall of King Su's Mansion, there were shouts of killing one after another.

All the equipment to defend the city was consumed at the head of the city, so when the bandits surrounded the Suwangfu, except for a few things and boiling oil and boiling water that were still heating, the people defending the Suwangfu had little way to stop them in the face of the bandits, so they could only climb on the wall and watch the bandits completely surround the Suwangfu.

This feeling is very difficult, and it is almost unbearable for the soldiers lying on the wall. They didn't endure it long, though. After completing the siege of Suwangfu, Ma Buxiang, who was in charge of command, immediately ordered to attack Suwangfu. Today is the first day of the ninth month, even if there is no news, I know that countless Ming troops are rushing to Ganzhou City in the starry night, and he must prepare everything he wants to take away as quickly as possible, and then leave Ganzhou City. Every night for an hour, the Ming army may be blocked in the city.

Seeing that the bandits were attacking, the soldiers at the head of the wall immediately drew their bows and arrows to fire the last arrows. Although the attacking bandits saw the arrows coming, their desire to rush into the palace to rape and plunder at this moment exceeded their fear, and they rushed forward without fear, even if some people were shot to the ground.

Soon, the only remaining arrows in Suwang's Mansion were shot out, but they immediately took out all kinds of bricks, tiles, and stones, and threw them downwards as soon as someone approached, as dense as a torrential rain, so that the bandits could not raise their heads. Some of the robbers charged forward with their shields, and rushed directly to the wall to climb the wall with ladders, but the maids in the house boiled the water and sent it to the slope of the house one by one, and as the bricks and stones were poured down, they immediately burned a few of the charging robbers. Someone was unfortunately doused with a pocket, and the boiling water seeped into it, and the pain made him roll all over the ground.

Seeing this situation, in order to break through the Su Wangfu as soon as possible, Ma Buxiang had to order the archers to fire arrows to suppress the Ming soldiers at the head of the city. Many of the soldiers were shot dead, and the rest did not dare to show their heads, but they continued to use fire guns and arrows with the help of the perforations in the thick walls. Although the fire gun is not accurate, but now the outside of the wall is densely packed with people, and casual shooting can kill people, but there is no need to care about the head. For a while, the bandits could not attack the palace.

"Damn, it's been more than an hour, is the Su Wangfu built according to the fortress, it's so hard to fight!" Seeing this situation, Ma Buxiang couldn't help but scold. Although he has been lurking in Ganzhou City for more than ten years, he is just a servant, and he has no qualifications to enter and exit the Su Wangfu, and he does not dare to approach and observe at will. Therefore, although he knew the thickness and height of the courtyard wall and the layout of the palace, he still did not know much about the details, and he suffered a little loss at this time.

"It's not just that King Su's Mansion is strong, but there are other reasons." Feng Yunfan, a bandit leader beside him, said: "The people in the mansion know that once they are breached, it will be a dead end, how can they not defend with all their might? Moreover, although the Suwang Mansion is very large, it is much smaller than the city, and they can still prevent it if they have few people, but on the contrary, we can't use it if we have more people. So I couldn't get in for a while. Feng Yunfan used to read books, and even took the Xiucai exam, but he offended a gentry in his hometown and had to flee, so he joined the gang, and later climbed to the position of the leader of the bandits step by step, so he spoke differently from ordinary bandits.

"Whatever the reason, the palace must be broken as soon as possible! You can't wait for the Ming army inside to run out of strength. I'm afraid it's time for reinforcements to arrive! Ma Buxiang shouted loudly: "Quick, bring all the gunpowder, I want to blow up a moment gap in the courtyard wall!" ”

"Brother Ma, there are reinforcements from the Ming army in the east, look at the banner, it is the Ming army that fought with us this morning!" Suddenly, someone played a report.

