Brocade tears

At the end of the ditches and barricades outside the ordinary gate, Yazu Annan reappeared here.Under the cover of a large number of North Korean captives who were building fortifications outside and the hazy night that was not yet fully dawn, she gradually approached the city gate.But she quickly noticed the abnormality here. The city gate was completely closed, and the North Korean prisoners were locked outside and could not go in again. However, the Japanese army guarding the prisoners outside was still there, so the prisoners did not dare to run around.These captives were obviously arranged to go out of the city at night to build fortifications in shifts, and the fortifications were built without delay, day and night.However, they seemed to be still working, but whenever there was an air strike, they would sneakily stop, whisper to each other, and point at the city gate, as if they were talking about something.

Yazu Annan's first reaction was—something happened in the city.

And now her way of sneaking into the city without attracting attention has been cut off. If the ordinary gates are closed, the situation of the rest of the city gates will probably be the same.

what to do?She really couldn't think of a way for a while, so she could only mix in the crowd of North Korean prisoners, pretending to be working, while anxiously watching the situation inside the city gate.If there is no sign of opening the door before Chenshi, Mijin Annan plans to rush directly to the Seven Star Gate to join the second echelon of the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty.In any case, she couldn't sit still here.

I hope her younger sister and brother-in-law can get out of the city safely, it depends on Guo Dayou, Meng Kuang and others in the city.

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At that time, the carriage of Guo Dayou and others was actually only one door away from Mizu Annan.They're hiding in a hiding place near the normal door.As expected, the common door has been sealed, and additional manpower has been deployed to guard it.There are three layers of horse refusal piles piled up in front of the door, all of which are locked with iron chains. Hundreds of ashigaru with guns and a dozen elite warriors with swords are patrolling and guarding back and forth.If you force your way through, even if you can break through, you may suffer heavy losses.

"Guo Tou, this battle is more serious than we imagined." On the carriage ahead, Wang Xu said to Guo Dayou beside him.

Guo Dayou's eyes were calm, looking at a group of patrol soldiers who had just left, he said without much hesitation, "According to the plan."

"Yes!"

Two carriages drove out of the hiding place and walked north along the city wall for two miles.The carriage stopped against the base of the city wall.The patrolling soldiers would walk along the base of the city wall every quarter of an hour, and it was at this time that they started to act.

In the first carriage, the four Jin Yiwei quickly jumped off, namely Wang Xu, Chen Danggui, Zhang Zhanghuan and Zhou Jintong.Wang Xu and Chen Danggui quickly climbed onto the roof of the carriage, and then took advantage of the height of the roof of the carriage to throw the claws tied with ropes upwards, and firmly grasped the bricks on the edge of the city wall.Then the two grabbed the rope, stepped on the wall, and quickly climbed up.Zhang Lihuan and Zhou Jin stood guard for them below, and assisted them in controlling the ropes to climb, and provided safety protection in case they fell at any time.

The reason why this place was chosen is because it is also the blind spot of the Japanese army stationed on the city wall. Like the city wall, the Japanese army on the city wall patrols along the city wall from one garrison point to another every quarter of an hour.In addition, no one will notice the city wall in the middle section, and no personnel are stationed there, mainly because of the temporary shortage of manpower. The sentinels standing guard have now been removed.

Wang Xu and Chen Danggui are very skilled. Climbing walls with ropes is a basic skill in Jin Yiwei's training, and they are even more proficient.The height of the city wall of Pyongyang City is not very high. It is a little more than one foot high (about 4 meters). Standing on the top of the carriage, he began to climb, and he reached the top of the city wall in a short while.After the two climbed up the city wall, they quickly used the iron rods they had prepared to clamp the gap between the female walls and fixed the hooks to make them more stable. Zhou Jintong and Zhang Zhanghuan also quickly began to climb below.The guards by the rope were replaced by Wu Liu and Guo Dayou, and together with Shen Weijing and Yin Genshou, they carried out the fainted bodies of Wang Daoming and Li Laosan, tied them with ropes, and let the four people above them pull them up.

The men were busy outside, Meng Kuang was waiting in the carriage with Sui Er with the child in his arms, Zhu Yan, Yazu Yasuke and Hosokawa Shihei were with them.

At this time, the atmosphere in the carriage was extremely tense. Hosokawa Shihei looked back through the rear window of the carriage, while Meng Kuang and Zhuyan kept paying attention to the situation ahead. They all prayed in their hearts that there must be no The Japanese army passed by, or someone found it and called the police.Otherwise...their plan will be in jeopardy.

