228. Chapter 228 Gap
The sky was still extremely dark, and the beacon fire behind Mei Youqian and the others was like a reminder.
This made their team dare not stop for a moment on the way back, and the feeling of being out of breath was really uncomfortable.
"Hurry, hurry up, we'll be entering the city soon!"
The firelight on the city wall not far away had fallen into everyone's eyes, and Mei Youqian and Mei Youcai couldn't help but grin.
"As long as you enter the city, you will be safe~"
The old man also breathed a sigh of relief and called on everyone to speed up.
Everyone did not dare to slow down and rushed to Yueliao City in one breath. However, everyone's mood was indeed much better than before.
When they finally arrived at the city, the sound of the heavy city gate slowly opening was like fairy music to everyone's ears.
Several small groups of people gathered at the city gate and headed into the city.
Mei Youqian and Mei Youcai also mixed in with the crowd and poured in.
"This door is too small to open, can't it be wider?"
Some people who were left behind were very anxious. Mei Youqian was too tired to say anything after hearing the complaints behind him.
Voices also came from another place behind him: "Hey, why are you so cautious? Just open this gap wider, and you are afraid of what's behind us... ugh!"
After the man's last strange interruption, a scream suddenly came from the crowd:
"Ah ah ah, someone is dead!"
With this scream, the entire team entering the city became chaotic. Mei Youqian subconsciously didn't look back or care about what was going on behind him. He grabbed Mei Youcai's arm and squeezed with all his strength.
He was the first to squeeze in the door among the chaotic crowd.
It was at this time that they heard someone shouting "The Tatars are coming!" behind them.
Mei Youqian turned around when he heard the sound, and saw a frightened and pale face in the crowd. As the crowd moved, he looked down, and there was a sharp arrow stuck in the man's chest.
The faces of the others were filled with panic, and sharp arrows with the sound of breaking the wind flew over from the darkness behind them!
"careful!"
Mei Youqian and Mei You turned around and hid behind the city gate.
At the same time, the expression of the soldier who opened the door beside them suddenly changed.
No matter how many people were outside the city, they immediately closed the city gate!
"What the hell are you doing like this!?" Mei Youqian was startled by the sudden change outside the city, and at the same time he was angry at the soldiers' actions and shouted, "You didn't see anyone else outside!"
"You didn't hear the Tartars coming!"
The soldier who had completely closed the city gate heard Mei Youqian's question, and his pale face turned a little angry. He pushed Mei Youqian down and said, "Mind your own business! Why don't you go up to the tower to fight?"
"What?"
Mei Youcai hurriedly helped Mei Youqian up. They had just escaped death, but before they could leave, the city defense troops from the north gate rushed directly to the city gate. Are they going to participate in the battle?
The other militiamen also looked panicked and were rushed to the city without knowing what was happening.
When they climbed onto the city wall and saw clearly that the dark group of Tatar cavalry outside the city was very close, they couldn't help but gasp!
Where did these Tartars come from?!
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Too frightened to hold on to the hot water in her hand, Mayberry suddenly stood up from her chair, startling everyone.
"What's wrong?"
Wei Meili and the others also looked at Mei Bei, whose face became paler.
She just opened the electronic map, only to find a group of dark troops rushing towards them from the northeast of Yanping Pass!
"Ah...I, I'm worried about my father and the others."
Meiberry's eyelashes could not help but tremble with fear. She took a deep breath, tried her best to regain her composure, and set her sights on the direction of movement of the dark teams on the map to see where they would end.
There was actually a hole in the rolling pass, and the scattered flames on the surrounding ruins were still burning.
[System?! What’s going on with this pass?!] If this wasn’t ancient times, the other party would still be a prairie Tatar. [Isn’t this some kind of black powder?]
[Host, you answered correctly, this is indeed black powder.]
【Where did it come from?!】
【Given by someone else.】
Mayberry:???
Can your answer be more perfunctory!?
"I'm going out to sober up."
Mayberry was afraid that if she stayed in the room for one more second, she would leak the secret.
Looking at the fish belly in the east, the white sky has been stained with a thin layer of black smoke. Plumberry climbed directly from the wall of the yard and stood on the roof.
She opened her eyes wide and looked around. Beacon fires had been set off in all parts of the city.
Just like on the map, their Yueliao County is now besieged.
Meiberry remembered last night that her father mentioned the location of their patrol last night. Meiberry narrowed her target to the north gate, trying to find her father and third uncle, but suddenly, she heard the neighing of a horse below.
"Youyou! Come back quickly!"
"Pocoyo!"
Mei Bei saw Mr. Xue and Miao rushing out of the yard.
Following their anxious gazes, Mei Berry saw that Mei You had already rushed into her yard, holding a long knife in one hand and galloping towards the north with her prancing horse and whip!
Meiyou has waited too long, she is sure that this time things are serious!
She couldn't wait any longer.
If her father had joined the battlefield, he might not have survived.
"Berry!"
Wei Meili and Miao rushed out and wanted to call out to Mei You. At the same time, she found that her daughter was not there either. Wei Meili, whose heart suddenly became tense, also shouted.
Sure enough, as soon as she heard Wei Meimei's shout, Mei Mei jumped onto the roof of her house next door, and finally followed Mei You's lead and left on horseback.
"Mom! Don't worry! I will watch over my sister!"
Mei Bei hinted to Wei Meili what she was going to do, and followed the direction in which Mei You was riding.
Yes, even if her electronic map is enlarged to its maximum size, faces are still blurry.
She needs the aura of the heroine. If she can keep up with her and check in successfully, she can avoid accidents to her loved ones!
Meiberry nervously grasped the saddle and the long knife on her waist, her eyes changing as she got closer to the north of the city.
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Even if all the militiamen were included, the number of troops inside Yue Liao City was almost the same as the number of Tatars outside the city.
Fortunately, they blocked the most violent attack last night, and now the Tatars began to disperse and find the city gates on all sides, trying to enter from another direction.
This is not good news, but it does relieve a little pressure on the defenders of Beicheng.
But the pressure here is still quite high, and many of them have died.
From the beginning, the two brothers Mei Youqian and Mei Youcai and several other militiamen, under the guidance of a certain city defender, continued to throw trebuchets out of the city.
The effect of throwing stones covered in kerosene was very good, but the continuous throwing of boulders was gradually running out.
Now, it is unknown how many times these Tatars have attacked.
Mei Youqian looked up and saw a soldier with a spear in his hand stabbing a Tatar who had just climbed to the top of the city.
Immediately afterwards, the Tatar, who had obviously been stabbed to the core, jumped up fiercely before he died, grabbed his spear and pounced forward, grabbing the soldier who had just been stabbed and heading towards the city wall with his head down.
Fell down!
Mei Youqian and the others were startled, and soon, another Tatar jumped into the gap.
This Tatar was extremely skilled. Upon seeing this, the defenders on the side of the city attacked him directly, but were struck directly on the neck and head with scimitars.
For a moment, blood and heads flew everywhere, but that person still managed to kill a group of soldiers.
"No, go back!"
Seeing this scene, Mei Youqian was frightened.
The city defense lines near them have been breached!
On the one hand, he shouted for the surrounding militiamen to retreat, and on the other hand, he turned towards the city defenders not far away next door.
It's just that when facing enemies several times his own, there is really no one around to support him.
Just as he shouted loudly, several more Tatars came up, looking at the militiamen with eyes full of malice...
Chapter completed!