"Damn, how did Soraha do it, he let them rush into the city!" Ma Buxiang scolded, and immediately ordered: "Take something from someone nearby to temporarily block the road to the east, and then let the archers shoot arrows!" Arrange for two thousand horsemen to keep an eye on them! Quick, get all the gunpowder! ”

Someone immediately went down to make arrangements. Soon, some people went to deal with the reinforcements brought by Chen Lijie, and others brought gunpowder.

Ma Buxiang ordered someone to pack up the gunpowder, arranged for someone to send the gunpowder to the courtyard wall, and sent someone to escort it. The soldiers at the head of the city certainly wouldn't let them go under the wall safely when they saw the gunpowder, and the only remaining firearms and bows and arrows were keeping an eye on them. Ma Buxiang was worried that the gunpowder would be destroyed on the way, so he was very careful, because they couldn't send the gunpowder to the wall for a while.

"If only there were still cannons at the head of the city! At this time, he can't stop him with a shot! Ma Buxiang said.

"You are! Can the Ming army not guard against us? The cannons at the head of the city were destroyed even if they could not be pulled away. Feng Yunfan said.

As they were talking, the tide of battle suddenly changed, and the defenders of one of the walls were negligent and let them rush in.

"Quick, everyone go over, you can't let the Ming army plug the gap!" Seeing this situation, Ma Buxiang was overjoyed and commanded at the same time.

But where is the need for him to tell him at this time? The front of the battlefield was so narrow that anyone rushing into the entire wall could see it, except for those who were fighting with the Ming army, everyone else rushed towards the gap as fast as they could.

Of course, the Ming army inside also saw it, and countless people also rushed over to plug the gap, and the first people to rush into the courtyard were quickly killed, but the bandits who kept rushing over protected the gap, and the Ming army failed to drive them out again after repeated fights. Eventually, the Ming army abandoned the gap and retreated. The bandits burst into cheers and rushed towards the courtyard.

'The palace has been breached! You can do whatever you want in the palace right away! Thinking so, the countless bandits howled loudly and rushed forward with the sword in their hands.

'I'll be sure to grab a palace maid in a while, and see how they differ from ordinary women!' A young bandit thought as he rushed through the gap.

He was thinking about it when he suddenly saw a bloody Ming soldier near the gap, who was struggling incessantly, as if he wanted to stand up.

He doesn't seem to have much to live, but let's kill him, and cutting off his head is a feat." No, it doesn't smell right! Ah, what is in his hand, what is he going to do! Ah, stop him! As soon as the soldier thought of this, he rushed towards him, when he heard a loud noise in front of him, and then he didn't know anything.

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"Commander Qu, who are you?" Because he saw that the courtyard wall was broken out of a gap, Xu Miaojin, who rushed over to ask Qu Feng Xingshi for his guilt, didn't have time to speak, when he saw a big fireball rising into the sky, and immediately asked in surprise.

"Ah," Qu Feng also took a breath and muttered in a low voice, "Fortunately, it worked." Then he turned his head and said to Xu Miaojin: "Niangniang, although a total of nearly 2,000 soldiers have withdrawn to the palace, and there are the original guards of the palace, but the palace is so large, these troops are only barely enough. ”

"But with this more than an hour of battle, our soldiers have also suffered a lot of casualties, and the remaining strength has also consumed a lot, on the contrary, there are many bandits, one group is tired, and the next group can be on top immediately, and the defense of such a large palace is already a little beyond the reach of the palace."

