823 Bloody Battle of Hanfu

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May 3, Chunhua Town

This peaceful and peaceful town has now become a battlefield, and the sound of killing is resounding everywhere.

To the north of the town, Hao Qiang led two hundred guards and was fighting fiercely with a team of black-clothed men and horses who came from outside the city.

"Report, general, there is another enemy in the west of the town, and Captain Lei can't stand it."

A Ming soldier covered in blood hurriedly rushed to Hao Qiang's side and shouted to him.

Poof!

Hao Qiang forcibly slashed a black-clothed soldier to death, took a few steps back, leaned in front of the Ming soldier who came to report the news, and asked, "How many people are from the west of the town?" ”

"General, there must be five hundred people to say the least, and when they came over, Captain Lei and they were less than sixty people left.

I'm afraid, Captain Lei, they won't be able to withstand it for long. ”

The Ming sergeant said with a sad and indignant face.

After Hao Qiang heard this, his face was extremely ugly, and he cursed: "These chaotic ministers and thieves are really damned!" ”

"Soldiers, withdraw to Hanfu."

Immediately, Hao Qiang was still unwilling to give the order to retreat, and with the only remaining more than 200 guards around him, he withdrew towards an official's mansion in the town.

Lu Xiangsheng was hiding at this time, in the house of a Zhishi official named Han Qingyuan in Chunhua Town.

Back then, Han Qingyuan had received the favor of Lu Xiangsheng, and he was grateful for Lu Xiangsheng, so he dared to take in Hao Qiang and his party at this time.

"Master, it's not good, the thieves have killed them."

A Han Mansion family member ran back with a panicked expression and shouted at Han Qingyuan.

"What's the panic, gather the family members and guard the mansion."

Han Qingyuan was quite calm and said.

Next to Han Qingyuan stood a general of the Ming army, one of Lu Xiangsheng's cronies, Lei Ze.

At this time, Lei Ze clenched his fists and said to Han Qingyuan: "Lord Han, I'm afraid that those rebellious ministers and thieves have already discovered that Guogong is hiding in your mansion.

I'm afraid it's going to hurt adults this time. ”

"What did General Lei say about whether it was even involved or not, when the old man was an official in the court, he made a villain to frame him, if it weren't for the fact that the prince of the country had seen everything and washed away the grievances for the old man.

The old man has already died in the prison of the Criminal Department, and the lives of the old man and his whole family were saved by the national government.

This time, Lord Guogong is in trouble, if I, Han, sit idly by, wouldn't it be better than a beast.

Besides, a few days ago, the old man had already asked all the family members in the house to return to their hometowns in the countryside.

This time, the old man wants to protect the Duke of Jin with the generals, the big deal is death, the old man is not afraid. ”

Han Qingyuan said generously, without fear.

At this time, Hao Qiang also withdrew to the Han Mansion with more than 200 personal guards, and Han Qingyuan and Lei Ze hurried up to meet them.

"General Hao, what's the situation outside?"

Han Qingyuan asked.

"The situation is not good, the news that Guogong is here should have leaked out, and another group of thieves and horses came from the west of the town.

They have too many troops, we have few people, and the town entrance cannot be defended, so I can only lead people to retreat. ”

Hao Qiang's face was not good-looking, and he said truthfully.

"That's good, if they let them attack, the prince will be in danger.

We have to find a way to get Guogong out of town. ”

Han Qingyuan was a little anxious and said.

"No, now several exits of the town have been sealed by thieves, and at least three or four thousand people have gathered in the town.

Go out now, and once we are discovered, we will not escape. ”

Hao Qiang shook his head and vetoed.

"Then what should we do, we can't wait here to die!"

Razor shouted at this time.

"Hey!"

Hao Qiang sighed helplessly.

At this time, they will not leave the Han Mansion, and they may still be able to rely on the high walls and deep courtyards of the Han Mansion to die and struggle.

But if they go out, just because they are less than 400 soldiers at this time, and the Han Mansion is less than 50 families, it is impossible to escape from the three or four thousand thieves in the town.

And, as time goes on, I'm afraid more thieves will gather.

This is simply a game of death.

"God, don't you really open your eyes, Lu Guogong can't die, God doesn't bless Daming!"

At this time, Han Qingyuan raised his head and wailed in pain.

Suddenly, in a corner of the courtyard of the Han Mansion, there was a sudden noise, which attracted the attention of Hao Qiang and others.

"What's going on?"

"General Qiyu, catch a spy."

A soldier said.

"I'm not a spy, I'm a member of the Loyal and Brave Mansion, and I'm here to save you."

At this time, the man who came in over the wall and was caught by a group of Ming soldiers shouted loudly.

When Hao Qiang heard the man's shout, his brows furrowed slightly, and then he said, "Bring him here." ”

Soon, the man was brought to Hao Qiang, Hao Qiang looked at him coldly, and asked, "You said that you said that you are the person of Hou Ye Li?" ”

"Yes."