Guo Dayou's strategy is not a clever one, it can only be said to be the best choice in desperation.Firstly, they cannot confront the Japanese army guarding the gate head-on, and secondly, the tactics of attacking the east and attacking the west and diverting the tiger away from the mountain cannot be nested and used continuously, and it is no longer feasible now, because these guards will never leave their posts. On the contrary, it will scare the snake away.Even if they can lure people away, the roadblock in front of the door will not run on their own. It will take at least a quarter of an hour for a dozen of them to clear this roadblock. After such a long time, the Japanese soldiers who were lured away will return long ago. What's more, there are Japanese soldiers above the city tower, they are not blind and dumb, they can let you clear the roadblocks under your nose but don't care.This must be the case with the rest of the gates.After such a calculation, several ways to leave the city from the city gate are all impossible to implement. After all, the best choice is to climb over the city wall and escape in secret.

Only the low city walls of North Korea can do this. If the city walls of Beijing or Nanjing are replaced, they will be more than three feet high, and they will not be able to climb up without the help of ladders specially used for siege.

On the top of the wall, Zhang Lihuan, Zhou Jintong, Wang Xu and Chen Danggui worked together to quickly pull Wang Daoming and Li Laosan up.The rope was lowered again, and Guo Dayou and Wu Liu began to send Shen Weijing and Yin Genshou up.The two of them had no time to get up and it was very strenuous, but they gritted their teeth and took three slippery steps. It took a lot of effort, and finally the people on the top of the city grabbed the clothes on their shoulders and lifted them up. go up.These two people are not young, and they have suffered an old crime from climbing. They fell on the top of the wall out of breath, their faces turned pale for a while, their hands and feet were limp, and they couldn't stand up.

Down below, Meng Kuang has led Sui'er to start climbing the rope. It is very difficult for Sui'er to climb the city wall with a rope, because her arms are not strong enough to support the weight of her body.Therefore, Meng Kuang didn't let her climb up to prevent accidents, and wrapped the rope around her waist tightly, let her hold on to the rope firmly, and asked the people above to pull her up together.And she herself took the child and climbed up from another rope.She didn't dare to climb too fast, she kept pace with Sui'er, and occasionally reached out to support her back to help her stabilize her body.

As the saying goes, the more you are afraid of what will come, the more you will come. Just when Meng Kuang and Sui Er climbed to the middle of the city wall, there was a sudden gunshot. Unexpectedly, a group of Japanese soldiers appeared. They found the people who were climbing the wall, roared and sounded the alarm, and rushed towards them while shooting.

"Not good! Everyone get on the rope!" Guo Dayou immediately gave an order with his thick eyebrows raised upside down and his eyes tearing open.

Meng Kuang was so anxious that he supported Sui'er vigorously, trying to send her up first.The men at the top even tried their best to pull upwards, and with all their strength, they finally sent Sui'er up quickly.But because the rope was tied to Spike, it took time to untie it.And there were still four people below, Guo Dayou, Zhuyan, Yazu Yasuke and Hosokawa Shihei who did not come up.At that time, Zhu Yan and Mizu Anhui, who were lighter in weight, had already climbed the rope that Meng Kuang had climbed.The iron rods on the city wall were a bit soft, the wall of the female wall had already cracked, and the iron rods were also bent, so it was about to be unbearable.

Meng Kuang climbed to a position close to the edge of the city wall at that time. He turned his head and saw that the Japanese army had already reached a distance less than one shot away from their climbing point. The bullets that were originally out of reach could already reach the distance, but the accuracy was very low. Hit more on the wall, knock out broken bricks and dust, and spread it on everyone.

Meng Kuang kicked off the wall first, jumped into the air, twisted and rolled, and jumped onto the top of the wall. Then she quickly turned around to control the iron rod and claws, and began to help Zhu Yan and Mizu Yasushi below to climb up, but nothing happened. Thinking of Wu Liu, he couldn't wait to get ahead of Zhu Yan, leaving Guo Dayou and Hosokawa Shihei behind.

On the other end, several men hurriedly untied the rope on Sui'er's body, and then prepared to throw the rope down again, so that Guo Dayou and Hosokawa Shihei, who were stranded below, quickly climbed up.

Guo Dayou yelled from below: "Leave us alone! Get down from the other side!"

These words made everyone feel ominous, but Guo Dayou's words were orders, Chen Danggui and Wang Xu were still undecided, and Zhang Lihuan, a regular householder, had already resolutely carried out Guo Dayou's orders.Seeing him snatch the rope, go to the other side of the city wall to set up and release, Chen Danggui and Wang Xu also immediately came up to help.

"Danggui, Jintong, you go down first. It's not peaceful down here. There are many Japanese soldiers outside to supervise the work of the Koreans. They won't come over for the time being, but it's hard to guarantee. After you go down, keep the ropes. Anyone who comes close will be killed." , our side will step up the speed to transport all the people here." Zhang Zhanghuan quickly assigned the task.

Chen Danggui and Zhou Jin got the order together, and immediately slid down the rope to the side outside the city wall.At this end, Wang Xu and Zhang Zhanghuan turned around again, and arranged for Sui'er, Shen Weijing, and Yin Genshou to go first.

