Xie Ming

At midnight, the assassination operation began.

At the northwest corner of the Chen residence, shadowy figures moved about in the night.

As the crossbows fired, the guards standing watch outside the wall fell to the ground instantly.

These outposts, being surrounded by large residential compounds, did not have a large number of personnel distributed throughout them.

To avoid interrupting the patrol teams, Lu Bao and Ning Ji led more than 30 people, working swiftly and efficiently.

The soldiers who were sent to the outer perimeter to silence the enemy were quickly dispatched, and seven or eight iron hooks and grappling hooks were thrown onto the high wall.

After that, everyone took turns scaling the wall and sneaking in.

They raced against time, entering the house at 30, leaving behind a dozen or so men to dispose of the body with its throat sealed, dragging it back to the deserted courtyard on the other side to await backup.

The division of labor was seamless, leaving no trace.

The night is dark and windy.

This passage describes the actions of a group of people in the Chen residence.

These individuals then completely broke through the wall and entered the inner room.

In fact, this house has a hidden wall inside, which leads to the main courtyard through a small side gate.

Those involved in the night raid moved stealthily, quickly eliminating the guards behind the walls. After their successful ambush, they filed out to the outer edge of the side gate to move quickly and avoid being exposed.

Can!
Unexpectedly, even if you manage to climb over the wall, your plan is thorough and complete.

What could be done? The opponent had also prepared a backup plan.

Thus, Lu Bao and Ning Ji could not have imagined that this small courtyard actually housed a number of secret sentries.

So their group of people just peeked out from the corner door of the wall.

Suddenly, shouts and reports arose from the main courtyard.

Upon hearing this, Ghost Face Lu Bao was terrified, realizing that the trip was doomed. He quickly whispered to the skinny Ning Ji beside him, "I'm here to tell him!"

"Fuck it, this is bad, this is going to be a disaster."

"Brother, I'll lead some men to lure the guards away, then you can go up," Lu Bao said urgently.

Upon hearing this, Ning Ji also felt that he was unlucky. He was resentful and unwilling to accept it, so he gritted his teeth and banged his head against the brick wall.

"Come on, it's too late for the fuck."

"Quickly, take the men and force your way into the main house."

"This trip can't be in vain. Even if it means death, we have to finish the job first."

He gritted his teeth and became furious.

Lu Bao and Ning Ji exchanged a few words briefly, and in a split second, they were ready to risk their lives. Leading their group of about thirty men, they disregarded the need for concealment and rushed straight out of the main gate of the courtyard.

Immediately, the archers who had been lying in ambush in the courtyard and on the rooftops of each courtyard also appeared.

In an instant, arrows were fired simultaneously, whistling through the air.

Whoosh whoosh—

Moreover, on both sides of the second hall, there were also axemen and armored soldiers who had been lying in ambush.

Seeing that the situation had fallen into the opponent's trap, Lu Bao and Ning Ji were completely helpless and could only try to seize the last bit of time.

be quick!

To catch this brief gap, before the garrison completely sealed off the entrance, they desperately tried to get closer to the main house.

The distance on the left and right was no more than thirty or forty steps.

Arrows and muskets flew in a chaotic barrage.

The original team of over thirty men was decimated by enemy fire, with more than half of them lost during their advance.

After breaking down the door and rushing in, he was already less than fifteen years old.

But, as the saying goes, just as one escapes the tiger's mouth, another falls into the wolf's den.

It was only when Lu Bao and Ning Ji led their team that they stormed into the house, intending to carry out the assassination, and used the window sashes as a temporary barrier to avoid the danger.

However, they discovered that there were actually guards in armor stationed inside the main hall.

The number of people was small, only three or five, but they were armed with armor, long spears, hidden arrows, and crossbows, making it difficult to repel the enemy.

Suddenly, both sides were caught in the dark and engaged in a chaotic and desperate battle.

You should know that the guards who are able to serve here are all elite officers of the Imperial Guard.