"It was the ministers who planned to abandon the front yard and retreat to the back yard with the whole army. When His Royal Highness King Su built the palace, he was worried that the Mongols would attack, and the palace was built very strongly, and the wall between the backyard and the front yard was as hard as the outer wall, so even if the whole army withdrew into the backyard, he was not worried that the wall would be broken, but it could save the soldiers guarding the wall and hold on for a longer time. ”

"But just give up the front yard like this, the minister is not very willing. was hesitating, and suddenly escorted Niangniang and His Royal Highness's palace guard Zhang Wuji Zhang Guards made a statement to the minister, proposing to pour gunpowder and oil in one place, and arrange for a dead soldier to light fuel when the robbers rushed in, and burn the bandits to death, not only to eliminate some of the bandits, but also to make them feel cowardly, and they did not dare to rush cautiously when they saw the gap. ”

The minister felt that although this strategy was a bit risky, it was worth trying, so he arranged for someone to try it. Luckily, it worked. ”

"I see." Xu Miaojin sighed, looked at the soldiers who were retreating into the backyard in an orderly manner, glanced at Zhang Wuji, who was leading the guards to break off, turned his head and said to Qu Feng: "Since we have withdrawn into the backyard, our army has no room to retreat, and the palace will not interfere with the command of the commander Qu here, return to the main hall of the backyard, if the backyard is breached, the palace will immediately set itself on fire." ”

"No one can say whether the reinforcements will be able to arrive, but the palace hopes that Commander Qu will be able to command the soldiers to hold the palace for another two hours and hold on until mid-afternoon."

"The minister will not dishonor!" Qu Feng bent down and solemnly agreed.

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"Damn! The Ming army dared to arrange such an ambush! I haven't used my gunpowder yet, but they have used it for me! Ma Buxiang shouted angrily. He had some doubts in his heart when he saw that the Ming army failed to block the gap. It is said that the palace is already their last line of defense, even if they can retreat into the backyard, but if they can hold on in the front yard, they will hold on in the front yard, and they should not give up blocking so quickly.

But at this time, there was chaos on the battlefield, and no one could hear what he said except for him, and he had not yet established the same flag language system as the regular army, and he could only rely on the soldiers if he wanted to pass orders. But at this time, when the shop soldiers found the leader of the team, everyone would have rushed in.

And he was also lucky, thinking that it might be that the Ming army was already a little panicked at this time, so he retreated in a hurry, and did not send anyone to stop it. Whoever wanted it to happen like this.

"Pass my order, when you see the Ming army that has lost the ability to resist, don't make up the sword and kill them immediately. I will torture them so that they will be worse off than dead! Ma Buxiang gritted his teeth and said.

The people who were burned or blown up were his own people, all of whom he carefully selected, and they were also his team after returning to Samarkand, and he was very distressed to die.

"Continue to command the battle, and the matter of torturing them will be talked about after the capture of the Su Wangfu." Feng Yunfan comforted him.

"I know." Although Ma Buxiang was very angry, he still retained his senses, took a few breaths, and began to command the attack on Suwangfu again.

At this time, the fire in that gap was still burning, and it was naturally not suitable for people to pass through. Fortunately, the Ming troops in other directions also retreated to the backyard after a little resistance, and the entire front yard was empty. He immediately ordered a few men to climb in from elsewhere and open the door. The robbers then rushed through the gate. There was a little conflict when I rushed in, but fortunately, everyone knew that there was still a backyard to fight at this time, not to grab something, so it didn't develop into a big conflict.

The bandits then began to attack the backyard. Attacking the backyard is the same as attacking the front yard, the bandits are desperately rushing to the wall, and the defending Ming army uses all kinds of means to stop them, but because of the small place, it is more difficult for Ma Buxiang to arrange troops, and the pressure on the Ming army has been reduced.

But only slightly. The bandits' eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light, rushing towards the wall, Ma Buxiang also ordered someone to pull a lot of furniture to pad the feet, and soon the bandits and the Ming army fought fiercely at the head of the city. Although the Ming army has been trained for a long time and is more disciplined, the bandits are also equipped with martial arts, and the two sides are inseparable for a while.

The Ming army on the roof of the wall was suddenly restrained, and Ma Buxiang saw the opportunity and let a few people successfully pile up the gunpowder near the courtyard gate. Then, with a bang, the earthquake trembled, thick smoke and dust filled the sky, bricks and timber flew in all directions, and some bricks and tiles flew into the house, making a series of screams.