"Pull it and cut it off."

As a result, Hao Qiang turned his face directly and shouted to the soldier next to him.

"General Hao, what do you mean by this, I'm here to save you, to save Lu Guogong, you can't kill me, I'm Lord Hou's person."

After several Ming soldiers heard Hao Qiang's words, they dragged the man into the distance, and the man struggled hard and shouted loudly.

"Hmph, everyone knows that Marquis Li led his troops to fight against the Japanese Kingdom, and he didn't come back at all.

How could he send you over, you must be a spy of the thieves. ”

Hao Qiang said with a cold face.

"General Hao, you misunderstood, I am Lord Hou's person, but this time I was ordered by General Wei Hong to come over to help you.

General Qi Wei has already led people to rescue you, I am really not a spy. ”

The man shouted eagerly, in a sincere tone.

"Stop, bring him here."

After hearing this man's words, Hao Qiang's eyes lit up, and he spoke again, and the two Ming soldiers brought him over again.

"What's your name? Is that true? Qi Wei brought someone over? ”

Hao Qiang glared at him and asked.

"The little one is called Master Hong, and he came to inform you in advance on the order of General Qi Wei.

Two days ago, General Qi Wei had already crossed the Yangtze River in Wuhu with 3,000 elites, and was leading his army to rush over, and he would arrive here in half a day.

Unexpectedly, those thieves discovered your tracks in advance and surrounded the whole town.

However, you don't need to panic, as long as you can hold on for half a day, General Qi Wei will be able to arrive with his men.

When the time comes, with 3,000 elites under the command of General Qi Wei, it will be enough to repel those rebel armies. ”

Mr. Hong told all the situation without reservation.

"You already knew we were hiding here?"

Hao Qiang continued to ask.

"Yes."

"Your lord is back? Was it his instruction this time? ”

"No, Master Hou hasn't come back yet, this time it's the decision of the two generals, Wei Hong and Qi Wei."

"Only Qi Wei brought three thousand people over this time?"

"Yes, after General Qi received that Lu Guogong was hiding here, he immediately took three thousand men and horses, and traveled south with light clothes, and was arrived in a few days."

Mr. Hong said.

In fact, Hong Dayuan is the intelligence officer of the White Dragon Army Intelligence Bureau in Jiangnan, but here he does not dare to say his true identity, he can only say that he is from the Hou Mansion.

At the same time, he didn't know that the elite of the three thousand White Dragon Army led by Qi Wei this time was just an outpost army.

In the back, the 50,000 army led by Wei Hong had already arrived in Jiangpu and was preparing to cross the river.

Even if Master Hong knew about this at this time, he would not tell Hao Qiang.

After listening to Mr. Hong's answer, Hao Qiang's face was cloudy and uncertain, and he fell into deep thought.

Because, he remembered what Lu Xiang said to him before he fell into a coma.

Lu Xiangsheng didn't let him send someone to Li Zixiao's subordinates for help, because he was worried that Li Zixiao would take advantage of this excuse to entangle Jiangnan.

But now it seems that even if Li Zixiao didn't come back, Wei Hong and Qi Wei would have known about the situation here.

"I hope this time, only Qi Wei will lead three thousand men and horses."

Hao Qiang prayed in his heart that things had developed to the point where he couldn't control them.

Moreover, in Hao Qiang's heart, he really didn't want to see Lu Xiangsheng have an accident, so he was actually happy that Qi Wei led the army over at this time, which made him very conflicted.

"Report, General, there are a lot of rioters outside the Han Mansion, and they have surrounded the mansion."

At this time, a Ming sergeant hurriedly ran over and shouted at Hao Qiang.

"Brother Hao, what are you thinking?" Lei Ze next to him was in a hurry and shouted.

At this time, Hao Qiang raised his head violently and shouted loudly at Lei Ze, Han Qingyuan and other Ming soldiers around him: "Brothers, how is the Duke of the Kingdom treating us on weekdays? ”

"Good, good, good!"

Everyone responded in unison.

"Okay, you know. On weekdays, the government treats us well, but today when the country is in trouble, we will repay us with death.

Everyone, guard the hospital wall, and never let the thieves from outside invade.

The reinforcements led by General Qi Wei will arrive in half a day, and as long as we hold on until General Qi Wei and his troops arrive, we will be saved. ”

"Swear to protect Lu Guogong to the death!" There were more than 400 Ming army guards around and shouted loudly.

Many of the guards around Lu Xiangsheng are veterans of the Tianxiong Army in the past, and they are fierce, and their loyalty to Lu Xiangsheng is needless to say.

"Razor, you take someone to guard the back door, and the front yard will be handed over to me.

Lord Han, you lead people to guard the backyard, and you must hold on until General Qi arrives with the army. ”

"Good!"

