By then, this not-so-hidden cellar would most likely be exposed, and no one would be able to escape.
So, Darhan also helped to coax and persuade the two girls, and finally they got in. Just when Darhan had half got in, a loud noise came into his ears, and the ground shook, which shook Darhan off the ladder.
Wu Keshan looked in shock at the direction where the loud noise came from, and saw a thick black smoke rising.
Could it be that - Wu Keshan didn't have time to think about it. He bent down to cover the cellar, hurriedly placed some miscellaneous items on it, and ran out anxiously to look for his father.
The cellar was pitch black. Hailanzhu hugged her younger sister Bumbutai. She felt her trembling and hurriedly whispered to comfort her.
She was older and could roughly guess from her brother's behavior that the situation outside was very critical. Hiding her and her younger sister in the cellar was definitely not as simple as her brother said.
"Dalhan, you have come back with your brother. Do you know the situation of defending the city?" After Hailanzhu comforted her younger sister, she remembered to ask Dalhan.
Dalhan's old arms and legs were hurt from the fall, but fortunately no bones were broken. He sat on the ground, rubbing his legs with a grimace.
Hearing Hailanzhu's question, he hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "There are many enemies outside the city, including Chahar, Inner Khalkha, and Ming troops."
"Han army?!" Bumbutai interrupted, "Aren't they cowards? They couldn't even defeat the Jurchens and lost Liaodong?"
Darhan chuckled and remained silent for a long moment before he spoke: "That was in the past. Over the past year or so, many of my tribesmen who had fought alongside the Jurchens hoping to get rich have returned and told us some of the stories they told us. The Jurchens suffered a series of defeats, and the situation was dire. Many of my tribesmen who had followed them have also died."
After a pause, Dalhan sighed, "The Ming Dynasty is very big, and the population is very large..."
A burst of shouts and exclamations came from outside, mixed with heavy footsteps, the clang of weapons clashing, as well as powerful shouts and hoarse screams.
Dalhan quickly made a "hush" sound and closed his mouth.
Hailanzhu and Bumbutai were so frightened that they huddled together and trembled.
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