988 Delay, a fine line between life and death

As soon as the Ninth Emperor's uncle appeared, the people on the other side saw him. Their target was the Ninth Emperor's uncle. When the Ninth Emperor's uncle appeared, the general of the other side gave an order and the soldiers who threw the thunder bombs aimed them at the Ninth Emperor's uncle, trying to blow him to death.

"Your Highness, please be careful." The Ninth Prince's followers were extremely nervous and quickly protected the Ninth Prince in the middle.

"Go, get kerosene." The Ninth Prince was calm and composed. He did not take the thunder in front of him seriously at all and gave the order decisively.

As soon as the attendant heard what the Ninth Prince was going to do, he immediately went to do it. However, before leaving, he sent another team to the Ninth Prince's side: "Protect the prince."

"It's okay." Although the Ninth Prince had just arrived, he saw everything he should see. Although these thunder bombs had strong explosive power, their lethality was far less than that of the ones Li Xiang threw at the city gate.

If he guessed correctly, the emperor's men should have developed the thunder bomb, otherwise the emperor would not have wasted it so much.

"Uncle Nine." Dong Ling Ziqing, under the protection of the guards, came to the Ninth Uncle and asked anxiously, "How is my brother?"

When something happened in the villa, what he was most worried about was the prince. He was afraid that Feng Qingchen would be affected by things outside and make mistakes.

"Very good. You don't have to worry as Feng Qingchen is here." The Ninth Prince said in a cold voice, and at the same time ordered the soldiers to retreat, only using bows and arrows to block the enemy. As a result of this retreat, the people on the shore rushed forward even more fiercely, forming a black mass with no end in sight.

"Has your Majesty sent a battalion of people here? Does he really want to kill us?" Dong Ling Ziqing is not a fool. He knows who the other party is as soon as they make a move.

"What the emperor wants is my life." The prince was just an accident. Although the emperor was cruel, he had not thought of killing his own son. What's more, the prince was not worth the emperor's effort at all.

"But, my brother and I are here, doesn't the emperor care about us?" Dong Ling Ziqing felt a chill down his spine. He knew that he was not favored by the emperor, but he never thought that the emperor would kill him.

"You are too close to me." So the emperor prepared to kill them all together. If he were the emperor, he would do the same. Dongling has no shortage of princes, but it is not easy to find such a good opportunity.

Dong Ling Ziqing was speechless and felt chilled. However, now was not the time to say these things. Dong Ling Ziqing pointed at the dusty battlefield and the enemy troops that were about to cross the river, and said anxiously: "Uncle Jiu, we can't retreat anymore. The enemy troops are about to cross the river. If we don't take action, we won't be able to stop them once they cross the river."

"No hurry, wait until they get on the bridge." The Ninth Prince had a panoramic view of the battle situation. Even in the battlefield full of flames of war, he remained calm and composed, not taking the opponent's offensive seriously at all. Dongling Ziqing felt ashamed of himself for his magnanimity.

Dong Ling Ziqing was anxious but could only suppress his anger and ordered his soldiers to resist and not let the enemy cross the river. It was not until the Ninth Prince's men brought kerosene and poured it on the water that Dong Ling Ziqing realized what the Ninth Prince was going to do.

Those people could pour oil into the river in the Royal Zoo to start a fire. Today, they can do the same. They love to use thunder bombs, so let's see what will happen when kerosene and thunder bombs collide...

The kerosene was poured into the river and floated on the water. Although the enemy noticed it, they did not react quickly. There was no need for the Ninth Prince to order the fire to start. A thunder bomb exploded. With a bang, a raging fire immediately ignited on the water surface.

"Ah..." The soldiers who were preparing to cross the pontoon bridge were hit directly by the explosion. They fell into the water one after another like dumplings, and were instantly swallowed up by the fire.

"Help, help." The soldier who fell into the river struggled desperately, but was instantly engulfed by the flames. His miserable cries resounded through the sky, and the raging fire made the surface of the river red. When the soldiers on the other side saw this, they immediately ordered to stop throwing thunder bombs and asked the soldiers to retreat first and attack from another direction.

The river is so long, and there is a fire in this place, so they can just move to another place to continue. No matter how much it costs today, they must blow up the Ninth Prince to death here, otherwise they will die.

"Fire Camp Team, get ready!" The leading soldiers changed the battlefield and ordered to continue the attack.

The Ninth Prince's villa is surrounded by mountains and rivers. Apart from the river in front of them and the mountains behind the villa, they can't find a second way. If they want to break into the villa, they have no other choice but to attack it by force. The leading generals believe that they have brought many people and weapons. Although the losses will be greater if they attack by force, it is only a matter of time before they take over the villa.

If they had attacked some other place, they might have won under such circumstances, but they happened to attack the Ninth Prince's villa.

As one of the Ninth Prince's secret bases, the weapons stored here by the Ninth Prince are certainly not few. There are dozens of trucks of kerosene alone. As they were poured into the water one after another, the water surface was soon filled with the kerosene.

The enemy was afraid of kerosene, but they thought that as long as they burned the kerosene on the water surface, the Ninth Prince and his men would be safe, so the enemy leader immediately gave the order: "Fire the rockets."

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... rockets shot into the water, and with a bang, flames jumped up, illuminating the entire sky red. The temperature around instantly rose, and the flames danced wildly in the air, swaying in the wind, creating a unique and beautiful sight.

"Uncle Jiu." Dong Ling Ziqing called out when he saw this scene.

The other side wanted to wear them out, use up their weapons, and use up their reserves. After all, it was just a small villa, and no matter how full the inventory was, it could be seen.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Just burn it slowly. Unload the stones from the catapult." The Ninth Prince glared at Dong Ling Ziqing, asking him to calm down, but he was thinking in his heart whether he could delay for more than two hours.

"yes."

The stone was taken down and replaced with a pack of explosives that the Ninth Prince had someone take out. This was made by Feng Qingchen earlier and was going to be used to blow up the Xuanxiao Palace. Later, it was not used, so he asked someone to make a batch of them and stored some in various places.

He always liked to make thorough preparations and guard against future troubles. Even if it was just a villa, it would be well-equipped and various escape routes would be planned in advance. He never made promises out of thin air, nor did he fight a battle without confidence. He always prepared for the worst in everything.

The explosive packs had been loaded, but the Ninth Prince was reluctant to have anyone throw them out. Dong Ling Ziqing watched helplessly as the fire on the water surface grew smaller and smaller and their advantage slowly disappeared. Dong Ling Ziqing was anxious, but seeing that the Ninth Prince looked like he had everything under control, he resisted the urge to urge him.

In fact, Dong Ling Ziqing was too worried. If he calmed down, he would find that with their people, they could never be the opponent's match. It would be good enough if they could slow down the opponent's attack speed.

The enemy had at least 5,000 people, while their other courtyard had less than 1,000 people. The people in the other courtyard were just guards, not the Black Knights who could fight against a thousand people.

With the enemy holding the thunder bomb, the guards of the villa were no match at all. Even if they fought hard, they could not win. Moreover, even if they won, what good would it do? Since the emperor knew they were here, there must be soldiers guarding the foot of the mountain. Even if they repelled this group, another group would come up, and the rotation battle alone would be enough to wear them down.

Of course, if the Crown Prince had not been undergoing surgery, the Ninth Prince would never have confronted the Emperor's men head-on. He would have arranged for his men to retreat long ago. What he had to do now was not to defeat the other side, but to delay until Feng Qingchen's surgery was finished.

Feng Qingchen, you have to be quick!