Hao Qiang said to Lei Ze and Han Qingyuan, and then the three of them led people to act separately.

At this time, outside the Han Mansion, it was already surrounded by a man in black on the third floor and the outer three floors.

Several men in black on horses walked over, and at first glance they were the leaders of these rebels.

"Can you be sure that Lu Xiangsheng is hiding inside?"

A man in black on a horse asked the person next to him.

These were all dressed in black and masked, and they didn't want anyone to know their true identities.

Another masked man on a horse next to him responded: "Big brother, my subordinates have already confirmed, Hao Qiang is leading people to withdraw here."

This is Han Qingyuan's mansion, Lu Xiangsheng once saved Han Qingyuan's life, and this time it was Han Qingyuan who took in the seriously injured Lu Xiangsheng.

Now that Lu Xiangsheng is around, there are not many guards at all, so let's attack it in one go. ”

The black-clothed masked leader nodded, and said in a cold voice: "Han Qingyuan, this old horseman, dares to take in Lu Xiangsheng without knowing whether he is alive or dead.

This time, after killing Lu Xiangsheng, the Han Mansion did not stay. ”

"Understood."

"Let's do it, attack it as soon as possible, this matter will be resolved as soon as possible, and it will be safe to worry about it as soon as possible, it will not be good for us to delay it for a long time, and it is not good to explain it to a few adults."

The black-clad masked leader spoke again.

"Yes."

The subordinates next to him responded, and then waved their big hands at the black-clothed soldiers around them, and shouted: "Attack in, leave no one alive." ”

"Kill!"

Immediately, the black-clothed soldiers around roared angrily and launched an attack on Han Fu.

Hey, hey, hey!

Bang bang bang!

With a muffled sound, more than a dozen black-clothed soldiers were carrying a sunken log, and they were slamming against the gate of the Han Mansion.

On the high wall of the surrounding Han Mansion, a black-clothed soldier was climbing up the ladder erected on the high wall, trying to enter the Han Mansion.

But he was counterattacked by Hao Qiang and the Ming soldiers inside, and stabbed the spears one by one, stabbing down the black-clothed soldiers who had just wanted to climb over the high wall.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Whoosh!

Outside the Han Mansion, a team of black-clothed archers released arrows and threw them towards the courtyard of the Han Mansion.

Puff puff!

In the Han Mansion, many Ming army guards fell to the ground with arrows.

Peng!

Peng Hao held a round shield in one hand to block the arrows shot in from outside the hospital, and held a short gun in his right hand, wandering everywhere.

Seeing a black-clothed soldier who had jumped into the wall, he raised his hand and shot him to the ground.

In other directions, there were also three or four dozen of these guards, all of whom were also armed with short guns, ready to shoot at the black-clad soldiers who crossed the courtyard wall.

This kind of short gun was all obtained by Lu Xiangsheng from Li Zixiao, and Li Zixiao gave a total of more than 20 short guns to Lu Xiangsheng and Hao Qiang and others.

These short guns were all equipped by Lu Xiangsheng to the guards around him, who were just responsible for his safety, and now they came in handy.

The fierce fighting continued, and the black-clothed soldiers outside the Han Mansion desperately wanted to kill in, while Hao Qiang and them resisted desperately.

Peng!

In the end, there was a loud bang, and the door of the Han Mansion was still slammed open by the black-clothed soldiers.

"Kill!"

The black-clothed soldiers outside the gate rushed in with a roar.

"General, no, the enemy has rushed in."

"Leave a group to stop the enemy, and the rest retreat to the backyard."

When Hao Qiang saw that the gate of the Han Mansion was smashed open and a large number of black-clothed soldiers swarmed in, he knew that the front yard could not be guarded, and ordered to retreat to the back yard.

"Kill!"

Poof!

A black-clothed soldier was slashed to the ground by a Ming guard, and then the Ming soldier roared angrily and pounced on the other black-clothed soldiers.

The number of these Ming army guards was far less than the black-clothed soldiers who poured into the front yard of the Han Mansion, but they were fearless and fought desperately.

For a while, the hundreds of black-clothed soldiers who rushed in couldn't take down the Ming army guards of just a few dozen people.

At this time, Hao Qiang had already taken more than 100 Ming army guards, fighting and retreating, and retreated towards the backyard of the Han Mansion, and Lu Xiangsheng was placed in the backyard.

Poof!

As the last Ming army guard left behind in the front yard was killed, a large number of black soldiers rushed towards the backyard.

"Kill, don't leave one, find Lu Xiangsheng."

Soon, a black-clothed soldier leader also entered the Han Mansion, his eyes were cold, and he gave an order.

He was extremely dissatisfied with the fact that it took more than an hour to attack the Han Mansion.

Soon, more black-clothed soldiers also followed Hao Qiang and killed them in the backyard of the Han Mansion.

By this time, Hao Qiang and the others had no way to retreat.

(End of chapter)