Chapter 118 The city gate is open!
On a hillside not far from Ruizhou City, a team of soldiers occupied the high ground and observed the situation in the city.

Unfortunately, in the rainy night, they couldn't see what the scene was like inside and could only hear some shouting occasionally.

Just when they were at a loss, a huge fireball suddenly rose in the city, illuminating the surrounding area.

With the help of this light source, the officers and soldiers finally saw the situation in the city clearly and found that there was order in the chaos, but the north gate was obviously the most chaotic place.

When they looked closely, they saw that the flags on the top of the city wall had been replaced with the "Ming" flags of the imperial court, which meant that the North Gate was already under the control of the imperial court.

After knowing this, the officers and soldiers immediately rushed down the hillside and told the news to Nanchang prefect Li Chengxun.

"Great! As expected of Junior Brother Ou, he is both talented in literature and martial arts!" After Li Chengxun got the exact news, he slammed the table.

God knows how hard it was for him to sit in the central military camp and wait for the time to come.

But as long as we can destroy this rebel group, it will be worth it!

He stood up excitedly and shouted: "Pass the order down, all troops will set out immediately, capture Ruizhou City, and kill the Hualin bandit, today!"

"Yes!"

The messenger bowed in response, left the central military camp, and ran all the way to convey Li Chengxun's military order.

Suddenly, torches appeared in the village that had been massacred by the rebels, and the soldiers began to put on armor and the cavalry began to mount their horses.

At the north gate of Ruizhou City, Qian Zhongyi and Ma Xiaolin, along with a dozen soldiers, finally moved the wood and stones that were blocking the city gate. The two men stood at each end and used their shoulders to push down the thick door bolt.

Then the two of them each brought a few soldiers, and everyone pulled hard, opening the city gate a little.

The rebels' reinforcements also arrived at this time. Waves of people attacked with swords, spears, and halberds. Ding Mian, Lu Bai, Fei Bin, and Le Hou fought hard, but were still cut and stabbed by swords and knives from all directions.

I finally fought off a wave of attacks and haven't even had time to catch my breath.

Then they saw a new group of rebels rushing up, and four of them had expressions of despair on their faces. Looking around, there were less than forty soldiers still standing.

Suddenly, everyone heard the sound of horse hooves. They looked back and saw a cavalryman rushing in, raising his long-handled musket to face the rebels.

With a loud "bang", the rebels in the front row fell down one after another.

Everyone was stunned, and they hadn't even realized where these cavalrymen came from.

Zhong Zhen stood on the steps of the city wall, waving at them and shouting, "Come this way!"

It was obvious that their three teams joined forces to kill all the rebels on the city wall, and then they prepared a place for the people below to rest.

"go!"

After seeing this, everyone's eyes lit up and they ran over with their last bit of strength.

The next second, a large number of cavalry poured in from the open city gates, and after firing three consecutive shots at the rebels with their iron guns, they used them directly as hammers.

Under the effect of inertia, one hammer can knock the rebel away.

"Hahahaha" Lu Bai sat on the steps and couldn't help laughing heartily at the cavalry rushing in.

As a result, he laughed too hard and pulled the wound, causing him to grimace in pain.

Le Hou, on the other hand, had a very sad look on his face. His good brother had already been buried here, and he couldn't be happy even if he had managed to survive.

Ding Mian looked at the surviving soldiers and found that the disciples of Songshan had suffered heavy losses as well. He couldn't help but sigh, wondering whether the choice made by the head brother was right or wrong.

But before they could think too much, another change occurred on the battlefield. The rebels were numerous and powerful, and soon several generals stood up and stabbed several cavalrymen with their spears. Just as the rebels cheered, teams of officers and soldiers poured in.

Maybe even God didn't help them. At some point, the rain that had been falling in the middle of the night stopped.

The rebels were stunned for a moment, and then they saw a row of dozens of soldiers kneeling on one knee, with their iron guns pointed at them with smoke:

"boom!"

After three rounds of volleys, a large number of rebels fell. Before they could regroup, they saw another row of soldiers stepping out in unison, raising their muskets and aiming.

With a loud "bang", another row of rebels fell down.

The rebels in the back row finally realized at this moment that these iron-gun soldiers were not novices who had only been trained for a month or so, but veteran soldiers of the imperial court who had been tempered on the battlefield.

Previously, they relied on the city walls and false information provided by spies to block the imperial attack.

Now that people have entered the city, their greatest support has disappeared.

Suddenly, a large number of rebels turned and fled, shouting: "The soldiers are entering the city! Run away!"

Inside the government office, Luo Guangquan, Chen Fu and others stood on a high place observing the north gate. They saw a huge fire over there and could faintly hear the sound of muskets.

"Chief, it seems that soldiers have entered the city! Chief, let's retreat quickly!" Chen Fu's eyes focused and he immediately began to propose.

Several other important generals also spoke up to advise:
"Yes, Chief, let's retreat back to Hualin to regroup and fight the imperial officials again!"

"That's right, Chief, let's retreat!"

"As long as we keep a low profile, we will be able to come back soon!"

Luo Guangquan glanced coldly at the soldiers. After only staying in the city for a month, had the bloodiness in their bodies been washed away?

What do they think of the soldiers who followed them to fight? !

The more this happens, the more we cannot retreat.

If I believed their lies and retreated from Hualin today, they would dare to ask for peace tomorrow. If I didn't agree, I might get my head cut off the day after tomorrow as a token of my surrender.

Thinking of this, Luo Guangquan immediately said: "I was able to repel the imperial army several times, relying on my intelligence and courage. If I had retreated every time before the battle, I wouldn't be where I am today!"

When everyone heard this, they shut up and Chen Fu also had a headache.

But when I thought about it carefully, I felt that what Luo Guangquan said made some sense. If we don’t even have the courage to fight, how can we lead the team in the future?
"All soldiers, listen up. The first and second battalions go around to the upper wall on the right side and occupy the high ground to block the officers and soldiers from entering the city. The third and fourth battalions will encircle from the left side and cut the officers and soldiers who have already entered the city into two. The fifth battalion will search the entire city and kill all the officers and soldiers who sneaked in!"

Luo Guangquan passed down the orders one by one, and finally he picked up an iron spear, put on cloth armor and walked out: "Sixth Battalion. Follow me to charge!"

"Yes!"

Ou Zanghua and Zuo Lengchan, who had been hiding outside the government office, saw that the rebels scattered around the government office began to mobilize. These rebels were obviously trained and there was no chaos when they ran.

A moment later, a tall, majestic, bold general with thick eyebrows and big eyes came out of the government office on horseback, holding a spear. A man with a thick nose and wide ears followed him, and he seemed to be talking about something.

Ou Zanghua took one look and said, "This man is Luo Guangquan! The one with the thick nose is Chen Fu. Uncle Zuo, Chen Fu is in your hands."

"Okay!" Zuo Lengchan responded. He wanted to see what was different about the person who could cause such a big scene.

(End of this chapter)