At that time, Sui'er had already untied the straps that bound the child on Meng Kuang's body, held the child in her arms, and tied the straps around her body.This was Meng Kuang's request. Meng Kuang wanted her to take the child down immediately. Sui'er didn't say anything nonsense, let alone hesitate. She chose to believe in Meng Kuang and obey her wishes.

"Bang bang bang!" The Japanese army's firepower was only a few steps away, and the guns were released more intensively. This is a patrol team of about ten people, led by a warrior with a sword, and the rest are iron cannon ashigaru.The iron cannons were lined up in two rows at the front and back, and led by the saber warrior, they fired at the top of the city wall in turn, trying to knock down the people who climbed the city wall.They didn't fight recklessly with everyone at close range, they kept a distance to suppress firepower.

Guo Dayou seems to have been prepared for a long time, he has quickly unloaded the carriage board, and together with Hosokawa Shihei, each of them holds a piece in front of him, and defends by the rope in a kneeling position.This carriage board is reinforced, and a sandwich is added, which is mixed with black mud and straw, plus some shredded leather to crush it, and a layer of wood is added to clamp it, and a cloth handle that can be grasped is installed.This is a shield made temporarily. Of course, Guo Dayou made the worst plan, that is, they will meet the Japanese army's artillery attack.For this reason, he made a shield, which can withstand a burst of iron cannons from the Japanese army to a considerable extent.

The Japanese army did not step forward, neither did Guo Dayou and Hosokawa Shihei, they were waiting for Takeyan and Yazu Yasuke above to climb up completely.During this process, Guo Dayou hid behind a self-made shield and used a gun to shoot at the Japanese army continuously, interfering with the opponent's shooting at the people on the top of the city wall.

It was difficult for the opponent's bullets to hit the target, but the bullets fired by Guo Dayou successively hit the vital points of two Japanese soldiers' Ashgaru, and also hit one's arm and one's leg, which weakened a lot of Japanese soldiers' combat effectiveness.

At that time, Wu Liu had already climbed up, and the opponent's iron cannon finally hit the person on the top of the wall. Zhu Yan who climbed to the top was almost shot, thanks to Meng Kuang who was guarding the side and pulled her hard. , She dodged, but Meng Kuang was hit on the left side of the head and face by the fragments of the city bricks blown up by the bullet, and blood flowed profusely immediately.

The worst thing is that the iron rod can no longer support the weight of the rope, and it is completely bent. Meng Kuang can only use the handle of the scissors to fix the claws on the fragile corner of the female wall. It still takes a long distance to climb up, and Guo Dayou and Hosokawa Shihei are trapped below, the opportunity to climb is quickly lost, and the chance of survival is getting smaller and smaller.It can be seen that the soldiers guarding the city gate have come to rescue, and the Japanese guards in the gate tower on the city wall are also rushing here.

Meng Kuang was furious, ignoring the dense iron cannon attack below, she directly probed, and pulled up Mizu Anhui, who had been staggered and stumbled, and was already blinded by the aftermath of the artillery fire.A lead bullet whizzed past her head, almost blowing her head off, but Meng Kuang finally lowered his head to avoid it, and fell down under the parapet.

"Guo Tou! Come up quickly!" Zhang Lihuan and Wang Xu also hid under the parapet and shouted.But Guo Dayou did not respond to them.

At the other end, Sui'er had already slid out of the city along the rope with the child and landed safely. Shen Weijing and Yin Genshou carried Wang Daoming on their backs and Li Laosan on their backs, and they were climbing down tremblingly.

Meng Kuang ventured to probe again, only to see that the team that fired the cannon had suffered heavy losses, only two ashigaru could barely support it, and the samurai in command had already fallen to the ground bleeding profusely.Hosokawa Shihei was struggling to support Guo Dayou, let him sit against the wall, and erected a self-made shield with difficulty to resist.Guo Dayou seemed to have been shot, his entire left shoulder was stained red, and he lost consciousness.The shield has been riddled with holes and is difficult to support.It seems that Guo Dayou and Hosokawa Shihei reunited with their shields, and fought close-range hand-to-hand combat with the gun team.And the Japanese army at the city gate in the distance has already rushed to help, "crash" all surrounded, and the lower part has already fallen into a dead end.

"Old Guo!" Meng Kuang felt his brain buzzing, and the ringing in his ears took over her hearing.Meng Kuang's mind was blank, but his body moved on his own initiative. She clasped the rope claws to the edge of the wall, grasped the pistol tightly, put a cloth strip on her palm, grabbed the rope and jumped down.Before jumping down, she only left a word to Zhang Lihuan, Wang Xu, Wu Liu, Yazu Anhui, and Zhu Yan beside her:

"You run away!"

At this moment, there is only one thought driving her deep in her heart - Guo Dayou must not die!