"ah……"
At the wall, the bandits who finally climbed over from behind the wall with the help of a ladder thought that they would face a life-and-death battle, but they actually jumped into the boiling oil vat that Tian An had ordered people to prepare early, and ended up being burnt on the outside and tender on the inside.
Zhao Zhong and other employees in the shop, who were holding their tools tremblingly and ready to start working at any time, only then realized that this was the function of the large vat placed in the corner when they entered the mansion.
The bandits who fell into the boiling oil vat almost lost half their lives instantly and were quickly subdued by the guards.
However, as more and more people came up, the effect of the oil tank gradually decreased, and the oil in the tank was spilled all over the ground.
On the third-floor observation deck of Tongxinyuan, Tian An, who was wrapped tightly from head to toe in a red cloak with white fur and a fox fur lining, with a mask on his face and even his eyes protected by special glasses, was observing the situation in the entire Duke's Mansion with a telescope.
This observation deck was designed by Zhao Yiming specifically for Tian An when he built the courtyard, so that the two could watch the stars, the moon, and the lights of thousands of homes together after their marriage.
But after getting married, Tian An was always tripped up by one thing or another and never came up here once. He didn't expect that the first time he stood on this place would be under such circumstances.
Seeing the situation at the edge of the wall, Tian An put down the telescope and said to Deng Xue beside him, "Send a message to Ji Feng to start lighting the haystack."
Deng Xue said "yes" and then picked up the special whistle around her neck and blew a few syllables.
But a moment later, when Tian An used the telescope to observe again, he saw that the grain straw pile that had been prepared early next to the oil vat by the courtyard wall was soaked by the oil splashed from the vat. As soon as the guards' torches approached, they suddenly ignited flames several feet high, turning the wall into a wall of fire.
The bandits who were climbing up the ladder and had no time to jump down were instantly engulfed by the sudden flames.
Just as they were about to fall, a row of soldiers holding long wooden sticks immediately raised the sticks in their hands and pushed them out of the wall.
With a loud bang, the bandits who were on fire fell outside the wall, causing panic and completely disrupting their formation.
While they were busy helping their companions put out the fire to prevent themselves from getting burned, a whistle note was heard in the air again.
Before the bandits could react, the small square hole in the wall was opened again, and this time a dense stream of short arrows came out.
After a wave of sword rain, half of the bandits fell again.
Seeing so many people dead before they even entered the yard, and looking at the high walls, even though the fire had died down, the bandits were still deterred and did not dare to step onto the ladder again.
"Come on, come on, all of you..."
The former general was shocked by the scene before him. His eyes turned red as he stared at the wall. He wished he could use his eyes to penetrate the wall and let the soldiers rush in. At this point, he had no way to retreat. So many people died tonight. If he failed to successfully capture the Duke's Mansion, he would not be able to escape death.
Seeing that the soldiers were not only not moving forward but were even showing signs of retreating, he drew the knife at his side and used the same trick to chop down a few soldiers who were showing signs of retreating. This shocked them and forced them to continue moving forward.
The road was paved almost entirely with human lives, and this time they finally broke into the wall. Although the price was very painful, those in high positions would not care about the lives of those below them.
Tian An put down the telescope and couldn't help but sigh, "It would be great if this spirit was used to resist foreign enemies. It's no wonder that Prince Wenxuan can't sit on the throne. The late emperor really has a keen eye."
"Going according to plan..."
At Tian An's command, Deng Xue immediately picked up the whistle to pass on the message.
As the bandits advanced, the sounds of weapons clashing grew closer. Looking at the ruined garden, Tian An felt both sorry and relieved. Fortunately, she had asked someone to collect all the valuables that could be collected early on.
Knowing that Ji Feng and his men would not allow the bandits to reach Tongxin Garden, Tian An turned his gaze away from the disastrous scene and used the telescope to observe elsewhere.
But she didn't expect that someone would actually take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble for her.
At this moment, a woman wearing the uniform of a servant in the mansion led a group of maids from a remote path in the mansion, avoiding the defense of the mansion soldiers all the way and heading towards Tongxinyuan.
Although they were all wearing maid's clothes, Tian An still noticed something was wrong.
Except for the familiar-looking leading woman in front and the maid behind her who kept her head down, the rest of the people were obviously taller, stronger and more sturdy.
Tian An quickly adjusted the focus of the telescope and took a closer look. These were not maids at all, but a group of strong men wearing maids' clothes.
As for the maid with her head bowed, Tian An observed her for a long time, and finally, when she raised her head and urged him to, he saw her face. Oh! It was an old acquaintance.
"Jiang Wanmeng is back from Huiguo Nunnery? How much does she hate me? She finally got out, and instead of running away, she actually brought people to me right away.
So, this means that King Wenxuan will definitely succeed?
But it’s okay, it’s time for those useless people in the Jiang family to move away.
Occupying such a large mansion and doing nothing all day is such a waste of resources! I heard that many officials in the imperial court don't even have a decent place to live!"
Tian An did not send anyone to stop Jiang Wanmeng and others immediately, but took out his crossbow and slowly adjusted it.
Seeing Tongxinyuan right in front of her, Jiang Wanmeng's eyes, which were filled with hatred, flashed with coldness and became more vicious. With a distorted face, she kept instructing the people behind her.
"First, throw those two bastards to the ground for me, then rape and kill that bitch Tian An, and hang her naked body on the city gate.
This lady wants her to die and be watched and trampled by thousands of people..."
If Tian An heard what she said, he would definitely sneer:
Did she think that she could do evil with these few people from Tongxinyuan, the most heavily guarded courtyard in the entire mansion? Go back to bed early, maybe she could still have a dream.
He loves dreaming so much, no wonder his name contains the word "dream".
As expected, just as she was about to step into Tongxin Courtyard, a short arrow came flying at her with a "whoosh" sound, and pierced the ground almost close to her toes, just missing her instep.
She was so scared that she quickly took a few steps back before looking up in the direction of the arrow.
On the top of the tall building, a woman wrapped tightly in red was retracting her crossbow. When she saw her looking at her, she raised her other hand holding the telescope and waved at her.
Although the woman's face was covered, even her eyes were not exposed, Jiang Wanmeng immediately recognized her as the woman she had said she would rape, kill, and then hang on the city gate. She could even see the corners of her mouth curved and her smiling eyebrows through the mask.
"Ahhh, Tian An, I'm going to kill you..."
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