Seeing this, the bandits who had been prepared for a long time let out an earth-shattering shout, and Feng Yunfan waved a long knife and led people to rush into the collapsed gate first. The road in front of the backyard was already full of corpses and wounded, and a few bloody people sat on the ground, not knowing whether they were dead or frightened, and he made up for it anyway. Some of them collapsed in fright and began to kowtow and beg for mercy, mixed with several women boiling water. But at this time, where did the bandits still have the meaning of pity for the weak and cherish the jade, and soon stabbed them all to death.

But instead of laying down their arms and asking for surrender, many more persisted in fighting the bandits, including some women, who rushed in. At this time, the bandits have already killed the red eyes, even if they put down their weapons, they will be killed, even if they are women, they may not be able to live, since they are all dead, why not insist on fighting, and kill a few more people?

Soon, near the courtyard gate, the bloodiest hand-to-hand combat broke out.

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"Your Highness!" Zhang Wuji, who was following Yun Zhi, saw a bandit waving the long knife in his hand to slash Yun Zhi, and at the same time screamed, he pounced on the bandit.

When the bandits saw someone rushing over, they hurriedly turned the head of the knife, like Zhang Wuji slashing over, Zhang Wuji couldn't dodge, and was slashed by him on the waist, and suddenly blood gushed out. But Zhang Wuji did not retreat at all, leaned closer, and scuffled with him. Zhang Wuji practiced grappling skills when he was in Wudang, and his grappling ability was far better than ordinary people, and he twisted the bandit in three strokes and two blows.

He was about to twist the bandit's neck with a move, but the bandit suddenly stopped moving, and he was already out of breath, Zhang Wuji pushed the bandit away, and saw Yun Zhi pulling out the Pu knife from the bandit.

"Your own safety, Your Highness, don't care about us!" Zhang Wuji shouted.

"At this time, the courtyard is already full of bandits, how can you be careful? In the end, he just died here. Since you will definitely die, it is better to kill a few more people before you die! Yun Zhi said.

"And just now because I didn't fit in for the first battle, two of my female guards were killed by bandits. Although it is only a matter of early death and late death, I will also kill two more people to avenge them. "Yun Zhi is on the battlefield for the first time today, when she first started fighting, she was so frightened that she was almost killed by bandits, or her guards desperately saved her, but two people were killed because of saving her. So she decided that she had to kill two more people so that she wouldn't lose money.

"Your Highness, don't say that, maybe the reinforcements are already on their way, and if you hold on for a while, you can survive!" Zhang Wuji said.

Yun Zhi had a wry smile on her face, and was about to speak, when she suddenly saw someone who was about to attack Zhang Wuji, and shouted "Be careful!" At the same time, he brandished his knife and fought with this man. Zhang Wuji heard Yun Zhi's shout and realized that someone was going to sneak attack her, so he hurriedly dodged sideways, turned his head and began to kill, and quickly killed this person.

Although the team led by Yun Zhi only has seven or eight men and women, they are all proficient in martial arts, and they have killed more than 20 people for a while, and the results are fruitful; But not all Ming troops can be as powerful as them, in this chaotic battle, most of the soldiers were defeated by the bandits, and the killed retreated step by step, and the number became smaller and smaller, and they were soon blocked in a few corners and houses for the final struggle.

"Whew!" Yun Zhi gasped a few breaths, looked at the corpses of the dead female guards and bandits in front of her, raised her head and saw the dense bandits that could not be counted, and the sporadic Ming army who were still resisting but were constantly killed, looking at the palace maid who was caught by the bandits with a lewd smile on her face, looking at the people who were staring at her with bright eyes, knowing that if she was captured alive, she would definitely be worse than dead, sighed and said: "It seems that this is the end of today, I still kill myself." The province was insulted. As she spoke, she raised the knife in her hand and was about to kill herself with it.

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