Chapter 234 Tunnel Rescue
The night sky is cloudless and the moon is not bright.
The east wind brought drizzle, and blew the horn for the Lion Army to charge towards Guying City.
Huo Gannian rode on a wolf-slaying colt, wielded the Hidden Moon Sword, and took the lead, charging at the forefront of the slaughter.
Seeing the Lion Army's commander coming to attack, the army went out in full force, determined not to return until the city gate was broken. The Black Scale Cavalry, under the command of Jiao Zuotai, quickly formed a battle formation to fight, and the cavalry was still swift and fierce.
Unfortunately, the Lion Army was at a disadvantage in terms of terrain, and had too few cavalry, making it difficult to attack the city. The soldiers launched round after round of charge, but were beaten back again and again, suffering countless casualties and falling in a pool of blood.
At the same time, in Guying City, the four areas with the highest population density quietly opened the three-foot square hidden panels.
Hundreds of soldiers filed out, moving quickly but silently, avoiding the few Black Scale Cavalry patrols in the city, jumping into houses one by one, and leading the people into the tunnel one by one.
Everyone found that implementing this rescue plan was much more difficult than they had imagined.
The soldiers jumped into the houses of the people one by one. Every time they jumped into a house, the first thing they did was to cover the people's mouths to prevent them from screaming.
Then, the soldiers quickly explained and urged the people to escape into the tunnel.
Some people reacted quickly and followed without saying anything;
Some people were very hesitant and suspicious. Even if the soldiers patted their Nan Kingdom military uniforms and swore to the sky, they were unwilling to follow and leave easily.
The soldiers tried their best to explain over and over again, and finally convinced everyone. However, some of them were still slowly packing up their gold and silver jewelry, insisting on taking their belongings with them.
Some were accompanied by crying infants, some were accompanied by their families and dogs, some were fighting for the right to escape, some were gathered together chattering about family matters, and some would rather die than leave home...
The soldiers were so confused and anxious that they almost went crazy. They really wanted to hit each of them on the head with a club, knock them unconscious and take them away for the easiest possible time.
Fortunately, the roar of fighting outside the city, coupled with the east wind and rain, drowned out the noisy sounds inside the city.
Two hours later, most of the people in the city had evacuated.
The northernmost direction of Rongyi was the first to send a fireworks signal, indicating success, and then destroyed the tunnel entrance and dozens of supporting wooden pillars within it that prevented collapse.
As the tunnel collapsed, the mud buried the retreat road tightly.
Seeing that Rong Yi had successfully retreated, Rong Jiang cursed, "I've become a fucking little brother," and immediately sped up the rescue and quickly launched a successful fireworks signal.
As for Zhiluo, she was responsible for staying and commanding in the tunnel. After evacuating most of the people in the area, Luo Dongdong led dozens of soldiers to Caishikou Square, where prisoners of war were often held.
According to common sense, the square is spacious, has a clear view, and is very easy to manage. The 20,000 captured Dongyan soldiers should be here.
However, when I arrived at the square, I saw that it was pitch black and silent without a sound.
Luo Dongdong lit a tinderbox and threw it out. The faint flame drew an arc in the air, illuminating the huge square with piles of bones, all of which were the remains of Dongyan soldiers.
A total of 20,000 people, half of whom were killed and half were eaten by the Black Scale Cavalry.
Standing in front of such a sea of blood and a mountain of corpses, Luo Dongdong was frightened and quickly retreated with his soldiers. However, he ran into a patrol team of black-scaled cavalrymen head-on, and the two groups quickly fought each other.
The main force of the Black Scale Cavalry was fighting outside the city. The number of people left to patrol the city was no more than a thousand, but it was enough for Luo Dongdong and others to be overwhelmed and forced to retreat.
The enemy and our forces were much stronger than each other, so Luo Dongdong did not dare to continue fighting and quickly ordered his soldiers to leave the tunnel.
The people who were rushing to the tunnel entrance screamed when they saw that the Nan soldiers who came to rescue them were about to leave. They rushed forward one after another and swarmed into a large group, blocking the tunnel entrance so tightly that no one could get in.
For a moment, Luo Dongdong and others had no way to advance or retreat.
In front of them were the black-scale cavalry charging continuously, and behind them were the crowded, crying civilians and the blocked tunnel entrance.
It is really impossible to kill him, and impossible to escape from him.
Hearing the commotion from Luo Dongdong's side, Yun Chen, who had just rescued hundreds of girls in the brothel, immediately deployed others to continue rushing to the dungeon to rescue people, while he and dozens of soldiers rushed to Luo Dongdong to rescue him.
Originally, the brothel was one of the most difficult places to rescue, but as soon as the Lion Army attacked outside the city, all the Black Scale Cavalry in the building immediately pulled up their pants and ran to gather.
When Yun Chen and others entered the building, there was only a room full of girls with disheveled clothes and exposed shoulders.
When they saw the soldiers wearing the military uniforms of the Nan Kingdom, the girls rushed up to them and cried as if they had seen their relatives, like hundreds of orioles chirping around the soldiers at the same time.
Faced with such a room full of beautiful women with fragrant cheeks and powdered rouge, the soldiers were a little at a loss. Yun Chen had to step forward to comfort them, coaxing the girls to wipe away their tears, dress neatly, and quickly walk towards the tunnel.
Although the girls were as weak as willows, unable to carry anything on their shoulders or hands, and were also timid, they were obedient. They lined up in a long line and followed Yun Chen obediently. Soon they all went down into the tunnel, and none of them were pretentious and held back.
After evacuating the brothel, Yun Chen and others immediately supported Luo Dongdong and quickly cleared the tunnel entrance. All the people went into the tunnel.
Then, Yun Chen and others rushed forward to fight with the Black Scale Cavalry.
"Boss! I'll protect you!" Luo Dongdong shouted while fighting.
Yun Chen killed a Black Scale Cavalryman, grabbed his horse, and rushed straight into the center of the Black Scale Cavalry formation, breaking up the enemy formation in one fell swoop. Without even turning his head, he shouted:
"You go first! Zhiluo might not be able to do it alone! Hurry!"
After receiving orders from their superiors, Luo Dongdong and others did not stay and quickly retreated into the tunnel.
Luo Dongdong was the last one to jump into the tunnel entrance. In his sight, he saw Yun Chen alone and trapped in the dark enemy army.
The black-scale cavalry's spears pierced her back again and again, and the long swords almost cut her face.
She kept swinging her sword, the sword flowers were sharp and whistling, and her eyes were calm and fearless.
Seeing several black-scaled cavalrymen rushing towards the tunnel entrance, Luo Dongdong could no longer stay. He could only shout loudly, grit his teeth and kick down the supporting pillars of the tunnel entrance, causing the earth and rocks to collapse and cover it.
Running all the way and chopping down the supporting pillars of the tunnel as he went, Luo Dongdong soon caught up with the group of people who were fleeing in panic in the tunnel.
At the end of the team, someone looked back at Luo Dongdong. Seeing his fierce and murderous look, with a bloody and hideous face, they mistakenly thought that he was the Black Scale Cavalry who had caught up with them.
Someone screamed, "Run! The man-eating soldiers are coming!" The people at the end immediately screamed and rushed forward desperately.
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