Chapter 1155
Chapter 1155
'bass! ’
As Xu Shan finished speaking, a talisman ignited by fire formed from his inner energy was casually tossed into the sky.
'boom! ’
In an instant, the [Sun-Shielding Talisman] exploded in mid-air.
The powerful energy directly caused a change in the heavens and earth. So much so that the night sky over the capital, which was filled with lightning and thunder just a moment ago, became quiet the next.
This roar also marked the beginning of the Xu family's fierce counterattack after more than ten days of lying in wait!
"Sir, the signal has been given!"
Upon hearing the thunderous roar at the ferry crossing in the capital, Deng Ziyue immediately muttered to himself.
"All the brothers of the Third and Fourth Patrol Battalions."
"Have!"
"Lord Xu, there is an order. In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures are needed!"
"Clear all of Thunderbolt Gang's strongholds at the docks!"
"Better to kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free!"
"Yes!"
At Deng Ziyue's command, the Third and Fourth Patrol Battalions, which had already been lying in wait outside the dock, rushed in according to the established plan.
"Danlei cleared the way, and poison gas bombs forced people out of the warehouse."
"Outer perimeter archers and crossbowmen, prepare!"
'Swish.'
'boom. ’
"Ow."
Following a series of extremely 'vicious' orders, several strongholds hiding hundreds of elite Jiangnan naval troops were subjected to repeated bombings.
The crossbow bolts, strapped with darts and poison gas, exploded violently upon entering the enemy's stronghold.
Immediately afterwards, the poisonous gas made them scatter like headless flies in all directions.
However, they had only just begun to emerge...
The archers and crossbowmen guarding the high ground on the outskirts then carried out precise harvesting!
Some generals, relying on their exceptional lightness skills and amazing swimming abilities, attempted to escape by water.
But the Fourth Battalion, which had been waiting there, directly intervened and made them reincarnate as humans.
Even more dangerously, experts from the Ghost Pavilion were mixed in with the group.
There are truly skilled individuals who, relying on their strength, break through the outer perimeter and attempt to fight their way out.
The Crescent Moon Fish and others, who were hidden on the surface of the water, suddenly burst out of the water with a 'whoosh'.
'Sizzle.'
The sudden, unexpected strike severed their escape route.
"Lord Xu has given the order."
"Leave no one alive, eradicate them completely!"
"If even one of them escapes, it's because we're incompetent."
"Yes!"
Surrounded by layers of forces, these hundreds of elite Jiangnan naval soldiers, disguised as porters, were jointly annihilated by the patrol battalion and the Ghost Pavilion.
Several tens of minutes later, the murky water was covered with scarlet blood and corpses with their eyes wide open in death.
Meanwhile, as Deng Ziyue led his troops to besiege the docks, Li Cheng, holding a glass of wine, offered a toast to the makeshift mourning hall inside the Sanhe Escort Agency.
"It is truly heartbreaking that dozens of brothers from the Assassin's Guild have lost their lives for the sake of hegemony."
"But we must turn our grief into strength and live up to their sacrifices."
"Come!"
"Respect to the heroic spirits."
"After tonight, I, the general, will personally lead you to make those Imperial Guards pay for their blood debts."
After Li Cheng finished speaking in a highly infectious manner, the more than one hundred followers standing behind him shouted in unison: "Honor the heroic spirit, kill Xu the dog!"
The assassinated generals were all protected by the Embroidered Uniform Guard in secret, which was both unexpected and reasonable to them!
The fact that the Northern Garrison Command made such an arrangement further demonstrates the importance they placed on this group of people.
Looking back now, although the losses were heavy, judging from the feedback...
The effect is amazing!
It is said that the generals arranged by Zhou Ge and Jia Ke have all taken over the city defense battalion and the patrol battalion.
This laid a solid foundation for our Grand Commander to lead a large army into the capital at the hour of Chou (1-3 AM)!
When that time comes, I will be able to work with the hundreds of elite troops at the dock to open the city gates for the main force.
Once they truly control the capital, they will naturally settle accounts with the Embroidered Uniform Guard under Xu's command.
'boom! '
'Boom.'
Just as they were pretending to offer toasts, the sudden explosions outside startled them.
"Ok?"
"The sound seems to be coming from the docks!"
"Could it be that something happened over there?"
Looking through the wooden window toward the source of the sound, Li Cheng immediately frowned.
'Swoosh.'
'Thump, thump.'
'Pfft. '
"Ow."
But no sooner had he finished speaking than crossbow bolts and arrows, each bound with a thunderbolt and poison gas, shot in from outside the Sanhe Escort Agency.
Some of the arrows struck the wooden doors and windows.
Some of the stabs went directly into the chests of the assassins inside the house, eliciting their screams of agony.
"what's the situation?"
"Oh no, this crossbow is loaded with poison gas and explosives."
'Boom.'
Just as someone noticed the anomaly and shouted these words, the exhausted fuse directly detonated the dart and the poison gas bomb.
"what!"
The immense explosive force also caused the poison darts strapped to them to scatter and shoot at everyone inside the house.
The sudden spread of poison gas caused the assassins crammed into the room to scream in despair.
"I'm being targeted. Damn it!"
"Don't worry about the injured for now. Those who can move on their own, immediately follow me and evacuate through the back door."
"quick!"
"Otherwise, none of them will escape."
Just moments ago, Li Cheng had declared in the mourning hall that he would avenge his fallen comrades and share both good times and bad with his brothers. But in the next second, he decisively abandoned the wounded!
The resolute attitude stands in stark contrast to the emotional rhetoric and empty talk just now.
There's no other way; staying alive is the most important thing.
Only by escaping can we investigate what exactly happened.
"Li, Lieutenant General Li, please, please don't abandon us."
"Take us away. Take us away!"
During the retreat, several guards who had been injured by the bomb clung to Li Cheng's legs, begging him to take them away.
'Puff, puff.'
The ruthless Lieutenant General Li stabbed them straight through the chest.
In a life-or-death situation, what brotherhood or camaraderie matters?
A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist!
"withdraw!"
"Get out."
"Let me, the adjutant, go first."
As they passed through the back door and secret passage, Li Cheng, who had inhaled several breaths of poisonous gas, was terrified that he might die there.
He quickly pushed aside the 'brother' blocking his way.
Right now, all he wants is to escape and find a safe place to force all the poison out of his body.
Why risk having your entire family slaughtered to rebel? Isn't it all for the glory and honor that follows victory?
But if a person dies, then everything is gone.
"We escaped! We finally escaped!"
'Plop.'
The moment they emerged from the hidden door, many of the poisoned people, including Li Cheng who had narrowly escaped death, instinctively collapsed to the ground.
'Whoosh, whoosh!'
Just as they were panting heavily and circulating their meridians to expel the toxins, a sudden sound rang out in their ears.
"Lord Xu has given the order!"
"Cut the weeds and eliminate the roots, leaving no one alive."
"Fire arrows."
'Swish!'
'Pfft. '
"what……"
SFS