The soldiers in the room were all armored and quite skilled in martial arts.

Lu Bao and Ning Ji's team fought desperately, relying on their numerical advantage to barely hold their own against the enemy.

By the time these few soldiers were defeated and killed, the night travelers who followed were nowhere to be found.

Corpses lay strewn across the ground, a scene of utter devastation.

Apart from Ghost Face and Skinny, Ye only had three or four seriously injured men left, who looked too weak to fight any longer.

Even Ning Ji, after this fierce fight, was stabbed twice.

The most fatal spot was on the left side of the abdomen. A large gash was cut open, and looking down, the intestines were spilling out.

"Brother, brother!"

"how?"

"Can it still hold on?"

After dealing with the remaining enemies in the main room, Ghost Face Lu Bao glanced back and saw Ning Ji seriously injured, his body about to slump to the ground. He quickly took two steps forward, grabbed Ning Ji and helped him lean against the door.

Whoosh whoosh—

At that moment, arrows continued to fly incessantly from outside, some even penetrating through the paper-covered window frames.

The main room is also fraught with danger; a slight misstep could lead to disaster.

Ning Ji was placed under a doorpost by Lu Bao, which covered his blind spot, and he was finally able to catch his breath.

"Oh, stop nagging."

"The important business is ahead of us. Hurry up and leave me alone. Go to the west room."

"As planned, that person must be in the inner room. Let's finish him off first."

"We can't die in vain; we have to take him down with us before we go."

"Hurry, hurry up and go!"

At this moment, Ning Ji's mouth began to froth with blood due to the damage to his internal organs.

In his haste, he disregarded everything else and, seeing Lu Bao beside him, urged him to assassinate Zhu Cijiong to complete his mission.

Seeing the situation, Lu Bao, the ghost-faced man, gritted his teeth and stomped his foot, determined to go all out.

In a panic, he reached into Ning Ji's sleeve and pulled out another crossbow, which he then grabbed.

With the two scrolls prepared, he hurriedly went to the inner door of the side room.

Upon reaching the door, Lu Bao turned back and gave Ning Ji another deep look.

Ning Ji's eyes welled up with tears, and he nodded firmly.

Then, a loud crash was heard from Lu Bao's place.

With a grotesque expression, Lu Bao kicked open the door to the west room.

However, we haven't even had time to see its progress and response.

suddenly!

Arrows shot out from the dense thicket inside.

In the blink of an eye, the speed of the shot was incredible!

Lu Bao was completely unprepared for this astonishing scene.

Its eyes were wide open, and just like that, it was absurdly shot head-on by the arrow and turned into a hedgehog.

Bang!
With another thud, the man collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

"Brother! Old..."

"cough cough"

Ning Jiman was horrified and filled with remorse upon witnessing this tragic scene.

His eyes instantly became bloodshot and red.

However, Ye suddenly realized that he had completely fallen into the enemy's trap.

Unable to continue, Ning Ji's life was about to come to an end.

He swallowed hard, his face flushed, and struggled to move his body.

creak-

With his last ounce of strength, he managed to pry open a corner of the door, intending to raise his hand and release a signal bomb that would lead to disaster.

But just then, Ning Ji struggled to peek through the crack in the door and immediately noticed another commotion in the courtyard.

I listened intently.

"Quick! Quick!"

"Everyone, follow me! The backyard of the east wing has been attacked! Let's go!"

Following the sound, in the cold moonlight, there were chaotic footsteps outside.

Just as someone gave the order, a large number of armored soldiers in the outer courtyard hurriedly retreated towards the east corner gate.

Before long, suddenly, through Ning Ji's bloodshot eyes, he looked up and gazed.

In the east, a signal lightning bolt shot into the sky, cutting through the wind.

Snapped--

Then an explosion rang out, and Ning Ji instantly understood.

It turned out that Qiu Zhizhong, the superior, had his own backup plan. (End of this chapter)